Table of Contents OVERVIEW LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS 1 ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT 2 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY RETURN HIGHLIGHTS 4 PORTFOLIO AT A GLANCE CREDIT QUALITY 5 TWELVE-MONTH DIVIDEND HISTORY 5 TOP FIVE SECTORS 6 NET ASSET VALUE AND COMMON SHARE MARKET PRICE 6 Q&A WITH YOUR PORTFOLIO MANAGERS 7 GLOSSARY OF TERMS 10 BY THE NUMBERS YOUR FUND'S INVESTMENTS 11 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 19 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 24 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS 30 DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN 31 BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND IMPORTANT ADDRESSES 32 RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDER VOTES 33 TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION 34 You have a time-tested partner in Van Kampen. NOT FDIC INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE OVERVIEW LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS July 22, 2002 Dear Shareholder, Due to events in the markets and the well-publicized controversies surrounding certain companies, the recent months have been challenging for many investors. Against this backdrop, you may be re-evaluating your investments. In this regard, your financial advisor is a particularly valuable resource. Your advisor can help you review your current asset allocation and determine whether it remains appropriate for your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. You also have a time-tested partner in Van Kampen. With roots extending to 1927, our legacy spans other market downturns and periods of uncertainty. While the causes of turbulence have changed, our generations of experience have taught us the enduring value of patience, discipline and long-term focus. Thank you for your continued trust in Van Kampen. We appreciate the opportunity to help you and your loved ones enjoy life's true wealth--family, friends and life's daily pleasures. Sincerely, [SIG] Richard F. Powers, III President and CEO Van Kampen Asset Management Inc. 1 ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT THE ECONOMY OVERALL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY INCREASED MODESTLY IN JUNE, CONTINUING THE TREND THAT HAS BEEN EVIDENT THROUGHOUT 2002. SIGNS OF GROWTH WERE EVIDENT IN MANY OF THE STATISTICAL MEASURES RELEASED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. FOR EXAMPLE, MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY, WHICH SLOWLY GAINED MOMENTUM IN RECENT MONTHS, CLIMBED TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE JUNE 1999. AND, DESPITE LESS-THAN-ANTICIPATED EMPLOYMENT GROWTH AND INCREASING UNCERTAINTY IN WORLD ECONOMICS AND POLITICS, U.S. CONSUMERS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT DOMESTIC GROWTH THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF HOUSES, CARS AND EVERYDAY MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES. FINALLY, AS IF ACKNOWLEDGING HOW FAR THE ECONOMY HAS COME--AND HOW FAR IT STILL HAS TO GO--THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD CHOSE TO LEAVE SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES AT THE REMARKABLY LOW LEVELS THAT PREVAILED THROUGHOUT THE FIRST HALF OF 2002. 2 U.S. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUALIZED RATES (March 31, 2000--March 31, 2002) [BAR GRAPH] U.S. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT --------------------------- Mar 00 4.80 Jun 00 5.70 Sep 00 1.30 Dec 00 1.90 Mar 01 1.30 Jun 01 0.30 Sep 01 -1.30 Dec 01 1.70 Mar 02 6.10 Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (June 30, 2000--June 30, 2002) [LINE GRAPH] INTEREST RATES INFLATION -------------- --------- Jun 00 6.50 3.70 6.50 3.70 6.50 3.40 Sept 00 6.50 3.50 6.50 3.40 6.50 3.40 Dec 00 6.50 3.40 5.50 3.70 5.50 3.50 Mar 01 5.00 2.90 4.50 3.30 4.00 3.60 Jun 01 3.75 3.20 3.75 2.70 3.50 2.70 Sept 01 3.00 2.60 2.50 2.10 2.00 1.90 Dec 01 1.75 1.60 1.75 1.10 1.75 1.10 Mar 02 1.75 1.50 1.75 1.60 1.75 1.20 Jun 02 1.75 1.10 Interest rates are represented by the closing midline federal funds target rate on the last day of each month. Inflation is indicated by the annual percentage change of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers at the end of each month. Source: Bloomberg 3 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY RETURN HIGHLIGHTS (as of June 30, 2002) ------------------------------ NYSE Ticker Symbol - VBF ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ One-year total return(1) 3.50% ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Five-year average annual total return(1) 6.87% ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ten-year average annual total return(1) 7.34% ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Distribution rate as a % of closing common share market price(2) 6.81% ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net asset value $18.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Closing common share market price $18.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ One-year high common share market price (07/03/01) $20.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ One-year low common share market price (09/24/01) $17.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 Fund'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 annualized distributions of the Fund at the end of the period and not the earnings of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return, common share market price and net asset value will fluctuate and Fund shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund. 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. 4 PORTFOLIO AT A GLANCE CREDIT QUALITY (as a percentage of long-term investments) As of June 30, 2002 - AAA/Aaa............ 5.9% [PIE CHART] - AA/Aa.............. 8.0% - A/A................ 29.3% - BBB/Baa............ 53.2% - BB/Ba.............. 2.7% - B/B................ 0.9% As of June 30, 2001 - AAA/Aaa............ 0.5% [PIE CHART] - AA/Aa.............. 8.4% - A/A................ 31.4% - BBB/Baa............ 49.1% - BB/Ba.............. 9.9% - B/B................ 0.7% Based upon the credit quality ratings as issued by Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services/Moody's Investor Services, respectively. Subject to change daily. TWELVE-MONTH DIVIDEND HISTORY (for the year ended June 30, 2002) [BAR GRAPH] DIVIDENDS --------- 9/01 0.350 12/01 0.330 3/02 0.330 6/02 0.315 The dividend history represents dividends that were paid on the fund and is no guarantee of the fund's future dividends. 5 TOP FIVE SECTORS (as a percentage of long-term investments--June 30, 2002) [BAR GRAPH] Captive Finance 9.40% Life Insurance 8.80% Telecommunications 6.30% Government & Government Agency 5.60% Media-Cable 5.10% Subject to change daily. NET ASSET VALUE AND COMMON SHARE MARKET PRICE (based upon quarter-end values--June 1992 through June 2002) [LINE GRAPH] NET ASSET VALUE COMMON SHARE MARKET PRICE --------------- ------------------------- 6/92 19.8500 19.7500 20.4100 21.2500 20.0500 20.2500 20.9400 20.7500 6/93 21.3300 20.7500 21.9500 20.8750 21.2900 20.3750 20.1200 18.0000 6/94 19.0700 18.1250 18.7900 17.1250 18.5900 16.7500 19.3000 18.2500 6/95 20.4100 19.1250 20.5700 19.0000 21.2700 19.6250 20.1800 19.3750 6/96 19.9700 18.1250 19.9500 18.7500 20.3400 18.7500 19.7800 18.7694 6/97 20.2800 19.2500 20.7700 19.7500 20.9100 20.8125 20.9200 20.3750 6/98 21.1600 19.6875 21.3500 19.8125 21.0900 20.0625 20.4000 19.2500 6/99 19.5900 17.8750 19.3100 16.3750 18.9800 15.6875 18.9800 16.0625 6/00 18.7000 16.7500 18.9200 17.0625 19.2900 17.4375 19.5700 18.5000 6/01 19.4100 19.1500 19.7000 19.6000 19.7100 19.2700 19.0800 18.0000 6/02 18.7800 18.5000 The solid line above represents the fund's net asset value (NAV), which indicates overall changes in value among the fund's underlying securities. The fund'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 fund at a given time. Common share market price is influenced by a range of factors, including supply and demand and market conditions. 