-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, N1Pw5bOcj0DiYpDuqV24QWdebWjRBSZP/6RLOPkeEY5H2Iws8xQ/Dv/GCN7ASIuT GFFS722Kt/fYWS+Np3EAUQ== 0000950137-03-003634.txt : 20030630 0000950137-03-003634.hdr.sgml : 20030630 20030630162147 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950137-03-003634 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030430 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030630 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20030630 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000849135 IRS NUMBER: 363673963 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05786 FILM NUMBER: 03764665 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PARKVIEW PLZ STREET 2: VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC CITY: OAKBROOK TERRACE STATE: IL ZIP: 60181 BUSINESS PHONE: 6306846774 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC STREET 2: ONE PARKVIEW PLAZA CITY: OAKBROOK TERRACE STATE: IL ZIP: 60181 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VAN KAMPEN MERRITT INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VAN KAMPEN MERRITT MANAGED MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19891012 N-CSR 1 c77297nvcsr.txt SEMIANNUAL REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-CSR CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number 811-5786 Van Kampen Investment Grade Municipal Trust - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 1221 Avenue of the Americas NY NY 10020 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Ronald Robison 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-762-4000 ----------------------------- Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/03 ----------- Date of reporting period: 04/30/03 ----------- Item 1. Report to Shareholders PERFORMANCE SUMMARY RETURN HIGHLIGHTS (as of April 30, 2003) - ----------------------------- NYSE Ticker Symbol - VIG - ----------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Six-month total return(1) 6.59% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- One-year total return(1) 11.34% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Five-year average annual total return(1) 3.38% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ten-year average annual total return(1) 2.45% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Life-of-Trust average annual total return(1) 4.68% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Commencement date 11/30/89 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Distribution rate as a % of closing common share market price(2) 5.46% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Taxable-equivalent distribution rate as a % of closing common share market price(3) 8.89% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Preferred share rate(4) 1.000% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Net asset value $10.25 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Closing common share market price $9.01 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Six-month high common share market price (4/30/03) $9.01 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Six-month low common share market price (12/18/02) $8.51 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------
NOT FDIC INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE 1 (1) Total return assumes an investment at the common share market price at the beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all distributions for the period in accordance with the Trust's dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing common share market price at the end of the period indicated. (2) Distribution rate represents the monthly annualized distributions of the Trust at the end of the period and not the earnings of the Trust. (3) The taxable-equivalent distribution rate is calculated assuming the maximum 38.6% federal income tax rate effective for calendar year 2003. (4) See "Notes to Financial Statements" footnote #5, for more information concerning Preferred Share reset periods. A portion of the interest income may be taxable for those investors subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return, common share market price and net asset value will fluctuate and Trust shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. An investment in the Trust is subject to investment risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Trust. As a result of recent market activity, current performance may vary from the figures shown. For more up-to-date information, please visit vankampen.com or speak with your financial advisor. 2 PORTFOLIO AT A GLANCE CREDIT QUALITY (as a percentage of long-term investments)
As of April 30, 2003 AAA/Aaa........................... 65.6% AA/Aa............................. 14.1% A/A............................... 7.6% BBB/Baa........................... 6.1% B/B............................... 0.5% CC/Ca............................. 0.1% Non-Rated......................... 6.0%
TOP FIVE SECTORS (as a percentage of long-term investments)
As of April 30, 2003 Public Building................... 13.6% General Purpose................... 13.1% Health Care....................... 11.6% Single-Family Housing............. 10.8% Public Education.................. 8.3%
Based upon the credit quality ratings as issued by Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services/Moody's Investor Services, respectively. Subject to change daily. NET ASSET VALUE AND COMMON SHARE MARKET PRICE (based upon quarter-end values--April 1993 through April 2003) [LINE GRAPH]
NET ASSET VALUE COMMON SHARE MARKET PRICE --------------- ------------------------- 4/93 $11.7900 $13.6250 6/93 $11.9000 $13.3750 $12.1600 $14.0000 $12.2000 $12.7500 $10.9500 $11.6250 6/94 $10.8100 $12.3750 $10.7500 $12.0000 $10.3300 $10.5000 $10.9500 $11.2500 6/95 $10.7000 $10.5000 $10.7100 $10.7500 $11.0600 $10.5000 $10.5200 $11.0000 6/96 $10.3400 $10.8750 $10.4100 $10.8750 $10.4800 $10.6250 $10.2800 $10.3750 6/97 $10.4800 $10.5620 $10.6500 $10.9370 $10.6700 $10.8750 $10.6500 $10.5625 6/98 $10.6500 $10.8750 $10.7600 $11.2500 $10.5600 $11.0625 $10.4400 $11.0000 6/99 $9.9800 $10.3750 $9.6300 $9.0625 $9.2300 $8.1250 $9.3400 $8.1250 6/00 $9.1900 $8.1875 $9.3600 $8.1900 $9.8100 $8.2000 $9.8800 $8.6200 6/01 $9.7400 $8.3800 $9.8800 $8.6700 $9.5700 $8.4000 $9.5300 $8.3600 6/02 $9.8700 $8.8500 $10.3400 $9.3300 $10.1500 $8.8500 $10.1600 $8.8900 4/03 $10.2500 $9.0100
