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 PENNSYLVANIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST 522 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036 SECURITIES ACT FILE NO. 33-56352 INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NO. 811-07398 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 pursuant to permission granted by the Commission staff fewer than 30 days prior to the date for the redemption. (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, Series B, Series C and Series D. (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 May 19, 2009 Series B on June 10, 2009 Series C on June 30, 2009 Series D on June 19, 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 Amended and Restated Certificate of Vote of Trustees Establishing Four 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 Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust intends to redeem the following: 90 outstanding shares of Series A APS 80 outstanding shares of Series B APS 130 outstanding shares of Series C APS 140 outstanding shares of Series D 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 Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust 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 28th day of April, 2009. Van Kampen Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust By: /s/ Lou Anne McInnis --------------------- Name: Lou Anne McInnis Title: Assistant Secretary