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                            AIM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

                      Supplement dated September 29, 2000
                      to the Prospectus dated June 1, 2000


The following replaces in its entirety the first paragraph appearing under
"INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGIES" on page 1 of the Prospectus:

         "The fund's investment objective is to achieve a high level of current
         income exempt from federal income taxes, consistent with the
         preservation of principal. The fund's investment objective may be
         changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. The
         fund will attempt to achieve its objective by investing in a
         diversified portfolio of municipal bonds and other municipal
         securities."



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                        AIM INVESTMENT SECURITIES FUNDS

                              AIM HIGH YIELD FUND
                             AIM HIGH YIELD FUND II
                                AIM INCOME FUND
                        AIM INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND
                             AIM MONEY MARKET FUND
                            AIM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                                      AND
              CLASS A SHARES OF AIM LIMITED MATURITY TREASURY FUND

                   Supplement dated September 29, 2000 to the
             Statement of Additional Information dated June 1, 2000


The following replaces in its entirety the second paragraph appearing under the
heading "INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS -- MUNICIPAL BOND" on page 16 of the
Statement of Additional Information:

                  "For purposes of the Fund's investment policies and
         limitations, the term "municipal bonds" includes debt obligations of
         varying maturities issued to obtain Funds for various public purposes,
         including the construction of a wide range of public facilities, the
         refunding of outstanding obligations, the obtaining of Funds for
         general operating expenses and the lending of such Funds to other
         public institutions and facilities. In addition, certain types of
         industrial development bonds are issued by or on behalf of public
         authorities to obtain funds to provide for the construction,
         equipment, repair or improvement of privately operated facilities
         ("private activity bonds"). Such obligations are considered to be
         municipal bonds appropriate for investment by the Fund, provided that
         the interest paid thereon, in the opinion of bond counsel, is exempt
         from federal income taxes.

                  The Fund may also invest in municipal lease obligations,
         which may take the form of a lease, an installment purchase or a
         conditional sales contract. Municipal lease obligations are issued by
         state and local governments and authorities to acquire land, equipment
         and facilities such as state and municipal vehicles,
         telecommunications and computer equipment, and other capital assets.
         Interest payments on qualifying municipal leases are exempt from
         federal income taxes. The Fund may purchase these obligations
         directly, or they may purchase participation interests in such
         obligations. Municipal leases are generally subject to greater risks
         than general obligation or revenue bonds. State laws set forth
         requirements that states or municipalities must meet in order to issue
         municipal obligations, and such obligations may contain a covenant by
         the issuer to budget for, appropriate, and make payments due under the
         obligation. However, certain municipal lease obligations may contain
         "non-appropriation" clauses which provide that the issuer is not
         obligated to make payments on the obligation in future years unless
         funds have been appropriated for this purpose each year. Accordingly,
         such obligations are subject to "non-appropriation" risk. While
         municipal leases are secured by the underlying capital asset, it may
         be difficult to dispose of such assets in the event of
         non-appropriation or other default. All direct investments by the Fund
         in municipal lease obligations shall be deemed illiquid and shall be
         valued according to the Fund's Procedures for Valuing Securities
         current at the time of such valuation.

                  As used in this Statement of Additional Information, interest
         which is "tax-exempt" or "exempt from federal income taxes" means
         interest on municipal securities which is excluded from gross income
         for federal income tax purposes, but which may give rise to federal
         alternative minimum tax liability. The principal and interest payments
         on private activity bonds (such as industrial development or pollution
         control bonds) are

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         the responsibility of the industrial user and, therefore, are not
         backed by the taxing power of the issuing municipality. Such
         obligations are included within the term municipal bonds if the
         interest paid thereon qualifies for exemption from federal income tax,
         but the interest on private activity bonds will be considered to be an
         item of preference for purposes of alternative minimum tax liability
         under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). See
         "Dividends, Distributions and Tax Matters" below."


Effective October 10, 2000, The Bank of New York, 90 Washington Street, 11th
Floor, New York, New York 10286, will act as custodian of all securities and
cash of AIM Money Market Fund.






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