ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
P.O. Box 730
Burlington, Vermont 05402-0730
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
P.O. Box 730
Burlington, Vermont 05402-0730
DECLARATIONS
ITEM 1. Name of Insured (the "Insured") Bond Number
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
Principal Address: 1633 Broadway, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10019
ITEM 2. Bond Period: from 12:01 a.m. on June 5, 2008, to 12:01 a.m. on June
5, 2009, or the earlier effective date of the termination of this Bond,
standard time at the Principal Address as to each of said dates.
ITEM 3. Limit of Liability-
Subject to Sections 9, 10 and 12 hereof:
LIMIT OF DEDUCTIBLE
LIABILITY AMOUNT
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Insuring Agreement A- FIDELITY $65,000,000 $500,000
Insuring Agreement B- AUDIT EXPENSE $ 50,000 $ 10,000
Insuring Agreement C- ON PREMISES $65,000,000 $500,000
Insuring Agreement D- IN TRANSIT $65,000,000 $500,000
Insuring Agreement E- FORGERY OR ALTERATION $65,000,000 $500,000
Insuring Agreement F- SECURITIES $65,000,000 $500,000
Insuring Agreement G- COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY $65,000,000 $500,000
Insuring Agreement H- UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT $ 25,000 $ 5,000
Insuring Agreement I- PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS $65,000,000 $500,000
If "Not Covered" is inserted opposite any Insuring Agreement above, such
Insuring Agreement and any reference thereto shall be deemed to be
deleted from this Bond.
OPTIONAL INSURING AGREEMENTS ADDED BY RIDER:
Insuring Agreement J- COMPUTER SECURITY $65,000,000 $500,000
ITEM 4. Offices or Premises Covered--All the Insured's offices or other
premises in existence at the time this Bond becomes effective are
covered under this Bond, except the offices or other premises excluded
by Rider. Offices or other premises acquired or established after the
effective date of this Bond are covered subject to the terms of General
Agreement A.
ITEM 5. The liability of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (the "Underwriter") is
subject to the terms of the following Riders attached hereto:
Riders: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14
and of all Riders applicable to this Bond issued during the Bond Period.
By: /S/ Maggie Sullivan
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Authorized Representative
Bond (12/03)
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
ICI Mutual Insurance Company (the "Underwriter"), in consideration of an agreed
premium, and in reliance upon the Application and all other information
furnished to the Underwriter by the Insured, and subject to and in accordance
with the Declarations, General Agreements, Provisions, Conditions and
Limitations and other terms of this bond (including all riders hereto) ("Bond"),
to the extent of the Limit of Liability and subject to the Deductible Amount,
agrees to indemnify the Insured for the loss, as described in the Insuring
Agreements, sustained by the Insured at any time but discovered during the Bond
Period.
INSURING AGREEMENTS
A. FIDELITY
Loss (including loss of Property) caused by any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act
or Theft committed by an Employee anywhere, alone or in collusion with
other persons (whether or not Employees), during the time such Employee has
the status of an Employee as defined herein, and even if such loss is not
discovered until after he or she ceases to be an Employee, EXCLUDING loss
covered under Insuring Agreement B.
B. AUDIT EXPENSE
Expense incurred by the Insured for that part of audits or examinations
required by any governmental regulatory authority or Self Regulatory
Organization to be conducted by such authority or Organization or by an
independent accountant or other person, by reason of the discovery of loss
sustained by the Insured and covered by this Bond.
C. ON PREMISES
Loss of Property (including damage thereto or destruction thereof) located
or reasonably believed by the Insured to be located within the Insured's
offices or premises, caused by Theft or by any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act
or through Mysterious Disappearance, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring
Agreement A.
D. IN TRANSIT
Loss of Property (including damage thereto or destruction thereof) while
the Property is in transit in the custody of any person authorized by an
Insured to act as a messenger, except while in the mail or with a carrier
for hire (other than a Security Company), EXCLUDING loss covered under
Insuring Agreement A. Property is "in transit" beginning immediately upon
receipt of such Property by the transporting person and ending immediately
upon delivery at the specified destination.
E. FORGERY OR ALTERATION
Loss caused by the Forgery or Alteration of or on (1) any bills of
exchange, checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay
certain sums in money, acceptances, certificates of deposit, due bills,
money orders, or letters of credit; or (2) other written instructions,
requests or applications to the Insured, authorizing or acknowledging the
transfer, payment, redemption, delivery or receipt of
Property, or giving notice of any bank account, which instructions or
requests or applications purport to have been signed or endorsed by (a) any
customer of the Insured, or (b) any shareholder of or subscriber to shares
issued by any Investment Company, or (c) any financial or banking
institution or stockbroker; or (3) withdrawal orders or receipts for the
withdrawal of Property, or receipts or certificates of deposit for Property
and bearing the name of the Insured as issuer or of another Investment
Company for which the Insured acts as agent.
This Insuring Agreement E does not cover loss caused by Forgery or
Alteration of Securities or loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
F. SECURITIES
Loss resulting from the Insured, in good faith, in the ordinary course of
business, and in any capacity whatsoever, whether for its own account or
for the account of others, having acquired, accepted or received, or sold
or delivered, or given any value, extended any credit or assumed any
liability on the faith of any Securities, where such loss results from the
fact that such Securities (1) were Counterfeit, or (2) were lost or stolen,
or (3) contain a Forgery or Alteration, and notwithstanding whether or not
the act of the Insured causing such loss violated the constitution,
by-laws, rules or regulations of any Self Regulatory Organization, whether
or not the Insured was a member thereof, EXCLUDING loss covered under
Insuring Agreement A.
G. COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY
Loss caused by the Insured in good faith having received or accepted (1)
any money orders which prove to be Counterfeit or to contain an Alteration
or (2) paper currencies or coin of the United States of America or Canada
which prove to be Counterfeit.
This Insuring Agreement G does not cover loss covered under Insuring
Agreement A.
H. UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT
Loss resulting from the payment of dividends, issuance of Fund shares or
redemptions or exchanges permitted from an account with the Fund as a
consequence of
(1) uncollectible Items of Deposit of a Fund's customer, shareholder or
subscriber credited by the Insured or its agent to such person's Fund
account, or
(2) any Item of Deposit processed through an automated clearing house
which is reversed by a Fund's customer, shareholder or subscriber and
is deemed uncollectible by the Insured;
PROVIDED, that (a) Items of Deposit shall not be deemed uncollectible until
the Insured's collection procedures have failed, (b) exchanges of shares
between Funds with exchange privileges shall be covered hereunder only if
all such Funds are insured by the Underwriter for uncollectible Items of
Deposit, and (c) the Insured Fund shall have implemented and maintained a
policy to hold Items of Deposit for the minimum number of days stated in
its Application (as amended from time to time) before paying any dividend
or permitting any withdrawal with respect to such Items of Deposit (other
than exchanges between Funds). Regardless of the number of transactions
between Funds in an exchange program, the minimum number of days an Item of
Deposit must be held shall begin from the date the Item of Deposit was
first credited to any Insured Fund.
This Insuring Agreement H does not cover loss covered under Insuring
Agreement A.
I. PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
Loss caused by a Phone/Electronic Transaction, where the request for such
Phone/Electronic Transaction:
(1) is transmitted to the Insured or its agents by voice over the
telephone or by Electronic Transmission; and
(2) is made by an individual purporting to be a Fund shareholder or
subscriber or an authorized agent of a Fund shareholder or subscriber;
and
(3) is unauthorized or fraudulent and is made with the manifest intent to
deceive;
PROVIDED, that the entity receiving such request generally maintains and
follows during the Bond Period all Phone/Electronic Transaction Security
Procedures with respect to all Phone/Electronic Transactions; and
EXCLUDING loss resulting from:
(1) the failure to pay for shares attempted to be purchased; or
(2) any redemption of Investment Company shares which had been improperly
credited to a shareholder's account where such shareholder (a) did not
cause, directly or indirectly, such shares to be credited to such
account, and (b) directly or indirectly received any proceeds or other
benefit from such redemption; or
(3) any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company where the
proceeds of such redemption were requested to be paid or made payable
to other than (a) the Shareholder of Record, or (b) any other person
or bank account designated to receive redemption proceeds (i) in the
initial account application, or (ii) in writing (not to include
Electronic Transmission) accompanied by a signature guarantee; or
(4) any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company where the
proceeds of such redemption were requested to be sent to other than
any address for such account which was designated (a) in the initial
account application, or (b) in writing (not to include Electronic
Transmission), where such writing is received at least one (1) day
prior to such redemption request, or (c) by voice over the telephone
or by Electronic Transmission at least fifteen (15) days prior to such
redemption; or
(5) the intentional failure to adhere to one or more Phone/Electronic
Transaction Security Procedures; or
(6) a Phone/Electronic Transaction request transmitted by electronic mail
or transmitted by any method not subject to the Phone/Electronic
Transaction Security Procedures; or
(7) the failure or circumvention of any physical or electronic protection
device, including any firewall, that imposes restrictions on the flow
of electronic traffic in or out of any Computer System.
This Insuring Agreement I does not cover loss covered under Insuring
Agreement A, "Fidelity" or Insuring Agreement J, "Computer Security".
GENERAL AGREEMENTS
A. ADDITIONAL OFFICES OR EMPLOYEES--CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER--NOTICE
1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 below, this Bond shall apply to any
additional office(s) established by the Insured during the Bond Period
and to all Employees during the Bond Period, without the need to give
notice thereof or pay additional premiums to the Underwriter for the
Bond Period.
2. If during the Bond Period an Insured Investment Company shall merge or
consolidate with an institution in which such Insured is the surviving
entity, or purchase substantially all the assets or capital stock of
another institution, or acquire or create a separate investment
portfolio, and shall within sixty (60) days notify the Underwriter
thereof, then this Bond shall automatically apply to the Property and
Employees resulting from such merger, consolidation, acquisition or
creation from the date thereof; provided, that the Underwriter may
make such coverage contingent upon the payment of an additional
premium.
B. WARRANTY
No statement made by or on behalf of the Insured, whether contained in the
Application or otherwise, shall be deemed to be an absolute warranty, but
only a warranty that such statement is true to the best of the knowledge of
the person responsible for such statement.
C. COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEYS' FEES
The Underwriter will indemnify the Insured against court costs and
reasonable attorneys' fees incurred and paid by the Insured in defense of
any legal proceeding brought against the Insured claiming that the Insured
is liable for any loss, claim or damage which, if established against the
Insured, would constitute a loss sustained by the Insured covered under the
terms of this Bond; provided, however, that with respect to Insuring
Agreement A this indemnity shall apply only in the event that
1. an Employee admits to having committed or is adjudicated to have
committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft which caused the
loss; or
2. in the absence of such an admission or adjudication, an arbitrator or
arbitrators acceptable to the Insured and the Underwriter concludes,
after a review of an agreed statement of facts, that an Employee has
committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft which caused the
loss.
The Insured shall promptly give notice to the Underwriter of any such legal
proceeding and upon request shall furnish the Underwriter with copies of
all pleadings and other papers therein. At the Underwriter's election the
Insured shall permit the Underwriter to conduct the defense of such legal
proceeding in the Insured's name, through attorneys of the Underwriter's
selection. In such event, the Insured shall give all reasonable information
and assistance which the Underwriter shall deem necessary to the proper
defense of such legal proceeding.
If the amount of the Insured's liability or alleged liability in any such
legal proceeding is greater than the amount which the Insured would be
entitled to recover under this Bond (other than pursuant to this General
Agreement C), or if a Deductible Amount is applicable, or both, the
indemnity liability of the Underwriter under this General Agreement C is
limited to the proportion of court costs and attorneys' fees incurred and
paid by the Insured or by the Underwriter that the amount which the Insured
would be entitled to recover under this Bond (other than pursuant to this
General Agreement C) bears to the sum
of such amount plus the amount which the Insured is not entitled to
recover. Such indemnity shall be in addition to the Limit of Liability for
the applicable Insuring Agreement.
THIS BOND, INCLUDING THE FOREGOING INSURING AGREEMENTS
AND GENERAL AGREEMENTS, IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
The following terms used in this Bond shall have the meanings stated in this
Section:
A. "ALTERATION" means the marking, changing or altering in a material way
of the terms, meaning or legal effect of a document with the intent to
deceive.
B. "APPLICATION" means the Insured's application (and any attachments and
materials submitted in connection therewith) furnished to the
Underwriter for this Bond.
C. "COMPUTER SYSTEM" means (1) computers with related peripheral
components, including storage components, (2) systems and applications
software, (3) terminal devices, (4) related communications networks or
customer communication systems, and (5) related electronic funds
transfer systems; by which data or monies are electronically
collected, transmitted, processed, stored or retrieved.
D. "COUNTERFEIT" means, with respect to any item, one which is false but
is intended to deceive and to be taken for the original authentic
item.
E. "DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT" means, with respect to any Insuring Agreement, the
amount set forth under the heading "Deductible Amount" in Item 3 of
the Declarations or in any Rider for such Insuring Agreement,
applicable to each Single Loss covered by such Insuring Agreement.
F. "DEPOSITORY" means any "securities depository" (other than any foreign
securities depository) in which an Investment Company may deposit its
Securities in accordance with Rule 17f-4 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940.
G. "DISHONEST OR FRAUDULENT ACT" means any dishonest or fraudulent act,
including "larceny and embezzlement" as defined in Section 37 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, committed with the conscious manifest
intent (1) to cause the Insured to sustain a loss and (2) to obtain
financial benefit for the perpetrator or any other person (other than
salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, awards, profit sharing, pensions
or other employee benefits). A Dishonest or Fraudulent Act does not
mean or include a reckless act, a negligent act, or a grossly
negligent act.
H. "ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION" means any transmission effected by
electronic means, including but not limited to a transmission effected
by telephone tones, Telefacsimile, wireless device, or over the
Internet.
I. "EMPLOYEE" means:
(1) each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of the
Insured, and
(2) each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of any
predecessor of the Insured whose principal assets are acquired by
the Insured by consolidation or merger with, or purchase of
assets or capital stock of, such predecessor, and
(3) each attorney performing legal services for the Insured and each
employee of such attorney or of the law firm of such attorney
while performing services for the Insured, and
(4) each student who is an authorized intern of the Insured, while in
any of the Insured's offices, and
(5) each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of
(a) an investment adviser,
(b) an underwriter (distributor),
(c) a transfer agent or shareholder accounting recordkeeper, or
(d) an administrator authorized by written agreement to keep
financial and/or other required records,
for an Investment Company named as an Insured, but only while (i)
such officer, partner or employee is performing acts coming
within the scope of the usual duties of an officer or employee of
an Insured, or (ii) such officer, director, trustee, partner or
employee is acting as a member of any committee duly elected or
appointed to examine or audit or have custody of or access to the
Property of the Insured, or (iii) such director or trustee (or
anyone acting in a similar capacity) is acting outside the scope
of the usual duties of a director or trustee; provided, that the
term "Employee" shall not include any officer, director, trustee,
partner or employee of a transfer agent, shareholder accounting
recordkeeper or administrator (x) which is not an "affiliated
person" (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940) of an Investment Company named as Insured or of the
adviser or underwriter of such Investment Company, or (y) which
is a "Bank" (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940), and
(6) each individual assigned, by contract or by any agency furnishing
temporary personnel, in either case on a contingent or part-time
basis, to perform the usual duties of an employee in any office
of the Insured, and
(7) each individual assigned to perform the usual duties of an
employee or officer of any entity authorized by written agreement
with the Insured to perform services as electronic data processor
of checks or other accounting records of the Insured, but
excluding a processor which acts as transfer agent or in any
other agency capacity for the Insured in issuing checks, drafts
or securities, unless included under subsection (5) hereof, and
(8) each officer, partner or employee of
(a) any Depository or Exchange,
(b) any nominee in whose name is registered any Security
included in the systems for the central handling of
securities established and maintained by any Depository, and
(c) any recognized service company which provides clerks or
other personnel to any Depository or Exchange on a contract
basis,
while such officer, partner or employee is performing services
for any Depository in the operation of systems for the central
handling of securities, and
(9) in the case of an Insured which is an "employee benefit plan" (as
defined in Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 ("ERISA")) for officers, directors or employees of
another Insured ("In-House Plan"), any "fiduciary" or other "plan
official" (within the meaning of Section 412 of ERISA) of such
In-House Plan, provided that such fiduciary or other plan
official is a director, partner, officer, trustee or employee of
an Insured (other than an In-House Plan).
Each employer of temporary personnel and each entity referred to in
subsections (6) and (7) and their respective partners, officers and
employees shall collectively be deemed to be one person for all the
purposes of this Bond.
Brokers, agents, independent contractors, or representatives of the same
general character shall not be considered Employees, except as provided in
subsections (3), (6), and (7).
J. "EXCHANGE" means any national securities exchange registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
K. "FORGERY" means the physical signing on a document of the name of
another person (whether real or fictitious) with the intent to
deceive. A Forgery may be by means of mechanically reproduced
facsimile signatures as well as handwritten signatures. Forgery does
not include the signing of an individual's own name, regardless of
such individual's authority, capacity or purpose.
L. "ITEMS OF DEPOSIT" means one or more checks or drafts.
M. "INVESTMENT COMPANY" or "FUND" means an investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
N. "LIMIT OF LIABILITY" means, with respect to any Insuring Agreement,
the limit of liability of the Underwriter for any Single Loss covered
by such Insuring Agreement as set forth under the heading "Limit of
Liability" in Item 3 of the Declarations or in any Rider for such
Insuring Agreement.
O. "MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE" means any disappearance of Property which,
after a reasonable investigation has been conducted, cannot be
explained.
P. "NON-FUND" means any corporation, business trust, partnership, trust
or other entity which is not an Investment Company.
Q. "PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION SECURITY PROCEDURES" means security
procedures for Phone/Electronic Transactions as provided in writing to
the Underwriter.
R. "PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION" means any (1) redemption of shares
issued by an Investment Company, (2) election concerning dividend
options available to Fund shareholders, (3) exchange of shares in a
registered account of one Fund into shares in an identically
registered account of another Fund in the same complex pursuant to
exchange privileges of the two Funds, or (4) purchase of shares issued
by an Investment Company, which redemption, election, exchange or
purchase is requested by voice over the telephone or through an
Electronic Transmission.
S. "PROPERTY" means the following tangible items: money, postage and
revenue stamps, precious metals, Securities, bills of exchange,
acceptances, checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to
pay sums certain in money, certificates of deposit, due bills, money
orders, letters of credit, financial futures contracts, conditional
sales contracts, abstracts of title, insurance policies, deeds,
mortgages, and assignments of any of the foregoing, and other valuable
papers, including books of account and other records used by the
Insured in the conduct of its business, and all other instruments
similar to or in the nature of the foregoing (but excluding all data
processing records), in which the Insured has an interest or in which
the Insured acquired or should have acquired an interest by reason of
a predecessor's declared financial condition at the time of the
Insured's consolidation or merger with, or purchase of the principal
assets of, such predecessor or which are held by the Insured for any
purpose or in any capacity.
T. "SECURITIES" means original negotiable or non-negotiable agreements or
instruments which represent an equitable or legal interest, ownership
or debt (including stock certificates, bonds, promissory notes, and
assignments thereof), which are in the ordinary course of business and
transferable by physical delivery with appropriate endorsement or
assignment. "Securities" does not include bills of exchange,
acceptances, certificates of deposit, checks, drafts, or other written
orders or directions to pay sums certain in money, due bills, money
orders, or letters of credit.
U. "SECURITY COMPANY" means an entity which provides or purports to
provide the transport of Property by secure means, including, without
limitation, by use of armored vehicles or guards.
V. "SELF REGULATORY ORGANIZATION" means any association of investment
advisers or securities dealers registered under the federal securities
laws, or any Exchange.
W. "SHAREHOLDER OF RECORD" means the record owner of shares issued by an
Investment Company or, in the case of joint ownership of such shares,
all record owners, as designated (1) in the initial account
application, or (2) in writing accompanied by a signature guarantee,
or (3) pursuant to procedures as set forth in the Application.
