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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-10-018264
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	N-CSR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100226
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100226
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20100226

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VAN KAMPEN HIGH INCOME TRUST II
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000846671
		IRS NUMBER:				366900462
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-CSR
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05769
		FILM NUMBER:		10640312

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC.
		STREET 2:		522 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-296-6963

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC.
		STREET 2:		522 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL LIMITED TERM HIGH INCOME
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960102

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VAN KAMPEN MERRITT LIMITED TERM HIGH INCOME TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM N-CSR</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED<BR>
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Investment Company Act file number 811-5769</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Van Kampen High Income Trust II</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip code)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Edward C. Wood III<BR>
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: 212-762-4000
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Date of reporting period: 12/31/09

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    Item 1. Report to Shareholders.<BR>
    <DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>The
    Trust&#146;s annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant
    to Rule 30e-1<BR>
    under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:
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    <DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV><B><FONT style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">ANNUAL
    REPORT</FONT></B>
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    <DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV><FONT style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">December&#160;31,
    2009
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    <BR>
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">MUTUAL FUNDS<BR>
    <BR>
    </FONT></B>Van&#160;Kampen<BR>
    High Income Trust&#160;II (VLT)
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Privacy Notice information on the
    back.
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    <BR>
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">&#160;&#160;<IMG src="c55644vkblk.gif" alt="(VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS LOGO)">
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    Welcome, Shareholder
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In this report, you&#146;ll learn about how your investment in
    Van&#160;Kampen High Income Trust&#160;II  performed during the
    annual period. The portfolio management team will provide an
    overview of the market conditions and discuss some of the
    factors that affected investment performance during the
    reporting period. In addition, this report includes the
    trust&#146;s financial statements and a list of trust
    investments as of December&#160;31, 2009.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Market forecasts
    provided in this report may not necessarily come to pass. There
    is no assurance that the trust will achieve its investment
    objective. Trusts are subject to market risk, which is the
    possibility that the market values of securities owned by the
    trust will decline and that the value of trust shares may
    therefore be less than what you paid for them. Accordingly, you
    can lose money investing in this trust.</FONT></B>
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    NOT FDIC INSURED
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    OFFER NO BANK GUARANTEE
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    MAY LOSE VALUE
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    NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY
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    NOT A DEPOSIT
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    Performance
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    of 12/31/2009 (Unaudited)
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">High
    Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Symbol:
    VLT</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Average Annual<BR>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Based on<BR>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Based on<BR>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Total
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">NAV</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Market
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    Since Inception (4/28/89)
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    4.74
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    4.44
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    3.74
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    &#150;1.44
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&nbsp;
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    65.12
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    83.40
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Performance data
    quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of
    future results, and current performance may be lower or higher
    than the figures shown. For the most recent month-end
    performance figures, please visit vankampen.com or speak with
    your financial advisor. Investment returns, net asset value
    (NAV) and common share market price will fluctuate and trust
    shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original
    cost.</FONT></B>
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">NAV per share is
    determined by dividing the value of the trust&#146;s portfolio
    securities, cash and other assets, less all liabilities and
    preferred shares, by the total number of common shares
    outstanding. The common share market price is the price the
    market is willing to pay for shares of the trust at a given
    time. Common share market price is influenced by a range of
    factors, including supply and demand and market conditions.
    Total return assumes an investment at the beginning of the
    period, reinvestment of all distributions for the period in
    accordance with the trust&#146;s dividend reinvestment plan, and
    sale of all shares at the end of the period. The trust&#146;s
    adviser has waived or reimbursed fees and expenses from time to
    time; absent such waivers/ reimbursements the trust&#146;s
    returns would have been lower. Periods of less than one year are
    not annualized.
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">The Barclays Capital
    U.S.&#160;Corporate High Yield-2% Issuer Cap Index is an
    unmanaged, broadbased index that reflects the general
    performance of the U.S.&#160;dollar denominated, fixed rate,
    non-investment grade, taxable corporate bond market. Issuers are
    capped at 2% of the index. The Index is unmanaged and its
    returns do not include any sales charges or fees. Such costs
    would lower performance. It is not possible to invest directly
    in an index.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">For the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">12-month</FONT>
    period ended December&#160;31, 2009</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Market
    Conditions</FONT></B>
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    The U.S.&#160;high yield market posted record performance for
    2009. The Barclays Capital U.S.&#160;Corporate High Yield-2%
    Issuer Cap Index (the &#147;Index&#148;) returned
    58.76&#160;percent for the year, easily beating the prior record
    set in 1991. Within the Index, the average bond price increased
    from $61 at the start of the year to $95 at year end, average
    spreads declined from 1,794 basis points to 662 basis points,
    and the yield to maturity fell from 19.4&#160;percent to
    9.2&#160;percent.
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    The lowest quality bonds delivered the best performance for the
    year. CCC rated issues were up over 90&#160;percent, easily
    outperforming better quality BB and B rated bonds which returned
    46&#160;percent and 45&#160;percent, respectively. From an
    industry perspective, the financials and insurance industries
    provided the highest returns, while the utility and consumer
    non-cyclical industries lagged.
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    Fundamentals stabilized over the course of the period, with
    U.S.&#160;GDP growth estimates moving into positive territory as
    the year progressed. Although the U.S.&#160;high yield default
    rate rose from 4.7&#160;percent to 13.2&#160;percent, the
    improving fundamental picture and greater market liquidity has
    led Moody&#146;s to predict that the default rate will decline
    to 3.6&#160;percent by the end of 2010. Strong demand from
    investors seeking higher yields and companies refinancing their
    capital structures led to a record $150&#160;billion in new
    U.S.&#160;high yield bond issuance in the fiscal year.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Performance
    Analysis</FONT></B>
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    The Trust&#146;s return can be calculated based upon either the
    market price or the net asset value (NAV) of its shares. NAV per
    share is determined by dividing the value of the Trust&#146;s
    portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all
    liabilities and preferred shares, by the total number of common
    shares outstanding, while market price reflects the supply and
    demand for the shares. As a result, the two returns can differ,
    as they did during the reporting period. On both an NAV basis
    and a market price basis, the Trust outperformed the Barclays
    Capital U.S.&#160;Corporate High Yield-2% Issuer Cap Index (the
    &#147;Index&#148;).
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Total return for
    the <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">12-month</FONT>
    period ended December&#160;31, 2009</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Barclays Capital
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Based on<BR>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Based on<BR>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Corporate High
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">NAV</FONT></B>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Market
    Price</FONT></B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Issuer
    Cap Index</FONT></B>
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    65.12
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    %
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&nbsp;
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    83.40
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    %
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    58.76
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    %
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Performance data
    quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of
    future results, and current performance may be lower or higher
    than the figures shown. Investment return, net asset value and
    common share market price will fluctuate and Trust shares, when
    sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. See
    Performance Summary for additional performance information and
    index definition.</FONT></I>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2
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    The Trust&#146;s performance relative to the Index was primarily
    attributable to the following factors:
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    The Trust&#146;s large overweight allocations to the <B>energy
    and utilities sectors</B> were additive to performance for the
    period. The energy sector benefited from heightened merger and
    acquisition (M&#038;A) activity and rising commodity prices
    while the utility sector, and electric credits in particular,
    also performed well. An overweight allocation to the <B>basic
    industry sector</B> also boosted returns. Here, overweights to
    the chemicals, mining and paper/packaging industries were
    advantageous as M&#038;A activity drove the chemical
    industry&#146;s strong performance, mining benefited from the
    commodity rally, and the paper industry rebounded strongly
    during the year.
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    During the period, the Trust employed a <B>leverage strategy</B>
    which involved borrowing money at short term rates and
    reinvesting the proceeds in longer term securities, taking
    advantage of the difference between short and longer term rates.
    The low level of short term interest rates during the reporting
    period made the Trust&#146;s borrowing activity relatively
    inexpensive. At the same time, the price of longer term
    securities generally rose. As a result, the Trust&#146;s use of
    leverage was additive to overall returns for the period.
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    The Trust&#146;s more <B>conservative overall positioning</B>,
    however, dampened relative performance. We continued to favor
    higher quality, more liquid bonds with an emphasis on issuers
    with solid asset coverage as we believe this positioning
    provided an appropriate risk/return profile for our investors. A
    significant underweight to the lowest quality, most risky
    segment of the high yield market was the primary detractor as
    these bonds provided the strongest returns for the period. An
    underweight in financials, particularly the banking and
    brokerage industry groups, also dampened performance as these
    industries performed well.
</TD>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Market
    Outlook</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    Although high yield bond prices have risen and yields to
    maturity have declined, given the prospect of declining default
    rates and further economic improvement, we are optimistic that
    we will continue to find compelling investment opportunities
    within segments of the market. We anticipate that we will
    continue to favor more liquid, higher quality issuers in the
    near term as we believe this segment of the market provides the
    best risk/return profile.
</DIV>

