EX-99.17(C) 23 c93082a1exv99w17xcy.txt PROXY CARDS FOR THE TARGET FUNDS EXHIBIT 99(a) EVERY SHAREHOLDER'S VOTE IS IMPORTANT YOUR PROXY VOTE IS IMPORTANT! AND NOW YOU CAN VOTE YOUR PROXY ON THE PHONE, OR THE INTERNET. IT SAVES MONEY! TELEPHONE, FACSIMILE AND INTERNET VOTING SAVES POSTAGE COSTS. SAVINGS WHICH CAN HELP MINIMIZE EXPENSES. IT SAVES TIME! TELEPHONE AND INTERNET VOTING IS INSTANTANEOUS - 24 HOURS A DAY. IT'S EASY! JUST FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS: 1. READ YOUR PROXY STATEMENT AND HAVE IT AT HAND. 2. CALL TOLL-FREE 1-866-241-6192, OR GO TO WEBSITE: HTTPS://VOTE.PROXY-DIRECT.COM 3. FOLLOW THE RECORDED OR ON-SCREEN DIRECTIONS. 4. DO NOT MAIL YOUR PROXY CARD WHEN YOU VOTE BY PHONE, OR INTERNET. Please detach at perforation before mailing. PROXY VAN KAMPEN XXXXXXXXX FUND PROXY AND VAN KAMPEN XXXXXXXXX FUND NOTICE OF JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 22, 2005 Notice is hereby given that a joint special meeting of shareholders (the "Special Meeting") of Van Kampen XXXXXXX (the "Target Fund") and Van Kampen XXXXXXXX (the "Acquiring Fund") will be held at the offices of Van Kampen Investments Inc., 1 Parkview Plaza, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181-5555 on June 22, 2005 at X:XX a.m. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF EACH FUND'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH FUND REQUESTS THAT YOU VOTE YOUR SHARES BY INDICATING YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD, DATING AND SIGNING SUCH PROXY CARD AND RETURNING IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED, WHICH IS ADDRESSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND NEEDS NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES, OR BY RECORDING YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS BY TELEPHONE OR VIA THE INTERNET. VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-866-241-6192 VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: HTTPS://VOTE.PROXY-DIRECT.COM 999 9999 9999 999 NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this proxy card. All joint owners should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian or as custodian for a minor, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name and indicate the signer's office. If a partner, sign in the partnership name. -------------------------------------- Signature -------------------------------------- Signature (if held jointly) -------------------------------------- Date XXX XXXX EVERY SHAREHOLDER'S VOTE IS IMPORTANT PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY TODAY Please detach at perforation before mailing. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE PROPOSALS. PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE: [X]
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [ ] [ ] [ ] between the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund, the termination of Target Fund's registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the dissolution of the Target Fund under applicable state law; FOR ALL WITHHOLD ALL FOR ALL EXCEPT 2. Authority to vote for the election as trustees, the [ ] [ ] [ ] nominees named below: 01 David C. Arch 02 Jerry D. Choate 03 Howard J Kerr 04 Suzanne H. Woolsey To withhold authority for any individual, mark the box "For All Except" and write the nominee's(s') number on the line below. --------------------------------------- 3. Not applicable to the Target Fund; 4. To transact such other business as may properly be presented at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE PROMPTLY BY SIGNING AND RETURNING THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD OR BY RECORDING YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS BY TELEPHONE OR VIA THE INTERNET NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. XXX XXXX EVERY SHAREHOLDER'S VOTE IS IMPORTANT PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY TODAY Please detach at perforation before mailing. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE PROPOSALS. PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE: [X]
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [ ] [ ] [ ] between the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund, the termination of Target Fund's registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the dissolution of the Target Fund under applicable state law; 2. Not applicable to Target Fund preferred shares; 3. Not applicable to the Target Fund; 4. To transact such other business as may properly be presented at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE PROMPTLY BY SIGNING AND RETURNING THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD OR BY RECORDING YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS BY TELEPHONE OR VIA THE INTERNET NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. XXX XXXX