Invesco PowerShares to List Global Wind Energy ETF

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today the anticipated listing of a global wind energy portfolio. The new ETF is expected to list on The Nasdaq Stock Market.

The anticipated ticker symbol and ETF portfolio name follows:

--  PWND - PowerShares Global Wind Energy Portfolio
    

"Wind power is among the largest emerging clean energy sources on the planet, and our goal with PWND is to give investors a more innovative and precise way to access this important sector, along with the inherent structural benefits of an ETF," said Bruce Bond, president and CEO of Invesco PowerShares.

The PowerShares Global Wind Energy Portfolio (PWND) is based on the NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge® Global Wind Energy Index. This index includes companies that are primarily manufacturers, developers, distributors, installers and users of energy derived from wind sources. The Index selects companies listed on global stock exchanges and uses a modified market capitalization-weighted methodology, with consideration to trading volume and float-adjusted market capitalization minimums. The index is reconstituted semi-annually and rebalanced quarterly.

Index Country Weightings as of 6/23/2008

                Index
Country         Weight
Belgium         5.67%
Canada          3.14%
Denmark         14.00%
France          8.00%
Germany         16.52%
Greece          1.24%
Hong Kong       5.03%
Japan           2.29%
Spain           22.69%
Switzerland     3.75%
United Kingdom  6.13%
United States   11.55%

Source: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., based on hypothetical Index information as of June 23, 2008. The Index was not yet operational as of June 23, 2008. Allocations represent the percentages that would have been utilized if the Index had been operational. Data is subject to change. Index values do not represent Fund values. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The Index performance results are hypothetical; Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index does not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown; nor does the Index lend securities, and no revenues from securities lending were added to the performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

Invesco PowerShares is leading the intelligent ETF revolution through its family of more than 100 domestic and international index-based and actively managed exchange-traded funds. With assets under management as of April 30, 2008 of approximately $13.86 billion, PowerShares ETFs trade on all of the major U.S. stock exchanges that trade ETFs. For more information, please visit us at www.invescopowershares.com .

Invesco PowerShares is a part of Invesco Ltd., a leading independent global investment management company dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security. By delivering the combined power of its 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 New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "IVZ." Additional information is available at www.invesco.com .

There are risks involved with investing in ETFs, including possible loss of money. The Funds are not actively managed and are subject to risk similar to stocks.

Shares are not FDIC insured, may lose value and have no bank guarantee.

Investments in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involve risks beyond those associated with investments in U.S. securities, including, but not limited to: greater market volatility, the availability of less reliable financial information, higher transactional costs, taxation by foreign governments, decreased market liquidity and political instability, among others.

The Fund is also concentrated in the wind energy industry. This involves risks, including, but not limited to: the wind energy industry can be significantly affected by obsolescence of existing technology, short product cycles, falling prices and profits, competition from new market entrants and general economic conditions, among other factors. The wind energy industry can be significantly affected by fluctuations in energy prices and supply and demand of alternative energy fuels, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects and tax and other government regulations. Wind energy industry companies could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, the imposition of import controls, increased competition, depletion of resources, technological developments and labor relations.