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    <I>There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will
    continue to perform as discussed herein or that securities in
    such sectors will be held by the Trust in the future.</I>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">3
    </FONT>
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<TD colspan="5" align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Ratings
    Allocation as of 12/31/09 (Unaudited)</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    BBB/Baa
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    3.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    BB/Ba
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    49.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    B/B
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    41.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    CCC/Caa
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    5.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD colspan="5" align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Summary
    of Investments by Industry Classification as of 12/31/09
    (Unaudited)</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Energy
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Health Care
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Utility
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Telecommunications
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Financial
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Gaming&#160;&#038; Leisure
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    5.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Forest Products
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    5.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Information Technology
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Cable
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Metals
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Retail
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Manufacturing
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    3.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Wireless Communications
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Services
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Chemicals
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Consumer Products
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Food&#160;&#038; Tobacco
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Transportation
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Food&#160;&#038; Drug
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Housing
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Pipelines
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Aerospace&#160;&#038; Defense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Wireline
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    0.9
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Other Diversified Financial Services
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    0.2
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    Apparel, Accessories&#160;&#038; Luxury Goods
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    0.0
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    *
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    Highways&#160;&#038; Railtracks
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    0.0
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    *
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    IT Consulting&#160;&#038; Other Services
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<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    0.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    *
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&nbsp;
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<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Total Long-Term Investments
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    97.8
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&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
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&nbsp;
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    2.2
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    Total Investments
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&nbsp;
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    %
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    is less than 0.1%
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Subject to change
    daily. Provided for informational purposes only and should not
    be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell the securities
    mentioned or securities in the sectors shown above. Ratings
    allocation percentages are as a percentage of long-term debt
    investments. Summary of investments by industry classification
    percentages are as a percentage of total investments. Securities
    are classified by sectors that represent broad groupings of
    related industries. Rating allocations based upon ratings as
    issued by Standard and Poor&#146;s and Moody&#146;s, respective.
    Van&#160;Kampen is a wholly owned subsidiary of a global
    securities firm which is engaged in a wide range of financial
    services including, for example, securities trading and
    brokerage activities, investment banking, research and analysis,
    financing and financial advisory services.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Change in
    Investment Policy</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Consistent with the Trust&#146;s strategy of investing in income
    securities, the Trust may invest up to 20% of its total assets
    in fixed and floating rate loans. Loans are typically arranged
    through private negotiations between the borrower and one or
    more of the lenders. Loans generally have a more senior claim in
    the borrower&#146;s capital structure relative to corporate
    bonds or other subordinated debt. The loans in which the Trust
    invests are generally in the form of loan assignments and
    participations of all or a portion of a loan from another
    lender. In the case of an assignment, the Trust acquires direct
    rights against the borrower on the loan, however, the
    Trust&#146;s rights and obligations as the purchaser of an
    assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held
    by the assigning lender. In the case of a participation, the
    Trust typically has the right to receive payments of principal,
    interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the
    lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the
    lender of the payments from the borrower. In the event of
    insolvency of the lender selling the participation, the Trust
    may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not
    benefit from any setoff between the lender and the borrower.
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    Loans are subject to credit risk, market risk, income risk and
    call risk similar to the corporate bonds in which the Trust
    invests. To the extent that the loans in which the Trust invests
    are medium- or lower-grade, such loans are subject to same type
    of risks generally associated with such medium- and lower-grade
    securities as described in more detail below. Loans may have
    less credit risk than corporate bonds because loans generally
    have a more senior claim in the borrower&#146;s capital
    structure relative to corporate bonds or other subordinated
    debt. However, loans generally do not have as broad of a
    secondary market compared to corporate bonds and this may impact
    the market value of such loans and the Trust&#146;s ability to
    dispose of particular loans when necessary to meet the
    Trust&#146;s liquidity needs or in response to a specific
    economic event such as a deterioration in the creditworthiness
    of the borrower. The lack of a broad secondary market for loans
    may also make it more difficult for the Trust to value these
    securities for purposes of valuing the Trust&#146;s portfolio
    and calculating its net asset value.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Derivatives
    Policy</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Trust has amended and restated its policy on derivatives to
    permit it to invest in the derivative investments discussed
    below.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Trust may use derivative instruments for a variety of
    purposes, including hedging, risk management, portfolio
    management or to earn income. Derivatives are financial
    instruments whose value is based on the value of another
    underlying asset, interest rate, index or financial instrument.
    A derivative instrument often has risks similar to its
    underlying instrument and may have additional risks, including
    imperfect correlation
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">5
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    between the value of the derivative and the underlying
    instrument, risks of default by the other party to certain
    transactions, magnification of losses incurred due to changes in
    the market value of the securities, instruments, indices or
    interest rates to which they relate, and risks that the
    transactions may not be liquid. The use of derivatives involves
    risks that are different from, and possibly greater than, the
    risks associated with other portfolio investments. Derivatives
    may involve the use of highly specialized instruments that
    require investment techniques and risk analyses different from
    those associated with other portfolio investments. Certain
    derivative transactions may give rise to a form of leverage.
    Leverage associated with derivative transactions may cause the
    Trust to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be
    advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet
    earmarking or segregation requirements, pursuant to applicable
    SEC rules and regulations, or may cause the Trust to be more
    volatile than if the Trust had not been leveraged. Although the
    Investment Adviser seeks to use derivatives to further the
    Trust&#146;s investment objective, there is no assurance that
    the use of derivatives will achieve this result.
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    Following is a description of the derivative instruments and
    techniques that the Trust may use and their associated risks:
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    <I>Swaps.</I>&#160;A swap contract is an agreement between two
    parties pursuant to which the parties exchange payments at
    specified dates on the basis of a specified notional amount,
    with the payments calculated by reference to specified
    securities, indexes, reference rates, currencies or other
    instruments. Most swap agreements provide that when the period
    payment dates for both parties are the same, the payments are
    made on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted
    out, with only the net amount paid by one party to the other).
    The Trust&#146;s obligations or rights under a swap contract
    entered into on a net basis will generally be equal only to the
    net amount to be paid or received under the agreement, based on
    the relative values of the positions held by each counterparty.
    Swap agreements are not entered into or traded on exchanges and
    there is no central clearing or guaranty function for swaps.
    Therefore, swaps are subject to credit risk or the risk of
    default or non-performance by the counterparty. Swaps could
    result in losses if interest rate or foreign currency exchange
    rates or credit quality changes are not correctly anticipated by
    the Trust or if the reference index, security or investments do
    not perform as expected<B>.</B> The Trust&#146;s use of swaps
    may include those based on the credit of an underlying security
    and commonly referred to as &#147;credit default swaps.&#148;
    Where the Trust is the buyer of a credit default swap contract,
    it would be entitled to receive the par (or other
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">agreed-upon)</FONT>
    value of a referenced debt obligation from the counterparty to
    the contract only in the event of a default by a third party on
    the debt obligation. If no default occurs, the Trust would have
    paid to the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the
    term of the contract and received no benefit from the contract.
    When the Trust is the seller of a credit default swap contract,
    it receives the stream of payments but is obligated to pay upon
    default of the referenced debt obligation.
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    <I>Structured Investments.</I>&#160;The Trust also may invest a
    portion of its assets in structured notes and other types of
    structured investments. A structured note is a derivative
    security for which the amount of principal repayment and/or
    interest payments is based on the movement of one or more
    &#147;factors.&#148; These factors include, but are not limited
    to, currency exchange rates, interest rates (such as the prime
    lending rate or LIBOR), referenced bonds and stock indices.
    Investments in structured notes involve risks including interest
    rate risk, credit risk and market risk. Changes in interest
    rates and movement of the factor may cause significant price
    fluctuations and changes in the reference factor may cause the
    interest rate on the structured note to be reduced to zero and
    any further changes in the reference factor may then reduce the
    principal amount payable on maturity. Other types of structured
    investments include interests in entities organized and operated
    for the purpose of restructuring the investment characteristics
    of underlying investment interests or securities. These
    investment entities may be structured as trusts or other types
    of pooled investment vehicles. Holders of structured investments
    bear risks of the underlying investment and are subject to
    counterparty risk. Certain structured investments may be thinly
    traded or have a limited trading market and may have the effect
    of increasing the Trust&#146;s illiquidity to the extent that
    the Trust, at a particular point in time, may be unable to find
    qualified buyers for these securities.
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    <I>Foreign Currency Forward Contracts.</I>&#160;In connection
    with its investments in foreign securities, the Trust also may
    enter into contracts with banks, brokers or dealers to purchase
    or sell securities or foreign currencies at a future date
    (&#147;forward contracts&#148;). A foreign currency forward
    contract is a negotiated agreement between the contracting
    parties to exchange a specified amount of currency at a
    specified future time at a specified rate. The rate can be
    higher or lower than the spot rate between the currencies that
    are the subject of the contract. Forward foreign currency
    exchange contracts may be used to protect against uncertainty in
    the level of future foreign currency exchange rates or to gain
    or modify exposure to a particular currency. In addition, the
    Trust may use cross currency hedging or proxy hedging with
    respect to currencies in which the Trust has or expects to have
    portfolio or currency exposure. Cross currency hedges involve
    the sale of one currency against the positive exposure to a
    different currency and may be used for hedging purposes or to
    establish an active exposure to the exchange rate between any
    two currencies<B>.</B> Hedging the Trust&#146;s currency risks
    involves the risk of mismatching the Trust&#146;s objectives
    under a forward or futures contract with the value of securities
    denominated in a particular currency. Furthermore, such
    transactions reduce or preclude the opportunity for gain if the
    value of the currency should move in the direction opposite to
    the position taken. There is an additional risk to the effect
    that currency contracts create exposure to currencies in which
    the Trust&#146;s securities are not denominated. Unanticipated
    changes in currency prices may result in poorer overall
    performance for the Trust than if it had not entered into such
    contracts.
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    <I>Mortgage Derivatives.</I>&#160;Mortgage derivatives derive
    their value from the value of underlying mortgages. Mortgage
    derivatives are subject to the risks of price movements in
    response to changing interest rates and the level of prepayments
    made by borrowers of the underlying mortgages. An unexpectedly
    high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool
    may adversely affect the value of a mortgage backed security and
    could result in losses to the Trust. The risk of such defaults
    is generally higher in the case of mortgage pools that include
    subprime mortgages. Subprime mortgages refer to loans made to
    borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower
    capacity to make timely payment on their mortgages.
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    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (&#147;CMBS&#148;) are
    generally multi-class or pass-through securities backed by a
    mortgage loan or a pool of mortgage loans secured by commercial
    property, such as industrial and warehouse properties, office
    buildings, retail space and shopping malls, multifamily
    properties and cooperative apartments. The commercial mortgage
    loans that underlie CMBS are generally not amortizing or not
    fully amortizing. That is, at their maturity date, repayment of
    their remaining principal balance or &#147;balloon&#148; is due
    and is repaid through the attainment of an additional loan or
    sale of the property. An extension of a final payment on
    commercial mortgages will increase the average life of the CMBS,
    generally resulting in lower yield for discount bonds and a
    higher yield for premium bonds. CMBS are subject to credit risk
    and prepayment risk. Although prepayment risk is present, it is
    of a lesser degree in the CMBS than in the residential mortgage
    market; commercial real estate property loans often contain
    provisions which substantially reduce the likelihood that such
    securities will be prepaid (e.g., significant prepayment
    penalties on loans and, in some cases, prohibition on principal
    payments for several years following origination).
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Portfolio
    Management</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Van&#160;Kampen High Income Trust&#160;II is managed by members
    of the Adviser&#146;s Taxable High Yield team. The Taxable High
    Yield team consists of portfolio managers and analysts. The
    current members of the team jointly and primarily responsible
    for the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">day-to-day</FONT>
    management of the Trust&#146;s portfolio are Andrew Findling, an
    Executive Director of the Adviser, and Dennis M. Schaney, a
    Managing Director of the Adviser.
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    Mr.&#160;Findling has been associated with the Adviser in an
    investment management capacity since October 2008 and began
    managing the Trust in October 2008. Prior to October 2008,
    Mr.&#160;Findling was associated with Raven Asset Management as
    Head Trader from July 2005 to September 2008 and prior to that,
    he was associated with the High Yield team at BlackRock, Inc. in
    various capacities including portfolio manager and trader from
    2003 to 2004, assistant portfolio manager and trader from 2002
    to 2003 and assistant trader from 2000 to 2002. Mr.&#160;Schaney
    has been associated with
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    the Adviser in an investment management capacity since September
    2008 and began managing the Trust in October 2008. Prior to
    September 2008, Mr.&#160;Schaney served as Global Head of Fixed
    Income at Credit Suisse Asset Management from October 2003 to
    April 2007 and prior to that, he was Head of Leveraged Finance
    at BlackRock, Inc. from January 1998 to October 2003. All team
    members are responsible for the execution of the overall
    strategy of the Trust&#146;s portfolio. The composition of the
    team may change from time to time.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">For More
    Information About Portfolio Holdings</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Each Van&#160;Kampen fund provides a complete schedule of
    portfolio holdings in its semiannual and annual reports within
    60&#160;days of the end of the fund&#146;s second and fourth
    fiscal quarters. The semiannual reports and the annual reports
    are filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange
    Commission (SEC) on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;N-CSRS</FONT>
    and
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;N-CSR,</FONT>
    respectively. Van&#160;Kampen also delivers the semiannual and
    annual reports to fund shareholders, and makes these reports
    available on its public Web site, www.vankampen.com. In addition
    to the semiannual and annual reports that Van&#160;Kampen
    delivers to shareholders and makes available through the
    Van&#160;Kampen public Web site, each fund files a complete
    schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the fund&#146;s
    first and third fiscal quarters on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;N-Q.</FONT>
    Van&#160;Kampen does not deliver the reports for the first and
    third fiscal quarters to shareholders, nor are the reports
    posted to the Van&#160;Kampen public Web site. You may, however,
    obtain the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;N-Q</FONT>
    filings (as well as the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;N-CSR</FONT>
    and <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">N-CSRS</FONT>
    filings) by accessing the SEC&#146;s Web site,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">http://www.sec.gov.</FONT>
    You may also review and copy them at the SEC&#146;s Public
    Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation
    of the SEC&#146;s Public Reference Room may be obtained by
    calling the SEC at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(800)&#160;SEC-0330.</FONT>
    You can also request copies of these materials, upon payment of
    a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the SEC&#146;s
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">e-mail</FONT>
    address (publicinfo@sec.gov) or by writing the Public Reference
    section of the SEC, Washington,&#160;DC
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">20549-1520.</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You may obtain copies of a fund&#146;s fiscal quarter filings by
    contacting Van&#160;Kampen Client Relations at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(800)&#160;341-2929.</FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Proxy Voting
    Policy and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You may obtain a copy of the Trust&#146;s Proxy Voting Policy
    and Procedures without charge, upon request, by calling toll
    free
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(800)&#160;341-2929</FONT>
    or by visiting our Web site at www.vankampen.com. It is also
    available on the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s Web
    site at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">http://www.sec.gov.</FONT>
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    You may obtain information regarding how the Trust voted proxies
    relating to portfolio securities during the most recent
    twelve-month period ended June 30 without charge by visiting our
    Web site at www.vankampen.com. This information is also
    available on the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s Web
    site at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">http://www.sec.gov.</FONT>
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    The current investment adviser for the Fund is Van Kampen Asset
    Management (the &#147;Adviser&#148;) pursuant to the investment
    advisory agreement approved by the Board on May
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">20-21,</FONT> 2009.
    The Adviser is a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Kampen
    Investments Inc. (&#147;Van Kampen Investments&#148;), which is
    an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. On
    October&#160;19, 2009, Morgan Stanley entered into a definitive
    agreement to sell substantially all of its retail asset
    management business, including Van Kampen Investments, to
    Invesco Ltd., a leading independent global investment management
    company (the &#147;Transaction&#148;). As a result of this
    Transaction, the asset management business of Van Kampen
    Investments will be combined with that of Invesco Advisers, Inc.
    (&#147;Invesco&#148;), a subsidiary of Invesco Ltd.
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    The closing of the Transaction (currently expected to be in
    mid-2010) will constitute an &#147;assignment&#148; of the
    current investment advisory agreement for the Fund and,
    therefore, pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
    &#147;1940 Act&#148;), will result in the automatic termination
    of the Fund&#146;s current investment advisory agreement. The
    1940 Act requires that shareholders of the Fund approve any new
    investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
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    In connection with the Transaction, the Fund&#146;s Board of
    Trustees has approved a new investment advisory arrangement
    between the Fund and Invesco, which arrangement includes
    (i)&#160;a new advisory agreement with Invesco, which agreement
    allows Invesco to enter into subadvisory agreements and delegate
    any or all of its rights, duties or obligations to one or more
    wholly owned affiliates of Invesco Ltd. as subadvisers and
    (ii)&#160;that Invesco enter into a master subadvisory agreement
    with several of Invesco Ltd.&#146;s wholly owned affiliates
    (collectively, the &#147;New Advisory Agreements&#148;).
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    The Fund&#146;s Board of Trustees is seeking shareholder
    approval of the New Advisory Agreements at a special meeting of
    shareholders and a proxy statement is being sent to shareholders
    in advance of the special meeting. Closing of the Transaction
    and shareholder approval of the New Advisory Agreements are
    conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the New Advisory
    Agreements. As part of the Transaction, it is also expected that
    Invesco and its affiliates will provide the Fund with
    administrative and client servicing services that are currently
    provided by Van Kampen Investments and its affiliates.
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    At several in-person and telephonic meetings held in August,
    September, October, November and December 2009, the Board
    discussed and ultimately approved the New Advisory Agreements.
    At these meetings, the Board considered information provided by
    Morgan Stanley, Van Kampen Investments and Invesco regarding,
    among other things: Invesco&#146;s organization and personnel;
    business strategy; ownership structure; financial strength;
    affiliations (including other asset management affiliations);
    asset management practices and capabilities; legal and
    regulatory matters; and compliance matters. Emphasis during
    these meetings focused on Invesco being a global investment
    management leader with momentum in the U.S.&#160;retail market,
    and that the combination of Invesco and Morgan Stanley&#146;s
    retail asset management business, including Van Kampen
    Investments, can bring additional value to the
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    Fund&#146;s shareholders. The parties discussed Invesco&#146;s
    independence as a publicly traded entity, its strategic focus
    solely on the investment management business (including
    Invesco&#146;s investment reputation, broad product line,
    service quality, industry relationships and objective of putting
    investors&#146; interests first) and its significant depth in
    resources, diversification, performance and experience. The
    parties discussed how the current Invesco and Van Kampen
    Investments businesses compare and complement each other and the
    synergies of the combined organization which management believes
    will benefit the Fund&#146;s shareholders. The parties discussed
    aligning the Fund and other funds currently advised by the
    Adviser together with other funds and products currently advised
    by Invesco and its affiliates towards using a single, common
    operating platform (which includes, among other things, common
    investment operating platforms, common global performance
    measurement and risk analysis, and common compliance policies
    and procedures).
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    In connection with the Board&#146;s consideration of the New
    Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the factors
    discussed above as well as the following:
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    <I>Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services to be
    Provided.&#160;</I>The Board considered the roles and
    responsibilities of the investment adviser (and its affiliates)
    as a whole and those specific to portfolio management, support
    and trading functions anticipated to be servicing the Fund. The
    Trustees discussed with Invesco the resources available in
    managing the Fund. The Trustees also discussed certain other
    services that are to be provided by Invesco or its affiliates to
    the Fund including subadvisory services, certain global
    performance measurement and risk analysis, compliance,
    accounting, and administrative services. The Board has
    determined that the nature, extent and quality of the services
    to be provided by Invesco (and its affiliates) support its
    decision to approve the New Advisory Agreements.
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    <I>Projected Fees and Expenses of the Fund.&#160;</I>The Board
    considered that the advisory fee rate for the Fund would remain
    the same under the New Advisory Agreements as they are under the
    current advisory agreement. The Board had previously determined
    that such fees were acceptable under the current advisory
    agreement. The Board has determined that the projected fees and
    expenses of the Fund support its decision to approve the New
    Advisory Agreements.
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    <I>Investment Adviser&#146;s Expenses in Providing the Service
    and Profitability.&#160;</I>At least annually, the Trustees
    expect to review Invesco&#146;s expenses in providing services
    to the Fund and other funds advised by Invesco and the
    profitability of Invesco. In connection with the Fund, the
    Trustees discussed with Invesco its projected revenues and
    expenses, including among other things, revenues for advisory
    services, portfolio management-related expenses, and other
    costs. The Board has determined that the analysis of
    Invesco&#146;s projected expenses and profitability support its
    decision to approve the New Advisory Agreements.
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    <I>Economies of Scale.&#160;</I>The Board noted that economies
    of scale were already reflected in the advisory fees. In future
    determinations of whether to approve the continuation of the
    advisory agreement, the Board will consider whether economies of
    scale exist and should be passed along to shareholders.
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    <I>Other Benefits of the Relationship.&#160;</I>The Board
    considered other benefits to Invesco and its affiliates derived
    from its relationship with the Fund and other funds advised by
    Invesco. These benefits include, among other things, fees for
    administrative services (which is reimbursement of
    Invesco&#146;s cost or such reasonable compensation as may be
    approved by the Board), transfer agency services provided to
    other funds in the fund family, in certain cases research to be
    received by Invesco or its affiliates generated from commission
    dollars spent on funds&#146; portfolio trading, and in certain
    cases distribution or service related fees related to sales of
    other funds in the fund family. The Trustees reviewed with
    Invesco each of these arrangements and the reasonableness of its
    costs relative to the services performed. The Board has
    determined that the other benefits received by Invesco or its
    affiliates support its decision to approve the New Advisory
    Agreements.
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II</FONT></B>
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    Investments&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Corporate Bonds&#160;&#160;151.0%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Aerospace &#038; Defense&#160;&#160;2.0%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    780
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Bombardier, Inc. (Canada)&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.300
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    776,100
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    395
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Hexcel Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/01/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    381,175
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,157,275
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Cable&#160;&#160;6.7%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    785
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Anixter, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    03/15/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    871,350
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    785
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Charter Communications Operating LLC&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    09/15/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    883,125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,510
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    CSC Holdings, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/15/19
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,632,687
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    340
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Echostar DBS Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    343,825
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    30
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    NTL Cable PLC (United Kingdom)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    04/15/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    31,125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    100
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    NTL Cable PLC (United Kingdom)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    08/15/16
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    105,875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    3,867,987
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Chemicals&#160;&#160;3.8%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    605
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Airgas, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10/01/18
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    632,225
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    740
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Innophos, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    08/15/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    754,800
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    834
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Westlake Chemical Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    01/15/16
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    801,682
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2,188,707
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Consumer Products&#160;&#160;3.6%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    770
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Goodyear Tire&#160;&#038; Rubber Co.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/15/16
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    854,700
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    540
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Great Atlantic&#160;&#038; Pacific Tea Co.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    08/01/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    569,700
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    740
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    03/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    675,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2,099,650
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Energy&#160;&#160;19.6%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    905
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Atlas Energy Operating Co., LLC
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/01/18
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,004,550
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Chesapeake Energy Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,653,750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    230
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Cimarex Energy Co.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/01/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    233,450
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    565
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Compagnie Generale de Geophysique, SA (France)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    563,587
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    60
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Forest Oil Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/15/19
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    59,550
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    275
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Forest Oil Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    279,813
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Hilcorp Energy/Finance Corp.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11/01/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    615,625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    430
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Key Energy Services, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    433,225
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,055
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Massey Energy Co.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12/15/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,058,956
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    400
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Mirant North America LLC
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12/31/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    397,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    730
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Newfield Exploration Co.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    09/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    740,950
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    195
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Newfield Exploration Co.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/15/18
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    197,925
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    620
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    OPTI Canada, Inc. (Canada)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12/15/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    513,825
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    540
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Orion Power Holdings, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/01/10
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    556,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    210
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Plains Exploration&#160;&#038; Production Co.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/01/18
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    215,775
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    770
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Plains Exploration&#160;&#038; Production Co.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    787,325
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,355
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Western Refining, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/15/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,233,050
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Williams Cos, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    07/15/19
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    842,186
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11,387,242
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Financial&#160;&#160;10.5%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    765
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/15/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    852,975
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,090
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    FireKeepers Development Authority&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    13.875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/01/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,242,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,355
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    GMAC LLC&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    09/15/11
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,348,225
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Portfolio
    of
    Investments&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
    </FONT>
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<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="9%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=align1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="59%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
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    <TD width="2%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Par<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Amount<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(000)</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Description</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Coupon</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Maturity</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Value</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="15" align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 8pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Financial (Continued)</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,050
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,194,375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    LaBranche&#160;&#038; Co., Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/15/12
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    483,125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    945
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    LPL Holdings, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    979,256
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6,100,556
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Food &#038; Drug&#160;&#160;3.4%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    355
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    03/01/16
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    398,487
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    285
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    M-Foods Holdings, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10/01/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    297,469
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,030
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Rite Aid Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    03/01/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    901,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    365
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    SUPERVALU, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11/15/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    371,388
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,968,594
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Food &#038; Tobacco&#160;&#160;3.5%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    465
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Constellation Brands, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/15/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    473,719
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Tyson Foods, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.850
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    04/01/16
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,545,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2,018,719
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Forest Products&#160;&#160;7.8%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    508
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Crown Americas LLC
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11/15/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    527,050
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    850
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Georgia-Pacific Corp.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    01/15/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    864,875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    08/15/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    518,750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,140
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    NewPage Corp.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12/31/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,157,100
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    320
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    P.H. Glatfelter Co.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/01/16
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    319,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,045
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Verso Paper Holdings LLC, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    07/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,154,725
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4,542,100
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Gaming &#038; Leisure&#160;&#160;9.1%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    620
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Ameristar Casinos, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    646,350
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,690
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Harrah&#146;s Operating Escrow LLC&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/01/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,776,612
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    860
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Las Vegas Sands Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    765,400
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,310
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    MGM Mirage, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/15/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,427,900
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    245
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    MGM Mirage, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    13.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11/15/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    282,363
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    350
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Scientific Games International, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/15/19
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    369,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    5,267,875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Health Care&#160;&#160;13.2%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    689,062
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12.375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    552,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    745
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Biomet, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10/15/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    812,981
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    960
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Community Health Systems, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    07/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    996,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    665
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    FMC Finance III SA (Luxembourg)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    07/15/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    663,337
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,345
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    HCA, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11/15/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,422,338
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    455
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Healthsouth Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/15/16
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    497,088
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    165
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Invacare Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    172,838
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    710
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Omnicare, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    694,025
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Res-Care, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10/15/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    750,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    350
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Tenet Healthcare Corp.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/01/18
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    393,750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7,643,919
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="right" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">15
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I><FONT style="font-size: 7pt">See Notes to Financial
    Statements</FONT></I>
</DIV>
</DIV><!-- END PAGE WIDTH -->
<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<P><HR noshade><P>
<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

<DIV style="width: 79%; margin-left: 10%"><!-- BEGIN PAGE WIDTH -->

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Portfolio
    of
    Investments&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
    </FONT>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 15pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="9%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=align1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="59%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="2%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="5%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Par<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Amount<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(000)</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Description</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Coupon</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Maturity</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Value</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="15" align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 8pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Housing&#160;&#160;3.2%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,090
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Interface, Inc., Ser&#160;B
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,077,738
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10/15/16
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    787,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,865,238
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Information Technology&#160;&#160;7.3%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    435
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Expedia, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    07/01/16
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    472,519
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,075
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    First Data Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    09/24/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,007,812
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    628
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Flextronics International Ltd. (Singapore)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/15/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    632,710
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,015
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Unisys Corp.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    14.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    09/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,187,550
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    955
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Vangent, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    903,669
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4,204,260
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Manufacturing&#160;&#160;6.1%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    330
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Baldor Electric Co.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/15/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    339,075
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,350
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Berry Plastics Escrow LLC&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,363,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Case New Holland, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    03/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,224,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    605
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    RBS Global, Inc. &#038; Rexnord Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    08/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    609,537
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    3,536,112
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Metals&#160;&#160;6.1%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    550
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.850
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/01/19
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    712,538
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    245
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Foundation PA Coal Co.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    08/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    249,288
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    130
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Freeport-McMoRan Cooper&#160;&#038; Gold, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    04/01/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    142,545
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,070
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Novelis, Inc. (Canada)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,024,525
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,225
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/15/16
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,433,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    3,562,146
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Pipelines&#160;&#160;2.0%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    El Paso Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12/12/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,177,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 7pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Retail&#160;&#160;6.1%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,045
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Brown Shoe Co., Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/01/12
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,069,819
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    690
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Eye Care Centers of America
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    722,775
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    850
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Oxford Industries, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    07/15/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    939,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    790
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11/15/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    823,575
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    3,555,419
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Services&#160;&#160;4.5%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    215
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    ARAMARK Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/01/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    222,525
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,350
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    08/01/16
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,461,375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    895
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    United Rentals North America, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/15/12
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    897,237
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2,581,137
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Telecommunications&#160;&#160;10.6%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    870
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    DISH DBS Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10/01/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    899,362
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Intelsat Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/15/16
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    778,125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,128,750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    955
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/15/11
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    974,100
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Sprint Capital Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.900
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/01/19
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    693,750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    815
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Wind Acquisition Finance, SA (Luxembourg)&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12/01/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    876,125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">16
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="right" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I><FONT style="font-size: 7pt">See Notes to Financial
    Statements</FONT></I>
</DIV>
</DIV><!-- END PAGE WIDTH -->
<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<P><HR noshade><P>
<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

