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                              PROXY INFORMATION


Shareholders of certain AIM funds have been mailed a proxy statement asking for
approval for some or all of the following proposals: (1) to make investment
restriction language consistent across all AIM funds; (2) to modernize policy
restrictions language and update language to reflect changes in the law; (3) to
change fund policy language from fundamental to nonfundamental; (4) to increase
the flexibility of the fund; (5) to reorganize certain groups of funds from a
Maryland corporation to a Delaware business trust organization; (6) to approve
a new advisory agreement; and, (7) to combine certain funds and transfer assets
and liabilities. The proxy statement for each AIM fund contains disclosure
information about the proposals for which votes are being solicited.

Please select one of the funds from the menu below to read answers to common
questions regarding your fund's proxy vote, to view Prospectuses and to access
the Annual Reports.

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WAYS TO VOTE

You may cast your vote by any of the following methods.

BY INTERNET

[COMPUTER GRAPHIC]  ONLINE PROXY VOTING.
                    https://www.proxycard.com/aim2000 to vote with respect to
                    the May 3, 2000 Shareholder Meeting.

                    https://www.proxycard.com/aim2 to vote with respect to the
                    May 31, 2000 Shareholder Meeting.

                    Enter the 12-digit control number listed on the proxy card
                    you received in the mail, then follow the instructions on
                    the website.

BY MAIL

[MAILBOX GRAPHIC]   Complete and sign the proxy card and return it in the
                    postage-paid envelope provided in the shareholder mailing.

BY TELEPHONE

[TELEPHONE GRAPHIC] Call the appropriate toll free number (determined by the
                    Shareholder meeting date indicated on your proxy statement).

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                        MEETING DATE    TOLL FREE NUMBER
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                        May 3, 2000      1-800-605-9205
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                        May 31, 2000     1-800-616-6758
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                    Enter the 12-digit control number listed on the proxy card,
                    then follow the recorded instructions.


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However you choose to vote, it is important that you vote now to save the
expense of additional solicitations.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...

If you have any questions on the proxy or the voting process, please contact
your financial consultant or call AIM toll-free at 1-800-454-0327 any business
day between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Central time.

If we have not received your proxy card before the date of the shareholder
meeting for your fund, a representative from our proxy solicitation firm,
Shareholder Communications Corporation, may contact you to remind you to
exercise your right to vote.


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