EX-99.A11 2 d881880dex99a11.htm EX-99.A11 EX-99.A11

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CODE OF ETHICS AND PERSONAL TRADING POLICY FOR NORTH AMERICA

 

APPLICABLE To   

  All Covered Persons (as defined below)

  All Invesco NA entities

DEPARTMENTS IMPACTED   

Global Ethics Office (“GEO”)

RISK ADDRESSED

BY POLICY

  

Clients are harmed because of a Covered Person’s conflict of interest, violation of fiduciary duties or fraudulent/deceptive personal trading activities.

RELEVANT LAW & RELATED RESOURCES   

  Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act (“Rule 17j-1”)

  Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act (“Rule 204A-1”)

  Ontario Securities Commission: National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (“NI 31-103”)

APPROVED BY   

  Invesco Mutual Funds Board: December 2023

  Invesco ETF Board: December 2023

  Invesco Canada Limited (“ICL”) Board: November 2023

EFFECTIVE DATE   

January 2024

GLOSSARY

Background. Invesco is required to adopt and enforce a written code of ethics as well as to establish, maintain and apply policies and procedures that establish a system of controls to comply with securities laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the management of conflicts of interest matters, which may include personal trading activities.

This Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy for North America (the “Code”) requires that Covered Persons (as defined below) adhere to high standards of ethical conduct and act with integrity in accordance with their fiduciary duties. The Code is intended to comply with the requirements of Rule 204A-1, Rule 17j-1 and NI 31-103.

Definitions.

“Beneficial Ownership” means the opportunity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, to share in the economic interest or profit derived from the ownership of, or transaction in, a Covered Security.

“Client Account” means an Invesco Fund (with respect to Covered Persons other than Independent Directors/Trustees), a separately managed account, a personal trust or estate, an Employee benefit trust or any other account for which an Invesco NA Adviser provides investment advisory or sub-advisory services. For Independent Directors/Trustees, “Client Account” shall mean the Invesco funds they oversee.

Compliance Reporting Systemmeans any third party, web-based application utilized by Covered Persons, excluding Independent Directors/Trustees, for compliance reporting (i.e., personal securities transactions, investment accounts, outside activities, etc.)

 

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“Contingent Worker” means any Invesco consultant or contractor with access to the firm’s internal network systems.

“Covered Account” means any account that holds or may hold a Covered Security whether directly or through Beneficial Ownership, and as further described in Section B.1 below.

“Covered Person” means any of the following:

 

   

Employee (interns, part-time or full-time);

   

Contingent Worker;

   

Director or Officer of Invesco Ltd.;

   

Independent Director/Trustee;

   

any individual who is conducting business on behalf of an Invesco Adviser or affiliate, and has access to the firm’s internal network systems or offices;

   

any person meeting the definition of “Access Person” as defined in Rule 17j-1 or Rule 204A-1; or

   

anyone who, at the discretion of GEO, is deemed to be a Covered Person subject to the requirements of this Code.

“Covered Security” generally means, investment instruments or assets (public or private), unless otherwise exempt from the definition, are as follows:

 

   

Stocks/shares (e.g., common, preferred or restricted) or bonds (e.g., corporate or municipal);

   

Exchange Traded Products (defined below);

   

Closed-end Funds and REITs;

   

Instruments that are convertible or exchangeable into a Covered Security;

   

Derivatives (e.g., options, futures, forwards, ADRs (American Depository Receipts)/GDRs (Global Depositary Receipts), swaps, commodities, warrants/rights), or other obligation whose value is derived or based on any of the above;

   

Limited Offerings/Limited Liability Company interests (defined below);

   

Invesco Open-end Mutual Funds; and

   

any security/instrument that can be traded by an Invesco Adviser or an affiliate on behalf of a client.

The following securities are exempt from the definition of “Covered Security:

 

   

Direct obligations of the U.S. government, the Canadian government, or direct obligations of a Sovereign Government and their respective agencies;

   

Bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper or high-quality short-term debt instruments (including repurchase agreements);

   

Shares of an open-end mutual fund for which Invesco does not serve as an investment adviser, subadviser or principal underwriter;

   

Money market equivalent funds;

   

Investment trusts that invest exclusively in open-end mutual funds for which Invesco does not serve as an investment adviser, subadviser or principal underwriter;

   

Any unit investment trust (including those advised or sub-advised by an Invesco

 

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NA Adviser);

   

Principal-protected or linked-note investment products; and

   

Physical commodities (including foreign currencies).

