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                           As filed on ^ February 27, 1998
    
                                                             File No. 33-70154
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C.  20549
                                      FORM N-1A

   
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933                   [ ^]
      Pre-Effective Amendment No.                                          [ ]
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      Post-Effective Amendment No.  ^ 10                                   [X]
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940           [ ^]
      Amendment No.   ^ 11                                                 [X]
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                       INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
                 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                    7800 E. Union Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80237
                      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                    P.O. Box 173706, Denver, Colorado  80217-3706
                                  (Mailing Address)

                                   (303) 930-6300
                           (Registrant's Telephone Number)

                                 Glen A. Payne, Esq.
                                7800 E. Union Avenue
                               Denver, Colorado  80237
                       (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                     Copies to:
                             W. Randolph Thompson, Esq.
                          Of Counsel, Jones & Blouch L.L.P.
                   1025 Thomas Jefferson St., N.W., Suite 405 West
                               Washington, D.C.  20007

Approximate Date of Proposed Public  Offering:  As soon after the effective
date of this registration statement as is practicable.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate
box)
- ---   immediately  upon filing  pursuant to paragraph (b)
- ---   on  ---------------, pursuant to  paragraph  (b)
- ---   60 days after  filing  pursuant  to  paragraph (a)(1)
   
 X    on ^ May 1, 1998,  pursuant  to  paragraph  (a)(1).
- ---   75 days after  filing  pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
- ---   ^ on ------------, pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485
    

If appropriate, check the following box:
- ---   This  post-effective  amendment  designates  a new  effective  date  for a
      previously filed post-effective amendment.

   
Registrant has previously  elected to register an indefinite number of shares of
its common  stock  pursuant  to Rule 24f-2  under the  Investment  Company  Act.
Registrant's  Rule 24f-2  Notice for the fiscal year ended  December 31, ^ 1997,
was filed on or about February ^ 26, 1998.
    

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                      ^ INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
    
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                                CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET


    Form N-1A
       Item                                        Caption
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Part A                                 Prospectus

    1..............................          Cover Page

   
    2..............................          Summary ^

    3..............................          Financial Highlights; Performance
                                             Information^
    

    4..............................          Cover Page; Summary; Investment
                                             Objectives and Policies; Risk
                                             Factors; Investment Restrictions

    5..............................          Summary; Management; Risk Factors

    5A.............................          Not Applicable

    6..............................          Cover Page; Summary; Tax Status,
                                             Dividends and Distributions;
                                             Additional Information

    7..............................          Purchases and Redemptions

    8..............................          Purchases and Redemptions

   
    9.^.............................         Not Applicable

Part B                                 Statement of Additional Information^
    

    10..............................         Cover Page

    11..............................         Table of Contents

    12..............................         Not Applicable

    13..............................         Investment Policies; Investment
                                             Restrictions; Appendix A

    14..............................         Management

    15..............................         Additional Information






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    Form N-1A
       Item                                  Caption
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    16..............................         Management; Additional
                                             Information

    17..............................         Portfolio Brokerage

    18..............................         Additional Information

    19..............................         How Shares are Valued;
                                             Redemptions

    20..............................         (Prospectus:  Tax Status,
                                             Dividends and Distributions)

    21..............................         (Prospectus:  Purchases and
                                             Redemptions; Management)

    22..............................         Performance


Part C                                 Other Information

    Information  required  to be  included  in  Part C is set  forth  under  the
appropriate Item, so numbered, in Part C to this Registration Statement.




















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Prospectus
May 1, 1998

                    INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
                        INVESCO VIF - Dynamics Portfolio

    INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),   a  Maryland
corporation,  is an open-end management investment company that offers shares of
common stock of ten diversified  investment portfolios (the "Funds"),  including
the INVESCO  VIF - Dynamics  Portfolio  (the  "Dynamics  Fund" or  "Fund").  The
Company's  shares  are  not  offered  directly  to  the  public,  but  are  sold
exclusively to life insurance companies ("Participating Insurance Companies") as
a pooled  funding  vehicle for  variable  annuity and  variable  life  insurance
contracts issued by separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies.  If
other Funds are available under a Participating Insurance Company's contracts, a
prospectus  describing them will be available from the  Participating  Insurance
Company.

    The  Dynamics  Fund  seeks   appreciation  of  capital  through   aggressive
investment  policies.  The Fund  invests  primarily  in  common  stocks  of U.S.
companies traded on national securities exchanges and over-the-counter.

    This Prospectus  sets forth concisely the information  about the Fund that a
prospective  purchaser should know before  purchasing a variable contract from a
Participating  Insurance  Company  or  allocating  contract  values to the Fund.
Please  read this  Prospectus  and  retain it for future  reference.  Additional
information  about the Fund has been  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission and is available upon request by writing INVESCO Distributors,  Inc.,
Post Office Box 173706, Denver, Colorado 80217-3706,  by calling 1-800-525-8085,
or by contacting a Participating Insurance Company and requesting the "Statement
of Additional  Information for INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc." (the
"Statement of Additional Information").  The Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 1998, is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.





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THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  THE SHARES OF THE FUND ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL  INSTITUTION.  THE SHARES
OF THE  FUND  ARE  NOT  FEDERALLY  INSURED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  DEPOSIT  INSURANCE
CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.


                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                           Page

SUMMARY.......................................................................6

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS..........................................................8

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES...........................................10

RISK FACTORS.................................................................10

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS......................................................15

MANAGEMENT...................................................................15

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS....................................................17

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS......................................18

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION......................................................19

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.......................................................20



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SUMMARY

    The Company is a registered, open-end management investment company that was
organized  as a  Maryland  corporation  on August  19,  1993,  and is  currently
comprised of ten diversified investment portfolios ("Funds"),  the INVESCO VIF -
Dynamics Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Health
Sciences  Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF -
Industrial Income Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF
- - Small Company Growth Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - Technology  Portfolio,  the
INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio and the INVESCO VIF - Utilities  Portfolio.
Additional  portfolios may be created from time to time. The overall supervision
of each Fund is the responsibility of the Company's board of directors.

    The  Company  is  intended  to be a funding  vehicle  for  variable  annuity
contracts  and  variable  life  insurance  contracts  to be offered by  separate
accounts  of  certain  life  insurance   companies   ("Participating   Insurance
Companies").  Fund shares are not available for purchase  other than through the
purchase of such  contracts.  The variable  annuity and variable life  insurance
contracts are described in separate prospectuses of the Participating  Insurance
Companies  (the  "Separate  Account  Prospectuses").   The  Company  assumes  no
responsibility  for the Separate Account  Prospectuses.  A contract owner should
refer to the Separate Account Prospectuses for information on how to purchase or
surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract  values,  allocate
contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations  among  investment
alternatives, including the Fund.

    The  Fund  seeks  capital   appreciation.   This  investment   objective  is
fundamental  and may be changed only by a vote of a majority of the  outstanding
shares  of the  Fund.  There is no  assurance  that the Fund  will  achieve  its
investment  objective.  Any investment  policy of the Fund may be changed by the
Company's board of directors without  shareholder  approval unless the policy is
one required by the Fund's fundamental investment  restrictions set forth in the
Statement of Additional Information.

    The Fund seeks to attain its investment objective by investing  aggressively
in common stocks of U.S. companies traded on national  securities  exchanges and
over-the-counter.  There  is  no  guarantee  that  the  Fund  will  achieve  its
investment  objective.  A  discussion  of the Fund's  investment  objective  and
policies  is  provided  below  under  the  caption  "Investment  Objectives  and
Policies."

    Various  types of  risks  are  involved  with  the  Fund.  The Fund may lend
portfolio  securities and may enter into  repurchase  agreements with respect to
debt instruments  eligible for investment by the Fund. The Fund may invest up to
15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund also may invest up to 25%
of its total  assets  directly  in foreign  securities,  which  present  certain
additional  risks not  associated  with  investments  in domestic  companies and
markets.  Securities of Canadian  issuers and  securities  purchased by means of
American  Depository  Receipts  ("ADRs") are not subject to this 25% limitation.
The Fund may invest in options and  futures  contracts,  each of which  presents
special risks. These and other risks are discussed below under the caption "Risk
Factors."

    


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     INVESCO  Funds Group,  Inc.  ("IFG"),  the Fund's  investment  adviser,  is
primarily responsible for providing the Fund with portfolio management,  various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  The
Fund pays IFG an advisory fee for the management of its investments and business
affairs.  A discussion of these fees and  additional  information  about IFG are
provided below under the caption "Management."



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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

    The  following  information  has  been  audited  by  Price  Waterhouse  LLP,
independent accountants. This information should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial  statements and the Report of Independent  Accountants thereon
appearing  in  the  Company's  1997  Annual  Report  to  Shareholders  which  is
incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information. Both are
available without charge by contacting INVESCO Distributors, Inc. at the address
or telephone number shown on the cover page of this Prospectus, or by contacting
a Participating Insurance Company.

                                                                  Period
                                                                   Ended
                                                             December 31
                                                          --------------
                                                                   1997+

PER SHARE DATA
Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period                             $10.00
                                                          --------------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Net Investment Income                                               0.02
Net Gains on Securities (Both Realized
   and Unrealized)                                                  0.32
Total from Investment Operations                                    0.34
                                                          --------------
Net Asset Value - End of Period                                   $10.34
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TOTAL RETURN>>                                                    3.40%*

RATIOS
Net Assets - End of Period ($000 Omitted)                           $257
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets                          0.52%@~
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
   Average Net Assets                                             0.63%~
Portfolio Turnover Rate                                             28%*
Average Commission Rate Paid^^                                  $0.0588*

+ All of the expenses of the  Portfolio  were  voluntarily  absorbed by IFG from
August 25, 1997,  commencement of investment  operations,  through  December 31,
1997. If such expenses had not been voluntarily  absorbed,  ratio of expenses to
average net assets would have been 34.18% and ratio of net investment  income to
average net assets would have been (33.03%).

> Total  return does not reflect  expenses  that apply to the related  insurance
policies,  and inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return  figures
for the period shown.



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*  Based  on  operations  for  the  period  shown  and,  accordingly,   are  not
representative of a full year.

@ Ratio is based on Total Expenses of the Portfolio,  less Expenses  Absorbed by
Investment Adviser, which is before any expense offset arrangements.

~ Annualized

^^ The average  commission rate paid is the total brokerage  commissions paid on
applicable purchases and sales of securities for the period divided by the total
number of related shares purchased or sold.





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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

      The  Fund  seeks  capital  appreciation.  This  investment  objective,  as
described below, is fundamental and may be changed only by vote of a majority of
the  outstanding  shares of the Fund.  There is no assurance  that the Fund will
achieve  its  investment  objective.  Any  investment  policy of the Fund may be
changed by the Company's board of directors without shareholder  approval unless
the policy is one required by the Fund's fundamental investment restrictions set
forth in the Statement of Additional  Information.  When IFG believes  market or
economic conditions are unfavorable, the Fund may assume a defensive position by
temporarily  investing  up to 100% of its  total  assets in high  quality  money
market instruments,  such as short-term U.S. government obligations,  commercial
paper or repurchase  agreements,  high quality  corporate  bonds or notes, or by
holding cash.

      The Fund seeks to achieve  its  objective  through the  investment  of its
assets in a variety of securities that are believed to present opportunities for
capital  enhancement  -- primarily  common  stocks of  companies  traded on U.S.
securities  exchanges,  as well  as  over-the-counter.  The  Fund  also  has the
flexibility to invest in preferred  stocks and convertible or straight issues of
debentures, as well as foreign securities.

      The Fund may invest in illiquid securities,  including securities that are
subject  to   restrictions  on  resale  and  securities  that  are  not  readily
marketable. The Fund may also invest in restricted securities that may be resold
to institutional  investors,  known as "Rule 144A Securities." See "Risk Factors
- --Illiquid and Rule 144A Securities" below.

      Because  prices  of  stocks  fluctuate  from day to day,  the  value of an
investment in the Fund will vary based upon the Fund's  investment  performance.
The Fund invests in different  companies in a variety of  industries in order to
attempt to reduce its overall exposure to investment and market risks.  There is
no assurance that the Fund will attain its objectives.

RISK FACTORS

      Contract owners should  consider the special  factors  associated with the
policies  discussed  below in  determining  the  appropriateness  of  allocating
contract  values to the Fund. See the Statement of Additional  Information for a
discussion of additional risk factors.

      Potential  Conflicts.  The Company has received an exemptive  order of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  that  permits  the sale of Fund shares to
variable annuity separate accounts and variable life insurance separate accounts
of affiliated and unaffiliated  Participating  Insurance Companies.  The Company
currently does not foresee any  disadvantages  to the owners of variable annuity
or variable life insurance contracts arising from the fact that the interests of
those owners may differ.  Nevertheless,  the Company's  board of directors  will
monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable  conflicts which
may possibly arise due to  differences of tax treatment or other  considerations
and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response thereto.

      Credit and Market Risks. All securities,  including those purchased by the
Fund, are subject to some degree of credit risk and market risk.


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Credit  risk  refers to the  ability of an issuer of a debt  security to pay its
principal and  interest,  and to the earnings  stability  and overall  financial
soundness  of an  issuer  of an  equity  security.  Market  risk  refers  to the
volatility  of a  security's  price in  response  to  changes in  conditions  in
securities markets in general and,  particularly in the case of debt securities,
changes in the overall level of interest  rates.  An increase in interest  rates
will tend to reduce the market values of debt  securities,  whereas a decline in
interest rates will tend to increase their values.

      To limit  exposure to credit risks,  the Fund, as a matter of  fundamental
policy, will be diversified.  With respect to 75% of the Fund's total assets, no
more than 5% of the Fund's  total assets will be invested in the  securities  of
any one issuer. In addition, no more than 25% of the Fund's total assets will be
invested in any one industry.  These percentage  limitations  apply  immediately
after a purchase or initial  investment.  Any subsequent  change in a percentage
resulting  from  fluctuations  in value  will  not  require  elimination  of any
security from the Fund. See "Risk Factors -- Concentration."

      Portfolio Lending.  The Fund may make loans of its portfolio securities to
broker-dealers or other  institutional  investors under contracts requiring such
loans to be callable at any time and to be secured continuously by collateral in
cash,  cash  equivalents,  high  quality  short-term  government  securities  or
irrevocable  letters  of credit  maintained  on a current  basis at an amount at
least equal to the market value of the securities loaned.  This practice permits
the  Fund  to earn  income,  which,  in  turn,  can be  invested  in  additional
securities to pursue the Fund's investment objective.  The Fund will continue to
collect the  equivalent  of the interest or dividends  paid by the issuer on the
securities loaned and will also receive either interest  (through  investment of
cash collateral) or a fee (if the collateral is government securities). The Fund
may pay finder's and other fees in connection with its securities loans.

      Lending  securities  involves certain risks, the most significant of which
is the risk  that a  borrower  may  fail to  return a  portfolio  security.  IFG
monitors the  creditworthiness of borrowers in order to minimize such risks. The
Fund will not lend any  security  if, as a result of that  loan,  the  aggregate
value of securities  then on loan would exceed 331/3% of the Fund's total assets
(taken at market value).

      Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
respect  to  debt  instruments  eligible  for  investment  by  the  Fund.  These
agreements  are entered  into with member banks of the Federal  Reserve  System,
registered  broker-dealers,  and registered  government securities dealers which
are deemed  creditworthy  by IFG  (subject to review by the  Company's  board of
directors).  A repurchase  agreement is a means of investing  monies for a short
period.  In  a  repurchase  agreement,  the  Fund  acquires  a  debt  instrument
(generally a security  issued by the U.S.  government  or an agency  thereof,  a
banker's acceptance or a certificate of deposit) subject to resale to the seller
at an agreed upon price and date  (normally the next business day). If the other
party  defaults on its  obligation  to repurchase  the security,  the Fund could
incur costs or delays in seeking to sell the security.

      To minimize risks  associated with repurchase  agreements,  the securities
underlying  each  repurchase  agreement  will be  maintained  with the Company's
custodian  in an  amount  at  least  equal to the  repurchase  price  under  the


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agreement  (including  accrued  interest),  and  such  agreements  will  be
effected  only  with  parties  that  meet  certain  creditworthiness   standards
established by the Company's board of directors.  The Fund will not enter into a
repurchase  agreement  maturing in more than seven days if as a result more than
15% of the Fund's net assets would be invested in such repurchase agreements and
other illiquid securities.

      Portfolio  Turnover.  There are no fixed limitations  regarding  portfolio
turnover for the Fund.  Although the Fund does not trade for short-term profits,
securities  may be sold  without  regard  to the time they have been held in the
Fund when,  in the opinion of IFG,  market  considerations  warrant such action.
Therefore,  the portfolio  turnover rate of the Fund may be higher than those of
other  investment  companies with comparable  investment  objectives.  Increased
portfolio  turnover would cause the Fund to incur greater  brokerage  costs than
would  otherwise be the case. The actual  portfolio  turnover rates for the Fund
are set forth under "Financial  Highlights." The Company's brokerage  allocation
policies,  including the consideration of sales of Participating  Life Insurance
Companies' variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts when selecting
among  qualified  brokers  offering  comparable best price and execution on Fund
transactions, are discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

      Illiquid and Rule 144A  Securities.  The Fund is  authorized  to invest in
securities  that are illiquid  because they are subject to restrictions on their
resale  ("restricted  securities")  or because,  based upon their  nature or the
market for such securities,  they are not readily marketable.  However, the Fund
will not  purchase  any such  security if the  purchase  would cause the Fund to
invest  more  than 15% of its net  assets  in  illiquid  securities.  Repurchase
agreements  maturing  in more than seven days will be  considered  illiquid  for
purposes of this restriction. Investments in illiquid securities involve certain
risks to the extent that the Fund may be unable to dispose of such a security at
the time desired or at a  reasonable  price.  In addition,  in order to resell a
restricted  security,  the Fund  might  have to bear the  expense  and incur the
delays associated with effecting registration.

      Certain  restricted  securities  that are not  registered  for sale to the
general public,  but that can be resold to  institutional  investors ("Rule 144A
Securities"), may be purchased without regard to the foregoing 15% limitation if
a liquid  institutional  trading  market  exists.  The  liquidity  of the Fund's
investments   in  Rule  144A   Securities   could  be  impaired  if  dealers  or
institutional investors become uninterested in purchasing these securities.  The
Company's  board of directors has delegated to Fund  Management the authority to
determine the liquidity of Rule 144A Securities  pursuant to guidelines approved
by the board.  For more  information  concerning Rule 144A  Securities,  see the
Statement of Additional Information.

      Foreign  Securities.  The Fund may invest up to 25% of its  total  assets,
measured at the time of purchase, directly in foreign securities. Investments in
securities of foreign companies  (including Canadian  securities,  which are not
subject to the 25% limitation) and in foreign markets involve certain additional
risks not associated  with  investments in domestic  companies and markets.  For
U.S. investors, the returns on foreign securities are influenced not only by the
returns  on  the   foreign   investments   themselves,   but  also  by  currency
fluctuations.  That is, when the U.S.  dollar  generally rises against a foreign



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currency,  returns on foreign  securities  for a U.S.  investor  or foreign
securities  denominated in that foreign currency may decrease. By contrast, in a
period when the U.S. dollar generally declines, those returns may increase.

      Other risks of international investing to consider include:

     -less publicly available information than is generally available about U.S.
issuers;

     -differences in accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards;

     -generally higher  commission rates on foreign  portfolio  transactions and
longer settlement periods;

     -smaller  trading  volumes and generally  lower  liquidity of foreign stock
markets, which may cause greater price volatility;

     -less  government  regulation  of  stock  exchanges,   brokers  and  listed
companies abroad than in the United States; and

     -investments  in certain  countries  may be subject to foreign  withholding
taxes,   which  may  reduce   dividend   income  or  capital  gains  payable  to
shareholders.

      There is also the possibility of expropriation  or confiscatory  taxation;
adverse  changes  in  investment  or  exchange  control  regulations;  political
instability;  potential  restrictions on the flow of international  capital; and
the possibility of the Fund experiencing difficulties in pursuing legal remedies
and collecting judgments.

      Securities  purchased  by means of ADRs  also are not  subject  to the 25%
limitation. ADRs are receipts, typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company,
evidencing ownership of the underlying foreign securities.  ADRs are denominated
in U.S. dollars and trade in the U.S. securities markets.  ADRs may be issued in
sponsored  or  unsponsored  programs.  In sponsored  programs,  the issuer makes
arrangements  to have its securities  traded in the form of ADRs; in unsponsored
programs,  the  issuer  may not be  directly  involved  in the  creation  of the
program.  Although the  regulatory  requirements  with respect to sponsored  and
unsponsored  programs are generally similar, the issuers of unsponsored ADRs are
not  obligated  to  disclose  material  information  in the United  States  and,
therefore,  such  information  may not be  reflected  in the market value of the
ADRs.  ADRs are  subject to certain of the same risks as direct  investments  in
foreign securities, including the risk that changes in the value of the currency
in which the  security  underlying  an ADR is  denominated  relative to the U.S.
dollar may adversely affect the value of the ADR.

      Forward Foreign Currency  Contracts.  The Fund may enter into contracts to
purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward  contracts") as a
hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates pending the settlement of
transactions  in foreign  securities  or during the time the Fund holds  foreign
securities.  A forward contract is an agreement between  contracting  parties to
exchange  an amount of  currency  at some  future  time at an agreed  upon rate.
Although the Fund has not adopted any  limitations on its ability to use forward
contracts as a hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates,  the Fund
does not attempt to hedge all of its foreign investment positions and will enter



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into forward  contracts only to the extent,  if any, deemed  appropriate by
IFG. The Fund will not enter into forward  contracts  fora term of more than one
year or for purposes of speculation. Hedging against a decline in the value of a
currency in the foregoing  manner does not eliminate  fluctuations in the prices
of  portfolio  securities  or prevent  losses if the  prices of such  securities
decline.  Furthermore,  such hedging  transactions  preclude the opportunity for
gain if the value of the hedged currency should rise. No predictions can be made
with respect to whether the total of such  transactions  will result in a better
or worse  position  than had the Fund not entered  into any  forward  contracts.
Forward contracts may, from time to time, be considered illiquid,  in which case
they  would be  subject  to the  Fund's  limitation  on  investing  in  illiquid
securities,  discussed  above.  For  additional  information  regarding  forward
contracts, see "Investment Policies" in the Statement of Additional Information.

      Futures and Options.  A futures  contract is an agreement to buy or sell a
specific amount of a financial  instrument or commodity at a particular price on
a particular  date.  The Fund will use futures  contracts  only to hedge against
price changes in the value of its current or intended investments in securities.
In the event that an anticipated  decrease in the value of portfolio  securities
occurs as a result of a general decrease in prices,  the adverse effects of such
changes  may be  offset,  at  least in  part,  by  gains on the sale of  futures
contracts.  Conversely,  the  increased  cost  of  portfolio  securities  to  be
acquired,  caused by a general  increase in prices,  may be offset,  at least in
part, by gains on futures  contracts  purchased by the Fund.  Brokerage fees are
paid to trade  futures  contracts,  and the Fund is required to maintain  margin
deposits.

      Put and call options on futures  contracts or securities  may be traded by
the  Fund in  order to  protect  against  declines  in the  value  of  portfolio
securities or against  increases in the cost of  securities to be acquired.  The
purchaser  of an  option  purchases  the right to  effect a  transaction  in the
underlying future or security at a specified price (the "strike price") before a
specified date (the "expiration date"). In exchange for the right, the purchaser
pays a "premium" to the seller,  which  represents the price of the right to buy
or to sell the underlying instrument. In exchange for the premium, the seller of
the option becomes obligated to effect a transaction in the underlying future or
security,  at the strike price, at any time prior to the expiration date, should
the buyer  choose to exercise  the option.  A call  option  contract  grants the
purchaser  the right to buy the  underlying  future or  security,  at the strike
price,  before the expiration  date. A put option  contract grants the purchaser
the right to sell the underlying future or security, at the strike price, before
the expiration date.  Purchases of options on futures contracts may present less
dollar risk in hedging the Fund's  portfolio  than the  purchase and sale of the
underlying futures contracts,  since the potential loss is limited to the amount
of the premium plus related  transaction  costs. The premium paid for such a put
or call  option plus any  transaction  costs will  reduce the  benefit,  if any,
realized by the Fund upon exercise or liquidation of the option, and, unless the
price of the underlying futures contract or security changes  sufficiently,  the
option may expire without value to the Fund.

      Although the Fund will enter into futures contracts and options on futures
contracts and securities  solely for hedging or other  nonspeculative  purposes,
their use does involve certain risks. For example, a lack of correlation between
the value of an  instrument  underlying  an option or futures  contract  and the
assets being hedged,  or  unexpected  adverse  price  movements,  could render a



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Fund's  hedging  strategy  unsuccessful  and  could  result in  losses.  In
addition,  there can be no assurance that a liquid  secondary  market will exist
for any contract  purchased or sold,  and the Fund may be required to maintain a
position  until   exercise  or   expiration,   which  could  result  in  losses.
Transactions  in futures  contracts  and  options  are subject to other risks as
well,  which are set forth in  greater  detail in the  Statement  of  Additional
Information and Appendix A therein.

      The Fund may buy and sell interest rate futures contracts relating to U.S.
government  securities  for the purpose of hedging  the value of its  securities
portfolio.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

      The Fund is subject  to certain  fundamental  restrictions  regarding  its
investments  which  may  not be  altered  without  the  approval  of the  Fund's
shareholders. Those restrictions include, among others, limitations with respect
to the percentages of the value of the Fund's total assets which may be invested
in any one  company or in any one  industry.  A list of the  Fund's  fundamental
investment  restrictions  and a list of additional,  non-fundamental  investment
restrictions  of the  Fund  (which  can be  changed  by the  Company's  board of
directors  without  shareholder  approval)  are  contained  in the  Statement of
Additional Information.

MANAGEMENT

      Pursuant to an agreement  with the  Company,  IFG,  7800 E. Union  Avenue,
Denver,  Colorado,  serves as the Funds'  investment  adviser.  IFG is primarily
responsible  for  providing  the  Funds  with  investment  management,   various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  IFG
is responsible  for selecting and managing the  investments  of the Fund.  These
services are subject to review by the Company's board of directors.

      Under a  Distribution  Agreement  effective  September  30, 1997,  INVESCO
Distributors,  Inc. ("IDI") provides  services  relating to the distribution and
sales  of  the  Fund's  shares.  IDI,  established  in  1997,  is  a  registered
broker-dealer  that acts as  distributor  for all retail  funds  advised by IFG.
Prior to September 30, 1997, IFG served as the Fund's distributor.

      IFG and IDI are  indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiaries  of AMVESCAP  PLC, a
publicly-traded  holding company that, through its subsidiaries,  engages in the
business of investment  management on an international  basis.  AMVESCAP PLC has
approximately $192.2 billion in assets under management.  IFG was established in
1932 and, as of December 31,  1997,  managed 14 mutual  funds  consisting  of 47
separate  portfolios,  with combined  assets of  approximately  $16.7 billion on
behalf of 848,106 shareholders.

      Prior to  February  3,  1998,  INVESCO  Trust  Company  ("INVESCO  Trust")
provided  sub-advisory services to the Fund. Effective February 3, 1998, INVESCO
Trust no longer  provides  sub-advisory  services to the Fund; IFG provides such
day-to-day  portfolio management services as the investment adviser to the Fund.
This change in no way changes the basis upon which investment advice is provided



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to the Fund,  the cost of those  services  to the Fund or the  persons  actually
performing the investment  advisory and other  services  previously  provided by
INVESCO Trust.

     The Fund is  managed by two  members of  INVESCO's  Growth  Team,  which is
headed by Timothy J. Miller. The following individuals are primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio holdings:

     Timothy  J.  Miller,  a  Chartered  Financial  Analyst,  has  been the lead
portfolio  manager of the Fund since 1993. Mr. Miller is also the lead portfolio
manager of INVESCO  Dynamics Fund and  co-manages  INVESCO Small Company  Growth
Fund,  INVESCO VIF - Small Company Growth Fund, INVESCO Growth Fund, and INVESCO
VIF - Growth Fund.  Mr. Miller is also a senior vice  president of INVESCO Trust
Company.  Mr.  Miller was  previously  an analyst  and  portfolio  manager  with
Mississippi  Valley  Advisors from 1979 to 1992.  Mr. Miller  received an M.B.A.
from the  University  of  Missouri-  St.  Louis and a  B.S.B.A.  from St.  Louis
University.

     Tom Wald has been a  co-portfolio  manager of the Fund since  October 1997.
Mr. Wald also  co-manages  INVESCO  Dynamics  Fund.  Mr. Wald was previously the
senior  health care analyst with Munder  Capital  Management.  Mr. Wald has also
worked for Duff & Phelps and  Prudential  Investment  Corp. Mr. Wald received an
M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. from
Tulane University.

     The Fund pays IFG a monthly  advisory  fee which is based upon a percentage
of the Fund's average net assets, determined daily. The advisory fee is computed
at the  following  annual  rates:  0.60% on the first $350 million of the Fund's
average  net  assets;  0.55% on the next $350  million;  and 0.50% on the Fund's
average  net  assets in excess of $700  million.  For the  fiscal  period  ended
December 31, 1997, the investment advisory fee paid by the Fund was 0.60% of the
Fund's average net assets.

     The Company also has entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with
IFG dated February 28, 1997 (the  "Administrative  Agreement").  Pursuant to the
Administrative Agreement, IFG performs certain administrative, recordkeeping and
internal accounting services, including, without limitation, maintaining general
ledger and capital stock accounts,  preparing a daily trial balance, calculating
net asset value daily,  providing  selected general ledger reports and providing
certain  sub-accounting and recordkeeping services for shareholder accounts. For
such  services,  the Company pays IFG a fee  consisting of a base fee of $10,000
per year for the Fund, plus an additional incremental fee computed at the annual
rate of 0.015% per year of the average net assets of the Fund.  IFG also is paid
a fee by the Company for providing  transfer  agent  services.  See  "Additional
Information."

     The Fund's expenses,  which are accrued daily, are generally  deducted from
its total income before dividends are paid. Total expenses of the Fund (prior to
expense  offset  arrangements)  for the fiscal  period ended  December 31, 1997,
including investment advisory fees (but excluding brokerage  commissions,  which
are a cost of acquiring securities), amounted to 0.90% of the Fund's average net
assets.  Certain Fund  expenses are  absorbed  voluntarily  by IFG pursuant to a


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commitment  to the Company to limit the Fund's  annual  expenses to no more than
0.90% of the Fund's average net assets. This commitment may be changed following
consultation  with the Company's board of directors.  If such voluntary  expense
limit were not in effect, the total operating  expenses,  as a percentage of the
Fund's average net assets for the fiscal period ended  December 31, 1997,  would
have been 34.18%.

      Fund  Management  permits  investment and other  personnel to purchase and
sell securities for their own accounts, subject to a compliance policy governing
personal investing.  This policy requires Fund Management's personnel to conduct
their personal  investment  activities in a manner that Fund Management believes
is not detrimental to the Fund or Fund Management's other advisory clients.  See
"Management"  in the  Statement  of  Additional  Information  for more  detailed
information.

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS

      Investors may not purchase or redeem shares of the Fund directly, but only
through variable annuity and variable life insurance  contracts  offered through
the separate  accounts of Participating  Insurance  Companies.  A contract owner
should refer to the applicable  Separate  Account  Prospectus for information on
how to purchase or surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract
values,  allocate  contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations
among investment  alternatives,  including the Fund. Shares of the Fund are sold
on a continuous basis to separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies
by IDI, as the Fund's  Distributor.  No sales charge is imposed upon the sale of
shares of the Fund.  Sales  charges for the  variable  annuity or variable  life
insurance contracts are described in the Separate Account Prospectuses.  IDI may
from time to time make  payments  from its revenues to  Participating  Insurance
Companies,   broker  dealers  and  other  financial  institutions  that  provide
administrative services for the Fund.

      The  Participating  Insurance  Companies  place orders for their  separate
accounts to purchase and redeem shares of the Fund based, among other things, on
the amount of  premium  payments  to be  invested  and  transfer  and  surrender
requests to be effected on that day  pursuant to variable  annuity and  variable
life insurance contracts. Fund shares are purchased or redeemed at the net asset
value per share next computed after receipt of a purchase or redemption order in
good form.  Payment  for  redemptions  ordinarily  will be made on behalf of the
Company and the Fund by the  Company's  transfer  agent (IFG)  within seven days
after the  redemption  request is  received.  However,  payment may be postponed
under unusual circumstances,  such as when normal trading is not taking place on
the New York Stock  Exchange or an  emergency as defined by the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission exists.

      Net asset value per share is computed  for the Fund once each day that the
New York Stock  Exchange  is open,  as of the close of  regular  trading on that
Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m., New York time), and also may be computed on other
days  under  certain  circumstances.  Net asset  value per share for the Fund is
calculated by dividing the market value of the Fund's  securities plus the value
of  its  other  assets  (including   dividends  and  interest  accrued  but  not
collected),  less all liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the number of
outstanding  shares of the Fund. If market quotations are not readily available,

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a security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the board
of directors.  Debt securities  with remaining  maturities of 60 days or less at
the  time  of  purchase  will  be  valued  at  amortized  cost,  absent  unusual
circumstances,  so long as the Company's  board of directors  believes that such
value represents fair value.

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     Taxes.  The Fund  intends  to  distribute  to  shareholders  all of its net
investment  income,  net  capital  gains and net  gains  from  foreign  currency
transactions, if any. Distribution of substantially all net investment income to
the separate  accounts of the Participating  Insurance  Companies which hold its
shares  allows the Fund to  maintain  its tax status as a  regulated  investment
company.

     As a regulated  investment company,  the Fund generally will not be subject
to tax on its ordinary income and net realized  capital gains.  Distributions of
income and the excess of net short-term  capital gain over net long-term capital
loss will be treated as ordinary income and  distributions  of the excess of net
long-term  capital  gain over net  short-term  capital  loss will be  treated as
long-term capital gain by the Participating  Insurance Companies.  Participating
Insurance  Companies  should consult their own tax advisers  concerning  whether
such  distributions  are subject to federal  income tax if they are  retained as
part of contract reserves.

     The Fund intends to comply with the  diversification  requirements  of Code
Section  817(h).  By  meeting  this and other  requirements,  the  Participating
Insurance Companies, rather than the owners of variable annuity or variable life
insurance  contracts,  should be subject to tax on  distributions  received with
respect to Fund shares.  For further  information  concerning federal income tax
consequences  for the owners of  variable  annuity or  variable  life  insurance
contracts,  a  contract  owner  should  consult  his  or  her  Separate  Account
Prospectus.

     Dividends  and  Other  Distributions.   The  Fund  earns  ordinary  or  net
investment  income in the form of  dividends  and  interest on its  investments.
Dividends  paid by the Fund will be based solely on the income earned by it. The
Fund's  policy is to  distribute  substantially  all of this  income,  less Fund
expenses,  to  shareholders  on an annual basis, at the discretion of the Fund's
board of directors.  Dividends are automatically reinvested in additional shares
of the Fund,  unless cash  distributions  are  requested on behalf of a separate
account, at the net asset value on the ex-dividend date.

     In  addition,  the Fund  realizes  capital  gains and losses  when it sells
securities  for more or less than it paid.  If total gains on sales exceed total
losses  (including  losses carried forward from previous years),  the Fund has a
net realized  capital gain. Net realized  capital gains,  if any,  together with
gains, if any,  realized on foreign  currency  transactions,  are distributed to
shareholders at least annually,  usually in December. Capital gain distributions
are  automatically  reinvested  in  additional  shares of the Fund,  unless cash
distributions  are requested on behalf of a separate  account,  at the net asset
value on the ex-distribution date.


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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

     From time to time,  the Fund's total return and/or yield may be included in
advertisements,  sales  literature,  shareholder  reports  or  Separate  Account
Prospectuses.  The Fund's total return and yield include the effect of deducting
the Fund's expenses,  but do not include charges and expenses  attributable to a
particular variable annuity or variable life insurance contract.  Because shares
of the Fund can be purchased  only through a variable  annuity or variable  life
insurance  contract,  the Fund's  total return and yield data should be reviewed
along with the  description  of contract  charges and expenses  contained in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectus.  Total return or yield for the Fund must
always be accompanied  by, and reviewed with,  comparable  total return or yield
data for an associated  variable  annuity separate  account,  or data that would
permit  evaluation  of the  magnitude  of variable  life  insurance  charges and
expenses not  reflected  in the Fund's total return or yield.  Fund total return
and yield  figures are based upon  historical  results  and are not  intended to
indicate future performance.

     The "total  return" of the Fund refers to the average annual rate of return
of an  investment  in the Fund.  This  figure is  computed  by  calculating  the
percentage change in value of an investment of $1,000,  assuming reinvestment of
all income dividends and capital gain  distributions,  to the end of a specified
period.  "Total  return"  quotations  reflect  the  performance  of the Fund and
include the effect of capital changes.

     The total  return  performance  for the Fund for the  fiscal period  ended
December 31, 1997, was 3.40%.

     The yield of the Fund is  calculated  by  utilizing  the Fund's  calculated
income,  expenses and average  outstanding  shares for the most recent 30-day or
one-month period,  dividing it by the month- end net asset value and annualizing
the resulting number.

     In conjunction  with  performance  reports  and/or  analyses of shareholder
service  concerning the Fund,  comparisons of the Fund's performance for a given
period to the performance of recognized indices for the same period may be made.
Such indices  include ones  provided by Dow Jones & Company,  Standard & Poor's,
Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.,  Lehman Brothers,  National  Association of
Securities Dealers,  Inc., Frank Russell Company,  Value Line Investment Survey,
the American Stock  Exchange,  Morgan Stanley  Capital  International,  Wilshire
Associates, the Financial Times-Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the
Nikkei Stock  Average and the Deutcher  Aktienindex,  all of which are unmanaged
market  indicators.  Such  comparisons can be a useful measure of the quality of
the Fund's investment performance.  However,  because Fund performance data does
not reflect separate account and contract charges,  Fund performance data is not
an appropriate  measure of the performance of a contract  owner's  investment in
the variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.

     In addition,  rankings,  ratings, and comparisons of investment performance
and/or   assessments  of  the  quality  of  shareholder   service  appearing  in
publications such as Money,  Forbes,  Kiplinger's  Personal  Finance,  Financial
World,  Morningstar,  and similar sources which utilize information compiled (i)
internally;  (ii) by  Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.;  or  (iii)  by  other

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recognized  analytical  services,  may be used in sales  literature.  The Lipper
Analytical  Services,  Inc.  rankings and comparisons,  which may be used by the
Fund in performance reports, will be drawn from the "Capital Appreciation Funds"
grouping.  In  addition,  the  broad-based  Lipper  variable  insurance  product
groupings  may be used for  comparison  to the  Fund.  A more  complete  list of
publications  that may be  quoted in sales  literature  is  contained  under the
caption "Performance" in the Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     Voting Rights.  The  Participating  Insurance  Companies and their separate
accounts,  rather than individual  contract owners,  are the shareholders of the
Fund. However, each Participating Insurance Company will vote shares held by its
separate accounts as required by law and interpretations  thereof, as amended or
changed from time to time.  In accordance  with current law and  interpretations
thereof,  a  Participating  Insurance  Company is  required  to  request  voting
instructions  from its contract owners and must vote Fund shares held by each of
its  separate  accounts  in  proportion  to the  voting  instructions  received.
Additional  information about voting procedures  (including a discussion,  where
applicable,  of circumstances under which some Participating Insurance Companies
may vote Fund shares held by variable life  insurance  separate  accounts  other
than in  accordance  with  contract  owner  instructions)  is  contained  in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectuses.

     All shares of the Fund have equal  voting  rights.  When  shareholders  are
entitled  to vote upon a matter,  each  shareholder  is entitled to one vote for
each share owned and a corresponding  fractional vote for each fractional  share
owned.  Voting  with  respect  to  certain  matters,  such  as  ratification  of
independent  accountants and the election of directors,  will be by all Funds of
the Company voting together.  In other cases,  such as voting upon an investment
advisory contract, voting is on a Fund-by-Fund basis. To the extent permitted by
law,  when not all  Funds  are  affected  by a matter  to be  voted  upon,  only
shareholders  of the Fund or Funds  affected  by the matter  will be entitled to
vote thereon.  The Company is not generally required and does not expect to hold
regular annual meetings of  shareholders.  However,  the board of directors will
call special meetings of shareholders for the purpose,  among other reasons,  of
voting upon the question of removal of a director or directors when requested to
do so in writing by the holders of 10% or more of the outstanding  shares of the
Company or as may be required by  applicable  law or the  Company's  Articles of
Incorporation.  The Company will assist shareholders in communicating with other
shareholders as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Directors may be
removed by action of the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding shares
of the Company.

     Shareholder Inquiries.  Inquiries regarding the Fund may be directed to the
Company at the telephone  number or mailing  address set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus or to a Participating Insurance Company.

     Transfer and Disbursing  Agent. IFG acts as registrar,  transfer agent, and
dividend  disbursing  agent  for  the  Company  pursuant  to a  Transfer  Agency
Agreement that provides for an annual fee of $5,000 per Fund.

 
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    Master/Feeder  Option.  The  Company  may in the future seek to achieve the
Fund's  investment  objective by investing  all of the Fund's  assets in another
investment  company having the same investment  objective and  substantially the
same investment policies and restrictions as those applicable to the Fund. It is
expected  that  any  such  investment   company  would  be  managed  by  IFG  in
substantially  the same manner as the Fund. If permitted by applicable  laws and
policies then in effect,  any such investment may be made in the sole discretion
of the  Company's  board of  directors  without  further  approval of the Fund's
shareholders.  However,  Fund  shareholders will be given at least 30 days prior
notice  of any  such  investment.  Such  investment  would  be made  only if the
Company's  board of directors  determines it to be in the best  interests of the
Fund  and its  shareholders.  In  making  that  determination,  the  board  will
consider,   among  other  things,  the  benefits  to  shareholders   and/or  the
opportunity to reduce costs and achieve operational  efficiencies.  No assurance
is given that costs will be materially reduced if this option is implemented.


NO  PERSON  HAS  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  TO  GIVE  ANY  INFORMATION  OR  TO  MAKE  ANY
REPRESENTATIONS  NOT  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  PROSPECTUS,  OR IN THE  STATEMENT  OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE
OFFERING MADE BY THIS  PROSPECTUS  AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE,  SUCH  INFORMATION  OR
REPRESENTATIONS  MUST  NOT BE  RELIED  UPON AS  HAVING  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  BY THE
COMPANY.  THIS  PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING BY THE COMPANY IN ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.


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                                                       Prospectus
                                                      May 1, 1998


                        INVESCO VARIABLE
                        INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.

                        INVESCO VIF - Dynamics Portfolio


INVESCO FUNDS

INVESCO Distributors, Inc.(sm)
Distributor
Post Office Box 173706
Denver, Colorado 80217-3706

1-800-525-8085
PAL(R): 1-800-424-8085.
http://www.invesco.com

In Denver, visit one of our
convenient Investor Centers:
Cherry Creek
155-B Fillmore Street
Denver Tech Center,
7800 East Union Avenue,
Lobby Level

In addition, all documents filed
by the Company with the 
Securities and Exchange
Commission  can  be  located 
on a web  site  maintained 
by the  Commission  at
http://www.sec.gov.



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Prospectus
May 1, 1998

                      INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
                           INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio

      INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  a Maryland
corporation,  is an open-end management investment company that offers shares of
common stock of ten diversified  investment portfolios (the "Funds"),  including
the INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio (the "Growth Fund" or "Fund").  The Company's
shares are not offered directly to the public,  but are sold exclusively to life
insurance companies  ("Participating  Insurance  Companies") as a pooled funding
vehicle for variable  annuity and variable life  insurance  contracts  issued by
separate  accounts  of  Participating  Insurance  Companies.  If other Funds are
available  under a Participating  Insurance  Company's  contracts,  a prospectus
describing them will be available from the Participating Insurance Company.

