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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2010
 
File No. 811-2611
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form N-1A
 
     
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE    
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940    
Amendment No. 40
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Invesco Van Kampen Exchange Fund
A California Limited Partnership
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in the Agreement of Limited Partnership)
 
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(713) 626-1919
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
John M. Zerr, Esquire
11 Greenway Plaza
Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77046
(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
 


 

 
EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registration Statement incorporates herein Part A and Part B as filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 of the Registrant on April 30, 2010.
 
Part A is hereby supplemented as follows:
 
On June 1, 2010, Invesco Ltd., an independent global investment management company, completed its purchase of substantially all of the retail asset management business of Morgan Stanley, including the investment adviser, distributor and certain other affiliated service providers to most of the Van Kampen funds (including the Van Kampen Exchange Fund) (the “Transaction”). In contemplation of the Transaction, shareholders of the Fund approved a new investment advisory contract with Invesco Advisers, Inc., a subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., and a new master investment sub-advisory agreement with several of Invesco Ltd.’s wholly-owned affiliates. Thus, effective June 1, 2010, the Fund’s investment adviser, investment sub-advisers and certain other service providers are affiliates of Invesco Ltd. In addition, effective June 1, 2010, the Fund has changed its name to “Invesco Van Kampen Exchange Fund.” The Transaction does not result in any change to the Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies or the Fund’s portfolio management team.
 
The following relates to changes as a result of the Transaction.
 
1. All references to “Van Kampen Exchange Fund” are hereby deleted and replaced with “Invesco Van Kampen Exchange Fund.” The Fund’s principal place of business is 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309.
 
2. All references to “Van Kampen Asset Management” are hereby deleted and are replaced with “Invesco Advisers, Inc.” The first sentence in “Item 5: Management” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser”) is the Fund’s investment adviser.
 
3. The second paragraph in “Item 10: Management, Organization and Capital Structure” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
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.
 
4. The third and fourth paragraphs in “Item 10: Management, Organization and Capital Structure” are hereby deleted in their entirety.
 
5. The following is hereby added as the fourth paragraph in “Item 10: Management, Organization and Capital Structure”
 
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
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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.
 
6. The following is hereby added as the sixth paragraph in “Item 10: Management, Organization and Capital Structure”:
 
Invesco Advisers, Inc. and the Fund have entered into a Master Administrative Services Agreement (Administrative Services Agreement) pursuant to which Invesco Advisers, Inc. may perform or arrange for the provision of certain accounting and other administrative services to the Fund which is not required to be performed by Invesco Advisers, Inc. under the Advisory Agreement. The Administrative Services Agreement provides that it will remain in effect and continue from year to year only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board, including the independent trustees, by votes cast in person at a meeting called for such purpose. Under the Administrative Services Agreement, Invesco Advisers, Inc. is entitled to receive from the Fund reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as may be approved by the Board. Currently, Invesco Adviser’s is reimbursed for the services of the Fund’s principal financial officer and her staff and any expenses related to fund accounting services. The principal place of business of the Adviser is 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309.
 
7. The last paragraph in “Item 10: Management, Organization and Capital Structure” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
The Board of Managing General Partners, and the independent managing general partners voting separately, determined that the terms of the Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable and approved the Advisory Agreement as being in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. A discussion regarding the basis for the Managing General Partners’ approval of such Advisory Agreement will be included in the Fund’s next Semiannual Report.
 
8. All references to “Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.” are hereby deleted and replaced with “Invesco Investment Services, Inc.” The first sentence of the third paragraph of “Item 11: Shareholder Information” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
Shareholders may redeem shares at any time, without charge by the Fund, at the next determined net asset value per share by submitting a written request in proper form to the Fund’s transfer agent, Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739, by placing the redemption request through an authorized dealer or by calling the Fund at (800) 959-4246.
 
9. All references to “Van Kampen Funds Inc.” and “Van Kampen Investments” are hereby deleted.
 
10. All references to the phone number (800) 847-2424 are hereby deleted and replaced with (800) 959-4246. All references in the prospectus and statement of additional information to the web site www.vankampen.com are hereby deleted and replaced with www.invesco.com.
 
Part B is hereby supplemented as follows:
 
On June 1, 2010, Invesco Ltd., an independent global investment management company, completed its purchase of substantially all of the retail asset management business of Morgan Stanley, including the


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investment adviser, distributor and certain other affiliated service providers to most of the Van Kampen funds (including the Van Kampen Exchange Fund) (the “Transaction”). In contemplation of the Transaction, shareholders of the Fund approved a new investment advisory contract with Invesco Advisers, Inc., a subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., and a new master investment sub-advisory agreement with several of Invesco Ltd.’s wholly-owned affiliates. Thus, effective June 1, 2010, the Fund’s investment adviser, investment sub-advisers and certain other service providers are affiliates of Invesco Ltd. In addition, effective June 1, 2010, the Fund has changed its name to “Invesco Van Kampen Exchange Fund.” The Transaction does not result in any change to the Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies or the Fund’s portfolio management team.
 