“Delegated Discretionary Account” means an account for which a Covered Person has written evidence that decision-making authority has been completely relinquished to a professional money manager who is not a family member or not otherwise subject to this Code and over which the Covered Person has no direct or indirect influence or control.

“Employee” means an individual who serves as a director or officer of an Invesco NA entity or who is employed on a full-time or part-time basis by an Invesco NA entity or subsidiary thereof. For purposes of this Code, the term Employee also includes the

Employee’s Immediate Family Members.

ETP Access Person” means a Covered Person who has access to Material Non-public Information attached to Invesco ETPs including but not limited to any client’s purchase or sale of Invesco ETPs and/or the holdings of an Invesco ETP or anyone else determined as such and as notified by Compliance.

Exchange-Traded Product” or “ETP” means a security traded on an exchange that: (i) tracks an underlying security, index or financial instrument; or (ii) uses a benchmark index but whose manager(s) may change sector allocations, market-time trades, or deviate from the index. The term “ETP” includes, among other things, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”) and exchange-traded commodities (“ETCs”).

“Global Ethics Office” or “GEO” means the team within Compliance that is responsible for monitoring conflicts in connection with a Covered Person’s personal trading, political contributions, outside business activities and gifts and entertainment.

“Immediate Family Member” means a Covered Person’s:

   

Spouse

   

Domestic partner or equivalent (i.e., PACS (Civil Solidarity Pact), common law marriage, etc.)

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Generally considered to be a permanent committed relationship; and

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With Beneficial Ownership of their partner’s Covered Accounts

   

Child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law who shares the Covered Person’s household.

A roommate who is not a domestic partner or does not otherwise have one of the attributes above shall not be deemed to be an Immediate Family Member.

Questions regarding the applicability of this definition should be directed to the Global Ethics Office.

“Independent Director/Trustee” means any; (i) director or trustee of an Invesco Mutual Fund who is not an “interested person” (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act) of an Invesco Mutual Fund; (ii) director or trustee of an Invesco ETP who

 

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is not an “interested person” (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act) of an Invesco ETP; or (iii) member of the Invesco Canada Independent Review Committee, Invesco Canada Funds Advisory Board or Board of Directors of Invesco Corporate Class Inc. who has no other executive responsibilities or engagement in an Invesco Canada Fund or Invesco NA’s day-to-day activities beyond the scope of their duties as director/trustee.

“Initial Public Offering” or “IPO” means: (i) any Covered Security which is being offered for the first time on a recognized stock exchange; or (ii) an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act, the issuer of which immediately before such registration was not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or foreign regulatory equivalents thereof.

. “Investment Person” generally means a Covered Person (excluding Independent Directors/Trustees) who:

 

   

as part of their regular functions or duties makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of securities in a Client Account (e.g., portfolio managers, securities analysts or traders); or

 

   

works directly with or is in the same department/investment team as a portfolio manager and is likely to be exposed to sensitive information relating to those Client Accounts for which the portfolio manager has responsibility (including those who serve an administrative function).

”Limited Offering or Private Placement” means an offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (“33 Act”), including but not limited to those offered according to Sections 4(a)(2), 4(a)5, 4(a)6 or pursuant to Rules 504 or 506 under the 33 Act (e.g., Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), private equity fund or hedge fund, crowdfunding, private real estate investments such as Real Investment Trusts (REITs) or LLCs/LPs).

“MNPI” or “Material Non-public Information” means information not known to the public that may, if disclosed, have a significant impact on the price of a financial instrument and that a reasonable investor would likely consider relevant or important when making an investment decision.

“Rights Issue” or “Rights Offer” means a dividend of subscription rights to buy additional securities in a company made to the company’s existing security holders.

Robo-Advisor Account” means a Covered Person’s account that holds, or can hold, Covered Securities that is maintained on a digital platform offered by a broker on the Designated/Approved Broker List to provide automated, algorithm-driven investment decisions with little to no human intervention.

Special Purpose Acquisition Company” or “SPAC” is a company without commercial operations and formed specifically to raise capital through an IPO for the purpose of acquiring or merging with an existing company.

 

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A. POLICY

Each Invesco NA Adviser has a fiduciary relationship with respect to each of their Client Accounts. As such, Invesco NA and Covered Persons shall:

 

   

place the interests of clients ahead of their personal interests (or, in the case of Independent Directors/Trustees, the funds they oversee);

   

conduct their personal trading in a manner consistent with this Code and other applicable policies to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest or any abuse of position of trust and responsibility;

   

comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations; and

   

keep all MNPI (as defined above) confidential.