X. "SINGLE LOSS" means:
(1) all loss resulting from any one actual or attempted Theft
committed by one person, or
(2) all loss caused by any one act (other than a Theft or a Dishonest
or Fraudulent Act) committed by one person, or
(3) all loss caused by Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts committed by one
person, or
(4) all expenses incurred with respect to any one audit or
examination, or
(5) all loss caused by any one occurrence or event other than those
specified in subsections (1) through (4) above.
All acts or omissions of one or more persons which directly or
indirectly aid or, by failure to report or otherwise, permit the
continuation of an act referred to in subsections (1) through (3)
above of any other person shall be deemed to be the acts of such other
person for purposes of this subsection.
All acts or occurrences or events which have as a common nexus any
fact, circumstance, situation, transaction or series of facts,
circumstances, situations, or transactions shall be deemed to be one
act, one occurrence, or one event.
Y. "TELEFACSIMILE" means a system of transmitting and reproducing fixed
graphic material (as, for example, printing) by means of signals
transmitted over telephone lines or over the Internet.
Z. "THEFT" means robbery, burglary or hold-up, occurring with or without
violence or the threat of violence.
SECTION 2. EXCLUSIONS
THIS BOND DOES NOT COVER:
A. Loss resulting from (1) riot or civil commotion outside the United
States of America and Canada, or (2) war, revolution, insurrection,
action by armed forces, or usurped power, wherever occurring; except
if such loss occurs in transit, is otherwise covered under Insuring
Agreement D, and when such transit was initiated, the Insured or any
person initiating such transit on the Insured's behalf had no
knowledge of such riot, civil commotion, war, revolution,
insurrection, action by armed forces, or usurped power.
B. Loss in time of peace or war resulting from nuclear fission or fusion
or radioactivity, or biological or chemical agents or hazards, or
fire, smoke, or explosion, or the effects of any of the foregoing.
C. Loss resulting from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act committed by any
person while acting in the capacity of a member of the Board of
Directors or any equivalent body of the Insured or of any other
entity.
D. Loss resulting from any nonpayment or other default of any loan or
similar transaction made by the Insured or any of its partners,
directors, officers or employees, whether or not authorized and
whether procured in good faith or through a Dishonest or Fraudulent
Act, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A,
E or F.
E. Loss resulting from any violation by the Insured or by any Employee of
any law, or any rule or regulation pursuant thereto or adopted by a
Self Regulatory Organization, regulating the issuance, purchase or
sale of securities, securities transactions upon security exchanges or
over the counter markets, Investment Companies, or investment
advisers, unless such loss, in the absence of such law, rule or
regulation, would be covered under Insuring Agreement A, E or F.
F. Loss of Property while in the custody of any Security Company, unless
such loss is covered under this Bond and is in excess of the amount
recovered or received by the Insured under (1) the Insured's contract
with such Security Company, and (2) insurance or indemnity of any kind
carried by such Security Company for the benefit of, or otherwise
available to, users of its service, in which case this Bond shall
cover only such excess, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability
and Deductible Amount.
G. Potential income, including but not limited to interest and dividends,
not realized by the Insured because of a loss covered under this Bond,
except when covered under Insuring Agreement H.
H. Loss in the form of (1) damages of any type for which the Insured is
legally liable, except direct compensatory damages, or (2) taxes,
fines, or penalties, including without limitation two-thirds of treble
damage awards pursuant to judgments under any statute or regulation.
I. Loss resulting from the surrender of Property away from an office of
the Insured as a result of a threat
(1) to do bodily harm to any person, except loss of Property in
transit in the custody of any person acting as messenger as a
result of a threat to do bodily harm to such person, if the
Insured had no knowledge of such threat at the time such transit
was initiated, or
(2) to do damage to the premises or Property of the Insured, unless
such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.
J. All costs, fees and other expenses incurred by the Insured in
establishing the existence of or amount of loss covered under this
Bond, except to the extent certain audit expenses are covered under
Insuring Agreement B.
K. Loss resulting from payments made to or withdrawals from any account,
involving funds erroneously credited to such account, unless such loss
is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.
L. Loss resulting from uncollectible Items of Deposit which are drawn
upon a financial institution outside the United States of America, its
territories and possessions, or Canada.
M. Loss resulting from the Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts, Theft, or other
acts or omissions of an Employee primarily engaged in the sale of
shares issued by an Investment Company to persons other than (1) a
person registered as a broker under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or (2) an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, which is not an
individual.
N. Loss resulting from the use of credit, debit, charge, access,
convenience, identification, cash management or other cards, whether
such cards were issued or purport to have been issued by the Insured
or by anyone else, unless such loss is otherwise covered under
Insuring Agreement A.
O. Loss resulting from any purchase, redemption or exchange of securities
issued by an Investment Company or other Insured, or any other
instruction, request, acknowledgement, notice or transaction involving
securities issued by an Investment Company or other Insured or the
dividends in respect thereof, when any of the foregoing is requested,
authorized or directed or purported to be requested, authorized or
directed by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission,
unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A or
Insuring Agreement I.
P. Loss resulting from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft committed
by an Employee as defined in Section 1.I(2), unless such loss (1)
could not have been reasonably discovered by the due diligence of the
Insured at or prior to the time of acquisition by the Insured of the
assets acquired from a predecessor, and (2) arose out of a lawsuit or
valid claim brought against the Insured by a person unaffiliated with
the Insured or with any person affiliated with the Insured.
Q. Loss resulting from the unauthorized entry of data into, or the
deletion or destruction of data in, or the change of data elements or
programs within, any Computer System, unless such loss is otherwise
covered under Insuring Agreement A.
SECTION 3. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS
Upon payment to the Insured hereunder for any loss, the Underwriter shall
be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the Insured's rights
and claims in connection with such loss; provided, however, that the
Underwriter shall not be subrogated to any such rights or claims one named
Insured under this Bond may have against another named Insured under this
Bond. At the request of the Underwriter, the Insured shall execute all
assignments or other documents and take such action as the Underwriter may
deem necessary or desirable to secure and perfect such rights and claims,
including the execution of documents necessary to enable the Underwriter to
bring suit in the name of the Insured.
Assignment of any rights or claims under this Bond shall not bind the
Underwriter without the Underwriter's written consent.
SECTION 4. LOSS--NOTICE--PROOF--LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
This Bond is for the use and benefit only of the Insured and the
Underwriter shall not be liable hereunder for loss sustained by anyone
other than the Insured, except that if the Insured includes such other loss
in the Insured's proof of loss, the Underwriter shall consider its
liability therefor. As soon as practicable and not more than sixty (60)
days after discovery of any loss covered hereunder, the Insured shall give
the Underwriter written notice thereof and, as soon as practicable and
within one year after such discovery, shall also furnish to the Underwriter
affirmative proof of loss with full particulars. The Underwriter may extend
the sixty day notice period or the one year proof of loss period if the
Insured requests an extension and shows good cause therefor.
See also General Agreement C (Court Costs and Attorneys' Fees).
The Underwriter shall not be liable hereunder for loss of Securities unless
each of the Securities is identified in such proof of loss by a certificate
or bond number or by such identification means as the Underwriter may
require. The Underwriter shall have a reasonable period after receipt of a
proper affirmative proof of loss within which to investigate the claim, but
where the loss is of Securities and is clear and undisputed, settlement
shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours even if the loss involves
Securities of which duplicates may be obtained.
The Insured shall not bring legal proceedings against the Underwriter to
recover any loss hereunder prior to sixty (60) days after filing such proof
of loss or subsequent to twenty-four (24) months after the discovery of
such loss or, in the case of a legal proceeding to recover hereunder on
account of any judgment against the Insured in or settlement of any suit
mentioned in General Agreement C or to recover court costs or attorneys'
fees paid in any such suit, twenty-four (24) months after the date of the
final judgment in or settlement of such suit. If any limitation in this
Bond is prohibited by any applicable law, such limitation shall be deemed
to be amended to be equal to the minimum period of limitation permitted by
such law.
Notice hereunder shall be given to Manager, Professional Liability Claims,
ICI Mutual Insurance Company, P.O. Box 730, Burlington, Vermont 05402-0730.
SECTION 5. DISCOVERY
For all purposes under this Bond, a loss is discovered, and discovery of a
loss occurs, when the Insured
(1) becomes aware of facts, or
(2) receives notice of an actual or potential claim by a third party which
alleges that the Insured is liable under circumstances,
which would cause a reasonable person to assume that loss covered by this
Bond has been or is likely to be incurred even though the exact amount or
details of loss may not be known.
SECTION 6. VALUATION OF PROPERTY
For the purpose of determining the amount of any loss hereunder, the value
of any Property shall be the market value of such Property at the close of
business on the first business day before the discovery of such loss;
except that
(1) the value of any Property replaced by the Insured prior to the payment
of a claim therefor shall be the actual market value of such Property
at the time of replacement, but not in excess of the market value of
such Property on the first business day before the discovery of the
loss of such Property;
(2) the value of Securities which must be produced to exercise
subscription, conversion, redemption or deposit privileges shall be
the market value of such privileges immediately preceding the
expiration thereof if the loss of such Securities is not discovered
until after such expiration, but if there is no quoted or other
ascertainable market price for such Property or privileges referred to
in clauses (1) and (2), their value shall be fixed by agreement
between the parties or by arbitration before an arbitrator or
arbitrators acceptable to the parties; and
(3) the value of books of accounts or other records used by the Insured in
the conduct of its business shall be limited to the actual cost of
blank books, blank pages or other materials if the books or records
are reproduced plus the cost of labor for the transcription or copying
of data furnished by the Insured for reproduction.
SECTION 7. LOST SECURITIES
The maximum liability of the Underwriter hereunder for lost Securities
shall be the payment for, or replacement of, such Securities having an
aggregate value not to exceed the applicable Limit of Liability. If the
Underwriter shall make payment to the Insured for any loss of securities,
the Insured shall assign to the Underwriter all of the Insured's right,
title and interest in and to such Securities. In lieu of such payment, the
Underwriter may, at its option, replace such lost Securities, and in such
case the Insured shall cooperate to effect such replacement. To effect the
replacement of lost Securities, the Underwriter may issue or arrange for
the issuance of a lost instrument bond. If the value of such Securities
does not exceed the applicable Deductible Amount (at the time of the
discovery of the loss), the Insured will pay the usual premium charged for
the lost instrument bond and will indemnify the issuer of such bond against
all loss and expense that it may sustain because of the issuance of such
bond.
