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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER
SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
VAN KAMPEN PRIME RATE INCOME TRUST
(Name of Issuer)
VAN KAMPEN PRIME RATE INCOME TRUST
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, Par Value $0.01 per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
920914-108
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
A. Thomas Smith III
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Van Kampen Investments Inc.
1 Parkview Plaza
P.O. Box 5555
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181-5555
(630) 684-6000
(800) 421-5666
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Person(s)
Filing Statement)
Copies to:
Wayne W. Whalen, Esq
Thomas A. Hale, Esq
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Illinois)
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 407-0700
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation $905,827,069(a) Amount of Filing Fees: $181,165(b)
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(a) Calculated as the aggregate maximum purchase price to be paid for
95,753,390 shares in the offer.
(b) Calculated as 1/50 of 1% of the Transaction Valuation, previously paid.
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[X] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2)
and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously
paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or
the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid: $181,165
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO
Filing Party: Van Kampen Prime Rate Income Trust
Date Filed: September 15, 2000
[ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which
the statement relates:
[ ] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[X] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[ ] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[ ] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
[X] Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the
results of the tender offer.
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This Amendment No. 1 to the Issuer's Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2000 by Van
Kampen Prime Rate Income Trust (the "Trust"), with respect to the tender offer
to purchase 95,753,390 of the Trust's outstanding common shares of beneficial
interest, par value $0.01 per share, amends such statement on Schedule TO to add
the following supplemental information: the number of common shares of
beneficial interest of the Trust validly tendered through the expiration date
and not withdrawn was 63,752,861. All 63,752,861 such shares were purchased in
their entirety at the price of $9.31 per share, the net asset value at the time
the offer expired. Payment for the shares was mailed prior to the date hereof.
The Schedule TO is hereby terminated.
Item 9. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.
The following materials are hereby filed as additional Exhibits to the
Schedule TO:
(a) (6) - Text of Completion Press Release dated
October 27, 2000
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
VAN KAMPEN PRIME RATE INCOME TRUST
Dated: October 27, 2000 /s/ Stephen L. Boyd
Stephen L. Boyd
Executive Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
*
(a) (1) (i) Advertisement printed in The Wall Street Journal
*
(a) (1) (ii) Offer to Purchase (including Financial Statements)
(a) (2) Form of Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines for
*
Certification of Tax Identification Number)
(a) (3) (i) Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust
*
Companies and Other Nominees
(a) (3) (ii) Form of Letter to Clients of Brokers, Dealers, Commercial
*
Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees
*
(a) (3) (iii) Form of Letter to Selling Group Members
*
(a) (3) (iv) Form of Operations Notice
(a) (4) Form of Letter to Shareholders who have requested Offer to
*
Purchase
*
(a) (5) Text of Initial Press Release Dated September 15, 2000
(a) (6) Text of Completion Press Release Dated October 27, 2000
(b) (1) Third Amendment and Restatement of Credit Agreement between
Van Kampen Prime Rate Income Trust, Van Kampen Senior Floating
Rate Fund, Various Financial Institutions and Bank of America,
N.A., as agent, dated as of September 13, 2000 *
*
(d) (1) Investment Advisory Agreement
*
(d) (2) Administration Agreement
*
(d) (3) Offering Agreement
* Previously filed.
