AIM Investments® Names John S. Cooper Head of U.S. Sales

Business Wire, Sept 25, 2007

HOUSTON -- AIM Investments today announced that John S. Cooper has been named Head of U.S. Sales, reporting to Phil Taylor, Senior Managing Director and Head of INVESCO PLC's North American retail business, including AIM. Mr. Cooper, 46, had been AIM's Director of Business Development and National Accounts.

"We had been conducting a search internally and externally for a sales leader for AIM in recent months and have determined that John is the right person to lead our sales activities in the U.S.," Mr. Taylor said. "John's extensive experience, his broad familiarity with our clients, our business and our people, as well as the work he's done over the past several months clearly indicate he is the best candidate to fill this critical position."

Mr. Cooper joined AIM in 2000 from Putnam Investments' International Division, where he served as vice president of sales administration and client development since 1998, working with distribution partners and institutional clients from around the world. He gained retirement experience serving in various roles at Putnam Institutional Defined Contribution Plans beginning in 1995. Mr. Cooper began his career in the investment industry in 1993, working in various positions within Putnam Distributors until joining their Institutional Division.

"I am excited about the opportunity to grow our U.S. retail sales by continuing to introduce the full range of INVESCO's investment capabilities to our clients and prospects and broadening and deepening our relationships at all levels," Mr. Cooper said.

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 had approximately $162 billion in assets under management as of Aug. 31, 2007. 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 (US) institutional money market funds. All of these entities are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of INVESCO PLC.

About INVESCO

INVESCO PLC is a leading independent global investment manager, dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security. Operating under the AIM, AIM Trimark, Atlantic Trust, INVESCO, Invesco Perpetual, PowerShares and WL Ross & Co. brands, INVESCO strives to deliver outstanding products and services through a comprehensive array of enduring investment solutions for our retail, institutional and private wealth management clients around the world. The company, which had approximately $492 billion in assets under management as of Aug. 31, 2007, is listed on the London, New York and Toronto stock exchanges with the symbol "IVZ." Additional information is available at www.invesco.com.

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