      The Growth Fund seeks long-term capital growth.  The Fund also seeks, as a
secondary  objective,  to obtain  investment  income  through  the  purchase  of
securities of carefully selected companies representing major fields of business
and industrial activity. In pursuing its objectives,  the Fund invests primarily
in common stocks,  but may also invest in other kinds of  securities,  including
convertible and straight issues of debentures and preferred stock.

      This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information about the Fund that a
prospective  purchaser should know before  purchasing a variable contract from a
Participating  Insurance  Company  or  allocating  contract  values to the Fund.
Please  read this  Prospectus  and  retain it for future  reference.  Additional
information  about the Fund has been  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission and is available upon request by writing INVESCO Distributors,  Inc.,
Post Office Box 173706, Denver, Colorado 80217-3706,  by calling 1-800-525-8085,
or by contacting a Participating Insurance Company and requesting the "Statement
of Additional  Information for INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc." (the
"Statement of Additional Information").  The Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 1998, is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.




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THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  THE SHARES OF THE FUND ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL  INSTITUTION.  THE SHARES
OF THE  FUND  ARE  NOT  FEDERALLY  INSURED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  DEPOSIT  INSURANCE
CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.


                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                          Page

SUMMARY.....................................................................25

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS........................................................27

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES..........................................29

RISK FACTORS................................................................29

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.....................................................34

MANAGEMENT..................................................................34

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS...................................................36

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.....................................37

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.....................................................37

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION......................................................38

APPENDIX....................................................................41



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SUMMARY

      The Company is a registered,  open-end management  investment company that
was  organized as a Maryland  corporation  on August 19, 1993,  and is currently
comprised of ten diversified investment portfolios ("Funds"),  the INVESCO VIF -
Dynamics Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Health
Sciences  Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF -
Industrial Income Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF
- - Small Company Growth Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - Technology  Portfolio,  the
INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio and the INVESCO VIF - Utilities  Portfolio.
Additional  portfolios may be created from time to time. The overall supervision
of each Fund is the responsibility of the Company's board of directors.

      The  Company is  intended to be a funding  vehicle  for  variable  annuity
contracts  and  variable  life  insurance  contracts  to be offered by  separate
accounts  of  certain  life  insurance   companies   ("Participating   Insurance
Companies").  Fund shares are not available for purchase  other than through the
purchase of such  contracts.  The variable  annuity and variable life  insurance
contracts are described in separate prospectuses of the Participating  Insurance
Companies  (the  "Separate  Account  Prospectuses").   The  Company  assumes  no
responsibility  for the Separate Account  Prospectuses.  A contract owner should
refer to the Separate Account Prospectuses for information on how to purchase or
surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract  values,  allocate
contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations  among  investment
alternatives, including the Fund.

      The Fund seeks capital  appreciation.  The Fund also seeks, as a secondary
objective,  to obtain  investment  income  through the purchase of securities of
carefully  selected   companies   representing  major  fields  of  business  and
industrial  activity.  These  investment  objectives are  fundamental and may be
changed  only by a vote of a  majority  of the  outstanding  shares of the Fund.
There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives.  Any
investment policy of the Fund may be changed by the Company's board of directors
without  shareholder  approval  unless the policy is one  required by the Fund's
fundamental  investment  restrictions  set forth in the  Statement of Additional
Information.

      The Fund seeks to attain its investment  objective by investing  primarily
in common stocks,  but may also invest in other kinds of  securities,  including
convertible and straight issues of debentures and preferred  stock.  There is no
guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment  objective.  A discussion of
the Fund's investment objective and policies is provided below under the caption
"Investment Objectives and Policies."

      Various  types of risks  are  involved  with the  Fund.  The Fund may lend
portfolio  securities and may enter into  repurchase  agreements with respect to
debt instruments  eligible for investment by the Fund. The Fund may invest up to
15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund also may invest up to 25%
of its total  assets  directly  in foreign  securities,  which  present  certain
additional  risks not  associated  with  investments  in domestic  companies and
markets.  Securities of Canadian  issuers and  securities  purchased by means of
American  Depository  Receipts  ("ADRs") are not subject to this 25% limitation.



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The Fund  may  invest  in  options  and  futures  contracts,  each of which
presents  special  risks.  These and other risks are  discussed  below under the
caption "Risk Factors."

      INVESCO Funds Group,  Inc.  ("IFG"),  the Fund's  investment  adviser,  is
primarily responsible for providing the Fund with portfolio management,  various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  The
Fund pays IFG an advisory fee for the management of its investments and business
affairs.  A discussion of these fees and additional  information  about IFG, are
provided below under the caption "Management."



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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

      The  following  information  has been  audited  by Price  Waterhouse  LLP,
independent accountants. This information should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial  statements and the Report of Independent  Accountants thereon
appearing  in  the  Company's  1997  Annual  Report  to  Shareholders  which  is
incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information. Both are
available without charge by contacting INVESCO Distributors, Inc. at the address
or telephone number shown on the cover page of this Prospectus, or by contacting
a Participating Insurance Company.

                                                                  Period
                                                                   Ended
                                                             December 31
                                                          --------------
                                                                   1997+

PER SHARE DATA
Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period                             $10.00
                                                          --------------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Net Investment Income                                               0.05
Net Gains on Securities (Both Realized
   and Unrealized)                                                  0.64
Total from Investment Operations                                    0.69
                                                          --------------
Net Asset Value - End of Period                                   $10.69
                                                          ==============

TOTAL RETURN>>                                                    6.90%*

RATIOS
Net Assets - End of Period ($000 Omitted)                           $266
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets                          0.29%@~
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
   Average Net Assets                                             1.45%~
Portfolio Turnover Rate                                             12%*
Average Commission Rate Paid^^                                  $0.0596*

+ All of the expenses of the  Portfolio  were  voluntarily  absorbed by IFG from
August 25, 1997,  commencement of investment  operations,  through  December 31,
1997. If such expenses had not been voluntarily  absorbed,  ratio of expenses to
average net assets would have been 28.76% and ratio of net investment  income to
average net assets would have been (27.02%).


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>> Total return does not reflect  expenses  that apply to the related  insurance
policies,  and  inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return for the
period shown.

*  Based  on  operations  for  the  period  shown  and,  accordingly,   are  not
representative of a full year.

@ Ratio is based on Total Expenses of the Portfolio,  less Expenses  Absorbed by
Investment Adviser, which is before any expenses offset arrangements.

~ Annualized


^^ The average  commission rate paid is the total brokerage  commissions paid on
applicable purchases and sales of securities for the period divided by the total
number of related shares purchased or sold.




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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

      The Fund seeks capital appreciation and,  secondarily,  investment income.
These  investment  objectives,  as described  below,  are fundamental and may be
changed only by vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund. There
is no  assurance  that the Fund  will  achieve  its  investment  objective.  Any
investment policy of the Fund may be changed by the Company's board of directors
without  shareholder  approval  unless the policy is one  required by the Fund's
fundamental  investment  restrictions  set forth in the  Statement of Additional
Information.  When IFG believes market or economic  conditions are  unfavorable,
the Fund may assume a defensive position by temporarily  investing up to 100% of
its total assets in high quality  money market  instruments,  such as short-term
U.S. government  obligations,  commercial paper or repurchase  agreements,  high
quality corporate bonds or notes, or by holding cash.

      The Fund normally holds common stocks  (including  securities  convertible
into  common  stocks),  although it may invest in the  following  other types of
securities:   commercial  paper,   convertible   debentures  and  straight  debt
securities  having an investment grade rating (Baa or above by Moody's Investors
Services,  Inc.  ("Moody's") or BBB or above by Standard & Poor's, a division of
The McGraw-Hill Companies,  ("S&P")) and preferred stocks. In each instance, the
Fund  endeavors  to invest in  securities  offering the  possibility  of capital
enhancement and some current  income.  See the Appendix to this Prospectus for a
specific description of each corporate bond rating category.

      In  selecting  securities  for  investment,  IFG  will  seek  to  identify
companies that have a better than average  earnings  growth  potential and those
industries that stand to enjoy the greatest benefit from the predicted  economic
environment.  The Fund seeks to purchase the  securities  of companies  that are
thought to be best situated in those industry categories. While dividends are of
secondary  consideration,   dividend  payment  records  of  companies  are  also
considered.

      Because  prices  of  stocks  fluctuate  from day to day,  the  value of an
investment in the Fund will vary based upon the Fund's  investment  performance.
The Fund invests in different  companies in a variety of  industries in order to
attempt to reduce its overall exposure to investment and market risks.  There is
no assurance that the Fund will attain its objectives.

RISK FACTORS

      Contract owners should  consider the special  factors  associated with the
policies  discussed  below in  determining  the  appropriateness  of  allocating
contract  values to the Fund. See the Statement of Additional  Information for a
discussion of additional risk factors.

      Potential  Conflicts.  The Company has received an exemptive  order of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  that  permits  the sale of Fund shares to
variable annuity separate accounts and variable life insurance separate accounts
of affiliated and unaffiliated  Participating  Insurance Companies.  The Company
currently does not foresee any  disadvantages  to the owners of variable annuity
or variable life insurance contracts arising from the fact that the interests of



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those owners may differ.  Nevertheless,  the  Company's  board of directors
will monitor events in order to identify any material  irreconcilable  conflicts
which  may  possibly  arise  due  to  differences  of  tax  treatment  or  other
considerations and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response
thereto.

      Credit and Market Risks. All securities,  including those purchased by the
Fund,  are subject to some degree of credit  risk and market  risk.  Credit risk
refers to the ability of an issuer of a debt  security to pay its  principal and
interest,  and to the earnings  stability and overall financial  soundness of an
issuer  of an  equity  security.  Market  risk  refers  to the  volatility  of a
security's  price in response to changes in conditions in securities  markets in
general and, particularly in the case of debt securities, changes in the overall
level of interest  rates.  An increase in interest rates will tend to reduce the
market values of debt securities,  whereas a decline in interest rates will tend
to increase their values.

      To limit  exposure to credit risks,  the Fund, as a matter of  fundamental
policy, will be diversified.  With respect to 75% of the Fund's total assets, no
more than 5% of the Fund's  total assets will be invested in the  securities  of
any one issuer. In addition, no more than 25% of the Fund's total assets will be
invested in any one industry.  These percentage  limitations  apply  immediately
after a purchase or initial  investment.  Any subsequent  change in a percentage
resulting  from  fluctuations  in value  will  not  require  elimination  of any
security from the Fund.

      Portfolio Lending.  The Fund may make loans of its portfolio securities to
broker-dealers or other  institutional  investors under contracts requiring such
loans to be callable at any time and to be secured continuously by collateral in
cash,  cash  equivalents,  high  quality  short-term  government  securities  or
irrevocable  letters  of credit  maintained  on a current  basis at an amount at
least equal to the market value of the securities loaned.  This practice permits
the  Fund  to earn  income,  which,  in  turn,  can be  invested  in  additional
securities to pursue the Fund's investment objective.  The Fund will continue to
collect the  equivalent  of the interest or dividends  paid by the issuer on the
securities loaned and will also receive either interest  (through  investment of
cash collateral) or a fee (if the collateral is government securities). The Fund
may pay finder's and other fees in connection with its securities loans.

      Lending  securities  involves certain risks, the most significant of which
is the risk  that a  borrower  may  fail to  return a  portfolio  security.  IFG
monitors the  creditworthiness of borrowers in order to minimize such risks. The
Fund will not lend any  security  if, as a result of that  loan,  the  aggregate
value of securities then on loan would exceed 33-1/3% of the Fund's total assets
(taken at market value).

      Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
respect  to  debt  instruments  eligible  for  investment  by  the  Fund.  These
agreements  are entered  into with member banks of the Federal  Reserve  System,
registered  broker-dealers,  and registered  government securities dealers which
are deemed  creditworthy  by IFG  (subject to review by the  Company's  board of
directors).  A repurchase  agreement is a means of investing  monies for a short
period.  In  a  repurchase  agreement,  the  Fund  acquires  a  debt  instrument
(generally a security  issued by the U.S.  government  or an agency  thereof,  a



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banker's acceptance or a certificate of deposit) subject to resale to the seller
at an agreed upon price and date  (normally the next business day). If the other
party  defaults on its  obligation  to repurchase  the security,  the Fund could
incur costs or delays in seeking to sell the security.

      To minimize risks  associated with repurchase  agreements,  the securities
underlying  each  repurchase  agreement  will be  maintained  with the Company's
custodian  in an  amount  at  least  equal to the  repurchase  price  under  the
agreement  (including  accrued  interest),  and such agreements will be effected
only with parties that meet certain  creditworthiness  standards  established by
the  Company's  board of  directors.  The Fund will not enter into a  repurchase
agreement  maturing  in more than seven days if as a result more than 15% of the
Fund's net assets  would be invested  in such  repurchase  agreements  and other
illiquid securities.

      Portfolio  Turnover.  There are no fixed limitations  regarding  portfolio
turnover for the Fund.  Although the Fund does not trade for short-term profits,
securities  may be sold  without  regard  to the time they have been held in the
Fund when,  in the opinion of IFG,  market  considerations  warrant such action.
Therefore,  the portfolio  turnover rate of the Fund may be higher than those of
other  investment  companies with comparable  investment  objectives.  Increased
portfolio  turnover would cause the Fund to incur greater  brokerage  costs than
would  otherwise be the case. The actual  portfolio  turnover rates for the Fund
are set forth under "Financial  Highlights." The Company's brokerage  allocation
policies,  including the consideration of sales of Participating  Life Insurance
Companies' variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts when selecting
among  qualified  brokers  offering  comparable best price and execution on Fund
transactions, are discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

      Illiquid and Rule 144A  Securities.  The Fund is  authorized  to invest in
securities  that are illiquid  because they are subject to restrictions on their
resale  ("restricted  securities")  or because,  based upon their  nature or the
market for such securities,  they are not readily marketable.  However, the Fund
will not  purchase  any such  security if the  purchase  would cause the Fund to
invest  more  than 15% of its net  assets  in  illiquid  securities.  Repurchase
agreements  maturing  in more than seven days will be  considered  illiquid  for
purposes of this restriction. Investments in illiquid securities involve certain
risks to the extent that the Fund may be unable to dispose of such a security at
the time desired or at a  reasonable  price.  In addition,  in order to resell a
restricted  security,  the Fund  might  have to bear the  expense  and incur the
delays associated with effecting registration.

      Certain  restricted  securities  that are not  registered  for sale to the
general public,  but that can be resold to  institutional  investors ("Rule 144A
Securities"), may be purchased without regard to the foregoing 15% limitation if
a liquid  institutional  trading  market  exists.  The  liquidity  of the Fund's
investments   in  Rule  144A   Securities   could  be  impaired  if  dealers  or
institutional investors become uninterested in purchasing these securities.  The
Company's  board of directors has delegated to Fund  Management the authority to
determine the liquidity of Rule 144A Securities  pursuant to guidelines approved
by the board.  For more  information  concerning Rule 144A  Securities,  see the
Statement of Additional Information.

      Foreign  Securities.  The Fund may  invest up to 25% of its total  assets,
measured at the time of purchase, directly in foreign securities. Investments in
securities of foreign companies  (including Canadian  securities,  which are not
subject to the 25% limitation) and in foreign markets involve certain additional

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risks not associated  with  investments in domestic  companies and markets.
For U.S. investors, the returns on foreign securities are influenced not only by
the  returns  on the  foreign  investments  themselves,  but  also  by  currency
fluctuations.  That is, when the U.S.  dollar  generally rises against a foreign
currency,  returns  on  foreign  securities  for  a  U.S.  investor  or  foreign
securities  denominated in that foreign currency may decrease. By contrast, in a
period when the U.S. dollar generally declines, those returns may increase.

      Other risks of international investing to consider include:

     -less publicly available information than is generally available about U.S.
issuers;

     -differences in accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards;

     -generally higher  commission rates on foreign  portfolio  transactions and
longer settlement periods;

     -smaller  trading  volumes and generally  lower  liquidity of foreign stock
markets, which may cause greater price volatility;

     -less  government  regulation  of  stock  exchanges,   brokers  and  listed
companies abroad than in the United States; and

     -investments  in certain  countries  may be subject to foreign  withholding
taxes,   which  may  reduce   dividend   income  or  capital  gains  payable  to
shareholders.

      There is also the possibility of expropriation  or confiscatory  taxation;
adverse  changes  in  investment  or  exchange  control  regulations;  political
instability;  potential  restrictions on the flow of international  capital; and
the possibility of the Fund experiencing difficulties in pursuing legal remedies
and collecting judgments.

      Securities  purchased  by means of ADRs  also are not  subject  to the 25%
limitation. ADRs are receipts, typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company,
evidencing ownership of the underlying foreign securities.  ADRs are denominated
in U.S. dollars and trade in the U.S. securities markets.  ADRs may be issued in
sponsored  or  unsponsored  programs.  In sponsored  programs,  the issuer makes
arrangements  to have its securities  traded in the form of ADRs; in unsponsored
programs,  the  issuer  may not be  directly  involved  in the  creation  of the
program.  Although the  regulatory  requirements  with respect to sponsored  and
unsponsored  programs are generally similar, the issuers of unsponsored ADRs are
not  obligated  to  disclose  material  information  in the United  States  and,
therefore,  such  information  may not be  reflected  in the market value of the
ADRs.  ADRs are  subject to certain of the same risks as direct  investments  in
foreign securities, including the risk that changes in the value of the currency
in which the  security  underlying  an ADR is  denominated  relative to the U.S.
dollar may adversely affect the value of the ADR.

      Forward Foreign Currency  Contracts.  The Fund may enter into contracts to
purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward  contracts") as a
hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates pending the settlement of
transactions  in foreign  securities  or during the time the Fund holds  foreign
securities.  A forward contract is an agreement between  contracting  parties to
exchange  an amount of  currency  at some  future  time at an agreed  upon rate.

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Although  the Fund has not  adopted any  limitations  on its ability to use
forward contracts as a hedge against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, the
Fund does not attempt to hedge all of its foreign investment  positions and will
enter into forward contracts only to the extent,  if any, deemed  appropriate by
IFG. The Fund will not enter into forward  contracts for a term of more than one
year or for purposes of speculation. Hedging against a decline in the value of a
currency in the foregoing  manner does not eliminate  fluctuations in the prices
of  portfolio  securities  or prevent  losses if the  prices of such  securities
decline.  Furthermore,  such hedging  transactions  preclude the opportunity for
gain if the value of the hedged currency should rise. No predictions can be made
with respect to whether the total of such  transactions  will result in a better
or worse  position  than had the Fund not entered  into any  forward  contracts.
Forward contracts may, from time to time, be considered illiquid,  in which case
they  would be  subject  to the  Fund's  limitation  on  investing  in  illiquid
securities,  discussed  above.  For  additional  information  regarding  forward
contracts, see "Investment Policies" in the Statement of Additional Information.

      Futures and Options.  A futures  contract is an agreement to buy or sell a
specific amount of a financial  instrument or commodity at a particular price on
a particular  date.  The Fund will use futures  contracts  only to hedge against
price changes in the value of its current or intended investments in securities.
In the event that an anticipated  decrease in the value of portfolio  securities
occurs as a result of a general decrease in prices,  the adverse effects of such
changes  may be  offset,  at  least in  part,  by  gains on the sale of  futures
contracts.  Conversely,  the  increased  cost  of  portfolio  securities  to  be
acquired,  caused by a general  increase in prices,  may be offset,  at least in
part, by gains on futures  contracts  purchased by the Fund.  Brokerage fees are
paid to trade  futures  contracts,  and the Fund is required to maintain  margin
deposits.

      Put and call options on futures  contracts or securities  may be traded by
the  Fund in  order to  protect  against  declines  in the  value  of  portfolio
securities or against  increases in the cost of  securities to be acquired.  The
purchaser  of an  option  purchases  the right to  effect a  transaction  in the
underlying future or security at a specified price (the "strike price") before a
specified date (the "expiration date"). In exchange for the right, the purchaser
pays a "premium" to the seller,  which  represents the price of the right to buy
or to sell the underlying instrument. In exchange for the premium, the seller of
the option becomes obligated to effect a transaction in the underlying future or
security,  at the strike price, at any time prior to the expiration date, should
the buyer  choose to exercise  the option.  A call  option  contract  grants the
purchaser  the right to buy the  underlying  future or  security,  at the strike
price,  before the expiration  date. A put option  contract grants the purchaser
the right to sell the underlying future or security, at the strike price, before
the expiration date.  Purchases of options on futures contracts may present less
dollar risk in hedging the Fund's  portfolio  than the  purchase and sale of the
underlying futures contracts,  since the potential loss is limited to the amount
of the premium plus related  transaction  costs. The premium paid for such a put
or call  option plus any  transaction  costs will  reduce the  benefit,  if any,
realized by the Fund upon exercise or liquidation of the option, and, unless the
price of the underlying futures contract or security changes  sufficiently,  the
option may expire without value to the Fund.

  

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     Although the Fund will enter into futures  contracts and options on futures
contracts and securities  solely for hedging or other  nonspeculative  purposes,
their use does involve certain risks. For example, a lack of correlation between
the value of an  instrument  underlying  an option or futures  contract  and the
assets being hedged,  or  unexpected  adverse  price  movements,  could render a
Fund's hedging strategy  unsuccessful  and could result in losses.  In addition,
there can be no  assurance  that a liquid  secondary  market  will exist for any
contract  purchased or sold, and the Fund may be required to maintain a position
until  exercise or  expiration,  which could result in losses.  Transactions  in
futures  contracts and options are subject to other risks as well, which are set
forth in greater detail in the Statement of Additional  Information and Appendix
A therein.

      The Fund may buy and sell interest rate futures contracts relating to U.S.
government  securities  for the purpose of hedging  the value of its  securities
portfolio.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

      The Fund is subject  to certain  fundamental  restrictions  regarding  its
investments  which  may  not be  altered  without  the  approval  of the  Fund's
shareholders. Those restrictions include, among others, limitations with respect
to the percentages of the value of the Fund's total assets which may be invested
in any one  company or in any one  industry.  A list of the  Fund's  fundamental
investment  restrictions  and a list of additional,  non-fundamental  investment
restrictions  of the  Fund  (which  can be  changed  by the  Company's  board of
directors  without  shareholder  approval)  are  contained  in the  Statement of
Additional Information.

MANAGEMENT

      Pursuant to an agreement  with the  Company,  IFG,  7800 E. Union  Avenue,
Denver,  Colorado,  serves as the Fund's  investment  adviser.  IFG is primarily
responsible  for  providing  the  Funds  with  investment  management,   various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  IFG
is responsible  for selecting and managing the  investments  of the Fund.  These
services are subject to review by the Company's board of directors.

      Under a  Distribution  Agreement  effective  September  30, 1997,  INVESCO
Distributors,  Inc. ("IDI") provides  services  relating to the distribution and
sales  of  the  Fund's  shares.  IDI,  established  in  1997,  is  a  registered
broker-dealer  that acts as  distributor  for all retail  funds  advised by IFG.
Prior to September 30, 1997, IFG served as the Fund's distributor.

      IFG and IDI are  indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiaries  of AMVESCAP  PLC, a
publicly-traded  holding company that, through its subsidiaries,  engages in the
business of investment  management on an international  basis.  AMVESCAP PLC has
approximately $192.2 billion in assets under management.  IFG was established in
1932 and, as of December 31,  1997,  managed 14 mutual  funds  consisting  of 47
separate  portfolios,  with combined  assets of  approximately  $16.7 billion on
behalf of 848,106 shareholders.

      Prior to  February  3,  1998,  INVESCO  Trust  Company  ("INVESCO  Trust")
provided  sub-advisory services to the Fund. Effective February 3, 1998, INVESCO
Trust no longer  provides  sub-advisory  services to the Fund; IFG provides such
day-to-day  portfolio management services as the investment adviser to the Fund.

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This  change in no way changes  the basis upon which  investment  advice is
provided to the Fund, the cost of those services to

the Fund or the persons  actually  performing the investment  advisory and other
services previously provided by INVESCO Trust.

      The Fund is managed by two  members of  INVESCO's  Growth  Team,  which is
headed by Timothy J. Miller. The following individuals are primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio holdings:

     Trent E. May, a Chartered  Financial  Analyst,  has been the lead portfolio
manager of the Fund since October 1997  (co-portfolio  manager since 1996).  Mr.
May is also the lead  portfolio  manager of INVESCO  Growth Fund and  co-manages
INVESCO Small Company  Growth Fund and INVESCO VIF - Small Company  Growth Fund.
Mr. May is also a vice  president of INVESCO  Trust  Company.  Mr. May began his
investment   career  in  1991  and  was  most   recently   senior   equity  fund
manager/equity  analyst  with Munder  Capital  Management  in  Detroit.  Mr. May
received an M.B.A.  from  Rollins  College and a B.S.  in  Engineering  from the
Florida Institute of Technology.

     Timothy J. Miller, a Chartered Financial Analyst,  has been a co- portfolio
manager of INVESCO  Dynamics Fund and INVESCO VIF - Dynamics Fund and co-manages
INVESCO Growth Fund,  INVESCO Small Company Growth Fund, and INVESCO VIF - Small
Company Growth Fund. Mr. Miller was previously an analyst and portfolio  manager
with  Mississippi  Valley  Advisors from 1979 to 1992.  Mr.  Miller  received an
M.B.A. from the University of Missouri-St.  Louis and a B.S.B.A.  from St. Louis
University.

     The Fund pays IFG a monthly  advisory  fee which is based upon a percentage
of the Fund's average net assets,  determined  daily. For the Fund, the advisory
fee is computed at the following  annual rate:  0.85% of the Fund's  average net
assets.  For the fiscal period ended December 31, 1997, the investment  advisory
fee paid by the Fund was 0.85% of the Fund's average net assets.

     The Company also has entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with
IFG dated February 28, 1997 (the  "Administrative  Agreement").  Pursuant to the
Administrative Agreement, IFG performs certain administrative, recordkeeping and
internal accounting services, including without limitation,  maintaining general
ledger and capital stock accounts,  preparing a daily trial balance, calculating
net asset value daily,  providing  selected general ledger reports and providing
certain  sub-accounting and recordkeeping services for shareholder accounts. For
such  services,  the Company pays IFG a fee  consisting of a base fee of $10,000
per year,  plus an  additional  incremental  fee  computed at the annual rate of
0.015% per year of the average net assets of the Fund. IFG also is paid a fee by
the Company for providing transfer agent services. See "Additional Information."

     The Fund's expenses,  which are accrued daily, are generally  deducted from
its total income before dividends are paid. Total expenses of the Fund (prior to
expense  offset  arrangements)  for the fiscal  period ended  December 31, 1997,
including investment advisory fees (but excluding brokerage  commissions,  which
are a cost of acquiring  securities),  amounted to 1.25%.  Certain Fund expenses
are absorbed  voluntarily  by IFG pursuant to a commitment to the Company.  This
commitment may be changed  following  consultation  with the Company's  board of
directors  to limit the  Fund's  annual  expenses  to no more than  1.25% of the


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Fund's  average net assets.  If such a voluntary  expense limit were not in
effect, the total operating expenses,  as a percentage of the Fund's average net
assets for the fiscal period ended December 31, 1997, would have been 28.76%.

      IFG permits investment and other personnel to purchase and sell securities
for their own  accounts,  subject  to a  compliance  policy  governing  personal
investing.  This policy  requires  IFG's  personnel  to conduct  their  personal
investment  activities in a manner that IFG believes is not  detrimental  to the
Fund or IFG's other  advisory  clients.  See  "Management"  in the  Statement of
Additional Information for more detailed information.

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS

      Investors may not purchase or redeem shares of the Fund directly, but only
through variable annuity and variable life insurance  contracts  offered through
the separate  accounts of Participating  Insurance  Companies.  A contract owner
should refer to the applicable  Separate  Account  Prospectus for information on
how to purchase or surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract
values,  allocate  contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations
among investment  alternatives,  including the Fund. Shares of the Fund are sold
on a continuous basis to separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies
by IDI, as the Fund's  Distributor.  No sales charge is imposed upon the sale of
shares of the Fund.  Sales  charges for the  variable  annuity or variable  life
insurance contracts are described in the Separate Account Prospectuses.  IDI may
from time to time make  payments  from its revenues to  Participating  Insurance
Companies,   broker  dealers  and  other  financial  institutions  that  provide
administrative services for the Fund.

      The  Participating  Insurance  Companies  place orders for their  separate
accounts to purchase and redeem shares of the Fund based on, among other things,
the amount of  premium  payments  to be  invested  and  transfer  and  surrender
requests to be effected on that day  pursuant to variable  annuity and  variable
life insurance contracts. Fund shares are purchased or redeemed at the net asset
value per share next computed after receipt of a purchase or redemption order in
good form.  Payment  for  redemptions  ordinarily  will be made on behalf of the
Company and the Fund by the  Company's  transfer  agent (IFG)  within seven days
after the  redemption  request is  received.  However,  payment may be postponed
under unusual circumstances,  such as when normal trading is not taking place on
the New York Stock  Exchange or an  emergency as defined by the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission exists.

      Net asset value per share is computed  for the Fund once each day that the
New York Stock  Exchange  is open,  as of the close of  regular  trading on that
Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m., New York time), and also may be computed on other
days  under  certain  circumstances.  Net asset  value per share for the Fund is
calculated by dividing the market value of the Fund's  securities plus the value
of  its  other  assets  (including   dividends  and  interest  accrued  but  not
collected),  less all liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the number of
outstanding  shares of the Fund. If market quotations are not readily available,
a security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the board
of directors.  Debt securities  with remaining  maturities of 60 days or less at
the  time  of  purchase  will  be  valued  at  amortized  cost,  absent  unusual
circumstances,  so long as the Company's  board of directors  believes that such
value represents fair value.




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TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

      Taxes.  The Fund  intends to  distribute  to  shareholders  all of its net
investment  income,  net  capital  gains and net  gains  from  foreign  currency
transactions, if any. Distribution of substantially all net investment income to
the separate  accounts of the Participating  Insurance  Companies which hold its
shares  allows the Fund to  maintain  its tax status as a  regulated  investment
company.

      As a regulated  investment company, the Fund generally will not be subject
to tax on its ordinary income and net realized  capital gains.  Distributions of
income and the excess of net short-term  capital gain over net long-term capital
loss will be treated as ordinary income and  distributions  of the excess of net
long-term  capital  gain over net  short-term  capital  loss will be  treated as
long-term capital gain by the Participating  Insurance Companies.  Participating
Insurance  Companies  should consult their own tax advisers  concerning  whether
such  distributions  are subject to federal  income tax if they are  retained as
part of contract reserves.

      The Fund intends to comply with the  diversification  requirements of Code
Section  817(h).  By  meeting  this and other  requirements,  the  Participating
Insurance Companies, rather than the owners of variable annuity or variable life
insurance  contracts,  should be subject to tax on  distributions  received with
respect to Fund shares.  For further  information  concerning federal income tax
consequences  for the owners of  variable  annuity or  variable  life  insurance
contracts,  a  contract  owner  should  consult  his  or  her  Separate  Account
Prospectus.

      Dividends  and  Other  Distributions.  The  Fund  earns  ordinary  or  net
investment  income in the form of  dividends  and  interest on its  investments.
Dividends  paid by the Fund will be based solely on the income earned by it. The
Fund's  policy is to  distribute  substantially  all of this  income,  less Fund
expenses,  to  shareholders  on an annual basis, at the discretion of the Fund's
board of directors.  Dividends are automatically reinvested in additional shares
of the Fund,  unless cash  distributions  are  requested on behalf of a separate
account, at the net asset value on the ex-dividend date.

      In  addition,  the Fund  realizes  capital  gains and losses when it sells
securities  for more or less than it paid.  If total gains on sales exceed total
losses  (including  losses carried forward from previous years),  the Fund has a
net realized  capital gain. Net realized  capital gains,  if any,  together with
gains, if any,  realized on foreign  currency  transactions,  are distributed to
shareholders at least annually,  usually in December. Capital gain distributions
are  automatically  reinvested  in  additional  shares of the Fund,  unless cash
distributions  are requested on behalf of a separate  account,  at the net asset
value on the ex-distribution date.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

      From time to time, the Fund's total return and/or yield may be included in
advertisements,  sales  literature,  shareholder  reports  or  Separate  Account
Prospectuses.  The Fund's total return and yield include the effect of deducting
the Fund's expenses,  but do not include charges and expenses  attributable to a
particular variable annuity or variable life insurance contract.  Because shares
of the Fund can be purchased  only through a variable  annuity or variable  life
insurance  contract,  the Fund's  total return and yield data should be reviewed
along with the  description  of contract  charges and expenses  contained in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectus. Total return or yield for the Fund must


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always be accompanied  by, and reviewed with,  comparable  total return or yield
data for an associated  variable  annuity separate  account,  or data that would
permit  evaluation  of the  magnitude  of variable  life  insurance  charges and
expenses not  reflected  in the Fund's total return or yield.  Fund total return
and yield  figures are based upon  historical  results  and are not  intended to
indicate future performance.

      The "total return" of the Fund refers to the average annual rate of return
of an  investment  in the Fund.  This  figure is  computed  by  calculating  the
percentage change in value of an investment of $1,000,  assuming reinvestment of
all income dividends and capital gain  distributions,  to the end of a specified
period.  "Total  return"  quotations  reflect  the  performance  of the Fund and
include the effect of capital changes.

      The total  return  performance  for the Fund for the fiscal  period  ended
December 31, 1997, was 6.90%.

      The yield of the Fund is  calculated  by utilizing  the Fund's  calculated
income,  expenses and average  outstanding  shares for the most recent 30-day or
one-month  period,  dividing it by the month end net asset value and annualizing
the resulting number.

      In conjunction  with  performance  reports and/or  analyses of shareholder
service  concerning the Fund,  comparisons of the Fund's performance for a given
period to the performance of recognized indices for the same period may be made.
Such indices  include ones  provided by Dow Jones & Company,  Standard & Poor's,
Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.,  Lehman Brothers,  National  Association of
Securities Dealers,  Inc., Frank Russell Company,  Value Line Investment Survey,
the American Stock  Exchange,  Morgan Stanley  Capital  International,  Wilshire
Associates, the Financial Times-Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the
Nikkei Stock  Average and the Deutcher  Aktienindex,  all of which are unmanaged
market  indicators.  Such  comparisons can be a useful measure of the quality of
the Fund's investment performance.  However,  because Fund performance data does
not reflect separate account and contract charges,  Fund performance data is not
an appropriate  measure of the performance of a contract  owner's  investment in
the variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.

      In addition,  rankings, ratings, and comparisons of investment performance
and/or   assessments  of  the  quality  of  shareholder   service  appearing  in
publications such as Money,  Forbes,  Kiplinger's  Personal  Finance,  Financial
World,  Morningstar,  and similar sources which utilize information compiled (i)
internally;  (ii) by  Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.;  or  (iii)  by  other
recognized  analytical  services,  may be used in sales  literature.  The Lipper
Analytical  Services,  Inc.  rankings and comparisons,  which may be used by the
Fund in performance reports,  will be drawn from the "Growth Funds" grouping. In
addition,  the broad-based  Lipper variable  insurance  product groupings may be
used for comparison to the Fund. A more complete list of  publications  that may
be quoted in sales  literature is contained under the caption  "Performance"  in
the Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     Voting Rights.  The  Participating  Insurance  Companies and their separate
accounts,  rather than individual  contract owners,  are the shareholders of the
Fund. However, each Participating Insurance Company will vote shares held by its



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separate  accounts  as  required  by law and  interpretations  thereof,  as
amended  or  changed  from time to time.  In  accordance  with  current  law and
interpretations  thereof,  a  Participating  Insurance  Company is  required  to
request voting  instructions  from its contract owners and must vote Fund shares
held by each of its separate  accounts in proportion to the voting  instructions
received.   Additional   information  about  voting   procedures   (including  a
discussion,  where applicable,  of circumstances  under which some Participating
Insurance  Companies  may vote  Fund  shares  held by  variable  life  insurance
separate accounts other than in accordance with contract owner  instructions) is
contained in the applicable Separate Account Prospectuses.

      All shares of the Fund have equal voting  rights.  When  shareholders  are
entitled  to vote upon a matter,  each  shareholder  is entitled to one vote for
each share owned and a corresponding  fractional vote for each fractional  share
owned.  Voting  with  respect  to  certain  matters,  such  as  ratification  of
independent  accountants and the election of directors,  will be by all Funds of
the Company voting together.  In other cases,  such as voting upon an investment
advisory contract, voting is on a Fund-by-Fund basis. To the extent permitted by
law,  when not all  Funds  are  affected  by a matter  to be  voted  upon,  only
shareholders  of the Fund or Funds  affected  by the matter  will be entitled to
vote thereon.  The Company is not generally required and does not expect to hold
regular annual meetings of  shareholders.  However,  the board of directors will
call special meetings of shareholders for the purpose,  among other reasons,  of
voting upon the question of removal of a director or directors when requested to
do so in writing by the holders of 10% or more of the outstanding  shares of the
Company or as may be required by  applicable  law or the  Company's  Articles of
Incorporation.  The Company will assist shareholders in communicating with other
shareholders as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Directors may be
removed by action of the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding shares
of the Company.

      Shareholder Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the Fund may be directed to the
Company at the telephone  number or mailing  address set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus or to a Participating Insurance Company.

      Transfer and Disbursing Agent. IFG acts as registrar,  transfer agent, and
dividend  disbursing  agent  for  the  Company  pursuant  to a  Transfer  Agency
Agreement that provides for an annual fee of $5,000 per Fund.

      Master/Feeder  Option.  The  Company may in the future seek to achieve the
Fund's  investment  objective by investing  all of the Fund's  assets in another
investment  company having the same investment  objective and  substantially the
same investment policies and restrictions as those applicable to the Fund. It is
expected  that  any  such  investment   company  would  be  managed  by  IFG  in
substantially  the same manner as the Fund. If permitted by applicable  laws and
policies then in effect,  any such investment may be made in the sole discretion
of the  Company's  board of  directors  without  further  approval of the Fund's
shareholders.  However,  Fund  shareholders will be given at least 30 days prior
notice  of any  such  investment.  Such  investment  would  be made  only if the
Company's  board of directors  determines it to be in the best  interests of the
Fund  and its  shareholders.  In  making  that  determination,  the  board  will
consider,   among  other  things,  the  benefits  to  shareholders   and/or  the
opportunity to reduce costs and achieve operational  efficiencies.  No assurance
is given that costs will be materially reduced if this option is implemented.


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NO  PERSON  HAS  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  TO  GIVE  ANY  INFORMATION  OR  TO  MAKE  ANY
REPRESENTATIONS  NOT  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  PROSPECTUS,  OR IN THE  STATEMENT  OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE
OFFERING MADE BY THIS  PROSPECTUS  AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE,  SUCH  INFORMATION  OR
REPRESENTATIONS  MUST  NOT BE  RELIED  UPON AS  HAVING  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  BY THE
COMPANY.  THIS  PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING BY THE COMPANY IN ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.


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                                                                      APPENDIX
BOND RATINGS

      The  following  is  a  description   of  S&P's  and  Moody's  bond  rating
categories:

S&P's Corporate Bond Ratings

      AAA - This is the highest  rating  assigned by Standard & Poor's to a debt
obligation  and  indicates an extremely  strong  capacity to pay  principal  and
interest.

      AA - Bonds  rated  AA  also  qualify  as  high-quality  debt  obligations.
Capacity to pay  principal  and interest is very strong,  and in the majority of
instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree.

      A - Bonds rated A have a strong  capacity to pay  principal  and interest,
although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.

      BBB - Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capability to pay
principal  and  interest.  Whereas they  normally  exhibit  adequate  protection
parameters,  adverse  economic  conditions  or changing  circumstances  are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in
this category than for bonds in higher rated categories.

      BB - Bonds  rated BB have less  near-term  vulnerability  to default  than
other  speculative  issues.  However,  they face major ongoing  uncertainties or
exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead
to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.

      B - Bonds rated B have a greater  vulnerability  to default but  currently
have the capacity to meet interest  payments and principal  repayments.  Adverse
business,  financial,  or economic  conditions  will likely  impair  capacity or
willingness to pay interest and repay principal.

      CCC - Bonds  rated  CCC have a  currently  identifiable  vulnerability  to
default and are  dependent  upon  favorable  business,  financial,  and economic
conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the
event of adverse  business,  financial,  or  economic  conditions,  they are not
likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal.




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Moody's Corporate Bond Ratings

      Aaa - Bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the
smallest   degree  of  investment   risk  and  are  generally   referred  to  as
"gilt-edged."  Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally
stable margin, and principal is secure.  While the various  protective  elements
are likely to change,  such changes as can be  visualized  are most  unlikely to
impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

      Aa - Bonds  rated Aa are judged to be of high  quality  by all  standards.
Together with the Aaa group,  they  comprise  what are  generally  known as high
grade  bonds.  They are rated  lower  than the best  bonds  because  margins  of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective
elements  may be of greater  amplitude  or there may be other  elements  present
which make the long term risk appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

      A - Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment attributes, and are to
be  considered as upper medium grade  obligations.  Factors  giving  security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

      Baa - Bonds rated Baa are  considered as medium grade  obligations,  i.e.,
they are neither  highly  protected nor poorly  secured.  Interest  payments and
principal  security  appear  adequate  for the present  but  certain  protective
elements may be lacking or may be  characteristically  unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding  investment  characteristics  and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.

      Ba - Bonds rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements.  Their future
cannot be  considered  as well  assured.  Often the  protection  of interest and
principal  payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during
both good and bad times over the future.  Uncertainty of position  characterizes
bonds in this class.

      B -  Bonds  rated  B  generally  lack  characteristics  of  the  desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or maintenance of other
terms of the contract over any longer period of time may be small.

      Caa - Bonds rated Caa are of poor standing.  Such issues may be in default
or there may be  present  elements  of  danger  with  respect  to  principal  or
interest.


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                                                                  Prospectus
                                                                 May 1, 1998


                                      INVESCO VARIABLE
                                   INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.

                               INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio


INVESCO FUNDS

INVESCO Distributors, Inc.(sm)
Distributor
Post Office Box 173706
Denver, Colorado 80217-3706

1-800-525-8085
PAL(R): 1-800-424-8085.
http://www.invesco.com

In Denver, visit one of our
convenient Investor Centers:
Cherry Creek
155-B Fillmore Street
Denver Tech Center,
7800 East Union Avenue,
Lobby Level

In addition, all documents filed
by the Company with the 
Securities and Exchange
Commission  can  be  located
on a web  site  maintained 
by the  Commission  at
http://www.sec.gov.



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Prospectus
May 1, 1998

                      INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
                      INVESCO VIF - Health Sciences Portfolio

      INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  a Maryland
corporation,  is an open-end management investment company that offers shares of
common stock of ten diversified  investment portfolios (the "Funds"),  including
the INVESCO VIF - Health  Sciences  Portfolio  (the  "Health  Sciences  Fund" or
"Fund").  The Company's shares are not offered  directly to the public,  but are
sold  exclusively  to  life  insurance   companies   ("Participating   Insurance
Companies") as a pooled funding  vehicle for variable  annuity and variable life
insurance  contracts  issued by  separate  accounts of  Participating  Insurance
Companies.  If  other  Funds  are  available  under  a  Participating  Insurance
Company's  contracts,  a prospectus  describing  them will be available from the
Participating Insurance Company.

      The Health Sciences Fund seeks capital  appreciation.  The Health Sciences
Fund normally  invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity  securities of
companies that develop,  produce,  or distribute products or services related to
health care.

      This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information about the Fund that a
prospective  purchaser should know before  purchasing a variable contract from a
Participating  Insurance  Company  or  allocating  contract  values to the Fund.
Please  read this  Prospectus  and  retain it for future  reference.  Additional
information  about the Fund has been  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission and is available upon request by writing INVESCO Distributors,  Inc.,
Post Office Box 173706, Denver, Colorado 80217-3706,  by calling 1-800-525-8085,
or by contacting a Participating Insurance Company and requesting the "Statement
of Additional  Information for INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc." (the
"Statement of Additional Information").  The Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 1998, is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.






