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VAN KAMPEN U.S. GOVERNMENT TRUST FOR INCOME
SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 28, 2000 TO THE
PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 28, 2000
The Prospectus is hereby amended as follows:
(1) The first paragraph in the section entitled "INVESTMENT ADVISORY
SERVICES--ADVISORY AGREEMENT" is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety
with the following:
The Fund retains the Adviser to manage the investment of its assets and to
place orders for the purchase and sale of its portfolio securities. Under an
investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Fund (the "Advisory
Agreement"), the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly fee computed based upon an
annual rate applied to the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:
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AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS % PER ANNUM
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First $500 million.............................. 0.60 of 1.00%
Next $500 million............................... 0.55 of 1.00%
Over $1 billion................................. 0.50 of 1.00%
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The Fund's average daily net assets are determined by taking the average of
all of the determinations of the net assets during a given calendar month. Such
fee is payable for each calendar month as soon as practicable after the end of
that month.
(2) The information on the inside back cover of the Prospectus under the
heading "BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS -- BOARD OF TRUSTEES" is hereby amended
by deleting Paul G. Yovovich, effective April 14, 2000.
(3) The information on the inside back cover of the Prospectus under the
heading "BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS -- OFFICERS" is hereby amended by
deleting all information pertaining to Curtis W. Morell* and Tanya M. Loden*,
effective January 31, 2000, Dennis J. McDonnell*, effective March 31, 2000, and
by deleting and replacing Stephen L. Boyd's title of Vice President with
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer and Edward C. Wood, III*,
Vice President, with John H. Zimmermann, III*, Vice President, effective April
17, 2000.
RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
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VAN KAMPEN U.S. GOVERNMENT TRUST FOR INCOME
SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 28, 2000 TO THE
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED JANUARY 28, 2000
The Statement of Additional Information is hereby supplemented as follows:
(1) The section entitled "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" is hereby amended by
deleting all information pertaining to Paul G. Yovovich, effective April 14,
2000.
(2) The section entitled "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS--OFFICERS" is hereby
amended by deleting all information pertaining to Curtis W. Morell and Tanya M.
Loden, effective January 31, 2000, Dennis J. McDonnell, effective March 31,
2000, and Edward C. Wood, III and Stephen L. Boyd, effective April 17, 2000, and
by adding the following:
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Stephen L. Boyd........................... Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of
Date of Birth: 11/16/40 Van Kampen Investments, and President and Chief Operating
Executive Vice President and Officer of the Advisers. Executive Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer Chief Investment Officer of each of the funds in the Fund
Age: 59 Complex and certain other investment companies advised by
the Advisers or their affiliates. Prior to April 2000,
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the
Advisers. Prior to October 1998, Vice President and
Senior Portfolio Manager with AIM Capital Management,
Inc. Prior to February 1998, Senior Vice President and
Portfolio Manager of Van Kampen American Capital Asset
Management, Inc., Van Kampen American Capital Investment
Advisory Corp. and Van Kampen American Capital
Management, Inc.
John H. Zimmermann, III................... Senior Vice President and Director of Van Kampen
Date of Birth: 11/25/57 Investments, President and Director of the Distributor
Vice President and President of Van Kampen Insurance Agency of Illinois
Age: 42 Inc. Vice President of each of the funds in the Fund
Complex. From November 1992 to December 1997, Senior Vice
President of the Distributor.
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(3) The footnote to the "CLASS A SHARES SALES CHARGE TABLE" at the end of
the second paragraph in the section entitled "DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE" is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
* No sales charge is payable at the time of purchase on investments of
$1 million or more, although the Fund may impose a contingent deferred
sales charge of 1.00% on certain redemptions made within one year of
purchase. A commission or transaction fee will be paid by the Distributor
at the time of purchase directly out of the Distributor's assets (and not
out of the Fund's assets) to authorized dealers who initiate and are
responsible for purchases of $1 million or more computed on a percentage of
the dollar value of such shares sold as follows: 1.00% on sales to $2
million, plus 0.80% on the next $1 million and 0.50% on the excess over $3
million. For single purchases of $20 million or more by an individual
retail investor the Distributor will pay, at the time of purchase and
directly out of the Distributor's assets (and not out of the Fund's
assets), a commission or transaction fee of 1.00% to authorized dealers who
initiate and are responsible for such purchases. The commission or
transaction fee of 1.00% will be computed on a percentage of the dollar
value of such shares sold.
