NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST SELECT FIVE PORTFOLIO SERIES 1, S-6EL24/A, 1995-03-30

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S-6EL24/A, 1995-03-30

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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 30, 1995

REGISTRATION NO. 33-55475
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 3

TO
FORM S-6
FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933 OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT
TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2
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A. EXACT NAME OF TRUST:
NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST
LOW FIVE PORTFOLIO SERIES 1*

B. NAME OF DEPOSITOR:

PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
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C. COMPLETE ADDRESS OF DEPOSITOR'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE:

ONE SEAPORT PLAZA
199 WATER STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10292
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D. NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE:

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LEE B. SPENCER, JR., ESQ. Copy to:
PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED KENNETH W. ORCE, ESQ.
ONE SEAPORT PLAZA CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL
199 WATER STREET 80 PINE STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10292 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005
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E. TITLE AND AMOUNT OF SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED:

AN INDEFINITE NUMBER OF UNITS OF
NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST LOW FIVE PORTFOLIO SERIES 1
PURSUANT TO RULE 24F-2 PROMULGATED UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 AS AMENDED.

F. PROPOSED MAXIMUM AGGREGATE OFFERING PRICE TO THE PUBLIC OF THE SECURITIES
BEING REGISTERED:

INDEFINITE

G. AMOUNT OF FILING FEE:

$500 (AS REQUIRED BY RULE 24F-2)**
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H. APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC:

AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT.

/ / Check box if it is proposed that this filing will become effective on
, 1995 immediately upon filing pursuant to Rule 487.

* Formerly National Equity Trust Select Five Portfolio Series 1
** Previously paid.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL HEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST LOW PORTFOLIO SERIES 1
CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET
PURSUANT TO RULE 404 OF REGULATION C
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(FORM N-8B-2 ITEMS REQUIRED BY INSTRUCTION AS
TO THE PROSPECTUS IN FORM S-6)

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FORM N-8B-2 FORM S-6
ITEM NUMBER HEADING IN PROSPECTUS
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I. ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. (a) Name of Trust..................................... Prospectus front cover

(b) Title of securities issued........................ Prospectus front cover

2. Name and address of each depositor.................... Sponsor, Prospectus back cover

3. Name and address of trustee........................... Trustee

4. Name and address of each principal underwriter........ Sponsor

5. State of organization of trust........................ The Trust

6. Execution and termination of trust agreement.......... Summary of Essential Information; The Trust; Amendment
and Termination of the Indenture--Termination

7. Changes of Name....................................... *

8. Fiscal year........................................... *

9. Litigation............................................ *

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II. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND SECURITIES OF THE TRUST
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10. (a) Registered or bearer securities................... *

(b) Cumulative or distributive securities............. *

(d) Conversion, transfer, etc......................... Rights of Unit Holders--Redemption

(e) Periodic payment plan............................. *

(f) Voting rights..................................... *

(g) Notice to certificateholders...................... The Trust; Rights of Unit Holders--Reports and
Records; Sponsor--Responsibility; Sponsor--
Resignation; Trustee--Resignation; Amendment and

Termination of the Indenture

(h) Consents required................................. The Trust; Amendment and Termination of the Indenture

(i) Other provisions.................................. Tax Status

11. Type of securities comprising units................... Prospectus front cover; The Trust
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* Inapplicable, answer negative or not required.

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12. Certain information regarding periodic payment
certificates........................................ *

13. (a) Load, fees, expenses, etc......................... Summary of Essential Information; Public Offering of
Units--Public Offering Price; Public Offering of
Units--Profit of Sponsor; Public Offering of
Units--Volume Discount; Public Offering of
Units--Employee Discount; Exchange Option;
Reinvestment Program; Expenses and Charges

(b) Certain information regarding periodic payment
certificates...................................... *

(c) Certain percentages............................... Summary of Essential Information; Public Offering of
Units--Public Offering Price; Public Offering of
Units--Profit of Sponsor; Public Offering of
Units--Volume Discount; Public Offering of
Units--Employee Discount; Exchange Option

(d) Price differentials............................... Public Offering of Units--Employee Discount

(e) Certain other fees, etc. payable by holders....... Rights of Unit Holders--Certificates

(f) Certain other profits receivable by depositor,
principal underwriter, trustee or affiliated
persons........................................... Rights of Unit Holders--Redemption--Purchase by the
Sponsor of Units Tendered for Redemption

(g) Ratio of annual charges to income................. *

14. Issuance of trust's securities........................ The Trust; Rights of Unit Holders--Certificates

15. Receipt and handling of payments from
purchasers.......................................... *

16. Acquisition and disposition of underlying
securities.......................................... The Trust--Trust Formation; The Trusts--Securities
Selection; Rights of Unit Holders--Redemption;

Sponsor--Responsibility

17. Withdrawal or redemption.............................. Rights of Unit Holders--Redemption

18. (a) Receipt, custody and disposition of income........ Rights of Unit Holders--Distributions; Rights of Unit
Holders--Reports and Records

(b) Reinvestment of distributions..................... Reinvestment Program

(d) Schedule of distributions......................... *

19. Records, accounts and reports......................... Rights of Unit Holders--Distributions; Rights of Unit
Holders--Reports and Records

20. Certain miscellaneous provisions of
trust agreement..................................... Sponsor--Limitations on Liability;

(a) Amendment......................................... Sponsor--Resignation;

(b) Termination....................................... Trustee--Limitations on Liability;
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* Inapplicable, answer negative or not required.

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(c) and (d) Trustee, removal and successor............ Trustee--Resignation;

(e) and (f) Depositor, removal and successor.......... Amendment and Termination of the Indenture

21. Loans to security holders............................. *

22. Limitation on liability............................... The Trust; Sponsor--Limitations on Liability;
Trustee--Limitations on Liability; Evaluator--
Limitations on Liability

23. Bonding arrangements.................................. Additional Information--Item A

24. Other material provisions of trust agreement.......... *
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III. ORGANIZATION, PERSONNEL AND AFFILIATED PERSONS OF DEPOSITOR
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25. Organization of depositor............................. Sponsor

26. Fees received by depositor............................ *

27. Business of depositor................................. Sponsor

28. Certain information as to officials and affiliated
persons of depositor................................ Contents of Registration Statement--Part II

29. Companies controlling depositor....................... Sponsor

30. Persons controlling depositor......................... *

31. Payments by depositor for certain services rendered to
trust............................................... *

32. Payments by depositor for certain other services
rendered to trust................................... *

33. Remuneration of employees of depositor for certain
services rendered to trust.......................... *

34. Remuneration of other persons for certain services
rendered to trust................................... *

35. Distribution of trust's securities in states.......... Public Offering of Units--Public Distribution

36. Suspension of sales of trust's securities............. *

37. Revocation of authority to distribute................. *

38. (a) Method of distribution............................ Public Offering of Units

(b) Underwriting agreements........................... Public Offering of Units

39. (a) Organization of principal underwriter............. Sponsor

(b) N.A.S.D. membership of principal underwriter...... Sponsor

40. Certain fees received by principal underwriter........ *

41. (a) Business of principal underwriter................. Sponsor

(b) Branch offices of principal underwriter........... Sponsor

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42. Ownership of trust's securities by certain persons.... *

43. Certain brokerage commissions received by principal

underwriter......................................... *

44. (a) Method of valuation............................... Summary of Essential Information; Public Offering of
Units--Public Offering Price; Public Offering of
Units--Public Distribution; Public Offering of
Units--Secondary Markets

(b) Schedule as to offering price..................... *

(c) Variation in offering price to certain persons.... Public Offering of Units--Public Distribution; Public
Offering of Units--Volume Discount; Public Offering
of Units--Employee Discount; Exchange Option

45. Suspension of redemption rights....................... *

46. (a) Redemption Valuation.............................. Summary of Essential Information; Rights of Unit
Holders--Redemption--Computation of Redemption Price
per Unit

(b) Schedule as to redemption price................... *

47. Maintenance of position in underlying securities...... Public Offering of Unit--Secondary Market; Rights of
Unit Holders--Redemption-- Computation of Redemption
Price per Unit; Rights of Unit
Holders--Redemption--Purchase by the Sponsor of
Units Tendered for Redemption
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IV. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE OR CUSTODIAN
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48. Organization and regulation of trustee................ Trustee

49. Fees and expenses of trustee.......................... Expenses and Charges

50. Trustee's lien........................................ Expenses and Charges--Other Charges
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V. INFORMATION CONCERNING INSURANCE OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
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51. Insurance of holders of trust's securities............ *
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VI. POLICY OF REGISTRANT

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52. (a) Provisions of trust agreement with respect to
selection or elimination of underlying
securities........................................ Prospectus front cover; The Trust--Trust Formation;
The Trust--Objectives and Securities Selection;
Sponsor--Responsibility

(b) Transactions involving elimination of underlying
securities........................................ *

underlying securities............................. Sponsor--Responsibility

(d) Fundamental policy not otherwise covered.......... *
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* Inapplicable, answer negative or not required.

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53. Tax status of trust................................... Prospectus front cover; Tax Status
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VII. FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION
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54. Trust's securities during last ten years.............. *

55.

56. Certain information regarding periodic payment
certificates........................................ *

57.

58.

59. Financial statements
(Instruction 1(c) to Form S-6)...................... Statement of Financial Condition
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* Inapplicable, answer negative or not required.

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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED MARCH 30, 1995

NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST
LOW FIVE PORTFOLIO SERIES 1

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The objective of the Trust is total return through an investment for
approximately one year in a portfolio consisting of the five lowest dollar price
per share common stocks of the ten common stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial
Average having the highest dividend yields on , 199 . Dow
Jones and Company Inc. has not participated in any way in the creation of the
Trust or in the selection of stocks included in the Trust and has not approved
any information included herein relating thereto. The value of the Units of the
Trust will fluctuate with the value of the portfolio of underlying Securities.
Units of the Trust may be suited for purchase by Individual Retirement Accounts,
Keogh Plans and other tax-deferred retirement plans.

Unit Holders may elect, prior to the Termination Date (approximately one year
after the creation of the Trust), one or more of the following options: (1)
receiving their pro rata share of the underlying Securities in kind, (2)
receiving cash upon the liquidation of their pro rata share of the underlying
Securities and (3) investing the amount of cash they would have received upon
the liquidation of their pro rata share of the underlying Securities in units of
a new trust (if one is offered).

The minimum purchase is $1,000 except that the minimum purchase in connection
with an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) or other tax-deferred retirement
plan is $250.
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SPONSOR:

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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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PLEASE READ AND RETAIN Prospectus dated April , 1995
THIS PROSPECTUS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
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This Prospectus does not contain all the information with respect to the
investment company set forth in its registration statement and exhibits relating
thereto which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C. under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act
of 1940, and to which reference is hereby made.
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The NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST, Low Five Portfolio Series 1 (the 'Trust') is
composed of common stock issued by the five companies whose common stocks are
the five lowest dollar price per share common stocks of the ten common stocks in
the Dow Jones Industrial Average having the highest dividend yield on
, 199 (the 'Securities' or 'Security' or 'Low Five', as the
context requires), and contracts and funds for the purchase thereof and/or cash
(or a letter of credit in lieu of cash) with instructions to the Trustee to
purchase Securities. Subsequent to the Date of Deposit, the Sponsor may, but is
not obligated to, deposit additional Securities, contracts to purchase
additional Securities together with a letter of credit and/or cash (or a letter
of credit in lieu of cash) with instructions to purchase additional Securities
maintaining to the extent practicable the proportionate relationship of the
number of shares of each Security in the portfolio of the Trust (the
'Portfolio') immediately prior to such deposit thereby creating additional Units
which Units the Sponsor intends to offer by means of this Prospectus. (See Part
B--'The Trust.')

THE OBJECTIVE of the Trust is total return through an investment for
approximately one year in a portfolio of the five lowest dollar price per share
common stocks of the ten common stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
having the highest dividend yield on , 199 . (See 'Summary of Essential
Information' for the Termination Date of the Trust.) There can be no assurance
that such objective can be realized. The factors affecting the value of the
Securities are those factors that have an impact upon the value of equity
securities in general and particularly those factors that affect the economic
and financial condition of each issuer of a Security in particular. (Total
return includes (i) the value per Unit of the Securities in the Portfolio of the
Trust at the termination of the Trust less the value per Unit of the Securities
in the Portfolio of the Trust at the commencement of the Trust plus (ii) the
dividends paid on the Securities during the life of the Trust).

DISTRIBUTIONS of dividends received (net of expenses) and return of
capital, if any, by the Trust will be made quarterly on or shortly after the
Quarterly Distribution Date to Unit Holders of record on the Record Date
immediately preceding such Quarterly Distribution Date. (See Part B--'Rights of
Unit Holders--Distributions.') Because the expenses of the Trust may exceed the
dividend income received by the Trust there can be no assurance that there will
be any amounts available for distribution to Unit Holders.

PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE of the Units of the Trust during the initial offering

period is equal to the value of the underlying Securities in the Trust's
Portfolio divided by the number of Units outstanding in the Trust, plus the
applicable sales charge. A proportionate share of amounts, if any, in the Income
Account is also added to the Public Offering Price. (See Part B--'Public
Offering of Units--Public Offering Price.') The total sales charge consists of
an Initial Sales Charge and a Deferred Sales Charge, the maximum total of which
equals 2.75% of the Public Offering Price or 2.778% of the net asset value of
the Trust. The Initial Sales Charge is computed by deducting the Deferred Sales
Charge ($17.50 per 1,000 Units) from the aggregate sales charge; thus, on the
date of the Summary of Essential Information, the maximum Initial Sales Charge
is $10 per 1,000 Units or 1% of the Public Offering Price. The Initial Sales
Charge is deducted from the purchase price at the time of purchase. The Initial
Sales Charge will be reduced on a graduated basis on purchases of $ or
more. The Deferred Sales Charge is paid through reduction of the net asset value
of the Fund by $1.75 per 1,000 Units monthly on each Deferred Sales Charge
Deduction Date commencing on the first Deferred Sales Charge Deduction Date
shown on page A-11. Units purchased pursuant to the Reinvestment Program are
subject only to remaining deductions of the Deferred Sales Charge (see
'Reinvestment Program'). If a Unit Holder exchanges, redeems or sells his Units
to the Sponsor prior to the last Deferred Sales Charge Deduction Date, the Unit
Holder is obligated to pay any remaining Deferred Sales Charge.

