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 811-21809

Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth 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:    9/30/2008   

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 1. Schedule of Investments
	Item 2. Controls and Procedures
	Item 3. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EX-99.CERT

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund (JPG)
September 30, 2008

Shares		Description (1)	Value
		Common Stocks – 96.8%
		Aerospace & Defense – 1.8%
	25,768	Boeing Company	$	1,477,795
	4,500	Goodrich Corporation		187,200
	33,500	Honeywell International Inc.		1,391,925
	5,496	Raytheon Company		294,091
	25,203	United Technologies Corporation		1,513,692
		Total Aerospace & Defense		4,864,703
		Air Freight & Logistics – 0.4%
	15,798	United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B		993,536
		Airlines – 0.3%
	13,544	AMR Corporation, (2)		133,002
	6,708	Continental Airlines, Inc., (2)		111,889
	55,105	Lan Airlines S.A., Sponsored ADR		628,197
		Total Airlines		873,088
		Auto Components – 0.1%
	24,800	American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc.		132,928
	9,310	Cooper Tire & Rubber		80,066
		Total Auto Components		212,994
		Automobiles – 0.3%
	99,139	Ford Motor Company, (2)		515,523
	35,600	General Motors Corporation		336,420
		Total Automobiles		851,943
		Beverages – 1.7%
	44,948	Coca-Cola Company		2,376,850
	31,844	PepsiCo, Inc.		2,269,522
		Total Beverages		4,646,372
		Biotechnology – 0.8%
	11,525	Celgene Corporation, (2)		729,302
	560	Cephalon, Inc., (2)		43,394
	3,005	Genentech, Inc., (2)		266,483
	21,301	Gilead Sciences, Inc., (2)		970,900
	2,730	Invitrogen Corporation, (2)		103,194
	10,546	PDL Biopharma Inc., (2)		98,183
		Total Biotechnology		2,211,456
		Capital Markets – 3.5%
	62,385	Charles Schwab Corporation		1,622,010
	24,811	Federated Investors Inc.		715,797
	11,429	Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.		1,462,912
	90,178	JPMorgan Chase & Co.		4,211,313
	33,567	Morgan Stanley		772,041
	22,422	Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A		554,945
		Total Capital Markets		9,339,018
		Chemicals – 2.1%
	24,470	Chemtura Corporation		111,583
	56,173	Dow Chemical Company		1,785,178
	47,395	E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company		1,910,019
	5,835	Eastman Chemical Company		321,275
	29,107	Olin Corporation		564,676
	13,161	PPG Industries, Inc.		767,550
	10,283	RPM International, Inc.		198,873
		Total Chemicals		5,659,154
		Commercial Banks – 5.1%
	124,776	Bank of America Corporation		4,367,160
	24,420	Comerica Incorporated		800,732
	26,643	First Horizon National Corporation		249,383
	8,605	FirstMerit Corporation		180,705
	9,110	HSBC Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR		736,361
	49,105	Huntington BancShares Inc.		392,349
	46,699	Regions Financial Corporation		448,310
	96,551	U.S. Bancorp		3,477,767
	75,340	Wachovia Corporation		263,690
	75,026	Wells Fargo & Company		2,815,726
		Total Commercial Banks		13,732,183
		Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.3%
	13,262	Avery Dennison Corporation		589,894
	19,872	Deluxe Corporation		285,958
		Total Commercial Services & Supplies		875,852
		Communications Equipment – 2.3%
	136,624	Cisco Systems, Inc., (2)		3,082,237
	42,658	Corning Incorporated		667,171
	36,122	Motorola, Inc.		257,911
	49,232	QUALCOMM Inc.		2,115,499
	550	Research In Motion Limited, (2)		37,565
		Total Communications Equipment		6,160,383
		Computers & Peripherals – 4.2%
	25,205	Apple, Inc., (2)		2,864,800
	42,123	Dell Inc., (2)		694,187
	58,247	EMC Corporation, (2)		696,634
	65,768	Hewlett-Packard Company		3,041,112
	35,500	International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)		4,152,080
		Total Computers & Peripherals		11,448,813
		Consumer Finance – 0.3%