The solid line above represents the trust's net asset value (NAV), which indicates overall changes in value among the trust's underlying securities. The trust's common share market price is represented by the dashed line, which indicates the price the market is willing to pay for shares of the trust at a given time. Common share market price is influenced by a range of factors, including supply and demand and market conditions. 3 Q&A WITH YOUR PORTFOLIO MANAGERS WE RECENTLY SPOKE WITH THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF THE VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST ABOUT THE KEY EVENTS AND ECONOMIC FORCES THAT SHAPED THE MARKETS AND INFLUENCED THE TRUST'S RETURN DURING THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2003. TOM BYRON, PORTFOLIO MANAGER, HAS MANAGED THE TRUST SINCE 2000 AND HAS WORKED IN THE INVESTMENT INDUSTRY SINCE 1981. THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION REFLECTS HIS VIEWS ON THE TRUST'S PERFORMANCE. Q WHAT WAS THE MARKET ENVIRONMENT OF THE PAST SIX MONTHS, AND HOW DID THE TRUST PERFORM IN THAT ENVIRONMENT? A The environment over the past six months has been defined by two major themes. The first of these was the level of interest rates. The period began with interest rates at levels not seen in over three decades and, surprisingly for many, ended with rates slightly lower. The Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) helped keep rates low with a widely anticipated rate cut in November, driven by economic uncertainty and geopolitical risk. The low level of rates led to a boom in issuance by municipalities seeking to lock in low financing costs. As a result of this activity, issuance reached a record level of $354 billion in 2002 and continued to be exceptional in the first quarter of 2003. The other theme in the market during the period was the relative attractiveness of municipal bonds, which produced enough demand to absorb the record issuance. Investors, wary of volatility in the equity market and in the geopolitical arena, flocked to perceived safe haven investments. Their risk aversion counteracted growing expectations for economic recovery and rising interest rates and was a key factor in keeping interest rates at historically low levels. In their ongoing preference for low-risk assets, investors bid Treasury prices up to such high levels that municipal bonds became as attractively valued as they have ever been relative to Treasuries. Insurance companies also moved heavily into municipal bonds as their mainstay corporate bond holdings became less attractive. At the same time, issuers recognized investor concerns over economic weakness by insuring roughly 50% of all issuance. This credit enhancement feature made municipal bonds even more attractive to risk-averse investors. While lower financing costs were a boon to municipal issuers, the continuing weakness in the economy had a negative impact on municipal credit quality, particularly in the first quarter of 2003. Moody's upgrades barely exceeded the number of 4 downgrades in the first quarter, with credit quality facing continued pressure from rising social service costs and weak national and regional economic conditions. As a result, municipalities face enormous deficits in 2003, when their combined shortfall is expected to reach $90 billion. Performance along the yield curve was varied. The Fed's November rate cut fueled a rally in short-term bonds that helped pull yields lower at the front end of the curve. Despite that rally, the best performing segment of the curve was the long-intermediate portion where performance was largely driven by buying activity among institutional investors drawn to the bonds' attractive total return potential. The trust's monthly dividend of $0.0410 per share translated to a distribution rate of 5.46 percent based on the trust's closing common share market price on April 30, 2003. Based on these figures, investors would have to earn a distribution rate of 8.89 percent on a taxable investment (for an investor in the 38.60 percent federal income tax bracket) to match the tax-exempt yield provided by the trust. For the six months ended April 30, 2003, the trust produced a total return of 6.59 percent based on common share market price. By comparison, the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index posted a total return of 3.59 percent for the same period. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return, common share market price and net asset value will fluctuate and trust shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. As a result of recent market activity, current performance may vary from the figures shown. For more up-to-date information, please visit vankampen.com or speak with your financial advisor. The Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged, broad-based statistical composite of municipal bonds. Index returns do not include any sales charges or fees that would be paid by an investor purchasing the securities the index represents. Such costs would lower performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. For additional information, please refer to the performance summary section. Q WHAT STRATEGIES DID YOU PURSUE IN MANAGING THE TRUST? A While interest rates fell somewhat during the period, they remained largely confined to a relatively tight trading range at historically low levels. As a result, there were fewer compelling opportunities for reinvesting the proceeds of sales from the portfolio than we've seen in some time. This had the result of keeping the portfolio's turnover low relative to normal levels as we attempted to protect the trust's dividend by limiting the likelihood of having to reinvest in lower-yielding securities. Overall, our focus over the period was on positioning the portfolio to perform well in the event of rising interest rates while also maintaining an attractive yield. One of our primary methods for doing this was to purchase premium bonds with maturities of between 15 and 20 years and a shorter call date. The yield of these bonds is 5 competitive, yet their interest rate volatility is more closely related to the 10-year call feature. Our quantitative analysis showed that this segment of the yield curve offered the optimal combination of both total return potential and downside protection. Our approach also continued to emphasize active trading of highly liquid bonds to capture shifts in relative value between various sectors and state markets. For example, California was a major issuer of debt during the period, and issued so much that prices for the state's debt temporarily dropped due to the influx of supply. We took advantage of this issuance by purchasing several well-structured deals for the portfolio. We anticipate that these bonds will return to fair value, and when they do we may consider selling them. One of the sectors we avoided during the period was tobacco bonds. These bonds were issued by states seeking to securitize their future income streams resulting from settlements from class action suits against the major tobacco companies. Recent litigation in Illinois resulted in a judge awarding billions more in a suit alleging that the companies misled smokers about the amount of nicotine in "light" cigarettes. In order to appeal, the law required the companies to put up such substantial amounts of money that some began talking about potential bankruptcy, and the tobacco bonds' credit ratings and price performance suffered accordingly. Our decision not to invest in these securities was a benefit to shareholders during the period. 6 BY THE NUMBERS YOUR TRUST'S INVESTMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) THE FOLLOWING PAGES DETAIL YOUR TRUST'S PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AT THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD.
PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE MUNICIPAL BONDS 148.8% ALASKA 4.6% $1,000 Alaska St Intl Arpt Rev Ser B (AMBAC Insd) (a)......................................... 5.750% 10/01/17 $ 1,136,610 1,000 Matanuska-Susitna Boro, AK Ctf Part Pub Safety Bldg Lease (FSA Insd)................ 5.750 03/01/16 1,147,410 ----------- 2,284,020 ----------- ARIZONA 2.4% 1,000 Phoenix, AZ Civic Impt Corp Wastewtr Sys Rev Jr Lien (Prerefunded @ 07/01/10) (FGIC Insd)....................................... 6.250 07/01/17 1,212,310 ----------- ARKANSAS 1.2% 616 Dogwood Addition PRD Muni Ppty Owners Multi-Purp Impt Dist No 8 Maumelle AK Impt Ser 2001 Rfdg............................... 7.500 03/01/06 612,966 ----------- CALIFORNIA 15.7% 750 California St Dept Wtr Res Pwr Ser A........ 6.000 05/01/15 865,567 1,000 California St Dept Wtr Res Pwr Ser A (AMBAC Insd) (a)................................... 5.375 05/01/18 1,105,700 995 California St Pub Wks Brd UCLA Replacement Hosp Ser A (FSA Insd)....................... 5.375 10/01/20 1,085,545 4,290 Contra Costa, CA Home Mtg Fin Auth Home Mtg Rev (Escrowed to Maturity) (MBIA Insd) (a)......................................... * 09/01/17 2,160,101 225 Foothill/Eastern Corridor Agy CA Toll Rd Rev Conv Cap Apprec Sr Lien Ser A (Prerefunded @ 01/01/10) (b)............................... 0/7.150 01/01/13 257,134 500 Fresno, CA Uni Sch Dist Ser A Rfdg (MBIA Insd)....................................... 6.100 08/01/12 603,505 1,000 Los Angeles, CA Uni Sch Dist Ser A (MBIA Insd)....................................... 5.375 07/01/18 1,117,890 1,000 San Joaquin Hills, CA Transn Corridor Agy Toll Rd Rev Cap Apprec Ser A Rfdg (MBIA Insd)....................................... * 01/15/27 290,940 1,000 San Joaquin Hills, CA Transn Corridor Agy Toll Rd Rev Cap Apprec Ser A Rfdg (MBIA Insd)....................................... * 01/15/28 274,920 ----------- 7,761,302 -----------
See Notes to Financial Statements 7 YOUR TRUST'S INVESTMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited)
PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE COLORADO 6.0% $ 145 Jefferson Cnty, CO Residential Mtg Rev (Escrowed to Maturity)...................... 11.500% 09/01/03 $ 149,950 160 Jefferson Cnty, CO Residential Mtg Rev (Escrowed to Maturity)...................... 11.500 09/01/04 181,426 180 Jefferson Cnty, CO Residential Mtg Rev (Escrowed to Maturity)...................... 11.500 09/01/05 220,552 205 Jefferson Cnty, CO Residential Mtg Rev (Escrowed to Maturity)...................... 11.500 09/01/06 268,158 235 Jefferson Cnty, CO Residential Mtg Rev (Escrowed to Maturity)...................... 11.500 09/01/07 323,137 265 Jefferson Cnty, CO Residential Mtg Rev (Escrowed to Maturity)...................... 11.500 09/01/08 380,047 300 Jefferson Cnty, CO Residential Mtg Rev (Escrowed to Maturity)...................... 11.500 09/01/09 446,583 340 Jefferson Cnty, CO Residential Mtg Rev (Escrowed to Maturity)...................... 11.500 09/01/10 520,424 220 Jefferson Cnty, CO Residential Mtg Rev (Escrowed to Maturity)...................... 11.500 09/01/11 347,204 100 Jefferson Cnty, CO Residential Mtg Rev (Escrowed to Maturity)...................... 9.000 09/01/12 142,832 ----------- 2,980,313 ----------- FLORIDA 9.0% 1,000 Escambia Cnty, FL Hlth Fac Auth Rev (AMBAC Insd)....................................... 5.950 07/01/20 1,096,140 500 Florida St Dept Environmental FL Forever Ser A (MBIA Insd)............................... 5.375 07/01/17 560,085 1,000 Jacksonville, FL Rev Better Jacksonville (MBIA Insd)................................. 5.250 10/01/21 1,083,010 243 Sun N Lake of Sebring, FL Impt Dist Spl Assmt (c) (d)............................... 10.000 03/01/04 0 225 Sun N Lake of Sebring, FL Impt Dist Spl Assmt (c) (d)............................... 3.000 12/15/11 0 2,300 Sun N Lake of Sebring, FL Impt Dist Spl Assmt Ser A (c) (d) (e)..................... 10.000 12/15/11 616,400 1,000 West Palm Beach, FL......................... 5.250 03/01/14 1,103,450 ----------- 4,459,085 ----------- GEORGIA 2.2% 1,000 Municipal Elec Auth GA Combustion Turbine Proj Ser A (MBIA Insd)...................... 5.250 11/01/16 1,105,090 -----------
See Notes to Financial Statements 8 YOUR TRUST'S INVESTMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited)
PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE ILLINOIS 14.7% $ 200 Bedford Park, IL Tax Increment 71st & Cicero Proj Rfdg................................... 7.000% 01/01/06 $ 204,918 400 Chicago, IL O'Hare Intl Arpt Spl Fac Rev United Airl Inc Proj Ser B Rfdg (c) (f)..... 6.100 11/01/35 46,800 1,250 Chicago, IL Proj Ser C Rfdg (FGIC Insd)..... 5.500 01/01/40 1,342,825 240 Chicago, IL Single Family Mtg Rev Ser B (GNMA Collateralized)....................... 7.625 09/01/27 250,565 510 Cook Cnty, IL Sch Dist No 107 (a)........... 7.150 12/01/08 621,170 575 Cook Cnty, IL Sch Dist No 107............... 7.200 12/01/09 711,051 625 Cook Cnty, IL Sch Dist No 107............... 7.000 12/01/10 770,175 500 Hodgkins, IL Tax Increment Ser A Rfdg....... 7.625 12/01/13 534,255 1,500 Illinois Hlth Fac Auth Rev Lake Forest Hosp Ser A....................................... 5.750 07/01/29 1,546,755 335 Illinois Hsg Dev Auth Rev Homeowner Mtg G2.......................................... 6.050 08/01/29 356,071 250 Lake Cnty, IL Cmnty Unit (Escrowed to Maturity) (Asset Gty Insd) (a).............. 7.600 02/01/14 334,378 1,000 McHenry & Kane Cntys, IL Cmnty (FGIC Insd)....................................... * 01/01/16 558,560 180 Robbins, IL Res Recovery Rev Restructuring Proj Ser A (c).............................. 8.375 10/15/16 323 70 Robbins, IL Res Recovery Rev Restructuring Proj Ser B (c).............................. 8.375 10/15/16 127 ----------- 7,277,973 ----------- INDIANA 3.1% 1,000 MSD Warren Twp IN Vision 2005 First Mtg (FGIC Insd)................................. 5.500 07/15/20 1,080,340 500 Petersburg, IN Pollutn Ctl Rev IN Pwr & Lt.......................................... 6.375 11/01/29 442,935 ----------- 1,523,275 ----------- KANSAS 2.5% 400 Overland Pk, KS Dev Corp Rev First Tier Overland Park Ser A......................... 7.375 01/01/32 407,672 740 Wyandotte Cnty/Kansas City, KS Uni Govt Indl Rev Brd Pub Util Office Bldg Complex Proj (MBIA Insd)................................. 5.000 05/01/09 828,904 ----------- 1,236,576 ----------- MASSACHUSETTS 4.3% 1,500 Massachusetts St Fed Hwy Grant Antic Nt Ser A (a)....................................... 5.750 06/15/14 1,722,900 390 Massachusetts St Port Auth Rev Ser B (FSA Insd)....................................... 5.500 07/01/15 427,424 ----------- 2,150,324 -----------
