As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 29, 2010
File Nos. 333-121061
811-05845
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form N-2
 
 
     
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  x
Pre-Effective Amendment No.  
  o
Post-Effective Amendment No. 9
  x
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
  x
Amendment No. 49
  x
 
 
Invesco Van Kampen
Senior Loan Fund
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Declaration of Trust)
 
 
1555 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 
(713) 626-1919
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
 
 
John M. Zerr, Esq.
11 Greenway Plaza
Suite 2500
Houston, Texas 77046
(713) 626-1919
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
 
 
Copies to:
 
Charles B. Taylor, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
155 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 407-0700
 
 
Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
 
 
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  [X]
 
 
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
 
      o   when declared effective pursuant to section 8(c) of the Securities Act of 1933
 
      o   immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 486
 
      x   On November 30, 2010 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 486
 
      o   60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 486
 
      o   on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 486
 
      o   This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed registration statement.
 


 

     
     
     
    MUTUAL FUNDS

Invesco Van Kampen
Senior Loan Fund
This Prospectus is dated
November 30, 2010
CLASS A SHARES
CLASS B SHARES
CLASS C SHARES
CLASS IB SHARES
CLASS IC SHARES
     
     
    (VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS LOGO)
 


Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund’s investment adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing primarily in adjustable rate senior loans.
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Shares of the Fund have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the SEC has not passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


 

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Senior loans are business loans that have a senior right to payment. They are made to corporations and other borrowers and are often secured by specific assets of the borrower. The Fund believes that investing in adjustable rate senior loans should limit fluctuations in net asset value caused by changes in interest rates. You should, however, expect the Fund’s net asset value to fluctuate as a result of changes in borrower credit quality and other factors.
 
There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You should carefully consider the risks of investing in the Fund, including that the Fund may invest all or a substantial portion of its assets in below investment grade senior loans, which are often referred to as high-yielding, high risk investments or “junk” investments. See “Risks.”
 
This Prospectus offers two classes of common shares of beneficial interest (collectively, the Shares) of the Fund, designated as Class A Shares and Class C Shares, and describes three other classes of Shares, designated as Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares, which are not continuously offered. The Fund’s Shares are not listed for trading on any national securities exchange. The Fund’s Shares have no trading market and no market is expected to develop. You should consider your investment in the Fund to be illiquid. In order to provide liquidity to shareholders, the Fund will make monthly offers to repurchase a portion of its outstanding Shares at net asset value as described herein. There is no guarantee that you will be able to sell your Shares at any given time.
 
The Fund will make monthly offers to repurchase between 5% and 25% of its outstanding Shares at net asset value, subject to certain conditions. The repurchase request deadline will be the third Friday of each calendar month (or the preceding business day if such third Friday is not a business day). The repurchase price will be the Fund’s net asset value as determined after the close of business on the repurchase pricing date. Under normal circumstances, the Fund expects that the repurchase pricing date will be the repurchase request deadline. The Fund generally will pay repurchase proceeds by the third business day after the repurchase pricing date, although payment for shares may be as many as seven days after the repurchase request deadline; in any event, the Fund will pay such proceeds at least five business days before notification of the next repurchase offer. See “Repurchase of Shares.”
 
The Fund’s investment adviser is Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser). The Fund continuously offers its Class A Shares and Class C Shares through Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors), as principal underwriter, and through selected broker-dealers and financial services firms. The Fund also has outstanding Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares. All Class B Shares of the Fund that were outstanding as of February 18, 2005 were redesignated as a new class of Shares designated as Class IB Shares and all Class C Shares of the Fund that were outstanding as of February 18, 2005 were redesignated as a new class of Shares designated as Class IC Shares. The Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and the Class IC Shares are not continuously offered. The only new Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares to be issued are those Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares issued to satisfy dividend and capital gain reinvestment. Class B Shares of the Fund may also be issued in connection with an exchange from Class B Shares of other Invesco funds. Shares are sold at their offering price, which is net asset value per Share for each class of Shares plus sales charges, where applicable. See “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” and “Purchase of Shares.”
 
This Prospectus sets forth the information about the Fund that you should know before investing. You should keep it for future reference. More information about the Fund, including a Statement of Additional Information dated November 30, 2010, and the Fund’s Annual and Semiannual Reports, has been filed with the SEC. This information is available upon written or oral request without charge from our web site at www.invesco.com. You may also get a copy of any of these materials, request other information about the Fund and make other inquiries by calling (800) 959-4246. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information is incorporated herein by reference. A table of contents for the Statement of Additional Information is on page 53. The SEC maintains a web site at www.sec.gov that contains the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, material incorporated by reference and other information about SEC registrants, including the Fund.


 

Table of Contents
 
     
     
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
  3
     
Prospectus Summary
  4
     
Financial Highlights
  10
     
The Fund
  15
     
Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies
  15
     
Risks
  22
     
Investment Practices and Special Risks
  26
     
Management of the Fund
  29
     
Purchase of Shares
  31
     
Repurchase of Shares
  41
     
Distributions from the Fund
  45
     
Shareholder Services
  45
     
Description of Shares
  48
     
Federal Income Taxation
  50
     
Communications With Shareholders/Performance Information
  52
     
Custodian, Dividend Disbursing Agent and Transfer Agent
  52
     
Legal Opinions
  52
     
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  52
     
Additional Information
  53
     
Table of Contents for the Statement of Additional Information
  54
 
 
No dealer, salesperson or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this Prospectus, in connection with the offer contained in this Prospectus and, if given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Fund, the Fund’s investment adviser or the Fund’s principal underwriter. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer by the Fund or by the Fund’s principal underwriter to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities offered hereby in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful for the Fund to make such an offer in such jurisdiction.


 

Fees and Expenses
of the Fund
 
 
The following tables are intended to assist investors in understanding the various costs and expenses directly or indirectly associated with investing in the Fund.
 
                           
 
          Class A
  Class B
  Class C
  Class IB
  Class IC
          Shares   Shares   Shares   Shares   Shares
 
    Shareholder Transaction Expenses
 
   
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
    3.25% 1   None   None   None 5   None 5
   
Maximum early withdrawal charge (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or repurchase proceeds)
    None 2   3.00% 3   1.00% 4   None 5   None 5
 
    Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of net assets attributable to Shares and are based on expenses incurred during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010)
 
   
Investment advisory fee 6
    0.87%   0.87%   0.87%   0.87%   0.87%
   
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 7
    0.25% 8   1.00% 8,9   1.00% 8,9   None   0.15% 8
   
Interest payments on borrowed funds
    0.32%   0.32%   0.32%   0.32%   0.32%
   
Other Expenses
                     
   
Administration fee 6
    0.25%   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%
   
Other
    0.44%   0.44%   0.44%   0.44%   0.44%
   
Total annual operating expenses
    2.13% 8   2.88% 8   2.88% 8   1.88%   2.03% 8
 
 
Reduced for purchases of $100,000 and over. See “Purchase of Shares — Class A Shares.”
Investments of $1 million or more are not subject to any sales charge at the time of purchase, but an early withdrawal charge of 1.00% may be imposed on certain repurchases by the Fund made within eighteen months of purchase. See “Purchase of Shares — Class A Shares.”
Effective November 30, 2010, Class B Shares are not continuously offered by the Fund. Class B Shares purchased prior to November 30, 2010 are subject to an early withdrawal charge. The maximum early withdrawal charge is 3.00% in the first year after purchase and declines thereafter as follows:
Year 1–3.00%
Year 2–2.00%
Year 3–1.50%
Year 4–1.00%
Year 5–0.50%
After–None
The maximum early withdrawal charge is 1.00% in the first year after purchase and 0.00% thereafter.
Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares are not continuously offered. Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares have no early withdrawal charges (the early withdrawal schedules applicable to the former Class B Shares and former Class C Shares outstanding on February 18, 2005 have been terminated).
See “Management of the Fund” for additional information.
Class A Shares are subject to a combined annual distribution and service fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets attributable to such class of Shares. Class B Shares and Class C Shares are each subject to a combined annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of the average daily net assets attributable to such class of Shares. Class IC Shares are subject to a service fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets attributable to such class of Shares. The Fund’s Board of Trustees has only authorized the Fund to make service fee payments not to exceed 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class IC Shares for any fiscal year. See “Purchase of Shares.”
The Fund’s principal underwriter is currently waiving or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s “Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees” such that such fees were 0.00%, 0.75%, 0.75% and 0.00% for each of Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class IC Shares, respectively. In addition, the Adviser is currently waiving or reimbursing a portion of its investment advisory fee and thus, the “Total annual operating expenses” after the waivers or reimbursements were 1.85%, 2.60%, 2.60%, 1.85% and 1.85% for Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares, respectively, for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010. The fee waivers or expenses reimbursements can be terminated at any time, except that the Adviser has agreed that it will limit the total annual fund operating expenses of the Fund to the net amounts listed in this footnote 8 until at least June 30, 2012. Amounts that are waived or reimbursed are permanently foregone and will not be recouped or recaptured in future periods.
While Class B Shares and Class C Shares do not have any front-end sales charges, their higher ongoing annual expenses (due to higher distribution and service fees) mean that over time you could end up paying more for these Shares than if you were to pay front-end sales charges for Class A Shares.
 
Example:
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other funds.
 
The example assumes that you invest $1,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and the Fund repurchases all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same each year (except for the ten-year amounts for Class B Shares which reflect the conversion of Class B Shares to Class A Shares eight years after the end of the calendar month in which the Shares were purchased) and that all dividends and other


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distributions are reinvested at net asset value. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
                                       
 
          One
  Three
  Five
  Ten
          Year   Years   Years   Years
    Class A Shares     $ 507     $ 917     $ 1,381     $ 2,663  
    Class B Shares     $ 563     $ 988     $ 1,581     $ 2,985
    Class C Shares     $ 363     $ 838     $ 1,468     $ 3,163  
    Class IB Shares     $ 188     $ 585     $ 1,010     $ 2,196  
    Class IC Shares     $ 188     $ 601     $ 1,059     $ 2,329  
 
     
    You would pay the following expenses if you did not tender your Shares for repurchase by the Fund:
 
    Class A Shares     $ 507     $ 917     $ 1,381     $ 2,663  
    Class B Shares     $ 263     $ 838     $ 1,468     $ 2,985
    Class C Shares     $ 263     $ 838     $ 1,468     $ 3,163  
    Class IB Shares     $ 188     $ 585     $ 1,010     $ 2,196  
    Class IC Shares     $ 188     $ 601     $ 1,059     $ 2,329  
 
 
†  Based on conversion to Class A Shares eight years after the end of the calendar month in which the Shares were purchased.
 
The purpose of the table above is to assist you in understanding the various costs and expenses that an investor in the Fund will bear directly or indirectly.
 
This example should not be considered a representation of future expenses, and the Fund’s actual expenses may be more or less than those shown.
 
Prospectus Summary
 
 
This summary is qualified by reference to the more detailed information included elsewhere in this Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information.
 
The Fund
The Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund completed an initial public offering in October 1989. The Fund has continuously offered its Shares since November 1989. In June 2003, the Fund completed a transaction in which it redesignated its Shares issued before June 13, 2003 as Class B Shares and issued new Class C Shares to the shareholders of Van Kampen Senior Floating Rate Fund in exchange for the assets and liabilities of that fund. On February 18, 2005, the Fund redesignated its Class B Shares issued before February 18, 2005 as a new class of Shares designated Class IB Shares and redesignated its Class C Shares issued before February 18, 2005 as a new class of Shares designated Class IC Shares. On February 18, 2005, the Fund commenced offering new Class A Shares, new Class B Shares and new Class C Shares (the new Class B Shares and new Class C Shares have different fees, expenses and characteristics than the original Class B Shares and Class C Shares). Effective November 30, 2010, the Fund does not continuously offer Class B Shares.
 
The Offering
The Fund now continuously offers two classes of Shares — Class A Shares and Class C Shares — through Invesco Distributors and through selected broker-dealers and financial services firms. Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares are not continuously offered. The only new Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares to be issued are those Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares issued to satisfy dividend and capital gain reinvestments. Class B Shares of the Fund may also be issued in connection with an exchange from Class B Shares of other Invesco funds. Shares are sold at their offering price, which is net asset value per Share for such class of Shares plus sales charges where applicable. Class A Shares are subject to an up front sales charge of up to 3.25%. There is no initial sales charge or underwriting discount on purchases of Class B and Class C Shares but such Shares are subject to early withdrawal charges of up to 3% and 1%, respectively. The Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares have no early withdrawal charges (the early withdrawal schedules applicable to the former Class B Shares and former Class C Shares outstanding on February 18, 2005 have been terminated). Invesco Distributors pays the broker-dealers and financial services firms participating in the continuous offering.
 
Investment Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital. Although the Fund seeks capital preservation, it is not a money market fund or a certificate of deposit, and it differs substantially from these products with respect to risks and liquidity, among other factors. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You should carefully consider the risks of investing in the Fund. See “Risks.”


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Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund’s investment adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in adjustable rate senior loans (Senior Loans). Senior Loans are business loans made to borrowers that may be corporations, partnerships or other entities (Borrowers). These Borrowers operate in a variety of industries and geographic regions. The interest rates on Senior Loans adjust periodically, and the Fund’s portfolio of Senior Loans will at all times have a dollar-weighted average time until the next interest rate adjustment of 90 days or less. The Fund believes that investing in adjustable rate Senior Loans should limit fluctuations in its net asset value caused by changes in interest rates.
 
Senior Loans generally are negotiated between a Borrower and several financial institution lenders (Lenders) represented by one or more Lenders acting as agent of all the Lenders (Agent). The Agent is responsible for negotiating the loan agreement (the Loan Agreement) that establishes the terms and conditions of the Senior Loan and the rights of the Borrower and the Lenders. The Fund may act as one of the group of original Lenders originating a Senior Loan, may purchase assignments of portions of Senior Loans from third parties and may invest in participations in Senior Loans. Senior Loans may include certain senior debt that is in the form of notes and not Loan Agreements.
 
Senior Loans have the most senior position in a Borrower’s capital structure or share the senior position with other senior debt securities of the Borrower. This capital structure position generally gives holders of Seniors Loans a priority claim on some or all of the Borrower’s assets in the event of default. Most of the Fund’s Senior Loan investments will be secured by specific assets of the Borrower; however, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in Senior Loans that are not secured by specific collateral. Senior Loans also have contractual terms designed to protect Lenders. The Fund generally acquires Senior Loans of Borrowers that, among other things, in the Adviser’s judgment, can make timely payments on their Senior Loans and that satisfy other credit standards established by the Adviser. Because of their protective features, the Fund and the Adviser believe that Senior Loans of Borrowers that are experiencing, or are more likely to experience, financial difficulty may represent attractive investment opportunities.
 
Borrower credit risk.  Investing in Senior Loans does involve investment risk, and some Borrowers default on their Senior Loan payments. The Fund may invest all or a substantial portion of its assets in below investment grade Senior Loans, which are considered speculative by rating agencies (and are often referred to as high-yielding, high risk investments or as “junk” investments). The Fund attempts to manage these risks through selection of a varied portfolio of Senior Loans and careful analyses and monitoring of Borrowers. Nevertheless, you should expect that the Fund’s net asset value will fluctuate as a result of changes in the credit quality of Borrowers and other factors. See “Risks — Borrower credit risk.”
 
Other investment policies.  Other investment policies of the Fund include the following: the Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in Senior Loans that are not secured by any specific collateral; the Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in Senior Loans made to non-U.S. Borrowers provided that no more than 5% of these Senior Loans or other assets are non-U.S. dollar denominated; and the Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in any combination of (1) warrants and equity securities, in each case the Fund must own or acquire a Senior Loan of the same issuer, (2) junior debt securities or securities with a lien on collateral lower than a senior claim on collateral (collectively, “junior debt securities”), (3) high quality short-term debt securities, (4) credit-linked deposits and (5) Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (U.S. TIPS) and other inflation-indexed bonds issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.
 
The Fund may utilize financial leverage (i) to provide the Fund with additional liquidity to meet its obligations to repurchase its Shares pursuant to its repurchase offers and (ii) for investment purposes (i.e., to use such financial leverage to purchase additional portfolio securities consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and primary investment strategy) to benefit the Fund’s Common Shares. Generally speaking, if the Fund can invest the proceeds from financial leverage (i.e., money from borrowings or issuing preferred shares) in portfolio securities that have higher rates of return than the costs of such financial leverage and other expenses of the Fund, then the holders of Common Shares would have a net benefit. The Fund’s policy on financial leverage allows the Fund to use financial leverage in the form of borrowings and/or preferred shares to the maximum extent allowable under the Investment


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Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). The Adviser and the Fund’s Board of Trustees will regularly review the Fund’s use of financial leverage (i.e., the relative costs and benefits of leverage on the Fund’s Common Shares) and review the alternative means to leverage (i.e., the relative benefits and costs of borrowing versus issuing preferred shares).
 
Repurchase Offers
The Fund has a fundamental policy whereby it commits to make offers to repurchase Shares of the Fund. In order to provide liquidity to shareholders, the Fund will make monthly offers to repurchase between 5% and 25% of its outstanding Shares at net asset value, subject to certain conditions. The repurchase request deadline will be the third Friday of each calendar month (or the preceding business day if such third Friday is not a business day). The repurchase price will be the Fund’s net asset value as determined after the close of business on the repurchase pricing date. Under normal circumstances, the Fund expects that the repurchase pricing date will be the repurchase request deadline. The Fund generally will pay repurchase proceeds by the third business day after the repurchase pricing date, although payment for Shares may be as many as seven days after the repurchase request deadline; in any event, the Fund will pay such proceeds at least five business days before notification of the next repurchase offer.
 
The Fund will impose an early withdrawal charge payable to Invesco Distributors on most Class B Shares accepted for repurchase that have been held for less than five years and on most Class C Shares accepted for repurchase that have been held for less than one year. There is generally no early withdrawal charge on Class A Shares, although the Fund in certain circumstances may impose an early withdrawal charge on Class A Shares accepted for repurchase by the Fund which have been held for less than eighteen months. See “Purchase of Shares — Class A Shares.” There are no early withdrawal charges on Class IB Shares or on Class IC Shares. The Fund may borrow to, among other things, finance repurchases of Shares. Borrowings entail additional risks.
 
Investment Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is the Fund’s investment adviser. See “Management of the Fund.”
 
Administrator
Invesco Advisers, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser, also serves as the Fund’s administrator (in such capacity, the Administrator). See “Management of the Fund.”
 
Fees and Expenses
The Fund will pay the Adviser a fee based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Fund will pay the Administrator a fee based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund. See “Management of the Fund.”
 
Distribution Plan and Service Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution plan (the Distribution Plan) with respect to each of its Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares and in so doing has agreed to comply with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, as if the Fund were an open-end investment company. The Fund also has adopted a service plan (the Service Plan) with respect to each of its Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class IC Shares. There is no Distribution Plan or Service Plan for Class IB Shares and no Distribution Plan for Class IC Shares. Under the Distribution Plan and the Service Plan, the Fund pays distribution fees in connection with the sale and distribution of Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares and service fees in connection with the provision of ongoing services to shareholders of Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class IC Shares and the maintenance of such shareholders’ accounts. See “Purchase of Shares — Distribution Plan and Service Plan.”
 
Distributions
The Fund plans to make monthly distributions of substantially all net investment income. Distributions cannot be assured, and the amount of each distribution is likely to vary. Net capital gain, if any, will be distributed at least annually. A convenient way for investors to accumulate additional Shares is by reinvesting dividends and capital gain dividends in Shares of the Fund. Such Shares are acquired at net asset value per Share (without a sales charge) on the applicable payable date of the dividend or capital gain dividend. Unless the shareholder instructs otherwise, with respect to Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares, the reinvestment plan is automatic. With respect to Class IC Shares and Class IB Shares, previous instructions regarding reinvestment of dividends and capital gain dividends


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will continue to apply until such shareholder changes his or her instruction.
 
Special Risk Considerations
No trading market for Shares.  The Fund is a closed-end investment company designed primarily for long-term investors and not as a trading vehicle. While there is no restriction on transferring the Shares, the Fund does not intend to list the Shares for trading on any national securities exchange. There is no secondary trading market for Shares. An investment in the Shares is illiquid. There is no guarantee that you will be able to sell all of the Shares that you desire to sell in any repurchase offer by the Fund.
 
Senior Loans.  There is less readily available, reliable information about most Senior Loans than is the case for many other types of securities. In addition, there is no minimum rating or other independent evaluation of a Borrower or its securities limiting the Fund’s investments, and the Adviser relies primarily on its own evaluation of Borrower credit quality rather than on any available independent sources. As a result, the Fund is particularly dependent on the analytical abilities of the Adviser.
 
Senior Loans generally are not listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system and no active trading market exists for many Senior Loans. As a result, many Senior Loans are illiquid, meaning that the Fund may not be able to sell them quickly at a fair price. The market for illiquid securities is more volatile than the market for liquid securities. The market could be disrupted in the event of an economic downturn or a substantial increase or decrease in interest rates. Although the Fund believes that investing in adjustable rate Senior Loans should limit fluctuations in net asset value as a result of changes in interest rates, extraordinary and sudden changes in interest rates could nevertheless disrupt the market for Senior Loans and result in fluctuations in the Fund’s net asset value. However, many Senior Loans are of a large principal amount and are held by a large number of owners. In the Adviser’s opinion, this should enhance their liquidity. In addition, in recent years the number of institutional investors purchasing Senior Loans has increased. The risks of illiquidity are particularly important when the Fund’s operations require cash, and may in certain circumstances require that the Fund borrow to meet short-term cash requirements. Illiquid securities are also difficult to value. See “Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies.”
 
Selling Lenders and other persons positioned between the Fund and the Borrower will likely conduct their principal business activities in the banking, finance and financial services industries. The Fund may be more at risk to any single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting such industries.
 
Borrower credit risk.  Senior Loans, like most other debt obligations, are subject to the risk of default. Default in the payment of interest or principal on a Senior Loan will result in a reduction in income to the Fund, a reduction in the value of the Senior Loan and a potential decrease in the Fund’s net asset value. The risk of default will increase in the event of an economic downturn or a substantial increase in interest rates.
 
The Fund may acquire Senior Loans of Borrowers that are experiencing, or are more likely to experience, financial difficulty, including Senior Loans issued in highly leveraged transactions. The Fund may even acquire and retain in its portfolio Senior Loans of Borrowers that have filed for bankruptcy protection. Because of the protective terms of Senior Loans, the Adviser believes that the Fund is more likely to recover more of its investment in a defaulted Senior Loan than would be the case for most other types of defaulted debt securities. Nevertheless, even in the case of collateralized Senior Loans, there is no assurance that sale of the collateral would raise enough cash to satisfy the Borrower’s payment obligation or that the collateral can or will be liquidated. In the case of bankruptcy, liquidation may not occur and the court may not give Lenders the full benefit of their senior position. Uncollateralized Senior Loans involve a greater risk of loss.
 
Investment in non-U.S. issuers.  The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets, measured at the time of investment, in Senior Loans to Borrowers that are organized or located in countries other than the United States, provided that no more than 5% of these Senior Loans or other assets are non-U.S. dollar denominated. Investment in non-U.S. issuers involves special risks, including that non-U.S. issuers may be subject to less rigorous accounting and reporting requirements than U.S. issuers, less rigorous regulatory requirements, different legal systems and laws relating to creditors’ rights, the potential inability to enforce legal judgments and the potential for political, social and economic adversity. Investments by the Fund in non-U.S. dollar


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denominated investments will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and non-U.S. currencies may negatively affect an investment. The value of investments denominated in non-U.S. currencies may fluctuate based on changes in the value of those currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, and a decline in applicable foreign exchange rates could reduce the value of such investments held by the Fund. The Fund also may hold non-U.S. dollar denominated Senior Loans or other securities received as part of a reorganization or restructuring.
 
Participations.  The Fund may purchase participations in Senior Loans. Under a participation, the Fund generally will have rights that are more limited than the rights of Lenders or of persons who acquire a Senior Loan by assignment. In a participation, the Fund typically has a contractual relationship with the Lender selling the participation, but not with the Borrower. As a result, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the Lender selling the participation in addition to the credit risk of the Borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the Lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the Lender and may not have a senior claim to the Lender’s interest in the Senior Loan. Certain participations in Senior Loans are illiquid, meaning the Fund may not be able to sell them quickly at a fair price. Illiquid securities are also difficult to value. The Fund presently does not intend to invest more than 5% of its net assets in participations in Senior Loans.
 
Repurchase offer risks.  If the Fund repurchases more Shares than it is able to sell, the Fund’s net assets may decline and its expense ratios may increase, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective may be adversely affected. Moreover, this may force the Fund to sell assets it would not otherwise sell, and the Fund may be forced to dispose of Fund assets that may have declined in value. The Fund may borrow money to, among other things, finance repurchases of Shares. The rights of any lenders to the Fund to receive payments of interest on and repayments of principal of any borrowings will be senior to the rights of shareholders. The loan agreement for any borrowing likely will limit certain activities of the Fund, including the payment of dividends to holders of Shares in certain circumstances. Interest payments and fees incurred in connection with borrowings to finance repurchases of Shares will reduce the amount of net income available for payment to shareholders and may increase volatility of the net asset value of the Common Shares. See also the next section below on “Financial Leverage” and the section of the Prospectus entitled “Repurchase of Shares.”
 
Financial leverage.  There are risks associated with borrowing or issuing preferred shares in an effort to increase the yield and distributions on the Common Shares, including that the costs of the financial leverage exceed the income from investments made with such leverage, the higher volatility of the net asset value of the Common Shares, and that fluctuations in the interest rates on the borrowing or dividend rates on preferred shares may affect the yield and distributions to the Common Shareholders. The Fund’s use of leverage also may impair the ability of the Fund to maintain its qualification for federal income taxes as a regulated investment company.
 
As long as the Fund is able to invest the proceeds of any financial leverage in senior loans or other investments that provide a higher net return than the then cost of such financial leverage (i.e., the current interest rate on any borrowing or dividend rate of any preferred shares after taking into account the expenses of any borrowing or preferred shares offering) and the Fund’s operating expenses, the effect of leverage will be to cause the Common Shareholders to realize a higher current rate of return than if the Fund were not leveraged. However, if the current costs of financial leverage were to exceed the return on such proceeds after expenses (which the Adviser believes to be an unlikely scenario), the Common Shareholders would have a lower rate of return than if the Fund had an unleveraged capital structure.
 
During any annual period when the Fund has a net payable on the interest due on borrowings or the dividends due on any outstanding preferred shares, the failure to pay on such amounts would preclude the Fund from paying dividends on the Common Shares. The rights of lenders to the Fund to receive interest on and repayment of principal on any borrowings will be senior to those of the holders of the Common Shares, and the terms of any such borrowings may contain provisions which limit certain activities of the Fund, including the payment of dividends to holders of Common Shares in certain circumstances, and may require the Fund to pledge assets to secure such borrowings. Further, the terms of such borrowings may, and the 1940 Act does (in certain circumstances), grant to the lenders to the Fund certain voting rights in the event


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of default in the payment of interest on or repayment of principal. In addition, under the 1940 Act, the Fund is not permitted to declare any cash dividend or other distribution on its Common Shares unless, at the time of such declaration and after deducting the amount of such dividend or distribution, the Fund is in compliance with the asset coverage requirements of the 1940 Act. Such prohibition on the payment of dividends or distributions might impair the ability of the Fund to maintain its qualification, for federal income tax purposes, as a regulated investment company. The Fund intends, however, to the extent possible, to repay borrowings or redeem any outstanding preferred securities from time to time if necessary, which may involve the payment by the Fund of a premium and the sale by the Fund of portfolio securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so, to maintain compliance with such asset coverage requirements.
 
If there are preferred shares issued and outstanding, holders of the preferred shares will elect two Trustees. In addition, the terms of any preferred shares or borrowing may entitle holders of the preferred shares or lenders, as the case may be, to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees in certain other circumstances.
 
Certain investment practices.  The Fund may use various investment practices that involve special risks, including engaging in interest rate and other hedging and risk management transactions. See “Investment Practices and Special Risks.”
 
Anti-takeover provisions.  The Fund’s Declaration of Trust includes provisions that could limit the ability of other persons to acquire control of the Fund or to change the composition of its Board of Trustees. See “Description of Shares — Anti-Takeover Provisions in the Declaration of Trust.”
 
Investor Profile
In light of the Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies, the Fund may be appropriate for investors who:
 
•  seek high current income
 
•  wish to add to their investment portfolio a fund that invests primarily in adjustable rate senior loans
 
Shares are not deposits or obligations of, and are not guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or depository institution. Shares are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Shares involve investment risks, including the possible loss of your investment.
 
An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program, and investors should consider their long-term investment goals and financial needs when making an investment decision about the Fund. An investment in the Fund is intended to be a long-term investment, and the Fund should not be used as a trading vehicle.


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Financial Highlights
 
 
The following schedules present financial highlights for one Share of the respective class of the Fund outstanding for the periods indicated. The ratio of expenses to average net assets listed in the tables below for each class of shares of the Fund are based on the average net assets of the Fund for each of the periods listed in the tables. To the extent that the Fund’s average net assets decrease over the Fund’s next fiscal year, such expenses can be expected to increase because certain fixed costs will be spread over a smaller amount of assets. The information for the fiscal periods ended July 31, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, and, as applicable, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 has been audited by the Fund’s former independent registered public accounting firm. The information for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Fund’s current independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Fund’s most recent financial statements, may be obtained from our web site at www.invesco.com or by calling the telephone number on the last page of this Prospectus. This information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included in the Fund’s Annual Report.
 
                                                           
 
                          February 18, 2005
   
                          (Commencement
   
      Year Ended July 31,   of Operations) to
   
Class A Shares     2010   2009   2008   2007   2006   July 31, 2005    
Net asset value, beginning of the period
    $ 5.60     $ 7.48     $ 8.65     $ 8.99     $ 9.10     $ 9.12          
                                                           
Net investment income (a)
      0.28       0.40       0.61       0.66       0.54       0.18          
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      0.76       (1.86 )     (1.17 )     (0.29 )     (0.15 )     (0.04 )        
                                                           
Total from investment operations
      1.04       (1.46 )     (0.56 )     0.37       0.39       0.14          
Less:
                                                         
Distributions from net investment income
      0.31       0.42       0.61       0.71       0.50       0.16          
Return of capital
      0.04       -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-          
Total distributions
      0.35       0.42       0.61       0.71       0.50       0.16          
                                                           
Net asset value, end of the period
    $ 6.29     $ 5.60     $ 7.48     $ 8.65     $ 8.99     $ 9.10          
                                                           
                                                           
Total return *
      18.78% (b)     (18.60 )%(c)     (6.70 )%(c)     4.06% (c)     4.39% (c)     1.75% ††        
Net assets at end of the period (in millions)
    $ 188.6     $ 166.4     $ 281.4     $ 544.7     $ 91.0     $ 54.0          
Ratios to average net assets: *
                                                         
Operating expense
      1.57%       1.86%       1.44%       1.41%       1.39%       1.42%          
Interest expense
      0.32% (d)(g)     0.48%       1.07%       1.09%       0.10%       0.04%          
Total net expense
      1.89% (d)     2.34%       2.51%       2.50%       1.49%       1.46%          
Net investment income
      4.53% (d)     7.57%       7.55%       7.34%       5.95%       4.44%          
Portfolio turnover (e)
      55%       33%       35%       74%       84%       90%          
 * If certain expenses had not been voluntarily assumed by the Adviser, total return would have been lower and the ratios would have been as follows:
Ratios to average net assets:
                                                         
Operating expense
      1.82% (d)     2.11%       1.69%       1.66%       1.64%       1.67%          
Interest expense
      0.32% (d)(g)     0.48%       1.07%       1.09%       0.10%       0.04%          
Total gross expense
      2.14% (d)     2.59%       2.76%       2.75%       1.74%       1.71%          
Net investment income
      4.28% (d)     7.32%       7.30%       7.09%       5.70%       4.19%          
                                                           
Senior indebtedness:
                                                         
Total borrowing outstanding (in thousands)
    $ 198,000     $ 132,000     $ 458,000     $ 555,000     $ 195,000     $ 123,000          
Asset coverage per $1,000 unit of senior indebtedness (f)
    $ 6,239     $ 8,538     $ 4,538     $ 5,543     $ 10,127     $ 18,767          
 
(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum sales charge of 3.25% or early withdrawal charge. On purchases of $1 million or more, an early withdrawal charge of 1% may be imposed on certain repurchases by the Fund made within eighteen months of purchase. If the sales charges were included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined distribution and services fees of up to 0.25% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the repurchases by the Fund of Fund shares.
(d)  Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $188,121.
(e)  Calculation includes the proceeds from principal repayments and sales of variable rate senior loan interests.
(f)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including the Borrowings) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing by the total number of senior indebtedness units, where one unit equals $1,000 of senior indebtedness.
(g)  Prior to July 31, 2010, ratio excluded credit lines fees.
††  Non-Annualized


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                          February 18, 2005
                          (Commencement
      Year Ended July 31,   of Operations) to
Class B Shares †††     2010   2009   2008   2007   2006   July 31, 2005
Net asset value, beginning of the period
    $ 5.60     $ 7.48     $ 8.65     $ 8.99     $ 9.10     $ 9.12  
                                                   
Net investment income (a)
      0.23       0.36       0.55       0.60       0.47       0.14  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      0.77       (1.86 )     (1.17 )     (0.30 )     (0.14 )     (0.03 )
                                                   
Total from investment operations
      1.00       (1.50 )     (0.62 )     0.30       0.33       0.11  
Less:
                                                 
Distributions from net investment income
      0.28       0.38       0.55       0.64       0.44       0.13  
Return of capital distributions
      0.03       -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-  
Total distributions
      0.31       0.38       0.55       0.64       0.44       0.13  
                                                   
Net asset value, end of the period
    $ 6.29     $ 5.60     $ 7.48     $ 8.65     $ 8.99     $ 9.10  
                                                   
                                                   
Total return *
      17.90% (b)     (19.24 )%(c)     (7.43 )%(c)     3.29% (c)     3.63% (c)     1.41% ††
Net assets at end of the period (in millions)
    $ 17.9     $ 17.0     $ 29.6     $ 41.5     $ 17.8     $ 10.8  
Ratios to average net assets: *
                                                 
Operating expense
      2.32% (d)     2.63%       2.20%       2.18%       2.14%       2.18%  
Interest expense
      0.32% (d)(g)     0.48%       1.04%       1.10%       0.10%       0.04%  
Total net expense
      2.64% (d)     3.11%       3.24%       3.28%       2.24%       2.22%  
Net investment income
      3.79% (d)     6.85%       6.76%       6.67%       5.24%       3.73%  
Portfolio turnover (e)
      55%       33%       35%       74%       84%       90%  
 * If certain expenses had not been voluntarily assumed by the Adviser, total return would have been lower and the ratios would have been as follows:
Ratios to average net assets:
                                                 
Operating expense
      2.57% (d)     2.88%       2.45%       2.43%       2.39%       2.43%  
Interest expense
      0.32% (d)(g)     0.48%       1.04%       1.10%       0.10%       0.04%  
Total gross expense
      2.89% (d)     3.36%       3.49%       3.53%       2.49%       2.47%  
Net investment income
      3.54% (d)     6.60%       6.51%       6.42%       4.99%       3.48%  
                                                   
Senior indebtedness:
                                                 
Total borrowings outstanding (in thousands)
    $ 198,000     $ 132,000     $ 458,000     $ 555,000     $ 195,000     $ 123,000  
Asset coverage per $1,000 unit of senior indebtedness (f)
    $ 6,239     $ 8,538     $ 4,538     $ 5,543     $ 10,127     $ 18,767  
 
(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum early withdrawal charge of 3%, charged on certain repurchases by the Fund made within one year of purchase and declining to 0% after the fifth year. If the sales charge was included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined distribution and service fees of up to 1% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the repurchases by the Fund of Fund shares.
(d)  Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $18,297.
(e)  Calculation includes the proceeds from principal repayments and sales of variable rate senior loan interests.
(f)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including the Borrowings) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing by the total number of senior indebtedness units, where one unit equals $1,000 of senior indebtedness.
(g)  Prior to July 31, 2010, ratio excluded credit line fees.
††  Non-Annualized
†††  Effective November 30, 2010, Class B Shares of the Fund are not continuously offered.


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                          February 18, 2005
                          (Commencement
      Year Ended July 31,   of Operations) to
Class C Shares     2010   2009   2008   2007   2006   July 31, 2005
Net asset value, beginning of the period
    $ 5.60     $ 7.48     $ 8.65     $ 8.99     $ 9.10     $ 9.12  
                                                   
Net investment income (a)
      0.23       0.36       0.55       0.59       0.47       0.14  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      0.77       (1.86 )     (1.17 )     (0.29 )     (0.14 )     (0.03 )
                                                   
Total from investment operations
      1.00       (1.50 )     (0.62 )     0.30       0.33       0.11  
Less
                                                 
Distributions from net investment income
      0.28       0.38       0.55       0.64       0.44       0.13  
Return of capital distributions
      0.03       -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-  
Total distributions
      0.31       0.38       0.55       0.64       0.44       0.13  
                                                   
Net asset value, end of the period
    $ 6.29     $ 5.60     $ 7.48     $ 8.65     $ 8.99     $ 9.10  
                                                   
                                                   
Total return *
      17.90% (b)     (19.24 )%(c)     (7.43 )%(c)     3.29% (c)     3.63% (c)     1.41% ††
Net assets at end of the period (in millions)
    $ 207.8     $ 196.6     $ 338.6     $ 563.5     $ 72.5     $ 55.7  
Ratios to average net assets: *
                                                 
Operating expense
      2.32% (d)     2.62%       2.20%       2.16%       2.14%       2.17%  
Interest expense
      0.32% (d)(g)     0.48%       1.06%       1.09%       0.10%       0.04%  
Total net expense
      2.64% (d)     3.10%       3.26%       3.25%       2.24%       2.21%  
Net investment income
      3.79% (d)     6.83%       6.79%       6.55%       5.19%       3.66%  
Portfolio turnover (e)
      55%       33%       35%       74%       84%       90%  
 * If certain expenses had not been voluntarily assumed by the Adviser, total return would have been lower and the ratios would have been as follows:
Ratios to average net assets:
                                                 
Operating expense
      2.57% (d)     2.87%       2.45%       2.41%       2.39%       2.42%  
Interest expense
      0.32% (d)(g)     0.48%       1.06%       1.09%       0.10%       0.04%  
Total gross expense
      2.89% (d)     3.35%       3.51%       3.50%       2.49%       2.46%  
Net investment income
      3.54% (d)     6.58%       6.54%       6.30%       4.94%       3.41%  
                                                   
Senior indebtedness:
                                                 
Total borrowing outstanding (in thousands)
    $ 198,000     $ 132,000     $ 458,000     $ 555,000     $ 195,000     $ 123,000  
Asset coverage per $1,000 unit of senior indebtedness (f)
    $ 6,239     $ 8,538     $ 4,538     $ 5,543     $ 10,127     $ 18,767  
 
(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum early withdrawal charge of 1%, charged on certain repurchases by the Fund made within one year of purchase. If the sales charge was included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined distribution and service fees of up to 1% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the repurchases by the Fund of Fund shares.
(d)  Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $212,128.
(e)  Calculation includes the proceeds from principal repayments and sales of variable rate senior loan interests.
(f)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including the Borrowings) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing by the total number of senior indebtedness units, where one unit equals $1,000 of senior indebtedness.
(g)  Prior to July 31, 2010, ratio excluded credit line fees.
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      Year Ended July 31,
Class IB Shares     2010   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001
Net asset value, beginning of the period
    $ 5.60     $ 7.49     $ 8.66     $ 9.01     $ 9.11     $ 9.00     $ 8.29     $ 8.09     $ 8.61     $ 9.50  
                                                                                   
Net investment income (a)
      0.28       0.40       0.61       0.68       0.54       0.37       0.30       0.33       0.41       0.66 (c)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      0.76       (1.87 )     (1.17 )     (0.32 )     (0.14 )     0.08       0.68       0.19       (0.55 )     (0.86 )
                                                                                   
Total from investment operations
      1.04       (1.47 )     (0.56 )     0.36       0.40       0.45       0.98       0.52       (0.14 )     (0.20 )
                                                                                   
Less:
                                                                                 
Distributions from net investment income
      0.31       0.42       0.61       0.71       0.50       0.34       0.25       0.29       0.38       0.69  
Return of capital distributions
      0.04       -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-       0.02       0.03       -0-       -0-  
                                                                                   
Total distributions
      0.35       0.42       0.61       0.71       0.50       0.34       0.27       0.32       0.38       0.69  
                                                                                   
Net asset value, end of the period
    $ 6.29     $ 5.60     $ 7.49     $ 8.66     $ 9.01     $ 9.11     $ 9.00     $ 8.29     $ 8.09     $ 8.61  
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
Total return
      18.77% (b)(c)     (18.56 )%(c)     (6.69 )%(c)     4.05% (c)     4.38% (c)     5.18% (c)     12.03% (c)     6.58% (c)     –1.61% (c)     –2.11% (c)
Net assets at end of the period (in millions)
    $ 527.1     $ 520.3     $ 815.1     $ 1,131.8     $ 1,307.2     $ 1,639.0     $ 1,703.1     $ 1,876.1     $ 2,558.7     $ 3,989.7  
Ratios to average net assets:
                                                                                 
Operating expense
      1.57% (d)     1.88%       1.45%       1.43%       1.39%       1.38%       1.48%       1.54%       1.43%       1.43%  
Interest expense
      0.32% (d)(g)     0.46%       1.04%       1.11%       0.10%       0.04%       0.00% (h)     0.00% (h)     N/A       N/A  
Total net expense
      1.89% (d)     2.34%       2.49%       2.54%       1.49%       1.42%       1.48%       1.54%       1.43%       1.43%  
Net investment income
      4.54% (d)     7.60%       7.51%       7.49%       5.87%       4.09%       3.44%       4.21%       4.85%       7.34%  
Portfolio turnover (e)
      55%       33%       35%       74%       84%       90%       94%       49%       36%       42%  
                                                                                   
Senior indebtedness:
                                                                                 
Total borrowing outstanding (in thousands)
    $ 198,000     $ 132,000     $ 458,000     $ 555,000     $ 195,000     $ 123,000       -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-  
Asset coverage per $1,000 unit of senior indebtedness (f)
    $ 6,239     $ 8,538     $ 4,538     $ 5,543     $ 10,127     $ 18,767       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
                                                                                   
 
(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or repurchases by the Fund of Fund shares.
(d)  Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $542,986.
(e)  Calculation includes the proceeds from principal repayments and sales of variable rate senior loan interests.
(f)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including the Borrowings) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing by the total number of senior indebtedness units, where one unit equals $1,000 of senior indebtedness.
(g)  Prior to July 31, 2010, ratio excluded credit line fees.
(h)  Amount is less than 0.01%.
†  All Class B Shares of the Fund that were outstanding as of February 18, 2005 have been redesignated as a new class of Shares, which was designated as Class IB Shares. The Class IB Shares are not continuously offered. The only new Class IB Shares to be issued after February 18, 2005 are those Class IB Shares issued to satisfy dividend and capital gain reinvestment. The Class IB Shares financial highlights shown are derived from the financial highlights of the previously designated Class B Shares.
N/A = Not Applicable.


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                                  June 13, 2003
                                  (Commencement
      Year Ended July 31,   of Operations) to
Class IC Shares     2010   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   July 31, 2003
Net asset value, beginning of the period
    $ 5.60     $ 7.49     $ 8.66     $ 9.00     $ 9.11     $ 9.00     $ 8.29     $ 8.16  
                                                                   
Net investment income (a)
      0.28       0.40       0.61       0.68       0.54       0.37       0.28       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      0.76       (1.87 )     (1.17 )     (0.31 )     (0.15 )     0.07       0.69       0.12  
                                                                   
Total from investment operations
      1.04       (1.47 )     (0.56 )     0.37       0.39       0.44       0.97       0.16  
                                                                   
Less:
                                                                 
Distributions from net investment income
      0.31       0.42       0.61       0.71       0.50       0.33       0.24       0.03  
Return of capital distributions
      0.04       -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-       0.02       -0-  
                                                                   
Total distributions
      0.35       0.42       0.61       0.71       0.50       0.33       0.26       0.03  
                                                                   
Net asset value, end of the period
    $ 6.29     $ 5.60     $ 7.49     $ 8.66     $ 9.00     $ 9.11     $ 9.00     $ 8.29  
                                                                   
                                                                   
Total return*
      18.77% (b)     –18.71%       –6.69%       4.06%       4.50%       4.98%       11.86%       2.02% ††
Net assets at end of the period (in millions)
    $ 95.9     $ 94.7     $ 155.9     $ 239.6     $ 291.3     $ 426.0     $ 332.0     $ 246.1  
Ratios to average net assets:*
                                                                 
Operating expense
      1.57% (d)     1.88%       1.45%       1.43%       1.39%       1.44%       1.62%       1.56%  
Interest expense
      0.32% (d)(g)     0.47%       1.04%       1.11%       0.10%       0.04%       0.00% (h)     0.00% (h)
Total net expense
      1.89(d )     2.35%       2.49%       2.54%       1.49%       1.48%       1.62%       1.56%  
Net investment income
      4.54% (d)     7.60%       7.52%       7.49%       5.85%       4.07%       3.26%       3.89%  
Portfolio turnover (e)
      55%       33%       35%       74%       84%       90%       94%       49%  
 * If certain expenses had not been voluntarily assumed by the Adviser, total return would have been lower and the ratios would have been as follows:
Ratios to average net assets:
                                                                 
Operating expense
      1.72% (d)     2.03%       1.60%       1.58%       1.54%       1.52%       N/A       N/A  
Interest expense
      0.32% (d)(g)     0.47%       1.04%       1.11%       0.10%       0.04%       N/A       N/A  
Total gross expense
      2.04% (d)     2.50%       2.64%       2.69%       1.64%       1.56%       N/A       N/A  
Net investment income
      4.40% (d)     7.45%       7.37%       7.34%       5.70%       3.99%       N/A       N/A  
                                                                   
Senior indebtedness:
                                                                 
Total borrowing outstanding (in thousands)
    $ 198,000     $ 132,000     $ 458,000     $ 555,000     $ 195,000     $ 123,000       -0-       -0-  
Asset coverage per $1,000 unit of senior indebtedness (f)
    $ 6,239     $ 8,538     $ 4,538     $ 5,543     $ 10,127     $ 18,767       N/A       N/A  
 
††  Non-Annualized
(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum early withdrawal charge of 1%, charged on repurchases by the Fund made within one year of purchase. If the sales charge was included, total returns would be lower. These returns include service fees of up to 0.15% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or repurchases by the Fund of Fund shares.
(d)  Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $98,613.
(e)  Calculation includes the proceeds from principal repayments and sales of variable rate senior loan interests.
(f)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including the Borrowings) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing by the total number of senior indebtedness units, where one unit equals $1,000 of senior indebtedness.
(g)  Prior to July 31, 2010, ratio excluded credit line fees.
(h)  Amount is less than 0.01%.
†  All Class C Shares of the Fund that were outstanding as of February 18, 2005 have been redesignated as a new class of Shares, which was designated as Class IC Shares. The Class IC Shares are not continuously offered. The only new Class IC Shares to be issued after February 18, 2005 are those Class IC Shares issued to satisfy dividend and capital gain reinvestment. The Class IC Shares financial highlights shown are derived from the financial highlights of the previously designated Class C Shares.
N/A = Not Applicable.