<DIV style="width: 79%; margin-left: 10%"><!-- BEGIN PAGE WIDTH -->

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Portfolio
    of
    Investments&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
    </FONT>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 15pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="9%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=align1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="59%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="2%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="5%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Par<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Amount<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(000)</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Description</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Coupon</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Maturity</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Value</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="15" align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 8pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Telecommunications (Continued)</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    435
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Windstream Corp.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11/01/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    431,738
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    345
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Windstream Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    08/01/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    359,662
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6,141,612
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Transportation&#160;&#160;3.5%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    645
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Commercial Barge Line Co.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12.500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    07/15/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    674,025
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,340
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Ford Motor Credit Co.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10/01/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,339,066
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2,013,091
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Utility&#160;&#160;12.6%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,275
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    AES Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    03/01/14
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,300,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    740
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    AES Corp.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    05/15/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    762,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    615
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    CMS Energy Corp.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.300
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    02/01/12
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    629,023
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    795
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Dynegy Holdings, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/01/19
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    693,637
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    425
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Edison Mission Energy
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/15/16
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    363,375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    800
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Intergen NV (Netherlands)&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/30/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    838,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    405
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11/14/11
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    425,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    765
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    NRG Energy, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    01/15/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    768,825
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    735
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    RRI Energy, Inc.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/15/17
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    725,813
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    950
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC, Ser&#160;A
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11/01/15
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    774,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7,280,873
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Wireless Communications&#160;&#160;4.5%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,775
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Nextel Communications, Inc., Ser&#160;E
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10/31/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,730,625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    820
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    XM Satellite Radio, Inc.&#160;(a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    06/15/13
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    885,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2,616,225
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Wireline&#160;&#160;1.3%</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    815
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Citizens Communications Co.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    03/15/19
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    774,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 7pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Total Corporate Bonds&#160;&#160;151.0%</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    87,550,487
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Equities&#160;&#160;0.3%</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    DecisionOne Corp.
    (5,483&#160;Common&#160;Shares)&#160;(b)&#160;(c)&#160;(d)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    Hosiery Corp. of America, Inc., Class&#160;A
    (1,000&#160;Common&#160;Shares)&#160;(b)&#160;(c)&#160;(d)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    GMAC, Inc. (287 Preferred Shares)&#160;(a)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    189,187
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    VS Holdings, Inc.
    (20,207&#160;Common&#160;Shares)&#160;(b)&#160;(c)&#160;(d)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 7pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Total Equities&#160;&#160;0.3%</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    189,187
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 7pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    <B>Total Long-Term Investments&#160;&#160;151.3%<BR>
    </B>(Cost&#160;$83,522,590)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    87,739,674
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">17
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    <I><FONT style="font-size: 7pt">See Notes to Financial
    Statements</FONT></I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Portfolio
    of
    Investments&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
    </FONT>
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<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="9%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=align1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="59%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="2%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="5%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="11" align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Description</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Value</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="15" align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 8pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    <B>Repurchase Agreements&#160;&#160;3.3%</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Banc of America Securities ($726,356&#160;par collateralized by
    U.S.&#160;Government obligations in a pooled cash account,
    interest rate of 0.01%, dated 12/31/09, to be sold on 01/04/10
    at&#160;$726,357)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    726,356
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    JPMorgan Chase &#038; Co. ($1,177,082&#160;par collateralized by
    U.S.&#160;Government obligations in a pooled cash account,
    interest rate of 0.00%, dated 12/31/09, to be sold on 01/04/10
    at&#160;$1,177,082)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,177,082
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    State Street Bank &#038; Trust Co. ($24,562&#160;par
    collateralized by U.S.&#160;Government obligations in a pooled
    cash account, interest rate of 0.00%, dated 12/31/09, to be sold
    on 01/04/10 at&#160;$24,562)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    24,562
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 7pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    <B>Total Repurchase Agreements&#160;&#160;3.3%<BR>
    </B>(Cost&#160;$1,928,000)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,928,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 7pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Total Investments&#160;&#160;154.6%<BR>
    </B>(Cost&#160;$85,450,590)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    89,667,674
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 10pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    <B>Borrowings&#160;&#160;(48.3%)</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (28,000,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 10pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Preferred Shares (including accrued
    distributions)&#160;&#160;(7.6%)</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (4,412,941
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 10pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    <B>Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities&#160;&#160;1.3%</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    741,890
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 10pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares&#160;&#160;100.0%</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    57,996,623
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD colspan="11">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Percentages are
    calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common
    shares.
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(a)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">144A-Private
    Placement security which is exempt from registration under
    Rule&#160;144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This
    security may only be resold in transactions exempt from
    registration which are normally those transactions with
    qualified institutional buyers.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(b)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Market
    value is determined in accordance with procedures established in
    good faith by the Board of Trustees.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(c)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Non-income
    producing security.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(d)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Security
    has been deemed illiquid.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">18
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="right" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I><FONT style="font-size: 7pt">See Notes to Financial
    Statements</FONT></I>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Portfolio
    of
    Investments&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
    </FONT>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 15pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Fair Value
    Measurements</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Various inputs are
    used in determining the value of the Trust&#146;s investments.
    These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed
    below. (See Note&#160;1(B) in the Notes to Financial Statements
    for further information regarding fair value measurements.)
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">The following is a
    summary of the inputs used as of December&#160;31, 2009 in
    valuing the Trust&#146;s investments carried at value.
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Level 1</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Level 2</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Level 3</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Significant<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Other
    Significant<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Unobservable<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Investments</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Quoted
    Prices</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Observable
    Inputs</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Inputs
    (a)</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Total</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="17" align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B>Investments in an Asset Position</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 15pt">
    Corporate Bonds
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    87,550,487
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    87,550,487
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 15pt">
    Common and Preferred Stocks
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 22pt">
    Apparel, Accessories&#160;&#038; Luxury Goods
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 22pt">
    Highways&#160;&#038; Railtracks
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 22pt">
    IT Consulting&#160;&#038; Other Services
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 22pt">
    Wireless Communications
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    189,187
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    189,187
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 15pt">
    Repurchase Agreements
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,928,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,928,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B>Total Investments in an Asset Position</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    89,667,674
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    89,667,674
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(a)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">On
    December&#160;31, 2008 and 2009, the Trust held securities
    classified as Level&#160;3 with market values of zero.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">The following is a
    reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable
    inputs (Level&#160;3)&#160;were used in determining value:
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="72%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="5%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="6%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
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<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Common
    Stocks</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Corporate
    Bonds</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Balance as of&#160;12/31/08</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Accrued Discounts/Premiums
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Realized Gain/Loss
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (124,169
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    124,169
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Net Purchases/Sales
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Net Transfers in and/or Out of Level&#160;3
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Balance as of&#160;12/31/09</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Net change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation from
    Investments still held as of&#160;12/31/09
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="right" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">19
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I><FONT style="font-size: 7pt">See Notes to Financial
    Statements</FONT></I>
</DIV>
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<P><HR noshade><P>
<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    Financial Statements</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Statement
    of Assets and Liabilities
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">December&#160;31, 2009</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="86%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="5%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=maindata -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Assets:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Total Investments (Cost&#160;$85,450,590)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    89,667,674
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Cash
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    855
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Interest Receivable
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,803,187
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Other
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    24,052
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 24pt">
    Total Assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    91,495,768
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Liabilities:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Payables:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Borrowings
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    28,000,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Investment Advisory Fee
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    49,496
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Income Distributions&#151;Common Shares
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    38,431
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Other Affiliates
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    36,337
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Trustees&#146; Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plans
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    520,860
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Accrued Expenses
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    193,625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Other
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    247,455
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 24pt">
    Total Liabilities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    29,086,204
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Preferred Shares (including accrued distributions)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4,412,941
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    57,996,623
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net Asset Value Per Common Share </B>($57,996,623 divided by
    3,770,265&#160;shares outstanding*)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    15.38
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net Assets Consist of:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Common Shares ($0.01&#160;par value with an unlimited number of
    shares authorized, 3,770,265&#160;shares issued and outstanding*)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    37,703
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Paid in Surplus
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    112,465,691
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Net Unrealized Appreciation
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4,217,084
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (481,092
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Accumulated Net Realized Loss
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (58,242,763
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    57,996,623
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Preferred Shares </B>($0.01&#160;par value, authorized
    100,000,000&#160;shares, 176 issued with liquidation preference
    of $25,000 per share)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4,400,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net Assets Including Preferred Shares</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    62,396,623
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">*
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">On
    May&#160;22, 2009, there was a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-for-5</FONT>
    reverse share split for the common shares.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">20
    </FONT>
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    <I><FONT style="font-size: 7pt">See Notes to Financial
    Statements</FONT></I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Financial
    Statements&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><I><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">continued</FONT></I>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Statement
    of Operations
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">For the Year Ended
    December&#160;31, 2009</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="86%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Investment Income:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Interest
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7,906,111
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Dividends
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    17,898
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Other
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    99,475
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 24pt">
    Total Income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8,023,484
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Expenses:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Investment Advisory Fee
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    568,387
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Professional Fees
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    160,389
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Trustees&#146; Fees and Related Expenses
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    102,369
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Credit Line
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    82,290
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Reports to Shareholders
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    51,073
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Accounting and Administrative Expenses
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    50,493
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Preferred Share Maintenance
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    49,016
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Transfer Agent Fees
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    44,264
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Registration Fees
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    23,436
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Custody
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12,591
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Interest Expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10,768
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Other
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    15,295
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 24pt">
    Total Expenses
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,170,371
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 24pt">
    Investment Advisory Fee Reduction
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    40,599
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 24pt">
    Net Expenses
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,129,772
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net Investment Income</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6,893,712
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Realized and Unrealized Gain/Loss:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Net Realized Loss
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (6,969,064
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Beginning of the Period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (21,313,045
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    End of the Period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4,217,084
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Net Unrealized Appreciation During the Period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    25,530,129
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net Realized and Unrealized Gain</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    18,561,065
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Distributions to Preferred Shareholders</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (1,574,640
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares from
    Operations</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    23,880,137
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">21
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I><FONT style="font-size: 7pt">See Notes to Financial
    Statements</FONT></I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Financial
    Statements&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><I><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">continued</FONT></I>
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Statements
    of Changes in Net Assets
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="66%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
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    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="7%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
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<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">For The<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">For The<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Year Ended<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Year Ended<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">December 31,
    2009</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">December 31,
    2008</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>From Investment Activities:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Operations:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Net Investment Income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6,893,712
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9,200,549
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Net Realized Loss
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (6,969,064
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (19,821,399
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation During the Period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    25,530,129
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (17,421,145
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Distributions to Preferred Shareholders:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Net Investment Income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (1,574,640
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (3,820,943
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Change in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares from Operations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    23,880,137
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (31,862,938
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Distributions to Common Shareholders:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Net Investment Income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (5,297,230
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (5,721,394
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 6pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net Change in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares from
    Investment Activities</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    18,582,907
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (37,584,332
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Beginning of the Period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    39,413,716
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    76,998,048
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    End of the Period (Including accumulated undistributed net
    investment income of $(481,092) and $(871,416), respectively)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    57,996,623
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    39,413,716
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 9pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">22
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="right" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I><FONT style="font-size: 7pt">See Notes to Financial
    Statements</FONT></I>
</DIV>
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<P><HR noshade><P>
<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Financial
    Highlights</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">The
    following schedule presents financial highlights for one common
    share of the Trust outstanding throughout the periods
    indicated.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 7pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">All
    share amounts, net asset values and common share market prices
    have been adjusted as a result of the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-for-5</FONT>
    reverse common share split on May&#160;22, 2009.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="52%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
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    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="3%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
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    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="3%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="3%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="3%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="3%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
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<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="19" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Year Ended
    December 31,</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2009</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2008</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2007</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2006</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2005</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="19" align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net Asset Value, Beginning of the Period</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.45
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    20.40
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    21.45
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    21.40
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    23.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Net Investment Income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1.83
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.45
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.55
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.45
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (a)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.60
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/Loss
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4.93
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (9.90
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (1.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    0.25
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (2.25
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Common Share Equivalent of Distributions Paid to Preferred
    Shareholders:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 24pt">
    Net Investment Income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (0.42
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (1.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (0.95
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (0.85
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (0.55
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Total from Investment Operations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.34
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (8.45
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    0.60
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1.85
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (0.20
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Distributions Paid to Common Shareholders:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Net Investment Income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (1.41
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (1.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (1.65
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (1.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (2.20
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net Asset Value, End of the Period</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    15.38
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.45
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    20.40
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    21.45
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    21.40
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Common Share Market Price at End of the Period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    14.48
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.90
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    18.15
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    20.10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    20.70
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Total Return*&#160;(b)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    83.40%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#150;45.03%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#150;1.71%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6.02%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    &#150;11.46%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares at End of the Period (In
    millions)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    58.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    39.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    77.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    81.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    80.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common
    Shares*&#160;(c)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.31%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1.94%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1.84%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.00%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.43%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets Applicable
    to Common Shares*&#160;(c)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    14.13%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    14.65%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    12.06%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.69%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.89%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Portfolio Turnover
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    58%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    46%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    37%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    48%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    62%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="21" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    *&#160;&#160;If certain expenses had not been voluntarily
    assumed by Van&#160;Kampen, total return would have been lower
    and the ratios would have been as follows:
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common
    Shares&#160;(c)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.40%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.04%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1.93%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2.05%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    N/A
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets Applicable
    to Common Shares&#160;(c)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    14.04%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    14.55%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.97%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    11.64%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    N/A
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Supplemental Ratios:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets Applicable
    to Common Shares*&#160;(d)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    10.90%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    8.56%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.61%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7.70%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9.24%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Senior Indebtedness:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Total Preferred Shares&#160;Outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    176
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,296
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2,616
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2,616
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2,616
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Asset Coverage Per Preferred Share&#160;(e)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    354,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    55,444
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    54,487
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    56,040
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    55,933
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Involuntary Liquidating Preference Per Preferred Share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    25,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    25,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    25,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    25,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    25,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Average Market Value Per Preferred Share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    25,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    25,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    25,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    25,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    25,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Total Borrowing Outstanding (In thousands)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    28,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    N/A
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    N/A
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    N/A
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    N/A
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Asset Coverage Per&#160;$1,000 Unit of Borrowings&#160;(f)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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    $
</TD>
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    3,229
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    N/A
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    N/A
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    N/A
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    N/A
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(a)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Based
    on average shares outstanding.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(b)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Total
    return assumes an investment at the common share market price at
    the beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all
    distributions for the period in accordance with the Trust&#146;s
    dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the
    closing common share market price at the end of the period
    indicated.
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(c)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Ratios
    do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred
    shareholders.
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(d)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Ratios
    reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred
    shareholders.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(e)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Calculated
    by subtracting the Trust&#146;s total liabilities (not including
    the preferred shares) from the Trust&#146;s total assets and
    dividing this by the number of preferred shares outstanding.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(f)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Calculated
    by subtracting the Trust&#146;s total liabilities (not including
    the preferred shares and the borrowings) from the Trust&#146;s
    total assets and dividing by the total number of senior
    indebtedness units, where one unit equals $1,000 of senior
    indebtedness.
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">23
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    <I><FONT style="font-size: 7pt">See Notes to Financial
    Statements</FONT></I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II</FONT></B>
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    Notes to Financial
    Statements&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009</B>
    </FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">1. Significant
    Accounting Policies</FONT></B>
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    Van&#160;Kampen High Income Trust&#160;II (the
    &#147;Trust&#148;) is registered as a diversified, closed-end
    management investment company under the Investment Company Act
    of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;). The Trust&#146;s
    investment objective is to provide high current income, while
    seeking to preserve shareholders&#146; capital through
    investment in a professionally managed diversified portfolio of
    income producing, fixed income securities. The Trust commenced
    investment operations on April&#160;28, 1989. On May&#160;22,
    2009, there was a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-for-5</FONT>
    reverse share split for the common shares.
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    The following is a summary of significant accounting policies
    consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its
    financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in
    conformity with U.S.&#160;generally accepted accounting
    principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and
    assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
    liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
    at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
    of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
    results could differ from those estimates.
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    In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
    established the FASB Accounting Standards
    Codification<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">tm</FONT></SUP>

    (ASC) as the single source of authoritative accounting
    principles recognized by the FASB in the preparation of
    financial statements in conformity with GAAP. The ASC supersedes
    existing non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting and reporting
    standards. The ASC did not change GAAP but rather organized it
    into a hierarchy where all guidance within the ASC carries an
    equal level of authority. The ASC became effective for financial
    statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after
    September&#160;15, 2009. The Trust appropriately updated
    relevant GAAP references to reflect the new ASC.
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    <B><I>A.&#160;Security Valuation</I></B>&#160;Investments are
    valued by an independent pricing service using the mean of the
    last reported bid and asked prices. For those securities where
    quotations or prices are not readily available, valuations are
    obtained from yield data relating to instruments or securities
    with similar characteristics in accordance with procedures
    established in good faith by the Board of Trustees. Factors
    considered in making this determination may include, but are not
    limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer,
    analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded
    securities), analysis of the issuer&#146;s financial statements
    or other available documents and, if necessary, available
    information concerning other securities in similar
    circumstances. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement
    price established each day on the exchange on which they are
    traded. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
    60&#160;days or less are valued at amortized cost, which
    approximates fair value.
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    <B><I>B.&#160;Fair Value Measurements</I></B>&#160;FASB ASC 820,
    <I>Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures</I> (ASC 820)
    (formerly known as FAS&#160;157), defines fair value as the
    price that the Trust would receive to sell an investment or pay
    to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an
    independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of
    a principal market the most advantageous market for the
    investment or liability. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier
    hierarchy to distinguish between (1)&#160;inputs that reflect
    the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an
    asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from
    sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs)
    and (2)&#160;inputs that reflect the reporting entity&#146;s own
    assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use
    in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best
    information available in the
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Notes
    to Financial
    Statements&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">circumstances (unobservable inputs)
    and to establish classification of fair value measurements for
    disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the
    value of the Trust&#146;s investments. The inputs are summarized
    in the three broad levels listed below.
    </FONT>
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    <TD>    Level&#160;1&#151;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
</TD>
</TR>




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    <TD>    Level&#160;2&#151;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for
    similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit
    risk, etc.)
</TD>
</TR>




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    <TD>    Level&#160;3&#151;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    significant unobservable inputs (including the Trust&#146;s own
    assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
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    The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not
    necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing
    in those securities.
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    <B><I>C.&#160;Security Transactions</I></B>&#160;Security
    transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains
    and losses are determined on an identified cost basis. The Trust
    may purchase and sell securities on a &#147;when-issued&#148; or
    &#147;delayed delivery&#148; basis with settlement to occur at a
    later date. The value of the security so purchased is subject to
    market fluctuations during this period. The Trust will segregate
    assets with the custodian having an aggregate value at least
    equal to the amount of the when-issued or delayed delivery
    purchase commitments until after payment is made. At
    December&#160;31, 2009, the Trust had no when-issued or delayed
    delivery purchase commitments.
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    The Trust may invest in repurchase agreements, which are
    short-term investments in which the Trust acquires ownership of
    a debt security and the seller agrees to repurchase the security
    at a future time and specified price. The Trust may invest
    independently in repurchase agreements, or transfer uninvested
    cash balances into a pooled cash account along with other
    investment companies advised by Van&#160;Kampen Asset Management
    (the &#147;Adviser&#148;) or its affiliates, the daily aggregate
    of which is invested in repurchase agreements. Repurchase
    agreements are fully collateralized by the underlying debt
    security. The Trust will make payment for such securities only
    upon physical delivery or evidence of book entry transfer to the
    account of the custodian bank. The seller is required to
    maintain the value of the underlying security at not less than
    the repurchase proceeds due the Trust.
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    <B><I>D.&#160;Investment Income</I></B>&#160;Interest income is
    recorded on an accrual basis. Bond discount is accreted and
    premium is amortized over the expected life of each applicable
    security. Other income is comprised primarily of consent fees.
    Consent fees are earned as compensation for agreeing to changes
    in the terms of debt instruments.
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    <B><I>E.&#160;Federal Income Taxes</I></B>&#160;It is the
    Trust&#146;s policy to comply with the requirements of
    Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to
    regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially
    all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no
    provision for federal income taxes is required. Management has
    concluded there are no significant uncertain tax positions that
    would require recognition in the financial statements. If
    applicable, the Trust recognizes interest accrued related to
    unrecognized tax benefits in &#147;Interest Expense&#148; and
    penalties in &#147;Other&#148; expenses on the Statement of
    Operations. The Trust files tax returns with the
    U.S.&#160;Internal Revenue Service and various states.
    Generally, each of the tax years in the four year period ended
    December&#160;31, 2009, remains subject to examination by taxing
    authorities.
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">25
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Notes
    to Financial
    Statements&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
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    The Trust intends to utilize provisions of the federal income
    tax laws which allow it to carry a realized capital loss forward
    for eight years following the year of the loss and offset these
    losses against any future realized capital gains. At
    December&#160;31, 2009, the Trust had an accumulated capital
    loss carryforward for tax purposes of $58,175,283 which will
    expire according to the following schedule:
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Amount</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Expiration</FONT></B>
</TD>
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<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    17,027,138
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    December 31, 2010
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6,782,916
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    December 31, 2011
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    875,105
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    December 31, 2012
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    565,263
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    December 31, 2013
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4,400,827
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    December 31, 2014
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    47,559
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    December 31, 2015
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9,476,998
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    December 31, 2016
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    18,999,477
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    December 31, 2017
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Due to a merger with another regulated investment company, a
    portion of the capital loss carryforward referred to above may
    be limited under Internal Revenue Code Section&#160;382.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    At December&#160;31, 2009, the cost and related gross unrealized
    appreciation and depreciation were as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="86%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="5%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=maindata -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Cost of investments for tax purposes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    85,650,086
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Gross tax unrealized appreciation
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    7,316,167
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Gross tax unrealized depreciation
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (3,298,579
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Net tax unrealized appreciation on investments
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4,017,588
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><I>F.&#160;Distribution of Income and Gains</I></B>&#160;The
    Trust declares and pays monthly dividends from net investment
    income to common shareholders. Net realized gains, if any, are
    distributed at least annually on a pro rata basis to common and
    preferred shareholders. Distributions from net realized gains
    for book purposes may include short-term capital gains and a
    portion of futures gains, which are included in ordinary income
    for tax purposes.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended
    December&#160;31, 2009 and 2008 was as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="78%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2009</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2008</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Distributions paid from:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Ordinary income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    6,897,501
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    9,651,700
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Permanent differences, primarily due to a capital loss
    carryforward in the amount of $17,412,110 expiring in the
    current year and consent fee income received from tender offers,
    resulted in the following reclassification among the
    Trust&#146;s components of net assets at December&#160;31, 2009:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="15%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=body -->
    <TD width="15%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="17%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="8%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="8%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="17%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="7%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Accumulated
    Undistributed<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Accumulated<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Net Investment
    Income</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Net Realized
    Loss</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Paid in
    Surplus</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    368,482
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    17,043,628
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (17,412,110
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">26
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Notes
    to Financial
    Statements&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
    </FONT>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 19pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As of December&#160;31, 2009, the components of distributable
    earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="92%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="3%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Undistributed ordinary income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    171,784
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Net realized gains or losses may differ for financial reporting
    and tax purposes primarily as a result of the deferral of losses
    relating to wash sale transactions.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><I>G.&#160;Foreign Currency Translation</I></B>&#160;Assets
    and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated
    into U.S.&#160;dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and asked
    prices of such currencies against the U.S.&#160;dollar.
    Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated at
    the rate of exchange prevailing when such securities were
    acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated at rates
    prevailing when accrued. Unrealized gains and losses on
    investments resulting from changes in exchange rates and the
    unrealized gains or losses on translations of other assets or
    liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are included in
    foreign currency translation on the Statement of Operations.
    Realized gains and losses on investments resulting from changes
    in exchange rates and the realized gains or losses on
    translations of other assets or liabilities denominated in
    foreign currencies are included in foreign currency transactions
    on the Statement of Operations.
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<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><I>H.&#160;Reporting Subsequent
    Events</I></B>&#160;Management has evaluated the impact of any
    subsequent events through February&#160;19, 2010, the date the
    financial statement were effectively issued. Management has
    determined that other than the event described in Note&#160;11,
    there are no material events or transactions that would affect
    the Trust&#146;s financial statements or require disclosure in
    the Trust&#146;s financial statements through this date.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2.&#160;Investment
    Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with
    Affiliates</FONT></B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Under the terms of the Trust&#146;s Investment Advisory
    Agreement, the Adviser will provide investment advice and
    facilities to the Trust for an annual fee payable monthly of
    0.70% of the average daily net assets. The advisory fee is
    calculated on net assets including current preferred shares and
    debt leverage of $28,000,000. For the year ended
    December&#160;31, 2009, the Adviser waived approximately $40,600
    of its advisory fees or other expenses. This represents 0.05% of
    the average daily net assets including preferred shares and debt
    leverage of $28,000,000. This waiver is voluntary and can be
    discontinued at any time.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    For the year ended December&#160;31, 2009, the Trust recognized
    expenses of approximately $74,300 representing legal services
    provided by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&#160;&#038; Flom LLP,
    of which a trustee of the Trust is a partner of such firm and he
    and his law firm provide legal services as legal counsel to the
    Trust.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Under separate Legal Services, Accounting Services and Chief
    Compliance Officer (CCO) Employment agreements, the Adviser
    provides accounting and legal services and the CCO provides
    compliance services to the Trust. The costs of these services
    are allocated to each trust. For the year ended
    December&#160;31, 2009, the Trust recognized expenses of
    approximately $44,000 representing Van&#160;Kampen Investments
    Inc.&#146;s or its affiliates&#146; (collectively
    &#147;Van&#160;Kampen&#148;) cost of providing accounting and
    legal services to the Trust, as well as the salary, benefits and
    related costs of the CCO and related support staff paid by
    Van&#160;Kampen. Services provided pursuant to the Legal
    Services agreement are reported as part of &#147;Professional
    Fees&#148; on the Statement of Operations. Services provided
    pursuant to the Accounting
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Notes
    to Financial
    Statements&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Services and CCO Employment
    agreement are reported as part of &#147;Accounting and
    Administrative Expenses&#148; on the Statement of Operations.
    </FONT>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers and
    directors of Van&#160;Kampen. The Trust does not compensate its
    officers or trustees who are also officers of Van&#160;Kampen.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Trust provides deferred compensation and retirement plans
    for its trustees who are not officers of Van&#160;Kampen. Under
    the deferred compensation plan, trustees may elect to defer all
    or a portion of their compensation to a later date. Benefits
    under the retirement plan are payable upon retirement for a
    ten-year period and are based upon each trustee&#146;s years of
    service to the Trust. The maximum annual benefit per trustee
    under the plan is $2,500.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">3.&#160;Capital
    Transactions</FONT></B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    For the years ended December&#160;31, 2009 and 2008,
    transactions in common shares were as follows:
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<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Year Ended<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Year Ended<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">December 31,
    2009</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">December 31,
    2008</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Beginning Shares
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    18,851,327
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    18,851,327
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-for-5</FONT>
    Reverse Common Share Split
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (15,081,062
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    -0-
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Ending Shares
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    3,770,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    18,851,327
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">4.&#160;Investment
    Transactions</FONT></B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    During the period, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales
    of investments, excluding short-term investments and
    U.S.&#160;Government securities, were $45,882,021 and
    $45,858,210, respectively. The cost of purchases and proceeds
    from sales of long-term U.S.&#160;Government securities,
    including paydowns on mortgage-backed securities, for the period
    were $0 and $1,756, respectively.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">5.&#160;Derivative
    Financial Instruments</FONT></B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    A derivative financial instrument in very general terms refers
    to a security whose value is &#147;derived&#148; from the value
    of an underlying asset, reference rate or index.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Trust may use derivative instruments for a variety of
    reasons, such as to attempt to protect the Trust against
    possible changes in the market value of its portfolio, to manage
    the portfolio&#146;s effective yield, maturity and duration, or
    generate potential gain. All of the Trust&#146;s portfolio
    holdings, including derivative instruments, are marked to market
    each day with the change in value reflected in unrealized
    appreciation/depreciation. Upon disposition, a realized gain or
    loss is generally recognized.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Trust adopted FASB ASC 815, <I>Derivatives and Hedging</I>
    (ASC 815) (formerly known as FAS&#160;161), effective
    January&#160;1, 2009. ASC 815 is intended to improve financial
    reporting about derivative instruments by requiring enhanced
    disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and why
    the Trust uses derivative instruments, how these derivative
    instruments are accounted for and their effects on the
    Trust&#146;s financial position and results of operations.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Trust is subject to credit risk in the normal course of
    pursuing its investment objectives. The Trust may enter into
    credit default swaps to manage its exposure to the market or
    certain sectors of the market, to reduce its risk exposure to
    defaults of corporate and sovereign issuers, or to create
    exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Notes
    to Financial
    Statements&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">otherwise exposed. A credit default
    swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange the credit
    risk of an issuer or index of issuers. A buyer of a credit
    default swap is said to buy protection by paying periodic fees
    in return for a contingent payment from the seller if the issuer
    has a credit event such as bankruptcy, a failure to pay
    outstanding obligations or deteriorating credit while the swap
    is outstanding. A seller of a credit default swap is said to
    sell protection and thus collects the periodic fees and profits
    if the credit of the issuer remains stable or improves while the
    swap is outstanding. The seller in a credit default swap
    contract would be required to pay an
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">agreed-upon</FONT>
    amount, to the buyer in the event of an adverse credit event of
    the issuer. This
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">agreed-upon</FONT>
    amount approximates the notional amount of the swap and is
    estimated to be the maximum potential future payment that the
    seller could be required to make under the credit default swap
    contract. In the event of an adverse credit event, the seller
    generally does not have any contractual remedies against the
    issuer or any other third party. However, if a physical
    settlement is elected, the seller would receive the defaulted
    credit and, as a result, become a creditor of the issuer.
    </FONT>
</DIV>



