UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-21619

	Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
				333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606
				(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
				Kevin J. McCarthy—Vice President and Secretary    333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606
				(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:					312-917-7700
Date of fiscal year end:		12/31
Date of reporting period:			3/31/2013

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund (JPZ)

March 31, 2013

Shares		Description (1)											Value
		Common Stocks – 100.4% (5)
		Aerospace & Defense – 2.4%
44,366		Boeing Company											$     3,808,821
44,474		Honeywell International Inc.											3,351,116
32,905		Raytheon Company											1,934,485
35,076		United Technologies Corporation											3,277,151
		Total Aerospace & Defense											12,371,573
		Air Freight & Logistics – 0.7%
41,809		United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B											3,591,393
		Airlines – 0.0%
3,957		United Continental Holdings Inc., (2)											126,664
		Auto Components – 0.1%
30,296		Cooper Tire & Rubber											777,395
		Automobiles – 0.8%
185,001		Ford Motor Company											2,432,763
32,461		Harley-Davidson, Inc.											1,730,171
		Total Automobiles											4,162,934
		Beverages – 2.7%
180,676		Coca-Cola Company											7,306,537
14,723		Monster Beverage Corporation, (2)											702,876
75,742		PepsiCo, Inc.											5,991,950
		Total Beverages											14,001,363
		Biotechnology – 1.8%
40,799		Amgen Inc.											4,182,305
22,699		Celgene Corporation, (2)											2,631,041
47,374		Gilead Sciences, Inc., (2)											2,318,010
		Total Biotechnology											9,131,356
		Building Products – 0.2%
42,748		Masco Corporation											865,647
		Capital Markets – 1.9%
99,725		Charles Schwab Corporation											1,764,135
20,622		Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.											3,034,527
35,138		Legg Mason, Inc.											1,129,687
100,638		Morgan Stanley											2,212,023
38,635		Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A											1,691,440
		Total Capital Markets											9,831,812
		Chemicals – 2.3%
48,008		Dow Chemical Company											1,528,575
42,638		E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company											2,096,084
34,457		Eastman Chemical Company											2,407,511
24,907		Monsanto Company											2,630,926
53,293		Olin Corporation											1,344,049
60,403		RPM International, Inc.											1,907,527
		Total Chemicals											11,914,672
		Commercial Banks – 2.6%
33,724		Comerica Incorporated											1,212,378
16,998		HSBC Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR											906,673
17,184		PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.											1,142,736
95,133		U.S. Bancorp											3,227,863
196,464		Wells Fargo & Company											7,267,203
		Total Commercial Banks											13,756,853
		Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.9%
3,177		Avery Dennison Corporation											136,833
56,149		Deluxe Corporation											2,324,569
40,642		Pitney Bowes Inc.											603,940
16,031		R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company											193,174
35,497		Waste Management, Inc.											1,391,837
		Total Commercial Services & Supplies											4,650,353
		Communications Equipment – 2.2%
14,156		ADTRAN, Inc.											278,165
3,408		Ciena Corporation, (2)											54,562
222,389		Cisco Systems, Inc.											4,650,154
11,034		JDS Uniphase Corporation, (2)											147,525
25,703		Motorola Solutions Inc.											1,645,763
71,809		QUALCOMM, Inc.											4,807,613
		Total Communications Equipment											11,583,782
		Computers & Peripherals – 3.6%
34,529		Apple, Inc.											15,283,571
67,332		Dell Inc.											964,868
108,453		EMC Corporation, (2)											2,590,942
		Total Computers & Peripherals											18,839,381
		Consumer Finance – 0.6%
23,246		American Express Company											1,568,175
32,690		Discover Financial Services											1,465,820
		Total Consumer Finance											3,033,995
		Containers & Packaging – 0.4%
37,972		Packaging Corp. of America											1,703,804
5,718		Sonoco Products Company											200,073
		Total Containers & Packaging											1,903,877
		Distributors – 0.4%
29,044		Genuine Parts Company											2,265,432
		Diversified Consumer Services – 0.0%