The following relate to changes as a result of the Transaction.
 
1. All references to “Van Kampen Exchange Fund” are hereby deleted and replaced with “Invesco Van Kampen Exchange Fund.” The Fund’s principal place of business is 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309.
 
2. The information in “Item 16: Description of the Fund and its Investment Risks — Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
Policies and Procedures for Disclosure of Fund Holdings
 
The Board has adopted policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings (the Holdings Disclosure Policy). Invesco and the Board may amend the Holdings Disclosure Policy at any time without prior notice. Details of the Holdings Disclosure Policy and a description of the basis on which employees of Invesco and its affiliates may release information about portfolio securities in certain contexts are provided below.
 
Public release of portfolio holdings.  The Fund discloses the following portfolio holdings information on www.invesco.com:
 
         
    Approximate Date of
  Information Remains
Information
 
Website Posting
 
Posted on Website
 
Top ten holdings as of month- end
  15 days after month-end   Until replaced with the following month’s top ten holdings
Select holdings included in the Fund’s Quarterly Performance Update   29 days after calendar quarter-end   Until replaced with the following quarter’s Quarterly Performance Update
Complete portfolio holdings as of calendar quarter-end   30 days after calendar quarter-end   For one year
Complete portfolio holdings as of fiscal quarter-end   60-70 days after fiscal quarter-end   For one year
 
These holdings are listed along with the percentage of the Fund’s net assets they represent. Generally, employees of Invesco and its affiliates may not disclose such portfolio holdings until one day after they have been posted on www.invesco.com. You may also obtain the publicly available portfolio holdings information described above by contacting us at 1-800-959-4246.
 
Selective disclosure of portfolio holdings pursuant to non-disclosure agreement.  Employees of Invesco and its affiliates may disclose non-public full portfolio holdings on a selective basis only if the Internal Compliance Controls Committee (the ICCC) of Invesco management approves the parties to whom disclosure of non-public full portfolio holdings will be made. The ICCC must determine that the proposed selective disclosure will be made for legitimate business purposes of the applicable Fund and is in the best interest of the applicable Fund’s shareholders. In making such determination, the ICCC will address any perceived conflicts of interest between shareholders of such Fund and Invesco or its affiliates as part of granting its approval.
 
The Board exercises continuing oversight of the disclosure of Fund portfolio holdings by (1) overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the Holdings Disclosure Policy and the Invesco Funds Code of


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Ethics by the Chief Compliance Officer (or his designee) of Invesco and the Invesco Funds and (2) considering reports and recommendations by the Chief Compliance Officer concerning any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 206(4)-7 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended) that may arise in connection with the Holdings Disclosure Policy. Pursuant to the Holdings Disclosure Policy, the Board reviews the types of situations in which Invesco provides selective disclosure and approves situations involving perceived conflicts of interest between shareholders of the applicable Fund and Invesco or its affiliates brought to the Board’s attention by Invesco.
 
To locate the Fund’s portfolio holdings information on www.invesco.com, click on the Products and Performance tab, then click on the Mutual Funds link, then click on the Fund Overview link and select the Fund from the drop down menu. Links to the Fund’s portfolio holdings are located in the upper right side of this Web site page.
 
Invesco discloses non-public full portfolio holdings information to the following persons in connection with the day-to-day operations and management of the Invesco Funds:
 
Attorneys and accountants;
Securities lending agents;
Lenders to the Invesco Funds;
Rating and rankings agencies;
Persons assisting in the voting of proxies;
Invesco Funds’ custodians;
The Invesco Funds’ transfer agent(s) (in the event of a redemption in kind);
Pricing services, market makers, or other persons who provide systems or software support in
connection with Invesco Funds’ operations (to determine the price of securities held by an Invesco
Fund);
Financial printers;
Brokers identified by the Invesco Funds’ portfolio management team who provide execution and
research services to the team; and
Analysts hired to perform research and analysis to the Invesco Funds’ portfolio management team.
 
In many cases, Invesco will disclose current portfolio holdings on a daily basis to these persons. In these situations, Invesco has entered into non-disclosure agreements which provide that the recipient of the portfolio holdings will maintain the confidentiality of such portfolio holdings and will not trade on such information (Non-disclosure Agreements).
 
