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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

January ___, 2006


<<First>> <<Last>>

Re:   RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT


Dear <<First>>:

I am pleased to confirm that the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the
Board of Directors of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (the "Company") has approved the
award (the "Award") to you of <<RSHARES>> shares of Class A Common Stock of the
Company as a Restricted Stock Award under the Nuveen Investments, Inc. 2005
Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Subject to your acceptance of the terms and
conditions of this Award set forth in this letter agreement (this "Agreement"),
this Award is effective as of <<GRANTDATE>> (the "Effective Date"). Except as
provided herein and in the Plan, shares of Restricted Stock subject to this
Award will vest in a single installment on <<VESTDATE>>.

The terms and conditions of this Award are governed by this Agreement and the
Plan (a copy of which is attached hereto). Unless otherwise defined herein,
terms used in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. In
the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms
of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern, except as set forth in
paragraph 6 below, where the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

1.   As soon as practicable after the Effective Date of this Award, the Company
     will transfer to and register in your name the number of shares of Class A
     Common Stock designated in this Award. No deferral opportunity is being
     offered with this grant of Restricted Stock.

2.   Shares of Restricted Stock transferred under paragraph 1 will be evidenced
     by one or more certificates bearing a legend referring to the terms,
     conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock. The
     Company will retain physical possession of such certificates, and you will
     be required upon demand to execute and deliver one or more stock powers to
     the Company, endorsed in blank, relating to such shares of Restricted Stock
     for so long as such shares remain unvested and subject to a risk of
     forfeiture. Shares of Restricted Stock that have not fully vested under the
     vesting provisions described below, and the right to vote such stock and
     receive Dividends thereon, may not be sold, assigned, transferred,
     exchanged, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered; provided,
     however, that you may grant to another person a revocable proxy to vote
     unvested shares of Restricted Stock at a Company stockholder meeting.

3.   You (or your beneficiary) will have full voting rights with respect to
     shares of Restricted Stock granted to you in this Award.

4.   You will be entitled to receive Dividends on shares of Restricted Stock
     payable to shareholders of record after the Effective Date (unless and
     until such Restricted Stock is forfeited). In the absence of an 83(b)
     election, (described in further detail in a separate attachment), Dividends
     paid on unvested shares of Restricted Stock will be treated as ordinary
     compensation and are subject to withholding.

5.   Under the Plan, unvested shares of Restricted Stock will be forfeited in
     the event of termination of your employment with the Company and its
     subsidiaries, unless such termination is due to (i) your death, (ii) your
     Disability, (iii) your Retirement, (iv) a termination by the Company
     without Cause, or (v) a termination by you as a result of Constructive
     Termination (but only as provided in an employment agreement between you
     and the Company), and (vi) a Disaffiliation Transaction (all except
     "Retirement" as defined in the Plan). Where your employment is terminated
     for one of the reasons set forth in (i) through (vi) above, the Plan
     provides for accelerated vesting of your Restricted Stock.

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6.   "Retirement" as used in this Agreement means your retirement from your
     employment with the Company or a Company subsidiary at (i) (your normal
     retirement date upon reaching age 65, or (ii) your early retirement with
     the approval of the Committee. There is no right to retire under this
     Agreement when the combination of your age and years working at the Company
     reach 90. By accepting this Agreement, you hereby waive all rights which
     you would otherwise have under the Plan with regard to the definition of
     "Retirement" set forth therein.

7.   Subject to satisfaction of any tax withholding obligation as described
     below, shares of Restricted Stock that are no longer subject to forfeiture,
     will be transferred and delivered to you or your beneficiary as soon as
     practicable after the date on which they irrevocably vest. Upon the vesting
     of shares of Restricted Stock, the prohibition against the sale or transfer
     of such shares will be lifted and such shares may be treated as any other
     shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company, subject to any restrictions
     on transfer that may be applicable under federal securities laws. In the
     absence of an 83(b) election (described in further detail in a separate
     attachment), the transfer of such shares of Restricted Stock to you or your
     beneficiary upon vesting will be subject to withholding by the Company of
     amounts sufficient to cover withholding obligations applicable to such
     payment and transfer. In the event that any required tax withholding upon
     the settlement of such Awards exceeds your other compensation due from the
     Company, you agree to remit to the Company, as a condition to the
     settlement of such Awards, such additional amounts in cash as are necessary
     to satisfy such required withholding. Any and all withholding obligations
     may be settled with shares of Class A Common Stock.

8.   Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement will be construed as creating any
     right in the Participant to continued employment, or as altering or
     amending the existing terms and conditions of the Participant's employment.

9.   To the extent not preempted by federal law, this Agreement shall be
     construed, administered and governed in all respects under and by the laws
     of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its conflict of laws
     principles.

10.  This Agreement contains all the understandings between the parties hereto
     pertaining to the matters referred to herein, and supersedes all
     undertakings and agreements, whether oral or in writing, previously entered
     into by them with respect thereto. The Participant represents that, in
     executing this Agreement, he does not rely and has not relied upon any
     representation or statement not set forth herein made by the Company with
     regard to the subject matter, bases or effect of this Agreement or
     otherwise.



Very truly yours,

NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, INC.


By:
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         Vice President



ACCEPTED:
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