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The Fund
 
 
The Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. It was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on July 14, 1989. The Fund completed an initial public offering of its Shares and commenced investment operations in October 1989. Since November 1989, the Fund has continuously offered its Shares through an affiliated distributor, which is currently Invesco Distributors, as principal underwriter. In June 2003, the Fund completed a transaction in which it redesignated its Shares issued before June 13, 2003 as Class B Shares and issued new Class C Shares to the shareholders of Van Kampen Senior Floating Rate Fund in exchange for the assets and liabilities of that fund. On February 18, 2005, the Fund redesignated its Class B Shares issued before February 18, 2005 as a new class of Shares designated Class IB Shares and redesignated its Class C Shares issued before February 18, 2005 as a new class of Shares designated Class IC Shares. On February 18, 2005, the Fund commenced offering new Class A Shares, new Class B Shares and new Class C Shares (the new Class B Shares and new Class C Shares have different fees, expenses and characteristics than the original Class B Shares and Class C Shares). The Fund now continuously offers two classes of Shares — Class A Shares and Class C Shares. Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares are not continuously offered. The only new Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares to be issued are those Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares issued to satisfy dividend and capital gain reinvestment. Class B Shares of the Fund may also be issued in connection with an exchange from Class B Shares of other Invesco funds. The net proceeds from the sale of the Shares will be invested in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective, investment strategies and policies or used for other operating purposes contemplated by this Prospectus. The Fund expects that it ordinarily will be able to invest the net proceeds from the sale of Shares within approximately 30 days of receipt. The Fund’s principal office is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309 and its telephone number is (800) 959-4246.
 
Investment Objective
and Principal
Investment Strategies
 
 
Investment Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors and should not be considered a complete investment program. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You should carefully consider the risks of investing in the Fund. See “Risks.”
 
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund’s investment adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in Senior Loans. The Fund’s policy in the foregoing sentence may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval, but no change is anticipated; if the Fund’s policy in the foregoing sentence changes, the Fund will notify shareholders in writing at least 60 days prior to implementation of the change and shareholders should consider whether the Fund remains an appropriate investment in light of the changes. Because Senior Loans have very large minimum investments, the Fund provides investors access to a market that normally is limited to institutional investors.
 
Description of Senior Loans
Interest rates and maturity.  Interest rates on Senior Loans adjust periodically. The interest rates are adjusted based on a base rate plus a premium or spread over the base rate. The base rate usually is the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the Prime Rate) or the certificate of deposit rate (the CD Rate) or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. LIBOR, as provided for in Loan Agreements, usually is an average of the interest rates quoted by several designated banks as the rates at which they pay interest to major depositors in the London interbank market on U.S. dollar denominated deposits. The Adviser believes that changes in short-term LIBOR rates


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are closely related to changes in the Federal Reserve federal funds rate, although the two are not technically linked. The Prime Rate quoted by a major U.S. bank is generally the interest rate at which that bank is willing to lend U.S. dollars to the most creditworthy borrowers, although it may not be the bank’s lowest available rate. The CD Rate, as provided for in Loan Agreements, usually is the average rate paid on large certificates of deposit traded in the secondary market.
 
Interest rates on Senior Loans may adjust over different time periods, including daily, monthly, quarterly, semiannually or annually. The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in Senior Loans with interest rates that adjust less often than semiannually. The Fund may use interest rate swaps and other investment practices to shorten the effective interest rate adjustment period of Senior Loans. If the Fund does so, it considers the shortened period to be the adjustment period of the Senior Loan. The Fund’s portfolio of Senior Loans will at all times have a dollar-weighted average time until the next interest rate adjustment of 90 days or less. As short-term interest rates rise, interest payable to the Fund should increase. As short-term interest rates decline, interest payable to the Fund should decrease. The amount of time that will pass before the Fund experiences the effects of changing short-term interest rates will depend on the dollar-weighted average time until the next interest rate adjustment on the Fund’s portfolio of Senior Loans.
 
When interest rates rise, the values of fixed income securities generally decline. When interest rates fall, the values of fixed income securities generally increase. The Fund believes that investing in adjustable rate Senior Loans should limit fluctuations in the Fund’s net asset value caused by changes in interest rates. The Fund expects the values of its Senior Loan investments to fluctuate less than the values of fixed rate, longer-term income securities in response to the changes in interest rates. Changes in interest rates can, however, cause some fluctuation in the Fund’s net asset value.
 
The Fund expects that its Senior Loans will have stated maturities ranging from three to ten years, although the Fund has no policy limiting the maturity of Senior Loans that it purchases. Senior Loans usually have mandatory and optional prepayment provisions. Because of prepayments, the actual remaining maturity of Senior Loans may be considerably less than their stated maturity. The Fund estimates that the actual maturity of the Senior Loans in its portfolio will be approximately 18-24 months. Because the interest rates on Senior Loans adjust periodically, the Fund and the Adviser believe that reinvestment by the Fund in Senior Loans after prepayment should not result in a significant reduction in interest payable to the Fund. Fees received by the Fund may even enhance the Fund’s income. See “The Senior Loan Process” below.
 
Protective provisions of Senior Loans.  Senior Loans have the most senior position in a Borrower’s capital structure or share the senior position with other senior debt securities of the Borrower. This capital structure position generally gives holders of Senior Loans a priority claim on some or all of the Borrower’s assets in the event of default. Most of the Fund’s Senior Loan investments will be secured by specific assets of the Borrower. These Senior Loans will frequently be secured by all assets of the Borrower that qualify as collateral, such as trademarks, accounts receivable, inventory, buildings, real estate, franchises and common and preferred stock in its subsidiaries and affiliates. Collateral may also include guarantees or other credit support by affiliates of the Borrower. In some cases, a collateralized Senior Loan may be secured only by stock of the Borrower or its subsidiaries. The Loan Agreement may or may not require the Borrower to pledge additional collateral to secure the Senior Loan if the value of the initial collateral declines. In certain circumstances, the Loan Agreement may authorize the Agent to liquidate the collateral and to distribute the liquidation proceeds pro rata among the Lenders. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in Senior Loans that are not secured by specific collateral. Such unsecured Senior Loans involve a greater risk of loss.
 
Senior Loans also have contractual terms designed to protect Lenders. Loan Agreements often include restrictive covenants that limit the activities of the Borrower. These covenants may include mandatory prepayment out of excess cash flows, restrictions on dividend payments, the maintenance of minimum financial ratios, limits on indebtedness and other financial tests. Breach of these covenants generally is an event of default and, if not waived by the Lenders, may give Lenders the right to accelerate principal and interest payments.
 
Borrowers.  Borrowers operate in a variety of industries and geographic regions. In addition, the Fund will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in Borrowers that conduct their principal businesses in the same industry. Most Senior Loans are made to U.S. Borrowers. The Fund may, however, invest up to 20% of its total assets,


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measured at the time of investment, in Senior Loans made to non-U.S. Borrowers provided that no more than 5% of these Senior Loans or other assets are non-U.S. dollar denominated. Investing in Senior Loans of non-U.S. Borrowers involves special risks. The Fund also may hold non-U.S. dollar denominated Senior Loans or other securities received as part of a reorganization or restructuring. See “Risks — Investment in non-U.S. issuers.”
 
The capital structure of a Borrower may include Senior Loans, senior and junior subordinated debt, preferred stock and common stock. Senior Loans typically have the most senior claim on a Borrower’s assets while common stock has the most junior claim. The proceeds of Senior Loans that the Fund will purchase typically will be used by Borrowers to finance leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions, stock repurchases, debt refinancings and, to a lesser extent, for general operating and other purposes.
 
The Fund may purchase and retain in its portfolio Senior Loans of Borrowers that have filed for protection under the federal bankruptcy laws or that have had involuntary bankruptcy petitions filed against them by creditors. Because of the protective features of Senior Loans, the Fund and the Adviser believe that Senior Loans of Borrowers that are experiencing, or are more likely to experience, financial difficulty may represent attractive investment opportunities. Investing in Senior Loans does, however, involve investment risk, and some Borrowers default on their Senior Loan payments. The Fund attempts to manage these risks through selection of a varied portfolio of Senior Loans and analyses and monitoring of Borrowers.
 
The Fund generally invests in a Senior Loan if, in the Adviser’s judgment, the Borrower can meet its payment obligations and the Senior Loan meets the credit standards established by the Adviser. The Adviser performs its own independent credit analysis on each Borrower and on the collateral securing each Senior Loan. The Adviser considers the nature of the industry in which the Borrower operates, the nature of the Borrower’s assets and the general quality and creditworthiness of the Borrower.
 
The Adviser constructs the Fund’s investment portfolio using a process that focuses on obtaining access to the widest possible range of potential investments available in the market, legal review of the documents for loans and on-going credit analysis of the Borrowers. In constructing the portfolio, the Adviser analyzes each Borrower to determine its earnings potential and other factors indicating the sustainability of earnings growth.
 
The Adviser will consider selling a Senior Loan if, among other things, (1) unfavorable industry trends, poor performance, or a lack of access to capital cause the Borrower to fail to meet its planned objectives; or (2) more attractive investment opportunities are found. There can be no assurance that the Adviser’s analysis will disclose all factors that may impair the value of a Senior Loan. You should expect the Fund’s net asset value to fluctuate as a result of changes in the credit quality of Borrowers and other factors. A serious deterioration in the credit quality of a Borrower could cause a permanent decrease in the Fund’s net asset value. See “Risks — Borrower credit risk.”
 
There is no minimum rating or other independent evaluation of a Borrower or its securities limiting the Fund’s investments. Although a Senior Loan may not be rated by any rating agency at the time the Fund purchases the Senior Loan, rating agencies have become more active in rating Senior Loans, and at any given time a substantial portion of the Senior Loans in the Fund’s portfolio may be rated. There is no limit on the percentage of the Fund’s assets that may be invested in Senior Loans that are rated below investment grade or that are unrated but of comparable quality. The lack of a rating does not necessarily imply that a Senior Loan is of lesser investment quality; notwithstanding, such unrated securities may be of any credit quality, and may be below investment grade quality.
 
The following table sets forth the percentage of the Fund’s Senior Loan obligations invested in rated and unrated obligations (using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. rating categories), based on valuations as of July 31, 2010:
 
                     
 
    Rated Obligations                
   
BBB/Baa:
      2 .1%      
   
BB/Ba:
      35 .5%      
   
B/B:
      38 .1%      
   
CCC/Caa:
      8 .1%      
   
CC/Ca:
      1 .0%      
   
C/C:
      0 .0%      
    Unrated Obligations       15 .2%      
 


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The Senior Loan Process
Senior Loans generally are negotiated between a Borrower and several Lenders represented by one or more Lenders acting as Agent of all the Lenders. The Agent is responsible for negotiating the Loan Agreement that establishes the terms and conditions of the Senior Loan and the rights of the Borrower and the Lenders. The Agent is paid a fee by the Borrower for its services.
 
The Agent generally is required to administer and manage the Senior Loan on behalf of other Lenders. When evaluating Senior Loans, the Adviser may consider, and may rely in part on, analysis performed by the Agent and other Lenders. This analysis may include an evaluation of the value and sufficiency of any collateral securing Senior Loans. As to collateralized Senior Loans, the Agent usually is required to monitor the collateral. The Agent may rely on independent appraisals of specific collateral. The Agent need not, however, obtain an independent appraisal of assets pledged as collateral in all cases. The Agent generally is also responsible for determining that the Lenders have obtained a perfected security interest in the collateral securing a Senior Loan.
 
The Fund normally relies on the Agent to collect principal of and interest on a Senior Loan. Furthermore, the Fund also relies in part on the Agent to monitor compliance by the Borrower with the restrictive covenants in the Loan Agreement and to notify the Fund (or the Lender from whom the Fund has purchased a participation) of any adverse change in the Borrower’s financial condition. The Fund will not purchase interests in Senior Loans unless the Agent, Lender and any other person positioned between the Fund and the Borrower has entered into an agreement that provides for the holding of assets in safekeeping for, or the prompt disbursement of assets to, the Fund. Insolvency of the Agent or other persons positioned between the Fund and the Borrower could result in losses for the Fund. See “Risks — Senior Loans.”
 
The Fund may be required to pay and may receive various fees and commissions in connection with purchasing, selling and holding interests in Senior Loans. The fees normally paid by Borrowers include three primary types: facility fees, commitment fees and prepayment penalties. Facility fees are paid to Lenders when a Senior Loan is originated. Commitment fees are paid to Lenders on an ongoing basis based on the unused portion of a Senior Loan commitment. Lenders may receive prepayment penalties when a Borrower prepays a Senior Loan. The Fund receives these fees directly from the Borrower if the Fund is an Original Lender (as defined below) or, in the case of commitment fees and prepayment penalties, if the Fund acquires an Assignment (as defined below). Whether the Fund receives a facility fee in the case of an Assignment, or any fees in the case of a Participation (as defined below), depends on negotiations between the Fund and the Lender selling such interests. When the Fund buys an Assignment, it may be required to pay a fee to the Lender selling the Assignment, or to forgo a portion of interest and fees payable to the Fund. Occasionally, the assignor pays a fee to the assignee. A person selling a Participation to the Fund may deduct a portion of the interest and any fees payable to the Fund as an administrative fee. The Fund may be required to pass along to a person that buys a Senior Loan from the Fund a portion of any fees to which the Fund is entitled.
 
The Fund may have obligations under a Loan Agreement, including the obligation to make additional loans in certain circumstances. The Fund intends to reserve against such contingent obligations by segregating cash, liquid securities and liquid Senior Loans as a reserve. The Fund will not purchase a Senior Loan that would require the Fund to make additional loans if, as a result of such purchase, all of the Fund’s additional loan commitments in the aggregate would exceed 20% of the Fund’s total assets or would cause the Fund to fail to meet the asset composition requirements set forth under the heading “Investment Restrictions” in the Statement of Additional Information.
 
Types of Senior Loan Investments
The Fund may act as one of a group of Lenders originating a Senior Loan (an Original Lender), may purchase assignments or novations (Assignments) of portions of Senior Loans from third parties and may invest in participations (Participations) in Senior Loans. Senior Loans also include certain senior debt obligations that are in the form of notes rather than Loan Agreements and certain structured products with rates of return determined by reference to the total rate of return on one or more Senior Loans referenced in such products. All of these interests in Senior Loans are sometimes referred to simply as Senior Loans.
 
Original Lender.  When the Fund acts as an Original Lender, it may participate in structuring the Senior Loan. When the Fund is an Original Lender, it will have


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a direct contractual relationship with the Borrower, may enforce compliance by the Borrower with the terms of the Loan Agreement and may have rights with respect to any funds acquired by other Lenders through set-off. Lenders also have full voting and consent rights under the applicable Loan Agreement. Action subject to Lender vote or consent generally requires the vote or consent of the holders of some specified percentage of the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Loan. Certain decisions, such as reducing the amount of interest on or principal of a Senior Loan, releasing collateral, changing the maturity of a Senior Loan or a change in control of the Borrower, frequently require the unanimous vote or consent of all Lenders affected. The Fund will never act as the Agent or principal negotiator or administrator of a Senior Loan.
 
Assignments.  The purchaser of an Assignment typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement of the assigning Lender and becomes a Lender under the Loan Agreement. Assignments may, however, be arranged through private negotiations, and the rights and obligations acquired by the purchaser of an Assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning Lender.
 
Participations.  The Fund presently does not intend to invest more than 5% of its net assets in Participations in Senior Loans. When the Fund purchases a Participation in a Senior Loan, the Fund will usually have a contractual relationship only with the Lender selling the Participation and not with the Borrower. The Fund may have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the Lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the Lender of such payments from the Borrower. As a result, the Fund may assume the credit risk of both the Borrower and the Lender selling the Participation. In the event of insolvency of the Lender selling a Participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the Lender.
 
The Fund has taken the following measures in an effort to minimize these risks. The Fund will only acquire Participations if the Lender selling the Participation and any other persons positioned between the Fund and the Lender (i) has, at the time of investment, outstanding debt or deposit obligations rated investment grade by a rating agency or that are determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality and (ii) has entered into an agreement which provides for the holding of assets in safekeeping for, or the prompt disbursement of assets to, the Fund.
 
The Fund generally will not have the right to enforce compliance by the Borrower with the Loan Agreement, nor rights to any funds acquired by other Lenders through set-off against the Borrower. In addition, when the Fund holds a Participation in a Senior Loan, it may not have the right to vote on whether to waive enforcement of any restrictive covenant breached by a Borrower. Lenders voting in connection with a potential waiver of a restrictive covenant may have interests different from those of the Fund and may not consider the interests of the Fund. The Fund may not benefit directly from the collateral supporting a Senior Loan in which it has purchased the Participation, although Lenders that sell Participations generally are required to distribute liquidation proceeds received by them pro rata among the holders of such Participations.
 
Senior debt securities.  The Fund may invest up to 5% of its total assets in certain senior debt securities that are in the form of notes rather than Loan Agreements. The Fund will only purchase senior debt securities if (i) the senior debt securities represent the only form of senior debt financing of the Borrower or (ii) the senior debt securities are pari passu with other Senior Loans in the capital structure of a Borrower with respect to collateral. There may be no person performing the role of the Agent for senior debt securities and, as a result, the Fund may be more dependent on the ability of the Adviser to monitor and administer these Senior Loans. Senior debt securities will be treated as Senior Loans for purposes of the Fund’s policy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in Senior Loans.
 
Structured products.  The Fund also may invest up to 10% of its total assets in structured notes, credit-linked notes (CLN) and credit default swaps (CDS) to enhance the yield on its portfolio or to increase income available for distributions or for other non-hedging purposes; and other types of structured investments (referred to collectively as structured products). A structured note is a derivative security that has one or more special features, such as an interest rate based on a spread over an index or a benchmark interest rate, or other reference indicator, that may or may not correlate to the total rate of return on one or more underlying investments (such as Senior Loan interests) referenced in such notes. A CLN is a derivative instrument that is a synthetic obligation between two or more parties where the payment of principal and/or interest is based on the performance of


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some obligation (a reference obligation). A CDS is an agreement between two parties to exchange the credit risk of a particular issuer or reference entity. In a CDS transaction, a buyer pays periodic fees in return for a payment by the seller which is contingent upon an adverse credit event occurring in the underlying issuer or reference entity. The seller collects periodic fees from the buyer and profits if the credit of the underlying issuer or reference entity remains stable or improves while the swap is outstanding, but the seller in a CDS contract would be required to pay an agreed upon amount to the buyer in the event of an adverse credit event in the reference entity. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection whereas a seller of a CDS is said to sell protection. When the Fund buys a CDS, it is utilizing the swap for hedging purposes similar to other hedging strategies described herein, see also “Investment Practices and Special Risks — Interest Rate and Other Hedging Strategies.” When the Fund sells a CDS, it is utilizing the swap to enhance the yield on its portfolio to increase income available for distribution or for other non-hedging purposes. Generally, investments in structured products are interests in entities organized and operated for the purpose of restructuring the investment characteristics of underlying investment interests or securities. This type of restructuring generally involves the deposit with or purchase by an entity of the underlying investments (such as Senior Loan interests) and the issuance by that entity of one or more classes of securities backed by, or representing interests in, the underlying investments or referencing an indicator related to such investments. The cash flow or rate of return on the underlying investments may be apportioned among the newly issued securities to create different investment characteristics, such as varying maturities, credit quality, payment priorities and interest rate provisions. The cash flow or rate of return on a structured product may be determined by applying a multiplier to the rate of total return on the underlying investments or referenced indicator. Application of a multiplier is comparable to the use of financial leverage, a speculative technique. Leverage magnifies the potential for gain and the risk of loss. As a result, a relatively small decline in the value of the underlying investments or referenced indicator could result in a relatively large loss in the value of a structured product. Holders of structured products bear risks of the underlying index or reference obligation and are subject to counterparty risk. Structured products where the rate of return is determined by reference to a Senior Loan will be treated as Senior Loans for purposes of the Fund’s policy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in Senior Loans.
 
The Fund may have the right to receive payments to which it is entitled only from the structured product, and generally does not have direct rights against the Borrower. The Fund generally will not have the right to enforce compliance by the Borrower with the Loan Agreement, nor rights to any funds acquired by other Lenders through set-off against the Borrower. In addition, when the Fund holds a structured product derived from a Senior Loan, it may not have the right to vote on whether to waive enforcement of any restrictive covenant breached by a Borrower. Lenders voting in connection with a potential waiver of a restrictive covenant may have interests different from those of the Fund and may not consider the interests of the Fund.
 
Other Important Investment Policies
During normal market conditions, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in any combination of (1) warrants and equity securities, in each case the Fund must own or acquire a Senior Loan of the same issuer, (2) junior debt securities or securities with a lien on collateral lower than a senior claim on collateral (collectively, junior debt securities), (3) high quality short-term debt securities, (4) credit-linked deposits and (5) Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (U.S. TIPS) and other inflation-indexed bonds issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. The Fund also may convert a warrant into the underlying security. Although the Fund generally will acquire interests in warrants, equity securities and junior debt securities only when the Adviser believes that the value being given by the Fund is substantially outweighed by the potential value of such interests, investment in warrants, equity securities and junior debt securities entails certain risks in addition to those associated with investments in Senior Loans, including the potential for increasing fluctuations in the Fund’s net asset value. Any warrants, equity securities and junior debt securities held by the Fund will not be treated as Senior Loans and thus will not count toward the 80% of the Fund’s net assets that normally will be invested in Senior Loans.
 
High quality, short-term debt securities in which the Fund may invest include commercial paper rated at least in the top two rating categories, or unrated commercial paper considered by the Adviser to be of similar quality; interests in short-term loans of Borrowers having short-term debt obligations rated or a short-term credit


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rating at least in such top two rating categories, or having no rating but determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality; certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances; and securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. These securities may pay interest at adjustable rates or at fixed rates. If the Adviser determines that market conditions temporarily warrant a defensive investment policy, the Fund may invest, subject to its ability to liquidate its relatively illiquid portfolio of Senior Loans, up to 100% of its assets in cash and high quality, short-term debt securities.
 
Credit-linked deposits are deposits by lenders, such as the Fund, to support the issuance of letters of credit to the Senior Loan borrower. The Fund receives from the bank issuing such letters of credit an agreed upon rate of return in exchange for its deposit. There are risks associated with credit-linked deposits, including the credit risk of the bank which maintains the deposit account as well as the credit risk of the borrower. The Fund bears the risk of possible loss of its principal investment, in addition to the periodic interest payments that are expected to be received for the duration of the Fund’s investment in the credit-linked deposit.
 
U.S. TIPS are fixed income securities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the principal amounts of which are adjusted daily based upon changes in the rate of inflation (currently represented by the non-seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (the CPI-U)). The Fund may purchase U.S. TIPS or other inflation-indexed bonds issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities of any maturity. U.S. TIPS pay interest on a periodic basis, equal to a fixed interest rate applied to the inflation-adjusted principal amount. The interest rate on these bonds is fixed at issuance, but over the life of the bond, this interest may be paid on an increasing or decreasing principal value that has been adjusted for inflation. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed even during a period of deflation. However, because the principal amount of U.S. TIPS would be adjusted downward during a period of deflation, the Fund will be subject to deflation risk with respect to its investments in these securities. In addition, the current market value of the bonds is not guaranteed, and will fluctuate. If the Fund purchases U.S. TIPS in the secondary market whose principal values have been adjusted upward due to inflation since issuance, the Fund may experience a loss if there is a subsequent period of deflation. If inflation is lower than expected during the period the Fund holds U.S. TIPS, the Fund may earn less on the security than on a conventional bond. The Fund may invest in inflation-indexed securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities with other structures or characteristics as such securities become available in the market.
 
Financial Leverage
The Fund may utilize financial leverage (i) to provide the Fund with additional liquidity to meet its obligations to repurchase its Shares pursuant to its repurchase offers and (ii) for investment purposes (i.e., to use such financial leverage to purchase additional portfolio securities consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and primary investment strategy) to benefit the Fund’s Common Shares. Generally speaking, if the Fund can invest the proceeds from financial leverage (i.e., money from borrowings or issuing preferred shares) in portfolio securities that have higher rates of return than the costs of such financial leverage and other expenses of the Fund, then the holders of Common Shares would have a net benefit. The Fund’s policy on financial leverage allows the Fund to use financial leverage in the form of borrowings and/or preferred shares to the maximum extent allowable under the 1940 Act. The Adviser and the Fund’s Board of Trustees will regularly review the Fund’s use of financial leverage (i.e., the relative costs and benefits of leverage on the Fund’s Common Shares) and review the alternative means to leverage (i.e., the relative benefits and costs of borrowing versus issuing preferred shares).
 
Under the 1940 Act, a fund is not permitted to incur indebtedness unless immediately after such incurrence the fund has an asset coverage of at least 300% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the indebtedness (i.e., such indebtedness may not exceed 33 1 / 3 % of the fund’s total assets). Additionally, under the 1940 Act, a fund may not declare any dividend or other distribution upon any class of its capital shares, or purchase any such capital shares, unless the aggregate indebtedness of the fund has, at the time of the declaration of such dividend or distribution, or at the time of any such purchase, an asset coverage of at least 300% after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase price, as the case may be. Under the 1940 Act, a fund is not permitted to issue preferred shares unless immediately after such issuance the net


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asset value of the fund’s portfolio is at least 200% of the liquidation value of the outstanding preferred shares (i.e., such liquidation value may not exceed 50% of the Fund’s total assets). In addition, a fund is not permitted to declare any cash dividend or other distribution on its common shares unless, at the time of such distribution, the net asset value of the fund’s portfolio (determined after deducting the amount of such dividend or other distribution) is at least 200% of such liquidation value. If using a combination of borrowing and issuing preferred shares, the maximum allocable leverage is somewhere between 300% and 200% based on the relative amounts borrowed and preferred shares issued.
 
Effect of Leverage.  The Fund has entered into a revolving credit and security agreement pursuant to which the lenders will provide the Fund with up to $300 million in advances, subject to a variable interest rate.
 
The following table is designed to illustrate the effect on return to a holder of the Fund’s Common Shares of the leverage created by the Fund’s use of borrowing, using the average interest rate of 0.30%, (which is the rate of the Fund’s outstanding borrowings as of November 5, 2010; as noted above, however, the Fund’s outstanding borrowings are subject to a variable interest rate and may change up or down over time) assuming the Fund has used leverage by borrowing an amount equal to 15% of the Fund’s total assets and assuming hypothetical annual returns (net of expenses) on the Fund’s portfolio of minus 10% to plus 10%. As the table shows, leverage generally increases the return to Common Shareholders when portfolio return is positive and decreases return when the portfolio return is negative. Actual returns may be greater or less than those appearing in the table.
 
                           
 
    Assumed portfolio return, Net of expenses     –10%   –5%   0%   5%   10%
    Corresponding return to common shareholders     -12.53%   -6.29%   -0.05%   6.19%   12.43%
 
 
The purpose of the table is to assist investors in understanding the effects of financial leverage. The figures in the table are hypothetical and actual returns may be greater or lesser than those appearing in the table.
 
Risks
 
 
No trading market for Shares.  The Fund is a closed-end investment company designed for long-term investors. The Fund does not intend to list the Shares for trading on any national securities exchange. While there is no restriction on transferring the Shares, there is not expected to be any secondary trading market in the Shares. The Shares are illiquid. There is no guarantee that you will be able to resell to the Fund all of the Shares that you desire to sell at any particular time in any repurchase offer by the Fund.
 
Senior Loans.  There is less readily available, reliable information about most Senior Loans than is the case for many other types of securities. In addition, there is no minimum rating or other independent evaluation of a Borrower or its securities limiting the Fund’s investments, and the Adviser relies primarily on its own evaluation of Borrower credit quality rather than on any available independent sources. As a result, the Fund is particularly dependent on the analytical abilities of the Adviser.
 
Senior Loans generally are not listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system and no active trading market exists for many Senior Loans. As a result, many Senior Loans are illiquid, meaning that the Fund may not be able to sell them quickly at a fair price. The market for illiquid securities is more volatile than the market for liquid securities. However, many Senior Loans are of a large principal amount and are held by a large number of owners. In the Adviser’s opinion, this should enhance their liquidity. In addition, in recent years the number of institutional investors purchasing Senior Loans has increased. The risks of illiquidity are particularly important when the Fund’s operations require cash, and may in certain circumstances require that the Fund borrow to meet short-term cash requirements. To the extent that a secondary market does exist for certain Senior Loans, the market may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. Other than certain restrictions on the amount of illiquid securities during certain periods of a repurchase offer, the Fund has no limitation on the amount of its assets that may be invested in securities that are not readily marketable or that are subject to restrictions on resale. See “Repurchase of Shares — Repurchase Offers by the Fund — Impact of repurchase policies on


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the liquidity of the Fund.” The substantial portion of the Fund’s assets invested in Senior Loans may restrict the ability of the Fund to dispose of its investments in a timely fashion and at a fair price, and could result in capital losses to the Fund and holders of Shares. The market for Senior Loans could be disrupted in the event of an economic downturn or a substantial increase or decrease in interest rates. This could result in increased volatility in the market and in the Fund’s net asset value per Share. Illiquid securities are also difficult to value.
 
If legislation or state or federal regulations impose additional requirements or restrictions on the ability of financial institutions to make loans, the availability of Senior Loans for investment by the Fund may be adversely affected. In addition, such requirements or restrictions could reduce or eliminate sources of financing for certain Borrowers. This would increase the risk of default. If legislation or federal or state regulations require financial institutions to dispose of Senior Loans that are considered highly leveraged transactions or subject Senior Loans to increased regulatory scrutiny, financial institutions may determine to sell such Senior Loans. Such sales could result in prices that, in the opinion of the Adviser, do not represent fair value. If the Fund attempts to sell a Senior Loan at a time when a financial institution is engaging in such a sale, the price the Fund could get for the Senior Loan may be adversely affected.
 
Selling Lenders and other persons positioned between the Fund and the Borrower will likely conduct their principal business activities in the banking, finance and financial services industries. The Fund may be more at risk to any single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting such industries. Persons engaged in such industries may be more susceptible to, among other things, fluctuations in interest rates, changes in the Federal Open Market Committee’s monetary policy, governmental regulations concerning such industries and concerning capital raising activities generally and fluctuations in the financial markets generally.
 
Should an Agent or Lender positioned between the Fund and a Borrower become insolvent or enter FDIC receivership or bankruptcy, where the Fund is an Original Lender or has purchased an Assignment, any interest of such person in the Senior Loan and in any loan payment held by such person for the benefit of the Fund should not be included in the person’s estate. If, however, these items are included in their estate, the Fund would incur costs and delays in realizing payment and could suffer a loss of principal or interest.
 
Some Senior Loans are subject to the risk that a court, pursuant to fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws, could subordinate the Senior Loans to presently existing or future indebtedness of the Borrower or take other action detrimental to Lenders. Such court action could under certain circumstances include invalidation of Senior Loans.
 
Borrower credit risk.  Senior Loans, like most other debt obligations, are subject to the risk of default. Default in the payment of interest or principal on a Senior Loan results in a reduction in income to the Fund, a reduction in the value of the Senior Loan and a potential decrease in the Fund’s net asset value. The risk of default increases in the event of an economic downturn or a substantial increase in interest rates. An increased risk of default could result in a decline in the value of Senior Loans and in the Fund’s net asset value.
 
The Fund may acquire Senior Loans of Borrowers that are experiencing, or are more likely to experience, financial difficulty, including Senior Loans of Borrowers that have filed for bankruptcy protection. Borrowers may have outstanding debt obligations that are rated below investment grade. More recently, rating agencies have begun rating Senior Loans, and Senior Loans in the Fund’s portfolio may themselves be rated below investment grade. The Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in Senior Loans of Borrowers that have outstanding debt obligations rated below investment grade or that are unrated but of comparable quality to such securities. Debt securities rated below investment grade are viewed by the rating agencies as speculative and are commonly known as “junk bonds.” Senior Loans may not be rated at the time that the Fund purchases them. If a Senior Loan is rated at the time of purchase, the Adviser may consider the rating when evaluating the Senior Loan but, in any event, does not view ratings as a determinative factor in investment decisions. As a result, the Fund is more dependent on the Adviser’s credit analysis abilities. Because of the protective terms of Senior Loans, the Adviser believes that the Fund is more likely to recover more of its investment in a defaulted Senior Loan than would be the case for most other types of defaulted debt securities. The values of Senior Loans of Borrowers that have filed for bankruptcy protection or that are experiencing payment difficulty could be affected by, among other things, the assessment of the likelihood that the Lenders


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ultimately will receive repayment of the principal amount of such Senior Loans, the likely duration, if any, of a lapse in the scheduled payment of interest and repayment of principal and prevailing interest rates. As of July 31, 2010, the Fund held in its portfolio 10 Senior Loans (the aggregate value of which represented approximately 2.84% of the value of the Fund’s net assets on such date) of Borrowers that were subject to protection under the federal bankruptcy laws. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to recover any amount on Senior Loans of such Borrowers.
 
In the case of collateralized Senior Loans, there is no assurance that sale of the collateral would raise enough cash to satisfy the Borrower’s payment obligation or that the collateral can or will be liquidated. In the event of bankruptcy, liquidation may not occur and the court may not give Lenders the full benefit of their senior positions. If the terms of a Senior Loan do not require the Borrower to pledge additional collateral in the event of a decline in the value of the original collateral, the Fund will be exposed to the risk that the value of the collateral will not at all times equal or exceed the amount of the Borrower’s obligations under the Senior Loans. To the extent that a Senior Loan is collateralized by stock in the Borrower or its subsidiaries, such stock may lose all of its value in the event of bankruptcy of the Borrower. Uncollateralized Senior Loans involve a greater risk of loss.
 
Investment in non-U.S. issuers.  The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets, measured at the time of investment, in Senior Loans to Borrowers that are organized or located in countries other than the United States provided that no more than 5% of these Senior Loans or other assets are non-U.S. dollar denominated. Investment in non-U.S. issuers involves special risks, including that non-U.S. issuers may be subject to less rigorous accounting and reporting requirements than U.S. issuers, less rigorous regulatory requirements, different legal systems and laws relating to creditors’ rights, the potential inability to enforce legal judgments and the potential for political, social and economic adversity. Investments by the Fund in non-U.S. dollar denominated investments will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and non-U.S. currencies may negatively affect an investment. The value of investments denominated in non-U.S. currencies may fluctuate based on changes in the value of those currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, and a decline in applicable foreign exchange rates could reduce the value of such investments held by the Fund. The Fund also may hold non-U.S. dollar denominated Senior Loans or other securities received as part of a reorganization or restructuring.
 
Warrants, equity securities and junior debt securities.  Warrants, equity securities and junior debt securities have a subordinate claim on a Borrower’s assets as compared with Senior Loans. As a result, the values of warrants, equity securities and junior debt securities generally are more dependent on the financial condition of the Borrower and less dependent on fluctuations in interest rates than are the values of many debt securities. The values of warrants, equity securities and junior debt securities may be more volatile than those of Senior Loans and thus may increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value.
 
Participations.  The Fund may purchase Participations in Senior Loans. Under a Participation, the Fund generally will have rights that are more limited than the rights of Lenders or of persons who acquire a Senior Loan by Assignment. In a Participation, the Fund typically has a contractual relationship with the Lender selling the Participation but not with the Borrower. As a result, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the Lender selling the Participation in addition to the credit risk of the Borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the Lender selling the Participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the Lender and may not have a senior claim to the Lender’s interest in the Senior Loan. Certain participations in Senior Loans are illiquid, meaning the Fund may not be able to sell them quickly at a fair price. Illiquid securities are also difficult to value. The Fund presently does not intend to invest more than 5% of its net assets in Participations in Senior Loans.
 
Repurchase offer risks.  If the Fund repurchases more Shares than it is able to sell, the Fund’s net assets may decline and expense ratios may increase and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective may be adversely affected. Moreover, this may force the Fund to sell assets it would not otherwise sell and the Fund may be forced to sell Fund assets that may have declined in value. Such sales may affect the market for the assets being sold, which in turn, could diminish the value of an investment in the Fund. In addition, if the Fund borrows to finance repurchases, interest on that borrowing will negatively affect shareholders who do not tender their Shares for repurchase by increasing the


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Fund’s expenses and reducing any net investment income. If a repurchase offer is oversubscribed, the Fund will repurchase the Shares tendered on a pro rata basis, and shareholders will have to wait until the next repurchase offer to make another repurchase request. Thus, there is also a risk that some shareholders, in anticipation of proration, may tender more Shares than they wish to have repurchased in a particular repurchase offer, thereby increasing both the likelihood that proration will occur and the likelihood the Fund will repurchase more Shares than it is able to sell.
 
Financial leverage.  The Fund is authorized to utilize financial leverage to the maximum extent allowable under the 1940 Act. There are risks associated with borrowing or issuing preferred shares in an effort to increase the yield and distributions on the Common Shares, including that the costs of the financial leverage exceed the income from investments made with such leverage, the higher volatility of the net asset value of the Common Shares, and that fluctuations in the interest rates on the borrowing or dividend rates on preferred shares may affect the yield and distributions to the Common Shareholders. The Fund’s use of leverage also may impair the ability of the Fund to maintain its qualification for federal income taxes as a regulated investment company.
 
As long as the Fund is able to invest the proceeds of any financial leverage in senior loans or other investments that provide a higher net return than the then cost of such financial leverage (i.e., the current interest rate on any borrowing or dividend rate of any preferred shares after taking into account the expenses of any borrowing or preferred shares offering) and the Fund’s operating expenses, the effect of leverage will be to cause the Common Shareholders to realize a higher current rate of return than if the Fund were not leveraged. However, if the current costs of financial leverage were to exceed the return on such proceeds after expenses (which the Adviser believes to be an unlikely scenario), the Common Shareholders would have a lower rate of return than if the Fund had an unleveraged capital structure.
 
During any annual period when the Fund has a net payable on the interest due on borrowings or the dividends due on any outstanding preferred shares, the failure to pay on such amounts would preclude the Fund from paying dividends on the Common Shares. The rights of lenders to the Fund to receive interest on and repayment of principal on any borrowings will be senior to those of the holders of the Common Shares, and the terms of any such borrowings may contain provisions which limit certain activities of the Fund, including the payment of dividends to holders of Common Shares in certain circumstances, and may require the Fund to pledge assets to secure such borrowing. Further, the terms of such borrowing may, and the 1940 Act does (in certain circumstances), grant to the lenders to the Fund certain voting rights in the event of default in the payment of interest on or repayment of principal. In addition, under the 1940 Act, the Fund is not permitted to declare any cash dividend or other distribution on its Common Shares unless, at the time of such declaration and after deducting the amount of such dividend or distribution, the Fund is in compliance with the asset coverage requirements of the 1940 Act. Such prohibition on the payment of dividends or distributions might impair the ability of the Fund to maintain its qualification, for federal income tax purposes, as a regulated investment company. The Fund intends, however, to the extent possible, to repay borrowings or redeem any outstanding preferred securities from time to time if necessary, which may involve the payment by the Fund of a premium and the sale by the Fund of portfolio securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so, to maintain compliance with such asset coverage requirements.
 
Subject to the restrictions of the 1940 Act, the Fund may “releverage” through incurrence of new borrowing, or the reissuance of preferred shares and in connection with which the Fund, and indirectly the Common Shareholders, would incur the expenses of such releveraging. Any borrowing will likely rank senior to or pari passu with all other existing and future borrowings of the Fund. Interest payments and fees incurred in connection with borrowings will reduce the amount of net income available for payment to Common Shareholders.
 
Although the Fund does not have any immediate intention to do so, the Fund may in the future issue preferred shares as a form of financial leverage. Any such preferred shares of the Fund would be senior to the Fund’s Common Shares, such that holders of preferred shares would have priority over the distribution of the Fund’s assets, including dividend and liquidating distributions. It is presently believed that any such preferred shares of the Fund would not be listed on any exchange and would be bought and sold in auctions through participating broker-dealers. If the Fund were to issue


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preferred shares, the Fund could be subject to, among other things, (i) more stringent asset coverage provisions, (ii) restrictions on certain investment practices and (iii) the imposition of certain minimum issue size, issuer geographical diversification and other requirements for determining portfolio assets that are eligible for computing compliance with their asset coverage requirements in connection with an investment grade rating for such preferred shares from one or more nationally recognized statistical rating shares by the Fund entails certain initial costs and expenses and certain ongoing administrative and accounting expenses, as well as costs of interest payments and dividends on the leverage. Fees based on the net assets of the Fund (such as the Fund’s advisory and administrative fees) will not increase by adding leverage to the Fund. Certain other expenses of the Fund (such as custodian fees or portfolio transaction-related costs, which generally increase with any increase in the amount of assets managed by the Fund) are expected to marginally increase by adding leverage to the Fund. All of these costs and expenses will be borne by the Fund’s Common Shareholders and will reduce the income or net assets available to Common Shareholders. If the Fund’s current investment income were not sufficient to meet interest expenses on any borrowing or dividend requirements on any preferred shares, the Fund might have to liquidate certain of its investments in order to meet required interest or dividend payments, thereby reducing the net asset value attributable to the Fund’s Common Shares. If there are preferred shares issued and outstanding, holders of the preferred shares will elect two Trustees. In addition, the terms of any preferred shares or borrowing may entitle holders of the preferred shares or lenders, as the case may be, to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees in certain other circumstances.
 
The Fund could be converted to an open-end investment company at any time by an amendment to the Fund’s Declaration of Trust. The Fund’s Declaration of Trust provides that such an amendment would require the approval of (a) a majority of the Trustees, including the approval by a majority of the disinterested Trustees of the Fund and (b) the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the Fund’s Common Shares and preferred shares, each voting as a class, present at a meeting at which holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of each class are present in person or by proxy or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding Common Shares and preferred shares, each voting as a class. Among other things, conversion of the Fund to an open-end investment company would require the redemption of all outstanding preferred shares and could require the repayment of borrowings, which would eliminate the leveraged capital structure of the Fund with respect to the Common Shares.
 
Certain other practices in which the Fund may engage, including reverse repurchase agreements, may also be considered leverage and subject to the Fund’s leverage policy. However, to the extent that the Fund segregates cash, liquid securities or liquid senior loans in an amount sufficient to cover its obligations with respect to such reverse repurchase agreements, they will not be subject to the Fund’s leverage policy.
 
The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s use of financial leverage.
 
Anti-takeover provisions.  The Fund’s Declaration of Trust includes provisions that could limit the ability of other persons to acquire control of the Fund or to change the composition of its Board of Trustees. See “Description of Shares — Anti-Takeover Provisions in the Declaration of Trust.”
 
Investment Practices and
Special Risks
 
 
The Fund may use interest rate and other hedging transactions, purchase and sell Senior Loans and other securities on a when issued or delayed delivery basis and use repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements. These investment practices involve risks. Although the Adviser believes that these investment practices may aid the Fund in achieving its investment objective, there is no assurance that these practices will achieve this result.
 
Interest Rate and Other
Hedging Transactions
The Fund may enter into various interest rate hedging and risk management transactions. Certain of these interest rate hedging and risk management transactions may be considered to involve derivative instruments. A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived at least in part from the performance of an underlying index, security or asset. The values of certain derivatives can be affected dramatically by even small


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market movements, sometimes in ways that are difficult to predict. There are many different types of derivatives, with many different uses. The Fund expects to enter into these transactions primarily to seek to preserve a return on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, and may also enter into such transactions to seek to protect against decreases in the anticipated rate of return on floating or variable rate financial instruments the Fund owns or anticipates purchasing at a later date, or for other risk management strategies such as managing the effective dollar-weighted average duration of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the Fund may also engage in hedging transactions to seek to protect the value of its portfolio against declines in net asset value resulting from changes in interest rates or other market changes. Except as discussed previously herein with respect to certain derivative instruments, the Fund does not intend to engage in such transactions to enhance the yield on its portfolio, to increase income available for distributions or for other non-hedging purposes. Market conditions will determine whether and in what circumstances the Fund would employ any of the techniques described below. The successful utilization of these types of transactions for hedging and risk management purposes requires skills different from those needed in the selection of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Fund believes that the Adviser possesses the skills necessary for the successful utilization of hedging and risk management transactions. The Fund will incur brokerage and other costs in connection with its hedging transactions.
 
