Three AIM Funds Receive 2008 Lipper Awards

Invesco Aim announced today that three of its funds were recognized for performance excellence at the 2008 Lipper Funds Awards ceremony held last night in New York City. AIM European Small Company (A Shares) and AIM Floating Rate Fund (A Shares) were recognized for their consistent performance over the three-year period ending in 2007. This was the second consecutive year AIM European Small Company Fund was recognized for its performance over the trailing three-year period. AIM European Growth Fund (A Shares) received honors for its consistent performance for the 10-year period ending in 2007. "We’re very proud to be acknowledged for the longer-term performance of our funds,” said Phil Taylor, Senior Managing Director of Invesco’s North American retail asset management business, including Invesco Aim. "Our goal is to build and protect the wealth of investors, and these awards continue to be recognition of our long-term success.” AIM European Small Company Fund (A Shares) was ranked No. 1 of 90 European Region funds for three years and No. 9 of 83 for five years ending 12/31/07. The fund’s inception date was 8/31/00. Had fees not been waived and/or expenses reimbursed in the past, the rankings could have been lower. Using the investment team’s time-tested Earnings, Quality and Valuation (EQV) approach, this fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in reasonably priced, quality small-cap European companies demonstrating consistent and improving earnings growth – growth not yet reflected in the price of the stock. The Fund is managed by Jason Holzer (lead) and Borge Endresen (assisted by the Europe/Canadian team). AIM Floating Rate Fund (A Shares) was ranked No. 1 of 40 Loan Participation Funds for three years and No. 2 of 21 for five years ending 12/31/07. Had fees not been waived and/or expenses reimbursed in the past, the rankings could have been lower. The fund seeks to provide a high level of current income, and secondarily, preservation of principal by investing at least 80% of its assets in senior secured floating rate loans and other leveraged bank loan-related securities. The fund is managed by Thomas Ewald (lead) and Gregory Stoeckle. AIM European Growth Fund (A Shares), also using the EQV investment approach, was ranked No. 1 of 36 European Region Funds for 10 years, No. 42 of 83 for five years and No. 57 of 90 for three years ending 12/31/07. The fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in reasonably priced, quality European companies of all market capitalizations with strong fundamentals and/or accelerating earnings growth. The fund is managed by Clas Olsson (lead-large caps) and Jason Holzer (lead-small and mid caps), Matthew Dennis, Borge Endresen and Richard Nield (assisted by the Europe/Canada team). The Lipper Fund Awards program highlights funds that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance, relative to peers. The awards are given to funds in 21 countries in Asia, Europe and the United States. Lipper designates award-winning funds in most individual classifications for the three-, five- and 10-year periods. Lipper Fund Awards are based on Lipper’s Consistent Return calculation. Lipper scores for Consistent Return reflect funds’ historical risk-adjusted returns relative to funds in the same Lipper classification and include each fund’s expenses and reinvested distributions, but exclude sales charges. Classification averages are calculated with all eligible share classes for each eligible classification. The highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value within each eligible classification determines the fund classification winner over three, five or 10 years. Lipper Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Reuters, is a leading global provider of mutual fund information and analysis to fund companies, financial intermediaries and media organizations. 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: Risks of Investing in the Funds AIM European Small Company Fund A 2% redemption fee will be imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the fund within 30 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the fund’s prospectus. The values of convertible securities in which the fund invests may be affected by market interest rates, the risk that the issuer may default on interest or principal payments, and the value of the underlying common stock into which these securities may be converted. Investing in developing countries can add additional risk such as high rates of inflation or sharply devalued their currencies against the U.S. Dollar. Transaction costs are often higher and there may be delays in settlement procedures. Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Foreign securities have additional risks including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. Non-diversification increases the risk that the value of the fund’s shares may vary more widely, and the fund may be subject to greater investment and credit risk than if it invested more broadly. Investing in a fund that invests in smaller companies involves risks not associated with investing in more established companies, such as business risk, stock price fluctuations and illiquidity. AIM Floating Rate Fund Credit risk is the risk of loss on an investment due to the deterioration of an issuer's financial health. Such a deterioration of financial health may result in a reduction of the credit rating of the issuer's securities and may lead to the issuer's inability to honor its contractual obligations including making timely payment of interest and principal. Foreign securities have additional risks including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise; conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall. The fund may use enhanced investment techniques such as leveraging and derivatives. Leveraging entails risks such as magnifying changes in the value of the portfolio’s securities. Derivatives are subject to counterparty risk — the risk that the other party will not complete the transaction with the fund. A majority of the fund's assets are likely to be invested in loans and securities that are less liquid than those rated on national exchanges. The value of lower quality debt securities and floating rate loans can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analyses used by the fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results. The prices of securities held by the fund may decline in response to market risks. Non-diversification increases the risk that the value of the fund’s shares may vary more widely, and the fund may be subject to greater investment and credit risk than if the fund invested more broadly. The ability of an issuer of a floating rate loan or debt security to repay principal prior to maturity can limit the potential for gains by the fund. To the extent that the fund is concentrated in securities of issuers in the banking and financial services industries, the fun's performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall condition of those industries. The value of these securities can be sensitive to changes in government regulation and interest rates and economic downturns in the U.S. and abroad. The fund may invest in senior-secured, floating-rate loans and debt securities that require collateral. There is a risk that the value of the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed, collateral securing a loan may be found invalid, and collateral may be used to pay other outstanding obligations of the borrower under applicable law or may be difficult to sell. There is also the risk that the collateral may be difficult to liquidate or that a majority of the collateral may be illiquid. AIM European Growth Fund A 2% redemption fee will be imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the fund within 30 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the fund’s prospectus. Investing in developing countries can add additional risk such as high rates of inflation or sharply devalued their currencies against the U.S. Dollar. Transaction costs are often higher and there may be delays in settlement procedures. Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Foreign securities have additional risks including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. Investing in a fund that invests in smaller companies involves risks not associated with investing in more established companies, such as business risk, stock price fluctuations and illiquidity. Please see each fund’s prospectus for more information about the risks of investing in these funds. Lipper Disclaimer Although Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of its data, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Lipper. Users acknowledge that they have not relied upon any warranty, condition, guarantee, or representation made by Lipper. Any use of the data for analyzing, managing, or trading financial instruments is at the user's own risk. This is not an offer to buy or sell securities. 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. 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