Invesco will also disclose non-public portfolio holdings information if such disclosure is required by applicable laws, rules or regulations, or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over Invesco and its affiliates or the Fund.
 
The Holdings Disclosure Policy provides that Invesco will not request, receive or accept any compensation (including compensation in the form of the maintenance of assets in any Fund or other mutual fund or account managed by Invesco or one of its affiliates) for the selective disclosure of portfolio holdings information.
 
Disclosure of certain portfolio holdings and related information without non-disclosure agreement.  Invesco and its affiliates that provide services to the Fund, the Sub-Advisers and each of its employees may receive or have access to portfolio holdings as part of the day to day operations of the Fund.
 
From time to time, employees of Invesco and its affiliates may express their views orally or in writing on one or more of the Fund’s portfolio securities or may state that a Fund has recently purchased or sold, or continues to own, one or more securities. The securities subject to these views and statements may be ones that were purchased or sold since a Fund’s most recent quarter-end and therefore may not be reflected on the list of the Fund’s most recent quarter-end portfolio holdings disclosed on the website. Such views and statements may be made to various persons, including members of the press, brokers and


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other financial intermediaries that sell shares of the Fund, shareholders in the Fund, persons considering investing in the Fund or representatives of such shareholders or potential shareholders, such as fiduciaries of a 401(k) plan or a trust and their advisers, and other entities for which Invesco or its affiliates provides or may provide investment advisory services. The nature and content of the views and statements provided to each of these persons may differ.
 
From time to time, employees of Invesco and its affiliates also may provide oral or written information (portfolio commentary) about a Fund, including, but not limited to, how the Fund’s investments are divided among various sectors, industries, countries, investment styles and capitalization sizes, and among stocks, bonds, currencies and cash, security types, bond maturities, bond coupons and bond credit quality ratings. This portfolio commentary may also include information on how these various weightings and factors contributed to Fund performance. Invesco may also provide oral or written information (statistical information) about various financial characteristics of a Fund or its underlying portfolio securities including, but not limited to, alpha, beta, R-squared, coefficient of determination, duration, maturity, information ratio, sharpe ratio, earnings growth, payout ratio, price/book value, projected earnings growth, return on equity, standard deviation, tracking error, weighted average quality, market capitalization, percent debt to equity, price to cash flow, dividend yield or growth, default rate, portfolio turnover, and risk and style characteristics. This portfolio commentary and statistical information about a Fund may be based on the Fund’s portfolio as of the most recent quarter-end or the end of some other interim period, such as month-end. The portfolio commentary and statistical information may be provided to various persons, including those described in the preceding paragraph. The nature and content of the information provided to each of these persons may differ.
 
Disclosure of portfolio holdings by traders.  Additionally, employees of Invesco and its affiliates may disclose one or more of the portfolio securities of a Fund when purchasing and selling securities through broker-dealers, requesting bids on securities, obtaining price quotations on securities, or in connection with litigation involving the Fund’s portfolio securities. Invesco does not enter into formal Non-disclosure Agreements in connection with these situations; however, the Fund would not continue to conduct business with a person who Invesco believed was misusing the disclosed information.
 
Disclosure of portfolio holdings of other Invesco-managed products.  Invesco and its affiliates manage products sponsored by companies other than Invesco, including investment companies, offshore funds, and separate accounts. In many cases, these other products are managed in a similar fashion to certain Invesco Funds (as defined herein) and thus have similar portfolio holdings. The sponsors of these other products managed by Invesco and its affiliates may disclose the portfolio holdings of their products at different times than Invesco discloses portfolio holdings for the Invesco Funds.
 
Invesco provides portfolio holdings information for portfolios of Invesco Variable Insurance Funds (the Insurance Funds) to insurance companies whose variable annuity and variable life insurance accounts invest in the Insurance Funds (Insurance Companies). Invesco may disclose portfolio holdings information for the Insurance Funds to Insurance Companies with which Invesco has entered into Non-disclosure Agreements up to five days prior to the scheduled dates for Invesco’s disclosure of similar portfolio holdings information for other funds on www.invesco.com.  Invesco provides portfolio holdings information for the Insurance Funds to such Insurance Companies to allow them to disclose this information on their websites at approximately the same time that Invesco discloses portfolio holdings information for the other Invesco Funds on its website. Invesco manages the Insurance Funds in a similar fashion to certain other Invesco Funds and thus the Insurance Funds and such other funds have similar portfolio holdings. Invesco does not disclose the portfolio holdings information for the Insurance Funds on its Web site, and not all Insurance Companies disclose this information on their Web sites.