The Fund may enter into interest rate swaps or purchase or sell interest rate caps or floors. The Fund will not sell interest rate caps or floors that it does not own. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with another party of their respective obligations to pay or receive interest, e.g., an exchange of an obligation to make floating rate payments for an obligation to make fixed rate payments. For example, the Fund may seek to shorten the effective interest rate redetermination period of a Senior Loan in its portfolio for which the Borrower has selected an interest rate redetermination period of one year. The Fund could exchange the Borrower’s obligation to make fixed rate payments for one year for an obligation to make payments that readjust monthly. In such event, the Fund would consider the interest rate redetermination period of such Senior Loan to be the shorter period.
 
The purchase of an interest rate cap entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index exceeds a predetermined interest rate, to receive payments of interest at the difference of the index and the predetermined rate on a notional principal amount (the reference amount with respect to which interest obligations are determined, although no actual exchange of principal occurs) from the party selling such interest rate cap. The purchase of an interest rate floor entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index falls below a predetermined interest rate, to receive payments of interest at the difference of the index and the predetermined rate on a notional principal amount from the party selling such interest rate floor. The Fund will not enter into swaps, caps or floors if, on a net basis, the aggregate notional principal amount with respect to such agreements exceeds the net assets of the Fund.
 
In circumstances in which the Adviser anticipates that interest rates will decline, the Fund might, for example, enter into an interest rate swap as the floating rate payor or, alternatively, purchase an interest rate floor. In the case of purchasing an interest rate floor, if interest rates declined below the floor rate, the Fund would receive payments from its counterparty which would wholly or partially offset the decrease in the payments it would receive in respect of the portfolio assets being hedged. In the case where the Fund purchases such an interest rate swap, if the floating rate payments fell below the level of the fixed rate payment set in the swap agreement, the Fund’s counterparty would pay the Fund amounts equal to interest computed at the difference between the fixed and floating rates over the notional principal amount. Such payments would offset or partially offset the decrease in the payments the Fund would receive in respect of floating rate portfolio assets being hedged.
 
The successful use of swaps, caps and floors to preserve the rate of return on a portfolio of financial instruments depends on the Adviser’s ability to predict correctly the direction and extent of movements in interest rates. Although the Fund believes that use of the hedging and risk management techniques described above will benefit the Fund, if the Adviser’s judgment about the direction or extent of the movement in interest rates is incorrect, the Fund’s overall performance would be worse than if it had not entered into any such transactions. For example, if the Fund had purchased an interest rate swap or an interest rate floor to hedge against its expectation that interest rates would decline


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but instead interest rates rose, the Fund would lose part or all of the benefit of the increased payments it would receive as a result of the rising interest rates because it would have to pay amounts to its counterparty under the swap agreement or would have paid the purchase price of the interest rate floor.
 
Inasmuch as these hedging transactions are entered into for good-faith risk management purposes, the Adviser and the Fund believe such obligations do not constitute senior securities. The Fund will usually enter into interest rate swaps on a net basis, i.e., where the two parties make net payments with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each interest rate swap will be accrued and an amount of cash, liquid securities or liquid Senior Loans having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to the accrued excess will be maintained in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. If the Fund enters into a swap on other than a net basis, the Fund will maintain in the segregated account the full amount of the Fund’s obligations under each such swap. Accordingly, the Fund does not treat swaps as senior securities. The Fund may enter into swaps, caps and floors with member banks of the Federal Reserve System, members of the New York Stock Exchange or other entities determined by the Adviser, pursuant to procedures adopted and reviewed on an ongoing basis by the Board of Trustees, to be creditworthy. If a default occurs by the other party to such transaction, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction, but such remedies may be subject to bankruptcy and insolvency laws which could affect the Fund’s rights as a creditor. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and financial services firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid. Caps and floors are more recent innovations and they are less liquid than swaps. There can be no assurance, however, that the Fund will be able to enter into interest rate swaps or to purchase interest rate caps or floors at prices or on terms the Adviser believes are advantageous to the Fund. In addition, although the terms of interest rate swaps, caps and floors may provide for termination, there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to terminate an interest rate swap or to sell or offset interest rate caps or floors that it has purchased.
 
New financial products continue to be developed, and the Fund may invest in any such products to the extent consistent with its investment objective and the regulatory and federal tax requirements applicable to investment companies.
 
When Issued and Delayed
Delivery Transactions
The Fund may also purchase and sell interests in Senior Loans and other portfolio securities on a when issued and delayed delivery basis. No income accrues to the Fund on such interests or securities in connection with such purchase transactions prior to the date that the Fund actually takes delivery of such interests or securities. These transactions are subject to market fluctuation; the value of the interests in Senior Loans and other portfolio debt securities at delivery may be more or less than their purchase price, and yields generally available on such interests or securities when delivery occurs may be higher or lower than yields on the interests or securities obtained pursuant to such transactions. Because the Fund relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to consummate the transaction, failure by the other party to complete the transaction may result in the Fund missing the opportunity of obtaining a price or yield considered to be advantageous. When the Fund is the buyer in such a transaction, however, it will maintain, in a segregated account with its custodian, cash, liquid securities or liquid Senior Loans having an aggregate value at least equal to the amount of such purchase commitments until payment is made. The Fund will make commitments to purchase such interests or securities on such basis only with the intention of actually acquiring these interests or securities, but the Fund may sell such interests or securities prior to the settlement date if such sale is considered to be advisable. To the extent the Fund engages in when issued and delayed delivery transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring interests or securities for the Fund’s portfolio consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies and not for the purpose of investment leverage. No specific limitation exists as to the percentage of the Fund’s assets which may be used to acquire securities on a when issued or delayed delivery basis.
 
Repurchase Agreements
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Federal Reserve System and member firms of the New York Stock Exchange. When participating in repurchase agreements, the Fund buys securities from a vendor, e.g., a bank or brokerage firm, with the agreement that the vendor will repurchase the securities at a higher price at a later date. Such transactions afford an opportunity for the Fund to earn a return on available cash at minimal market risk, although the Fund may be subject to various delays and risks of loss if the vendor is unable to meet its obligation to repurchase. Under the 1940 Act, repurchase agreements are deemed to be collateralized loans of money by the Fund to the seller. In evaluating whether to enter into a repurchase agreement, the Adviser will consider carefully the creditworthiness of the vendor. If the member bank or member firm that is the party to the repurchase agreement petitions for bankruptcy or otherwise becomes subject to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the law regarding the rights of the Fund is unsettled. The securities underlying a repurchase agreement will be marked to market every business day so that the value of the collateral is at least equal to the value of the loan, including the accrued interest thereon, and the Adviser will monitor the value of the collateral. No specific limitation exists as to the percentage of the Fund’s assets which may be used to participate in repurchase agreements.
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with respect to debt obligations which could otherwise be sold by the Fund. A reverse repurchase agreement is an instrument under which the Fund may sell an underlying debt instrument and simultaneously obtain the commitment of the purchaser (a commercial bank or a broker or dealer) to sell the security back to the Fund at an agreed upon price on an agreed upon date. The Fund will maintain in a segregated account with its custodian cash, liquid securities or liquid Senior Loans in an amount sufficient to cover its obligations with respect to reverse repurchase agreements. The Fund receives payment for such securities only upon physical delivery or evidence of book entry transfer by its custodian. Reverse repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the other party, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. An additional risk is that the market value of securities sold by the Fund under a reverse repurchase agreement could decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them. Reverse repurchase agreements will be considered borrowings by the Fund and as such would be subject to the restrictions on borrowing described in the Statement of Additional Information under “Investment Restrictions.” The Fund will not hold more than 5% of the value of its total assets in reverse repurchase agreements.
 
Management of the Fund
 
 
Board of Trustees
The management of the Fund, including general supervision of the duties performed by the Adviser, is the responsibility of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
 
Investment Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) is the Fund’s investment adviser. The Adviser is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. The Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309. The Adviser, a successor in interest to multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser since 1976. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the Fund’s principal underwriter. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd.
 
Advisory agreement.  The Fund retains the Adviser to manage the investment of its assets and to place orders for the purchase and sale of its portfolio securities. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Fund (the Advisory Agreement), the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly fee computed based upon an annual rate applied to the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:
 
                     
 
    Average Daily Net Assets     % Per Annum    
    First $500 million       0 .900%      
    Next $1 billion       0 .850%      
    Next $1 billion       0 .825%      
    Next $500 million       0 .800%      
    Over $3 billion       0 .775%      
 
 
Applying this fee schedule, the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate was 0.87% (before voluntary fee waivers; 0.84% after voluntary fee waivers) of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the Fund’s fiscal year ended July 31, 2010. The Fund’s average daily net assets are determined by taking the average of all of the determinations of the net assets during a given calendar month. Such fee is


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payable for each calendar month as soon as practicable after the end of that month.
 
The Adviser furnishes offices, necessary facilities and equipment. The Fund pays all charges and expenses of its day-to-day operations, including service fees, distribution fees, custodian fees, legal and independent registered public accounting firm fees, the costs of reports and proxies to shareholders, compensation of trustees of the Fund (other than those who are affiliated persons of the Adviser or Invesco Distributors) and all other ordinary business expenses not specifically assumed by the Adviser.
 
A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of the Advisory Agreement is available in the Fund’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010.
 
Investment Sub-Advisers
Invesco has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with certain affiliates to serve as sub-advisers to the Fund, pursuant to which these affiliated sub-advisers may be appointed by Invesco from time to time to provide discretionary investment management services, investment advice, and/or order execution services to the Fund. These affiliated sub-advisers, each of which is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 are:
 
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH (Invesco Deutschland)
 
Invesco Asset Management Limited (Invesco Asset Management)
 
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited (Invesco Japan)
 
Invesco Australia Limited (Invesco Australia)
 
Invesco Hong Kong Limited (Invesco Hong Kong)
 
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (Invesco Senior Secured)
 
Invesco Trimark Ltd. (Invesco Trimark);
 
(each a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers).
 
Invesco and each Sub-Adviser are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
 
The only fees payable to the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreement are for providing discretionary investment management services. For such services, Invesco will pay each Sub-Adviser a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, equal to (i) 40% of the monthly compensation that Invesco receives from the Fund, multiplied by (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of such Fund as to which such Sub-Adviser shall have provided discretionary investment management services for that month divided by the net assets of such Fund for that month. Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, this fee is reduced to reflect contractual or voluntary fee waivers or expense limitations by Invesco, if any, in effect from time to time. In no event shall the aggregate monthly fees paid to the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreement exceed 40% of the monthly compensation that Invesco receives from the Fund pursuant to its advisory agreement with the Fund, as reduced to reflect contractual or voluntary fees waivers or expense limitations by Invesco, if any.
 
Portfolio management.  
Investment decisions for the Fund are made by the investment management team at Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (Invesco Senior Secured). The following individuals are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
 
•  Mr. Philip Yarrow, Portfolio Manager, has been managing the Fund since March 2007 and has been associated with Invesco Senior Secured and/or its affiliates since 2010. From 2005-2010 and prior to joining Invesco Senior Secured, Mr. Yarrow was an Executive Director with Morgan Stanley.
 
•  Mr. Thomas Ewald, Portfolio Manager, has been managing the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco Senior Secured and/or its affiliates since 2000.
 
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at www.invesco.com. The web site is not part of the Prospectus.
 
The Fund’s SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ investments in the Fund, a description of the compensation structure and information regarding other accounts managed.
 
Administrator
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Administrator (i) monitors provisions of Loan Agreements and any Participations and Assignments and is responsible for recordkeeping for Senior Loans; (ii) arranges for the printing and dissemination of reports to shareholders; (iii) arranges for dissemination of the Fund’s proxy and any repurchase offer materials to shareholders, and oversees the tabulation of proxies by the Fund’s transfer agent; (iv) negotiates the terms and conditions under which custodian services are provided to the Fund and the fees to be paid by the Fund in connection therewith; (v) negotiates the terms and conditions under which dividend disbursing services are provided to the Fund, and the fees to be paid by the Fund in connection therewith, and reviews the provision of such services to the Fund; (vi) provides the Fund’s dividend disbursing agent and custodian with such information as is required for them to effect payment of dividends and distributions and to implement the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan; (vii) makes such reports and recommendations to the Board of Trustees as the trustees reasonably request; and (viii) provides shareholder services to holders or potential holders of the Fund’s securities.
 
For the services rendered to the Fund and related expenses borne by the Administrator, the Fund pays the Administrator a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annualized rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
 
Purchase of Shares
 
 
General
This Prospectus offers two classes of Shares of the Fund, designated as Class A Shares and Class C Shares, and describes three classes of Shares, designated as Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares, which are not continuously offered. By offering multiple classes of Shares, the Fund permits each investor to choose the class of Shares that is most beneficial given the type of investor, the amount to be invested and the length of time the investor expects to hold the Shares. You should discuss with your authorized dealer which Share class is most appropriate for you. As described more fully below, each class of Shares offers a distinct structure of sales charges, distribution and service fees and other features (for example, the reduced or eliminated sales charges available for purchases of Class A Shares over $100,000 of the Fund or your cumulative ownership of Participating Funds) that are designed to address a variety of needs.
 
Each class of Shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments of the Fund and has the same rights except that (i) Class A Shares generally bear the sales charge expenses at the time of purchase while Class B Shares and Class C Shares generally bear the sales charge expenses at the time of repurchase by the Fund and any expenses (including higher distribution fees and transfer agency costs) resulting from such early withdrawal charge arrangement and Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares are not subject to initial sales charges or early withdrawal charges, (ii) each class of Shares has exclusive voting rights with respect to approvals of any applicable distribution plan and any applicable service plan (each as described below), under which the class’s distribution fee and/or service fee is paid, (iii) certain classes of Shares have different exchange privileges, (iv) certain classes of Shares are subject to a conversion feature and (v) certain classes of Shares have different shareholder service options available.
 
Pricing Fund Shares
The offering price of the Fund’s Shares is based upon the Fund’s net asset value per Share (plus sales charges, where applicable). Differences in net asset values per Share of each class of Shares are generally expected to be due to the daily expense accruals of the specified distribution and service fees and transfer agency costs applicable to such class of Shares and the differential in the dividends that may be paid on each class of Shares.
 
The net asset value per Share for each class of Shares of the Fund is determined once daily as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) each day the Exchange is open for trading except on any day on which no purchase or repurchase orders are received or there is not a sufficient degree of trading in the Fund’s portfolio securities such that the Fund’s net asset value per Share might be materially affected. The Fund’s Board of Trustees reserves the right to calculate the net asset value per Share and adjust the offering price more frequently than once daily if deemed desirable. Net asset value per Share for each class is determined by dividing the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities, cash and other assets (including accrued interest) attributable to such class, less all liabilities (including accrued expenses) attributable to such class, by the total number of Shares


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of the class outstanding. For more information about computing net asset value per Share, see the section entitled “Net Asset Value” in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
 
Distribution Plan and Service Plan
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan with respect to each of its Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares and in so doing has agreed to comply with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act as if the Fund were an open-end investment company. The Fund also has adopted a Service Plan with respect to each of its Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class IC Shares. There is no Distribution Plan or Service Plan for Class IB Shares and no Distribution Plan for Class IC Shares. Under the Distribution Plan and the Service Plan, the Fund pays distribution fees in connection with the sale and distribution of Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares and service fees in connection with the provision of ongoing services to holders of Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class IC Shares and the maintenance of such shareholders’ accounts.
 
The amount of distribution fees and service fees varies among the classes offered by the Fund. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, these fees will increase the cost of your investment in the Fund. By purchasing a class of Shares subject to higher distribution fees and service fees, you may pay more over time than on a class of Shares with other types of sales charge arrangements. Long-term shareholders may pay more than the economic equivalent of the maximum front-end sales charges permitted by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The net income attributable to a class of Shares will be reduced by the amount of the distribution fees and service fees and other expenses of the Fund associated with that class of Shares.
 
To assist investors in comparing classes of Shares, the tables under the Prospectus heading “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” provide a summary of sales charges and expenses and an example of the sales charges and expenses of the Fund applicable to each class of Shares offered herein.
 
Class IC Shares are subject to a service fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets attributable to such class of Shares. The Fund’s Board of Trustees has authorized the Fund to make service fee payments not to exceed 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class IC Shares for any fiscal year.
 
How to Buy Shares
The Class A Shares and Class C Shares are offered on a continuous basis through Invesco Distributors as principal underwriter, which is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309. Shares may be purchased through members of FINRA who are acting as securities dealers (dealers) and FINRA members or eligible non-FINRA members who are acting as brokers or agents for investors (brokers). Dealers and brokers are sometimes referred to herein as authorized dealers.
 
Shares may be purchased on any business day by completing the account application form and forwarding it, directly or through an authorized dealer, administrator, custodian, trustee, record keeper or financial adviser, to the Fund’s shareholder service agent, Invesco Investment Services Inc. (Invesco Investment Services). When purchasing shares of the Fund, investors must specify the correct class of shares by selecting the correct Fund number on the account application form. Sales personnel of authorized dealers distributing the Fund’s shares are entitled to receive compensation for selling such Shares and may receive differing compensation for selling different classes of shares.
 
The Adviser and/or Invesco Distributors may pay compensation (out of their own funds and not as an expense of the Fund) to certain affiliated or unaffiliated authorized dealers in connection with the sale or retention of Fund Shares and/or shareholder servicing. Such compensation may be significant in amount and the prospect of receiving, or the receipt of, such compensation may provide both affiliated and unaffiliated entities, and their representatives or employees, with an incentive to favor sales or retention of Shares of the Fund over other investment options. Any such payments will not change the net asset value or the price of the Fund’s Shares. For more information, please see “Sales Compensation” below and/or contact your authorized dealer.
 
The offering price for Shares is based upon the next determined net asset value per Share (plus sales charges, where applicable) after an order is received timely by Invesco Investment Services, either directly or from authorized dealers, administrators, financial advisers, custodians, trustees or record keepers. Purchases


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completed through an authorized dealer, administrator, custodian, trustee, record keeper or financial adviser may involve additional fees charged by such person. Orders received by Invesco Investment Services prior to the close of the Exchange, and orders received by authorized dealers, administrators, custodians, trustees, record keepers or financial advisers prior to the close of the Exchange that are properly transmitted to Invesco Investment Services by the time designated by Invesco Investment Services, are priced based on the date of receipt. Orders received by Invesco Investment Services after the close of the Exchange, and orders received by authorized dealers, administrators, custodians, trustees, record keepers or financial advisers after the close of the Exchange or orders received by such persons that are not transmitted to Invesco Investment Services until after the time designated by Invesco Investment Services, are priced based on the date of the next determined net asset value per Share provided they are received timely by Invesco Investment Services on such date. It is the responsibility of authorized dealers, administrators, custodians, trustees, record keepers or financial advisers to transmit orders received by them to Invesco Investment Services so they will be received in a timely manner.
 
The Fund and Invesco Distributors reserve the right to reject or limit any order to purchase Fund Shares through exchange or otherwise and to close any shareholder account when they believe it is in the best interests of the Fund. Certain patterns of past exchanges and/or purchase or sale transactions involving the Fund or other Participating Funds (as defined below) may result in the Fund rejecting or limiting, in the Fund’s or Invesco Distributors’ discretion, additional purchases and/or exchanges or in an account being closed. Determinations in this regard may be made based on the frequency or dollar amount of the previous exchanges or purchase or sale transactions. The Fund also reserves the right to suspend the sale of the Fund’s Shares to investors in response to conditions in the securities markets or for other reasons. As used herein, “Participating Funds” refers to Invesco investment companies advised by the Adviser and distributed by Invesco Distributors as determined from time to time by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
 
Investor accounts with respect to Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares will automatically be credited with additional Shares of the Fund after any Fund distributions, such as dividends and capital gain dividends, unless the investor instructs the Fund otherwise. With respect to Class IC Shares and Class IB Shares, previous instructions regarding reinvestment of dividends and capital gain dividends will continue to apply until such shareholder changes his or her instruction. Investors wishing to receive cash instead of additional Shares should contact the Fund by visiting our web site at www.invesco.com, by writing to the Fund, c/o Invesco Investment Services Inc., PO Box 4739, Houston, Texas 77210-4739 or by telephone at (800) 959-4246.
 
The minimum initial investment in the Fund is $1,000; $250 for tax-sheltered retirement plans (see “Shareholder Services — Retirement plans”). The minimum subsequent investment is $100.
 
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Fund has implemented an anti-money laundering compliance program and has designated an anti-money laundering compliance officer. As part of the program, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. What this means to you: when you open an account, you will be asked to provide your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. The Fund and Invesco Distributors reserve the right to not open your account if this information is not provided. If the Fund or Invesco Distributors is unable to verify your identity, the Fund and Invesco Distributors reserve the right to restrict additional transactions and/or reject your attempted purchase of Shares or take any other action required by law.
 
Class A Shares
Class A Shares of the Fund are sold at the offering price, which is net asset value plus an initial maximum sales charge of up to 3.25% (or 3.36% of the net amount invested), reduced on investments of $100,000 or more as follows:


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Class A Shares
Sales Charge Schedule
                           
 
          As % of
  As % of
    Size of
    Offering
  Net Amount
    Investment     Price   Invested
    Less than $100,000       3 .25%       3 .36%  
    $100,000 but less than $250,000       2 .75%       2 .83%  
    $250,000 but less than $500,000       1 .75%       1 .78%  
    $500,000 but less than $1,000,000       1 .50%       1 .52%  
    $1,000,000 or more       ††         ††    
 
 
†  The actual sales charge that may be paid by an investor may differ slightly from the sales charge shown above due to rounding that occurs in the calculation of the offering price and in the number of Shares purchased.
††  No sales charge is payable at the time of purchase on investments in Class A Shares of $1 million or more, although such Class A Shares purchased without a sales charge may be subject to an early withdrawal charge of 1.00% on certain repurchases by the Fund made within eighteen months of purchase. The early withdrawal charge is assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of the then current market value of the Shares or the historical cost of the Shares (which is the amount actually paid for the Shares at the time of original purchase) being repurchased by the Fund. Accordingly, no early withdrawal charge is imposed on increases in net asset value above the initial purchase price. Shareholders should retain any records necessary to substantiate the historical cost of their Shares, as the Fund and authorized dealers may not retain this information.
 
No sales charge is imposed on Class A Shares received from reinvestment of dividends or capital gain dividends.
 
Under the Distribution Plan and the Service Plan, the Fund may spend up to a total of 0.25% per year of the Fund’s average daily net assets with respect to Class A Shares of the Fund. Due to voluntary fee waivers by Invesco Distributors, the aggregate distribution fees and service fees paid for the Fund’s last fiscal year were 0.00% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares of the Fund.
 
Class A Shares
Quantity Discounts
Investors purchasing Class A Shares may, under certain circumstances described below, be entitled to pay reduced or no sales charges. A person eligible for a reduced sales charge includes an individual, his or her spouse or equivalent, children under 21 years of age and any corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship which is 100% owned, either alone or in combination, by any of the foregoing, a trustee or other fiduciary purchasing for a single trust or for a single fiduciary account, or a “company” as defined in Section 2(a)(8) of the 1940 Act.
 
Investors must notify the Fund or their authorized dealer at the time of the purchase order whenever a quantity discount is applicable to purchases and may be required to provide the Fund, or their authorized dealer, with certain information or records to verify eligibility for a quantity discount. Such information or records may include account statements or other records for shares of the Fund or other Participating Funds in all accounts (e.g., retirement accounts) of the investor and other eligible persons, as described above, which may include accounts held at the Fund or at other authorized dealers. Upon such notification, an investor will pay the lowest applicable sales charge. Shareholders should retain any records necessary to substantiate the purchase price of the Shares, as the Fund and authorized dealers may not retain this information.
 
Quantity discounts may be modified or terminated at any time. For more information about quantity discounts, investors should contact the Fund, their authorized dealer or Invesco Distributors.
 
Volume discounts.  The size of investment shown in the Class A Shares sales charge table applies to the total dollar amount being invested by any person in Shares of the Fund, or in any combination of Shares of the Fund and shares of other Participating Funds, although other Participating Funds may have different sales charges.
 
Cumulative purchase discount.  The size of investment shown in the Class A Shares sales charge table may also be determined by combining the amount being invested in shares of the Participating Funds plus the current offering price of all shares of the Participating Funds currently owned.
 
Letter of Intent.  A Letter of Intent provides an opportunity for an investor to obtain a reduced sales charge by aggregating investments over a 13-month period to determine the sales charge as outlined in the Class A Shares sales charge table. The size of investment shown in the Class A Shares sales charge table includes purchases of shares of the Participating Funds in Class A Shares over a 13-month period based on the total amount of intended purchases, including any applicable credit for the current offering price of all shares of the Participating Funds previously purchased and still owned as of the date of the Letter of Intent. Prior to November 1, 2009, an investor may elect to compute


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the 13-month period starting up to 90 days before the date of execution of the Letter of Intent. Each investment made during the period receives the reduced sales charge applicable to the total amount of the investment goal. The Letter of Intent does not preclude the Fund (or any other Participating Fund) from discontinuing the sale of its Shares. The initial purchase must be for an amount equal to at least 5% of the minimum total purchase amount of the level selected. If trades not initially made under a Letter of Intent subsequently qualify for a lower sales charge through the 90-day backdating provisions applicable prior to November 1, 2009, an adjustment will be made at the expiration of the Letter of Intent to give effect to the lower sales charge. Such adjustment in sales charge will be used to purchase additional Shares. The Fund initially will escrow Shares totaling 5% of the dollar amount of the Letter of Intent to be held by Invesco Investment Services in the name of the shareholder. In the event the Letter of Intent goal is not achieved within the specified period, the investor must pay the difference between the sales charge applicable to the purchases made and the reduced sales charge previously paid. Such payments may be made directly to Invesco Distributors or, if not paid, Invesco Distributors will liquidate sufficient escrowed Shares to obtain the difference.
 
Class A Shares
Purchase Programs
Purchasers of Class A Shares may be entitled to reduced or no initial sales charges in connection with certain unit investment trust reinvestment program repurchases and purchases by registered representatives of selling firms or purchases by persons affiliated with the Fund or Invesco Distributors as described below. The Fund reserves the right to modify or terminate these arrangements at any time.
 
Unit investment trust reinvestment program.  The Fund permits unitholders of Invesco Van Kampen unit investment trusts that enrolled in the reinvestment program prior to December 3, 2007 to reinvest distributions from such trusts in Class A Shares of the Fund at net asset value without a sales charge. The Fund reserves the right to modify or terminate this program at any time.
 
Net asset value purchase options.  Class A Shares of the Fund may be purchased at net asset value without a sales charge, generally upon written assurance that the purchase is made for investment purposes and that the Shares will not be resold except through repurchases by the Fund, by:
 
 (1)  Any current, former or retired trustee, director, officer or employee (or immediate family member of a current, former or retired trustee, director, officer or employee) of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. This includes any foundation, trust or employee benefit plan maintained by any of the persons listed above.
 
 (2)  Directors, officers, employees and, when permitted, registered representatives, of financial institutions that have a selling group agreement with Invesco Distributors and their spouses or equivalent and children under 21 years of age when purchasing for any accounts they beneficially own, or, in the case of any such financial institution, when purchasing for retirement plans for such institution’s employees; provided that such purchases are otherwise permitted by such institutions.
 
 (3)  Banks, broker-dealers and other financial institutions (including registered investment advisers and financial planners) that have entered into an agreement with Invesco Distributors or one of its affiliates, purchasing Shares on behalf of clients participating in a fund supermarket, wrap program, asset allocation program, or other program in which the clients pay an asset-based fee (which may be subject to a minimum flat fee) for: advisory or financial planning services, executing transactions in Participating Fund shares, or for otherwise participating in the program.
 
 (4)  Trustees and other fiduciaries purchasing Shares for retirement plans which invest in multiple fund families through broker-dealer retirement plan alliance programs that have entered into agreements with Invesco Distributors and which are subject to certain minimum size and operational requirements. Trustees and other fiduciaries may call Invesco Distributors for further details with respect to such alliance programs.
 
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including, but not limited to, a Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, SIMPLE IRA, Solo 401(k), Money Purchase or Profit Sharing plan) if:
 
   (i)  the account being funded by such rollover is to be maintained by the same trustee, custodian or administrator that maintained the plan from which the rollover funding such rollover originated, or an affiliate thereof; and
 
  (ii)  the dealer of record with respect to the account being funded by such rollover is the same as the dealer of record with respect to the plan from which the rollover funding such rollover originated, or an affiliate thereof.
 
 (6)  Trusts created under pension, profit sharing or other employee benefit plans (including qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation plans), provided that (a) the total plan assets are at least $1 million or (b) the plan has more than 100 eligible employees. A commission will be paid to authorized dealers who initiate and are responsible for such purchases within a rolling twelve-month period as follows: 1.00% on sales of $1 million to $2 million, plus 0.75% on the next $1 million, plus 0.50% on the next $2 million, plus 0.25% on the excess over $5 million.
 
 (7)  Clients of authorized dealers purchasing Shares in fixed or flat fee (rather than transaction based fee) brokerage accounts.
 
 (8)  Certain qualified state tuition plans qualifying pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), that are approved by Invesco Distributors.
 
 (9)  Unit investment trusts sponsored by Invesco Distributors or its affiliates.
 
The term “families” includes a person’s spouse or equivalent, children and grandchildren under 21 years of age, parents and the parents of the person’s spouse or equivalent.
 
Purchase orders made pursuant to clause (3) may be placed either through authorized dealers as described above or directly with Invesco Investment Services by the investment adviser, financial planner, trust company or bank trust department, provided that Invesco Investment Services receives federal funds for the purchase by the close of business on the next business day following acceptance of the order. An authorized dealer may charge a transaction fee for placing an order to purchase Shares pursuant to this provision or for placing an order in a repurchase offer by the Fund with respect to such Shares. Authorized dealers will be paid a service fee as described above on purchases made under options (2) through (8) above. The Fund may terminate, or amend the terms of, offering Shares of the Fund at net asset value to such groups at any time.
 
Eligible purchasers of Class A Shares may also be entitled to reduced or no initial sales charges through certain purchase programs offered by the Fund. For more information, see “Other Purchase Programs” herein.
 
Class B Shares
Effective November 30, 2010, Class B Shares of the Fund are not continuously offered. Class B Shares of the Fund are sold at net asset value and are subject to an early withdrawal charge if repurchased by the Fund within five years of purchase as shown in the following table:
 
Class B Shares
Early Withdrawal Charge Schedule
                     
 
          Early Withdrawal Charge
   
          as a Percentage of
   
          Dollar Amount
   
    Year Since Purchase     Subject to Charge    
    First       3 .00%      
    Second       2 .00%      
    Third       1 .50%      
    Fourth       1 .00%      
    Fifth       0 .50%      
    Sixth and After       0 .00%      
 
 
The early withdrawal charge is assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of the then current market value of the Shares or the historical cost of the Shares (which is the amount actually paid for the Shares at the time of original purchase) being repurchased by the Fund. Accordingly, no early withdrawal charge is imposed on increases in net asset value above the initial purchase price. Shareholders should retain any records necessary to substantiate the historical cost of their Shares, as the Fund and authorized dealers may not retain this information. In addition, no early withdrawal charge is assessed on Shares derived from reinvestment of dividends or capital gain dividends.


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The amount of the early withdrawal charge, if any, varies depending on the number of years from the time of each purchase of Class B Shares until the time of repurchase by the Fund of such Shares.
 
In determining whether an early withdrawal charge applies to a repurchase, it is assumed that the Shares being repurchased first are any Shares in the shareholder’s Fund account that are not subject to an early withdrawal charge, followed by Shares held the longest in the shareholder’s account.
 
Under the Distribution Plan, the Fund may spend up to 0.75% per year of the Fund’s average daily net assets with respect to Class B Shares of the Fund. In addition, under the Service Plan, the Fund may spend up to 0.25% per year of the Fund’s average daily net assets with respect to Class B Shares of the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of the Plans, the Fund may spend less (and therefore shareholders may be charged less) than the combined annual distribution and service fees of 1.00% per year of the Fund’s average daily net assets with respect to Class B Shares of the Fund. See the section entitled “Financial Highlights” herein and the section entitled “Distribution and Service” in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. Due to voluntary fee waivers by Invesco Distributors, the aggregate distribution fees and service fees paid for the Fund’s last fiscal year were 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B Shares of the Fund.
 
Eligible purchasers of Class B Shares may also be entitled to reduced or no early withdrawal charges through certain purchase programs offered by the Fund. For more information, see “Other Purchase Programs” herein.
 
Conversion feature.  Class B Shares purchased on or after February 18, 2005, including Class B Shares received from reinvestment of distributions through the dividend reinvestment plan on such Shares, automatically convert to Class A Shares eight years after the end of the calendar month in which the Shares were purchased. Such conversion will be on the basis of the relative net asset values per Share, without the imposition of any sales load, fee or other charge. The conversion schedule applicable to a Share of the Fund acquired through the exchange privilege from a Participating Fund is determined by reference to the Participating Fund from which such Share was originally purchased.
 
Class C Shares
Class C Shares of the Fund are sold at net asset value and are subject to an early withdrawal charge of 1.00% of the dollar amount subject to charge if repurchased by the Fund within one year of purchase.
 
The early withdrawal charge is assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of the then current market value of the Shares or the historical cost of the Shares (which is the amount actually paid for the Shares at the time of original purchase) being repurchased by the Fund. Accordingly, no early withdrawal charge is imposed on increases in net asset value above the initial purchase price. Shareholders should retain any records necessary to substantiate the historical cost of their Shares, as the Fund and authorized dealers may not retain this information. In addition, no early withdrawal charge is assessed on Shares derived from reinvestment of dividends or capital gain dividends. The Fund will not accept a purchase order for Class C Shares in the amount of $1 million or more.
 
In determining whether an early withdrawal charge applies to a repurchase of Shares, it is assumed that the Shares being repurchased first are any Shares in the shareholder’s Fund account that are not subject to an early withdrawal charge, followed by Shares held the longest in the shareholder’s account.
 
Under the Distribution Plan, the Fund may spend up to 0.75% per year of the Fund’s average daily net assets with respect to Class C Shares of the Fund. In addition, under the Service Plan, the Fund may spend up to 0.25% per year of the Fund’s average daily net assets with respect to Class C Shares of the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of the Plans, the Fund may spend less (and therefore shareholders may be charged less) than the combined annual distribution and service fees of 1.00% per year of the Fund’s average daily net assets with respect to Class C Shares of the Fund. See the section entitled “Financial Highlights” herein and the section entitled “Distribution and Service” in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. Due to voluntary fee waivers by Invesco Distributors, the aggregate distribution fees and service fees paid for the Fund’s last fiscal year were 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares of the Fund.
 
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more information, see “Other Purchase Programs” herein.
 
Waiver of Early Withdrawal Charge
The early withdrawal charge is waived on repurchases by the Fund of Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares purchased subject to an early withdrawal charge pursuant to a repurchase offer (i) within one year following the death or disability (as disability is defined by federal income tax law) of a shareholder, (ii) for required minimum distributions from an individual retirement account (IRA) or certain other retirement plan distributions or (iii) if no commission or transaction fee is paid by Invesco Distributors to authorized dealers at the time of purchase of such Shares. With respect to Class B Shares and Class C Shares, waiver category (iii) above is only applicable with respect to Shares sold through certain 401(k) plans. Subject to certain limitations, a shareholder who has tendered for repurchase Class C Shares of the Fund may reinvest in Class C Shares at net asset value with credit for any early withdrawal charge if the reinvestment is made within 180 days after the repurchase, provided that Shares of the Fund are available for sale at the time of reinvestment. For a more complete description of early withdrawal charge waivers, please refer to the Statement of Additional Information or contact your authorized dealer. The Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares have no early withdrawal charges (the early withdrawal schedules applicable to the former Class B Shares and former Class C Shares outstanding on February 18, 2005 have been terminated).
 
Other Purchase Programs
Exchange privilege.  Exchanges of shares are sales of shares of one Participating Fund and purchases of shares of another Participating Fund. Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares of the Fund may be exchanged for shares of the same class of any Participating Fund, and Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares of the Fund may be exchanged for Class A Shares of any Participating Fund (other than the Fund), based on the net asset value per share of each fund determined on the Fund’s next repurchase pricing date, after the Fund makes a repurchase pursuant to a repurchase offer, without any sales charge or early withdrawal charge, subject to minimum purchase requirements and certain limitations. For more information regarding the exchange privilege, see the section of this Prospectus entitled “Shareholder Services — Exchange privilege.”
 
Reinstatement privilege.  A holder of Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class IB Shares or Class IC Shares who has tendered for repurchase Shares of the Fund may reinstate any portion or all of the net proceeds of such repurchase (and may include that amount necessary to acquire a fractional Share to round off his or her purchase to the next full Share) in Class A Shares of any Participating Fund. A holder of Class C Shares who has tendered for repurchase Shares of the Fund may reinstate any portion or all of the net proceeds of such repurchase (and may include that amount necessary to acquire a fractional Share to round off his or her purchase to the next full Share) in Class C Shares of any Participating Fund with credit given for any early withdrawal charge paid on the amount of shares reinstated from such repurchase, provided that such shareholder has not previously exercised this reinstatement privilege with respect to Class C Shares of the Fund. Shares acquired in this manner will be deemed to have the original cost and purchase date of the repurchased Shares for purposes of applying the early withdrawal charge applicable to Class C Shares to subsequent repurchases. Reinstatements are made at the net asset value per Share (without a sales charge) next determined after the order is received, which must be made within 180 days after the date of the repurchase by the Fund of the Shares, provided that Shares of the Participating Fund into which shareholders desire to reinstate their net proceeds of a redemption of Shares of the Fund are available for sale. Reinstatement at net asset value per Share is also offered to participants in eligible retirement plans for repayment of principal (and interest) on their borrowings on such plans, provided that Shares of the Participating Fund are available for sale. Shareholders must notify Invesco Distributors or their authorized dealer of their eligibility to participate in the reinstatement privilege and may be required to provide documentation to the Participating Fund. For information regarding Participating Funds, shareholders can call Invesco Investment Services at (800) 959-4246.
 
Dividend diversification.  A holder of Class A Shares, Class B Shares or Class C Shares may elect, by completing the appropriate section of the account application form or by calling (800) 959-4246, to have all dividends and capital gain dividends paid on such class of Shares of the Fund invested into shares of the same class of any of the Participating Funds so long as the investor has a pre-existing account for such class of shares of the other fund. A holder of Class IB or Class IC Shares may elect (or may modify a prior election), by


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completing the appropriate section of the account application form or by calling (800) 959-4246, to have all dividends and capital gain dividends paid on such class of Shares of the Fund invested into Class A Shares of any of the Participating Funds (other than the Fund) so long as the investor has a pre-existing account for such class of shares of the other fund. A holder of Class IB or Class IC Shares who prior to February 18, 2005 elected to utilize dividend diversification with respect to former Class B Shares (now Class IB Shares) or former Class C Shares (now Class IC Shares) of the Fund will have all dividends and capital gain dividends paid on such class of Shares of the Fund invested into the class of shares of the Participating Fund previously designated by such shareholder, unless such shareholder changes his or her election (the method of which is described above).
 
Both accounts must be of the same type, either non-retirement or retirement. If the accounts are retirement accounts, they must both hold the same class of Shares and be of the same type of retirement plan (e.g., IRA, 403(b)(7), 401(k), Money Purchase and Profit Sharing plans) and for the benefit of the same individual. If a qualified, pre-existing account does not exist, the shareholder must establish a new account subject to any requirements of the Participating Fund into which distributions will be invested. Distributions are invested into the selected Participating Fund, provided that shares of such Participating Fund are available for sale, at its net asset value per share as of the payable date of the distribution from the Fund.
 
Availability of information.  Clear and prominent information regarding sales charges of the Fund and the applicability and availability of discounts from sales charges is available free of charge through our web site at www.invesco.com, which provides links to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information containing the relevant information.
 
Sales Compensation
Invesco Distributors acts as the principal underwriter of the Fund’s Shares pursuant to a written agreement (the “Distribution and Service Agreement”). Invesco Distributors has the exclusive right to distribute Shares of the Fund through authorized dealers on a continuous basis. Invesco Distributors’ obligation is an agency or “best efforts” arrangement under which Invesco Distributors is required to take and pay for only such Shares of the Fund as may be sold to the public. Invesco Distributors is not obligated to sell any stated number of Shares. Invesco Distributors bears the cost of printing (but not typesetting) prospectuses used in connection with this offering and certain other costs, including the cost of supplemental sales literature and advertising. The Distribution and Service Agreement is renewable from year to year if approved (a) (i) by the Fund’s Board of Trustees or (ii) by a vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities and (b) by a vote of a majority of trustees who are not parties to the Distribution and Service Agreement or interested persons of any party, by votes cast in person at a meeting called for such purpose. The Distribution and Service Agreement provides that it will terminate if assigned and that it may be terminated without penalty by either party on 90 days’ written notice. Total underwriting commissions on the sale of Shares of the Fund for the last three fiscal years are shown in the chart below.
                       
 
          Total
  Amounts
          Underwriting
  Retained
          Commissions   by the Fund’s Distributor
    Fiscal year ended July 31, 2010     $ 448,833     $ 37,946  
    Fiscal year ended July 31, 2009     $ 278,100     $ 42,800  
    Fiscal year ended July 31, 2008     $ 1,037,900     $ 81,600  
 
 
With respect to sales of Class A Shares of the Fund, the total concessions reallowed to authorized dealers at the time of purchase are as follows:
                     
 
          Reallowed
   
          to Dealers
   
    Size of
    as a Percentage of
   
    Investment     Offering Price    
    Less than $100,000       3 .00%      
    $100,000 but less than $250,000       2 .50%      
    $250,000 but less than $500,000       1 .50%      
    $500,000 but less than $1,000,000       1 .25%      
    $1,000,000 or more              
 
 
†  A commission or transaction fee will be paid by Invesco Distributors at the time of purchase directly out of Invesco Distributors’ assets (and not out of the Fund’s assets) to authorized dealers who initiate and are responsible for purchases of $1 million or more computed as a percentage of the dollar value of such Shares sold as follows: 1.00% on sales of $1 million to $2 million, plus 0.75% on the next $1 million, plus 0.50% on the next $2 million, plus 0.25% on the excess over $5 million. On sales of less than $1 million, authorized dealers are eligible to receive the ongoing service fees with respect to such Shares immediately following the purchase. On sales greater than $1 million, authorized dealers become eligible to receive the ongoing service fees with respect to such Shares commencing in the second year following purchase; the proceeds from the distribution and service fees paid by the Fund during the first twelve months are paid to the Fund’s distributor and are used by the Fund’s distributor to defray its distribution and service-related expenses.


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With respect to sales of Class B Shares and Class C Shares of the Fund, a commission or transaction fee generally will be paid by Invesco Distributors at the time of purchase directly out of Invesco Distributors’ assets (and not out of the Fund’s assets) to authorized dealers who initiate and are responsible for such purchases computed based on a percentage of the dollar value of such Shares sold of 3.00% on Class B Shares and 1.00% on Class C Shares. Proceeds from any early withdrawal charge and any distribution fees on Class B Shares and Class C Shares of the Fund are paid to Invesco Distributors and are used by Invesco Distributors to defray its distribution-related expenses in connection with the sale of the Fund’s Shares, such as the payment to authorized dealers for selling such Shares. With respect to Class C Shares, the authorized dealers generally receive from Invesco Distributors ongoing distribution fees of up to 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class C Shares annually commencing in the second year after purchase. With respect to Class B Shares and Class C Shares, the authorized dealers are eligible to receive the ongoing service fees with respect to such Shares immediately following the purchase.
 
With respect to Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares, there are no sales charges paid by investors. On February 18, 2005, the Fund redesignated its Class B Shares issued before February 18, 2005 as a new class of Shares designated Class IB Shares and redesignated its Class C Shares issued before February 18, 2005 as a new Class of Shares designated Class IC Shares. The new Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares have no early withdrawal charges (the early withdrawal schedules applicable to the former Class B Shares and former Class C Shares outstanding on February 18, 2005 have been terminated). The new Class IB Shares are not subject to the Distribution Plan or Service Plan and the Class IC Shares are not subject to the Distribution Plan but are subject to the Service Plan. With respect to Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares that were converted from Class B Shares or Class C Shares, respectively, the former authorized dealer compensation arrangements applicable to such Shares before conversion will continue to apply to such Shares whereby Invesco Distributors pays, out of its funds, as follows:
 
                     
 
          Class IB Shares
   
          (former Class B Shares)
   
    Class IB Shares
    Annual Compensation
   
    (former Class B Shares)
    as a Percentage
   
    Year After Date
    of Value of
   
    of Original Purchase     Shares Outstanding    
    First       0 .00%      
    Second       0 .10%      
    Third       0 .15%      
    Fourth       0 .20%      
    Fifth       0 .25%      
    Sixth and following       0 .35%      
 
                     
                     
 
          Class IC Shares
   
          (former Class C Shares)
   
    Class IC Shares
    Annual Compensation
   
    (former Class C Shares)
    as a Percentage
   
    Year After Date
    of Value of
   
    of Original Purchase     Shares Outstanding    
    First       0 .00%      
    Second and following       0 .75%      
 
 
In addition to reallowances or commissions described above, Invesco Distributors may from time to time implement programs under which an authorized dealer’s sales force may be eligible to win nominal awards for certain sales efforts or under which Invesco Distributors will reallow to any authorized dealer that sponsors sales contests or recognition programs conforming to criteria established by Invesco Distributors, or participates in sales programs sponsored by Invesco Distributors, an amount not exceeding the total applicable sales charges on the sales generated by the authorized dealer at the public offering price during such programs. Also, Invesco Distributors in its discretion may from time to time, pursuant to objective criteria established by Invesco Distributors, pay fees to, and sponsor business seminars for, qualifying authorized dealers for certain services or activities which are primarily intended to result in sales of shares of the Fund or other Invesco funds. Fees may include payment for travel expenses, including lodging, incurred in connection with trips taken by invited registered representatives for meetings or seminars of a business nature.
 