7,623		Apollo Group, Inc., Class A, (2)											132,564
		Diversified Financial Services – 4.6%
414,679		Bank of America Corporation											5,050,790
112,577		Citigroup Inc.											4,980,406
33,950		CME Group, Inc.											2,084,191
189,264		JPMorgan Chase & Co.											8,982,469
39,312		Leucadia National Corporation											1,078,328
40,722		New York Stock Exchange Euronext											1,573,498
		Total Diversified Financial Services											23,749,682
		Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.4%
255,347		AT&T Inc.											9,368,681
24,804		CenturyLink Inc.											871,365
250,097		Frontier Communications Corporation											995,386
128,669		Verizon Communications Inc.											6,324,081
18,198		Windstream Corporation											144,674
		Total Diversified Telecommunication Services											17,704,187
		Electric Utilities – 1.7%
55,280		Duke Energy Corporation											4,012,775
27,323		Great Plains Energy Incorporated											633,620
19,046		OGE Energy Corp.											1,332,839
80,800		Pepco Holdings, Inc.											1,729,120
20,004		Southern Company											938,588
		Total Electric Utilities											8,646,942
		Electrical Equipment – 0.5%
28,305		Emerson Electric Company											1,581,400
14,553		Rockwell Automation, Inc.											1,256,652
		Total Electrical Equipment											2,838,052
		Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.3%
118,215		Corning Incorporated											1,575,806
		Energy Equipment & Services – 2.2%
6,964		Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.											484,416
18,452		Ensco International PLC, Class A, Sponsored ADR											1,107,120
79,215		Halliburton Company											3,201,078
16,059		Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.											382,847
72,390		Schlumberger Limited											5,421,287
16,157		Tidewater Inc.											815,929
		Total Energy Equipment & Services											11,412,677
		Food & Staples Retailing – 2.0%
75,479		CVS Caremark Corporation											4,150,590
38,696		SUPERVALU INC.											195,028
80,740		Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.											6,041,774
		Total Food & Staples Retailing											10,387,392
		Food Products – 1.0%
37,375		Kraft Foods Inc., Class A											1,925,934
112,127		Mondelez International Inc.											3,432,207
		Total Food Products											5,358,141
		Gas Utilities – 1.0%
36,031		AGL Resources Inc.											1,511,500
12,516		Atmos Energy Corporation											534,308
22,995		National Fuel Gas Company											1,410,743
38,518		ONEOK, Inc.											1,836,153
		Total Gas Utilities											5,292,704
		Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.5%
72,041		Abbott Laboratories											2,544,488
4,460		Hologic Inc., (2)											100,796
3,342		Intuitive Surgical, Inc., (2)											1,641,557
78,706		Medtronic, Inc.											3,696,034
		Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies											7,982,875
		Health Care Providers & Services – 2.0%
6,901		Brookdale Senior Living Inc., (2)											192,400
15,450		Coventry Health Care, Inc.											726,614
48,093		Express Scripts, (2)											2,772,561
13,578		HCA Holdings Inc.											551,674
1,116		Henry Schein Inc., (2)											103,286
39,267		Kindred Healthcare Inc., (2)											413,482
71,299		UnitedHealth Group Incorporated											4,079,016
25,221		Wellpoint Inc.											1,670,387
		Total Health Care Providers & Services											10,509,420
		Health Care Technology – 0.0%
114		Cerner Corporation, (2)											10,802
		Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.3%
22,200		Carnival Corporation											761,460
42,761		International Game Technology											705,557
2,272		Interval Leisure Group Inc.											49,393
53,750		McDonald’s Corporation											5,358,338
		Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure											6,874,748
		Household Durables – 0.8%
2,990		Garmin Limited											98,790
64,653		Newell Rubbermaid Inc.											1,687,443
13,864		Tupperware Corporation											1,133,243
11,356		Whirlpool Corporation											1,345,232
		Total Household Durables											4,264,708
		Household Products – 1.9%
14,878		Colgate-Palmolive Company											1,756,050
11,711		Kimberly-Clark Corporation											1,147,444
90,419		Procter & Gamble Company											6,967,688
		Total Household Products											9,871,182
		Industrial Conglomerates – 2.6%
38,964		3M Co.											4,142,263