6 Q&A WITH YOUR PORTFOLIO MANAGERS WE RECENTLY SPOKE WITH THE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR THE VAN KAMPEN BOND FUND ABOUT THE KEY EVENTS AND ECONOMIC FORCES THAT SHAPED THE MARKETS AND INFLUENCED THE FUND'S RETURN DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2002. THE FUND IS MANAGED BY THE ADVISER'S TAXABLE FIXED INCOME TEAM. CURRENT MEMBERS(1) OF THE TEAM INCLUDE DAVID S. HOROWITZ, VICE PRESIDENT, AND GORDON W. LOERY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION REFLECTS THEIR VIEWS ON THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE. (1) Team members may change at any time without notice. Q WHAT WAS THE MARKET ENVIRONMENT OF THE PAST 12 MONTHS? A The credit market entered the period in a slump as concerns over the state of the U.S. economy and corporate governance improprieties led many investors to trim their exposure to corporate bonds. The situation was only worsened by the tragic events of September 11, after which the corporate bond market suffered steep losses. The market seemed to recover its footing toward the end of the year as investors' expectations turned to imminent recovery for the U.S. economy and, as a result, for corporate profits. The equity markets also appeared to stabilize during that time and through the first months of 2002, which provided further support to the credit market. Wide spreads relative to Treasuries were the final ingredient that enticed many investors back into the credit markets. The corporate market suffered another reversal in the spring, when a string of high-profile accounting scandals began to seriously erode investor confidence in public companies. Both the equity and the credit markets suffered greatly from this loss of confidence. In sector terms, market performance was widely varied. Company-specific scandals in such areas as energy/utilities (Enron) and cable (Adelphia) seemed to drag down entire industry sectors, regardless of individual company fundamentals. The telecom area continued its string of underperformance, suffering more defaults than any other industry sector. Two high-profile companies--WorldCom and Qwest--were downgraded from investment grade to high yield, which further undermined confidence in the sector. Q HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM IN THIS ENVIRONMENT? A For the 12-month period ended June 30, 2002, the fund generated a total return of 3.50 percent, based on common share market price. The 7 fund's return reflects a decrease in common share market price from $19.15 per share on June 30, 2001, to $18.50 per share on June 30, 2002. The fund's quarterly dividend of $0.3150 per share translates to a distribution rate of 6.81 percent based on the fund's closing common share market price on June 30, 2002. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return, share price and net asset value will fluctuate and fund 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. By comparison, the Lehman Brothers BBB Corporate Bond Index posted a total return of 5.18 percent for the same period. The Lehman Brothers BBB Corporate Bond Index is a broad-based, unmanaged index, which reflects the performance of corporate bonds. Its returns do not include any sales charges or fees that would be paid by an investor purchasing the securities it represents. Such costs would lower performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. For additional performance results, please refer to the chart and footnotes on page 4. Q WHAT WERE THE KEY DRIVERS OF THE FUND'S RELATIVE PERFORMANCE? A Our search for well-priced companies led us in recent years to invest in the telecommunications sector. The sector suffered significant losses during the period as several companies faced deep financial crises. We trimmed the portfolio's exposure, but the fund still suffered from what exposure it had. On a more positive note, the fund benefited from its relatively high credit quality. We grew increasingly cautious about the state of the economy over the period and boosted the fund's quality as a buffer against further deterioration in the economy. We did this through the purchase of higher-quality corporates as well as a small position in Treasuries. This strategy proved beneficial as investors gravitated to the higher-quality exposure. Q WHAT STRATEGIES DID YOU USE TO MANAGE THE FUND? A While we kept the portfolio's credit quality high in case the economy continued its slump, we also started to position the fund to benefit from a potential turnaround. We added selectively to the fund's holdings in the financial sector in the belief that these companies would be among the first to gain if the economy turned the corner. In a similar vein, we added some exposure to hotel and travel companies. As with the financials, we believe that these companies are well positioned to benefit from an economic recovery. They had the added attraction of being quite cheap because of the travel industry's difficulties in the wake of September 11. Our analysts were also able to identify what we believed were several attractive bonds in the health-care sector. Many of these companies had suffered from financing difficulties, leading the market to cast the entire sector in a poor 8 light. Through careful research, we found what we believe to be solid companies at very attractive prices. As mentioned, we did trim the fund's holdings in telecommunications stocks substantially. We had purchased these issues several years ago when the sector's prospects appeared more constructive. As the bonds' prices began to fall, we opted to sell holdings selectively in order to capture the best available prices for shareholders. We made several such sales during the period, so that the fund's holdings in telecommunications were reduced to below market weightings. Q WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE FUND AND THE MARKETS IN THE COMING MONTHS? A Broadly speaking, we remain optimistic about the credit market. Spreads continue to be relatively wide, with the market offering some compelling values. We anticipate that the economy is likely to grow moderately over the next 18 months. This growth should aid corporate balance sheets, which will in turn help lower defaults. We also believe that the high-yield market will benefit from a structural shift in its makeup that has occurred over the past year. One of the greatest excesses of the late 1990s occurred when more and more lower-quality companies were able to tap the high-yield market for financing. This wave of lower-quality companies helped drag down the market's overall credit quality and was a major contributor to the climbing default rates of the past two years. That trend has reversed in the past year, as lower-quality companies have been all but shut out of the market for new issuance. As a result, roughly 44 percent of last year's issuance was rated BB, relative to a historical average of 29 percent. This shift upward in quality should also help to reduce broader market default rates back to their historical averages from recent elevated levels. 9 GLOSSARY OF TERMS A HELPFUL GUIDE TO SOME OF THE COMMON TERMS YOU'RE LIKELY TO SEE IN THIS REPORT AND OTHER FINANCIAL PUBLICATIONS. CREDIT RATING: An evaluation of a bond issuer's credit history and capability of repaying debt obligations. Standard & Poor's Ratings Group and Moody's Investors Service are two companies that assign credit ratings. Standard & Poor's ratings range from a high of AAA to a low of D, while Moody's ratings range from a high of Aaa to a low of C. DEFAULT: The failure to make required debt payments on time. INVESTMENT-GRADE BONDS: Generally, securities rated BBB and above by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group or Baa and above by Moody's Investors Service. Bonds rated below BBB or Baa are noninvestment grade. YIELD: The annual rate of return on an investment, expressed as a percentage. YIELD CURVE: The pattern that results from viewing the yields of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 1, 5, 10 and 30 years. When grouped together and graphed, a pattern of increasing yield is often reflected as the time-to-maturity extends. This pattern creates an upward sloping "curve." A "flat" yield curve represents little difference between short- and long-term interest rates, while a "negative" yield curve represents decreasing yields as the time-to-maturity extends. YIELD SPREAD: The additional yield investors can earn by either investing in bonds with longer maturities or by investing in bonds with lower credit ratings. The spread is the difference in yield between bonds with short maturities and long maturities or the difference in yield between high-quality bonds and lower-quality bonds. 10 BY THE NUMBERS YOUR FUND'S INVESTMENTS June 30, 2002 THE FOLLOWING PAGES DETAIL YOUR FUND'S PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AT THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD. PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE CORPORATE BONDS 88.3% AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 3.4% $ 900 Lockheed Martin Corp. ...................... 7.750% 05/01/26 $ 999,478 1,000 Lockheed Martin Corp. ...................... 8.500 12/01/29 1,210,632 1,990 Raytheon Co. ............................... 6.150 11/01/08 2,045,238 1,900 Raytheon Co. ............................... 8.300 03/01/10 2,168,685 880 United Technologies Corp. .................. 6.100 05/15/12 913,146 ------------ 7,337,179 ------------ AIRLINES 0.8% 382 Continental Airlines, Inc. ................. 6.545 08/02/20 370,182 104 Continental Airlines, Inc. ................. 6.648 03/15/19 101,808 1,191 Continental Airlines, Inc. ................. 6.900 01/02/18 1,178,593 ------------ 1,650,583 ------------ AUTOMOTIVE 4.0% 385 ArvinMeritor, Inc........................... 6.625 06/15/07 384,854 755 ArvinMeritor, Inc........................... 8.750 03/01/12 810,585 2,000 DaimlerChrysler NA Holding.................. 7.375 09/15/06 2,155,770 2,355 Dana Corp................................... 9.000 08/15/11 2,331,450 3,000 Ford Motor Co. ............................. 7.450 07/16/31 2,800,440 ------------ 8,483,099 ------------ BANKING 3.6% 1,135 Citigroup, Inc. ............................ 