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THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  THE SHARES OF THE FUND ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL  INSTITUTION.  THE SHARES
OF THE  FUND  ARE  NOT  FEDERALLY  INSURED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  DEPOSIT  INSURANCE
CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.


                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                          Page

SUMMARY.....................................................................46

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS........................................................48

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES..........................................50

RISK FACTORS................................................................51

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.....................................................55

MANAGEMENT..................................................................56

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS...................................................57

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.....................................58

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.....................................................59

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION......................................................60

APPENDIX....................................................................62


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SUMMARY

      The Company is a registered,  open-end management  investment company that
was  organized as a Maryland  corporation  on August 19, 1993,  and is currently
comprised of ten diversified investment portfolios ("Funds"),  the INVESCO VIF -
Dynamics Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Health
Sciences  Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF -
Industrial Income Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF
- - Small Company Growth Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - Technology  Portfolio,  the
INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio and the INVESCO VIF - Utilities  Portfolio.
Additional  portfolios may be created from time to time. The overall supervision
of each Fund is the responsibility of the Company's board of directors.

      The  Company is  intended to be a funding  vehicle  for  variable  annuity
contracts  and  variable  life  insurance  contracts  to be offered by  separate
accounts  of  certain  life  insurance   companies   ("Participating   Insurance
Companies").  Fund shares are not available for purchase  other than through the
purchase of such  contracts.  The variable  annuity and variable life  insurance
contracts are described in separate prospectuses of the Participating  Insurance
Companies  (the  "Separate  Account  Prospectuses").   The  Company  assumes  no
responsibility  for the Separate Account  Prospectuses.  A contract owner should
refer to the Separate Account Prospectuses for information on how to purchase or
surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract  values,  allocate
contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations  among  investment
alternatives, including the Fund.

      The  Fund  seeks  capital  appreciation.   This  investment  objective  is
fundamental  and may be changed only by a vote of a majority of the  outstanding
shares  of the  Fund.  There is no  assurance  that the Fund  will  achieve  its
investment  objective.  Any investment  policy of the Fund may be changed by the
Company's board of directors without  shareholder  approval unless the policy is
one required by the Fund's fundamental investment  restrictions set forth in the
Statement of Additional Information.

      The Fund seeks to attain its  investment  objective  by investing at least
80% of its  total  assets in  equity  securities  of  companies  which  develop,
produce,  or distribute products or services related to health care. There is no
guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment  objective.  A discussion of
the Fund's investment objective and policies is provided below under the caption
"Investment Objectives and Policies."

      Various  types of risks  are  involved  with the  Fund.  The Fund may lend
portfolio  securities and may enter into  repurchase  agreements with respect to
debt instruments  eligible for investment by the Fund. The Fund may invest up to
15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund also may invest up to 25%
of its total  assets  directly  in foreign  securities,  which  present  certain
additional  risks not  associated  with  investments  in domestic  companies and
markets.  Securities of Canadian  issuers and  securities  purchased by means of
American  Depository  Receipts  ("ADRs") are not subject to this 25% limitation.
The Fund will be concentrated  in a specific  business  sector.  Compared to the
broad market,  an individual  sector may be more strongly affected by changes in



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the economic climate,  broad market shifts,  moves in a particular dominant
stock,  or  regulatory  changes.  The Fund may  invest in  options  and  futures
contracts,  each of which  presents  special  risks.  These and other  risks are
discussed below under the caption "Risk Factors."

      INVESCO Funds Group,  Inc.  ("IFG"),  the Fund's  investment  adviser,  is
primarily responsible for providing the Fund with portfolio management,  various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  The
Fund pays IFG an advisory fee for the management of its investments and business
affairs.  A discussion of these fees and  additional  information  about IFG, is
provided below under the caption "Management."



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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

      The  following  information  has been  audited  by Price  Waterhouse  LLP,
independent accountants. This information should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial  statements and the Report of Independent  Accountants thereon
appearing  in  the  Company's  1997  Annual  Report  to  Shareholders  which  is
incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information. Both are
available without charge by contacting INVESCO Distributors, Inc. at the address
or telephone number shown on the cover page of this Prospectus, or by contacting
a Participating Insurance Company.

                                                                  Period
                                                                   Ended
                                                             December 31
                                                          --------------
                                                                   1997+

PER SHARE DATA
Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period                             $10.00
                                                          --------------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Net Investment Income                                               0.10
Net Gains on Securities (Both Realized
   and Unrealized)                                                  0.94
                                                          --------------
Total from Investment Operations                                    1.04
                                                          --------------
Net Asset Value - End of Period                                    11.04
                                                          ==============

TOTAL RETURN>                                                    10.40%*

RATIOS
Net Assets - End of Period ($000 Omitted)                            423
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets                          0.60%@~
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
   Average Net Assets                                             2.34%~
Portfolio Turnover Rate                                            112%*
Average Commission Rate Paid^^                                  $0.0590*

+ All of the expenses of the Portfolio were voluntarily absorbed by IFG from May
22, 1997,  commencement of investment operations,  through December 31, 1997. If
such expenses had not been  voluntarily  absorbed,  ratio of expenses to average
net assets would have been 21.45% and ratio of net investment  income to average
net assets would have been (18.51%).

> Total  return does not reflect  expenses  that apply to the related  insurance
policies,  and inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return  figures
for the period shown.

*  Based  on  operations  for  the  period  shown  and,  accordingly,   are  not
representative of a full year.

@ Ratio is based on Total Expenses of the Portfolio,  less Expenses  Absorbed by
Investment Adviser, which is before any expense offset arrangements.

~ Annualized


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^^ The average  commission rate paid is the total brokerage  commissions paid on
applicable purchases and sales of securities for the period divided by the total
number of related shares purchased or sold.




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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

      The  Fund  seeks  capital  appreciation.   This  investment  objective  is
fundamental  and may be changed  only by vote of a majority  of the  outstanding
shares  of the  Fund.  There is no  assurance  that the Fund  will  achieve  its
investment  objective.  Any investment  policy of the Fund may be changed by the
Company's board of directors without  shareholder  approval unless the policy is
one required by the Fund's fundamental investment  restrictions set forth in the
Statement  of  Additional  Information.  When IFG  believes  market or  economic
conditions  are  unfavorable,  the  Fund  may  assume a  defensive  position  by
temporarily  investing  up to 100% of its  total  assets in high  quality  money
market instruments,  such as short-term U.S. government obligations,  commercial
paper or repurchase  agreements,  high quality  corporate  bonds or notes, or by
holding cash.

      The investment strategy used in attempting to attain the Fund's investment
objective is aggressive;  holdings are focused on equity  securities whose price
appreciation is expected to outpace that of the health sciences business sector.
These stocks may not pay regular  dividends.  The Fund normally invests at least
80% of its total assets in the equity  securities  (common and preferred stocks,
and  convertible  bonds) of companies  which  develop,  produce,  or  distribute
products or services related to health care.

      The health sciences  business sector consists of numerous  industries.  In
deciding whether a company is principally  engaged in that business sector,  IFG
must determine that the company derives more than 50% of its gross income or net
sales from activities in that sector or that the company dedicates more than 50%
of its assets to the  production  of revenues  from that  sector.  If,  based on
available financial  information,  a question exists whether a company meets one
of these  standards,  IFG determines  whether the company's  primary business is
within the health sciences business sector.

      The  remainder of the Fund's  assets may be invested in any  securities or
other  instruments  deemed  appropriate  by  IFG,  consistent  with  the  Fund's
investment policies and restrictions.  These investments include debt securities
issued by companies  principally engaged in the health sciences business sector,
debt or equity  securities  issued by companies  outside that  business  sector,
short-term high grade debt obligations  maturing no later than one year from the
date of purchase (including U.S. government and agency securities, domestic bank
certificates  of  deposit,  commercial  paper  rated at least A-2 by  Standard &
Poor's,  a  division  of The  McGraw-Hill  Companies  ("S&P")  or P-2 by Moody's
Investors Services, Inc. ("Moody's") and repurchase agreements) and cash.

      Because  prices  of  stocks  fluctuate  from day to day,  the  value of an
investment in the Fund will vary based upon the Fund's  investment  performance.
The Fund invests in different  companies in a variety of  industries in order to
attempt to reduce its overall exposure to investment and market risks.  There is
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RISK FACTORS

      Contract owners should  consider the special  factors  associated with the
policies  discussed  below in  determining  the  appropriateness  of  allocating
contract  values to the Fund. See the Statement of Additional  Information for a
discussion of additional risk factors.

      Potential  Conflicts.  The Company has received an exemptive  order of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  that  permits  the sale of Fund shares to
variable annuity separate accounts and variable life insurance separate accounts
of affiliated and unaffiliated  Participating  Insurance Companies.  The Company
currently does not foresee any  disadvantages  to the owners of variable annuity
or variable life insurance contracts arising from the fact that the interests of
those owners may differ.  Nevertheless,  the Company's  board of directors  will
monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable  conflicts which
may possibly arise due to  differences of tax treatment or other  considerations
and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response thereto.

      Credit and Market Risks. All securities,  including those purchased by the
Fund,  are subject to some degree of credit  risk and market  risk.  Credit risk
refers to the ability of an issuer of a debt  security to pay its  principal and
interest,  and to the earnings  stability and overall financial  soundness of an
issuer  of an  equity  security.  Market  risk  refers  to the  volatility  of a
security's  price in response to changes in conditions in securities  markets in
general and, particularly in the case of debt securities, changes in the overall
level of interest  rates.  An increase in interest rates will tend to reduce the
market values of debt securities,  whereas a decline in interest rates will tend
to increase their values.

      To limit  exposure to credit risks,  the Fund, as a matter of  fundamental
policy, will be diversified.  With respect to 75% of the Fund's total assets, no
more than 5% of the Fund's  total assets will be invested in the  securities  of
any one issuer. This percentage  limitation applies immediately after a purchase
or initial  investment.  Any  subsequent  change in a percentage  resulting from
fluctuations  in value will not require  elimination  of any  security  from the
Fund.  The credit risk  exposure of the Fund may be  increased  by its policy of
concentrating  investments in specific  business  sectors.  See "Risk Factors --
Concentration."

      Portfolio Lending.  The Fund may make loans of its portfolio securities to
broker-dealers or other  institutional  investors under contracts requiring such
loans to be callable at any time and to be secured continuously by collateral in
cash,  cash  equivalents,  high  quality  short-term  government  securities  or
irrevocable  letters  of credit  maintained  on a current  basis at an amount at
least equal to the market value of the securities loaned.  This practice permits
the  Fund  to earn  income,  which,  in  turn,  can be  invested  in  additional
securities to pursue the Fund's investment objective.  The Fund will continue to
collect the  equivalent  of the interest or dividends  paid by the issuer on the
securities loaned and will also receive either interest  (through  investment of
cash collateral) or a fee (if the collateral is government securities). The Fund
may pay finder's and other fees in connection with its securities loans.

      Lending  securities  involves certain risks, the most significant of which
is the risk  that a  borrower  may  fail to  return a  portfolio  security.  IFG
monitors the  creditworthiness of borrowers in order to minimize such risks. The
Fund will not lend any  security  if, as a result of that  loan,  the  aggregate
value of securities then on loan would exceed 33-1/3% of the Fund's total assets
(taken at market value).


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      Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
respect  to  debt  instruments  eligible  for  investment  by  the  Fund.  These
agreements  are entered  into with member banks of the Federal  Reserve  System,
registered  broker-dealers,  and registered  government securities dealers which
are deemed  creditworthy  by IFG  (subject to review by the  Company's  board of
directors).  A repurchase  agreement is a means of investing  monies for a short
period.  In  a  repurchase  agreement,  the  Fund  acquires  a  debt  instrument
(generally a security  issued by the U.S.  government  or an agency  thereof,  a
banker's acceptance or a certificate of deposit) subject to resale to the seller
at an agreed upon price and date  (normally the next business day). If the other
party  defaults on its  obligation  to repurchase  the security,  the Fund could
incur costs or delays in seeking to sell the security.

      To minimize risks  associated with repurchase  agreements,  the securities
underlying  each  repurchase  agreement  will be  maintained  with the Company's
custodian  in an  amount  at  least  equal to the  repurchase  price  under  the
agreement  (including  accrued  interest),  and such agreements will be effected
only with parties that meet certain  creditworthiness  standards  established by
the  Company's  board of  directors.  The Fund will not enter into a  repurchase
agreement  maturing  in more than seven days if as a result more than 15% of the
Fund's net assets  would be invested  in such  repurchase  agreements  and other
illiquid securities.

      Portfolio  Turnover.  There are no fixed limitations  regarding  portfolio
turnover for the Fund.  Although the Fund does not trade for short-term profits,
securities  may be sold  without  regard  to the time they have been held in the
Fund when,  in the opinion of IFG,  market  considerations  warrant such action.
Therefore,  the portfolio  turnover rate of the Fund may be higher than those of
other  investment  companies with comparable  investment  objectives.  Increased
portfolio  turnover would cause the Fund to incur greater  brokerage  costs than
would  otherwise be the case. The actual  portfolio  turnover rates for the Fund
are set forth under "Financial  Highlights." The Company's brokerage  allocation
policies,  including the consideration of sales of Participating  Life Insurance
Companies' variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts when selecting
among  qualified  brokers  offering  comparable best price and execution on Fund
transactions, are discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

      Illiquid and Rule 144A  Securities.  The Fund is  authorized  to invest in
securities  that are illiquid  because they are subject to restrictions on their
resale  ("restricted  securities")  or because,  based upon their  nature or the
market for such securities,  they are not readily marketable.  However, the Fund
will not  purchase  any such  security if the  purchase  would cause the Fund to
invest  more  than 15% of its net  assets  in  illiquid  securities.  Repurchase
agreements  maturing  in more than seven days will be  considered  illiquid  for
purposes of this restriction. Investments in illiquid securities involve certain
risks to the extent that the Fund may be unable to dispose of such a security at
the time desired or at a  reasonable  price.  In addition,  in order to resell a
restricted  security,  the Fund  might  have to bear the  expense  and incur the
delays associated with effecting registration.

      Certain  restricted  securities  that are not  registered  for sale to the
general public,  but that can be resold to  institutional  investors ("Rule 144A
Securities"), may be purchased without regard to the foregoing 15% limitation if
a liquid  institutional  trading  market  exists.  The  liquidity  of the Fund's


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investments  in Rule  144A  Securities  could be  impaired  if  dealers  or
institutional investors become uninterested in purchasing these securities.  The
Company's board of directors has delegated to IFG the authority to determine the
liquidity of Rule 144A Securities  pursuant to guidelines approved by the board.
For more  information  concerning  Rule 144A  Securities,  see the  Statement of
Additional Information.

      Foreign  Securities.  The Fund may  invest up to 25% of its total  assets,
measured at the time of purchase, directly in foreign securities. Investments in
securities of foreign companies  (including Canadian  securities,  which are not
subject to the 25% limitation) and in foreign markets involve certain additional
risks not associated  with  investments in domestic  companies and markets.  For
U.S. investors, the returns on foreign securities are influenced not only by the
returns  on  the   foreign   investments   themselves,   but  also  by  currency
fluctuations.  That is, when the U.S.  dollar  generally rises against a foreign
currency,  returns for a U.S. investor on foreign securities denominated in that
foreign  currency may decrease.  By contrast,  in a period when the U.S.  dollar
generally declines, those returns may increase.

      Other risks of international investing to consider include:

     -less publicly available information than is generally available about U.S.
issuers;

     -differences in accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards;

     -generally higher  commission rates on foreign  portfolio  transactions and
longer settlement periods;

     -smaller  trading  volumes and generally  lower  liquidity of foreign stock
markets, which may cause greater price volatility;

     -less  government  regulation  of  stock  exchanges,   brokers  and  listed
companies abroad than in the United States; and

     -investments  in certain  countries  may be subject to foreign  withholding
taxes,   which  may  reduce   dividend   income  or  capital  gains  payable  to
shareholders.

      There is also the possibility of expropriation  or confiscatory  taxation;
adverse  changes  in  investment  or  exchange  control  regulations;  political
instability;  potential  restrictions on the flow of international  capital; and
the possibility of the Fund experiencing difficulties in pursuing legal remedies
and collecting judgments.

      Securities  purchased  by means of ADRs  also are not  subject  to the 25%
limitation. ADRs are receipts, typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company,
evidencing ownership of the underlying foreign securities.  ADRs are denominated
in U.S. dollars and trade in the U.S. securities markets.  ADRs may be issued in
sponsored  or  unsponsored  programs.  In sponsored  programs,  the issuer makes
arrangements  to have its securities  traded in the form of ADRs; in unsponsored
programs,  the  issuer  may not be  directly  involved  in the  creation  of the
program.  Although the  regulatory  requirements  with respect to sponsored  and
unsponsored  programs are generally similar, the issuers of unsponsored ADRs are
not  obligated  to  disclose  material  information  in the United  States  and,


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therefore, such information may not be reflected in the market value of the
ADRs.  ADRs are  subject to certain of the same risks as direct  investments  in
foreign securities, including the risk that changes in the value of the currency
in which the  security  underlying  an ADR is  denominated  relative to the U.S.
dollar may adversely affect the value of the ADR.

      Forward Foreign Currency  Contracts.  The Fund may enter into contracts to
purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward  contracts") as a
hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates pending the settlement of
transactions  in foreign  securities  or during the time the Fund holds  foreign
securities.  A forward contract is an agreement between  contracting  parties to
exchange  an amount of  currency  at some  future  time at an agreed  upon rate.
Although the Fund has not adopted any  limitations on its ability to use forward
contracts as a hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates,  the Fund
does not attempt to hedge all of its foreign investment positions and will enter
into forward  contracts only to the extent,  if any, deemed  appropriate by IFG.
The Fund will not enter into forward  contracts for a term of more than one year
or for  purposes  of  speculation.  Hedging  against a decline in the value of a
currency in the foregoing  manner does not eliminate  fluctuations in the prices
of  portfolio  securities  or prevent  losses if the  prices of such  securities
decline.  Furthermore,  such hedging  transactions  preclude the opportunity for
gain if the value of the hedged currency should rise. No predictions can be made
with respect to whether the total of such  transactions  will result in a better
or worse  position  than had the Fund not entered  into any  forward  contracts.
Forward contracts may, from time to time, be considered illiquid,  in which case
they  would be  subject  to the  Fund's  limitation  on  investing  in  illiquid
securities,  discussed  above.  For  additional  information  regarding  forward
contracts, see "Investment Policies" in the Statement of Additional Information.

      While IFG  continuously  monitors all of the debt  securities  held by the
Fund for the issuers' ability to make required  principal and interest  payments
and other quality factors,  the Fund may retain in the portfolio a debt security
whose rating is changed to one below the minimum  rating  required for purchase.
More  information on debt securities is contained in the Statement of Additional
Information.

      Concentration.  While the Fund  diversifies  its investments by investing,
with respect to at least 75% of its total assets,  not more than 5% of its total
assets in the securities of any one issuer, its assets normally will be invested
primarily in companies  engaged in a single business sector. As a result of this
investment  policy,  an  investment  in this  Fund  may be  subject  to  greater
fluctuations  in value than  generally  would be the case if an investment  were
made in an investment  company which did not  concentrate  its  investments in a
similar manner.  For example,  certain  economic  factors or specific events may
exert a  disproportionate  impact  upon  the  prices  of  equity  securities  of
companies within a particular industry relative to their impact on the prices of
securities of companies  engaged in other industries.  Additionally,  changes in
the market price of the equity securities of a particular company which occupies
a dominant  position in an industry may tend to influence  the market  prices of
other companies within the same industry.  As a result of the foregoing factors,
the net asset value of the Fund may be more  susceptible to change than those of
investment companies which spread their investments over many different business
sectors.

     

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     Futures and  Options.  A futures  contract is an agreement to buy or sell a
specific amount of a financial  instrument or commodity at a particular price on
a particular  date.  The Fund will use futures  contracts  only to hedge against
price changes in the value of its current or intended investments in securities.
In the event that an anticipated  decrease in the value of portfolio  securities
occurs as a result of a general decrease in prices,  the adverse effects of such
changes  may be  offset,  at  least in  part,  by  gains on the sale of  futures
contracts.  Conversely,  the  increased  cost  of  portfolio  securities  to  be
acquired,  caused by a general  increase in prices,  may be offset,  at least in
part, by gains on futures  contracts  purchased by the Fund.  Brokerage fees are
paid to trade  futures  contracts,  and the Fund is required to maintain  margin
deposits.

      Put and call options on futures  contracts or securities  may be traded by
the  Fund in  order to  protect  against  declines  in the  value  of  portfolio
securities or against  increases in the cost of  securities to be acquired.  The
purchaser  of an  option  purchases  the right to  effect a  transaction  in the
underlying future or security at a specified price (the "strike price") before a
specified date (the "expiration date"). In exchange for the right, the purchaser
pays a "premium" to the seller,  which  represents the price of the right to buy
or to sell the underlying instrument. In exchange for the premium, the seller of
the option becomes obligated to effect a transaction in the underlying future or
security,  at the strike price, at any time prior to the expiration date, should
the buyer  choose to exercise  the option.  A call  option  contract  grants the
purchaser  the right to buy the  underlying  future or  security,  at the strike
price,  before the expiration  date. A put option  contract grants the purchaser
the right to sell the underlying future or security, at the strike price, before
the expiration date.  Purchases of options on futures contracts may present less
dollar risk in hedging the Fund's  portfolio  than the  purchase and sale of the
underlying futures contracts,  since the potential loss is limited to the amount
of the premium plus related  transaction  costs. The premium paid for such a put
or call  option plus any  transaction  costs will  reduce the  benefit,  if any,
realized by the Fund upon exercise or liquidation of the option, and, unless the
price of the underlying futures contract or security changes  sufficiently,  the
option may expire without value to the Fund.

      Although the Fund will enter into futures contracts and options on futures
contracts and securities  solely for hedging or other  nonspeculative  purposes,
their use does involve certain risks. For example, a lack of correlation between
the value of an  instrument  underlying  an option or futures  contract  and the
assets being hedged,  or  unexpected  adverse  price  movements,  could render a
Fund's hedging strategy  unsuccessful  and could result in losses.  In addition,
there can be no  assurance  that a liquid  secondary  market  will exist for any
contract  purchased or sold, and the Fund may be required to maintain a position
until  exercise or  expiration,  which could result in losses.  Transactions  in
futures  contracts and options are subject to other risks as well, which are set
forth in greater detail in the Statement of Additional  Information and Appendix
A therein.

      The Fund may buy and sell interest rate futures contracts relating to U.S.
government  securities  for the purpose of hedging  the value of its  securities
portfolio.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

      The Fund is subject  to certain  fundamental  restrictions  regarding  its
investments  which  may  not be  altered  without  the  approval  of the  Fund's


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shareholders.  Those restrictions include,  among others,  limitations with
respect to the  percentages of the value of the Fund's total assets which may be
invested  in any  one  company.  A list  of the  Fund's  fundamental  investment
restrictions and a list of additional,  non-fundamental  investment restrictions
of the Fund (which can be changed by the  Company's  board of directors  without
shareholder approval) are contained in the Statement of Additional Information.

MANAGEMENT

      Pursuant to an agreement  with the  Company,  IFG,  7800 E. Union  Avenue,
Denver,  Colorado,  serves as the Fund's  investment  adviser.  IFG is primarily
responsible  for  providing  the  Fund  with  investment   management,   various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  IFG
is responsible  for selecting and managing the  investments  of the Fund.  These
services are subject to review by the Company's board of directors.

      Under a  Distribution  Agreement  effective  September  30, 1997,  INVESCO
Distributors,  Inc. ("IDI") provides  services  relating to the distribution and
sales  of  the  Fund's  shares.  IDI,  established  in  1997,  is  a  registered
broker-dealer  that acts as  distributor  for all retail  funds  advised by IFG.
Prior to September 30, 1997, IFG served as the Fund's distributor.

      IFG and IDI are  indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiaries  of AMVESCAP  PLC, a
publicly-traded  holding company that, through its subsidiaries,  engages in the
business of investment  management on an international  basis.  AMVESCAP PLC has
approximately $192.2 billion in assets under management.  IFG was established in
1932 and, as of December 31,  1997,  managed 14 mutual  funds  consisting  of 47
separate  portfolios,  with combined  assets of  approximately  $16.7 billion on
behalf of 848,106 shareholders.

      Prior to  February  3,  1998,  INVESCO  Trust  Company  ("INVESCO  Trust")
provided  sub-advisory services to the Fund. Effective February 3, 1998, INVESCO
Trust no longer  provides  sub-advisory  services to the Fund; IFG provides such
day-to-day  portfolio management services as the investment adviser to the Fund.
This change in no way changes the basis upon which investment advice is provided
to the Fund,  the cost of those  services  to the Fund or the  persons  actually
performing the investment  advisory and other  services  previously  provided by
INVESCO Trust.

     The Fund is managed by John Schroer, a Chartered Financial Analyst,  who is
the head of INVESCO's Health Team. Mr. Schroer has been the portfolio manager of
the Fund since  October 1997  (co-portfolio  manager since 1994) and has primary
responsibility for the day-to-day  management of the Fund's portfolio  holdings.
Mr. Schroer also manages INVESCO Strategic Health Sciences Portfolio and INVESCO
Global  Health  Sciences  Fund and is a senior vice  president of INVESCO  Trust
Company and a vice president of INVESCO Global Health Sciences Fund. Mr. Schroer
was  previously an assistant  vice president with Trust Company of the West. Mr.
Schroer received an M.B.A. and B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

      The Fund pays IFG a monthly  advisory fee which is based upon a percentage
of the Fund's  average net assets,  determined  daily.  The advisory fee for the
Fund is computed at the following annual rates:  0.75% on the first $350 million



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of the Fund's  average  net assets;  0.65% on the next $350  million of the
Fund's average net assets;  and 0.55% on the Fund's average net assets in excess
of $700 million.  For the fiscal period ended  December 31, 1997, the investment
advisory fee paid by the Fund was 0.75%.

      The Company also has entered  into an  Administrative  Services  Agreement
with IFG dated February 28, 1997 (the "Administrative  Agreement").  Pursuant to
the Administrative Agreement, IFG performs certain administrative, recordkeeping
and internal  accounting  services,  including without  limitation,  maintaining
general  ledger and capital  stock  accounts,  preparing a daily trial  balance,
calculating net asset value daily, providing selected general ledger reports and
providing  certain  sub-accounting  and  recordkeeping  services for shareholder
accounts. For such services, the Company pays IFG a fee consisting of a base fee
of $10,000 per year for the Fund, plus an additional incremental fee computed at
the annual rate of 0.015% per year of the  average  net assets of the Fund.  IFG
also is paid a fee by the Company for providing  transfer  agent  services.  See
"Additional Information."

      The Fund's expenses,  which are accrued daily, are generally deducted from
its total income before dividends are paid. Total expenses of the Fund (prior to
expense  offset  arrangements) for the fiscal period ended  December  31,  1997,
including investment advisory fees (but excluding brokerage  commissions,  which
are a cost of acquiring securities), amounted to 1.00% of the Fund's average net
assets.  Certain Fund  expenses are  absorbed  voluntarily  by IFG pursuant to a
commitment  to the Company to limit the Fund's  annual  expenses to no more than
1.00% of the Fund's average net assets. This commitment may be changed following
consultation with the Company's board of directors.  If such a voluntary expense
limit was not in effect,  the total operating  expenses,  as a percentage of the
Fund's average net assets for the fiscal period ended December 31, 1997,  would
have been 21.45%.

      IFG permits investment and other personnel to purchase and sell securities
for their own  accounts,  subject  to a  compliance  policy  governing  personal
investing.  This policy  requires  IFG's  personnel  to conduct  their  personal
investment  activities in a manner that IFG believes is not  detrimental  to the
Fund or IFG's other  advisory  clients.  See  "Management"  in the  Statement of
Additional Information for more detailed information.

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS

      Investors may not purchase or redeem shares of the Fund directly, but only
through variable annuity and variable life insurance  contracts  offered through
the separate  accounts of Participating  Insurance  Companies.  A contract owner
should refer to the applicable  Separate  Account  Prospectus for information on
how to purchase or surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract
values,  allocate  contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations
among investment  alternatives,  including the Fund. Shares of the Fund are sold
on a continuous basis to separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies
by IDI, as the Fund's  Distributor.  No sales charge is imposed upon the sale of
shares of the Fund.  Sales  charges for the  variable  annuity or variable  life
insurance contracts are described in the Separate Account Prospectuses.  IDI may
from time to time make  payments  from its revenues to  Participating  Insurance
Companies,   broker  dealers  and  other  financial  institutions  that  provide
administrative services for the Fund.


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     The  Participating  Insurance  Companies  place  orders for their  separate
accounts to purchase and redeem shares of the Fund based on, among other things,
the amount of  premium  payments  to be  invested  and  transfer  and  surrender
requests to be effected on that day  pursuant to variable  annuity and  variable
life insurance contracts. Fund shares are purchased or redeemed at the net asset
value per share next computed after receipt of a purchase or redemption order in
good form.  Payment  for  redemptions  ordinarily  will be made on behalf of the
Company and the Fund by the  Company's  transfer  agent (IFG)  within seven days
after the  redemption  request is  received.  However,  payment may be postponed
under unusual circumstances,  such as when normal trading is not taking place on
the New York Stock  Exchange or an  emergency as defined by the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission exists.

      Net asset value per share is computed  for the Fund once each day that the
New York Stock  Exchange  is open,  as of the close of  regular  trading on that
Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m., New York time), and also may be computed on other
days  under  certain  circumstances.  Net asset  value per share for the Fund is
calculated by dividing the market value of the Fund's  securities plus the value
of  its  other  assets  (including   dividends  and  interest  accrued  but  not
collected),  less all liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the number of
outstanding  shares of the Fund. If market quotations are not readily available,
a security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the board
of directors.  Debt securities  with remaining  maturities of 60 days or less at
the  time  of  purchase  will  be  valued  at  amortized  cost,  absent  unusual
circumstances,  so long as the Company's  board of directors  believes that such
value represents fair value.

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

      Taxes.  The Fund  intends to  distribute  to  shareholders  all of its net
investment  income,  net  capital  gains and net  gains  from  foreign  currency
transactions, if any. Distribution of substantially all net investment income to
the separate  accounts of the Participating  Insurance  Companies which hold its
shares  allows the Fund to  maintain  its tax status as a  regulated  investment
company.

      As a regulated  investment company, the Fund generally will not be subject
to tax on its ordinary income and net realized  capital gains.  Distributions of
income and the excess of net short-term  capital gain over net long-term capital
loss will be treated as ordinary income and  distributions  of the excess of net
long-term  capital  gain over net  short-term  capital  loss will be  treated as
long-term capital gain by the Participating  Insurance Companies.  Participating
Insurance  Companies  should consult their own tax advisers  concerning  whether
such  distributions  are subject to federal  income tax if they are  retained as
part of contract reserves.

      The Fund intends to comply with the  diversification  requirements of Code
Section  817(h).  By  meeting  this and other  requirements,  the  Participating
Insurance Companies, rather than the owners of variable annuity or variable life
insurance  contracts,  should be subject to tax on  distributions  received with
respect to Fund shares.  For further  information  concerning federal income tax
consequences  for the owners of  variable  annuity or  variable  life  insurance
contracts,  a  contract  owner  should  consult  his  or  her  Separate  Account
Prospectus.

     Dividends  and  Other  Distributions.   The  Fund  earns  ordinary  or  net
investment  income in the form of  dividends  and  interest on its  investments.
Dividends  paid by the Fund will be based solely on the income earned by it. The


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Fund's policy is to distribute  substantially all of this income, less Fund
expenses,  to  shareholders  on an annual basis, at the discretion of the Fund's
board of directors.  Dividends are automatically reinvested in additional shares
of the Fund,  unless cash  distributions  are  requested on behalf of a separate
account, at the net asset value on the ex-dividend date.

      In  addition,  the Fund  realizes  capital  gains and losses when it sells
securities  for more or less than it paid.  If total gains on sales exceed total
losses  (including  losses carried forward from previous years),  the Fund has a
net realized  capital gain. Net realized  capital gains,  if any,  together with
gains, if any,  realized on foreign  currency  transactions,  are distributed to
shareholders at least annually,  usually in December. Capital gain distributions
are  automatically  reinvested  in  additional  shares of the Fund,  unless cash
distributions  are requested on behalf of a separate  account,  at the net asset
value on the ex-distribution date.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

      From time to time, the Fund's total return and/or yield may be included in
advertisements,  sales  literature,  shareholder  reports  or  Separate  Account
Prospectuses.  The Fund's total return and yield include the effect of deducting
the Fund's expenses,  but do not include charges and expenses  attributable to a
particular variable annuity or variable life insurance contract.  Because shares
of the Fund can be purchased  only through a variable  annuity or variable  life
insurance  contract,  the Fund's  total return and yield data should be reviewed
along with the  description  of contract  charges and expenses  contained in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectus.  Total return or yield for the Fund must
always be accompanied  by, and reviewed with,  comparable  total return or yield
data for an associated  variable  annuity separate  account,  or data that would
permit  evaluation  of the  magnitude  of variable  life  insurance  charges and
expenses not  reflected  in the Fund's total return or yield.  Fund total return
and yield  figures are based upon  historical  results  and are not  intended to
indicate future performance.

      The "total return" of the Fund refers to the average annual rate of return
of an  investment  in the Fund.  This  figure is  computed  by  calculating  the
percentage change in value of an investment of $1,000,  assuming reinvestment of
all income dividends and capital gain  distributions,  to the end of a specified
period.  "Total  return"  quotations  reflect  the  performance  of the Fund and
include the effect of capital changes.

      The total  return  performance  for the Fund for the fiscal  period  ended
December 31, 1997, was 10.40%.

      The yield of the Fund is  calculated  by utilizing  the Fund's  calculated
income,  expenses and average  outstanding  shares for the most recent 30-day or
one-month  period,  dividing it by the month end net asset value and annualizing
the resulting number.

      In conjunction  with  performance  reports and/or  analyses of shareholder
service  concerning the Fund,  comparisons of the Fund's performance for a given
period to the performance of recognized indices for the same period may be made.
Such indices  include ones  provided by Dow Jones & Company,  Standard & Poor's,
Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.,  Lehman Brothers,  National  Association of
Securities Dealers,  Inc., Frank Russell Company,  Value Line Investment Survey,
the American Stock  Exchange,  Morgan Stanley  Capital  International,  Wilshire



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Associates,   the  Financial  Times-Stock  Exchange,  the  New  York  Stock
Exchange,  the Nikkei Stock Average and the Deutcher  Aktienindex,  all of which
are unmanaged market indicators. Such comparisons can be a useful measure of the
quality of the Fund's investment performance.  However, because Fund performance
data does not reflect  separate account and contract  charges,  Fund performance
data is not an  appropriate  measure of the  performance  of a contract  owner's
investment in the variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.

      In addition,  rankings, ratings, and comparisons of investment performance
and/or   assessments  of  the  quality  of  shareholder   service  appearing  in
publications such as Money,  Forbes,  Kiplinger's  Personal  Finance,  Financial
World,  Morningstar,  and similar sources which utilize information compiled (i)
internally;  (ii) by  Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.;  or  (iii)  by  other
recognized  analytical  services,  may be used in sales  literature.  The Lipper
Analytical  Services,  Inc.  rankings and comparisons,  which may be used by the
Fund in performance reports, will be drawn from the "Health/Biotechnology Funds"
grouping for the Fund. In addition,  the broad-based  Lipper variable  insurance
product  groupings may be used for  comparison to the Fund. A more complete list
of  publications  that may be quoted in sales  literature is contained under the
caption "Performance" in the Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

      Voting Rights.  The Participating  Insurance  Companies and their separate
accounts,  rather than individual  contract owners,  are the shareholders of the
Fund. However, each Participating Insurance Company will vote shares held by its
separate accounts as required by law and interpretations  thereof, as amended or
changed from time to time.  In accordance  with current law and  interpretations
thereof,  a  Participating  Insurance  Company is  required  to  request  voting
instructions  from its contract owners and must vote Fund shares held by each of
its  separate  accounts  in  proportion  to the  voting  instructions  received.
Additional  information about voting procedures  (including a discussion,  where
applicable,  of circumstances under which some Participating Insurance Companies
may vote Fund shares held by variable life  insurance  separate  accounts  other
than in  accordance  with  contract  owner  instructions)  is  contained  in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectuses.

      All shares of the Fund have equal voting  rights.  When  shareholders  are
entitled  to vote upon a matter,  each  shareholder  is entitled to one vote for
each share owned and a corresponding  fractional vote for each fractional  share
owned.  Voting  with  respect  to  certain  matters,  such  as  ratification  of
independent  accountants and the election of directors,  will be by all Funds of
the Company voting together.  In other cases,  such as voting upon an investment
advisory contract, voting is on a Fund-by-Fund basis. To the extent permitted by
law,  when not all  Funds  are  affected  by a matter  to be  voted  upon,  only
shareholders  of the Fund or Funds  affected  by the matter  will be entitled to
vote thereon.  The Company is not generally required and does not expect to hold
regular annual meetings of  shareholders.  However,  the board of directors will
call special meetings of shareholders for the purpose,  among other reasons,  of
voting upon the question of removal of a director or directors when requested to
do so in writing by the holders of 10% or more of the outstanding  shares of the
Company or as may be required by  applicable  law or the  Company's  Articles of


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Incorporation.  The Company will assist  shareholders in communicating with
other shareholders as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940.  Directors
may be removed by action of the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding
shares of the Company.

      Shareholder Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the Fund may be directed to the
Company at the telephone  number or mailing  address set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus or to a Participating Insurance Company.

      Transfer and Disbursing Agent. IFG acts as registrar,  transfer agent, and
dividend  disbursing  agent  for  the  Company  pursuant  to a  Transfer  Agency
Agreement that provides for an annual fee of $5,000 per Fund.

      Master/Feeder  Option.  The  Company may in the future seek to achieve the
Fund's  investment  objective by investing  all of the Fund's  assets in another
investment  company having the same investment  objective and  substantially the
same investment policies and restrictions as those applicable to the Fund. It is
expected  that  any  such  investment   company  would  be  managed  by  IFG  in
substantially  the same manner as the Fund. If permitted by applicable  laws and
policies then in effect,  any such investment may be made in the sole discretion
of the  Company's  board of  directors  without  further  approval of the Fund's
shareholders.  However,  Fund  shareholders will be given at least 30 days prior
notice  of any  such  investment.  Such  investment  would  be made  only if the
Company's  board of directors  determines it to be in the best  interests of the
Fund  and its  shareholders.  In  making  that  determination,  the  board  will
consider,   among  other  things,  the  benefits  to  shareholders   and/or  the
opportunity to reduce costs and achieve operational  efficiencies.  No assurance
is given that costs will be materially reduced if this option is implemented.

NO  PERSON  HAS  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  TO  GIVE  ANY  INFORMATION  OR  TO  MAKE  ANY
REPRESENTATIONS  NOT  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  PROSPECTUS,  OR IN THE  STATEMENT  OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE
OFFERING MADE BY THIS  PROSPECTUS  AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE,  SUCH  INFORMATION  OR
REPRESENTATIONS  MUST  NOT BE  RELIED  UPON AS  HAVING  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  BY THE
COMPANY.  THIS  PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING BY THE COMPANY IN ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.


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                                                                      APPENDIX
BOND RATINGS

      The  following  is  a  description   of  S&P's  and  Moody's  bond  rating
categories:

S&P's Corporate Bond Ratings

      AAA - This is the highest  rating  assigned by Standard & Poor's to a debt
obligation  and  indicates an extremely  strong  capacity to pay  principal  and
interest.

      AA - Bonds  rated  AA  also  qualify  as  high-quality  debt  obligations.
Capacity to pay  principal  and interest is very strong,  and in the majority of
instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree.

      A - Bonds rated A have a strong  capacity to pay  principal  and interest,
although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.

      BBB - Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capability to pay
principal  and  interest.  Whereas they  normally  exhibit  adequate  protection
parameters,  adverse  economic  conditions  or changing  circumstances  are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in
this category than for bonds in higher rated categories.

      BB - Bonds  rated BB have less  near-term  vulnerability  to default  than
other  speculative  issues.  However,  they face major ongoing  uncertainties or
exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead
to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.

      B - Bonds rated B have a greater  vulnerability  to default but  currently
have the capacity to meet interest  payments and principal  repayments.  Adverse
business,  financial,  or economic  conditions  will likely  impair  capacity or
willingness to pay interest and repay principal.

      CCC - Bonds  rated  CCC have a  currently  identifiable  vulnerability  to
default and are  dependent  upon  favorable  business,  financial,  and economic
conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the
event of adverse  business,  financial,  or  economic  conditions,  they are not
likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal.




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Moody's Corporate Bond Ratings

      Aaa - Bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the
smallest   degree  of  investment   risk  and  are  generally   referred  to  as
"gilt-edged."  Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally
stable margin, and principal is secure.  While the various  protective  elements
are likely to change,  such changes as can be  visualized  are most  unlikely to
impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

      Aa - Bonds  rated Aa are judged to be of high  quality  by all  standards.
Together with the Aaa group,  they  comprise  what are  generally  known as high
grade  bonds.  They are rated  lower  than the best  bonds  because  margins  of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective
elements  may be of greater  amplitude  or there may be other  elements  present
which make the long term risk appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

      A - Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment attributes, and are to
be  considered as upper medium grade  obligations.  Factors  giving  security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

      Baa - Bonds rated Baa are  considered as medium grade  obligations,  i.e.,
they are neither  highly  protected nor poorly  secured.  Interest  payments and
principal  security  appear  adequate  for the present  but  certain  protective
elements may be lacking or may be  characteristically  unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding  investment  characteristics  and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.

      Ba - Bonds rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements.  Their future
cannot be  considered  as well  assured.  Often the  protection  of interest and
principal  payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during
both good and bad times over the future.  Uncertainty of position  characterizes
bonds in this class.

      B -  Bonds  rated  B  generally  lack  characteristics  of  the  desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or maintenance of other
terms of the contract over any longer period of time may be small.

      Caa - Bonds rated Caa are of poor standing.  Such issues may be in default
or there may be  present  elements  of  danger  with  respect  to  principal  or
interest.


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                                                               Prospectus
                                                              May 1, 1998


                        INVESCO VARIABLE
                        INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.

                        INVESCO VIF - Health Sciences Portfolio


INVESCO FUNDS

INVESCO Distributors, Inc.(sm)
Distributor
Post Office Box 173706
Denver, Colorado 80217-3706

1-800-525-8085
PAL(R): 1-800-424-8085.
http://www.invesco.com

In Denver, visit one of our
convenient Investor Centers:
Cherry Creek
155-B Fillmore Street
Denver Tech Center,
7800 East Union Avenue,
Lobby Level

In addition, all documents
filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission  can  be  located
on a web  site  maintained
by the  Commission  at
http://www.sec.gov.



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Prospectus
May 1, 1998

                      INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
                         INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio

      INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  a Maryland
corporation,  is an open-end management investment company that offers shares of
common stock of ten diversified  investment portfolios (the "Funds"),  including
the INVESCO VIF - High Yield  Portfolio  (the "High Yield Fund" or "Fund").  The
Company's  shares  are  not  offered  directly  to  the  public,  but  are  sold
exclusively to life insurance companies ("Participating Insurance Companies") as
a pooled  funding  vehicle for  variable  annuity and  variable  life  insurance
contracts issued by separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies.  If
other Funds are available under a Participating Insurance Company's contracts, a
prospectus  describing them will be available from the  Participating  Insurance
Company.

