As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2006
Securities Act File No. 333-55352
Investment Company Act File No. 811-06536
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
[ ] PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.
[x] POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
(CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX OR BOXES)
VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALS
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN DECLARATION OF TRUST)
(800) 341-2929
(AREA CODE AND TELEPHONE NUMBER)
1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
AMY R. DOBERMAN, ESQ.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC.
1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
COPIES TO:
CHARLES B. TAYLOR, ESQ.
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
(312) 407-0700
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Statement of Additional
Information in the form filed on March 28, 2001 pursuant to Rule 497 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are
incorporated herein by reference.
This amendment is being filed in order to file, as Exhibit 12 to this
Registration Statement, the tax opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
(Illinois), tax counsel for the Registrant, and to file, as Exhibit 16 to this
Registration Statement, a power of attorney executed by certain officers of the
Registrant and each of the current members of the Registrant's Board of
Trustees.
PART C: OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION
There has been no change in the information set forth in Item 15 of the
most recently filed Registration Statement of Van Kampen Trust for Investment
Grade New Jersey Municipals (the "Registrant") on Form N-14 under the Securities
Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (File Nos. 333-55352 and
811-06536) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26,
2001, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS
1. (a) Declaration of Trust of the Registrant +
(b) Articles of Amendment relating to name change+
(c) Form of Certificate of Vote Establishing Preferred Shares+
(d) Amendment to Certificate of Vote in connection with share split+
2. Bylaws of the Registrant+
3. Not applicable
4. Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between the Registrant
and the Target Fund +
5. (a) Form of specimen share certificate for Common Shares of the
Registrant+
(b) Form of specimen share certificate for APS of the Registrant+
6. (a) Form Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Van
Kampen Investment Advisory Corp.+
(b) Form of Administration Agreement+
7. Not Applicable
8. Not Applicable
9. Custodian Contract between the Registrant and State Street Bank and
Trust Company+
10. Not Applicable
11. Opinion and Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
(Illinois), counsel for the Registrant+
12. Tax opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Illinois)++
13. (a) Form of Transfer Agency Agreement between the Registrant and
State Street Bank and Trust Company+
(b) Form of Auction Agency Agreement between the Registrant and
Bankers Trust Company+
(c) Form of Broker-Dealer Agreement+
(d) Form of Letter of Representations++
14. (a) Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors for the
Registrant++
(b) Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors for the
Target Fund++
15. Not Applicable
16. Power of Attorney++
17. Code of Ethics+
99. (a) Proxy card for the Target Fund Common Shares+++
99. (b) Proxy card for the Target Fund APS+++
+ Previously filed.
++ Filed herewith.
+++ Incorporated herein by reference to Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form N-14, File Nos. 333-55352 and 811-06536, filed March 26, 2001
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
(1) The undersigned Registrant agrees that prior to any public
reoffering of the securities registered through use of a
prospectus which is part of this Registration Statement by any
person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the
meaning of Rule 145(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the reoffering prospectus will contain information
called for by the applicable registration form for reofferings
by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the
information called for by other items of the applicable form.
(2) The undersigned Registrant agrees that every prospectus that
is filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as part of an
amendment to the registration statement and will not be used
until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement for the securities offered therein, and
the offering of securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering of them.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to the Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized, in the
City of New York, and the State of New York, on May 9, 2006.
VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INVESTMENT
GRADE NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALS
By: /s/ Stefanie V. Chang Yu
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Stefanie V. Chang Yu
Vice President and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
SIGNATURES TITLE
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PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
/s/ Ronald E. Robison* President and Principal Executive Officer
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Ronald E. Robison
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER:
/s/ Phillip G. Goff* Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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Phillip G. Goff
TRUSTEES:
/s/ David C. Arch* Trustee
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David C. Arch
/s/ Jerry D. Choate* Trustee
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Jerry D. Choate
/s/ Rod Dammeyer* Trustee
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Rod Dammeyer
/s/ Linda Hutton Heagy* Trustee
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Linda Hutton Heagy
/s/ R. Craig Kennedy* Trustee
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R. Craig Kennedy
/s/ Howard J Kerr* Trustee
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Howard J Kerr
/s/ Jack E. Nelson* Trustee
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Jack E. Nelson
/s/ Hugo F. Sonnenschein* Trustee
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Hugo F. Sonnenschein
/s/ Wayne W. Whalen* Trustee
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Wayne W. Whalen
/s/ Suzanne H. Woolsey* Trustee
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Suzanne H. Woolsey
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* Signed by Stefanie V. Chang Yu pursuant to a power of attorney filed herewith.
/s/ Stefanie V. Chang Yu May 9, 2006
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Stefanie V. Chang Yu
Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
12. Tax opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Illinois)
16. Power of Attorney