497 1 h90446dde497.txt AIM INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INC - 497(E) 1 CLASS A, CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES OF AIM ASIAN GROWTH FUND Supplement dated October 1, 2001 to the Prospectus dated March 1, 2001 The following replaces in its entirety the table appearing under the heading "FEE TABLE AND EXPENSE EXAMPLE - ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES" on page 4 of the prospectus:
"ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES(2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (expenses that are deducted from fund assets) CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C ______________________________________________________________________________________ Management Fees 0.95% 0.95% 0.95% Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.35 1.00 1.00 Other Expenses 0.76 0.81 0.81 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 2.06 2.76 2.76 ______________________________________________________________________________________
(1) If you buy $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares and redeem these shares within 18 months from the date of purchase, you may pay a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at the time of redemption. (2) There is no guarantee that actual expenses will be the same as those shown above. (3) The investment advisor has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding interest, taxes, dividends on short sales, extraordinary items and increases in expenses due to expense offset arrangements, if any) for Class A, Class B and Class C shares to the extent necessary to limit the Total Annual Operating Expenses of Class A shares to 2.25%. This agreement may be terminated at anytime." 2 CLASS A, CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES OF AIM GLOBAL INCOME FUND Supplement dated October 1, 2001 to the Prospectus dated March 1, 2001 as revised May 10, 2001 The following replaces in its entirety the table appearing under the heading "FEE TABLE AND EXPENSE EXAMPLE - ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES" on page 3 of the prospectus:
"ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES(2) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (expenses that are deducted from fund assets) CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C _______________________________________________________________________________________ Management Fees 0.70% 0.70% 0.70% Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.50 1.00 1.00 Other Expenses 0.51 0.51 0.51 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.71 2.21 2.21 Fee Waivers(4,5) 0.21 0.21 0.21 Net Expenses 1.50 2.00 2.00 _______________________________________________________________________________________
(1) If you buy $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares and redeem these shares within 18 months from the date of purchase, you may pay a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at the time of redemption. (2) There is no guarantee that actual expenses will be the same as those shown above. (3) Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses net of waivers and reimbursements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000 for Class A, Class B and Class C shares were 1.25%, 1.75% and 1.75%, respectively. (4) Fee waiver has been restated to reflect current agreement. The investment advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding interest, taxes, dividends on short sales, extraordinary items and increases in expenses due to expense offset arrangements, if any) for Class A, Class B and Class C shares to the extent necessary to limit the Total Annual Fund Operating expenses of Class A shares to 1.50% (e.g. if AIM waives 0.21% of Class A expenses, AIM will also waive 0.21% of Class B and Class C shares expenses). (5) Further, the advisor has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding interest, taxes, dividends on short sales, extraordinary items and increases in expenses due to expense offset arrangements, if any) for Class A, Class B and Class C shares to the extent necessary to limit the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A shares to 1.25% (e.g. if AIM waives an additional 0.25% of Class A expenses, AIM will also waive an additional 0.25% of Class B and Class C share expenses). This agreement may be terminated at any time." 3 AIM ASIAN GROWTH FUND AIM EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND AIM GLOBAL AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND AIM GLOBAL GROWTH FUND AIM GLOBAL INCOME FUND AIM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND (SERIES PORTFOLIOS OF AIM INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.) Supplement dated October 1, 2001 to the Statement of Additional Information dated March 1, 2001 as supplemented May 4, 2001, July 6, 2001, August 1, 2001, September 4, 2001 and September 18, 2001 The following information replaces in its entirety the section titled "MANAGEMENT" - "DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS" on page 36 of the Statement of Additional Information: "DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS The directors and officers of the Company and their principal occupations during at least the last five years are set forth below. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each director and officer is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. All of the Company's executive officers hold similar offices with some or all of the other AIM Funds.