See Notes to Financial Statements 9 YOUR TRUST'S INVESTMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited)
PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE MISSOURI 2.9% $1,000 Cape Girardeau Cnty, MO Indl Dev Auth Hlthcare Fac Rev Southeast MO Hosp Assoc.... 5.625% 06/01/27 $ 1,023,510 400 Fenton, MO Tax Increment Rev & Impt Gravois Bluffs Rfdg................................. 7.000 10/01/21 423,276 ----------- 1,446,786 ----------- NEVADA 4.5% 2,070 Nevada Hsg Div Single Family Mtg Mezz Ser D2 (a)......................................... 6.300 04/01/21 2,227,879 ----------- NEW HAMPSHIRE 1.1% 525 New Hampshire Hlth & Ed Fac Auth Rev Derryfield Sch.............................. 6.750 07/01/20 537,716 ----------- NEW JERSEY 9.1% 1,000 New Jersey Econ Dev Auth Econ Dev Rev Kapkowski Rd Landfill Proj Rfdg............. 5.750 04/01/31 973,530 1,500 New Jersey Econ Dev Auth Wtr Fac Rev NJ American Wtr Co Inc Ser B (FGIC Insd) (a)... 5.375 05/01/32 1,567,560 1,000 New Jersey St Ed Fac Auth Higher Ed Cap Impt Ser A (AMBAC Insd).......................... 5.250 09/01/21 1,077,540 765 New Jersey St Trans Corp Cap Grant Antic Nt Ser B (AMBAC Insd).......................... 5.500 02/01/08 867,395 ----------- 4,486,025 ----------- NEW YORK 13.0% 335 Auburn, NY City Sch Dist Ser A Rfdg (FGIC Insd)....................................... 4.000 12/01/11 349,774 1,000 Nassau Cnty, NY Interim Fin Auth Sales Tax Sec Ser A................................... 5.750 11/15/13 1,128,070 1,000 New York City Ser H......................... 5.750 03/15/13 1,092,790 1,000 New York St Environmental Fac Ser C......... 5.000 07/15/20 1,059,330 1,000 New York St Twy Auth Svc Contract Rev Loc Hwy & Brdg (AMBAC Insd)..................... 5.500 04/01/11 1,137,070 1,000 New York St Urban Dev Corp Personal Income Tax Ser C 1 (FGIC Insd)..................... 5.500 03/15/19 1,117,440 500 Yonkers, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev Cmnty Dev Ppty Yonkers Inc Ser A.................. 6.625 02/01/26 535,550 ----------- 6,420,024 ----------- NORTH CAROLINA 2.2% 1,000 North Carolina Muni Pwr Agy Ser A (MBIA Insd)....................................... 5.250 01/01/20 1,074,860 -----------
See Notes to Financial Statements 10 YOUR TRUST'S INVESTMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited)
PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE OHIO 4.8% $1,000 Franklin Cnty, OH Convention Fac Auth Tax & Lease Rev Antic Bds Rfdg (AMBAC Insd)....... 5.250% 12/01/19 $ 1,087,470 1,250 Ohio St Bldg Auth St Fac Admin Bldg Fd Proj Ser A (FSA Insd)............................ 5.000 04/01/22 1,302,450 ----------- 2,389,920 ----------- OREGON 2.2% 1,000 Oregon St Dept Admin Ser C Rfdg (MBIA Insd)....................................... 5.250 11/01/18 1,088,600 ----------- PENNSYLVANIA 2.8% 1,000 Beaver Cnty, PA Indl Dev Auth Pollutn Ctl Rev Coll Toledo Edison Co Proj Rfdg (a)..... 7.625 05/01/20 1,072,810 315 Crawford Cnty, PA Hosp Auth Sr Living Fac Rev Wesbury Utd Methodist Cmnty............. 5.875 08/15/10 317,211 ----------- 1,390,021 ----------- SOUTH CAROLINA 4.9% 1,235 Rock Hill, SC Util Sys Rev Ser C Rfdg (FSA Insd) (a)................................... 5.250 01/01/15 1,361,143 1,000 South Carolina Jobs Econ Elec & Gas Co Proj Ser A (AMBAC Insd).......................... 5.200 11/01/27 1,047,730 ----------- 2,408,873 ----------- TENNESSEE 3.6% 400 Elizabethton, TN Hlth & Edl Fac Brd Rev Hosp Ser B Impt & Rfdg (MBIA Insd)............... 7.750 07/01/29 523,600 400 Elizabethton, TN Hlth & Edl Fac Brd Rev Hosp Ser B Impt & Rfdg........................... 8.000 07/01/33 453,708 750 Memphis, TN Gen Impt (g).................... 5.000 05/01/20 793,440 ----------- 1,770,748 ----------- TEXAS 17.1% 500 Brazos River Auth TX Pollutn Adj TXU Elec Co Proj Ser C Rfdg............................. 5.750 05/01/36 492,225 1,000 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Intl Arpt Rev Impt Jt Ser A Rfdg (FGIC Insd)...................... 5.500 11/01/31 1,043,080 1,500 Fort Worth, TX Wtr & Swr Rev Impt Rfdg...... 5.750 02/15/16 1,712,655 1,000 Houston, TX Arpt Sys Rev Sub Lien Ser A (FSA Insd)....................................... 5.625 07/01/30 1,041,780 400 Metropolitan Hlth Fac Dev Corp TX Wilson N Jones Mem Hosp Proj......................... 7.250 01/01/31 361,696 1,000 North Cent TX Hlth Fac Dev Hosp Baylor Hlthcare Sys Proj Ser A..................... 5.125 05/15/29 1,006,520
See Notes to Financial Statements 11 YOUR TRUST'S INVESTMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited)
PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE TEXAS (CONTINUED) $ 275 Pecos Cnty, TX Ctf Part..................... 6.000% 01/12/08 $ 280,127 2,480 Texas St Pub Ppty Fin Corp Rev Mental Hlth & Retardation Rfdg (FSA Insd) (a)............. 5.500 09/01/13 2,555,764 ----------- 8,493,847 ----------- VIRGINIA 4.6% 2,000 Richmond, VA (FSA Insd) (a)................. 5.500 01/15/11 2,296,320 ----------- WASHINGTON 8.2% 1,000 Energy Northwest, WA Elec Rev Proj No 3 Ser A Rfdg (FSA Insd)........................... 5.500 07/01/17 1,108,250 1,660 Pierce Cnty, WA (AMBAC Insd)................ 5.750 08/01/16 1,905,215 1,000 Port Seattle, WA Rev Ser B (MBIA Insd)...... 5.625 02/01/24 1,053,390 ----------- 4,066,855 ----------- GUAM 2.1% 1,000 Guam Pwr Auth Rev Ser A (AMBAC Insd)........ 5.250 10/01/34 1,050,430 ----------- TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 148.8% (Cost $70,523,435)....................................................... 73,752,138 SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 1.4% (Cost $700,000).......................................................... 700,000 ----------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS 150.2% (Cost $71,223,435)....................................................... 74,452,138 OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES 0.2%................................ 143,171 PREFERRED SHARES (INCLUDING ACCRUED DISTRIBUTIONS) (50.4%)................ (25,010,273) ----------- NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES 100.0%............................. $49,585,036 ===========
