-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ab1Z4uwi5T5i8k/RLtKHJwxGoy31iMalebIxIQCTPJODDj7mzPMRoVnEi/n5fN2C pgmFi437rjbdQAKFGtCBtw== 0000950129-03-005496.txt : 20031110 0000950129-03-005496.hdr.sgml : 20031110 20031110172352 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950129-03-005496 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20031110 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20031110 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000826644 FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-19338 FILM NUMBER: 03989544 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136261919 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11GREENWAY PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: G T INVESTMENT FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: G T GLOBAL INCOME SERIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890521 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AIM TAX EXEMPT FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000909466 IRS NUMBER: 766035958 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-66242 FILM NUMBER: 03989542 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 GREENWAY PLAZA STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136261919 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 GREENWAY PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AIM TAX EXEMPT FUNDS INC/NEW DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940718 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AIM TAX FREE FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930721 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AIM FUNDS GROUP/DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000019034 IRS NUMBER: 060841973 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-27334 FILM NUMBER: 03989546 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 GREENWAY PLZ STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136261919 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: AIM FUNDS GROUP STREET 2: 11 GREENWAY PLZ STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AIM FUNDS GROUP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19921016 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CIGNA GROWTH FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19860227 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CG FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19830516 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AIM EQUITY FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000105377 IRS NUMBER: 132576643 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-25469 FILM NUMBER: 03989547 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ELEVEN GREENWAY PLZ STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136261919 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 GREENWAY PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AIM EQUITY FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WEINGARTEN EQUITY FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880929 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COMPUFUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880616 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AIM GROWTH SERIES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000202032 IRS NUMBER: 942362417 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-57526 FILM NUMBER: 03989549 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 GREENWAY PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 BUSINESS PHONE: 7036261919 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 GREENWAY PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: G T GLOBAL GROWTH SERIES DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: G T GLOBAL GROWTH FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870617 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GT GLOBAL GROWTH SERIES DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870419 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AIM ADVISOR FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000731273 IRS NUMBER: 581540266 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-87377 FILM NUMBER: 03989541 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 GREENWAY PLZ STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136261919 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 GREENWAY PLZ STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AIM ADVISOR FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19971020 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INVESCO ADVISOR FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960221 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EBI FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920717 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AIM INVESTMENT SECURITIES FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000842790 IRS NUMBER: 760343427 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-39519 FILM NUMBER: 03989545 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ELEVEN GREENWAY PLZ STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136261919 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 GREENWAY PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AIM INVESTMENT SECURITIES FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AIM PRIME RATE PREMIUM INCOME FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910320 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AIM PRIME RATE PLUS FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19891206 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AIM INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INC /MD/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000880859 IRS NUMBER: 760352823 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-44611 FILM NUMBER: 03989548 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 GREENWAY PLAZA STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136261919 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: AIM INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INC STREET 2: 11 GREENWAY PLAZA SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AIM INTERNATIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000323 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AIM INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920909 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AIM SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001054647 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-47949 FILM NUMBER: 03989543 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 GREENWAY PLAZA STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136261919 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 GREENWAY PLAZA STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 497 1 h10226je497.txt AIM ADVISOR FUNDS - 497(E) . . .
