AIM Advisor Funds to Change Name.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2001 A I M Advisors, Inc., the investment advisory subsidiary of A I M Management Group Inc. (AIM), has announced that the Boards of Directors/Trustees have approved name changes for two of its funds: AIM Advisor International Value Fund, formerly the INVESCO International Advisor Fund, and AIM Advisor Real Estate Fund, formerly INVESCO Real Estate Fund. Both were assumed by AIM from INVESCO in 1997. The name changes will help promote consistency among the AIM fund lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. and should make the fund names easier to locate in publications. The investment focus for both funds will remain unchanged. AIM and INVESCO are both indirect subsidiaries of AMVESCAP PLC (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVZ), one of the world's largest independent investment managers. Effective on or about July 1, 2001, AIM will change the name of AIM Advisor International Value Fund to AIM International Value Fund. AIM International Value Fund will continue to seek high total return through growth of capital by investing in large, high-quality, non-U.S. companies. The managers for the fund will remain: W. Lindsay Davidson Lindsay Davidson (9 April 1973, Scotland) [1]was taught bagpipes by Pipe Major James Inglis of Wallacestone and District Pipe Band from aged nine. He was the last person Inglis taught before his death. , Erik B. Granade, Michele T. Garren, Ingrid E. Baker, Frank J. Crown, Kent A. Starke, Charles F. Radtke and Stephen K. Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs . On the same date, AIM Advisor Real Estate Fund will become AIM Real Estate Fund. AIM Real Estate Fund will continue to seek high total return through growth of capital and current income by investing in real estate securities. The managers for the fund will remain: Joe V. Rodriguez, James W. Trowbridge and Mark Blackburn. AIM was founded in 1976 and ranks as the nation's eighth-largest mutual fund complex, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. independent mutual fund monitor Strategic Insight, with approximately $154 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. and 9 million shareholders as of March 31, 2001. AMVESCAP PLC had $370 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2001. Note to editors -- We are required to include the following information with our news release: For more complete information about any AIM Fund, including sales charges Sales Charge A commission or fee paid by an investor at the time of purchasing mutual fund shares. The charge is paid to a mutual fund salesperson or financial advisor and is intended to provide compensation for the financial salesperson's efforts in assisting their client select and expenses, please obtain the appropriate prospectus(es) from your financial consultant or by calling 800/347-4246. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For more information about AIM, visit our Web site: http://www.aimfunds.com. A I M Distributors, Inc., Distributor. |
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