412,215		General Electric Company											9,530,411
57		Siemens AG, Sponsored ADR											6,145
		Total Industrial Conglomerates											13,678,819
		Insurance – 2.3%
47,749		Allstate Corporation											2,343,043
8,871		Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.											366,461
36,694		Fidelity National Title Group Inc., Class A											925,790
20,464		Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.											527,971
13,665		Kemper Corporation											445,616
60,781		Lincoln National Corporation											1,982,068
63,707		Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.											2,418,955
35,546		Travelers Companies, Inc.											2,992,618
		Total Insurance											12,002,522
		Internet & Catalog Retail – 1.2%
14,883		Amazon.com, Inc., (2)											3,966,171
3,103		HSN, Inc.											170,231
2,786		Priceline.com Incorporated, (2)											1,916,573
		Total Internet & Catalog Retail											6,052,975
		Internet Software & Services – 2.4%
10,937		Akamai Technologies, Inc., (2)											385,967
49,259		eBay Inc., (2)											2,670,823
8,710		Google Inc., Class A, (2)											6,916,001
44,605		United Online, Inc.											268,968
5,616		ValueClick, Inc., (2)											165,953
10,002		VeriSign, Inc., (2)											472,895
71,826		Yahoo! Inc., (2)											1,690,066
		Total Internet Software & Services											12,570,673
		IT Services – 4.0%
34,359		Automatic Data Processing, Inc.											2,234,022
17,199		Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A, (2)											1,317,615
32,696		Fidelity National Information Services											1,295,416
38,580		International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)											8,229,114
3,197		Lender Processing Services Inc.											81,396
5,819		MasterCard, Inc.											3,148,835
42,671		Paychex, Inc.											1,496,472
16,519		Visa Inc., Class A											2,805,587
		Total IT Services											20,608,457
		Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.4%
19,609		Polaris Industries Inc.											1,813,636
		Machinery – 2.6%
15,616		Caterpillar Inc.											1,358,124
15,272		Cummins Inc.											1,768,650
20,884		Deere & Company											1,795,606
13,600		Graco Inc.											789,208
13,107		Ingersoll Rand Company Limited, Class A											721,016
16,893		Parker Hannifin Corporation											1,547,061
11,767		Snap-on Incorporated											973,131
22,597		SPX Corporation											1,784,259
27,348		Stanley Black & Decker Inc.											2,214,368
12,000		Timken Company											678,960
		Total Machinery											13,630,383
		Media – 3.2%
44,936		CBS Corporation, Class B											2,098,062
114,249		Comcast Corporation, Class A											4,799,600
39,613		New York Times, Class A, (2)											388,207
35,396		Omnicom Group, Inc.											2,084,824
114,479		Regal Entertainment Group, Class A											1,908,365
92,204		Walt Disney Company											5,237,187
		Total Media											16,516,245
		Metals & Mining – 0.9%
88,284		Alcoa Inc.											752,180
44,474		Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.											1,472,089
6,726		Newmont Mining Corporation											281,752
24,595		Nucor Corporation											1,135,059
32,749		Southern Copper Corporation											1,230,380
		Total Metals & Mining											4,871,460
		Multiline Retail – 1.1%
4,000		Family Dollar Stores, Inc.											236,200
36,680		Macy’s, Inc.											1,534,691
25,718		Nordstrom, Inc.											1,420,405
8,076		Sears Holding Corporation, (2)											403,558
30,023		Target Corporation											2,055,074
		Total Multiline Retail											5,649,928
		Multi-Utilities – 1.8%
40,212		Ameren Corporation											1,408,224
22,660		Consolidated Edison, Inc.											1,382,940
63,324		Integrys Energy Group, Inc.											3,682,924
15,734		Northwestern Corporation											627,157
60,347		Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated											2,072,316
		Total Multi-Utilities											9,173,561
		Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 8.5%
9,051		Cenovus Energy Inc.											280,490
75,513		Chevron Corporation											8,972,455
59,011		ConocoPhillips											3,546,561
39,168		CONSOL Energy Inc.											1,318,003
22,581		Continental Resources Inc., (2)											1,962,966
16,151		EnCana Corporation											314,298
26,969		EOG Resources, Inc.											3,453,920
170,355		Exxon Mobil Corporation											15,350,689