	21,743	American Express Company		770,354
	640	Visa Inc.		39,290
		Total Consumer Finance		809,644
		Containers & Packaging – 0.1%
	21,200	Packaging Corp. of America		491,416
		Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%
	4,177	Apollo Group, Inc., (2)		247,696
		Diversified Financial Services – 1.8%
	143,304	Citigroup Inc.		2,939,165
	3,292	CME Group, Inc.		1,223,011
	4,567	Intercontinental Exchange Inc., (2)		368,466
	8,294	New York Stock Exchange Euronext		324,959
		Total Diversified Financial Services		4,855,601
		Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.5%
	4,000	Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc.		48,920
	147,861	AT&T Inc.		4,128,279
	7,463	FairPoint Communications Inc.		64,704
	81,953	Frontier Communications Corporation		942,460
	65,821	Sprint Nextel Corporation, (2)		401,508
	124,392	Verizon Communications Inc.		3,991,739
		Total Diversified Telecommunication Services		9,577,610
		Electric Utilities – 1.8%
	28,310	Ameren Corporation		1,104,939
	2,414	Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, Sponsored ADR		47,652
	24,452	Consolidated Edison, Inc.		1,050,458
	66,284	Great Plains Energy Incorporated		1,472,830
	26,735	Progress Energy, Inc.		1,153,081
		Total Electric Utilities		4,828,960
		Electrical Equipment – 1.1%
	8,053	Cooper Industries, Ltd., Class A		321,717
	60,000	Emerson Electric Company		2,447,400
	110	First Solar Inc., (2)		20,780
	2,000	Hubbell Incorporated, Class B		70,100
	6,417	Rockwell Automation, Inc.		239,611
		Total Electrical Equipment		3,099,608
		Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.1%
	9,421	MEMC Electronic Materials, (2)		266,237
		Energy Equipment & Services – 3.1%
	12,700	Baker Hughes Incorporated		768,858
	3,264	Carbo Ceramics Inc.		168,455
	3,196	Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.		329,380
	34,006	Halliburton Company		1,101,454
	17,916	National-Oilwell Varco Inc., (2)		899,921
	10,000	Noble Corporation		439,000
	37,639	Schlumberger Limited		2,939,230
	11,347	Smith International, Inc.		665,388
	2,000	Tidewater Inc.		110,720
	8,347	Transocean Inc., (2)		916,834
		Total Energy Equipment & Services		8,339,240
		Food & Staples Retailing – 2.0%
	31,995	CVS Caremark Corporation		1,076,952
	23,637	SUPERVALU INC.		512,923
	56,986	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.		3,412,892
	14,890	Whole Foods Market, Inc.		298,247
		Total Food & Staples Retailing		5,301,014
		Food Products – 1.3%
	986	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company		21,603
	41,300	ConAgra Foods, Inc.		803,698
	48,088	Kraft Foods Inc.		1,574,882
	11,287	Monsanto Company		1,117,187
		Total Food Products		3,517,370
		Gas Utilities – 0.6%
	35,390	Nicor Inc.		1,569,547
		Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.8%
	9,938	Baxter International Inc.		652,231
	28,854	Boston Scientific Corporation, (2)		354,039
	4,168	Hologic Inc., (2)		80,567
	2,280	Lincare Holdings, (2)		68,605
	19,245	Medtronic, Inc.		964,175
		Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies		2,119,617
		Health Care Providers & Services – 1.4%
	12,303	Aetna Inc.		444,261
	23,173	Brookdale Senior Living Inc.		509,574
	7,287	Express Scripts, Inc., (2)		537,926
	540	Henry Schein Inc., (2)		29,074
	3,614	Humana Inc., (2)		148,897
	12,349	Medco Health Solutions, Inc., (2)		555,705
	24,649	Tenet Healthcare Corporation, (2)		136,802
	34,501	UnitedHealth Group Incorporated		875,980
	11,042	Wellpoint Inc., (2)		516,434
		Total Health Care Providers & Services		3,754,653
		Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.1%
	6,073	International Game Technology		104,334
	37,449	McDonald’s Corporation		2,310,603
	12,813	Tim Hortons Inc.		379,649
	43,350	Wendys Arbys Group Inc.		228,021
		Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure		3,022,607
		Household Durables – 1.0%
	5,583	Black & Decker Corporation		339,167