6.000 02/21/12 1,141,661 755 Golden State Holdings....................... 7.125 08/01/05 806,886 3,340 J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. .................... 6.750 02/01/11 3,467,568 2,250 MBNA American Bank NA (b)................... 6.500 06/20/06 2,331,729 ------------ 7,747,844 ------------ BROKERAGE 3.7% 1,540 Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc. ....... 5.750 04/15/07 1,577,123 625 Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc. ....... 5.875 08/01/06 648,436 1,960 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. .................. 6.875 01/15/11 2,035,288 1,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. .................. 7.800 01/28/10 1,098,428 2,000 Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. ............. 8.500 05/01/07 2,272,392 250 World Financial Prop., 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 6.910 09/01/13 258,954 ------------ 7,890,621 ------------ See Notes to Financial Statements 11 YOUR FUND'S INVESTMENTS June 30, 2002 PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE BUILDING MATERIALS 1.5% $ 750 Centex Corp. ............................... 7.500% 01/15/12 $ 802,374 1,445 Centex Corp. ............................... 7.875 02/01/11 1,574,459 700 Mohawk Industries, Inc. .................... 7.200 04/15/12 744,577 ------------ 3,121,410 ------------ CAPTIVE FINANCE 8.9% 180 Case Credit Corp. .......................... 6.125 02/15/03 176,721 660 CIT Group, Inc. ............................ 7.750 04/02/12 650,815 2,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. ...................... 6.875 02/01/06 2,047,740 2,335 Ford Motor Credit Co. ...................... 7.250 10/25/11 2,350,133 2,525 General Electric Capital Corp. ............. 6.750 03/15/32 2,488,087 580 General Motors Acceptance Corp. ............ 6.875 09/15/11 576,804 2,485 General Motors Acceptance Corp. ............ 8.000 11/01/31 2,548,807 2,000 Heller Financial, Inc. ..................... 6.375 03/15/06 2,136,086 2,080 Household Finance Corp. .................... 6.750 05/15/11 2,050,549 1,000 Household Finance Corp. .................... 7.875 03/01/07 1,067,611 150 Household Finance Corp. .................... 8.000 07/15/10 158,668 2,500 International Lease Finance Corp. .......... 8.375 12/15/04 2,737,965 ------------ 18,989,986 ------------ CONGLOMERATES 1.7% 1,275 Cooper Industries, Inc., 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 5.250 07/01/07 1,276,225 2,350 Honeywell International, Inc. .............. 6.125 11/01/11 2,408,449 ------------ 3,684,674 ------------ CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY 0.5% 300 Case Corp. ................................. 6.250 12/01/03 292,922 805 Kennametal, Inc. ........................... 7.200 06/15/12 805,823 ------------ 1,098,745 ------------ ELECTRIC 4.9% 310 Alliant Energy Resources, Inc. ............. 7.000 12/01/11 299,944 1,025 American Electric Power, Inc. .............. 6.125 05/15/06 1,045,175 215 Calpine Corp. .............................. 8.500 02/15/11 145,125 1,000 Calpine Corp. .............................. 8.625 08/15/10 655,000 1,000 Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. ........ 7.625 08/01/02 1,003,939 865 Detroit Edison Co. ......................... 6.125 10/01/10 863,794 960 Duquesne Light Co. ......................... 6.700 04/15/12 1,001,498 1,665 Mirant Americas Generation LLC.............. 7.200 10/01/08 1,317,205 1,323 Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. ................. 7.625 10/01/05 1,439,735 540 PG & E National Energy Group, Inc. ......... 10.375 05/16/11 551,754 See Notes to Financial Statements 12 YOUR FUND'S INVESTMENTS June 30, 2002 PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE ELECTRIC (CONTINUED) $1,385 PSEG Energy Holdings, Inc................... 9.125% 02/10/04 $ 1,410,005 650 PSEG Energy Holdings, Inc., 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 8.625 02/15/08 624,666 ------------ 10,357,840 ------------ ENTERTAINMENT 0.9% 2,000 Time Warner Entertainment Co. .............. 8.375 07/15/33 1,995,498 ------------ ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 1.6% 830 Republic Services, Inc. .................... 6.750 08/15/11 856,399 1,500 Waste Management, Inc. ..................... 7.000 10/15/06 1,558,885 570 Waste Management, Inc. ..................... 7.000 07/15/28 535,406 550 Waste Management, Inc. ..................... 7.375 08/01/10 571,960 ------------ 3,522,650 ------------ FOOD 1.3% 2,000 ConAgra Foods, Inc. (c)..................... 7.500 09/15/05 2,167,932 675 Smithfield Foods, Inc....................... 8.000 10/15/09 688,500 ------------ 2,856,432 ------------ GAMING 1.5% 975 Harrahs Operating Co., Inc. ................ 8.000 02/01/11 1,056,274 180 Park Place Entertainment Corp. ............. 7.500 09/01/09 177,737 2,000 Park Place Entertainment Corp. ............. 7.950 08/01/03 2,045,164 ------------ 3,279,175 ------------ HEALTHCARE 4.4% 3,205 Aetna, Inc. (c)............................. 7.375 03/01/06 3,362,558 640 Amerisourcebergen Corp. .................... 8.125 09/01/08 664,000 1,275 Columbia/HCA, Inc. ......................... 6.910 06/15/05 1,331,175 1,390 HealthSouth Corp., 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 7.625 06/01/12 1,379,322 1,440 Tenet Healthcare Corp....................... 6.875 11/15/31 1,421,947 1,130 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. ................... 5.200 01/17/07 1,149,366 ------------ 9,308,368 ------------ HOME CONSTRUCTION 1.3% 2,575 Pulte Homes, Inc............................ 7.875 08/01/11 2,716,329 ------------ INTEGRATED ENERGY 0.9% 325 Conoco, Inc. ............................... 6.950 04/15/29 333,160 1,500 Tosco Corp. ................................ 8.250 05/15/03 1,566,624 ------------ 1,899,784 ------------ See Notes to Financial Statements 13 YOUR FUND'S INVESTMENTS June 30, 2002 PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE LIFE INSURANCE 8.3% $2,300 Anthem Insurance Inc., 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 9.125% 04/01/10 $ 2,602,949 2,045 Cigna Corp. (c)............................. 6.375 10/15/11 2,114,058 1,805 Hartford Life, Inc. ........................ 7.375 03/01/31 1,928,962 2,005 Health Net, Inc. ........................... 8.375 04/15/11 2,232,684 2,210 John Hancock Co., 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 7.375 02/15/24 2,308,962 585 Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. ........ 6.250 11/15/11 596,916 635 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 144A-- Private Placement (a)....................... 7.500 02/15/24 604,706 550 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 144A-- Private Placement (a)....................... 8.250 12/01/31 575,377 500 New England Mutual, 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 7.875 02/15/24 525,914 1,070 Prudential Holdings, LLC, 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 7.245 12/18/23 1,128,217 2,840 Prudential Holdings, LLC, 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 8.695 12/18/23 3,090,837 ------------ 17,709,582 ------------ LODGING 2.1% 1,215 Hyatt Equities LLC, 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 6.875 06/15/07 1,221,506 610 Marriott International, Inc. ............... 8.125 04/01/05 658,812 620 Marriott International, Inc. ............... 7.000 01/15/08 651,249 590 Starwood Hotels Resorts, 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 7.375 05/01/07 583,362 1,375 Starwood Hotels Resorts, 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 7.875 05/01/12 1,354,375 ------------ 4,469,304 ------------ MEDIA-CABLE 4.8% 500 Charter Communication Holdings LLC.......... 8.250 04/01/07 337,500 1,095 Comcast Cable Communications................ 8.375 05/01/07 1,122,597 2,000 Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. (c)...... 8.125 05/01/04 2,071,338 7,000 TCI Communications, Inc. ................... 9.250 01/15/23 6,838,118 ------------ 10,369,553 ------------ MEDIA-NONCABLE 4.3% 840 AOL Time Warner, Inc. ...................... 7.625 04/15/31 737,468 2,500 Clear Channel Commerce, Inc. ............... 7.250 10/15/27 2,291,155 1,000 Harcourt General, Inc. ..................... 7.200 08/01/27 974,480 See Notes to Financial Statements 14 YOUR FUND'S INVESTMENTS June 30, 2002 PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE MEDIA-NONCABLE (CONTINUED) $1,750 Harcourt General, Inc. ..................... 8.875% 06/01/22 $ 2,052,192 2,880 News America Holdings, Inc. ................ 8.875 04/26/23 3,058,514 ------------ 9,113,809 ------------ NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTORS 0.3% 565 Consolidated Natural Gas Co. ............... 6.250 11/01/11 567,513 ------------ NATURAL GAS PIPELINES 2.4% 1,455 Duke Capital Corp. ......................... 6.250 02/15/13 1,449,555 150 El Paso Corp. .............................. 7.000 05/15/11 143,832 1,240 El Paso Corp., 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 7.875 06/15/12 1,250,958 1,000 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. ....... 