UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
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Invesco Ltd.
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Text of E-mail sent by Invesco Ltd. on May 1, 2012 to employees holding unvested share awards who had not voted such shares:
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Dear Colleagues:
The voting deadline for Invesco’s 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is rapidly approaching. It is very important that you vote the unvested shares awarded to you by Invesco as well as any shares you otherwise may own. The process is easy and takes only a few minutes.
This year our shareholders are considering four important proposals. The matters to be voted on, as well as our Board of Directors’ recommendations for each proposal, are as follows:
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Re-election of four directors to the Board of Directors
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Advisory vote regarding named executive officer compensation
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Approval of the 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors
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If you have misplaced your voting information, especially your unique voter identification number known as your “Control Number,” please contact our transfer agent, Computershare, at either of the following numbers:
Chris Coleman
Computershare
(201) 680-4431
or
(201) 978-4392
You may vote your unvested shares online or by telephone at:
www.proxyvoting.com/ivz
or by calling
1-888-313-0164
(outside of the U.S. and Canada call 201-680-6688).
If you own shares in other forms, we urge you to ensure that you have voted them as well. Please contact the broker-dealer where your Invesco shares are held for instructions on how to vote those shares. Alternatively, you may call Mary Timmons at our proxy solicitation firm, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., at 212-378-7063 in order to arrange to vote your shares by telephone.
Please refer to the Proxy Statement for the 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for more detailed information on each proposal. The Proxy Statement can be accessed on the Investor Relations page of Invesco’s web site at www.invesco.com.
Every vote counts, regardless of how many shares you own. Moreover, voting demonstrates confidence in your company, its leadership and our future success.
Thank you.