SECONDARY MARKET--The Sponsor, although not obligated to do so, presently
intends to maintain a secondary market for the Units in the Trust as more fully
described under Part B--'Public Offering of Units--Secondary Market.' If such a
market is not maintained, a Unit Holder will be able to dispose of his Units
only by tendering his Units to the Trustee for redemption. (See Part B--'Rights
of Unit Holders--Redemption--Computation of Redemption Price per Unit.') The
Sponsor's Repurchase Price, like the Redemption Price, will reflect the
deduction from the value of the underlying Securities of any unpaid amount of
the Deferred Sales Charge. Investors should note that the Deferred Sales Charge
of $1.75 per 1,000 Units will be deducted from the net asset value on the first
of each month commencing on the first Deferred Sales Charge Deduction Date shown
on page A-11, and to the extent the entire Deferred Sales Charge has not been so
deducted or paid at the time of redemption of the Units, the remainder will be
deducted from the proceeds of redemption or in calculating an in-kind
redemption.

TRUST TERMINATION--The Trust will terminate on the Termination Date set
forth in the Summary of Essential Information, approximately one year after the
Date of Deposit (unless terminated earlier; see part B--'Amendment and
Termination of the Indenture--Termination'). A Unit Holder's Units will be
redeemed in kind on the Termination Date by distribution of the Unit Holder's
pro rata share of the Securities and any cash in the Portfolio of the Trust on
such date to the Distribution Agent who will act as agent for such Unit Holder.

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SECURITIES DISPOSITION OPTIONS--A Unit Holder who so elects by notifying
the Trustee prior to the Termination Date of the Trust will have the Securities
received on the Termination Date disposed of on behalf of such Unit Holder by
the United States Trust Company of New York, as 'Distribution Agent' in
accordance with one or more of the following three options as elected by such

Unit Holder:

1. to have such underlying Securities distributed in kind no later
than the business day next following the Termination Date. Unit Holders
subsequently selling such distributed Securities will incur brokerage costs
when disposing of such Securities;

2. to receive the Unit Holder's pro rata share of the cash received
by the Distribution Agent (less expenses) upon the sale by the Distribution
Agent of the underlying Securities attributable to Unit Holders electing
this option over a period not to exceed 10 business days immediately
following the Termination Date. Amounts received by the Distribution Agent
over such 10 business day period representing the proceeds of the
underlying Securities sold will be held by the United States Trust Company
in accounts which are non-interest bearing to Unit Holders and which are
available for use by the United States Trust Company pursuant to normal
banking procedures and will be distributed to Unit Holders within 5
business days after the settlement of the trade for the last Security to be
sold; and/or

3. to invest the proceeds from the sale of the underlying Securities
attributable to Unit Holders electing this option within 30 days of the
Termination Date, as received by the Distribution Agent upon the sale of
such underlying Securities over a period not to exceed 10 business days
immediately following the Termination Date, in units of a subsequent series
of National Equity Trust as designated by the Sponsor (the 'New Series') if
such New Series is offered at such time. The Units of a New Series will be
purchased by the Unit Holder upon the settlement of the trade for the last
Security to be sold. Such purchaser will be entitled to a reduced sales
load upon the purchase of units of the New Series. It is expected that the
terms of the New Series will be substantially the same as the terms of the
Trust described in this Prospectus, and that similar options in a
subsequent series of the Trust will occur in each New Series of the Trust
approximately one year after that New Series' creation. The availability of
this option does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to purchase
Units of a New Series or any other security. A Unit Holder's election to
participate in this option will be treated as an indication of interest
only. At any time prior to the purchase by the Unit Holder of units of a
New Series, such Unit Holder may change his investment strategy and
receive, in cash, the proceeds of the sale of the Securities.

Unit Holders who do not elect as set forth above will have their Units
redeemed on the Termination Date and be deemed to have elected to receive the
cash proceeds from the sale of such Unit Holder's pro rata share of the
underlying Securities (option 2).

The proceeds of such sales may be more or less than the value of the Securities
on the Termination Date. The Sponsor, on behalf of the Distribution Agent if the
Sponsor effects such sales, or the Distribution Agent if the Sponsor does not,
will, unless prevented by unusual and unforeseen circumstances, such as, among
other reasons, a suspension in trading of a Security, the close of a stock
exchange, outbreak of hostilities and collapse of the economy, sell on each
business day during the 10 business day period at least a number of shares of
each Security which then remains in the Portfolio equal to the number of such
shares in the Portfolio at the beginning of such day multiplied by a fraction
the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the number of days
remaining in the 10 business day sales period. The proceeds of sale will not be
distributed by the Distribution Agent until the settlement of the trade upon the
sale of the last Security during the 10 business day period.

Depending on the amount of proceeds to be invested in Units of the New
Series and the number of other orders for Units in the New Series, the Sponsor
may purchase a large amount of securities for the New Series in a short period
of time. The Sponsor's buying of securities may tend to raise the market prices
of these Securities. The actual market impact of the Sponsor's purchases,
however, is currently unpredictable because the actual amount of securities to
be purchased and the supply and price of those securities is unknown. A similar
problem may occur in connection with the sale of Securities during the 10
business day period following the Termination Date; depending on the number of
sales required, the prices of, and demand for Securities, such sales may tend to
depress the market prices and thus reduce the proceeds to be credited to Unit
Holders. The Sponsor believes that the sale of underlying Securities over a 10
business day period as described above is in the best interest of Unit Holders
and may mitigate the negative market price consequences stemming from the
trading of large amounts of Securities. The Sponsor, in implementing such sales
of Securities on behalf of the Distribution Agent, will seek to maximize the
sales proceeds and will act in the best interest of the Unit Holder. The
proceeds of the sale of the Securities will be in an amount equal to amounts
realized upon the sale of the Securities over the 10 business day period. There
can be no assurance, however, that any adverse price consequences of heavy
trading will be mitigated.

RISK FACTORS--Since the Trust Portfolio consists of common stock, an
investment in Units of the Trust should be made with an understanding of the
risks inherent in any investment in common stocks. The risks of investing in
common stock include

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risks associated with the rights to receive payments from the issuer which are
generally inferior to creditors of, or holders of debt obligations or preferred
stocks issued by, the issuer. Holders of common stock have a right to receive
dividends only when and if, and in the amounts, declared by the issuer's board
of directors and to participate in amounts available for distribution by the
issuer only after all other claims on the issuer have been paid or provided for.
By contrast, holders of preferred stocks have the right to receive dividends at
a fixed rate when and as declared by the issuer's board of directors, normally
on a cumulative basis. Dividends on cumulative preferred stock must be paid
before any dividends are paid on common stock and any cumulative preferred stock
dividend which has been omitted is added to future dividends payable to the

holders of such cumulative preferred stock. Preferred stocks are also entitled
to rights on liquidation which are senior to those of common stocks. For these
reasons, preferred stocks generally entail less risk than common stocks.
Moreover, common stock does not represent an obligation of the issuer and
therefore does not offer any assurance of income or provide the degree of
protection of capital of debt securities. The issuance of debt securities or
even preferred stock by an issuer will create prior claims for payment of
principal, interest and dividends which could adversely affect that ability and
inclination of the issuer to declare or pay dividends on its common stock or the
rights of holders of common stock with respect to assets of the issuer upon
liquidation or bankruptcy. Further, unlike debt securities which typically have
a stated principal amount payable at maturity (which value will be subject to
market fluctuations prior thereto), common stock has neither a fixed principal
amount nor a maturity and have values which are subject to market fluctuations
for as long as the common stock remains outstanding. The value of the common
stock in the Trust thus may be expected to fluctuate over the life of the Trust
to values higher or lower than those prevailing on the Date of Deposit.

The value of the Units will fluctuate depending on all the factors that
have an impact on the economy and the equity markets. These factors similarly
impact on the ability of an issuer to pay dividends. The Trust is not a
'managed' registered investment company and Securities will not be sold by the
Trustee as a result of ordinary market fluctuations.

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRUST

Securities Selection. The Trust Portfolio consists of the five lowest
dollar price per share common stocks of the ten common stocks in the Dow Jones
Industrial Average ('DJIA') having the highest dividend yield as of the Date of
Deposit. Dow Jones and Company Inc. ('Dow Jones') has not participated in any
way in the creation of the Trust or in the selection of the stocks included in
the Trust and has not approved any of the information herein relating thereto.
The yield for each stock was calculated by the Sponsor by annualizing the last
quarterly ordinary dividend declared and dividing the annualized dividend by the
market value of the stock. Such formula (an objective determination) served as
the basis for the Sponsor's selection of the ten stocks in the Dow Jones
Industrial Average having the highest dividend yield (the 'Ten Highest-Yielding
Stocks'). The five lowest dollar price per share stocks from among the Ten
Highest-Yielding Stocks were then selected (the 'Low Five'). The Securities were
selected irrespective of any buy or sell recommendation by the Sponsor.

Investors should note that the above criteria were applied to the
Securities selected for inclusion in the Trust Portfolio as of the Date of
Deposit. Subsequent to the Date of Deposit, the Securities may no longer rank
among the five lowest dollar price per share common stocks of the ten common
stocks in the DJIA having the highest dividend yield, the yields on the
Securities in the Portfolio may change or the Securities may no longer be
included in the DJIA. However, the Sponsor may, on and subsequent to the Date of
Deposit, deposit additional Securities and/or contracts to purchase additional
Securities together with a letter of credit which reflect the Portfolio as of
the Date of Deposit, subject to permitted adjustments, and/or cash (or a letter
of credit in lieu of cash) with instructions to purchase additional Securities

and sell such additional Units created. The original proportionate relationship
between the number of shares of each Security in the Trust will be adjusted to
reflect the occurrence of a stock dividend, a stock split, merger,
reorganization or a similar event which affects the capital structure of the
issuer of a Security in the Trust but which does not affect the Trust's
percentage ownership of the common stock equity of such issuer at the time of
such event and adjust the proportionate relationship accordingly to all future
subsequent deposits. If the Trust receives the securities of another issuer as
the result of a merger or reorganization of, or a spin-off, or split-up by the
issuer of a Security included in the original Portfolio, the Trust may under
certain circumstances hold those securities as if they were one of the
Securities initially deposited and adjust the proportionate relationship
accordingly for all future subsequent deposits. The sale of additional Units and
the sale of Units in the secondary market may continue even though the
Securities would no longer be chosen for deposit into the Trust if the selection
process were to be made at such later time.

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THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE STOCKS

The first DJIA, consisting of 12 stocks, was published in The Wall Street
Journal in 1896. The list grew to 20 stocks in 1916 and to 30 stocks on October
1, 1928. Taking into account a number of names changes, 9 of the original
companies are still in the DJIA today. For two periods of 17 consecutive years
each, there were no changes to the list: March 14, 1939-July 1956 and June 1,
1959-August 6, 1976.

CURRENT LIST

Allied Signal
J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated
Minnesota Mining
Du Pont
Eastman Kodak
Goodyear
Bethlehem Steel
IBM
General Electric
General Motors
McDonald's
Chevron
Caterpillar
Boeing
Merck

Procter & Gamble
American Express
International Paper
Philip Morris
United Technologies
Sears Roebuck & Company
Exxon
Texaco

Coca-Cola
Union Carbide
Walt Disney
AT&T
Westinghouse Electric
Woolworth
Aluminum Co. of America

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is comprised of 30 common stocks chosen by
the editors of The Wall Street Journal as representative of the broad market and
of American industry. The companies are major factors in their industries and
their stocks are widely held by individuals and institutional investors.

Changes in the components are made entirely by the editors of The Wall
Street Journal without consultation with the companies, the stock exchange or
any official agency. For the sake of continuity, such changes are made rarely.
Most substitutions have been the result of mergers, but from time to time
changes may be made to achieve a better representation. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Dow Jones expressly reserves the right to change the components of
the Dow Jones Industrial Average at any time for any reason.

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The following table shows the actual performance of the Dow Jones
Industrial Average, the Ten Highest-Yielding Stocks and the Low Five in each of
the past twenty years as of the date indicated for each of such years. Such
annual returns do not take into account commissions, sales charges, expenses or
taxes. As demonstrated by the table, the Low Five outperformed both the Ten
Highest-Yielding Stocks and the DJIA in most of the 20 years.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMPARISON OF TOTAL RETURNS(1)
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TEN
HIGHEST-
YEAR ENDED YIELDING
12/31/ DJIA(2) STOCKS LOW FIVE
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1975 44.40 % 55.67 % 68.09 %
1976 22.72 34.94 40.80
1977 -12.71 -1.75 5.64
1978 2.69 0.12 1.25
1979 10.52 12.99 9.91
1980 21.41 27.23 40.52
1981 -3.40 7.52 3.63
1982 25.79 26.04 41.88
1983 25.68 38.91 36.11
1984 1.06 6.43 10.88
1985 32.78 29.44 37.84

1986 26.91 34.79 30.32
1987 6.02 6.07 11.06
1988 15.95 21.63 15.84
1989 31.71 26.45 10.49
1990 -0.57 -7.57 -15.27
1991 23.93 35.09 61.80
1992 7.35 7.85 23.01
1993 16.71 26.92 33.85
1994 4.93 4.15 8.56
</TABLE>

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(1) Total Return represents the sum of the percentage change in market value of
each group of stocks between the first trading day of a period and the last
trading day of a period and the total dividends paid on each group of stocks
during the period divided by the opening market value of each group of
stocks as of the first trading day of a period. Total return does not take
into consideration any sales charges, commissions, expenses or taxes.

(2) An index of 30 stocks compiled by Dow Jones.

The total return figures shown above are not guarantees of future
performance and should not be used as a predictor of returns to be expected in
connection with the Portfolio. Such total return figures do not reflect sales
charges, commissions, expenses or taxes. As indicated in the above table, the
Low Five underperformed the Ten Highest-Yielding Stocks and the DJIA in certain
years and there can be no assurance that the Portfolio of the Trust will
outperform the Ten Highest-Yielding Stocks or the DJIA over the life of the
Trust.

