American Beacon Advisors Announces the Reopening of Its Small Cap Value Fund to New Investors

FORT WORTH, TX, Sep 08 (MARKET WIRE) --
American Beacon Advisors, Inc. is announcing that the American Beacon
Small Cap Value Fund has reopened to new investors. This change applies
to all classes of the Fund. These classes include the Institutional Class
(AVFIX), the PlanAhead Class(R) (AVPAX) and the Service Class (AASSX).

The Fund was closed to new investors in February 2005. As of July 31,
2008, the Fund had $2.4 billion in assets under management.

"We have reopened the Fund to allow for new cash flows to take advantage
of the many buying opportunities that present themselves in the market
today," said Bill Quinn, Chairman of American Beacon Advisors. "We are
confident that our 'manager-of managers' strategy, below-average expense
ratios and return history for the Fund will help us to attract new
customers to the Fund. We will continue to monitor the Fund's asset
levels to determine when further growth would no longer benefit the
Fund's shareholders."

American Beacon uses a "manager-of managers" strategy for the Fund which
combines the talents of multiple, leading investment advisory firms within
a fund. This strategy has historically produced a diverse universe of
stocks that have had above-average growth potential, while providing for a
fund with less volatility. The Fund's sub-advisors are Brandywine Global
Investment Management, LLC; The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC; Opus
Capital Group, LLC; Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc.; Hotchkis
and Wiley Capital Management, LLC; Dreman Value Management, LLC; and
Metropolitan West Capital Management, LLC.

About American Beacon Advisors, Inc.

Established in 1986, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. is an experienced
provider of investment advisory services to institutional and retail
markets. American Beacon Advisors serves defined benefit plans, defined
contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, and other
institutional investors. American Beacon Advisors also manages the
American Beacon Funds, a series of low-cost, no-load mutual funds open to
institutional investors, retirement accounts such as IRAs, and individual
investors. The fund family currently includes a variety of portfolios
spanning longer-range investments in international and domestic equity
categories as well as short-term investment options including money market
funds.

You should consider the investment objectives, risks, fees and expenses of
any mutual fund carefully before investing. This and other information is
available in each Fund's prospectus, which you may obtain at
www.americanbeaconfunds.com or by calling 1-800-967-9009. Please read the
prospectus carefully before investing.

The American Beacon Funds are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.

Investing in the securities of small capitalization companies involves
greater risk and the possibility of greater price volatility than
investing in larger capitalization and more established companies.

Media Contacts:

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Internal Client Contact
Blake Zipoy
Manager, Marketing
American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
(817) 931-5303
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