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recordkeepers and administrators of various deferred compensation plans (Intermediaries) in connection with the sale, distribution, marketing and/or retention of the Fund’s Shares and/or shareholder servicing. For example, the Adviser or Invesco Distributors may pay additional compensation to Intermediaries for, among others things, promoting the sale and distribution of the Fund’s Shares, providing access to various programs, mutual fund platforms or preferred or recommended mutual fund lists offered by the Intermediary, granting Invesco Distributors access to the Intermediary’s financial advisors and consultants, providing assistance in the ongoing training and education of the Intermediary’s financial personnel, furnishing marketing support, maintaining share balances and/or for sub-accounting, recordkeeping, administrative, shareholder or transaction processing services. Such payments are in addition to any distribution fees, service fees and/or transfer agency fees that may be payable by the Fund. The additional payments may be based on various factors, including level of sales (based on gross or net sales or some specified minimum sales or some other similar criteria related to sales of the Fund and/or some or all other Invesco funds), amount of assets invested by the Intermediary’s customers (which could include current or aged assets of the Fund and/or some or all other Invesco funds), the Fund’s advisory fees, some other agreed upon amount, or other measures as determined from time to time by the Adviser and/or Invesco Distributors. The amount of these payments may be different for different Intermediaries.
 
These payments currently include the following amounts, which are paid in accordance with the applicable compensation structure: (1) on shares held in Intermediary accounts, other than those held through Intermediary 401(k) platforms: (a) an amount up to 0.25% of the value (at the time of sale) of gross sales of such Shares; and/or (b) an ongoing annual fee in an amount up to 0.15% of the total average monthly net asset value of such Shares; and (2) on shares held in accounts through certain Intermediary 401(k) platforms, an ongoing annual fee in an amount up to 0.20% of the total average monthly net asset value of such Shares.
 
The prospect of receiving, or the receipt of, such compensation, as described above, by Intermediaries may provide Intermediaries, and/or their financial advisors or other salespersons, with an incentive to favor sales of Shares of the Fund over other investment options with respect to which an Intermediary does not receive additional compensation (or receives lower levels of additional compensation). These payment arrangements, however, will not change the price that an investor pays for Shares of the Fund or the amount that the Fund receives to invest on behalf of an investor. Investors may wish to take such payment arrangements into account when considering and evaluating any recommendations relating to the Fund’s Shares and should review carefully any disclosure provided by an Intermediary as to its compensation.
 
Indemnification
The Fund has agreed to indemnify Invesco Distributors and hold Invesco Distributors harmless against, or contribute to losses arising out of, certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except for any liability to the Fund or its security holders to which Invesco Distributors would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or by its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under its agreement with the Fund.
 
Repurchase of Shares
 
 
To provide you with a degree of liquidity, and the ability to receive net asset value on a disposition of your Shares, the Fund, as a matter of fundamental policy, which cannot be changed without shareholder approval, makes monthly offers to repurchase its Shares. In general, the Fund conducts monthly repurchase offers for not less than 5% and up to a maximum of 25% of its outstanding Shares at net asset value. The repurchase offer amount for any monthly period, plus the repurchase offer amounts for the two monthly periods immediately preceding such monthly period, will not exceed 25% of the Fund’s outstanding Shares. The Fund may repurchase additional Shares only to the extent the percentage of additional Shares so repurchased does not exceed 2% in any three-month period. The Fund may also make a discretionary repurchase offer once every two years but has no current intention to do so. An early withdrawal charge payable to Invesco Distributors will be imposed on most Class B Shares and Class C Shares accepted for repurchase by the Fund which have been held for less than five years or one year, respectively (and in certain circumstances on Class A Shares accepted for repurchase by the Fund which have been


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held for less than eighteen months), as described more fully under “Purchase of Shares.” There are no early withdrawal charges on Class IB Shares or Class IC Shares.
 
The Fund does not presently intend to deduct any repurchase fees, other than any applicable early withdrawal charge, from the repurchase amount. However, in the future, the Board of Trustees may determine to charge a repurchase fee payable to the Fund to compensate it for its reasonable expenses directly related to the repurchase. These fees could be used to compensate the Fund for, among other things, its costs incurred in disposing of portfolio securities or in borrowing in order to make payment for repurchased Shares. Any repurchase fees will never exceed 2% of the proceeds of the repurchase. The Board of Trustees may implement repurchase fees without a shareholder vote.
 
The repurchase request deadline for monthly repurchase offers will be the third Friday (or the preceding business day if such third Friday is not a business day) of each calendar month.
 
When a monthly repurchase offer commences, the Fund sends to shareholders a notification of the offer specifying, among other things:
 
•  The Fund is offering to repurchase Shares from shareholders at net asset value.
 
•  The percentage of Shares that the Fund is offering to repurchase and how the Fund will purchase Shares on a pro rata basis if the offer is oversubscribed.
 
•  The date on which a shareholder’s repurchase request is due (the repurchase request deadline). This will be the third Friday (or the preceding business day if such third Friday is not a business day) of each calendar month.
 
•  The date that will be used to determine the Fund’s net asset value applicable to the repurchase offer (the repurchase pricing date). Under normal market circumstances, the Fund expects that the repurchase pricing date will be the repurchase request deadline and pricing will be determined after the close of business on that date. The notice will discuss the risk of fluctuation in net asset value that could occur between the repurchases request deadline and the repurchases pricing date.
 
•  The date by which the Fund will pay to shareholders the proceeds from their Shares accepted for repurchase (the repurchase payment deadline). This is generally expected to be the third business day after the repurchase pricing date, although payment for Shares may be as many as seven days after the repurchase request deadline; in any event, the Fund will pay such proceeds at least five business days before notification of the next repurchase offer.
 
•  The net asset value of the Shares of the Fund as of a date no more than seven days prior to the date of the notification and the means by which shareholders may ascertain the net asset value.
 
•  The procedures by which shareholders may tender their Shares and the right of shareholders to withdraw or modify their tenders prior to the repurchase request deadline.
 
•  The circumstances in which the Fund may suspend or postpone a repurchase offer.
 
•  Any fees applicable to the repurchase offer.
 
For monthly repurchase offers, the Fund will send this notification not less than seven days nor more than 14 days in advance of the repurchase request deadline. Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares of the Fund must be held through an authorized dealer. Certificated Shares are not available.
 
The repurchase request deadline is a deadline that will be strictly observed.  If your authorized dealer fails to submit your repurchase request in good order by the repurchase request deadline, you will be unable to liquidate your Shares until a subsequent repurchase offer, and you will have to resubmit your request in the next repurchase offer. You should be sure to advise your authorized dealer of your intentions in a timely manner. You may withdraw or change your repurchase request at any point before the repurchase request deadline.
 
The Fund’s fundamental policies with respect to repurchase offers.  The Fund has adopted the following fundamental policies in relation to its repurchase offers, which cannot be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority (defined as the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the voting securities present at a meeting of shareholders, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy at such meeting, or (ii) more than


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50% of the outstanding voting securities) of the Fund’s outstanding Shares.
 
•  The Fund has a policy of making periodic repurchase offers (Repurchase Offers) for the Fund’s common shares of beneficial interest, pursuant to Rule 23c-3(b) of the 1940 Act;
 
•  Repurchase Offers will be made at monthly intervals;
 
•  The repurchase request deadline will be the third Friday of each calendar month (or the preceding business day if such third Friday is not a business day) (the Request Deadline).
 
•  The repurchase pricing date for a Repurchase Offer shall occur no later than the fourteenth calendar day after such Repurchase Offer’s Request Deadline (or the next business day after such fourteenth calendar day if the fourteenth calendar day is not a business day).
 
Suspension or postponement of repurchase offer.  The Fund may suspend or postpone a repurchase offer in limited circumstances, as more fully described below, but only with the approval of a majority of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, including a majority of non-interested trustees (such trustees not being “interested persons” of the Fund as defined by the 1940 Act).
 
The Fund may suspend or postpone a repurchase offer only: (1) if making or effecting the repurchase offer would cause the Fund to lose its status as a regulated investment company under the Code; (2) for any period during which the Exchange or any market in which the securities owned by the Fund are principally traded is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closings, or during which trading in such market is restricted; (3) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable, or during which it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund fairly to determine the value of its net assets; or (4) for such other periods as the SEC may by order permit for the protection of shareholders of the Fund.
 
Oversubscribed repurchase offers.  There is no minimum number of Shares that must be tendered before the Fund honors repurchase requests. However, the Fund’s Board of Trustees for each repurchase offer sets a maximum percentage of Shares that may be purchased by the Fund. In the event a repurchase offer by the Fund is oversubscribed, the Fund may, but is not required to, repurchase additional Shares up to a maximum amount of 2% of the outstanding Shares of the Fund on the repurchase request deadline. If the Fund determines not to repurchase additional Shares beyond the repurchase offer amount, or if shareholders tender an amount of Shares greater than that which the Fund is entitled to purchase plus 2% of the outstanding Shares of the Fund on the repurchase request deadline, the Fund repurchases the Shares tendered on a pro rata basis. However, the Fund may determine to alter the pro rata allocation procedures in two situations:
 
(1)  the Fund may accept all Shares tendered by persons who own in the aggregate not more than a specified number of Shares (not to exceed 100 Shares) and who tender all of their Shares before prorating Shares tendered by others; or
 
(2)  the Fund may accept by lot Shares tendered by shareholders who tender all Shares held by them and who, when tendering, elect to have either all or none, or at least a minimum amount or none, accepted; however, the Fund first must accept all Shares tendered by shareholders who do not make this election.
 
If proration is necessary, the number of Shares each investor asked to have repurchased generally is reduced by the same percentage subject to the pro rata allocations described above. If any Shares that you wish to tender to the Fund are not repurchased because of proration, you will have to wait until the next repurchase offer and resubmit your repurchase request, and your repurchase request will not be given any priority over other investors’ requests. Thus, there is a risk that the Fund may not purchase all of the Shares you wish to have repurchased in a given repurchase offer or in any subsequent repurchase offer. In anticipation of the possibility of proration, some shareholders may tender more Shares than they wish to have repurchased in a particular repurchase offer, thereby increasing the likelihood of proration.
 
There is no assurance that you will be able to tender as many of your Shares as you desire to sell.
 
Determination of repurchase price.  The repurchase price payable in respect of a tendered Share will be equal to the Share’s net asset value as determined after the close of business on the repurchase pricing date. Under normal circumstances, the Fund expects that the repurchase pricing date will be the repurchase request


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deadline. The Fund’s net asset value per Share may change materially between the date a repurchase offer is mailed and the repurchase pricing date. The method by which the Fund calculates net asset value is discussed under the caption “Net Asset Value” in the Statement of Additional Information.
 
Payment.  The Fund generally will repurchase Shares by the third business day after the repurchase pricing date, although payment for shares may be as many as seven days after the repurchase request deadline; in any event, the Fund will pay such proceeds at least five business days before notification of the next repurchase offer.
 
Impact of repurchase policies on the liquidity of the Fund.  From the time the Fund distributes each repurchase offer notification until the repurchase pricing date, the Fund must maintain a percentage of liquid assets at least equal to the repurchase offer amount. For this purpose, liquid assets means assets that may be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the price at which they are valued within a period equal to the period between a repurchase request deadline and the repurchase payment deadline or which mature by the repurchase payment deadline. In supervising the Fund’s operations and portfolio management by the Adviser, the Fund’s Board of Trustees has adopted written procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that the Fund’s portfolio assets are sufficiently liquid so that the Fund can comply with its fundamental policy on repurchases and with the liquidity requirements noted above. The Board of Trustees will review the overall composition of the Fund’s portfolio and make and approve such changes to the procedures as the Board of Trustees deems necessary. If, at any time, the Fund falls out of compliance with these liquidity requirements, the Board of Trustees will cause the Fund to take whatever action it deems appropriate to ensure compliance. The Fund is also permitted to seek financing to meet repurchase requests.
 
Consequences of repurchase offers.  The Fund believes that repurchase offers generally will be beneficial to the Fund’s shareholders, and generally will be funded from available cash or sales of portfolio securities. However, the acquisition of Shares by the Fund will decrease the assets of the Fund and, therefore, may have the effect of increasing the Fund’s expense ratio. In addition, if the Fund borrows to finance repurchases, interest on that borrowing will negatively affect shareholders who do not tender their Shares by increasing the Fund’s expenses and reducing any net investment income. The Fund intends to continually offer its Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares, which may alleviate potential adverse consequences of repurchase offers, but there is no assurance that the Fund will be able to sell additional Shares.
 
Repurchase of the Fund’s Shares through repurchase offers will reduce the number of outstanding Shares and, depending upon the Fund’s investment performance and its ability to sell additional Shares, its net assets.
 
In addition, the repurchase of Shares by the Fund will be a taxable event to shareholders. For a discussion of these tax consequences, see “Federal Income Taxation.”
 
Costs associated with the repurchase offer will be charged as an expense to the Fund. See the Statement of Additional Information for additional information concerning repurchase of Shares.
 
Early Withdrawal Charges.  As described under the Prospectus heading “Purchase of Shares,” repurchases of Class B Shares and Class C Shares may be subject to an early withdrawal charge. In addition, certain repurchases of Class A Shares for shareholder accounts of $1 million or more may be subject to an early withdrawal charge. Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares have no early withdrawal charges (the early withdrawal schedules applicable to the former Class B Shares and former Class C Shares outstanding on February 18, 2005 have been terminated). Repurchases completed through an authorized dealer, custodian, trustee or record keeper of a retirement plan account may involve additional fees charged by such person.
 
The early withdrawal charge will be paid to Invesco Distributors. For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Fund’s distributor received payments totaling $1,025,500, $171,000 and $47,089, respectively, pursuant to the early withdrawal charge. In determining whether an early withdrawal charge is payable, it is assumed that the acceptance of a repurchase offer would be made from the earliest purchase of Shares.


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Distributions from
the Fund
 
 
Dividends.  Interest from investments is the Fund’s main source of net investment income. The Fund’s present policy, which may be changed at any time by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, is to declare daily and distribute monthly all, or substantially all, of its net investment income as dividends to shareholders. Dividends with respect to Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares are automatically applied to purchase additional Shares of the Fund at the next determined net asset value unless the shareholder instructs otherwise. With respect to Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares, previous instructions regarding reinvestment of dividends will continue to apply until such shareholder changes his or her instruction.
 
The per Share dividends may differ by class of shares as a result of the differing distribution fees, service fees and transfer agency costs applicable to such classes of Shares.
 
Capital gain dividends.  The Fund may realize capital gains or losses when it sells securities, depending on whether the sales prices for the securities are higher or lower than purchase prices. The Fund distributes any net capital gains to shareholders as capital gain dividends at least annually. As in the case of dividends, with respect to Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares, capital gain dividends are automatically reinvested in additional Shares of the Fund at the next determined net asset value unless the shareholder instructs otherwise. With respect to Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares, previous instructions regarding reinvestment of capital gain dividends will continue to apply until such shareholder changes his or her instruction.
 
Shareholder Services
 
 
Listed below are some of the shareholder services the Fund offers to investors. For a more complete description of the Fund’s shareholder services, such as the reinvestment plan, retirement plans and dividend diversification, please refer to the Statement of Additional Information or contact your authorized dealer.
 
Internet transactions.  In addition to performing transactions on your account through written instruction or by telephone, you may also perform certain transactions through the internet (restrictions apply to certain account and transaction types). Please refer to our web site at www.invesco.com for further instructions regarding internet transactions. Invesco and its subsidiaries, including Invesco Investment Services, and the Fund employ procedures considered by them to be reasonable to confirm that instructions communicated through the internet are genuine. Such procedures include requiring use of a personal identification number prior to acting upon internet instructions and providing written confirmation of instructions communicated through the internet. If reasonable procedures are employed, none of Invesco, Invesco Investment Services or the Fund will be liable for following instructions received through the internet which it reasonably believes to be genuine. If an account has multiple owners, Invesco Investment Services may rely on the instructions of any one owner.
 
Reinvestment plan.  A convenient way for investors to accumulate additional Shares is by accepting dividends and capital gain dividends in Shares of the Fund. Such Shares are acquired at net asset value per Share (without a sales charge) on the applicable payable date of the dividend or capital gain dividend. Unless the shareholder instructs otherwise, with respect to Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares, the reinvestment plan is automatic. This instruction may be made by visiting our web site at www.invesco.com, by writing to Invesco Investment Services or by telephone by calling (800) 959-4246. With respect to Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares, previous instructions regarding reinvestment of dividends and capital gain dividends will continue to apply until such shareholder changes his or her instruction. The investor may, on the account application form or prior to any declaration, instruct that dividends and/or capital gain dividends be paid in cash, be reinvested in the Fund at the next determined net asset value or be reinvested in another Participating Fund at the next determined net asset value. See “Shareholder Services — Reinvestment Plan” in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information for additional information.
 
Automatic investment plan.  An automatic investment plan is available under which a shareholder can authorize Invesco Investment Services to debit the shareholder’s bank account on a regular basis to invest predetermined amounts in Class A Shares and Class C Shares of the Fund. The automatic investment plan is


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not available for new investments in Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares. Additional information is available from Invesco Distributors or your authorized dealer.
 
Exchange privilege.  Tendering shareholders may elect to receive, in lieu of cash, the proceeds from the tender and repurchase of Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares of the Fund in the same class of shares of any Participating Fund, subject to certain limitations. Tendering shareholders may elect to receive, in lieu of cash, the proceeds from the tender and repurchase of Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares of the Fund in Class A Shares of any Participating Fund (other than the Fund), subject to certain limitations. The exchange takes place without any sales charge or early withdrawal charge, at the net asset value per share of each fund determined on the Fund’s next repurchase pricing date, after the Fund makes a repurchase pursuant to a repurchase offer. The early withdrawal charge will be waived for Shares tendered in exchange for shares in the Participating Funds; however, such shares immediately become subject to a contingent deferred sales charge schedule equivalent to the early withdrawal charge schedule on Shares of the Fund. Thus, shares of such Participating Funds may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon a subsequent redemption from the Participating Funds. The purchase of shares of such Participating Funds will be deemed to have occurred at the time of the initial purchase of the Shares of the Fund for calculating the applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
 
Shares of Participating Funds generally may be exchanged for Shares of the same class of the Fund (except that some holders of Class I Shares of certain Participating Funds may be eligible to exchange Class I Shares of such Participating Fund for Class A Shares of the Fund) based on the next determined net asset value per share of each fund after requesting the exchange without any sales charge, subject to minimum purchase requirements and certain limitations. Shareholders of Participating Funds seeking to exchange their shares for Shares of the Fund are subject to the exchange policies of such Participating Fund, including an exchange fee, if any, assessed by such Participating Fund.
 
Shareholders seeking an exchange amongst Participating Funds should obtain and read the current prospectus for such fund prior to implementing an exchange. A prospectus of any of the Participating Funds may be obtained from an authorized dealer or Invesco Distributors or by visiting our web site at www.invesco.com.
 
Investors should note exchanges out of the Fund can only occur in connection with a repurchase offer which occurs monthly. See “Repurchase of Shares.” Exchanges can occur into the Fund on any day the Fund is offering its Shares, which is generally every business day. Shares of the Fund may be exchanged for shares of any Participating Fund only if shares of that Participating Fund are available for sale. Exchanging shares of other Participating Funds for Shares of the Fund involves certain risks, including the risk that the Fund’s Shares are illiquid. See “Risks” generally and “Risks — No trading market for Shares.”
 
When shares that are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge or early withdrawal charge are exchanged among Participating Funds, the holding period for purposes of computing the contingent deferred sales charge or early withdrawal charge is based upon the date of the initial purchase of such shares from a Participating Fund. When such shares are redeemed or tendered for repurchase and not exchanged for shares of another Participating Fund, the shares are subject to the contingent deferred sales charge or early withdrawal charge schedule imposed by the Participating Fund from which such shares were originally purchased.
 
Exchanges of Shares are sales of shares of one Participating Fund and purchases of shares of another Participating Fund. The sale may result in a gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. If the shares sold have been held for less than 91 days, the sales charge paid on such shares will be carried over and included in the tax basis of the shares acquired.
 
A shareholder wishing to make an exchange into the Fund from another Participating Fund may do so by sending a written request to Invesco Investment Services, by calling (800) 959-4246, or by visiting our web site at www.invesco.com. A shareholder automatically has these exchange privileges unless the shareholder indicates otherwise by checking the applicable box on the account application form. A shareholder wishing to make an exchange out of the Fund into another Participating Fund may do so by properly completing the repurchase offer materials at the time of the Fund’s next repurchase offer. In the case of telephone transactions, Invesco and its subsidiaries, including Invesco Investment Services, and the Fund employ procedures considered by them to be reasonable


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to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. Such procedures include requiring certain personal identification information prior to acting upon telephone instructions, tape-recording telephone communications, and providing written confirmation of instructions communicated by telephone. If reasonable procedures are employed, none of Invesco, Invesco Investment Services or the Fund will be liable for following telephone instructions which it reasonably believes to be genuine. If the exchanging shareholder does not have an account in the fund whose shares are being acquired, a new account will be established with the same registration, dividend and capital gain dividend options (except dividend diversification) and authorized dealer of record as the account from which shares are exchanged, unless otherwise specified by the shareholder. In order to establish a systematic withdrawal plan for the new account (if such service is available) or reinvest dividends from the new account into another fund (if such service is available), however, an exchanging shareholder must submit a specific request.
 
The Fund and Invesco Distributors reserve the right to reject or limit any order to purchase Fund Shares through exchange or otherwise and to close any shareholder account when they believe it is in the best interests of the Fund. Certain patterns of past exchanges and/or purchase or sale transactions involving the Fund or other Participating Funds may result in the Fund rejecting or limiting, in the Fund’s or Invesco Distributors’ discretion, additional purchases and/or exchanges. Determinations in this regard may be made based on the frequency or dollar amount of the previous exchanges or purchase or sale transactions. The Fund may modify, restrict or terminate the exchange privilege at any time. Shareholders will receive 60 days’ notice of any termination or material amendment to this exchange privilege.
 
For purposes of determining the sales charge rate previously paid on Class A Shares, all sales charges paid on the exchanged shares and on any shares previously exchanged for such shares or for any of their predecessors shall be included. If the exchanged shares were acquired through reinvestment, those shares are deemed to have been sold with a sales charge rate equal to the rate previously paid on the shares on which the dividend or distribution was paid. If a shareholder exchanges less than all of such shareholder’s shares, the shares upon which the highest sales charge rate was previously paid are deemed exchanged first.
 
Exchange requests into the Fund from other Participating Funds received on a business day prior to the time shares of the funds involved in the request are priced will be processed on the date of receipt. Exchange requests out of the Fund into other Participating Funds are processed after the Fund makes a repurchase pursuant to a repurchase offer. “Processing” a request means that shares of the fund which the shareholder is tendering for repurchase or redeeming will be repurchased or redeemed at the net asset value per share determined on the Fund’s next repurchase pricing date in the following repurchase offer, in the case of exchanges out of the Fund, or on the date of receipt, in the case of exchanges out of other Participating Funds. Shares of the fund that the shareholder is purchasing will also normally be purchased at the net asset value per share, plus any applicable sales charge, next determined on the date of receipt. Exchange requests received on a business day after the time that shares of the funds involved in the request are priced will be processed on the next business day, in the case of exchanges into the Fund, or after the Fund makes a repurchase pursuant to a repurchase offer, in the case of exchanges out of the Fund, in the manner described herein.
 
As described under “Purchase of Shares — Class A Shares,” there is no sales charge payable on Class A Shares at the time of purchase on investments of $1 million or more, but an early withdrawal charge (EWC-Class A) may be imposed on certain repurchases made within eighteen months of purchase. For purposes of the EWC-Class A and the contingent deferred sales charge on certain redemptions of Class A Shares of other Participating Funds (CDSC-Class A), when shares of a Participating Fund are exchanged for shares of another Participating Fund, the purchase date for the shares acquired by exchange will be assumed to be the date on which shares were purchased in the fund from which the exchange was made. If the exchanged shares themselves are acquired through an exchange, the purchase date is assumed to carry over from the date of the original election to purchase shares subject to a CDSC-Class A or EWC-Class A rather than a front-end load sales charge. In determining whether a CDSC-Class A or EWC-Class A is payable, it is assumed that shares being redeemed or repurchased first are any shares in the shareholder’s account not subject to a CDSC-Class A or EWC-Class A, followed by shares held


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the longest in the shareholder’s account. The CDSC-Class A or EWC-Class A is assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of the then current market value or the cost of the shares being redeemed or repurchased. Accordingly, no CDSC-Class A or EWC-Class A is imposed on increases in net asset value above the initial purchase price. In addition, no CDSC-Class A or EWC-Class A is assessed on shares derived from reinvestment of dividends or capital gain dividends.
 
Retirement plans.  Eligible investors may establish individual retirement accounts (IRAs); Employee Pension Plans (SEPs); 401(k) plans; 403(b)(7) plans in the case of employees of public school systems and certain non-profit organizations; or other pension or profit sharing plans. Documents and forms containing detailed information regarding these plans are available from Invesco Distributors.
 
The illiquid nature of the Shares may affect the nature of distributions from tax-sheltered retirement plans and may affect the ability of participants in such plans to rollover assets to other tax-sheltered retirement plans.
 
Description of Shares
 
 
The Fund is an unincorporated business trust established under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts by a Declaration of Trust dated July 14, 1989, as amended to the date hereof (the Declaration of Trust). The Fund’s name was originally Van Kampen Merritt Prime Rate Income Trust. The Fund’s name was changed to Van Kampen American Capital Prime Rate Income Trust in October 1995. The Fund’s name was changed to Van Kampen Prime Rate Income Trust in July 1998 and changed to Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund in June 2003. The Fund adopted its current name in June 2010.
 
The Declaration of Trust permits the Fund to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per common share. The Declaration of Trust provides that the trustees of the Fund may authorize separate classes of Shares. Each Share represents an equal proportionate interest in the assets of the Fund with each other Share in the Fund.
 
The Declaration of Trust provides that shareholders are not liable for any liabilities of the Fund, requires inclusion of a clause to that effect in every agreement entered into by the Fund and indemnifies shareholders against any such liability. Although shareholders of an unincorporated business trust established under Massachusetts law, in certain limited circumstances, may be held personally liable for the obligations of the trust as though they were general partners, the provisions of the Declaration of Trust described in the foregoing sentence make the likelihood of such personal liability remote.
 
The Fund currently continuously offers two classes of Shares, designated as Class A Shares and Class C Shares. The Fund also has Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares, which are not continuously offered. The only new Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares to be issued are those Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares issued to satisfy dividend and capital gain reinvestments. Class B Shares of the Fund may also be issued in connection with an exchange from Class B Shares of other Invesco funds. Other classes may be established from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Declaration of Trust. Each class of Shares of the Fund generally is identical in all respects except that each class of Shares may be subject to its own sales charge or early withdrawal charge schedule and its own distribution and service expenses. Each class of Shares also has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution and service fees, if any.
 
Shareholders will be entitled to the payment of dividends when, as and if declared by the Board of Trustees. The Declaration of Trust also authorizes the Fund to borrow money or otherwise obtain credit and in this connection issue notes or other evidence of indebtedness. The terms of any borrowings may limit the payment of dividends to shareholders.
 
The Fund does not intend to hold annual meetings of shareholders. At meetings, Shares of the Fund entitle their holders to one vote per Share; however, separate votes are taken by each class of Shares on matters affecting an individual class of Shares.
 
In the event of liquidation of the Fund, after paying or adequately providing for the payment of all liabilities of the Fund, and upon receipt of such releases, indemnities and refunding agreements as they deem necessary for their protection, the trustees may distribute the remaining assets of the Fund among shareholders. The liquidation proceeds to holders of classes of Shares with higher distribution fees and transfer agency costs are


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likely to be less than the liquidation proceeds to holders of classes of Shares with lower distribution fees and transfer agency costs.
 
As a rule, the Fund will not issue Share certificates. The Shares are not, and are not expected to be, listed for trading on any national securities exchange nor, to the Fund’s knowledge, is there, or is there expected to be, any secondary trading market in the Shares. Shares of the Fund issued before June 13, 2003 were redesignated as Class B Shares. Class C Shares of the Fund were not issued prior to June 13, 2003. On February 18, 2005, the Fund redesignated its Class B Shares issued before February 18, 2005 as a new class of Shares designated Class IB Shares and redesignated its Class C Shares issued before February 18, 2005 as a new Class of Shares designated Class IC Shares. On February 18, 2005, the Fund commenced offering new Class A Shares, new Class B Shares and new Class C Shares (the new Class B Shares and new Class C Shares have different fees, expenses and other characteristics than the Class B Shares and Class C Shares issued prior to February 18, 2005, which Shares are now redesignated as Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares, respectively). Effective November 30, 2010, Class B Shares of the Fund are not continuously offered.
 
The following table sets forth, for the quarterly periods ending on the dates set forth below, the high and low net asset value per Share for each class of Shares during such period:
 
                                                                                                       
 
Quarterly
    Class A   Class B   Class C   Class IB   Class IC
Period Ending     High   Low   High   Low   High   Low   High   Low   High   Low
September 30, 2010
    $ 6 .35     $ 6 .21     $ 6 .35     $ 6 .21     $ 6 .35     $ 6 .21     $ 6 .36     $ 6 .22     $ 6 .35     $ 6 .21  
June 30, 2010
      6 .49       6 .23       6 .49       6 .23       6 .49       6 .23       6 .50       6 .24       6 .50       6 .23  
March 31, 2010
      6 .40       6 .16       6 .40       6 .16       6 .40       6 .16       6 .41       6 .17       6 .41       6 .16  
December 31, 2009
      6 .16       5 .95       6 .16       5 .95       6 .16       5 .95       6 .17       5 .96       6 .16       5 .95  
September 30, 2009
      5 .96       5 .36       5 .96       5 .36       5 .96       5 .36       5 .96       5 .36       5 .96       5 .36  
June 30, 2009
      5 .34       4 .30       5 .34       4 .31       5 .34       4 .31       5 .35       4 .31       5 .35       4 .31  
March 31, 2009
      4 .43       4 .09       4 .43       4 .09       4 .43       4 .09       4 .43       4 .09       4 .43       4 .09  
December 31, 2008
      6 .68       4 .06       6 .68       4 .06       6 .68       4 .06       6 .69       4 .07       6 .69       4 .06  
September 30, 2008
      7 .60       6 .77       7 .59       6 .77       7 .59       6 .77       7 .60       6 .78       7 .60       6 .77  
June 30, 2008
      7 .71       7 .37       7 .71       7 .37       7 .71       7 .37       7 .72       7 .38       7 .71       7 .38  
March 31, 2008
      8 .37       7 .34       8 .37       7 .34       8 .37       7 .34       8 .38       7 .35       8 .38       7 .34  
December 31, 2007
      8 .69       8 .37       8 .69       8 .37       8 .68       8 .37       8 .70       8 .38       8 .70       8 .38  
 
 
As of November 19, 2010, the net asset value per Class A Share was $6.49, the net asset value per Class B Share was $6.48, the net asset value per Class C Share was $6.48, the net asset value per Class IB Share was $6.49 and the net asset value per Class IC Share was $6.49.
 
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Shares as of September 30, 2010:
 
                                     
 
              (3)
  (4)
              Amount
  Amount
              Held
  Outstanding
          (2)
  by Fund for
  Exclusive of
    (1)
    Amount
  its Own
  Amount Shown
    Title of Class     Authorized   Account   Under (3)
    Class A Shares       unlimited         0         29,989,115    
    Class B Shares       unlimited         0         2,847,686    
    Class C Shares       unlimited         0         33,057,178    
    Class IB Shares       unlimited         0         83,741,770    
    Class IC Shares       unlimited         0         15,248,505    
 
 
Anti-Takeover Provisions in
the Declaration of Trust
The Fund’s Declaration of Trust includes provisions that could have the effect of limiting the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund or to change the composition of its Board of Trustees by discouraging a third party from seeking to obtain control of the Fund. In addition, in the event a secondary market were to develop in the Shares, such provisions could have the effect of depriving shareholders of an opportunity to sell their Shares at a premium over prevailing market prices.
 
The Declaration of Trust requires the favorable vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Shares then entitled to vote to approve, adopt or authorize certain transactions with 5%-or-greater holders of Shares and their associates, unless the Board of Trustees shall have approved by resolution a memorandum of understanding with such holders, in which case normal voting requirements would be in effect. For purposes of these provisions, a 5%-or-greater holder of Shares (a Principal Shareholder) refers to any person who, whether directly or indirectly and whether alone or together with its affiliates and associates, beneficially owns 5% or more of the outstanding Shares of the Fund. The transactions subject to these special approval requirements are: (i) the merger or consolidation of the Fund or any subsidiary of the Fund with or into any Principal Shareholder; (ii) the issuance of any securities of the Fund to any Principal Shareholder for cash; (iii) the sale, lease or exchange of all or any substantial part of the assets of the Fund to any Principal Shareholder (except assets having an aggregate fair market


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value of less than $1,000,000, aggregating for the purpose of such computation all assets sold, leased or exchanged in any series of similar transactions within a twelve-month period); or (iv) the sale, lease or exchange to the Fund or any subsidiary thereof, in exchange for securities of the Fund, of any assets of any Principal Shareholder (except assets having an aggregate fair market value of less than $1,000,000, aggregating for the purposes of such computation all assets sold, leased or exchanged in any series of similar transactions within a twelve-month period).
 
A trustee may be removed from office (i) with cause by a written instrument signed by at least two-thirds of the remaining trustees or (ii) by a vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Shares. The Fund will assist such holders in communicating with other shareholders of the Fund to the extent required by the 1940 Act or rules or regulations promulgated by the SEC.
 
The Fund may merge or consolidate with any other entity or may sell, lease or exchange all or substantially all of the Fund’s assets upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration when and as authorized at any meeting of shareholders called for the purpose by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the Shares outstanding and entitled to vote, provided, however, that if such merger, consolidation, sale, lease or exchange is recommended by the trustees, the vote of the holders of a majority of the Shares outstanding and entitled to vote, shall be sufficient authorization.
 
The above described provisions in the Declaration of Trust regarding Principal Shareholders and mergers, consolidations and sales of assets cannot be amended without the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the Shares.
 
Upon the occurrence of any event requiring the Fund to hold annual meeting of the Fund’s shareholders at which trustees of the Fund are to be elected, the Board of Trustees will be divided into three classes, with the terms of one class expiring at each annual meeting of shareholders. At each annual meeting, one class of trustees would be elected to a three-year term. This provision could delay for up to two years the replacement of a majority of the Board of Trustees.
 
The Board of Trustees has determined that the voting requirements described above, which are greater than the minimum requirements under Massachusetts law or the 1940 Act, are in the best interests of shareholders generally. Reference should be made to the Declaration of Trust on file with the SEC for the full text of these provisions.
 
Federal Income Taxation
 
 
The Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code. If the Fund so qualifies and distributes each year to its shareholders at least 90% of its investment company taxable income (generally including ordinary income and net short-term capital gain, but not net capital gain, which is the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) and meets certain other requirements, it will not be required to pay federal income taxes on any income distributed to shareholders. The Fund will not be subject to federal income tax on any net capital gain distributed to shareholders. If the Fund distributes less than an amount equal to the sum of 98% of its ordinary income and 98% of its capital gain net income, plus any amounts that were not distributed in previous taxable years, then the Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax on the undistributed amounts.
 
If the Fund failed to qualify as a regulated investment company or failed to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement in any taxable year, it would be taxed as an ordinary corporation on its taxable income (even if such income were distributed to its shareholders) and all distributions out of earnings and profits would be taxed to shareholders as ordinary income.
 
Distributions of the Fund’s investment company taxable income are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income to the extent of the Fund’s earnings and profits, whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional Shares. Distributions of the Fund’s net capital gain designated as capital gain dividends, if any, are taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains regardless of the length of time Shares have been held by such shareholders. The Fund expects that its distributions will consist primarily of ordinary income and capital gain dividends. Distributions in excess of the Fund’s earnings and profits will first reduce the adjusted tax basis of a shareholder’s Shares and, after such adjusted tax basis is reduced to zero, will constitute capital gain to such shareholder (assuming such Shares are held as a capital asset).


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Although distributions generally are treated as taxable in the year they are paid, distributions declared in October, November or December, payable to shareholders of record on a specified date in such month and paid during January of the following year will be treated as having been distributed by the Fund and received by the shareholders on the December 31st prior to the date of payment. The Fund will inform shareholders of the source and tax status of all distributions promptly after the close of each calendar year. Fund distributions generally will not qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction.
 
Current law provides for reduced federal income tax rates on (i) long-term capital gains received by individuals and certain other non-corporate taxpayers and (ii) “qualified dividend income” received by individuals and certain other non-corporate taxpayers from certain domestic and foreign corporations. The reduced rates for long-term capital gains and “qualified dividend income” cease to apply for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, unless such date is extended pursuant to pending legislation. Fund shareholders, as well as the Fund itself, must also satisfy certain holding period and other requirements in order for such reduced rates for “qualified dividend income” to apply. Because the Fund intends to invest primarily in Senior Loans and other senior debt securities, ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund generally will not be eligible for the reduced rates applicable to “qualified dividend income.” To the extent that distributions from the Fund are designated as capital gain dividends, such distributions will be eligible for the reduced rates applicable to long-term capital gains.
 
Foreign shareholders, including shareholders who are non-resident aliens, may be subject to U.S. withholding tax on certain distributions (whether received in cash or in shares) at a rate of 30% or such lower rate as prescribed by an applicable treaty.
 
Foreign shareholders must provide documentation to the Fund certifying their non-United States status. Prospective foreign investors should consult their advisers concerning the tax consequences to them of an investment in Shares of the Fund.
 
The sale or exchange of Shares in connection with a repurchase of Shares, as well as certain other transfers, will be a taxable transaction for federal income tax purposes. Except as discussed below, selling shareholders will generally recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between their adjusted tax basis in the Shares sold and the amount received. If the Shares are held as a capital asset, the gain or loss will be a capital gain or loss. The maximum tax rate applicable to short-term capital gains recognized by all taxpayers is 35%. Under current law, the maximum tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains recognized by individuals and certain other non-corporate taxpayers is 15% (20% for net capital gains recognized in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, unless such date is extended pursuant to pending legislation). The maximum tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains recognized by corporate taxpayers is 35%.
 
Any loss recognized upon a taxable disposition of Shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any capital gain dividends received with respect to such Shares. For purposes of determining whether Shares have been held for six months or less, the holding period is suspended for any periods during which the shareholder’s risk of loss is diminished as a result of holding one or more other positions in substantially similar or related property or through certain options or short sales.
 
It is possible, although the Fund believes it is unlikely, that, in connection with a repurchase offer, distributions to tendering shareholders may be subject to tax as ordinary income (rather than as gain or loss).
 
Backup withholding rules require the Fund, in certain circumstances, to withhold 28% (through 2010, when a higher rate will be applicable) of dividends and certain other payments, including repurchase proceeds, paid to shareholders who do not furnish to the Fund their correct taxpayer identification number (in the case of individuals, their social security number) and make certain required certifications (including certifications as to foreign status, if applicable), or who are otherwise subject to backup withholding.
 
The federal income tax discussion set forth above is for general information only. Shareholders and prospective investors should consult their own advisers regarding the specific federal income tax consequences of purchasing, holding and disposing of Shares of the Fund, as well as the effects of state, local and foreign tax laws and any proposed tax law changes. For more information, see the “Taxation” section in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.


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Communications With
Shareholders/
Performance Information
 
 
The Fund will send semiannual and annual reports to shareholders, including a list of the portfolio investments held by the Fund.
 
From time to time, advertisements and other sales materials for the Fund may include information concerning the historical performance of the Fund. Any such information may include a distribution rate and an average compounded distribution rate of the Fund for specified periods of time. Such information may also include performance rankings and similar information from independent organizations such as Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., Business Week, Forbes or other industry publications and may include information regarding other short term money market rates, including, but not limited to, the Prime Rate quoted by U.S. money center commercial bank(s), the three-month Treasury Bill Rate and/or the three-month LIBOR rates from creditworthy international bank(s).
 
The Fund’s distribution rate generally is determined on a monthly basis with respect to the immediately preceding monthly distribution period. The distribution rate is computed by first annualizing the Fund’s distributions per Share during such a monthly distribution period and dividing the annualized distribution by the Fund’s maximum offering price per Share on the last day of such period.
 
When utilized by the Fund, distribution rate and compounded distribution rate figures are based on historical performance and are not intended to indicate future performance. Distribution rate, compounded distribution rate and net asset value per Share can be expected to fluctuate over time.
 
Custodian, Dividend
Disbursing Agent and
Transfer Agent
 
 
State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, is the custodian of the Fund and has custody of the securities and cash of the Fund. The custodian, among other things, attends to the collection of principal and income and payment for and collection of proceeds of securities bought and sold by the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company also will perform certain accounting services for the Fund pursuant to the fund accounting agreement between it and the Fund. Invesco Investment Services Inc., P.O. Box 4739, Houston, Texas 77210-4739 is the dividend disbursing agent and transfer agent of the Fund. The transfer agency fees are determined through negotiations with the Fund and are approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. The transfer agency fees are based on competitive benchmarks.
 
Legal Opinions
 
 
Certain legal matters in connection with the Shares offered hereby have been passed upon for the Fund by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and its affiliated entities.
 
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
 
 
The financial statements for the period ended July 31, 2010, incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information, have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report also incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.


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Additional Information
 
 
The Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information do not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement that the Fund has filed with the SEC. The complete registration statement may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the fee prescribed by its rules and regulations.
 
Statements contained in this Prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other documents referred to are not necessarily complete, and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such reference.


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Table of Contents
for the Statement of
Additional Information
 
 
     
   
Page
 
General Information
  B-2
     
Investment Objective, Investment Strategies and Risks
  B-3
     
Investment Restrictions
  B-3
     
Trustees and Officers
  B-5
     
Investment Advisory Agreement
  B-16
     
Fund Management
  B-18
     
Other Agreements
  B-21
     
Distribution and Service
  B-22
     
Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage Allocation
  B-23
     
Shareholder Services
  B-25
     
Net Asset Value
  B-27
     
Early Withdrawal Charge — Class A
  B-27
     
Waiver of Early Withdrawal Charges
  B-28
     
Taxation
  B-29
     
Other Information
  B-33
     
Financial Statements
  B-34
     
Appendix A — Description of Securities Ratings
  A-1
     
Appendix B — Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures
  B-1


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For More Information
 
 
Existing Shareholders or Prospective Investors
    •  Call your broker
    •  Web Site
www.invesco.com
    •  FundInfo ®
Automated Telephone System 800-959-4246
 
Dealers
    •  Web Site
www.invesco.com
    •  FundInfo ®
Automated Telephone System 800-959-4246
 
Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
 
Investment Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
 
Principal Underwriter
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
 
Dividend Disbursing Agent and Transfer Agent
Invesco Investment Services Inc.
P.O. Box 4739
Houston, Texas 77210-4739
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Attn: Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund
 
Legal Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
155 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
One North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606


 

Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund
 
A Statement of Additional Information, which contains more details about the Fund, is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Prospectus.
 
You will find additional information about the Fund in its annual and semiannual reports to shareholders. The annual report explains the market conditions and investment strategies affecting the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year.
 
You can ask questions or obtain a free copy of the Fund’s annual and semiannual reports or its Statement of Additional Information by calling 800.959-4246. Free copies of the Fund’s reports and its Statement of Additional Information are available from our web site at www.invesco.com.
 
Information about the Fund, including its reports and Statement of Additional Information, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It can be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC or on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s internet site (www.sec.gov). Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 202.551.8090. You can also request copies of these materials, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the SEC’s e-mail address (publicinfo@sec.gov) or by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, DC 20549-0102.
 
This Prospectus is dated
November 30, 2010
 
CLASS A SHARES
CLASS B SHARES
CLASS C SHARES
CLASS IB SHARES
CLASS IC SHARES
The Fund’s Investment Company Act File No. is 811-05845.
 
Invesco Distributors Inc.
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
www.invesco.com
All rights reserved. Member FINRA/SIPC
SLF PRO 11/10
(VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS LOGO)
 


 

 
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
INVESCO VAN KAMPEN
SENIOR LOAN FUND
 
Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund’s (the Fund) investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital.
 
The Fund is organized as a diversified, closed-end management investment company.
 
