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Van Kampen High Income Trust II Announces at Par Redemptions of Preferred Shares

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  Published in Business and Finance on Thursday, January 7th 2010 at 19:00 GMT by Market Wire
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CHICAGO--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Van Kampen High Income Trust II (the "Fund") (NYSE: VLT) hereby announces the at par redemption of its preferred shares. The announced redemption totals $4.4 million and constitutes the total remaining outstanding preferred shares issued by the Fund.

With respect to this redemption, The Depository Trust Company (DTC), the securities' holder of record, will allocate the series redemptions among each participant broker-dealer account according to the amount of shares held. Each participant broker-dealer, as nominee for underlying beneficial owners (street name shareholders), in turn will allocate redeemed shares among its underlying beneficial owners.

Redemption Schedule

Van Kampen High Income Trust II (NYSE: VLT)

Van Kampen Asset Management, the Fund's investment adviser, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Kampen Investments Inc. ("Van Kampen"). Van Kampen is one of the nation's largest investment management companies, with approximately $98 billion in assets under management or supervision, as of September 30, 2009. With roots in money management dating back to 1927, Van Kampen has helped nearly four generations of investors achieve their financial goals. For more information, visit Van Kampen's website at [ www.vankampen.com ].

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