Invesco NA and all Covered Persons are prohibited from:

 

   

profiting personally by using MNPI and disclosing MNPI to any person (except as may be permitted by law and in accordance with Invesco’s insider trading policies);

   

employing any device, scheme or artifice to defraud any Client Account;

   

making an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact to a client that, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, are necessary to make the statement non-misleading;

   

engaging in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit to a Client Account; or

   

engaging in any manipulative practice with respect to a Client Account or securities (including price manipulation).

Invesco NA maintains other compliance policies that may be directly applicable to a Covered Person’s specific responsibilities and duties and that address additional standards of conduct for Employees. These policies are available on the Invesco Ltd. intranet site and include, but are not limited to:

 

   Global Code of Conduct

 

   Global Outside Business Activities

   Global Insider Trading

 

   Global Gifts and Entertainment

   Global Fraud Escalation

 

   U.S. Gifts and Entertainment

   Global Political Contributions

 

   Gifts and Entertainment (ICL)

Violations of any of the policies listed above may result in increased escalation. For further detail, refer to Section C regarding violations and sanctions.

Please see Exhibit B for requirements applicable to Independent Directors/Trustees.

B. PERSONAL TRADING REQUIREMENTS

References to Covered Persons in this Section B shall exclude Independent Directors/Trustees. Personal trading requirements and pre-clearance requirements (if any) for Independent Directors/Trustees are set forth in Exhibit B.

 

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1. Covered Account Requirements for Covered Persons.

Covered Persons are required to report all investment accounts (i.e., Covered Accounts) for which they, or Immediate Family Members, have Beneficial Ownership or have discretion, control or interests, whether such discretion, control or interests are exercised or not. It is presumed that a Covered Person can control accounts held by Immediate Family Members living in the same household.

Covered Accounts must be held with a regulated financial institution listed on the Designated/Approved Broker List1.

Covered Accounts include but are not limited to the following:

 

 

Brokerage Accounts

  

 

Discretionary/Robo-Advisor

Accounts2

  

 

Employee Stock Plans (e.g.,

ESPPs, ESOPs or ISOs)

     

Retirement Accounts (e.g., IRAs, SIPPs, Superannuation, iDeCo, RRSP, TFSA or any other local equivalent)

  

Transfer Agent Accounts that hold reportable Covered Securities (e.g., Invesco open- end mutual fund account)

  

Mutual Fund, Collective Investment or WRAP Accounts, which hold Invesco open-end funds

     

Pension Plans, which hold Covered Securities (excluding Invesco open-end funds)

  

Stock and Shares ISAs (i.e., Investment ISA)

  

UTMAs and UGMAs

     

Invesco 401k, and the separate Schwab Personal Choice Retirement Account (“PCRA”)

  

529 Accounts that hold Covered Securities and the Invesco CollegeBound 529 plan

    

 

 

1 The Designated/Approved Broker List is accessible through the Compliance Reporting System.

2 Discretionary and Robo-Advisor Accounts must be disclosed. New and existing Discretionary and Robo-Advisor accounts must be approved by GEO. The Covered Person must provide supporting documentation (e.g., managed account agreement) and other required information to GEO, including duplicate statements.

Covered Persons are required to ensure that:

 

   

Covered Accounts held with a broker located in the U.S. or India are maintained:

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with a financial institution on the Designated/Approved Broker List (which may be accessed via the Compliance Reporting System);

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in a qualified retirement plan that a Covered Person is not legally or unilaterally able to transfer; or

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for the U.S. only, with any full-service broker-dealer.

 

   

Invesco Open-End Mutual Funds are held:

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in an account maintained with a financial institution (or broker on the Designated/Approved Broker List);

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in a qualified retirement plan that a Covered Person is not legally or unilaterally able to transfer;

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in the Covered Person’s Invesco 401(k) or Invesco CollegeBound 529 plan; or

 

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directly with Invesco’s Mutual Funds’ transfer agent.

Covered Persons may not purchase or hold Invesco affiliated open-end mutual funds beyond the above restrictions. This requirement does not apply to other Invesco securities.

 

   

All other Covered Accounts (e.g., external retirement plans, stock plans through third-party administrators):

 

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Covered Persons shall direct their financial institution to submit statements and confirmations to the GEO;

 

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If the financial institution is unable to provide transactional statements (or contract notes) to GEO through a link or hard copy, the Covered Person shall be personally responsible for submitting statements directly or upon request through the GEO Support Portal in a timely manner;

 

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Trade confirmations (or contract notes) must be provided no later than 15 calendar days from the date of execution; and

 

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Transactional statements must be provided within 15 calendar days of receipt.

