-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, T/gH4O5NZypVl2ep1e5DfZzL10SNuMDELdzE9CqzBi0vjBy/U+3Q+qP69k5tXzZV rXHbOuSgtoT9JHgRfYpcMw== 0000913849-08-000652.txt : 20081120 0000913849-08-000652.hdr.sgml : 20081120 20081120140715 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000913849-08-000652 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-23C-2 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20081120 FILED AS OF DATE: 20081120 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081120 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20081120 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NUVEEN QUALITY PREFERRED INCOME FUND 3 CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001200446 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-23C-2 SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 817-01109 FILM NUMBER: 081203417 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 WEST WACKER DRIVE CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 N-23C-2 1 n23c2_111808.htm RULE 23C-2 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REDEEM SECURITIES n23c2_111808.htm
 
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
Rule 23c-2 Notice of Intention to
Redeem Securities
 
of
 
Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund 3
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois  60606
 
under the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940
 
Investment Company Act File No. 811-21242
 
The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission that it intends to redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in accordance with the requirements of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), and states that it is filing this notice with the Commission pursuant to permission granted by the Commission staff fewer than 30 days prior to the date set for the redemption.
 
 
(1)
Title of the class of securities of Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund 3 (the “Fund”) to be redeemed:
 
FundPreferred Shares, Liquidation Preference $25,000 per share, Series M (CUSIP #67072W200) and Series TH (CUSIP #67072W309) (the “FundPreferred Shares”).
 
 
(2)
Date on which the securities are to be called or redeemed:
 
Series
Date
M
December 9, 2008
TH
December 12, 2008

 
(3)
Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the securities are to be redeemed:
 
The FundPreferred Shares are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 3(a)(i) of the Statement Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of FundPreferred Shares of the Fund.
 

 
 
 

 
(4)
The number of shares to be redeemed and the basis upon which the shares to be redeemed are to be selected:
 
The Fund intends to redeem, by lot (as determined by The Depository Trust Company), the number of outstanding FundPreferred Shares set forth below:
 
Series
Number of Shares
M
120
TH
120

 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirement of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund has duly caused this Notice of Intention to Redeem Securities to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned on this 20th day of November, 2008.
 
 
NUVEEN QUALITY PREFERRED INCOME FUND 3
  
       
 
By:
/s/Mark L. Winget   
    Name:  Mark L. Winget   
   
Title:    Vice President and Assistant Secretary
  
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
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