	1,658	KB Home		32,629
	13,500	Kimball International Inc., Class B		145,800
	3,450	Lennar Corporation, Class A		52,406
	39,679	Newell Rubbermaid Inc.		684,860
	12,000	Snap-on Incorporated		631,920
	13,500	Stanley Works		563,490
	2,527	Whirlpool Corporation		200,366
		Total Household Durables		2,650,638
		Household Products – 3.0%
	8,897	Colgate-Palmolive Company		670,389
	20,000	Kimberly-Clark Corporation		1,296,800
	87,659	Procter & Gamble Company		6,108,956
		Total Household Products		8,076,145
		Industrial Conglomerates – 3.7%
	19,540	3M Co.		1,334,777
	296,601	General Electric Company		7,563,326
	29,620	Genuine Parts Company		1,191,020
		Total Industrial Conglomerates		10,089,123
		Insurance – 2.7%
	61,843	American International Group, Inc.		205,937
	52,053	Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.		1,335,680
	52,891	Fidelity National Title Group Inc., Class A		777,498
	36,741	Lincoln National Corporation		1,572,882
	21,461	Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.		681,601
	17,648	Mercury General Corporation		966,228
	8,881	Prudential Financial, Inc.		639,432
	16,400	Travelers Companies, Inc.		741,280
	13,560	Unitrin, Inc.		338,186
		Total Insurance		7,258,724
		Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.4%
	14,348	Amazon.com, Inc., (2)		1,043,960
		Internet Software & Services – 1.6%
	29,263	eBay Inc., (2)		654,906
	6,671	Google Inc., Class A, (2)		2,671,869
	29,461	United Online, Inc.		277,228
	40,985	Yahoo! Inc., (2)		709,041
		Total Internet Software & Services		4,313,044
		IT Services – 0.6%
	27,033	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.		1,155,661
	5,374	Fidelity National Information Services		99,204
	2,687	Lender Processing Services Inc.		82,007
	18,017	Standard Register Company		177,467
		Total IT Services		1,514,339
		Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.7%
	21,206	Eastman Kodak Company		326,148
	70,793	Mattel, Inc.		1,277,106
	8,000	Polaris Industries Inc.		363,920
		Total Leisure Equipment & Products		1,967,174
		Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.0%
	470	Covance, Inc., (2)		41,553
		Machinery – 1.7%
	22,658	Briggs & Stratton Corporation		366,606
	30,000	Caterpillar Inc.		1,788,000
	3,916	Cummins Inc.		171,208
	19,204	Deere & Company		950,598
	11,436	Illinois Tool Works Inc.		508,330
	22,211	Ingersoll Rand Company Limited, Class A		692,317
	3,000	Pentair, Inc.		103,710
		Total Machinery		4,580,769
		Media – 1.4%
	54,234	Comcast Corporation, Class A		1,064,613
	3,404	Entercom Communications Corporation		17,088
	5,070	Lamar Advertising Company, (2)		156,612
	51,178	New York Times, Class A		731,334
	76,486	Regal Entertainment Group, Class A		1,206,949
	110,328	Sirius XM Radio Inc., (2)		62,887
	38,305	World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.		592,195
		Total Media		3,831,678
		Metals & Mining – 0.8%
	18,415	Companhia Siderurgica Nacional S.A., Sponsored ADR		391,503
	4,587	CONSOL Energy Inc.		210,497
	11,210	Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.		637,289
	523	Mittal Steel Company NV		25,826
	32,078	Southern Copper Corporation		612,048
	2,132	United States Steel Corporation		165,465
		Total Metals & Mining		2,042,628
		Multiline Retail – 0.4%
	7,921	Nordstrom, Inc.		228,283
	18,838	Target Corporation		924,004
		Total Multiline Retail		1,152,287
		Multi-Utilities – 1.8%
	26,500	CenterPoint Energy, Inc.		386,105
	25,128	Dominion Resources, Inc.		1,074,976
	76,000	Duke Energy Corporation		1,324,680
	33,554	Integrys Energy Group, Inc.		1,675,687
	10,500	ONEOK, Inc.		361,200
		Total Multi-Utilities		4,822,648
		Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 11.2%
	10,461	Chesapeake Energy Corporation		375,131
	68,900	Chevron Corporation		5,682,872
	43,011	ConocoPhillips		3,150,556
	4,036	EOG Resources, Inc.		361,061
	176,981	Exxon Mobil Corporation		13,744,344
