-----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, TP73WSqZdvg8oBi4Q9KeBWl9PGV+6/9nodGPxRuXYxmQouWE0u7bk9Ciqc3cNrxH Kp7k2tV8X2/Kt533wUbb/g== 0001104659-09-057567.txt : 20091002 0001104659-09-057567.hdr.sgml : 20091002 20091002145611 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-09-057567 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-23C-2 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20091022 FILED AS OF DATE: 20091002 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20091002 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20091002 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY INSURED MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000861185 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-23C-2 SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 817-00725 FILM NUMBER: 091101955 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 522 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-869-6397 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 522 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER INSURED MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981221 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INTERCAPITAL INSURED MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLSTATE MUNICIPAL PREMIUM INCOME TRUST II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19901202 N-23C-2 1 a09-29411_4n23c2.htm N-23C-2

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, DC 20549

 

Notification of Redemption of Securities Pursuant to Rule 23c-2

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940

 

Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal Bond Trust

522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036

 

Securities Act File No. 33-38715

Investment Company Act File No. 811-6053

 

The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) that it intends to redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in accordance with the requirements of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and states that it is filing this notice with the Commission pursuant to permission granted by the Commission staff fewer than 30 days prior to the date for the redemption.

 

(1)       Title of the class of Securities to be redeemed:

 

Auction Rate Preferred Shares, par value of $0.01 per share, liquidation preference of $50,000 per share (“ARPS”).

 

(2)       Date on which the securities may be called or redeemed:

 

The single series of ARPS will be redeemed on October 22, 2009.

 

(3)       Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the securities are to be redeemed:

 

ARPS are to be redeemed in accordance with Section 4 of the Certificate of Designation, Establishing Powers, Qualifications, Rights and Preferences of the Preferred Shares.

 

(4)       The principal amount or number of shares and the basis upon which the securities to be redeemed are to be selected:

 

Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal Bond Trust intends to redeem the following:

 

102 outstanding shares of ARPS

 

Such redemption of shares of outstanding ARPS shall be effected by lot.

 


 

Please note that this notice serves only to disclose a proposed redemption of such ARPS.

 

Signature:

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 23c-2, Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal Bond Trust has duly caused this Notification of Redemption of Securities pursuant to Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereto duly authorized in the State of New York on this 2nd day of October, 2009.

 

 

Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal Bond Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Lou Anne D. McInnis

 

 

Name: Lou Anne D. McInnis

 

 

Title:   Assistant Secretary

 

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