If the value of such Securities exceeds the applicable Deductible Amount
(at the time of discovery of the loss), the Insured will pay a proportion
of the usual premium charged for the lost instrument bond, equal to the
percentage that the applicable Deductible Amount bears to the value of such
Securities upon discovery of the loss, and will indemnify the issuer of
such bond against all loss and expense that is not recovered from the
Underwriter under the terms and conditions of this Bond, subject to the
applicable Limit of Liability.
SECTION 8. SALVAGE
If any recovery is made, whether by the Insured or the Underwriter, on
account of any loss within the applicable Limit of Liability hereunder, the
Underwriter shall be entitled to the full amount of such recovery to
reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts paid hereunder with respect to
such loss. If any recovery is made, whether by the Insured or the
Underwriter, on account of any loss in excess of the applicable Limit of
Liability hereunder plus the Deductible Amount applicable to such loss from
any source other than suretyship, insurance, reinsurance, security or
indemnity taken by or for the benefit of the Underwriter, the amount of
such recovery, net of the actual costs and expenses of recovery, shall be
applied to reimburse the Insured in full for the portion of such loss in
excess of such Limit of Liability, and the remainder, if any, shall be paid
first to reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts paid hereunder with
respect to such loss and then to the Insured to the extent of the portion
of such loss within the Deductible Amount. The Insured shall execute all
documents which the Underwriter deems necessary or desirable to secure to
the Underwriter the rights provided for herein.
SECTION 9. NON-REDUCTION AND NON-ACCUMULATION OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY
Prior to its termination, this Bond shall continue in force up to the Limit
of Liability for each Insuring Agreement for each Single Loss,
notwithstanding any previous loss (other than such Single Loss) for which
the Underwriter may have paid or be liable to pay hereunder; PROVIDED,
however, that regardless of the number of years this Bond shall continue in
force and the number of premiums which shall be payable or paid, the
liability of the Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any Single
Loss shall be limited to the applicable Limit of Liability irrespective of
the total amount of such Single Loss and shall not be cumulative in amounts
from year to year or from period to period.
SECTION 10. MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF UNDERWRITER; OTHER BONDS OR POLICIES
The maximum liability of the Underwriter for any Single Loss covered by any
Insuring Agreement under this Bond shall be the Limit of Liability
applicable to such Insuring Agreement, subject to the applicable Deductible
Amount and the other provisions of this Bond. Recovery for any Single Loss
may not be made under more than one Insuring Agreement. If any Single Loss
covered under this Bond is recoverable or recovered in whole or in part
because of an unexpired discovery period under any other bonds or policies
issued by the Underwriter to the Insured or to any predecessor in interest
of the Insured, the maximum liability of the Underwriter shall be the
greater of either (1) the applicable Limit of Liability under this Bond, or
(2) the maximum liability of the Underwriter under such other bonds or
policies.
SECTION 11. OTHER INSURANCE
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any loss covered by
this Bond shall also be covered by other insurance or suretyship for the
benefit of the Insured, the Underwriter shall be liable hereunder only for
the portion of such loss in excess of the amount recoverable under such
other insurance or suretyship, but not exceeding the applicable Limit of
Liability of this Bond.
SECTION 12. DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT
The Underwriter shall not be liable under any Insuring Agreement unless the
amount of the loss covered thereunder, after deducting the net amount of
all reimbursement and/or recovery received by the Insured with respect to
such loss (other than from any other bond, suretyship or insurance policy
or as an advance by the Underwriter hereunder) shall exceed the applicable
Deductible Amount; in such case the Underwriter shall be liable only for
such excess, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability and the other
terms of this Bond.
No Deductible Amount shall apply to any loss covered under Insuring
Agreement A sustained by any Investment Company named as an Insured.
SECTION 13. TERMINATION
The Underwriter may terminate this Bond as to any Insured or all Insureds
only by written notice to such Insured or Insureds and, if this Bond is
terminated as to any Investment Company, to each such Investment Company
terminated thereby and to the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington,
D.C., in all cases not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective
date of termination specified in such notice.
The Insured may terminate this Bond only by written notice to the
Underwriter not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of
the termination specified in such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
when the Insured terminates this Bond as to any Investment Company, the
effective date of termination shall be not less than sixty (60) days from
the date the Underwriter provides written notice of the termination to each
such Investment Company terminated thereby and to the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.
This Bond will terminate as to any Insured that is a Non-Fund immediately
and without notice upon (1) the takeover of such Insured's business by any
State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator, or
(2) the filing of a petition under any State or Federal statute relative to
bankruptcy or reorganization of the Insured, or assignment for the benefit
of creditors of the Insured.
Premiums are earned until the effective date of termination. The
Underwriter shall refund the unearned premium computed at short rates in
accordance with the Underwriter's standard short rate cancellation tables
if this Bond is terminated by the Insured or pro rata if this Bond is
terminated by the Underwriter.
Upon the detection by any Insured that an Employee has committed any
Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft, the Insured shall immediately
remove such Employee from a position that may enable such Employee to cause
the Insured to suffer a loss by any subsequent Dishonest or Fraudulent
Act(s) or Theft. The Insured, within two (2) business days of such
detection, shall notify the Underwriter with full and complete particulars
of the detected Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.
For purposes of this section, detection occurs when any partner, officer,
or supervisory employee of any Insured, who is not in collusion with such
Employee, becomes aware that the Employee has committed any Dishonest or
Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.
This Bond shall terminate as to any Employee by written notice from the
Underwriter to each Insured and, if such Employee is an Employee of an
Insured Investment Company, to the Securities and Exchange Commission, in
all cases not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of
termination specified in such notice.
SECTION 14. RIGHTS AFTER TERMINATION
At any time prior to the effective date of termination of this Bond as to
any Insured, such Insured may, by written notice to the Underwriter, elect
to purchase the right under this Bond to an additional period of twelve
(12) months within which to discover loss sustained by such Insured prior
to the effective date of such termination and shall pay an additional
premium therefor as the Underwriter may require.
Such additional discovery period shall terminate immediately and without
notice upon the takeover of such Insured's business by any State or Federal
official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator. Promptly after such
termination the Underwriter shall refund to the Insured any unearned
premium.
The right to purchase such additional discovery period may not be exercised
by any State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or
liquidator, acting or appointed to take over the Insured's business.
SECTION 15. CENTRAL HANDLING OF SECURITIES
The Underwriter shall not be liable for loss in connection with the central
handling of securities within the systems established and maintained by any
Depository ("Systems"), unless the amount of such loss exceeds the amount
recoverable or recovered under any bond or policy or participants' fund
insuring the Depository against such loss (the "Depository's Recovery"); in
such case the Underwriter shall be liable hereunder only for the Insured's
share of such excess loss, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability,
the Deductible Amount and the other terms of this Bond.
For determining the Insured's share of such excess loss, (1) the Insured
shall be deemed to have an interest in any certificate representing any
security included within the Systems equivalent to the interest the Insured
then has in all certificates representing the same security included within
the Systems; (2) the Depository shall have reasonably and fairly
apportioned the Depository's Recovery among all those having an interest as
recorded by appropriate entries in the books and records of the Depository
in Property involved in such loss, so that each such interest shall share
in the Depository's Recovery in the ratio that the value of each such
interest bears to the total value of all such interests; and (3) the
Insured's share of such excess loss shall be the amount of the Insured's
interest in such Property in excess of the amount(s) so apportioned to the
Insured by the Depository.
This Bond does not afford coverage in favor of any Depository or Exchange
or any nominee in whose name is registered any security included within the
Systems.
SECTION 16. ADDITIONAL COMPANIES INCLUDED AS INSURED
If more than one entity is named as the Insured:
A. the total liability of the Underwriter hereunder for each Single Loss
shall not exceed the Limit of Liability which would be applicable if
there were only one named Insured, regardless of the number of Insured
entities which sustain loss as a result of such Single Loss,
B. the Insured first named in Item 1 of the Declarations shall be deemed
authorized to make, adjust, and settle, and receive and enforce
payment of, all claims hereunder as the agent of each other Insured
for such purposes and for the giving or receiving of any notice
required or permitted to be given hereunder; provided, that the
Underwriter shall promptly furnish each named Insured Investment
Company with (1) a copy of this Bond and any amendments thereto, (2) a
copy of each formal filing of a claim hereunder by any other Insured,
and (3) notification of the terms of the settlement of each such claim
prior to the execution of such settlement,
C. the Underwriter shall not be responsible or have any liability for the
proper application by the Insured first named in Item 1 of the
Declarations of any payment made hereunder to the first named Insured,
D. for the purposes of Sections 4 and 13, knowledge possessed or
discovery made by any partner, officer or supervisory Employee of any
Insured shall constitute knowledge or discovery by every named
Insured,
E. if the first named Insured ceases for any reason to be covered under
this Bond, then the Insured next named shall thereafter be considered
as the first named Insured for the purposes of this Bond, and
F. each named Insured shall constitute "the Insured" for all purposes of
this Bond.
SECTION 17. NOTICE AND CHANGE OF CONTROL
Within thirty (30) days after learning that there has been a change in
control of an Insured by transfer of its outstanding voting securities the
Insured shall give written notice to the Underwriter of:
A. the names of the transferors and transferees (or the names of the
beneficial owners if the voting securities are registered in another
name), and
B. the total number of voting securities owned by the transferors and the
transferees (or the beneficial owners), both immediately before and
after the transfer, and
C. the total number of outstanding voting securities.
As used in this Section, "control" means the power to exercise a
controlling influence over the management or policies of the Insured.
SECTION 18. CHANGE OR MODIFICATION
This Bond may only be modified by written Rider forming a part hereof over
the signature of the Underwriter's authorized representative. Any Rider
which modifies the coverage provided by Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity, in
a manner which adversely affects the rights of an Insured Investment
Company shall not become effective until at least sixty (60) days after the
Underwriter has given written notice thereof to the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., and to each Insured Investment Company
affected thereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Underwriter has caused this Bond to be executed on the
Declarations Page.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 1
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that Item 1 of the Declarations, Name of Insured, shall include the
following:
Van Kampen Asset Management Inc.
Van Kampen Exchange Corporation
Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Van Kampen Advisors Inc.
Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
VKM Global Emerging Markets Advisors, Inc.