	9,247	Frontline Limited		444,503
	5,281	Hess Corporation		433,464
	20,290	Marathon Oil Corporation		808,962
	36,819	Occidental Petroleum Corporation		2,593,899
	6,941	Peabody Energy Corporation		312,345
	30,750	Ship Financial International Limited		662,970
	12,114	Southwestern Energy Company, (2)		369,962
	36,647	StatoilHydro ASA, Sponsored ADR		872,199
	4,254	Valero Energy Corporation		128,896
	8,351	XTO Energy, Inc.		388,489
		Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels		30,329,653
		Paper & Forest Products – 0.7%
	31,000	Weyerhaeuser Company		1,877,980
		Personal Products – 0.4%
	23,000	Avon Products, Inc.		956,110
		Pharmaceuticals – 8.6%
	65,000	Abbott Laboratories		3,742,700
	1,126	AstraZeneca Group, Sponsored ADR		49,409
	136,126	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company		2,838,227
	30,800	Eli Lilly and Company		1,356,124
	86,663	Johnson & Johnson		6,004,013
	89,562	Merck & Co. Inc.		2,826,577
	235,000	Pfizer Inc.		4,333,400
	10,693	Sanofi-Aventis, Sponsored ADR		351,479
	34,752	Schering-Plough Corporation		641,869
	1,180	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Sponsored ADR		54,032
	29,480	Wyeth		1,088,991
		Total Pharmaceuticals		23,286,821
		Real Estate Investment Trust – 2.0%
	8,193	Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc.		33,182
	40,525	Brandywine Realty Trust		649,616
	27,744	CapLease Inc.		220,010
	18,248	Hospitality Properties Trust		374,449
	62,544	Lexington Corporate Properties Trust		1,077,008
	53,300	Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.		1,917,734
	20,000	Senior Housing Properties Trust		476,600
	51,252	U-Store-It Trust		628,862
		Total Real Estate Investment Trust		5,377,461
		Road & Rail – 0.8%
	39,500	CSX Corporation		2,155,515
		Semiconductors & Equipment – 2.4%
	31,000	Analog Devices, Inc.		816,850
	35,573	Applied Materials, Inc.		538,219
	171,768	Intel Corporation		3,217,215
	36,128	Microchip Technology Incorporated		1,063,247
	20,469	NVIDIA Corporation, (2)		219,223
	28,464	Texas Instruments Incorporated		611,976
		Total Semiconductors & Equipment		6,466,730
		Software – 3.7%
	16,693	Adobe Systems Incorporated, (2)		658,873
	4,723	Akamai Technologies, Inc., (2)		82,369
	6,711	Autodesk, Inc., (2)		225,154
	8,586	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A, (2)		196,018
	233,666	Microsoft Corporation		6,236,546
	107,815	Oracle Corporation, (2)		2,189,723
	4,207	Salesforce.com, Inc., (2)		203,619
	11,068	VeriSign, Inc., (2)		288,653
		Total Software		10,080,955
		Specialty Retail – 1.7%
	6,450	Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A		254,453
	25,500	American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.		388,875
	10,075	Best Buy Co., Inc.		377,813
	14,956	Gap, Inc.		265,918
	63,870	Home Depot, Inc.		1,653,594
	11,072	Limited Brands, Inc.		191,767
	25,280	Lowe’s Companies, Inc.		598,883
	7,300	Sherwin-Williams Company		417,268
	8,263	Talbots, Inc.		108,245
	2,993	Tiffany & Co.		106,311
	12,000	TJX Companies, Inc.		366,240
		Total Specialty Retail		4,729,367
		Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.6%
	1,014	Cherokee Inc.		22,288
	19,758	VF Corporation		1,527,491
		Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods		1,549,779
		Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.4%
	58,864	New York Community Bancorp, Inc.		988,327
		Tobacco – 2.2%
	65,586	Altria Group, Inc.		1,301,226
	43,273	Philip Morris International		2,081,431
	3,000	Reynolds American Inc.		145,860
	28,638	UST Inc.		1,905,573
	35,638	Vector Group Ltd.		629,367
		Total Tobacco		6,063,457
		Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.1%
	2,380	W.W. Grainger, Inc.		206,989
		Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.2%
	32,000	Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR		707,200
		Total Common Stocks (cost $272,389,981)		261,831,369

