AIM Investments(R) Announces Changes to Management Team of AIM Blue Chip Fund.

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replaces Monika H. Degan, who will retire from AIM on July 15, 2005, to pursue personal interests. E[acute accent]Mr. Anderson has been part of the management team of AIM Blue Chip Fund since being promoted to portfolio manager in 2003. He joined AIM in 1994 and became an equity analyst in 1997, working on the Large Cap Growth Team, which helped support AIM Blue Chip Fund. Mr. Anderson will continue to be supported by the Large Cap Growth Team. More information about Mr. Anderson and the Large Cap Growth Team may be found on the Management Teams page (http://www.aiminvestments.com/generic/0,,1041_10279,00.html) of AIMinvestments.com. E[acute accent]The fund's investment objective and strategy will not change and the fund will continue to maintain a conservative growth strategy.

E[acute accent]About AIM Investments

E[acute accent]Houston-based AIM Investments represents one of the nation's leading investment management companies. It 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, retirement products, separately managed accounts for high-net-worth and institutional investors Institutional Investor

A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. , annuities, cash management, college savings plans and offshore products. Founded in 1976, AIM Investments had $131 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. as of March 31, 2005. For more information, visit www.aiminvestments.com. AIM Investments is a service mark of A I M Management Group Inc. A I M Advisors, Inc., A I M Capital Management, Inc., and AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. are the investment advisors Investment Advisor

1. A person making investment recommendations in return for a flat fee or percentage of assets managed, known as a commission.

2. For mutual fund companies, it is the individual who has the day-to-day responsibility of investing and monitoring the cash and for the products and services represented by AIM Investments. A I M Distributors, Inc. is the distributor for the retail mutual funds and Fund Management Company is the distributor for the institutional money market funds represented by AIM Investments.

E[acute accent]About AMVESCAP

E[acute accent]A I M Management Group Inc. is a subsidiary of AMVESCAP PLC, a leading independent global investment manager, dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security. Operating under the AIM, INVESCO and Atlantic Trust brands, AMVESCAP strives to deliver outstanding products and services through a comprehensive array of retail and institutional products for clients around the world. The Company, which had approximately $375 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2005, is listed on the London, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Toronto stock exchanges Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE)

Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. with the symbol "AVZ." Additional information is available at www.amvescap.com. E[acute accent]Note to editors -- We are required to include the following information with our news release: E[acute accent]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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