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Van Kampen Bond Fund June 30, 2009 Dividend Information

Posted by Dana in June 6th 2009

In a June 1, 2009 press release, Van Kampen Bond Fund (VBF) (the “Fund”) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, which represented a $0.12 per share decline from the Fund’s dividend amount declared the previous quarter. The amount of the most recent quarterly dividend was influenced by several factors, including the following: 1) the Fund’s total fiscal year distributions and the Fund’s desire to not return capital to shareholders; 2) a special $0.18 per share income dividend declared in December 2008 as a result of excise tax considerations; and 3) a reduction in interest rate swap activity in the Fund associated with the tightening in the credit markets, which reduced the amount of net investment income eligible for distribution. Notwithstanding the June 30, 2009 dividend, the aggregate annual dividend of $1.12 per share for the Fund’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, reflects the Fund’s distributable earnings for the same period and equates to an increase of almost 22 percent over the prior fiscal year.