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    The current credit rating of each individual issuer serves as an
    indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk
    of the credit derivative. Alternatively, for credit default
    swaps on an index of credits, the quoted market prices and
    current values serve as an indicator of the current status of
    the payment/performance risk of the credit derivative.
    Generally, lower credit ratings and increasing market values, in
    absolute terms, represent a deterioration of the credit and a
    greater likelihood of an adverse credit event of the issuer.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Trust accrues for the periodic fees on credit default swaps
    on a daily basis with the net amount accrued recorded within
    unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts. Upon
    cash settlement of the periodic fees, the net amount is recorded
    as realized gain/loss on swap contracts on the Statement of
    Operations. Net unrealized gains are recorded as an asset or net
    unrealized losses are reported as a liability on the Statement
    of Assets and Liabilities. The change in value of the swap
    contracts is reported as unrealized gains or losses on the
    Statement of Operations. Payments received or made upon entering
    into a credit default swap contract, if any, are recorded as
    realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations upon
    termination or maturity of the swap. Credit default swaps may
    involve greater risks than if a Trust had invested in the issuer
    directly. The Trust&#146;s maximum risk or loss from
    counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the
    protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk
    is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the
    Trust and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by
    the counterparty to the Trust to cover the Trust&#146;s exposure
    to the counterparty.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Trust may sell credit default swaps which expose it to risk
    of loss from credit risk related events specified in the
    contract. Although contract-specific, credit events are
    generally defined as bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring,
    obligation acceleration, obligation default, or
    repudiation/moratorium. At December&#160;31, 2009, the Trust did
    not hold credit default swaps.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Trust is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the
    normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the
    Trust holds fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may
    decrease if interest rates rise. To help hedge against this risk
    and to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing
    market rates, the Trust may enter into interest rate swap
    contracts. Interest rate swaps are contractual agreements to
    exchange interest payments calculated on a predetermined
    notional principal amount. Interest rate swaps generally involve
    one party paying a fixed interest rate and the other party
    paying a variable rate. The Trust will usually enter into
    interest rate swaps on a net basis, i.e, the two payments are
    netted out in a
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Notes
    to Financial
    Statements&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
    </FONT>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 19pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">cash settlement on the payment date
    or dates specified in the instrument, with the Trust receiving
    or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two
    payments. The Trust accrues the net amount with respect to each
    interest rate swap on a daily basis. This net amount is recorded
    within unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap contracts.
    Upon cash settlement of the payments, the net amount is recorded
    as realized gain/loss on swap contracts on the Statement of
    Operations. The risks of interest rate swaps include changes in
    market conditions that will affect the value of the contract or
    the cash flows and the possible inability of the counterparty to
    fulfill its obligation under the agreement. The Trust&#146;s
    maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the
    discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from/paid
    to the counterparty of the contract&#146;s remaining life, to
    the extent that the amount is positive. This risk is mitigated
    by having a master netting arrangement between the Trust and the
    counterparty and by posting of collateral by the counterparty to
    the Trust to cover the Trust&#146;s exposure to the counterparty.
    </FONT>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Swap agreements are not entered into or traded on exchanges and
    there is no central clearing or guaranty function for swaps.
    Therefore, swaps are subject to the risk of default or
    non-performance by the counterparty. If there is a default by
    the counterparty to a swap agreement, the Trust will have
    contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the
    transaction. Counterparties are required to pledge collateral
    daily (based on the valuation of each swap) on behalf of the
    Trust with a value approximately equal to the amount of any
    unrealized gain. Reciprocally, when the Trust has an unrealized
    loss on a swap contract, the Trust has instructed the custodian
    to pledge cash or liquid securities as collateral with a value
    approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss.
    Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if
    and when the swap valuations fluctuate. Cash collateral has been
    offset against open swap contracts under the provisions of FASB
    ASC&#160;210-20, <I>Offsetting</I> (formerly known as FASB
    Interpretation No.&#160;39) and are included within &#147;Swap
    Contracts&#148; on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For
    cash collateral received, the Trust pays a monthly fee to the
    counterparty based on the effective rate for Federal Funds. This
    fee, when paid, is included within realized loss on swap
    contracts on the Statement of Operations.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    There were no transactions in swap contracts during the year
    ended December&#160;31, 2009.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">6.&#160;Mortgage
    Backed Securities</FONT></B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Trust may invest in various types of Mortgage Backed
    Securities. A Mortgage Backed Security (MBS) is a pass-through
    security created by pooling mortgages and selling participations
    in the principal and interest payments received from borrowers.
    Most of these securities are guaranteed by federally sponsored
    agencies&#151;Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA),
    Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) or Federal Home
    Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC). GNMA is a wholly owned
    corporate instrumentality of the United States whose securities
    and guarantees are backed by the full faith and credit of the
    United States. FNMA, a federally chartered and privately owned
    corporation, and FHLMC, a federal corporation, are
    instrumentalities of the United States. Securities of FNMA and
    FHLMC include those issued in principal only or interest only
    components. On September&#160;7, 2008, FNMA and FHLMC were
    placed into conservatorship by their new regulator, the Federal
    Housing Finance Agency. Simultaneously, the U.S. Treasury made a
    commitment of indefinite duration to maintain the positive net
    worth of both entities. No assurance can be given that the
    initiatives discussed above with respect to the debt and
    mortgage-backed securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC will be
    successful. A Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO) is a bond
    which is collateralized by a pool of MBS&#146;s.
</DIV>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">30
    </FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Notes
    to Financial
    Statements&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
    </FONT>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 19pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    These securities derive their value from or represent interests
    in a pool of mortgages, or mortgage securities. Mortgage
    securities are subject to prepayment risk&#151;the risk that, as
    mortgage interest rates fall, borrowers will refinance and
    &#147;prepay&#148; principal. A trust holding mortgage
    securities that are experiencing prepayments will have to
    reinvest these payments at lower prevailing interest rates. On
    the other hand, when interest rates rise, borrowers are less
    likely to refinance resulting in lower prepayments. This can
    effectively extend the maturity of a trust&#146;s mortgage
    securities resulting in greater price volatility. It can be
    difficult to measure precisely the remaining life of a mortgage
    security or the average life of a portfolio of such securities.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    To the extent a trust invests in mortgage securities offered by
    non-governmental issuers, such as commercial banks, savings and
    loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies,
    mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers, the Trust
    may be subject to additional risks. Timely payment of interest
    and principal of non-governmental issuers are supported by
    various forms of private insurance or guarantees, including
    individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance purchased by
    the issuer. There can be no assurance that the private insurers
    can meet their obligations under the policies.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a
    mortgage pool may adversely affect the value of a mortgage
    backed security and could result in losses to a trust. The risk
    of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage
    pools that include subprime mortgages. Subprime mortgages refer
    to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or
    with a lower capacity to make timely payment on their mortgages.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">7.&#160;Preferred
    Shares</FONT></B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Trust has outstanding 176 Auction Preferred Shares (APS).
    Series&#160;A contains 75&#160;shares and Series&#160;B contains
    101&#160;shares. Dividends are cumulative and the dividend rate
    on each series is generally reset every 28&#160;days through an
    auction process. Beginning on February&#160;20, 2008 and
    continuing through December&#160;31, 2009, all series of
    preferred shares of the Trust were not successfully remarketed.
    As a result, the dividend rates of these preferred shares were
    reset to the maximum applicable rate on APS. If the preferred
    shares are unable to be remarketed on a remarketing date, the
    Trust would be required to pay the maximum applicable rate on
    APS to holders of such shares for successive dividend periods
    until such time when the shares are successfully remarketed. The
    maximum rate on APS is equal to 150% of the applicable
    commercial paper rate on the date. The average rate in effect on
    December&#160;31, 2009 was 6.526%. During the year ended
    December&#160;31, 2009, the rates ranged from 3.975% to 6.923%.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Historically, the Trust paid annual fees equivalent to 0.25% of
    the preferred share liquidation value for the remarketing
    efforts associated with the preferred auction. Effective
    March&#160;19, 2009, the Trust decreased this amount to 0.15%
    due to auction failures. In the future, if auctions no longer
    fail, the Trust may return to an annual fee payment of 0.25% of
    the preferred share liquidation value. These fees are included
    as a component of &#147;Preferred Share Maintenance&#148;
    expense on the Statement of Operations.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The APS are redeemable at the option of the Trust in whole or in
    part at the liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus
    accumulated and unpaid dividends. The Trust is subject to
    certain asset coverage tests and the APS are subject to
    mandatory redemption if the tests are not met.
</DIV>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">31
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Notes
    to Financial
    Statements&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
    </FONT>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 19pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    For the year ended December&#160;31, 2009, transactions in
    preferred shares were as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 11pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="56%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="2%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="5%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="2%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="5%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=maindata -->
</TR>
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<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Series A<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Series B<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Shares</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Value</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Shares</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Value</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Outstanding at December&#160;31, 2008
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    551
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    13,775,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    745
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    18,625,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Amount Retired
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (476
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (11,900,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (644
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    (16,100,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Outstanding at December&#160;31, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    75
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1,875,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    101
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2,525,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">8.&#160;Borrowings</FONT></B>
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    The Trust entered into a $30&#160;million annual revolving
    credit agreement on October&#160;2, 2009 in order to redeem and
    retire its preferred shares. This revolving credit agreement is
    secured by the assets of the Trust. In connection with this
    agreement, for the year ended December&#160;31, 2009, the Trust
    incurred fees of approximately $82,300, as disclosed on the
    Statement of Operations. For the period October&#160;8, 2009,
    the day the Trust first borrowed under the credit agreement, to
    December&#160;31, 2009, the average daily balance of borrowings
    under the credit agreement was $23,541,304 with a weighted
    average interest rate of 0.18%.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">9.&#160;Indemnifications</FONT></B>
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    The Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of
    indemnifications. The Trust&#146;s maximum exposure under these
    arrangements is unknown. However, the Trust has not had prior
    claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the
    risk of loss to be remote.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">10. Significant
    Event</FONT></B>
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    On October&#160;19, 2009, Morgan Stanley, the parent company of
    Van&#160;Kampen Investments Inc., announced that it has reached
    a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of its retail
    asset management business to Invesco Ltd. (the
    &#147;Transaction&#148;). The Transaction includes a sale of the
    part of the asset management business that advises funds,
    including the Van&#160;Kampen family of funds. The Transaction
    is subject to certain approvals and other conditions, and is
    currently expected to close in mid-2010.
</DIV>



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    Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the closing of the
    Transaction will cause the Trust&#146;s current investment
    advisory agreement with Van&#160;Kampen Asset Management, a
    subsidiary of Van&#160;Kampen Investments Inc., to terminate. In
    connection with the Transaction, the Trust&#146;s Board of
    Trustees (the &#147;Board&#148;) has approved a new investment
    advisory agreement (which includes a master subadvisory
    agreement) with Invesco Advisers, Inc., a subsidiary of Invesco
    Ltd. The new advisory agreement for the Trust (the
    &#147;Agreement&#148;) is subject to shareholder approval. The
    Agreement will be presented to shareholders of the Trust at a
    special meeting of shareholders.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">11. Subsequent
    Event</FONT></B>
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    On January&#160;8, 2010, the Trust announced the at par
    redemption of its preferred shares. The announced redemption
    totals $4.4&#160;million and constitutes the total remaining
    outstanding preferred shares issued by the Trust.
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    With respect to this redemption, the Depository
    Trust&#160;Company (DTC), the securities&#146; holder of record,
    will allocate the series redemptions among each participant
    broker-dealer account according to the amount of shares held.
    Each participant broker-dealer, as nominee
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Notes
    to Financial
    Statements&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#110;</FONT><B>&#160;&#160;December&#160;31,
    2009&#160;&#160;</B><I>continued</I>
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">for underlying beneficial owners
    (street name shareholders), in turn will allocate redeemed
    shares among its underlying beneficial owners.
    </FONT>
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<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Number of
    Shares<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Series</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Redeemed</FONT></B>
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&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Amount
    Redeemed</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Redemption
    Date</FONT></B>
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    A
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</TD>
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</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    75
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    $
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    1,875,000
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    January 19, 2010
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    B
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    101
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2,525,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    February 1, 2010
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    176
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
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    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    4,400,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">12. Accounting
    Pronouncement</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On January&#160;21, 2010, the FASB issued an Accounting
    Standards Update, <I>Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
    (Topic&#160;820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value
    Measurements, </I>which provides guidance on how investment
    assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed.
    Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to
    disclose i) the input and valuation techniques used to measure
    fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value
    measurements, for Level&#160;2 or Level&#160;3 positions ii)
    transfers between all levels (including Level&#160;1 and
    Level&#160;2) will be required to be disclosed on a gross basis
    (i.e. transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers
    in) as well as the reason(s) for the transfer and
    iii)&#160;purchases, sales, issuances and settlements must be
    shown on a gross basis in the Level&#160;3 rollforward rather
    than as one net number. The effective date of the amendment is
    for interim and annual periods beginning after December&#160;15,
    2009. However, the requirement to provide the Level&#160;3
    activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a
    gross basis will be effective for interim and annual periods
    beginning after December&#160;15, 2010. At this time, management
    is evaluating the implications of the amendment to ASC&#160;820
    and the impact it will have on financial statement disclosures.
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II:
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and
    liabilities of Van&#160;Kampen High Income Trust&#160;II (the
    &#147;Trust&#148;), including the portfolio of investments, as
    of December&#160;31, 2009, and the related statement of
    operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in
    net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended,
    and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the
    period then ended. These financial statements and financial
    highlights are the responsibility of the Trust&#146;s
    management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
    financial statements and financial highlights based on our
    audits.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
    Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
    standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
    reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and
    financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The
    Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform,
    an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our
    audits included consideration of internal control over financial
    reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
    appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of
    expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust&#146;s
    internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we
    express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a
    test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
    the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
    used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
    evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our
    procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
    December&#160;31, 2009, by correspondence with the Trust&#146;s
    custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
    for our opinion.
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    In our opinion, the financial statements and financial
    highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material
    respects, the financial position of Van&#160;Kampen High Income
    Trust&#160;II as of December&#160;31, 2009, the results of its
    operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net
    assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and
    the financial highlights for each of the five years in the
    period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles
    generally accepted in the United States of America.
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    DELOITTE &#038; TOUCHE LLP
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    Chicago, Illinois
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    February 19, 2010
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van
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    The dividend reinvestment plan (the Plan) offers you a prompt
    and simple way to reinvest your dividends and capital gains
    distributions (Distributions) into additional shares of
    Van&#160;Kampen High Income Trust&#160;II (the Trust). Under the
    Plan, the money you earn from a Distribution will be reinvested
    automatically in more shares of the Trust, allowing you to
    potentially increase your investment over time. All shareholders
    in the Trust are automatically enrolled in the Plan when shares
    are purchased.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Plan
    benefits</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#149; Add to
    your account</FONT></B>
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    You may increase your shares in the Trust easily and
    automatically with the Plan.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#149; Low
    transaction costs</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Transaction costs are low because the new shares are bought in
    blocks and the brokerage commission is shared among all
    participants.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#149;
    Convenience</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You will receive a detailed account statement from Computershare
    Trust&#160;Company , N.A., (the Agent) which administers the
    Plan. The statement shows your total Distributions, dates of
    investment, shares acquired, and price per share, as well as the
    total number of shares in your reinvestment account. You can
    also access your account at vankampen.com.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#149;
    Safekeeping</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Agent will hold the shares it has acquired for you in
    safekeeping.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">How to
    participate in the Plan</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If you own shares in your own name, you can participate directly
    in the Plan. If your shares are held in &#147;street
    name&#148;&#151;in the name of your brokerage firm, bank, or
    other financial institution&#151;you must instruct that entity
    to participate on your behalf. If they are unable to participate
    on your behalf, you may request that they reregister your shares
    in your own name so that you may enroll in the Plan.
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    If you choose to participate in the Plan, whenever the Trust
    declares a Distribution, it will be invested in additional
    shares of your Trust that are purchased on the open market.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">How to
    enroll</FONT></B>
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    To enroll in the Plan, please read the Terms and Conditions in
    the Plan brochure. You can obtain a copy of the Plan Brochure
    and enroll in the Plan by
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van
    Kampen High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Dividend
    Reinvestment
    Plan&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><I><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">continued</FONT></I>
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    visiting vankampen.com, calling toll-free
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(800)&#160;341-2929</FONT>
    or notifying us in writing at Van&#160;Kampen Closed End Funds,
    Computershare Trust&#160;Company, N.A.,
    P.O.&#160;Box&#160;43078, Providence, RI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">02940-3011.</FONT>
    Please include the Trust name and account number and ensure that
    all shareholders listed on the account sign these written
    instructions. Your participation in the Plan will begin with the
    next Distribution payable after the Agent receives your
    authorization, as long as they receive it before the
    &#147;record date,&#148; which is generally ten business days
    before the dividend is paid. If your authorization arrives after
    such record date, your participation in the Plan will begin with
    the following distribution.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Costs of the
    plan</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    There is no direct charge to you for reinvesting Distributions
    because the Plan&#146;s fees are paid by the Fund. However, when
    applicable, you will pay your portion of any brokerage
    commissions incurred when the new shares are purchased on the
    open market. These brokerage commissions are typically less than
    the standard brokerage charges for individual transactions,
    because shares are purchased for all participants in blocks,
    resulting in lower commissions for each individual participant.
    Any brokerage commissions or service fees are averaged into the
    purchase price.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Tax
    implications</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The automatic reinvestment of dividends and capital gains
    distributions does not relieve you of any income tax that may be
    due on Distributions. You will receive tax information annually
    to help you prepare your federal and state income tax returns.
</DIV>



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    <I>Van&#160;Kampen does not offer tax advice. The tax
    information contained herein is general and is not exhaustive by
    nature. It was not intended or written to be used, and it cannot
    be used by any taxpayer, for avoiding penalties that may be
    imposed on the taxpayer under U.S.&#160;federal tax laws.
    Federal and state tax laws are complex and constantly changing.
    Shareholders should always consult a legal or tax advisor for
    information concerning their individual situation.</I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">How to withdraw
    from the Plan</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    To withdraw from the Plan please visit vankampen.com or call
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(800)&#160;341-2929</FONT>
    or notify us in writing at the address below.
</DIV>

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    Van&#160;Kampen Closed-End Funds
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    Computershare Trust&#160;Company, N.A.
</DIV>