* Zero coupon bond (a) Assets segregated as collateral for when-issued or delayed delivery purchase commitments and open futures transactions. (b) Security is a "step-up" bond where the coupon increases or steps up at a predetermined date. (c) Non-income producing security. See Notes to Financial Statements 12 YOUR TRUST'S INVESTMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) (d) Market value is determined in accordance with procedures established in good faith by the Board of Trustees. (e) These securities are restricted and may be resold only in transactions exempt from registration which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. (f) This borrower has filed for protection in federal bankruptcy court. (g) Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. AMBAC--AMBAC Indemnity Corp. Asset Gty--Asset Guaranty Insurance Co. FGIC--Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. FSA--Financial Security Assurance Inc. GNMA--Government National Mortgage Association MBIA--Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp. See Notes to Financial Statements 13 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statement of Assets and Liabilities April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) ASSETS: Total Investments (Cost $71,223,435)........................ $74,452,138 Cash........................................................ 87,693 Receivables: Investments Sold.......................................... 2,000,515 Interest.................................................. 1,055,884 Other....................................................... 138 ----------- Total Assets............................................ 77,596,368 ----------- LIABILITIES: Payables: Investments Purchased..................................... 2,730,160 Variation Margin on Futures............................... 46,781 Investment Advisory Fee................................... 36,529 Affiliates................................................ 2,442 Trustees' Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plans........ 146,396 Accrued Expenses............................................ 38,751 ----------- Total Liabilities....................................... 3,001,059 Preferred Shares (including accrued distributions).......... 25,010,273 ----------- NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES...................... $49,585,036 =========== NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE ($49,585,036 divided by 4,839,000 shares outstanding)............................. $ 10.25 =========== NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: Common Shares ($.01 par value with an unlimited number of shares authorized, 4,839,000 shares issued and outstanding).............................................. $ 48,390 Paid in Surplus............................................. 52,457,225 Net Unrealized Appreciation................................. 3,189,629 Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income............. (649,718) Accumulated Net Realized Loss............................... (5,460,490) ----------- NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES...................... $49,585,036 =========== PREFERRED SHARES ($.01 par value, authorized 100,000,000 shares, 250 issued with liquidation preference of $100,000 per share)................................................ $25,000,000 =========== NET ASSETS INCLUDING PREFERRED SHARES....................... $74,585,036 ===========
See Notes to Financial Statements 14 Statement of Operations For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) INVESTMENT INCOME: Interest.................................................... $1,894,098 ---------- EXPENSES: Investment Advisory Fee..................................... 219,238 Preferred Share Maintenance................................. 40,180 Trustees' Fees and Related Expenses......................... 21,111 Legal....................................................... 8,059 Custody..................................................... 2,703 Other....................................................... 64,103 ---------- Total Expenses.......................................... 355,394 ---------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME....................................... $1,538,704 ========== REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS: Realized Gain/Loss: Investments............................................... $ 313,783 Futures................................................... (155,881) ---------- Net Realized Gain........................................... 157,902 ---------- Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation: Beginning of the Period................................... 2,193,390 ---------- End of the Period: Investments............................................. 3,228,703 Futures................................................. (39,074) ---------- 3,189,629 ---------- Net Unrealized Appreciation During the Period............... 996,239 ---------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN............................ $1,154,141 ========== DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS..................... $ (152,604) ========== NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES FROM OPERATIONS................................................ $2,540,241 ==========
See Notes to Financial Statements 15 Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)
SIX MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2003 OCTOBER 31, 2002 ------------------------------------ FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: Operations: Net Investment Income.............................. $ 1,538,704 $ 3,157,485 Net Realized Gain/Loss............................. 157,902 (941,593) Net Unrealized Appreciation During the Period...... 996,239 324,142 Distributions to Preferred Shareholders: Net Investment Income............................ (152,604) (357,288) ----------- ----------- Change in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares from Operations.................................. 2,540,241 2,182,746 Distributions to Common Shareholders: Net Investment Income............................ (1,190,138) (2,380,294) ----------- ----------- NET CHANGE IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES................ 1,350,103 (197,548) NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES: Beginning of the Period............................ 48,234,933 48,432,481 ----------- ----------- End of the Period (Including accumulated undistributed net investment income of ($649,718) and ($845,680), respectively).................... $49,585,036 $48,234,933 =========== ===========
See Notes to Financial Statements 16 Financial Highlights (Unaudited) THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE PRESENTS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR ONE COMMON SHARE OF THE TRUST OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED.
SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, -------------------- 2003 2002 (a) 2001 ---------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD........... $ 9.97 $ 10.01 $ 9.43 -------- -------- -------- Net Investment Income............................ .32 .65 .67 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/Loss............ .24 (.13) .59 Common Share Equivalent of Distributions Paid to Preferred Shareholders: Net Investment Income........................ (.03) (.07) (.18) -------- -------- -------- Total from Investment Operations................... .53 .45 1.08 Distributions Paid to Common Shareholders: Net Investment Income........................ (.25) (.49) (.50) -------- -------- -------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF THE PERIOD................. $ 10.25 $ 9.97 $ 10.01 ======== ======== ======== Common Share Market Price at End of the Period..... $ 9.01 $ 8.69 $ 8.70 Total Return (b)................................... 6.59%* 5.64% 14.11% Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares at End of the Period (In millions)......................... $ 49.6 $ 48.2 $ 48.4 Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares (c)............................. 1.47% 1.42% 1.46% Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares (c)........... 6.37% 6.62% 6.77% Portfolio Turnover................................. 18%* 37% 45% SUPPLEMENTAL RATIOS: Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Including Preferred Shares (c)............................. .97% .93% .96% Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares (d)........... 5.74% 5.87% 4.98% SENIOR SECURITIES: Total Preferred Shares Outstanding................. 250 250 250 Asset Coverage Per Preferred Share (e)............. $298,381 $292,949 $293,730 Involuntary Liquidating Preference Per Preferred Share............................................ $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 Average Market Value Per Preferred Share........... $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
* Non-Annualized (a) As required, effective November 1, 2001, the Trust has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began accreting market discount on fixed income securities. The effect of this change for the year ended October 31, 2002 was to increase net investment income per share by less than $.01, decrease net realized and unrealized gains and losses per share by less than $.01 and increase the ratio of net investment income to average net assets by .01%. Per share, ratios, and supplemental data for periods prior to October 31, 2002 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation. (b) Total return assumes an investment at the common share market price at the beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all distributions for the period in accordance with the Trust's dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing common share price at the end of the period indicated. (c) Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders. (d) Ratios reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders. (e) Calculated by subtracting the Trust's total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Trust's total assets and dividing this by the number of preferred shares outstanding. 17
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 9.39 $ 10.66 $ 10.66 $ 10.47 $ 10.75 $ 10.50 $ 12.09 $ 11.15 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- .76 .83 .86 .96 .88 .88 .96 1.09 .09 (1.26) .01 .12 (.19) .40 (1.48) .91 (.21) (.17) (.19) (.18) (.19) (.20) (.14) (.13) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- .64 (.60) .68 .90 .50 1.08 (.66) 1.87 (.60) (.67) (.68) (.71) (.78) (.83) (.93) (.93) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- $ 9.43 $ 9.39 $ 10.66 $ 10.66 $ 10.47 $ 10.75 $ 10.50 $ 12.09 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== $ 8.08 $ 8.8125 $11.0625 $10.9375 $ 11.00 $ 10.625 $ 11.125 $ 13.875 -1.60% -15.09% 7.63% 6.13% 11.02% 2.88% -13.59% 26.46% $ 45.6 $ 45.4 $ 51.6 $ 51.6 $ 50.7 $ 52.0 $ 50.8 $ 58.5 1.52% 1.69% 1.47% 1.47% 1.51% 1.52% 1.47% 1.35% 8.25% 8.11% 8.14% 9.14% 8.32% 8.22% 8.45% 9.28% 41% 46% 33% 25% 39% 50% 30% 7% .98% 1.12% .99% .99% 1.01% 1.02% 1.01% .94% 5.92% 6.41% 6.40% 7.38% 6.55% 6.31% 7.20% 8.14% 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 $282,465 $281,691 $306,365 $306,303 $302,730 $308,150 $303,231 $334,098 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
See Notes to Financial Statements 18 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Van Kampen Investment Grade Municipal Trust (the "Trust") is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with preservation of capital. The Trust will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in tax-exempt municipal securities rated investment grade at the time of investment. The Trust commenced investment operations on November 30, 1989. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. A. SECURITY VALUATION Municipal bonds are valued by independent pricing services or dealers using the mean of the bid and asked prices or, in the absence of market quotations, at fair value based upon yield data relating to municipal bonds with similar characteristics and general market conditions. Securities which are not valued by independent pricing services or dealers are valued at fair value using procedures established in good faith by the Board of Trustees. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day on the exchange on which they are traded. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. B. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS Security transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses are determined on an identified cost basis. The Trust may purchase and sell securities on a "when-issued" or "delayed delivery" basis with settlement to occur at a later date. The value of the security so purchased is subject to market fluctuations during this period. The Trust will maintain, in a segregated account with its custodian, assets having an aggregate value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued or delayed delivery purchase commitments until payment is made. At April 30, 2003, the Trust had $782,220 of when-issued and delayed delivery purchase commitments. C. INVESTMENT INCOME Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Bond premium is amortized and discount is accreted over the expected life of each applicable security. 19 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) D. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES It is the Trust's policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required. The Trust intends to utilize provisions of the federal income tax laws which allow it to carry a realized capital loss forward for eight years following the year of the loss and offset such losses against any future realized capital gains. At October 31, 2002, the Trust had an accumulated capital loss carryforward for tax purposes of $5,473,973, which will expire between October 31, 2003 and October 31, 2010. Of this amount, $1,576,881 will expire on October 31, 2003. At April 30, 2003, the cost and related gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation are as follows: Cost of investments for tax purposes........................ $71,308,046 =========== Gross tax unrealized appreciation........................... $ 6,108,597 Gross tax unrealized depreciation........................... (2,964,505) ----------- Net tax unrealized appreciation on investments.............. $ 3,144,092 ===========
E. DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND GAINS The Trust declares and pays monthly dividends from net investment income to common shareholders. Net realized gains, if any, are distributed annually. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains, which are included as ordinary income for tax purposes. As of October 31, 2002, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows: Undistributed ordinary income............................... $3,083