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The chart below represents past performance of the DJIA, the Ten
Highest-Yielding Stocks and the Low Five (but not the Trust) and should not be
considered indicative of future results. From January 1975 through December 1994
the average annual total return for the DJIA, the Ten Highest-Yielding Stocks
and Low Five was 14.31%, 18.56% and 22.10%, respectively. The chart reflects a
hypothetical assumption that $10,000 was invested on January 1, 1975 and the
investment strategy followed for 20 years. The chart assumes that all dividends
during a year are reinvested at the end of that year and does not reflect sales
charges, commissions, expenses or taxes. There can be no assurance that the
Trust will outperform the DJIA or the Ten Highest-Yielding Stocks over its
approximately one-year life or over consecutive rollover periods, if available.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON
JANUARY 1, 1975

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TEN
HIGHEST-
YEAR ENDED YIELDING
12/31/ DJIA STOCKS LOW FIVE
----------- -------- --------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1975 $ 14,440 $15,567 $ 16,809
1976 17,721 21,006 23,667
1977 15,468 20,639 25,002
1978 15,885 20,663 25,314
1979 17,556 23,347 27,823
1980 21,314 29,705 39,097
1981 20,590 31,939 40,516
1982 25,900 40,256 57,484
1983 32,551 55,919 78,242
1984 32,896 59,515 86,755
1985 43,679 77,036 119,583
1986 55,433 103,836 155,840
1987 58,770 110,139 173,076
1988 68,144 133,963 200,491
1989 89,752 169,396 221,523
1990 89,241 156,572 187,696
1991 110,596 211,514 303,693
1992 118,725 228,117 373,573
1993 138,564 289,527 500,027
1994 145,395 301,542 542,829
</TABLE>

PORTFOLIO SUMMARY AS OF DATE OF DEPOSIT

The Portfolio contains 5 issues of Securities all of which are traded on
the New York Stock Exchange. The Securities are representative of industry
groups as follows: *; : *; : *; : *; : *.

[The Portfolio of the Trust is concentrated in Securities issued by
companies deriving a substantial portion of their income from the sale of oil
and related products. In addition to the general risks associated with
investment in common stocks, investment in the oil industry may pose additional
risks including the impact of the following on the value of Securities of oil
companies: changes in demand for oil products, increased competition among oil
companies, a substantial increase in the price of oil, a drop in production of
oil, a decline in the supply of oil, price controls on oil and oil products, an
oil embargo, the political situation in oil-producing countries, domestic and
foreign government taxes or controls on the oil industry, domestic and foreign
environmental regulations affecting the oil industries' ability to operate
necessitating substantial expenditures by the oil companies, the cost of cleanup
and litigation costs relating to oil spills and other environmental damage
caused by an oil company, volatility of oil prices and the development of
alternate sources of fuel. Each of the above may affect the value of the
Securities in the Portfolio. The Sponsor cannot predict the impact the
above-stated risks may have on the Securities in the Portfolio over the life of
the Trust.]

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* Percentages computed on the basis of the aggregate net asset value of the
Securities in the Trust on the Date of Deposit.

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SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST
LOW FIVE PORTFOLIO SERIES 1
AS OF , 1995*

<TABLE>
<S> <C>
AGGREGATE VALUE OF SECURITIES.......................... $ .00
NUMBER OF UNITS........................................
FRACTIONAL UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE TRUST REPRESENTED
BY EACH UNIT......................................... 1/ th
Aggregate value of Securities in the Trust**...... $ .
Divided by Units (times 1,000)............... $ .
Plus maximum sales charge of (2.75% of Public
Offering Price 2.778% of net amount
invested in Securities)***...................... $ .
Less Deferred Sales Charge per 1,000 Units........ (17.50)
Public Offering Price per 1,000 Units****......... $ .
Plus the amount per 1,000 Units in the Income
Account.......................................... $ .
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Total per 1,000 Units........................ $ .
REDEMPTION AND SPONSOR'S SECONDARY MARKET REPURCHASE
PRICE PER 1,000 UNITS***** (based on the value of the
underlying Securities less the Deferred Sales Charge
per 1,000 Units)..................................... $ .
RECORD DATES: The first day of January, April, July and
October.
QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION DATES: The fifteenth day of
January, April, July, and October, or as soon
thereafter as possible.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION: No distribution need be
made from the Principal Account if the balance
therein is less than $1.00 per 1,000 Units.
TRUSTEE'S FEE AND ESTIMATED EXPENSES: $ per 1,000
Units.+
SPONSOR'S PORTFOLIO SUPERVISION FEE+: Maximum of $0.25
per 1,000 Units.
EVALUATION TIME: 4:00 P.M. New York Time
TERMINATION DATE: , 1996++
SPONSOR'S PROFIT (LOSS) ON DEPOSIT: $
MINIMUM VALUE OF TRUST: The Indenture may be terminated
if the value of the Trust is less than 40% of the
value of the Securities calculated after the last
deposit of Securities.

DEFERRED SALES CHARGE DEDUCTION DATES: The 1st day of
each month commencing 1, 1995
</TABLE>

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* The Date of Deposit. The Date of Deposit is the date on which the Trust
Indenture and Agreement was signed and the initial deposit of Securities
with the Trustee was made.
** After deduction of the Deferred Sales Charge then payable (zero on the
date of this Summary of Essential Information).
*** The sales charge consists of an Initial Sales Charge and a Deferred Sales
Charge. The Initial Sales Charge is computed by deducting the Deferred
Sales Charge ($17.50 per 1,000 Units from the aggregate sales charge (a
maximum of 2.75% of the Public Offering Price); thus on the date of this
Summary of Essential Information, the maximum Initial Sales Charge is $10
per 1,000 Units or 1% of the Public Offering Price. The Initial Sales
Charge is deducted from the purchase price at the time of purchase and is
reduced on a graduated basis on purchases of $ or more (see Part
B--'Public Offering of Units-- Volume Discount'). The Deferred Sales
Charge is paid through reduction of the net asset value of the Trust by
$1.75 per 1,000 Units on each Deferred Sales Charge Deduction Date. On a
repurchase or redemption of Units before the last Deferred Sales Charge
Deduction Date, any remaining Deferred Sales Charge payments will be
deducted from the proceeds. Units purchased pursuant to the Reinvestment
Program are subject to that portion of the Deferred Sales Charge remaining
at the time of reinvestment (see Part B--'Reinvestment Program').
**** This price is computed as of the Date of Deposit and may vary from such
price on the date of this Prospectus or any subsequent date.
***** This price is computed as of the Date of Deposit and may vary from such
price on the date of this Prospectus or any subsequent date. Reflects
deductions for remaining Deferred Sales Charge payments ($17.50 per 1,000
Units initially).
+ See: 'Expenses and Charges' herein. The fee accrues monthly and is
payable on each Distribution Date.
Estimated dividends from the Securities, based on the last dividends
actually paid, are expected by the Sponsor to be sufficient to pay the
estimated expenses of the Trust.
++ The Trust may be terminated prior to the Termination Date. See Part
B--'Amendment and Termination of the Indenture-- Termination.' The sale of
Securities will occur during the 10 business day period subsequent to the
Termination Date.

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FEE TABLE

This Fee Table is intended to help you to understand the costs and expenses
that you will bear directly or indirectly. See Part B--'Public Offering of
Units' and 'Expenses and Charges.' Although each Trust has a term of only
approximately one year, and is a unit investment trust rather than a mutual
fund, this information is presented to permit a comparison of fees, assuming the
principal amount and distributions are rolled over each year into a New Series
subject only to the Deferred Sales Charge.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNT PER
UNIT HOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES 1,000 UNITS
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<S> <C> <C>
Maximum Initial Sales Charge Imposed on Purchase (as a
percentage of offering price)........................ 1.00%(a) $ 1,000.00
Deferred Sales Charge per Year (as a percentage of
original purchase price)............................. 1.75%(b) 17.50
2.75% $ 27.50
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed Per Year on Reinvested
Dividends............................................ $ 17.50(c)
Annual Trust Operating Expenses (as a percentage of
average net assets)
Trustee's Fee........................................ % $
Portfolio Supervision, Bookkeeping and Administrative
Fees................................................. 0.0 % 0.
Other Operating Expenses............................... 0.0 % 0.
Total............................................. 0. % $ .
</TABLE>

EXAMPLE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CUMULATIVE EXPENSES PAID FOR PERIOD:
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1 3 5 10
YEAR YEARS(D) YEARS(D) YEARS(D)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
An investor would pay the following
expenses on a $1,000 investment,
assuming the Trust's estimated
operating expense ratio of 0. % and a
5% annual return on the investment
throughout the periods................ $ $ $ $
</TABLE>

The Example assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and
utilizes a 5% annual rate of return as mandated by Securities and Exchange
Commission regulations applicable to mutual funds. For purposes of the Example,
the Deferred Sales Charge imposed on reinvestment of dividends is not reflected
until the year following payment of the dividend; the cumulative expenses would
be higher if sales charges on reinvested dividends were reflected in the year of
reinvestment. THE EXAMPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE EXPENSES OR ANNUAL RATE OF RETURN; THE ACTUAL EXPENSES AND ANNUAL RATE OF
RETURN MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THOSE ASSUMED FOR PURPOSES OF THE EXAMPLE.
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(a) The Maximum Initial Sales Charge is actually the difference between
2.75% and the Deferred Sales Charge ($17.50 per 1,000 Units) and would exceed 1%
if the Public Offering Price exceeds $1,000 per 1,000 Units.

(b) The actual fee is $1.75 per month per 1,000 Units, irrespective of
purchase or redemption price, deducted in each of the last 10 months of each
one-year Portfolio. If a Holder sells, exchanges or redeems Units before all of
these deductions have been made, the balance of the Deferred Sales Charge will
be deducted from the Unit proceeds. If Unit price exceeds $1 per Unit, the
Deferred Sales Charge will be less than 1.75%; if Unit price is less than $1 per
Unit, the Deferred Sales Charge will exceed 1.75%.

(c) Reinvested dividends will be subject only to the Deferred Sales Charge
remaining at the time of reinvestment (see 'Reinvestment Program' on page B-7).

(d) Although each Trust has a term of only approximately one year and is a
unit investment trust rather than a mutual fund, this information is presented
to permit a comparison of fees, assuming the principal amount and distributions
are rolled over each year into a New Series subject only to the Deferred Sales
Charge.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

TO THE UNIT HOLDERS, SPONSOR AND TRUSTEE
OF THE NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST LOW FIVE PORTFOLIO SERIES 1

We have audited the Statement of Financial Condition and Schedule of
Portfolio Securities of the National Equity Trust Low Five Portfolio Series 1 as
of , 1995. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Trustee and Sponsor (see note (d) to the statement of financial condition). Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included
confirmation of the irrevocable letter of credit for the purchase of securities,
as shown in the Statement of Financial Condition and Schedule of Portfolio
Securities as of , 1995, by correspondence with United States Trust
Company of New York, the Trustee. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Trustee, as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of National Equity Trust Low
Five Portfolio Series 1 as of , 1995, in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New York, New York
, 1995

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST LOW FIVE PORTFOLIO SERIES 1
AS OF DATE OF DEPOSIT, , 1995

TRUST PROPERTY

<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Sponsor's Contracts to Purchase underlying Securities backed
by an irrevocable letter of credit(a)..................... $

LIABILITY AND INTEREST OF UNIT HOLDERS
Liability--
Payment of deferred portion of sales charge(b)......... $
Interest of Holders--
Units of fractional undivided interest outstanding:
Cost to investors(c).............................. $
Gross underwriting commission(d)..................
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Net amount applicable to investors..........................
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Total........................................ $
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</TABLE>

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(a) The aggregate value of the Securities represented by Contracts to
Purchase listed under 'Schedule of Portfolio Securities' included herein and
their cost to the Trust are the same. An irrevocable letter of credit drawn on
Mellon Bank, N.A. in the amount of $ has been deposited with the Trustee
for the purchase of Securities pursuant to contracts to purchase such
Securities.

(b) Represents the aggregate amount of mandatory distributions of $1.75 per
1,000 Units per month payable on the 1st day of each month from , 1995
through , 1996. Distributions will be made to an account maintained by
the Trustee from which the Holders' Deferred Sales Charge obligation to the
Sponsor will be satisfied. If Units are redeemed prior to , 1996, the
remaining portion of the distribution applicable to such Units will be
transferred to such account on the redemption date.

(c) The aggregate Public Offering Price is computed on the basis set forth
under 'Public Offering of Units--Public Offering Price.'

(d) The aggregate maximum sales charge of 2.75% of the Public Offering
Price per Unit is computed on the basis set forth under 'Public Offering of
Units--Public Offering Price.'

(e) The Trustee has custody of and responsibility for all accounting and
financial books, records, financial statements and related data of the Trust and
is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of internal controls
directly related to, and designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the
integrity and reliability of, financial reporting of the Trust. The Trustee is
also responsible for all estimates and accruals reflected in the Trust's
financial statements. The Trustee determines the price for each underlying
Security included in the Trust's Schedule of Portfolio Securities on the basis
set forth in 'Public Offering of Units-- Public Offering Price.' Under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Act'), the Sponsor is deemed to be an
issuer of the Trust's Units. As such, the Sponsor has the responsibility of an
issuer under the Act with respect to financial statements of the Trust included
in the Registration Statement under the Act and amendments thereto.

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SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST LOW FIVE PORTFOLIO SERIES 1
ON DATE OF DEPOSIT, , 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CURRENT PERCENTAGE OF
ANNUAL PROPORTIONATE AGGREGATE
DIVIDEND NUMBER RELATIONSHIP MARKET PRICE PER
PORTFOLIO PER OF BETWEEN NO. VALUE SHARE TO
NO. NAME OF ISSUER SHARE(1) SHARES OF SHARES OF TRUST TRUST
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1.

<CAPTION>
COST OF
SECURITIES
PORTFOLIO TO
NO. TRUST(2)
------------------------------------------- ----------
<S> <C>
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
</TABLE>

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(1) Based on the latest quarterly or semiannual declaration. There can be no
assurance that future dividend payments, if any, will be maintained on an
amount equal to the dividend listed above.

(2) The Securities were acquired by the Sponsor on , 1995. All
Securities are represented entirely by contracts to purchase. Valuation of
Securities by the Trustee was made on the basis of the closing sale price on
the New York Stock Exchange on , 1995. The aggregate purchase
price to the Sponsor for the Securities deposited in the Trust is
$ .

The Sponsor may have acted as an underwriter, manager or commandeer of a
public offering of the Securities in the Trust during the last three years.
Affiliates of the Sponsor may serve as specialists in the Securities in this
Trust on one or more stock exchanges and may have a long or short position in
any of these stocks or in options on any of these stocks, and may be on the
opposite side of public orders executed on the floor of an exchange where the
Securities are listed. An officer, director or employee of the Sponsor may be an
officer or director of one or more of the issuers of the Securities in the
Trust. The Sponsor may trade for its own account as an odd-lot dealer, market
maker, block positioner and/or arbitrageur in any of the Securities or options
relating thereto. The Sponsor, its affiliates, directors, elected officers and
employee benefits programs may have either a long or short position in any
Security or option relating thereto.

