EXHIBIT 99(a)
EVERY SHAREHOLDER'S VOTE IS IMPORTANT
YOUR PROXY VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
AND NOW YOU CAN VOTE YOUR PROXY ON
THE PHONE, OR THE INTERNET.
IT SAVES MONEY! TELEPHONE,
FACSIMILE AND INTERNET VOTING SAVES
POSTAGE COSTS. SAVINGS WHICH CAN
HELP MINIMIZE EXPENSES.
IT SAVES TIME! TELEPHONE AND
INTERNET VOTING IS INSTANTANEOUS -
24 HOURS A DAY.
IT'S EASY! JUST FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE
STEPS:
1. READ YOUR PROXY STATEMENT AND
HAVE IT AT HAND.
2. CALL TOLL-FREE 1-866-241-6192,
OR GO TO WEBSITE:
HTTPS://VOTE.PROXY-DIRECT.COM
3. FOLLOW THE RECORDED OR ON-SCREEN
DIRECTIONS.
4. DO NOT MAIL YOUR PROXY CARD WHEN
YOU VOTE BY PHONE, OR INTERNET.
Please detach at perforation before mailing.
PROXY VAN KAMPEN XXXXXXXXX FUND PROXY
AND
VAN KAMPEN XXXXXXXXX FUND
NOTICE OF JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 22, 2005
Notice is hereby given that a joint special meeting of shareholders (the
"Special Meeting") of Van Kampen XXXXXXX (the "Target Fund") and Van Kampen
XXXXXXXX (the "Acquiring Fund") will be held at the offices of Van Kampen
Investments Inc., 1 Parkview Plaza, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181-5555 on
June 22, 2005 at X:XX a.m. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF EACH FUND'S
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH FUND REQUESTS THAT YOU VOTE YOUR SHARES BY
INDICATING YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD, DATING AND
SIGNING SUCH PROXY CARD AND RETURNING IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED, WHICH IS
ADDRESSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND NEEDS NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED
STATES, OR BY RECORDING YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS BY TELEPHONE OR VIA THE
INTERNET.
VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-866-241-6192
VOTE VIA THE INTERNET:
HTTPS://VOTE.PROXY-DIRECT.COM
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NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name
appears on this proxy card. All joint
owners should sign. When signing as
executor, administrator, attorney,
trustee or guardian or as custodian
for a minor, please give full title as
such. If a corporation, please sign in
full corporate name and indicate the
signer's office. If a partner, sign in
the partnership name.
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Signature
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Signature (if held jointly)
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Date XXX XXXX
EVERY SHAREHOLDER'S VOTE IS IMPORTANT
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR
PROXY TODAY
Please detach at perforation before mailing.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE PROPOSALS.
PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE: [X]
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [ ] [ ] [ ]
between the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund, the
termination of Target Fund's registration under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the
dissolution of the Target Fund under applicable
state law;
FOR ALL WITHHOLD ALL FOR ALL
EXCEPT
2. Authority to vote for the election as trustees, the [ ] [ ] [ ]
nominees named below:
01 David C. Arch 02 Jerry D. Choate
03 Howard J Kerr 04 Suzanne H. Woolsey
To withhold authority for any individual, mark the
box "For All Except" and write the nominee's(s')
number on the line below.
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3. Not applicable to the Target Fund;
4. To transact such other business as may properly be
presented at the Special Meeting or any adjournment
thereof.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
PLEASE VOTE PROMPTLY BY SIGNING AND RETURNING
THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD OR BY RECORDING YOUR VOTING
INSTRUCTIONS BY TELEPHONE
OR VIA THE INTERNET NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN.
XXX XXXX
EVERY SHAREHOLDER'S VOTE IS IMPORTANT
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR
PROXY TODAY
Please detach at perforation before mailing.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE PROPOSALS.
PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE: [X]
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [ ] [ ] [ ]
between the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund, the
termination of Target Fund's registration under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the
dissolution of the Target Fund under applicable
state law;
2. Not applicable to Target Fund preferred shares;
3. Not applicable to the Target Fund;
4. To transact such other business as may properly be
presented at the Special Meeting or any adjournment
thereof.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
PLEASE VOTE PROMPTLY BY SIGNING AND RETURNING
THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD OR BY RECORDING YOUR VOTING
INSTRUCTIONS BY TELEPHONE
OR VIA THE INTERNET NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN.
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