      The High Yield Fund  seeks a high  level of  current  income by  investing
substantially  all of its assets in lower-rated  bonds and other debt securities
and in  preferred  stock.  See "Risk  Factors"  for a  description  of the risks
involved in  investing in  lower-rated  bonds.  The Fund pursues its  investment
objective through investment in a variety of long-term,  intermediate-term,  and
short-term bonds. Potential capital appreciation is a factor in the selection of
investments, but is secondary to the Fund's primary objective.

      This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information about the Fund that a
prospective  purchaser should know before  purchasing a variable contract from a
Participating  Insurance  Company  or  allocating  contract  values to the Fund.
Please  read this  Prospectus  and  retain it for future  reference.  Additional
information  about the Fund has been  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission and is available upon request by writing INVESCO Distributors,  Inc.,
Post Office Box 173706, Denver, Colorado 80217-3706,  by calling 1-800-525-8085,
or by contacting a Participating Insurance Company and requesting the "Statement
of Additional  Information for INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc." (the
"Statement of Additional Information").  The Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 1998, is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.




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The Fund invests primarily in lower rated bonds, commonly known as "junk bonds."
Investments of this type are subject to greater risks,  including default risks,
than those found in higher rated securities.  Purchasers should carefully assess
the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. See "Investment  Objectives
and Policies" and "Risk Factors."

THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  THE SHARES OF THE FUND ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL  INSTITUTION.  THE SHARES
OF THE  FUND  ARE  NOT  FEDERALLY  INSURED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  DEPOSIT  INSURANCE
CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.


                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                          Page

SUMMARY.....................................................................67

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS........................................................69

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES..........................................71

RISK FACTORS................................................................72

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.....................................................78

MANAGEMENT..................................................................78

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS...................................................80

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.....................................81

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.....................................................82

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION......................................................83

APPENDIX....................................................................85



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SUMMARY

      The Company is a registered,  open-end management  investment company that
was  organized as a Maryland  corporation  on August 19, 1993,  and is currently
comprised of ten diversified investment portfolios ("Funds"),  the INVESCO VIF -
Dynamics Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Health
Sciences  Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF -
Industrial Income Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF
- - Small Company Growth Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - Technology  Portfolio,  the
INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio and the INVESCO VIF - Utilities  Portfolio.
Additional  portfolios may be created from time to time. The overall supervision
of each Fund is the responsibility of the Company's board of directors.

      The  Company is  intended to be a funding  vehicle  for  variable  annuity
contracts  and  variable  life  insurance  contracts  to be offered by  separate
accounts  of  certain  life  insurance   companies   ("Participating   Insurance
Companies").  Fund shares are not available for purchase  other than through the
purchase of such  contracts.  The variable  annuity and variable life  insurance
contracts are described in separate prospectuses of the Participating  Insurance
Companies  (the  "Separate  Account  Prospectuses").   The  Company  assumes  no
responsibility  for the Separate Account  Prospectuses.  A contract owner should
refer to the Separate Account Prospectuses for information on how to purchase or
surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract  values,  allocate
contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations  among  investment
alternatives, including the Fund.

      The Fund seeks a high level of current income.  This investment  objective
is  fundamental  and  may  be  changed  only  by a  vote  of a  majority  of the
outstanding shares of the Fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve
its investment  objective.  Any investment  policy of the Fund may be changed by
the Company's board of directors without shareholder  approval unless the policy
is one required by the Fund's fundamental  investment  restrictions set forth in
the Statement of Additional Information.

      The  Fund  seeks  to  attain  its   investment   objective   by  investing
substantially  all of its assets in lower rated bonds and other debt  securities
and in  preferred  stock.  See "Risk  Factors"  for a  description  of the risks
involved in investing in lower rated bonds.  There is no guarantee that the Fund
will achieve its  investment  objective.  A discussion of the Fund's  investment
objective  and  policies  is  provided  below  under  the  caption   "Investment
Objectives and Policies."

      Various  types of risks  are  involved  with the  Fund.  The Fund may lend
portfolio  securities and may enter into  repurchase  agreements with respect to
debt instruments  eligible for investment by the Fund. The Fund may invest up to
15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund also may invest up to 25%
of its total  assets  directly  in foreign  securities,  which  present  certain
additional  risks not  associated  with  investments  in domestic  companies and
markets.  Securities of Canadian  issuers and  securities  purchased by means of
American  Depository  Receipts  ("ADRs") are not subject to this 25% limitation.
The Fund may invest without limit in lower-rated  debt securities that present a
greater  risk of  default  and have  prices  that  fluctuate  more than those of
higher-rated  securities.  The Fund may invest in options and futures contracts,
each of which presents special risks.  These and other risks are discussed below
under the caption "Risk Factors."


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      INVESCO Funds Group,  Inc.  ("IFG"),  the Fund's  investment  adviser,  is
primarily responsible for providing the Fund with portfolio management,  various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  The
Fund pays IFG an advisory fee for the management of its investments and business
affairs.  A discussion of these fees and  additional  information  about IFG are
provided below under the caption "Management."



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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

      The  following  information  has been  audited  by Price  Waterhouse  LLP,
independent accountants. This information should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial  statements and the Report of Independent  Accountants thereon
appearing  in  the  Company's  1997  Annual  Report  to  Shareholders  which  is
incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information. Both are
available without charge by contacting INVESCO Distributors, Inc. at the address
or telephone number shown on the cover page of this Prospectus, or by contacting
a Participating Insurance Company.

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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Period
                                                                                                       Ended
                                                                Year Ended December 31           December 31
                                               -------------------------------------------       -----------
                                                  1997              1996              1995             1994^

<S>                                            <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>   

PER  SHARE DATA
Net Asset Value -
   Beginning of Period                          $11.78            $11.04            $10.01            $10.00
                                               -------------------------------------------      ------------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT
   OPERATIONS
Net Investment Income                             0.78              0.72              0.55              0.05
Net Gains on Securities
   (Both Realized and Unrealized)                 1.26              1.11              1.43              0.01
                                               -------------------------------------------      ------------
Total from Investment
   Operations                                     2.04              1.83              1.98              0.06
                                               -------------------------------------------      ------------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
Dividends from Net Investment
   Income                                         0.78              0.71              0.55              0.05
Distributions from Capital
   Gains                                          0.58              0.38              0.40              0.00
                                               -------------------------------------------      ------------



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Total Distributions                               1.36              1.09              0.95              0.05
                                               -------------------------------------------      ------------
Net Asset Value -
   End of Period                                 12.46             11.78             11.04             10.01
                                               ===========================================      ============

TOTAL RETURN>                                   17.33%            16.59%            19.76%            0.60%*

RATIOS
Net Assets - End of Period
   ($000 Omitted)                               30,881            14,033             5,233               624
Ratio of Expenses to Average
   Net Assets#                                  0.83%@            0.87%@            0.97%@            0.74%~
Ratio of Net Investment
   Income to Average Net
   Assets#                                       8.67%             9.19%             8.79%            2.72%~
Portfolio Turnover Rate                           344%              380%              310%              23%*

^ From May 27, 1994,  commencement  of  investment  operations,  to December 31,
1994.

> Total  return does not reflect  expenses  that apply to the related  insurance
policies,  and  inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return for the
periods shown.

*  Based  on  operations  for  the  period  shown  and,  accordingly,   are  not
representative of a full year.

# Various  expenses of the Portfolio  were  voluntarily  absorbed by IFG for the
years ended  December 31, 1997,  1996 and 1995 and the period ended December 31,
1994. If such expenses had not been voluntarily  absorbed,  ratio of expenses to
average net assets would have been 0.94%, 1.32%, 2.71% and 30.38%, respectively,
and ratio of net investment  income to average net assets would have been 8.56%,
8.74%, 7.05% and (26.92)%, respectively.

@ Ratio is based on Total Expenses of the Portfolio,  less Expenses  Absorbed by
Investment Adviser, which is before any expense offset arrangements.

~ Annualized

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

      The Fund seeks current  income.  This investment  objective,  as described
below,  is  fundamental  and may be changed  only by vote of a  majority  of the
outstanding shares of the Fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve
its investment  objective.  Any investment  policy of the Fund may be changed by
the Company's board of directors without shareholder  approval unless the policy
is one required by the Fund's fundamental  investment  restrictions set forth in
the Statement of Additional  Information.  When IFG believes  market or economic
conditions  are  unfavorable,  the  Fund  may  assume a  defensive  position  by
temporarily  investing  up to 100% of its  total  assets in high  quality  money
market instruments,  such as short-term U.S. government obligations,  commercial
paper or repurchase  agreements,  high quality  corporate  bonds or notes, or by
holding cash.

      The  investment  objective  of the Fund is to seek a high level of current
income by  investing  substantially  all of its assets in lower  rated bonds and
other debt  securities  and in preferred  stock.  Accordingly,  the Fund invests
primarily  in  bonds  and  other  debt  securities,  including  convertible  and
non-convertible  issues,  and in  preferred  stocks  rated in  medium  and lower
categories by S&P or Moody's (BB or lower by S&P or Ba or lower by Moody's). The
Fund  does  not  invest  in  securities  rated  lower  than CCC by S&P or Caa by
Moody's; these ratings are applied to issues that are predominantly  speculative
and may be in default or as to which  there may be  present  elements  of danger
with respect to  principal or interest.  The Fund does not invest in issues that
are in default.  The Fund may invest in unrated securities in instances in which
IFG believes that the financial condition of the issuer is, or the protection is
afforded to a level,  similar to that of securities eligible for purchase by the
Fund rated in medium and lower  categories by S&P or Moody's (between BB and CCC
ratings by S&P and  between Ba and Caa  ratings by  Moody's).  The Fund also may
invest in state and local municipal  obligations  when Fund Management  believes
that the potential total return on the investment is better than the return that
otherwise  would be  achieved  by  investing  in  securities  issued by  private
issuers.  See the Appendix to this Prospectus for a specific description of each
corporate bond rating category.

      The Fund also may hold cash or invest  all or a portion  of its  assets in
securities  issued or guaranteed by the U.S.  government or its agencies  (which
may or may not be backed by the full faith and  credit of the United  States) or
bank certificates of deposit, if Fund Management determines it to be appropriate
for purposes of preserving liquidity or capital in light of prevailing market or
economic  conditions.  The Fund also may invest in  corporate  short-term  notes
rated at the time of  purchase  at least A-1 by S&P or Prime-1 by  Moody's,  and
municipal short-term notes rated at the time of purchase at least SP-1 by S&P or
MIG-1 by Moody's (the highest rating category for such notes,  indicating a very
strong capacity to make timely payments of principal and interest).

      Potential   capital   appreciation   is  a  factor  in  the  selection  of
investments, but is secondary to the Fund's primary objective. The securities in
which the Fund invests offer a wide range of maturities (from less than one year
to thirty years) and yields.  These securities include short-term bonds or notes
(maturing in less than three years),  intermediate-term bonds or notes (maturing
in three to ten years),  and long-term  bonds (maturing in more than ten years).



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Fund Management  will seek to adjust the average  maturity of the portfolio
of securities  held by the Fund to maximize  current income  consistent with the
preservation of principal.

      There are no limitations on the average  maturity of the securities in the
Fund.  Securities will be selected on the basis of IFG's  assessment of interest
rate trends and the liquidity of various  instruments  under  prevailing  market
conditions.  As a matter  of  policy,  which  may be  changed  without a vote of
shareholders, under normal circumstances, at least 65% of the value of the total
assets of the Fund will be invested in debt securities  having maturities at the
time of issuance of at least three years.

      Securities  in which the Fund invests may at times be purchased or sold on
a delayed delivery or a when-issued basis (i.e.,  securities may be purchased or
sold by the Fund with  settlement  taking place in the future,  often a month or
more  later).  The Fund may  invest up to 10% of its net  assets in  when-issued
securities.  The payment  obligation and the interest rate that will be received
on the  securities  are  fixed  at the  time the  Fund  enters  into a  purchase
commitment.  Between the date of purchase and the settlement  date, the value of
the securities is subject to market fluctuations,  and no interest is payable to
the Fund prior to the settlement  date. When the Fund purchases  securities on a
when- issued basis, its custodian bank will place cash or liquid debt securities
in a  separate  account  of the Fund in an  amount  equal to the  amount  of the
purchase obligation.

      Because  prices  of  stocks  fluctuate  from day to day,  the  value of an
investment in the Fund will vary based upon the Fund's  investment  performance.
The Fund invests in different  companies in a variety of  industries in order to
attempt to reduce its overall exposure to investment and market risks.  There is
no assurance that the Fund will attain its objectives.

RISK FACTORS

      Contract owners should  consider the special  factors  associated with the
policies  discussed  below in  determining  the  appropriateness  of  allocating
contract  values to the Fund. See the Statement of Additional  Information for a
discussion of additional risk factors.

      Potential  Conflicts.  The Company has received an exemptive  order of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  that  permits  the sale of Fund shares to
variable annuity separate accounts and variable life insurance separate accounts
of affiliated and unaffiliated  Participating  Insurance Companies.  The Company
currently does not foresee any  disadvantages  to the owners of variable annuity
or variable life insurance contracts arising from the fact that the interests of
those owners may differ.  Nevertheless,  the Company's  board of directors  will
monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable  conflicts which
may possibly arise due to  differences of tax treatment or other  considerations
and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response thereto.

      Credit and Market Risks. All securities,  including those purchased by the
Fund,  are subject to some degree of credit  risk and market  risk.  Credit risk
refers to the ability of an issuer of a debt  security to pay its  principal and
interest,  and to the earnings  stability and overall financial  soundness of an
issuer  of an  equity  security.  Market  risk  refers  to the  volatility  of a


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security's price in response to changes in conditions in securities markets
in general  and,  particularly  in the case of debt  securities,  changes in the
overall  level of interest  rates.  An  increase in interest  rates will tend to
reduce the market values of debt securities, whereas a decline in interest rates
will tend to increase their values.

      To limit  exposure to credit risks,  the Fund, as a matter of  fundamental
policy, will be diversified.  With respect to 75% of the Fund's total assets, no
more than 5% of the Fund's  total assets will be invested in the  securities  of
any one issuer. In addition, no more than 25% of the Fund's total assets will be
invested in any one industry.  These percentage  limitations  apply  immediately
after a purchase or initial  investment.  Any subsequent  change in a percentage
resulting  from  fluctuations  in value  will  not  require  elimination  of any
security from the Fund.

      Portfolio Lending.  The Fund may make loans of its portfolio securities to
broker-dealers or other  institutional  investors under contracts requiring such
loans to be callable at any time and to be secured continuously by collateral in
cash,  cash  equivalents,  high  quality  short-term  government  securities  or
irrevocable  letters  of credit  maintained  on a current  basis at an amount at
least equal to the market value of the securities loaned.  This practice permits
the  Fund  to earn  income,  which,  in  turn,  can be  invested  in  additional
securities to pursue the Fund's investment objective.  The Fund will continue to
collect the  equivalent  of the interest or dividends  paid by the issuer on the
securities loaned and will also receive either interest  (through  investment of
cash collateral) or a fee (if the collateral is government securities). The Fund
may pay finder's and other fees in connection with its securities loans.

      Lending  securities  involves certain risks, the most significant of which
is the risk  that a  borrower  may  fail to  return a  portfolio  security.  IFG
monitors the  creditworthiness of borrowers in order to minimize such risks. The
Fund will not lend any  security  if, as a result of that  loan,  the  aggregate
value of securities  then on loan would exceed 331/3% of the Fund's total assets
(taken at market value).

      Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
respect  to  debt  instruments  eligible  for  investment  by  the  Fund.  These
agreements  are entered  into with member banks of the Federal  Reserve  System,
registered  broker-dealers,  and registered  government securities dealers which
are deemed  creditworthy  by IFG  (subject to review by the  Company's  board of
directors).  A repurchase  agreement is a means of investing  monies for a short
period.  In  a  repurchase  agreement,  the  Fund  acquires  a  debt  instrument
(generally a security  issued by the U.S.  government  or an agency  thereof,  a
banker's acceptance or a certificate of deposit) subject to resale to the seller
at an agreed upon price and date  (normally the next business day). If the other
party  defaults on its  obligation  to repurchase  the security,  the Fund could
incur costs or delays in seeking to sell the security.

      To minimize risks  associated with repurchase  agreements,  the securities
underlying  each  repurchase  agreement  will be  maintained  with the Company's
custodian  in an  amount  at  least  equal to the  repurchase  price  under  the
agreement  (including  accrued  interest),  and such agreements will be effected
only with parties that meet certain  creditworthiness  standards  established by

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the Company's board of directors. The Fund will not enter into a repurchase
agreement  maturing  in more than seven days if as a result more than 15% of the
Fund's net assets  would be invested  in such  repurchase  agreements  and other
illiquid securities.

      Portfolio  Turnover.  There are no fixed limitations  regarding  portfolio
turnover for the Fund.  Although the Fund does not trade for short-term profits,
securities  may be sold  without  regard  to the time they have been held in the
Fund when,  in the opinion of IFG,  market  considerations  warrant such action.
Therefore,  the portfolio  turnover rate of the Fund may be higher than those of
other  investment  companies with comparable  investment  objectives.  Increased
portfolio  turnover would cause the Fund to incur greater  brokerage  costs than
would  otherwise be the case. The actual  portfolio  turnover rates for the Fund
are set forth under "Financial  Highlights." The Company's brokerage  allocation
policies,  including the consideration of sales of Participating  Life Insurance
Companies' variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts when selecting
among  qualified  brokers  offering  comparable best price and execution on Fund
transactions, are discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

      Illiquid and Rule 144A  Securities.  The Fund is  authorized  to invest in
securities  that are illiquid  because they are subject to restrictions on their
resale  ("restricted  securities")  or because,  based upon their  nature or the
market for such securities,  they are not readily marketable.  However, the Fund
will not  purchase  any such  security if the  purchase  would cause the Fund to
invest  more  than 15% of its net  assets  in  illiquid  securities.  Repurchase
agreements  maturing  in more than seven days will be  considered  illiquid  for
purposes of this restriction. Investments in illiquid securities involve certain
risks to the extent that the Fund may be unable to dispose of such a security at
the time desired or at a  reasonable  price.  In addition,  in order to resell a
restricted  security,  the Fund  might  have to bear the  expense  and incur the
delays associated with effecting registration.

      Certain  restricted  securities  that are not  registered  for sale to the
general public,  but that can be resold to  institutional  investors ("Rule 144A
Securities"), may be purchased without regard to the foregoing 15% limitation if
a liquid  institutional  trading  market  exists.  The  liquidity  of the Fund's
investments   in  Rule  144A   Securities   could  be  impaired  if  dealers  or
institutional investors become uninterested in purchasing these securities.  The
Company's board of directors has delegated to IFG the authority to determine the
liquidity of Rule 144A Securities  pursuant to guidelines approved by the board.
For more  information  concerning  Rule 144A  Securities,  see the  Statement of
Additional Information.

      Foreign  Securities.  The Fund may  invest up to 25% of its total  assets,
measured at the time of purchase, directly in foreign securities. Investments in
securities of foreign companies  (including Canadian  securities,  which are not
subject to the 25% limitation) and in foreign markets involve certain additional
risks not associated  with  investments in domestic  companies and markets.  For
U.S. investors, the returns on foreign securities are influenced not only by the
returns  on  the   foreign   investments   themselves,   but  also  by  currency
fluctuations.  That is, when the U.S.  dollar  generally rises against a foreign
currency,  returns  on  foreign  securities  for  a  U.S.  investor  or  foreign
securities  denominated in that foreign currency may decrease. By contrast, in a
period when the U.S. dollar generally declines, those returns may increase.

      Other risks of international investing to consider include:


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     -less publicly available information than is generally available about U.S.
issuers;

     -differences in accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards;

     -generally higher  commission rates on foreign  portfolio  transactions and
longer settlement periods;

     -smaller  trading  volumes and generally  lower  liquidity of foreign stock
markets, which may cause greater price volatility;

     -less  government  regulation  of  stock  exchanges,   brokers  and  listed
companies abroad than in the United States; and

     -investments  in certain  countries  may be subject to foreign  withholding
taxes,   which  may  reduce   dividend   income  or  capital  gains  payable  to
shareholders.

      There is also the possibility of expropriation  or confiscatory  taxation;
adverse  changes  in  investment  or  exchange  control  regulations;  political
instability;  potential  restrictions on the flow of international  capital; and
the possibility of the Fund experiencing difficulties in pursuing legal remedies
and collecting judgments.

      Securities  purchased  by means of ADRs  also are not  subject  to the 25%
limitation. ADRs are receipts, typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company,
evidencing ownership of the underlying foreign securities.  ADRs are denominated
in U.S. dollars and trade in the U.S. securities markets.  ADRs may be issued in
sponsored  or  unsponsored  programs.  In sponsored  programs,  the issuer makes
arrangements  to have its securities  traded in the form of ADRs; in unsponsored
programs,  the  issuer  may not be  directly  involved  in the  creation  of the
program.  Although the  regulatory  requirements  with respect to sponsored  and
unsponsored  programs are generally similar, the issuers of unsponsored ADRs are
not  obligated  to  disclose  material  information  in the United  States  and,
therefore,  such  information  may not be  reflected  in the market value of the
ADRs.  ADRs are  subject to certain of the same risks as direct  investments  in
foreign securities, including the risk that changes in the value of the currency
in which the  security  underlying  an ADR is  denominated  relative to the U.S.
dollar may adversely affect the value of the ADR.

      Forward Foreign Currency  Contracts.  The Fund may enter into contracts to
purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward  contracts") as a
hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates pending the settlement of
transactions  in foreign  securities  or during the time the Fund holds  foreign
securities.  A forward contract is an agreement between  contracting  parties to
exchange  an amount of  currency  at some  future  time at an agreed  upon rate.
Although the Fund has not adopted any  limitations on its ability to use forward
contracts as a hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates,  the Fund
does not attempt to hedge all of its foreign investment positions and will enter
into forward  contracts only to the extent,  if any, deemed  appropriate by IFG.
The Fund will not enter into forward  contracts for a term of more than one year
or for  purposes  of  speculation.  Hedging  against a decline in the value of a
currency in the foregoing  manner does not eliminate  fluctuations in the prices


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of portfolio  securities or prevent losses if the prices of such securities
decline.  Furthermore,  such hedging  transactions  preclude the opportunity for
gain if the value of the hedged currency should rise. No predictions can be made
with respect to whether the total of such  transactions  will result in a better
or worse  position  than had the Fund not entered  into any  forward  contracts.
Forward contracts may, from time to time, be considered illiquid,  in which case
they  would be  subject  to the  Fund's  limitation  on  investing  in  illiquid
securities,  discussed  above.  For  additional  information  regarding  forward
contracts, see "Investment Policies" in the Statement of Additional Information.

      Zero  Coupon and  Pay-In-Kind  Bonds.  The Fund may invest in zero  coupon
bonds and pay-in-kind bonds,  provided that Fund Management  determines that the
risk  of  a  default  on  the  security,  which  could  result  in  adverse  tax
consequences, is not significant. A zero coupon bond ("zero") does not make cash
interest payments during the life of the bond. Instead, it is sold at a discount
to face value, and the interest consists of the gradual appreciation in price as
the bond approaches  maturity.  Zeros can be an attractive  financing method for
issuers  with  near-term  cash  flow  problems.  Pay-in-kind  ("PIK")  bonds pay
interest  in  cash or  additional  securities,  at the  issuer's  option,  for a
specified period. Like zeros, they may help a corporation economize on cash. PIK
prices  reflect  the  market  value of the  underlying  debt  plus  any  accrued
interest.  Zeros and PIKs can be higher or lower quality  debt,  and may be more
speculative  and  subject  to  greater  fluctuation  in value due to  changes in
interest  rates,  than coupon bonds. To maintain the Fund's  qualification  as a
regulated investment company, it may be required to distribute income recognized
on these  bonds,  even though no cash may be paid to the Fund until the maturity
or call date of the bond, and such distribution  could reduce the amount of cash
available for investment by the Fund.

      High-Risk,  High-Yield  Securities.  Although  IFG limits the Fund's  debt
security investments to securities it believes are not highly speculative,  both
credit  and  market  risks  are  increased  by the  Fund's  investments  in debt
securities  rated  below  the top  four  grades  by S&P or  Moody's  (high-risk,
high-yield  securities  commonly known as "junk bonds") and  comparable  unrated
debt  securities.  Lower rated bonds by Moody's  (categories  Ba, B, Caa) are of
poorer quality and may have speculative characteristics.  Bonds rated Caa may be
in default or there may be present  elements of danger with respect to principal
or interest.  Lower rated bonds by S&P  (categories  BB, B, CCC)  include  those
which are regarded, on balance, as predominantly speculative with respect to the
issuer's  capacity to pay interest and repay  principal in accordance with their
terms;  BB indicates the lowest degree of  speculation  and CCC a high degree of
speculation.  While such bonds will  likely  have some  quality  and  protective
characteristics,  these are  outweighed  by large  uncertainties  or major  risk
exposures to adverse conditions.

      Because  investment  in medium and lower rated  securities  involves  both
greater  credit  risk and market  risk,  achievement  of the  Fund's  investment
objectives may be more dependent on Fund  Management's  credit  analysis than is
the case for funds  investing in higher  quality  securities.  In addition,  the
share price and yield of the Fund may be expected to fluctuate  more than in the
case of funds investing in higher quality, shorter term securities.  Moreover, a
significant  economic downturn or major increase in interest rates may result in
issuers of lower rated securities experiencing increased financial stress, which
would adversely  affect their ability to service their  principal,  dividend and
interest  obligations,  meet projected  business  goals,  and obtain  additional
financing.  In this  regard,  it should be noted  that while the market for high

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yield corporate bonds has been in existence for many years and from time to
time has  experienced  economic  downturns  in recent  years,  this  market  has
involved  a  significant  increase  in the  use of  high  yield  corporate  debt
securities to fund highly leveraged  corporate  acquisitions and restructurings.
Past  experience may not,  therefore,  provide an accurate  indication of future
performance  of the high  yield  bond  market,  particularly  during  periods of
economic recession. Furthermore, expenses incurred to recover an investment by a
Fund in a defaulted  security may  adversely  affect the Fund's net asset value.
Finally,  while Fund Management  attempts to limit purchases of medium and lower
rated  securities to securities  having an  established  secondary  market,  the
secondary  market for such  securities  may be less  liquid  than the market for
higher quality  securities.  The reduced  liquidity of the secondary  market for
such  securities  may adversely  affect the market price of, and ability of, the
Fund to  value,  particular  securities  at  certain  times,  thereby  making it
difficult to make specific valuation determinations.

      While IFG  continuously  monitors all of the debt  securities  held by the
Fund for the issuers' ability to make required  principal and interest  payments
and other quality factors,  the Fund may retain in the portfolio a debt security
whose rating is changed to one below the minimum  rating  required for purchase.
More  information on debt securities is contained in the Statement of Additional
Information.

      The following  table shows the  composition  of the Fund's  investments in
corporate  (and  municipal)  bonds by rating  category for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997. All of these percentages were determined on a dollar-weighted
basis,  calculated by averaging the Fund's month-end  portfolio  holdings during
the fiscal year.  These figures do not represent  actual holdings of the Fund as
of December  31, 1997,  nor do they imply that the overall  quality of portfolio
holdings is fixed.

Rating Category               Percentage of Total Assets
- ---------------               --------------------------
AAA                                        0.00%
AA                                         0.00%
A                                          0.00%
BBB                                        0.00%
BB                                         6.81%
B                                         73.93%
CCC                                        3.01%
Unrated                                    5.55%

      Futures and Options.  A futures  contract is an agreement to buy or sell a
specific amount of a financial  instrument or commodity at a particular price on
a particular  date.  The Fund will use futures  contracts  only to hedge against
price changes in the value of its current or intended investments in securities.
In the event that an anticipated  decrease in the value of portfolio  securities
occurs as a result of a general decrease in prices,  the adverse effects of such
changes  may be  offset,  at  least in  part,  by  gains on the sale of  futures
contracts.  Conversely,  the  increased  cost  of  portfolio  securities  to  be
acquired,  caused by a general  increase in prices,  may be offset,  at least in
part, by gains on futures  contracts  purchased by the Fund.  Brokerage fees are
paid to trade  futures  contracts,  and the Fund is required to maintain  margin
deposits.

      Put and call options on futures  contracts or securities  may be traded by
the  Fund in  order to  protect  against  declines  in the  value  of  portfolio


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securities  or against  increases in the cost of securities to be acquired.
The purchaser of an option  purchases  the right to effect a transaction  in the
underlying future or security at a specified price (the "strike price") before a
specified date (the "expiration date"). In exchange for the right, the purchaser
pays a "premium" to the seller,  which  represents the price of the right to buy
or to sell the underlying instrument. In exchange for the premium, the seller of
the option becomes obligated to effect a transaction in the underlying future or
security,  at the strike price, at any time prior to the expiration date, should
the buyer  choose to exercise  the option.  A call  option  contract  grants the
purchaser  the right to buy the  underlying  future or  security,  at the strike
price,  before the expiration  date. A put option  contract grants the purchaser
the right to sell the underlying future or security, at the strike price, before
the expiration date.  Purchases of options on futures contracts may present less
dollar risk in hedging the Fund's  portfolio  than the  purchase and sale of the
underlying futures contracts,  since the potential loss is limited to the amount
of the premium plus related  transaction  costs. The premium paid for such a put
or call  option plus any  transaction  costs will  reduce the  benefit,  if any,
realized by the Fund upon exercise or liquidation of the option, and, unless the
price of the underlying futures contract or security changes  sufficiently,  the
option may expire without value to the Fund.

      Although the Fund will enter into futures contracts and options on futures
contracts and securities  solely for hedging or other  nonspeculative  purposes,
their use does involve certain risks. For example, a lack of correlation between
the value of an  instrument  underlying  an option or futures  contract  and the
assets being hedged,  or  unexpected  adverse  price  movements,  could render a
Fund's hedging strategy  unsuccessful  and could result in losses.  In addition,
there can be no  assurance  that a liquid  secondary  market  will exist for any
contract  purchased or sold, and the Fund may be required to maintain a position
until  exercise or  expiration,  which could result in losses.  Transactions  in
futures  contracts and options are subject to other risks as well, which are set
forth in greater detail in the Statement of Additional  Information and Appendix
A therein.

      The Fund may buy and sell interest rate futures contracts relating to U.S.
government  securities  for the purpose of hedging  the value of its  securities
portfolio.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

      The Fund is subject  to certain  fundamental  restrictions  regarding  its
investments  which  may  not be  altered  without  the  approval  of the  Fund's
shareholders. Those restrictions include, among others, limitations with respect
to the percentages of the value of the Fund's total assets which may be invested
in any one  company or in any one  industry.  A list of the  Fund's  fundamental
investment  restrictions  and a list of additional,  non-fundamental  investment
restrictions  of the  Fund  (which  can be  changed  by the  Company's  board of
directors  without  shareholder  approval)  are  contained  in the  Statement of
Additional Information.

MANAGEMENT

      Pursuant to an agreement  with the  Company,  IFG,  7800 E. Union  Avenue,
Denver,  Colorado,  serves as the Funds'  investment  adviser.  IFG is primarily
responsible  for  providing  the  Funds  with  investment  management,   various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  IFG



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is  responsible  for  selecting and managing the  investments  of the Fund.
These services are subject to review by the Company's board of directors.

      Under a  Distribution  Agreement  effective  September  30, 1997,  INVESCO
Distributors,  Inc. ("IDI") provides  services  relating to the distribution and
sales  of  the  Fund's  shares.  IDI,  established  in  1997,  is  a  registered
broker-dealer  that acts as  distributor  for all retail  funds  advised by IFG.
Prior to September 30, 1997, IFG served as the Fund's distributor.

      IFG and IDI are  indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiaries  of AMVESCAP  PLC, a
publicly-traded  holding company that, through its subsidiaries,  engages in the
business of investment  management on an international  basis.  AMVESCAP PLC has
approximately $192.2 billion in assets under management.  IFG was established in
1932 and, as of December 31,  1997,  managed 14 mutual  funds  consisting  of 47
separate  portfolios,  with combined  assets of  approximately  $16.7 billion on
behalf of 848,106 shareholders.

      Prior to  February  3,  1998,  INVESCO  Trust  Company  ("INVESCO  Trust")
provided  sub-advisory services to the Fund. Effective February 3, 1998, INVESCO
Trust no longer provides sub-advisory services to the Fund and IFG provides such
day-to-day  portfolio management services as the investment adviser to the Fund.
This change in no way changes the basis upon which investment advice is provided
to the Fund,  the cost of those  services  to the Fund or the  persons  actually
performing the investment  advisory and other  services  previously  provided by
INVESCO Trust.

      The Fund is managed by Donovan J. (Jerry)  Paul,  a  Chartered  Financial
Analyst and  Certified  Public  Accountant,  who is the head of INVESCO's  Fixed
Income Team. Mr. Paul has been the portfolio  manager of the Fund since 1994 and
has primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio
holdings.  Mr. Paul also  manages  INVESCO  High Yield Fund and  INVESCO  Select
Income  Fund and  co-manages  INVESCO  Industrial  Income  Fund,  INVESCO  VIF -
Industrial Income Fund,  INVESCO Balanced Fund and INVESCO Short-Term Bond Fund.
Mr. Paul is also a senior vice president of INVESCO Trust Company.  Mr. Paul was
previously a senior vice president and director of  fixed-income  research (1989
to 1992) and portfolio manager (1987 to 1992) with Stein, Roe & Farnham Inc. and
president  of Quixote  Investment  Management,  Inc.  (1993 to 1994).  Mr.  Paul
received an M.B.A.  from the  University of Northern Iowa and a B.B.A.  from the
University of Iowa.

      The Fund pays IFG a monthly  advisory fee which is based upon a percentage
of the Fund's average net assets, determined daily. The advisory fee is computed
at the  following  annual  rates:  0.60% on the first $500 million of the Fund's
average net  assets;  0.55% on the next $500  million of the Fund's  average net
assets and 0.45% on the Fund's  average net assets in excess of $1 billion.  For
the fiscal period ended December 31, 1997,  the investment  advisory fee paid by
the Fund was 0.60% of the Fund's average net assets.

      The Company also has entered  into an  Administrative  Services  Agreement
with IFG dated February 28, 1997 (the "Administrative  Agreement").  Pursuant to
the Administrative Agreement, IFG performs certain administrative, recordkeeping
and internal  accounting  services,  including without  limitation,  maintaining
general  ledger and capital  stock  accounts,  preparing a daily trial  balance,
calculating net asset value daily, providing selected general ledger reports and
providing  certain sub-accounting  and recordkeeping  services  for shareholder


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accounts. For such services, the Company pays INVESCO a fee consisting of a
base fee of $10,000 per year for the Fund,  plus an additional  incremental  fee
computed at the annual rate of 0.015% per year of the average net assets of each
Fund.  IFG  also is  paid a fee by the  Company  for  providing  transfer  agent
services. See "Additional Information."

      The Fund's expenses,  which are accrued daily, are generally deducted from
its total income before dividends are paid. Total expenses of the Fund (prior to
expense  offset  arrangements)  for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  1997,
including investment advisory fees (but excluding brokerage  commissions,  which
are a cost of acquiring securities), amounted to 0.83% of the Fund's average net
assets.  Certain Fund  expenses are  absorbed  voluntarily  by IFG pursuant to a
commitment  to the Company to limit the Fund's  annual  expenses to no more than
0.90% of the Fund's average net assets. This commitment may be changed following
consultation with the Company's board of directors.  If such a voluntary expense
limit were not in effect, the total operating  expenses,  as a percentage of the
Fund's  average net assets,  of the Fund for the fiscal year ended  December 31,
1997, would have been 0.94%.

      Fund  Management  permits  investment and other  personnel to purchase and
sell securities for their own accounts, subject to a compliance policy governing
personal investing.  This policy requires Fund Management's personnel to conduct
their personal  investment  activities in a manner that Fund Management believes
is not detrimental to the Fund or Fund Management's other advisory clients.  See
"Management"  in the  Statement  of  Additional  Information  for more  detailed
information.

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS

      Investors may not purchase or redeem shares of the Fund directly, but only
through variable annuity and variable life insurance  contracts  offered through
the separate  accounts of Participating  Insurance  Companies.  A contract owner
should refer to the applicable  Separate  Account  Prospectus for information on
how to purchase or surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract
values,  allocate  contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations
among investment  alternatives,  including the Fund. Shares of the Fund are sold
on a continuous basis to separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies
by IDI, as the Fund's  Distributor.  No sales charge is imposed upon the sale of
shares of the Fund.  Sales  charges for the  variable  annuity or variable  life
insurance contracts are described in the Separate Account Prospectuses.  IFG may
from time to time make  payments  from its revenues to  Participating  Insurance
Companies,   broker  dealers  and  other  financial  institutions  that  provide
administrative services for the Fund.

      The  Participating  Insurance  Companies  place orders for their  separate
accounts to purchase and redeem shares of the Fund based, among other things, on
the amount of  premium  payments  to be  invested  and  transfer  and  surrender
requests to be effected on that day  pursuant to variable  annuity and  variable
life insurance contracts. Fund shares are purchased or redeemed at the net asset
value per share next computed after receipt of a purchase or redemption order in
good form.  Payment  for  redemptions  ordinarily  will be made on behalf of the
Company and the Fund by the  Company's  transfer  agent (IFG)  within seven days


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after the redemption request is received. However, payment may be postponed
under unusual circumstances,  such as when normal trading is not taking place on
the New York Stock  Exchange or an  emergency as defined by the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission exists.

      Net asset value per share is computed  for the Fund once each day that the
New York Stock  Exchange  is open,  as of the close of  regular  trading on that
Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m., New York time), and also may be computed on other
days  under  certain  circumstances.  Net asset  value per share for the Fund is
calculated by dividing the market value of the Fund's  securities plus the value
of  its  other  assets  (including   dividends  and  interest  accrued  but  not
collected),  less all liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the number of
outstanding  shares of the Fund. If market quotations are not readily available,
a security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the board
of directors.  Debt securities  with remaining  maturities of 60 days or less at
the  time  of  purchase  will  be  valued  at  amortized  cost,  absent  unusual
circumstances,  so long as the Company's  board of directors  believes that such
value represents fair value.

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

      Taxes.  The Fund  intends to  distribute  to  shareholders  all of its net
investment  income,  net  capital  gains and net  gains  from  foreign  currency
transactions, if any. Distribution of substantially all net investment income to
the separate  accounts of the Participating  Insurance  Companies which hold its
shares  allows the Fund to  maintain  its tax status as a  regulated  investment
company.

      As a regulated  investment company, the Fund generally will not be subject
to tax on its ordinary income and net realized  capital gains.  Distributions of
income and the excess of net short-term  capital gain over net long-term capital
loss will be treated as ordinary income and  distributions  of the excess of net
long-term  capital  gain over net  short-term  capital  loss will be  treated as
long-term capital gain by the Participating  Insurance Companies.  Participating
Insurance  Companies  should consult their own tax advisers  concerning  whether
such  distributions  are subject to federal  income tax if they are  retained as
part of contract reserves.

      The Fund intends to comply with the  diversification  requirements of Code
Section  817(h).  By  meeting  this and other  requirements,  the  Participating
Insurance Companies, rather than the owners of variable annuity or variable life
insurance  contracts,  should be subject to tax on  distributions  received with
respect to Fund shares.  For further  information  concerning federal income tax
consequences  for the owners of  variable  annuity or  variable  life  insurance
contracts,  a  contract  owner  should  consult  his  or  her  Separate  Account
Prospectus.

      Dividends  and  Other  Distributions.  The  Fund  earns  ordinary  or  net
investment  income in the form of  dividends  and  interest on its  investments.
Dividends  paid by the Fund will be based solely on the income earned by it. The
Fund's  policy is to  distribute  substantially  all of this  income,  less Fund
expenses,  to  shareholders  on an annual basis, at the discretion of the Fund's
board of directors.  Dividends are automatically reinvested in additional shares
of the Fund,  unless cash  distributions  are  requested on behalf of a separate
account, at the net asset value on the ex-dividend date.

     In  addition,  the Fund  realizes  capital  gains and losses  when it sells
securities  for more or less than it paid.  If total gains on sales exceed total
losses  (including  losses carried forward from previous years),  the Fund has a
net realized  capital gain. Net realized  capital gains,  if any,  together with


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gains, if any, realized on foreign currency  transactions,  are distributed
to  shareholders  at  least   annually,   usually  in  December.   Capital  gain
distributions  are  automatically  reinvested in additional  shares of the Fund,
unless cash distributions are requested on behalf of a separate account,  at the
net asset value on the ex-distribution date.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

      From time to time, the Fund's total return and/or yield may be included in
advertisements,  sales  literature,  shareholder  reports  or  Separate  Account
Prospectuses.  The Fund's total return and yield include the effect of deducting
the Fund's expenses,  but do not include charges and expenses  attributable to a
particular variable annuity or variable life insurance contract.  Because shares
of the Funds can be purchased  only through a variable  annuity or variable life
insurance  contract,  the Fund's  total return and yield data should be reviewed
along with the  description  of contract  charges and expenses  contained in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectus.  Total return or yield for the Fund must
always be accompanied  by, and reviewed with,  comparable  total return or yield
data for an associated  variable  annuity separate  account,  or data that would
permit  evaluation  of the  magnitude  of variable  life  insurance  charges and
expenses not  reflected  in the Fund's total return or yield.  Fund total return
and yield  figures are based upon  historical  results  and are not  intended to
indicate future performance.

      The "total return" of the Fund refers to the average annual rate of return
of an  investment  in the Fund.  This  figure is  computed  by  calculating  the
percentage change in value of an investment of $1,000,  assuming reinvestment of
all income dividends and capital gain  distributions,  to the end of a specified
period.  "Total  return"  quotations  reflect  the  performance  of the Fund and
include the effect of capital changes.

      The total  return  performance  for the Fund for the fiscal  period  ended
December 31, 1997, was 17.33%.

      The yield of the Fund is  calculated  by utilizing  the Fund's  calculated
income,  expenses and average  outstanding  shares for the most recent 30-day or
one-month  period,  dividing it by the month end net asset value and annualizing
the resulting number.

      In conjunction  with  performance  reports and/or  analyses of shareholder
service  concerning the Fund,  comparisons of the Fund's performance for a given
period to the performance of recognized indices for the same period may be made.
Such indices  include ones  provided by Dow Jones & Company,  Standard & Poor's,
Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.,  Lehman Brothers,  National  Association of
Securities Dealers,  Inc., Frank Russell Company,  Value Line Investment Survey,
the American Stock  Exchange,  Morgan Stanley  Capital  International,  Wilshire
Associates, the Financial Times-Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the
Nikkei Stock  Average and the Deutcher  Aktienindex,  all of which are unmanaged
market  indicators.  Such  comparisons can be a useful measure of the quality of
the Fund's investment performance.  However,  because Fund performance data does
not reflect separate account and contract charges,  Fund performance data is not
an appropriate  measure of the performance of a contract  owner's  investment in
the variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.



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      In addition,  rankings, ratings, and comparisons of investment performance
and/or   assessments  of  the  quality  of  shareholder   service  appearing  in
publications such as Money,  Forbes,  Kiplinger's  Personal  Finance,  Financial
World,  Morningstar,  and similar sources which utilize information compiled (i)
internally;  (ii) by  Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.;  or  (iii)  by  other
recognized  analytical  services,  may be used in sales  literature.  The Lipper
Analytical  Services,  Inc.  rankings and comparisons,  which may be used by the
Fund in performance  reports,  will be drawn from the "High Current Yield Funds"
grouping.  In  addition,  the  broad-based  Lipper  variable  insurance  product
groupings  may be used for  comparison  to the  Fund.  A more  complete  list of
publications  that may be  quoted in sales  literature  is  contained  under the
caption "Performance" in the Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

      Voting Rights.  The Participating  Insurance  Companies and their separate
accounts,  rather than individual  contract owners,  are the shareholders of the
Fund. However, each Participating Insurance Company will vote shares held by its
separate accounts as required by law and interpretations  thereof, as amended or
changed from time to time.  In accordance  with current law and  interpretations
thereof,  a  Participating  Insurance  Company is  required  to  request  voting
instructions  from its contract owners and must vote Fund shares held by each of
its  separate  accounts  in  proportion  to the  voting  instructions  received.
Additional  information about voting procedures  (including a discussion,  where
applicable,  of circumstances under which some Participating Insurance Companies
may vote Fund shares held by variable life  insurance  separate  accounts  other
than in  accordance  with  contract  owner  instructions)  is  contained  in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectuses.