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    P.O.&#160;Box&#160;43078
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    Providence, RI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">02940-3011</FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van
    Kampen High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Dividend
    Reinvestment
    Plan&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><I><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">continued</FONT></I>
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    All shareholders listed on the account must sign any written
    withdrawal instructions. If you withdraw, you have three options
    with regard to the shares held in your account:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    1.&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    If you opt to continue to hold your non-certificated whole
    shares (Investment Plan Book Shares), they will be held by the
    Agent electronically as Direct Registration Book-Shares
    (Book-Entry) and fractional shares will be sold at the then
    current market price. Proceeds will be sent via check to your
    address of record after deducting applicable fees and brokerage
    commissions.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    2.&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    If you opt to sell your shares through the Agent, we will sell
    all full and fractional shares and send the proceeds via check
    to your address of record after deducting brokerage commissions
    and a $2.50 service fee.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    3.&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    You may sell your shares through your financial advisor through
    the Direct Registration Systems (&#147;DRS&#148;). DRS is a
    service within the securities industry that allows Trust shares
    to be held in your name in electronic format. You retain full
    ownership of your shares, without having to hold a stock
    certificate.
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    <I>The Trust and Computershare Trust&#160;Company, N.A. may
    amend or terminate the Plan. Participants will receive written
    notice at least 30&#160;days before the effective date of any
    amendment. In the case of termination, Participants will receive
    written notice at least 30&#160;days before the record date for
    the payment of any dividend or capital gains distribution by the
    Trust. In the case of amendment or termination necessary or
    appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules and
    policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other
    regulatory authority, such written notice will not be
    required.</I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">To obtain a
    complete copy of the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, please call our
    Client Relations department at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">800-341-2929</FONT>
    or visit vankampen.com.</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    High Income Trust&#160;II</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Board
    of Trustees<BR>
    </FONT>David C. Arch<BR>
    Jerry D. Choate<BR>
    Rod Dammeyer<BR>
    Linda Hutton Heagy<BR>
    R. Craig Kennedy<BR>
    Howard J Kerr<BR>
    Jack E. Nelson<BR>
    Hugo F. Sonnenschein<BR>
    Wayne W. Whalen*</B>&#160;&#150;&#160;Chairman<BR>
    <B>Suzanne H. Woolsey<BR>
    </B>&#160;<BR>
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Officers<BR>
    </FONT>Edward C. Wood III<BR>
    </B>President and Principal Executive Officer<BR>
    <B>Kevin Klingert<BR>
    </B>Vice President<BR>
    <B>Stefanie V. Chang Yu<BR>
    </B>Vice President and Secretary<BR>
    <B>John L. Sullivan<BR>
    </B>Chief Compliance Officer<BR>
    <B>Stuart N. Schuldt<BR>
    </B>Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer<BR>
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&nbsp;
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Investment
    Adviser<BR>
    </FONT>Van&#160;Kampen Asset Management<BR>
    </B>522 Fifth Avenue<BR>
    New York, New York 10036<BR>
    &#160;<BR>
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Custodian<BR>
    </FONT>State Street Bank <BR>
    and Trust Company<BR>
    </B>One Lincoln Street<BR>
    Boston, Massachusetts 02111<BR>
    &#160;<BR>
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Transfer
    Agent<BR>
    </FONT>Computershare Trust Company, N.A.<BR>
    </B>c/o Computershare Investor Services<BR>
    P.O. Box 43078<BR>
    Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3078<BR>
    &#160;<BR>
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Legal
    Counsel<BR>
    </FONT>Skadden, Arps, Slate,<BR>
    Meagher &#038; Flom LLP<BR>
    </B>155 North Wacker Drive<BR>
    Chicago, Illinois 60606<BR>
    &#160;<BR>
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Independent
    Registered<BR>
    Public Accounting Firm<BR>
    </FONT>Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP<BR>
    </B>111 South Wacker Drive<BR>
    Chicago, Illinois 60606-4301<BR>
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&nbsp;
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    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#147;Interested
    persons&#148; of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company
    Act of 1940, as amended.
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    The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the Trust was held on
    July&#160;17, 2009, where shareholders voted on the election of
    trustees.
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    With regard to the election of the following trustees by the
    common shareholders of the Trust:
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica"># of
    Shares</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">In
    Favor</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Withheld</FONT></B>
</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
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&nbsp;
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<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
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    Rod Dammeyer
</DIV>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2,940,682
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    316,602
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Wayne W. Whalen
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    2,938,386
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    318,898
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
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    With regard to the election of the following trustees by the
    preferred shareholders of the Trust:
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica"># of
    Shares</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">In
    Favor</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Withheld</FONT></B>
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<TD colspan="9" align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Linda Hutton Heagy
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    891
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    1
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    The other trustees of the Trust whose terms did not expire in
    2009 are David C. Arch, Jerry&#160;D. Choate, R.&#160;Craig
    Kennedy, Howard&#160;J Kerr, Jack&#160;E. Nelson, Hugo&#160;F.
    Sonnenschein and Suzanne&#160;H. Woolsey.
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">39
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van
    Kampen High Income Trust II</FONT></B>
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    <A name='105'><B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Trustees
    and Officers Information</FONT></B>
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    The business and affairs of the Trust are managed under the
    direction of the Trust&#146;s Board of Trustees and the
    Trust&#146;s officers appointed by the Board of Trustees. The
    tables below list the trustees and executive officers of the
    Trust and their principal occupations during the last five
    years, other directorships held by trustees and their
    affiliations, if any, with Van&#160;Kampen Investments, the
    Adviser, the Distributor, Van&#160;Kampen Advisors Inc.,
    Van&#160;Kampen Exchange Corp. and Investor Services. The term
    &#147;Fund Complex&#148; includes each of the investment
    companies advised by the Adviser as of the date of this Annual
    Report. Trustees serve until reaching their retirement age or
    until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Officers
    are annually elected by the trustees.
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<TD colspan="13" align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Independent
    Trustees</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Number of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Term of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Funds in<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Office and<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Fund<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Position(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Length of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Complex<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Name, Age and
    Address<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Held with<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Time<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Principal
    Occupation(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Overseen<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Other
    Directorships<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">of Independent
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Trust</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Served</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">During Past 5
    Years</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">By
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Held by
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
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    David C. Arch (64)<BR>
    Blistex Inc.<BR>
    1800 Swift Drive<BR>
    Oak Brook, IL 60523
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee<BR>
    since 1989
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer
    health care products manufacturer.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund
    Complex. Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a
    nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago.
    Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers&#146; Association.
    Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities,
    University of Michigan.
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">40
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van
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    </FONT></B>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="13" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Trustees and
    Officers
    Information&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><I><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">continued</FONT></I>
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<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Number of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Term of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Funds in<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Office and<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Fund<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Position(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Length of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Complex<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Name, Age and
    Address<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Held with<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Time<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Principal
    Occupation(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Overseen<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Other
    Directorships<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">of Independent
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Trust</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Served</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">During Past 5
    Years</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">By
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Held by
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
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    Jerry D. Choate (71)<BR>
    33971 Selva Road<BR>
    Suite&#160;130<BR>
    Dana Point, CA 92629
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee<BR>
    since 2003
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Prior to January&#160;1999, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    of the Allstate Corporation (&#147;Allstate&#148;) and Allstate
    Insurance Company. Prior to January&#160;1995, President and
    Chief Executive Officer of Allstate. Prior to August&#160;1994,
    various management positions at Allstate.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund
    Complex. Director of Amgen Inc., a biotechnological company, and
    Valero Energy Corporation, an independent refining company.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Rod Dammeyer (69)<BR>
    CAC, LLC<BR>
    4370 La Jolla Village Drive<BR>
    Suite&#160;685<BR>
    San Diego, CA 92122-1249
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee<BR>
    since 1989
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital
    investment and management advisory services.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund
    Complex. Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.
    Prior to May&#160;2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research
    Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical
    Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation.
    Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. Prior to
    January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc. and Arris
    Group, Inc.
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van
    Kampen High Income Trust II<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="13" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Trustees and
    Officers
    Information&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><I><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">continued</FONT></I>
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<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Number of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Term of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Funds in<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Office and<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Fund<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Position(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Length of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Complex<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Name, Age and
    Address<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Held with<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Time<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Principal
    Occupation(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Overseen<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Other
    Directorships<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">of Independent
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Trust</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Served</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">During Past 5
    Years</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">By
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Held by
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
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    Linda Hutton Heagy&#134; (61)<BR>
    4939 South Greenwood<BR>
    Chicago, IL 60615
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee<BR>
    since 2003
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Prior to February 2008, Managing Partner of Heidrick &#038;
    Struggles, an international executive search firm. Prior to
    1997, Partner of Ray &#038; Berndtson, Inc., an executive
    recruiting firm. Prior to 1995, Executive Vice President of ABN
    AMRO, N.A., a bank holding company. Prior to 1990, Executive
    Vice President of The Exchange National&#160;Bank.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund
    Complex. Trustee on the University of Chicago Medical Center
    Board, Vice Chair of the Board of the YMCA of Metropolitan
    Chicago and a member of the Women&#146;s Board of the University
    of Chicago.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 8pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    R. Craig Kennedy (58)<BR>
    1744 R Street, NW<BR>
    Washington, DC 20009
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee<BR>
    since 2003
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director and President of the German Marshall Fund of the United
    States, an independent U.S. foundation created to deepen
    understanding, promote collaboration and stimulate exchanges of
    practical experience between Americans and Europeans. Formerly,
    advisor to the Dennis Trading Group Inc., a managed futures and
    option company that invests money for individuals and
    institutions. Prior to 1992, President and Chief Executive
    Officer, Director and member of the Investment Committee of the
    Joyce Foundation, a private foundation.
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    80
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    Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund
    Complex. Director of First Solar, Inc.
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    Howard J Kerr (74)<BR>
    14 Huron Trace<BR>
    Galena, IL 61036
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee<BR>
    since 1992
</TD>
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<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Prior to 1998, President and Chief Executive Officer of
    Pocklington Corporation, Inc., an investment holding company.
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
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<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund
    Complex. Director of the Lake Forest Bank&#160;&#038; Trust.
    Director of the Marrow Foundation.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
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    </FONT></B>
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<TD colspan="13" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Trustees and
    Officers
    Information&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><I><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">continued</FONT></I>
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&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Number of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Term of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Funds in<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Office and<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Fund<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Position(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Length of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Complex<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Name, Age and
    Address<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Held with<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Time<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Principal
    Occupation(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Overseen<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Other
    Directorships<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">of Independent
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Trust</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Served</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">During Past 5
    Years</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">By
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Held by
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
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    Jack E. Nelson (74)<BR>
    423 Country Club Drive<BR>
    Winter Park, FL 32789
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee<BR>
    since 2003
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    President of Nelson Investment Planning Services, Inc., a
    financial planning company and registered investment adviser in
    the State of Florida. President of Nelson Ivest Brokerage
    Services Inc., a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory
    Authority (&#147;FINRA&#148;), Securities Investors Protection
    Corp. and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. President
    of Nelson Sales and Services Corporation, a marketing and
    services company to support affiliated companies.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund
    Complex.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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</TD>
</TR>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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&nbsp;
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</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Hugo F. Sonnenschein (69)<BR>
    1126 E. 59th Street<BR>
    Chicago, IL 60637
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee<BR>
    since 1994
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of
    Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in
    the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior
    to July&#160;2000, President of the University of Chicago.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund
    Complex. Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of
    its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of
    Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the
    American Academy of Arts and&#160;Sciences.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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    Kampen High Income Trust II<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="13" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Trustees and
    Officers
    Information&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><I><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">continued</FONT></I>
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<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Number of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Term of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Funds in<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Office and<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Fund<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Position(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Length of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Complex<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Name, Age and
    Address<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Held with<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Time<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Principal
    Occupation(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Overseen<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Other
    Directorships<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">of Independent
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Trust</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Served</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">During Past 5
    Years</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">By
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Held by
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
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    Suzanne H. Woolsey, Ph.D. (68)<BR>
    815 Cumberstone Road<BR>
    Harwood, MD 20776
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee<BR>
    since 2003
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Chief Communications Officer of the National Academy of
    Sciences/National Research Council, an independent, federally
    chartered policy institution, from 2001 to November 2003 and
    Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to 2001. Prior to 1993,
    Executive Director of the Commission on Behavioral and Social
    Sciences and Education at the National Academy of
    Sciences/National Research Council. From 1980 through 1989,
    Partner of Coopers &#038; Lybrand.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund
    Complex. Trustee of Changing World Technologies, Inc., an energy
    manufacturing company, since July 2008. Director of Fluor Corp.,
    an engineering, procurement and construction organization, since
    January 2004. Director of Intelligent Medical Devices, Inc., a
    symptom based diagnostic tool for physicians and clinical labs.
    Director of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federally
    funded research and development center, Director of the German
    Marshall Fund of the United States, Director of the Rocky
    Mountain Institute and Trustee of California Institute of
    Technology and the Colorado College.
</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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</TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
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</TD>
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</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van
    Kampen High Income Trust II<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Trustees and
    Officers
    Information&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><I><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">continued<BR>
    </FONT></I>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="13" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Interested
    Trustee*</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Number of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Term of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Funds in<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Office and<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Fund<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Position(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Length of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Complex<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Name, Age and
    Address<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Held with<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Time<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Principal
    Occupation(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Overseen<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Other
    Directorships<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">of Interested
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Trust</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Served</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">During Past 5
    Years</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">By
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Held by
    Trustee</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
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    Wayne W. Whalen* (70)<BR>
    155 North Wacker Drive<BR>
    Chicago, IL 60606
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee<BR>
    since 1989
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &#038;
    Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund
    Complex. Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
    Foundation.
</TD>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#134;
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">As
    indicated above, prior to February 2008, Ms.&#160;Heagy was an
    employee of Heidrick and Struggles, an international executive
    search firm (&#147;Heidrick&#148;). Heidrick has been (and may
    continue to be) engaged by Morgan Stanley from time to time to
    perform executive searches. Such searches have been done by
    professionals at Heidrick without any involvement by
    Ms.&#160;Heagy. Ethical wall procedures exist to ensure that
    Ms.&#160;Heagy will not have any involvement with any searches
    performed by Heidrick for Morgan Stanley. Ms.&#160;Heagy does
    not receive any compensation, directly or indirectly, for
    searches performed by Heidrick for Morgan Stanley.
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">*
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Mr.
    Whalen is an &#147;interested person&#148; (within the meaning
    of Section&#160;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain funds in
    the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently
    providing legal services as legal counsel to such funds in the
    Fund Complex.
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    and Officers
    Information&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><I><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">continued</FONT></I>
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</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Term of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Office and<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Position(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Length of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Name, Age and<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Held with<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Time<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Principal
    Occupation(s)<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Address of
    Officer</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Trust</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Served</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">During Past 5
    Years</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
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    Edward C. Wood III (54)<BR>
    1 Parkview Plaza - Suite 100<BR>
    Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    President and<BR>
    Principal Executive<BR>
    Officer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Officer<BR>
    since 2008
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    President and Principal Executive Officer of funds in the Fund
    Complex since November 2008. Managing Director of Van Kampen
    Investments Inc., the Adviser, the Distributor, Van Kampen
    Advisors Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp. since December 2003.
    Chief Administrative Officer of the Adviser, Van Kampen Advisors
    Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp. since December 2002. Chief
    Operating Officer of the Distributor since December 2002.
    Director of Van Kampen Advisors Inc., the Distributor and Van
    Kampen Exchange Corp. since March 2004. Director of the Adviser
    since August 2008. Director of Van Kampen Investments Inc. and
    Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. since June 2008. Previously,
    Director of the Adviser and Van Kampen Investments Inc. from
    March 2004 to January 2005 and Chief Administrative Officer of
    Van&#160;Kampen Investments Inc. from 2002 to 2009.
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    Kevin Klingert&#160;(47)<BR>
    522 Fifth Avenue<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
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    Vice President
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    Officer<BR>
    since 2008
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    Vice President of funds in the Fund Complex since May 2008.
    Head, Chief Operating Officer and acting Chief Investment
    Officer of the Global Fixed Income Group of Morgan Stanley
    Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment
    Advisors Inc. since April 2008. Head of Global Liquidity
    Portfolio Management and co-Head of Liquidity Credit Research of
    Morgan Stanley Investment Management since December 2007.
    Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
    and Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. from December 2007
    to March 2008. Previously, Managing Director on the Management
    Committee and head of Municipal Portfolio Management and
    Liquidity at BlackRock from October 1991 to January 2007.
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    Stefanie&#160;V. Chang Yu (43)<BR>
    522&#160;Fifth Avenue<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
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    Vice President<BR>
    and Secretary
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    Officer<BR>
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    Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
    Vice President and Secretary of funds in the Fund Complex.
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    John&#160;L. Sullivan (54)<BR>
    1 Parkview Plaza - Suite 100<BR>
    Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
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    Chief Compliance<BR>
    Officer
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    Officer<BR>
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&nbsp;
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    Chief Compliance Officer of funds in the Fund Complex since
    August 2004. Prior to August 2004, Director and Managing
    Director of Van&#160;Kampen Investments, the Adviser,
    Van&#160;Kampen Advisors Inc. and certain other subsidiaries of
    Van&#160;Kampen Investments, Vice President, Chief Financial
    Officer and Treasurer of funds in the Fund Complex and head of
    Fund Accounting for Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
    Prior to December 2002, Executive Director of Van&#160;Kampen
    Investments, the Adviser and Van&#160;Kampen Advisors Inc.
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van
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    Officers
    Information&#160;&#160;</FONT></B><I><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">continued<BR>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Principal
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    Stuart N. Schuldt (48)<BR>
    1 Parkview Plaza - Suite 100<BR>
    Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    Chief Financial Officer<BR>
    and Treasurer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Officer<BR>
    since 2007
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&nbsp;
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    Executive Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
    since June 2007. Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of funds
    in the Fund Complex since June 2007. Prior to June 2007, Senior
    Vice President of Northern Trust Company, Treasurer and
    Principal Financial Officer for Northern Trust U.S. mutual fund
    complex.
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    In accordance with Section 303A.12(a) of the New York Stock
    Exchange Listed Company Manual, the Trust&#146;s Chief Executive
    Officer has certified to the New York Stock Exchange that, as of
    July&#160;28, 2009, he was not aware of any violation by the
    Trust of NYSE corporate governance listing standards.
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    The certifications by the Trust&#146;s principal executive
    officer and principal financial officer required by
    Rule&#160;30a-2 under the 1940 Act were filed with the
    Trust&#146;s report to the SEC on Form&#160;N-CSR and are
    available on the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s web
    site at http://www.sec.gov.
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    custodian of securities or assets in individual retirement
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    or similar accounts. We may amend this Policy at any time, and
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    collect about you, how we collect it, when we may share it with
    others, and how others may use it. It discusses the steps you
    may take to limit our sharing of information about you with
    affiliated Van&#160;Kampen companies (&#147;affiliated
    companies&#148;). It also discloses how you may limit our
    affiliates&#146; use of shared information for marketing
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    and manage our business, it is important that we collect and
    maintain accurate information about you. We obtain this
    information from applications and other forms you submit to us,
    from your dealings with us, from consumer reporting agencies,
    from our websites and from third parties and other sources. For
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    <FONT style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van
    Kampen High Income Trust&#160;II<BR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#149;&#160;&#160;
    </FONT>
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    <TD align="left">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">We may obtain
    information about account balances, your use of account(s) and
    the types of products and services you prefer to receive from us
    through your dealings and transactions with us and other sources.
    </FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#149;&#160;&#160;
    </FONT>
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">We may obtain
    information about your creditworthiness and credit history from
    consumer reporting agencies.
    </FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#149;&#160;&#160;
    </FONT>
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">We may collect
    background information from and through third-party vendors to
    verify representations you have made and to comply with various
    regulatory requirements.
    </FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#149;&#160;&#160;
    </FONT>
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">If you interact with
    us through our public and private Web sites, we may collect
    information that you provide directly through online
    communications (such as an
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">e-mail</FONT>
    address). We may also collect information about your Internet
    service provider, your domain name, your computer&#146;s
    operating system and Web browser, your use of our Web sites and
    your product and service preferences, through the use of
    &#147;cookies.&#148; &#147;Cookies&#148; recognize your computer
    each time you return to one of our sites, and help to improve
    our sites&#146; content and personalize your experience on our
    sites by, for example, suggesting offerings that may interest
    you. Please consult the Terms of Use of these sites for more
    details on our use of cookies.
    </FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2.&#160;When Do
    We Disclose Personal Information We Collect About
    You?</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 2%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">To provide you with
    the products and services you request, to better serve you, to
    manage our business and as otherwise required or permitted by
    law, we may disclose personal information we collect about you
    to other affiliated companies and to nonaffiliated third
    parties.
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 2%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">a.&#160;Information
    We Disclose to Our Affiliated
    Companies.</FONT></I></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#160;In
    order to manage your account(s) effectively, including servicing
    and processing your transactions, to let you know about products
    and services offered by us and affiliated companies, to manage
    our business, and as otherwise required or permitted by law, we
    may disclose personal information about you to other affiliated
    companies. Offers for products and services from affiliated
    companies are developed under conditions designed to safeguard
    your personal information.
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 2%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">b.&#160;Information
    We Disclose to Third
    Parties.</FONT></I></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#160;We
    do not disclose personal information that we collect about you
    to nonaffiliated third parties except to enable them to provide
    marketing services on our behalf, to perform joint marketing
    agreements with other financial institutions, and as otherwise
    required or permitted by law. For example, some instances where
    we may disclose information about you to third
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">parties include: for
    servicing and processing transactions, to offer our own products
    and services, to protect against fraud, for institutional risk
    control, to respond to judicial process or to perform services
    on our behalf. When we share personal information with a
    nonaffiliated third party, they are required to limit their use
    of personal information about you to the particular purpose for
    which it was shared and they are not allowed to share personal
    information about you with others except to fulfill that limited
    purpose or as may be required by law.
    </FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">3.&#160;How Do We
    Protect The Security and Confidentiality Of Personal Information
    We Collect About
    You?</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 2%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">We maintain
    physical, electronic and procedural security measures to help
    safeguard the personal information we collect about you. We have
    internal policies governing the proper handling of client
    information. Third parties that provide support or marketing
    services on our behalf may also receive personal information
    about you, and we require them to adhere to confidentiality
    standards with respect to such information.
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 2%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">4.&#160;How Can
    You Limit Our Sharing Of Certain Personal Information About You
    With Our Affiliated Companies For Eligibility
    Determination?</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 2%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">We respect your
    privacy and offer you choices as to whether we share with our
    affiliated companies personal information that was collected to
    determine your eligibility for products and services such as
    credit reports and other information that you have provided to
    us or that we may obtain from third parties (&#147;eligibility
    information&#148;). Please note that, even if you direct us not
    to share certain eligibility information with our affiliated
    companies, we may still share your personal information,
    including eligibility information, with those companies under
    circumstances that are permitted under applicable law, such as
    to process transactions or to service your account. We may also
    share certain other types of personal information with
    affiliated companies&#151;such as your name, address, telephone
    number,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">e-mail</FONT>
    address and account number(s), and information about your
    transactions and experiences with us.
    </FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">5.&#160;How Can
    You Limit the Use of Certain Personal Information About You by
    our Affiliated Companies for
    Marketing?</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 2%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">You may limit our
    affiliated companies from using certain personal information
    about you that we may share with them for marketing their
    products or services to you. This information includes our
    transactions and other experiences with you such as your
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">assets and account
    history. Please note that, even if you choose to limit our
    affiliated companies from using certain personal information
    about you that we may share with them for marketing their
    products and services to you, we may still share such personal
    information about you with them, including our transactions and
    experiences with you, for other purposes as permitted under
    applicable law.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">6.&#160;How Can
    You Send Us an Opt-Out
    Instruction?</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 2%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">If you wish to limit
    our sharing of certain personal information about you with our
    affiliated companies for &#147;eligibility purposes&#148; and
    for our affiliated companies&#146; use in marketing products and
    services to you as described in this notice, you may do so by:
    </FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    </FONT>
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Calling us at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(800)&#160;341-2929</FONT><BR>
    Monday-Friday between 9&#160;a.m. and 6&#160;p.m. (EST)
    </FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#149;&#160;&#160;
    </FONT>
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Writing to us at the
    following address:<BR>
    Van&#160;Kampen Closed-End Privacy Department<BR>
    Harborside Financial Center, Plaza&#160;Two, 3rd&#160;Floor<BR>
    Jersey City, NJ 07311
    </FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">If you choose to
    write to us, your written request should include: your name,
    address, telephone number and account number(s) to which the
    opt-out applies and should not be sent with any other
    correspondence. In order to process your request, we require
    that the request be provided by you directly and not through a
    third party. Once you have informed us about your privacy
    preferences, your opt-out preference will remain in effect with
    respect to this Policy (as it may be amended) until you notify
    us otherwise. If you are a joint account owner, we will accept
    instructions from any one of you and apply those instructions to
    the entire account. Please allow approximately 30&#160;days from
    our receipt of your opt-out for your instructions to become
    effective.
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 2%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Please understand
    that if you opt-out, you and any joint account holders may not
    receive certain Van&#160;Kampen or our affiliated
    companies&#146; products and services that could help you manage
    your financial resources and achieve your investment objectives.
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">If you have more
    than one account with us or our affiliates, you may receive
    multiple privacy policies from us, and would need to follow the
    directions stated in each particular policy for each account you
    have with us.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">SPECIAL NOTICE TO
    RESIDENTS OF
    VERMONT</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 2%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">This section
    supplements our Policy with respect to our individual clients
    who have a Vermont address and supersedes anything to the
    contrary in the above Policy with respect to those clients
    only.</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 2%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">The State of Vermont
    requires financial institutions to obtain your consent prior to
    sharing personal information that they collect about you with
    affiliated companies and nonaffiliated third parties other than
    in certain limited circumstances. Except as permitted by law, we
    will not share personal information we collect about you with
    nonaffiliated third parties or other affiliated companies unless
    you provide us with your written consent to share such
    information (&#147;opt-in&#148;).
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 2%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">If you wish to
    receive offers for investment products and services offered by
    or through other affiliated companies, please notify us in
    writing at the following address:
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">&#160;&#160;&#160;
    </FONT>
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Van&#160;Kampen
    Closed-End Privacy Department<BR>
    Harborside Financial Center, Plaza&#160;Two, 3rd&#160;Floor<BR>
    Jersey City, NJ 07311
    </FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 2%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Your authorization
    should include: your name, address, telephone number and account
    number(s) to which the opt-in applies and should not be sent
    with any other correspondence. In order to process your
    authorization, we require that the authorization be provided by
    you directly and not through a third-party.
    </FONT>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Trust has adopted a code of ethics (the &#147;Code of Ethics&#148;) that applies to its principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or
persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the
Trust or a third party.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>No information need be disclosed pursuant to this paragraph.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Due to personnel changes at the Adviser, the general counsel&#146;s designee set forth in Exhibit
C was amended in April&nbsp;2009. Both editions of Exhibit&nbsp;C are attached.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Not applicable.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(e)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Not applicable.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Trust&#146;s Code of Ethics is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;12(1).</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
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    <TD>Not applicable.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
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    <TD>Not applicable.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Trust&#146;s Board of Trustees has determined that it has three &#147;audit committee financial experts&#148;
serving on its audit committee, each of whom are &#147;independent&#148; Trustees : Rod Dammeyer, Jerry
Choate and R. Craig Kennedy. Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an
audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an &#147;expert&#148; for any purpose, including without
limitation for the purposes of Section&nbsp;11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being
designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification
of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties,
obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed
on such person as a member of the audit committee and Board of Trustees in the absence of such
designation or identification.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)(b)(c)(d) and (g). Based on fees billed for the periods shown:
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>2009</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3"><B>Registrant</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3"><B>Covered Entities</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(1)</B></SUP></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Audit Fees</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">51,745</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">N/A</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Non-Audit Fees</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Audit-Related Fees</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">830</TD>
    <TD nowrap><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">215,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Tax Fees</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,750</TD>
    <TD nowrap><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">0</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><B>All Other Fees</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">0</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">0</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Total Non-Audit Fees</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">3,580</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">215,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Total</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">55,325</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">215,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>2008</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3"><B>Registrant</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3"><B>Covered Entities</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(1)</B></SUP></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Audit Fees</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">51,745</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">N/A</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Non-Audit Fees</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Audit-Related Fees</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">830</TD>
    <TD nowrap><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">244,200</TD>
    <TD nowrap><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Tax Fees</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,650</TD>
    <TD nowrap><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">0</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><B>All Other Fees</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">0</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">0</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Total Non-Audit Fees</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,480</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">244,200</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Total</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">54,225</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">244,200</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3">N/A- Not applicable, as not required by Item&nbsp;4.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Covered Entities include the Adviser (excluding sub-advisors) and
any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser
that provides ongoing services to the Registrant.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Audit-Related Fees represent assurance and related services provided
that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the financial
statements of the Covered Entities&#146; and funds advised by the Adviser or its
affiliates, specifically attestation services provided in connection with a SAS
70 Report.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Tax Fees represent tax advice and compliance services provided in
connection with the review of the Registrant&#146;s tax.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Audit-Related Fees represent agreed upon procedures provided that are
reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the financial statements
of the Registrant.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(e)(1) The audit committee&#146;s pre-approval policies and procedures are as follows:
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>JOINT AUDIT COMMITTEE<BR>
AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES<BR>
PRE-APPROVAL POLICY AND PROCEDURES<BR>
OF THE<BR>
VAN KAMPEN FUNDS</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>AS ADOPTED JULY 23, 2003 AND AMENDED MAY 26, 2004</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>1</B></SUP>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>1. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Audit Committee of the Board is required to review and, in its sole discretion,
pre-approve all Covered Services to be provided by the Independent Auditors to the Fund and Covered
Entities in order to assure that services performed by the Independent Auditors do not impair the
auditor&#146;s independence from the Fund.<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">2</SUP>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The SEC has issued rules specifying the types of services that an independent auditor may not
provide to its audit client, as well as the audit committee&#146;s administration of the engagement of
the independent auditor. The SEC&#146;s rules establish two different approaches to pre-approving
services, which the SEC considers to be equally valid. Proposed services either: may be
pre-approved without consideration of specific case-by-case services by the Audit Committee
(&#147;<U>general pre-approval</U>&#148;); or require the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee
(&#147;<U>specific pre-approval</U>&#148;). The Audit Committee believes that the combination of these two
approaches in this Policy will result in an effective and efficient procedure to pre-approve
services performed by the Independent Auditors. As set forth in this Policy, unless a type of
service has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit
Committee (or by any member of the Audit Committee to which pre-approval authority has been
delegated) if it is to be provided by the Independent Auditors. Any proposed services exceeding
pre-approved cost levels or budgeted amounts will also require specific pre-approval by the Audit
Committee.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For both types of pre-approval, the Audit Committee will consider whether such services are
consistent with the SEC&#146;s rules on auditor independence. The Audit Committee will also consider
whether the Independent Auditors are best positioned to provide the most effective and efficient
services, for reasons such as its familiarity with the Fund&#146;s business, people, culture, accounting
systems, risk profile and other factors, and whether the service might enhance the Fund&#146;s ability
to manage or control risk or improve audit quality. All such factors will be considered as a whole,
and no one factor should necessarily be determinative.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Audit Committee is also mindful of the relationship between fees for audit and non-audit
services in deciding whether to pre-approve any such services and may determine for each fiscal
year, the appropriate ratio between the total amount of fees for Audit, Audit-related and Tax
services for the Fund (including any Audit-related or Tax service fees for Covered Entities that
were subject to pre-approval), and the total amount of fees for certain permissible non-audit
services classified as All Other services for the Fund (including any such services for Covered
Entities subject to pre-approval).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The appendices to this Policy describe the Audit, Audit-related, Tax and All Other services
that have the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The term of any general pre-approval is
12&nbsp;months from the date of pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee considers and provides a
different period and states otherwise. The Audit Committee will annually review and pre-approve the
services that may be provided by the Independent Auditors without obtaining specific pre-approval
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>This Joint Audit Committee Audit and
Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy and Procedures (the &#147;<U>Policy</U>&#148;),
amended as of the date above, supercedes and replaces all prior versions that
may have been amended from time to time.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Terms used in this Policy and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings as defined in the Joint Audit
Committee Charter.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">from the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee will add to or subtract from the list of general
pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The purpose of this Policy is to set forth the policy and procedures by which the Audit
Committee intends to fulfill its responsibilities. It does not delegate the Audit Committee&#146;s
responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the Independent Auditors to management.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund&#146;s Independent Auditors have reviewed this Policy and believes that implementation of
the Policy will not adversely affect the Independent Auditors&#146; independence.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2. Delegation</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As provided in the Act and the SEC&#146;s rules, the Audit Committee may delegate either type of
pre-approval authority to one or more of its members. The member to whom such authority is
delegated must report, for informational purposes only, any pre-approval decisions to the Audit
Committee at its next scheduled meeting.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>3. Audit Services</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The annual Audit services engagement terms and fees are subject to the specific pre-approval
of the Audit Committee. Audit services include the annual financial statement audit and other
procedures required to be performed by the Independent Auditors to be able to form an opinion on
the Fund&#146;s financial statements. These other procedures include information systems and procedural
reviews and testing performed in order to understand and place reliance on the systems of internal
control, and consultations relating to the audit. The Audit Committee will monitor the Audit
services engagement as necessary, but no less than on a quarterly basis, and will also approve, if
necessary, any changes in terms, conditions and fees resulting from changes in audit scope, Fund
structure or other items.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to the annual Audit services engagement approved by the Audit Committee, the Audit
Committee may grant general pre-approval to other Audit services, which are those services that
only the Independent Auditors reasonably can provide. Other Audit services may include statutory
audits and services associated with SEC registration statements (on Forms N-1A, N-2, N-3, N-4,
etc.), periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in
connection with securities offerings.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Audit Committee has pre-approved the Audit services in Appendix&nbsp;B.1. All other Audit
services not listed in Appendix&nbsp;B.1 must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or by
any member of the Audit Committee to which pre-approval has been delegated).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>4. Audit-related Services</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Audit-related services are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the
performance of the audit or review of the Fund&#146;s financial statements or, to the extent they are
Covered Services, the Covered Entities&#146; financial statements, or that are traditionally performed
by the Independent Auditors. Because the Audit Committee believes that the provision of
Audit-related services does not impair the independence of the auditor and is consistent with the
SEC&#146;s rules on auditor independence, the Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval to
Audit-related services. Audit-related services include, among others, accounting consultations
related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as &#147;Audit
services&#148;; assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting
guidance from rulemaking authorities; agreed-upon or expanded audit procedures related to
accounting and/or billing records required to respond to or comply with financial, accounting or
regulatory reporting matters; and assistance with internal control reporting requirements under
Forms N-SAR and/or N-CSR.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Audit Committee has pre-approved the Audit-related services in Appendix&nbsp;B.2. All other
Audit-related services not listed in Appendix&nbsp;B.2 must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit
Committee (or by any member of the Audit Committee to which pre-approval has been delegated).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>5. Tax Services</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Audit Committee believes that the Independent Auditors can provide Tax services to the
Fund and, to the extent they are Covered Services, the Covered Entities, such as tax compliance,
tax planning and tax advice without impairing the auditor&#146;s independence, and the SEC has stated
that the Independent Auditors may provide such services. Hence, the Audit Committee believes it may
grant general pre-approval to those Tax services that have historically been provided by the
Independent Auditors, that the Audit Committee has reviewed and believes would not impair the
independence of the Independent Auditors, and that are consistent with the SEC&#146;s rules on auditor
independence. The Audit Committee will not permit the retention of the Independent Auditors in
connection with a transaction initially recommended by the Independent Auditors, the sole business
purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the
Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committee will consult with Director of
Tax or outside counsel to determine that the tax planning and reporting positions are consistent
with this policy.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Audit Committee has pre-approved the Tax Services in
Appendix&nbsp;B.3. All Tax services involving large and complex transactions not listed in Appendix&nbsp;B.3
must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or by any member of the Audit Committee
to which pre-approval has been delegated), including tax services proposed to be provided by the
Independent Auditors to any executive officer or trustee/director/managing general partner of the
Fund, in his or her individual capacity, where such services are paid for by the Fund (generally
applicable only to internally managed investment companies).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>6. All Other Services</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Audit Committee believes, based on the SEC&#146;s rules prohibiting the Independent Auditors
from providing specific non-audit services, that other types of non-audit services are permitted.
Accordingly, the Audit Committee believes it may grant general pre-approval to those permissible
non-audit services classified as All Other services that it believes are routine and recurring
services, would not impair the independence of the auditor and are consistent with the SEC&#146;s rules
on auditor independence.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Audit Committee has pre-approved the All Other services in Appendix&nbsp;B.4. Permissible All
Other services not listed in Appendix&nbsp;B.4 must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee
(or by any member of the Audit Committee to which pre-approval has been delegated).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A list of the SEC&#146;s prohibited non-audit services is attached to this policy as Appendix&nbsp;B.5.
The SEC&#146;s rules and relevant guidance should be consulted to determine the precise definitions of
these services and the applicability of exceptions to certain of the prohibitions.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>7. Pre-Approval Fee Levels or Budgeted Amounts</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-approval fee levels or budgeted amounts for all services to be provided by the Independent
Auditors will be established annually by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding
these levels or amounts will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. The Audit
Committee is mindful of the overall relationship of fees for audit and non-audit services in
determining whether to pre-approve any such services. For each fiscal year, the Audit Committee may
determine the appropriate ratio between the total amount of fees for Audit, Audit-related, and Tax
services for the Fund (including any Audit-related or Tax services fees for Covered Entities
subject to pre-approval), and the total amount of fees for certain permissible non-audit services
classified as All Other services for the Fund (including any such services for Covered Entities
subject to pre-approval).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>8. Procedures</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All requests or applications for services to be provided by the Independent Auditors that do
not require specific approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Fund&#146;s Chief
Financial Officer and must include a detailed description of the services to be rendered. The
Fund&#146;s Chief Financial Officer will determine whether such services are included within the list of
services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee
will be informed on a timely basis of any such services rendered by the Independent Auditors.
Requests or applications to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committee
will be submitted to the Audit Committee by both the Independent Auditors and the Fund&#146;s Chief
Financial Officer, and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, the request or
application is consistent with the SEC&#146;s rules on auditor independence.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Audit Committee has designated the Fund&#146;s Chief Financial Officer to monitor the
performance of all services provided by the Independent Auditors and to determine whether such
services are in compliance with this Policy. The Fund&#146;s Chief Financial Officer will report to the
Audit Committee on a periodic basis on the results of its monitoring. A sample report is included
as Appendix&nbsp;B.7. Both the Fund&#146;s Chief Financial Officer and management will immediately report to
the chairman of the Audit Committee any breach of this Policy that comes to the attention of the
Fund&#146;s Chief Financial Officer or any member of management.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>9. Additional Requirements</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Audit Committee has determined to take additional measures on an annual basis to meet its
responsibility to oversee the work of the Independent Auditors and to assure the auditor&#146;s
independence from the Fund, such as reviewing a formal written statement from the Independent
Auditors delineating all relationships between the Independent Auditors and the Fund, consistent
with Independence Standards Board No.&nbsp;1, and discussing with the Independent Auditors its methods
and procedures for ensuring independence.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>10. Covered Entities</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Covered Entities include the Fund&#146;s investment adviser(s) and any entity controlling,
controlled by or under common control with the Fund&#146;s investment adviser(s) that provides ongoing
services to the Fund(s). Beginning with non-audit service contracts entered into on or after May&nbsp;6,
2003, the Fund&#146;s audit committee must pre-approve non-audit services provided not only to the Fund
but also to the Covered Entities if the engagements relate directly to the operations and financial
reporting of the Fund. This list of Covered Entities would include:
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#151;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Van Kampen Investments Inc.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#151;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Van Kampen Asset Management</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#151;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Van Kampen Advisors Inc.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#151;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Van Kampen Funds Inc.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#151;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#151;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#151;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Morgan Stanley Trust Company</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#151;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Morgan Stanley Investment Management Ltd.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#151;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#151;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Morgan Stanley Asset &#038; Investment Trust Management Company Ltd.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(e)(2) Beginning with non-audit service contracts entered into on or after May&nbsp;6, 2003, the audit
committee also is required to pre-approve services to Covered Entities to the extent that the
services
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">are determined to have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the Registrant.
100% of such services were pre-approved by the audit committee pursuant to the Audit Committee&#146;s
pre-approval policies and procedures (included herein).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(f)&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(g)&nbsp;See table above.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(h)&nbsp;The audit committee of the Board of Trustees has considered whether the provision of
services other than audit services performed by the auditors to the Registrant and Covered Entities
is compatible with maintaining the auditors&#146; independence in performing audit services.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;The Trust has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with
Section&nbsp;3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act whose members are: Craig Kennedy, Jerry Choate and Rod
Dammeyer.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;Please refer to Item #1.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&nbsp;Not applicable.
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Companies.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Trust&#146;s and its investment advisor&#146;s Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures are as follows:
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT<BR>
PROXY VOTING POLICY AND PROCEDURES</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>I. </B><U><B>POLICY STATEMENT</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U>Introduction</U> &#151; Morgan Stanley Investment Management&#146;s (&#147;MSIM&#148;) policy and procedures for
voting proxies (&#147;Policy&#148;) with respect to securities held in the accounts of clients applies to
those MSIM entities that provide discretionary investment management services and for which an MSIM
entity has authority to vote proxies. This Policy is reviewed and updated as necessary to address
new and evolving proxy voting issues and standards.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The MSIM entities covered by this Policy currently include the following: Morgan Stanley Investment
Advisors Inc., Morgan Stanley AIP GP LP, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., Morgan Stanley
Investment Management Limited, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company, Morgan Stanley Asset &#038;
Investment Trust Management Co., Limited, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Private Limited, Van
Kampen Asset Management, and Van Kampen Advisors Inc. (each an &#147;MSIM Affiliate&#148; and collectively
referred to as the &#147;MSIM Affiliates&#148; or as &#147;we&#148; below).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Each MSIM Affiliate will use its best efforts to vote proxies as part of its authority to manage,
acquire and dispose of account assets. With respect to the MSIM registered management investment
companies (Van Kampen, Institutional and Advisor Funds&#151;collectively referred to herein as the
&#147;MSIM Funds&#148;), each MSIM Affiliate will vote proxies under this Policy pursuant to authority
granted under its applicable investment advisory agreement or, in the absence of such authority, as
authorized by the Board of Directors/Trustees of the MSIM Funds. An MSIM Affiliate will not vote
proxies if the &#147;named fiduciary&#148; for an ERISA account has reserved the authority for itself, or in
the case of an account not governed by ERISA, the investment management or investment advisory
agreement does not authorize the MSIM Affiliate to vote proxies. MSIM Affiliates will vote proxies
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">in a prudent and diligent manner and in the best interests of clients, including beneficiaries of
and participants in a client&#146;s benefit plan(s) for which the MSIM Affiliates manage assets,
consistent with the objective of maximizing long-term investment returns (&#147;Client Proxy Standard&#148;).
In certain situations, a client or its fiduciary may provide an MSIM Affiliate with a proxy voting
policy. In these situations, the MSIM Affiliate will comply with the client&#146;s policy.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U>Proxy Research Services</U>&#151; RiskMetrics Group ISS Governance Services (&#147;ISS&#148;) and Glass Lewis
(together with other proxy research providers as we may retain from time to time, the &#147;Research
Providers&#148;) are independent advisers that specialize in providing a variety of fiduciary-level
proxy-related services to institutional investment managers, plan sponsors, custodians,
consultants, and other institutional investors. The services provided include in-depth research,
global issuer analysis, and voting recommendations. While we may review and utilize the
recommendations of the Research Providers in making proxy voting decisions, we are in no way
obligated to follow such recommendations. In addition to research, ISS provides vote execution,
reporting, and recordkeeping.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U>Voting Proxies for Certain Non-U.S. Companies</U>&#151; Voting proxies of companies located in some
jurisdictions, particularly emerging markets, may involve several problems that can restrict or
prevent the ability to vote such proxies or entail significant costs. These problems include, but
are not limited to: (i)&nbsp;proxy statements and ballots being written in a language other than
English; (ii)&nbsp;untimely and/or inadequate notice of shareholder meetings; (iii)&nbsp;restrictions on the
ability of holders outside the issuer&#146;s jurisdiction of organization to exercise votes; (iv)
requirements to vote proxies in person; (v)&nbsp;the imposition of restrictions on the sale of the
securities for a period of time in proximity to the shareholder meeting; and (vi)&nbsp;requirements to
provide local agents with power of attorney to facilitate our voting instructions. As a result, we
vote clients&#146; non-U.S. proxies on a best efforts basis only, after weighing the costs and benefits
of voting such proxies, consistent with the Client Proxy Standard. ISS has been retained to
provide assistance in connection with voting non-U.S. proxies.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>II. </B><U><B>GENERAL PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">To promote consistency in voting proxies on behalf of its clients, we follow this Policy (subject
to any exception set forth herein), including the guidelines set forth below. These guidelines
address a broad range of issues, and provide general voting parameters on proposals that arise most
frequently. However, details of specific proposals vary, and those details affect particular
voting decisions, as do factors specific to a given company. Pursuant to the procedures set forth
herein, we may vote in a manner that is not in accordance with the following general guidelines,
provided the vote is approved by the Proxy Review Committee (see Section&nbsp;III for description) and
is consistent with the Client Proxy Standard. Morgan Stanley AIP GP LP will follow the procedures
as described in Appendix&nbsp;A.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We endeavor to integrate governance and proxy voting policy with investment goals and to follow the
Client Proxy Standard for each client. At times, this may result in split votes, for example when
different clients have varying economic interests in the outcome of a particular voting matter
(such as a case in which varied ownership interests in two companies involved in a merger result in
different stakes in the outcome). We also may split votes at times based on differing views of
portfolio managers, but such a split vote must be approved by the Proxy Review Committee.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We may abstain on matters for which disclosure is inadequate.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>A. Routine Matters. </B>We generally support routine management proposals. The following are examples
of routine management proposals:
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Approval of financial statements and auditor reports.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>General updating/corrective amendments to the charter, articles of association or
bylaws.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Most proposals related to the conduct of the annual meeting, with the following
exceptions. We generally oppose proposals that relate to &#147;the transaction of such other
business which may come before the meeting,&#148; and open-ended requests for adjournment.
However, where management specifically states the reason for requesting an adjournment and
the requested</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>adjournment would facilitate passage of a proposal that would otherwise be supported under
this Policy (i.e. an uncontested corporate transaction), the adjournment request will be
supported.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We generally support shareholder proposals advocating confidential voting procedures and
independent tabulation of voting results.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>B. Board of Directors</B>
</DIV>