7.250 12/01/26 776,470 850 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp......... 7.000 08/15/11 757,023 1,000 Williams Cos., Inc. ........................ 7.500 01/15/31 719,815 ------------ 5,097,653 ------------ NONCAPTIVE-CONSUMER FINANCE 1.5% 3,075 American Express Co. (c).................... 5.500 09/12/06 3,184,393 ------------ PAPER 0.5% 995 MeadWestvaco Corp. ......................... 6.850 04/01/12 1,046,479 ------------ PROPERTY & CASUALTY 1.6% 2,000 Farmers Exchange Capital, 144A--Private Placement (a)............................... 7.050 07/15/28 1,487,120 1,815 Farmers Insurance Exchange Surplus, 144A-- Private Placement (a)....................... 8.625 05/01/24 1,610,651 255 Florida Windstorm Underwriting, 144A-- Private Placement (a)....................... 7.125 02/25/19 270,900 ------------ 3,368,671 ------------ RAILROADS 4.1% 1,000 CSX Corp. .................................. 6.750 03/15/11 1,050,488 7,000 Union Pacific Corp. ........................ 8.350 05/01/25 7,618,800 ------------ 8,669,288 ------------ REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 2.1% 1,310 EOP Operating LP............................ 7.500 04/19/29 1,292,665 495 Istar Financial, Inc. ...................... 8.750 08/15/08 491,470 2,125 Simon Property LP........................... 6.375 11/15/07 2,182,696 585 Vornado Realty.............................. 5.625 06/15/07 582,351 ------------ 4,549,182 ------------ REFINING 0.1% 250 Vintage Petroleum, Inc. .................... 7.875 05/15/11 227,500 ------------ See Notes to Financial Statements 15 YOUR FUND'S INVESTMENTS June 30, 2002 PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE RETAIL 3.4% $1,440 CVS Corp.................................... 5.500% 02/15/04 $ 1,481,155 1,000 Federated Department Stores, Inc. .......... 6.300 04/01/09 1,018,022 1,500 Federated Department Stores, Inc. .......... 6.625 09/01/08 1,572,751 1,200 Lowe's Cos., Inc. .......................... 6.500 03/15/29 1,156,495 490 Lowe's Cos., Inc. .......................... 6.875 02/15/28 494,299 820 May Department Stores Co. .................. 5.950 11/01/08 840,215 700 May Department Stores Co. .................. 6.700 09/15/28 689,112 ------------ 7,252,049 ------------ SUPERMARKETS 1.0% 2,035 Kroger Co. ................................. 7.375 03/01/05 2,184,271 ------------ TECHNOLOGY 0.4% 905 Sun Microsystems, Inc. ..................... 7.650 08/15/09 956,745 ------------ TELECOMMUNICATIONS 6.0% 825 Alltel Corp. ............................... 7.000 07/01/12 824,631 140 AT&T Corp., 144A--Private Placement (a)..... 7.300 11/15/11 116,417 2,220 AT&T Corp., 144A--Private Placement (a)..... 8.000 11/15/31 1,747,422 1,000 AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. ............... 7.875 03/01/11 809,151 1,110 AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. ............... 8.750 03/01/31 859,461 475 Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda) (d) (e)........................... 8.700 08/01/07 7,125 1,435 Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda) (d) (e)........................... 9.125 11/15/06 21,525 755 Nextel Communications, Inc. ................ 9.375 11/15/09 385,050 5,000 Sprint Corp. ............................... 9.500 04/01/03 5,234,015 985 Verizon Communications, Inc. ............... 6.940 04/15/28 882,366 1,250 Verizon Global Funding Corp. ............... 6.750 12/01/05 1,296,739 590 Verizon New England, Inc. .................. 6.500 09/15/11 578,160 ------------ 12,762,062 ------------ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 0.5% 120 Hertz Corp. ................................ 7.400 03/01/11 118,442 895 Hertz Corp. ................................ 7.625 06/01/12 883,911 ------------ 1,002,353 ------------ TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS 88.3%.................................. 188,470,624 ------------ See Notes to Financial Statements 16 YOUR FUND'S INVESTMENTS June 30, 2002 PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS 0.8% TECHNOLOGY 0.8% $1,965 Corning, Inc. (Convertible into 16,369 common shares).............................. * 11/08/15 $ 992,325 1,430 Solectron Corp. (Convertible into 16,854 common shares), LYON........................ * 11/20/20 664,950 ------------ TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS....................... 1,657,275 ------------ GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 5.3% 0 Government National Mortgage Association Pool........................................ 10.000% 10/15/16 330 1,400 Ontario Province (Canada)................... 7.625 06/22/04 1,517,702 500 Republic of Italy (Italy)................... 5.250 04/05/06 515,752 3,000 Saskatchewan Province (Canada).............. 8.000 07/15/04 3,271,575 1,000 United States Treasury Bonds................ 8.125 08/15/21 1,290,761 2,400 United States Treasury Bonds................ 10.750 05/15/03 2,584,966 2,000 United States Treasury Bonds................ 11.625 11/15/02 2,074,588 ------------ TOTAL GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS............ 11,255,674 ------------ MARKET DESCRIPTION SHARES VALUE EQUITY 0.0% TELECOMMUNICATIONS 0.0% McLeodUSA, Inc. (f)......................................... 438 $ 1,642 McLeodUSA, Inc. (970 Preferred Stock Warrants) (f).......... 970 126 ------------ TOTAL EQUITY........................................................ 1,768 ------------ TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 94.4% (Cost $201,029,225)............................................... 201,385,341 ------------ SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.1% REPURCHASE AGREEMENT 1.8% Bank of America Securities ($3,866,000 par collateralized by U.S. Government obligations in a pooled cash account, dated 06/28/02, to be sold on 07/01/02 at $3,866,612)............................. 3,866,000 ------------ See Notes to Financial Statements 17 YOUR FUND'S INVESTMENTS June 30, 2002 MARKET DESCRIPTION VALUE U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 0.3% United States Treasury Bill ($250,000 par, yielding 1.577%, 07/18/02 maturity)......................................................... $ 249,814 United States Treasury Bill ($500,000 par, yielding 1.891%, 10/17/02 maturity)......................................................... 497,180 ------------ TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS............................ 746,994 ------------ TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.1% (Cost $4,612,994)................................................. 4,612,994 ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENTS 96.5% (Cost $205,642,219)............................................... 205,998,335 OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES 3.5%......................... 7,380,441 ------------ NET ASSETS 100.0%.................................................. $213,378,776 ============ * Zero coupon bond (a) 144A securities are those which are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. (b) These securities are restricted and may be resold only in transactions exempt from registration which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. (c) Assets segregated as collateral for open futures transactions. (d) Non-income producing as security is in default. (e) This company has filed for protection in federal bankruptcy court. (f) Non-income producing security. LYON--Liquid Yield Option Rate See Notes to Financial Statements 18 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statement of Assets and Liabilities June 30, 2002 ASSETS: Total Investments (Cost $205,642,219)....................... $205,998,335 Cash........................................................ 380,724 Receivables: Investments Sold.......................................... 5,128,654 Interest.................................................. 3,905,920 Variation Margin on Futures............................... 12,814 Other....................................................... 49,098 ------------ Total Assets............................................ 215,475,545 ------------ LIABILITIES: Payables: Investments Purchased..................................... 1,810,750 Investment Advisory Fee................................... 86,677 Affiliates................................................ 5,575 Trustees' Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plans........ 125,534 Accrued Expenses............................................ 68,233 ------------ Total Liabilities....................................... 2,096,769 ------------ NET ASSETS.................................................. $213,378,776 ============ NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE ($213,378,776 divided by 11,362,465 shares outstanding)............................ $ 18.78 ============ NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: Common Shares ($1.00 par value with 15,000,000 shares authorized, 11,362,465 shares issued and outstanding)..... $ 11,362,465 Capital..................................................... 207,607,803 Net Unrealized Appreciation................................. 