2. Statements (Transactions) and Trade Confirmations (or Contract Notes).

 

   

Employees shall maintain a Covered Account with a financial institution that provides electronic trade confirmations (or contract notes) and statements directly to GEO.

 

   

If the financial institution fails or is unable to provide an electronic link or a hard copy, the Covered Person shall be personally responsible for providing transactional statements and trade confirmations (or contract notes) for the Covered Account(s) to GEO through the GEO Support Portal or where applicable, to their local Compliance upon request.

 

   

All Covered Accounts must be reported in the Compliance Reporting System before trading begins or upon hire. Statements are not required for accounts that do not meet the Covered Accounts definition, such as accounts that are only able to invest in unaffiliated Open-end Mutual Funds.

Pre-Clearance of Personal Trades.

Covered Persons and their Immediate Family Members are required to pre-clear Covered Securities transactions through the Compliance Reporting System as illustrated in Exhibit A.

Covered Persons are prohibited from executing a security transaction (trade) in a Covered Account until they are notified by GEO that the trade was approved. Covered Persons must carefully read the automated alert from the Compliance Reporting System, which includes the request status (i.e., approved or denied).

 

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Covered Accounts in which a Covered Person has beneficial interest but does not exercise control (e.g., accounts for Immediate Family Members), all trade requests are required to be submitted through the Covered Person.

GEO will notify the Covered Person if the trade request was approved or denied.

Trade Authorization (i.e., Market Orders). Trade requests which have been submitted and approved within the Compliance Reporting System prior to market close are only valid for the current business day, unless the approval is granted after the close of the trading day (e.g., trading on a foreign market or OTC), then approval will not expire until the end of the next trading day.

If the trade is not executed within the approval window, a Covered Person shall be required to submit a new pre-clearance request and must receive approval if the Covered Person intends to trade in that security.

Prohibited Trade Orders. Covered Persons are required to avoid executing transactions outside of the approval window. Good ‘Til Canceled (GTC), Limit Orders and Stop-Limit Orders among other orders beyond the same trading day are prohibited.

Pre-clearance of Limited Offerings and Private Placements. Covered Persons and their Immediate Family Members must:

 

   

Pre-clear investments in Limited Offerings and Private Placements and receive approval from GEO before investing and allow a minimum of three to five business days before the intended investment date to allow ample time for review.

 

   

Submit a Private Placement pre-clearance request through the Compliance Reporting System and include a detailed description of the investment and relevant documentation (e.g., offering deck, offering/private placement memorandum and term sheet).

Additionally, Covered Persons seeking to invest in a Limited Offering/Private Placement sponsored by Invesco Ltd. and its affiliates:

 

   

Must pre-clear all transactions through the Compliance Reporting System if the investment is made alongside third-party investors.

 

   

May transact without pre-clearance if Invesco offers the investment exclusively to Employees.

In all instances, Limited Offerings and Private Placements are subject to ongoing reporting obligations. Please consult Legal and the Global Ethics Office if you have questions about these requirements before investing.

Exemptions from Pre-Clearance. Purchases or sales of the following are exempt from the pre-clearance requirement:

Covered Securities in an approved Delegated Discretionary/Robo-Advisor Account;

   

Invesco Mutual Funds and Invesco Canada Funds (excluding closed-end

 

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Invesco Mutual Funds and closed-end Invesco Canada Funds);

   

Invesco ETPs (this Invesco ETP pre-clearance exemption does not apply to ETP Access Persons);

   

Unaffiliated broad-based ETPs (this pre-clearance exemption does not apply to single stock ETPs)

   

Currencies, cryptocurrencies, and commodities, including trusts invested entirely in a currency, cryptocurrency or commodity;

   

Derivatives of an index of securities, currencies, cryptocurrencies or commodities;

   

Invesco Mutual Fund grants awarded (Long-Term Fund Awards); and

   

Securities held in Invesco CollegeBound 529 Plans, Invesco Core U.S. 401(k) Plans (excluding elections in the personal choice retirement account) and registered group retirement savings plans offered by an Invesco Ltd. affiliate.

Pre-clearance of Employee Share Purchase Plans and Long-Term Incentive Plans. The acquisition or deposit of shares, including IVZ shares through an Employee Share Purchase Plan or Equity Awards Program is exempt from pre-clearance. However, pre-clearance is required if Covered Persons wish to sell these shares, including IVZ shares. Please refer to Exhibit A.