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3. All of the information in “Item 17: Management of the Registrant – Officers,” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
     
Russell C. Burk - 1958
Senior Vice President
and Senior Officer
  Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds
     
     
     
John M. Zerr - 1962
Senior Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  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.
     
    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 - 1959
Vice President
  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 - 1956
Vice President
  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 - 1964
Vice President, Treasurer
and Principal Financial Officer
  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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Karen Dunn Kelley - 1960
Vice President
  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 - 1967
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
  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 - 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  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.
 
4. The following is hereby added after “Item 17: Management of the Registrant – Compensation Table,”:
 
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 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.

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5. All references to “Van Kampen Asset Management,” are hereby deleted and are replaced with “Invesco Advisers, Inc.” The first paragraph in “Item 19: Investment Advisory and Other Services – Investment Adviser” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
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.
 
6. The third and fourth paragraphs in the “Item 19: Investment Advisory and Other Services – Investment Adviser” are hereby deleted in their entirety.
 
7. The following is hereby added as the last paragraph in “Item 19: Investment Advisory and Other Services – Investment Adviser”:
 
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.
 
8. With respect to agreements discussed in “Item 19: Accounting Services Agreement and Chief Compliance Officer Employment Agreement,” to which the Fund is a party, such agreements are terminated as of June 1, 2010.
 
9. The second and third paragraphs in “Item 19: Investment Advisory and Other Services – Other Service Providers” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
Invesco Advisers, Inc. and the Fund have entered into a Master Administrative Services Agreement (Administrative Services Agreement) pursuant to which Invesco Advisers, Inc. may perform or arrange for the provision of certain accounting and other administrative services to the Fund which is not required to be performed by Invesco Advisers, Inc. under the Advisory Agreement. The Administrative Services Agreement provides that it will remain in effect and continue from year to year only if such continuance


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is specifically approved at least annually by the Board, including the independent trustees, by votes cast in person at a meeting called for such purpose. Under the Administrative Services Agreement, Invesco Advisers, Inc. is entitled to receive from the Fund reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as may be approved by the Board. Currently, Invesco Adviser’s is reimbursed for the services of the Fund’s principal financial officer and her staff and any expenses related to fund accounting services. The principal place of business of the Adviser is 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309.
 
An independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund performs an annual audit of the Fund’s financial statements. Effective, June 1, 2010, the Fund’s Board of Trustees has engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, located at 1201 Louisiana, Suite 2900, Houston, Texas 77002, to be the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.
 
Invesco Investment Services, Inc. is the Fund’s transfer agent. The contact information for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. is P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739, or by telephone at (800) 959-4246.
 
10. The information in “Item 20. Portfolio Managers – Portfolio Manager Compensation Structure” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
Description of 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 in Table 1 below.
 
Each portfolio manager’s compensation is linked to the pre-tax investment performance of the Funds/accounts managed by the portfolio manager as described in Table 1 below.
 


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Sub-Adviser
 
Performance time period 1
 
Invesco 2
Invesco Australia
Invesco Deutschland
  One-, Three- and Five-year performance against Fund peer group.
 
 
Invesco Senior Secured
  N/A
 
 
Invesco Trimark2
  One-year performance against Fund peer group.
    Three- and Five-year performance against entire universe of Canadian funds.
 
 
Invesco Hong Kong2
Invesco Asset Management
  One-, Three- and Five-year performance against Fund peer group.
 
 
Invesco Japan5
  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 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.

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11. All references to “Van Kampen Investments” and “Van Kampen Advisors Inc.” are hereby deleted. All references to “Van Kampen Funds Inc.” and the “Distributor” are hereby deleted and replaced with Invesco Distributors, Inc. Invesco Distributors, Inc.’s address is address is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77046.
 
12. All references to the phone number (800) 847-2424 are hereby deleted and replaced with (800) 959-4246. All references in the prospectus and statement of additional information to the web site www.vankampen.com are hereby deleted and replaced with www.invesco.com.
 
13. Appendix A is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
PROXY VOTING POLICIES
 
The following policies and procedures apply to certain funds and other accounts managed by Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”).


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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. 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,


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  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 a company’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.
 
II.   Incentives
Invesco believes properly constructed compensation plans that include equity ownership are effective in creating incentives that induce managements and employees of our portfolio companies to create greater 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.
 
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  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 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
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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.
 