This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. This Statement of Additional Information should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus for the Fund dated November 30, 2010. This Statement of Additional Information does not include all the information that a prospective investor should consider before purchasing Class A or Class C Shares (collectively with the Fund’s Class B Shares, Class IB Shares and Class IC Shares, which are not continuously offered, the Shares) of the Fund. Investors should obtain and read the Prospectus prior to purchasing Shares. The Prospectus, the Statement of Additional Information and the Fund’s Annual and Semiannual Reports may be obtained without charge from our web site at www.invesco.com or any of these materials may be obtained without charge by writing or calling Invesco Distributors Inc. at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309 or (800) 959-4246. This Statement of Additional Information incorporates by reference the entire Prospectus.
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
         
   
Page
 
 
General Information
    B-2  
Investment Objective, Investment Strategies and Risks
    B-3  
Investment Restrictions
    B-3  
Trustees and Officers
    B-5  
Investment Advisory Agreement
    B-16  
Fund Management
    B-18  
Other Agreements
    B-21  
Distribution and Service
    B-22  
Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage Allocation
    B-23  
Shareholder Services
    B-25  
Net Asset Value
    B-27  
Early Withdrawal Charge — Class A
    B-27  
Waiver of Early Withdrawal Charges
    B-28  
Taxation
    B-29  
Other Information
    B-33  
Financial Statements
    B-34  
Appendix A — Description of Securities Ratings
    A-1  
Appendix B — Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures
    B-1  
 
The Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information omit certain of the information contained in the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC (the SEC). These items may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the fee prescribed, or inspected at the SEC’s office at no charge.
 
This Statement of Additional Information is dated November 30, 2010.
 
SLF SAI 11/10


B-1


 

 
GENERAL INFORMATION
 
The Fund changed its name to Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund effective June 1, 2010. Prior to that, the Fund’s name was Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund.
 
As of November 18, 2010, no person was known by the Fund to own beneficially or to hold of record 5% or more of the outstanding Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, Class IB Shares or Class IC Shares of the Fund, except as follows:
 
                 
          Approximate
 
          Percentage of
 
    Class
    Ownership
 
Name and Address of Holder
  of Shares     on November 18, 2010  
 
Morgan Stanley & Co.*
    A       10.13 %
Harborside Financial Center
    B       6.24 %
Plaza II 3rd Floor
    C       17.83 %
Jersey City, NJ 07311
    IC       20.52 %
                 
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of Its Customers*
    A       10.13 %
Attn: Fund Administration 97FW6
    IB       6.56 %
4800 Deer Lake Dr. E, 2nd Floor
    B       11.08 %
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
    C       14.40 %
      IC       9.83 %
                 
Raymond James
    A       8.56 %
Omnibus for Mutual Funds
    C       6.44 %
Attn: Courtney Waller
               
880 Carillon Parkway
               
St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1102
               
                 
UBS WM USA
    IC       5.59 %
Omni Account M/F
               
Attn: Department Manager
               
499 Washington Blvd. 9th Floor
               
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055
               
                 
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.*
    C       7.06 %
Attn: Cindy Tempesta 7th Fl.
               
333 W. 34th St.
               
New York, NY 10001-2402
               
                 
Pershing LLC*
    A       9.19 %
1 Pershing Plaza
    IB       8.74 %
Jersey City, NJ 07399-0002
    B       8.19 %
      C       9.85 %
      IC       7.21 %
                 
First Clearing LLC*
    A       16.50 %
Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer
    IB       11.06 %
2801 Market St.
    B       30.76 %
Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523
    C       16.92 %
      IC       11.72 %
 
Shares held “of record” only.


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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
AND RISKS
 
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund invests primarily in adjustable rate senior loans (Senior Loans). Although the Fund’s net asset value will vary, the Fund’s policy of acquiring interests in floating or variable rate Senior Loans should minimize the fluctuations in the Fund’s net asset value as a result of changes in interest rates. The Fund’s net asset value may be affected by changes in borrower credit quality and other factors with respect to Senior Loan interests in which the Fund invests. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors and is not intended to be a complete investment program. No assurance can be given that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. For further discussion of the characteristics of Senior Loan interests and associated special risk considerations, see “Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies” and “Risks” in the Prospectus.
 
Temporary Defensive Strategies
 
When market conditions dictate a more defensive investment strategy as described in the Fund’s prospectus, the Fund may deviate temporarily from fundamental and non-fundamental investment policies without a shareholder vote or without prior contemporaneous notification to shareholders during exigent situations.
 
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
 
The Fund’s investment objective and the following investment restrictions are fundamental and cannot be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority (defined as the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the voting securities present at a meeting of shareholders, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy at such meeting, or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities) of the Fund’s outstanding Shares. All other investment policies or practices are considered by the Fund not to be fundamental and accordingly may be changed without shareholder approval. The percentage limitations contained in the restrictions and policies set forth herein apply at the time of purchase of securities. With respect to the limitations on the issuance of senior securities, the percentage limitations apply at the time of purchase and on an ongoing basis. In accordance with the foregoing, the Fund may not:
 
  1.  Purchase any securities (other than obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or by its agencies or instrumentalities), if as a result more than 5% of the Fund’s total assets would then be invested in securities of a single issuer or if as a result the Fund would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any single issuer; provided that, with respect to 50% of the Fund’s assets, the Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in the securities of any one issuer. For purposes of this restriction, the term issuer includes both the Borrower under a Loan Agreement and the Lender selling a Participation to the Fund together with any other persons interpositioned between such Lender and the Fund with respect to a Participation.
 
  2.  Purchase any security if, as a result of such purchase, more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets (taken at current value) would be invested in the securities of Borrowers and other issuers having their principal business activities in the same industry (the electric, gas, water and telephone utility industries, commercial banks, thrift institutions and finance companies being treated as separate industries for purposes of this restriction); provided, that this limitation shall not apply with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or by its agencies or instrumentalities.
 
  3.  Issue senior securities nor borrow money, except that the Fund may issue senior securities or borrow money to the extent permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the rules or regulations promulgated by the Commission under the 1940 Act, or (iii) an exemption or other relief applicable to the Fund from the provisions of the 1940 Act.
 
  4.  Make loans of money or property to any person, except for obtaining interests in Senior Loans in accordance with its investment objective, through loans of portfolio securities or the acquisition of securities subject to repurchase agreements.


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  5.  Buy any security “on margin.” Neither the deposit of initial or variation margin in connection with hedging transactions nor short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of such transactions is considered the purchase of a security on margin.
 
  6.  Sell any security “short,” write, purchase or sell puts, calls or combinations thereof, or purchase or sell financial futures or options, except to the extent that the hedging transactions in which the Fund may engage would be deemed to be any of the foregoing transactions.
 
  7.  Act as an underwriter of securities, except to the extent the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter in connection with the sale of or granting of interests in Senior Loans or other securities acquired by the Fund.
 
  8.  Make investments for the purpose of exercising control or participation in management, except to the extent that exercise by the Fund of its rights under Loan Agreements would be deemed to constitute such control or participation.
 
  9.  Invest in securities of other investment companies, except as part of a merger, consolidation or other acquisitions. The Fund will rely on representations of Borrowers in Loan Agreements in determining whether such Borrowers are investment companies.
 
  10.  Buy or sell oil, gas or other mineral leases, rights or royalty contracts except pursuant to the exercise by the Fund of its rights under Loan Agreements. In addition, the Fund may purchase securities of issuers which deal in, represent interests in or are secured by interests in such leases, rights or contracts.
 
  11.  Purchase or sell real estate, commodities or commodities contracts except pursuant to the exercise by the Fund of its rights under Loan Agreements, except to the extent the interests in Senior Loans the Fund may invest in are considered to be interests in real estate, commodities or commodities contracts and except to the extent that hedging instruments the Fund may invest in are considered to be commodities or commodities contracts.
 
  12.  Notwithstanding the investment policies and restrictions of the Fund, upon approval of the Board of Trustees, the Fund may invest all or part of its investable assets in a management investment company with substantially the same investment objective, policies and restrictions as the Fund.
 
The latter part of one of the Fund’s fundamental investment restrictions (i.e., the reference to “to the extent permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission under the 1940 Act, or (iii) an exemption or other relief applicable to the Fund from the provisions of the 1940 Act”) provides the Fund with flexibility to change its limitations in connection with changes in applicable law, rules, regulations or exemptive relief. The language used in the restriction provides the necessary flexibility to allow the Fund’s Board to respond efficiently to these kinds of developments without the delay and expense of a shareholder meeting.
 
Non-Fundamental Policies
 
For purposes of investment restriction number 2, the Fund has adopted supplementally a more restrictive non-fundamental investment policy that in effect changes the phrase “more than 25%” to “25% or more.” For purposes of investment restriction number 2 and the supplement just described, the Fund will consider all relevant factors in determining whether to treat the Lender selling a Participation and any persons interpositioned between such Lender and the Fund as an issuer, including: the terms of the Loan Agreement and other relevant agreements (including inter-creditor agreements and any agreements between such person and the Fund’s custodian); the credit quality of such Lender or interpositioned person; general economic conditions applicable to such Lender or interpositioned person; and other factors relating to the degree of credit risk, if any, of such Lender or interpositioned person incurred by the Fund. With respect to the fundamental investment restriction number 4 regarding the loan of portfolio securities, although the Fund is permitted under such restriction to make loans of its portfolio securities, the Fund does not currently have an intention to do so.


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The Fund has adopted additional fundamental policies in relation to its repurchase offers, which similarly cannot be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding Shares. A description of these policies is provided in the Fund’s Prospectus under the heading “Repurchase of Shares.”
 
The Fund generally will not engage in the trading of securities for the purpose of realizing short-term profits, but it will adjust its portfolio as it deems advisable in view of prevailing or anticipated market conditions to accomplish the Fund’s investment objective. For example, the Fund may sell portfolio securities in anticipation of a movement in interest rates. Frequency of portfolio turnover will not be a limiting factor if the Fund considers it advantageous to purchase or sell securities. The Fund anticipates that the annual portfolio turnover rate of the Fund will not be in excess of 100%. A high rate of portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater expenses than a lower rate, which expenses must be borne by the Fund and its shareholders.
 
Fund Structure.  The Fund’s fundamental investment policies and restrictions give the Fund the flexibility to pursue its investment objective through a fund structure commonly known as a “master-feeder” structure. If the Fund converts to a master-feeder structure, the existing shareholders of the Fund would continue to hold their Shares of the Fund and the Fund would become a feeder-fund of the master-fund. The value of a shareholder’s Shares would be the same immediately after any conversion as the value immediately before such conversion. Use of this master-feeder structure potentially would result in increased assets invested among the collective investment vehicle of which the Fund would be a part, thus allowing operating expenses to be spread over a larger asset base, potentially achieving economies of scale. Any such conversion to a master-feeder structure would be effected by the Board of Trustees without a shareholder vote. In such case, the Fund would inform shareholders of this conversion by supplementing the Fund’s Prospectus. The Fund’s Board of Trustees presently does not intend to effect any conversion of the Fund to a master-feeder structure.
 
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
 
The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees and the Fund’s officers appointed by the Board of Trustees. The tables below list the trustees and executive officers of the Fund and their principal occupations, other directorships held by trustees and their affiliations, if any, with the Adviser or its affiliates, or Invesco Van Kampen Exchange Corp. The term Fund Complex includes each of the investment companies advised by the Adviser as of the date of this Statement of Additional Information. Trustees serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Officers are annually elected by the trustees.
 
Independent Trustees
                         
                Number of
     
                Funds in
     
        Term of
      Fund
     
        Office and
      Complex
     
    Position(s)
  Length of
      Overseen
     
Name, Age and Address
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
  by
    Other Directorships
of Independent Trustee   Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years   Trustee     Held by Trustee
 
David C. Arch (65)
Blistex Inc.
1800 Swift Drive
Oak Brook, IL 60523
  Trustee   Trustee since 1988   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer.     232     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan.
                         
                         


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                Number of
     
                Funds in
     
        Term of
      Fund
     
        Office and
      Complex
     
    Position(s)
  Length of
      Overseen
     
Name, Age and Address
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
  by
    Other Directorships
of Independent Trustee   Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years   Trustee     Held by Trustee
 
Jerry D. Choate (72)
33971 Selva Road
Suite 130
Dana Point, CA 92629
  Trustee   Trustee since 2006   From 1995 to 1999, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Allstate Corporation (“Allstate”) and Allstate Insurance Company. From 1994 to 1995, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allstate. Prior to 1994, various management positions at Allstate.     18     Trustee/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director since 1998 and member of the governance and nominating committee, executive committee, compensation and management development committee and equity award committee, of Amgen Inc., a biotechnological company. Director since 1999 and member of the nominating and governance committee and compensation and executive committee, of Valero Energy Corporation, a crude oil refining and marketing company. Previously, from 2006 to 2007, Director and member of the compensation committee and audit committee, of H&R Block, a tax preparation services company.
                         
                         
                         
Rod Dammeyer (70)
CAC, LLC
4370 La Jolla Village Drive
Suite 685
San Diego, CA 92122-1249
  Trustee   Trustee since 1988   President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services. Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.     232     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of Quidel Corporation, Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc. and Arris Group, Inc.
                         
                         
                         
Linda Hutton Heagy (62)
4939 South Greenwood
Chicago, IL 60615
  Trustee   Trustee since 2006   Prior to June 2008, Managing Partner of Heidrick & Struggles, the second largest global executive search firm, and from 2001-2004, Regional Managing Director of U.S. operations at Heidrick & Struggles. Prior to 1997, Managing Partner of Ray & Berndtson, Inc., an executive recruiting firm. Prior to 1995, Executive Vice President of ABN AMRO, N.A., a bank holding company, with oversight for treasury management operations including all non-credit product pricing. Prior to 1990, experience includes Executive Vice President of The Exchange National Bank with oversight of treasury management including capital markets operations, Vice President of Northern Trust Company and an Associate at Price Waterhouse.     18     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Trustee on the University of Chicago Medical Center Board, Vice Chair of the Board of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and a member of the Women’s Board of the University of Chicago.


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                Number of
     
                Funds in
     
        Term of
      Fund
     
        Office and
      Complex
     
    Position(s)
  Length of
      Overseen
     
Name, Age and Address
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
  by
    Other Directorships
of Independent Trustee   Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years   Trustee     Held by Trustee
 
                         
                         
                         
R. Craig Kennedy (58)
1744 R Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
  Trustee   Trustee since 2006   Director and President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, an independent U.S. foundation created to deepen understanding, promote collaboration and stimulate exchanges of practical experience between Americans and Europeans. Formerly, advisor to the Dennis Trading Group Inc., a managed futures and option company that invests money for individuals and institutions. Prior to 1992, President and Chief Executive Officer, Director and member of the Investment Committee of the Joyce Foundation, a private foundation.     18     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of First Solar, Inc.
                         
                         
                         
Howard J Kerr (75)
14 Huron Trace
Galena, IL 61036
  Trustee   Trustee since 1992   Retired. Previous member of the City Council and Mayor of Lake Forest, Illinois from 1988 through 2002. Previous business experience from 1981 through 1996 includes President and Chief Executive Officer of Pocklington Corporation, Inc., an investment holding company, President and Chief Executive Officer of Grabill Aerospace, and President of Custom Technologies Corporation. United States Naval Officer from 1960 through 1981, with responsibilities including Commanding Officer of United States Navy destroyers and Commander of United States Navy Destroyer Squadron Thirty-Three, White House experience in 1973 through 1975 as military aide to Vice Presidents Agnew and Ford and Naval Aid to President Ford, and Military Fellow on the Council of Foreign Relations in 1978-through 1979.     18     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of the Lake Forest Bank & Trust. Director of the Marrow Foundation.
                         
                         
                         
Jack E. Nelson (74)
423 Country Club Drive
Winter Park, FL 32789
  Trustee   Trustee since 2006   President of Nelson Investment Planning Services, Inc., a financial planning company and registered investment adviser in the State of Florida. President of Nelson Ivest Brokerage Services Inc., a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Securities Investors Protection Corp. and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. President of Nelson Sales and Services Corporation, a marketing and services company to support affiliated companies.     18     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex.
                         
                         
                         
Hugo F. Sonnenschein (70)
1126 E. 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
  Trustee   Trustee since 1994   President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago.     232     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
                         


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                Number of
     
                Funds in
     
        Term of
      Fund
     
        Office and
      Complex
     
    Position(s)
  Length of
      Overseen
     
Name, Age and Address
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
  by
    Other Directorships
of Independent Trustee   Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years   Trustee     Held by Trustee
 
                         
                         
                         
Suzanne H. Woolsey
(68)
815 Cumberstone Road
Harwood, MD 20776
  Trustee   Trustee since 2006   Chief Communications Officer of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, an independent, federally chartered policy institution, from 2001 to November 2003 and Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to 2001. Executive Director of the Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education at the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council from 1989 to 1993. Prior to 1980, experience includes Partner of Coopers & Lybrand (from 1980 to 1989), Associate Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (from 1977 to 1980) and Program Director of the Urban Institute (from 1975 to 1977).     18     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Independent Director and audit committee chairperson of Changing World Technologies, Inc., an energy manufacturing company, since July 2008. Independent Director and member of audit and governance committees of Fluor Corp., a global engineering, construction and management company, since January 2004. Director of Intelligent Medical Devices, Inc., a private company which develops symptom-based diagnostic tools for viral respiratory infections. Advisory Board member of ExactCost LLC, a private company providing activity-based costing for hospitals, laboratories, clinics, and physicians, since 2008. Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federally funded research and development center, since 2000. Trustee from 1992 to 2000 and 2002 to present, current chairperson of the finance committee, current member of the audit committee, strategic growth committee and executive committee, and former Chairperson of the Board of Trustees (from 1997 to 1999), of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, a public foundation. Lead Independent Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a non-profit energy and environmental institute; Trustee since 2004. Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Colorado College; Trustee since 1995. Trustee of California Institute of Technology. Previously, Independent Director and member of audit committee and governance committee of Neurogen Corporation from 1998 to 2006; and Independent Director of Arbros Communications from 2000 to 2002.


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Interested Trustee
 
                         
                Number of
     
                Funds in
     
        Term of
      Fund
     
        Office and
      Complex
     
    Position(s)
  Length of
      Overseen
     
Name, Age and Address
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
  by
    Other Directorships
of Interested Trustee   Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years   Trustee     Held by Trustee
 
Colin D. Meadows* (39)
1555 Peachtree Street,
N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309
  Trustee and Chief
Administrative Officer
of Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  Trustee since 2010   Chief Administrative Officer of Invesco Advisers, Inc. since 2006. Prior to 2006, Senior Vice President of business development and mergers and acquisitions at GE Consumer Finance. Prior to 2005, Senior Vice President of strategic planning and technology at Wells Fargo Bank. From 1996 to 2003, associate principal with McKinsey & Company, focusing on the financial services and venture capital industries, with emphasis in the banking and asset management sectors.     18      
Wayne W. Whalen (71)**
155 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Trustee   Trustee since 1988   Of Counsel in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex.     232     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation.
 
*   Mr. Meadows is an interested person of the Funds in the Fund Complex because he is an officer of the Adviser. The Board of Trustees of the Funds appointed Mr. Meadows as Trustee of the Funds effective June 1, 2010.
 
**  Mr. Whalen is an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such funds in the Fund Complex.
 
Officers
 
             
        Term of
   
        Office and
   
    Position(s)
  Length of
   
Name, Age and
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
Address of Officer   Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years
 
Russell C. Burk (52)
1555 Peachtree Street,
N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309
  Senior Vice President and Senior Officer   Officer since
2010
  Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds
             
             
             
John M. Zerr (48)
1555 Peachtree Street,
N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309
  Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary   Officer since
2010
  Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC.
             


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        Term of
   
        Office and
   
    Position(s)
  Length of
   
Name, Age and
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
Address of Officer   Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years
 
            Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company).
             
             
Lisa O. Brinkley (51)
1555 Peachtree Street,
N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309
  Vice President   Officer since
2010
  Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.); and Vice President, The Invesco Funds.
             
             
            Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company.
             
             
Kevin M. Carome (54)
1555 Peachtree Street,
N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309
  Vice President   Officer since
2010
  General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, The Invesco Funds; and Trustee, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust.
             
             
            Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Director and Vice President, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
             
             
Sheri Morris (46)
1555 Peachtree Street,
N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309
  Vice President, Treasurer
and Principal Financial Officer
  Officer since
2010
  Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser).
             
             
            Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
             


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        Term of
   
        Office and
   
    Position(s)
  Length of
   
Name, Age and
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
Address of Officer   Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years
 
Karen Dunn Kelley (50)
1555 Peachtree Street,
N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309
  Vice President   Officer since
2010
  Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
             
             
            Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only).
             
             
Lance A. Rejsek (43)
1555 Peachtree Street,
N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309
  Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
  Officer since
2010
  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust. Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
             
             
Todd L. Spillane (52)
1555 Peachtree Street,
N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309
  Chief Compliance Officer   Officer since
2010
  Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.)
             
             
            Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company.
 
Board Qualifications, Diversity and Leadership Structure
 
The management of the Invesco Van Kampen Funds seeks to provide investors with disciplined investment teams, a research-driven culture, careful long-term perspective, and a legacy of experience. Consistent with these goals, the Board overseeing the Invesco Van Kampen Funds seeks to provide shareholders with a highly qualified, highly capable and diverse group of Board members reflecting the diversity of investor interests underlying the Invesco Van Kampen Funds and with a diversity of backgrounds, experience and skills that the Board considers desirable and necessary to its primary goal — protecting and promoting shareholders’ interests. While the Board does not require that its members meet specific qualifications, the Board has


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historically sought to recruit and continues to value individual Board members that add to the overall diversity of the Board — the objective is to bring varied backgrounds, experience and skills reflective of the wide range of the shareholder base and provide both contrasting and complementary skills relative to the other Board members to best protect and promote shareholders’ interests. Board diversity means bringing together different viewpoints, professional experience, investment experience, education, and other skills. As can be seen in the individual biographies above, the Board brings together a wide variety of business experience (including chairman/chief executive officer-level and director-level experience, including board committee experience, of several different types of organizations); varied public and private investment-related experience; not-for-profit experience; customer service and other back office operations experience; a wide variety of accounting, finance, legal, and marketing experience; academic experience; consulting experience; and government, political and military service experience. All of this experience together results in important leadership and management knowledge, skills and perspective that provide the Board understanding and insight into the operations of the Funds and add range and depth to the Board. As part of its governance oversight, the Board conducts an annual self-effectiveness survey which includes, among other things, evaluating the Board’s (and each committee’s) agendas, meetings and materials, conduct of the meetings, committee structures, interaction with management, strategic planning, etc., and also includes evaluating the Board’s (and each committee’s) size, composition, qualifications (including diversity of characteristics, experience and subject matter expertise) and overall performance. The Board evaluates all of the foregoing and does not believe any single factor or group of factors controls or dominates the qualifications of any individual trustee or the qualifications of the trustees as a group. After considering all factors together, the Board believes that each Trustee is qualified to serve as a Trustee of the Invesco Van Kampen Funds. For more information about the backgrounds, experience, and skills of each Trustee, see the individual biographies above.
 
The Board’s leadership structure consists of a Chairman of the Board and three standing committees, each described below (and ad hoc committees when necessary), with each committee staffed by Independent Trustees and an Independent Trustee as Committee Chairman. The Chairman of the Board is not the principal executive officer of the Funds. The Chairman of the Board is not an “interested person” (as that term is defined by the 1940 Act) of the Adviser. However, the Chairman of the Board is an “interested person” (as that term is defined by the 1940 Act) of the Invesco Van Kampen Funds for the reasons described above in the Trustee biographies. The Board, including the independent trustees, periodically reviews the Board’s leadership structure for the Invesco Van Kampen Funds, including the interested person status of the Chairman, and has concluded the leadership structure is appropriate for the Invesco Van Kampen Funds. In considering the chairman position, the Board has considered and/or reviewed (i) the Invesco Van Kampen Funds’ organizational documents, (ii) the role of a chairman (including, among other things, setting the agenda and managing information flow, running the meeting and setting the proper tone), (iii) the background, experience and skills of the Chairman (including his independence from the Adviser), (iv) alternative structures (including combined principal executive officer/chairman, selecting one of the Independent Trustees as chairman and/or appointing an independent lead trustee), (v) rule proposals in recent years that would have required all fund complexes to have an independent chairman, (vi) the Chairman’s past and current performance, and (vii) the potential conflicts of interest of the Chairman (and noted their periodic review as part of their annual self-effectiveness survey and as part of an independent annual review by the Invesco Van Kampen Funds’ audit committee of fund legal fees related to such potential conflict). In conclusion, the Board and the Independent Trustees have expressed their continuing support of Mr. Whalen as Chairman.
 
Board Role in Risk Oversight
 
As noted above, the management of the Fund Complex seeks to provide investors with disciplined investment teams, a research-driven culture, careful long-term perspective and a legacy of experience. Thus, the goal for each fund is attractive long-term performance consistent with the objectives and investment policies and risks for such fund, which in turn means, among other things, good security selection, reasonable costs and quality shareholder services. An important sub-component of delivering this goal is risk management — understanding, monitoring and controlling the various risks in making investment decisions at the individual security level as well as portfolio management decisions at the overall fund level. The key participants in the risk management process of the Invesco Van Kampen Funds are each fund’s portfolio managers, the Adviser’s senior management, the Adviser’s risk management group, the Adviser’s compliance


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group, the Invesco Van Kampen Funds’ chief compliance officer, and the various support functions (i.e. the custodian, the Invesco Van Kampen Funds’ accountants (internal and external), and legal counsel). While funds are subject to other risks such as valuation, custodial, accounting, shareholder servicing, etc., a fund’s primary risk is understanding, monitoring and controlling the various risks in making portfolio management decisions consistent with the fund’s objective and policies. The Board’s role is oversight of management’s risk management process. At regular quarterly meetings, the Board reviews Invesco Van Kampen Fund performance and factors, including risks, affecting such performance by fund with the Adviser’s senior management, and the Board typically meets at least once a year with the portfolio managers of each fund. At regular quarterly meetings, the Board reviews reports showing monitoring done by the Adviser’s risk management group, by the Adviser’s compliance group, the Invesco Van Kampen Funds’ chief compliance officer and reports from the Invesco Van Kampen Funds’ support functions.
 
Remuneration of Trustees
 
The compensation of Trustees and executive officers that are affiliated persons (as defined in 1940 Act) of the Adviser is paid by the respective affiliated entity. The Invesco Van Kampen Funds pay the non-affiliated Trustees an annual retainer and meeting fees for services to such funds.
 
Additional information regarding compensation and benefits for Trustees is set forth below.
 
Compensation Table (2)
 
                 
          Fund Complex  
    Aggregate
       
    Compensation
    Total Compensation
 
    before
    before Deferral
 
    Deferral from
    from Fund
 
Name
 
the Fund (1)
   
Complex (3)
 
 
Independent Trustees
               
David C. Arch
  $ 3,739     $ 227,131  
Jerry D. Choate
    3,739       227,131  
Rod Dammeyer
    3,739       227,131  
Linda Hutton Heagy
    3,739       227,131  
R. Craig Kennedy
    3,739       227,131  
Howard J Kerr
    3,739       227,131  
Jack E. Nelson
    3,739       227,131  
Hugo F. Sonnenschein
    3,739       227,131  
Suzanne H. Woolsey
    3,739       227,131  
Interested Trustees
               
Colin D. Meadows
    0       0  
Wayne W. Whalen
    3,739       227,131  
(1)   The amounts shown in this column represent the aggregate compensation before deferral with respect to the Fund’s fiscal year ended July 31, 2010 before deferral by the Trustees under the Fund’s former deferred compensation plan (see footnote 2). The deferred compensation plan allowed Trustees to defer receipt of compensation so that amounts deferred were retained by the Fund and earned a rate of return determined by reference to either the return on the common shares of the Fund or the common shares of other funds in the Fund Complex as selected by the respective Trustee. To the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the Fund invested in securities of these funds selected by the Trustees in order to match the deferred compensation obligation. The following trustees deferred compensation from the Fund during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010: Mr. Choate, $3,739; Mr. Dammeyer, $3,739; Mr. Kennedy, $1,870; Mr. Nelson, $3,739; Mr. Sonnenschein, $3,739; and Mr. Whalen, $3,739.
 
(2)   Prior to June 1, 2010, the Board of the Fund and the Boards of many of other funds formerly advised by Van Kampen Asset Management had the same members in common across all such Board, and these Boards had common director/trustee compensation and benefit arrangements, including deferred compensation plans and retirement plans, across all of those Boards and their respective underlying funds. Other than the new member added to the Board on June 1, 2010, the other members of the Board of the Fund did not


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  change, however, the Boards of most of the other funds formerly advised by Van Kampen Asset Management did change and in connection with these changes, among other things, the Fund terminated its deferred compensation plan and retirement plan and paid out the amounts deferred and/or accrued on the Fund’s books through the date of such termination and additional amounts not accrued to date in the amount of the net present value of the benefits the Board members would have received had they served until their normal retirement date on all such funds plus an amount equal to taxes on such payment. Such additional amounts payable to any Board members were not borne by the Fund’s shareholders.
 
(3)   The amounts shown in this column represent the aggregate compensation paid by all of the funds in the Fund Complex as of December 31, 2009 before deferral by the trustees under the Fund’s former deferred compensation plan. Because the funds in the Fund Complex have different fiscal year ends, the amounts shown in this column are presented on a calendar year basis.
 
Board Committees
 
The Board of Trustees has three standing committees (an audit committee, a brokerage and services committee and a governance committee). Each committee is comprised solely of “Independent Trustees”, which is defined for purposes herein as trustees who: (1) are not “interested persons” of the Fund as defined by the 1940 Act and (2) are “independent” of the Fund as defined by the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and Chicago Stock Exchange listing standards.
 
The Board’s audit committee consists of Jerry D. Choate, Linda Hutton Heagy and R. Craig Kennedy. In addition to being Independent Trustees as defined above, each of these trustees also meets the additional independence requirements for audit committee members as defined by the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and Chicago Stock Exchange listing standards. The audit committee makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees concerning the selection of the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, reviews with such independent registered public accounting firm the scope and results of the Fund’s annual audit and considers any comments which the independent registered public accounting firm may have regarding the Fund’s financial statements, accounting records or internal controls. The Board of Trustees has adopted a formal written charter for the audit committee which sets forth the audit committee’s responsibilities. The audit committee has reviewed and discussed the financial statements of the Fund with management as well as with the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund, and discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed under the Statement of Auditing Standards No. 61. The audit committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required under Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 and has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm its independence. Based on this review, the audit committee recommended to the Board of Trustees of the Fund that the Fund’s audited financial statements be included in the Fund’s annual report to shareholders for the most recent fiscal year for filing with the SEC.
 
The Board’s brokerage and services committee consists of Rod Dammeyer, Hugo F. Sonnenschein and Suzanne H. Woolsey. The brokerage and services committee reviews the Fund’s allocation of brokerage transactions and soft-dollar practices and reviews the transfer agency and shareholder servicing arrangements with Invesco Investment Services.
 
The Board’s governance committee consists of David C. Arch, Howard J Kerr and Jack E. Nelson. In addition to being Independent Trustees as defined above, each of these trustees also meets the additional independence requirements for nominating committee members as defined by the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and Chicago Stock Exchange listing standards. The governance committee identifies individuals qualified to serve as Independent Trustees on the Board and on committees of the Board, advises the Board with respect to Board composition, procedures and committees, develops and recommends to the Board a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the Fund, monitors corporate governance matters and makes recommendations to the Board, and acts as the administrative committee with respect to Board policies and procedures, committee policies and procedures and codes of ethics. The Independent Trustees of the Fund select and nominate any other nominee Independent Trustees for the Fund. While the Independent Trustees of the Fund expect to be able to continue to identify from their own resources an ample number of qualified candidates for the Board of Trustees as they deem appropriate, they will consider


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nominations from shareholders to the Board. Nominations from shareholders should be in writing and sent to the Independent Trustees as described below.
 
During the Fund’s last fiscal year, the Board of Trustees held 17 meetings. During the Fund’s last fiscal year, the audit committee of the Board held 5 meetings, the brokerage and services committee of the Board held 5 meetings and the governance committee of the Board held 2 meetings.
 
Shareholder Communications
 
Shareholders may send communications to the Board of Trustees. Shareholders should send communications intended for the Board by addressing the communication directly to the Board (or individual Board members) and/or otherwise clearly indicating in the salutation that the communication is for the Board (or individual Board members) and by sending the communication to either the Fund’s office or directly to such Board member(s) at the address specified for such trustee above. Other shareholder communications received by the Fund not directly addressed and sent to the Board will be reviewed and generally responded to by management, and will be forwarded to the Board only at management’s discretion based on the matters contained therein.
 
Share Ownership
 
As of December 31, 2009, the most recently completed calendar year prior to the date of this Statement of Additional Information, each trustee of the Fund beneficially owned equity securities of the Fund and all of the funds in the Fund Complex overseen by the trustee in the dollar range amounts specified below.
 
2009 Trustee Beneficial Ownership of Securities
 
Independent Trustees
 
                                     
    Trustees
   
Arch
 
Choate
 
Dammeyer
 
Heagy
 
Kennedy
 
Kerr
 
Nelson
 
Sonnenschein
 
Woolsey
Dollar range of equity securities in the Fund
  none   none   none   none   none   none   none   none   none
                                     
                                     
                                     
Aggregate dollar range of equity securities in all registered investment companies overseen by trustee in the Fund Complex
  $50,001-
$100,000
  $1-
$10,000
  over
$100,000
  $50,001-
$100,000
  over
$100,000
  $1-
$10,000 
  $1-
$10,000
  $10,001-
$50,000
  $10,001-
$50,000
 
Interested Trustees
 
         
    Trustee
   
Meadows
 
Whalen
Dollar range of equity securities in the Fund
  None   $10,001-$50,000
Aggregate dollar range of equity securities in all registered investment companies overseen by trustee in the Fund Complex
  $1-$10,000   over $100,000
 
As of November 19, 2010, trustees and officers of the Fund as a group owned less than 1% of the Shares.
 
Code of Ethics
 
The Fund, the Adviser and the Distributor have adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) that sets forth general and specific standards relating to the securities trading activities of their employees. The Code of Ethics does not prohibit employees from acquiring securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund, but is intended to ensure that all employees conduct their personal transactions in a manner that does not interfere with the portfolio transactions of the Fund or other funds in the Fund Complex, or that such employees take unfair advantage of their relationship with the Fund. Among other things, the Code of Ethics prohibits certain types of transactions absent prior approval, imposes various trading restrictions (such as time periods during which personal transactions may or may not be made) and requires quarterly reporting of securities transactions and other reporting matters. All reportable securities transactions and other required reports are to be reviewed by appropriate personnel for compliance with the Code of Ethics. Additional restrictions apply to portfolio managers, traders, research analysts and others who may have access to nonpublic information about the trading activities of the Fund or other funds in the Fund Complex or who otherwise are involved in the


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investment advisory process. Exceptions to these and other provisions of the Code of Ethics may be granted in particular circumstances after review by appropriate personnel. The Code of Ethics can be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (call 1-202-551-8090 for information on the operation of the public reference room); on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site www.sec.gov; or, upon payment of copying fees, by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102, or by electronic mail at publicinfo@sec.gov.
 
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
 
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser) is the Fund’s investment adviser. The Adviser is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. The Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309. The Adviser, a successor in interest to multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser since 1976. Prior to June 1, 2010, the Fund’s investment adviser was Van Kampen Asset Management. From the Fund’s inception until November 30, 2003, the Fund’s investment adviser was Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp. As of November 30, 2003, Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp. was merged into its affiliate, Van Kampen Asset Management.
 
The Fund and the Adviser are parties to an investment advisory agreement (the Advisory Agreement). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Fund retains the Adviser to manage the investment of the Fund’s assets, including the placing of orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities. The Adviser obtains and evaluates economic, statistical and financial information to formulate strategy and implement the Fund’s investment objective. The Adviser also furnishes offices, necessary facilities and equipment, renders periodic reports to the Fund’s Board of Trustees and permits its officers and employees to serve without compensation as trustees or officers of the Fund if elected to such positions. The Advisory Agreement also provides that the Adviser shall not be liable to the Fund for any error of judgment or of law, or for any loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to which the Advisory Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Adviser in the performance of its obligations and duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the Advisory Agreement. The Adviser may in its sole discretion from time to time waive all or a portion of the advisory fee or reimburse the Fund for all or a portion of its other expenses.
 
Investment Sub-Advisers
 
Invesco has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with certain affiliates to serve as sub-advisers to the Fund, pursuant to which these affiliated sub-advisers may be appointed by Invesco from time to time to provide discretionary investment management services, investment advice, and/or order execution services to the Fund. These affiliated sub-advisers, each of which is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 are:
 
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH (Invesco Deutschland)
Invesco Asset Management Limited (Invesco Asset Management)
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited (Invesco Japan)
Invesco Australia Limited (Invesco Australia)
Invesco Hong Kong Limited (Invesco Hong Kong)
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (Invesco Senior Secured)
Invesco Trimark Ltd. (Invesco Trimark); (each a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers).
 
Invesco and each Sub-Adviser are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
 
The only fees payable to the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreement are for providing discretionary investment management services. For such services, Invesco will pay each Sub-Adviser a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, equal to (i) 40% of the monthly compensation that Invesco receives from the Fund, multiplied by (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of such Fund as to which such Sub-Adviser shall have provided discretionary investment management services for that month divided by the net assets of such Fund for that month. Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, this fee is reduced to reflect contractual or voluntary fee waivers or expense limitations by Invesco, if any, in effect from time to time. In no event shall the


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aggregate monthly fees paid to the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreement exceed 40% of the monthly compensation that Invesco receives from the Fund pursuant to its advisory agreement with the Fund, as reduced to reflect contractual or voluntary fees waivers or expense limitations by Invesco, if any.
 
Advisory Fees
 
                         
    Fiscal Year Ended July 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
 
The Fund paid the approximate advisory fees of
  $ 9,261,237     $ 8,706,900     $ 17,520,500  
 
Litigation
 
The Fund is one of numerous defendants that have been named in an adversary proceeding pending in the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of Florida (the “Court”). The adversary proceeding, brought in connection with the bankruptcy proceeding styled In re TOUSA, Inc., et al. , was filed on July 14, 2008, by the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of TOUSA, Inc., et al. TOUSA, Inc. and its subsidiaries are engaged in the home-building industry. The Fund and other defendants are named as defendants in two separate lending capacities: first, as lenders in a 2005 credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”); and second, as lenders in a 2007 term loan (the “Term Loan”). Plaintiff alleges that monies used to repay the lenders to the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Lenders”) were part of a fraudulent transfer for which the subsidiaries did not receive reasonably equivalent value and that those monies should be recovered by the estate under the bankruptcy laws. Plaintiff also alleges that subsidiaries of TOUSA, Inc. were forced to become co-borrowers and guarantors of the Term Loan and that they provided liens to the lenders on the Term Loan (the “Term Loan Lenders”), the proceeds of which were used to repay the Credit Lenders. Plaintiff alleges that the liens transfer was a fraudulent transfer for which the subsidiaries did not receive reasonably equivalent value, that the liens and guarantees should therefore be avoided, that certain other preferential transfers should be avoided, and that Plaintiff should receive other equitable relief under the bankruptcy laws. The Fund, as a Credit Lender, moved to dismiss the amended complaint, which was denied on December 4, 2008. The Fund and the other Credit Lenders sought leave to appeal the denial of the motion to dismiss, which was denied on February 23, 2009. Plaintiff thereafter filed Second and Third Amended Complaints. The Fund filed two answers to the Third Amended Complaint in its respective capacities as a Credit Lender and Term Loan Lender. A Court-ordered mediation took place in March 2009, but no resolution was reached. The case went to trial and on October 13, 2009, the Court entered Final Judgment in favor of Plaintiff providing: (1) the avoidance of the liens and guarantees; (2) the Credit Lenders repay the amount received in repayment of the Credit Agreement; and (3) the Term Loan Lenders must disgorge any principal and interest received on the Term Loan and any attorneys’ and professional fees paid in connection with the adversary proceeding. The Court also ordered the payment of prejudgment interest on the damages and disgorgement awards. On October 30, 2009, the Court entered the Amended Final Judgment against the defendants, which granted the same relief as the Final Judgment, and ordered that the defendants, including the Fund, post bonds equal to 110% of the damages and disgorgement awards against them. The Defendants posted those bonds. On May 28, 2010, the Court entered an order providing for additional interest to be paid by the Credit Lenders in connection with the damages award against them. On July 13, 2010, the Court entered an order setting the amounts of the disgorgement awards against the Term Loan Lenders. The Credit Lenders and Term Loan Lenders, including the Fund, have appealed to the district court.
 
The Fund is one of hundreds of defendants which include non-agent lender defendants that had been named in litigation filed by the Adelphia Recovery Trust (“ART”) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in an action entitled Adelphia Recovery Trust v. Bank of America, N.A., et al . which alleged that a wide swath of financial institutions such as investment banks, agent lenders and non-agent lenders worked together to assist the Rigas family in its defrauding of Adelphia. The complaint by ART against the non-agent lenders stated certain claims including equitable disallowance, voidable preferences and fraudulent transfers and sought, among other remedies, to disallow and/or void certain transfers and repayments the non-agent lenders received in connection with loans made to Adelphia. The non-agent lenders, which include the Fund, moved to dismiss all claims against them. The motions to dismiss all claims against the non-agent lenders were granted in June, 2008 and final judgment was entered in December 2008. ART appealed the judgment to


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the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in July 2009. The outcome of the appeal is not expected until sometime in 2010.
 
In management’s opinion, there is no material impact to the Fund as a result of these legal matters.
 
The Administrator
 
The Adviser serves as the Fund’s administrator (in such capacity, the Administrator). The principal place of business of the Adviser is 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309.
 
The Fund pays all expenses incurred in the operation of the Fund including, but not limited to, direct charges relating to the purchase and sale of financial instruments in its portfolio, interest charges, service fees, distribution fees, fees and expenses of legal counsel and the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, taxes and governmental fees, expenses (including clerical expenses) of issuance, sale or repurchase of any of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, expenses in connection with the Fund’s dividend reinvestments, membership fees in trade associations, expenses of registering and qualifying the Shares of the Fund for sale under federal and state securities laws, expenses of printing and distributing reports, notices and proxy materials to existing holders of Shares, expenses of filing reports and other documents filed with governmental agencies, expenses of annual and special meetings of holders of Shares, fees and disbursements of the transfer agents, custodians and sub-custodians, expenses of disbursing dividends and distributions, fees, expenses and out-of-pocket costs of trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with the Adviser, insurance premiums, indemnification and other expenses not expressly provided for in the Advisory Agreement or the Administration Agreement and any extraordinary expenses of a nonrecurring nature.
 
Administration Fees
 
                         
    Fiscal Year Ended July 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
 
The Fund paid the approximate administrative fees of
  $ 2,650,364     $ 2,488,100     $ 5,119,900  
 
FUND MANAGEMENT
 
Portfolio Manager Fund Holdings and Information on Other Managed Accounts
 
Invesco’s portfolio managers develop investment models which are used in connection with the management of certain Invesco Funds as well as other mutual funds for which Invesco or an affiliate acts as Sub-Adviser, other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual funds, and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals. The following chart reflects the portfolio managers’ investments in the Funds that they manage. The chart also reflects information regarding accounts other than the Funds for which each portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities. Accounts are grouped into three categories: (i) other registered investment companies, (ii) other pooled investment vehicles and (iii) other accounts. To the extent that any of these accounts pay advisory fees that are based on account performance (performance-based fees), information on those accounts is specifically broken out. In addition, any assets denominated in foreign currencies have been converted into U.S. Dollars using the exchange rates as of the applicable date.


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The following information is as of July 31, 2010:
 
                                                           
    Dollar
    Registered Investment Companies
    Pooled Investment Vehicles other than Registered Investment Companies
    Other Accounts
 
    Range of
    (assets in millions)     (assets in millions)     (assets in millions)  
    Investments in
    Number of
    Total Assets
    Number of
    Total Assets
    Number of
    Total Assets
 
Portfolio Manager
  the Fund 1     Accounts     in Accounts     Accounts     in Accounts     Accounts     in Accounts  
 
Thomas Ewald
    None       3         2,701.5       None       None       1       430.0  
Philip Yarrow
    None       3         2,446.4       None       None       None       None  
1   This column reflects investments in the Fund’s shares owned directly by a portfolio manager or beneficially owned by a portfolio manager (as determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a) (2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). A portfolio manager is presumed to be a beneficial owner of securities that are held by his or her immediate family members sharing the same household.
 
Potential Conflicts of Interest
 
Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one Fund or other account. More specifically, portfolio managers who manage multiple Funds and/or other accounts may be presented with one or more of the following potential conflicts:
 
  •  The management of multiple Funds and/or other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each Fund and/or other account. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser seek to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by having portfolio managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most other accounts managed by a portfolio manager are managed using the same investment models that are used in connection with the management of the Funds.
 
  •  If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one Fund or other account, a Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across all eligible Funds and other accounts. To deal with these situations, the Adviser, each Sub-Adviser and the Funds have adopted procedures for allocating portfolio transactions across multiple accounts.
 
  •  The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser determine which broker to use to execute each order for securities transactions for the Funds, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, for certain other accounts (such as mutual funds for which Invesco or an affiliate acts as sub-adviser, other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual funds, and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals), the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker. In these cases, trades for a Fund in a particular security may be placed separately from, rather than aggregated with, such other accounts. Having separate transactions with respect to a security may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the possible detriment of the Fund or other account(s) involved.
 
  •  Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where the Adviser or Sub-Adviser has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, which relates to the management of one Fund or account but not all Funds and accounts for which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities.
 
The Adviser, each Sub-Adviser, and the Funds have adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.