3. Trading Restrictions/Prohibitions.

Blackout Period. Covered Persons are prohibited from trading any Covered Security in a personal account on a day during which a Client Account has a pending “buy” or “sell” order in the same Covered Security.

In addition:

 

   

Investment Persons with knowledge of trading in a Covered Security for a Client Account are prohibited from personal trading within three trading days before and three trading days after such Client Account transaction; and

 

   

All other Covered Persons with knowledge of trading in a Covered Security for a Client Account are prohibited from personal trading in the same Covered Security within two trading days after such Client Account transaction.

Blackout Period Exemptions. Blackout period restrictions may be exempt if purchases and sales of a Covered Security comply with certain conditions (e.g., large market capitalization, daily trading limit, etc.) as may be determined from time to time by the GEO. Refer to the FAQ for details.

Other Prohibitions. Covered Persons shall be prohibited from:

 

   

trading a Covered Security of an issuer on the applicable Restricted List(s);

 

   

purchasing a Covered Security in an IPO or secondary offering;

 

   

purchasing a publicly listed SPAC when the targeted company is known;

 

   

participating in an investment club;

 

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excessive short-term trading of any Invesco Open-end Mutual Funds (excluding money market funds) and/or cash-in-lieu Invesco ETPs according to the various limitations outlined in the respective prospectus or other fund disclosure documents;

 

   

engaging in personal trading of Covered Securities that is excessive, or that compromises Invesco NA’s fiduciary duty to Client Accounts, as determined by the GEO in its discretion;

 

   

for Investment Personnel, effecting short sales of a Covered Security in a Covered Account if a Client Account for which the Investment Person has investment management responsibility has a long position in such Covered Security; and

 

   

trading options on common stock, single stock ETPs, or Invesco ETPs when the underlying security is either not held or has been held fewer than 60 days. For the sake of clarity, trading naked options is prohibited and only covered calls and protective puts are permitted.

Short-Term Trading Restriction for all Covered Persons.

 

   

Covered Persons cannot profit from the purchase and sale of a Covered Security (or a short sale and cover of the same Covered Security) within 60 calendar days of the trade date of the same Covered Security. Gains are calculated on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

 

   

Transactions in Invesco Canada Funds are subject to the short-term trading requirements outlined in the applicable prospectus.

 

   

This restriction shall apply to all Covered Securities, including those which are exempt from pre-clearance (e.g., Invesco Funds). Transactions in unaffiliated ETPs (except for single stock ETPs), currencies, cryptocurrencies, commodities, trusts invested entirely in a currency, cryptocurrency or commodity, and derivatives (e.g., options and futures) based on an index of securities, currencies, cryptocurrencies and commodities are exempt from the 60-day holding period. This exemption shall not apply to derivatives of individual securities, single stock ETPs, or Invesco ETPs.

 

   

If a Covered Security is traded within the applicable holding period, the full amount of any profit from the trade, which has not been adjusted to account for applicable taxes or related fees, shall be disgorged to a charity of Invesco Ltd.’s choice.

 

   

Covered Persons are exempt from the 60-day holding period if the trade transaction is executed at a loss.

4. Special Requirements for Transactions in Invesco Ltd. Stock.

Transactions in Invesco Ltd. stock are subject to the pre-clearance and reporting requirements set forth above. Covered Persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions in publicly traded options such as puts, calls and other derivative securities relating to Invesco Ltd.’s securities, on an exchange or any other organized market. Covered Persons should refer to the Global Insider Trading policy whenever they wish to

 

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transact in Invesco Ltd. securities in a Covered Account.

5. Covered Persons Reporting and Certification Requirements.

Certification Requirements. All Covered Persons are required to complete a Code of Ethics acknowledgment on their start date with Invesco, and annually thereafter, to acknowledge and certify that they have received, reviewed, understand, and shall comply with the Code. In addition, Covered Persons will be required to acknowledge receipt and understanding of any material amendments or new interpretations of the Code.

Reporting Requirements. All Covered Persons are subject to initial (upon joining Invesco) and ongoing reporting requirements. These reports will be reviewed by GEO and are intended solely for internal use and are confidential unless required to be disclosed to a regulatory or government agency.