615,636 Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income............. (599,949) Accumulated Net Realized Loss............................... (5,607,179) ------------ NET ASSETS.................................................. $213,378,776 ============ See Notes to Financial Statements 19 Statement of Operations For the Year Ended June 30, 2002 INVESTMENT INCOME: Interest.................................................... $15,652,379 Other....................................................... 2,606 ----------- Total Income............................................ 15,654,985 ----------- EXPENSES: Investment Advisory Fee..................................... 1,077,317 Shareholder Services........................................ 97,392 Trustees' Fees and Related Expenses......................... 43,008 Custody..................................................... 26,349 Legal....................................................... 11,569 Other....................................................... 182,029 ----------- Total Expenses.......................................... 1,437,664 Less Credits Earned on Cash Balances.................... 6,346 ----------- Net Expenses............................................ 1,431,318 ----------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME....................................... $14,223,667 =========== REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS: Realized Gain/Loss: Investments............................................... $(4,273,457) Futures................................................... 1,680,469 ----------- Net Realized Loss........................................... (2,592,988) ----------- Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation: Beginning of the Period................................... 4,350,085 ----------- End of the Period: Investments............................................. 356,116 Futures................................................. 259,520 ----------- 615,636 ----------- Net Unrealized Depreciation During the Period............... (3,734,449) ----------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS............................ $(6,327,437) =========== NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS.................. $ 7,896,230 =========== See Notes to Financial Statements 20 Statements of Changes in Net Assets YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2002 JUNE 30, 2001 ------------------------------ FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: Operations: Net Investment Income................................... $ 14,223,667 $ 15,887,084 Net Realized Gain/Loss.................................. (2,592,988) 1,117,893 Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation During the Period................................................ (3,734,449) 6,663,849 ------------ ------------ Change in Net Assets from Operations.................... 7,896,230 23,668,826 Distributions from Net Investment Income................ (15,054,433) (15,565,382) ------------ ------------ NET CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES..... (7,158,203) 8,103,444 NET ASSETS: Beginning of the Period................................. 220,536,979 212,433,535 ------------ ------------ End of the Period (Including accumulated undistributed net investment income of ($599,949) and $802,655 respectively)......................................... $213,378,776 $220,536,979 ============ ============ See Notes to Financial Statements 21 Financial Highlights THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE PRESENTS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR ONE SHARE OF THE FUND OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED. ---------------------------- 2002 (A) 2001 2000 ---------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD............... $19.41 $18.70 $19.59 ------ ------ ------ Net Investment Income................................ 1.26 1.40 1.43 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/Loss................ (.56) .68 (.93) ------ ------ ------ Total from Investment Operations....................... .70 2.08 .50 Less Distributions from Net Investment Income.......... 1.33 1.37 1.39 ------ ------ ------ NET ASSET VALUE, END OF THE PERIOD..................... $18.78 $19.41 $18.70 ====== ====== ====== Common Share Market Price at End of the Period......... $18.50 $19.15 $16.75 Total Return (b)....................................... 3.50% 23.10% 1.88% Net Assets at End of the Period (In millions).......... $213.4 $220.5 $212.4 Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets...... .65% .68% .64% Ratio of Convertible Note Expenses to Average Net Assets (c)........................................... -- -- -- Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets... 6.39% 7.25% 7.48% Portfolio Turnover..................................... 107% 88% 71% Assuming full dilution of debt: (c) Net Asset Value, End of the Period................... -- -- -- Number of Shares Outstanding, End of the Period (000).............................................. -- -- -- (a) As required, effective July 1, 2001, the Fund has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began amortizing premium on fixed income securities. The effect of this change for the year ended June 30, 2002 was to decrease net investment income per share by $.04, increase net realized and unrealized gains and losses per share by $.04 and decrease the ratio of net investment income to average net assets by .24%. Per share, ratios and supplemental data for periods prior to June 30, 2002 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation. (b) Total return based on common share market price 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 Fund's dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing common share market price at the end of the period indicated. (c) On January 3, 1995, the Fund paid off its outstanding convertible extendible note. 22 YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 21.16 $ 20.26 $19.97 $ 20.41 $ 19.07 $ 21.33 $19.85 ------- -------- ------ ------- ------- ------- ------ 1.41 1.48 1.56 1.54 1.52 1.56 1.58 (1.56) .93 .27 (.44) 1.36 (2.28) 1.55 ------- -------- ------ ------- ------- ------- ------ (.15) 2.41 1.83 1.10 2.88 (.72) 3.13 1.42 1.51 1.54 1.54 1.54 1.54 1.65 ------- -------- ------ ------- ------- ------- ------ $ 19.59 $ 21.16 $20.26 $ 19.97 $ 20.41 $ 19.07 $21.33 ======= ======== ====== ======= ======= ======= ====== $17.875 $19.6875 $19.25 $18.125 $19.125 $18.125 $20.75 -2.45% 10.08% 15.06% 2.61% 14.89% -5.59% 13.76% $ 222.6 $ 240.4 $230.2 $ 226.9 $ 231.9 $ 216.6 $235.6 .66% .65% .68% .67% .68% .68% .71% -- -- -- -- .39% .82% .98% 6.79% 7.04% 7.70% 7.47% 7.92% 7.29% 7.65% 10% 27% 8% 11% 8% 2% 19% -- -- -- -- -- $ 19.07 $21.09 -- -- -- -- -- 12,411 12,411 See Notes to Financial Statements 23 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2002 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Van Kampen Bond Fund (the "Fund") is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund's investment objective is to seek interest income while conserving capital through investing in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of high-quality debt securities. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund 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 Fixed income investments are stated at value using market quotations or indications of value obtained from an independent pricing service. Investments in securities listed on a securities exchange are valued at their sale price as of the close of such securities exchange. Listed securities and unlisted securities for which the last sales price is not available are valued at the mean of the bid and asked prices. For those securities where quotations or prices are not available as noted above, valuations are determined in accordance with procedures established in good faith by the Board of Trustees. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day on the exchange in 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 Fund 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 Fund 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 June 30, 2002, there were no when-issued or delayed delivery purchase commitments. The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements, which are short-term investments in which the Fund acquires ownership of a debt security and the seller agrees to repurchase the security at a future time and specified price. The Fund may invest independently in repurchase agreements, or transfer uninvested cash 24 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2002 balances into a pooled cash account along with other investment companies advised by Van Kampen Asset Management Inc. (the "Adviser") or its affiliates, the daily aggregate of which is invested in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by the underlying debt security. The Fund will make payment for such securities only upon physical delivery or evidence of book entry transfer to the account of the custodian bank. The seller is required to maintain the value of the underlying security at not less than the repurchase proceeds due the Fund. C. INVESTMENT INCOME Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Premiums are amortized and discounts are accreted over the expected life of each applicable security. As required, effective July 1, 2001, the Fund has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies (the "Guide") and began amortizing premium on fixed income securities. Prior to July 1, 2001, the Fund did not amortize premiums on fixed income securities. The cumulative effect of this accounting change had no impact on total net assets of the Fund, but resulted in a $588,991 reduction in cost of securities and a corresponding $588,991 increase in net unrealized appreciation based on securities held by the Fund on July 1, 2001. The effect of this change for the year ended June 30, 2002 was to decrease net investment income by $545,535; decrease net unrealized depreciation by $91,135, and decrease net realized losses by $454,400. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets and Financial Highlights for prior periods have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation. The revised version of the Guide also requires that paydown gains and losses on mortgage- and asset-backed securities be presented as interest income. Previously, paydown gains and losses on mortgage- and asset-backed securities were shown as a component of realized gain/loss. The effect of this change for the year ended June 30, 2002 was to decrease net investment income and decrease net realized loss by $534. D. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES It is the Fund'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 Fund 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 these losses against any future realized capital gains. At June 30, 25 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2002 2002, the Fund had an accumulated capital loss carryforward for tax purposes of $848,660, which will expire on June 30, 2009. At June 30, 2002, the cost and related gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation are as follows: Cost of investments for tax purposes........................ $206,331,182 ============ Gross tax unrealized appreciation........................... $ 5,519,841 Gross tax unrealized depreciation........................... (5,852,688) ------------ Net tax unrealized depreciation on investments.............. $ (332,847) ============ E. DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND GAINS The Fund declares and pays quarterly dividends from net investment income. Net realized gains, if any, are distributed annually. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains and gains on futures transactions. All short-term capital gains and a portion of futures gains are included in ordinary income for tax purposes. The tax character of distributions paid during 2002 and 2001 was as follows: 2002 2001 Distributions paid from: Ordinary income......................................... $15,283,368 $15,336,914 Long-term capital gain.................................. -0- -0- ----------- ----------- $15,283,368 $15,336,914 =========== =========== Due to inherent differences in the recognition of income, expenses and realized gain/losses under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and federal income tax purposes, permanent differences between book and tax basis reporting have been identified and appropriately reclassified on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Permanent book and tax differences relating to expenses which are not deductible for tax purposes totaling $17,055 were reclassified from accumulated undistributed net investment income to capital and $98 relating to the recognition of net realized gains on paydowns of mortgage pool obligations was reclassified from accumulated net realized loss to accumulated undistributed net investment income. As of June 30, 2002, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows: Undistributed ordinary income............................... $666,671 Undistributed long-term capital gain........................ -0- 26 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2002 Net realized gains or losses may differ for financial reporting and tax purposes primarily as a result of the deferral of losses relating to wash sale transactions, gains or losses recognized for tax purposes on open future transactions on June 30, 2002 and post-October losses which may not be recognized for tax purposes until the first day of the following fiscal year. F. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS During the year ended June 30, 2002, the Fund's custody fee was reduced by $6,346 as a result of credits earned on cash balances. 2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES Under the terms of the Fund's Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser will provide investment advice and facilities to the Fund for an annual fee payable monthly as follows: AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS % PER ANNUM First $150 million.......................................... .50% Next $100 million........................................... .45% Next $100 million........................................... .40% Over $350 million........................................... .35% For the year ended June 30, 2002, the Fund recognized expenses of approximately $11,600 representing legal services provided by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Illinois), counsel to the Fund, of which a trustee of the Fund is an affiliated person. Under an Accounting Services agreement, the Adviser provides accounting services to the Fund. The Adviser allocates cost of such services to each fund. For the year ended June 30, 2002, the Fund recognized expenses of approximately $18,200 representing Van Kampen Investments Inc.'s or its affiliates' (collectively "Van Kampen") cost of providing accounting services to the Fund, which are reported as part of "Other" expenses on the Statement of Operations. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and directors of Van Kampen. The Fund does not compensate its officers or trustees who are officers of Van Kampen. The Fund 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 Fund. The maximum annual benefit per trustee under the plan is $2,500. 27 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2002 3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS During the period, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were $223,751,723 and $229,056,174, 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. The Fund has a variety of reasons to use derivative instruments, such as to attempt to protect the Fund against possible changes in the market value of its portfolio or to generate potential gain. All of the Fund'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. During the period, the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund 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 year ended June 30, 2002, were as follows: CONTRACTS Outstanding at June 30, 2001................................ 0 Futures Opened.............................................. 2,005 Futures Closed.............................................. (1,602) ------ Outstanding at June 30, 2002................................ 403 ====== 28 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2002 The futures contracts outstanding as of June 30, 2002 and the descriptions and unrealized appreciation/depreciation are as follows: UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/ CONTRACTS DEPRECIATION LONG CONTRACTS: 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future, September 2002 (Current Notional Value of $107,422 per contract)....... 244 $522,484 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future, September 2002 (Current Notional Value of $209,953 per contract)....... 10 16,366 SHORT CONTRACTS: U.S. Treasury Bond Future, September 2002 (Current Notional Value of $102,781 per contract)....... 110 (256,627) 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future, September 2002 (Current Notional Value of $107,234 per contract)....... 