Morgan Stanley Investments Management Limited
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company
Morgan Stanley Investments LP
Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc.
Morgan Stanley Asset & Investment Management Co., Limited
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.
RN1.0-00 (1/02)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 2
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that this Bond (other than Insuring Agreements C and D) does not
cover loss resulting from or in connection with any business, activities, or
acts or omissions of (including services rendered by) any Insured which is not
an Insured Fund ("Non-Fund") or any Employee of a Non-Fund, except loss,
otherwise covered by the terms of this Bond, resulting from or in connection
with (1) services rendered by a Non-Fund to an Insured Fund, or to shareholders
of such Fund in connection with the issuance, transfer, or redemption of their
Fund shares, or (2) in the case of a Non-Fund substantially all of whose
business is rendering the services described in (1) above, the general business,
activities or operations of such Non-Fund, excluding (a) the rendering of
services (other than those described in (1) above) to any person, or (b) the
sale of goods or property of any kind.
It is further understood and agreed that with respect to any Non-Fund, Insuring
Agreements C and D only cover loss of Property which a Non-Fund uses or holds,
or in which a Non-Fund has an interest, in each case wholly or partially in
connection with the rendering of services by a Non-Fund to an Insured Fund, or
to shareholders of such Fund in connection with the issuance, transfer, or
redemption of their Fund shares.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.
RN3.0-01 (1/02)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 3
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that notwithstanding Section 2.Q of this Bond, this Bond is amended
by adding an additional Insuring Agreement J as follows:
J. COMPUTER SECURITY
Loss (including loss of Property) resulting directly from Computer Fraud;
provided, that the Insured has adopted in writing and generally maintains and
follows during the Bond Period all Computer Security Procedures. The isolated
failure of the Insured to maintain and follow a particular Computer Security
Procedure in a particular instance will not preclude coverage under this
Insuring Agreement, subject to the specific exclusions herein and in the Bond.
1. Definitions. The following terms used in this Insuring Agreement shall
have the following meanings:
a. "Authorized User" means any person or entity designated by the
Insured (through contract, assignment of User Identification, or
otherwise) as authorized to use a Covered Computer System, or any
part thereof. An individual who invests in an Insured Fund shall
not be considered to be an Authorized User solely by virtue of
being an investor.
b. "Computer Fraud" means the unauthorized entry of data into, or
the deletion or destruction of data in, or change of data
elements or programs within, a Covered Computer System which:
(1) is committed by any Unauthorized Third Party anywhere, alone
or in collusion with other Unauthorized Third Parties; and
(2) is committed with the conscious manifest intent (a) to cause
the Insured to sustain a loss, and (b) to obtain financial
benefit for the perpetrator or any other person; and
(3) causes (x) Property to be transferred, paid or delivered; or
(y) an account of the Insured, or of its customer, to be
added, deleted, debited or credited; or (z) an unauthorized
or fictitious account to be debited or credited.
c. "Computer Security Procedures" means procedures for prevention of
unauthorized computer access and use and administration of
computer access and use as provided in writing to the
Underwriter.
d. "Covered Computer System" means any Computer System as to which
the Insured has possession, custody and control.
e. "Unauthorized Third Party" means any person or entity that, at
the time of the Computer Fraud, is not an Authorized User.
f. "User Identification" means any unique user name (i.e., a series
of characters) that is assigned to a person or entity by the
Insured.
2. Exclusions. It is further understood and agreed that this Insuring
Agreement J shall not cover:
a. Any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, "Fidelity," of this
Bond; and
b. Any loss resulting directly or indirectly from Theft or
misappropriation of confidential or proprietary information,
material or data (including but not limited to trade secrets,
computer programs or customer information); and
c. Any loss resulting from the intentional failure to adhere to one
or more Computer Security Procedures; and
d. Any loss resulting from a Computer Fraud committed by or in
collusion with:
(1) any Authorized User (whether a natural person or an entity);
or
(2) in the case of any Authorized User which is an entity, (a)
any director, officer, partner, employee or agent of such
Authorized User, or (b) any entity which controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such
Authorized User ("Related Entity"), or (c) any director,
officer, partner, employee or agent of such Related Entity;
or
(3) in the case of any Authorized User who is a natural person,
(a) any entity for which such Authorized User is a director,
officer, partner, employee or agent ("Employer Entity"), or
(b) any director, officer, partner, employee or agent of
such Employer Entity, or (c) any entity which controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such Employer
Entity ("Employer-Related Entity"), or (d) any director,
officer, partner, employee or agent of such Employer-Related
Entity;
and
e. Any loss resulting from physical damage to or destruction of any
Covered Computer System, or any part thereof, or any data, data
elements or media associated therewith; and
f. Any loss resulting from Computer Fraud committed by means of
wireless access to any Covered Computer System, or any part
thereof, or any data, data elements or media associated
therewith; and
g. Any loss not directly and proximately caused by Computer Fraud
(including, without limitation, disruption of business and extra
expense); and
h. Payments made to any person(s) who has threatened to deny or has
denied authorized access to a Covered Computer System or
otherwise has threatened to disrupt the business of the Insured.
For purposes of this Insuring Agreement, "Single Loss," as defined in Section
1.X of this Bond, shall also include all loss caused by Computer Fraud(s)
committed by one person, or in which one person is implicated, whether or not
that person is specifically identified. A series of losses involving
unidentified individuals, but arising from the same method of operation, may be
deemed by the Underwriter to involve the same individual and in that event shall
be treated as a Single Loss.
It is further understood and agreed that nothing in this Rider shall affect the
exclusion set forth in Section 2.0 of this Bond.
Coverage under this Insuring Agreement shall terminate upon termination of this
Bond. Coverage under this Insuring Agreement may also be terminated without
terminating this Bond as an entirety:
(a) by written notice from the Underwriter not less than sixty (60)
days prior to the effective date of termination specified in such
notice; or
(b) immediately by written notice from the Insured to the
Underwriter.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.
RN19.0-04 (12/03)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 4
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that the Deductible Amount for Insuring Agreement E, Forgery or
Alteration, and Insuring Agreement F, Securities, shall not apply with respect
to loss through Forgery of a signature on the following documents:
(1) letter requesting redemption of $50,000 or less payable by check to
the shareholder of record and addressed to the address of record; or,
(2) letter requesting redemption of $50,000 or less by wire transfer to
the record shareholder's bank account of record; or
(3) written request to a trustee or custodian for a Designated Retirement
Account ("DRA") which holds shares of an Insured Fund, where such
request (a) purports to be from or at the instruction of the Owner of
such DRA, and (b) directs such trustee or custodian to transfer
$50,000 or less from such DRA to a trustee or custodian for another
DRA established for the benefit of such Owner;
provided, that the Limit of Liability for a Single Loss as described above shall
be $50,000 and that the Insured shall bear 20% of each such loss. This Rider
shall not apply in the case of any such Single Loss which exceeds $50,000; in
such case the Deductible Amounts and Limits of Liability set forth in Item 3 of
the Declarations shall control.
For purposes of this Rider:
(A) "Designated Retirement Account" means any retirement plan or account
described or qualified under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
or a subaccount thereof.
(B) "Owner" means the individual for whose benefit the DRA, or a subaccount
thereof, is established.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.
RN27.0-02 (1/02)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 5
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from or in
connection with the acceptance of any Third Party Check, unless
(1) such Third Party Check is used to open or increase an account which is
registered in the name of one or more of the payees on such Third
Party Check, and
(2) reasonable efforts are made by the Insured, or by the entity receiving
Third Party Checks on behalf of the Insured, to verify all
endorsements on all Third Party Checks made payable in amounts greater
than $100,000 (provided, however, that the isolated failure to make
such efforts in a particular instance will not preclude coverage,
subject to the exclusions herein and in the Bond),
and then only to the extent such loss is otherwise covered under this Bond.
For purposes of this Rider, "Third Party Check" means a check made payable to
one or more parties and offered as payment to one or more other parties.
It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the
contrary above or elsewhere in the Bond, this Bond does not cover any loss
resulting from or in connection with the acceptance of a Third Party Check
where:
(1) any payee on such Third Party Check reasonably appears to be a
corporation or other entity; or
(2) such Third Party Check is made payable in an amount greater than
$100,000 and does not include the purported endorsements of all payees
on such Third Party Check.
It is further understood and agreed that this Rider shall not apply with respect
to any coverage that may be available under Insuring Agreement A, "Fidelity."
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.
RN30.0-01 (1/02)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 6
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in General Agreement A
of this Bond, Item 1 of the Declarations shall include any Investment Company
advised, distributed, or administered by Van Kampen Advisors Inc., Van Kampen
Asset Management Inc., or Van Kampen Funds Inc. (individually and/or
collectively referred to as "Van Kampen"), whether such Investment Companies are
considered active, inactive, or dissolved, and for which Van Kampen has
responsibility for placing investment company fidelity bond insurance coverage,
provided that a list of such Funds is submitted to the Underwriter on at least
an annual basis.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.
RVN33.0-06 (1/05)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 7
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
In consideration for the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Bond (including
Insuring Agreement I), this Bond does not cover any On-Line Redemption(s) or
On-Line Purchase(s) involving an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000 per
shareholder account per day.
It is further understood and agreed that, notwithstanding the Limit of Liability
set forth herein or any other provision of this Bond, the Limit of Liability
with respect to any Single Loss caused by an On-Line Transaction shall be
$1,000,000 and the On-Line Deductible with respect to Insuring Agreement I is
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).
It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding Section 8,
Non-Reduction and Non-Accumulation of Liability and Total Liability, or any
other provision of this Bond, the Aggregate Limit of Liability of the
Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any and all loss or losses caused by
On-Line Transactions shall be an aggregate of $10,000,000 for the Bond Period,
irrespective of the total amount of such loss or losses.
For purposes of this Rider, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"On-Line Purchase" means any purchase of shares issued by an Investment Company,
which purchase is requested by computer-to-computer transmissions over the
Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet) or
utilizing modem or similar connections.
"On-Line Redemption" means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment
Company, which redemption is requested by computer-to computer transmissions
over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet)
or utilizing modem or similar connections.
"On-Line Transaction" means any Phone/Electronic Transaction requested by
computer-to-computer transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or
associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.
