AVZ Amvescap

LONDON, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMVESCAP (NYSE:AVZ) will hold a conference call today to discuss the acquisition of WL Ross & Co., which was announced on Sunday. When: 10:00 a.m. EDT/15:00 BST today, Monday July 24, 2006 Who: * Martin L. Flanagan - President and CEO, AMVESCAP * Wilbur Ross - Chairman and CEO, WL Ross & Co. * John Rogers - head of Worldwide Institutional, AMVESCAP * Loren Starr - Chief Financial Officer, AMVESCAP To access the call in the U.S. and Canada, dial: 888-455-2053 Internationally, dial +1-517-268-4676 Pass Code: AMVESCAP To access a replay of the call (beginning at approximately 11:00 EDT) in the U.S. and Canada: dial 888-562-6892 Internationally +1-402-220-6538 http://www.amvescap.com/ DATASOURCE: AMVESCAP CONTACT: Bill Hensel for AMVESCAP, +1-404-479-2886 Web site: http://www.amvescap.com/

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