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PROSPECTUS--PART B:
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Note that Part B of this Prospectus may not be distributed unless accompanied by
Part A.
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NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST
LOW FIVE PORTFOLIO SERIES 1

THE TRUST

National Equity Trust, Low Five Portfolio Series 1 (the 'Trust') is one of
a series of similar but separate unit investment trusts created by the Sponsor.
The Trust was created under the laws of the State of New York pursuant to a
Trust Indenture and Agreement and a related Reference Trust Agreement dated the
Date of Deposit (collectively, the 'Indenture'),* between Prudential Securities
Incorporated (the 'Sponsor') and United States Trust Company of New York (the
'Trustee'). On the Date of Deposit, the Sponsor deposited with the Trustee
common stock issued by the five companies whose common stocks are the five
lowest dollar price per share common stocks of the ten common stocks in the Dow
Jones Industrial Average having the highest dividend yield on the date set forth
on page A-1 (collectively, the 'Securities' or, singularly, the 'Security,' as
the context requires) and/or contracts and funds (represented by irrevocable
letter(s) of credit issued by major commercial bank(s)) for the purchase of such
equity securities at prices which reflect the value of the Securities as of the
close of the market as of the Date of Deposit and/or cash (or a letter of credit
in lieu of cash) with instructions to the Trustee to purchase such Securities
(see Schedule of Portfolio Securities). The Trustee then immediately delivered
to the Sponsor the units (the 'Units') comprising the entire ownership of the
Trust as of the Date of Deposit which Units the Sponsor, through this
Prospectus, is offering for sale to the public. Each such Unit represented on
the initial Date of Deposit an identical number and type of shares in identical
issuers.

The objective of the Trust is total return through an investment for
approximately one year in a portfolio of the five lowest dollar price per share
common stocks of the ten common stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
having the highest dividend yield as of a date on or shortly before the Date of
Deposit (the 'Low Five'). There can be no assurance that such objective can be
realized. The factors affecting the value of the Securities are those factors
that have an impact upon the value of equity securities in general and those
factors that affect the economic and financial condition of each issuer of a
Security in particular.

Subsequent to the initial deposit of Securities on the Date of Deposit, the
Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, deposit from time to time additional
Securities (including contracts together with an irrevocable letter of credit
for the purchase thereof) and/or cash (or a letter of credit in lieu of cash)
with instructions to the Trustee to purchase additional Securities in the Trust,
to receive in exchange therefor additional Units, and to offer such Units to the
public by means of this Prospectus. Any such additional deposits during the 90
day period subsequent to the Date of Deposit will be in amounts which maintain,

to the extent practicable, the original proportionate relationship between the
number of shares of each Security in the Portfolio of the Trust. It may not be
possible to maintain the exact original proportionate relationship because of,
among other reasons, purchase requirements, price changes or unavailability of
Securities. In connection with the deposit by the Sponsor of cash (or a letter
of credit in lieu of cash) with instructions to purchase additional Securities
in order to create Additional Units, to the extent that the price of a Security
fluctuates between the time the cash is deposited and the time the cash is used
to purchase the Security, Units may represent more or less of that Security and
more or less of other Securities in the Portfolio of the Trust. In addition, the
brokerage fees incurred in purchasing Securities with such deposited cash will
be borne by the Trust. Any Unit Holder who purchased Units prior to the purchase
of Securities with such deposited cash would experience dilution as a result of
any such brokerage fees. Any cash deposited with instruction to purchase
Securities not used to purchase Securities and any interest not used to pay
Trust expenses will be distributed to Unit Holders on the earlier of the first
Distribution Date or 90 days after the Date of Deposit. Additional Units may be
continuously offered for sale to the public by means of this Prospectus.
Subsequent to the 90 day period following the Date of Deposit any deposit of
additional Securities and cash must exactly replicate the Portfolio immediately
prior to such deposit. The Sponsor may acquire large volumes of additional
Securities for deposit into the Trust over a short period of time. Such
acquisitions may tend to raise the market prices of these Securities. The
Sponsor cannot currently predict the actual market impact of the Sponsor's
purchases of additional Securities, because the actual volume of Securities to
be purchased and the supply and price of such Securities is not known. As
additional Units are issued by the Trust as a result of the deposit of
additional Securities by the Sponsor, the aggregate value of the Securities in
the Trust will be increased and the fractional undivided interest in the Trust
represented by each Unit will be decreased.

The Sponsor may deposit additional Securities and may continue to sell
Units of the Trust even though one or more of the Securities no longer remains
among the Low Five on the date of deposit of the additional Securities.

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* Reference is hereby made to said Indenture and any statements contained herein
are qualified in their entirety by the provisions of said Indenture.

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Notwithstanding the availability of the above-mentioned irrevocable
letter(s) of credit, it is expected that the Sponsor will pay for the Securities
as the contracts for their purchase become due. A substantial portion of such
contracts have not become due by the date of this Prospectus. To the extent
Units are sold prior to the settlement of such contracts, the Sponsor will
receive the purchase price of such Units prior to the time at which it pays for
Securities pursuant to such contracts and have the use of such funds during this
period.

Units will be sold to investors at the Public Offering Price next computed
after receipt of the investor's order to purchase Units, if Units are available
to fill orders on the day that that price is set. If Units are not available or
are insufficient to fill the order, the investor's order will be rejected by the

Sponsor. The number of Units available may be insufficient to meet demand
because of the Sponsor's inability to or decision not to purchase and deposit
underlying Securities in amounts sufficient to maintain the proportionate
numbers of shares of each Security as required to create additional Units. The
Sponsor may, if unable to accept orders on any given day, offer to execute the
order as soon as sufficient Units can be created. An investor who agrees to this
will be deemed to place a new order for that number of Units each day until that
order is accepted. The investor's order will then be executed, when Units are
available, at the Public Offering Price next calculated after such continuing
order is accepted. The investor will, of course, be able to revoke his purchase
offer at any time prior to acceptance by the Sponsor. The Sponsor will execute
orders to purchase in the order it determines that they are received, i.e.,
orders received first will be filled first, except that indications of interest
prior to the effectiveness of the registration of the offering of Trust Units
which become orders upon effectiveness will be accepted according to the order
in which the indications of interest were received.

The holders of Units (the 'Unit Holders' or 'Unit Holder,' as the context
requires) will have the right to have their Units redeemed at a price based on
the net asset value (the 'Redemption Price') if they cannot be sold in the
secondary market which the Sponsor, although not obligated to do so, proposes to
maintain. The Sponsor, Prudential Securities Incorporated, is a wholly-owned,
indirect subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance Company of America. The Trust
has a mandatory termination date set forth under Part A--'Summary of Essential
Information,' but may be terminated prior thereto upon the occurrence of certain
events (see 'Amendment and Termination of the Indenture--Termination'),
including a reduction in the value of the Trust below the value set forth under
Part A--'Summary of Essential Information.'

On the Date of Deposit, a Unit represented the fractional undivided
interest in the Securities set forth under Part A-- 'Summary of Essential
Information' in the ratio of 1 Unit for each approximately $1.00 net asset value
of Securities initially deposited in such Trust. If any Units are redeemed by
the Trustee, the number of Securities in the Trust will be reduced by an amount
allocable to redeemed Units and the fractional undivided interest in such Trust
represented by each unredeemed Unit will be increased. Units will remain
outstanding until redeemed upon tender to the Trustee by any Unit Holder (which
may include the Sponsor) or until the termination of the Trust pursuant to the
Indenture.

PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

Since the Trust consists of common stocks, an investment in Units of the
Trust should be made with an understanding of the risks inherent in any
investment in common stock. The risks of investing in common stock include risks
associated with the rights to receive payments from the issuer which are
generally inferior to creditors of, or holders of debt obligations or preferred
stocks issued by, the issuer. Holders of common stock have a right to receive
dividends only when and if, and in the amounts, declared by the issuer's board
of directors and to participate in amounts available for distribution by the
issuer only after all other claims on the issuer have been paid or provided for.
By contrast, holders of preferred stocks have the right to receive dividends at
a fixed rate when and as declared by the issuer's board of directors, normally
on a cumulative basis. Dividends on cumulative preferred stock must be paid

before any dividends are paid on common stock and any cumulative preferred stock
dividend which has been omitted is added to future dividends payable to the
holders of such cumulative preferred stock. Preferred stocks are also entitled
to rights on liquidation which are senior to those of common stock. For these
reasons, preferred stocks generally entail less risk than common stock.
Moreover, common stock does not represent an obligation of the issuer and
therefore does not offer any assurance of income or provide the degree of
protection of capital of debt securities. The issuance of debt securities or
even preferred stock by an issuer will create prior claims for payment of
principal, interest and dividends which could adversely affect the ability and
inclination of the issuer to declare or pay dividends on its common stock or the
rights of holders of common stock with respect to assets of the issuer upon
liquidation or bankruptcy. Further, unlike debt securities which typically have
a stated principal amount payable at maturity (which value will be subject to
market fluctuations prior thereto), common stock has neither a fixed principal
amount nor a maturity and has a value which is subject to market fluctuations
for as long as the common stock remains outstanding. The value of the common
stocks in the Trust thus may be expected to fluctuate over the life of the Trust
to values higher or lower than those prevailing on the Date of Deposit.

The value of the Units will fluctuate depending on all the factors that
have an impact on the economy and the equity markets. These factors similarly
impact on the ability of an issuer to distribute dividends. There is no
assurance that any dividends will be declared or paid in the future on the
Securities. The Trust is not a 'managed' registered investment company and
Securities will

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not be sold by the Trustee as a result of ordinary market fluctuations. The
Sponsor may direct the disposition by the Trustee of Securities only upon the
occurrence of certain events. (See 'Sponsor--Responsibility.')

As it is anticipated that Securities generally will not be sold to pay the
Deferred Sales Charge until after the last Deferred Sales Charge Deduction Date,
Holders will be at risk with respect to changes in the market value of
Securities between the accrual of each monthly deferred sales charge and the
actual sale of Securities to satisfy the payment of the Deferred Sales Charge.

The Trust consists of the Securities (and/or contracts to purchase such
Securities together with an irrevocable letter or letters of credit for the
purchase of such contracts and/or cash (or a letter of credit in lieu of cash)
with instructions to purchase such Securities) listed under Part A--'Schedule of
Portfolio Securities' herein, and the Securities deposited upon the creation of
additional Units as set forth above and substitute Securities acquired by the
Trust as long as such Securities may continue to be held from time to time in
the Trust together with uninvested cash realized from the disposition of
Securities. Neither the Sponsor nor the Trustee will be liable in any way for
any default, failure or defect in any Securities.

All of the Securities are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
The contracts to purchase Securities deposited initially in the Trust are
expected to settle in five business days, in the ordinary manner for such
Securities. Settlement of the contracts for Securities is thus expected to take

place prior to the settlement of Units purchased on the date of this prospectus.

TAX STATUS OF THE TRUST

In the opinion of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, special counsel for the
Sponsor, under existing Federal income tax law:

The Trust is not an association taxable as a corporation for Federal
income tax purposes, and income received by the Trust will be treated as
income of the Unit Holders in the manner set forth below.

Each Unit Holder will be considered the owner of a pro rata portion of
each asset in the Trust under the grantor trust rules of Sections 671-678
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the 'Code'). A Unit
Holder should determine the tax cost for each asset represented by the
Holder's Units by allocating the total cost for such Units (including the
Initial Sales Charge) among the assets in the Trust represented by the
Units in proportion to the relative fair market values thereof on the date
the Unit Holder purchases such Units. The proceeds received by a Unit
Holder upon termination of the Trust or redemption of Units will reflect
the actual amounts paid to them, net of the Deferred Sales Charge. The
relevant tax reporting forms sent to Unit Holders will reflect the actual
amount paid to them net of the Deferred Sales Charge. Accordingly, Unit
Holders should not increase the total cost for their Units by the amount of
the Deferred Sales Charge.

A Unit Holder will be considered to have received all of the dividends
paid on the Holder's pro rata portion of each Security when such dividends
are received by the Trust. In the case of a corporate Unit Holder, such
dividends will qualify for the 70% dividends received deduction for
corporations to the same extent as though the dividend paying stock were
held directly by the corporate Unit Holder. An individual Unit Holder who
itemizes deductions will be entitled to an itemized deduction for the
Holder's pro rata share of fees and expenses paid by the Trust as though
such fees and expenses were paid directly by the Unit Holder, but only to
the extent that this amount together with the Unit Holder's miscellaneous
deductions exceeds 2% of the Holder's adjusted gross income. A corporate
Unit Holder will not be subject to this 2% floor.

Under the position taken by the Internal Revenue Service in Revenue
Ruling 90-7, a distribution by the Trustee to a Unit Holder (or to the
Distribution Agent as the Holder's agent) of such Holder's pro rata share
of the Securities in kind upon redemption or termination of the Trust will
not be a taxable event to the Unit Holder. Such Unit Holder's basis for
Securities so distributed will be equal to the Holder's basis for the same
Securities (previously represented by the Holder's Units) prior to such
distribution and the holding period for such Securities will be the shorter
of the period during which the Unit Holder held the Units and the period
for which the Securities were held in the Trust. A Unit Holder will have a
taxable gain or loss, which will be a capital gain or loss except in the
case of a dealer, when the Unit Holder disposes of such Securities in a
taxable transfer.

Under the income tax laws of the State and City of New York, the Trust
is not an association taxable as a corporation and the income of the Trust
will be treated as the income of the Unit Holders.

If the proceeds received by the Distribution Agent upon the sale or
redemption of an underlying Security exceed a Unit Holder's adjusted tax cost
allocable to the Security disposed of, that Unit Holder will realize a taxable
gain to the extent of such excess. Conversely, if the proceeds received by the
Distribution Agent upon the sale or redemption of an underlying Security are
less than a Unit Holder's adjusted tax cost allocable to the Security disposed
of, that Unit Holder will realize a loss for tax purposes to the extent of such
difference except that upon reinvestment of proceeds in a New Series the
Internal Revenue Service may seek to disallow such loss to the extent that the
underlying securities in each trust are substantially identical and the purchase
of units of the New Series takes place less than thirty-one days after the sale
of the underlying Security. Under the Code, net capital gain (i.e., the excess
of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) of individuals,
estates and trusts is subject to a maximum

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nominal tax rate of 28%. Such net capital gain may, however, result in a
disallowance of itemized deductions and/or affect a personal exemption
phase-out.

Each Unit Holder should consult his, her or its tax advisor with respect to
the application of the above general information to his, her or its own personal
situation.

