SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------------------------------- AMENDED FORM 8-A FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Van Kampen Senior Income Trust ------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Massachusetts 36-4221649 - ----------------------------- ------------- (State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification Number) One Parkview Plaza, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181 - --------------------------------------------------- -------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which to be so registered each class is to be registered - ------------------- ------------------------------ Common Shares of New York Stock Exchange Beneficial Interest, Chicago Stock Exchange Par value $.01 Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None ------ (Title of Class) Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered ------------------------------------------------------- Capital Stock ------------- The title and a description of the common shares being registered hereby is incorporated herein by reference to the information appearing under the caption "DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE - COMMON SHARES" in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 33-49829) of Van Kampen Senior Income Trust (the "Fund"). Debt Securities --------------- None Item 2. Exhibits -------- Exhibits are filed with the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Stock Exchange, pursuant to Instruction II or are a part of the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-2. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Van Kampen Senior Income Trust By: /S/ Dennis J. McDonnell ------------------------- Name: Dennis J. McDonnell Title: President Dated: September 2, 1998