36,332		Occidental Petroleum Corporation											2,847,339
38,405		Phillips 66											2,687,198
4,626		Total SA, Sponsored ADR											221,955
69,748		Valero Energy Corporation											3,172,837
		Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels											44,128,711
		Pharmaceuticals – 6.6%
72,041		AbbVie Inc.											2,937,832
111,190		Bristol-Myers Squibb Company											4,579,916
41,183		Eli Lilly and Company											2,338,783
116,804		Johnson & Johnson											9,523,030
132,433		Merck & Company Inc.											5,857,512
308,278		Pfizer Inc.											8,896,903
		Total Pharmaceuticals											34,133,976
		Professional Services – 0.1%
3,665		Manpower Inc.											207,879
6,949		Resources Connection, Inc.											88,252
		Total Professional Services											296,131
		Real Estate Investment Trust – 2.8%
79,873		Annaly Capital Management Inc.											1,269,182
39,521		Brandywine Realty Trust											586,887
44,183		CapLease Inc.											281,446
25,456		CommonWealth REIT											571,233
55,131		CubeSmart											871,070
15,432		Health Care REIT, Inc.											1,047,987
47,225		Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.											1,340,718
45,684		Hospitality Properties Trust											1,253,569
88,469		Lexington Corporate Properties Trust											1,043,934
27,077		Liberty Property Trust											1,076,311
17,263		Medical Properties Trust Inc.											276,899
28,311		MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc.											263,859
26,716		Senior Housing Properties Trust											716,790
11,215		Sun Communities Inc.											553,236
25,238		Ventas Inc.											1,847,422
54,475		Weyerhaeuser Company											1,709,426
		Total Real Estate Investment Trust											14,709,969
		Road & Rail – 0.9%
17,765		Norfolk Southern Corporation											1,369,326
24,329		Union Pacific Corporation											3,464,693
		Total Road & Rail											4,834,019
		Semiconductors & Equipment – 2.3%
25,275		Analog Devices, Inc.											1,175,035
96,369		Applied Materials, Inc.											1,299,054
21,444		Broadcom Corporation, Class A											743,463
247,273		Intel Corporation											5,402,915
12,846		Intersil Holding Corporation, Class A											111,889
3,087		Lam Research Corporation, (2)											127,987
24,776		Microchip Technology Incorporated											910,766
27,856		NVIDIA Corporation											357,114
51,579		Texas Instruments Incorporated											1,830,023
		Total Semiconductors & Equipment											11,958,246
		Software – 3.7%
23,572		Adobe Systems Incorporated, (2)											1,025,618
18,599		Autodesk, Inc., (2)											767,023
336,167		Microsoft Corporation											9,617,738
181,687		Oracle Corporation											5,875,758
9,475		Salesforce.com, Inc., (2)											1,694,414
		Total Software											18,980,551
		Specialty Retail – 2.4%
18,330		Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A											846,846
41,497		American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.											775,994
21,475		Best Buy Co., Inc.											475,671
50,218		Home Depot, Inc.											3,504,212
36,675		Limited Brands, Inc.											1,637,901
71,238		Lowe’s Companies, Inc.											2,701,345
364		Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation, (2)											1,441
472		Ross Stores, Inc.											28,613
13,465		Tiffany & Co.											936,356
28,637		TJX Companies, Inc.											1,338,780
		Total Specialty Retail											12,247,159
		Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.5%
7,159		Cherokee Inc.											98,078
14,066		VF Corporation											2,359,572
		Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods											2,457,650
		Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.2%
36,703		Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.											317,114
60,610		New York Community Bancorp Inc.											869,754
		Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance											1,186,868
		Tobacco – 2.1%
97,022		Altria Group, Inc.											3,336,587
69,806		Philip Morris International											6,471,714
20,787		Reynolds American Inc.											924,814
5,109		Vector Group Ltd.											82,357
		Total Tobacco											10,815,472
		Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.0%
5,500		USA Mobility Inc.											72,985
		Total Common Stocks (cost $361,148,815)											521,810,760
Principal
Amount (000)		Description (1)						Coupon			Maturity					Value
		Short-Term Investments – 4.5%