RETIREMENT PLANS

Units of the Trust may be suited for purchase by Individual Retirement
Accounts and pension plans or profit sharing and other qualified retirement
plans. Investors considering participation in any such plan should review
specific tax laws and pending legislation relating thereto and should consult
their attorneys or tax advisors with respect to the establishment and
maintenance of any such plan.

PUBLIC OFFERING OF UNITS

PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE

The Public Offering Price of the Units during the initial public offering
period and thereafter is computed by determining the value (as set forth below)
of the Securities in the Trust, dividing such sum by the number of Units
outstanding and then adding a sales charge as set forth in the table under
'Volume Discount,' herein. In order to enable purchasers of Units on the date of
this Prospectus to purchase Units at a Public Offering Price of $1.00 per Unit,
the Units outstanding as of the Evaluation Time on the date of this Prospectus
(all of which are held by the Sponsor) may be split (or split in reverse). A
proportionate share of money in the Income and Principal Accounts and amounts
receivable in respect of stocks trading ex-dividend other than money required to
redeem previously tendered Units or money required to be distributed to Unit

Holder, on a Distribution Date will be added to the Public Offering Price. (See
'Rights of Unit Holders--Distributions.')

The Public Offering Price on the date of this Prospectus or on any
subsequent date will vary from the Public Offering Price as of the Date of
Deposit set forth in the 'Summary of Essential Information' in accordance with
fluctuations in the value of the Securities in the Trust.

The aggregate value of the Securities is determined in good faith by the
Trustee on each 'Business Day' as defined in the Indenture in the following
manner: the evaluation is generally based on the closing trade prices on the New
York Stock Exchange as of the Evaluation Time (unless the Trustee deems these
prices inappropriate as a basis for valuation) or, if there is no closing trade
price at that time on that exchange, at the mean between the closing bid and
asked prices. If the Securities are not so listed or, if so listed and the
principal market therefor is other than on the exchange, the evaluation shall
generally be based on the current bid price on the over-the-counter market
(unless the Trustee deems these prices inappropriate as a basis for evaluation).
If current bid or closing prices are unavailable, the evaluation is determined
(a) on the basis of current bid prices for comparable securities, (b) by
appraising the value of the Securities on the bid side of the market or by such
other appraisal deemed appropriate by the Trustee, (c) on the basis of the last
trade price of the Security or (d) by any combination of the above, each as of
the Evaluation Time.

The sales charge consists of an Initial Sales Charge and a Deferred Sales
Charge. The Initial Sales Charge is computed by deducting the Deferred Sales
Charge ($17.50 per 1,000 Units) from the aggregate sales charge; thus on the
date of the Summary of Essential Information, the maximum Initial Sales Charge,
1% of the Public Offering Price, is $10 per 1,000 Units. The Initial Sales
Charge is deducted from the purchase price at the time of purchase. The Deferred
Sales Charge will initially be $17.50 per 1,000 Units but will be reduced each
month by one tenth; the Deferred Sales Charge will be paid through monthly
deductions of $1.75 per 1,000 Units per month commencing on the first Deferred
Sales Charge Deduction Date as shown on page A-6. To the extent the entire
Deferred Sales Charge has not been so deducted at the time of repurchase,
redemption or exchange of the Units, any unpaid amount will be deducted from the
proceeds or in calculating an in kind distribution. For purchases of Units with
a value of $50,000 or more, the Initial Sales Charge is reduced on a graduated
basis as shown below under 'Volume Discount.' Units purchased pursuant to the
Reinvestment Program are subject only to any remaining Deferred Sales Charge
deductions (see 'Reinvestment Program').

PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

During the initial public offering period (i) for Units issued on the Date
of Deposit and (ii) for additional Units issued after such date in respect of
additional deposits of Securities, Units will be distributed to the public by
the Sponsor and through dealers at the Public Offering Price, calculated on each
business day. The initial offering period is 30 days unless all Units are sold
prior thereto, whereupon the initial public offering period will terminate. The
initial public offering period may be extended by the Sponsor so long as
additional deposits are being made or Units remain unsold. Upon termination of
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each case, unsold Units or Units acquired by the Sponsor in the secondary market
referred to below may be offered to the public by this Prospectus at the then
current Public Offering Price calculated daily.

The Sponsor intends to qualify Units in states selected by the Sponsor for
sale by the Sponsor and through dealers who are members of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Sales to dealers will be made at prices
which include a concession of % per Unit, but subject to change from time to
time at the discretion of the Sponsor (such price does not include volume
purchase discounts, which are available only to non-dealer purchasers). The
Sponsor reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any order for the
purchase of Units.

A dealer will receive a concession of % of the sales charge per Unit upon
a sale to such dealer of or more Units and such dealer will continue to
receive a concession of % on all other purchases from the Sponsor during the
initial offering period. In addition, a dealer who purchases or more
Units on the initial date of the offering, for such initial purchase only, will
receive a dealer concession of % of the sales charge.

SECONDARY MARKET

While not obligated to do so, it is the Sponsor's present intention to
maintain a secondary market for Units of the Trust and to offer continuously to
repurchase Units from Unit Holders at the Sponsor's Repurchase Price which
price, subject to change at any time, will be computed as stated under 'Rights
of Unit Holders--Redemption--Computation of Redemption Price.' The Sponsor, of
course, does not in any way guarantee the enforceability, marketability or price
of any Securities in the Portfolio or of the Units. There is no sales charge
incurred when a Unit Holder sells Units back to the Sponsor. Any Units
repurchased by the Sponsor may be reoffered to the public by the Sponsor at the
then current Public Offering Price. The Sponsor will become the owner of Units
repurchased as of the trade date. Any profit or loss resulting from the resale
of such Units will belong to the Sponsor.

If the supply of Units exceeds demand (or for any other business reason),
the Sponsor may, at any time, occasionally, from time to time, or permanently,
discontinue the repurchase of Units. In such event Unit Holders wishing to
dispose of their Units may redeem their Units through the Trustee. (See 'Rights
of Unit Holders--Redemption--Computation of Redemption Price per Unit.') If the
Sponsor repurchases Units in the secondary market at the 'Redemption Price,' it
may reoffer these units in the secondary market at the 'Public Offering Price,'
or the Sponsor may tender Units so purchased to the Trustee for redemption. In
no event will the price offered by the Sponsor for the repurchase of Units be
less than the current Redemption Price for those Units. (See 'Rights of Unit
Holders--Redemption.') The Sponsor may, of course, redeem any Units that it has
purchased in the secondary market to the extent that it determines that it is
undesirable to continue to hold such Units in its inventory. Factors which the
Sponsor will consider in making such a determination will include the number of
units of all series of unit trusts which it has in its inventory, the
saleability of such units and its estimate of the time required to sell such

units and general market conditions.

PROFIT OF SPONSOR

The Sponsor receives a sales charge as set forth in the table below in the
primary market and secondary market. The Sponsor may have also realized a book
profit (or a loss) on the deposit of the Securities in the Trust representing
the difference between the cost of the Securities to the Sponsor and the cost of
the Securities to the Trust. (For the amount of such difference on the initial
deposit, see Part A--'Summary of Essential Information.') The Sponsor may also
realize profits or sustain losses in respect of Securities which were acquired
from the Sponsor or from underwriting syndicates of which it was a member. (See
Part A-- 'Portfolio Summary as of the Date of Deposit.') An underwriter or
underwriting syndicate purchases common stock from the issuer on a negotiated or
competitive bid basis as principal with the motive of marketing such common
stock to investors at a profit. In addition, the Sponsor may realize profits (or
sustain losses) due to daily fluctuations in the value of the Securities in the
Trust and thus in the Public Offering Price of Units received by the Sponsor.
Cash, if any, received by the Sponsor from the Unit Holders prior to the
settlement date for purchase of Securities may be used in the Sponsor's business
to the extent permitted by applicable regulations and may be of benefit to the
Sponsor.

The Sponsor may also realize profits (or sustain losses) while maintaining
a secondary market in the Units, in the amount of any difference between the
prices at which the Sponsor buys Units and the prices at which the Sponsor
resells such Units or the prices at which the Sponsor redeems such Units, as the
case may be.

VOLUME DISCOUNT

Although under no obligation to do so, the Sponsor intends to permit volume
purchasers of Units to purchase Units at a reduced sales charge. The Sponsor may
at any time upon prior notice to Unit Holders change the amount by which the
sales charge is reduced, or may discontinue the discount altogether.

The sales charge for the Trust in the primary market will be reduced
pursuant to the following graduated scale for sales to any person of Units with
a value of $50,000 or more. The sales charge in the secondary market consists of
an Initial Sales Charge which will be reduced pursuant to the following
graduated scale and the remaining portions of the Deferred Sales Charge.

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PRIMARY MARKET SECONDARY MARKET
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PERCENT OF DEFERRED PERCENT OF
PUBLIC PERCENT OF SALES CHARGE PUBLIC PERCENT OF
OFFERING NET AMOUNT PER 1,000 OFFERING NET AMOUNT
PURCHASES PRICE INVESTED UNITS PRICE INVESTED
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The reduced sales charges as shown on the chart above will apply to such
purchases of Units in any fourteen-day period which qualify for the volume
discount by the same person, including a partnership or corporation, other than
a dealer, in the amounts stated herein, and for this purpose, purchases of Units
of this Trust will be aggregated with concurrent purchases of Units of any other
trust that may be offered by the Sponsor.

Units held in the name of the purchaser's spouse, in the name of a
purchaser's child under the age of 21 or in the name of an entity controlled by
the purchaser are deemed for the purposes hereof to be acquired in the name of
the purchaser. The reduced sales charges are also applicable to a trustee or
other fiduciary, including a partnership or corporation, purchasing Units for a
single trust estate or single fiduciary account.

EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT

The Sponsor intends, at the discretion of the Sponsor, to permit employees
of Prudential Securities Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates to
purchase Units of the Trust at a price equal to the net asset value of the
Securities in the Trust divided by the number of Units outstanding plus a
reduced sales charge equal to the Deferred Sales Charge per Unit, subject to a
limit of 5% of the Units.

EXCHANGE OPTION

Unit Holders may elect to exchange any or all of their Units of this Series
of the National Equity Trust for units of one or more of any other series in the
Prudential Securities Incorporated family of unit investment trusts or for any
units of any additional trusts that may from time to time be made available for
such exchange by the Sponsor (collectively referred to as the 'Exchange
Trusts'). Such units may be acquired at prices based on reduced sales charges
per unit. The purpose of such reduced sales charge is to permit the Sponsor to
pass on to the Unit Holder who wishes to exchange Units the cost savings
resulting from such exchange of Units. The cost savings result from reductions
in the time and expense related to advice, financial planning and operational
expense required for the Exchange Option.

Exchange Trusts may have different investment objectives; a Unit Holder
should read the prospectus for the applicable Exchange Trust carefully to
determine its investment objective prior to exercise of this option.

This option will be available provided the Sponsor maintains a secondary
market in both the Units of this Series and units of the applicable Exchange
Trust and provided that units of the applicable Exchange Trust are available for
sale and are lawfully qualified for sale in the jurisdiction in which the Unit
Holder is a resident. While it is the Sponsor's present intention to maintain a

secondary market for the units of all such trusts, there is no obligation on its
part to do so. Therefore, there is no assurance that a market for units will in
fact exist on any given date on which a Unit Holder wishes to sell or exchange
his Units; thus there is no assurance that the Exchange Option will be available
to any Unit Holder. The Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend or
terminate this option. Sixty days notice will be given prior to the date of the
termination of or a material amendment to the Exchange Option except that no
notice need be given in certain circumstances approved by the Securities and
Exchange Commission. In the event the Exchange Option is not available to a Unit
Holder at the time he wishes to exercise it, the Unit Holder will be immediately
notified and no action will be taken with respect to his Units without further
instruction from the Unit Holder.

To exercise the Exchange Option, a Unit Holder should notify the Sponsor of
his desire to exchange his Units for one or more units of the Exchange Trusts.
Upon the exchange of Units of the Trust, any Deferred Sales Charge balance will
be deducted from the exchange proceeds. If units of the applicable outstanding
series of the Exchange Trust are at that time available for sale, the Unit
Holder may select the series or group of series for which he desires his Units
to be exchanged. The Unit Holder will be provided with a current prospectus or
prospectuses relating to each series in which he indicates interest.

Units of the Exchange Trust trading in the secondary market maintained by
the Sponsor, if so maintained, will be sold to the Unit Holder at a price equal
to the aggregate bid side evaluation per unit of the securities in that
portfolio and the applicable sales charge of $15 per unit of the Exchange Trust
for a trust with a 1 unit minimum purchase. The reduced sales charge for units
of any Exchange Trust acquired during the initial offering period for such units
will result in a price for such units equal to the offering side evaluation per
unit of the securities in the Exchange Trust's portfolio plus accrued interest,
if any, plus a reduced sales charge of $25 per Exchange Trust unit. Exchange
transactions will be effected only in whole units; thus, any proceeds not used
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whole units will be paid to the exchanging Unit Holder unless the Unit Holder
adds the amount of cash necessary to purchase one additional whole Exchange
Trust unit.

Owners of units of any registered unit investment trust, other than
Prudential Securities Incorporated sponsored trusts, which was initially offered
at a minimum applicable sales charge of 3.0% of the public offering price
exclusive of any applicable sales charge discounts, may elect to apply the cash
proceeds of sale or redemption of those units directly to acquire units of any
Exchange Trust trading in the secondary market at the reduced sales charge of
$20 per Unit, subject to the terms and conditions applicable to the Exchange
Option. Units of any Exchange Trust acquired during the initial offering period
for such units may be sold at a price equal to the ask side evaluation per unit
of the securities in the Portfolio plus a reduced sales charge of $25 per unit.
To exercise this option, the owner should notify his retail broker. He will be
given a prospectus of each series in which he indicates interest, units of which
are available. The Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate
the option at any time without further notice, including the right to increase

the reduced sales charge applicable to this option (but not in excess of $5 more
per unit than the corresponding fee then charged for a unit of an Exchange Trust
which is being exchanged).

For example, assume that a Unit Holder, who has three units of a Trust with
a 4.25% sales charge and a current price of $1,100 per unit, sells his units and
exchanges the proceeds for units of a series of an Exchange Trust with a current
price of $950 per unit and an ordinary sales charge of 4.25%. The proceeds from
the Unit Holder's units will aggregate $3,300. Since only whole units of an
Exchange Trust may be purchased under the Exchange Option, the Holder would be
able to acquire four units in the Exchange Trust for a total cost of $3,860
($3,800 for units and $60 for the $15 per unit sales charge) by adding an extra
$560 in cash. Were the Unit Holder to acquire the same number of units at the
same time in the regular secondary market maintained by the Sponsor, the price
would be $3,968.68 [$3,800 for the units and $168.68 for the 4.25% sales charge
(4.439% of the net amount invested)].

FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

An exchange of Units pursuant to the Exchange Option will constitute a
'taxable event' under the Code, i.e., a Unit Holder will recognize gain or loss
at the time of the exchange except that upon an exchange of Units of this Series
of the National Equity Trust for units of any other series of the Exchange
Trusts which are grantor trusts for United States federal income tax purposes
the Internal Revenue Service may seek to disallow any loss incurred upon such
exchange to the extent that the underlying securities in each trust are
substantially identical and the purchase of units of an Exchange Trust takes
place less than thirty-one days after the sale of the Units. Unit Holders are
advised to consult their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of
exchanging Units in their particular case.

REINVESTMENT PROGRAM

Unit Holders may elect to have the distributions with respect to their
Units automatically reinvested in additional Units of the Trust subject only to
any remaining deductions of the Deferred Sales Charge. (Reinvestment Units are
not subject to the Initial Sales Charge.)

The Unit Holder may participate in the Trust's reinvestment program (the
'Program') by filing with the Trustee a written notice of election. The Unit
Holder's completed notice of election to participate in the Program must be
received by the Trustee at least ten days prior to the Record Date applicable to
any distribution in order for the Program to be in effect as to such
distribution. Elections may be modified or revoked on similar notice.

Such distributions, to the extent reinvested in the Trust, will be used by
the Trustee at the direction of the Sponsor in one or both of the following
manners. (i) The distributions may be used by the Trustee to purchase Units of
this Series of the Trust held in the Sponsor's inventory. The purchase price
payable by the Trustee for each of such Units will be equal to the applicable
Trust evaluation per Unit on (or as soon as possible after) the close of
business on the Distribution Date. The Units so purchased by the Trustee will be
issued or credited to the accounts of Unit Holders participating in the Program.
(ii) If there are no Units in the Sponsor's inventory, the Sponsor may purchase

additional Securities for deposit into the Trust (as described in Part B, 'The
Trust'). The additional Securities with any necessary cash will be deposited by
the Sponsor with the Trustee in exchange for new Units. The distributions may
then be used by the Trustee to purchase the new Units from the Sponsor. The
price for such new Units will be the applicable Trust evaluation per Unit on (or
as soon as possible after) the close of business on the Distribution Date. (See
'Public Offering of Units--Public Offering Price.') The Units so purchased by
the Trustee will be issued or credited to the accounts of Unit Holders
participating in the Program. The Sponsor may terminate the Program if it does
not have sufficient Units in its inventory or if it is no longer deemed
practical to create additional Units.

No fractional Units will be issued under any circumstances. If, after the
maximum number of full Units has been issued or credited at the applicable
price, there remains a portion of the distribution which is not sufficient to
purchase a full Unit at such price, the Trustee will distribute such cash to
Unit Holders. The cost of administering the reinvestment program will be borne
by the Trust and thus will be borne indirectly by all Unit Holders.

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NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST
LOW FIVE PORTFOLIO SERIES 1

AUTHORIZATION FOR REINVESTMENT

I hereby elect to participate in the Reinvestment Program and do authorize
United States Trust Company of New York, Trustee, to immediately invest all
distributions during the life of the Trust into Units of the Trust.

The foregoing authorization is subject in all respects to the terms and
conditions of participation set forth in the National Equity Trust Low Five
Portfolio Series 1 prospectus and shall remain in effect until such time as I
notify United States Trust Company of New York to the contrary in writing.

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Soc. Sec./Tax I.D. No.:

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Exact registration as it appears on your Units:

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Street address:

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City, State, Zip Code

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Unit Holder Signature(s): Date:
(all joint holders must sign)

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Reinvestment Address: US Trust Company
Attn: Dividend Reinvestment -- Dept. A
P.O. Box 834
New York, N.Y. 10003

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TERMINATION OPTIONS

The Trust will terminate on the Termination Date set forth in the Summary
of Essential Information, approximately one year after the Date of Deposit
(unless terminated earlier; see part B--'Amendment and Termination of the
Indenture--Termination'). A Unit Holder's Units will be redeemed in kind on the
Termination Date by distribution of the Unit Holder's pro rata share of the
Securities and any cash in the Portfolio of the Trust on such date to the
Distribution Agent who will act as agent for such Unit Holder.

SECURITIES DISPOSITION OPTIONS--A Unit Holder who so elects by notifying
the Trustee prior to the Termination Date of the Trust will have the Securities
received on the Termination Date disposed of on behalf of such Unit Holder by
the Distribution Agent in accordance with one or more of the following three
options as elected by such Unit Holder:

approximately one year after that New Series' creation. The availability of
this option does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to purchase
Units of a New Series or any other security. A Unit Holder's election to
participate in this option will be treated as an indication of interest
only. At any time prior to the purchase by the Unit Holder of units of a
New Series, such Unit Holder may change his investment strategy and
receive, in cash, the proceeds of the sale of the Securities.

Under each option a Unit Holder will receive the Redemption Price per Unit
(net asset value) determined as of the Evaluation Time on the Termination Date.
The Distribution Agent will sell the underlying Securities in the case of the
second and third option over a period not to exceed 10 business days immediately
following the Termination Date. The proceeds of any such sales will be reduced
by any applicable brokerage commissions. The sale arrangement is one in which
United States Trust Company will be selling the Securities as agent for the Unit
Holder and is separate from the Trust which terminates on the Termination Date.
The proceeds of such sales may be more or less than the value of the Securities
on the Termination Date. The Sponsor, on behalf of the Distribution Agent if the
Sponsor effects such sales, or the Distribution Agent if the Sponsor does not,
will, unless prevented by unusual and unforeseen circumstances, such as, among
other reasons, a suspension in trading of a Security, the close of a stock
exchange, outbreak of hostilities and collapse of the economy, sell on each
business day during the 10 business day period at least a number of shares of
each Security which then remains in the Portfolio equal to the number of such
shares in the Portfolio at the beginning of such day multiplied by a fraction
the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the number of days
remaining in the 10 business day sales period. The proceeds of sale will not be
distributed by the Distribution Agent until the settlement of the trade upon the
sale of the last Security during the 10 business day period.

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mitigate the negative market price consequences stemming from the trading of
large amounts of Securities. The Sponsor, in implementing such sales of

Securities on behalf of the Distribution Agent, will seek to maximize the sales
proceeds and will act in the best interest of the Unit Holder. The proceeds of
the sale of the Securities will be in an amount equal to amounts realized upon
the sale of the Securities over the 10 business day period. There can be no
assurance, however, that any adverse price consequences of heavy trading will be
mitigated.

It should also be noted that Unit Holders will realize taxable capital
gains or losses on the liquidation of the Securities representing their Units,
but, due to the procedures for investing in the New Series, no cash would be
distributed at that time to pay any taxes.

The Sponsor may for any reason, in its sole discretion, decide not to
sponsor any subsequent series of the Trust, without penalty or incurring
liability to any Unit Holder. If the Sponsor so decides, the Sponsor will notify
the Trustee of that decision, and the Trustee will notify the Unit Holders
before the Termination Date. All Unit Holders will then elect either option 1 or
option 2.

By electing to reinvest in the New Series, the Unit Holder indicates his
interest in having his terminating distribution from the Trust invested only in
the New Series created next following termination of the Trust; the Sponsor
expects, however, that a similar reinvestment program will be offered with
respect to all subsequent series of the Trust, thus giving Unit Holders a yearly
opportunity to elect to 'rollover' their terminating distributions into a New
Series. The availability of the reinvestment privilege does not constitute a
solicitation of offers to purchase units of a New Series or any other security.
A Unit Holder's election to participate in the reinvestment program will be
treated as an indication of interest only. The Sponsor intends to coordinate the
date of deposit of a future series so that the terminating trust will terminate
contemporaneously with the creation of a New Series.

The Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate the
reinvestment privilege at any time.

EXPENSES AND CHARGES

INITIAL EXPENSES

All expenses and charges incurred prior to or in the establishment of a
Trust including the cost of the initial preparation, printing and execution of
the Indenture, initial legal and auditing expenses, the cost of the preparation
and printing of this Prospectus and all other advertising and selling expenses,
have been, or will be, paid by the Sponsor or the Underwriters, if any.

FEES

The Sponsor's fee (the 'Supervisory Fee'), earned for portfolio supervisory
services, is based upon the largest number of Units outstanding during the life
of the Trust. The Supervision Fee is as set forth in Part A, 'Summary of
Essential Information' and may exceed the actual costs of providing portfolio
supervisory services for this Trust, but at no time will the total amount the
Sponsor receives for portfolio supervisory services rendered to all series of
the National Equity Trust in any calendar year exceed the aggregate cost to it

of supplying such services in such year. The Supervisory Fee will be paid to the
Sponsor by the Trust. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, the indirect
parent of the Sponsor, or a division or subsidiary thereof, has agreed to advise
the Sponsor regarding the Sponsor's portfolio supervisory services and will be
compensated by the Sponsor for such advisory services. (See
'Sponsor--Responsibility.') For its service as Trustee under the Indenture, the
Trustee receives an annual fee in the amount set forth under Part A--'Summary of
Essential Information.' The Trustee's fee accrues monthly and is payable
quarterly on or before each Distribution Date from the Income Account, to the
extent funds are available and thereafter from the Principal Account. Such
Trustee's fee may be increased without approval of the Unit Holders in
proportion to increases under the classification 'All Services Less Rent' in the
Consumer Price Index published by the United States Department of Labor but such
fee will not be increased in excess of increases in the Trustee's costs. The
Trustee also receives benefits to the extent that it holds funds on deposit in
various non-interest bearing accounts created under the Indenture.

OTHER CHARGES

The following additional charges are or may be incurred by the Trust as
more fully described in the Indenture: (a) fees of the Trustee for extraordinary
services, (b) expenses of the Trustee (including legal and auditing expenses)
and of counsel designated by the Sponsor, (c) various governmental charges, (d)
expenses and costs of any action taken by the Trustee to protect the Trust and
the rights and interests of the Unit Holders, (e) indemnification of the Trustee
for any losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it in the administration of
the Trust without gross negligence, bad faith, willful misfeasance or willful
misconduct on its part or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties, (f)
indemnification of the Sponsor for any losses, liabilities and expenses incurred
in acting as Sponsor or Depositor under the Indenture without gross negligence,
bad faith, willful misfeasance or willful misconduct or reckless disregard of
its obligations and duties, (g) expenditures incurred in contacting Unit Holders
upon termination of the Trust and (h) to the extent then lawful, expenses
(including legal, auditing and printing expenses) of maintaining registration or

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qualification of the Units and/or the Trust under Federal or State securities
laws so long as the Sponsor is maintaining a market for the Units.

The fees and expenses set forth herein are payable out of the Trust and
when paid by or owing to the Trustee are secured by a lien on the property of
the Trust. If the balance in the Income and Principal Accounts are insufficient
to provide for amounts payable by the Trust, the Trustee has the power to sell
Securities to pay such amounts. To the extent Securities are sold, the size of
such Trust will be reduced and the proportions of the various Securities in the
Trust may change. Such sales might be required at a time such as to result in
lower prices than might otherwise be realized. Moreover, due to the minimum
proceeds of sale of a Security the proceeds of such sales may exceed the amount
necessary for the payment of such fees and expenses.

RIGHTS OF UNIT HOLDERS

OWNERSHIP OF UNITS

Unit Holders are required to hold their Units in uncertificated form. The
Trustee will credit a Unit Holder's account with the number of Units held by the
Unit Holder. Units are transferable only on the records of the Trustee upon
presentation of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee for each transfer and any
sums payable for taxes or other governmental charges imposed upon these
transactions and compliance with the formalities necessary to redeem Units.

CERTAIN LIMITATIONS

The death or incapacity of any Unit Holder will not operate to terminate
the Trust nor entitle the legal representatives or heirs of such Unit Holder to
claim an accounting or to take any other action or proceeding in any court for a
partition or winding up of the Trust.

No Unit Holder shall have the right to vote except with respect to removal
of the Trustee or amendment and termination of the Trust as prescribed in the
Indenture (see 'Administration of the Trust--Amendment' and 'Administration of
the Trust-- Termination'). Unit Holders shall have no right to control the
operation or administration of the Trust in any manner.

DISTRIBUTIONS

Cash amounts received by the Trust will be distributed as set forth below
on a pro rata basis to Unit Holders of record as of the preceding Record Date.
All distributions will be net of applicable expenses and funds required for the
redemption of Units. (See 'Summary of Essential Information,' 'Expenses and
Charges' and 'Rights of Unit Holders--Redemption.') Because the expenses of the
Trust may exceed the dividend income received by the Trust there can be no
assurance that there will be any amounts available for distribution to Unit
Holders. See 'Expenses and Charges--Other Charges.'

The Trustee will credit to the Income Account all cash dividends received
by and payable to the Trust. Other cash receipts will be credited to the
Principal Account. The pro rata share of the Income Account and the pro rata
share of cash in the Principal Account represented by each Unit will be computed
by the Trustee as of the Record Date. (See 'Summary of Essential Information' in
Part A.) Proceeds received from the disposition of any of the Securities not
used to redeem Units or pay Trust expenses will be distributed on the fifth
business day following the receipt of such proceeds to Unit Holders of record on
the business day following the receipt of such proceeds by the Trustee. The
distribution to Unit Holders as of each Record Date will be made on the
following Distribution Date or shortly thereafter (approximately 15 days after
the Record Date) and shall consist of an amount equal to such Unit Holders' pro
rata share of the income credited to the Income Account after deducting
estimated expenses (the 'Income Distribution'). Persons who purchase Units
between a Record Date and a Distribution Date will receive their first
distribution on the second Distribution Date following their purchase of Units.
No distribution need be made from the Principal Account if the balance therein
is less than an amount sufficient to distribute $1.00 per 1,000 Units. Funds
which are available for future distributions, payments of expenses and
redemptions are in accounts which are non-interest bearing to Unit Holders and
are available for use by United States Trust Company of New York, pursuant to
normal banking procedures.