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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Election of directors</U>: In the absence of a proxy contest, we generally support
the board&#146;s nominees for director except as follows:</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">a.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>We consider withholding support from or voting against interested
directors if the company&#146;s board does not meet market standards for director
independence, or if otherwise we believe board independence is insufficient. We
refer to prevalent market standards as promulgated by a stock exchange or other
authority within a given market (e.g., New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq rules for
most U.S. companies, and The Combined Code on Corporate Governance in the United
Kingdom). Thus, for an NYSE company with no controlling shareholder, we would
expect that at a minimum a majority of directors should be independent as defined
by NYSE. Where we view market standards as inadequate, we may withhold votes based
on stronger independence standards. Market standards notwithstanding, we generally
do not view long board tenure alone as a basis to classify a director as
non-independent, although lack of board turnover and fresh perspective can be a
negative factor in voting on directors.</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="14%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">i.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>At a company with a shareholder or group that
controls the company by virtue of a majority economic interest in the
company, we have a reduced expectation for board independence, although
we believe the presence of independent directors can be helpful,
particularly in staffing the audit committee, and at times we may
withhold support from or vote against a nominee on the view the board or
its committees are not sufficiently independent.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="14%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">ii.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>We consider withholding support from or voting
against a nominee if he or she is affiliated with a major shareholder
that has representation on a board disproportionate to its economic
interest.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">b.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Depending on market standards, we consider withholding support from or
voting against a nominee who is interested and who is standing for election as a
member of the company&#146;s compensation, nominating or audit committee.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">c.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>We consider withholding support from or voting against a nominee if we
believe a direct conflict exists between the interests of the nominee and the
public shareholders, including failure to meet fiduciary standards of care and/or
loyalty. We may oppose directors where we conclude that actions of directors are
unlawful, unethical or negligent. We consider opposing individual board members or
an entire slate if we believe the board is entrenched and/or dealing inadequately
with performance problems, and/or acting with insufficient independence between the
board and management.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">d.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>We consider withholding support from or voting against a nominee
standing for election if the board has not taken action to implement generally
accepted governance practices for which there is a &#147;bright line&#148; test. For
example, in the context of the U.S. market, failure to eliminate a dead hand or
slow hand poison pills would be seen as a basis for opposing one or more incumbent
nominees.</TD>
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    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">e.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>In markets that encourage designated audit committee financial experts,
we consider voting against members of an audit committee if no members are
designated as such.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">f.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>We consider withholding support from or voting against a nominee who
has failed to attend at least 75% of board meetings within a given year without a
reasonable excuse.</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">g.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>We consider withholding support from or voting against a nominee who
serves on the board of directors of more than six companies (excluding investment
companies). We also consider voting against a director who otherwise appears to
have too many commitments to serve adequately on the board of the company.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Board independence:</U> We generally support U.S. shareholder proposals requiring
that a certain percentage (up to
66<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">2</SUP>/<SUB style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-bottom">3</SUB>%) of the company&#146;s board members be independent
directors, and promoting all-independent audit, compensation and nominating/governance
committees.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Board diversity:</U> We consider on a case-by-case basis shareholder proposals
urging diversity of board membership with respect to social, religious or ethnic group.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Majority voting:</U> We generally support proposals requesting or requiring
majority voting policies in election of directors, so long as there is a carve-out for
plurality voting in the case of contested elections.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Proxy access:</U> We consider on a case-by-case basis shareholder proposals to
provide procedures for inclusion of shareholder nominees in company proxy statements.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">6.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Proposals to elect all directors annually:</U> We generally support proposals to
elect all directors annually at public companies (to &#147;declassify&#148; the Board of Directors)
where such action is supported by the board, and otherwise consider the issue on a
case-by-case basis based in part on overall takeover defenses at a company.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">7.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Cumulative voting:</U> We generally support proposals to eliminate cumulative
voting in the U.S. market context. (Cumulative voting provides that shareholders may
concentrate their votes for one or a handful of candidates, a system that can enable a
minority bloc to place representation on a board). U.S. proposals to establish cumulative
voting in the election of directors generally will not be supported.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">8.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Separation of Chairman and CEO positions:</U> We vote on shareholder proposals to
separate the Chairman and CEO positions and/or to appoint a non-executive Chairman based in
part on prevailing practice in particular markets, since the context for such a practice
varies. In many non-U.S. markets, we view separation of the roles as a market standard
practice, and support division of the roles in that context.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">9.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Director retirement age and term limits:</U> Proposals recommending set director
retirement ages or director term limits are voted on a case-by-case basis.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">10.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Proposals to limit directors&#146; liability and/or broaden indemnification of
directors.</U> Generally, we will support such proposals provided that the officers and
directors are eligible for indemnification and liability protection if they have acted in
good faith on company business and were found innocent of any civil or criminal charges for
duties performed on behalf of the company.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>C. Corporate transactions and proxy fights. </B>We examine proposals relating to mergers, acquisitions
and other special corporate transactions (i.e., takeovers, spin-offs, sales of assets,
reorganizations, restructurings and recapitalizations) on a case-by-case basis. However, proposals
for mergers or other significant transactions that are friendly and approved by the Research
Providers generally will be supported and in those instances will not need to be reviewed by the
Proxy Review
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Committee, where there is no portfolio manager objection and where there is no material conflict of
interest. We also analyze proxy contests on a case-by-case basis.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>D. Changes in capital structure.</B>
</DIV>