39 (22,703) --- -------- 403 $259,520 === ======== 29 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Van Kampen Bond Fund We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Van Kampen Bond Fund (the "Fund"), including the portfolio of investments, as of June 30, 2002, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. The Fund's financial highlights for the periods ended prior to June 30, 2000, were audited by other auditors whose report, dated July 23, 1999, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2002, by correspondence with the Fund's custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Van Kampen Bond Fund as of June 30, 2002, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the respective stated periods, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Chicago, Illinois August 8, 2002 30 DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN The Fund pays distributions in cash, but if you own more than 100 shares in your own name, you may elect to participate in the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, shares will be issued by the Fund at net asset value on a date determined by the Board of Trustees between the record and payable dates on each distribution; however, if the market price including brokerage commissions, is less than the net asset value, the amount of the distribution will be paid to the Plan Agent, which will buy such shares as are available at prices below the net asset value. (If the market price is not significantly less than the net asset value, it is possible that open market purchases of shares may increase the market price so that such price plus brokerage commissions would equal or exceed the net asset value of such shares.) If the Plan Agent cannot buy the necessary shares at less than net asset value before the distribution date, the balance of the distribution will be made in authorized but unissued shares of the Fund at net asset value. The cost per share will be the average cost, including brokerage commissions, of all shares purchased. Since all shares purchased from the Fund are at net asset value, there will be no dilution, and no brokerage commissions are charged on such shares. 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 gain distributions does not relieve you of any income tax which may be payable (or required to be withheld) on dividends or distributions. You may begin or discontinue participation in the Plan at any time by written notice to the address below. If you withdraw from the Plan, you may rejoin at any time if you own the required 100 shares. Elections and terminations will be effective for distributions declared after receipt. If you withdraw from the Plan, a certificate for the whole shares and a check for the fractional shares, if any, credited to your Plan account will be sent as soon as practicable after receipt of your election to withdraw. Except for brokerage commissions, if any, which are borne by Plan participants, all costs of the Plan are borne by the Fund. The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan on 30 days' written notice prior to the record date of the distribution for which such amendment or termination is effective. Record stockholders should address all notices, correspondence, questions or other communications about the Plan to: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY C/O EQUISERVE LLP P.O. BOX 8200 BOSTON, MA 02266-8200 1-800-821-1238 If your shares are not held directly in your name, you should contact your brokerage firm, bank or other nominee for more information and to see if your nominee will participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you participate through your broker and choose to move your account to another broker, you will need to re-enroll in the Plan through your new broker. 31 BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND IMPORTANT ADDRESSES VAN KAMPEN BOND FUND 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 ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 1 Parkview Plaza P.O. Box 5555 Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181-5555 CUSTODIAN AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY c/o EquiServe LLP 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 Inquiries about an investor's account should be referred to the Fund's transfer agent State Street Bank and Trust Company c/o EQUISERVE LLP P.O. Box 43011 Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3011 Telephone: (800) 821-1238 Alaska and Hawaii Call Collect: (781) 575-2000 Ask for Closed-End Fund Account Services * "Interested persons" of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 32 RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDER VOTES The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund was held on June 12, 2002, where shareholders voted on the election of trustees. 1) With regards to the election of the following trustees by the common shareholders of the Fund: # OF SHARES -------------------- IN FAVOR WITHHELD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David C. Arch............................................... 9,870,821 161,284 Howard J Kerr............................................... 9,854,347 177,758 The other trustees of the Fund whose terms did not expire in 2002 are Hugo F. Sonnenschein, Rod Dammeyer, Richard F. Powers, III, Theodore A. Myers, and Wayne W. Whalen. 33 TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION The business and affairs of the Trust are managed under the direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees and the Trust's officers appointed by the Board of Trustees. The tables below list the trustees and officers of the Trust and their principal occupations for the last five years, other directorships held by the trustees and their affiliations, if any, with Van Kampen Investments Inc. ("Van Kampen Investments"), Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp. ("Advisory Corp."), Van Kampen Asset Management Inc. ("Asset Management"), Van Kampen Funds Inc. (the "Distributor"), Van Kampen Advisors Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp. and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. ("Investor Services"). Advisory Corp. and Asset Management sometimes are referred to herein collectively as the "Advisers." For purposes hereof, the term "Fund Complex" includes each of the investment companies advised by the Advisers. Trustees serve three year terms or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Officers are annually elected by the trustees. INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES: NUMBER OF TERM OF FUNDS IN OFFICE AND FUND POSITION(S) LENGTH OF COMPLEX NAME, AGE AND ADDRESS HELD WITH TIME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) OVERSEEN OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE TRUST SERVED DURING PAST 5 YEARS BY TRUSTEE David C. Arch (57) Trustee Trustee Mr. Arch is Chairman and Chief Executive 37 Blistex Inc. since 1997 Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health 1800 Swift Drive care products manufacturer, and former Oak Brook, IL 60523 Director of the World Presidents Organization-Chicago Chapter. Mr. Arch is also a Trustee or Managing General Partner of other investment companies advised by the Advisers. NAME, AGE AND ADDRESS OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE HELD BY TRUSTEE David C. Arch (57) Mr. Arch is a member of Blistex Inc. the Board of Directors of 1800 Swift Drive the Heartland Alliance, a Oak Brook, IL 60523 non-profit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. 34 NUMBER OF TERM OF FUNDS IN OFFICE AND FUND POSITION(S) LENGTH OF COMPLEX NAME, AGE AND ADDRESS HELD WITH TIME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) OVERSEEN OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE TRUST SERVED DURING PAST 5 YEARS BY TRUSTEE Rod Dammeyer (61) Trustee Trustee Mr. Dammeyer is President of CAC, llc., a 37 CAC, llc. since 1997 private company offering capital investment 676 North Michigan Avenue and management advisory services. Mr. Dammeyer Suite 2800 is also a Trustee or Managing General Partner Chicago, IL 60611 of other investment companies advised by the Advisers. Prior to February 2001, Mr. Dammeyer was Vice Chairman and Director of Anixter International, Inc. and IMC Global Inc. Prior to July 2000, Mr. Dammeyer was a Managing Partner of Equity Group Corporate Investment (EGI), a company that makes private investments in other companies. Prior to 1997, Mr. Dammeyer was President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Great American Management & Investment, Inc., a diversified manufacturing company. NAME, AGE AND ADDRESS OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE HELD BY TRUSTEE Rod Dammeyer (61) Mr. Dammeyer is a member CAC, llc. of the Board of Directors 676 North Michigan Avenue of TeleTech Holdings Suite 2800 Inc., Stericycle, Inc., Chicago, IL 60611 GATX Corporation, Therasense, Inc., and Peregrine Systems Inc. and a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago Hospitals and Health Systems. Prior to July 2000, Mr. Dammeyer was a member of the Board of Directors of Allied Riser Communications Corp., Matria Healthcare Inc., Transmedia Networks, Inc., CNA Surety, Corp. and Grupo Azcarero Mexico (GAM). Prior to April 1999, Mr. Dammeyer was a Director of Metal Management, Inc. Prior to 1998, Mr. Dammeyer was a Director of Lukens, Inc., Capsure Holdings Corp., Revco D.S., Inc., the Chase Manhattan Corporation National Advisory Board and Sealy, Inc. Prior to 1997, Mr. Dammeyer was a Director of Flacon Building Products, Inc. 35 NUMBER OF TERM OF FUNDS IN OFFICE AND FUND POSITION(S) LENGTH OF COMPLEX NAME, AGE AND ADDRESS HELD WITH TIME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) OVERSEEN OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE TRUST SERVED DURING PAST 5 YEARS BY TRUSTEE Howard J Kerr (66) Trustee Trustee Mr. Kerr is a Trustee or Managing General 37 736 North Western Avenue since 1997 Partner of other investment companies advised P.O. Box 317 by the Advisers. Prior to 1998, Mr. Kerr was Lake Forest, IL 60045 the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pocklington Corporation, Inc., an Investment holding company. Theodore A. Myers (72) Trustee Trustee Mr. Myers is a financial consultant. Mr. Myers 37 550 Washington Avenue since 1997 is also a Trustee or Managing General Partner Glencoe, IL 60022 of other investment companies advised by the Advisers. Prior to 1998, Mr. Myers was a Senior Financial Advisor (and, prior to 1997, an Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director) of Qualitech Steel Corporation, a producer of high quality engineered steels for automotive, transportation and capital goods industries. Prior to 1997, Mr. Myers was a member of the Arthur Andersen Chief Financial Officers' Committee. NAME, AGE AND ADDRESS OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE HELD BY TRUSTEE Howard J Kerr (66) Mr. Kerr is a Director of 736 North Western Avenue Canbra Foods, Ltd., a P.O. Box 317 Canadian oilseed Lake Forest, IL 60045 crushing, refining, processing and packaging. operation, and the Marrow Foundation. Theodore A. Myers (72) Mr. Myers is a Director 550 Washington Avenue of Met Life Investors Glencoe, IL 60022 (formerly known as COVA Financial Life Insurance). Prior to 1997, Mr. Myers was a Director of McLouth Steel. 