As of each Distribution Date the Trustee will deduct from the Income
Account and, to the extent funds are not sufficient therein, from the Principal
Account, amounts necessary to pay the expenses of the Trust. (See 'Expenses and
Charges.') The Trustee may also withdraw from said accounts such amounts, if
any, as it deems necessary to establish a reserve for any governmental charges
payable out of the Trust. Amounts so withdrawn shall not be considered a part of
a Trust's assets for purposes of determining the amount of distributions until
such time as the Trustee shall return all or any part of such amounts to the
appropriate account. In addition, the Trustee may withdraw from the Income
Account and the Principal Account such amounts as may be necessary to cover
redemption of Units by the Trustee. (See 'Rights of Unit Holders--Redemption.')

It is anticipated that the deferred sales charge will reduce the Principal
Account and that amounts in the Principal Account will be sufficient to cover
the cost of the deferred sales charge. Distributions of amounts necessary to pay
the deferred portion of the
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sales charge will be made to an account maintained by the Trustee for purposes
of satisfying Unit Holders' deferred sales charge obligations. Although the
Sponsor has the right to collect the deferred sales charge monthly, in order to
keep Unit Holders as fully invested as possible, it is anticipated that no
Securities will be sold to pay the deferred sales charge to the Sponsor until
after the Termination Date set forth on page A-6.

The Trustee will follow a policy that it will place securities acquisition
or disposition transactions with a broker or dealer only if it expects to obtain
the most favorable prices and executions of orders. Transactions in securities
held in the Trust are generally made in brokerage transactions (as distinguished
from principal transactions) and the Sponsor may act as broker therein and
receive commissions thereon if the Trustee expects thereby to obtain the most
favorable prices and execution. The furnishing of statistical and research
information to the Trustee by any of the securities dealers through which
transactions are executed will not be considered in placing securities
transactions.

REPORTS AND RECORDS

With each distribution, the Trustee will furnish to the Unit Holders a
statement of the amount of dividends and other receipts, if any, distributed,
expressed in each case as a dollar amount per Unit.

Within a reasonable time after the end of each calendar year, the Trustee
will furnish to each person who was a Unit Holder of record at any time during
the calendar year a statement setting forth: (1) as to the Income Account:
dividends and other cash amounts received, deductions for payment of applicable
taxes and for fees and expenses of the Trust, redemptions of Units, and the
balance remaining after such distributions and deductions, expressed both as a
total dollar amount and as a dollar amount representing the pro rata share of
each Unit outstanding on the last business day of such calendar year; (2) as to
the Principal Account: the dates of disposition and identity of any Securities
and the net proceeds received therefrom, deductions for payments of applicable

taxes, for fees and expenses of the Trust, for portions of the Deferred Sales
Charge and redemptions of Units, and the balance remaining after such
distributions and deductions, expressed both as a total dollar amount and as a
dollar amount representing the pro rata share of each Unit outstanding on the
last business day of such calendar year; (3) a list of the Securities held and
the number of Units outstanding on the last business day of such calendar year;
(4) the Redemption Price per Unit based upon the last computation thereof made
during such calendar year; and (5) amounts actually distributed during such
calendar year from the Income Account and from the Principal Account, separately
stated, expressed both as total dollar amounts and as dollar amounts
representing the pro rata share of each Unit outstanding on the last business
day of such calendar year. The accounts of the Trust may be audited not less
frequently than annually by independent certified public accountants designated
by the Sponsor, and the report of such accountants will be furnished by the
Trustee to Unit Holders upon request.

The Trustee shall keep available for inspection by Unit Holders at all
reasonable times during usual business hours, books of record and account of its
transactions as Trustee, including records of the names and addresses of Unit
Holders, a current list of Securities in the Portfolio and a copy of the
Indenture.

REDEMPTION

Tender of Units

Units may be tendered to the Trustee for redemption at its unit investment
trust office at 770 Broadway, New York, New York 10003, upon delivery of a
request for redemption and payment of any relevant tax. No redemption fee will
be charged by the Sponsor or the Trustee. Units redeemed by the Trustee will be
cancelled.

Unit Holders must have their signature guaranteed by an officer of a
national bank or trust company or by a member firm of either the New York,
Midwest or Pacific Stock Exchanges. In certain instances the Trustee may require
additional documents such as, but not limited to, trust instruments,
certificates of death, appointments as executor or administrator or certificates
of corporate authority.

Within seven calendar days following such tender, or if the seventh
calendar day is not a business day, on the first business day prior thereto, a
Unit Holder (including the Sponsor) will be entitled to receive in kind an
amount for each Unit tendered equal to the Redemption Price per Unit computed as
of the Evaluation Time set forth in the 'Summary of Essential Information' in
Part A on the date of tender (see 'Redemption--Computation of Redemption Price
per Unit'). The 'date of tender' is deemed to be the date on which Units are
received by the Trustee, except that as regards Units received after the
Evaluation Time, the date of tender is the next day on which the New York Stock
Exchange is open from trading, and such Units will be deemed to have been
tendered to the Trustee on such day for redemption at the Redemption Price
computed on that day.

The Trustee will redeem Units in kind. A Unit Holder will be able (except
during a period described below), not later than the seventh calendar day

following such tender (or if the seventh calendar day is not a business day on
the first business day prior thereto), to receive in kind an amount per Unit
equal to the Redemption Price per Unit as determined as of the day of tender. In
kind distributions (the 'In Kind Distribution') will take the form of whole
shares of Securities. Cash will be distributed in lieu of

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fractional shares and will be distributed in cash. The cash and the whole shares
will aggregate an amount equal to the Redemption Price per Unit.

Distributions in kind on redemption of Units shall be held by United States
Trust Company of New York, as the Distribution Agent, whom each Unit Holder
shall be deemed to have designated as his agent upon purchase of a Unit, for the
account, and for disposition in accordance with the instructions of, the
tendering Unit Holder as follows:

(a) The Distribution Agent shall sell the In Kind Distribution as of
the close of business on the date of tender or as soon thereafter as
possible and remit to the Unit Holder not later than seven calendar days
thereafter the net proceeds of sale, after deducting brokerage commissions
and transfer taxes, if any, on the sale unless the tendering Unit Holder
requests a distribution of the Securities as set forth in paragraph (b)
below. The Distribution Agent may sell the Securities through the Sponsor,
and the Sponsor may charge brokerage commissions on those sales. Since
these proceeds will be net of brokerage commissions, Unit Holders who wish
to receive cash for their Units should always offer them for sale to the
Sponsor in the secondary market before seeking redemption by the Trustee.
The Trustee may offer Units tendered to it for redemption and cash
liquidation to the Sponsor on behalf of any Unit Holder, to obtain this
more favorable price for the Unit Holder.

(b) If the tendering Unit Holder requests distribution in kind and
tenders Units with a value in excess of $250,000, the Trustee shall sell
any portion of the In Kind Distribution represented by fractional interests
in shares in accordance with the foregoing and distribute the net cash
proceeds plus any other distributable cash to the tendering Unit Holder
together with certificates representing whole shares of each of the
Securities comprising the In Kind Distribution. (In a case in which the
Unit Holder requests a distribution in kind, the Trustee may, in lieu of
distributing Securities in kind to the Unit Holder, offer the Sponsor the
opportunity to acquire the tendered Units in exchange for the number of
shares of each Security and cash which the Unit Holder is otherwise
entitled to receive from the Trust. The federal income tax consequences to
the Unit Holder would be identical in either case.)

Any amounts paid on redemption representing income received will be
withdrawn from the Income Account to the extent funds are available. In
addition, in implementing the redemption procedures described above, the Trustee
and the Distribution Agent shall make any adjustments necessary to reflect
differences between the Redemption Price of the Units and the value of the In
Kind Distribution in whole shares as of the date of tender. To the extent that
Units are redeemed, the size of the Trust will be reduced.

The right of redemption may be suspended and payment of the Redemption
Price per Unit postponed for more than seven calendar days following a tender of
Units for redemption for any period during which the New York Stock Exchange is
closed, other than for weekend and holiday closing, or trading on that Exchange
is restricted or during which (as determined by the Securities and Exchange
Commission) an emergency exists as a result of which disposal or evaluation of
the Securities is not reasonably practicable, or for such other periods as the
Securities and Exchange Commission may by order permit. Neither the Trustee nor
the Sponsor is liable to any person or in any way for any loss or damage that
may result from any such suspension or postponement.

PURCHASE BY THE SPONSOR OF UNITS TENDERED FOR REDEMPTION

The Indenture requires that the Trustee notify the Sponsor of any tender of
Units for redemption. So long as the Sponsor is maintaining a secondary market
for Units, the Sponsor, prior to the close of business on the day of tender, may
purchase any Units tendered to the Trustee for redemption by making payment
therefor to the Unit Holder in an amount not less than the Redemption Price and
not later than the day on which the Units would otherwise have been redeemed by
the Trustee, i.e., the Unit Holder will receive the Redemption Price from the
Sponsor within 7 days of the date of tender (see 'Public Offering of
Units--Secondary Market'). Units held by the Sponsor may be tendered to the
Trustee for redemption as any other Units. The offering price of any Units
resold by the Sponsor will be the Public Offering Price determined in the manner
provided in this Prospectus (see 'Public Offering of Units--Public Offering
Price'). Any profit resulting from the resale of such Units will belong to the
Sponsor, which likewise will bear any loss resulting from a reduction in the
offering or redemption price subsequent to its acquisition of such Units (see
'Public Offering of Units--Profit of Sponsor').

COMPUTATION OF REDEMPTION PRICE PER UNIT

The Redemption Price per Unit of the Trust is determined by the Trustee as
of the Evaluation Time on the date any such determination is made. The
Redemption Price per Unit is each Unit's pro rata share, determined by the
Trustee of: (1) the aggregate value of the Securities in the Trust, (2) cash on
hand in the Trust including dividends receivable on stocks trading ex-dividend
as of the date of computation and (3) any other assets of the Trust, less (a)
amounts representing taxes or governmental charges payable out of a Trust, (b)
the accrued but unpaid expenses of the Trust and accrued Deferred Sales Charges
declared but not yet paid, and (c) cash held for distribution to Unit Holders of
record as of a date prior to the evaluation.

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The aggregate value of the Securities is determined in good faith by the
Trustee in the following manner: the evaluation is generally based on the
closing trade prices as of the Evaluation Time on the New York Stock Exchange
(unless the Trustee deems these prices inappropriate as a basis for valuation)
or, if there is no closing trade price on that exchange, at the mean between the
closing bid and asked prices. If the Securities are not so listed or, if so
listed and the principal market therefor is other than on that exchange, the
evaluation shall generally be based on the current bid price on the
over-the-counter market (unless the Trustee deems these prices inappropriate as

a basis for evaluation). If current bid or closing prices are unavailable, the
evaluation is generally determined (a) on the basis of current bid prices for
comparable securities, (b) by appraising the value of the Securities on the bid
side of the market or by such other appraisal deemed appropriate by the Trustee,
(c) on the basis of the last trade price of the Security or (d) by any
combination of the above, each as of the Evaluation Time.

SPONSOR

Prudential Securities Incorporated ('Prudential Securities') is a Delaware
corporation and is engaged in the underwriting, securities and commodities
brokerage business and is a member of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., other
major securities exchanges and commodity exchanges and the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. Prudential Securities, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Prudential Securities Group Inc. and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The
Prudential Insurance Company of America, is engaged in the investment advisory
business. Prudential Securities has acted as principal underwriter and managing
underwriter of other investment companies. In addition to participating as a
member of various selling groups or as an agent of other investment companies,
Prudential Securities executes orders on behalf of investment companies for the
purchase and sale of securities of such companies and sells securities to such
companies in its capacity as a broker or dealer in securities.

Prudential Securities is distributor for Prudential Government Securities
Trust (Intermediate Term Series), The Target Portfolio Trust, and for Class B
shares of Prudential Adjustable Rate Securities Fund, Inc., and for Class B and
C shares of The Blackrock Government Income Trust, Global Utility Fund, Inc.,
Nicholas-Applegate Fund, Inc. (Nicholas-Applegate Growth Equity Fund),
Prudential Allocation Fund, Prudential California Municipal Fund (California
Income Series and California Series), Prudential Equity Fund, Inc., Prudential
Equity Income Fund, Prudential FlexiFund, Prudential Global Fund, Inc.,
Prudential Global Genesis Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Natural Resources Fund,
Inc., Prudential GNMA Fund, Inc., Prudential Government Income Fund, Prudential
Growth Opportunity Fund, Inc., Prudential High Yield Fund, Inc., Prudential
IncomeVertible(Registered) Plus Fund, Inc., Prudential Intermediate Global
Income Fund, Inc., Prudential MultiSector Fund, Inc., Prudential Municipal Bond
Fund, Prudential Municipal Series Fund, (except Connecticut Money Market Series,
Massachusetts Money Market Series, New York Money Market Series and New Jersey
Money Market Series), Prudential National Municipals Fund, Inc., Prudential
Pacific Growth Fund, Inc., Prudential Short-Term Global Income Fund, Prudential
Strategist Fund, Inc., Prudential Structured Maturity Fund, Inc., Prudential
U.S. Government Fund and Prudential Utility Fund, Inc.

On October 21, 1993, Prudential Securities entered into an omnibus
settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC'), state
securities regulators (with the exception of the Texas Securities Commissioner
who joined the settlement on January 18, 1994) and the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. (the 'NASD') to resolve allegations that from 1980
through 1990 Prudential Securities sold certain limited partnership interests in
violation of securities laws to persons for whom such securities were not
suitable and misrepresented the safety, potential returns and liquidity of these
investments. Without admitting or denying the allegations asserted against it,
Prudential Securities consented to the entry of an SEC Administrative Order
which stated that Prudential Securities conduct violated the federal securities

laws, directed Prudential Securities to cease and desist from violating the
federal securities laws, pay civil penalties, and adopt certain remedial
measures to address the violations.

Pursuant to the terms of the SEC settlement, Prudential Securities agreed
to the imposition of $10,000,000 civil penalty, established a settlement fund in
the amount of $300,000,000 and procedures to resolve legitimate claims for
compensatory damages by purchasers of the partnership interests. Prudential
Securities settlement with the state securities regulators included an agreement
to pay a penalty of $500,000 per jurisdiction. Prudential Securities consented
to a censure and to the payment of a $5,000,000 fine in settling the NASD
action.