Net realized gains or losses differ for financial and tax reporting purposes primarily as a result of the capitalization of reorganization and restructuring costs for tax purposes. 2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES Under the terms of the Trust's Investment Advisory Agreement, Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp. (the "Adviser") will provide investment advice and facilities to the Trust for an annual fee payable monthly of .60% of the average daily net assets of the Trust. For the six months ended April 30, 2003, the Trust recognized expenses of approximately $2,400 representing legal services provided by Skadden, Arps, Slate, 20 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) Meagher & Flom (Illinois), counsel to the Trust, of which a trustee of the Trust is an affiliated person. Under separate Accounting Services and Legal Services agreements, the Adviser provides accounting and legal services to the Trust. The Adviser allocates the cost of such services to each trust. For the six months ended April 30, 2003, the Trust recognized expenses of approximately $12,500 representing Van Kampen Investments Inc.'s or its affiliates' (collectively "Van Kampen") cost of providing accounting and legal services to the Trust, which are reported as part of "Other" and "Legal" expenses, respectively, in the Statement of Operations. Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers and directors of Van Kampen. The Trust does not compensate its officers or trustees who are officers of Van Kampen. The Trust provides deferred compensation and retirement plans for its trustees who are not officers of Van Kampen. Under the deferred compensation plan, trustees may elect to defer all or a portion of their compensation to a later date. Benefits under the retirement plan are payable upon retirement for a ten-year period and are based upon each trustee's years of service to the Trust. The maximum annual benefit per trustee under the plan is $2,500. 3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS During the period, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were $14,189,037 and $12,703,750, respectively. 4. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS A derivative financial instrument in very general terms refers to a security whose value is "derived" from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. In order to seek to manage the interest rate exposure of the Trust's portfolio in a changing interest rate environment, the Trust may purchase or sell financial futures contracts or engage in transactions involving interest rate swaps, caps, floors or collars. The Trust expects to enter into these transactions primarily as a hedge against anticipated interest rate or fixed-income market changes, for duration management or for risk management purposes, but may also enter into these transactions to generate additional income. All of the Trust's portfolio holdings, including derivative instruments, are marked to market each day with the change in value reflected in the unrealized appreciation/depreciation. Upon disposition, a realized gain or loss is recognized accordingly, except when taking delivery of a security underlying a futures contract. In this instance, the recognition of gain or loss is postponed until the disposal of the security underlying the futures contract. Risks may arise as a result of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. 21 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) During the period, the Trust invested in futures contracts, a type of derivative. A futures contract is an agreement involving the delivery of a particular asset on a specified future date at an agreed upon price. The Trust generally invests in exchange traded futures on U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes and typically closes the contract prior to delivery date. Upon entering into futures contracts, the Trust maintains an amount of cash or liquid securities with a value equal to a percentage of the contract amount with either a future commission merchant pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated under the 1940 Act, as amended, or with its custodian in an account in the broker's name. This amount is known as initial margin. During the period the futures contract is open, payments are received from or made to the broker based upon changes in the value of the contract (the variation margin). The risk of loss associated with a futures contract is in excess of the variation margin reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Transactions in futures contracts for the six months ended April 30, 2003, were as follows:
CONTRACTS Outstanding at October 31, 2002............................. 136 Futures Opened.............................................. 202 Futures Closed.............................................. (243) ---- Outstanding at April 30, 2003............................... 95 ====
The futures contracts outstanding as of April 30, 2003 and the descriptions and unrealized appreciation/depreciation are as follows:
UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/ CONTRACTS DEPRECIATION SHORT CONTRACTS: 10-Year U.S. Treasury Notes Future June 2003 (Current Notional Value of $115,125 per contract)....... 18 $ (5,279) 5-Year U.S. Treasury Notes Future June 2003 (Current Notional Value of $113,750 per contract)....... 77 (33,795) --- -------- 95 $(39,074) === ========
5. PREFERRED SHARES The Trust has outstanding 250 Remarketed Preferred Shares ("RP"). Dividends are cumulative and the dividend rate is currently reset every 28 days through a remarketing process. The rate in effect on April 30, 2003 was 1.000%. During the six months ended April 30, 2003, the rates ranged from 1.000% to 1.659%. 22 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) The Trust pays annual fees equivalent to .25% of the preferred share liquidation value for the remarketing efforts associated with the preferred shares. These fees are included as a component of "Preferred Share Maintenance" expense in the Statement of Operations. The RP are redeemable at the option of the Trust in whole or in part at the liquidation value of $100,000 per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The Trust is subject to certain asset coverage tests and the RP are subject to mandatory redemption if the tests are not met. 23 DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN The Trust offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to which Common Shareholders who are participants in the Plan may have all distributions of dividends and capital gains automatically reinvested in Common Shares of the Trust. All Common Shareholders are deemed to be participants in the Plan unless they specifically elect not to participate. Common Shareholders who elect not to participate in the Plan will receive all distributions of dividends and capital gains in cash paid by check mailed directly to the Common Shareholder by the Trust's dividend disbursing agent. HOW THE PLAN WORKS State Street Bank and Trust Company, as your Plan Agent, serves as agent for the Common Shareholders in administering the Plan. After the Trust declares a dividend or determines to make a capital gains distribution, the Plan Agent will, as agent for the participants, receive the cash payment and use it to buy Common Shares in the open market, on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere, for the participants' accounts. The Trust will not issue any new Common Shares in connection with the Plan. All reinvestments are in full and fractional Common Shares, carried to three decimal places. Experience under the Plan may indicate that changes are desirable. Accordingly, the Trust reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as applied to any dividend or capital gains distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the change sent to all Common Shareholders of the Trust at least 90 days before the record date for the dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be amended or terminated by the Plan Agent, with the written consent of the Trust, by providing at least 90 days written notice to all Participants in the Plan. COSTS OF THE PLAN The Plan Agent's fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and distributions will be paid by the Trust. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent's open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. No other charges will be made to participants for reinvesting dividends or capital gains distributions, except for certain brokerage commissions, as described above. TAX IMPLICATIONS You will receive tax information annually for your personal records and to help you prepare your federal income tax return. The automatic reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions does not relieve you of any income tax which may be payable on dividends or distributions. 24 RIGHT TO WITHDRAW All Common Shareholders of the Trust are deemed to be participants in the Plan unless they specifically elect not to participate. You may withdraw from the Plan at any time by calling 1-800-341-2929 or by writing State Street Bank and Trust Company. If you withdraw, you will receive, without charge, a share certificate issued in your name for all full Common Shares credited to your account under the Plan, and a cash payment will be made for any fractional Common Share credited to your account under the Plan. You may again elect to participate in the Plan at any time by calling 1-800-341-2929 or writing to the Trust at: Van Kampen Funds Inc. Attn: Closed-End Funds 2800 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, TX 77056 25 BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND IMPORTANT ADDRESSES VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES DAVID C. ARCH ROD DAMMEYER HOWARD J KERR THEODORE A. MYERS RICHARD F. POWERS, III* - Chairman HUGO F. SONNENSCHEIN WAYNE W. WHALEN* INVESTMENT ADVISER VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENT ADVISORY CORP. 1 Parkview Plaza P.O. Box 5555 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181-5555 CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY c/o EquiServe P.O. Box 43011 Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3011 LEGAL COUNSEL SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM (ILLINOIS) 333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP 180 North Stetson Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60601 * "Interested persons" of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 26 Van Kampen Privacy Notice The Van Kampen companies and investment products* respect your right to privacy. We also know that you expect us to conduct and process your business in an accurate and efficient manner. To do so, we must collect and maintain certain nonpublic personal information about you. This is information we collect from you on applications or other forms, and from the transactions you make with us, our affiliates, or third parties. We may also collect information you provide when using our web site, and text files (a.k.a. "cookies") may be placed on your computer to help us to recognize you and to facilitate transactions you initiate. We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you or any of our former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law. For instance, so that we may continue to offer you Van Kampen investment products and services that meet your investing needs, and to effect transactions that you request or authorize, we may disclose the information we collect to companies that perform services on our behalf, such as printers and mailers that assist us in the distribution of investor materials. These companies will use this information only for the services for which we hired them, and are not permitted to use or share this information for any other purpose. To protect your nonpublic personal information internally, we permit access to it only by authorized employees, and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information. * Includes Van Kampen Investments Inc., Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp., Van Kampen Asset Management Inc., Van Kampen Advisors Inc., Van Kampen Management Inc., Van Kampen Funds Inc., Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., Van Kampen Trust Company, Van Kampen System Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., as well as the many Van Kampen mutual funds and Van Kampen unit investment trusts. Van Kampen Funds Inc. 1 Parkview Plaza, P.O. Box 5555 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181-5555 www.vankampen.com [VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS LOGO] Copyright (C)2003 Van Kampen Funds Inc. All rights reserved. VIG SAR 6/03 Member NASD/SIPC. 11266F03-AS-6/03 Item 2. Code of Ethics. Not applicable for semi-annual reports. Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. Not applicable for semi-annual reports. Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. Not applicable for semi-annual reports. Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. Not applicable for semi-annual reports. Item 6. [Reserved.] Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable for semi-annual reports. Item 8. [Reserved.] Item 9. The Trust's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Trust's disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, based upon such officers' evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report. There were no significant changes or corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Trust's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the Trust's internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation. Item 10. Exhibits. (a) Code of Ethics - Not applicable for semi-annual reports. (b) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer attached hereto as part of EX-99.CERT. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant) Van Kampen Investment Grade Municipal Trust ------------------------------------------------------------------- By: /s/ Ronald E. Robison ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Ronald E. Robison Title: Principal Executive Officer Date: June 23, 2003 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ Ronald E. Robison ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Ronald E. Robison Title: Principal Executive Officer Date: June 23, 2003 By: /s/ John L. Sullivan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: John Sullivan Title: Principal Financial Officer Date: June 23, 2003 EX-99.CERT 3 c77297exv99wcert.txt CERTIFICATION I, Ronald E. Robison, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Van Kampen Investment Grade Municipal Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: June 23, 2003 /s/ Ronald E. Robison --------------------------- Principal Executive Officer 1 I, John Sullivan, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Van Kampen Investment Grade Municipal Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: June 23, 2003 /s/ John L. Sullivan --------------------------- Principal Financial Officer 2 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Name of Issuer: Van Kampen Investment Grade Municipal Trust In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") of the above-named issuer for the period ended April 30, 2003 that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies that: 1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and 2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer. Date: June 23, 2003 /s/ Ronald E. Robison ---------------------- Ronald E. Robison Principal Executive Officer A signed original of this written statement requires by Section 906 has been provided to Van Kampen Investment Grade Municipal Trust and will be retained by Van Kampen Investment Grade Municipal Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. 3 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Name of Issuer: Van Kampen Investment Grade Municipal Trust In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") of the above-named issuer for the period ended April 30, 2003 that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies that: 1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and 2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer. Date: June 23, 2003 /s/ John L. Sullivan --------------------- John Sullivan Principal Financial Officer A signed original of this written statement requires by Section 906 has been provided to Van Kampen Investment Grade Municipal Trust and will be retained by Van Kampen Investment Grade Municipal Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. 4 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----