Summary of Reporting Obligations

 

 

New Hires3

  

 

Covered Persons

   
Upon joining the firm    Quarterly    Annual
(due in 10 calendar days)   

(due no later than 30 calendar days

after the calendar quarter-end)

  

(due no later than 30

calendar days from

distribution)

   
Covered Accounts/    Quarterly Transaction Report    Annual Holdings & Private
Initial Holdings Report    (excluding dividends reinvested,    Investments Report
(including a list of all Covered    private/limited offering transactions    (excluding holdings in an
Securities and private/limited    previously disclosed, auto investment    approved Discretionary
holdings. All holdings must be    plans, payroll deductions, transactions    Account, and any holdings
as of the Covered Person’s    executed in an approved    designated as non-
employment start date)    Discretionary/Robo-Advisor Account)    reportable on Exhibit A)
   
Initial Compliance Policies         Annual Compliance Policies
Certification         Certification

 

 

3Any New Hire who fails to submit the Covered Accounts/Initial Holdings Report (IHR) within the (10) calendar days of their employment start date will be prohibited from engaging in any personal securities transactions until such report is submitted and may be issued a violation and subject to other sanctions.

In addition, the Quarterly Transaction Report can exclude the following transactions executed in Covered Securities that are either:

 

   

transacted directly with an affiliated transfer agent; or

 

   

in the Covered Person’s registered group retirement savings plan (including transactions made on behalf of the Covered Person in the ICL sponsored GWL Group Retirement Savings Plan) or Invesco Core US 401(k) Plan.

New Covered Accounts. All Covered Persons must report any new Covered Account for themselves or any Immediate Family Member within 30 calendar days of opening.

 

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Unless the account has been reported, no personal securities transactions can occur within the account.

Exhibit A. Attached as Exhibit A is an Overview of Personal Trading Requirements that provides a summary of certain requirements set forth under this Code which are applicable to Covered Persons (excluding Independent Directors/Trustees). The Overview is not meant to serve as a replacement for reading the Code.

Individuals who meet the definition of a Covered Person and are on a formal leave of absence or garden leave without access to Invesco systems are not considered Covered Persons during the time they are on leave.

C. VIOLATIONS AND SANCTIONS

Covered Persons shall report violations and potential violations of this Code to the GEO. Violations and potential violations of the Code are investigated by GEO. Independent Directors/Trustees may report violations and potential violations to the applicable CCO (or their delegate).

If a determination is made that a Covered Person (excluding Independent Directors/Trustees) has violated the Code, a sanction may be imposed in accordance with the escalation procedure. Sanctions vary based on the severity of the violation(s) and include, but are not limited to:

 

   

a letter of education, a letter of warning or letter of reprimand;

   

reversal of trades processed in violation of the Code;

   

disgorgement of profits earned in the Code violation;

   

prohibition of personal trading abilities;

   

suspension, demotion or change in the Covered Person’s responsibilities;

   

termination of employment;

   

referral to civil or criminal authorities, where appropriate; or

   

any other sanction, as may be determined by the GEO, CCO and/or applicable governance committee.

The GEO maintains internal procedures regarding the violation investigation, sanction determination and sanction enforcement process.

In mitigating or eliminating certain conflicts of interest that arise in connection with a Covered Person’s personal trading, a Covered Person may be required to sell a Covered Security that was previously approved. In the event the sale results in a loss, the Covered Person will not be entitled to reimbursement for such loss. In the event of a gain, the Covered Person may be required to disgorge any profit.

D. CODE ADMINISTRATION

In general, the GEO shall be responsible for the administration and oversight of the Code and shall be responsible for:

   

identifying Covered Persons, providing Covered Persons with the Code and

 

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notifying them of their reporting obligations under the Code, and ensuring that Covered Persons submit the required certifications and reports required under the Code;

 

   

reviewing the personal trading activities of Covered Persons to identify potential or actual violations of the Code and promptly investigating such matters to resolve and make the appropriate remediations, if needed; and

 

   

promptly report any violations of the Code in writing to the applicable CCO.

In very limited circumstances, certain exceptions to any provision of the Code may be granted on a case-by-case basis by the applicable CCO or their delegate. Such exceptions shall be documented in writing by the GEO.

Any questions regarding this Code should be directed to the GEO, which may be contacted using the GEO Support Portal via the intranet.

E. REPORTING.

ICL Boards/Committees. At least quarterly, the CCO shall inform the Invesco Canada Funds Independent Review Committee of violations, sanctions imposed, material changes and any other information as may be requested from time to time relating to the Code and for the relevant review period.

Invesco Mutual Funds Board and Invesco ETF Board.

 

   

Quarterly: At least quarterly, each applicable CCO shall furnish a written report to the applicable Board regarding material violations of the Code by Covered Persons.

