Invesco

As investment methods and markets evolved over the decades, so did the companies that molded Invesco's heritage. Its UK and US predecessor companies merged their management and market strengths in 1988 to form INVESCO, PLC. Since the merger, the company has strengthened and expanded its global expertise through carefully controlled growth. Only companies meeting stringent criteria have been selected to become part of the Invesco team. The completion of the INVESCO/AIM merger created a new company, AMVESCAP, which is better equipped to meet the growing needs of Invesco's customers. Today, INVESCO provides clients with an array of investment choices to achieve the optimum combination of risk and return.

INVESCO FUNDS GROUP

Established in 1932, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., is one of the oldest existing mutual fund management companies in the US. The company provides management, distribution, and administrative services for the nationally renowned Invesco Funds and is one of the top companies in the business of directly marketed mutual funds. Services include a full range of retirement plans, Uniform Gift/Trust for Minors Accounts (UGTMA), systematic investment programs, electronic funds transfer, and 24-hour account information.

Over 800 trained professionals seek to combine state-of-the-art technology with an old-fashioned service orientation.

The company represents approximately one million shareholder accounts totaling over $56 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2000, for clients across the US. The company also works with prominent third-party networks, as well as providing investment options for company retirement plans and variable annuities.

A leader in targeted sector funds, INVESCO Funds' family of funds also encompasses diversified equity funds plus income, bonds, tax-exempt, international, and money market alternatives. Approximately 12 variable annuity options are also available for retirement plans. INVESCO Funds also offers 27 loaded funds in A, B, and C share classes as of October 31, 2000. Invesco offers:

• Range of investment styles
• 33 no-load mutual funds
• 27 load mutual funds
• Sector funds
• Commingled trust
• Separate accounts
• Global health sciences fund

Information herein was taken from the Invesco website at www.invescofunds.com