AIM ADVISOR FUNDS AIM FUNDS GROUP AIM International Core Equity Fund - Class A, B, AIM Balanced Fund - Class A, B, C and R C and R AIM Basic Balanced Fund - Class A, B and C Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the AIM Mid Cap Basic Value Fund - Class A, B and C Prospectus dated December 2, 2002, as AIM Premier Equity Fund - Class A, B, C and R supplemented June 12, 2003, August 14, 2003 AIM Select Equity Fund - Class A, B and C and September 30, 2003 Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2003, as supplemented August 14, 2003 and September 30, 2003 AIM EQUITY FUNDS AIMEuropean Small Company Fund - Class A, B and C AIM Global Utilities Fund - Class A, B and C AIM Aggressive Growth Fund - Class A, B, AIM International Emerging Growth Fund - Class A, C and R B and C AIM Constellation Fund - Class A, B, C and R AIM Small Cap Equity Fund - Class A, B, C and R AIM Dent Demographic Trends Fund - Class A, Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the B and C Prospectus dated May 1, 2003, as supplemented AM Emerging Growth Fund - Class A, B and C June 12, 2003, August 14, 2003 and AIM Mid Cap Growth Fund - Class A, B, C and R September 30, 2003 AIM Weingarten Fund - Class A, B, C and R Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the AIM Global Value Fund - Class A, B and C Prospectus dated March 3, 2003, as supplemented Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the August 14, 2003 and September 30, 2003 Prospectus dated May 1, 2003, as supplemented May 14, 2003, June 12, 2003, August 14, 2003 AIM Capital Development Fund - Class A, B, C and R and September 30, 2003 Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Prospectus dated March 3, 2003, as supplemented AIM New Technology Fund - Class A, B and C June 12, 2003, August 14, 2003 and Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the September 30, 2003 Prospectus dated May 1, 2003, as supplemented May 1, 2003, June 12, 2003, August 14, 2003 AIM Charter Fund - Class A, B, C and R and September 30, 2003 Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Prospectus dated March 3, 2003, as supplemented AIM Premier Equity II Fund - Class A, B and C August 14, 2003, August 20, 2003 Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the and September 30, 2003 Prospectus dated May 1, 2003, as supplemented July 31, 2003, August 14, 2003 and AIM Diversified Dividend Fund - Class A, B and C September 30, 2003 Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Prospectus dated May 2, 2003, as supplemented AIM Balanced Fund - Institutional Class June 12, 2003, August 14, 2003, September 23, 2003 AIM Premier Equity Fund - Institutional Class and September 30, 2003 Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2003, as supplemented AIM Blue Chip Fund - Investor Class, Class A, B, August 14, 2003 C and R AIM Large Cap Basic Value Fund - Investor Class, AIM GROWTH SERIES Class A, B, C and R AIM Large Cap Growth Fund - Investor Class, AIM Basic Value Fund - Class A, B, C and R Class A, B, C and R AIM Small Cap Growth Fund - Class A, B, C and R Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Prospectus dated July 21, 2003 as revised October 1, Prospectus dated May 1, 2003, as supplemented 2003 August 14, 2003 and September 30, 2003 AIM Aggressive Growth Fund - Institutional Class AIM Global Trends Fund AIM Blue Chip Fund - Institutional Class Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the AIM Capital Development Fund - Institutional Class Prospectus dated November 4, 2003 AIM Charter Fund - Institutional Class AIM Constellation Fund - Institutional Class AIM Mid Cap Core Equity Fund - Class A, B, C and R AIM Weingarten Fund - Institutional Class Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2003, as supplemented Prospectus dated March 3, 2003, as supplemented August 14, 2003, August 20, 2003 and May 1, 2003, June 12, 2003, August 14, 2003 and September 30, 2003 August 20, 2003
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AIM Basic Value Fund - Institutional Class AIM Trimark Endeavor Fund - Class A, B and C AIM Mid Cap Core Equity Fund - Institutional Class AIM Trimark Fund - Class A, B and C AIM Small Cap Growth Fund - Institutional Class AIM Trimark Small Companies Fund - Class A, Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the B and C Prospectus dated May 1, 2003, as supplemented Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the August 14, 2003 and August 20, 2003 Prospectus dated November 4, 2003 AIM INVESTMENT SECURITIES FUNDS AIM INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC. AIM High Yield Fund - Investor Class, Class A, B, AIM Asia Pacific Growth Fund - Class A, B and C and C AIM Global Aggressive Growth Fund - Class A, B AIM Income Fund - Investor Class, Class A, B, C and C and R AIM Global Growth Fund - Class A, B and C AIM Intermediate Government Fund - Investor Class, Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Class A, B, C and R Prospectus dated March 3, 2003, as supplemented AIM Municipal Bond Fund - Investor Class, Class A, August 14, 2003 and September 30, 2003 B and C AIM Limited Maturity Treasury Fund - Class A and AIM European Growth Fund - Investor Class, A3 Class A, B, C and R AIM Real Estate Fund - Investor Class, Class A, B Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the and C Prospectus dated July 21, 2003 as revised AIM Short Term Bond Fund - Class C October 1, 2003, as supplemented October 1, 2003 AIM Total Return Bond Fund - Class A, B and C Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the AIM International Growth Fund - Class A, B, C and R Prospectus dated October 29, 2003 Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Prospectus dated March 3, 2003, as supplemented AIM Limited Maturity Treasury Fund - Institutional June 12, 2003, August 14, 2003 and Class September 30, 2003 Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Prospectus dated October 29, 2003 AIM International Growth Fund - Institutional