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Portfolio Manager Compensation Structure
 
For the Adviser and each affiliated Sub-Adviser
 
The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser seek to maintain a compensation program that is competitively positioned to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals. Portfolio managers receive a base salary, an incentive bonus opportunity and an equity compensation opportunity. Portfolio manager compensation is reviewed and may be modified each year as appropriate to reflect changes in the market, as well as to adjust the factors used to determine bonuses to promote competitive Fund performance. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser evaluate competitive market compensation by reviewing compensation survey results conducted by an independent third party of investment industry compensation. Each portfolio manager’s compensation consists of the following three elements:
 
Base Salary.   Each portfolio manager is paid a base salary. In setting the base salary, the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser’s intention is to be competitive in light of the particular portfolio manager’s experience and responsibilities.
 
Annual Bonus.   The portfolio managers are eligible, along with other employees of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, to participate in a discretionary year-end bonus pool. The Compensation Committee of Invesco Ltd. reviews and approves the amount of the bonus pool available for the Adviser and each of the Sub-Adviser’s investment centers. The Compensation Committee considers investment performance and financial results in its review. In addition, while having no direct impact on individual bonuses, assets under management are considered when determining the starting bonus funding levels. Each portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus which is based on quantitative (i.e. investment performance) and non-quantitative factors (which may include, but are not limited to, individual performance, risk management and teamwork).
 
Each portfolio manager’s compensation is linked to the pre-tax investment performance of the Funds/accounts managed by the portfolio manager as described the table below.
 
     
Sub-Adviser
 
Performance time period (1)
 
Invesco (2)(3)(4)
Invesco Australia
Invesco Deutschland
  One-, Three- and Five-year performance against Fund peer group.
 
 
Invesco Senior Secured
  N/A
 
 
Invesco Trimark (2)
  One-year performance against Fund peer group.
Three- and Five-year performance against entire universe of Canadian funds.
 
 
Invesco Hong Kong (2)
Invesco Asset Management
  One-, Three- and Five-year performance against Fund peer group.
 
 
Invesco Japan (5)
  One-, Three- and Five-year performance against the appropriate Micropol benchmark.
 
 
 
Invesco Senior Secured’s bonus is based on annual measures of equity return and standard tests of collateralization performance.
 
High investment performance (against applicable peer group and/or benchmarks) would deliver compensation generally associated with top pay in the industry (determined by reference to the third-party provided compensation survey information) and poor investment performance (versus applicable peer group) would result in low bonus compared to the applicable peer group or no bonus at all. These decisions are reviewed and approved collectively by senior leadership which has responsibility for executing the compensation approach across the organization.
 
Equity-Based Compensation.    Portfolio managers may be granted an award that allows them to select receipt of shares of certain Invesco Funds with a vesting period as well as common shares and/or restricted shares of Invesco Ltd. stock from pools determined from time to time by the Compensation Committee of


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Invesco Ltd.’s Board of Directors. Awards of equity-based compensation typically vest over time, so as to create incentives to retain key talent.
 
Portfolio managers also participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all employees.
 
 
 
(1)   Rolling time periods based on calendar year-end.
 
(2)   Portfolio Managers may be granted a short-term award that vests on a pro-rata basis over a four year period and final payments are based on the performance of eligible Funds selected by the portfolio manager at the time the award is granted.
 
(3)   Portfolio Managers for Invesco Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco Select Real Estate Income Fund and Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund base their bonus on new operating profits of the U.S. Real Estate Division of Invesco.
 
(4)   Portfolio Managers for Invesco Balanced Fund, Invesco Fundamental Value Fund, Invesco Large Cap Relative Value Fund, Invesco Mid-Cap Value Fund, Invesco U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund, Invesco Value Fund, Invesco Value II Fund, Invesco V.I. Select Dimensions Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Income Builder Fund, Invesco Van Kampen American Value Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Comstock Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Value Opportunities Fund, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund and Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Value Fund’s compensation is based on the one-, three- and five-year performance against the Fund’s peer group. Furthermore, for the portfolio manager(s) formerly managing the predecessor funds to the Funds in this footnote 4, they also have a ten-year performance measure.
 
(5)   Portfolio Managers for Invesco Pacific Growth Fund’s compensation is based on the one-, three- and five-year performance against the appropriate Micropol benchmark. Furthermore, for the portfolio manager(s) formerly managing the predecessor fund to Invesco Pacific Growth Fund, they also have a ten-year performance measure.
 
OTHER AGREEMENTS
 
Legal Services Agreement
 
Prior to June 1, 2010, the Fund and certain other funds advised by Van Kampen Asset Management or its affiliates had entered into a Legal Services Agreement pursuant to which Van Kampen Investments provided legal services, including without limitation: accurate maintenance of the funds’ minute books and records, preparation and oversight of the funds’ regulatory reports and other information provided to shareholders, as well as responding to day-to-day legal issues on behalf of the funds. Payment by the funds for such services was made on a cost basis for the salary and salary related benefits, including but not limited to bonuses, group insurance and other regular wages for the employment of personnel. Other funds distributed by Van Kampen Funds, Inc. also received legal services from Van Kampen Investments. Of the total costs for legal services provided to funds distributed by Van Kampen Asset Management or its affiliates, half of such costs were allocated equally to each fund and the remaining half of such costs are allocated among funds based on the type of fund and the relative net assets of the fund. The Legal Services Agreement was terminated effective June 1, 2010.
 
Chief Compliance Officer Employment Agreement
 
Prior to June 1, 2010, the Fund had entered into an employment agreement with an individual and Morgan Stanley pursuant to which such individual, an employee of Morgan Stanley, served as Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund and other Van Kampen funds. The Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer and his staff were responsible for administering the compliance policies and procedures of the Fund and other Van Kampen funds. The Fund reimbursed Morgan Stanley for the costs and expenses of such services, including compensation and benefits, insurance, occupancy and equipment, information processing and communication, office services, conferences and travel, postage and shipping. The Fund shared together with


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the other Van Kampen funds in the cost of providing such services with 25% of such costs shared proportionately based on the respective number of classes of securities issued per fund and the remaining 75% of such costs based proportionately on the respective net assets per fund. The Chief Compliance Officer Employment Agreement was terminated effective June 1, 2010.
 
Fund Payments Pursuant to These Agreements
 
                         
    Fiscal Year Ended July 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Pursuant to these agreements, the Fund paid approximately
    $52,290       $95,300       $131,600  
 
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE
 
The Fund has adopted a distribution plan (the Distribution Plan) with respect to each of its Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares and in so doing has agreed to comply with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act as if the Fund were an open-end investment company. The Fund also adopted a service plan (the Service Plan) with respect to each of its Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class IC Shares. There is no Distribution Plan or Service Plan for the Class IB Shares and no Distribution Plan for Class IC Shares. The Distribution Plan and the Service Plan sometimes are referred to herein as the Plans. A portion of the fees under the Plans applicable to Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class IC Shares are currently being waived by the Distributor as discussed in the Prospectus. The Plans provide that the Fund may spend a portion of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to each such class of Shares in connection with the distribution of the respective class of Shares and in connection with the provision of ongoing services to shareholders of such class, respectively. The Distribution Plan and the Service Plan are being implemented through the Distribution and Service Agreement with the Distributor of each such class of the Fund’s Shares, sub-agreements between the Distributor and members of FINRA who are acting as securities dealers and FINRA members or eligible non-members who are acting as brokers or agents and similar agreements between the Fund and financial intermediaries who are acting as brokers (collectively, Selling Agreements) that may provide for their customers or clients certain services or assistance, which may include, but not be limited to, processing purchase and repurchase transactions, establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts regarding the Fund, and such other services as may be agreed to from time to time and as may be permitted by applicable statute, rule or regulation. Brokers, dealers and financial intermediaries that have entered into sub-agreements with the Distributor and sell Shares of the Fund are referred to herein as financial intermediaries.
 
Certain financial intermediaries may be prohibited under law from providing certain underwriting or distribution services. If a financial intermediary was prohibited from acting in any capacity or providing any of the described services, the Distributor would consider what action, if any, would be appropriate. The Distributor does not believe that termination of a relationship with a financial intermediary would result in any material adverse consequences to the Fund.
 
The Distributor must submit quarterly reports to the Fund’s Board of Trustees setting forth separately by class of Shares all amounts paid under the Distribution Plan and the purposes for which such expenditures were made, together with such other information as from time to time is reasonably requested by the trustees. The Plans provide that they will continue in full force and effect from year to year so long as such continuance is specifically approved by a vote of the trustees, and also by a vote of the disinterested trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Plans. Each of the Plans may not be amended to increase materially the amount to be spent for the services described therein with respect to any class of Shares without approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting Shares of such class, and all material amendments to either of the Plans must be approved by the trustees and also by the disinterested trustees. Each of the Plans may be terminated with respect to any class of Shares at any time by a vote of a majority of the disinterested trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting Shares of such class.
 
For Class A Shares in any given year in which the Plans are in effect, the Plans generally provide for the Fund to pay the Distributor the lesser of (i) the amount of the Distributor’s actual expenses incurred during such year less any early withdrawal charges it received during such year (the actual net expenses) or (ii) the


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distribution and service fees at the rates specified in the Prospectus applicable to that class of shares (the plan fees). Therefore, to the extent the Distributor’s actual net expenses in a given year are less than the plan fees for such year, the Fund only pays the actual net expenses. Alternatively, to the extent the Distributor’s actual net expenses in a given year exceed the plan fees for such year, the Fund only pays the plan fees for such year. For Class A Shares, there is no carryover of any unreimbursed actual net expenses to succeeding years.
 
The Plans for Class B Shares and Class C Shares are similar to the Plans for Class A Shares, except that any actual net expenses which exceed plan fees for a given year are carried forward and are eligible for payment in future years by the Fund so long as the Plans remain in effect. Thus, for each of the Class B Shares and Class C Shares, in any given year in which the Plans are in effect, the Plans generally provide for the Fund to pay the Distributor the lesser of (i) the applicable amount of the Distributor’s actual net expenses incurred during such year for such class of Shares plus any actual net expenses from prior years that are still unpaid by the Fund for such class of Shares or (ii) the applicable plan fees for such class of Shares. Except as may be mandated by applicable law, the Fund does not impose any limit with respect to the number of years into the future that such unreimbursed actual net expenses may be carried forward (on a Fund level basis). These unreimbursed actual net expenses may or may not be recovered through plan fees or early withdrawal charges in future years.
 
Because of fluctuations in net asset value, the plan fees with respect to a particular Class B Share or Class C Share may be greater or less than the amount of the initial commission (including carrying cost) paid by the Distributor with respect to such Share. In such circumstances, a shareholder of a Share may be deemed to incur expenses attributable to other shareholders of such class.
 
As of July 31, 2010, there were approximately $240,986 and $3,720,536 of unreimbursed distribution-related expenses with respect to Class B Shares and Class C Shares, respectively, representing approximately 1.35% and 1.70% of the Fund’s net assets attributable to Class B Shares and Class C Shares, respectively. If the Plans are terminated or not continued, the Fund would not be contractually obligated to pay the Distributor for any expenses not previously reimbursed by the Fund or recovered through early withdrawal charges.
 
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010, the Fund’s aggregate expenses paid under the Plans for Class A Shares were $0 or 0.00% of the Class A Shares’ average daily net assets due to fee waivers by the Distributor. For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010, the Fund’s aggregate expenses paid under the Plans for Class B Shares were $137,231 or 0.75% of the Class B Shares’ average daily net assets due to fee waivers by the Distributor. Such expenses were paid for the following reasons: $137,231 for commissions and transaction fees paid to the Distributor and/or financial intermediaries in respect of sales of Class B Shares of the Fund and $0 for fees paid to the Distributor and/or financial intermediaries for servicing Class B Shareholders and administering the Class B Share Plans. For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010, the Fund’s aggregate expenses paid under the Plans for Class C Shares were $1,590,961 or 0.75% of the Class C Shares’ average daily net assets due to fee waivers by the Distributor. Such expenses were paid for the following reasons: $1,590,961 for commissions and transaction fees paid to the Distributor and/or financial intermediaries in respect of sales of Class C Shares of the Fund and $0 for fees paid to the Distributor and/or financial intermediaries for servicing Class C Shareholders and administering the Class C Share Plans. For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010, the Fund’s aggregate expenses paid under the Service Plan for Class IC Shares were $0 or 0.00% of the Class IC Shares’ average daily net assets.
 
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE ALLOCATION
 
With respect to interests in Senior Loans, the Fund generally will engage in privately negotiated transactions for purchase or sale in which the Adviser will negotiate on behalf of the Fund, although a more developed market may exist for certain Senior Loans. The Fund may be required to pay fees, or forgo a portion of interest and any fees payable to the Fund, to the Lender selling Participations or Assignments to the Fund. The Adviser will determine the Lenders from whom the Fund will purchase Assignments and Participations by considering their professional ability, level of service, relationship with the Borrower, financial condition, credit standards and quality of management. The illiquidity of many Senior Loans may restrict the ability of the Adviser to locate in a timely manner persons willing to purchase the Fund’s interests in Senior Loans at a fair price should the Fund desire to sell such interests. See “Risks” in the Prospectus. Affiliates of the Adviser


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may participate in the primary and secondary market for Senior Loans. Because of certain limitations imposed by the 1940 Act, this may restrict the Fund’s ability to acquire some Senior Loans. The Adviser does not believe that this will have a material effect on the Fund’s ability to acquire Senior Loans consistent with its investment policies.
 
The Adviser is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Fund, the selection of brokers and dealers to effect the transactions and the negotiation of prices and any brokerage commissions on such transactions. While the Adviser will be primarily responsible for the placement of the Fund’s portfolio business, the policies and practices in this regard are subject to review by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
 
The Adviser is responsible for placing portfolio transactions and does so in a manner deemed fair and reasonable to the Fund and not according to any formula. The primary consideration in all portfolio transactions is prompt execution of orders in an effective manner at the most favorable price. In selecting broker-dealers and in negotiating prices and any brokerage commissions on such transactions, the Adviser considers the firm’s reliability, integrity and financial condition and the firm’s execution capability, the size and breadth of the market for the security, the size of and difficulty in executing the order, and the best net price. In selecting among firms, consideration may be given to those firms which supply research and other services in addition to execution services. The Adviser is authorized to pay higher commissions to brokerage firms that provide it with investment and research information than to firms which do not provide such services if the Adviser determines that such commissions are reasonable in relation to the overall services provided. In certain instances, the Adviser may instruct certain broker-dealers to pay for research services provided by executing brokers or third party research providers, which are selected independently by the Adviser. No specific value can be assigned to such research services which are furnished without cost to the Adviser. Since statistical and other research information is only supplementary to the research efforts of the Adviser to the Fund and still must be analyzed and reviewed by its staff, the receipt of research information is not expected to reduce its expenses materially. The investment advisory fee is not reduced as a result of the Adviser’s receipt of such research services. Services provided may include (a) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (b) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (c) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement and custody). When a particular item (such as proxy services) has both research and non-research related uses, the Adviser will make a reasonable allocation of the cost of the item between the research and non-research uses and may pay for the portion of the cost allocated to research uses with commissions. Research services furnished by firms through which the Fund effects its securities transactions may be used by the Adviser in servicing all of its advisory accounts and/or accounts managed by its affiliates that are registered investment advisers; not all of such services may be used by the Adviser in connection with the Fund. To the extent that the Adviser receives these services from broker-dealers, it will not have to pay for these services itself.
 
The Adviser also may place portfolio transactions, to the extent permitted by law, with brokerage firms (and futures commission merchants) affiliated with the Fund, the Adviser or the Distributor and with brokerage firms participating in the distribution of the Fund’s Shares if it reasonably believes that the quality of execution and the commission are comparable to that available from other qualified firms. Similarly, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the same considerations on quality of execution and comparable commission rates, the Adviser may direct an executing broker to pay a portion or all of any commissions, concessions or discounts to a firm supplying research or other services.
 
The Adviser may place portfolio transactions at or about the same time for other advisory accounts, including other investment companies. The Adviser seeks to allocate portfolio transactions equitably whenever concurrent decisions are made to purchase or sell securities for the Fund and another advisory account. In some cases, this procedure could have an adverse effect on the price or the amount of securities available to the Fund. In making such allocations among the Fund and other advisory accounts, the main factors considered by the Adviser are the respective sizes of the Fund and other advisory accounts, the respective investment objectives, the relative size of portfolio holdings of the same or comparable securities, the availability of cash for investment, the size of investment commitments generally held and opinions of the persons responsible for recommending the investment.


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Certain broker-dealers (and futures commission merchants), through which the Fund may effect securities (or futures) transactions, are affiliated persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund or affiliated persons of such affiliates. The Fund’s Board of Trustees has adopted certain policies incorporating the standards of Rule 17e-1 issued by the SEC under the 1940 Act which require that the commissions paid to affiliates of the Fund must be reasonable and fair compared to the commissions, fees or other remuneration received or to be received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities or instruments during a comparable period of time. The rule and procedures also contain review requirements and require the Adviser to furnish reports to the trustees and to maintain records in connection with such reviews. After consideration of all factors deemed relevant, the trustees will consider from time to time whether the advisory fee for the Fund will be reduced by all or a portion of the brokerage commission paid to affiliated brokers.
 
Unless otherwise described below, the Fund paid no commissions to affiliated brokers during the last three fiscal years. The Fund paid the following commissions to brokers during the fiscal years shown:
 
                 
Commissions Paid:  
All Brokers
    Affiliated Brokers  
 
Fiscal year ended July 31, 2010
  $ 0       $0  
Fiscal year ended July 31, 2009
  $ 138       $0  
Fiscal year ended July 31, 2008
  $ 0       $0  
                 
                 
                 
Fiscal Year 2010 Percentages:
               
Commissions with affiliate to total commissions
    0 %
Value of brokerage transactions with affiliate to total transactions
    0 %
 
During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010, the Fund paid no brokerage commissions to brokers selected primarily on the basis of research services provided to the Adviser.
 
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
 
The Fund offers a number of shareholder services designed to facilitate investment in its Shares at little or no extra cost to the investor. Below is a description of such services. The following information supplements the section in the Fund’s Prospectus captioned “Shareholder Services.”
 
Reinvestment Plan
 
A convenient way for investors to accumulate additional Shares is by reinvesting dividends and capital gain dividends in Shares of the Fund. Such Shares are acquired at net asset value per Share (without a sales charge) on the applicable payable date of the dividend or capital gain dividend. Unless the shareholder instructs otherwise, with respect to Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares, the reinvestment plan (the Plan) is automatic. This instruction may be made by visiting our web site at www.invesco.com, by writing to Invesco Investment Services or by telephone by calling (800) 959-4246. With respect to Class IC Shares and Class IB Shares, previous instructions regarding reinvestment of dividends and capital gain dividends will continue to apply until such shareholder changes his or her instruction. The investor may, on the account application form or prior to any declaration, instruct that dividends and/or capital gain dividends be paid in cash, be reinvested in the Fund at the next determined net asset value or be reinvested in another Participating Fund (as defined in the Prospectus) at the next determined net asset value.
 
The agent for shareholders in administering the Plan maintains each shareholder’s account in the Plan and furnishes monthly written confirmations of all transactions in the accounts, including information needed by shareholders for personal and tax records. Shares will be held in non-certificated form in the name of the participant, and each shareholder’s proxy will include those Shares purchased pursuant to the Plan. Any fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and distributions will be paid by the Fund.
 
The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any federal income tax that may be payable or required to be withheld on such dividends or distributions.
 
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the change sent to all shareholders of the Fund at least 90 days before the record date for the dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be amended or terminated by the agent for shareholders administering the Plan by at least 90 days written notice to all shareholders of the Fund.
 
A shareholder may withdraw from the Plan at any time by contacting Invesco Investment Services at the address or telephone number set forth below. There is no penalty for non-participation in or withdrawal from the Plan, and shareholders who have previously withdrawn from the Plan may rejoin it at any time. Changes in elections should be directed to Invesco Investment Services and should include the name of the Fund and the shareholder’s name and address as registered. An election to withdraw from the Plan will, until such election is changed, be deemed to be an election by a shareholder to take all subsequent dividends and distributions in cash. Elections will only be effective for dividends and distributions declared after, and with a record date of at least ten days after, such elections are received by Invesco Investment Services. When a participant withdraws from the Plan or upon termination of the Plan as provided above, whole Shares credited to his or her account under the Plan will be issued and a cash payment will be made for any fraction of a Share credited to such account. All correspondence concerning the dividend reinvestment plan should be directed to the Invesco Investment Services Inc., P.O. Box 4739, Houston, Texas 77210-4739. Please call 1-800-959-4246 if you have questions regarding the Plan.
 
Retirement Plans
 
Eligible investors may establish individual retirement accounts (IRAs); SEP; SIMPLE IRAs; or other pension or profit sharing plans. Documents and forms containing detailed information regarding these plans are available from the Distributor.
 
Dividend Diversification
 
A Class A Shareholder, Class B Shareholder or Class C Shareholder may elect, by completing the appropriate section of the account application form or by calling (800) 959-4246, to have all dividends and capital gain dividends paid on such class of Shares of the Fund invested into shares of the same class of any of the Participating Funds (as defined in the Prospectus) so long as the investor has a pre-existing account for such class of shares of the other fund. A Class IB or Class IC Shareholder may elect (or may modify a prior election), by completing the appropriate section of the account application form or by calling (800) 959-4246, to have all dividends and capital gain dividends paid on such class of Shares of the Fund invested into Class A Shares of any of the Participating Funds (other than the Fund) so long as the investor has a pre-existing account for such class of shares of the other fund. A Class IB or Class IC Shareholder who prior to February 18, 2005 elected to utilize dividend diversification with respect to former Class B Shares (now Class IB Shares) or former Class C Shares (now Class IC Shares) of the Fund will have all dividends and capital gain dividends paid on such class of Shares of the Fund invested into the class of shares of the Participating Fund previously designated by such shareholder, unless such shareholder changes his or her election (the method of which is described above). Both accounts must be of the same type, either non-retirement or retirement. If the accounts are retirement accounts, they must both be of the same type of retirement plan (e.g., IRA, 403(b)(7), 401(k), Money Purchase and Profit Sharing plans) and for the benefit of the same individual. If a qualified, pre-existing account does not exist, the shareholder must establish a new account subject to any requirements of the Participating Fund into which distributions will be invested. Distributions are invested into the selected Participating Fund, provided that shares of such Participating Fund are available for sale, at its net asset value per share as of the payable date of the distribution from the Fund.
 
Reinstatement Privilege
 
A Class A Shareholder, Class B Shareholder, Class IB Shareholder or Class IC Shareholder who has tendered for repurchase Shares of the Fund may reinstate any portion or all of the net proceeds of such repurchase (and may include that amount necessary to acquire a fractional Share to round off his or her purchase to the next full Share) in Class A Shares of any Participating Fund. A Class C Shareholder who has tendered for repurchase Shares of the Fund may reinstate any portion or all of the net proceeds of such repurchase (and may include that amount necessary to acquire a fractional Share to round off his or her purchase to the next full Share) in Class C Shares of any Participating Fund with credit given for any early


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withdrawal charge paid on the amount of shares reinstated from such repurchase, provided that such shareholder has not previously exercised this reinstatement privilege with respect to Class C Shares of the Fund. Shares acquired in this manner will be deemed to have the original cost and purchase date of the repurchased Shares for purposes of applying the early withdrawal charge (if any) to subsequent repurchases. Reinstatements are made at the net asset value per Share (without a sales charge or early withdrawal charge) next determined after the order is received, which must be made within 180 days after the date of the repurchase, provided that shares of the Participating Fund into which shareholders desire to reinstate their net proceeds of a repurchase of Shares of the Fund are available for sale. Reinstatement at net asset value per Share is also offered to participants in eligible retirement plans for repayment of principal (and interest) on their borrowings on such plans, provided that Shares of the Participating Fund are available for sale. Any gain or loss realized by the shareholder upon repurchase of Shares is a taxable event regardless of whether the shareholder reinstates all or any portion of the net proceeds of the repurchase. Any such loss may be disallowed, to the extent of the reinstatement, under the so-called “wash sale” rules if the reinstatement occurs within 30 days after such repurchase. In that event, the shareholder’s tax basis in the Shares acquired pursuant to the reinstatement will be increased by the amount of the disallowed loss, and the shareholder’s holding period for such Shares will include the holding period for the repurchased shares.
 
NET ASSET VALUE
 
The net asset value per share of the Fund’s shares is determined by calculating the total value of the Fund’s assets, deducting its total liabilities, and dividing the result by the number of Shares outstanding.
 
Senior Loans will be valued by the Fund following valuation guidelines established and periodically reviewed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under the valuation guidelines, Senior Loans and securities for which reliable market quotes are readily available are valued at the mean of such bid and ask quotes and all other Senior Loans, securities and assets of the Fund are valued at fair value in good faith following procedures established by the Board of Trustees.
 
Short-term obligations held by the Fund that mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, if their original term to maturity when acquired by the Fund was 60 days or less, or are valued at amortized cost using their value on the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to maturity when acquired by the Fund was more than 60 days, unless in each case this is determined not to represent fair value. Repurchase agreements will be valued at cost plus accrued interest.
 
EARLY WITHDRAWAL CHARGE — CLASS A
 
As described in the Fund’s Prospectus under “Purchase of Shares — Class A Shares,” there is no sales charge payable on Class A Shares at the time of purchase on investments of $1 million or more, but an early withdrawal charge (EWC – Class A) may be imposed on certain repurchases made within eighteen months of purchase. For purposes of the EWC – Class A, when shares of a Participating Fund are exchanged for shares of another Participating Fund, the purchase date for the shares acquired by exchange will be assumed to be the date on which shares were purchased in the fund from which the exchange was made. If the exchanged shares themselves are acquired through an exchange, the purchase date is assumed to carry over from the date of the original election to purchase shares subject to an EWC – Class A rather than a front-end load sales charge. In determining whether an EWC – Class A is payable, it is assumed that Shares being repurchased first are any Shares in the shareholder’s account not subject to an EWC – Class A followed by Shares held the longest in the shareholder’s account. The EWC – Class A is assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of the then current market value or the cost of the Shares being repurchased. Accordingly, no EWC – Class A is imposed on increases in net asset value above the initial purchase price. In addition, no EWC – Class A is assessed on Shares derived from reinvestment of dividends or capital gain dividends.


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WAIVER OF EARLY WITHDRAWAL CHARGES
 
As described in the Fund’s Prospectus under “Repurchase of Shares,” repurchases of Class B Shares and Class C Shares will be subject to an early withdrawal charge (EWC – Class B and C). The EWC – Class A (defined above) and EWC – Class B and C are waived on repurchases in the circumstances described below:
 
Repurchase Upon Death or Disability
 
The Fund will waive the EWC – Class A and the EWC – Class B and C on repurchases following the death or disability of a Class A Shareholder, a Class B Shareholder or a Class C Shareholder. An individual will be considered disabled for this purpose if he or she meets the definition thereof in Section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), which in pertinent part defines a person as disabled if such person “is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or to be of long-continued and indefinite duration.” While the Fund does not specifically adopt the balance of the Code’s definition which pertains to furnishing the Secretary of Treasury with such proof as he or she may require, the Distributor will require satisfactory proof of death or disability before it determines to waive the EWC – Class A or the EWC – Class B and C.
 
In cases of death or disability, the EWC – Class A and the EWC – Class B and C will be waived where the decedent or disabled person is either an individual shareholder or owns the Shares as a joint tenant with right of survivorship or is the beneficial owner of a custodial or fiduciary account, and where the repurchase is made within one year of the death or initial determination of disability. This waiver of the EWC – Class A and the EWC – Class B and C applies to a total or partial repurchase, but only to a repurchase of Shares held at the time of the death or initial determination of disability.
 
Repurchase in Connection with Certain Distributions from Retirement Plans
 
The Fund will waive the EWC – Class A and the EWC – Class B and C when a total or partial repurchase is made in connection with certain distributions from retirement plans. The EWC – Class B and C will be waived upon the tax-free rollover or transfer of assets to another retirement plan invested in one or more Participating Funds; in such event, as described below, the Fund will “tack” the period for which the original Shares were held on to the holding period of the Shares acquired in the transfer or rollover for purposes of determining what, if any, EWC – Class A or EWC – Class B and C is applicable in the event that such acquired Shares are repurchased following the transfer or rollover. The EWC – Class A and the EWC – Class B and C also will be waived on any repurchase which results from the return of an excess contribution or other contribution pursuant to Code Section 408(d)(4) or (5), the return of excess contributions or excess deferral amounts pursuant to Code Section 401(k)(8) or 402(g)(2) or the financial hardship of the employee pursuant to U.S. Treasury regulation Section 1.401(k)-1(d)(2). In addition, the EWC – Class A and the EWC – Class B and C will be waived on any minimum distribution required to be distributed in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(9).
 
The Fund does not intend to waive the EWC – Class A or the EWC – Class B and C for any distributions from IRAs or other retirement plans not specifically described above.
 
No Initial Commission or Transaction Fee
 
The Fund will waive the EWC – Class A in circumstances under which no commission or transaction fee is paid to authorized dealers at the time of purchase of Class A Shares. The Fund will waive the EWC – Class B and C in certain 401(k) plans in circumstances under which no commission or transaction fee is paid to authorized dealers at the time of purchase of Class B Shares and Class C Shares.


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TAXATION
 
Taxation of the Fund
 
The following discussion and the taxation discussion in the Prospectus are summaries of certain federal income tax considerations affecting the Fund and its shareholders. The discussions reflect applicable federal income tax laws of the United States as of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, which tax laws may be changed or subject to new interpretations by the courts or the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) retroactively or prospectively. These discussions assume that the Fund’s shareholders hold their Shares as capital assets for federal income tax purposes (generally, assets held for investment). No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of all federal income tax considerations affecting the Fund and its shareholders, and the discussions set forth herein and in the Prospectus do not constitute tax advice. No ruling has been or will be sought from the IRS regarding any matter discussed herein. Counsel to the Fund has not rendered any legal opinion regarding any tax consequences relating to the Fund or its shareholders. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position different from any of the tax aspects set forth below. Shareholders must consult their own tax advisers regarding the federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Fund as well as state, local and foreign tax considerations and any proposed tax law changes.
 
The Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code. To qualify as a regulated investment company, the Fund must comply with certain requirements of the Code relating to, among other things, the sources of its income and diversification of its assets.
 
If the Fund so qualifies and distributes each year to its shareholders at least 90% of its investment company taxable income (generally including ordinary income and net short-term capital gain, but not net capital gain, which is the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) and meets certain other requirements, it will not be required to pay federal income taxes on any income it distributes to shareholders. The Fund intends to distribute at least the minimum amount necessary to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement. The Fund will not be subject to federal income tax on any net capital gain distributed to shareholders and designated as capital gain dividends.
 
To avoid a nondeductible 4% excise tax, the Fund will be required to distribute, by December 31st of each year, at least an amount equal to the sum of (i) 98% of its ordinary income for such year, (ii) 98% of its capital gain net income (the latter of which generally is computed on the basis of the one-year period ending on October 31st of such year), and (iii) any amounts that were not distributed in previous taxable years. For purposes of the excise tax, any ordinary income or capital gain net income retained by, and subject to federal income tax in the hands of, the Fund will be treated as having been distributed.
 
If the Fund failed to qualify as a regulated investment company or failed to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement in any taxable year, the Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation on its taxable income (even if such income were distributed to its shareholders) and all distributions out of earnings and profits would be taxed to shareholders as ordinary income. In addition, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay taxes and make distributions (which could be subject to interest charges) before requalifying for taxation as a regulated investment company.
 
Some of the Fund’s investment practices may be subject to special provisions of the Code that, among other things, may (i) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, including the dividends received deduction, (ii) convert lower taxed long-term capital gain or “qualified dividend income” into higher taxed short-term capital gain or ordinary income, (iii) convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited), (iv) cause the Fund to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, (v) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur, (vi) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions and/or (vii) produce income that will not qualify as good income for purposes of the annual gross income requirement that the Fund must meet to be treated as a regulated investment company. The Fund intends to monitor its transactions and may make certain tax elections or take other actions to mitigate the effect of these provisions and prevent disqualification of the Fund as a regulated investment company.


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Investments of the Fund in securities issued at a discount or providing for deferred interest or payment of interest in kind are subject to special tax rules that will affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. For example, with respect to securities issued at a discount, the Fund generally will be required to accrue as income each year a portion of the discount and to distribute such income each year to maintain its qualification as a regulated investment company and to avoid income and excise taxes. To generate sufficient cash to make distributions necessary to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement and to avoid income and excise taxes, the Fund may have to borrow money and/or dispose of securities that it would otherwise have continued to hold.
 
Income from investments in foreign securities received by the Fund may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries and U.S. possessions. Such taxes will not be deductible or creditable by shareholders. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes.
 
As discussed under the heading “Risks — Borrower Credit Risk” in the Prospectus, the Fund may acquire Senior Loans of Borrowers that are experiencing, or are more likely to experience, financial difficulty, including Senior Loans of Borrowers that have filed for bankruptcy protection. Investments in Senior Loans that are at risk of or in default may present special tax issues for the Fund. Federal income tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as when the Fund may cease to accrue interest, original issue discount or market discount, when and to what extent deductions may be taken for bad debts or worthless securities, how payments received on obligations in default should be allocated between principal and interest and whether exchanges of debt obligations in a bankruptcy or workout context are taxable. These and other issues will be addressed by the Fund, in the event that they arise with respect to Senior Loans it owns, in order to seek to ensure that it distributes sufficient income to preserve its status as a regulated investment company and does not become subject to federal income or excise tax.
 
Distributions to Shareholders
 
Distributions of the Fund’s investment company taxable income are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income to the extent of the Fund’s earnings and profits, whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional Shares. Distributions of the Fund’s net capital gains designated as capital gain dividends, if any, are taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains regardless of the length of time Shares have been held by such shareholders. Distributions in excess of the Fund’s earnings and profits will first reduce the adjusted tax basis of a shareholder’s Shares and, after such adjusted tax basis is reduced to zero, will constitute capital gain to such shareholder.
 
Current law provides for reduced federal income tax rates on (1) long-term capital gains received by individuals and certain other non-corporate taxpayers and (2) “qualified dividend income” received by individuals and certain other non-corporate taxpayers from certain domestic and foreign corporations. The reduced rates for long-term capital gains and “qualified dividend income” cease to apply for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, unless such date is extended pursuant to pending legislation. Fund shareholders, as well as the Fund itself, must also satisfy certain holding period and other requirements in order for such reduced rates for “qualified dividend income” dividends to apply. Because the Fund intends to invest primarily in Senior Loans and other senior debt securities, ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund generally will not be eligible for the reduced rates applicable to “qualified dividend income.” To the extent that distributions from the Fund are designated as capital gain dividends, such distributions will be eligible for the reduced rates applicable to long-term capital gains. For a summary of the maximum tax rates applicable to capital gains (including capital gain dividends), see “Capital Gains Rates” below. Distributions from the Fund generally will not be eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction. The Fund will inform shareholders of the source and tax status of all distributions promptly after the close of each calendar year.
 
Shareholders receiving distributions in the form of additional Shares issued by the Fund will be treated for federal income tax purposes as receiving a distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Shares received, determined as of the distribution date. The tax basis of such Shares will equal their fair market value on the distribution date.


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Although dividends generally will be treated as distributed when paid, dividends declared in October, November or December, payable to shareholders of record on a specified date in such month and paid during January of the following year, will be treated as having been distributed by the Fund and received by the shareholders on the December 31st prior to the date of payment. In addition, certain other distributions made after the close of a taxable year of the Fund may be “spilled back” and generally treated as paid by the Fund (except for purposes of the nondeductible 4% excise tax) during such taxable year. In such case, shareholders will be treated as having received such dividends in the taxable year in which the distribution was actually made.
 
Sale of Shares
 
The sale or exchange of Shares in connection with a repurchase of shares, as well as certain other transfers, will be a taxable transaction for federal income tax purposes. Except as discussed below, selling shareholders will generally recognize a capital gain or capital loss in an amount equal to the difference between their adjusted tax basis in the Shares sold and the amount received. For a summary of the maximum tax rates applicable to capital gains, see “Capital Gains Rates” below. Any loss recognized upon a taxable disposition of Shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any capital gain dividends received with respect to such Shares. For purposes of determining whether Shares have been held for six months or less, the holding period is suspended for any periods during which the shareholder’s risk of loss is diminished as a result of holding one or more other positions in substantially similar or related property or through certain options or short sales.
 
The sale of Shares pursuant to a repurchase offer will be a taxable transaction for federal income tax purposes, either as a “sale or exchange” or, under certain circumstances, as a “dividend.” Under Section 302(b) of the Code, a sale of Shares pursuant to a repurchase offer generally will be treated as a sale or exchange if the receipt of cash by the shareholder: (a) results in a “complete redemption” of the shareholder’s interest in the Fund, (b) is “substantially disproportionate” with respect to the shareholder or (c) is “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” with respect to the shareholder. In determining whether any of these tests has been met, Shares actually owned, as well as Shares considered to be owned by the shareholder by reason of certain constructive ownership rules set forth in Section 318 of the Code, generally must be taken into account. If any of these three tests for sale or exchange treatment is met, a shareholder will recognize capital gain or capital loss equal to the difference between the amount of cash received by the shareholder pursuant to the repurchase offer and the tax basis of the Shares sold.
 
If none of the tests set forth in Section 302(b) of the Code is met, amounts received by a shareholder who sells Shares pursuant to the repurchase offer will be taxable to the shareholder as a “dividend” to the extent of such shareholder’s allocable share of the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits. No part of such a dividend would constitute “qualified dividend income” eligible for favorable federal income tax rates. The excess of such amounts received over the portion that is taxable as a dividend would constitute a non-taxable return of capital (to the extent of the shareholder’s tax basis in the Shares sold pursuant to the repurchase offer). Any amounts in excess of the shareholder’s tax basis would constitute taxable gain. Thus, a shareholder’s tax basis in the Shares sold will not reduce the amount of the dividend. Any remaining tax basis in the Shares tendered to the Fund will be transferred to any remaining Shares held by such shareholder.
 
Capital Gains Rates
 
The maximum tax rate applicable to short-term capital gains recognized by all taxpayers is 35%. Under current law, the maximum tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains recognized by individuals and certain other non-corporate taxpayers is 15% (20% for net capital gains recognized in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, unless such date is extended pursuant to pending legislation). The maximum tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains recognized by corporate taxpayers is 35%.


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Withholding on Payments to Non-U.S. Shareholders
 
For purposes of this and the following paragraphs, a “Non-U.S. Shareholder” shall include any shareholder who is not:
 
  •  an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
 
  •  a corporation or partnership created or organized under the laws of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof;
 
  •  an estate, the income of which is subject to federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
 
  •  a trust that (i) is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and which has one or more U.S. fiduciaries who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
 
A Non-U.S. Shareholder generally will be subject to withholding of federal income tax at a 30% rate (or lower applicable treaty rate), rather than backup withholding (discussed below), on dividends from the Fund (other than capital gain dividends) that are not “effectively connected” with a U.S. trade or business carried on by such shareholder, provided that the shareholder furnishes to the Fund a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN certifying the shareholder’s non-United States status.
 
Non-effectively connected capital gain dividends and gains recognized from the sale of Shares generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax in the case of (i) a Non-U.S. Shareholder that is a corporation and (ii) an individual Non-U.S. Shareholder who is not present in the United States for more than 182 days during the taxable year (assuming that certain other conditions are met). However, certain Non-U.S. Shareholders may nonetheless be subject to backup withholding and information reporting on capital gain dividends and gross proceeds paid to them upon the sale of their Shares. See “Backup Withholding” and “Information Reporting” below.
 
If income from the Fund or gains recognized from the sale of Shares are effectively connected with a Non-U.S. Shareholder’s U.S. trade or business, then such amounts will not be subject to the 30% withholding described above, but rather will be subject to federal income tax on a net basis at the tax rates applicable to U.S. citizens and residents or domestic corporations. To establish that income from the Fund or gains recognized from the sale of Shares are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business, a Non-U.S. Shareholder must provide the Fund with a properly completed IRS Form W-8ECI certifying that such amounts are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Shareholder’s U.S. trade or business. Non-U.S. Shareholders that are corporations may also be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” with respect to income from the Fund that is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business.
 
The tax consequences to a Non-U.S. Shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty may be different from those described in this section. To claim tax treaty benefits, Non-U.S. Shareholders will be required to provide the Fund with a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN certifying their entitlement to the benefits. In addition, in certain cases where payments are made to a Non-U.S. Shareholder that is a partnership or other pass-through entity, both the entity and the persons holding an interest in the entity will need to provide certification. For example, an individual Non-U.S. Shareholder who holds Shares in the Fund through a non-U.S. partnership must provide an IRS Form W-8BEN to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty. Non-U.S. Shareholders are advised to consult their advisers with respect to the tax implications of purchasing, holding and disposing of Shares of the Fund.
 
Backup Withholding
 
The Fund may be required to withhold federal income tax at a rate of 28% (through 2010, when a higher rate will be applicable) (“backup withholding”) from dividends and proceeds from the repurchase of Shares paid to non-corporate shareholders. This tax may be withheld from dividends paid to a shareholder (other than a Non-U.S. Shareholder that properly certifies its non-United States status) if (i) the shareholder fails to properly furnish the Fund with its correct taxpayer identification number or to certify its non-U.S. status (in the case of a Non-U.S. Shareholder), (ii) the IRS notifies the Fund that the shareholder has failed to properly report certain interest and dividend income to the IRS and to respond to notices to that effect or (iii) when


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required to do so, the shareholder fails to certify that the taxpayer identification number provided is correct, that the shareholder is not subject to backup withholding and that the shareholder is a U.S. person (as defined for federal income tax purposes). Repurchase proceeds may be subject to backup withholding under the circumstances described in (i) above.
 
Generally, dividends paid to Non-U.S. Shareholders that are subject to the 30% federal income tax withholding described above under “Withholding on Payments to Non-U.S. Shareholders” are not subject to backup withholding. To avoid backup withholding on capital gain dividends and gross proceeds from the repurchase of Shares, Non-U.S. Shareholders must provide a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN certifying their non-United States status.
 
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from payments made to a shareholder may be refunded or credited against such shareholder’s federal income tax liability, if any, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS.
 
Information Reporting
 
The Fund must report annually to the IRS and to each shareholder (other than a Non-U.S. Shareholder that properly certifies its non-United States status) the amount of dividends, capital gain dividends or repurchase proceeds paid to such shareholder and the amount, if any, of tax withheld pursuant to backup withholding rules with respect to such amounts. In the case of a Non-U.S. Shareholder, the Fund must report to the IRS and such Shareholder the amount of dividends, capital gain dividends and repurchase proceeds paid that are subject to withholding (including backup withholding, if any) and the amount of tax withheld, if any, with respect to such amounts. This information may also be made available to the tax authorities in the Non-U.S. Shareholder’s country of residence.
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
Proxy Voting Policy and Proxy Voting Record
 
The Board of Trustees believes that the voting of proxies on securities held by the Fund is an important element of the overall investment process. The Board has delegated the day-to-day responsibility to the Adviser to vote such proxies pursuant to the Board approved Proxy Voting Policy. Attached hereto as Appendix B is the Proxy Voting Policy which is currently in effect as of the date of this Statement of Additional Information.
 
The Proxy Voting Policy is subject to change over time and investors seeking the most current copy of the Proxy Voting Policy should go to our web site at www.invesco.com. The Fund’s most recent proxy voting record for the twelve-month period ended June 30 which has been filed with the SEC is also available without charge on our web site at www.invesco.com. The Fund’s proxy voting record is also available without charge on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
An independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund performs an annual audit of the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s Board of Trustees has engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, located at One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, to be the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.
 
Legal Counsel
 
Counsel to the Fund is Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.


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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
The audited financial statements of the Fund are incorporated herein by reference to the Annual Report to shareholders of the Fund dated July 31, 2010. The Annual Report may be obtained by following the instructions on the cover of this Statement of Additional Information. The Annual Report is included as part of the Fund’s filing on Form N-CSR as filed with the SEC on October 10, 2010. The Annual Report may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC or on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s internet site (www.sec.gov). Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at (202) 551-8090. You can also request copies of these materials, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the SEC’s e-mail address (publicinfo@sec.gov) or by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, DC 20549-0102.


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APPENDIX A — DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES RATINGS
 
 
Moody’s Investors Service Inc.  — A brief description of the applicable Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s) rating symbols and their meanings (as published by Moody’s) follows:
 
1. Long-Term Obligation Ratings
 
Moody’s long-term obligation ratings are opinions of the relative credit risk of fixed-income obligations with an original maturity of one year or more. They address the possibility that a financial obligation will not be honored as promised. Such ratings reflect both the likelihood of default and any financial loss suffered in the event of default.
 
Moody’s Long-Term Rating Definitions:
 
Aaa: Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, with minimal credit risk.
 
Aa: Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.
 
A: Obligations rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.
 
Baa: Obligations rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered medium-grade and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.
 
Ba: Obligations rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements and are subject to substantial credit risk.
 
B: Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.
 
Caa: Obligations rated Caa are judged to be of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.
 
Ca: Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.
 
C: Obligations rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.
 
Note: Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.
 
Short-Term Debt Ratings
 
There are three rating categories for short-term municipal obligations that are considered investment grade. These ratings are designated as Municipal Investment Grade (MIG) and are divided into three levels—MIG 1 through MIG 3. In addition, those short-term obligations that are of speculative quality are designated SG, or speculative grade. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation.
 
MIG 1.  This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.
 
MIG 2.  This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group.
 
MIG 3.  This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.
 
SG.  This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection.
 