RVN38.0-01 (1/02)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 8
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
In consideration for the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that, with respect to Insuring Agreement I only, the Deductible
Amount set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations ("Phone/Electronic Deductible")
shall not apply with respect to a Single Loss, otherwise covered by Insuring
Agreement I, caused by:
(1) a Phone/Electronic Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by
check to the Shareholder of Record at the address of record; or
(2) a Phone/Electronic Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by
wire transfer to the Shareholder of Record's bank account of record,
provided, that the Limit of Liability for a Single Loss as described in (1) or
(2) above shall be the lesser of 80% of such loss or $40,000 and that the
Insured shall bear the remainder of each such Loss. This Rider shall not apply
if the application of the Phone/Electronic Deductible to the Single Loss would
result in coverage of greater than $40,000 or more; in such case the
Phone-initiated Deductible and Limit of Liability set forth in Item 3 of the
Declarations shall control.
For purposes of this Rider, "Phone/Electronic Redemption" means any redemption
of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption is requested (a) by
voice over the telephone, (b) through an automated telephone tone or voice
response system, (c) by Telefacsimile, or (d) by computer-to-computer
transmission over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet
or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.
RN39.0-02 (8/02)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 9
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Bond (including
Insuring Agreement I), this Bond does not cover loss caused by a
Phone/Electronic Transaction requested:
- by wireless device transmissions over the Internet (including any
connected or associated intranet or extranet),
except insofar as such loss is covered under Insuring Agreement A "Fidelity" of
this Bond.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.
RN48.0-00 (1/02)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 10
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
In consideration for the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Bond (including
Insuring Agreement I), for purposes of On-Line Transactions only, the third
paragraph under "EXCLUDING loss resulting from:" is hereby amended by adding the
following at the end of the existing paragraph:
"(iii) in the case of a pre-existing registered account of a Fund shareholder, a
bank account designated through a secured on-line form, provided that (aa) a
15-day hold is placed on all redemptions for such a bank account designated
on-line, and (bb) a written (hard-copy) confirmation of such on-line designation
is mailed to the shareholder(s) to whose account the account relates, at the
record address, by the end of the Insured's next regular processing cycle, but
no later than five (5) business days following such on-line designation; or"
For purposes of this Rider, the following term shall have the following
meanings:
"On-Line Transactions" means Phone/Electronic Transactions requested by
computer-to-computer transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or
associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.
RNM72.0-00 (5/02)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 11
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that Section 5 of this Bond is amended to read as follows:
"For all purposes under this Bond, a loss is discovered, and discovery of a loss
occurs, when the Legal Department of Van Kampen Investments Inc., the Chief
Compliance Officer of Van Kampen Funds, the Legal Department of Morgan Stanley
or the Risk and Insurance Department of Morgan Stanley:
(1) becomes aware of facts, or
(2) receives notice of an actual or potential claim by a third party which
alleges that the Insured is liable under circumstances,
which would cause a reasonable person to assume that loss covered by this Bond
has been or is likely to be incurred even though the exact amount or details of
loss may not be known."
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.
RM27-02 (12/96)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 12
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
Most property and casualty insurers, including ICI Mutual Insurance Company
("ICI Mutual"), are subject to the requirements of the Terrorism Risk Insurance
Act of 2002 (the "Act"). The Act establishes a Federal insurance backstop under
which ICI Mutual and these other insurers will be partially reimbursed for
future "INSURED LOSSES" resulting from certified "ACTS OF TERRORISM." (Each of
these BOLDED TERMS is defined by the Act.) The Act also places certain
disclosure and other obligations on ICI Mutual and these other insurers.
Pursuant to the Act, any future losses to ICI Mutual caused by certified "ACTS
OF TERRORISM" will be partially reimbursed by the United States government under
a formula established by the Act. Under this formula, the United States
government will reimburse ICI Mutual for 90% of ICI Mutual's "INSURED LOSSES" in
excess of a statutorily established deductible until total insured losses of all
participating insurers reach $100 billion. If total "insured losses" of all
property and casualty insurers reach $100 billion during any applicable period,
the Act provides that the insurers will not be liable under their policies for
their portions of such losses that exceed such amount. Amounts otherwise payable
under this bond may be reduced as a result.
This bond has no express exclusion for "ACTS OF TERRORISM." However, coverage
under this bond remains subject to all applicable terms, conditions and
limitations of the bond (including exclusions) that are permissible under the
Act. The portion of the premium that is attributable to any coverage potentially
available under the bond for "ACTS OF TERRORISM" is one percent (1%).
RN53.0-00 (3/03)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 13
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that:
1. In the event that a loss is covered under more than one bond issued to
Van Kampen Investments Inc. or any affiliates thereof issued by ICI
Mutual Insurance Company, the total liability of ICI Mutual Insurance
Company under all implicated bonds in combination shall not exceed the
applicable Limit of Liability of the largest of the implicated bonds.
In no event shall the applicable Limits of Liability of each of the
implicated bonds be added together or otherwise combined to determine
the total liability of ICI Mutual Insurance Company.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.
RN23.0-01 (11/03)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 14
INSURED BOND NUMBER
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC. 87096108B
EFFECTIVE DATE BOND PERIOD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
JUNE 5, 2008 JUNE 5, 2008 TO JUNE 5, 2009 /S/ MAGGIE SULLIVAN
-----------------------------
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that Section 1.G shall be amended to read as follows:
"Dishonest or Fraudulent Act" means any dishonest or fraudulent act,
including "larceny and embezzlement" as defined in Section 37 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, committed with the conscious manifest
intent (1) to cause the Insured to sustain a loss or (2) to obtain
financial benefit for the perpetrator or any other person (other than
salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, awards, profit sharing, pensions or
other employee benefits). A Dishonest or Fraudulent Act does not mean or
include a reckless act, a negligent act, or a grossly negligent act."
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.
RNM5.0-00 (1/02)
EXHIBIT 2
ASSISTANT SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE
OF THE
VAN KAMPEN FUNDS:
VAN KAMPEN U.S. MORTGAGE FUND,
a series of VAN KAMPEN U.S. GOVERNMENT TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN CALIFORNIA INSURED TAX FREE FUND,
VAN KAMPEN INSURED TAX FREE INCOME FUND,
VAN KAMPEN INTERMEDIATE TERM MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND,
VAN KAMPEN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND,
VAN KAMPEN NEW YORK TAX FREE INCOME FUND,
VAN KAMPEN STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND,
VAN KAMPEN CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND*,
VAN KAMPEN MICHIGAN TAX FREE INCOME FUND*,
VAN KAMPEN MISSOURI TAX FREE INCOME FUND*,
VAN KAMPEN OHIO TAX FREE INCOME FUND*,
each being a series of VAN KAMPEN TAX FREE TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN MANAGED SHORT TERM INCOME FUND*,
VAN KAMPEN CORE PLUS FIXED INCOME FUND,
VAN KAMPEN INFLATION-LINKED FIXED INCOME FUND*,
each being a series of VAN KAMPEN TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN MID CAP GROWTH FUND,
VAN KAMPEN SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND,
VAN KAMPEN SMALL COMPANY GROWTH FUND*,
VAN KAMPEN SMALL CAP VALUE FUND,
VAN KAMPEN UTILITY FUND,
VAN KAMPEN VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND,
VAN KAMPEN LEADERS FUND,
VAN KAMPEN ASSET ALLOCATION CONSERVATIVE FUND,
VAN KAMPEN ASSET ALLOCATION MODERATE FUND,
VAN KAMPEN ASSET ALLOCATION GROWTH FUND,
VAN KAMPEN CORE EQUITY FUND,
VAN KAMPEN DISCIPLINED SMALL CAP VALUE FUND,
VAN KAMPEN GLOBAL GROWTH FUND,
each being a series of VAN KAMPEN EQUITY TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN FRANCHISE FUND,
VAN KAMPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND,
VAN KAMPEN INTERNATIONAL ADVANTAGE FUND,
VAN KAMPEN INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND,
VAN KAMPEN EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND,
VAN KAMPEN CORE GROWTH FUND,
each being a series of VAN KAMPEN EQUITY TRUST II;
VAN KAMPEN PENNSYLVANIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND;
VAN KAMPEN TAX FREE MONEY FUND;
VAN KAMPEN COMSTOCK FUND;
VAN KAMPEN CORPORATE BOND FUND;
VAN KAMPEN ENTERPRISE FUND;
VAN KAMPEN EQUITY AND INCOME FUND;
VAN KAMPEN EXCHANGE FUND;
VAN KAMPEN LIMITED DURATION FUND;
VAN KAMPEN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND;
VAN KAMPEN GROWTH AND INCOME FUND;
VAN KAMPEN HARBOR FUND;
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VAN KAMPEN HIGH YIELD FUND;
MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO,
COMSTOCK PORTFOLIO,
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO,
ENTERPRISE PORTFOLIO,
GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO,
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO,
MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO,
each being a portfolio of VAN KAMPEN LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN CAPITAL FUND;
VAN KAMPEN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND;
VAN KAMPEN RESERVE FUND;
VAN KAMPEN HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL FUND,
a series of VAN KAMPEN TAX-EXEMPT TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN VALUE FUND;
VAN KAMPEN EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND*;
VAN KAMPEN EMERGING MARKETS FUND;
VAN KAMPEN EQUITY GROWTH FUND;
VAN KAMPEN GLOBAL EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND;
VAN KAMPEN GLOBAL VALUE EQUITY FUND;
VAN KAMPEN GLOBAL FRANCHISE FUND;
VAN KAMPEN GROWTH AND INCOME FUND II;
VAN KAMPEN JAPANESE EQUITY FUND*;
VAN KAMPEN EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND;
each a series of VAN KAMPEN SERIES FUND, INC.
VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II;
VAN KAMPEN BOND FUND;
VAN KAMPEN CALIFORNIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN HIGH INCOME TRUST II;
VAN KAMPEN MASSACHUSETTS VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITY TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN MUNICIPAL TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN OHIO QUALITY MUNICIPAL TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN PENNSYLVANIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN SELECT SECTOR MUNICIPAL TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN SENIOR LOAN FUND;
VAN KAMPEN SENIOR INCOME TRUST;
VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INSURED MUNICIPALS;
VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALS;
VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE NEW YORK MUNICIPALS;
VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPALS;
VAN KAMPEN DYNAMIC CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
The undersigned hereby certifies that, as of the date of this Certificate: (a)
she is a duly elected Assistant Secretary of each of the above referenced Trusts
(the "Trusts"), (b) she has custody and control of the Trusts' seals and the
Trusts' records, including the minutes of meetings of said Trusts; and (c) the
following resolutions were adopted on behalf of each Trust's respective
investment companies (individually a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds"),
agreed by the Board of Trustees/Directors and Managing General Partners of the
Van Kampen Funds, at a meeting held on May 8, 2008, by a majority the Board,
including a majority of the members of the Board who are not "interested
persons", said resolutions are in full force and effect and have not been
modified, altered or superseded by any subsequent action. No action has been
taken with reference to the matters referred to in said resolutions, except as
therein reflected and said resolutions are the only resolutions adopted by the
Board of Trustees/Directors and Managing General Partners of each of the
respective Trusts with reference to the matters contained therein. Further, said
resolutions are in conformity with the Declaration of Trust or
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Articles of Incorporation, as applicable, and the By-Laws of each of the Trusts.
JOINT DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ERRORS AND OMISSIONS POLICY
RESOLVED, that the Trustees, including those Trustees who are not
"interested persons" of each Fund within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), hereby determine
that, in accordance with Section 17(d) of the 1940 Act and Rule
17d-1(d)(7) thereunder, each Fund's Participation in the Joint
Directors and Officers Errors and Omissions Policy ("Joint DO/EO
Policy") with a commercial insurance group as discussed at the meeting
for the one-year period commencing June 5, 2008 be, and it hereby is,
deemed to be in the best interests of each respective Fund; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Trustees, including those Trustees who are
not "interested persons" of each Fund within the meaning of the 1940
Act, hereby determine that, in accordance with Section 17(d) of the
1940 Act and Rule 17d-1(d)(7) thereunder, the payment for each
respective Fund of the premium for the Joint DO/EO Policy as set forth
in the payment provision of the Joint DO/EO Policy Agreement (the
"Joint Policy Agreement") be, and it hereby is, deemed to be fair and
reasonable to each respective Fund and its shareholders; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of each respective Fund be, and
they hereby are, authorized in the name and on behalf of such Fund to
execute and deliver to each party to the proposed Joint DO/EO Policy
and the Joint Policy Agreement, substantially in the same forms and
content as previously submitted to the Trustees, with such changes
therein as such officers, upon advice of counsel, shall determine to
be necessary, appropriate or desirable, and such determination to be
conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery of the Joint
DO/EO Policy and the Joint Policy Agreement.
JOINT FIDELITY BOND
RESOLVED, that the Trustees, including those Trustees who are not
"interested persons" of each Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act,
hereby determine that, in accordance with Section 17(g) of the 1940
Act and Rule 17g-1 thereunder, each Fund's participation in the Joint
Fidelity Bond (the "Joint Fidelity Bond") with ICI Mutual in the
amount of $65 million in coverage for the one-year period commencing
June 5, 2008 be, and it hereby is, deemed to be in the best interests
of each respective Fund; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Trustees, including those Trustees who are
not "interested persons" of each Fund within the meaning of the 1940
Act, have determined that, in accordance with Section 17(g) of the
1940 Act and Rule 17g-1 thereunder, the payment for each respective
Fund of the premium for the Joint Fidelity Bond as set forth in the
payment provision of the Joint Fidelity Bond Agreement (the "Joint
Bond Agreement") be, and hereby is, deemed to be fair and reasonable
to each respective Fund and its shareholders; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Trustees, including those Trustees who are
not "interested persons" of the Funds within the meaning of the 1940
Act, hereby agree with the other insureds covered by the Joint
Fidelity Bond that in the event recovery is received under the Joint
Fidelity Bond as a result of a loss sustained by any of the Funds and
one or more other named insureds, each respective Fund shall receive
an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery, and in an amount
at least equal to the amount which it would have received had it
provided and
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maintained a single insured bond with the minimum amount of coverage
required under Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of each respective Fund be, and
they hereby are, authorized in the name and on behalf of such Fund to
execute and deliver to each party to the proposed Joint Fidelity Bond
and Joint Bond Agreement, substantially in the same form and content
as previously submitted to the Trustees, with such changes therein as
such officers, upon advice of counsel, shall determine to be
necessary, appropriate or desirable, and such determination to be
conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery of the Joint
Fidelity Bond and Joint Bond Agreement; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of each respective Fund be, and
they hereby are, authorized in the name and on behalf of such Fund to
make all filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other
regulatory entities as required and give all notices on behalf of such
Fund with respect to the Joint Fidelity Bond and the Joint Bond
Agreement; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of the Fund be and they hereby are
authorized to obtain the letter of credit through Morgan Stanley's
Equity Financing Services Group Department and in that regard to
negotiate and enter into such agreements as they deem necessary or
appropriate to obtain such letter of credit.
INSURANCE PREMIUM ALLOCATIONS
RESOLVED, that the Trustees, including those Trustees who are not
"interested persons" of each Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act,
hereby determine that the premium allocation for the $100 million
Joint DO/EO policy and the fidelity bond being payable by the Funds
(43.5%) be, and it hereby is, deemed to be fair and reasonable to each
respective Fund and its shareholders.
JOINT DO/EO POLICY - EXCESS LAYER
RESOLVED, that the excess insurance layer in the amount of $10
million, as discussed at this meeting, of the D&O/E&O Policy
previously approved by the Board of Trustees/Directors and Managing
General Partners of the Van Kampen Funds, be, and it hereby is,
approved on behalf of the "independent trustees" and Mr. Whalen, with
the premium for such excess layer to be borne by the Funds.
GENERAL AUTHORIZATION
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Funds be, and each of them hereby
is, authorized and directed, in the name and on behalf of each Fund,
to take all actions to cause to be prepared and filed all other
documents, to make all expenditures and to execute all instruments by
them to be necessary or desirable in carrying out the purposes of the
foregoing resolutions, including, without limitation, the employment
or retention of all such counsel, accountants and experts as may be
deemed advisable by them, and the taking of such actions, the
execution and filing or delivery of such documents, and the
performance of such acts by them shall be conclusive evidence of their
approval thereof and the approval thereof and the authority therefor
by and from each Fund.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as Assistant
Secretary of each respective Trust this 18th day of August, 2008.
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By: /s/ Elizabeth Nelson
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Elizabeth Nelson
Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT 3
JOINT FIDELITY BOND
AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated as of June 5, 2003, by and between the parties as set
forth in Schedule 1, attached hereto and incorporated by reference, Van Kampen
Investment Advisory Corp., Van Kampen Asset Management Inc., Van Kampen
Investments Inc., Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., Van Kampen Funds Inc., Van
Kampen Advisors Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Morgan Stanley Investment
Management Inc., Morgan Stanley Investments LP, Morgan Stanley Asset &
Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd., Morgan Stanley Investment Management Co.,
and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Ltd.
In consideration of the mutual agreements set forth below, and other good
and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows:
1. The parties agree to obtain an Investment Companies Joint Fidelity Bond
from an insurer or group of insurers, as required by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Rule 17g-1 (the "Rule") under Section
17(g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in an amount equal to
at least the sum of the minimum fidelity bonds required for each of them from
time to time under the Rule.
2. The parties agree that each party shall pay that proportion of the total
annual premium for such joint bond equal to the proportion that the gross assets
of such party (with consideration to its individual series, if any) bear to the
aggregate of the gross assets of the parties (with consideration to their
individual series, if any) at the annual renewal of the joint fidelity bond.
3. The parties agree that any increase in the total premium of the joint
fidelity bond shall be paid by the party or parties whose increase in gross
assets has resulted in such premium increase.
4. The parties agree that if any recovery is received under such bond as a
result of a loss sustained by each of the parties, each party shall receive an
equitable and proportionate share of the recovery equal at least to the amount
it would have received if it had maintained a separate fidelity bond in an
amount equal to the minimum fidelity bond required for it from time to time
under the Rule.
5. Each party shall file a copy of this Agreement and any amendment hereto
with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Rule.
6. This Agreement shall supersede any prior agreement between the parties.
Disclaimer of Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Agreement, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement
is executed by the Directors, Trustees and/or Officers of each entity by them
not individually but as such Directors, Trustees and/or Officers of each entity,
and the obligations hereunder are not binding upon any of the Directors,
Trustees, Officers or Shareholders individually but bind only the estate of such
entity.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be executed by duly authorized officers as of the date first stated above.
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ALL OF THE PARTIES SET FORTH IN SCHEDULE 1 ATTACHED HERETO
By: /s/ A. Thomas Smith III
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A. Thomas Smith III
Vice President and Secretary
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENT ADVISORY CORP.
By: /s/ Stefanie Chang Yu
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Stefanie Chang Yu
Secretary
VAN KAMPEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
By: /s/ Stefanie Chang Yu
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Stefanie Chang Yu
Secretary
VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC.
By: /s/ Stefanie Chang Yu
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Stefanie Chang Yu
Secretary
VAN KAMPEN INVESTOR SERVICES INC.
By: /s/ Carsten Otto
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Carsten Otto
Secretary
VAN KAMPEN FUNDS INC.
By: /s/ Stefanie Chang Yu
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Stefanie Chang Yu
Secretary
VAN KAMPEN ADVISORS INC.
By: /s/ Stefanie Chang Yu
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Stefanie Chang Yu
Secretary
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VAN KAMPEN EXCHANGE CORP.
By: /s/ Stefanie Chang Yu
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Stefanie Chang Yu
Secretary
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.
By: /s/ Stefanie Chang Yu
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Stefanie Chang Yu
Executive Director and Assistant Secretary
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENTS LP
By: /s/ A. Thomas Smith III
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A. Thomas Smith III
Managing Director and Assistant Secretary
MORGAN STANLEY ASSET & INVESTMENT TRUST MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
By: /s/ John R. Alkire
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John R. Alkire
Representative Director, President
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO.
By: /s/ Jeffrey Alam
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Jeffrey Alam
Director
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD.
By: /s/ Robert Sargent
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Robert Sargent
Managing Director
EXECUTED IN COUNTERPART.
