SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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AMENDED FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Van Kampen Senior Income Trust
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 36-4221649
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(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
One Parkview Plaza, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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Common Shares of New York Stock Exchange
Beneficial Interest, Chicago Stock Exchange
Par value $.01
Securities to be registered pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
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Capital Stock
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The title and a description of the common shares being
registered hereby is incorporated herein by reference to the
information appearing under the caption "DESCRIPTION OF
CAPITAL STRUCTURE - COMMON SHARES" in the prospectus
included in the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No.
33-49829) of Van Kampen Senior Income Trust (the "Fund").
Debt Securities
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None
Item 2. Exhibits
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Exhibits are filed with the New York Stock Exchange and
Chicago Stock Exchange, pursuant to Instruction II or are
a part of the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-2.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Van Kampen Senior Income Trust
By: /S/ Dennis J. McDonnell
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Name: Dennis J. McDonnell
Title: President
Dated: September 2, 1998
