FILE NO. 333-
CIK #1024873
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Form S-6
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Unit
Investment Trusts Registered on Form N-8B-2.
A. Exact name of Trust: VAN KAMPEN FOCUS PORTFOLIOS, MUNICIPAL SERIES 331
B. Name of Depositor: VAN KAMPEN FUNDS INC.
C. Complete address of Depositor's principal executive offices:
One Parkview Plaza
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
D. Name and complete address of agents for service:
CHAPMAN AND CUTLER VAN KAMPEN FUNDS INC.
Attention: Mark J. Kneedy Attention: A. Thomas Smith III, General Counsel
111 West Monroe Street One Parkview Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60603 Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
E. Title of securities being registered: Units of fractional undivided
beneficial interest
F. Approximate date of proposed sale to the public:
AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file
a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a)
may determine.
Preliminary Prospectus Dated March 13, 2000
VAN KAMPEN FOCUS PORTFOLIOS
MUNICIPAL SERIES 331
The attached final Prospectus for a prior Series of the Fund is hereby
used as a preliminary Prospectus for the above stated Series. The narrative
information and structure of the attached final Prospectus will be substantially
the same as that of the final Prospectus for this Series. Information with
respect to pricing, the number of Units, dates and summary information regarding
the characteristics of securities to be deposited in this Series is not now
available and will be different since each Series has a unique Portfolio.
Accordingly the information contained herein with regard to the previous Series
should be considered as being included for informational purposes only. Ratings
of the securities in this Series are expected to be comparable to those of the
securities deposited in the previous Series. However, the Estimated Current
Return for this Series will depend on the interest rates and offering prices of
the securities in this Series and may vary materially from that of the previous
Series.
A registration statement relating to the units of this Series will be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become
effective. Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment.
Such Units may not be sold nor may offer to buy be accepted prior to the time
the registration statement becomes effective. This Prospectus shall not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall
there be any sale of the Units in any state in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such state.
(Incorporated herein by reference is the final prospectus from Van Kampen Focus
Portfolios, Municipal Series 330 (Registration No. 333-88897) as filed on
February 29, 2000, which shall be used as a preliminary prospectus for the
current Series of the Fund.)
CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Registration Statement comprises the following papers and documents:
The facing sheet
The Prospectus
The signatures
The consents of independent public accountants, rating services and
legal counsel
The following exhibits:
1.1 Proposed form of Trust Agreement among Van Kampen Funds Inc.,
Depositor, and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, and American
Portfolio Evaluation Services, a division of Van Kampen
Investment Advisory Corp., as Evaluator (to be supplied by
amendment).
1.4 Copy of Municipal Bond Fund Portfolio Insurance Policy issued by
AMBAC Assurance Corporation and/or Financial Guaranty Insurance
Company (to be supplied by amendment).
1.5 Form of Agreement Among Underwriters (to be supplied by
amendment).
3.1 Opinion and consent of counsel as to legality of securities being
registered (to be supplied by amendment).
3.2 Opinion and consent of counsel as to Federal income tax status of
securities being registered (to be supplied by amendment).
3.3 Opinion and consent of counsel as to New York tax status of
securities being registered (to be supplied by amendment).
4.1 Consent of Interactive Data Corporation (to be supplied by
amendment).
4.2 Consent of Standard & Poor's (to be supplied by amendment).
4.3 Consent of Grant Thornton LLP (to be supplied by amendment).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant, Van Kampen Focus Portfolios, Municipal Series 331 has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois on the
13th day of March, 2000.
VAN KAMPEN FOCUS PORTFOLIOS,
MUNICIPAL SERIES 331
(Registrant)
By VAN KAMPEN FUNDS INC.
(Depositor)
By Christine K. Putong
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Assistant Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below on March 13, 2000 by the following
persons who constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of Van Kampen Funds
Inc.
SIGNATURE TITLE
Richard F. Powers III Chairman and Chief Executive )
Officer )
John H. Zimmerman III President and Chief Operating )
Officer )
William R. Rybak Executive Vice President and )
Chief Financial Officer )
A. Thomas Smith III Executive Vice President, )
General Counsel and Secretary )
Michael H. Santo Executive Vice President )
Christine K. Putong
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(Attorney-in-fact*)
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*An executed copy of each of the related powers of attorney is filed herewith or
was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the
Registration Statement on Form S-6 of Van Kampen Focus Portfolios, Series 136
(File No. 333-70897) and the same are hereby incorporated herein by this
reference.