Demand Obligation Ratings
 
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degree of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moody’s evaluation of the degree of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand (“demand feature”), using a variation of the MIG rating scale, the Variable Municipal Investment Grade or VMIG rating.
 
When either the long- or short-term aspect of a VRDO is not rated, that piece is designated NR, e.g., Aaa/NR or NR/VMIG 1.
 
VMIG rating expirations are a function of each issue’s specific structural or credit features.
 
VMIG 1.  This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
 
VMIG 2.  This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
 
VMIG 3.  This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
 
SG.  This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
 
2. Short-Term Ratings
 
Moody’s short-term ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to honor short-term financial obligations. Ratings may be assigned to issuers, short-term programs or to individual short-term debt instruments. Such obligations generally have an original maturity not exceeding thirteen months, unless explicitly noted.
 
Moody’s employs the following designations to indicate the relative repayment ability of rated issuers:
 
P-1  Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations.
 
P-2  Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.
 
P-3  Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term debt obligations.
 
NP  Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.
 
Note: Canadian issuers rated P-1 or P-2 have their short-term ratings enhanced by the senior-most long-term rating of the issuer, its guarantor or support-provider.
 
Standard & Poor’s  A brief description of the applicable Standard & Poor’s (S&P) rating symbols and their meanings (as published by S&P) follows:
 
Issue Credit Rating Definitions
 
A S&P issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion of the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects S&P’s view of the obligor’s capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default.


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Issue credit ratings can be either long-term or short-term. Short-term ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market. In the U.S., for example, that means obligations with an original maturity of no more than 365 days — including commercial paper. Short-term ratings are also used to indicate the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on long-term obligations. The result is a dual rating, in which the short-term rating addresses the put feature, in addition to the usual long-term rating. Medium-term notes are assigned long-term ratings.
 
Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings
 
Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on S&P’s analysis of the following considerations:
 
  •   Likelihood of payment-capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation;
 
  •   Nature of and provisions of the obligation;
 
  •   Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors’ rights.
 
Issue ratings are an assessment of default risk, but may incorporate an assessment of relative seniority or ultimate recovery in the event of default. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect the lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such differentiation may apply when an entity has both senior and subordinated obligations, secured and unsecured obligations, or operating company and holding company obligations.)
 
AAA: An obligation rated ‘AAA’ has the highest rating assigned by S&P. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong.
 
AA: An obligation rated ‘AA’ differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.
 
A: An obligation rated ‘A’ is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.
 
BBB: An obligation rated ‘BBB’ exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
 
BB, B, CCC, CC, and C: Obligations rated ‘BB’, ‘B’, ‘CCC’, ‘CC’, and ‘C’ are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. ‘BB’ indicates the least degree of speculation and ‘C’ the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions.
 
BB: An obligation rated ‘BB’ is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
 
B: An obligation rated ‘B’ is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated ‘BB’, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor’s capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
 
CCC: An obligation rated ‘CCC’ is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
 
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C: A ‘C’ rating is assigned to obligations that are currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, obligations that have payment arrearages allowed by the terms of the documents, or obligations of an issuer that is the subject of a bankruptcy petition or similar action which have not experienced a payment default. Among others, the ‘C’ rating may be assigned to subordinated debt, preferred stock or other obligations on which cash payments have been suspended in accordance with the instrument’s terms or when preferred stock is the subject of a distressed exchange offer, whereby some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of cash or replaced by other instruments having a total value that is less than par.
 
D: An obligation rated ‘D’ is in payment default. The ‘D’ rating category is used when payments on an obligation, including a regulatory capital instrument, are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor’s believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The ‘D’ rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized. An obligation’s rating is lowered to ‘D’ upon completion of a distressed exchange offer, whereby some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of cash or replaced by other instruments having a total value that is less than par.
 
Plus (+) or minus (–): The ratings from ‘AA’ to ‘CCC’ may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (–) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.
 
N.R.: This indicates that no rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that Standard & Poor’s does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of policy.
 
Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings
 
A-1: A short-term obligation rated ‘A-1’ is rated in the highest category by Standard & Poor’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.
 
A-2: A short-term obligation rated ‘A-2’ is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.
 
A-3: A short-term obligation rated ‘A-3’ exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
 
B: A short-term obligation rated ‘B’ is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. Ratings of ‘B-1’, ‘B-2’, and ‘B-3’ may be assigned to indicate finer distinctions within the ‘B’ category. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
 
B-1: A short-term obligation rated ‘B-1’ is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, but the obligor has a relatively stronger capacity to meet its financial commitments over the short-term compared to other speculative-grade obligors.
 
B-2: A short-term obligation rated ‘B-2’ is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, and the obligor has an average speculative-grade capacity to meet its financial commitments over the short-term compared to other speculative-grade obligors.
 
B-3: A short-term obligation rated ‘B-3’ is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, and the obligor has a relatively weaker capacity to meet its financial commitments over the short-term compared to other speculative-grade obligors.
 
C: A short-term obligation rated ‘C’ is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.


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D: A short-term obligation rated ‘D’ is in payment default. The ‘D’ rating category is used when payments on an obligation, including a regulatory capital instrument, are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor’s believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The ‘D’ rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized.
 
Dual Ratings
 
S&P assigns “dual” ratings to all debt issues that have a put option or demand feature as part of their structure. The first rating addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest as due, and the second rating addresses only the demand feature. The long-term rating symbols are used for bonds to denote the long-term maturity and the short-term rating symbols for the put option (for example, ‘AAA/A-1+’). With U.S. municipal short-term demand debt, note rating symbols are used with the short-term issue credit rating symbols (for example, ‘SP-1+/A-1+’).
 
Local Currency and Foreign Currency Risks
 
Country risk considerations are a standard part of Standard & Poor’s analysis for credit ratings on any issuer or issue. Currency of repayment is a key factor in this analysis. An obligor’s capacity to repay foreign currency obligations may be lower than its capacity to repay obligations in its local currency due to the sovereign government’s own relatively lower capacity to repay external versus domestic debt. These sovereign risk considerations are incorporated in the debt ratings assigned to specific issues. Foreign currency issuer ratings are also distinguished from local currency issuer ratings to identify those instances where sovereign risks make them different for the same issuer.
 
The ratings and other credit related opinions of Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates are statements of opinion as of the date they are expressed and not statements of fact or recommendations to purchase, hold, or sell any securities or make any investment decisions. Standard & Poor’s assumes no obligation to update any information following publication. Users of ratings and credit related opinions should not rely on them in making any investment decision. Standard & Poor’s opinions and analyses do not address the suitability of any security. Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC does not act as a fiduciary or an investment advisor. While Standard & Poor’s has obtained information from sources it believes to be reliable, Standard & Poor’s does not perform an audit and undertakes no duty of due diligence or independent verification of any information it receives. Ratings and credit related opinions may be changed, suspended, or withdrawn at any time.


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APPENDIX B — PROXY VOTING POLICIES
 
The following policies and procedures apply to certain funds and other accounts managed by Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”).
 
A. POLICY STATEMENT
 
Introduction
 
Our Belief
 
The Invesco Funds Boards of Trustees and Invesco’s investment professionals expect a high standard of corporate governance from the companies in our portfolios so that Invesco may fulfill its fiduciary obligation to our fund shareholders and other account holders. Well governed companies are characterized by a primary focus on the interests of shareholders, accountable boards of directors, ample transparency in financial disclosure, performance-driven cultures and appropriate consideration of all stakeholders. Invesco believes well governed companies create greater shareholder wealth over the long term than poorly governed companies, so we endeavor to vote in a manner that increases the value of our investments and fosters good governance within our portfolio companies.
 
In determining how to vote proxy issues, Invesco considers the probable business consequences of each issue and votes in a manner designed to protect and enhance fund shareholders’ and other account holders’ interests. Our voting decisions are intended to enhance each company’s total shareholder value over Invesco’s typical investment horizon.
 
Proxy voting is an integral part of Invesco’s investment process. We believe that the right to vote proxies should be managed with the same care as all other elements of the investment process. The objective of Invesco’s proxy-voting activity is to promote good governance and advance the economic interests of our clients. At no time will Invesco exercise its voting power to advance its own commercial interests, to pursue a social or political cause that is unrelated to our clients’ economic interests, or to favor a particular client or business relationship to the detriment of others.
 
B. OPERATING PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBLE PARTIES
 
Proxy administration
 
The Invesco Retail Proxy Committee (the “Proxy Committee”) consists of members representing Invesco’s Investments, Legal and Compliance departments. Invesco’s Proxy Voting Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) are revised annually by the Proxy Committee, and are approved by the Invesco Funds Boards of Trustees. The Proxy Committee implements the Guidelines and oversees proxy voting.
 
The Proxy Committee has retained outside experts to assist with the analysis and voting of proxy issues. In addition to the advice offered by these experts, Invesco uses information gathered from our own research, company managements, Invesco’s portfolio managers and outside shareholder groups to reach our voting decisions.
 
Generally speaking, Invesco’s investment-research process leads us to invest in companies led by management teams we believe have the ability to conceive and execute strategies to outperform their competitors. We select companies for investment based in large part on our assessment of their management teams’ ability to create shareholder wealth. Therefore, in formulating our proxy-voting decisions, Invesco gives proper consideration to the recommendations of a company’s Board of Directors.
 
Important principles underlying the Invesco Proxy Voting Guidelines
 
I. Accountability
 
Management teams of companies are accountable to their boards of directors, and directors of publicly held companies are accountable to their shareholders. Invesco endeavors to vote the proxies of its portfolio companies in a manner that will reinforce the notion of a board’s accountability to its shareholders.


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Consequently, Invesco votes against any actions that would impair the rights of shareholders or would reduce shareholders’ influence over the board or over management.
 
The following are specific voting issues that illustrate how Invesco applies this principle of accountability.
 
  •  Elections of directors. In uncontested director elections for companies that do not have a controlling shareholder, Invesco votes in favor of slates if they are comprised of at least a majority of independent directors and if the boards’ key committees are fully independent. Key committees include the Audit, Compensation and Governance or Nominating Committees. Invesco’s standard of independence excludes directors who, in addition to the directorship, have any material business or family relationships with the companies they serve.
 
Contested director elections are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and are decided within the context of Invesco’s investment thesis on a company.
 
  •  Director performance. Invesco withholds votes from directors who exhibit a lack of accountability to shareholders, either through their level of attendance at meetings or by enacting egregious corporate-governance or other policies. In cases of material financial restatements, accounting fraud, habitually late filings, adopting shareholder rights plan (“poison pills”) without shareholder approval, or other areas of poor performance, Invesco may withhold votes from some or all of acompany’s directors. In situations where directors’ performance is a concern, Invesco may also support shareholder proposals to take corrective actions such as so-called “clawback” provisions.
 
  •  Auditors and Audit Committee members. Invesco believes a company’s Audit Committee has a high degree of responsibility to shareholders in matters of financial disclosure, integrity of the financial statements and effectiveness of a company’s internal controls. Independence, experience and financial expertise are critical elements of a well-functioning Audit Committee. When electing directors who are members of a company’s Audit Committee, or when ratifying a company’s auditors, Invesco considers the past performance of the Committee and holds its members accountable for the quality of the company’s financial statements and reports.
 
  •  Majority standard in director elections. The right to elect directors is the single most important mechanism shareholders have to promote accountability. Invesco supports the nascent effort to reform the U.S. convention of electing directors, and votes in favor of proposals to elect directors by a majority vote.
 
  •  Classified boards. Invesco supports proposals to elect directors annually instead of electing them to staggered multi-year terms because annual elections increase a board’s level of accountability to its shareholders.
 
  •  Supermajority voting requirements. Unless proscribed by law in the state of incorporation, Invesco votes against actions that would impose any supermajority voting requirement, and supports actions to dismantle existing supermajority requirements.
 
  •  Responsiveness. Invesco withholds votes from directors who do not adequately respond to shareholder proposals that were approved by a majority of votes cast the prior year.
 
  •  Cumulative voting. The practice of cumulative voting can enable minority shareholders to have representation on a company’s board. Invesco supports proposals to institute the practice of cumulative voting at companies whose overall corporate-governance standards indicate a particular need to protect the interests of minority shareholders.
 
  •  Shareholder access. On business matters with potential financial consequences, Invesco votes in favor of proposals that would increase shareholders’ opportunities to express their views to boards of directors, proposals that would lower barriers to shareholder action and proposals to promote the adoption of generally accepted best practices in corporate governance.
 
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shareholder wealth. Invesco supports equity compensation plans that promote the proper alignment of incentives, and votes against plans that are overly dilutive to existing shareholders, plans that contain objectionable structural features, and plans that appear likely to reduce the value of an account’s investment.
 
Following are specific voting issues that illustrate how Invesco evaluates incentive plans.
 
  •  Executive compensation. Invesco evaluates compensation plans for executives within the context of the company’s performance under the executives’ tenure. Invesco believes independent compensation committees are best positioned to craft executive-compensation plans that are suitable for their company-specific circumstances. We view the election of those independent compensation committee members as the appropriate mechanism for shareholders to express their approval or disapproval of a company’s compensation practices. Therefore, Invesco generally does not support shareholder proposals to limit or eliminate certain forms of executive compensation. In the interest of reinforcing the notion of a compensation committee’s accountability to shareholders, Invesco supports proposals requesting that companies subject each year’s compensation record to an advisory shareholder vote, or so-called “say on pay” proposals.
 
  •  Equity-based compensation plans. When voting to approve or reject equity-based compensation plans, Invesco compares the total estimated cost of the plans, including stock options and restricted stock, against a carefully selected peer group and uses multiple performance metrics that help us determine whether the incentive structures in place are creating genuine shareholder wealth. Regardless of a plan’s estimated cost relative to its peer group, Invesco votes against plans that contain structural features that would impair the alignment of incentives between shareholders and management. Such features include the ability to reprice or reload options without shareholder approval, the ability to issue options below the stock’s current market price, or the ability to automatically replenish shares without shareholder approval.
 
  •  Employee stock-purchase plans. Invesco supports employee stock-purchase plans that are reasonably designed to provide proper incentives to a broad base of employees, provided that the price at which employees may acquire stock is at most a 15 percent discount from the market price.
 
  •  Severance agreements. Invesco generally votes in favor of proposals requiring advisory shareholder ratification of executives’ severance agreements. However, we oppose proposals requiring such agreements to be ratified by shareholders in advance of their adoption.
 
III. Capitalization
 
Examples of management proposals related to a company’s capital structure include authorizing or issuing additional equity capital, repurchasing outstanding stock, or enacting a stock split or reverse stock split. On requests for additional capital stock, Invesco analyzes the company’s stated reasons for the request. Except where the request could adversely affect the fund’s ownership stake or voting rights, Invesco generally supports a board’s decisions on its needs for additional capital stock. Some capitalization proposals require a case-by-case analysis within the context of Invesco’s investment thesis on a company. Examples of such proposals include authorizing common or preferred stock with special voting rights, or issuing additional stock in connection with an acquisition.
 
IV. Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Corporate Actions
 
Issuers occasionally require shareholder approval to engage in certain corporate actions such as mergers, acquisitions, name changes, dissolutions, reorganizations, divestitures and reincorporations. Invesco analyzes these proposals within the context of our investment thesis on the company, and determines its vote on a case-by-case basis.
 
V. Anti-Takeover Measures
 
Practices designed to protect a company from unsolicited bids can adversely affect shareholder value and voting rights, and they create conflicts of interests among directors, management and shareholders. Except under special issuer-specific circumstances, Invesco votes to reduce or eliminate such measures. These measures include adopting or renewing “poison pills”, requiring supermajority voting on certain corporate


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actions, classifying the election of directors instead of electing each director to an annual term, or creating separate classes of common or preferred stock with special voting rights. Invesco generally votes against management proposals to impose these types of measures, and generally votes for shareholder proposals designed to reduce such measures. Invesco supports shareholder proposals directing companies to subject their anti-takeover provisions to a shareholder vote.
 
VI. Shareholder Proposals on Corporate Governance
 
Invesco generally votes for shareholder proposals that are designed to protect shareholder rights if a company’s corporate-governance standards indicate that such additional protections are warranted.
 
VII. Shareholder Proposals on Social Responsibility
 
The potential costs and economic benefits of shareholder proposals seeking to amend a company’s practices for social reasons are difficult to assess. Analyzing the costs and economic benefits of these proposals is highly subjective and does not fit readily within our framework of voting to create greater shareholder wealth over Invesco’s typical investment horizon. Therefore, Invesco abstains from voting on shareholder proposals deemed to be of a purely social, political or moral nature.
 
VIII. Routine Business Matters
 
Routine business matters rarely have a potentially material effect on the economic prospects of fund holdings, so we generally support the board’s discretion on these items. However, Invesco votes against proposals where there is insufficient information to make a decision about the nature of the proposal. Similarly, Invesco votes against proposals to conduct other unidentified business at shareholder meetings.
 
Summary
 
These Guidelines provide an important framework for making proxy-voting decisions, and should give fund shareholders and other account holders insight into the factors driving Invesco’s decisions. The Guidelines cannot address all potential proxy issues, however. Decisions on specific issues must be made within the context of these Guidelines and within the context of the investment thesis of the funds and other accounts that own the company’s stock. Where a different investment thesis is held by portfolio managers who may hold stocks in common, Invesco may vote the shares held on a fund-by-fund or account-by-account basis.
 
Exceptions
 
In certain circumstances, Invesco may refrain from voting where the economic cost of voting a company’s proxy exceeds any anticipated benefits of that proxy proposal.
 
Share-lending programs
 
One reason that some portion of Invesco’s position in a particular security might not be voted is the securities lending program. When securities are out on loan and earning fees for the lending fund, they are transferred into the borrower’s name. Any proxies during the period of the loan are voted by the borrower. The lending fund would have to terminate the loan to vote the company’s proxy, an action that is not generally in the best economic interest of fund shareholders. However, whenever Invesco determines that the benefit to shareholders or other account holders of voting a particular proxy outweighs the revenue lost by terminating the loan, we recall the securities for the purpose of voting the fund’s full position.
 
“Share-blocking”
 
Another example of a situation where Invesco may be unable to vote is in countries where the exercise of voting rights requires the fund to submit to short-term trading restrictions, a practice known as “share-blocking.” Invesco generally refrains from voting proxies in share-blocking countries unless the portfolio manager determines that the benefit to fund shareholders and other account holders of voting a specific proxy outweighs the fund’s or other account’s temporary inability to sell the security.


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International constraints
 
An additional concern that sometimes precludes our voting non-U.S. proxies is our inability to receive proxy materials with enough time and enough information to make a voting decision. In the great majority of instances, however, we are able to vote non-U.S. proxies successfully. It is important to note that Invesco makes voting decisions for non-U.S. issuers using these Guidelines as our framework, but also takes into account the corporate-governance standards, regulatory environment and generally accepted best practices of the local market.
 
Exceptions to these Guidelines
 
Invesco retains the flexibility to accommodate company-specific situations where strictly adhering to the Guidelines would lead to a vote that the Proxy Committee deems not to be in the best interest of the funds’ shareholders and other account holders. In these situations, the Proxy Committee will vote the proxy in the manner deemed to be in the best interest of the funds’ shareholders and other account holders, and will promptly inform the funds’ Boards of Trustees of such vote and the circumstances surrounding it.
 
Resolving potential conflicts of interest
 
A potential conflict of interest arises when Invesco votes a proxy for an issuer with which it also maintains a material business relationship. Examples could include issuers that are distributors of Invesco’s products, or issuers that employ Invesco to manage portions of their retirement plans or treasury accounts. Invesco reviews each proxy proposal to assess the extent, if any, to which there may be a material conflict between the interests of the fund shareholders or other account holders and Invesco.
 
Invesco takes reasonable measures to determine whether a potential conflict may exist. A potential conflict is deemed to exist only if one or more of the Proxy Committee members actually knew or should have known of the potential conflict.
 
If a material potential conflict is deemed to exist, Invesco may resolve the potential conflict in one of the following ways: (1) if the proposal that gives rise to the potential conflict is specifically addressed by the Guidelines, Invesco may vote the proxy in accordance with the predetermined Guidelines; (2) Invesco may engage an independent third party to determine how the proxy should be voted; or (3) Invesco may establish an ethical wall or other informational barrier between the persons involved in the potential conflict and the persons making the proxy-voting decision in order to insulate the potential conflict from the decision makers.
 
Because the Guidelines are pre-determined and crafted to be in the best economic interest of shareholders and other account holders, applying the Guidelines to vote client proxies should, in most instances, adequately resolve any potential conflict of interest. As an additional safeguard against potential conflicts, persons from Invesco’s marketing, distribution and other customer-facing functions are precluded from becoming members of the Proxy Committee.
 
On a quarterly basis, the Invesco Funds Boards of Trustees review a report from Invesco’s Internal Compliance Controls Committee. The report contains a list of all known material business relationships that Invesco maintains with publicly traded issuers. That list is cross-referenced with the list of proxies voted over the period. If there are any instances where Invesco’s voting pattern on the proxies of its material business partners is inconsistent with its voting pattern on all other issuers, they are brought before the Trustees and explained by the Chairman of the Proxy Committee.
 
Personal conflicts of interest. If any member of the Proxy Committee has a personal conflict of interest with respect to a company or an issue presented for voting, that Proxy Committee member will inform the Proxy Committee of such conflict and will abstain from voting on that company or issue.
 
Funds of funds. Some Invesco Funds offering diversified asset allocation within one investment vehicle own shares in other Invesco Funds. A potential conflict of interest could arise if an underlying Invesco Fund has a shareholder meeting with any proxy issues to be voted on, because Invesco’s asset-allocation funds or target-maturity funds may be large shareholders of the underlying fund. In order to avoid any potential for a conflict,


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the asset-allocation funds and target maturity funds vote their shares in the same proportion as the votes of the external shareholders of the underlying fund.
 
C. RECORDKEEPING
 
Records are maintained in accordance with Invesco’s Recordkeeping Policy.
 
Policies and Vote Disclosure
 
A copy of these Guidelines and the voting record of each Invesco Fund are available on our web site, www.invesco.com. In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, all funds file a record of all proxy-voting activity for the prior 12 months ending June 30th. That filing is made on or before August 31st of each year.


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PART C—OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 25: Financial Statements and Exhibits  
 
     (1) Financial Statements:
 
  Included in Part A:
 
Financial Highlights
 
Included in Part B:
 
Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report dated July 31, 2010. Filed electronically pursuant to Section 30(b)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm; Audited Financial Statements as of July 31, 2010; Notes to Audited Financial Statements
 
     (2) Exhibits
 
     
(a)(1)      
  Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated September 19, 1989(1)
(2)      
  Certificate of Amendment dated October 11, 1995(1)
(3)      
  Certificate of Amendment dated July 16, 1998(7)
(4)      
  Certificate of Amendment dated June 12, 2003(6)
(5)      
  Certificate of Amendment dated June 15, 2004(12)
(6)      
  Certificate of Amendment dated October 3, 2007(12)
(7)      
  Certificate of Amendment dated May 19, 2010(16)
(b)          
  Amended and Restated By-laws(13)
(d)(1)      
  Specimen Certificate of Class A Share of Registrant(9)
(2)      
  Specimen Certificate of Class B Share of Registrant(9)
(3)      
  Specimen Certificate of Class C Share of Registrant(9)
(4)      
  Specimen Certificate of Class IB Share of Registrant(9)
(5)      
  Specimen Certificate of Class IC Share of Registrant(9)
(g)(1)      
  Master Investment Advisory Agreement(16)
(2)      
  Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract(16)
(h)(1)      
  Master Distribution Agreement(16)
(2)      
  Amended and Restated Plan of Distribution(16)
(j)(1)      
  Amended and Restated Master Custodian Contract(16)
(2)      
  Transfer Agency and Service Agreement(16)
(i)  
  Amendment to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement(16)
(k)(1)(i)  
  Master Administrative Services Agreement(16)
(ii)  
  Administration Agreement(16)
(3)      
  Revolving Credit and Security Agreement August 21, 2009(15)
(i)  
  Agreement of Amendment No. 2 and Assignment(16)
(7)      
  Distribution Plan(16)
(8)      
  Service Plan(16)
(9)      
  First Amended and Restated Multi-Class Plan(10)
(10)      
  Master Sub-Accounting Services Agreement*


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(l)(1)      
  Opinion and Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP regarding Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares(9)
(2)      
  Opinion and Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP regarding former Class B Shares (now Class IB Shares) and former Class C Shares (now Class IC Shares)(6)
(3)      
  Opinion and Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP regarding Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares(14)
(4)      
  Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom*
(n)          
  Consent of Independent Auditors*
(p)          
  Letter of Investment Intent(1)
(r)      
  Code of Ethics of the Fund, Investment Adviser and the Distributor*
(s)          
  Power of Attorney*
(1)  Incorporated by reference to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-14499 and 811-5845, filed on October 21, 1996.
 
(2)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-14999 and 811-5845, filed on November 13, 1997.
 
(3)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-75911 and 811-5845, filed on November 8, 2000.
 
(4)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-75911 and 811-5845, filed on November 27, 2002.
 
(5)  Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14, File Nos. 333-103330 and 811-5845, filed on March 11, 2003.
 
(6)  Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-104959 and 811-5845, filed on June 12, 2003.
 
(7)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-104959 and 811-5845, filed on November 26, 2003.
 
(8)  Incorporated by reference to the Fund’s Schedule TO filed on June 18, 2004.
 
(9)  Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-121061 and 811-5845, filed on February 15, 2005.
 
(10)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-121061 and 811-5845, filed on November 28, 2005.
 
(11)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-121061 and 811-5845, filed on September 29, 2006.
 
(12)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-121061 and 811-5845, filed on November 28, 2007.
 
(13)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-121061 and 811-5845, filed on November 26, 2008.
 
(14)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-121061 and 811-5845, filed on December 19, 2008.
 
(15)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-121061 and 811-5845, filed on November 24, 2009.
 
(16)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 of the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-121061 and 811-5845, filed September 29, 2010.
 
*  Filed herewith.
 
Item 26: Marketing Arrangements
 
See Exhibit h to this Registration Statement.

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Item 27: Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
 
         
Securities and Exchange Commission fees
  $ 0  
Printing and engraving expenses*
  $ 236,907  
Legal fees*
  $ 683,815  
Audit expenses*
  $ 140,903  
         
Total
  $ 1,061,625  
         
* Estimated based on expenses incurred during the previous fiscal year.
 
Item 28: Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant
 
Not applicable
 
Item 29: Number of Holders of Securities
 
On September 30, 2010:
 
         
Title of Class
 
Number of Record Holders
 
 
Class A Shares
    1,582  
Class B Shares
    599  
Class C Shares
    1,878  
Class IB Shares
    15,521  
Class IC Shares
    1,758  
 
Item 30: Indemnification
 
Please see Article 5.3 of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Exhibit (a)(i)) for indemnification of Trustees and officers. Registrant’s Trustees and officers are also covered by an Errors and Omissions Policy. Section 5 of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser provides that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in connection with the obligations or duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement or on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be liable to the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of or connected in any way with rendering services or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security. The Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Agreement provides that the Registrant shall indemnify the Principal Underwriter (as defined therein) and certain persons related thereto for any loss or liability arising from any alleged misstatement of a material fact (or alleged omission to state a material fact) contained in, among other things, the Registration Statement or Prospectus except to the extent the misstated fact or omission was made in reliance upon information provided by or on behalf of the Principal Underwriter. (See Section 7 of the Distribution and Service Agreement.)
 
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to Trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant and the Adviser and any underwriter pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in such Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer, or controlling person or the Registrant and the principal underwriter in connection with the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted against the Registrant by such Trustee, officer or controlling person or the Principal Underwriter in connection with the Shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in such Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


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Item 31: Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
 
The only employment of a substantial nature of Invesco Adviser’s directors and officers is with the Advisers and its affiliated companies. For information as to the business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature of each of the officers and directors of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Ltd., Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (each a Sub-Adviser, collectively the Sub-Advisers) reference is made to Form ADV filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 by each Sub-Adviser herein incorporated by reference. Reference is also made to the caption “Fund Management — The Advisers” in the Prospectuses which comprises Part A of this Registration Statement, and to the caption “Investment Advisory and Other Services” of the Statement of Additional Information which comprises Part B of this Registration Statement, and to Item 32(b) of this Part C.
 
Item 32: Location of Accounts and Records
 
Invesco Advisers, Inc., 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309, maintains physical possession of each such account, book or other document of the Registrant at the Registrant’s principal executive offices, 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173, except for those maintained at the offices of, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc., 1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036, and except for those relating to certain transactions in portfolio securities that are maintained by the Registrant’s Custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110 and the Registrant’s Transfer Agent and Dividend Paying Agent, Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 4739, Houston, Texas 77210-4739.
 
Records may also be maintained at the offices of:
 
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH
An der Welle 5
1st Floor
Frankfurt, Germany 60322
 
Invesco Asset Management Ltd.
30 Finsbury Square
London, United Kingdom
EC2A 1AG
 
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
25th Floor, Shiroyama Trust Tower
3-1, Toranoman 4-chome, Minato-Ku
Tokyo, Japan 105-6025
 
Invesco Australia Limited
333 Collins Street, Level 26
Melbourne Vic 3000, Australia
 
Invesco Hong Kong Limited
32nd Floor
Three Pacific Place
1 Queen’s Road East
Hong Kong
 
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.
1166 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
 
Invesco Trimark Ltd.
5140 Yonge Street
Suite 900
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M2N 6X7


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Item 33: Management Services
 
Not applicable
 
Item 34: Undertakings
 
The Registrant hereby undertakes:
 
1.  Not applicable
 
2.  Not applicable
 
3.  Not applicable
 
4.  (a) To file during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii) to reflect in the Prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
 
(b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(c) To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
 
5. If applicable:
 
(a) For purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of a registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective.
 
(b) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post- effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
6. To send by first class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery, within two business days of receipt of a written or oral request, its Statement of Additional Information.


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant, Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund, certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 486(b) under the 1933 Act and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized in the City of Houston, and the State of Texas, on the 29th day of November, 2010.
 
Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund
 
  By: 
/s/   Colin Meadows
Colin Meadows
President and Principal Executive Officer
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed on November 29, 2010 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
 
     
Signatures
 
Title
 
Principal Executive Officer:
   
     
/s/   Colin Meadows

Colin Meadows
  President and
Principal Executive Officer
     
Principal Financial Officer:    
     
/s/   Sheri Morris

Sheri Morris
  Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer
     
Trustees:    
     
/s/   David C. Arch*

David C. Arch
  Trustee
     
/s/   Jerry D. Choate*

Jerry D. Choate
  Trustee
     
/s/   Rod Dammeyer*

Rod Dammeyer
  Trustee
     
/s/   Linda Hutton Heagy*

Linda Hutton Heagy
  Trustee
     
/s/   R. Craig Kennedy*

R. Craig Kennedy
  Trustee
     
/s/   Howard J Kerr*

Howard J Kerr
  Trustee
     
/s/   Colin Meadows

Colin Meadows
  Trustee
     
/s/   Jack E. Nelson*

Jack E. Nelson
  Trustee


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Signatures
 
Title
 
     
/s/   Hugo F. Sonnenschein*

Hugo F. Sonnenschein
  Trustee
     
/s/   Wayne W. Whalen*

Wayne W. Whalen
  Trustee
     
/s/   Suzanne H. Woolsey*

Suzanne H. Woolsey
  Trustee
     
   
* Signed by John M. Zerr pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed herewith.
     
/s/   John M. Zerr

Attorney-in-Fact
  November 29, 2010


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SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITS TO FORM N-2
INVESCO VAN KAMPEN SENIOR LOAN FUND
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit
 
 
(k)(10)
    Master Sub-Accounting Services Agreement
 
(l)(4)
    Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
 
(n)
    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
(r)
    Code of Ethics of the Fund, Investment Adviser and the Distributor
 
(s)
    Power of Attorney


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EXHIBIT (K)(10)

MASTER SUB-ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made as of June 1, 2010 by and INVESCO ADVISERS, INC., a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston , TX 77046-1173 (the "ADMINISTRATOR") and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company, having its principal place of business at One Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111 (the "SUB-ACCOUNTING AGENT").

WHEREAS, pursuant to various management or administration agreements (collectively, the "ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT") by and between the Administrator and each management investment company thereto (and each management investment company that becomes a party thereto), the Administrator has been retained to provide, and provides, certain fund accounting and recordkeeping services;

WHEREAS, the Administrator may contract, subcontract or otherwise arrange for the Sub-Accounting Agent's provision of certain of the aforementioned services, including the fund accounting and recordkeeping services set forth below;

WHEREAS, the Administrator desires to retain the Sub-Accounting Agent to perform certain fund accounting and recordkeeping services with regard to each management investment company for which it provides fund accounting and recordkeeping services under the Administration Agreement, as more particularly identified on Appendix A hereto (each such management investment company and each management investment company made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.5 below shall hereinafter be referred to as a "FUND" and collectively as the "FUNDS");

WHEREAS, each Fund may or may not be authorized to issue common stock or shares of beneficial interest ("SHARES") in separate series, with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets;

WHEREAS, each Fund so authorized intends that this Agreement be applicable to its series of Shares (as identified on Appendix A hereto (such series together with all other series subsequently established by such Fund and made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.6 below, shall hereinafter be referred to as the "PORTFOLIO(S)");

WHEREAS, each Fund not so authorized intends that this Agreement be applicable to it and that all references hereinafter to one or more "Portfolio(s)" shall be deemed to refer to such Fund(s); and

WHEREAS, the Sub-Accounting Agent is willing to perform such services upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:


SECTION 1. DUTIES OF THE SUB-ACCOUNTING AGENT.

SECTION 1.1 BOOKS OF ACCOUNT.

The Sub-Accounting Agent shall maintain the books of account of each Fund and shall perform the following duties in the manner prescribed by such Fund's currently effective prospectus, statement of additional information or other governing document, certified copies of which have been supplied to the Sub-Accounting Agent (a "governing document"):

- Record general ledger entries;

- Accrue/calculate daily expenses;

- Calculate daily income;

- Reconcile daily activity to the trial balance;

- Calculate net asset value; and

- Prepare account balances.

The Administrator shall provide timely prior notice to the Sub-Accounting Agent of any modification in the manner in which such calculations are to be performed as prescribed in any revision to any Fund's governing document and shall supply the Sub-Accounting Agent with certified copies of all amendments and/or supplements to the governing documents in a timely manner. For purposes of calculating the net asset value of a Fund, the Sub-Accounting Agent shall value each Fund's portfolio securities utilizing prices obtained from sources designated by the Administrator (collectively, the "AUTHORIZED PRICE SOURCES") on a Price Source Authorization substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, as the same may be amended from time to time, or otherwise designated by means of Proper Instructions (as such term is defined in Section 2.2 below) (the "PRICE SOURCE AUTHORIZATION"). The Sub-Accounting Agent shall not be responsible for any revisions to calculations unless such revisions are communicated in writing to the Sub-Accounting Agent.

SECTION 1.2 RECORDS.

The Sub-Accounting Agent shall create and maintain all records relating to its activities and obligations under this Agreement in such a manner as will meet the obligations of the Administrator with respect to each Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, specifically Section 31 thereof and Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 thereunder. All such records shall be the property of the applicable Fund and shall at all times during the regular business hours of the Sub-Accounting Agent be open for inspection by duly authorized officers, employees or agents of the Administrator, the applicable Fund and employees and agents of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Subject to Section 3 below, the Sub-Accounting Agent shall preserve for the period required by law the records required to be maintained thereunder.

SECTION 1.3 APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS.

The Sub-Accounting Agent may at its own expense employ agents in the performance of its duties and the exercise of its rights under this Agreement, provided that the employment of such agents shall not reduce the Sub-Accounting Agent's obligations or liabilities hereunder.

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SECTION 2. DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.

SECTION 2.1 DELIVERY OF INFORMATION.

The Administrator shall provide, or shall cause a third party to provide, timely notice to the Sub-Accounting Agent of certain data as a condition to the Sub-Accounting Agent's performance described in Section 1 above. The data required to be provided pursuant to this section is set forth on Schedule A hereto, which schedule may be separately amended or supplemented by the parties from time to time.

The Sub-Accounting Agent is authorized and instructed to rely upon the information it receives from the Administrator or any third party whose services the Sub-Accounting Agent must rely upon in performing services hereunder. The Sub-Accounting Agent shall have no responsibility to review, confirm or otherwise assume any duty with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any data supplied to it by or on behalf of the Administrator or any Fund.

SECTION 2.2 PROPER INSTRUCTIONS.

The Administrator or any other person duly authorized by it shall communicate to the Sub-Accounting Agent by means of Proper Instructions. Proper Instructions shall mean (i) a writing signed or initialed by one or more persons as the Administrator shall have from time to time authorized or (ii) communication effected directly between the Administrator or its third-party agents (each, a "THIRD PARTY AGENT") and the Sub-Accounting Agent by electro-mechanical or electronic devices, provided that the Administrator and the Sub-Accounting Agent agree to security procedures. The Sub-Accounting Agent may rely upon any Proper Instruction believed by it to be genuine and to have been properly issued by or on behalf of the Administrator. Oral instructions shall be considered Proper Instructions if the Sub-Accounting Agent reasonably believes them to have been given by a person authorized to give such instructions. The Administrator shall cause all oral instructions to be confirmed in accordance with clauses (i) or (ii) above, as appropriate. The Administrator shall give timely Proper Instructions to the Sub-Accounting Agent in regard to matters affecting accounting practices and the Sub-Accounting Agent's performance pursuant to this Agreement.

SECTION 3. STANDARD OF CARE; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

The Sub-Accounting Agent shall be held to the exercise of reasonable care in carrying out the provisions of this Agreement, but shall be kept indemnified by, and shall be without liability to, the Administrator and any Fund for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith without negligence including, without limitation, acting in accordance with any Proper Instruction. It shall be entitled to rely on and may act upon the advice of counsel (who may be counsel for the Administrator or any Fund) on all matters, and shall be without liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to such advice. Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Sub-Accounting Agent shall in no event be liable for any loss or

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damage arising from causes beyond its control including, without limitation, delay or cessation of services hereunder or any damages resulting therefrom as a result of work stoppage, power or other mechanical failure, natural disaster, governmental action, communication disruption or other impossibility of performance.

The Sub-Accounting Agent shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation, attorney's fees) in any way due to the Administrator's use of the accounting services or the performance of or failure to perform the Sub-Accounting Agent's obligations under this Agreement.

The Administrator, any Third Party Agent or Authorized Price Sources from which the Sub-Accounting Agent shall receive or obtain certain records, reports and other data utilized or included in the sub-accounting services provided hereunder is solely responsible for the contents of such information including, without limitation, the accuracy thereof and the Administrator agrees to make no claim against the Sub-Accounting Agent arising out of the contents of such third-party data including, but not limited to, the accuracy thereof. The Sub-Accounting Agent shall have no responsibility to review, confirm or otherwise assume any duty with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any such information and shall be without liability for any loss or damage suffered as a result of the Sub-Accounting Agent's reasonable reliance on and utilization of such information, except as otherwise required by the Price Source Authorization with respect to the use of data obtained from Authorized Price Sources. The Sub-Accounting Agent shall have no responsibility and shall be without liability for any loss or damage caused by the failure of the Administrator or any Third Party Agent to provide it with the information required by Section 2.1 above. Further, and without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Sub-Accounting Agent shall have no liability in respect of any loss, damage or expense suffered by the Administrator, any Fund or any third party, insofar as such loss, damage or expense arises from the performance of the Sub-Accounting Agent's duties hereunder by reason of the Sub-Accounting Agent's reliance upon records that were maintained for the Administrator or any Fund by any entity other than the Sub-Accounting Agent prior to the Administrator's appointment of the Sub-Accounting Agent pursuant to this Agreement.

The Administrator agrees to indemnify and hold the Sub-Accounting Agent free and harmless from any expense, loss, damage or claim, including reasonable attorney's fees, suffered by the Sub-Accounting Agent and caused by or resulting from the acts or omissions of the Administrator or any Third Party Agents or Authorized Price Sources whose services the Sub-Accounting Agent must rely upon in performing services hereunder.

The Administrator acknowledges and agrees that, with respect to investments any Fund or Portfolio maintains with an entity which may from time to time act as a transfer agent for uncertificated shares of registered investment companies (the "UNDERLYING TRANSFER AGENT"), such Underlying Transfer Agent is the sole source of information on the number of shares held by it on behalf of the Fund or Portfolio and that the Sub-Accounting Agent has the right to rely on holdings information furnished by the Underlying Transfer Agent to the Sub-Accounting Agent in performing its duties under this Agreement.

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SECTION 4. RESERVED.

SECTION 5. COMPENSATION OF SUB-ACCOUNTING AGENT.

The Sub-Accounting Agent shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for its services and expenses as Sub-Accounting Agent, as agreed upon from time to time between the Administrator and the Sub-Accounting Agent.

SECTION 6. TERM OF AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT.

This Agreement shall become effective as of the date set forth above and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of three (3) years after the effective date, and thereafter shall automatically be extended for one-year terms unless a written notice of non-renewal is delivered by the non-renewing party no later than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the applicable term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by the Administrator with respect to any Fund or Portfolio with ninety (90) days' prior written notice that the services provided hereunder are to be provided to such Fund or Portfolio by the Administrator. This Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual agreement of the parties hereto.

Termination of this Agreement with respect to the coverage of any one particular Fund or Portfolio shall in no way affect the rights and duties under this Agreement with respect to any other Fund or Portfolio.

Upon termination of the Agreement or termination of its coverage with respect to any Fund, such Fund shall pay to the Sub-Accounting Agent such compensation as may be due as of the date of such termination (or with respect to the applicable Fund with respect to a coverage termination) and shall likewise reimburse the Sub-Accounting Agent for its costs, expenses and disbursements.

SECTION 7. SUCCESSOR AGENT.

If a successor fund accounting agent with respect to any Fund, or Portfolio thereof, shall be appointed by the Administrator, the Sub-Accounting Agent shall upon termination deliver to such successor agent at the office of the Sub-Accounting Agent all properties of such Fund or Portfolio thereof, as applicable, held by it hereunder. If no such successor agent shall be appointed, the Sub-Accounting Agent shall have the right at its office to deliver such records to the Administrator.

SECTION 8. GENERAL.

SECTION 8.1 MASSACHUSETTS LAW TO APPLY. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts excluding that body of law applicable to conflicts of law.

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SECTION 8.2 PRIOR AGREEMENTS. This Agreement supersedes and terminates, as of the date hereof, all prior agreements between the Administrator and the Sub-Accounting Agent relating to fund accounting and recordkeeping services regarding each Fund.

SECTION 8.3 ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement may not be assigned by (a) the Administrator without the prior written consent of the Sub-Accounting Agent or
(b) by the Sub-Accounting Agent without the prior written consent of the Administrator, except that either party may, without such prior consent, assign to an entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with such party or to a successor of all of or a substantial portion of its business.

SECTION 8.4 INTERPRETIVE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. In connection with the operation of this Agreement, the Sub-Accounting Agent and the Administrator may from time to time agree on such provisions interpretive of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as may in their joint opinion be consistent with the general tenor of this Agreement. Any such interpretive or additional provisions shall be in a writing signed by all parties and shall be annexed hereto, provided that no such interpretive or additional provisions shall contravene any applicable federal or state regulations or any provision of a Fund's governing documents. No interpretive or additional provisions made as provided in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.5 ADDITIONAL FUNDS. In the event that the Administrator desires to have the Sub-Accounting Agent render services hereunder with respect to any management investment company in addition to those listed on Appendix A hereto, it shall so notify the Sub-Accounting Agent in writing, and if the Sub-Accounting Agent agrees in writing to provide such services, such management investment company shall become a Fund hereunder and be bound by all terms and conditions and provisions hereof with respect to such Fund.

SECTION 8.6 ADDITIONAL PORTFOLIOS. In the event that any Fund establishes one or more series of Shares in addition to those set forth on Appendix A hereto with respect to which the Administrator desires to have the Sub-Accounting Agent render services as sub-accounting agent under the terms hereof, the Administrator shall so notify the Sub-Accounting Agent in writing, and if the Sub-Accounting Agent agrees in writing to provide such services, such series of Shares shall become a Portfolio hereunder.

SECTION 8.7 REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES ADDENDUM. The Administrator and the Sub-Accounting Agent hereby agree to the terms of the Remote Access Services Addendum hereto.

SECTION 8.8 RESERVED.

SECTION 8.9 NOTICES. Any notice, instruction or other instrument required to be given hereunder may be delivered in person to the offices of the parties as set forth herein during normal business hours or delivered prepaid registered mail or by telex, cable or telecopy to the parties at the following addresses or such other addresses as may be notified by any party from time to time.

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To the Administrator:                       INVESCO ADVISERS, INC.
                                            11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
                                            Houston, TX  77046-1173
                                            Attn:  President and General Counsel
                                            Telephone:  713-626-1919
                                            Telecopy:  713-993-9185

To the Sub-Accounting Agent:                STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
                                            1200 Crown Colony Drive
                                            Fifth Floor
                                            Crown Colony Office Park
                                            Quincy, MA  02169
                                            Attention: Judith Charny
                                            Telephone: 617-537-4648
                                            Telecopy: 617-537-4779

Such notice, instruction or other instrument shall be deemed to have been served in the case of a registered letter at the expiration of five business days after posting, in the case of cable twenty-four hours after dispatch and, in the case of telex, immediately on dispatch and if delivered outside normal business hours it shall be deemed to have been received at the next time after delivery when normal business hours commence and in the case of cable, telex or telecopy on the business day after the receipt thereof. Evidence that the notice was properly addressed, stamped and put into the post shall be conclusive evidence of posting.

SECTION 8.10 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 8.11 SEVERABILITY. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.

