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Invesco Ltd.
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INVESCO LTD.
1360 PEACHTREE STREET NE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30309
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy
Materials
for the Shareholder Meeting to be Held on
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
To view the Proxy Statement and Annual Report on
the Internet, have the 11-digit Control #(s)
shown below and visit:
http://bnymellon.mobular.net/bnymellon/ivz
This communication presents only an overview of the more
complete proxy materials that
are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the
important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these
documents, you must request one.
There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as
instructed below on or before April 30, 2008 to facilitate timely delivery.
Dear Invesco Shareholder:
The 2008 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Invesco Ltd.
(the Company) will be
held in the Walter C. Hill Auditorium at the High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree Street
NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. (local time). The
following proposals will be voted upon at the Annual General Meeting:
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to elect three directors to serve until the 2011 Annual General
Meeting; |
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to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm; |
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to approve the Invesco Ltd. 2008 Global Equity Incentive Plan; |
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to approve the Invesco Ltd. Executive Incentive Bonus Plan; and |
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to consider and act upon any other business that may properly come
before the meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof. |
The Board of Directors recommends a vote
FOR Items 1 through 4.
The record date for the Annual General Meeting is March 14,
2008. Only shareholders of
record at the close of business on that date may vote at the meeting or any adjournment
thereof. Shareholders of record are cordially invited to attend the Annual General
Meeting. Directions on how to attend the Annual General Meeting and vote in person can be
found on our website at: www.invesco.com/invest.
You may vote your proxy when you view the materials on the
Internet. You
will be asked to enter this 11-digit control number
SEE THE REVERSE SIDE FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ACCESS
PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTE ONLINE.
ACCESSING YOUR PROXY MATERIALS ONLINE
The Proxy Materials for Invesco Ltd. are available to review
at:
http://bnymellon.mobular.net/bnymellon/ivz
The following Proxy Materials are available for you to review
online:
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the Companys 2008 Proxy Statement (including all attachments thereto);
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the Proxy Card; |
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the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
(which is not deemed to be part of the official proxy soliciting materials); and |
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any amendments to the foregoing materials that are required to be furnished to
shareholders. |
VOTE BY INTERNET
Use the Internet to vote your shares. Have this card in hand
when you access the above website.
On the top right hand side of the website click on Vote Now to
access the electronic proxy card and vote your shares.
YOU MUST REFERENCE YOUR 11-DIGIT CONTROL NUMBER FOUND ON THE
FRONT PAGE
OF THIS NOTICE TO VOTE YOUR PROXY ELECTRONICALLY.
To request a paper copy of the Proxy Materials, please call 1-
888-313-0164, (outside the
U.S. and Canada 201- 680-6688) or you may request a paper copy by email at
shrrelations@bnymellon.com, or by logging on to
http://bnymellon.mobular.net/bnymellon/ivz
Have this Notice available WHEN YOU WANT TO VIEW your Proxy
Materials online
or WHEN YOU WANT TO VOTE YOUR PROXY ELECTRONICALLY
or WHEN YOU WANT TO REQUEST A PAPER COPY of the Proxy Materials.