In October 1994, a criminal complaint was filed with the United States
Magistrate for the Southern District of New York alleging that Prudential
Securities committed fraud in connection with the sale of certain limited
partnership interests in violation of federal securities laws. An agreement was
simultaneously filed to defer prosecution of these charges for a period of three
years from the signing of the agreement, provided that Prudential Securities
complies with the terms of the agreement. If, upon completion of the three year
period, Prudential Securities has complied with the terms of the agreement, no
prosecution will be instituted by the United States for the offenses charged in
the complaint. If on the other hand, during the course of the three year period,
Prudential Securities violates the terms of the agreement, the U.S. Attorney can
then elect to pursue these charges. Under the terms of the agreement, Prudential
Securities agreed, among other things, to pay an additional $300,000,000 into
the fund established by the SEC to pay restitution to investors who purchased
certain Prudential Securities limited partnership interests.

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LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY

The Sponsor is liable for the performance of its obligations arising from
its responsibilities under the Indenture, but will be under no liability to Unit
Holders for taking any action or refraining from taking any action in good faith
or for errors in judgment or be liable or responsible in any way for any
default, failure or defect in any Security or for depreciation or loss incurred
by reason of the sale of any Securities, except in cases of willful misfeasance,
bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties
(see 'Sponsor--Responsibility').

RESPONSIBILITY

The Trust is not a managed registered investment company. Securities will
not be sold by the Trustee to take advantage of ordinary market fluctuations.

Although the Sponsor and Trustee do not presently intend to dispose of
Securities, the Indenture permits the Sponsor to direct the Trustee to dispose
of any Security upon the happening of certain events, including, without
limitation, default under certain documents or other occurrences, including
legal actions which might adversely affect future declaration and payment of
dividends, institution of certain legal proceedings, and a decline in market
price to such an extent, or such other adverse market or credit factor, as in

the opinion of the Sponsor would make retention of a Security detrimental to the
Trust and to the interests of the Unit Holders or if required to pay the
Deferred Sales Charge. The Sponsor may instruct the Trustee to tender a Security
for cash or sell the Security on the open market when in its opinion it is in
the best interest of the Unit Holders to do so in the event of a public tender
offer or merger or acquisition announcement.

The Sponsor and/or an affiliate thereof intend to continuously monitor
developments affecting the Securities in the Trust in order to determine whether
the Trustee should be directed to dispose of any such Securities.

It is the responsibility of the Sponsor to instruct the Trustee to reject
any offer made by an issuer of any of the Securities to issue new securities in
exchange and substitution for any Security pursuant to a recapitalization or
reorganization, except that the Sponsor may instruct the Trustee to accept such
an offer or to take any other action with respect thereto as the Sponsor may
deem proper if the issuer failed to declare or pay or the Sponsor anticipates
such issuer will fail to pay or declare anticipated dividends with respect
thereto. If the Trust receives the securities of another issuer as the result of
a merger or reorganization of, or a spin-off, or split-up by the issuer of a
Security included in the original Portfolio, the Trust may under certain
circumstances hold those securities as if they were one of the Securities
initially deposited and adjust the proportionate relationship accordingly for
all future subsequent deposits.

Any securities so received in exchange or substitution will be held by the
Trustee subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture to the same extent
as Securities originally deposited thereunder. Within five days after the
deposit of securities in exchange or substitution for any of the underlying
Securities, the Trustee is required to give notice thereof to each Unit Holder,
identifying the Securities eliminated and the Securities substituted therefor.
Except as otherwise set forth in the Prospectus, the acquisition by the Trust of
any securities other than the Securities initially deposited is prohibited.

The proceeds resulting from the disposition of any Security in the Trust
will be distributed as set forth under 'Rights of Unit Holders--Distributions'
to the extent such proceeds are not utilized for the purpose of redeeming Units
or paying Trust expenses.

RESIGNATION

If at any time the Sponsor shall resign under the Indenture or shall fail
to perform or be incapable of performing its duties thereunder or shall become
bankrupt or its affairs are taken over by public authorities, the Indenture
directs the Trustee to either (1) appoint a successor Sponsor or Sponsors at
rates of compensation deemed reasonable by the Trustee not exceeding amounts
prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, (2) act as Sponsor itself
without terminating the Trust or (3) terminate the Trust. The Trustee will
promptly notify Unit Holders of any such action.

TRUSTEE

The Trustee is United States Trust Company of New York, with its principal
place of business at 114 West 47th Street, New York, New York 10036 and a unit

investment trust office at 770 Broadway, New York, New York 10003. United States
Trust Company has, since its establishment in 1853, engaged primarily in the
management of trust and agency accounts for individuals and corporations. The
Trustee is a member of the New York Clearing House Association and is subject to
supervision and examination by the Superintendent of Banks of the State of New
York, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System. In connection with the storage and handling of
certain Securities deposited in the Trust,

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the Trustee may use the services of The Depository Trust Company. These services
may include safekeeping of the Securities and coupon-clipping, computer
book-entry transfer and institutional delivery services. The Depository Trust
Company is a limited purpose trust company organized under the Banking Law of
the State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System and a clearing
agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY

The Trustee shall not be liable or responsible in any way for depreciation
or loss incurred by reason of the disposition of any moneys, Securities or in
respect of any evaluation or for any action taken in good faith reliance on
prima facie properly executed documents except in cases of willful misfeasance,
bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties.
In addition, the Indenture provides that the Trustee shall not be personally
liable for any taxes or other governmental charges imposed upon or in respect of
the Trust which the Trustee may be required to pay under current or future laws
of the United States or any other taxing authority having jurisdiction.

RESPONSIBILITY

The Trustee shall not be liable for any default, failure or defect in any
Security or for any depreciation or loss by reason of any such sale of
Securities or by reason of the failure of the Sponsor to give directions to the
Trustee.

Additionally, the Trustee may sell Securities designated by the Sponsor, or
if not so directed, in its own discretion, for the purpose of redeeming Units
tendered for redemption.

Amounts received by the Trust upon the sale of any Security under the
conditions set forth above will be deposited in the Principal Account when
received and to the extent not used for the redemption of Units will be
distributable by the Trustee to Unit Holders of record on the Record Date next
prior to a Distribution Date.

For information relating to the responsibilities of the Trustee under the
Indenture, reference is also made to the material set forth under 'Rights of
Unit Holders' and 'Sponsor--Resignation.'

RESIGNATION

By executing an instrument in writing and filing the same with the Sponsor,

the Trustee and any successor may resign. In such an event the Sponsor is
obligated to appoint a successor trustee as soon as possible. If the Trustee
becomes incapable of acting or becomes bankrupt or its affairs are taken over by
public authorities, the Sponsor may remove the Trustee and appoint a successor
as provided in the Indenture. The Sponsor may also remove the Trustee for any
other reason that the Sponsor determines to be in the best interest of the Unit
Holders. Such resignation or removal shall become effective upon the acceptance
of appointment by the successor trustee. If upon resignation of a trustee no
successor has been appointed and has accepted the appointment within thirty days
after notification, the retiring trustee may apply to a court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor. The resignation or removal of a
trustee becomes effective only when the successor trustee accepts its
appointment as such or when a court of competent jurisdiction appoints a
successor trustee. A successor trustee has the same rights and duties as the
original trustee except to the extent, if any, that the Indenture is modified as
permitted by its terms.

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE INDENTURE

AMENDMENT

The Indenture may be amended by the Trustee and the Sponsor without the
consent of Unit Holders (a) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement
any provision thereof which may be defective or inconsistent, (b) to change any
provision thereof as may be required by the Securities and Exchange Commission
or any successor governmental agency, and (c) to make such other provisions as
shall not adversely affect the interest of the Unit Holders; provided that the
Indenture may also be amended by the Sponsor and the Trustee (or the performance
of any of the provisions of the Indenture may be waived) with the consent of
Unit Holders evidencing 51% of the Units at the time outstanding for the
purposes of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating
any of the provisions of the Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights
of Unit Holders. In no event shall the Indenture be amended so as to increase
the number of Units issuable thereunder except as the result of the additional
deposits of Securities, to permit the deposit of Securities after the Date of
Deposit except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture as
initially adopted, to permit any other acquisition of securities or other
property by the Trustee either in addition to or in substitution for any of the
Securities on hand in the Trust or to permit the Trustee to vary the investment
of the Unit Holders or to empower the Trustee to engage in business or to engage
in investment activities not specifically authorized in the Indenture as
originally adopted; or so as to adversely affect the characterization of the
Trust as a grantor trust for Federal income tax purposes. In the event of any
amendment requiring the consent of Unit Holders, the Trustee is obligated to
promptly notify all Unit Holders of the substance of such amendment.

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TERMINATION

The Trust may be terminated at any time by the consent of the holders of
51% of the Units or by the Trustee upon the direction of the Sponsor when the
aggregate net value of all Trust assets is less than 40% of the Securities
deposited in the Trust on the Date of Deposit and subsequent thereto. However,

in no event may the Trust continue beyond the Termination Date set forth under
'Summary of Essential Information' in Part A. In the event of termination,
written notice thereof will be sent by the Trustee to all Unit Holders.

LEGAL OPINIONS

Certain legal matters in connection with the Units offered hereby have been
passed upon by Messrs. Cahill Gordon & Reindel, a partnership including a
professional corporation, 80 Pine Street, New York, New York 10005, as special
counsel for the Sponsor.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The financial statements included in this Prospectus have been audited by
Deloitte & Touche LLP, certified public accountants, as stated in their report
appearing herein, and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the
authority of that firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THIS INVESTMENT COMPANY NOT CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS; AND ANY INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED HEREIN MUST NOT
BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN
OFFER TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, SECURITIES IN ANY STATE TO
ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS NOT LAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER IN SUCH STATE.

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Risk Factors...................................... A-2
Summary of Essential Information.................. A-7
Independent Auditors' Report...................... A-9
Statement of Financial Condition.................. A-10
Schedule of Portfolio Securities.................. A-11
The Trust......................................... B-1
Portfolio Summary............................... B-2
Tax Status of the Trust........................... B-3

Retirement Plans.................................. B-4
Public Offering of Units.......................... B-4
Public Offering Price........................... B-4
Public Distribution............................. B-4
Secondary Market................................ B-5
Profit of Sponsor............................... B-5
Volume Discount................................. B-5
Employee Discount............................... B-6
Exchange Option................................... B-6
Federal Income Tax Consequences................. B-7
Reinvestment Program.............................. B-7
Termination Options............................... B-8
Expenses and Charges.............................. B-9
Initial Expenses................................ B-9
Fees............................................ B-9
Other Charges................................... B-9
Rights of Unit Holders............................ B-10
Ownership of Units.............................. B-10
Certain Limitations............................. B-10
Distributions................................... B-10
Reports and Records............................. B-11
Redemption...................................... B-11
Purchase by the Sponsor of Units Tendered for
Redemption.................................... B-12
Computation of Redemption Price Per unit........ B-12
Sponsor........................................... B-13
Limitations on Liability........................ B-14
Responsibility.................................. B-14
Resignation..................................... B-14
Trustee........................................... B-14
Limitations on Liability........................ B-15
Responsibility.................................. B-15
Resignation..................................... B-15
Amendment and Termination of the Indenture........ B-15
Amendment....................................... B-15
Termination..................................... B-16
Legal Opinions.................................... B-16
Independent Auditors.............................. B-16
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SPONSOR

PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
ONE SEAPORT PLAZA
199 WATER STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10292

TRUSTEE

UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
114 WEST 47TH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036

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PART II.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM A-BONDING ARRANGEMENTS

The employees of Prudential Securities Incorporated are covered under
Broker's Blanket Policies, Standard Form No. 14 in the aggregate amount of
$62,500,000.

ITEM B-CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

This Registration Statement on Form S-6 comprises the following papers and
documents:

The cross-reference sheet.

The Prospectus.

Signatures.

Written consents of the following persons:

Cahill Gordon & Reindel (included in Exhibit 5).

Deloitte & Touche LLP.**

The following Exhibits:

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****Ex-3.(i) -- Certificate of Incorporation of Prudential Securities Incorporated dated March
29, 1993.
****Ex-3.(ii) -- Revised By-Laws of Prudential Securities Incorporated as amended through March
5, 1993.
*****Ex- 4.a -- Trust Indenture and Agreement dated May 5, 1987.
*Ex-4.b -- Draft of Reference Trust Agreement.
**Ex- 5 -- Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered.
******Ex-24 -- Powers of Attorney executed by a majority of the Board of Directors of
Prudential Securities Incorporated.
**Ex-27.1 -- Financial Data Schedule.
***Ex-99.1 -- Information as to Officers and Directors of Prudential Securities Incorporated
is incorporated by reference to Schedules A and D of Form BD filed by Prudential
Securities Incorporated, pursuant to Rules 15b1-1 and 15b3-1 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (1934 Act File No. 8-16267).

***Ex-99.2 -- Affiliations of Sponsor with other investment companies.
***Ex-99.3 -- Broker's Blanket Policies, Standard Form No. 14 in the aggregate amount of
$62,500,000.
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* Previously filed.

** To be filed by Amendment.

*** Incorporated by reference to exhibit of same designation filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 of Prudential Unit Trusts,
Insured Tax-Exempt Series 1, Registration No. 2-89263.

**** Incorporated by reference to exhibit of same designation filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 of Government Securities
Equity Trust Series 5, Registration No. 33-57992.

***** Incorporated by reference to exhibit of same designation filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 of Prudential Unit Trusts,
Prudential Equity Trust Shares Series 1, Registration No. 33-12218.

****** Incorporated by reference to exhibits of same designation filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 of National Municipal Trust
Series 172, Registration No. 33-54681.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant,
National Equity Trust Low Five Portfolio Series 1, has duly caused this
Registration Statement or amendment thereto to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and State of New
York on the 29th day of March, 1995.

NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST LOW FIVE
PORTFOLIO SERIES 1

(Registrant)

By PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED

(Depositor)

By: _____ /s/ KENNETH SWANKIE__
Kenneth Swankie
First Vice President
Manager-Unit Investment Trust Department

By the following persons,* who constitute a majority of the
Board of Directors of Prudential Securities Incorporated

Alan D. Hogan
George A. Murray
John P. Murray
Leland B. Paton
Vincent T. Pica
Richard A. Redeker
Hardwick Simmons
Lee B. Spencer, Jr.

By: _____ /s/ KENNETH SWANKIE__
Kenneth Swankie
First Vice President
Manager-Unit Investment Trust Department,
As Authorized Signatory for Prudential Securities
Incorporated and Attorney-in-Fact for the persons
listed above

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* Pursuant to Powers of Attorney previously filed.

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CONSENT OF COUNSEL

The consent of Cahill Gordon & Reindel to the use of its name in the
Prospectus included in this Registration Statement will be contained in its
opinion to be filed as Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement.

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To be filed by Amendment.

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