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CLASS A, CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES OF
AIM EUROLAND GROWTH FUND
AIM JAPAN GROWTH FUND
AIM MID CAP EQUITY FUND
AIM NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
(SERIES PORTFOLIOS OF AIM GROWTH SERIES)
Supplement dated January 3, 2000
to the Statement of Additional Information dated May 3, 1999,
as supplemented June 30, 1999, August 5, 1999 and October 1, 1999
The following paragraph replaces in its entirety the sixth paragraph under the
heading "SELECTION OF INVESTMENTS" on page 6 of the Statement of Additional
Information:
"Mid Cap Fund. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in
the equity securities of issuers domiciled in the United States
that, at the time of purchase, have market capitalizations outside
the range of market capitalizations of companies that are incuded in
the Russell Midcap Index (tm). In addition, the Fund may invest up to
35% of its total assets in investment grade debt securities of
United States issuers including U.S. government and corporate debt
securities.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the securites
of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including (i)
issuers linked by tradition, economic markets, cultural similarities
or geography to the United States; and (ii) issuers located
elsewhere in the world that have operations in the United States or
that stand to benefit from political or economic events in the
United States. Foreign securities may include foreign government
securities and corporate debt securities, Samurai and Yankee bonds,
Euro bonds and Depositary Receipts."