Invesco Announces Common Stock Offering

ATLANTA--(Business Wire)--
Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ) today announces it has commenced a registered public
offering for $400,000,000 of additional common shares. Invesco intends to use
the net proceeds from the sale of the common shares for general corporate
purposes, which may include, among other options, support for continued growth,
new product initiatives and diversification of the company, and repayment of
outstanding indebtedness.

"Today`s decision to add to Invesco`s shareholder equity increases both
Invesco`s capital strength and balance sheet flexibility," said Martin L.
Flanagan, Invesco President and CEO. "We believe in this current market this
action gives us greater ability to take advantage of numerous near-term
opportunities."

The shares will be issued pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed as part of a
shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on Form S-3. The company intends to grant the underwriters, Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Citi and Morgan Stanley, an option to purchase up to an additional 15% to cover
over-allotments, if any.

Invesco has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for the offering to which this press release
relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration
statement, the preliminary prospectus supplement relating to this offering, and
other documents Invesco has filed with the SEC for more complete information
about Invesco and this offering. You may get these documents for free by
visiting the SEC`s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, a copy of the
prospectus supplement and prospectus relating to these securities may be
obtained, when available, by contacting Merrill Lynch & Co., 4 World Financial
Center, New York, New York 10080, telephone: 866-500-5408; Citi, Attn:
Prospectus Department, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th Floor,
Brooklyn, New York 11220, telephone: 800-831-9146; and Morgan Stanley & Co.
Inc., 180 Varick St, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, Attention: Prospectus
Department or by email at prospectus@morganstanley.com.

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,
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.

This release may include "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking
statements include information concerning future results of our operations,
expenses, earnings, liquidity, cash flow and capital expenditures, industry or
market conditions, AUM, acquisitions, debt and our ability to obtain additional
financing or make payments, regulatory developments, demand for and pricing of
our products and other aspects of our business or general economic conditions.
In addition, words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends,"
"plans," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," and future or conditional verbs
such as "will," "may," "could," "should," and "would" as well as any other
statement that necessarily depends on future events, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees, and they involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. There can be no assurance that actual results
will not differ materially from our expectations. We caution investors not to
rely unduly on any forward-looking statements and urge you to carefully consider
the risks described in our most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Forms 10-Q,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may obtain these reports
from the SEC`s Web site at www.sec.gov. We expressly disclaim any obligation to
update the information in any public disclosure if any forward-looking statement
later turns out to be inaccurate.

Invesco Ltd.
Doug Kidd, 404-479-2922

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