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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>We generally support the following:</TD>
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    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Management and shareholder proposals aimed at eliminating unequal voting rights,
assuming fair economic treatment of classes of shares we hold.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Management proposals to increase the authorization of existing classes of common
stock (or securities convertible into common stock) if: (i)&nbsp;a clear business
purpose is stated that we can support and the number of shares requested is
reasonable in relation to the purpose for which authorization is requested; and/or
(ii)&nbsp;the authorization does not exceed 100% of shares currently authorized and at
least 30% of the total new authorization will be outstanding.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Management proposals to create a new class of preferred stock or for issuances
of preferred stock up to 50% of issued capital, unless we have concerns about use
of the authority for anti-takeover purposes.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Management proposals to authorize share repurchase plans, except in some cases
in which we believe there are insufficient protections against use of an
authorization for anti-takeover purposes.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Management proposals to reduce the number of authorized shares of common or
preferred stock, or to eliminate classes of preferred stock.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Management proposals to effect stock splits.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Management proposals to effect reverse stock splits if management
proportionately reduces the authorized share amount set forth in the corporate
charter. Reverse stock splits that do not adjust proportionately to the authorized
share amount generally will be approved if the resulting increase in authorized
shares coincides with the proxy guidelines set forth above for common stock
increases.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Management proposals for higher dividend payouts.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>We generally oppose the following (notwithstanding management support):</TD>
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    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Proposals to add classes of stock that would substantially dilute the voting
interests of existing shareholders.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Proposals to increase the authorized or issued number of shares of existing
classes of stock that are unreasonably dilutive, particularly if there are no
preemptive rights for existing shareholders.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Proposals that authorize share issuance at a discount to market rates, except
where authority for such issuance is de minimis, or if there is a special situation
that we believe justifies such authorization (as may be the case, for example, at a
company under severe stress and risk of bankruptcy).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Proposals relating to changes in capitalization by 100% or more.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We consider on a case-by-case basis shareholder proposals to increase dividend payout ratios, in
light of market practice and perceived market weaknesses, as well as individual company payout
history and current circumstances. For example, currently we perceive low payouts to shareholders
as a
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">concern at some Japanese companies, but may deem a low payout ratio as appropriate for a growth
company making good use of its cash, notwithstanding the broader market concern.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>E. Takeover Defenses and Shareholder Rights</B>
</DIV>


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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Shareholder rights plans:</U> We generally support proposals to require
shareholder approval or ratification of shareholder rights plans (poison pills). In voting
on rights plans or similar takeover defenses, we consider on a case-by-case basis whether
the company has demonstrated a need for the defense in the context of promoting long-term
share value; whether provisions of the defense are in line with generally accepted
governance principles; and the specific context if the proposal is made in the midst of a
takeover bid or contest for control.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Supermajority voting requirements:</U> We generally oppose requirements for
supermajority votes to amend the charter or bylaws, unless the provisions protect minority
shareholders where there is a large shareholder. In line with this view, in the absence of
a large shareholder we support reasonable shareholder proposals to limit such supermajority
voting requirements.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Shareholder rights to call meetings:</U> We consider proposals to enhance
shareholder rights to call meetings on a case-by-case basis.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Reincorporation:</U> We consider management and shareholder proposals to
reincorporate to a different jurisdiction on a case-by-case basis. We oppose such
proposals if we believe the main purpose is to take advantage of laws or judicial
precedents that reduce shareholder rights.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Anti-greenmail provisions:</U> Proposals relating to the adoption of anti-greenmail
provisions will be supported, provided that the proposal: (i)&nbsp;defines greenmail; (ii)
prohibits buyback offers to large block holders (holders of at least 1% of the outstanding
shares and in certain cases, a greater amount, as determined by the Proxy Review Committee)
not made to all shareholders or not approved by disinterested shareholders; and (iii)
contains no anti-takeover measures or other provisions restricting the rights of
shareholders.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">6.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Bundled proposals:</U> We may consider opposing or abstaining on proposals if
disparate issues are &#147;bundled&#148; and presented for a single vote.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>F. Auditors. </B>We generally support management proposals for selection or ratification of
independent auditors. However, we may consider opposing such proposals with reference to incumbent
audit firms if the company has suffered from serious accounting irregularities and we believe
rotation of the audit firm is appropriate, or if fees paid to the auditor for non-audit-related
services are excessive. Generally, to determine if non-audit fees are excessive, a 50% test will
be applied (i.e., non-audit-related fees should be less than 50% of the total fees paid to the
auditor). We generally vote against proposals to indemnify auditors.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>G. Executive and Director Remuneration.</B>
</DIV>


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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>We generally support the following proposals:</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Proposals for employee equity compensation plans and other employee ownership
plans, provided that our research does not indicate that approval of the plan would
be against shareholder interest. Such approval may be against shareholder interest
if it authorizes excessive dilution and shareholder cost, particularly in the
context of high usage (&#147;run rate&#148;) of equity compensation in the recent past; or if
there are objectionable plan design and provisions.</TD>
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    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Proposals relating to fees to outside directors, provided the amounts are not
excessive relative to other companies in the country or industry, and provided that
the structure is appropriate within the market context. While stock-based
compensation to outside directors is positive if moderate and appropriately
structured, we are wary of significant stock option awards or other
performance-based awards for outside directors, as well as provisions that could
result in significant forfeiture of value on a director&#146;s decision to resign from a
board (such forfeiture can undercut director independence).</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Proposals for employee stock purchase plans that permit discounts up to 15%, but
only for grants that are part of a broad-based employee plan, including all
non-executive employees.</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Proposals for the establishment of employee retirement and severance plans,
provided that our research does not indicate that approval of the plan would be
against shareholder interest.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Shareholder proposals requiring shareholder approval of all severance
agreements will not be supported, but proposals that require shareholder approval for
agreements in excess of three times the annual compensation (salary and bonus)
generally will be supported. We generally oppose shareholder proposals that would
establish arbitrary caps on pay. We consider on a case-by-case basis shareholder
proposals that seek to limit Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans (SERPs), but
support such proposals where we consider SERPs to be excessive.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Shareholder proposals advocating stronger and/or particular pay-for-performance
models will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, with consideration of the merits of
the individual proposal within the context of the particular company and its labor
markets, and the company&#146;s current and past practices. While we generally support
emphasis on long-term components of senior executive pay and strong linkage of pay to
performance, we consider whether a proposal may be overly prescriptive, and the impact
of the proposal, if implemented as written, on recruitment and retention.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>We consider shareholder proposals for U.K.-style advisory votes on pay on a
case-by-case basis.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>We generally support proposals advocating reasonable senior executive and
director stock ownership guidelines and holding requirements for shares gained in
option exercises.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">6.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Management proposals effectively to re-price stock options are considered on a
case-by-case basis. Considerations include the company&#146;s reasons and justifications
for a re-pricing, the company&#146;s competitive position, whether senior executives and
outside directors are excluded, potential cost to shareholders, whether the re-pricing
or share exchange is on a value-for-value basis, and whether vesting requirements are
extended.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>H. Social, Political and Environmental Issues. </B>We consider proposals relating to social, political
and environmental issues on a case-by-case basis to determine whether they will have a financial
impact on shareholder value. However, we generally vote against proposals requesting reports that
are duplicative, related to matters not material to the business, or that would impose unnecessary
or excessive costs. We may abstain from voting on proposals that do not have a readily
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">determinable financial impact on shareholder value. We generally oppose proposals requiring
adherence to workplace standards that are not required or customary in market(s) to which the
proposals relate.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>I. Fund of Funds</B>. Certain Funds advised by an MSIM Affiliate invest only in other MSIM Funds. If
an underlying fund has a shareholder meeting, in order to avoid any potential conflict of interest,
such proposals will be voted in the same proportion as the votes of the other shareholders of the
underlying fund, unless otherwise determined by the Proxy Review Committee.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>III. </B><U><B>ADMINISTRATION OF POLICY</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The MSIM Proxy Review Committee (the &#147;Committee&#148;) has overall responsibility for creating and
implementing the Policy, working with an MSIM staff group (the &#147;Corporate Governance Team&#148;). The
Committee, which is appointed by MSIM&#146;s Chief Investment Officer of Global Equities (&#147;CIO&#148;),
consists of senior investment professionals who represent the different investment disciplines and
geographic locations of the firm. Because proxy voting is an investment responsibility and impacts
shareholder value, and because of their knowledge of companies and markets, portfolio managers and
other members of investment staff play a key role in proxy voting, although the Committee has final
authority over proxy votes.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Committee Chairperson is the head of the Corporate Governance Team, and is responsible for
identifying issues that require Committee deliberation or ratification. The Corporate Governance
Team, working with advice of investment teams and the Committee, is responsible for voting on
routine items and on matters that can be addressed in line with these Policy guidelines. The
Corporate Governance Team has responsibility for voting case-by-case where guidelines and precedent
provide adequate guidance, and to refer other case-by-case decisions to the Proxy Review Committee.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Committee will periodically review and have the authority to amend, as necessary, the Policy
and establish and direct voting positions consistent with the Client Proxy Standard.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>A. Committee Procedures</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Committee will meet at least monthly to (among other matters) address any outstanding issues
relating to the Policy or its implementation. The Corporate Governance Team will timely communicate
to ISS MSIM&#146;s Policy (and any amendments and/or any additional guidelines or procedures the
Committee may adopt).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Committee will meet on an ad hoc basis to (among other matters): (1)&nbsp;authorize &#147;split voting&#148;
(i.e., allowing certain shares of the same issuer that are the subject of the same proxy
solicitation and held by one or more MSIM portfolios to be voted differently than other shares)
and/or &#147;override voting&#148; (i.e., voting all MSIM portfolio shares in a manner contrary to the
Policy); (2)&nbsp;review and approve upcoming votes, as appropriate, for matters for which specific
direction has been provided in this Policy; and (3)&nbsp;determine how to vote matters for which
specific direction has not been provided in this Policy.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Members of the Committee may take into account Research Providers&#146; recommendations and research as
well as any other relevant information they may request or receive, including portfolio manager
and/or analyst research, as applicable. Generally, proxies related to securities held in accounts
that are managed pursuant to quantitative, index or index-like strategies (&#147;Index Strategies&#148;) will
be voted in the same manner as those held in actively managed accounts, unless economic interests
of the accounts differ. Because accounts managed using Index Strategies are passively managed
accounts, research from portfolio managers and/or analysts related to securities held in these
accounts may not be available. If the affected securities are held only in accounts that are
managed pursuant to Index Strategies, and the proxy relates to a matter that is not described in
this Policy, the Committee will consider all available information from the Research Providers, and
to the extent that the holdings are significant, from the portfolio managers and/or analysts.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>B. Material Conflicts of Interest</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In addition to the procedures discussed above, if the Committee determines that an issue raises a
material conflict of interest, the Committee will request a special committee to review, and
recommend a course of action with respect to, the conflict(s) in question (&#147;Special Committee&#148;).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Special Committee shall be comprised of the Chairperson of the Proxy Review Committee, the
Chief Compliance Officer or his/her designee, a senior portfolio manager (if practicable, one who
is a member of the Proxy Review Committee) designated by the Proxy Review Committee, and MSIM&#146;s
relevant Chief Investment Officer or his/her designee, and any other persons deemed necessary by
the Chairperson. The Special Committee may request the assistance of MSIM&#146;s General Counsel or
his/her designee who will have sole discretion to cast a vote. In addition to the research
provided by Research Providers, the Special Committee may request analysis from MSIM Affiliate
investment professionals and outside sources to the extent it deems appropriate.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>C. Identification of Material Conflicts of Interest</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">A potential material conflict of interest could exist in the following situations, among others:
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The issuer soliciting the vote is a client of MSIM or an affiliate of MSIM and the vote
is on a material matter affecting the issuer.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The proxy relates to Morgan Stanley common stock or any other security issued by Morgan
Stanley or its affiliates except if echo voting is used, as with MSIM Funds, as described
herein.</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Morgan Stanley has a material pecuniary interest in the matter submitted for a vote
(e.g., acting as a financial advisor to a party to a merger or acquisition for which Morgan
Stanley will be paid a success fee if completed).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">If the Chairperson of the Committee determines that an issue raises a potential material conflict
of interest, depending on the facts and circumstances, the Chairperson will address the issue as
follows:
</DIV>


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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>If the matter relates to a topic that is discussed in this Policy, the proposal will be
voted as per the Policy.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>If the matter is not discussed in this Policy or the Policy indicates that the issue is
to be decided case-by-case, the proposal will be voted in a manner consistent with the
Research Providers, provided that all the Research Providers have the same recommendation,
no portfolio manager objects to that vote, and the vote is consistent with MSIM&#146;s Client
Proxy Standard.</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>If the Research Providers&#146; recommendations differ, the Chairperson will refer the
matter to the Committee to vote on the proposal. If the Committee determines that an issue
raises a material conflict of interest, the Committee will request a Special Committee to
review and recommend a course of action, as described above. Notwithstanding the above,
the Chairperson of the Committee may request a Special Committee to review a matter at any
time as he/she deems necessary to resolve a conflict.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>D. Proxy Voting Reporting</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Committee and the Special Committee, or their designee(s), will document in writing all of
their decisions and actions, which documentation will be maintained by the Committee and the
Special Committee, or their designee(s), for a period of at least 6&nbsp;years. To the extent these
decisions relate to a security held by an MSIM Fund, the Committee and Special Committee, or their
designee(s), will report their decisions to each applicable Board of Trustees/Directors of those
Funds at each Board&#146;s next regularly scheduled Board meeting. The report will contain information
concerning decisions made by the Committee and Special Committee during the most recently ended
calendar quarter immediately preceding the Board meeting.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Corporate Governance Team will timely communicate to applicable portfolio managers and to ISS,
decisions of the Committee and Special Committee so that, among other things, ISS will vote proxies
consistent with their decisions.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">MSIM will promptly provide a copy of this Policy to any client requesting it. MSIM will also, upon
client request, promptly provide a report indicating how each proxy was voted with respect to
securities held in that client&#146;s account.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">MSIM&#146;s Legal Department is responsible for filing an annual Form N-PX on behalf of each MSIM Fund
for which such filing is required, indicating how all proxies were voted with respect to such
Fund&#146;s holdings.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B>APPENDIX A</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following procedures apply to accounts managed by Morgan Stanley AIP GP LP (&#147;AIP&#148;).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Generally, AIP will follow the guidelines set forth in Section&nbsp;II of MSIM&#146;s Proxy Voting Policy and
Procedures. To the extent that such guidelines do not provide specific direction, or AIP
determines that consistent with the Client Proxy Standard, the guidelines should not be followed,
the Proxy Review Committee has delegated the voting authority to vote securities held by accounts
managed by AIP to the Liquid Markets investment team and the Private Markets investment team of
AIP. A summary of decisions made by the investment teams will be made available to the Proxy
Review Committee for its information at the next scheduled meeting of the Proxy Review Committee.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In certain cases, AIP may determine to abstain from determining (or recommending) how a proxy
should be voted (and therefore abstain from voting such proxy or recommending how such proxy should
be voted), such as where the expected cost of giving due consideration to the proxy does not
justify the potential benefits to the affected account(s) that might result from adopting or
rejecting (as the case may be) the measure in question.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U>Waiver of Voting Rights</U><BR>
For regulatory reasons, AIP may either 1) invest in a class of securities of an underlying fund
(the &#147;Fund&#148;) that does not provide for voting rights; or 2) waive 100% of its voting rights with
respect to the following:

