ATLANTA, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco
announced today that Invesco California Municipal Income Trust
(IIC), Invesco California Quality Municipal Securities (IQC),
Invesco High Yield Investments Fund, Inc. (MSY), Invesco California
Municipal Securities (ICS), Invesco Value Municipal Bond Trust
(IMC), Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust (IIM), Invesco Value
Municipal Securities (IMS), Invesco Value Municipal Trust (IMT),
Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (OIA), Invesco
Municipal Income Opportunities Trust II (OIB), Invesco Municipal
Income Opportunities Trust III (OIC), Invesco Municipal Premium
Income Trust (PIA), Invesco New York Quality Municipal Securities
(IQN), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), Invesco
Quality Municipal Securities (IQM), Invesco Quality Municipal
Investment Trust (IQT), Invesco Van Kampen Advantage Municipal
Income Trust II (VKI), Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund (VBF), Invesco
Van Kampen California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV), Invesco
Van Kampen Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund (VTA), Invesco Van
Kampen High Income Trust II (VLT), Invesco Van Kampen Massachusetts
Value Municipal Income Trust (VMV), Invesco Van Kampen Municipal
Trust (VKQ), Invesco Van Kampen Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO),
Invesco Van Kampen Ohio Quality Municipal Trust (VOQ), Invesco Van
Kampen Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust (VPV), Invesco Van
Kampen Select Sector Municipal Trust (VKL), Invesco Van Kampen
Senior Income Trust (VVR), Invesco Van Kampen Trust for Investment
Grade Municipals (VGM), Invesco Van Kampen Trust for Investment
Grade New Jersey Municipals (VTJ), Invesco Van Kampen Trust for
Investment Grade New York Municipals (VTN) and Invesco Van Kampen
Trust for Value Municipals (VIM) (the "Funds") reconvened their
annual meetings of shareholders that had been adjourned on
July 17, 2012 with respect to certain
proposals. The matters considered at the reconvened annual meetings
were redomestications of certain Funds into Delaware statutory trusts, amendments to
certain Funds' governing documents, mergers of certain Funds and
advisory fee increases for certain Funds.
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At the reconvened meetings, shareholders of the Funds approved
the following items:
I. Redomestications and Governing
Document Amendments:
The following redomestication proposals have received all
necessary shareholder approvals and are expected to be consummated
on or about August 27, 2012:
Shareholders of MSY, OIA, OIB, OIC, ICS, IQN, IIC, IQC, VCV,
VTN, VKI, VPV, VVR, VLT and VGM approved the redomestication of the
Funds into Delaware statutory
trusts.
The following redomestication proposals have also been approved
by shareholders. These redomestications are expected to be
consummated in the 4th quarter of 2012:
IMS, IMC, IMT, IIM, IQT, IQI, VKL, PIA, VIM, VOQ, VTJ and
VKQ
Shareholders of VBF approved an Amended and Restated Agreement
and Declaration of Trust.
II. Fund Mergers:
The following merger proposals have received all necessary
shareholder approvals and are expected to be consummated on or
about August 27, 2012:
Shareholders approved the merger of MSY into VLT.
Shareholders approved the merger of OIB into OIA.
Shareholders approved the merger of OIC into OIA.
Shareholders approved the merger of ICS into VCV.
Shareholders approved the merger of IIC into VCV.
Shareholders approved the merger of IQC into VCV.
Shareholders approved the merger of IQN into VTN.
The following merger proposals have also received all necessary
shareholder approvals. These mergers are expected to be consummated
in the 4th quarter of 2012:
Shareholders approved the merger of IMT into IIM.
Shareholders approved the merger of IMC into IIM.
Shareholders approved the merger of IQT into IQI.
The following merger proposals have been approved by
shareholders of the target funds but still require approval of
acquiring fund shareholders in order to be consummated:
Shareholders of VOQ approved the merger of VOQ into VKQ.
Shareholders of VTJ approved the merger of VTJ into VKQ.
Shareholders of VKL approved the merger of VKL into VMO.
Shareholders of PIA approved the merger of PIA into VMO.
Shareholders of VIM approved the merger of VIM into VMO.
Adjournment
The annual meetings of shareholders of the following funds have
been further adjourned until September 25,
2012 with regards to proposals for redomestications,
governing document amendments, mergers and advisory fee increases
to provide these funds with additional time to solicit further
shareholder votes. The adjourned meetings will begin at
1 p.m. EDT and will be held at 1555
Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta,
Georgia 30309.
Redomestications: IQM, VMO and VMV
Governing Document Amendments: VTA
Fund Mergers: IMS, IQM, VMO, VMV and VKQ
Advisory Fee Increases: OIA, IQI and IIM
Investing involves risk and it is possible to lose money on any
investment in the funds.
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