SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
RULE 23C-2 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REDEEM SECURITIES
of
Invesco Van Kampen Municipal Opportunity Trust
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Suite 1800
Atlanta, GA 30309
under the
Investment Company Act of 1940
Investment Company Act File No. 811-06567
Invesco Van Kampen Municipal Opportunity Trust (the “Fund”) hereby notifies the
Securities and Exchange 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.
(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 (“ARPS”), Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E and Series
F.
(2) Date on which the securities may be called or redeemed:
Series A on May 21, 2012
Series B on May 16, 2012
Series C on May 30, 2012
Series D on May 16, 2012
Series E on May 24, 2012
Series F on May 30, 2012
(3) Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the securities are to
be redeemed:
ARPS are to be redeemed in accordance with Section 3 of the Certificate of Vote of
Trustees Establishing Six 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:
1,650 outstanding shares of Series A ARPS
1,650 outstanding shares of Series B ARPS
1,100 outstanding shares of Series C ARPS
1,100 outstanding shares of Series D ARPS
1,100 outstanding shares of Series E ARPS
880 outstanding shares of Series F ARPS
All of the shares of outstanding ARPS of each series are being redeemed.
Please note that this notice serves only to disclose a proposed redemption of each of the ARPS
series.