SECTION 8.12 REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS. This Agreement and all schedules, addenda, exhibits, appendices, attachments and amendments hereto may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties hereto all/each agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.

REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

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SIGNATURE PAGE

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized representative and its seal to be hereunder affixed as of the date first above-written.

SIGNATURE ATTESTED TO BY:           INVESCO ADVISERS, INC.

                                    By:
-----------------------------           ----------------------------------------
Name:                                   Name:
Title:                                  Title:

SIGNATURE ATTESTED TO BY:           STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

                                    By:
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                                        Name:    Michael F. Rogers
                                        Title:   Executive Vice President

MASTER SUB-ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT


APPENDIX A TO
MASTER SUB-ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

AIM COUNSELOR SERIES TRUST (INVESCO COUNSELOR SERIES TRUST)

Invesco Balanced Fund
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund
Invesco Dividend Growth Securities Fund
Invesco Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
Invesco Fundamental Value Fund
Invesco Large Cap Relative Value Fund
Invesco New York Tax-Free Income Fund
Invesco S&P 500 Index Fund
Invesco Van Kampen American Franchise Fund Invesco Van Kampen Core Equity Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund Invesco Van Kampen Equity Premium Income Fund Invesco Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund Invesco Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund Invesco Van Kampen Small Cap Growth Fund Invesco Van Kampen Tax Free Money Fund

AIM GROWTH SERIES (INVESCO GROWTH SERIES)

Invesco Convertible Securities Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Asset Allocation Conservative Fund Invesco Van Kampen Asset Allocation Growth Fund Invesco Van Kampen Asset Allocation Moderate Fund Invesco Van Kampen Harbor Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Leaders Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Real Estate Securities Fund Invesco Van Kampen U.S. Mortgage Fund

AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)

Invesco Alternative Opportunities Fund
Invesco Commodities Strategy Fund
Invesco FX Alpha Plus Strategy Fund
Invesco FX Alpha Strategy Fund
Invesco Global Advantage Fund
Invesco Global Dividend Growth Securities Fund Invesco Health Sciences Fund
Invesco International Growth Equity Fund Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Emerging Markets Fund Invesco Van Kampen Global Bond Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Global Equity Allocation Fund Invesco Van Kampen Global Franchise Fund Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund Invesco Van Kampen International Advantage Fund Invesco Van Kampen International Growth Fund

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AIM INVESTMENT SECURITIES FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT SECURITIES FUNDS)

Invesco High Yield Securities Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Core Plus Fixed Income Fund Invesco Van Kampen Corporate Bond Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Government Securities Fund Invesco Van Kampen High Yield Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Limited Duration Fund

AIM SECTOR FUNDS (INVESCO SECTOR FUNDS)

Invesco Mid-Cap Value Fund
Invesco Small-Mid Special Value Fund
Invesco Special Value Fund
Invesco Technology Sector Fund
Invesco U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund
Invesco U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
Invesco U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
Invesco Value Fund
Invesco Value II Fund
Invesco Van Kampen American Value Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Capital Growth Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Comstock Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Enterprise Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Small Cap Value Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Technology Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Utility Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Value Opportunities Fund

AIM TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS (INVESCO TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS)

Invesco Municipal Fund
Invesco Tax-Exempt Securities Fund
Invesco Van Kampen California Insured Tax Free Fund Invesco Van Kampen High Yield Municipal Fund Invesco Van Kampen Insured Tax Free Income Fund Invesco Van Kampen Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund Invesco Van Kampen Municipal Income Fund Invesco Van Kampen New York Tax Free Income Fund

AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS (INVESCO VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS)

Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Fund
Invesco V.I. Global Dividend Growth Fund Invesco V.I. High Yield Securities Fund
Invesco V.I. Income Builder Fund
Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund
Invesco V.I. Select Dimensions Balanced Fund Invesco V.I. Select Dimensions Dividend Growth Fund Invesco V.I. Select Dimensions Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund

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Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Government Fund
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund Invesco Van Kampen V.I. High Yield Fund
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. International Growth Equity Fund Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Value Fund

INVESCO CALIFORNIA INSURED MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

INVESCO CALIFORNIA QUALITY MUNICIPAL SECURITIES

INVESCO HIGH YIELD INVESTMENTS FUND, INC.

INVESCO INSURED CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL SECURITIES

INVESCO INSURED MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST

INVESCO INSURED MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

INVESCO INSURED MUNICIPAL SECURITIES

INVESCO INSURED MUNICIPAL TRUST

INVESCO MUNICIPAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

INVESCO MUNICIPAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST II

INVESCO MUNICIPAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST III

INVESCO MUNICIPAL PREMIUM INCOME TRUST

INVESCO NEW YORK QUALITY MUNICIPAL SECURITIES

INVESCO PRIME INCOME TRUST

INVESCO QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

INVESCO QUALITY MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT TRUST

INVESCO QUALITY MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN BOND FUND

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN CALIFORNIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN DYNAMIC CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND

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INVESCO VAN KAMPEN EXCHANGE FUND

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN HIGH INCOME TRUST II

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN MASSACHUSETTS VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITY TRUST

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN MUNICIPAL TRUST

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN OHIO QUALITY MUNICIPAL TRUST

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN PENNSYLVANIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN SELECT SECTOR MUNICIPAL TRUST

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN SENIOR INCOME TRUST

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN SENIOR LOAN FUND

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INSURED MUNICIPALS

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPALS

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALS

INVESCO VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE NEW YORK MUNICIPALS

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EXHIBIT A
TO
MASTER SUB-ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

FORM OF PRICE SOURCE AUTHORIZATION


SCHEDULE A
TO
MASTER SUB-ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SUPPLIED                  RESPONSIBLE PARTY
-------------------------------------                --------------------------------------
Portfolio Trade Authorizations                       Investment Adviser
Currency Transactions                                Investment Adviser
Cash Transaction Report                              Custodian
Portfolio Prices                                     Third Party Vendors/Investment Adviser
Exchange Rates                                       Third Party Vendors/Investment Adviser
Capital Stock Activity Report                        Transfer Agent
Dividend/Distribution Schedule                       Investment Adviser
Dividend/Distribution Declaration                    Investment Adviser
Dividend Reconciliation/Confirmation                 Transfer Agent
Corporate Actions                                    Third Party Vendors/Custodian
Expense Budget                                       Investment Adviser
Amortization Policy                                  Investment Adviser
Accounting Policy/Complex Investments                Investment Adviser
Audit Management Letter                              Investment Adviser
Annual Shareholder Letter                            Investment Adviser
Annual/Semi-Annual Reports                           Investment Adviser


EXHIBIT (l)(4)

LETTERHEAD OF SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP

November 29, 2010

Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

Re: Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 for the Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund (the "Registration Statement") (File Nos. 33-121061 and 811-05845)

We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Legal Counsel" in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate,
    Meagher & Flom LLP


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-2 of our report dated September 23, 2010, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the July 31, 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders of Invesco Senior Loan Fund which is also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights," and "Other Service Providers" in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
November 26, 2010


EXHIBIT (R)

INVESCO ADVISERS, INC.

CODE OF ETHICS

January 1, 2010

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION                                            ITEM                                                          PAGE

I.       INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................   3

II (A)   STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY PRINCIPLES.....................................................................   3

II (B)   COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS; REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS..................................   3

III.     LIMITS ON PERSONAL INVESTING..........................................................................   4
         A.   PERSONAL INVESTING ..............................................................................   4
                 1   Pre-clearance of Personal Securities Transactions.........................................   4
                        -  Blackout Period.....................................................................   4
                        -  Investment Personnel................................................................   4
                        -  De Minimis Exemptions...............................................................   5

                 2   Prohibition of Short-Term Trading Profits.................................................   5
                 3   Initial Public Offerings..................................................................   6
                 4   Prohibition of Short Sales by Investment Personnel........................................   6
                 5   Restricted List Securities................................................................   6
                 6   Other Criteria to Consider in Pre-Clearance ..............................................   6
                 7   Brokerage Accounts........................................................................   6
                 8   Reporting Requirements....................................................................   7
                        a. Initial Holdings Reports............................................................   7
                        b. Quarterly Transactions Reports......................................................   7
                        c. Annual Holdings Reports.............................................................   8
                        d. Discretionary Managed Accounts......................................................   8
                        e. Annual Certification................................................................   8

                 9   Private Securities Transactions...........................................................   9
                10   Limited Investment Opportunity............................................................   9
                11   Excessive Short-Term Trading in Funds.....................................................   9

         B.   INVESCO LTD. SECURITIES..........................................................................   9
         C.   LIMITATIONS ON OTHER PERSONAL ACTIVITIES.........................................................   10
                 1   Outside Business Activities...............................................................   10
                 2   Gifts and Entertainment Policy............................................................   10
                        -  Entertainment.......................................................................   10
                        -  Gifts...............................................................................   10
                 3   U.S. Department of Labor Reporting........................................................   11
         D.   PARALLEL INVESTING PERMITTED.....................................................................   11

IV.      REPORTING OF POTENTIAL COMPLIANCE ISSUES..............................................................   11

V.       ADMINISTRATION OF THE CODE............................................................................   12

VI.      SANCTIONS.............................................................................................   12

VII.     EXCEPTIONS TO THE CODE................................................................................   12

VIII.    DEFINITIONS...........................................................................................   12

IX.      INVESCO LTD.  POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.................................................................   14

         CODE OF ETHICS CONTACTS...............................................................................   14

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INVESCO ADVISERS, INC.
CODE OF ETHICS

(ORIGINALLY ADOPTED FEBRUARY 29, 2008; AMENDED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2010)

I. INTRODUCTION

Invesco Advisers, Inc. has a fiduciary relationship with respect to each portfolio under management. The interests of Clients and of the shareholders of Invesco Advisers, Inc.'s investment company Clients take precedence over the personal interests of Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Covered Persons (defined below). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are defined at the end of this document.

This Code of Ethics ("the Code") applies to all:

- Employees of Invesco Advisors, Inc.; and

Employees of any Invesco Advisers, Inc. affiliate that, in connection with their duties, obtain or are determined by the Compliance Department to have access to, any information concerning recommendations being made by any Invesco Advisers, Inc. entity to any of its Clients.

II.(A) STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY PRINCIPLES

The following fiduciary principles govern Covered Persons.

- the interests of Clients and shareholders of investment company Clients must be placed first at all times and Covered Persons must not take inappropriate advantage of their positions; and

- all personal securities transactions must be conducted consistent with this Code and in a manner to avoid any abuse of an individual's position of trust and responsibility. This Code is our effort to address conflicts of interest that may arise in the ordinary course of our business.

This Code does not attempt to identify all possible conflicts of interest or to ensure literal compliance with each of its specific provisions. It does not necessarily shield Covered Persons from liability for personal trading or other conduct that violates a fiduciary duty to Clients and shareholders of investment company Clients.

II.(B) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS; REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS

All Invesco Advisers, Inc. Employees are required to comply with applicable state and federal securities laws, rules and regulations and this Code. Employees shall promptly report any violations of laws or regulations or any provision of this Code of which they become aware to Invesco Advisers, Inc. 's Chief Compliance Officer or his/her designee. Additional methods of reporting potential violations or compliance issues are described in Section IV of this Code under "Reporting of Potential Compliance Issues."

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III. LIMITS ON PERSONAL INVESTING

A. PERSONAL INVESTING

1. Pre-clearance of Personal Security Transactions. All Covered Persons must pre-clear all personal security transactions involving Covered Securities with the Compliance Department using the automated review system.

Covered Securities include but are not limited to all investments that can be made by an Invesco Advisers, Inc. entity for its Clients, including stocks, bonds, municipal bonds, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and any of their derivatives such as options.

Although Affiliated Mutual Funds are considered Covered Securities those that are held by Employees at the Affiliated Mutual Funds' transfer agent or in the Invesco Ltd. 401(k) or Money Purchase plans (excluding the Personal Choice Retirement Account (PCRA)), do not need to be pre-cleared through the automated review system because compliance monitoring for these plans is done through a separate process. Affiliated Mutual Funds that are held in external brokerage accounts or in the PCRA MUST be pre-cleared through the automated review system. Please refer to section
III.B for guidelines on Invesco Ltd. securities.

Covered Securities do not include shares of money market funds, government securities, certificates of deposit or shares of mutual funds not advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc.. (Please refer to the "Definitions" section of this Code for more information on the term, Covered Security.)

If you are unclear about whether a proposed transaction involves a Covered Security, contact the Compliance Department via email at CodeofEthics(North America)@invesco.com or by phone at 1-877-331-CODE
[1-877-331-2633] prior to executing the transaction.

- ANY APPROVAL GRANTED TO A COVERED PERSON TO EXECUTE A PERSONAL SECURITY TRANSACTION IS VALID FOR THAT BUSINESS DAY ONLY, EXCEPT THAT IF APPROVAL IS GRANTED AFTER THE CLOSE OF TRADING DAY SUCH APPROVAL IS GOOD THROUGH THE NEXT TRADING DAY.

The automated review system will review personal trade requests from Covered Persons based on the following considerations:

- BLACKOUT PERIOD. Invesco Advisers, Inc. does not permit Covered Persons to trade in a Covered Security if a Client has executed a transaction in the same security within:

- two trading days before or after the Covered Person's request is received, or

- if there is a Client order on that security currently with the trading desk.

For example, if a Client trades on a Monday, Covered Persons may not be cleared to trade until Thursday.

- INVESTMENT PERSONNEL. Investment Personnel may not buy or sell a Covered Security within three trading days before or after a Client trades in that security.

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- DE MINIMIS EXEMPTIONS. The Compliance Department will apply the following de minimis exemptionsin granting pre-clearance when a Client has recently traded or is trading in a security involved in a Covered Person's proposed personal transaction:

o Equity de minimis exemptions.

- If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30-day period provided the issuer of such security is included in the Russell 1000 Index.

- If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30 day period provided that there is no conflicting client activity in that security on the trading desk that exceeds 500 shares per trading day.

o Fixed income de minimis exemption. If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of trading activity in a particular fixed income security he or she may execute up to $100,000 of par value of such security in a rolling 30-day period.

The automated review system will confirm that there is no activity currently on the trading desk on the security involved in the proposed personal transaction and check the portfolio accounting system to verify that there have been no Client transactions for the requested security within the last two trading days for all Covered Persons except Investment Personnel for whom the black-out period is the last three trading days. For Investments, Portfolio Administration and IT personnel, the Compliance Department will also check the trading activity of affiliates with respect to which such personnel have access to transactional information to verify that there have been no Client transactions in the requested security within the last three trading days. The Compliance Department will notify the Covered Person of the approval or denial of the proposed personal transaction. The approval of a personal securities transaction request is only valid for that business day. If a Covered Person does not execute the proposed securities transaction on the business day the approval is granted, the Covered Person must resubmit the request on another day for approval.

Any failure to pre-clear transactions is a violation of the Code and will be subject to the following potential sanctions:

- A Letter of Education will be provided to any Covered Person whose failure to pre-clear is considered immaterial or inadvertent.

- Repeat violations may result in in-person training, probation, withdrawal of personal trading privileges or employment termination, depending on the nature and severity of the violations.

2. Prohibition of Short-Term Trading Profits. Covered Persons are prohibited from engaging in the purchase and sale, or short sale and cover of the same Covered Security within 60 days at a profit. If a Covered Person trades a Covered Security within the 60 day time frame, any profit

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from the trade will be disgorged to a charity of Invesco Advisors, Inc.'s choice and a letter of education may be issued to the Covered Person.

3. Initial Public Offerings. Covered Persons are prohibited from acquiring any security in an equity Initial Public Offering. Exceptions will only be granted in unusual circumstances and must be recommended by the Compliance Department and approved by the Chief Compliance Officer or General Counsel (or designee) and the Chief Investment Officer (or designee) of the Covered Person's business unit.

4. Prohibition of Short Sales by Investment Personnel. Investment Personnel are prohibited from effecting short sales of Covered Securities in their personal accounts if an Invesco Advisers, Inc. Client for whose account they have investment management responsibility has a long position in those Securities.

5. Restricted List Securities. Employees requesting pre-clearance to buy or sell a security on the Restricted List may be restricted from executing the trade because of potential conflicts of interest.

6. Other Criteria Considered in Pre-clearance. In spite of adhering to the requirements specificed throughout this section, Compliance, in keeping with the general principles and objectives of the Code, may refuse to grant pre-clearance of a Personal Securities Transaction in its sole discretion without being required to specify any reason for the refusal.

7. Brokerage Accounts. Covered Persons may only maintain brokerage accounts with

- discount broker-dealers that provide electronic feeds of confirmations and monthly statements directly to the Compliance Department,

- Invesco Advisers, Inc. -affiliated Broker-dealers, or Invesco Distributors, Inc.

- full service broker-dealers. Covered Persons may own shares of Affiliated Mutual Fundsthat are held at a non-Invesco Advisers, Inc. affiliated broker-dealer only if the broker-dealer provides an electronic feed of all transactions and statements to Invesco Advisers, Inc.'s Compliance Department. All Covered Persons must arrange for their broker-dealers to forward to the Compliance Department on a timely basis duplicate confirmations of all personal securities transactions and copies of periodic statements for all brokerage accounts, in an electronic format if they include holdings in Affiliated MutualFunds and preferably in an electronic format for holdings other than Affiliated Mutual Funds.

As a result, existing Covered Persons must move any existing brokerage accounts that do not comply with the above provision as of the date of this Code to appropriate broker-dealers within six months of the effective date of this Code and every person who becomes a Covered Person under this Code subsequent to the effective date must move all of their brokerage accounts that do not comply with the above provision of the Code within thirty (30) days from the date the Covered Person becomes subject to this Code.

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Please refer to the following link in the Invesco Ltd.'s intranet site for a list of broker-dealers that currently provide electronic transaction and statement feeds to Invesco Advisers, Inc. :

http://sharepoint/sites/Compliance-COE- NA/Training/Documents/Approved%20Discount%20Broker%20List.pdf

8. Reporting Requirements.

a. INITIAL HOLDINGS REPORTS. Within 10 days of becoming a Covered Person, each Covered Person must complete an Initial Holdings Report by inputting into the electronic review system, StarCompliance, the following information (the information must be current within 45 days of the date the person becomes a Covered Person):

- A list of all security holdings, including the name, number of shares (for equities) and the principal amount (for debt securities) in which the person has direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership;

- The name of any broker-dealer or bank with which the person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the person; and

- The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person.

b. QUARTERLY TRANSACTIONS REPORTS. All Covered Persons must report, no later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the following information for all transactions in a Covered Security in which a Covered Person has a direct or indirect Beneficial Interest:
This includes any Covered Securities held in a 401(k) or other retirement vehicle, including plans sponsored by Invesco Advisers, Inc. or its affiliates:

- The date of all transactions in that quarter, the security name, the number of shares (for equity securities); or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and the principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security;

- The nature of the transaction (buy, sell, etc.);

- The price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was executed;

- The name of the broker-dealer or bank executing the transaction; and

- The date that the report is submitted to the Compliance Department.

ALL COVERED PERSONS MUST SUBMIT A QUARTERLY TRANSACTION REPORT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY EXECUTED TRANSACTIONS DURING THE QUARTER OR NOT. If a Covered Person did not execute transactions subject to reporting requirements during a quarter, the Report must include a representation to that effect. Covered Persons need not include transactions made through an Automatic Investment Plan, Dividend Reinvestment Plan or similar plans in the quarterly transaction report.

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Additionally, Covered Persons must report information on any new brokerage account established by the Covered Person during the quarter for the direct or indirect benefit of the Covered Person (including Covered Securities held in a 401(k) or other retirement vehicle, including plans sponsored by Invesco Advisers, Inc. or its affiliates). The report shall include:

- The date the account was established;

- The name of the broker-dealer or bank; and

- The date that the report is submitted to the Compliance Department.

The Compliance Department may identify transactions by Covered Persons that technically comply with the Code for review based on any pattern of activity that has an appearance of a conflict of interest.

c. ANNUAL HOLDINGS REPORTS. All Covered Persons must report annually the following information, which must be current within 45 days of the date the report is submitted to the Compliance Department:

- The security and the number of shares (for equities) or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security in which the Covered Person has any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership;

- The name of the broker-dealer or bank with or through which the security is held; and

- The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to the Compliance Department.

d. DISCRETIONARY MANAGED ACCOUNTS. In order to establish a Discretionary Managed Account, you must grant the manager complete investment discretion over your account. Pre-clearance is not required for trades in this account; however, you may not participate, directly or indirectly, in individual investment decisions or be aware of such decisions before transactions are executed. This restriction does not preclude you from establishing investment guidelines for the manager, such as indicating industries in which you desire to invest, the types of securities you want to purchase or your overall investment objectives. However, those guidelines may not be changed so frequently as to give the appearance that you are actually directing account investments.. Covered Persons must receive approval from the Compliance Department to establish and maintain such an account and must provide written evidence that complete investment discretion over the account has been turned over to a professional money manager or other third party. Covered Persons are not required to pre-clear or list transactions for such managed accounts in the automated review system; however, Covered Persons with these types of accounts must provide an annual certification that they do not exercise direct or indirect Control over the managed accounts.

e. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE. All Covered Persons must certify annually that they have read and understand the Code and recognize that they are subject to the Code. In addition,

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all Covered Persons must certify annually that they have complied with the requirements of the Code and that they have disclosed or reported all personal securities transactions required to be disclosed or reported under the Code. The Invesco Advisers, Inc. Internal Compliance Controls Committee
(ICCC) will review and approve the Code annually. If material changes are made to the during the year, these changes will also be reviewed by the Invesco Advisers, Inc. ICCC and all Covered Persons must certify within 30 days of the effective date of the amended code that they have read and understand the Code and recognize that they are subject to the Code.

9. Private Securities Transactions. Covered Persons may not engage in a Private Securities Transaction without first giving the Compliance Department a detailed written notification describing the transaction and indicating whether or not they will receive compensation and obtaining prior written permission from the Compliance Department. Investment Personnel who have been approved to acquire securities of an issuer in a Private Securities Transaction must disclose that investment to the Compliance Department and the Chief Investment Officer of the Investment Personnel's Invesco Ltd. business unit when they are involved in a Client's subsequent consideration of an investment in the same issuer. The business unit's decision to purchase such securities on behalf of Client account must be independently reviewed by Investment Personnel with no personal interest in that issuer.

10. Limited Investment Opportunity (e.g. private placements, hedge funds, etc.). Covered Persons may not engage in a Limited Investment Opportunity without first giving the Compliance Department a detailed written notification describing the transaction and obtaining prior written permission from the Compliance Department.

11. Excessive Short Term Trading in Funds. Employees are prohibited from excessive short term trading of any mutual fund advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisors, Inc. and are subject to various limitations on the number of transactions as indicated in the respective prospectus and other fund disclosure documents.

B. INVESCO LTD. SECURITIES

1. No Employee may effect short sales of Invesco Ltd. securities.

2. No Employee may engage in transactions in publicly traded options, such as puts, calls and other derivative securities relating to the Invesco Ltd's securities, on an exchange or any other organized market.

3. For all Covered Persons, transactions, including transfers by gift, in Invesco Ltd. securities are subject to pre-clearance regardless of the size of the transaction, and are subject to "black-out" periods established by Invesco Ltd. and holding periods prescribed under the terms of the agreement or program under which the securities were received.

4. Holdings of Invesco Ltd. securities in Covered Persons accounts are subject to the reporting requirements specified in Section III.A.7 of this Code.

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C. LIMITATIONS ON OTHER PERSONAL ACTIVITIES

1. Outside Business Activities. You may not engage in any Outside Business Activity, regardless of whether or not you receive compensation, without prior approval from Compliance. Absent prior written approval of the Compliance Department, Employees may not serve as directors, officers or employees of unaffiliated public or private companies, whether for profit or non-profit. If the outside business activity is approved, the Employee must recuse himself or herself from making Client investment decisions concerning the particular company or issuer as appropriate, provided that this recusal requirement shall not apply with respect to certain Invesco Advisers, Inc. Employees, who may serve on corporate boards as a result of, or in connection with, Client investments made in those companies. Employees must always comply with all applicable Invesco Ltd. policies and procedures, including those prohibiting the use of material non-public information in Client or employee personal trades.

2. Gift and Entertainment Policy. Employees may not give or accept Gifts or Entertainment that may be considered excessive either in dollar value or frequency to avoid the appearance of any potential conflict of interest. The Invesco Ltd. Gifts and Entertainment Policy includes specific conditions under which employees may accept or give gifts or entertainment. Where there are conflicts between a minimal standard established by an Invesco Ltd. policy and the standards established by an Inveso Advisers, Inc. policy, including this Code, the latter shall supersede.

Under no circumstances may an Employee give or accept cash or any possible cash equivalent from a broker or vendor.

An Employee may not provide or receive any Gift or Entertainment that is conditioned upon Invesco Advisers, Inc. , its parents or affiliates doing business with the other entity or person involved.

o ENTERTAINMENT. Employees must report Entertainment with the Compliance Department within thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt or giving by submitting a Gift Report within the automated review system. The requirement to report Entertainment includes dinners or any other event with an Invesco Advisers, Inc. Business Partner in attendance.

Examples of Entertainment that may be excessive in value include Super Bowl tickets, tickets to All-Star games, hunting trips, or ski trips. An occasional ticket to a sporting event, golf outing or concert when accompanied by the Business Partner may not be excessive.

Additionally, Employees may not reimburse Business Partners for the cost of tickets that would be considered excessive or for travel related expenses without approval of the Compliance Department.

o GIFTS. All Gifts given or received must be reported to the Compliance Department within thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt or giving by submitting a Gift Report within the automated review system. Employees are prohibited from accepting or giving the following:

- single Gifts valued in excess of $100 in any calendar year; or

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- Gifts from one person or firm valued in excess of $100 during a calendar year period.

3. US Department of Labor Reporting: Under current US Department of Labor (DOL) Regulations, Invesco Advisers, Inc. is required to disclose to the DOL certain specified financial dealings with a union or officer, agent, shop steward, employee, or other representative of a union (collectively referred to as "union officials"). Under the Regulations, practically any gift or entertainment furnished by Invesco Advisers, Inc. Employees to a union or union official is considered a payment reportable to the DOL.

Although the Regulations provide for a de minimis exemption from the reporting requirements for payments made to a union or union official which do not exceed $250 a year, that threshold applies to all of Invesco Advisers, Inc. 's Employees in the aggregate with respect to each union or union official. Therefore, it is Invesco Advisers, Inc. 's policy to require that ALL gifts or entertainment furnished by Employee be reported to Invesco Advisers, Inc. using the Invesco Advisers, Inc. Finance Department's expense tracking application, Oracle E-Business Suite or any other application deployed for that purpose which has the capability to capture all the required details of the payment. Such details include the name of the recipient, union affiliation, address, amount of payment, date of payment, purpose and circumstance of payment, including the terms of any oral agreement or understanding pursuant to which the payment was made.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is obligated to reports on an annual basis all payments, subject to the de minimis exemption, to the DOL on Form LM-10 Employer Report.

If you have any question whether a payment to a union or union official is reportable, please contact the Compliance Department. A failure to report a payment required to be disclosed will be considered a material violation of this Code. The DOL also requires all unions and union officials to report payments they receive from entities such as Invesco Advisers, Inc. and their Employees

D. PARALLEL INVESTING PERMITTED

Subject to the provisions of this Code, Employees may invest in or own the same securities as those acquired or sold by Invesco Advisers, Inc. for its Clients.

IV. REPORTING OF POTENTIAL COMPLIANCE ISSUES

Invesco Advisers, Inc. has created several channels for Employees to raise compliance issues and concerns on a confidential basis. An Employee should first discuss a compliance issue with their supervisor, department head or with Invesco Advisers, Inc.'s General Counsel or Chief Compliance Officer. Human Resources matters should be directed to the Human Resources Department, an additional anonymous vehicle for reporting such concerns.

In the event that an Employee does not feel comfortable discussing compliance issues through normal channels, the Employee may anonymously report suspected violations of law or Invesco policy, including this Code, by calling the toll-free Invesco Compliance Reporting Line, 1-866-297-3627 which is available to employees of multiple operating units of Invesco Ltd. When you dial this number and you are asked for your name, use "Invesco." To ensure your confidentiality, this phone line is provided by an independent company. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All calls to the Compliance Reporting Line will be reviewed and handled in a prompt, fair and discreet manner. Employees are

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encouraged to report these questionable practices so that Invesco has an opportunity to address and resolve these issues before they become more significant regulatory or legal issues.

V. ADMINISTRATION OF THE CODE OF ETHICS

Invesco Advisers, Inc. has used reasonable diligence to institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of this Code.

No less frequently than annually, Invesco Advisers, Inc. will furnish to the Invesco Advisers, Inc. Internal Compliance Controls Committee (ICCC), or such committee as it may designate, a written report that:

- describes significant issues arising under the Code since the last report to the ICCC, including information about material violations of the Code and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and

- certifies that Invesco Advisers, Inc. has adopted procedures reasonably designed to prevent Covered Persons from violating the Code.

VI. SANCTIONS

Upon discovering a material violation of the Code, the Compliance Department will notify Invesco Advisers, Inc.'s Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). The CCO will notify the ICCC of any material violations at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

The Compliance Department will issue a letter of education to the Covered Persons involved in violations of the Code that are determined to be inadvertent or immaterial.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. may impose additional sanctions in the event of repeated violations or violations that are determined to be material or not inadvertent, including disgorgement of profits (or the differential between the purchase or sale price of the Personal Security Transaction and the subsequent purchase or sale price by a relevant Client during the enumerated period), a letter of censure or suspension, or termination of employment.

VII. EXCEPTIONS TO THE CODE

Invesco Advisers, Inc.'s Chief Compliance Officer (or designee) may grant an exception to any provision in this Code and will report all such exceptions at the next ICCC meeting.

VIII. DEFINITIONS

- "Affiliated Mutual Funds" generally includes all mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc..

- "Automatic Investment Plan" means a program in which regular purchases or sales are made automatically in or from investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation, including dividend reinvestment plans.

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- "Beneficial Ownership" has the same meaning as Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("the '34 Act"). To have a beneficial interest, Covered Persons must have a "direct or indirect pecuniary interest," which is the opportunity to profit directly or indirectly from a transaction in securities. Thus a Covered Person may have Beneficial Ownership in securities held by members of their immediate family sharing the same household (i.e. a spouse and children) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements.

- "Client" means any account for which Invesco Advisers, Inc. is either the adviser or sub-adviser.

- "Control" has the same meaning as under Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act, as amended (the "Investment Company Act").

- "Covered Person" means and includes:

o any director, officer, full or part time Employee of Invesco Advisers, Inc. or any full or part time Employee of any Invesco Advisers, Inc. affiliates that, in connection with his or her duties, obtains or has access to any information concerning investment recommendations being made by any Invesco Advisers, Inc. entity to any of its Clients.

o All Employees of Invesco Ltd. located in the United States who are not covered by the Code of Ethics of a registered investment advisory affiliate of Invesco Ltd.

o Any other persons falling within such definitions under Rule 17j-1 of the Company Act or Rule 204A-1 under the Advisors Act and such other persons that may be so deemed by Compliance.

- "Covered Security" has the same meaning as Section 2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act except that it shall not include shares of any registered open-end investment company (mutual funds), except Affiliated MutualFunds, not advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. . All Affiiliated Mutual Funds shall be considered Covered Securities regardless of whether they are advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. . An exchange traded funds (ETF) is considered a Covered Security. A Covered Security does not include the following:

o Direct obligations of the Government of the United States or its agencies;

o Bankers' acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements;

o Any open-end mutual fund except Affiliated MutualFunds, not advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. ; and

o Invesco Ltd. stock because it is subject to the provisions of Invesco Ltd.'s Code of Conduct. Notwithstanding this exception, transactions in Invesco Ltd. securities are subject to all the pre-clearance and reporting requirements outlined in other provisions of this Code and any other corporate guidelines issued by Invesco Ltd.

- "Employee" means any full or part time Employee of Invesco Advisers, Inc. , including any consultant or contractor who Invesco Advisers, Inc.'s Compliance Department determines to have access to information regarding Invesco Advisers, Inc. 's trading activity.

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o "Investment Personnel" means any Employee who, in connection with his/her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Client.

o "IT Personnel" means any Employee that is designated to work in the Information Technology Department.

- "Gifts", "Entertainment" and "Business Partner" have the same meaning as provided in the Invesco Ltd. Gifts and Entertainment Policy.

- "Initial Public Offering" means an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the '34 Act.

- "Invesco Advisers, Inc. -affiliated Broker-dealer" means Invesco Distributors, Inc. or its successors.

- "Private Securities Transaction" means any securities transaction relating to new offerings of securities which are not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided however that transactions subject to the notification requirements of Rule 3050 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) Conduct Rules, transactions among immediate family members (as defined in the interpretation of the Board of Governors on free-riding and withholding) for which no associated person receives any selling compensation, and personal transactions in investment company and variable annuity securities shall be excluded.

- "Restricted List Securities" means the list of securities that are provided to Compliance Department by Invesco Ltd. or investment departments, which include those securities that are restricted from purchase or sale by Client or Employee accounts for various reasons (e.g., large concentrated ownership positions that may trigger reporting or other securities regulatory issues, or possession of material, non-public information, or existence of corporate transaction in the issuer involving an Invesco Ltd. unit).

IX. INVESCO LTD. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

All Employees are subject to the policies and procedures established by Invesco Ltd., including the Code of Conduct, Insider Trading Policy, Policy Concerning Political Contributions and Charitable Donations, and Gift and Entertainment Policy and must abide by all their requirements, provided that where there is a conflict between a minimal standard established by an Invesco Ltd. policy and the standards established by an Inveso Advisers, Inc. policy, including this Code, the latter shall supersede.

CODE OF ETHICS CONTACTS

- TELEPHONE HOTLINE: 1-877-331-CODE [2633]

- E-MAIL: CODEOFETHICS(NORTH AMERICA)@INVESCO.COM

Last Revised: January 1, 2010

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EXHIBIT (S)
POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, to act as my attorneys-in-fact and agents, in my capacity as a trustee of the Funds listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein and in my capacity as managing general partner of the Fund listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto and incorporated herein, to:

(1) sign on my behalf any and all Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any pre- and post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, and to file the same, including all exhibits to such Registration Statements, and other documents filed in connection with such Registration Statements including prospectuses and statements of additional information included in such Registration Statements and supplements to such prospectuses and statements of additional information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other applicable state and federal regulatory authorities, and

(2) sign any and all applications for exemptive relief from state or federal securities regulations, and amendments to such applications, and to file the same with the applicable regulatory authority.

I grant Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, as attorneys-in-fact and agents the power of substitution and re-substitution in his name and stead, and the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with the foregoing appointments.

I ratify and confirm any and all acts that Todd L. Spillane and/or John M. Zerr lawfully take as my attorneys-in-fact and agents by virtue of this appointment.

DATED this November 16, 2010.

      /s/ David C. Arch
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          David C. Arch

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, to act as my attorneys-in-fact and agents, in my capacity as a trustee of the Funds listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein and in my capacity as managing general partner of the Fund listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto and incorporated herein, to:

(1) sign on my behalf any and all Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any pre- and post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, and to file the same, including all exhibits to such Registration Statements, and other documents filed in connection with such Registration Statements including prospectuses and statements of additional information included in such Registration Statements and supplements to such prospectuses and statements of additional information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other applicable state and federal regulatory authorities, and

(2) sign any and all applications for exemptive relief from state or federal securities regulations, and amendments to such applications, and to file the same with the applicable regulatory authority.

I grant Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, as attorneys-in-fact and agents the power of substitution and re-substitution in his name and stead, and the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with the foregoing appointments.

I ratify and confirm any and all acts that Todd L. Spillane and/or John M. Zerr lawfully take as my attorneys-in-fact and agents by virtue of this appointment.

DATED this November 16, 2010.

/s/ Jerry D. Choate
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          Jerry D. Choate

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, to act as my attorneys-in-fact and agents, in my capacity as a trustee of the Funds listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein and in my capacity as managing general partner of the Fund listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto and incorporated herein, to:

(1) sign on my behalf any and all Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any pre- and post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, and to file the same, including all exhibits to such Registration Statements, and other documents filed in connection with such Registration Statements including prospectuses and statements of additional information included in such Registration Statements and supplements to such prospectuses and statements of additional information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other applicable state and federal regulatory authorities, and

(2) sign any and all applications for exemptive relief from state or federal securities regulations, and amendments to such applications, and to file the same with the applicable regulatory authority.

I grant Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, as attorneys-in-fact and agents the power of substitution and re-substitution in his name and stead, and the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with the foregoing appointments.

I ratify and confirm any and all acts that Todd L. Spillane and/or John M. Zerr lawfully take as my attorneys-in-fact and agents by virtue of this appointment.

DATED this November 16, 2010.

/s/ Rod Dammeyer
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         Rod Dammeyer

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, to act as my attorneys-in-fact and agents, in my capacity as a trustee of the Funds listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein and in my capacity as managing general partner of the Fund listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto and incorporated herein, to:

(1) sign on my behalf any and all Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any pre- and post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, and to file the same, including all exhibits to such Registration Statements, and other documents filed in connection with such Registration Statements including prospectuses and statements of additional information included in such Registration Statements and supplements to such prospectuses and statements of additional information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other applicable state and federal regulatory authorities, and

(2) sign any and all applications for exemptive relief from state or federal securities regulations, and amendments to such applications, and to file the same with the applicable regulatory authority.

I grant Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, as attorneys-in-fact and agents the power of substitution and re-substitution in his name and stead, and the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with the foregoing appointments.

I ratify and confirm any and all acts that Todd L. Spillane and/or John M. Zerr lawfully take as my attorneys-in-fact and agents by virtue of this appointment.

DATED this November 16, 2010.

   /s/ Linda Hutton Heagy
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       Linda Hutton Heagy

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, to act as my attorneys-in-fact and agents, in my capacity as a trustee of the Funds listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein and in my capacity as managing general partner of the Fund listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto and incorporated herein, to:

(1) sign on my behalf any and all Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any pre- and post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, and to file the same, including all exhibits to such Registration Statements, and other documents filed in connection with such Registration Statements including prospectuses and statements of additional information included in such Registration Statements and supplements to such prospectuses and statements of additional information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other applicable state and federal regulatory authorities, and

(2) sign any and all applications for exemptive relief from state or federal securities regulations, and amendments to such applications, and to file the same with the applicable regulatory authority.

I grant Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, as attorneys-in-fact and agents the power of substitution and re-substitution in his name and stead, and the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with the foregoing appointments.

I ratify and confirm any and all acts that Todd L. Spillane and/or John M. Zerr lawfully take as my attorneys-in-fact and agents by virtue of this appointment.

DATED this November 16, 2010.

      /s/ R. Craig Kennedy
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      R. Craig Kennedy

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, to act as my attorneys-in-fact and agents, in my capacity as a trustee of the Funds listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein and in my capacity as managing general partner of the Fund listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto and incorporated herein, to:

(1) sign on my behalf any and all Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any pre- and post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, and to file the same, including all exhibits to such Registration Statements, and other documents filed in connection with such Registration Statements including prospectuses and statements of additional information included in such Registration Statements and supplements to such prospectuses and statements of additional information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other applicable state and federal regulatory authorities, and

(2) sign any and all applications for exemptive relief from state or federal securities regulations, and amendments to such applications, and to file the same with the applicable regulatory authority.

I grant Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, as attorneys-in-fact and agents the power of substitution and re-substitution in his name and stead, and the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with the foregoing appointments.

I ratify and confirm any and all acts that Todd L. Spillane and/or John M. Zerr lawfully take as my attorneys-in-fact and agents by virtue of this appointment.

DATED this November 16, 2010.

      /s/ Howard J Kerr
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      Howard J Kerr

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, to act as my attorneys-in-fact and agents, in my capacity as a trustee of the Funds listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein and in my capacity as managing general partner of the Fund listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto and incorporated herein, to:

(1) sign on my behalf any and all Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any pre- and post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, and to file the same, including all exhibits to such Registration Statements, and other documents filed in connection with such Registration Statements including prospectuses and statements of additional information included in such Registration Statements and supplements to such prospectuses and statements of additional information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other applicable state and federal regulatory authorities, and

(2) sign any and all applications for exemptive relief from state or federal securities regulations, and amendments to such applications, and to file the same with the applicable regulatory authority.

I grant Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, as attorneys-in-fact and agents the power of substitution and re-substitution in his name and stead, and the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with the foregoing appointments.

I ratify and confirm any and all acts that Todd L. Spillane and/or John M. Zerr lawfully take as my attorneys-in-fact and agents by virtue of this appointment.

DATED this November 16, 2010.

      /s/ Colin D. Meadows
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          Colin D. Meadows

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, to act as my attorneys-in-fact and agents, in my capacity as a trustee of the Funds listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein and in my capacity as managing general partner of the Fund listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto and incorporated herein, to:

(1) sign on my behalf any and all Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any pre- and post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, and to file the same, including all exhibits to such Registration Statements, and other documents filed in connection with such Registration Statements including prospectuses and statements of additional information included in such Registration Statements and supplements to such prospectuses and statements of additional information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other applicable state and federal regulatory authorities, and

(2) sign any and all applications for exemptive relief from state or federal securities regulations, and amendments to such applications, and to file the same with the applicable regulatory authority.

I grant Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, as attorneys-in-fact and agents the power of substitution and re-substitution in his name and stead, and the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with the foregoing appointments.

I ratify and confirm any and all acts that Todd L. Spillane and/or John M. Zerr lawfully take as my attorneys-in-fact and agents by virtue of this appointment.

DATED this November 16, 2010.

      /s/ Jack E. Nelson
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           Jack E. Nelson

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, to act as my attorneys-in-fact and agents, in my capacity as a trustee of the Funds listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein and in my capacity as managing general partner of the Fund listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto and incorporated herein, to:

(1) sign on my behalf any and all Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any pre- and post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, and to file the same, including all exhibits to such Registration Statements, and other documents filed in connection with such Registration Statements including prospectuses and statements of additional information included in such Registration Statements and supplements to such prospectuses and statements of additional information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other applicable state and federal regulatory authorities, and

(2) sign any and all applications for exemptive relief from state or federal securities regulations, and amendments to such applications, and to file the same with the applicable regulatory authority.

I grant Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, as attorneys-in-fact and agents the power of substitution and re-substitution in his name and stead, and the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with the foregoing appointments.

I ratify and confirm any and all acts that Todd L. Spillane and/or John M. Zerr lawfully take as my attorneys-in-fact and agents by virtue of this appointment.

DATED this November 16, 2010.

/s/ Hugo F. Sonnenschein
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       Hugo F. Sonnenschein

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, to act as my attorneys-in-fact and agents, in my capacity as a trustee of the Funds listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein and in my capacity as managing general partner of the Fund listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto and incorporated herein, to:

(1) sign on my behalf any and all Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any pre- and post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, and to file the same, including all exhibits to such Registration Statements, and other documents filed in connection with such Registration Statements including prospectuses and statements of additional information included in such Registration Statements and supplements to such prospectuses and statements of additional information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other applicable state and federal regulatory authorities, and

(2) sign any and all applications for exemptive relief from state or federal securities regulations, and amendments to such applications, and to file the same with the applicable regulatory authority.

I grant Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, as attorneys-in-fact and agents the power of substitution and re-substitution in his name and stead, and the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with the foregoing appointments.

I ratify and confirm any and all acts that Todd L. Spillane and/or John M. Zerr lawfully take as my attorneys-in-fact and agents by virtue of this appointment.

DATED this November 16, 2010.

      /s/ Wayne W. Whalen
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           Wayne W. Whalen

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, to act as my attorneys-in-fact and agents, in my capacity as a trustee of the Funds listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein and in my capacity as managing general partner of the Fund listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto and incorporated herein, to:

(1) sign on my behalf any and all Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any pre- and post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, and to file the same, including all exhibits to such Registration Statements, and other documents filed in connection with such Registration Statements including prospectuses and statements of additional information included in such Registration Statements and supplements to such prospectuses and statements of additional information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other applicable state and federal regulatory authorities, and

(2) sign any and all applications for exemptive relief from state or federal securities regulations, and amendments to such applications, and to file the same with the applicable regulatory authority.

I grant Todd L. Spillane and John M. Zerr, and each of them separately, as attorneys-in-fact and agents the power of substitution and re-substitution in his name and stead, and the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with the foregoing appointments.

I ratify and confirm any and all acts that Todd L. Spillane and/or John M. Zerr lawfully take as my attorneys-in-fact and agents by virtue of this appointment.

DATED this November 16, 2010.

       /s/ Suzanne H. Woolsey
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         Suzanne H. Woolsey

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SCHEDULE 1

Massachusetts Business Trusts:

Invesco Van Kampen Advantage Municipal Income Trust II (VKI) Invesco Van Kampen California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV) Invesco Van Kampen High Income Trust II (VLT) Invesco Van Kampen Massachusetts Value Municipal Income Trust (VMV) Invesco Van Kampen Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO) Invesco Van Kampen Municipal Trust (VKQ) Invesco Van Kampen Ohio Quality Municipal Trust (VOQ) Invesco Van Kampen Select Sector Municipal Trust (VKL) Invesco Van Kampen Senior Income Trust (VVR) Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund
Invesco Van Kampen Trust for Insured Municipals (VIM) Invesco Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (VGM) Invesco Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade New Jersey Municipals (VTJ) Invesco Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals (VTN)

Delaware Statutory Trusts:

Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund (VBF)
Invesco Van Kampen Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund (VTA)

Pennsylvania Common Law Trust:

Invesco Van Kampen Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust (VPV)

SCHEDULE 2

Invesco Van Kampen Exchange Fund, a California Limited Partnership

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