      All shares of the Fund have equal voting  rights.  When  shareholders  are
entitled  to vote upon a matter,  each  shareholder  is entitled to one vote for
each share owned and a corresponding  fractional vote for each fractional  share
owned.  Voting  with  respect  to  certain  matters,  such  as  ratification  of
independent  accountants and the election of directors,  will be by all Funds of
the Company voting together.  In other cases,  such as voting upon an investment
advisory contract, voting is on a Fund-by-Fund basis. To the extent permitted by
law,  when not all  Funds  are  affected  by a matter  to be  voted  upon,  only
shareholders  of the Fund or Funds  affected  by the matter  will be entitled to
vote thereon.  The Company is not generally required and does not expect to hold
regular annual meetings of  shareholders.  However,  the board of directors will
call special meetings of shareholders for the purpose,  among other reasons,  of
voting upon the question of removal of a director or directors when requested to
do so in writing by the holders of 10% or more of the outstanding  shares of the
Company or as may be required by  applicable  law or the  Company's  Articles of
Incorporation.  The Company will assist shareholders in communicating with other
shareholders as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Directors may be
removed by action of the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding shares
of the Company.

      Shareholder Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the Fund may be directed to the
Company at the telephone  number or mailing  address set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus or to a Participating Insurance Company.

      Transfer and Disbursing Agent. IFG acts as registrar,  transfer agent, and
dividend  disbursing  agent  for  the  Company  pursuant  to a  Transfer  Agency
Agreement that provides for an annual fee of $5,000 per Fund.

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      Master/Feeder  Option.  The  Company may in the future seek to achieve the
Fund's  investment  objective by investing  all of the Fund's  assets in another
investment  company having the same investment  objective and  substantially the
same investment policies and restrictions as those applicable to the Fund. It is
expected  that  any  such  investment   company  would  be  managed  by  IFG  in
substantially  the same manner as the Fund. If permitted by applicable  laws and
policies then in effect,  any such investment may be made in the sole discretion
of the  Company's  board of  directors  without  further  approval of the Fund's
shareholders.  However,  Fund  shareholders will be given at least 30 days prior
notice  of any  such  investment.  Such  investment  would  be made  only if the
Company's  board of directors  determines it to be in the best  interests of the
Fund  and its  shareholders.  In  making  that  determination,  the  board  will
consider,   among  other  things,  the  benefits  to  shareholders   and/or  the
opportunity to reduce costs and achieve operational  efficiencies.  No assurance
is given that costs will be materially reduced if this option is implemented.

NO  PERSON  HAS  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  TO  GIVE  ANY  INFORMATION  OR  TO  MAKE  ANY
REPRESENTATIONS  NOT  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  PROSPECTUS,  OR IN THE  STATEMENT  OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE
OFFERING MADE BY THIS  PROSPECTUS  AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE,  SUCH  INFORMATION  OR
REPRESENTATIONS  MUST  NOT BE  RELIED  UPON AS  HAVING  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  BY THE
COMPANY.  THIS  PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING BY THE COMPANY IN ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.


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                                                                      APPENDIX
BOND RATINGS

      The  following  is  a  description   of  S&P's  and  Moody's  bond  rating
categories:

S&P's Corporate Bond Ratings

      AAA - This is the highest  rating  assigned by Standard & Poor's to a debt
obligation  and  indicates an extremely  strong  capacity to pay  principal  and
interest.

      AA - Bonds  rated  AA  also  qualify  as  high-quality  debt  obligations.
Capacity to pay  principal  and interest is very strong,  and in the majority of
instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree.

      A - Bonds rated A have a strong  capacity to pay  principal  and interest,
although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.

      BBB - Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capability to pay
principal  and  interest.  Whereas they  normally  exhibit  adequate  protection
parameters,  adverse  economic  conditions  or changing  circumstances  are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in
this category than for bonds in higher rated categories.

      BB - Bonds  rated BB have less  near-term  vulnerability  to default  than
other  speculative  issues.  However,  they face major ongoing  uncertainties or
exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead
to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.

      B - Bonds rated B have a greater  vulnerability  to default but  currently
have the capacity to meet interest  payments and principal  repayments.  Adverse
business,  financial,  or economic  conditions  will likely  impair  capacity or
willingness to pay interest and repay principal.

      CCC - Bonds  rated  CCC have a  currently  identifiable  vulnerability  to
default and are  dependent  upon  favorable  business,  financial,  and economic
conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the
event of adverse  business,  financial,  or  economic  conditions,  they are not
likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal.




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Moody's Corporate Bond Ratings

      Aaa - Bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the
smallest   degree  of  investment   risk  and  are  generally   referred  to  as
"gilt-edged."  Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally
stable margin, and principal is secure.  While the various  protective  elements
are likely to change,  such changes as can be  visualized  are most  unlikely to
impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

      Aa - Bonds  rated Aa are judged to be of high  quality  by all  standards.
Together with the Aaa group,  they  comprise  what are  generally  known as high
grade  bonds.  They are rated  lower  than the best  bonds  because  margins  of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective
elements  may be of greater  amplitude  or there may be other  elements  present
which make the long term risk appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

      A - Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment attributes, and are to
be  considered as upper medium grade  obligations.  Factors  giving  security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

      Baa - Bonds rated Baa are  considered as medium grade  obligations,  i.e.,
they are neither  highly  protected nor poorly  secured.  Interest  payments and
principal  security  appear  adequate  for the present  but  certain  protective
elements may be lacking or may be  characteristically  unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding  investment  characteristics  and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.

      Ba - Bonds rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements.  Their future
cannot be  considered  as well  assured.  Often the  protection  of interest and
principal  payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during
both good and bad times over the future.  Uncertainty of position  characterizes
bonds in this class.

      B -  Bonds  rated  B  generally  lack  characteristics  of  the  desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or maintenance of other
terms of the contract over any longer period of time may be small.

      Caa - Bonds rated Caa are of poor standing.  Such issues may be in default
or there may be  present  elements  of  danger  with  respect  to  principal  or
interest.


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                                                               Prospectus
                                                              May 1, 1998


                        INVESCO VARIABLE
                        INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.

                        INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio


INVESCO FUNDS

INVESCO Distributors, Inc.(sm)
Distributor
Post Office Box 173706
Denver, Colorado 80217-3706

1-800-525-8085
PAL(R): 1-800-424-8085.
http://www.invesco.com

In Denver, visit one of our
convenient Investor Centers:
Cherry Creek
155-B Fillmore Street
Denver Tech Center,
7800 East Union Avenue,
Lobby Level

In addition, all documents 
filed by the Company with 
the Securities and Exchange
Commission  can  be  located 
on a web  site  maintained 
by the  Commission  at
http://www.sec.gov.



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Prospectus
May 1, 1998

                      INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
                     INVESCO VIF - Industrial Income Portfolio

      INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  a Maryland
corporation,  is an open-end management investment company that offers shares of
common stock of ten diversified  investment portfolios (the "Funds"),  including
the INVESCO VIF - Industrial  Income Portfolio (the "Industrial  Income Fund" or
"Fund").  The Company's shares are not offered  directly to the public,  but are
sold  exclusively  to  life  insurance   companies   ("Participating   Insurance
Companies") as a pooled funding  vehicle for variable  annuity and variable life
insurance  contracts  issued by  separate  accounts of  Participating  Insurance
Companies.  If  other  Funds  are  available  under  a  Participating  Insurance
Company's  contracts,  a prospectus  describing  them will be available from the
Participating Insurance Company.

      The  Industrial  Income Fund seeks the best possible  current income while
following sound investment practices.  Capital growth potential is an additional
consideration  in the  selection  of  portfolio  securities.  The Fund  normally
invests at least 65% of its total assets in dividend-paying common stocks. Up to
10% of the Fund's total assets may be invested in equity  securities that do not
pay   regular   dividends.   The   remaining   assets  are   invested  in  other
income-producing  securities,  such as  corporate  bonds.  The Fund also has the
flexibility to invest in other types of securities.

      This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information about the Fund that a
prospective  purchaser should know before  purchasing a variable contract from a
Participating  Insurance  Company  or  allocating  contract  values to the Fund.
Please  read this  Prospectus  and  retain it for future  reference.  Additional
information  about the Fund has been  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission and is available upon request by writing INVESCO Distributors,  Inc.,
Post Office Box 173706, Denver, Colorado 80217-3706,  by calling 1-800-525-8085,
or by contacting a Participating Insurance Company and requesting the "Statement
of Additional  Information for INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc." (the
"Statement of Additional Information").  The Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 1998, is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.




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THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  THE SHARES OF THE FUND ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL  INSTITUTION.  THE SHARES
OF THE  FUND  ARE  NOT  FEDERALLY  INSURED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  DEPOSIT  INSURANCE
CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.


                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                          Page

SUMMARY.....................................................................90

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS........................................................92

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES..........................................94

RISK FACTORS................................................................95

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS....................................................100

MANAGEMENT.................................................................101

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS..................................................102

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS....................................103

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION....................................................104

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.....................................................105

APPENDIX...................................................................107



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SUMMARY

      The Company is a registered,  open-end management  investment company that
was  organized as a Maryland  corporation  on August 19, 1993,  and is currently
comprised of ten diversified investment portfolios ("Funds"),  the INVESCO VIF -
Dynamics  Portfolio,  the the INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF -
Health Sciences Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio,  the INVESCO
VIF Industrial Income Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio, the INVESCO
VIF - Small Company Growth Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF Technology Portfolio, the
INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio and the INVESCO VIF - Utilities  Portfolio.
Additional  portfolios may be created from time to time. The overall supervision
of each Fund is the responsibility of the Company's board of directors.

      The  Company is  intended to be a funding  vehicle  for  variable  annuity
contracts  and  variable  life  insurance  contracts  to be offered by  separate
accounts  of  certain  life  insurance   companies   ("Participating   Insurance
Companies").  Fund shares are not available for purchase  other than through the
purchase of such  contracts.  The variable  annuity and variable life  insurance
contracts are described in separate prospectuses of the Participating  Insurance
Companies  (the  "Separate  Account  Prospectuses").   The  Company  assumes  no
responsibility  for the Separate Account  Prospectuses.  A contract owner should
refer to the Separate Account Prospectuses for information on how to purchase or
surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract  values,  allocate
contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations  among  investment
alternatives, including the Fund.

      The Fund seeks the best  possible  current  income while  following  sound
investment  practices.  This  investment  objective  is  fundamental  and may be
changed only by vote of a majority of the outstanding  shares of the Fund. There
is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

      The Fund seeks to attain its  investment  objective  by investing at least
65% of its total assets in dividend-paying  common stocks, with up to 10% of its
total assets invested in equity securities that do not pay regular dividends and
the remainder invested in other income-producing  securities,  such as corporate
bonds. A discussion of the Fund's investment  objective and policies is provided
below under the caption "Investment Objectives and Policies."

      Various  types of risks  are  involved  with the  Fund.  The Fund may lend
portfolio  securities and may enter into  repurchase  agreements with respect to
debt instruments  eligible for investment by the Fund. The Fund may invest up to
15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund also may invest up to 25%
of its total  assets  directly  in foreign  securities,  which  present  certain
additional  risks not  associated  with  investments  in domestic  companies and
markets.  Securities of Canadian  issuers and  securities  purchased by means of
American  Depository  Receipts  ("ADRs") are not subject to this 25% limitation.
The  Industrial  Income  Fund  may  invest  up to  15% of its  total  assets  in
lower-rated  debt  securities  that  present a greater  risk of default and have
prices that fluctuate more than those of higher-rated  securities.  The Fund may
invest in options and futures  contracts,  each of which presents special risks.
These and other risks are discussed below under the caption "Risk Factors."



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      INVESCO Funds Group,  Inc.  ("IFG"),  the Fund's  investment  adviser,  is
primarily responsible for providing the Fund with portfolio management,  various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  The
Fund pays IFG an advisory fee for the management of its investments and business
affairs.  A discussion  of these fees and  additional  information  about IFG is
provided below under the caption "Management."



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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

      The  following  information  has been  audited  by Price  Waterhouse  LLP,
independent accountants. This information should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial  statements and the Report of Independent  Accountants thereon
appearing  in  the  Company's  1997  Annual  Report  to  Shareholders  which  is
incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information. Both are
available without charge by contacting INVESCO Distributors, Inc. at the address
or telephone number shown on the cover page of this Prospectus, or by contacting
a Participating Insurance Company.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Period
                                                                                                       Ended
                                                                      Year Ended December 31      December 31
                                                        -------------------------------------     -----------
                                                           1997           1996           1995          1994^
<S>                                                     <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>   
PER SHARE DATA
Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period                    $14.33         $12.58         $10.09         $10.00
                                                        -------------------------------------     -----------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Net Investment Income                                      0.30           0.28           0.19           0.03
Net Gains on Securities
   (Both Realized and Unrealized)                          3.71           2.52           2.76           0.09
                                                        -------------------------------------     -----------
Total from Investment Operations                           4.01           2.80           2.95           0.12
                                                        -------------------------------------     -----------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
Dividends from Net Investment Income                       0.29           0.28           0.20           0.03
Distributions from Capital Gains                           1.01           0.77           0.26           0.00
                                                        --------------------------------------    ----------
Total Distributions                                        1.30           1.05           0.46           0.03
                                                        --------------------------------------    ----------
Net Asset Value - End of Period                           17.04          14.33          12.58          10.09
                                                        ======================================    ===========

TOTAL RETURN>                                            28.17%         22.28%         29.25%         1.23%*



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RATIOS
Net Assets - End of Period
   ($000 Omitted)                                        40,093         22,342          8,362            525
Ratio of Expenses to Average
   Net Assets#                                           0.91%@         0.95%@         1.03%@         0.79%~
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
   Average Net Assets#                                    2.18%          2.87%          3.50%         1.69%~
Portfolio Turnover Rate                                     87%            93%            97%            0%*
Average Commission Rate Paid^^                           0.1912         0.0867              -              -

</TABLE>


^ From August 10, 1994,  commencement of investment operations,  to December 31,
1994.

> Total  return does not reflect  expenses  that apply to the related  insurance
policies,  and  inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return for the
periods shown.

*  Based  on  operations  for  the  period  shown  and,  accordingly,   are  not
representative of a full year.

# Various  expenses of the Portfolio  were  voluntarily  absorbed by IFG for the
years ended  December 31, 1997,  1996 and 1995 and the period ended December 31,
1994. If such expenses had not been voluntarily  absorbed,  ratio of expenses to
average net assets would have been 0.97%, 1.19%, 2.31% and 32.55%, respectively,
and ratio of net investment  income to average net assets would have been 2.12%,
2.63%, 2.22% and (30.07%), respectively.

@ Ratio is based on Total Expenses of the Portfolio,  less Expenses  Absorbed by
Investment Adviser, which is before any expense offset arrangements.

~ Annualized

^^ The average  commission rate paid is the total brokerage  commissions paid on
applicable purchases and sales of securities for the period divided by the total
number of related shares purchased or sold which is required to be disclosed for
fiscal years beginning September 1, 1995 and thereafter.




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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

      The Fund seeks the best  possible  current  income while  following  sound
investment practices. Capital Growth potential is an additional consideration in
the selection of portfolio securities.  This investment objective is fundamental
and may be changed only by vote of a majority of the  outstanding  shares of the
Fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
Any  investment  policy of the Fund may be  changed  by the  Company's  board of
directors without shareholder  approval unless the policy is one required by the
Fund's  fundamental  investment  restrictions  set  forth  in the  Statement  of
Additional  Information.  When IFG believes  market or economic  conditions  are
unfavorable,  the Fund may assume a defensive position by temporarily  investing
up to 100% of its total assets in high quality money market instruments, such as
short-term  U.S.   government   obligations,   commercial  paper  or  repurchase
agreements, high quality corporate bonds or notes, or by holding cash.

      The  Fund   normally   invests  at  least  65%  of  its  total  assets  in
dividend-paying  common  stocks.  Up to 10% of the  Fund's  total  assets may be
invested in equity securities that do not pay regular  dividends.  The remaining
assets are  invested in other  income-producing  securities,  such as  corporate
bonds and other straight debt securities ("debt securities").  The Fund also has
the flexibility to invest in preferred stock and convertible  bonds. There is no
maximum  limit on the amount of equity or debt  securities in which the Fund may
invest.

      The  Fund  may  invest  no  more  than  15% of its  total  assets  in debt
securities  that are rated  below BBB by  Standard & Poor's,  a division  of The
McGraw-Hill  Companies,  Inc. ("S&P"), or Baa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
("Moody's"),  and in no event will the Fund ever invest in a debt security rated
below CCC by S&P or Caa by  Moody's.  Generally,  bonds  rated in one of the top
four rating categories are considered  "investment grade." However, those in the
fourth  highest   category  (S&P  BBB  or  Moody's  Baa)  may  have  speculative
characteristics  and a weaker ability to pay interest or repay  principal  under
adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances. The risks of investing in
debt  securities  rated  lower than BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody's  are  discussed
below under the caption "Risk  Factors." See the Appendix to this Prospectus for
a specific description of each corporate bond rating category.

      Because  prices  of  stocks  fluctuate  from day to day,  the  value of an
investment in the Fund will vary based upon the Fund's  investment  performance.
The Fund invests in different  companies in a variety of  industries in order to
attempt to reduce its overall exposure to investment and market risks.  There is
no assurance that the Fund will attain its objectives.



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RISK FACTORS

      Contract owners should  consider the special  factors  associated with the
policies  discussed  below in  determining  the  appropriateness  of  allocating
contract  values to the Fund. See the Statement of Additional  Information for a
discussion of additional risk factors.

      Potential  Conflicts.  The Company has received an exemptive  order of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  that  permits  the sale of Fund shares to
variable annuity separate accounts and variable life insurance separate accounts
of affiliated and unaffiliated  Participating  Insurance Companies.  The Company
currently does not foresee any  disadvantages  to the owners of variable annuity
or variable life insurance contracts arising from the fact that the interests of
those owners may differ.  Nevertheless,  the Company's  board of directors  will
monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable  conflicts which
may possibly arise due to  differences of tax treatment or other  considerations
and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response thereto.

      Credit and Market Risks. All securities,  including those purchased by the
Fund,  are subject to some degree of credit  risk and market  risk.  Credit risk
refers to the ability of an issuer of a debt  security to pay its  principal and
interest,  and to the earnings  stability and overall financial  soundness of an
issuer  of an  equity  security.  Market  risk  refers  to the  volatility  of a
security's  price in response to changes in conditions in securities  markets in
general and, particularly in the case of debt securities, changes in the overall
level of interest  rates.  An increase in interest rates will tend to reduce the
market values of debt securities,  whereas a decline in interest rates will tend
to increase their values.

      To limit  exposure to credit risks,  the Fund, as a matter of  fundamental
policy, will be diversified.  With respect to 75% of the Fund's total assets, no
more than 5% of the Fund's  total assets will be invested in the  securities  of
any one issuer. In addition, no more than 25% of the Fund's total assets will be
invested in any one industry.  These percentage  limitations  apply  immediately
after a purchase or initial  investment.  Any subsequent  change in a percentage
resulting  from  fluctuations  in value  will  not  require  elimination  of any
security from the Fund. See "Risk Factors -- Concentration."

      Portfolio Lending.  The Fund may make loans of its portfolio securities to
broker-dealers or other  institutional  investors under contracts requiring such
loans to be callable at any time and to be secured continuously by collateral in
cash,  cash  equivalents,  high  quality  short-term  government  securities  or
irrevocable  letters  of credit  maintained  on a current  basis at an amount at
least equal to the market value of the securities loaned.  This practice permits
the  Fund  to earn  income,  which,  in  turn,  can be  invested  in  additional
securities to pursue the Fund's investment objective.  The Fund will continue to
collect the  equivalent  of the interest or dividends  paid by the issuer on the
securities loaned and will also receive either interest  (through  investment of
cash collateral) or a fee (if the collateral is government securities). The Fund
may pay finder's and other fees in connection with its securities loans.

      Lending  securities  involves certain risks, the most significant of which
is the risk  that a  borrower  may  fail to  return a  portfolio  security.  IFG


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monitors the creditworthiness of borrowers in order to minimize such risks.
The Fund will not lend any security if, as a result of that loan,  the aggregate
value of securities then on loan would exceed 33-1/3% of the Fund's total assets
(taken at market value).

      Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
respect  to  debt  instruments  eligible  for  investment  by  the  Fund.  These
agreements  are entered  into with member banks of the Federal  Reserve  System,
registered  broker-dealers,  and registered  government securities dealers which
are deemed  creditworthy  by IFG  (subject to review by the  Company's  board of
directors).  A repurchase  agreement is a means of investing  monies for a short
period.  In  a  repurchase  agreement,  the  Fund  acquires  a  debt  instrument
(generally a security  issued by the U.S.  government  or an agency  thereof,  a
banker's acceptance or a certificate of deposit) subject to resale to the seller
at an agreed upon price and date  (normally the next business day). If the other
party  defaults on its  obligation  to repurchase  the security,  the Fund could
incur costs or delays in seeking to sell the security.

      To minimize risks  associated with repurchase  agreements,  the securities
underlying  each  repurchase  agreement  will be  maintained  with the Company's
custodian  in an  amount  at  least  equal to the  repurchase  price  under  the
agreement  (including  accrued  interest),  and such agreements will be effected
only with parties that meet certain  creditworthiness  standards  established by
the  Company's  board of  directors.  The Fund will not enter into a  repurchase
agreement  maturing  in more than seven days if as a result more than 15% of the
Fund's net assets  would be invested  in such  repurchase  agreements  and other
illiquid securities.

      Portfolio  Turnover.  There are no fixed limitations  regarding  portfolio
turnover for the Fund.  Although the Fund does not trade for short-term profits,
securities  may be sold  without  regard  to the time they have been held in the
Fund when,  in the opinion of IFG,  market  considerations  warrant such action.
Therefore,  the portfolio  turnover rate of the Fund may be higher than those of
other  investment  companies with comparable  investment  objectives.  Increased
portfolio  turnover would cause the Fund to incur greater  brokerage  costs than
would  otherwise be the case. The actual  portfolio  turnover rates for the Fund
are set forth under "Financial  Highlights." The Company's brokerage  allocation
policies,  including the consideration of sales of Participating  Life Insurance
Companies' variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts when selecting
among  qualified  brokers  offering  comparable best price and execution on Fund
transactions, are discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

      Illiquid and Rule 144A  Securities.  The Fund is  authorized  to invest in
securities  that are illiquid  because they are subject to restrictions on their
resale  ("restricted  securities")  or because,  based upon their  nature or the
market for such securities,  they are not readily marketable.  However, the Fund
will not  purchase  any such  security if the  purchase  would cause the Fund to
invest  more  than 15% of its net  assets  in  illiquid  securities.  Repurchase
agreements  maturing  in more than seven days will be  considered  illiquid  for
purposes of this restriction. Investments in illiquid securities involve certain
risks to the extent that the Fund may be unable to dispose of such a security at
the time desired or at a  reasonable  price.  In addition,  in order to resell a
restricted  security,  the Fund  might  have to bear the  expense  and incur the
delays associated with effecting registration.



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      Certain  restricted  securities  that are not  registered  for sale to the
general public,  but that can be resold to  institutional  investors ("Rule 144A
Securities"), may be purchased without regard to the foregoing 15% limitation if
a liquid  institutional  trading  market  exists.  The  liquidity  of the Fund's
investments   in  Rule  144A   Securities   could  be  impaired  if  dealers  or
institutional investors become uninterested in purchasing these securities.  The
Company's board of directors has delegated to IFG the authority to determine the
liquidity of Rule 144A Securities  pursuant to guidelines approved by the board.
For more  information  concerning  Rule 144A  Securities,  see the  Statement of
Additional Information.

      Foreign  Securities.  The Fund may  invest up to 25% of its total  assets,
measured at the time of purchase, directly in foreign securities. Investments in
securities of foreign companies  (including Canadian  securities,  which are not
subject to the 25% limitation) and in foreign markets involve certain additional
risks not associated  with  investments in domestic  companies and markets.  For
U.S. investors, the returns on foreign securities are influenced not only by the
returns  on  the   foreign   investments   themselves,   but  also  by  currency
fluctuations.  That is, when the U.S.  dollar  generally rises against a foreign
currency,  returns for a U.S. investor on foreign securities denominated in that
foreign  currency may decrease.  By contrast,  in a period when the U.S.  dollar
generally declines, those returns may increase.

      Other risks of international investing to consider include:

     -less publicly available information than is generally available about U.S.
issuers;

     -differences in accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards;

     -generally higher  commission rates on foreign  portfolio  transactions and
longer settlement periods;

     -smaller  trading  volumes and generally  lower  liquidity of foreign stock
markets, which may cause greater price volatility;

     -less  government  regulation  of  stock  exchanges,   brokers  and  listed
companies abroad than in the United States; and

     -investments  in certain  countries  may be subject to foreign  withholding
taxes,   which  may  reduce   dividend   income  or  capital  gains  payable  to
shareholders.

      There is also the possibility of expropriation  or confiscatory  taxation;
adverse  changes  in  investment  or  exchange  control  regulations;  political
instability;  potential  restrictions on the flow of international  capital; and
the possibility of the Fund experiencing difficulties in pursuing legal remedies
and collecting judgments.

      Securities  purchased  by means of ADRs  also are not  subject  to the 25%
limitation. ADRs are receipts, typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company,
evidencing ownership of the underlying foreign securities.  ADRs are denominated
in U.S. dollars and trade in the U.S. securities markets.  ADRs may be issued in
sponsored  or  unsponsored  programs.  In sponsored  programs,  the issuer makes
arrangements  to have its securities  traded in the form of ADRs; in unsponsored
programs,  the  issuer  may not be  directly  involved  in the  creation  of the
program.


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Although the regulatory  requirements  with respect to sponsored and unsponsored
programs  are  generally  similar,  the  issuers  of  unsponsored  ADRs  are not
obligated to disclose material  information in the United States and, therefore,
such  information may not be reflected in the market value of the ADRs. ADRs are
subject  to  certain  of  the  same  risks  as  direct  investments  in  foreign
securities,  including  the risk that  changes in the value of the  currency  in
which the security underlying an ADR is denominated  relative to the U.S. dollar
may adversely affect the value of the ADR.

      Forward Foreign Currency  Contracts.  The Fund may enter into contracts to
purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward  contracts") as a
hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates pending the settlement of
transactions  in foreign  securities  or during the time the Fund holds  foreign
securities.  A forward contract is an agreement between  contracting  parties to
exchange  an amount of  currency  at some  future  time at an agreed  upon rate.
Although the Fund has not adopted any  limitations on its ability to use forward
contracts as a hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates,  the Fund
does not attempt to hedge all of its foreign investment positions and will enter
into forward  contracts only to the extent,  if any, deemed  appropriate by IFG.
The Fund will not enter into forward  contracts for a term of more than one year
or for  purposes  of  speculation.  Hedging  against a decline in the value of a
currency in the foregoing  manner does not eliminate  fluctuations in the prices
of  portfolio  securities  or prevent  losses if the  prices of such  securities
decline.  Furthermore,  such hedging  transactions  preclude the opportunity for
gain if the value of the hedged currency should rise. No predictions can be made
with respect to whether the total of such  transactions  will result in a better
or worse  position  than had the Fund not entered  into any  forward  contracts.
Forward contracts may, from time to time, be considered illiquid,  in which case
they  would be  subject  to the  Fund's  limitation  on  investing  in  illiquid
securities,  discussed  above.  For  additional  information  regarding  forward
contracts, see "Investment Policies" in the Statement of Additional Information.

      High-Risk, High-Yield Debt Securities. Although IFG limits the Fund's debt
security investments to securities it believes are not highly speculative,  both
credit  and  market  risks  are  increased  by the  Fund's  investments  in debt
securities  rated  below  the top  four  grades  by S&P or  Moody's  (high-risk,
high-yield  securities  commonly known as "junk bonds") and  comparable  unrated
debt  securities.  Lower rated bonds by Moody's  (categories  Ba, B, Caa) are of
poorer quality and may have speculative characteristics.  Bonds rated Caa may be
in default or there may be present  elements of danger with respect to principal
or interest.  Lower rated bonds by S&P  (categories  BB, B, CCC)  include  those
which are regarded, on balance, as predominantly speculative with respect to the
issuer's  capacity to pay interest and repay  principal in accordance with their
terms;  BB indicates the lowest degree of  speculation  and CCC a high degree of
speculation.  While such bonds will  likely  have some  quality  and  protective
characteristics,  these are  outweighed  by large  uncertainties  or major  risk
exposures to adverse conditions.

      Because  investment  in medium and lower rated  securities  involves  both
greater  credit  risk and market  risk,  achievement  of the  Fund's  investment
objectives may be more  dependent on IFG's credit  analysis than is the case for
funds investing in higher quality securities.  Moreover,  a significant economic
downturn  or major  increase  in  interest  rates may result in issuers of lower
rated securities  experiencing increased financial stress, which would adversely


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affect  their  ability to service  their  principal,  dividend and interest
obligations,  meet projected business goals, and obtain additional financing. In
this regard,  it should be noted that while the market for high yield  corporate
bonds has been in existence for many years and from time to time has experienced
economic  downturns  in recent  years,  this market has  involved a  significant
increase  in the use of high yield  corporate  debt  securities  to fund  highly
leveraged corporate  acquisitions and  restructurings.  Past experience may not,
therefore,  provide an accurate  indication  of future  performance  of the high
yield  bond  market,   particularly   during  periods  of  economic   recession.
Furthermore,  expenses  incurred  to  recover  an  investment  by the  Fund in a
defaulted  security may  adversely  affect the Fund's net asset value.  Finally,
while IFG attempts to limit purchases of medium- and  lower-rated  securities to
securities having an established secondary market, the secondary market for such
securities may be less liquid than the market for higher quality securities. The
reduced  liquidity of the  secondary  market for such  securities  may adversely
affect  the  market  price of, and  ability  of,  the Fund to value,  particular
securities  at certain  times,  thereby  making it  difficult  to make  specific
valuation determinations.

      While IFG  continuously  monitors all of the debt  securities  held by the
Fund for the issuers' ability to make required  principal and interest  payments
and other quality factors,  the Fund may retain in the portfolio a debt security
whose rating is changed to one below the minimum  rating  required for purchase.
For a detailed  description of corporate debt ratings,  refer to the Appendix to
this  Prospectus.  More  information  on debt  securities  is  contained  in the
Statement of Additional Information.

      The following  table shows the  composition  of the Fund's  investments in
corporate  (and  municipal)  bonds by rating  category for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997. All of these percentages were determined on a dollar-weighted
basis,  calculated by averaging the Fund's month-end  portfolio  holdings during
the fiscal year.  These figures do not represent  actual holdings of the Fund as
of December  31, 1997,  nor do they imply that the overall  quality of portfolio
holdings is fixed.

Rating Category               Percentage of Total Assets
- ---------------               --------------------------
AAA                                        0.08%
AA                                         0.33%
A                                          1.68%
BBB                                        4.02%
BB                                         2.19%
B                                          1.56%
CCC                                        0.00%
Unrated                                    0.04%

      Futures and Options.  A futures  contract is an agreement to buy or sell a
specific amount of a financial  instrument or commodity at a particular price on
a particular  date.  The Fund will use futures  contracts  only to hedge against
price changes in the value of its current or intended investments in securities.
In the event that an anticipated  decrease in the value of portfolio  securities
occurs as a result of a general decrease in prices,  the adverse effects of such
changes  may be  offset,  at  least in  part,  by  gains on the sale of  futures
contracts.  Conversely,  the  increased  cost  of  portfolio  securities  to  be
acquired,  caused by a general  increase in prices,  may be offset,  at least in
part, by gains on futures contracts purchased by the Fund.


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Brokerage fees are paid to trade futures contracts,  and the Fund is required to
maintain margin deposits.

      Put and call options on futures  contracts or securities  may be traded by
the  Fund in  order to  protect  against  declines  in the  value  of  portfolio
securities or against  increases in the cost of  securities to be acquired.  The
purchaser  of an  option  purchases  the right to  effect a  transaction  in the
underlying future or security at a specified price (the "strike price") before a
specified date (the "expiration date"). In exchange for the right, the purchaser
pays a "premium" to the seller,  which  represents the price of the right to buy
or to sell the underlying instrument. In exchange for the premium, the seller of
the option becomes obligated to effect a transaction in the underlying future or
security,  at the strike price, at any time prior to the expiration date, should
the buyer  choose to exercise  the option.  A call  option  contract  grants the
purchaser  the right to buy the  underlying  future or  security,  at the strike
price,  before the expiration  date. A put option  contract grants the purchaser
the right to sell the underlying future or security, at the strike price, before
the expiration date.  Purchases of options on futures contracts may present less
dollar risk in hedging the Fund's  portfolio  than the  purchase and sale of the
underlying futures contracts,  since the potential loss is limited to the amount
of the premium plus related  transaction  costs. The premium paid for such a put
or call  option plus any  transaction  costs will  reduce the  benefit,  if any,
realized by the Fund upon exercise or liquidation of the option, and, unless the
price of the underlying futures contract or security changes  sufficiently,  the
option may expire without value to the Fund.

      Although the Fund will enter into futures contracts and options on futures
contracts and securities  solely for hedging or other  nonspeculative  purposes,
their use does involve certain risks. For example, a lack of correlation between
the value of an  instrument  underlying  an option or futures  contract  and the
assets being hedged,  or  unexpected  adverse  price  movements,  could render a
Fund's hedging strategy  unsuccessful  and could result in losses.  In addition,
there can be no  assurance  that a liquid  secondary  market  will exist for any
contract  purchased or sold, and the Fund may be required to maintain a position
until  exercise or  expiration,  which could result in losses.  Transactions  in
futures  contracts and options are subject to other risks as well, which are set
forth in greater detail in the Statement of Additional  Information and Appendix
A therein.

      The Fund may buy and sell interest rate futures contracts relating to U.S.
government  securities  for the purpose of hedging  the value of its  securities
portfolio.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

      The Fund is subject  to certain  fundamental  restrictions  regarding  its
investments  which  may  not be  altered  without  the  approval  of the  Fund's
shareholders. Those restrictions include, among others, limitations with respect
to the percentages of the value of the Fund's total assets which may be invested
in any one  company or in any one  industry.  A list of the  Fund's  fundamental
investment  restrictions  and a list of additional,  non-fundamental  investment
restrictions  of the  Fund  (which  can be  changed  by the  Company's  board of
directors  without  shareholder  approval)  are  contained  in the  Statement of
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MANAGEMENT

      Pursuant to an agreement  with the  Company,  IFG,  7800 E. Union  Avenue,
Denver,  Colorado,  serves as the Fund's  investment  adviser.  IFG is primarily
responsible  for  providing  the  Fund  with  investment   management,   various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  IFG
is responsible  for selecting and managing the  investments  of the Fund.  These
services are subject to review by the Company's board of directors.

      Under a  Distribution  Agreement  effective  September  30, 1997,  INVESCO
Distributors,  Inc. ("IDI") provides  services  relating to the distribution and
sales  of  the  Fund's  shares.  IDI,  established  in  1997,  is  a  registered
broker-dealer  that acts as  distributor  for all retail  funds  advised by IFG.
Prior to September 30, 1997, IFG served as the Fund's distributor.

      IFG and IDI are  indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiaries  of AMVESCAP  PLC, a
publicly-traded  holding company that, through its subsidiaries,  engages in the
business of investment  management on an international  basis.  AMVESCAP PLC has
approximately $192.2 billion in assets under management.  IFG was established in
1932 and, as of December 31,  1997,  managed 14 mutual  funds  consisting  of 47
separate  portfolios,  with combined  assets of  approximately  $16.7 billion on
behalf of 848,106 shareholders.

      The following persons serve as portfolio managers of the Fund:

      Charles  P. Mayer -  Co-portfolio  manager  of the Fund  since  1994;  co-
portfolio  manager  of the  INVESCO  Industrial  Income  Fund  since  1993;  co-
portfolio  manager of the  INVESCO  Balanced  Fund since 1996;  director  (since
1997),  portfolio  manager (since 1993),  senior vice president (since 1994) and
vice  president  (1993 to 1994) of INVESCO  Trust;  director  of IFG since 1997;
formerly (1984 to 1993),  portfolio  manager with  Westinghouse  Pension;  began
investment career in 1969; B.A., St.
Peter's College; M.B.A., St. John's University.

      Donovan J.  (Jerry)  Paul -  Co-portfolio  manager of the Fund since 1994;
co-portfolio  manager of the INVESCO  Industrial Income Fund since 1994, INVESCO
Balanced Fund since 1996 and INVESCO Short-Term Bond Fund since 1996;  portfolio
manager of the INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio since 1994, INVESCO High Yield
Fund since 1994 and INVESCO Select Income Fund since 1994; portfolio manager and
senior  vice  president  of INVESCO  Trust  since  1994;  formerly,  senior vice
president  and director of fixed income  research  (1989 to 1992) and  portfolio
manager (1987 to 1992) with Stein,  Roe & Farnham Inc.;  and president  (1993 to
1994) of Quixote Investment  Management,  Inc.; began investment career in 1976;
B.B.A.  University  of Iowa;  M.B.A.  University  of  Northern  Iowa;  Chartered
Financial Analyst; Certified Public Accountant.

      The Fund pays IFG a monthly  advisory fee which is based upon a percentage
of the Fund's average net assets, determined daily. The advisory fee is computed
at the annual  following  rates:  0.75% on the first $500  million of the Fund's
average net  assets;  0.65% on the next $500  million of the Fund's  average net
assets; and 0.55% on the Fund's average net assets in excess of $1 billion.  For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, the investment advisory fee paid by the
Fund was 0.75% of the Fund's average net assets.

      The Company also has entered  into an  Administrative  Services  Agreement
with IFG dated February 28, 1997 (the "Administrative  Agreement").  Pursuant to


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the  Administrative   Agreement,   IFG  performs  certain   administrative,
recordkeeping and internal  accounting  services,  including without limitation,
maintaining  general ledger and capital stock accounts,  preparing a daily trial
balance,  calculating net asset value daily,  providing  selected general ledger
reports and providing  certain  sub-accounting  and  recordkeeping  services for
shareholder accounts.  For such services,  the Company pays IFG a fee consisting
of a base fee of $10,000 per year for each Fund, plus an additional  incremental
fee  computed at the annual rate of 0.015% per year of the average net assets of
each Fund.  IFG also is paid a fee by the Company for providing  transfer  agent
services. See "Additional Information."

      The Fund's expenses,  which are accrued daily, are generally deducted from
its total income before dividends are paid. Total expenses of the Fund (prior to
expense  offset  arrangements)  for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  1997,
including investment advisory fees (but excluding brokerage  commissions,  which
are a cost of acquiring securities), amounted to 0.91% of the Fund's average net
assets.  Certain Fund  expenses are  absorbed  voluntarily  by IFG pursuant to a
commitment  to the Company to limit the Fund's  annual  expenses to no more than
0.90% of the Fund's average net assets. This commitment may be changed following
consultation with the Company's board of directors.  If such a voluntary expense
limit were not in effect, the total operating  expenses,  as a percentage of the
Fund's  average net assets for the fiscal year ended  December 31,  1997,  would
have been 0.97%.

      IFG permits investment and other personnel to purchase and sell securities
for their own  accounts,  subject  to a  compliance  policy  governing  personal
investing.  This policy  requires  IFG's  personnel  to conduct  their  personal
investment  activities in a manner that IFG believes is not  detrimental  to the
Fund or IFG's other  advisory  clients.  See  "Management"  in the  Statement of
Additional Information for more detailed information.

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS

      Investors may not purchase or redeem shares of the Fund directly, but only
through variable annuity and variable life insurance  contracts  offered through
the separate  accounts of Participating  Insurance  Companies.  A contract owner
should refer to the applicable  Separate  Account  Prospectus for information on
how to purchase or surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract
values,  allocate  contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations
among investment  alternatives,  including the Fund. Shares of the Fund are sold
on a continuous basis to separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies
by IDI, as the Fund's  Distributor.  No sales charge is imposed upon the sale of
shares of the Fund.  Sales  charges for the  variable  annuity or variable  life
insurance contracts are described in the Separate Account Prospectuses.  IDI may
from time to time make  payments  from its revenues to  Participating  Insurance
Companies,   broker  dealers  and  other  financial  institutions  that  provide
administrative services for the Fund.

      The  Participating  Insurance  Companies  place orders for their  separate
accounts to purchase and redeem shares of the Fund based on, among other things,
the amount of  premium  payments  to be  invested  and  transfer  and  surrender
requests to be effected on that day  pursuant to variable  annuity and  variable
life insurance contracts. Fund shares are purchased or redeemed at the net asset
value per share next computed after receipt of a purchase or redemption order in
good form.  Payment  for  redemptions  ordinarily  will be made on behalf of the



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Company and the Fund by the  Company's  transfer  agent  within  seven days
after the  redemption  request is  received.  However,  payment may be postponed
under unusual circumstances,  such as when normal trading is not taking place on
the New York Stock  Exchange or an  emergency as defined by the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission exists.

      Net asset value per share is computed  for the Fund once each day that the
New York Stock  Exchange  is open,  as of the close of  regular  trading on that
Exchange  (generally 4:00 p.m. New York time), and also may be computed on other
days  under  certain  circumstances.  Net asset  value per share for the Fund is
calculated by dividing the market value of the Fund's  securities plus the value
of  its  other  assets  (including   dividends  and  interest  accrued  but  not
collected),  less all liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the number of
outstanding  shares of the Fund. If market quotations are not readily available,
a security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the board
of directors.  Debt securities  with remaining  maturities of 60 days or less at
the  time  of  purchase  will  be  valued  at  amortized  cost,  absent  unusual
circumstances,  so long as the Company's  board of directors  believes that such
value represents fair value.

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

      Taxes.  The Fund  intends to  distribute  to  shareholders  all of its net
investment  income,  net  capital  gains and net  gains  from  foreign  currency
transactions, if any. Distribution of substantially all net investment income to
the separate  accounts of the Participating  Insurance  Companies which hold its
shares  allows the Fund to  maintain  its tax status as a  regulated  investment
company.

      As a regulated  investment company, the Fund generally will not be subject
to tax on its ordinary income and net realized  capital gains.  Distributions of
income and the excess of net short-term  capital gain over net long-term capital
loss will be treated as ordinary income and  distributions  of the excess of net
long-term  capital  gain over net  short-term  capital  loss will be  treated as
long-term capital gain by the Participating  Insurance Companies.  Participating
Insurance  Companies  should consult their own tax advisers  concerning  whether
such  distributions  are subject to federal  income tax if they are  retained as
part of contract reserves.

      The Fund intends to comply with the  diversification  requirements of Code
Section  817(h).  By  meeting  this and other  requirements,  the  Participating
Insurance Companies, rather than the owners of variable annuity or variable life
insurance  contracts,  should be subject to tax on  distributions  received with
respect to Fund shares.  For further  information  concerning federal income tax
consequences  for the owners of  variable  annuity or  variable  life  insurance
contracts,  a  contract  owner  should  consult  his  or  her  Separate  Account
Prospectus.

      Dividends  and  Other  Distributions.  The  Fund  earns  ordinary  or  net
investment  income in the form of  dividends  and  interest on its  investments.
Dividends  paid by the Fund will be based solely on the income earned by it. The
Fund's  policy is to  distribute  substantially  all of this  income,  less Fund
expenses,  to  shareholders  on an annual basis, at the discretion of the Fund's
board of directors.  Dividends are automatically reinvested in additional shares
of the Fund,  unless cash  distributions  are  requested on behalf of a separate
account, at the net asset value on the ex-dividend date.