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SCHEDULE 1
1. VAN KAMPEN U.S. GOVERNMENT TRUST, on behalf of its series
Van Kampen U.S. Government Fund
2. VAN KAMPEN TAX FREE TRUST, on behalf of its series
Van Kampen Insured Tax Free Income Fund
Van Kampen Strategic Municipal Income Fund
Van Kampen California Insured Tax Free Fund
Van Kampen Municipal Income Fund
Van Kampen Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund
Van Kampen New York Tax Free Income Fund
Van Kampen California Municipal Income Fund
Van Kampen Michigan Tax Free Income Fund
Van Kampen Missouri Tax Free Income Fund
Van Kampen Ohio Tax Free Income Fund
3. VAN KAMPEN TRUST, on behalf of its series
Van Kampen Managed Short Term Income Fund
Van Kampen Core Plus Fixed Income Fund
4. VAN KAMPEN EQUITY TRUST, on behalf of its series
Van Kampen Utility Fund
Van Kampen Mid Cap Growth Fund
Van Kampen Aggressive Growth Fund
Van Kampen Small Cap Value Fund
Van Kampen Small Company Growth Fund
Van Kampen Select Growth Fund
Van Kampen Small Cap Growth Fund
Van Kampen Value Opportunities Fund
Van Kampen Leaders Fund
Van Kampen Asset Allocation Conservative Fund
Van Kampen Asset Allocation Moderate Fund
Van Kampen Asset Allocation Growth Fund
Van Kampen Disciplined Small Cap Value Fund
Van Kampen Core Equity Fund
5. VAN KAMPEN PENNSYLVANIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND
6. VAN KAMPEN TAX FREE MONEY FUND
7. VAN KAMPEN HIGH INCOME TRUST II
8. VAN KAMPEN SENIOR LOAN FUND
11. VAN KAMPEN SENIOR INCOME TRUST
10. VAN KAMPEN MUNICIPAL TRUST
11. VAN KAMPEN OHIO QUALITY MUNICIPAL TRUST
12. VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INSURED MUNICIPALS
13. VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPALS
14. VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALS
15. VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE NEW YORK MUNICIPALS
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16. VAN KAMPEN MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITY TRUST
17. VAN KAMPEN CALIFORNIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
18. VAN KAMPEN MASSACHUSETTS VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
19. VAN KAMPEN PENNSYLVANIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
20. VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II
21. VAN KAMPEN SELECT SECTOR MUNICIPAL TRUST
22. VAN KAMPEN COMSTOCK FUND
23. VAN KAMPEN CORPORATE BOND FUND
24. VAN KAMPEN SELECT GROWTH FUND
25. VAN KAMPEN ENTERPRISE FUND
26. VAN KAMPEN EQUITY AND INCOME FUND
27. VAN KAMPEN LIMITED DURATION FUND
28. VAN KAMPEN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND
29. VAN KAMPEN GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
30. VAN KAMPEN HARBOR FUND
31. VAN KAMPEN HIGH YIELD FUND
32. VAN KAMPEN LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST, on behalf of its series
Aggressive Growth Portfolio
Comstock Portfolio
Enterprise Portfolio
Select Growth Portfolio
Government Portfolio
Growth and Income Portfolio
Money Market Portfolio
33. VAN KAMPEN PACE FUND
34. VAN KAMPEN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND
35. VAN KAMPEN RESERVE FUND
36. VAN KAMPEN TAX-EXEMPT TRUST, on behalf of its series
Van Kampen High Yield Municipal Fund
37. VAN KAMPEN EQUITY TRUST II, on behalf of its series
Van Kampen International Advantage Fund
Van Kampen Technology Fund
Van Kampen American Franchise Fund
Van Kampen International Growth Fund
Van Kampen Equity Premium Income Fund
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38. VAN KAMPEN SERIES FUND, INC., on behalf of its series
Van Kampen Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Van Kampen American Value Fund
Van Kampen Equity Growth Fund
Van Kampen Global Equity Allocation Fund
Van Kampen Global Value Equity Fund
Van Kampen Emerging Markets Fund
Van Kampen Growth & Income Fund II
Van Kampen Global Franchise Fund
39. VAN KAMPEN BOND FUND
40. VAN KAMPEN EXCHANGE FUND
41. VAN KAMPEN DYNAMIC CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
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EXHIBIT D
REVIEW OF FIDELITY BOND COVERAGE
June 30, 2008
GROSS ASSETS GROSS ASSETS MINIMUM
PORTFOLIO REGISTRANT COVERAGE
INVESTMENT COMPANY (in mils) (in mils) REQUIRED
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VAN KAMPEN FUNDS
VAN KAMPEN U.S. GOVERNMENT TRUST 1,397.5 1,250,000
US Mortgage Fund 1,397.5
VAN KAMPEN TAX FREE TRUST 3,481.70 2,100,000
California Insured Tax Free Fund 221.1
California Municipal Income Fund* 0.0
Insured Tax Free Income Fund 972.2
Intermediate Term Muni Income Fund 123.8
Municipal Income Fund 628.6
New York Tax Free Income Fund 124.3
Strategic Municipal Income Fund 1,411.7
VAN KAMPEN TRUST 411.80 750,000
Core Plus Fixed Income Fund 411.8
Manged Short Term Income Fund * 0.0
Inflation-Linked Fixed Income Fund* 0.0
VAN KAMPEN EQUITY TRUST 4,606.8 2,500,000
Aggressive Growth Fund 816.5
Asset Allocation Conservative Fund 84.9
Asset Allocation Moderate Fund 164.2
Asset Allocation Growth Fund 110.2
Core Equity Fund 12.7
Disciplined Small Cap Value Fund 4.7
Global Growth Fund 5.0
Leaders Fund 300.9
Mid Cap Growth Fund 1,627.4
Small Cap Growth Fund 618.4
Small Company Growth Fund* 0.0
Small Cap Value Fund 461.0
Utility Fund 224.9
Value Opportunites Fund 176.0
VAN KAMPEN EQUITY TRUST II 2,174.00 1,700,000
American Franchise Fund 304.5
Core Growth Fund 9.3
Equity Premium Income Fund 475.0
International Advantage Fund 132.4
International Growth Fund 1,081.8
Technology Fund 171.0
VAN KAMPEN SERIES FUND, INC. 4,528.10 2,500,000
American Value Fund 754.6
Emerging Markets Debt Fund* 0.0
Emerging Markets Fund 731.8
Equity Growth Fund 372.1
Global Equity Allocation Fund 528.5
Global Franchise Fund 1,821.6
Global Value Equity Fund 319.5
Growth and Income Fund II* 0.0
Japanese Equity Fund* 0.0
VAN KAMPEN LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST 6,007.80 2,500,000
LIT - Mid Cap Growth Portfolio 37.3
LIT - Comstock Portfolio 3,363.0
LIT - Capital Growth Portfolio 233.2
LIT - Enterprise Portfolio 97.4
LIT - Government Portfolio 365.5
LIT - Growth and Income Portfolio 1,850.6
LIT - Money Market Portfolio 60.8
VAN KAMPEN TAX-EXEMPT TRUST 4,753.0 2,500,000
High Yield Municipal Fund 4,753.0
VAN KAMPEN RETIREMENT STRATEGY TRUST 0.0 50,000
2050 Retirement Strategy Fund* 0.0
2045 Retirement Strategy Fund* 0.0
2040 Retirement Strategy Fund* 0.0
2035 Retirement Strategy Fund* 0.0
2030 Retirement Strategy Fund* 0.0
2025 Retirement Strategy Fund* 0.0
2020 Retirement Strategy Fund* 0.0
2015 Retirement Strategy Fund* 0.0
2010 Retirement Strategy Fund* 0.0
In Retirement Strategy Fund* 0.0
EXHIBIT D
REVIEW OF FIDELITY BOND COVERAGE
June 30, 2008
GROSS ASSETS GROSS ASSETS MINIMUM
PORTFOLIO REGISTRANT COVERAGE
INVESTMENT COMPANY (in mils) (in mils) REQUIRED
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COMSTOCK FUND 12,976.7 2,500,000
CORPORATE BOND FUND 1,105.8 1,250,000
ENTERPRISE FUND 1,187.7 1,250,000
EQUITY AND INCOME FUND 16,443.1 2,500,000
EXCHANGE FUND 81.1 450,000
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND 1,548.3 1,500,000
GROWTH & INCOME FUND 8,647.2 2,500,000
HARBOR FUND 282.4 750,000
HIGH YIELD FUND 500.3 900,000
LIMITED DURATION 162.6 600,000
CAPITAL GROWTH FUND (FKA PACE FUND) 1,559.6 1,500,000
PENNSYLVANIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND 160.1 600,000
REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND 562.1 900,000
RESERVE FUND 629.2 900,000
STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND 3,105.1 2,100,000
TAX FREE MONEY FUND 20.7 250,000
ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II (VKI) 1,029.7 1,250,000
BOND FUND 223.7 600,000
CALIFORNIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST (VCV) 501.9 900,000
DYNAMIC CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND (VTA) 1,761.4 1,500,000
HIGH INCOME TRUST II (VLT) 175.0 600,000
MASSACHUSETTES VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST (VMV) 61.4 400,000
MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITY TRUST (VMO) 878.1 1,000,000
MUNICIPAL TRUST (VKQ) 921.0 1,000,000
OHIO QUALITY MUNICIPAL TRUST (VOQ) 140.6 525,000
PENNSYLVANIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST (VPV) 555.4 900,000
SELECT SECTOR MUNICIPAL TRUST (VKL) 318.6 750,000
SENIOR LOAN FUND 2,214.9 1,700,000
SENIOR INCOME TRUST (VVR) 2,177.9 1,700,000
TRUST FOR INSURED MUNICIPALS (VIM) 223.6 600,000
TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPALS (VGM) 1,371.3 1,250,000
TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALS (VTJ) 158.8 600,000
TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE NEW YORK MUNICIPALS (VTN) 373.7 750,000
CROTON (CLO) 250.0 750,000
PECONIC BAY 330.0 750,000
COMBINED TOTAL 89,999.7 53,825,000
* Funds have not yet commenced Investment Operations.
(CURRENT AMOUNT OF FIDELITY BOND IN EFFECT IS $85 MILLION)