$        23,525		Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/28/13, repurchase price $23,524,777, collateralized by $24,110,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.500%, due 7/31/17, value $23,998,684						0.010%			4/01/13					$    23,524,751
		Total Short-Term Investments (cost $23,524,751)														23,524,751
		Total Investments (cost $384,673,566) – 104.9%														545,335,511
		Other Assets Less Liabilities – (4.9)% (3)														(25,301,547	)
		Net Assets – 100%														$  520,033,964
Investments in Derivatives as of March 31, 2013 Call Options Written outstanding:
Number of						Notional			Expiration			Strike
Contracts		Type				Amount (4)			Date			Price				Value (3	)
		Call Options Written — (3.0)%
(801	)	S&P 500 Index				$  (120,150,000)			4/20/13			$  1,500				$    (5,623,020	)
(384	)	S&P 500 Index				(58,560,000)			4/20/13			1,525				(1,837,440	)
(654	)	S&P 500 Index				(101,370,000)			4/20/13			1,550				(1,801,770	)
(409	)	S&P 500 Index				(62,372,500)			5/18/13			1,525				(2,229,050	)
(446	)	S&P 500 Index				(68,461,000)			5/18/13			1,535				(2,087,280	)
(600	)	S&P 500 Index				(93,000,000)			5/18/13			1,550				(2,148,000	)
(3,294	)	Total Call Options Written (premiums received $10,287,375)				$  (503,913,500)										$  (15,726,560	)
		Fair Value Measurements
		Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following is a summary of the three-tiered hierarchy of valuation input levels.
		Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted and prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 - Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Level 3 - Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the Fund’s fair value measurements as of the end of the reporting period:
				Level 1			Level 2			Level 3				Total
		Long-Term Investments:
		Common Stocks		$   521,810,760			$                   –			$            –				$   521,810,760
		Short-Term Investments:
		Repurchase Agreements		–			23,524,751			–				23,524,751
		Derivatives:
		Call Options Written		(15,726,560	)		–			–				(15,726,560			)
		Total		$   506,084,200			$  23,524,751			$            –				$   529,608,951
		Income Tax Information The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences in recording income, timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions and the recognition of unrealized gain or loss for tax (mark-to-market) on option contracts. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities presented in the annual report, based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the net asset value of the Fund. As of March 31, 2013, the cost of investments (excluding investments in derivatives) was $385,085,811. Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments (excluding investments in derivatives) as of March 31, 2013, were as follows:
		Gross unrealized:
		Appreciation													$   197,947,141
		Depreciation													(37,697,441		)
		Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments													$   160,249,700
			For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.
		(1)	All percentages in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.
		(2)	Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.
		(3)	Other Assets Less Liabilities includes the Value of derivative instruments as listed within Investments in Derivatives as of the end of the reporting period.
		(4)	For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Strike Price by 100.
		(5)	The Fund may designate up to 100% of its common stock investments to cover outstanding call options written.
		ADR	American Depositary Receipt.
		REIT	Real Estate Investment Trust.

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

a.The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

b.There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), exactly as set forth below: EX-99 CERT Attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant)	Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund
By (Signature and Title)	/s/ Kevin J. McCarthy
	Kevin J. McCarthy
	Vice President and Secretary

Date: May 30, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)	/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman
	Gifford R. Zimmerman
	Chief Administrative Officer (principal executive officer)

Date: May 30, 2013

By (Signature and Title)	/s/ Stephen D. Foy
	Stephen D. Foy
	Vice President and Controller (principal financial officer)

Date: May 30, 2013