AIM Investments Supports SEC Proposal for Short-Form Disclosure

Business Wire, Nov 15, 2007

HOUSTON -- AIM Investments today commended the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to adopt short-form disclosure, an initiative designed to benefit tens of millions of mutual fund investors.

"Providing relevant information in a timely, cost-effective manner is of paramount importance in our ongoing mission to help investors build their financial security," said Martin L. Flanagan, president and chief executive officer of Invesco Plc, parent company of AIM.

"Research shows that Internet usage by mutual fund investors has increased dramatically in recent years. As a result, we support the SEC's proposal to embrace and champion the many virtues of the Internet as a primary vehicle of disclosure for investors. The proposal, in its current form, underscores our core belief that shareholders will benefit from simplified access to essential information."

About AIM Investments

AIM Investments is dedicated to building solutions for its clients with exceptional products and services through multiple investment management styles and a broad range of investment portfolios - mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, retirement products, separately managed accounts for high-net-worth and institutional investors, annuities, cash management, college savings plans and offshore products. For more information, visit www.aiminvestments.com.

AIM Investments is a registered service mark of A I M Management Group Inc. A I M Advisors, Inc., A I M Capital Management, Inc., AIM Private Asset Management, Inc., PowerShares Capital Management LLC are the investment advisors for the products and services represented by AIM Investments; they each provide investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and do not sell securities. Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc., Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., AIM Funds Management Inc., Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited and Invesco Hong Kong Limited are affiliated investment advisors that serve as the subadvisor for some of the products and services represented by AIM Investments. A I M Distributors, Inc. is the distributor for the retail mutual funds represented by AIM Investments and the exchange-traded funds managed by PowerShares Capital Management LLC. Fund Management Company is the distributor for the domestic (U.S.) institutional money market funds. All of these entities are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Invesco Plc.

About Invesco

Invesco is a leading independent global investment management company, dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive worldwide investment management capabilities, including AIM, Atlantic Trust, Invesco, Perpetual, PowerShares, Trimark, and WL Ross, Invesco provides a comprehensive array of enduring investment solutions for retail, institutional and high net worth clients around the world. Operating in 20 countries, the company is currently listed on the London, New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the symbol IVZ. Additional information is available at www.invesco.com.

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