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VAN KAMPEN U.S. GOVERNMENT TRUST FOR INCOME
SUPPLEMENT DATED AUGUST 31, 2000 TO THE
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED JANUARY 28, 2000,
SUPERSEDING ALL PRIOR SUPPLEMENTS
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, Edward C. Wood, III and Stephen L. Boyd, effective April 17, 2000, and
Peter W. Hegel, effective May 31, 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.
(4) The last paragraph in the section entitled "DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE"
is hereby amended by adding Buck Consultants, Inc. and The Vanguard Group, Inc.
to the list of firms that have entered into agreements with the Distributor to
offer shares of the Fund pursuant to such firm's retirement plan alliance
program(s).
(5) The information in the section entitled "OTHER INFORMATION--INDEPENDENT
ACCOUNTANTS" is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Independent accountants for the Fund perform an annual audit of the Fund's
financial statements. The Fund's Board of Trustees has engaged Ernst & Young
LLP, located at 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, to be the
Fund's independent accountants, effective May 18, 2000. PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, located at 200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601 ("PWC"), ceased
being the Fund's independent accountants effective May 18, 2000. The cessation
of the client-auditor relationship between the Fund and PWC was based solely on
a possible future business relationship by PWC with an affiliate of the Fund's
investment adviser. The change in independent accountants was approved by the
Fund's audit committee and the Fund's Board of Trustees, including Trustees who
are not "interested persons" of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act).
RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
GTI SPT SAI