 

   

Annually: No less frequently than annually, each applicable CCO shall furnish a written report to the applicable Board that describes significant issues arising under the Code since the last report to the Board, including information about material violations of the Code and sanctions imposed in response to material violations. The CCO shall certify that the applicable Invesco NA Adviser to the Invesco Mutual Funds and Invesco ETFs has adopted procedures reasonably designed to prevent Covered Persons from violating the Code. At this time, the Board shall also review the current Code.

 

   

Material Changes to Code. The applicable Committee/Boards mentioned in this Code shall approve any material changes made to the Code either before implementing such change or no later than six months after the change is implemented.

 

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EXHIBIT A

OVERVIEW OF PERSONAL TRADING REQUIREMENTS

Below are some, but not all, of the common investment instruments and key actions required of Covered Persons (excluding Independent Directors/Trustees) under the Code.

 

Security Type    Pre-Clearance    Reporting   

60-Day Profit

Limit Restriction

Equities
Common Stocks    Yes    Yes    Yes
IPOs    PROHIBITED    PROHIBITED    N/A
Preferred Stocks    Yes    Yes    Yes
Rights Issue or Rights Offer1    Yes    Yes    No
Trusts invested entirely in a currency or commodity    No    Yes    No
Exchange-Traded Products (i.e., ETFs, ETCs and ETNs)
       
Invesco ETPs (except for ETP Access Persons)    No    Yes    Yes
Invesco ETPs (ETP Access Persons)    Yes    Yes    Yes

Unaffiliated broad-based ETPs

(apart from single stock ETPs)

   No    Yes    No
Single-stock ETPs and unaffiliated ETPs with a limited number of underlying securities (20 or less) that include Covered Securities    Yes    Yes    Yes
Cryptocurrencies2
Cryptocurrencies    No    No    No
Trusts invested entirely in a cryptocurrency    No    Yes    No
Futures, Swaps and Options based on a cryptocurrency    No    Yes    No
Derivatives
Futures, Swaps and Options3 based on common stock and affiliated ETPs    Yes    Yes    Yes

 

 

1 Pre-clearance is required on the day of electing to participate in the Rights issue or Offer.

2 Cryptocurrency exemptions are subject to change and requirements may be applied to certain Employees upon notification by Compliance. Some digital assets claiming to be cryptocurrency could be deemed securities by regulators. Please contact the Global Ethics Office if you have questions regarding the requirements of your digital assets under the Code.

3 Options are restricted to covered calls and protective puts where the underlying security has been held no fewer than 60 days. All other option types are prohibited.

 

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Security Type    Pre-Clearance    Reporting   

60-Day Profit

Limit Restriction

Naked options    PROHIBITED    PROHIBITED    N/A
Futures, Swaps and Options Based on an index, currencies, commodities, and unaffiliated ETPs    No    Yes    No
Mutual Funds
Invesco Open-end Mutual Funds    No    Yes    Yes
Invesco Closed-end Mutual Funds    Yes    Yes    Yes
Invesco Canada Open-end Mutual Funds    No    Yes   

Subject to

Prospectus

Requirements

Invesco Canada Closed-end Mutual Funds    Yes    Yes    Yes
Unaffiliated Open-end Mutual Funds    No    No    No
Unaffiliated Closed-end Mutual Funds    Yes    Yes    Yes
Fixed Income/Bonds
US Treasury    No    No    No
Certificates of Deposit    No    No    No
Money Market Funds    No    No    No
Municipal Bonds    Yes    Yes    Yes
Corporate Bonds    Yes    Yes    Yes
Structured products linked to indices    No    Yes    No
Invesco Ltd. Corporate Securities
Open Market IVZ shares    Yes    Yes    Yes
Sale of IVZ shares acquired through ESPP, RSA and LTA    Yes    Yes    No
Derivatives on IVZ, short sells of IVZ or IVZ share transactions in Professionally Managed Accounts    PROHIBITED    PROHIBITED    N/A
IVR shares    Yes    Yes    Yes
Long-Term Fund Awards
Invesco Mutual Fund grants awarded    No    No    No
Invesco CollegeBound 529 Plan    No    Yes    No

 

Limited Offerings/Private Placements

 

Non-Invesco offerings    Yes    Yes    Yes
Invesco offerings     Yes*    Yes    Yes

*Covered Persons may not engage in a Limited Offering without first: (a) giving the GEO a detailed written notification describing the transaction and indicating whether or not they will receive compensation; and (b) obtaining prior written permission from the GEO.

*Covered Persons must pre-clear activity in Limited Offerings/Private Placements sponsored by Invesco Ltd. and its affiliates with GEO unless Invesco offers the investment exclusively to Employees.