POSITION(S) HELD WITH PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(s) DURING NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE REGISTRANT AT LEAST THE PAST 5 YEARS --------------------- ----------- ------------------------------ *ROBERT H. GRAHAM (54) Director, Chairman Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, A I M and President Management Group Inc.; Chairman and President, A I M Advisors, Inc.; Director and Senior Vice President, A I M Capital Management, Inc.; Chairman, A I M Distributors, Inc., A I M Fund Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company; and Director and Vice Chairman, AMVESCAP PLC (parent of AIM and a global investment management firm). FRANK S. BAYLEY (62) Director Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie; Director and Two Embarcadero Center Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (private investment Suite 2400 company); and Trustee, The Badgley Funds. San Francisco, CA 94111
-------- * Mr. Graham is an "interested person" of the Corporation and AIM as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. 4
POSITION(S) HELD WITH PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(s) DURING NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE REGISTRANT AT LEAST THE PAST 5 YEARS --------------------- ----------- ------------------------------ BRUCE L. CROCKETT (57) Director Director, ACE Limited (insurance company). Formerly, 906 Frome Lane Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, COMSAT McLean, VA 22102 Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company). OWEN DALY II (77) Director Formerly, Director, Cortland Trust, Inc. (investment Six Blythewood Road company), CF & I Steel Corp., Monumental Life Insurance Baltimore, MD 21210 Company and Monumental General Insurance Company; and Chairman of the Board of Equitable Bancorporation. ALBERT R. DOWDEN (59) Director Chairman of the Board of Directors, Cortland Trust, 1815 Central Park Drive Inc. (investment company) and DHJ Media, Inc.; and P.O. Box 774000 - PMB #222 Director, Magellan Insurance Company. Formerly, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation and Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. EDWARD K. DUNN, JR. (66) Director Formerly, Chairman of the Board of Directors, 2 Hopkins Plaza Mercantile Mortgage Corp.; Vice Chairman of the Board 8th Floor, Suite 805 of Directors, President and Chief Operating Officer, Baltimore, MD 21201 Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Co.; and President, Mercantile Bankshares Corp. JACK M. FIELDS (49) Director Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, 434 New Jersey Avenue, SE Inc. (governmental affairs company). Formerly, Member Washington, DC 20003 of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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POSITION(S) HELD WITH PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(s) DURING NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE REGISTRANT AT LEAST THE PAST 5 YEARS --------------------- ----------- ------------------------------ **CARL FRISCHLING (64) Director Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 919 Third Avenue (law firm). New York, NY 10022 PREMA MATHAI-DAVIS (50) Director Member, Visiting Committee, Harvard University Graduate 370 East 76th Street School of Education, New School University. Formerly, New York, NY 10021 Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the USA; Commissioner, New York City Department of the Aging; and Commissioner, New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. LEWIS F. PENNOCK (58) Director Partner, Pennock & Cooper (law firm). 6363 Woodway, Suite 825 Houston, TX 77057 RUTH H. QUIGLEY (66) Director Private investor; and President, Quigley Friedlander & 1055 California Street Co., Inc. (financial advisory services firm) from 1984 San Francisco, CA 94108 to 1986. LOUIS S. SKLAR (62) Director Executive Vice President, Development and Operations, The Williams Tower Hines Interests Limited Partnership (real estate 50th Floor development). 2800 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, TX 77056 GARY T. CRUM (54) Senior Vice Director and President, A I M Capital Management, Inc.; President Director and Executive Vice President, A I M Management Group Inc.; Director and Senior Vice President, A I M Advisors, Inc.; and Director, A I M Distributors, Inc. and AMVESCAP PLC (parent of AIM and a global investment management firm).