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      In  addition,  the Fund  realizes  capital  gains and losses when it sells
securities  for more or less than it paid.  If total gains on sales exceed total
losses  (including  losses carried forward from previous years),  the Fund has a
net realized  capital gain. Net realized  capital gains,  if any,  together with
gains, if any,  realized on foreign  currency  transactions,  are distributed to
shareholders at least annually,  usually in December. Capital gain distributions
are  automatically  reinvested  in  additional  shares of the Fund,  unless cash
distributions  are requested on behalf of a separate  account,  at the net asset
value on the ex-distribution date.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

      From time to time, the Fund's total return and/or yield may be included in
advertisements,  sales  literature,  shareholder  reports  or  Separate  Account
Prospectuses.  The Fund's total return and yield include the effect of deducting
the Fund's expenses,  but do not include charges and expenses  attributable to a
particular variable annuity or variable life insurance contract.  Because shares
of the Fund can be purchased  only through a variable  annuity or variable  life
insurance  contract,  the Fund's  total return and yield data should be reviewed
along with the  description  of contract  charges and expenses  contained in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectus.  Total return or yield for the Fund must
always be accompanied  by, and reviewed with,  comparable  total return or yield
data for an associated  variable  annuity separate  account,  or data that would
permit  evaluation  of the  magnitude  of variable  life  insurance  charges and
expenses not  reflected  in the Fund's total return or yield.  Fund total return
and yield  figures are based upon  historical  results  and are not  intended to
indicate future performance.

      The "total return" of the Fund refers to the average annual rate of return
of an  investment  in the Fund.  This  figure is  computed  by  calculating  the
percentage change in value of an investment of $1,000,  assuming reinvestment of
all income dividends and capital gain  distributions,  to the end of a specified
period.  "Total  return"  quotations  reflect  the  performance  of the Fund and
include the effect of capital changes.

      The total  return  performance  for the Fund for the fiscal year  ended
December 31, 1997, was 28.17%.

      The yield of the Fund is  calculated  by utilizing  the Fund's  calculated
income,  expenses and average  outstanding  shares for the most recent 30-day or
one-month  period,  dividing it by the month end net asset value and annualizing
the resulting number.

      In conjunction  with  performance  reports and/or  analyses of shareholder
service  concerning the Fund,  comparisons of the Fund's performance for a given
period to the performance of recognized indices for the same period may be made.
Such indices  include ones  provided by Dow Jones & Company,  Standard & Poor's,
Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.,  Lehman Brothers,  National  Association of
Securities Dealers,  Inc., Frank Russell Company,  Value Line Investment Survey,
the American Stock  Exchange,  Morgan Stanley  Capital  International,  Wilshire
Associates, the Financial Times-Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the
Nikkei Stock  Average and the Deutcher  Aktienindex,  all of which are unmanaged
market  indicators.  Such  comparisons can be a useful measure of the quality of
the Fund's investment performance.  However,  because Fund performance data does



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not reflect separate account and contract charges, Fund performance data is
not an appropriate  measure of the performance of a contract owner's  investment
in the variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.

      In addition,  rankings, ratings, and comparisons of investment performance
and/or   assessments  of  the  quality  of  shareholder   service  appearing  in
publications such as Money,  Forbes,  Kiplinger's  Personal  Finance,  Financial
World,  Morningstar,  and similar sources which utilize information compiled (i)
internally;  (ii) by  Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.;  or  (iii)  by  other
recognized  analytical  services,  may be used in sales  literature.  The Lipper
Analytical  Services,  Inc.  rankings and comparisons,  which may be used by the
Fund in  performance  reports,  will be drawn  from the  "Equity  Income  Funds"
variable  insurance  product  grouping.  In  addition,  the  broad-based  Lipper
variable  insurance  product groupings may be used for comparison to the Fund. A
more complete  list of  publications  that may be quoted in sales  literature is
contained  under  the  caption  "Performance"  in the  Statement  of  Additional
Information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

      Voting Rights.  The Participating  Insurance  Companies and their separate
accounts,  rather than individual  contract owners,  are the shareholders of the
Fund. However, each Participating Insurance Company will vote shares held by its
separate accounts as required by law and interpretations  thereof, as amended or
changed from time to time.  In accordance  with current law and  interpretations
thereof,  a  Participating  Insurance  Company is  required  to  request  voting
instructions  from its contract owners and must vote Fund shares held by each of
its  separate  accounts  in  proportion  to the  voting  instructions  received.
Additional  information about voting procedures  (including a discussion,  where
applicable,  of circumstances under which some Participating Insurance Companies
may vote Fund shares held by variable life  insurance  separate  accounts  other
than in  accordance  with  contract  owner  instructions)  is  contained  in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectuses.

      All shares of the Fund have equal voting  rights.  When  shareholders  are
entitled  to vote upon a matter,  each  shareholder  is entitled to one vote for
each share owned and a corresponding  fractional vote for each fractional  share
owned.  Voting  with  respect  to  certain  matters,  such  as  ratification  of
independent  accountants and the election of directors,  will be by all Funds of
the Company voting together.  In other cases,  such as voting upon an investment
advisory contract, voting is on a Fund-by-Fund basis. To the extent permitted by
law,  when not all  Funds  are  affected  by a matter  to be  voted  upon,  only
shareholders  of the Fund or Funds  affected  by the matter  will be entitled to
vote thereon.  The Company is not generally required and does not expect to hold
regular annual meetings of  shareholders.  However,  the board of directors will
call special meetings of shareholders for the purpose,  among other reasons,  of
voting upon the question of removal of a director or directors when requested to
do so in writing by the holders of 10% or more of the outstanding  shares of the
Company or as may be required by  applicable  law or the  Company's  Articles of
Incorporation.  The Company will assist shareholders in communicating with other
shareholders as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Directors may be
removed by action of the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding shares
of the Company.


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     Shareholder Inquiries.  Inquiries regarding the Fund may be directed to the
Company at the telephone  number or mailing  address set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus or to a Participating Insurance Company.

      Transfer and Disbursing Agent. IFG acts as registrar,  transfer agent, and
dividend  disbursing  agent  for  the  Company  pursuant  to a  Transfer  Agency
Agreement that provides for an annual fee of $5,000 per Fund.

      Master/Feeder  Option.  The  Company may in the future seek to achieve the
Fund's  investment  objective by investing  all of the Fund's  assets in another
investment  company having the same investment  objective and  substantially the
same investment policies and restrictions as those applicable to the Fund. It is
expected  that  any  such  investment   company  would  be  managed  by  IFG  in
substantially  the same manner as the Fund. If permitted by applicable  laws and
policies then in effect,  any such investment may be made in the sole discretion
of the  Company's  board of  directors  without  further  approval of the Fund's
shareholders.  However,  Fund  shareholders will be given at least 30 days prior
notice  of any  such  investment.  Such  investment  would  be made  only if the
Company's  board of directors  determines it to be in the best  interests of the
Fund  and its  shareholders.  In  making  that  determination,  the  board  will
consider,   among  other  things,  the  benefits  to  shareholders   and/or  the
opportunity to reduce costs and achieve operational  efficiencies.  No assurance
is given that costs will be materially reduced if this option is implemented.

NO  PERSON  HAS  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  TO  GIVE  ANY  INFORMATION  OR  TO  MAKE  ANY
REPRESENTATIONS  NOT  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  PROSPECTUS,  OR IN THE  STATEMENT  OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE
OFFERING MADE BY THIS  PROSPECTUS  AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE,  SUCH  INFORMATION  OR
REPRESENTATIONS  MUST  NOT BE  RELIED  UPON AS  HAVING  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  BY THE
COMPANY.  THIS  PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING BY THE COMPANY IN ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.


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                                                                      APPENDIX
BOND RATINGS

      The  following  is  a  description   of  S&P's  and  Moody's  bond  rating
categories:

S&P's Corporate Bond Ratings

      AAA - This is the highest  rating  assigned by Standard & Poor's to a debt
obligation  and  indicates an extremely  strong  capacity to pay  principal  and
interest.

      AA - Bonds  rated  AA  also  qualify  as  high-quality  debt  obligations.
Capacity to pay  principal  and interest is very strong,  and in the majority of
instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree.

      A - Bonds rated A have a strong  capacity to pay  principal  and interest,
although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.

      BBB - Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capability to pay
principal  and  interest.  Whereas they  normally  exhibit  adequate  protection
parameters,  adverse  economic  conditions  or changing  circumstances  are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in
this category than for bonds in higher rated categories.

      BB - Bonds  rated BB have less  near-term  vulnerability  to default  than
other  speculative  issues.  However,  they face major ongoing  uncertainties or
exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead
to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.

      B - Bonds rated B have a greater  vulnerability  to default but  currently
have the capacity to meet interest  payments and principal  repayments.  Adverse
business,  financial,  or economic  conditions  will likely  impair  capacity or
willingness to pay interest and repay principal.

      CCC - Bonds  rated  CCC have a  currently  identifiable  vulnerability  to
default and are  dependent  upon  favorable  business,  financial,  and economic
conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the
event of adverse  business,  financial,  or  economic  conditions,  they are not
likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal.




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Moody's Corporate Bond Ratings

      Aaa - Bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the
smallest   degree  of  investment   risk  and  are  generally   referred  to  as
"gilt-edged."  Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally
stable margin, and principal is secure.  While the various  protective  elements
are likely to change,  such changes as can be  visualized  are most  unlikely to
impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

      Aa - Bonds  rated Aa are judged to be of high  quality  by all  standards.
Together with the Aaa group,  they  comprise  what are  generally  known as high
grade  bonds.  They are rated  lower  than the best  bonds  because  margins  of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective
elements  may be of greater  amplitude  or there may be other  elements  present
which make the long term risk appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

      A - Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment attributes, and are to
be  considered as upper medium grade  obligations.  Factors  giving  security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

      Baa - Bonds rated Baa are  considered as medium grade  obligations,  i.e.,
they are neither  highly  protected nor poorly  secured.  Interest  payments and
principal  security  appear  adequate  for the present  but  certain  protective
elements may be lacking or may be  characteristically  unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding  investment  characteristics  and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.

      Ba - Bonds rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements.  Their future
cannot be  considered  as well  assured.  Often the  protection  of interest and
principal  payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during
both good and bad times over the future.  Uncertainty of position  characterizes
bonds in this class.

      B -  Bonds  rated  B  generally  lack  characteristics  of  the  desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or maintenance of other
terms of the contract over any longer period of time may be small.

      Caa - Bonds rated Caa are of poor standing.  Such issues may be in default
or there may be  present  elements  of  danger  with  respect  to  principal  or
interest.


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                                                                  Prospectus
                                                                 May 1, 1998


                        INVESCO VARIABLE
                        INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.

                        INVESCO VIF - Industrial Income  Portfolio


INVESCO FUNDS

INVESCO Distributors, Inc.(sm)
Distributor
Post Office Box 173706
Denver, Colorado 80217-3706

1-800-525-8085
PAL(R): 1-800-424-8085.
http://www.invesco.com

In Denver, visit one of our
convenient Investor Centers:
Cherry Creek
155-B Fillmore Street
Denver Tech Center,
7800 East Union Avenue,
Lobby Level

In addition, all documents
filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission  can  be  located
on a web  site  maintained
by the  Commission  at
http://www.sec.gov.



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Prospectus
^ May 1, 1998

                       INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
                          INVESCO VIF - REALTY ^ PORTFOLIO
    

      INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  a Maryland
corporation,  is an open-end management investment company that offers shares of
common stock of ten diversified  investment portfolios (the "Funds"),  including
the INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio (the "Realty Fund" or "Fund").  The Company's
shares are not offered directly to the public,  but are sold exclusively to life
insurance companies  ("Participating  Insurance  Companies") as a pooled funding
vehicle for variable  annuity and variable life  insurance  contracts  issued by
separate  accounts  of  Participating  Insurance  Companies.  If other Funds are
available  under a Participating  Insurance  Company's  contracts,  a prospectus
describing them will be available from the Participating Insurance Company.

      The Realty Fund seeks to provide long-term  capital growth.  Above-average
current income is an additional  consideration  in selecting  securities for the
Fund's  investment  portfolio.  The Realty Fund normally invests at least 65% of
its total assets in publicly-traded  stocks of companies  principally engaged in
the  real  estate   industry.   The  remaining  assets  are  invested  in  other
income-producing securities such as corporate bonds.

   
      This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information about the Fund that a
prospective  purchaser should know before  purchasing a variable contract from a
Participating  Insurance  Company or allocating  contract  values to the Fund ^.
Please  read this  Prospectus  and  retain it for future  reference.  Additional
information  about the Fund has been  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission and is available upon request by writing INVESCO Distributors,  Inc.,
Post Office Box 173706, Denver, Colorado 80217-3706,  by calling 1-800-525-8085,
or by contacting a Participating Insurance Company and requesting the "Statement
of Additional  Information for INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc." (the
"Statement of Additional Information").  The Statement of Additional Information
dated ^ May 1, 1998, is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.
    




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THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL  OFFENSE.  THE SHARES OF THE ^ FUND ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF,
OR  GUARANTEED  OR ENDORSED  BY, ANY BANK OR OTHER  FINANCIAL  INSTITUTION.  THE
SHARES OF THE ^ FUND ARE NOT FEDERALLY  INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.
    


                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SUMMARY....................................................................112

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES..........................................113

RISK FACTORS...............................................................115

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS....................................................122

MANAGEMENT.................................................................122

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS..................................................124

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS....................................124

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION....................................................125

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.....................................................126

APPENDIX...................................................................129



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SUMMARY

   
      The Company is a registered,  open-end management  investment company that
was  organized as a Maryland  corporation  on August 19, 1993,  and is currently
comprised of ten diversified investment portfolios ("Funds"),  the INVESCO VIF -
Dynamics Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Health
Sciences  Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF -
Industrial Income Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF
- - Small Company Growth Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF -^ Technology Portfolio,  the
INVESCO  VIF -  Total  Return  ^  Portfolio  and  the  INVESCO  VIF -  Utilities
Portfolio.  This  Prospectus  relates  to  shares  of the  INVESCO  VIF - Realty
Portfolio  only.  Additional  portfolios  may be created from time to time.  The
overall supervision of each Fund is the responsibility of the Company's board of
directors.

      The  Company is  intended to be a funding  vehicle  for  variable  annuity
contracts  and  variable  life  insurance  contracts  to be offered by  separate
accounts  of  certain  life  insurance   companies   ("Participating   Insurance
Companies").  Fund shares are not available for purchase  other than through the
purchase of such  contracts.  The variable  annuity and variable life  insurance
contracts are described in separate prospectuses of the Participating  Insurance
Companies  (the  "Separate  Account  Prospectuses").   The  Company  assumes  no
responsibility  for the Separate Account  Prospectuses.  A contract owner should
refer to the Separate Account Prospectuses for information on how to purchase or
surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract  values,  allocate
contract values to ^ the ^ Fund, or change existing allocations among investment
alternatives, including the Fund.

      The Fund seeks long-term capital growth. ^ Above-average current income is
an additional  consideration in selecting  securities for the Fund's  investment
portfolio.  The Fund normally invests 65% of its total assets in publicly-traded
stocks  of  companies  principally  engaged  in the real  estate  industry.  The
remaining  assets are  invested  in other  income-producing  securities  such as
mortgage-backed  securities  and  corporate  bonds.  There  is,  of  course,  no
guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
    

      The Fund  focuses on equity  securities  of  companies  in the real estate
industry.  As such,  in  addition to the normal  market  risks  associated  with
investments  in  securities  generally,  the Fund is  particularly  sensitive to
conditions in the real estate industry.  Real estate is a cyclical industry that
is  sensitive  to,  among other  things,  interest  rates,  property  tax rates,
national,  regional and local economic conditions and availability of materials.
The Fund's  investments in debt securities are subject to credit risk and market
risk,  both of which are increased by investing in lower rated  securities.  The
returns on  foreign  investments  may be  influenced  by the risks of  investing
overseas.  Rapid portfolio  turnover may result in higher brokerage  commissions
and the  acceleration  of  taxable  capital  gains.  These and  other  risks are
discussed below under the caption "Risk Factors."

   
     INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.  ("IFG"),  the ^ Funds'  investment  adviser,  is
primarily  responsible  for  providing  the Company with various  administrative
services  and  supervising  the  Company's  daily  business  affairs.  Portfolio
management is provided to the Fund by its sub-adviser  (referred to collectively
with IFG as "Fund Management"). INVESCO Realty Advisors, Inc. ("IRAI") serves as

    


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sub-adviser  to the  Fund.  The  Fund  pays  IFG an  advisory  fee  for the
management of its investments and business affairs.  INVESCO Distributors,  Inc.
("IDI") is  responsible  for  providing  the Company  with  services  related to
distribution.  A discussion of these fees and additional  information about IFG,
IRAI and IDI is provided below under the caption "Management."

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES

      The Fund seeks to provide  long-term  capital  growth and  current  income
while  following  sound  investment  practices.  This  investment  objective  is
fundamental  and may be changed  only by vote of a majority  of the  outstanding
shares  of the  Fund.  There is no  assurance  that any Fund  will  achieve  its
investment  objective.  Any investment  policy of the Fund may be changed by the
Company's board of directors without  shareholder  approval unless the policy is
one required by the Fund's fundamental investment  restrictions set forth in the
Statement of Additional Information.

      The Fund  normally  invests  at least  65% of its  total  assets in equity
securities  of  companies  principally  engaged in the real estate  industry.  A
company is "principally engaged" in that industry if at least 50% of its assets,
gross income or net profits are  attributable  to the  ownership,  construction,
management or sale of residential,  commercial or industrial  real estate.  Such
companies may include,  for example,  real estate  investment  trusts ("REITs"),
real estate  brokers,  home builders or real estate  developers,  companies with
substantial   real  estate  holdings  (such  as  paper  and  lumber   producers,
agricultural  businesses and lodging and entertainment  companies) and companies
with  significant  involvement  in the real  estate  industry,  such as building
supply companies and financial institutions that write real estate mortgages. In
addition to common stocks,  "equity  securities" may include  preferred  stocks,
securities convertible into common stock and warrants.

      The  Fund's  investments  in equity  securities  are  diversified  by both
property type and geographic region. Under normal circumstances, no one property
type will  represent  more than 50% of the Fund's total  assets.  The  remaining
assets of the Fund are invested in debt  securities,  including  mortgage-backed
securities  and debt or equity  securities of companies  which may or may not be
principally engaged in the real estate industry,  including non-investment grade
and unrated debt  securities.  The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets
in foreign securities.

      The Fund may invest up to 15% of its total assets in debt  securities that
are rated below  investment  grade  quality  (commonly  called "junk bonds") and
rated BB or lower by Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies,
Inc. ("S&P") or Ba or lower by Moody's Investors Service,  Inc.  ("Moody's") or,
if unrated,  are judged by Fund Management to be of equivalent  quality).  These
include  issues  which  are of  poorer  quality  and may have  some  speculative
characteristics,  according  to the  ratings  services.  Investments  in unrated
securities  may not exceed  25% of the Fund's  total  assets.  Never,  under any
circumstances,  is the Fund permitted to purchase bonds which are rated below B-
by S&P and B by Moody's. Bonds rated B- or B generally lack characteristics of a
desirable  investment  and are deemed  speculative  with respect to the issuer's
capacity to pay interest and repay  principal over a long period of time.  While
Fund Management  continuously  monitors all of the corporate bonds in the Fund's


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investment  portfolio for the issuer's  ability to make required  principal
and interest  payments  and other  quality  factors,  it may retain a bond whose
rating is changed to one below the minimum  rating  required for purchase of the
security.

   
      ^  When  Fund  Management  believes  market  or  economic  conditions  are
unfavorable,  the Fund may assume a defensive position by temporarily  investing
up to 100% of its total assets in high quality money market instruments, such as
short-term  U.S.   government   obligations,   commercial  paper  or  repurchase
agreements, high quality corporate bonds or notes, or by holding cash.

      Because  prices  of  stocks  fluctuate  from day to day,  the  value of an
investment  in ^ the ^  Fund  will  vary  based  upon  the ^  Fund's  investment
performance.  The Fund's performance is tied closely to conditions affecting the
real estate  industry,  which has  historically  been cyclical.  The real estate
industry  is  highly   sensitive  to  national,   regional  and  local  economic
conditions,  in addition to such factors as interest rates,  changes in property
taxes and real estate values,  overbuilding,  and changes in rental income.  The
structure,  management  and cash flow of many of the  companies  in the industry
also may heavily impact their performance.  Although the Fund does not intend to
invest  directly in private real estate assets,  it  conceivably  could own real
estate  directly as a result of default on debt  securities that it holds in its
portfolio.  Therefore,  the Fund may be subject to certain risks associated with
the direct ownership of real estate,  including,  among others,  difficulties in
valuing and trading real estate and declines in the value of real estate.
    




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RISK FACTORS

   
      Contract owners should  consider the special  factors  associated with the
policies  discussed  below in  determining  the  appropriateness  of  allocating
contract values to ^ the ^ Fund. See the Statement of Additional Information for
a discussion of additional risk factors.
    

      Potential  Conflicts.  The Company has received an exemptive  order of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  that  permits  the sale of Fund shares to
variable annuity separate accounts and variable life insurance separate accounts
of affiliated and unaffiliated  Participating  Insurance Companies.  The Company
currently does not foresee any  disadvantages  to the owners of variable annuity
or variable life insurance contracts arising from the fact that the interests of
those owners may differ.  Nevertheless,  the Company's  board of directors  will
monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable  conflicts which
may possibly arise due to  differences of tax treatment or other  considerations
and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response thereto.

      Credit and Market Risks. All securities,  including those purchased by the
Fund,  are subject to some degree of credit  risk and market  risk.  Credit risk
refers to the ability of an issuer of a debt  security to pay its  principal and
interest,  and to the earnings  stability and overall financial  soundness of an
issuer  of an  equity  security.  Market  risk  refers  to the  volatility  of a
security's  price in response to changes in conditions in securities  markets in
general and, particularly in the case of debt securities, changes in the overall
level of interest  rates.  An increase in interest rates will tend to reduce the
market values of debt securities,  whereas a decline in interest rates will tend
to increase their values.

      To limit  exposure to credit risks,  the Fund, as a matter of  fundamental
policy, will be diversified.  With respect to 75% of the Fund's total assets, no
more than 5% of the  purchasing  Fund's  total  assets  will be  invested in the
securities of any one issuer.  These percentage  limitations  apply  immediately
after a purchase or initial  investment.  Any subsequent  change in a percentage
resulting  from  fluctuations  in value  will  not  require  elimination  of any
security from the Fund. The credit risk exposure of the Fund may be increased by
its policy of concentrating investments in a specific business sector. See "Risk
Factors -- Concentration."

      Real  Estate  Investment  Trusts.  The  Fund  may  invest  in real  estate
investment  trusts ("REITs").  REITs are pooled investment  vehicles that invest
primarily  in  income-producing  real  estate or real  estate  related  loans or
interests.  REITs are generally  classified  as either equity or mortgage,  or a
combination  of the two.  An equity  REIT  invests  the  majority  of its assets
directly in real estate and  derives  most of its income from rents.  A mortgage
REIT  invests the  majority of its assets in real estate  mortgages  and derives
most of its income from interest payments.  In addition to the risks inherent in
any  investment in the real estate  industry,  investments in REITs have certain
unique  risks.  Equity  REITs can be  affected  by  changes  in the value of the
underlying property owned by them; mortgage REITs are affected by the quality of
the credit extended. REITs are not diversified,  and are subject to the risks of
real estate financing, including cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers.
REITs attempt to qualify for  beneficial  tax treatment by  distributing  95% of
their taxable income to their interest  holders.  If a REIT fails to qualify for


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such  beneficial  tax treatment,  it would be taxed as a  corporation,  and
distributions  to its  shareholders  (including  the Fund) would be reduced.  By
investing in REITs indirectly through the Fund, a Fund shareholder will bear not
only a  proportionate  share of the expenses of the Fund, but also,  indirectly,
similar  expenses  of the REIT.  For  taxable  shareholders,  a  portion  of the
dividends  paid by a REIT may be  considered  return  on  capital  and would not
currently  be  regarded  as  taxable  income.   Therefore,   depending  upon  an
individual's  tax bracket,  the dividend  yield may have a higher  tax-effective
yield.

      Mortgage-Backed   Securities.  The  Fund  may  invest  in  mortgage-backed
securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S.  government or federal agencies such
as Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"), Fannie Mae (formerly known
as the Federal  National  Mortgage  Association)  and Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation ("FHLMC"). Some of these securities, such as GNMA certificates,  are
backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.  Treasury while others,  such as
FHLMC certificates,  are not. Mortgage-backed  securities represent interests in
pools of mortgages  which have been  purchased  from loan  institutions  such as
banks and savings & loans,  and  packaged  for resale in the  secondary  market.
Interest and  principal are "passed  through" to the holders of the  securities.
The timely payment of interest and principal is guaranteed by a federal  agency,
but the market value of the security is not  guaranteed  and will vary. The Fund
also may invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by private,  non-government
issuers such as banks and  broker-dealers.  When interest rates drop,  many home
buyers choose to refinance their mortgages.  These resulting  prepayments of the
initial  mortgages  may shorten the average  weighted  lives of  mortgage-backed
securities  and may lower their  returns.  Prepayment  rates cannot be predicted
with any accuracy.  Under certain  interest rate and prepayment rate structures,
it is  possible  that  the  Fund  may fail to  recoup  the  full  amount  of its
investment  in  mortgage-backed  securities,  despite  any  direct  or  indirect
governmental  or agency  guarantee.  When the Fund  reinvests  amounts  received
representing unscheduled prepayments of principal, it likely will receive a rate
of  interest  that is  lower  than  the rate on  then-existing  adjustable  rate
mortgage pass-through securities.

   
      Collateralized  mortgage  obligations  ("CMOs")  may be issued  by,  among
others,  U.S.  government  agencies  and  instrumentalities.  CMOs are issued in
classes,  with the principal of, and interest on, the underlying mortgage assets
allocated  among the several  classes.  Each class is commonly  referred to as a
"tranche," and is issued at a specific or adjustable interest rate. Each tranche
must be fully  retired no later  than its final  distribution  date.  Generally,
interest is paid or accrued monthly.  CMOs typically are collateralized by GNMA,
Fannie  Mae or FHLMC  certificates.  They  also may be  collateralized  by other
mortgage  assets,   including  whole  loans  or  private  mortgage  pass-through
securities.  CMOs are paid from payments of principal and interest on collateral
of mortgaged assets and any reinvestment  income thereon.  Risks of investing in
CMOs, in addition to the general risks of investing in the real estate industry,
include  failure of the counter  party to meet its  commitments,  the effects of
prepayment on mortgage cash flows and adverse  interest rate changes.  Investing
in the lower  tranches of CMOs presents  risks similar to  investments in equity
securities. The yield of CMOs may be affected by adjustability of interest rates
and the  possibility  that  prepayments  of principal may be made  significantly
earlier  than the  final  distribution  dates.  These  practices  and  risks are
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      Portfolio Lending.  The Fund may make loans of its portfolio securities to
broker-dealers or other  institutional  investors under contracts requiring such
loans to be callable at any time and to be secured continuously by collateral in
cash,  cash  equivalents,  high  quality  short-term  government  securities  or
irrevocable  letters  of credit  maintained  on a current  basis at an amount at
least equal to the market value of the securities loaned.  This practice permits
the  Fund  to earn  income,  which,  in  turn,  can be  invested  in  additional
securities to pursue the Fund's investment objective.  The Fund will continue to
collect the  equivalent  of the interest or dividends  paid by the issuer on the
securities loaned and will also receive either interest  (through  investment of
cash collateral) or a fee (if the collateral is government securities). The Fund
may pay finder's and other fees in connection with its securities loans.

      Lending  securities  involves certain risks, the most significant of which
is the risk  that a  borrower  may fail to  return a  portfolio  security.  Fund
Management monitors the  creditworthiness of borrowers in order to minimize such
risks.  The Fund will not lend any  security  if, as a result of that loan,  the
aggregate  value of  securities  then on loan would exceed  331/3% of the Fund's
total assets (taken at market value).

      Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
respect  to  debt  instruments  eligible  for  investment  by  the  Fund.  These
agreements  are entered  into with member banks of the Federal  Reserve  System,
registered  broker-dealers,  and registered  government securities dealers which
are deemed  creditworthy by Fund Management  (subject to review by the Company's
board of directors). A repurchase agreement is a means of investing monies for a
short period.  In a repurchase  agreement,  the Fund acquires a debt  instrument
(generally a security  issued by the U.S.  government  or an agency  thereof,  a
banker's acceptance or a certificate of deposit) subject to resale to the seller
at an agreed upon price and date  (normally the next business day). If the other
party  defaults on its  obligation  to repurchase  the security,  the Fund could
incur costs or delays in seeking to sell the security.

      To minimize risks  associated with repurchase  agreements,  the securities
underlying  each  repurchase  agreement  will be  maintained  with the Company's
custodian  in an  amount  at  least  equal to the  repurchase  price  under  the
agreement  (including  accrued  interest),  and such agreements will be effected
only with parties that meet certain  creditworthiness  standards  established by
the  Company's  board of  directors.  The Fund will not enter into a  repurchase
agreement  maturing  in more than seven days if as a result more than 15% of the
Fund's net assets  would be invested  in such  repurchase  agreements  and other
illiquid securities.

      Portfolio  Turnover.  There are no fixed limitations  regarding  portfolio
turnover for the Fund.  Although the Fund does not trade for short-term profits,
securities  may be sold  without  regard  to the time they have been held in the
Fund when, in the opinion of Fund Management, market considerations warrant such
action.  Increased  portfolio  turnover  would  cause  a Fund to  incur  greater
brokerage  costs  than  would  otherwise  be the case.  The Fund  anticipates  a
portfolio  turnover  rate between 60% and 75%. A portfolio  turnover rate of 75%
would  occur if  three-quarters  of the Fund's  portfolio  securities  were sold
within one year.  The Company's  brokerage  allocation  policies,  including the
consideration  of sales of  Participating  Life  Insurance  Companies'  variable
annuity and variable life insurance  contracts when  selecting  among  qualified
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offering comparable best price and execution on Fund transactions, are discussed
in the Statement of Additional Information.

   
      Illiquid and Rule 144A  Securities.  The Fund is  authorized  to invest in
securities  that are illiquid  because they are subject to restrictions on their
resale  ("restricted  securities")  or because,  based upon their  nature or the
market for such securities,  they are not readily marketable.  However, the Fund
will not  purchase  any such  security if the  purchase  would cause the Fund to
invest  more  than 15% of its net  assets  in  illiquid  securities.  Repurchase
agreements  maturing  in more than seven days will be  considered  illiquid  for
purposes of this restriction. Investments in illiquid securities involve certain
risks to the extent  that a Fund may be unable to dispose of such a security  at
the time desired or at a  reasonable  price.  In addition,  in order to resell a
restricted  security,  ^ the Fund might have to bear the  expense  and incur the
delays associated with effecting registration.

      Certain  restricted  securities  that are not  registered  for sale to the
general public,  but that can be resold to  institutional  investors ("Rule 144A
Securities"), may be purchased without regard to the foregoing 15% limitation if
a liquid  institutional  trading  market  exists.  The liquidity of ^ the Fund's
investments   in  Rule  144A   Securities   could  be  impaired  if  dealers  or
institutional investors become uninterested in purchasing these securities.  The
Company's  board of directors has delegated to Fund  Management the authority to
determine the liquidity of Rule 144A Securities  pursuant to guidelines approved
by the  board.  In the  event  that a Rule  144A  Security  held by the  Fund is
subsequently  determined  to be illiquid,  the security  will be sold as soon as
that can be done in an orderly fashion consistent with the best interests of the
Fund's shareholders.  For more information concerning Rule 144A Securities,  see
the Statement of Additional Information.
    

      Foreign  Securities.  The Fund may  invest up to 25% of its total  assets,
measured at the time of purchase, directly in foreign securities. Investments in
securities of foreign companies  (including Canadian  securities,  which are not
subject to the 25% limitation) and in foreign markets involve certain additional
risks not associated  with  investments in domestic  companies and markets.  For
U.S. investors, the returns on foreign securities are influenced not only by the
returns  on  the   foreign   investments   themselves,   but  also  by  currency
fluctuations.  That is, when the U.S.  dollar  generally rises against a foreign
currency,  returns for a U.S. investor on foreign securities denominated in that
foreign  currency may decrease.  By contrast,  in a period when the U.S.  dollar
generally declines, those returns may increase.

      Other risks of international investing to consider include:

     -less publicly available information than is generally available about U.S.
issuers;

     -differences in accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards;

     -generally higher  commission rates on foreign  portfolio  transactions and
longer settlement periods;

     -smaller  trading  volumes and generally  lower  liquidity of foreign stock
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     -less  government  regulation  of  stock  exchanges,   brokers  and  listed
companies abroad than in the United States; and

     -investments  in certain  countries  may be subject to foreign  withholding
taxes,   which  may  reduce   dividend   income  or  capital  gains  payable  to
shareholders.

      There is also the possibility of expropriation  or confiscatory  taxation;
adverse  changes  in  investment  or  exchange  control  regulations;  political
instability;  potential  restrictions on the flow of international  capital; and
the possibility of the Fund experiencing difficulties in pursuing legal remedies
and collecting judgments.

      Securities  purchased  by means of ADRs  also are not  subject  to the 25%
limitation. ADRs are receipts, typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company,
evidencing ownership of the underlying foreign securities.  ADRs are denominated
in U.S. dollars and trade in the U.S. securities markets.  ADRs may be issued in
sponsored  or  unsponsored  programs.  In sponsored  programs,  the issuer makes
arrangements  to have its securities  traded in the form of ADRs; in unsponsored
programs,  the  issuer  may not be  directly  involved  in the  creation  of the
program.  Although the  regulatory  requirements  with respect to sponsored  and
unsponsored  programs are generally similar, the issuers of unsponsored ADRs are
not  obligated  to  disclose  material  information  in the United  States  and,
therefore,  such  information  may not be  reflected  in the market value of the
ADRs.  ADRs are  subject to certain of the same risks as direct  investments  in
foreign securities, including the risk that changes in the value of the currency
in which the  security  underlying  an ADR is  denominated  relative to the U.S.
dollar may adversely affect the value of the ADR.

   
      Delayed  Delivery or  When-Issued  Purchases.  Securities may at ^ time be
purchased or sold by the Fund with  settlement  taking place in the future.  The
Fund  may  invest,  and  hold,  up to 10%  of  its  net  assets  in  when-issued
securities.  In the case of debt  securities,  the payment  obligations  and the
interest  rates that will be received on the  securities  generally are fixed at
the time the Fund enters into the  commitment.  Between the date of purchase and
the  settlement  date,  the  value  of  the  securities  is  subject  to  market
fluctuations,  and no  interest  is payable to the Fund prior to the  settlement
date.  For  more  information   concerning   delayed  delivery  and  when-issued
purchases, see the Statement of Additional Information.

      Forward Foreign Currency  Contracts.  The Fund may enter into contracts to
purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward  contracts") as a
hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates pending the settlement of
transactions  in foreign  securities  or during the time the Fund holds  foreign
securities.  A forward contract is an agreement between  contracting  parties to
exchange  an amount of  currency  at some  future  time at an agreed  upon rate.
Although  the Fund has not adopted  any  limitations  on ^ their  ability to use
forward contracts as a hedge against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, the
Fund does not attempt to hedge all of its foreign investment  positions and will
enter into forward contracts only to the extent,  if any, deemed  appropriate by
Fund  Management.  The Fund will not enter into forward  contracts for a term of
more than one year or for purposes of speculation.  Hedging against a decline in
the value of a currency in the foregoing manner does not eliminate  fluctuations
in the prices of portfolio  securities  or prevent  losses if the prices of such
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opportunity  for gain if the  value  of the  hedged  currency  should  rise.  No
predictions  can be made with respect to whether the total of such  transactions
will result in a better or worse position than had the Fund not entered into any
forward  contracts.  Forward  contracts  may,  from time to time,  be considered
illiquid,  in which  case they would be  subject  to the  Fund's  limitation  on
investing in illiquid  securities,  discussed above. For additional  information
regarding  forward  contracts,  see  "Investment  Policies" in the  Statement of
Additional Information.

   
      High-Risk, High-Yield Debt Securities. Although Fund Management limits the
Fund's debt  security  investments  to  securities  it  believes  are not highly
speculative,  both  credit  and market  risks are  increased  by ^ those  Funds'
investments in debt securities rated below the top four grades by S&P or Moody's
(high-risk, high-yield securities commonly known as "junk bonds") and comparable
unrated debt  securities.  Lower rated bonds by Moody's  (categories Ba, B, Caa)
are of poorer quality and may have speculative characteristics.  Bonds rated Caa
may be in default or there may be present  elements  of danger  with  respect to
principal or interest.  Lower rated bonds by S&P (categories BB, B, CCC) include
those which are regarded, on balance, as predominantly  speculative with respect
to the issuer's  capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with
their terms; BB indicates the lowest degree of speculation and CCC a high degree
of  speculation.  While such bonds will likely have some quality and  protective
characteristics,  these are  outweighed  by large  uncertainties  or major  risk
exposures to adverse conditions.
    

      Because  investment  in medium and lower rated  securities  involves  both
greater  credit  risk and market  risk,  achievement  of the  Fund's  investment
objective may be more dependent on Fund Management's credit analysis than is the
case for funds investing in higher quality  securities.  In addition,  the share
price and yield of the Fund may be expected to fluctuate more than that of funds
investing in higher quality,  shorter term securities.  Moreover,  a significant
economic  downturn or major  increase in interest rates may result in issuers of
lower rated securities  experiencing  increased  financial  stress,  which would
adversely affect their ability to service their principal, dividend and interest
obligations,  meet projected business goals, and obtain additional financing. In
this regard,  it should be noted that while the market for high yield  corporate
bonds has been in existence for many years and from time to time has experienced
economic  downturns in recent years,  this market has  experienced a significant
increase  in the use of high yield  corporate  debt  securities  to Fund  highly
leveraged  corporate  acquisitions and  restructurings.  Past experience may not
provide an  accurate  indication  of future  performance  of the high yield bond
market, particularly during periods of economic recession. Furthermore, expenses
incurred  to  recover  an  investment  by a Fund  in a  defaulted  security  may
adversely  affect the Fund's net asset  value.  Finally,  while Fund  Management
attempts to limit  purchases of medium and lower rated  securities to securities
having an established secondary market, the secondary market for such securities
may be less liquid than the market for higher  quality  securities.  The reduced
liquidity of the secondary  market for such securities may adversely  affect the
market  price of, and ability of, the Fund to value,  particular  securities  at
certain  times,   thereby  making  it  difficult  to  make  specific   valuation
determinations.

      While Fund  Management  continuously  monitors all of the debt  securities
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interest  payments  and other  quality  factors,  a Fund may  retain in the
portfolio  a debt  security  whose  rating is changed  to one below the  minimum
rating required for purchase.

      For a  detailed  description  of  corporate  bond  ratings,  refer  to the
Appendix to this Prospectus. More information on debt securities is contained in
the Statement of Additional Information.

      Concentration.  While the Fund  diversifies  its investments by investing,
with respect to at least 75% of its total assets,  not more than 5% of its total
assets in the securities of any one issuer, its assets normally will be invested
primarily in companies  engaged in a single business sector. As a result of this
investment  policy,  an  investment  in the  Fund  may  be  subject  to  greater
fluctuations  in value than  generally  would be the case if an investment  were
made in an investment  company which did not  concentrate  its  investments in a
similar manner.  For example,  certain  economic  factors or specific events may
exert a  disproportionate  impact  upon  the  prices  of  equity  securities  of
companies within a particular industry relative to their impact on the prices of
securities of companies  engaged in other industries.  Additionally,  changes in
the market price of the equity securities of a particular company which occupies
a dominant  position in an industry may tend to influence  the market  prices of
other companies within the same industry.  As a result of the foregoing factors,
the net asset value of the Fund may be more  susceptible to change than those of
investment companies which spread their investments over many different business
sectors.

      Futures and Options.  A futures  contract is an agreement to buy or sell a
specific amount of a financial  instrument or commodity at a particular price on
a particular  date.  The Fund will use futures  contracts  only to hedge against
price changes in the value of its current or intended investments in securities.
In the event that an anticipated  decrease in the value of portfolio  securities
occurs as a result of a general decrease in prices,  the adverse effects of such
changes  may be  offset,  at  least in  part,  by  gains on the sale of  futures
contracts.  Conversely,  the  increased  cost  of  portfolio  securities  to  be
acquired,  caused by a general  increase in prices,  may be offset,  at least in
part, by gains on futures  contracts  purchased by the Fund.  Brokerage fees are
paid to trade  futures  contracts,  and the Fund is required to maintain  margin
deposits.

      Put and call options on futures  contracts or securities  may be traded by
the  Fund in  order to  protect  against  declines  in the  value  of  portfolio
securities or against  increases in the cost of  securities to be acquired.  The
purchaser  of an  option  purchases  the right to  effect a  transaction  in the
underlying future or security at a specified price (the "strike price") before a
specified date (the "expiration date"). In exchange for the right, the purchaser
pays a "premium" to the seller,  which  represents the price of the right to buy
or to sell the underlying instrument. In exchange for the premium, the seller of
the option becomes obligated to effect a transaction in the underlying future or
security,  at the strike price, at any time prior to the expiration date, should
the buyer  choose to exercise  the option.  A call  option  contract  grants the
purchaser  the right to buy the  underlying  future or  security,  at the strike
price,  before the expiration  date. A put option  contract grants the purchaser
the right to sell the underlying future or security, at the strike price, before
the expiration date.  Purchases of options on futures contracts may present less
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underlying  futures  contracts,  since the potential loss is limited to the
amount of the premium plus related  transaction costs. The premium paid for such
a put or call option plus any transaction costs will reduce the benefit, if any,
realized by the Fund upon exercise or liquidation of the option, and, unless the
price of the underlying futures contract or security changes  sufficiently,  the
option may expire without value to the Fund.

   
      Although the Fund will enter into futures contracts and options on futures
contracts and securities  solely for hedging or other  nonspeculative  purposes,
their use does involve certain risks. For example, a lack of correlation between
the value of an  instrument  underlying  an option or futures  contract  and the
assets being hedged,  or  unexpected  adverse  price  movements,  could render a
Fund's hedging strategy  unsuccessful  and could result in losses.  In addition,
there can be no  assurance  that a liquid  secondary  market  will exist for any
contract  purchased or sold, and the Fund may be required to maintain a position
until  exercise or  expiration,  which could result in losses.  Transactions  in
futures  contracts and options are subject to other risks as well, which are set
forth in greater detail in the Statement of Additional  Information and Appendix
^ A therein.
    

      The Fund may buy and sell interest rate futures contracts relating to U.S.
government  securities  for the purpose of hedging  the value of its  securities
portfolio.

   
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INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

      The Fund is subject  to certain  fundamental  restrictions  regarding  its
investments  which  may  not be  altered  without  the  approval  of the  Fund's
shareholders. Those restrictions include, among others, limitations with respect
to the percentages of the value of the Fund's total assets which may be invested
in any one company. A list of the Fund's fundamental investment restrictions and
a list of additional, non-fundamental investment restrictions of the Fund (which
can be changed by the Company's board of directors without shareholder approval)
are contained in the Statement of Additional Information.

MANAGEMENT

      Pursuant to an agreement  with the  Company,  IFG,  7800 E. Union  Avenue,
Denver,  Colorado,  serves as the Fund's  investment  adviser.  IFG is primarily
responsible  for  providing  the Fund with various  administrative  services and
supervising  the Fund's daily  business  affairs.  These services are subject to
review by the Company's board of directors.

