SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
NOTIFICATION OF REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 23C-2
UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
VAN KAMPEN HIGH INCOME TRUST II
522 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036
SECURITIES ACT FILE NO. 333-123443
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NO. 811-05769
The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby
notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") that it
intends to redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in
accordance with the requirements of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, and states that it is filing this notice with the
Commission subject to receiving permission from the Commission allowing fewer
than 30 days between the date of this notice and the date for the redemption;
absent this permission from the Commission staff, the undersigned registered
closed-end investment company will not redeem its securities in fewer than 30
days from the date of this notice.
(1) Title of the class of Securities to be redeemed:
Auction Preferred Shares, par value of $0.01 per share, liquidation
preference of $25,000 per share ("APS"), Series A and Series B.
(2) Date on which the securities may be called or redeemed:
The APS will be redeemed for each series on the following dates:
Series A on October 27, 2009
Series B on October 9, 2009
(3) Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the
securities are to be redeemed:
APS are to be redeemed in accordance with Section 3 of the
Certificate of Vote of Trustees Establishing Two Series of Preferred
Shares.
(4) The principal amount or number of shares and the basis upon which the
securities to be redeemed are to be selected:
Van Kampen High Income Trust II intends to redeem the following:
476 outstanding shares of Series A APS
644 outstanding shares of Series B APS
Such redemption of each series of shares of outstanding APS shall be
effected pro rata.
Please note that this notice serves only to disclose a proposed
redemption of each of the APS series.
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 23c-2, Van Kampen High Income
Trust II has duly caused this Notification of Redemption of Securities pursuant
to Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereto duly authorized in the State of New York on
this 2nd day of October, 2009.
Van Kampen High Income Trust II
By: /s/ Stefanie V. Chang Yu
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Name: Stefanie V. Chang Yu
Title: Vice President and Secretary