36 NUMBER OF TERM OF FUNDS IN OFFICE AND FUND POSITION(S) LENGTH OF COMPLEX NAME, AGE AND ADDRESS HELD WITH TIME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) OVERSEEN OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE TRUST SERVED DURING PAST 5 YEARS BY TRUSTEE Hugo F. Sonnenschein (61) Trustee Trustee Mr. Sonnenschein is President Emeritus and 37 1126 E. 59th Street since 1997 Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60637 and the Hutchinson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, Mr. Sonnenschein was President of the University of Chicago. Mr. Sonnenschein is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Mr. Sonnenschein is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Mr. Sonnenschein is also a Trustee or Managing General Partner of other investment companies advised by the Advisers. NAME, AGE AND ADDRESS OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE HELD BY TRUSTEE Hugo F. Sonnenschein (61) 1126 E. 59th Street Chicago, IL 60637 37 INTERESTED TRUSTEES*: NUMBER OF TERM OF FUNDS IN OFFICE AND FUND POSITION(S) LENGTH OF COMPLEX NAME, AGE AND ADDRESS HELD WITH TIME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) OVERSEEN OF INTERESTED TRUSTEE TRUST SERVED DURING PAST 5 YEARS BY TRUSTEE Richard F. Powers, III* Chairman Trustee Mr. Powers is Chairman, Director, President, 98 (56) since 1999 Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director 1 Parkview Plaza of Van Kampen; Chairman, Director, Chief Oakbrook Terrace, IL Executive Officer and Managing Director of the 60181 Advisers, Distributor, Van Kampen Advisors Inc. and Van Kampen Management Inc.; Director of other subsidiaries of Van Kampen; and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Morgan Stanley Asset Management Inc. Mr. Powers is also Chairman of the Board, Trustee/Director and President of funds in the Fund Complex. Prior to May 1998, Mr. Powers was Executive Vice President; and Director of Marketing of Morgan Stanley and Director of Dean Witter Discover & Co. and Dean Witter Realty. Prior to 1996, Mr. Powers was Director of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. Wayne W. Whalen* (62) Trustee Trustee Mr. Whalen is a Partner in the law firm of 98 333 West Wacker Drive since 1997 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Chicago, IL 60606 (Illinois), legal counsel to certain funds advised by the Advisers. Mr. Whalen is a Trustee, Director or Managing General Partner of other funds advised by the Advisers. NAME, AGE AND ADDRESS OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS OF INTERESTED TRUSTEE HELD BY TRUSTEE Richard F. Powers, III* (56) 1 Parkview Plaza Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 Wayne W. Whalen* (62) 333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 * Such trustee is an "interested person" (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act). Mr. Whalen is an interested person to certain of the funds in the Fund Complex by reason of his firm currently acting as legal counsel to such funds in the Fund Complex. Mr. Powers is an interested person of such funds in the Fund Complex and the Advisers by reason of their positions with Morgan Stanley or its affiliates. 38 OFFICERS: TERM OF OFFICE AND POSITION(S) LENGTH OF NAME, AGE AND HELD WITH TIME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) ADDRESS OF OFFICER FUND SERVED DURING PAST 5 YEARS Stephen L. Boyd (61) Vice President Officer Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Van Kampen 2800 Post Oak Blvd. since 1998 Investments, and Managing Director and President of the 45th Floor Advisers and Van Kampen Advisors Inc. Executive Vice Houston, TX 77056 President and Chief Investment Officer of funds in the Fund Complex. Prior to December 2000, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Van Kampen Investments, and President and Chief Operating Officer of the Advisers. Prior to April 2000, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Equity Investments 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. Joseph J. McAlinden (59) Chief Investment Officer Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Morgan 1221 Avenue of the Americas Officer since 2002 Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. and Director of Morgan New York, NY 10020 Stanley Trust for 5 years. 39 TERM OF OFFICE AND POSITION(S) LENGTH OF NAME, AGE AND HELD WITH TIME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) ADDRESS OF OFFICER FUND SERVED DURING PAST 5 YEARS A. Thomas Smith III (45) Vice President and Officer Managing Director and Director of Van Kampen Investments, 1221 Avenue of Americas Secretary since 1999 Director of the Advisers, Van Kampen Advisors Inc., the New York, NY 10020 Distributor, Investor Services and certain other subsidiaries of Van Kampen Investments. Managing Director and General Counsel-Mutual Funds of Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors, Inc. Vice President or Principal Legal Officer and Secretary of funds in the Fund Complex. Prior to July 2001, Managing Director, General Counsel, Secretary and Director of Van Kampen Investments, the Advisers, the Distributor, Investor Services, and certain other subsidiaries of Van Kampen Investments. Prior to December 2000, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Director of Van Kampen Investments, the Advisers, Van Kampen Advisors Inc., the Distributor, Investor Services and certain other subsidiaries of Van Kampen Investments. Prior to January 1999, Vice President and Associate General Counsel to New York Life Insurance Company ("New York Life"), and prior to March 1997, Associate General Counsel of New York Life. Prior to December 1993, Assistant General Counsel of The Dreyfus Corporation. Prior to August 1991, Senior Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Prior to January 1989, Staff Attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Investment Management, Office of Chief Counsel. John R. Reynoldson (49) Vice President Officer Executive Director of the Advisers and Van Kampen Advisors 1 Parkview Plaza since 2000 Inc. Vice President of funds in the Fund Complex. Prior to Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 July 2001, Principal and Co- head of the Fixed Income Department of the Advisers and Van Kampen Advisors Inc. Prior to December 2000, Senior Vice President of the Advisers and Van Kampen Advisors Inc. Prior to May 2000, he managed the investment grade taxable group for the Advisers since July 1999. From July 1988 to June 1999, he managed the government securities bond group for Asset Management. Mr. Reynoldson has been with Asset Management since April 1987. John L. Sullivan (46) Vice President, Officer Executive Director of Van Kampen Investments, the Advisers 1 Parkview Plaza Chief Financial since 1996 and Van Kampen Advisors Inc. Vice President, Chief Financial Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 Officer and Officer and Treasurer of funds in the Fund Complex. Head of Treasurer Fund Accounting for Morgan Stanley Investment Management. 40 TERM OF OFFICE AND POSITION(S) LENGTH OF NAME, AGE AND HELD WITH TIME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) ADDRESS OF OFFICER FUND SERVED DURING PAST 5 YEARS John H. Zimmermann, III (44) Vice President Officer Managing Director and Director of Van Kampen Investments, Harborside Financial Center since 2000 and Managing Director, President and Director of the Plaza 2 - 7th Floor Distributor. Vice President of funds in the Fund Complex. Jersey City, NJ 07311 Prior to December 2000, President of Van Kampen Insurance Agency of Illinois Inc., and Senior Vice President and Director of Van Kampen Investments. From November 1992 to December 1997, Mr. Zimmermann was Senior Vice President of the Distributor. 41 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)2002 Van Kampen Funds Inc. All rights reserved. VBF ANR 8/02 Member NASD/SIPC. 6946H02-AS-8/02