   
      Pursuant to an agreement  with IFG, IRAI serves as the  sub-adviser of the
Fund.  Although the Company is not a party to the  sub-advisory  agreement,  the
agreement ^ have been approved by the Company's board of directors.  The address
of IRAI is One Lincoln  Center,  Suite 1200,  5400 LBJ  Freeway,  LB-2,  Dallas,
Texas.  Subject to the  supervision of IFG and review by the Company's  board of
directors,  IRAI  is  primarily  responsible  for  selecting  and  managing  the
investments of the Fund.  INVESCO  Distributors,  Inc. ("IDI") provides services
relating to the distribution and sales of the Fund's shares.

      The Fund's  investments are selected by ^ team of IRAI portfolio  managers
that is collectively  responsible for the investment  decisions  relating to the
Fund.
    


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       IFG, IRAI and IDI are indirect wholly-owned  subsidies of AMVESCAP PLC, a
publicly-traded  holding company that, through its subsidiaries,  engages in the
business of investment  management on an international  basis.  AMVESCAP PLC has
approximately ^ $192.2 billion in assets under  management.  IFG was established
in 1932 and, as of ^ December 31, 1997, managed 14 mutual funds, consisting of ^
47 separate portfolios, with combined assets of approximately ^ $16.7 billion on
behalf of ^ 848,106  shareholders.  IRAI,  established  in 1983, is a registered
investment   adviser  that  currently  manages  $3.2  billion  of  assets  (both
securities  and direct  investments  in real  estate)  for its  clients.  IRAI's
clients  include  corporate plans and public pension funds, as well as endowment
and foundation accounts.  It presently serves as sub-adviser to two other mutual
^ Fund  portfolios,  as well as  other  collective  investment  vehicles.  As of
December 31, 1997, the portfolio of direct investments in real estate managed by
IRAI for its clients  contained 124  properties  totaling more than 35.5 million
square feet of commercial real estate and 14,340 apartment units.

      The Fund pays IFG a monthly  advisory fee which is based upon a percentage
of the Fund's average net assets, determined daily. The advisory fee is computed
at the annual rates of ^ 0.90% on the first $500  million of the Fund's  average
net assets;  ^ 0.75% on the next $500 million of the Fund's  average net assets;
and ^ 0.65% on the Fund's average net assets in excess of $1 billion.

      Out of the advisory fee  received  from the Fund,  IFG pays IRAI a monthly
sub-advisory  fee.  No  fee  is  paid  by  the  Fund  to  its  sub-adviser.  The
sub-advisory  ^ fees is computed at the annual  rates of 0.30% on the first $500
million of the Fund's average net assets;  0.25% on the next $500 million of the
Fund's  average  net  assets;  and  0.2167% on the Fund's  average net assets in
excess of $1 billion.

      The Company also has entered  into an  Administrative  Services  Agreement
with IFG dated February 28, 1997 (the "Administrative  Agreement").  Pursuant to
the Administrative Agreement, IFG performs certain administrative, recordkeeping
and internal accounting  services,  including^ without  limitation,  maintaining
general  ledger and capital  stock  accounts,  preparing a daily trial  balance,
calculating net asset value daily, providing selected general ledger reports and
providing  certain  sub-accounting  and  recordkeeping  services for shareholder
accounts. For such services, the Company pays IFG a fee consisting of a base fee
of $10,000 per year ^, plus an additional incremental fee computed at the annual
rate of 0.015% per year of the average net assets of the Fund.  IFG also is paid
a fee by the Company for providing  transfer  agent  services.  See  "Additional
Information."
    

      The Company has also entered into a Distribution  Agreement with IDI dated
September 20, 1997 (the "Distribution Agreement").  Pursuant to the Distribution
Agreement,  IDI performs all services  related to  distribution  and sale of the
Fund's shares.

      The Fund's expenses,  which are accrued daily, are generally deducted from
its total income before dividends are paid. If necessary,  certain Fund expenses
will be absorbed  voluntarily  by IFG pursuant to a  commitment  to the Company.
This commitment may be changed  following  consultation with the Company's board
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     Fund Management permits investment and other personnel to purchase and sell
securities  for their own  accounts,  subject to a compliance  policy  governing
personal investing.  This policy requires Fund Management's personnel to conduct
their personal  investment  activities in a manner that Fund Management believes
is not detrimental to the ^ Fund or Fund  Management's  other advisory  clients.
See  "Management"  in the Statement of Additional  Information for more detailed
information.
    

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS

   
      Investors may not purchase or redeem shares of the Fund directly, but only
through variable annuity and variable life insurance  contracts  offered through
the separate  accounts of Participating  Insurance  Companies.  A contract owner
should refer to the applicable  Separate  Account  Prospectus for information on
how to purchase or surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract
values, allocate contract values to ^ the ^ Fund, or change existing allocations
among investment  alternatives,  including the Fund. Shares of the Fund are sold
on a continuous basis to separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies
by IDI, as the Fund's  distributor.  No sales charge is imposed upon the sale of
shares of the Fund.  Sales  charges for the  variable  annuity or variable  life
insurance contracts are described in the Separate Account Prospectuses.  IFG may
from time to time make  payments  from its revenues to  Participating  Insurance
Companies,   broker  dealers  and  other  financial  institutions  that  provide
administrative services for the Fund.
    

      The  Participating  Insurance  Companies  place orders for their  separate
accounts to purchase and redeem shares of the Fund based on, among other things,
the amount of  premium  payments  to be  invested  and  transfer  and  surrender
requests to be effected on that day  pursuant to variable  annuity and  variable
life insurance contracts. Fund shares are purchased or redeemed at the net asset
value per share next computed after receipt of a purchase or redemption order in
good form.  Payment  for  redemptions  ordinarily  will be made on behalf of the
Company and the Fund by the  Company's  transfer  agent (IFG)  within seven days
after the  redemption  request is  received.  However,  payment may be postponed
under unusual circumstances,  such as when normal trading is not taking place on
the New York Stock  Exchange or an  emergency as defined by the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission exists.

   
      Net asset value per share is computed  for the Fund once each day that the
New York Stock  Exchange  is open,  as of the close of  regular  trading on that
Exchange  ^(generally  4:00 p.m.^ New York  time),  and also may be  computed on
other days under certain  circumstances.  Net asset value per share for the Fund
is  calculated  by dividing the market value of the Fund's  securities  plus the
value of its other assets  (including  dividends  and  interest  accrued but not
collected),  less all liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the number of
outstanding  shares of the Fund. If market quotations are not readily available,
a security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the board
of directors.  Debt securities  with remaining  maturities of 60 days or less at
the  time  of  purchase  will  be  valued  at  amortized  cost,  absent  unusual
circumstances,  so long as the Company's  board of directors  believes that such
value represents fair value.
    

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

   
     Taxes.  The Fund  intends  to  distribute  to  shareholders  all of its net
investment  income,  net  capital  gains and net  gains  from  foreign  currency
transactions,  if any^.  Distribution of substantially all net investment income

    


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to the separate  accounts of the  Participating  Insurance  Companies which
hold its  shares  allows  the Fund to  maintain  its tax  status as a  regulated
investment company.

      ^ As a  regulated  investment  company,  the  Fund  generally  will not be
subject  to  tax  on  its  ordinary  income  and  net  realized  capital  gains.
Distributions  of income and the excess of net short-term  capital gain over net
long-term  capital loss will be treated as ordinary income and  distributions of
the excess of net long-term  capital gain over net short-term  capital loss will
be treated as long-term capital gain by the Participating  Insurance  Companies.
Participating   Insurance  Companies  should  consult  their  own  tax  advisers
concerning  whether such distributions are subject to federal income tax if they
are retained as part of contract reserves.
    

      The Fund intends to comply with the  diversification  requirements of Code
Section  817(h).  By  meeting  this and other  requirements,  the  Participating
Insurance Companies, rather than the owners of variable annuity or variable life
insurance  contracts,  should be subject to tax on  distributions  received with
respect to Fund shares.  For further  information  concerning federal income tax
consequences  for the owners of  variable  annuity or  variable  life  insurance
contracts,  a  contract  owner  should  consult  his  or  her  Separate  Account
Prospectus.
   
^
      Dividends  and  Other  Distributions.  The  Fund  earns  ordinary  or  net
investment  income in the form of ^ dividends  and interest on its  investments.
Dividends  paid by the Fund will be based solely on the income earned by it. The
Fund's  policy is to  distribute  substantially  all of this  income,  less Fund
expenses,  to  shareholders  on an annual basis, at the discretion of the Fund's
board of directors.  Dividends are automatically reinvested in additional shares
of the Fund,  unless cash  distributions  are  requested on behalf of a separate
account, at the net asset value on the ex-dividend date ^.

      In  addition,  the Fund  realizes  capital  gains and losses when it sells
securities  for more or less than it paid.  If total gains on sales exceed total
losses  (including  losses carried forward from previous years),  the Fund has a
net realized  capital gain. Net realized  capital gains,  if any,  together with
gains, if any,  realized on foreign  currency  transactions,  are distributed to
shareholders at least annually,  usually in December. Capital gain distributions
are  automatically  reinvested  in  additional  shares of the Fund,  unless cash
distributions  are requested on behalf of a separate  account,  at the net asset
value on the ex-^ distribution date.
    

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

      From time to time, the Fund's total return and/or yield may be included in
advertisements,  sales  literature,  shareholder  reports  or  Separate  Account
Prospectuses.  The Fund's total return and yield include the effect of deducting
the Fund's expenses,  but do not include charges and expenses  attributable to a
particular variable annuity or variable life insurance contract.  Because shares
of the Fund can be purchased  only through a variable  annuity or variable  life
insurance  contract,  the Fund's  total return and yield data should be reviewed
along with the  description  of contract  charges and expenses  contained in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectus.  Total return or yield for the Fund must
always be accompanied  by, and reviewed with,  comparable  total return or yield
data for an associated  variable  annuity separate  account,  or data that would
permit  evaluation  of the  magnitude  of variable  life  insurance  charges and


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expenses not  reflected  in the Fund's  total  return or yield.  Fund total
return and yield figures are based upon historical  results and are not intended
to indicate future performance.

      The "total return" of the Fund refers to the average annual rate of return
of an  investment  in the Fund.  This  figure is  computed  by  calculating  the
percentage change in value of an investment of $1,000,  assuming reinvestment of
all income dividends and capital gain  distributions,  to the end of a specified
period.  "Total  return"  quotations  reflect  the  performance  of the Fund and
include the effect of capital changes.

      The yield of the Fund is  calculated  by utilizing  the Fund's  calculated
income,  expenses and average  outstanding  shares for the most recent 30-day or
one-month  period,  dividing it by the month end net asset value and annualizing
the resulting number.

   
      In conjunction  with  performance  reports and/or  analyses of shareholder
service ^ concerning the Fund, comparisons of the Fund's performance for a given
period to the  performance  of  recognized  indices ^ for the same period may be
made.  Such  indices  include ones  provided by Dow Jones & Company,  Standard &
Poor's, Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., Lehman Brothers,  National Association
of Securities  Dealers,  Inc.,  Frank  Russell  Company,  Value Line  Investment
Survey,  the American  Stock  Exchange,  Morgan Stanley  Capital  International,
Wilshire  Associates,  the Financial  Times-Stock  Exchange,  the New York Stock
Exchange,  the Nikkei Stock Average and the Deutcher  Aktienindex,  all of which
are unmanaged market indicators. Such comparisons can be a useful measure of the
quality  of  the  ^  Fund's  investment  performance.   However,   because  Fund
performance data does not reflect separate  account and contract  charges,  Fund
performance data is not an appropriate  measure of the performance of a contract
owner's   investment  in  the  variable  annuity  and  variable  life  insurance
contracts.
    

      In addition,  rankings, ratings, and comparisons of investment performance
and/or   assessments  of  the  quality  of  shareholder   service  appearing  in
publications such as Money,  Forbes,  Kiplinger's  Personal  Finance,  Financial
World,  Morningstar,  and similar sources which utilize information compiled (i)
internally;  (ii) by  Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.;  or  (iii)  by  other
recognized  analytical  services,  may be used in sales  literature.  The Lipper
Analytical  Services,  Inc.  rankings and comparisons,  which may be used by the
Funds in  performance  reports,  will be  drawn  from the  "Real  Estate  Funds"
variable  insurance  product  grouping.  In  addition,  the  broad-based  Lipper
variable  insurance  product  groupings may be used for comparison to any of the
Funds.  A more  complete  list of  publications  that  may be  quoted  in  sales
literature  is contained  under the caption  "Performance"  in the  Statement of
Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

      Voting Rights.  The Participating  Insurance  Companies and their separate
accounts,  rather than individual  contract owners,  are the shareholders of the
Fund. However, each Participating Insurance Company will vote shares held by its
separate accounts as required by law and interpretations  thereof, as amended or
changed from time to time.  In accordance  with current law and  interpretations
thereof,  a  Participating  Insurance  Company is  required  to  request  voting
instructions  from its contract owners and must vote Fund shares held by each of
its  separate  accounts  in  proportion  to the  voting  instructions  received.



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Additional  information  about voting  procedures  (including a discussion,
where  applicable,  of circumstances  under which some  Participating  Insurance
Companies may vote Fund shares held by variable life insurance separate accounts
other than in accordance with contract owner  instructions)  is contained in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectuses.

      All shares of the Fund have equal voting  rights.  When  shareholders  are
entitled  to vote upon a matter,  each  shareholder  is entitled to one vote for
each share owned and a corresponding  fractional vote for each fractional  share
owned.  Voting  with  respect  to  certain  matters,  such  as  ratification  of
independent  accountants and the election of directors,  will be by all Funds of
the Company voting together.  In other cases,  such as voting upon an investment
advisory contract, voting is on a Fund-by-Fund basis. To the extent permitted by
law,  when not all  Funds  are  affected  by a matter  to be  voted  upon,  only
shareholders  of the Fund or Funds  affected  by the matter  will be entitled to
vote thereon.  The Company is not generally required and does not expect to hold
regular annual meetings of  shareholders.  However,  the board of directors will
call special meetings of shareholders for the purpose,  among other reasons,  of
voting upon the question of removal of a director or directors when requested to
do so in writing by the holders of 10% or more of the outstanding  shares of the
Company or as may be required by  applicable  law or the  Company's  Articles of
Incorporation.  The Company will assist shareholders in communicating with other
shareholders as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Directors may be
removed by action of the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding shares
of the Company.

      Shareholder Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the Fund may be directed to the
Company at the telephone  number or mailing  address set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus or to a Participating Insurance Company.

      Transfer and Disbursing Agent. IFG acts as registrar,  transfer agent, and
dividend  disbursing  agent  for  the  Company  pursuant  to a  Transfer  Agency
Agreement that provides for an annual fee of $5,000 per Fund.

   
      Master/Feeder  Option.  The  Company may in the future seek to achieve the
Fund's  investment  objective by investing  all of the Fund's  assets in another
investment  company having the same investment  objective and  substantially the
same investment policies and restrictions as those applicable to the Fund. It is
expected  that  any  such  investment   company  would  be  managed  by  IFG  in
substantially the same manner as the ^ Fund. If permitted by applicable laws and
policies then in effect,  any such investment may be made in the sole discretion
of the  Company's  board of  directors  without  further  approval of the Fund's
shareholders.  However,  Fund  shareholders will be given at least 30 days prior
notice  of any  such  investment.  Such  investment  would  be made  only if the
Company's  board of directors  determines it to be in the best  interests of the
Fund  and its  shareholders.  In  making  that  determination,  the  board  will
consider,   among  other  things,  the  benefits  to  shareholders   and/or  the
opportunity to reduce costs and achieve operational  efficiencies.  No assurance
is given that costs will be materially reduced if this option is implemented.
    

NO  PERSON  HAS  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  TO  GIVE  ANY  INFORMATION  OR  TO  MAKE  ANY
REPRESENTATIONS  NOT  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  PROSPECTUS,  OR IN THE  STATEMENT  OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE
OFFERING MADE BY THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH


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INFORMATION  OR ^  REPRESENTATIONS  MUST  NOT BE  RELIED  UPON  AS  HAVING  BEEN
AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY.  THIS  PROSPECTUS  DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING BY
THE COMPANY IN ANY  JURISDICTION  IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFERING  MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE
MADE.
    


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                                                                       APPENDIX
BOND RATINGS

      The  following  is  a  description   of  S&P's  and  Moody's  bond  rating
categories:

S&P's Corporate Bond Ratings

      AAA - This is the highest rating  assigned by S&P to a debt obligation and
indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay principal and interest.

      AA - Bonds  rated  AA  also  qualify  as  high-quality  debt  obligations.
Capacity to pay  principal  and interest is very strong,  and in the majority of
instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree.

      A - Bonds rated A have a strong  capacity to pay  principal  and interest,
although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.

      BBB - Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capability to pay
principal  and  interest.  Whereas they  normally  exhibit  adequate  protection
parameters,  adverse  economic  conditions  or changing  circumstances  are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in
this category than for bonds in higher rated categories.

      BB - Bonds  rated BB have less  near-term  vulnerability  to default  than
other  speculative  issues.  However,  they face major ongoing  uncertainties or
exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead
to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.

      B - Bonds rated B have a greater  vulnerability  to default but  currently
have the capacity to meet interest  payments and principal  repayments.  Adverse
business,  financial,  or economic  conditions  will likely  impair  capacity or
willingness to pay interest and repay principal.

      CCC - Bonds  rated  CCC have a  currently  identifiable  vulnerability  to
default and are  dependent  upon  favorable  business,  financial,  and economic
conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the
event of adverse  business,  financial,  or  economic  conditions,  they are not
likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal.




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Moody's Corporate Bond Ratings

      Aaa - Bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the
smallest   degree  of  investment   risk  and  are  generally   referred  to  as
"gilt-edged."  Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally
stable margin, and principal is secure.  While the various  protective  elements
are likely to change,  such changes as can be  visualized  are most  unlikely to
impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

      Aa - Bonds  rated Aa are judged to be of high  quality  by all  standards.
Together with the Aaa group,  they  comprise  what are  generally  known as high
grade  bonds.  They are rated  lower  than the best  bonds  because  margins  of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective
elements  may be of greater  amplitude  or there may be other  elements  present
which make the long term risk appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

      A - Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment attributes, and are to
be  considered as upper medium grade  obligations.  Factors  giving  security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

      Baa - Bonds rated Baa are  considered as medium grade  obligations,  i.e.,
they are neither  highly  protected nor poorly  secured.  Interest  payments and
principal  security  appear  adequate  for the present  but  certain  protective
elements may be lacking or may be  characteristically  unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding  investment  characteristics  and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.

      Ba - Bonds rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements.  Their future
cannot be  considered  as well  assured.  Often the  protection  of interest and
principal  payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during
both good and bad times over the future.  Uncertainty of position  characterizes
bonds in this class.

      B -  Bonds  rated  B  generally  lack  characteristics  of  the  desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or maintenance of other
terms of the contract over any longer period of time may be small.

      Caa - Bonds rated Caa are of poor standing.  Such issues may be in default
or there may be  present  elements  of  danger  with  respect  to  principal  or
interest.


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                                                              Prospectus
                                                           ^ May 1, 1998
    


                              INVESCO VARIABLE
                              INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.

                              INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio


INVESCO FUNDS

   
INVESCO Distributors, ^ Inc.(sm)
Distributor
    
Post Office Box 173706
Denver, Colorado 80217-3706

1-800-525-8085
PAL(R): 1-800-424-8085.
http://www.invesco.com

In Denver, visit one of our
convenient Investor Centers:
Cherry Creek
155-B Fillmore Street
Denver Tech Center,
7800 East Union Avenue,
Lobby Level

In addition, all documents
filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission  can  be 
located  on a web  site
maintained by the Commission  at
http://www.sec.gov.




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Prospectus
May 1, 1998

                      INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
                    INVESCO VIF - Small Company Growth Portfolio

      INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  a Maryland
corporation,  is an open-end management investment company that offers shares of
common stock of ten diversified  investment portfolios (the "Funds"),  including
the INVESCO VIF - Small Company  Growth  Portfolio  (the "Small  Company  Growth
Fund" or "Fund").  The Company's  shares are not offered directly to the public,
but are sold exclusively to life insurance companies  ("Participating  Insurance
Companies") as a pooled funding  vehicle for variable  annuity and variable life
insurance  contracts  issued by  separate  accounts of  Participating  Insurance
Companies.  If  other  Funds  are  available  under  a  Participating  Insurance
Company's  contracts,  a prospectus  describing  them will be available from the
Participating Insurance Company.

      The Small Company Growth Fund seeks long-term  capital  growth.  The Small
Company    Growth   Fund   invests    primarily   in   equity    securities   of
small-capitalization U.S. companies traded "over-the-counter."

      This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information about the Fund that a
prospective  purchaser should know before  purchasing a variable contract from a
Participating  Insurance  Company  or  allocating  contract  values to the Fund.
Please  read this  Prospectus  and  retain it for future  reference.  Additional
information  about the Fund has been  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission and is available upon request by writing INVESCO Distributors,  Inc.,
Post Office Box 173706, Denver, Colorado 80217-3706,  by calling 1-800-525-8085,
or by contacting a Participating Insurance Company and requesting the "Statement
of Additional  Information for INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc." (the
"Statement of Additional Information").  The Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 1998, is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.




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THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THE SHARES OF THE FUNDS ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL  INSTITUTION.  THE SHARES
OF THE  FUNDS  ARE  NOT  FEDERALLY  INSURED  BY THE  FEDERAL  DEPOSIT  INSURANCE
CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.


                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                          Page

SUMMARY....................................................................134

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS.......................................................135

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES.........................................137

RISK FACTORS...............................................................143

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS....................................................143

MANAGEMENT.................................................................145

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS..................................................146

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS....................................146

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION....................................................146

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.....................................................148

APPENDIX...................................................................150



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SUMMARY

      The Company is a registered,  open-end management  investment company that
was  organized as a Maryland  corporation  on August 19, 1993,  and is currently
comprised of ten diversified investment portfolios ("Funds"),  the INVESCO VIF -
Dynamics Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Health
Sciences  Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF -
Industrial Income Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF
- - Small Company Growth Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - Technology  Portfolio,  the
INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio and the INVESCO VIF - Utilities  Portfolio.
Additional  portfolios may be created from time to time. The overall supervision
of each Fund is the responsibility of the Company's board of directors.

      The  Company is  intended to be a funding  vehicle  for  variable  annuity
contracts  and  variable  life  insurance  contracts  to be offered by  separate
accounts  of  certain  life  insurance   companies   ("Participating   Insurance
Companies").  Fund shares are not available for purchase  other than through the
purchase of such  contracts.  The variable  annuity and variable life  insurance
contracts are described in separate prospectuses of the Participating  Insurance
Companies  (the  "Separate  Account  Prospectuses").   The  Company  assumes  no
responsibility  for the Separate Account  Prospectuses.  A contract owner should
refer to the Separate Account Prospectuses for information on how to purchase or
surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract  values,  allocate
contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations  among  investment
alternatives, including the Fund.

      The Fund seeks  long-term  capital growth.  This  investment  objective is
fundamental  and may be changed only by a vote of a majority of the  outstanding
shares  of the  Fund.  There is no  assurance  that the Fund  will  achieve  its
investment  objective.  Any investment  policy of the Fund may be changed by the
Company's board of directors without  shareholder  approval unless the policy is
one required by the Fund's fundamental investment  restrictions set forth in the
Statement of Additional Information.

      The Fund seeks to attain its investment  objective by investing  primarily
in   small-capitalization   equity   securities   of   U.S.   companies   traded
over-the-counter.  There  is  no  guarantee  that  the  Fund  will  achieve  its
investment  objective.  A  discussion  of the Fund's  investment  objective  and
policies  is  provided  below  under  the  caption  "Investment  Objectives  and
Policies."

      Various  types of risks  are  involved  with the  Fund.  The Fund may lend
portfolio  securities and may enter into  repurchase  agreements with respect to
debt instruments  eligible for investment by the Fund. The Fund may invest up to
15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund also may invest up to 25%
of its total  assets  directly  in foreign  securities,  which  present  certain
additional  risks not  associated  with  investments  in domestic  companies and
markets.  Securities of Canadian  issuers and  securities  purchased by means of
American  Depository  Receipts  ("ADRs") are not subject to this 25% limitation.
The Fund may invest up to 5% of its total assets in lower-rated  debt securities
that present a greater risk of default and have prices that  fluctuate more than
those of higher-rated securities. Many securities purchased by the Small Company
Growth Fund will not be listed on exchanges,  may trade less  frequently  and in
smaller  volume  than  exchange-listed  securities  and may have  greater  price
volatility  and less  liquidity than  exchange-listed  securities.  The Fund may
invest in options and futures  contracts,  each of which presents special risks.
These and other risks are discussed below under the caption "Risk Factors."

      INVESCO Funds Group,  Inc.  ("IFG"),  the Fund's  investment  adviser,  is
primarily responsible for providing the Fund with portfolio management,  various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  The
Fund pays IFG an advisory fee for the management of its investments and business
affairs.  A discussion  of these fees and  additional  information  about IFG is
provided below under the caption "Management."



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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

      The  following  information  has been  audited  by Price  Waterhouse  LLP,
independent accountants. This information should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial  statements and the Report of Independent  Accountants thereon
appearing  in  the  Company's  1997  Annual  Report  to  Shareholders  which  is
incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information. Both are
available without charge by contacting INVESCO Distributors, Inc. at the address
or telephone number shown on the cover page of this Prospectus, or by contacting
a Participating Insurance Company.

                                                                  Period
                                                                   Ended
                                                             December 31
                                                          --------------
                                                                   1997+

PER SHARE DATA
Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period                             $10.00
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Net Investment Income                                               0.02
Net Loss on Securities (Both Realized
   and Unrealized)                                                (0.11)
Total from Investment Operations                                  (0.09)
                                                          --------------
Net Asset Value - End of Period                                    $9.91
                                                          ==============

TOTAL RETURN>>                                                  (0.90)%*

RATIOS
Net Assets - End of Period ($000 Omitted)                           $247
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets                          0.61%@~
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
   Average Net Assets                                             0.52%~
Portfolio Turnover Rate                                             25%*
Average Commission Rate Paid^^                                  $0.1066*

+ All of the expenses of the  Portfolio  were  voluntarily  absorbed by IFG from
August 25, 1997,  commencement of investment  operations,  through  December 31,
1997. If such expenses had not been voluntarily  absorbed,  ratio of expenses to
average net assets would have been 35.99% and ratio of net investment  income to
average net assets would have been (34.86%).




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>> Total return does not reflect  expenses  that apply to the related  insurance
policies,  and inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return  figures
for the period shown.

*  Based  on  operations  for  the  period  shown  and,  accordingly,   are  not
representative of a full year.

@ Ratio is based on Total Expenses of the Portfolio,  less Expenses  Absorbed by
Investment Adviser, which is before any expense offset arrangements.

~ Annualized

^^ The average  commission rate paid is the total brokerage  commissions paid on
applicable purchases and sales of securities for the period divided by the total
number of related shares purchased or sold.




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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

      The  Fund  seeks  capital  appreciation.   This  investment  objective  is
fundamental  and may be changed  only by vote of a majority  of the  outstanding
shares  of the  Fund.  There is no  assurance  that the Fund  will  achieve  its
investment  objective.  Any investment  policy of the Fund may be changed by the
Company's board of directors without  shareholder  approval unless the policy is
one required by the Fund's fundamental investment  restrictions set forth in the
Statement  of  Additional  Information.  When IFG  believes  market or  economic
conditions  are  unfavorable,  the  Fund  may  assume a  defensive  position  by
temporarily  investing  up to 100% of its  total  assets in high  quality  money
market instruments,  such as short-term U.S. government obligations,  commercial
paper or repurchase  agreements,  high quality  corporate  bonds or notes, or by
holding cash.

      The Fund seeks to achieve its objective  through the  investment of 65% or
more  of its  total  assets  in  equity  securities  of  companies  with  market
capitalizations  of $1  billion  or less at the  time  of  purchase  ("small-cap
companies").  The  balance of the Fund's  assets may be  invested  in the equity
securities  of companies  with market  capitalizations  in excess of $1 billion,
debt securities and short-term investments. With respect to small-cap companies,
IFG primarily looks for companies in the developing  stages of their life cycle,
which are believed to be currently undervalued in the marketplace, have earnings
which may be expected to grow  faster than the U.S.  economy in general,  and/or
offer the  potential  for  accelerated  earnings  growth due to rapid  growth of
sales, new products, management changes, or structural changes in the economy.

      The  majority  of the  Fund's  holdings  consist of common  stocks  traded
over-the-counter.  The Fund also has the flexibility to invest in other U.S. and
foreign securities.

      The Fund's  investments  in debt  securities  include U.S.  government and
corporate debt securities. Investments in U.S. government securities may consist
of  securities  issued or guaranteed  by the U.S.  government  and any agency or
instrumentality  of the U.S.  government.  In some cases,  these  securities are
direct  obligations of the U.S.  government,  such as U.S. Treasury bills, notes
and bonds. In other cases,  these  securities are obligations  guaranteed by the
U.S.  government,  consisting of Ginnie Mae obligations,  or obligations of U.S.
government authorities, agencies or instrumentalities,  consisting of Fannie Mae
(formerly,  the Federal National Mortgage Association),  Federal Home Loan Bank,
Federal Financing Bank and Federal Farm Credit Bank, which are supported only by
the  assets of the  issuer.  The Fund may  invest in both  investment  grade and
lower-rated  corporate debt securities.  However,  the Fund will not invest more
than 5% of its total assets (measured at the time of purchase) in corporate debt
securities that are rated below BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody's or, if unrated, are
judged  by IFG to be  equivalent  in  quality  to debt  securities  having  such
ratings.  In no event will the Fund invest in a debt security rated below CCC by
S&P or Caa by Moody's.  The risks of investing in below-  investment  grade debt
securities are discussed  below under "Risk  Factors." For a description of each
corporate bond rating category, please refer to the Appendix to this Prospectus.

     The short-term  investments of the Fund may consist of U.S.  government and
agency   securities,   domestic  bank   certificates  of  deposit  and  bankers'


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acceptances,  and commercial  paper rated A-1 by S&P or P-1 by Moody's,  as
well as  repurchase  agreements  with banks and  registered  broker-dealers  and
registered   government   securities  dealers  with  respect  to  the  foregoing
securities.  The  Fund's  assets  invested  in U.S.  government  securities  and
short-term  investments will be used to meet current cash requirements,  such as
to satisfy  requests  to redeem  shares of the Fund and to  preserve  investment
flexibility.

      Because  prices  of  stocks  fluctuate  from day to day,  the  value of an
investment in the Fund will vary based upon the Fund's  investment  performance.
The Fund invests in different  companies in a variety of  industries in order to
attempt to reduce its overall exposure to investment and market risks.  There is
no assurance that the Fund will attain its objectives.

RISK FACTORS

      Contract owners should  consider the special  factors  associated with the
policies  discussed  below in  determining  the  appropriateness  of  allocating
contract  values to one or more of the Funds.  See the  Statement of  Additional
Information for a discussion of additional risk factors.

      Potential  Conflicts.  The Company has received an exemptive  order of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  that  permits  the sale of Fund shares to
variable annuity separate accounts and variable life insurance separate accounts
of affiliated and unaffiliated  Participating  Insurance Companies.  The Company
currently does not foresee any  disadvantages  to the owners of variable annuity
or variable life insurance contracts arising from the fact that the interests of
those owners may differ.  Nevertheless,  the Company's  board of directors  will
monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable  conflicts which
may possibly arise due to  differences of tax treatment or other  considerations
and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response thereto.

      Credit and Market Risks. All securities,  including those purchased by the
Fund,  are subject to some degree of credit  risk and market  risk.  Credit risk
refers to the ability of an issuer of a debt  security to pay its  principal and
interest,  and to the earnings  stability and overall financial  soundness of an
issuer  of an  equity  security.  Market  risk  refers  to the  volatility  of a
security's  price in response to changes in conditions in securities  markets in
general and, particularly in the case of debt securities, changes in the overall
level of interest  rates.  An increase in interest rates will tend to reduce the
market values of debt securities,  whereas a decline in interest rates will tend
to increase their values.

      To limit  exposure to credit risks,  the Fund, as a matter of  fundamental
policy, will be diversified.  With respect to 75% of the Fund's total assets, no
more than 5% of the Fund's  total assets will be invested in the  securities  of
any one issuer. In addition, no more than 25% of the Fund's total assets will be
invested in any one industry.  These percentage  limitations  apply  immediately
after a purchase or initial  investment.  Any subsequent  change in a percentage
resulting  from  fluctuations  in value  will  not  require  elimination  of any
security from the Fund. See "Risk Factors -- Concentration."

     Portfolio Lending.  The Fund may make loans of its portfolio  securities to
broker-dealers or other  institutional  investors under contracts requiring such


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loans  to be  callable  at any  time  and  to be  secured  continuously  by
collateral  in  cash,  cash  equivalents,  high  quality  short-term  government
securities or irrevocable  letters of credit maintained on a current basis at an
amount  at  least  equal to the  market  value of the  securities  loaned.  This
practice  permits the Fund to earn income,  which,  in turn,  can be invested in
additional securities to pursue the Fund's investment  objective.  The Fund will
continue to collect the  equivalent  of the  interest or  dividends  paid by the
issuer on the securities  loaned and will also receive either interest  (through
investment  of  cash  collateral)  or a fee  (if the  collateral  is  government
securities).  The Fund may pay  finder's and other fees in  connection  with its
securities loans.

      Lending  securities  involves certain risks, the most significant of which
is the risk  that a  borrower  may  fail to  return a  portfolio  security.  IFG
monitors the  creditworthiness of borrowers in order to minimize such risks. The
Fund will not lend any  security  if, as a result of that  loan,  the  aggregate
value of securities then on loan would exceed 33-1/3% of the Fund's total assets
(taken at market value).

      Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
respect  to  debt  instruments  eligible  for  investment  by  the  Fund.  These
agreements  are entered  into with member banks of the Federal  Reserve  System,
registered  broker-dealers,  and registered  government securities dealers which
are deemed  creditworthy  by IFG  (subject to review by the  Company's  board of
directors).  A repurchase  agreement is a means of investing  monies for a short
period.  In  a  repurchase  agreement,  the  Fund  acquires  a  debt  instrument
(generally a security  issued by the U.S.  government  or an agency  thereof,  a
banker's acceptance or a certificate of deposit) subject to resale to the seller
at an agreed upon price and date  (normally the next business day). If the other
party  defaults on its  obligation  to repurchase  the security,  the Fund could
incur costs or delays in seeking to sell the security.

      To minimize risks  associated with repurchase  agreements,  the securities
underlying  each  repurchase  agreement  will be  maintained  with the Company's
custodian  in an  amount  at  least  equal to the  repurchase  price  under  the
agreement  (including  accrued  interest),  and such agreements will be effected
only with parties that meet certain  creditworthiness  standards  established by
the  Company's  board of  directors.  The Fund will not enter into a  repurchase
agreement  maturing  in more than seven days if as a result more than 15% of the
Fund's net assets  would be invested  in such  repurchase  agreements  and other
illiquid securities.

      Portfolio  Turnover.  There are no fixed limitations  regarding  portfolio
turnover for the Fund.  Although the Fund does not trade for short-term profits,
securities  may be sold  without  regard  to the time they have been held in the
Fund when,  in the opinion of IFG,  market  considerations  warrant such action.
Therefore,  the portfolio  turnover rate of the Fund may be higher than those of
other  investment  companies with comparable  investment  objectives.  Increased
portfolio  turnover would cause the Fund to incur greater  brokerage  costs than
would  otherwise be the case. The actual  portfolio  turnover rates for the Fund
are set forth under "Financial  Highlights." The Company's brokerage  allocation
policies,  including the consideration of sales of Participating  Life Insurance
Companies' variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts when selecting
among  qualified  brokers  offering  comparable best price and execution on Fund
transactions, are discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.



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      Illiquid and Rule 144A  Securities.  The Fund is  authorized  to invest in
securities  that are illiquid  because they are subject to restrictions on their
resale  ("restricted  securities")  or because,  based upon their  nature or the
market for such securities,  they are not readily marketable.  However, the Fund
will not  purchase  any such  security if the  purchase  would cause the Fund to
invest  more  than 15% of its net  assets  in  illiquid  securities.  Repurchase
agreements  maturing  in more than seven days will be  considered  illiquid  for
purposes of this restriction. Investments in illiquid securities involve certain
risks to the extent that the Fund may be unable to dispose of such a security at
the time desired or at a  reasonable  price.  In addition,  in order to resell a
restricted  security,  the Fund  might  have to bear the  expense  and incur the
delays associated with effecting registration.

      Certain  restricted  securities  that are not  registered  for sale to the
general public,  but that can be resold to  institutional  investors ("Rule 144A
Securities"), may be purchased without regard to the foregoing 15% limitation if
a liquid  institutional  trading  market  exists.  The  liquidity  of the Fund's
investments   in  Rule  144A   Securities   could  be  impaired  if  dealers  or
institutional investors become uninterested in purchasing these securities.  The
Company's board of directors has delegated to IFG the authority to determine the
liquidity of Rule 144A Securities  pursuant to guidelines approved by the board.
For more  information  concerning  Rule 144A  Securities,  see the  Statement of
Additional Information.

      Foreign  Securities.  The Fund may  invest up to 25% of its total  assets,
measured at the time of purchase, directly in foreign securities. Investments in
securities of foreign companies  (including Canadian  securities,  which are not
subject to the 25% limitation) and in foreign markets involve certain additional
risks not associated  with  investments in domestic  companies and markets.  For
U.S. investors, the returns on foreign securities are influenced not only by the
returns  on  the   foreign   investments   themselves,   but  also  by  currency
fluctuations.  That is, when the U.S.  dollar  generally rises against a foreign
currency,  returns  on  foreign  securities  for  a  U.S.  investor  on  foreign
securities  denominated in that foreign currency may decrease. By contrast, in a
period when the U.S. dollar generally declines, those returns may increase.

      Other risks of international investing to consider include:

     -less publicly available information than is generally available about U.S.
issuers;

     -differences in accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards;

     -generally higher  commission rates on foreign  portfolio  transactions and
longer settlement periods;

     -smaller  trading  volumes and generally  lower  liquidity of foreign stock
markets, which may cause greater price volatility;

     -less  government  regulation  of  stock  exchanges,   brokers  and  listed
companies abroad than in the United States; and

     -investments  in certain  countries  may be subject to foreign  withholding
taxes,   which  may  reduce   dividend   income  or  capital  gains  payable  to
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      There is also the possibility of expropriation  or confiscatory  taxation;
adverse  changes  in  investment  or  exchange  control  regulations;  political
instability;  potential  restrictions on the flow of international  capital; and
the possibility of the Fund experiencing difficulties in pursuing legal remedies
and collecting judgments.

      Securities  purchased  by means of ADRs  also are not  subject  to the 25%
limitation. ADRs are receipts, typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company,
evidencing ownership of the underlying foreign securities.  ADRs are denominated
in U.S. dollars and trade in the U.S. securities markets.  ADRs may be issued in
sponsored  or  unsponsored  programs.  In sponsored  programs,  the issuer makes
arrangements  to have its securities  traded in the form of ADRs; in unsponsored
programs,  the  issuer  may not be  directly  involved  in the  creation  of the
program.  Although the  regulatory  requirements  with respect to sponsored  and
unsponsored  programs are generally similar, the issuers of unsponsored ADRs are
not  obligated  to  disclose  material  information  in the United  States  and,
therefore,  such  information  may not be  reflected  in the market value of the
ADRs.  ADRs are  subject to certain of the same risks as direct  investments  in
foreign securities, including the risk that changes in the value of the currency
in which the  security  underlying  an ADR is  denominated  relative to the U.S.
dollar may adversely affect the value of the ADR.

      Forward Foreign Currency  Contracts.  The Fund may enter into contracts to
purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward  contracts") as a
hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates pending the settlement of
transactions  in foreign  securities  or during the time the Fund holds  foreign
securities.  A forward contract is an agreement between  contracting  parties to
exchange  an amount of  currency  at some  future  time at an agreed  upon rate.
Although the Fund has not adopted any  limitations on its ability to use forward
contracts as a hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates,  the Fund
does not attempt to hedge all of its foreign investment positions and will enter
into forward  contracts only to the extent,  if any, deemed  appropriate by IFG.
The Fund will not enter into forward  contracts for a term of more than one year
or for  purposes  of  speculation.  Hedging  against a decline in the value of a
currency in the foregoing  manner does not eliminate  fluctuations in the prices
of  portfolio  securities  or prevent  losses if the  prices of such  securities
decline.  Furthermore,  such hedging  transactions  preclude the opportunity for
gain if the value of the hedged currency should rise. No predictions can be made
with respect to whether the total of such  transactions  will result in a better
or worse  position  than had the Fund not entered  into any  forward  contracts.
Forward contracts may, from time to time, be considered illiquid,  in which case
they  would be  subject  to the  Fund's  limitation  on  investing  in  illiquid
securities,  discussed  above.  For  additional  information  regarding  forward
contracts, see "Investment Policies" in the Statement of Additional Information.

      High-Risk,  High-Yield  Securities.  Although  IFG limits the Fund's  debt
security investments to securities it believes are not highly speculative,  both
credit  and  market  risks  are  increased  by the  Fund's  investments  in debt
securities  rated  below  the top  four  grades  by S&P or  Moody's  (high-risk,
high-yield  securities  commonly known as "junk bonds") and  comparable  unrated
debt  securities.  Lower rated bonds by Moody's  (categories  Ba, B, Caa) are of
poorer quality and may have speculative characteristics.  Bonds rated Caa may be
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or interest. Lower rated bonds by S&P (categories BB, B, CCC) include those
which are regarded, on balance, as predominantly speculative with respect to the
issuer's  capacity to pay interest and repay  principal in accordance with their
terms;  BB indicates the lowest degree of  speculation  and CCC a high degree of
speculation.  While such bonds will  likely  have some  quality  and  protective
characteristics,  these are  outweighed  by large  uncertainties  or major  risk
exposures to adverse conditions.

      While IFG  continuously  monitors all of the debt  securities  held by the
Fund for the issuers' ability to make required  principal and interest  payments
and other quality factors,  the Fund may retain in the portfolio a debt security
whose rating is changed to one below the minimum  rating  required for purchase.
More  information on debt securities is contained in the Statement of Additional
Information.

      Futures and Options.  A futures  contract is an agreement to buy or sell a
specific amount of a financial  instrument or commodity at a particular price on
a particular  date.  The Fund will use futures  contracts  only to hedge against
price changes in the value of its current or intended investments in securities.
In the event that an anticipated  decrease in the value of portfolio  securities
occurs as a result of a general decrease in prices,  the adverse effects of such
changes  may be  offset,  at  least in  part,  by  gains on the sale of  futures
contracts.  Conversely,  the  increased  cost  of  portfolio  securities  to  be
acquired,  caused by a general  increase in prices,  may be offset,  at least in
part, by gains on futures  contracts  purchased by the Fund.  Brokerage fees are
paid to trade  futures  contracts,  and the Fund is required to maintain  margin
deposits.

      Put and call options on futures  contracts or securities  may be traded by
the  Fund in  order to  protect  against  declines  in the  value  of  portfolio
securities or against  increases in the cost of  securities to be acquired.  The
purchaser  of an  option  purchases  the right to  effect a  transaction  in the
underlying future or security at a specified price (the "strike price") before a
specified date (the "expiration date"). In exchange for the right, the purchaser
pays a "premium" to the seller,  which  represents the price of the right to buy
or to sell the underlying instrument. In exchange for the premium, the seller of
the option becomes obligated to effect a transaction in the underlying future or
security,  at the strike price, at any time prior to the expiration date, should
the buyer  choose to exercise  the option.  A call  option  contract  grants the
purchaser  the right to buy the  underlying  future or  security,  at the strike
price,  before the expiration  date. A put option  contract grants the purchaser
the right to sell the underlying future or security, at the strike price, before
the expiration date.  Purchases of options on futures contracts may present less
dollar risk in hedging the Fund's  portfolio  than the  purchase and sale of the
underlying futures contracts,  since the potential loss is limited to the amount
of the premium plus related  transaction  costs. The premium paid for such a put
or call  option plus any  transaction  costs will  reduce the  benefit,  if any,
realized by the Fund upon exercise or liquidation of the option, and, unless the
price of the underlying futures contract or security changes  sufficiently,  the
option may expire without value to the Fund.