 

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EXHIBIT B

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES

Independent Directors/Trustees on the Invesco Mutual Funds, Invesco Canada Fund and the Invesco ETP Boards shall refrain from beneficially owning Invesco Ltd. stock.

Independent Directors/Trustees who have questions, need to report a potential or actual violation, may report such matters to the applicable Chief Compliance Officer, or their delegate.

OVERVIEW

 

  A.

Independent Directors/Trustees of the Invesco Mutual Funds:

 

   

are subject to and must comply with the pre-clearance requirements for certain transactions involving Invesco Mutual Funds that are closed-end Funds under the Independent Directors/Trustees policies and guidelines;

 

   

shall complete a Quarterly Transaction Report only if the Independent Director/Trustee knew or, or in the ordinary course of fulfilling their official duties as an Independent Director/Trustee, should have known, that during the 15-days immediately preceding or following the date of the Independent Director/Trustee’s transaction in a Covered Security:

  o

an Invesco Mutual Fund purchased or sold the Covered Security; or

  o

an Invesco Mutual Fund, Invesco Advisers, Inc., or any sub-adviser to such Invesco Mutual Fund considered purchasing or selling the Covered Security.

 

   

Independent Directors/Trustees who are subject to the Quarterly Transaction Reporting requirement per the above bullet, shall request the Quarterly Transaction Report and complete the report with the following information for each transaction during the quarter:

  o

the date of the transaction , the Covered Security name, 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;

  o

the nature of the transaction (e.g., buy or sell);

  o

the Covered Security identifier (i.e., CUSIP or symbol);

  o

the execution price of the Covered Security;

  o

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

  o

the date that the report was submitted to the applicable Chief Compliance Officer.

 

   

are subject to the short-term trading restrictions (e.g., profit restriction) with respect to Invesco Mutual Funds that are closed-end funds.

 

  B.

Independent Directors/Trustees on the Invesco ETPs Board:

 

   

shall complete a Quarterly Transaction Report only if the Independent Director/Trustee knew, or in the ordinary course of fulfilling their official duties as an Independent Director/Trustee, should have known, that during the 15-days immediately preceding or following the date of the Independent Director/Trustee’s transaction in a Covered Security:

  o

an Invesco ETP purchased or sold the Covered Security; or

  o

an Invesco ETP, Invesco Capital Management, LLC. or any sub-adviser to such Invesco ETP considered purchasing or selling the Covered Security.

 

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Independent Directors/Trustees who are subject to the Quarterly Transaction Reporting requirement, shall request the Quarterly Transaction Report and complete the report with the following information for each transaction during the quarter:

  o

the date of the transaction, the Covered Security name, 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;

  o

the nature of the transaction (e.g., buy or sell);

  o

the Covered Security identifier (i.e., CUSIP or symbol);

  o

the execution price of the Covered Security;

  o

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

  o

the date that the report was submitted to the applicable Chief Compliance Officer.

 

   

Independent Directors/Trustees on the Invesco ETPs Board, are not subject to:

  o

pre-clearance requirements;

  o

providing account statements or trade confirmations;

  o

Covered Account or Annual Holdings reporting requirements; or

  o

short-term trading restrictions.

 

  C.

Independent Directors/Trustees on the Invesco Canada Fund Board:

 

   

shall complete a Quarterly Transaction Report only if the Independent Director/Trustee knew or, or in the ordinary course of fulfilling their official duties as an Independent Director/Trustee, should have known, that during the 15-days immediately preceding or following the date of the Independent Director/Trustee’s transaction in a Covered Security:

  o

an Invesco Canada Fund purchased or sold the Covered Security; or

  o

an Invesco Canada Fund, Invesco Canada Ltd. or any sub-adviser to such Invesco Canada Fund considered purchasing or selling the Covered Security.

 

   

Independent Directors/Trustees who are subject to the Quarterly Transaction Reporting requirement, shall request the Quarterly Transaction Report and complete the report with the following information for each transaction during the quarter:

  o

the date of the transaction, the Covered Security name, 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;

  o

the nature of the transaction (e.g., buy or sell);

  o

the Covered Security identifier (i.e., CUSIP or symbol);

  o

the execution price of the Covered Security;

  o

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

  o

the date that the report was submitted to the applicable Chief Compliance Officer.

 

   

Independent Directors/Trustees on the Invesco Canada Fund Board, are not subject to:

  o

pre-clearance requirements;

  o

providing account statements or trade confirmations;

  o

Covered Account or Annual Holdings reporting requirements; or

  o

short-term trading restrictions.

 

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