Class Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the AIM SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUNDS Prospectus dated March 3, 2003, as supplemented June 12, 2003 and August 14, 2003 AIM Opportunities I Fund - Class A, B and C AIM Opportunities II Fund - Class A, B and C AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS AIM Opportunities III Fund - Class A, B and C Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the AIM Developing Markets Fund - Class A, B and C Prospectus dated March 3, 2003, as supplemented Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the August 14, 2003 and September 30, 2003 Prospectus dated March 3, 2003, as supplemented May 23, 2003, June 12, 2003, August 14, 2003 and AIM TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS September 30, 2003 AIM High Income Municipal Fund -Class A, B and C AIM Global Energy Fund - Class A, B and C Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the AIM Global Financial Services Fund - Class A, B Prospectus dated July 21, 2003, as supplemented and C August 14, 2003 and September 30, 2003 AIM Global Science and Technology Fund - Class A, B and C AIM Tax-Exempt Cash Fund - Investor Class, Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Class A Prospectus dated March 3, 2003, as supplemented Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the June 12, 2003, August 14, 2003 and Prospectus dated July 21, 2003 as revised September 30, 2003 October 1, 2003 AIM Global Health Care Fund - Class A, B and C AIM Tax-Free Intermediate Fund - Class A and A3 AIM Libra Fund - Class A, B and C Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Supplement dated November 10, 2003 to the Prospectus dated July 21, 2003, as supplemented Prospectus dated March 3, 2003, as supplemented August 14, 2003 August 14, 2003 and September 30, 2003
2 TOOLS USED TO COMBAT EXCESSIVE SHORT-TERM TRADING ACTIVITY While the funds provide their shareholders with daily liquidity, their investment programs are designed to serve long-term investors. Excessive short-term trading activity in the funds' shares (i.e., a purchase of fund shares followed shortly thereafter by a redemption of such shares, or vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of certain funds by requiring them to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time. A I M Advisors, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, "AIM") currently use the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term trading in the retail funds within The AIM Family of Funds(R) and the INVESCO family of funds (together, the "funds"): 1) trade activity monitoring; 2) trading guidelines; 3) redemption fee on trades in certain funds; and 4) selective use of fair value pricing. Each of these tools is described in more detail below. Although these tools are designed to discourage excessive short-term trading, you should understand that none of these tools alone nor all of them taken together eliminate the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in the funds will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves judgments that are inherently subjective. AIM seeks to make these judgments to the best of its abilities in a manner that it believes is consistent with shareholder interests. Trade Activity Monitoring AIM monitors selected trades on a daily basis in an effort to detect excessive short-term trading activities. If, as a result of this monitoring, AIM believes that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, it may, in its discretion, ask the shareholder to stop such activities or refuse to process purchases or exchanges in the shareholder's accounts other than exchanges into a money market fund. In making such judgments, AIM seeks to act in a manner that it believes is consistent with the best interests of shareholders. The ability of AIM to monitor trades that are placed by the underlying shareholders of omnibus accounts maintained by brokers, retirement plan accounts and approved fee-based program accounts is severely limited in those instances in which the broker, retirement plan administrator or fee-based program sponsor maintains the underlying shareholder accounts. This is one reason why this tool cannot eliminate the possibility of excessive short-term trading. Trading Guidelines Currently, if a shareholder exceeds 10 exchanges per calendar year, or a fund or the distributor determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder's short-term trading activity is excessive (regardless of whether or not such shareholder exceeds such guidelines), it may, in its discretion, reject any additional purchase and exchange orders. Each fund and the distributor reserves the discretion to accept exchanges in excess of these guidelines on a case-by-case basis if it believes that granting such exceptions would be consistent with the best interests of shareholders. Effective on or about March 1, 2004, if a shareholder exceeds four exchanges out of a fund (other than AIM Money Market Fund, AIM Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, AIM Limited Maturity Treasury Fund and INVESCO U.S. Government Money Fund) per calendar year, or a fund or the distributor determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder's short-term trading activity is excessive (regardless of whether or not such shareholder exceeds such guidelines), it may, in its discretion, reject any additional purchase and exchange orders. Each fund and the distributor reserves the discretion to accept exchanges in excess of these guidelines on a case-by-case basis if it believes that granting such exceptions would be consistent with the best interests of shareholders. An exchange is the movement out of (redemption) one fund and into (purchase) another fund. The ability of AIM to monitor exchanges made by the underlying shareholders of omnibus accounts maintained by brokers, retirement plan accounts and approved fee-based program accounts is severely limited in those instances in which the broker, retirement plan administrator or fee-based program sponsor maintains the underlying shareholder accounts. This is one reason why this tool cannot eliminate the possibility of excessive short-term trading. 