</DIV>

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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Any rights with respect to the removal or replacement of a director, general partner,
managing member or other person acting in a similar capacity for or on behalf of the Fund
(each individually a &#147;Designated Person,&#148; and collectively, the &#147;Designated Persons&#148;),
which may include, but are not limited to, voting on the election or removal of a
Designated Person in the event of such Designated Person&#146;s death, disability, insolvency,
bankruptcy, incapacity, or other event requiring a vote of interest holders of the Fund to
remove or replace a Designated Person; and</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
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    <TD>Any rights in connection with a determination to renew, dissolve, liquidate, or
otherwise terminate or continue the Fund, which may include, but are not limited to, voting
on the renewal, dissolution, liquidation, termination or continuance of the Fund upon the
occurrence of an event described in the Fund&#146;s organizational documents; <U>provided</U>,
<U>however</U>, that, if the Fund&#146;s organizational documents require the consent of the
Fund&#146;s general partner or manager, as the case may be, for any such termination or
continuation of the Fund to be effective, then AIP may exercise its voting rights with
respect to such matter.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B>APPENDIX B</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following procedures apply to the portion of the Van Kampen Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund
(&#147;VK Fund&#148;) sub advised by Avenue Europe International Management, L.P. (&#147;Avenue&#148;). (The portion
of the VK Fund managed solely by Van Kampen Asset Management will continue to be subject to MSIM&#146;s
Policy.)
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Generally</U>: With respect to Avenue&#146;s portion of the VK Fund, the Board of
Trustees of the VK Fund will retain sole authority and responsibility for proxy voting.
The Adviser&#146;s involvement in the voting process of Avenue&#146;s portion of the VK Fund is a
purely administrative function, and serves to execute and deliver the proxy voting
decisions made by the VK Fund Board in connection with the Avenue portion of the VK Fund,
which may, from time to time, include related administrative tasks such as receiving
proxies, following up on missing proxies, and collecting data related to proxies. As such,
the Adviser shall not be deemed to have voting power or shared voting power with Avenue
with respect to Avenue&#146;s portion of the Fund.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Voting Guidelines</U>: All proxies, with respect to Avenue&#146;s portion of the VK
Fund, will be considered by the VK Fund Board or such subcommittee as the VK Fund Board may
designate from time to time for determination and voting approval. The VK Board or its
subcommittee will timely communicate to MSIM&#146;s Corporate Governance Group its proxy voting
decisions, so that among other things the votes will be effected consistent with the VK
Board&#146;s authority.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Administration</U>: The VK Board or its subcommittee will meet on an adhoc basis
as may be required from time to time to review proxies that require its review and
determination. The VK Board or its subcommittee will document in writing all of its
decisions and actions which will be maintained by the VK Fund, or its designee(s), for a
period of at least 6&nbsp;years. If a subcommittee is designated, a summary of decisions made
by such subcommittee will be made available to the full VK Board for its information at its
next scheduled respective meetings.</TD>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>FUND MANAGEMENT</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT. The Fund  is managed by members of the Adviser&#146;s Taxable High
Yield team. The Taxable High Yield team consists of portfolio managers and analysts. The current
members of the team jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund&#146;s
portfolio are Andrew Findling, an Executive Director of the Adviser, and Dennis M. Schaney, a
Managing Director of the Adviser. Mr. Findling has been associated with the Adviser in an investment
management capacity since October 2008 and began managing the Fund in October 2008. Prior to
October 2008, Mr. Findling was associated with Raven Asset Management as Head Trader from July
 2005 to September 2008 and prior to that, he was associated with the High Yield team at BlackRock,
Inc. in various capacities including portfolio manager and trader from 2003 to 2004, assistant portfolio
manager and trader from 2002 to 2003 and assistant trader from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Schaney has been
associated with the Adviser in an investment management capacity since September 2008 and began
managing the Fund in October 2008. Prior to September 2008, Mr. Schaney served as Global Head of
Fixed Income at Credit Suisse Asset Management from October 2003 to April 2007 and prior to that,
he was Head of Leveraged Finance at BlackRock, Inc. from January 1998 to October 2003. All team
members are responsible for the execution of the overall strategy of the Fund&#146;s portfolio. The
composition of the team may change from time to time.

</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>OTHER ACCOUNTS MANAGED BY THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As of December&nbsp;31, 2009:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr. Schaney managed nine registered investment companies with a total of approximately $1.1 billion in
assets; three pooled investment vehicles other than registered investment companies with a total of
approximately $180.8 million in assets; and five other accounts with a total of approximately $244.6
 million in assets. Of these other accounts, one account with a total of approximately $202.4 million in
assets, had performance based fees.

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr. Findling managed six registered investment companies with a total of approximately $923.1 million in
assets; three pooled investment vehicles other than registered investment companies with a total of
approximately $180.8 million in assets; and three other accounts with a total of approximately $76.3
million in assets.

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Because the portfolio managers manages assets for other investment companies, pooled investment
vehicles, and/or other accounts (including institutional clients, pension plans and certain high net worth
individuals), there may be an incentive to favor one client over another resulting in conflicts of interest. For
instance, the Adviser may receive fees from certain accounts that are higher than the fee it receives from
the Fund, or it may receive a performance-based fee on certain accounts. In those instances, the portfolio
manager may have an incentive to favor the higher and/or performance-based fee accounts over the Fund.
In addition, a conflict of interest could exist to the extent the Adviser has proprietary investments in certain
accounts, where portfolio managers have personal investments in certain accounts or when certain accounts
are investment options in the Adviser&#146;s employee benefits and/or deferred compensation plans.  The
portfolio manager may have an incentive to favor these accounts over others.  If the Adviser manages
accounts that engage in short sales of securities of the type in which the Fund invests, the Adviser could be
seen as harming the performance of the Fund for the benefit of the accounts engaged in short sales if the
short sales cause the market value of the securities to fall.  The Adviser has adopted trade allocation and
other policies and procedures that it believes are reasonably designed to address these and other conflicts of
interest.

</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>PORTFOLIO MANAGERS COMPENSATION STRUCTURE</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Portfolio managers receive a combination of base compensation and discretionary compensation,
comprised of a cash bonus and several deferred compensation programs described below. The methodology
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used to determine portfolio manager compensation is applied across all accounts managed by the portfolio
manager.</div>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">BASE SALARY COMPENSATION. Generally, portfolio managers receive base salary compensation based on the level of their position with the Adviser.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">DISCRETIONARY COMPENSATION. In addition to base compensation, portfolio managers may receive discretionary compensation.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Discretionary compensation can include: </DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">- Cash Bonus;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">- Morgan Stanley&#146;s Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program awards &#151; a mandatory program that
defers a portion of discretionary year-end compensation into restricted stock units or other awards based on
Morgan Stanley common stock that are subject to vesting and other conditions;

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">- Investment Management Alignment Plan (IMAP) awards &#151; a mandatory program that defers a portion of
discretionary year-end compensation and notionally invests it in designated funds advised by the Adviser or
its affiliates. The award is subject to vesting and other conditions. Portfolio managers must notionally
invest a minimum of 25% to a maximum of 100% of their IMAP deferral account into a combination of the
designated open-end funds they manage that are included in the IMAP Fund menu. For 2008 awards, a
clawback provision was implemented that could be triggered if the individual engages in conduct
detrimental to the Advisor or its affiliates. F0r 2009 awards, the provision was further strengthened to
allow the Firm to clawback compensation if the Firm realizes losses on certain trading positions,
investments or holdings.

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">- Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plans &#151; voluntary programs that permit certain employees to elect to
defer a portion of their discretionary year-end compensation or notionally invest the deferred amount across
a range of designated investment funds, including funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates.

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Several factors determine discretionary compensation, which can vary by portfolio management team and
circumstances. In order of relative importance, these factors include:

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">- Investment performance. A portfolio manager&#146;s compensation is linked to the pre-tax investment
performance of the funds/accounts managed by the portfolio manager. Investment performance is
calculated for one-, three- ,five- and ten-year periods measured against an appropriate securities market
index (or indices) for the funds/accounts managed by the portfolio manager. Other funds/accounts
managed by the same portfolio manager may be measured against this same index and same rankings or
ratings, if appropriate, or against other indices and other rankings or ratings that are deemed more
appropriate given the size and/or style of such funds/accounts as set forth in such funds&#146;/accounts&#146;
disclosure materials and guidelines. The assets managed by the portfolio manager in funds, pooled
investment vehicles and other accounts are described in &#147;Other Accounts Managed by the Portfolio
Manager&#148; above. Generally, the greatest weight is placed on the three- and five-year periods.

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">- Revenues generated by the investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and other accounts managed by the portfolio manager.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">- Contribution to the business objectives of the Adviser.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">- The dollar amount of assets managed by the portfolio manager.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">- Market compensation survey research by independent third parties.
</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">- Other qualitative factors, such as contributions to client objectives.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">- Performance of Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., and the overall
performance of the investment team(s) of which the portfolio manager is a member.

</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES OWNERSHIP OF PORTFOLIO MANAGERS</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As of December&nbsp;31, 2009, the portfolio managers did not own any shares of the Fund.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Item&nbsp;9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated
Purchasers.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Not Applicable.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Item&nbsp;10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Not Applicable.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Item&nbsp;11. Controls and Procedures
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;The Trust&#146;s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the
Trust&#146;s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by the Trust in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s rules and forms, based upon
such officers&#146; evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90&nbsp;days of the
filing date of the report.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&nbsp;There were no changes in the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant&#146;s internal control over
financial reporting.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Item&nbsp;12. Exhibits.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(1)&nbsp;The Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers is attached hereto.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(2)(a) A certification for the Principal Executive Officer of the registrant is attached hereto as
part of EX-99.CERT.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(2)(b) A certification for the Principal Financial Officer of the registrant is attached hereto as
part of EX-99.CERT.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act
of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">(Registrant) Van Kampen High Income Trust II</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By: <BR>
Name:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Edward C. Wood III
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Edward C. Wood III
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Title:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Principal Executive Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Date:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;18, 2010</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5" valign="top" align="left">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Edward C. Wood III</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Name:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Edward C. Wood III</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Title:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Principal Executive Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Date:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;18, 2010</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Stuart N. Schuldt</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Name:
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Title:
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Date:
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U><B>CODE OF ETHICS FOR PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE AND SENIOR FINANCIAL</B></U><BR>
<U><B>OFFICERS</B></U><BR>
<U><B>ADOPTED JULY 23, 2003,</B></U>
</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U><B>AS AMENDED AUGUST 10, 2005, SEPTEMBER 22, 2005, SEPTEMBER 19, 2006, </B></U><BR>
<U><B>MAY 30, 2007, JUNE 5, 2008 AND NOVEMBER 13, 2008</B></U>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>I.</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>This Code of Ethics (the &#147;Code&#148;) for the investment companies within the Van Kampen complex
identified in Exhibit&nbsp;A (collectively, &#147;Funds&#148; and each, a &#147;Fund&#148;) applies to each Fund&#146;s
Principal Executive Officer, President, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer (or persons
performing similar functions) (&#147;Covered Officers&#148; each of whom are set forth in Exhibit&nbsp;B) for
the purpose of promoting:</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent
conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents
that a company files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(&#147;SEC&#148;) and in other public communications made by the Fund;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or
persons identified in the Code; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>accountability for adherence to the Code.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Covered Officer should adhere to a high standard of business ethics and should be
sensitive to situations that may give rise to actual as well as apparent conflicts of interest.
Any question about the application of the Code should be referred to the General Counsel or his/her
designee (who is set forth in Exhibit&nbsp;C).
</DIV>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>II.</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Covered Officers Should Handle Ethically Actual and Apparent Conflicts of Interest</B></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><I>Overview</I></B>. A &#147;conflict of interest&#148; occurs when a Covered Officer&#146;s private interest
interferes, or appears to interfere, with the interests of, or his service to, the Fund. For
example, a conflict of interest would arise if a Covered Officer, or a member of his family,
receives improper personal benefits as a result of his position with the Fund.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain conflicts of interest arise out of the relationships between Covered Officers and the
Fund and already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act of
1940 (&#147;Investment Company Act&#148;) and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (&#147;Investment Advisers
Act&#148;). For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as
the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with the Fund because of their status as
&#147;affiliated persons&#148; (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Fund. The Fund&#146;s and its
investment adviser&#146;s compliance programs and procedures are designed to prevent, or identify and
correct, violations of these provisions. This Code does not, and is not intended to, repeat or
replace these programs and procedures, and such conflicts fall outside the parameters of this Code,
unless or until the General Counsel determines that any violation of such programs and procedures
is also a violation of this Code.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Although typically not presenting an opportunity for improper personal benefit, conflicts may
arise from, or as a result of, the contractual relationship between the Fund and its investment
adviser of which the Covered Officers are also officers or employees. As a result, this Code
recognizes that the Covered Officers will, in the normal course of their duties (whether formally
for the Fund or for the investment adviser, or for both), be involved in establishing policies and
implementing decisions that will have different effects on the Fund and its investment adviser.
The participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contractual
relationship between the Fund and the investment adviser and is consistent with the performance by
the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of the Fund. Thus, if performed in conformity
with the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act, such activities
will be deemed to have been handled ethically. In addition, it is recognized by the Funds&#146; Boards
of Directors/Trustees (&#147;Boards&#148;) that the Covered Officers may also be officers or employees of one
or more other investment companies covered by this or other codes.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other conflicts of interest are covered by the Code, even if such conflicts of interest are
not subject to provisions in the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act. The
following list provides examples of conflicts of interest under the Code, but Covered Officers
should keep in mind that these examples are not exhaustive. The overarching principle is that the
personal interest of a Covered Officer should not be placed improperly before the interest of the
Fund.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Covered Officer must not:
</DIV>

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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>use his personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence
investment decisions or financial reporting by the Fund whereby the Covered Officer
would benefit personally (directly or indirectly);</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>cause the Fund to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal
benefit of the Covered Officer rather than the benefit of the Fund; or</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>use material non-public knowledge of portfolio transactions made or contemplated
for, or actions proposed to be taken by, the Fund to trade personally or cause others
to trade personally in contemplation of the market effect of such transactions.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Covered Officer must, at the time of signing this Code, report to the General Counsel all
affiliations or significant business relationships outside the Morgan Stanley complex and must
update the report annually.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conflict of interest situations should always be approved by the General Counsel and
communicated to the relevant Fund or Fund&#146;s Board. Any activity or relationship that would present
such a conflict for a Covered Officer would likely also present a conflict for the Covered Officer
if an immediate member of the Covered Officer&#146;s family living in the same household engages in such
an activity or has such a relationship. Examples of these include:
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>service or significant business relationships as a director on the board of any
public or private company;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>accepting directly or indirectly, anything of value, including gifts and gratuities
in excess of $100 per year from any person or entity with which the Fund has current or
prospective business dealings, not including occasional meals or tickets for theatre or
sporting events or other similar entertainment;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>provided it is business-related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and
place, and not so frequent as to raise any question of impropriety;</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any of
the Fund&#146;s service providers, other than its investment adviser, principal underwriter,
or any affiliated person thereof; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or
spreads paid by the Fund for effecting portfolio transactions or for selling or
redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Covered Officer&#146;s employment,
such as compensation or equity ownership.</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>III.</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Disclosure and Compliance</B></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Each Covered Officer should familiarize himself/herself with the disclosure and
compliance requirements generally applicable to the Funds;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>each Covered Officer must not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to
misrepresent, facts about the Fund to others, whether within or outside the Fund,
including to the Fund&#146;s Directors/Trustees and auditors, or to governmental regulators
and self-regulatory organizations;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>each Covered Officer should, to the extent appropriate within his area of
responsibility, consult with other officers and employees of the Funds and their
investment advisers with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and
understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Funds file with, or submit
to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Funds; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>it is the responsibility of each Covered Officer to promote compliance with the
standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws, rules and regulations.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>IV.</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Reporting and Accountability</B></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Each Covered Officer must:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>upon adoption of the Code (thereafter as applicable, upon becoming a Covered
Officer), affirm in writing to the Boards that he has received, read and understands
the Code;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>annually thereafter affirm to the Boards that he has complied with the requirements
of the Code;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>not retaliate against any other Covered Officer, other officer or any employee of
the Funds or their affiliated persons for reports of potential violations that are made
in good faith; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>notify the General Counsel promptly if he/she knows or suspects of any violation of
this Code. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The General Counsel is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations in which
questions are presented under it and has the authority to interpret this Code in any
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">particular situation. However, any waivers<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">3</SUP> sought by a Covered Officer must be
considered by the Board of the relevant Fund or Funds.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Funds will follow these procedures in investigating and enforcing this Code:
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the General Counsel will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential
violations reported to him;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>if, after such investigation, the General Counsel believes that no violation has
occurred, the General Counsel is not required to take any further action;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>any matter that the General Counsel believes is a violation will be reported to the
relevant Fund&#146;s Audit Committee;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>if the directors/trustees/managing general partners who are not &#147;interested persons&#148;
as defined by the Investment Company Act (the &#147;Independent Directors/Trustees/Managing
General Partners&#148;) of the relevant Fund concur that a violation has occurred, they will
consider appropriate action, which may include review of, and appropriate modifications
to, applicable policies and procedures; notification to appropriate personnel of the
investment adviser or its board; or a recommendation to dismiss the Covered Officer or
other appropriate disciplinary actions;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the Independent Directors/Trustees/Managing General Partners of the relevant Fund
will be responsible for granting waivers of this Code, as appropriate; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>any changes to or waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as
provided by SEC rules.</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>V.</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Other Policies and Procedures</B></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Code shall be the sole code of ethics adopted by the Funds for purposes of Section&nbsp;406 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and forms applicable to registered investment
companies thereunder. Insofar as other policies or procedures of the Funds, the Funds&#146; investment
advisers, principal underwriters, or other service providers govern or purport to govern the
behavior or activities of the Covered Officers who are subject to this Code, they are superseded by
this Code to the extent that they overlap or conflict with the provisions of this Code unless any
provision of this Code conflicts with any applicable federal or state law, in which case the
requirements of such law will govern. The Funds&#146; and their investment advisers&#146; and principal
underwriters&#146; codes of ethics under Rule&nbsp;17j-1 under the Investment Company Act and Morgan
Stanley&#146;s Code of Ethics are separate requirements applying to the Covered Officers and others, and
are not part of this Code.
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>VI.</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Amendments</B></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any amendments to this Code, other than amendments to Exhibits A, B or C, must be approved or
ratified by a majority vote of the Board of each Fund, including a majority of Independent
Directors/Trustees/Managing General Partners.
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>VII.</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Confidentiality</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">3</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Item&nbsp;2 of Form N-CSR defines &#147;waiver&#148; as &#147;the
approval by the registrant of a material departure from a provision of the code
of ethics.&#148;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code will be considered
confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by
law or this Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the Independent
Directors/Trustees/Managing General Partners of the relevant Fund or Funds and their counsel, the
relevant Fund or Funds and their counsel and the relevant investment adviser and its counsel.
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>VIII.</B></TD>
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    <TD><B>Internal Use</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Code is intended solely for the internal use by the Funds and does not constitute an
admission, by or on behalf of any Fund, as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">I have read and understand the terms of the above Code. I recognize the responsibilities and
obligations incurred by me as a result of my being subject to the Code. I hereby agree to abide by
the above Code.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U><B>Covered Officers</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Edward C. Wood III &#151; President and Principal Executive Officer<BR>
Stuart N. Schuldt &#151; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U><B>General Counsel&#146;s Designee</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Stefanie Chang Yu
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U><B>EXHIBIT C (Prior to April&nbsp;17, 2009)</B></U>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Amy Doberman
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">I, Edward C. Wood III, certify that:
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Van Kampen High Income Trust II;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to
include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this report;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The registrant&#146;s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule&nbsp;30a-3(c) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Rule30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls
and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant&#146;s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of a date within 90&nbsp;days prior to the filing date of this
report based on such evaluation; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>disclosed in this report any change in the registrant&#146;s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered
by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting; and</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The registrant&#146;s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant&#146;s
auditors and the audit committee of the registrant&#146;s board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions):</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the registrant&#146;s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information;
and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrant&#146;s internal controls over financial reporting.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Date: February&nbsp;18, 2010
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">     /s/ Edward C. Wood III
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Principal Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">I, Stuart N. Schuldt, certify that:
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Van Kampen High Income Trust II;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to
include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this report;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The registrant&#146;s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule&nbsp;30a-3(c) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Rule30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls
and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant&#146;s disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures, as of a date within 90&nbsp;days prior to the filing date of this report based
on such evaluation; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>disclosed in this report any change in the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this
report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting; and</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The registrant&#146;s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant&#146;s
auditors and the audit committee of the registrant&#146;s board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions):</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the registrant&#146;s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information;
and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrant&#146;s internal controls over financial reporting.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Date: February&nbsp;18, 2010
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">     /s/ Stuart N. Schuldt
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Principal Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section&nbsp;1350,<BR>
As Adopted Pursuant to<BR>
Section&nbsp;906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Name of Issuer: Van Kampen High Income Trust II
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR (the &#147;Report&#148;) of the above-named issuer for the
period ended December&nbsp;31, 2009 that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby
certifies that:
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left"><BR>Date: February&nbsp;18, 2010</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Edward C. Wood III
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Edward C. Wood III&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Principal Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">A signed original of this written statement required by Section&nbsp;906 has been provided to Van Kampen
High Income Trust II and will be retained by Van Kampen High Income Trust II and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. This written statement required by
Section&nbsp;906 is being furnished with this Report, but not being filed as part of this Report.
</DIV>



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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section&nbsp;1350,<BR>
As Adopted Pursuant to<BR>
Section&nbsp;906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Name of Issuer: Van Kampen High Income Trust II
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR (the &#147;Report&#148;) of the above-named issuer for the
period ended December&nbsp;31, 2009 that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby
certifies that:
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Date: February&nbsp;18, 2010
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    <TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">     /s/ Stuart N. Schuldt
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Stuart N. Schuldt&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">A signed original of this written statement required by Section&nbsp;906 has been provided to Van Kampen
High Income Trust II and will be retained by Van Kampen High Income Trust II and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. This written statement required by
Section&nbsp;906 is being furnished with this Report, but not being filed as part of this Report.
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