AIM Investments Becomes Invesco Aim(SM)

HOUSTON--(Business Wire)--
AIM Investments today was renamed Invesco Aim as part of a broader
brand strategy used by parent firm Invesco to emphasize the
combination of Invesco's global resources and Aim's tradition of
delivering quality investment products to the U.S. marketplace.

Invesco Aim's new identity also includes a new logo featuring a
mountain image. The new identity will be used on all literature and
Invesco Aim's web site, which has a new address of www.invescoaim.com.

There will be no change to the names of AIM-branded products.
Therefore, clients and fund shareholders will be able to track AIM
funds the same way in local and national newspapers and other media.

"Becoming Invesco Aim represents an extension of what we've been
doing throughout our 32-year history - providing investors with a
broad array of investment strategies to meet their evolving needs,"
said Phil Taylor, Senior Managing Director and Head of Invesco's North
American retail asset management business, including Invesco Aim.

"As Invesco Aim, we're able to draw on the global reach of Invesco
to access diversified investment strategies from distinct teams at our
many investment centers worldwide. We can package and deliver these
investment strategies in ways that fit investors' individual needs -
from retail mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to
retirement plans, separately managed accounts, and college savings
plans."

The new mountain image logo is fashioned after Ama Dablam, one of
the most imposing and impressive peaks in the Himalayas.

"It represents what we hope investors will envision when they
think of Invesco Aim: stability, endurance, strength and longevity -
all sound investment principles," Mr. Taylor said.

About Invesco Aim

Invesco Aim 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.invescoaim.com. Invesco Aim is a service mark
of Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.,
Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Aim Private Asset
Management, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC are
the investment advisors for the products and services represented by
Invesco Aim; they each provide investment advisory services to
individual and institutional clients and do not sell securities.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the distributor for the retail
mutual funds, the exchange-traded funds and U.S. institutional money
market funds represented by Invesco Aim. All of these entities are
indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

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 listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol IVZ. Additional information is available at
www.invesco.com.

Note to editors -- We are required to include the following
information with our news release:

Consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and
expenses carefully before investing. For this and other important
information about any AIM fund, please obtain a prospectus from your
financial advisor and read it carefully before investing.

Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.

Invesco Aim, Houston
Ivy McLemore, 713-214-1904
ivy.mclemore@invescoaim.com
or
David Bachert, 713-214-1465
david.bachert@invescoaim.com

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