3 Redemption Fee Effective on or about November 24, 2003, certain shareholders may be charged a 2% redemption fee if the shareholders redeem, including redeeming by exchange, Class A or Investor Class shares of certain funds within 30 days of purchase. AIM expects to charge the redemption fee on other classes of shares when the funds' transfer agent system has the capability of processing the fee across these other classes. See "Redemption Fee" below for more information. The ability of a fund to assess a redemption fee on the underlying shareholders of omnibus accounts maintained by brokers, retirement plan accounts and approved fee-based program accounts is severely limited in those instances in which the broker, retirement plan administrator or fee-based program sponsor maintains the underlying shareholder account and may be further limited by systems limitations applicable to these types of accounts. Additionally, AIM maintains certain retirement plan accounts on a record keeping system that is currently incapable of processing the redemption fee. The provider of this system is working to enhance the system to facilitate the processing of this fee. These are two reasons why this tool cannot eliminate the possibility of excessive short-term trading activity. Fair Value Pricing The trading hours for most foreign securities end prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the time the fund's net asset value is calculated. The occurrence of certain events after the close of foreign markets, but prior to the close of the U.S. market (such as a significant surge or decline in the U.S. market) often will result in an adjustment to the trading prices of foreign securities when foreign markets open on the following business day. If such events occur, the fund may value foreign securities at fair value, taking into account such events, when it calculates its net asset value. Fair value determinations are made in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors or Trustees of the fund. See "Pricing of Shares - Determination of Net Asset Value" for more information. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price and may reduce the possibility that short-term traders could take advantage of potentially "stale" prices of portfolio holdings. However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of excessive short-term trading. REDEMPTION FEE Effective on or about November 24, 2003, you may be charged a 2% redemption fee (on total redemption proceeds after applicable deferred sales charges) if you redeem, including redeeming by exchange, Class A or Investor Class shares of the following funds (either by selling or exchanging to another AIM Fund or INVESCO Fund) within 30 days of their purchase:
AIM Asia Pacific Growth Fund AIM High Yield Fund AIM Developing Markets Fund AIM International Emerging Growth Fund AIM European Growth Fund AIM International Growth Fund AIM European Small Company Fund AIM Trimark Fund AIM Global Aggressive Growth Fund INVESCO International Blue Chip Value Fund (effective AIM Global Growth Fund November 24, 2003, name will change to INVESCO AIM Global Trends Fund International Core Equity Fund) AIM Global Value Fund INVESCO S&P 500 Index Fund
The redemption fee will be paid to the fund from which you are redeeming shares (including redemptions by exchange), and is intended to offset the trading costs, market impact and other costs associated with short-term money movements in and out of the fund. The redemption fee is imposed to the extent that the number of fund shares you redeem exceeds the number of fund shares that you have held for more than 30 days. In determining whether the minimum 30 days holding period has been met, only the period during which you have held shares of the fund from which you are redeeming is counted. For this purpose, shares held longest will be treated as being redeemed first and shares held shortest as being redeemed last. The 2% redemption fee will not be charged on transactions involving the following: 4 1) total or partial redemptions of shares by omnibus accounts maintained by brokers that do not have the systematic capability to process the redemption fee; 2) total or partial redemptions of shares by approved fee-based programs that do not have the systematic capability to process the redemption fee; 3) total or partial redemptions of shares held through retirement plans maintained pursuant to Sections 401, 403, 408, 408A and 457 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") where the systematic capability to process the redemption fee does not exist; 4) total or partial redemptions effectuated pursuant to an automatic non-discretionary rebalancing program or a systematic withdrawal plan set up in the funds; 5) total or partial redemptions requested within 30 days following the death or post-purchase disability of (i) any registered shareholder on an account or (ii) the settlor of a living trust which is the registered shareholder of an account, of shares held in the account at the time of death or initial determination of post-purchase disability; or 6) redemptions initiated by a fund. AIM's goal is to apply the redemption fee on all classes of shares regardless of the type of account in which such shares are held. This goal is not immediately achievable because of systems limitations and marketplace resistance. Currently, the redemption fee may be applied on Class A and Investor Class shares. AIM expects to charge the redemption fee on all other classes of shares when the funds' transfer agent system has the capability of processing the fee across these other classes. In addition, AIM intends to develop a plan to encourage brokers that maintain omnibus accounts, sponsors of fee-based program accounts and retirement plan administrators for accounts that are exempt from the redemption fee pursuant to the terms above to modify computer programs to impose the redemption fee or to develop alternate processes to monitor and restrict short-term trading activity in the funds. Lastly, the provider of AIM's retirement plan record keeping system is working to enhance the system to facilitate the processing of the redemption fee. Until such computer programs are modified or alternate processes are developed, the fund's ability to assess a redemption fee on these types of share classes and accounts is severely limited. These are reasons why this tool cannot eliminate the possibility of excessive short-term trading activity. The funds have the discretion to waive the 2% redemption fee if a fund is in jeopardy of failing the 90% income test or losing its RIC qualification for tax purposes. 5
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