AIMinvestments.com Earns 'Excellent' Rating from DALBAR for Financial Professional Site

AIM Investments(R) announced today that the Financial
Professional section of its Web site has received an "excellent"
rating in DALBAR's Fourth Quarter 2005 WebMonitor Report.
   DALBAR, Inc. is an independent organization that provides
performance evaluations of the quality of all areas of customer
service for mutual fund companies. In conducting the study, DALBAR
awarded points to each Web site based on the following categories -
functionality, usability, behavior centric, content currency, and
consistency. AIMinvestments.com also was recognized with a rating of
"very good" in the consumer site segment of the Fourth Quarter 2005
WebMonitor Report.
   "We are always looking for ways to add value through providing the
most efficient Web-based customer service to our clients and fund
shareholders," said Margaret Vinson, AIM's Director of e-Business &
Marketing Services.

   About AIM Investments

   Houston-based AIM Investments represents one of the nation's
leading investment management companies. It is dedicated to building
solutions for its clients with exceptional products and services
through multiple investment management styles and a broad range of
investment portfolios - mutual funds, retirement products, separately
managed accounts for high-net-worth and institutional investors,
annuities, cash management, college savings plans and offshore
products. Founded in 1976, AIM Investments had $128 billion in assets
under management as of Dec. 31, 2005. For more information, visit
www.aiminvestments.com. AIM Investments is a service mark of A I M
Management Group Inc. A I M Advisors, Inc., A I M Capital Management,
Inc., and AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. are the investment
advisors for the products and services represented by AIM Investments.
A I M Distributors, Inc. is the distributor for the retail mutual
funds and Fund Management Company is the distributor for the
institutional money market funds represented by AIM Investments.

   About AMVESCAP

   A I M Management Group Inc. is a subsidiary of AMVESCAP PLC, a
leading independent global investment manager, dedicated to helping
people worldwide build their financial security. Operating under the
AIM, INVESCO and Atlantic Trust brands, AMVESCAP strives to deliver
outstanding products and services through a comprehensive array of
retail and institutional products for clients around the world. The
Company, which had approximately $386 billion in assets under
management as of Dec. 31, 2005, is listed on the London, New York and
Toronto stock exchanges with the symbol "AVZ." Additional information
is available at www.amvescap.com.
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