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


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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, 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 23.  Exhibits
 
     
(a)
  Restated and Amended Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership(20)
(1)
  Amendment to Certificate of Limited Partnership, on Form LP-1(16)
(2)
  Amendment to Certificate of Limited Partnership, on Form LP-2(17)
(3)
  Amendment to Certificate of Limited Partnership, on Form LP-2(19)
(4)
  Amendment to Certificate of Limited Partnership, on Form LP-2(20)
(b)(1)
  By-Laws(20)
(2)
  Amended and Restated By-Laws(31)
(c)
  Copy of Specimen Certificate(20)
(d)(1)
  Investment Advisory Agreement(19)
(d)(2)
  Amendment Number One to the Investment Advisory Agreement(27)
(e)
  Not Applicable
(f)
  Not Applicable
(g)(1)(a)
  Custodian Contract(*)
(b)
  Amendment dated May 24, 2001 to Custodian Contract(23)
(c)
  Amendment dated October 3, 2005 to Custodian Contract(28)
(2)
  Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement(29)
(3)
  Amended and Restated Fund Accounting Agreement(32)
(h)
  Not Applicable
(i)
  Not Applicable
(j)
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm(32)
(k)
  Not Applicable
(l)
  Not Applicable
(m)
  Not Applicable
(n)
  Not Applicable
(o)
  Not Applicable
(p)(1)
  Code of Ethics of the Investment Adviser and Distributor(29)
(2)
  Code of Ethics of the Fund(22)
(16)  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Number 811-2611, filed April 26, 1995.
 
(17)  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Number 811-2611, filed April 29, 1996.
 
  (*)  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 75 to Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Number 2-21657, filed March 27, 1998.
 
(19)  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Number 811-2611, filed April 27, 1998.
 
(20)  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Number 811-2611, filed April 23, 1999.
 
(22)  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Number 811-2611, filed April 27, 2001.
 
(23)  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Number 811-2611, filed April 25, 2002.
 
(27)  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Number 811-2611, filed May 2, 2005.
 
(28)  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Number 811-2611, filed April 28, 2006.
 
(29)  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Number 811-2611, filed April 26, 2007.
 
(31)  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Number 811-2611, filed April 25, 2008.
 
(32)  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Number 811-2611, filed April 30, 2010.
 
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Item 29.  Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant
 
None.
 
Item 30.  Indemnification
 
Article XIII, Section 13.4 of the Registrant’s Restated and Amended Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership provides as follows:
 
“The Partnership shall indemnify each General Partner (including officers and or directors of a corporate General Partner and including former General Partners who have not ceased to be liable as General Partners under the Partnership Act) against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by him in any civil, criminal or investigative proceeding in which he is involved or threatened to be involved by reason of his being a General Partner of the Partnership, provided that he acted in good faith, within what he reasonably believed to be the scope of his authority, and for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be within the scope of his authority, and for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Partnership or the Limited Partners. To the extent that a General Partner has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any such proceeding or in defense of any claim or matter therein, he shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner he believed to be in the best interests of the Partnership or the Limited Partners. The determination under any other circumstances as to whether a General Partner acted in good faith, within what he reasonably believed to be the scope of his authority, and for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Partnership or the Limited Partners, shall be made by action of the General Partners who were not parties to such proceedings, or by independent legal counsel selected by the General Partners (who may be the regular counsel for the Partnership) in a written opinion. No General Partner shall be indemnified under this provision against any liability to the Partnership or its Partners to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office. The indemnification provided hereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any applicable statute, agreement, vote of the General Partners or Limited Partners, or otherwise.”
 
Item 31. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
 
See “Management, Organization and Capital Structure” in Part A and “Management of the Fund” in the Statement of Additional Information for information regarding the business of the Adviser. For information as to the business, profession, vocation and employment of a substantial nature of directors and officers of the Adviser, reference is made to the Adviser’s current Form ADV (File No. 801-1669) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 32. Principal Underwriters
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records
 
All accounts, books and other documents of the Registrant required by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Rules thereunder to be maintained (i) by the Registrant will be maintained at its offices, located at Van Kampen Investments Inc., 1 Parkview Plaza - Suite 100, P.O. Box 5555, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181-5555, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., Harborside Financial Center, Plaza 2, Jersey City, New Jersey 07303-0947, or at the State Street Bank and Trust Company, 1776 Heritage Drive, North Quincy, Massachusetts 02171; and (ii) by the Adviser, will be maintained at its offices, located at 1 Parkview Plaza - Suite 100, P.O. Box 5555, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181-5555.
 
Item 34.  Management Services
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 35.  Undertakings
 
Not applicable.


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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, Van Kampen Exchange Fund, 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 1st day of June, 2010.
VAN KAMPEN EXCHANGE FUND
 
  By 
/s/  Philip A. Taylor

  Philip A. Taylor
  President


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