-------- ** Mr.Frischling may be an "interested person" of the Corporation as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. The law firm in which Mr. Frischling is a partner is counsel to the independent directors/trustees of the AIM Funds and the AIM Funds pay such firm's fees. The AIM Funds believe that Mr. Frischling is not an interested person of the AIM Funds solely as a result of this relationship and are currently communicating with the SEC to confirm their view. 6
POSITION(S) HELD WITH PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(s) DURING NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE REGISTRANT AT LEAST THE PAST 5 YEARS --------------------- ----------- ------------------------------ CAROL F. RELIHAN (46) Senior Vice Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and President and Secretary, A I M Advisors, Inc.; Director, Senior Vice Secretary President, General Counsel and Secretary, A I M Management Group Inc.; Director, Vice President and General Counsel, Fund Management Company; Vice President, A I M Fund Services, Inc., A I M Capital Management, Inc. and A I M Distributors, Inc. DANA R. SUTTON (42) Vice President and Vice President and Fund Treasurer, A I M Advisors, Inc. Treasurer ROBERT G. ALLEY (53) Vice President Senior Vice President, A I M Capital Management, Inc.; and Vice President, A I M Advisors, Inc. MELVILLE B. COX (58) Vice President Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, A I M Advisors, Inc. and A I M Capital Management, Inc.; and Vice President, A I M Fund Services, Inc. EDGAR M. LARSEN (61) Vice President Vice President, A I M Advisors, Inc. and A I M Capital Management, Inc.
The standing committees of the Board of Directors are the Audit Committee, the Capitalization Committee, the Investments Committee and the Committee on Directors/Directors. The members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Bayley, Crockett, Daly, Dowden (Vice Chair), Dunn (Chair), Fields, Frischling (on leave of absence), Pennock and Sklar, Dr. Mathai-Davis and Ms. Quigley. The Audit Committee is responsible for: (i) considering management's recommendations of independent accountants for each Fund and evaluating such accountants' performance, costs and financial stability; (ii) with AIM, reviewing and coordinating audit plans prepared by the Funds' independent accountants and management's internal audit staff; and (iii) reviewing financial statements contained in periodic reports to shareholders with the Funds' independent accountants and management. The members of the Capitalization Committee are Messrs. Daly, Graham (Chair) and Pennock. The Capitalization Committee is responsible for: (i) increasing or decreasing the aggregate number of shares of any class of the Company's common stock by classifying and reclassifying the Company's authorized but unissued shares of common stock, up to the Company's authorized capital; (ii) fixing the terms of such classified or reclassified shares of 7 common stock; and (iii) issuing such classified or reclassified shares of common stock upon the terms set forth in the applicable fund's prospectus, up to the Company's authorized capital. The members of the Investments Committee are Messrs. Bayley, Crockett, Daly, Dowden, Dunn, Fields, Frischling, Pennock and Sklar (Chair), Dr. Mathai-Davis (Vice Chair) and Ms. Quigley. The Investments Committee is responsible for: (i) overseeing AIM's investment-related compliance systems and procedures to ensure their continued adequacy; and (ii) considering and acting, on an interim basis between meetings of the full Board, on investment-related matters requiring Board consideration, including dividends and distributions, brokerage policies and pricing matters. The members of the Committee on Directors/Trustees are Messrs. Bayley, Crockett (Chair), Daly, Dowden, Dunn, Fields (Vice Chair), Pennock and Sklar, Dr. Mathai-Davis and Ms. Quigley. The Committee on Directors/Trustees is responsible for: (i) considering and nominating individuals to stand for election as dis-interested Directors as long as the Corporation maintains a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act; (ii) reviewing from time to time the compensation payable to the dis-interested directors; and (iii) making recommendations to the Board regarding matters related to compensation, including deferred compensation plans and retirement plans for the dis-interested directors. The Committee on Directors/Trustees will consider nominees recommended by a shareholder to serve as directors, provided: (i) that such person is a shareholder of record at the time he or she submits such names and is entitled to vote at the meeting of shareholders at which Directors will be elected; and (ii) that the Committee on Directors/Trustees or the Board, as applicable, shall make the final determination of persons to be nominated. All of the Company's directors also serve as directors or trustees of some or all of the investment companies managed or advised by AIM. All of the Company's executive officers hold similar offices with some or all of the other investment companies managed or advised by AIM."