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Independent Chair Letter

Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
AIM Funds Board

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

Although the economy and financial markets have shown some signs of hope, investors remain rightfully cautious. Staying with an appropriately diversified investment program focused on your individual long-term goals can be a wise course in such uncertain times. We believe the route to financial success is more like a marathon than a sprint.

Please be assured that your Board continues to oversee the AIM Funds with a strong sense of responsibility for your money and your trust. As always, we seek to manage costs and enhance performance in ways that put your interests first.

We are near the end of a busy 2009 proxy season, during which Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.’s proxy committee votes on your behalf on issues put to a shareholder vote by the companies whose stock the Funds hold. This year, after careful case-by-case analysis by committee members and portfolio managers, the proxy committee voted with corporate management less often than in previous years, focusing on the issues of board independence, Say-On-Pay initiatives, and stock option re-pricing in light of the market’s decline. The committee remained committed to supporting non-binding Say-on-Pay proposals and abstaining from voting on social issues.

At its June meeting, your Board reviewed and renewed the investment advisory contracts between the AIM Funds and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. You can find the results of this rigorous annual process at invescoaim.com. Go to “Products & Performance” and click on “Investment Advisory Agreement Renewals.”

The website also contains news and market information, investment education and planning information and current reports and prospectuses for all the AIM Funds and I highly recommend it to you.

You are always welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving you in the coming months.

Best regards,

Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
AIM Funds Board of Trustees
September 11, 2009

Invesco Aim^SM is a service mark of Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC are the investment advisors for the products and services represented by Invesco Aim; they each provide investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and do not sell securities. Please refer to each fund’s prospectus for information on the fund’s subadvisors. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for the retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds and the subdistributor for the STIC Global Funds represented by Invesco Aim. All entities are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

Consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. For this and other information about AIM funds, please obtain a prospectus from your financial advisor and read it carefully before investing.

NOT FDIC INSURED

MAY LOSE VALUE

NO BANK GUARANTEE

Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. data unless otherwise noted.

Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. 09/2009