ATLANTA, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco announced today the completion of the redomestication and redomestication/merger of certain Invesco and Invesco Van Kampen closed-end funds recently approved by shareholders.
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I. Redomestications:
Effective August 27, 2012, the redomestications of the following funds into Delaware statutory trusts were completed: Invesco Van Kampen Pennsylvania Value Municipal Trust (VPV), Invesco Van Kampen Senior Income Trust (VVR), Invesco Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (VGM) and Invesco Van Kampen Advantage Municipal Income Trust II (VKI).
II. Redomestications and Mergers:
Effective August 27, 2012, the redomestications into Delaware statutory trusts and the mergers of the funds listed below were completed. In the mergers, the shares of each Target Fund were converted into newly issued shares of the corresponding Acquiring Fund. The merger ratio for each merger (the ratio by which one multiplies the amount of the Target Fund common shares held to determine the number of Acquiring Fund common shares received in the merger) is set forth below.
Final Merger Ratios |
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Target Fund Name |
Ticker |
Acquiring Fund |
Ticker |
Merger Ratio |
Invesco California Municipal Income Trust |
IIC |
Invesco Van Kampen California Value Municipal Income Trust |
VCV |
1.16703458 |
Invesco California Municipal Securities |
ICS |
Invesco Van Kampen California Value Municipal Income Trust |
VCV |
1.15599706 |
Invesco California Quality Municipal Securities |
IQC |
Invesco Van Kampen California Value Municipal Income Trust |
VCV |
1.08388521 |
Invesco High Yield Investments Fund, Inc. |
MSY |
Invesco Van Kampen High Income Trust II |
VLT |
0.37313433 |
Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust II |
OIB |
Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust |
OIA |
1.09433962 |
Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust III |
OIC |
Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust |
OIA |
1.18733154 |
Invesco New York Quality Municipal Securities |
IQN |
Invesco Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipal |
VTN |
1.03140704 |
Investing involves risk and it is possible to lose money on any investment in the funds.
About Invesco Ltd.
Invesco Ltd. is a leading independent global investment management firm, dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, Invesco provides a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our retail, institutional and high net worth clients around the world. Operating in more than 20 countries, the firm is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IVZ. Additional information is available at www.invesco.com.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.'s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds and the subdistributor for its STIC Global Funds. Both Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc. are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
Note: There is no assurance that a closed-end fund will achieve its investment objective. Shares are bought on the secondary market and may trade at a discount or premium to NAV. Regular brokerage commissions apply.
SOURCE Invesco Ltd.
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