CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 09/30/08 -- Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) announced today the anticipated listing of an emerging markets infrastructure portfolio on the NYSE Arca in October.

--  PXR - PowerShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure Portfolio
    

"Emerging market countries building infrastructure necessary to sustain their economic growth have created enormous worldwide demand," said Bruce Bond, President and CEO of Invesco PowerShares. "We believe the PowerShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure Portfolio (PXR) will provide investors a precise way to capture a global group of companies responsible for construction and development of emerging market infrastructure using the benefit-rich ETF structure."

The PowerShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure Portfolio (PXR) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on the S-Network Emerging Infrastructure Builders Index(SM). The Index is designed to measure the overall performance of securities of companies involved in infrastructure construction and development in emerging market countries. Industries include, but are not limited to, construction and engineering, construction machinery, construction materials, diversified metals and mining, heavy electrical equipment, industrial machinery and steel.

Invesco PowerShares is leading the intelligent ETF revolution through its family of more than 100 domestic and international index-based and actively managed exchange-traded funds. With assets under management as of June 30, 2008, of approximately $13.95 billion, PowerShares ETFs trade on all of the major U.S. stock exchanges that trade ETFs. For more information, please visit us at www.invescopowershares.com.

Invesco PowerShares is a part of Invesco Ltd., a leading independent global investment management company dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security. By delivering the combined power of its distinctive worldwide investment management capabilities, including AIM, Atlantic Trust, Invesco, Perpetual, PowerShares, Trimark, and WL Ross, Invesco provides a comprehensive array of enduring investment solutions for retail, institutional and high-net-worth clients around the world. Operating in 20 countries, the company is currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "IVZ." Additional information is available at www.invesco.com.

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