Invesco Receives Three Lipper Fund Awards

Funds managed by the International Growth team extend streak to eight consecutive years, building strong long-term track record of recognition

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Mar 21, 2014, 09:00 ET

HOUSTON, March 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco announced today that Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund and Invesco European Small Company Fund have received prestigious 2014 Lipper Fund Awards.

This marks the eighth consecutive year and the 10^th in the last 11 that funds managed by Invesco's International Growth Equity team have received one or more Lipper Fund Awards. The Invesco European Small Company Fund has been recognized in five years since Lipper began issuing the awards in 2003, including each of the last four.

Between the Invesco European Small Company Fund and the Invesco European Growth Fund, Invesco funds have won the Lipper Fund Award for the top-ranked European Region fund for the 10-year period for seven consecutive years.

"These coveted awards highlight the strength of our investment management capabilities and exemplify Invesco's commitment to a strong investment culture that seeks to cultivate compelling, long-term track records for the benefit of fund investors," said Phil Taylor, Senior Managing Director for Invesco Ltd. and Head of the Americas.

Lipper Award winners are recognized for being the top-risk adjusted performing funds in their respective Lipper peer groups for the listed periods ending November 30, 2013.

Fund (Share Class)	Time Period(s)	Management Team
Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund (Y Shares)	5 years	Steve Cao, Mark Jason, Brent Bates
Invesco Asia Pacific Growth (A Shares)	10 years	Steve Cao, Mark Jason, Brent Bates
Invesco European Small Company Fund (A Shares)	10 years	Jason Holzer, Borge Endresen

Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund (Y Shares) was ranked No. 1 of 41 Pacific Ex Japan Funds for five years and No. 5 of 78 for three years ending November 30, 2013. The share class inception date was October 3, 2008.

Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund (A Shares) was ranked No. 4 of 28 Pacific Ex Japan Funds for 10 years, No. 3 of 41 for five years and No. 6 of 78 for three years ending November 30, 2013. Note: The fund (and related share classes) that ranked above Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund for 10 years has been reclassified.

Invesco European Small Company Fund (A Shares) was ranked No. 1 of 73 European Region Funds for 10 years, No. 3 of 87 for five years and No. 5 of 100 for three years ending November 30, 2013.

The Lipper Fund Awards program highlights funds that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance, relative to peers. The awards are given to funds in 23 countries in Asia, Europe and North America. Lipper designates award-winning funds in most individual classifications for the three-, five- and 10-year periods and fund family awards covering three years.

Lipper Fund Awards are based on Lipper's Consistent Return calculation. Lipper scores for Consistent Return reflect funds' historical risk-adjusted returns relative to funds in the same Lipper classification and include each fund's expenses and reinvested distributions, but exclude sales charges. Consistent Return values are calculated with all eligible share classes for each eligible classification. The highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return value within each eligible classification determines the fund classification winner over three, five or 10 years. Lipper, a Thomson Reuters company, is a leading global provider of mutual fund information and analysis to fund companies, financial intermediaries and media organizations.

Any reference to a ranking, a rating or an award provides no guarantee for future performance results and is not constant over time.

About Invesco Ltd.
Invesco Ltd. is a leading independent global investment management firm, dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, Invesco provides a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. Operating in more than 20 countries, the firm is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IVZ. Additional information is available at www.invesco.com.

Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.'s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds and the subdistributor for its STIC Global Funds. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Invesco Ltd.

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