Principal
Amount (000)			Description (1)		Coupon		Maturity			Value
			Short-Term Investments – 5.9%
$	15,849		Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/08, repurchase price $15,849,446, collateralized by $12,385,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.500%, due 8/15/28, value $14,521,413, $990,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.250%, due 5/15/30, value $1,296,900, $35,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, due 2/15/31, value $41,038, $295,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.500%, due 2/15/36, value $312,700		0.100%		10/01/08			$	15,849,402
			Total Short-Term Investments (cost $15,849,402)								15,849,402
			Total Investments (cost $288,239,383) – 102.7%								277,680,771
Number of					Notional		Expiration		Strike
Contracts			Type		Amount (3)		Date		Price	Value
			Call Options Written – (0.6)% (4)
	(231	)	S&P 500 Index	$	(28,875,000	)	10/18/08	$	1,250	$	(219,450	)
	(215	)	S&P 500 Index		(27,412,500	)	10/18/08		1,275		(113,950	)
	(197	)	S&P 500 Index		(25,610,000	)	10/18/08		1,300		(54,175	)
	(254	)	S&P 500 Index		(33,655,000	)	10/18/08		1,325		(34,290	)
	(229	)	S&P 500 Index		(28,625,000	)	11/22/08		1,250		(534,715	)
	(197	)	S&P 500 Index		(25,117,500	)	11/22/08		1,275		(321,110	)
	(215	)	S&P 500 Index		(27,950,000	)	11/22/08		1,300		(236,500	)
	(228	)	S&P 500 Index		(30,210,000	)	11/22/08		1,325		(161,880	)
	(1,766	)	Total Call Options Written (premium received $6,667,155)		(227,455,000	)					(1,676,070	)
			Other Assets Less Liabilities – (2.1)%								(5,582,799	)
			Net Assets – 100%							$	270,421,902

(1)	All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets unless otherwise noted.
(2)	Non-income producing.
(3)	For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Strike Price by 100.
(4)	The Fund may designate up to 100% of its Common Stock investments to cover outstanding Call Options Written.
ADR	American Depositary Receipt.

Fair Value Measurements

During the current fiscal period, the Fund adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (SFAS No. 157) “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. In determining the value of the Fund’s investments various inputs are used. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 –	Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 –	Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 –	Significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the Fund’s fair value measurements as of September 30, 2008:

	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
Investments	$	277,680,771		$	—	$	—	$	277,680,771
Options written		(1,676,070	)		—		—		(1,676,070	)
Total	$	276,004,701		$	—	$	—	$	276,004,701

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.

At September 30, 2008, the cost of investments was $288,239,383.

Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments at September 30, 2008, were as follows:

Gross unrealized:
Appreciation	$	26,256,742
Depreciation		(36,815,354	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments	$	(10,558,612	)

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 and Growth Fund

By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ Kevin J. McCarthy
	Kevin J. McCarthy
	Vice President and Secretary

Date November 28, 2008

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 November 28, 2008

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

Date November 28, 2008

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.