      Although the Fund will enter into futures contracts and options on futures
contracts and securities  solely for hedging or other  nonspeculative  purposes,
their use does involve certain risks. For example, a lack of correlation between
the value of an  instrument  underlying  an option or futures  contract  and the
assets being hedged,  or  unexpected  adverse  price  movements,  could render a
Fund's hedging strategy  unsuccessful  and could result in losses.  In addition,
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be no  assurance  that a liquid  secondary  market  will exist for any  contract
purchased  or sold,  and the Fund may be required  to maintain a position  until
exercise or expiration,  which could result in losses.  Transactions  in futures
contracts and options are subject to other risks as well, which are set forth in
greater  detail in the  Statement  of  Additional  Information  and  Appendix  A
therein.

      The Fund may buy and sell interest rate futures contracts relating to U.S.
government  securities  for the purpose of hedging  the value of its  securities
portfolio.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

      The Fund is subject  to certain  fundamental  restrictions  regarding  its
investments  which  may  not be  altered  without  the  approval  of the  Fund's
shareholders. Those restrictions include, among others, limitations with respect
to the percentages of the value of the Fund's total assets which may be invested
in any one  company or in any one  industry.  A list of the  Fund's  fundamental
investment  restrictions  and a list of additional,  non-fundamental  investment
restrictions  of the  Fund  (which  can be  changed  by the  Company's  board of
directors  without  shareholder  approval)  are  contained  in the  Statement of
Additional Information.

MANAGEMENT

      Pursuant to an agreement  with the  Company,  IFG,  7800 E. Union  Avenue,
Denver,  Colorado,  serves as the Fund's  investment  adviser.  IFG is primarily
responsible  for  providing  the  Fund  with  investment   management,   various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  IFG
is responsible  for selecting and managing the  investments  of the Fund.  These
services are subject to review by the Company's board of directors.

      Under a  Distribution  Agreement  effective  September  30, 1997,  INVESCO
Distributors,  Inc. ("IDI") provides  services  relating to the distribution and
sales  of  the  Fund's  shares.  IDI,  established  in  1997,  is  a  registered
broker-dealer  that acts as  distributor  for all retail  funds  advised by IFG.
Prior to September 30, 1997, IFG served as the Fund's distributor.

      IFG and IDI are  indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiaries  of AMVESCAP  PLC, a
publicly-traded  holding company that, through its subsidiaries,  engages in the
business of investment  management on an international  basis.  AMVESCAP PLC has
approximately $192.2 billion in assets under management.  IFG was established in
1932 and, as of December 31,  1997,  managed 14 mutual  funds  consisting  of 47
separate  portfolios,  with combined  assets of  approximately  $16.7 billion on
behalf of 848,106 shareholders.

      Prior to  February  3,  1998,  INVESCO  Trust  Company  ("INVESCO  Trust")
provided  sub-advisory services to the Fund. Effective February 3, 1998, INVESCO
Trust no longer  provides  sub-advisory  services to the Fund; IFG provides such
day-to-day  portfolio management services as the investment adviser to the Fund.
This change in no way changes the basis upon which investment advice is provided
to the Fund,  the cost of those  services  to the Fund or the  persons  actually
performing the investment  advisory and other  services  previously  provided by
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     The Fund is managed by three  members of INVESCO's  Growth  Team,  which is
headed by Timothy J. Miller. The following individuals are primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio holdings:

     Timothy J. Miller, a Chartered Financial Analyst,  has been a co- portfolio
manager of the Fund since  February  1997. Mr. Miller is also the lead portfolio
manager of INVESCO  Dynamics Fund and INVESCO VIF - Dynamics Fund and co-manages
INVESCO Small Company Growth Fund,  INVESCO Growth Fund and INVESCO VIF - Growth
Fund. Mr. Miller is also a senior vice  president of INVESCO Trust Company.  Mr.
Miller was previously an analyst and portfolio  manager with Mississippi  Valley
Advisors from 1979 to 1992. Mr. Miller received an M.B.A. from the University of
Missouri- St. Louis and a B.S.B.A. from St. Louis University.

     Trent E. May,  a  Chartered  Financial  Analyst,  has been a co-portfolio
manager  of the Fund since  February  1997.  Mr. May is also the lead  portfolio
manager of INVESCO  Growth Fund and  INVESCO  VIF - Growth  Fund and  co-manages
INVESCO VIF - Small  Company  Growth Fund.  Mr. May is also a vice  president of
INVESCO Trust Company.  Mr. May began his investment career in 1991 and was most
recently  senior  equity  fund   manager/equity   analyst  with  Munder  Capital
Management  in Detroit.  Mr. May received an M.B.A.  from Rollins  College and a
B.S. in Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology.

     Stacie  Cowell,  a Certified  Financial  Analyst,  has been a co- portfolio
manager of the Fund since  February  1997.  Ms. Cowell also co- manages  INVESCO
Small Company  Growth Fund.  Ms. Cowell was  previously a senior equity  analyst
with Founders  Asset  Management  and capital  markets and trading  analyst with
Chase  Manhattan Bank in New York. Ms. Cowell  received a B.A. in Economics from
Colgate University.

     The Fund pays IFG a monthly  advisory  fee which is based upon a percentage
of the Fund's average net assets,  determined  daily. For the Fund, the advisory
fee is computed at the following  annual rates:  0.75% on the first $350 million
of the Fund's  average net assets;  0.65% on the next $350 million of the Fund's
average net assets; and 0.55% on the Fund's average net assets in excess of $700
million.  For the fiscal period ended December 31, 1997, the investment advisory
fee paid by the Fund was 0.75% of the Fund's average net assets.

     The Company also has entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with
IFG dated February 28, 1997 (the  "Administrative  Agreement").  Pursuant to the
Administrative Agreement, IFG performs certain administrative, recordkeeping and
internal accounting services, including without limitation,  maintaining general
ledger and capital stock accounts,  preparing a daily trial balance, calculating
net asset value daily,  providing  selected general ledger reports and providing
certain  sub-accounting and recordkeeping services for shareholder accounts. For
such  services,  the Company pays IFG a fee  consisting of a base fee of $10,000
per year for each Fund,  plus an  additional  incremental  fee  computed  at the
annual rate of 0.015% per year of the average net assets of each Fund.  IFG also
is  paid a fee  by the  Company  for  providing  transfer  agent  services.  See
"Additional Information."

      The Fund's expenses,  which are accrued daily, are generally deducted from
its total income before dividends are paid. Total expenses of the Fund (prior to
expense  offset  arrangements)  for the fiscal  period ended  December 31, 1997,
including investment advisory fees (but excluding brokerage  commissions,  which



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are a cost of  acquiring  securities),  amounted  to  1.00%  of the  Fund's
average net assets.  Certain  Fund  expenses  are  absorbed  voluntarily  by IFG
pursuant to a commitment to the Company to limit the Fund's  annual  expenses to
no more than 1.00% of the Fund's  average net  assets.  This  commitment  may be
changed following consultation with the Company's board of directors.  If such a
voluntary expense limit were not in effect, the total operating  expenses,  as a
percentage of the Fund's  average net assets,  of the Fund for the fiscal period
ended December 31, 1997, would have been 35.99%.

      IFG permits investment and other personnel to purchase and sell securities
for their own  accounts,  subject  to a  compliance  policy  governing  personal
investing.  This policy  requires  IFG's  personnel  to conduct  their  personal
investment  activities in a manner that IFG believes is not  detrimental  to the
Fund or IFG's other  advisory  clients.  See  "Management"  in the  Statement of
Additional Information for more detailed information.

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS

      Investors may not purchase or redeem shares of the Fund directly, but only
through variable annuity and variable life insurance  contracts  offered through
the separate  accounts of Participating  Insurance  Companies.  A contract owner
should refer to the applicable  Separate  Account  Prospectus for information on
how to purchase or surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract
values,  allocate  contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations
among investment  alternatives,  including the Fund. Shares of the Fund are sold
on a continuous basis to separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies
by IDI, as the Fund's  Distributor.  No sales charge is imposed upon the sale of
shares of the Fund.  Sales  charges for the  variable  annuity or variable  life
insurance contracts are described in the Separate Account Prospectuses.  IDI may
from time to time make  payments  from its revenues to  Participating  Insurance
Companies,   broker  dealers  and  other  financial  institutions  that  provide
administrative services for the Funds.

      The  Participating  Insurance  Companies  place orders for their  separate
accounts to purchase and redeem shares of the Fund based, among other things, on
the amount of  premium  payments  to be  invested  and  transfer  and  surrender
requests to be effected on that day  pursuant to variable  annuity and  variable
life insurance contracts. Fund shares are purchased or redeemed at the net asset
value per share next computed after receipt of a purchase or redemption order in
good form.  Payment  for  redemptions  ordinarily  will be made on behalf of the
Company and the Fund by the  Company's  transfer  agent (IFG)  within seven days
after the  redemption  request is  received.  However,  payment may be postponed
under unusual circumstances,  such as when normal trading is not taking place on
the New York Stock  Exchange or an  emergency as defined by the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission exists.

      Net asset value per share is computed  for the Fund once each day that the
New York Stock  Exchange  is open,  as of the close of  regular  trading on that
Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m., New York time), and also may be computed on other
days  under  certain  circumstances.  Net asset  value per share for the Fund is
calculated by dividing the market value of the Fund's  securities plus the value
of  its  other  assets  (including   dividends  and  interest  accrued  but  not
collected),  less all liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the number of
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a security  will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the
board of directors. Debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less
at the time of  purchase  will be  valued  at  amortized  cost,  absent  unusual
circumstances,  so long as the Company's  board of directors  believes that such
value represents fair value.

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

      Taxes.  The Fund  intends to  distribute  to  shareholders  all of its net
investment  income,  net  capital  gains and net  gains  from  foreign  currency
transactions, if any. Distribution of substantially all net investment income to
the separate  accounts of the Participating  Insurance  Companies which hold its
shares  allows the Fund to  maintain  its tax status as a  regulated  investment
company.

      As a regulated  investment company, the Fund generally will not be subject
to tax on its ordinary income and net realized  capital gains.  Distributions of
income and the excess of net short-term  capital gain over net long-term capital
loss will be treated as ordinary income and  distributions  of the excess of net
long-term  capital  gain over net  short-term  capital  loss will be  treated as
long-term capital gain by the Participating  Insurance Companies.  Participating
Insurance  Companies  should consult their own tax advisers  concerning  whether
such  distributions  are subject to federal  income tax if they are  retained as
part of contract reserves.

      The Fund intends to comply with the  diversification  requirements of Code
Section  817(h).  By  meeting  this and other  requirements,  the  Participating
Insurance Companies, rather than the owners of variable annuity or variable life
insurance  contracts,  should be subject to tax on  distributions  received with
respect to Fund shares.  For further  information  concerning federal income tax
consequences  for the owners of  variable  annuity or  variable  life  insurance
contracts,  a  contract  owner  should  consult  his  or  her  Separate  Account
Prospectus.

      Dividends  and  Other  Distributions.  The  Fund  earns  ordinary  or  net
investment  income in the form of  dividends  and  interest on its  investments.
Dividends  paid by the Fund will be based solely on the income earned by it. The
Fund's  policy is to  distribute  substantially  all of this  income,  less Fund
expenses,  to  shareholders  on an annual basis, at the discretion of the Fund's
board of directors.  Dividends are automatically reinvested in additional shares
of the Fund,  unless cash  distributions  are  requested on behalf of a separate
account, at the net asset value on the ex-dividend date.

      In  addition,  the Fund  realizes  capital  gains and losses when it sells
securities  for more or less than it paid.  If total gains on sales exceed total
losses  (including  losses carried forward from previous years),  the Fund has a
net realized  capital gain. Net realized  capital gains,  if any,  together with
gains, if any,  realized on foreign  currency  transactions,  are distributed to
shareholders at least annually,  usually in December. Capital gain distributions
are  automatically  reinvested  in  additional  shares of the Fund,  unless cash
distributions  are requested on behalf of a separate  account,  at the net asset
value on the ex-distribution date.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

     From time to time,  the Fund's total return and/or yield may be included in
advertisements,  sales  literature,  shareholder  reports  or  Separate  Account
Prospectuses.  The Fund's total return and yield include the effect of deducting

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the Fund's expenses,  but do not include charges and expenses  attributable
to a particular  variable annuity or variable life insurance  contract.  Because
shares of the Funds can be purchased only through a variable annuity or variable
life  insurance  contract,  the Fund's  total  return  and yield data  should be
reviewed along with the description of contract  charges and expenses  contained
in the applicable  Separate  Account  Prospectus.  Total return or yield for the
Fund must always be accompanied by, and reviewed with,  comparable  total return
or yield data for an associated  variable annuity separate account, or data that
would permit  evaluation of the magnitude of variable life insurance charges and
expenses not  reflected  in the Fund's total return or yield.  Fund total return
and yield  figures are based upon  historical  results  and are not  intended to
indicate future performance.

      The "total return" of the Fund refers to the average annual rate of return
of an  investment  in the Fund.  This  figure is  computed  by  calculating  the
percentage change in value of an investment of $1,000,  assuming reinvestment of
all income dividends and capital gain  distributions,  to the end of a specified
period.  "Total  return"  quotations  reflect  the  performance  of the Fund and
include the effect of capital changes.

      The total  return  performance  for the Fund for the fiscal  period  ended
December 31, 1997, was -0.90%.

      The yield of the Fund is  calculated  by utilizing  the Fund's  calculated
income,  expenses and average  outstanding  shares for the most recent 30-day or
one-month  period,  dividing it by the month end net asset value and annualizing
the resulting number.

      In conjunction  with  performance  reports and/or  analyses of shareholder
service  concerning the Fund,  comparisons of the Fund's performance for a given
period to the performance of recognized indices for the same period may be made.
Such indices  include ones  provided by Dow Jones & Company,  Standard & Poor's,
Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.,  Lehman Brothers,  National  Association of
Securities Dealers,  Inc., Frank Russell Company,  Value Line Investment Survey,
the American Stock  Exchange,  Morgan Stanley  Capital  International,  Wilshire
Associates, the Financial Times-Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the
Nikkei Stock  Average and the Deutcher  Aktienindex,  all of which are unmanaged
market  indicators.  Such  comparisons can be a useful measure of the quality of
the Fund's investment performance.  However,  because Fund performance data does
not reflect separate account and contract charges,  Fund performance data is not
an appropriate  measure of the performance of a contract  owner's  investment in
the variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.

      In addition,  rankings, ratings, and comparisons of investment performance
and/or   assessments  of  the  quality  of  shareholder   service  appearing  in
publications such as Money,  Forbes,  Kiplinger's  Personal  Finance,  Financial
World,  Morningstar,  and similar sources which utilize information compiled (i)
internally;  (ii) by  Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.;  or  (iii)  by  other
recognized  analytical  services,  may be used in sales  literature.  The Lipper
Analytical  Services,  Inc.  rankings and comparisons,  which may be used by the
Fund in performance reports, will be drawn from the "Small Company Growth Funds"
grouping.  In  addition,  the  broad-based  Lipper  variable  insurance  product


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groupings  may be used for  comparison to the Fund. A more complete list of
publications  that may be  quoted in sales  literature  is  contained  under the
caption "Performance" in the Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

      Voting Rights.  The Participating  Insurance  Companies and their separate
accounts,  rather than individual  contract owners,  are the shareholders of the
Fund. However, each Participating Insurance Company will vote shares held by its
separate accounts as required by law and interpretations  thereof, as amended or
changed from time to time.  In accordance  with current law and  interpretations
thereof,  a  Participating  Insurance  Company is  required  to  request  voting
instructions  from its contract owners and must vote Fund shares held by each of
its  separate  accounts  in  proportion  to the  voting  instructions  received.
Additional  information about voting procedures  (including a discussion,  where
applicable,  of circumstances under which some Participating Insurance Companies
may vote Fund shares held by variable life  insurance  separate  accounts  other
than in  accordance  with  contract  owner  instructions)  is  contained  in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectuses.

      All shares of the Fund have equal voting  rights.  When  shareholders  are
entitled  to vote upon a matter,  each  shareholder  is entitled to one vote for
each share owned and a corresponding  fractional vote for each fractional  share
owned.  Voting  with  respect  to  certain  matters,  such  as  ratification  of
independent  accountants and the election of directors,  will be by all Funds of
the Company voting together.  In other cases,  such as voting upon an investment
advisory contract, voting is on a Fund-by-Fund basis. To the extent permitted by
law,  when not all  Funds  are  affected  by a matter  to be  voted  upon,  only
shareholders  of the Fund or Funds  affected  by the matter  will be entitled to
vote thereon.  The Company is not generally required and does not expect to hold
regular annual meetings of  shareholders.  However,  the board of directors will
call special meetings of shareholders for the purpose,  among other reasons,  of
voting upon the question of removal of a director or directors when requested to
do so in writing by the holders of 10% or more of the outstanding  shares of the
Company or as may be required by  applicable  law or the  Company's  Articles of
Incorporation.  The Company will assist shareholders in communicating with other
shareholders as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Directors may be
removed by action of the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding shares
of the Company.

      Shareholder Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the Fund may be directed to the
Company at the telephone  number or mailing  address set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus or to a Participating Insurance Company.

      Transfer and Disbursing Agent. IFG acts as registrar,  transfer agent, and
dividend  disbursing  agent  for  the  Company  pursuant  to a  Transfer  Agency
Agreement that provides for an annual fee of $5,000 per Fund.

      Master/Feeder  Option.  The  Company may in the future seek to achieve the
Fund's  investment  objective by investing  all of the Fund's  assets in another
investment  company having the same investment  objective and  substantially the
same investment policies and restrictions as those applicable to the Fund. It is
expected  that  any  such  investment   company  would  be  managed  by  IFG  in
substantially  the same manner as the Fund. If permitted by applicable  laws and
policies then in effect, any such investment may be made in the sole discretion


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of the  Company's  board of  directors  without  further  approval of the Fund's
shareholders.  However,  Fund  shareholders will be given at least 30 days prior
notice  of any  such  investment.  Such  investment  would  be made  only if the
Company's  board of directors  determines it to be in the best  interests of the
Fund  and its  shareholders.  In  making  that  determination,  the  board  will
consider,   among  other  things,  the  benefits  to  shareholders   and/or  the
opportunity to reduce costs and achieve operational  efficiencies.  No assurance
is given that costs will be materially reduced if this option is implemented.

NO  PERSON  HAS  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  TO  GIVE  ANY  INFORMATION  OR  TO  MAKE  ANY
REPRESENTATIONS  NOT  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  PROSPECTUS,  OR IN THE  STATEMENT  OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE
OFFERING MADE BY THIS  PROSPECTUS  AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE,  SUCH  INFORMATION  OR
REPRESENTATIONS  MUST  NOT BE  RELIED  UPON AS  HAVING  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  BY THE
COMPANY.  THIS  PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING BY THE COMPANY IN ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.


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                                                                       APPENDIX
BOND RATINGS

      The following is a description of S&P and Moody's bond rating categories:

S&P Corporate Bond Ratings

      AAA - This is the highest  rating  assigned by Standard & Poor's to a debt
obligation  and  indicates an extremely  strong  capacity to pay  principal  and
interest.

      AA - Bonds  rated  AA  also  qualify  as  high-quality  debt  obligations.
Capacity to pay  principal  and interest is very strong,  and in the majority of
instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree.

      A - Bonds rated A have a strong  capacity to pay  principal  and interest,
although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.

      BBB - Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capability to pay
principal  and  interest.  Whereas they  normally  exhibit  adequate  protection
parameters,  adverse  economic  conditions  or changing  circumstances  are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in
this category than for bonds in higher rated categories.

      BB - Bonds  rated BB have less  near-term  vulnerability  to default  than
other  speculative  issues.  However,  they face major ongoing  uncertainties or
exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead
to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.

      B - Bonds rated B have a greater  vulnerability  to default but  currently
have the capacity to meet interest  payments and principal  repayments.  Adverse
business,  financial,  or economic  conditions  will likely  impair  capacity or
willingness to pay interest and repay principal.

      CCC - Bonds  rated  CCC have a  currently  identifiable  vulnerability  to
default and are  dependent  upon  favorable  business,  financial,  and economic
conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the
event of adverse  business,  financial,  or  economic  conditions,  they are not
likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal.




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Moody's Corporate Bond Ratings

      Aaa - Bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the
smallest   degree  of  investment   risk  and  are  generally   referred  to  as
"gilt-edged."  Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally
stable margin, and principal is secure.  While the various  protective  elements
are likely to change,  such changes as can be  visualized  are most  unlikely to
impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

      Aa - Bonds  rated Aa are judged to be of high  quality  by all  standards.
Together with the Aaa group,  they  comprise  what are  generally  known as high
grade  bonds.  They are rated  lower  than the best  bonds  because  margins  of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective
elements  may be of greater  amplitude  or there may be other  elements  present
which make the long term risk appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

      A - Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment attributes, and are to
be  considered as upper medium grade  obligations.  Factors  giving  security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

      Baa - Bonds rated Baa are  considered as medium grade  obligations,  i.e.,
they are neither  highly  protected nor poorly  secured.  Interest  payments and
principal  security  appear  adequate  for the present  but  certain  protective
elements may be lacking or may be  characteristically  unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding  investment  characteristics  and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.

      Ba - Bonds rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements.  Their future
cannot be  considered  as well  assured.  Often the  protection  of interest and
principal  payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during
both good and bad times over the future.  Uncertainty of position  characterizes
bonds in this class.

      B -  Bonds  rated  B  generally  lack  characteristics  of  the  desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or maintenance of other
terms of the contract over any longer period of time may be small.

      Caa - Bonds rated Caa are of poor standing.  Such issues may be in default
or there may be  present  elements  of  danger  with  respect  to  principal  or
interest.


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                                                               Prospectus
                                                              May 1, 1998


                        INVESCO VARIABLE
                        INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.

                        INVESCO VIF - Small Company Growth Portfolio


INVESCO FUNDS

INVESCO Distributors, Inc.(sm)
Distributor
Post Office Box 173706
Denver, Colorado 80217-3706

1-800-525-8085
PAL(R): 1-800-424-8085.
http://www.invesco.com

In Denver, visit one of our
convenient Investor Centers:
Cherry Creek
155-B Fillmore Street
Denver Tech Center,
7800 East Union Avenue,
Lobby Level

In addition, all documents
filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange
Commission  can  be  located 
on a web  site  maintained 
by the  Commission  at
http://www.sec.gov.



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Prospectus
May 1, 1998

                      INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
                         INVESCO VIF - Technology Portfolio

      INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  a Maryland
corporation,  is an open-end management investment company that offers shares of
common stock of ten diversified  investment portfolios (the "Funds"),  including
the INVESCO VIF - Technology  Portfolio (the "Technology  Fund" or "Fund").  The
Company's  shares  are  not  offered  directly  to  the  public,  but  are  sold
exclusively to life insurance companies ("Participating Insurance Companies") as
a pooled  funding  vehicle for  variable  annuity and  variable  life  insurance
contracts issued by separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies.  If
other Funds are available under a Participating Insurance Company's contracts, a
prospectus  describing them will be available from the  Participating  Insurance
Company.

      The Technology Fund seeks capital appreciation.  The Fund normally invests
at  least  80%  of its  total  assets  in  equity  securities  of  companies  in
technology-related   industries  such  as  computers,   communications,   video,
electronics, oceanography, office and factory automation, and robotics.

      This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information about the Fund that a
prospective  purchaser should know before  purchasing a variable contract from a
Participating  Insurance  Company  or  allocating  contract  values to the Fund.
Please  read this  Prospectus  and  retain it for future  reference.  Additional
information  about the Fund has been  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission and is available upon request by writing INVESCO Distributors,  Inc.,
Post Office Box 173706, Denver, Colorado 80217-3706,  by calling 1-800-525-8085,
or by contacting a Participating Insurance Company and requesting the "Statement
of Additional  Information for INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc." (the
"Statement of Additional Information").  The Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 1998, is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.




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THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  THE SHARES OF THE FUND ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL  INSTITUTION.  THE SHARES
OF THE  FUND  ARE  NOT  FEDERALLY  INSURED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  DEPOSIT  INSURANCE
CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.


                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                          Page

SUMMARY....................................................................155

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS.......................................................157

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES.........................................159

RISK FACTORS...............................................................159

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS....................................................165

MANAGEMENT.................................................................165

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS..................................................167

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS....................................167

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION....................................................168

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.....................................................169

APPENDIX...................................................................171



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SUMMARY

      The Company is a registered,  open-end management  investment company that
was  organized as a Maryland  corporation  on August 19, 1993,  and is currently
comprised of ten diversified investment portfolios ("Funds"),  the INVESCO VIF -
Dynamics Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Health
Sciences  Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF -
Industrial Income Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF
- - Small Company Growth Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - Technology  Portfolio,  the
INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio and the INVESCO VIF - Utilities  Portfolio.
Additional  portfolios may be created from time to time. The overall supervision
of each Fund is the responsibility of the Company's board of directors.

      The  Company is  intended to be a funding  vehicle  for  variable  annuity
contracts  and  variable  life  insurance  contracts  to be offered by  separate
accounts  of  certain  life  insurance   companies   ("Participating   Insurance
Companies").  Fund shares are not available for purchase  other than through the
purchase of such  contracts.  The variable  annuity and variable life  insurance
contracts are described in separate prospectuses of the Participating  Insurance
Companies  (the  "Separate  Account  Prospectuses").   The  Company  assumes  no
responsibility  for the Separate Account  Prospectuses.  A contract owner should
refer to the Separate Account Prospectuses for information on how to purchase or
surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract  values,  allocate
contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations  among  investment
alternatives, including the Fund.

      The  Fund  seeks  capital  appreciation.   This  investment  objective  is
fundamental  and may be changed only by a vote of a majority of the  outstanding
shares  of the  Fund.  There is no  assurance  that the Fund  will  achieve  its
investment  objective.  Any investment  policy of the Fund may be changed by the
Company's board of directors without  shareholder  approval unless the policy is
one required by the Fund's fundamental investment  restrictions set forth in the
Statement of Additional Information.

      The Fund seeks to attain its  investment  objective  by investing at least
80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies in  technology-related
industries such as computers, communications, video, electronics,  oceanography,
office and factory automation, and robotics. There is no guarantee that the Fund
will achieve is  investment  objective.  A discussion  of the Fund's  investment
objective  and  policies  is  provided  below  under  the  caption   "Investment
Objectives and Policies."

      Various  types of risks  are  involved  with the  Fund.  The Fund may lend
portfolio  securities and may enter into  repurchase  agreements with respect to
debt instruments  eligible for investment by the Fund. The Fund may invest up to
15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund also may invest up to 25%
of its total  assets  directly  in foreign  securities,  which  present  certain
additional  risks not  associated  with  investments  in domestic  companies and
markets.  Securities of Canadian  issuers and  securities  purchased by means of
American  Depository  Receipts  ("ADRs") are not subject to this 25% limitation.
The Fund will be concentrated  in a specific  business  sector.  Compared to the
broad market,  an individual  sector may be more strongly affected by changes in


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the economic climate,  broad market shifts,  moves in a particular dominant
stock,  or  regulatory  changes.  The Fund may  invest in  options  and  futures
contracts,  each of which  presents  special  risks.  These and other  risks are
discussed below under the caption "Risk Factors."

      INVESCO Funds Group,  Inc.  ("IFG"),  the Fund's  investment  adviser,  is
primarily responsible for providing the Fund with portfolio management,  various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  The
Fund pays IFG an advisory fee for the management of its investments and business
affairs. A discussion of these fees and additional information about IFG and ICM
are provided below under the caption "Management."



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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

      The  following  information  has been  audited  by Price  Waterhouse  LLP,
independent accountants. This information should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial  statements and the Report of Independent  Accountants thereon
appearing  in  the  Company's  1997  Annual  Report  to  Shareholders  which  is
incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information. Both are
available without charge by contacting  INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. at the address
or telephone number shown on the cover page of this Prospectus, or by contacting
a Participating Insurance Company.

                                                                  Period
                                                                   Ended
                                                             December 31
                                                           -------------
                                                                   1997+

PER SHARE DATA
Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period                             $10.00
                                                           -------------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Net Investment Income                                               0.05
Net Gains on Securities (Both Realized
   and Unrealized)                                                  1.44
                                                           -------------
Total from Investment Operations                                    1.49
                                                           -------------
Net Asset Value - End of Period                                    11.49
                                                           =============

TOTAL RETURN>                                                    14.80%*

RATIOS
Net Assets - End of Period ($000 Omitted)                            414
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets                          0.48%@~
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average
   Net Assets                                                     0.95%~
Portfolio Turnover Rate                                            102%*
Average Commission Rate Paid^^                                  $0.1503*

+ All of the expenses of the Portfolio were voluntarily absorbed by IFG from May
21, 1997,  commencement of investment operations,  through December 31, 1997. If
such expenses had not been  voluntarily  absorbed,  ratio of expenses to average
net assets would have been 19.25% and ratio of net investment  income to average
net assets would have been (17.82%).




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> Total  return does not reflect  expenses  that apply to the related  insurance
policies,  and inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return  figures
for the period shown.

* These amounts are based on operations  for the period shown and,  accordingly,
are not representative of a full year.

@ Ratio is based on Total Expenses of the Portfolio,  less Expenses  Absorbed by
Investment Adviser, which is before any expense offset arrangements.

~ Annualized

^^ The average  commission rate paid is the total brokerage  commissions paid on
applicable purchases and sales of securities for the period divided by the total
number of related shares purchased or sold.




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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

      The  Fund  seeks  capital  appreciation.  This  investment  objective,  as
described below, is fundamental and may be changed only by vote of a majority of
the  outstanding  shares of the Fund.  There is no assurance  that the Fund will
achieve  its  investment  objective.  Any  investment  policy of the Fund may be
changed by the Company's board of directors without shareholder  approval unless
the policy is one required by the Fund's fundamental investment restrictions set
forth in the Statement of Additional  Information.  When IFG believes  market or
economic conditions are unfavorable, the Fund may assume a defensive position by
temporarily  investing  up to 100% of its  total  assets in high  quality  money
market instruments,  such as short-term U.S. government obligations,  commercial
paper or repurchase  agreements,  high quality  corporate  bonds or notes, or by
holding cash.

      The Fund uses an  aggressive  investment  strategy in attempting to attain
this investment objective. Holdings are focused on equity securities whose price
appreciation  is expected to outpace  that of the  overall  technology  business
sector. These stocks may not pay regular dividends. The Fund normally invests at
least 80% of its total  assets in the equity  securities  (common and  preferred
stocks,  and convertible  bonds) of companies in  technology-related  industries
such as computers, communications, video, electronics,  oceanography, office and
factory automation, and robotics.

      The  technology  business  sector  consists  of  numerous  industries.  In
deciding  whether a company is principally  engaged in the  technology  business
sector,  IFG must determine that the company  derives more than 50% of its gross
income  or net  sales  from  activities  in that  sector;  or that  the  company
dedicates  more than 50% of its assets to the  production  of revenues from that
sector. If, based on available financial information,  a question exists whether
a company meets one of these  standards,  IFG  determines  whether the company's
primary business is within that sector.

      The  remainder of the Fund's  assets may be invested in any  securities or
other  instruments  deemed  appropriate by Fund Management,  consistent with the
Fund's  investment  policies and restrictions.  These  investments  include debt
securities issued by companies  principally  engaged in the technology  business
sector,  debt or equity  securities  issued by companies  outside that  business
sector,  short-term high grade debt obligations  maturing no later than one year
from the date of purchase  (including  U.S.  government  and agency  securities,
domestic bank  certificates of deposit,  commercial  paper rated at least A-2 by
Standard & Poor's or P-2 by Moody's  Investors  Service,  Inc.,  and  repurchase
agreements), and cash.

      Because  prices  of  stocks  fluctuate  from day to day,  the  value of an
investment in the Fund will vary based upon the Fund's  investment  performance.
The Fund invests in different  companies in a variety of  industries in order to
attempt to reduce its overall exposure to investment and market risks.  There is
no assurance that the Fund will attain its objectives.

RISK FACTORS

     Contract  owners should  consider the special  factors  associated with the
policies  discussed  below in  determining  the  appropriateness  of  allocating
contract  values to the Fund. See the Statement of Additional  Information for a
discussion of additional risk factors.

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      Potential  Conflicts.  The Company has received an exemptive  order of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  that  permits  the sale of Fund shares to
variable annuity separate accounts and variable life insurance separate accounts
of affiliated and unaffiliated  Participating  Insurance Companies.  The Company
currently does not foresee any  disadvantages  to the owners of variable annuity
or variable life insurance contracts arising from the fact that the interests of
those owners may differ.  Nevertheless,  the Company's  board of directors  will
monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable  conflicts which
may possibly arise due to  differences of tax treatment or other  considerations
and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response thereto.

      Credit and Market Risks. All securities,  including those purchased by the
Fund,  are subject to some degree of credit  risk and market  risk.  Credit risk
refers to the ability of an issuer of a debt  security to pay its  principal and
interest,  and to the earnings  stability and overall financial  soundness of an
issuer  of an  equity  security.  Market  risk  refers  to the  volatility  of a
security's  price in response to changes in conditions in securities  markets in
general and, particularly in the case of debt securities, changes in the overall
level of interest  rates.  An increase in interest rates will tend to reduce the
market values of debt securities,  whereas a decline in interest rates will tend
to increase their values.

      To limit  exposure to credit risks,  the Fund, as a matter of  fundamental
policy, will be diversified.  With respect to 75% of the Fund's total assets, no
more than 5% of the Fund's  total assets will be invested in the  securities  of
any one issuer. This percentage  limitation applies immediately after a purchase
or initial  investment.  Any  subsequent  change in a percentage  resulting from
fluctuations  in value will not require  elimination  of any  security  from the
Fund.  The credit risk  exposure of the Fund may be  increased  by its policy of
concentrating  investments in specific  business  sectors.  See "Risk Factors --
Concentration."

      Portfolio Lending.  The Fund may make loans of its portfolio securities to
broker-dealers or other  institutional  investors under contracts requiring such
loans to be callable at any time and to be secured continuously by collateral in
cash,  cash  equivalents,  high  quality  short-term  government  securities  or
irrevocable  letters  of credit  maintained  on a current  basis at an amount at
least equal to the market value of the securities loaned.  This practice permits
the  Fund  to earn  income,  which,  in  turn,  can be  invested  in  additional
securities to pursue the Fund's investment objective.  The Fund will continue to
collect the  equivalent  of the interest or dividends  paid by the issuer on the
securities loaned and will also receive either interest  (through  investment of
cash collateral) or a fee (if the collateral is government securities). The Fund
may pay finder's and other fees in connection with its securities loans.

      Lending  securities  involves certain risks, the most significant of which
is the risk  that a  borrower  may  fail to  return a  portfolio  security.  IFG
monitors the  creditworthiness of borrowers in order to minimize such risks. The
Fund will not lend any  security  if, as a result of that  loan,  the  aggregate
value of securities  then on loan would exceed 331/3% of the Fund's total assets
(taken at market value).


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      Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
respect  to  debt  instruments  eligible  for  investment  by  the  Fund.  These
agreements  are entered  into with member banks of the Federal  Reserve  System,
registered  broker-dealers,  and registered  government securities dealers which
are deemed  creditworthy  by IFG  (subject to review by the  Company's  board of
directors).  A repurchase  agreement is a means of investing  monies for a short
period.  In  a  repurchase  agreement,  the  Fund  acquires  a  debt  instrument
(generally a security  issued by the U.S.  government  or an agency  thereof,  a
banker's acceptance or a certificate of deposit) subject to resale to the seller
at an agreed upon price and date  (normally the next business day). If the other
party  defaults on its  obligation  to repurchase  the security,  the Fund could
incur costs or delays in seeking to sell the security.

      To minimize risks  associated with repurchase  agreements,  the securities
underlying  each  repurchase  agreement  will be  maintained  with the Company's
custodian  in an  amount  at  least  equal to the  repurchase  price  under  the
agreement  (including  accrued  interest),  and such agreements will be effected
only with parties that meet certain  creditworthiness  standards  established by
the  Company's  board of  directors.  The Fund will not enter into a  repurchase
agreement  maturing  in more than seven days if as a result more than 15% of the
Fund's net assets  would be invested  in such  repurchase  agreements  and other
illiquid securities.

      Portfolio  Turnover.  There are no fixed limitations  regarding  portfolio
turnover for the Fund.  Although the Fund does not trade for short-term profits,
securities  may be sold  without  regard  to the time they have been held in the
Fund when,  in the opinion of IFG,  market  considerations  warrant such action.
Therefore,  the portfolio  turnover rate of the Fund may be higher than those of
other  investment  companies with comparable  investment  objectives.  Increased
portfolio  turnover would cause the Fund to incur greater  brokerage  costs than
would otherwise be the case. The actual portfolio  turnover rate for the Fund is
set forth under  "Financial  Highlights."  The  Company's  brokerage  allocation
policies,  including the consideration of sales of Participating  Life Insurance
Companies' variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts when selecting
among  qualified  brokers  offering  comparable best price and execution on Fund
transactions, are discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

      Illiquid and Rule 144A  Securities.  The Fund is  authorized  to invest in
securities  that are illiquid  because they are subject to restrictions on their
resale  ("restricted  securities")  or because,  based upon their  nature or the
market for such securities,  they are not readily marketable.  However, the Fund
will not  purchase  any such  security if the  purchase  would cause the Fund to
invest  more  than 15% of its net  assets  in  illiquid  securities.  Repurchase
agreements  maturing  in more than seven days will be  considered  illiquid  for
purposes of this restriction. Investments in illiquid securities involve certain
risks to the extent that the Fund may be unable to dispose of such a security at
the time desired or at a  reasonable  price.  In addition,  in order to resell a
restricted  security,  the Fund  might  have to bear the  expense  and incur the
delays associated with effecting registration.

      Certain  restricted  securities  that are not  registered  for sale to the
general public,  but that can be resold to  institutional  investors ("Rule 144A
Securities"), may be purchased without regard to the foregoing 15% limitation if
a liquid  institutional  trading  market  exists.  The  liquidity  of the Fund's


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investments  in Rule  144A  Securities  could be  impaired  if  dealers  or
institutional investors become uninterested in purchasing these securities.  The
Company's board of directors has delegated to IFG the authority to determine the
liquidity of Rule 144A Securities  pursuant to guidelines approved by the board.
For more  information  concerning  Rule 144A  Securities,  see the  Statement of
Additional Information.

      Foreign  Securities.  The Fund may  invest up to 25% of its total  assets,
measured at the time of purchase, directly in foreign securities. Investments in
securities of foreign companies  (including Canadian  securities,  which are not
subject to the 25% limitation) and in foreign markets involve certain additional
risks not associated  with  investments in domestic  companies and markets.  For
U.S. investors, the returns on foreign securities are influenced not only by the
returns  on  the   foreign   investments   themselves,   but  also  by  currency
fluctuations.  That is, when the U.S.  dollar  generally rises against a foreign
currency,  returns  on  foreign  securities  for  a  U.S.  investor  or  foreign
securities  denominated in that foreign currency may decrease. By contrast, in a
period when the U.S. dollar generally declines, those returns may increase.

      Other risks of international investing to consider include:

     -less publicly available information than is generally available about U.S.
issuers;

     -differences in accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards;

     -generally higher  commission rates on foreign  portfolio  transactions and
longer settlement periods;

     -smaller  trading  volumes and generally  lower  liquidity of foreign stock
markets, which may cause greater price volatility;

     -less  government  regulation  of  stock  exchanges,   brokers  and  listed
companies abroad than in the United States; and

     -investments  in certain  countries  may be subject to foreign  withholding
taxes,   which  may  reduce   dividend   income  or  capital  gains  payable  to
shareholders.

      There is also the possibility of expropriation  or confiscatory  taxation;
adverse  changes  in  investment  or  exchange  control  regulations;  political
instability;  potential  restrictions on the flow of international  capital; and
the possibility of the Fund experiencing difficulties in pursuing legal remedies
and collecting judgments.

      Securities  purchased  by means of ADRs  also are not  subject  to the 25%
limitation. ADRs are receipts, typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company,
evidencing ownership of the underlying foreign securities.  ADRs are denominated
in U.S. dollars and trade in the U.S. securities markets.  ADRs may be issued in
sponsored  or  unsponsored  programs.  In sponsored  programs,  the issuer makes
arrangements  to have its securities  traded in the form of ADRs; in unsponsored
programs,  the  issuer  may not be  directly  involved  in the  creation  of the
program.  Although the  regulatory  requirements  with respect to sponsored  and
unsponsored  programs are generally similar, the issuers of unsponsored ADRs are
not  obligated  to  disclose  material  information  in the United  States  and,
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market  value of the ADRs.  ADRs are  subject  to  certain  of the same risks as
direct investments in foreign securities, including the risk that changes in the
value of the currency in which the  security  underlying  an ADR is  denominated
relative to the U.S. dollar may adversely affect the value of the ADR.

      Forward Foreign Currency  Contracts.  The Fund may enter into contracts to
purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward  contracts") as a
hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates pending the settlement of
transactions  in foreign  securities  or during the time the Fund holds  foreign
securities.  A forward contract is an agreement between  contracting  parties to
exchange  an amount of  currency  at some  future  time at an agreed  upon rate.
Although the Fund has not adopted any  limitations on its ability to use forward
contracts as a hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates,  the Fund
does not attempt to hedge all of its foreign investment positions and will enter
into forward  contracts only to the extent,  if any, deemed  appropriate by IFG.
The Fund will not enter into forward  contracts for a term of more than one year
or for  purposes  of  speculation.  Hedging  against a decline in the value of a
currency in the foregoing  manner does not eliminate  fluctuations in the prices
of  portfolio  securities  or prevent  losses if the  prices of such  securities
decline.  Furthermore,  such hedging  transactions  preclude the opportunity for
gain if the value of the hedged currency should rise. No predictions can be made
with respect to whether the total of such  transactions  will result in a better
or worse  position  than had the Fund not entered  into any  forward  contracts.
Forward contracts may, from time to time, be considered illiquid,  in which case
they  would be  subject  to the  Fund's  limitation  on  investing  in  illiquid
securities,  discussed  above.  For  additional  information  regarding  forward
contracts, see "Investment Policies" in the Statement of Additional Information.

      While IFG  continuously  monitors all of the debt  securities  held by the
Funds for the issuers' ability to make required  principal and interest payments
and other quality factors,  the Fund may retain in the portfolio a debt security
whose rating is changed to one below the minimum  rating  required for purchase.
More  information on debt securities is contained in the Statement of Additional
Information.

      Concentration.  While the Fund  diversifies  its investments by investing,
with respect to at least 75% of its total assets,  not more than 5% of its total
assets in the securities of any one issuer, its assets normally will be invested
primarily in companies  engaged in a single business sector. As a result of this
investment  policy,  an  investment  in this  Fund  may be  subject  to  greater
fluctuations  in value than  generally  would be the case if an investment  were
made in an investment  company which did not  concentrate  its  investments in a
similar manner.  For example,  certain  economic  factors or specific events may
exert a  disproportionate  impact  upon  the  prices  of  equity  securities  of
companies within a particular industry relative to their impact on the prices of
securities of companies  engaged in other industries.  Additionally,  changes in
the market price of the equity securities of a particular company which occupies
a dominant  position in an industry may tend to influence  the market  prices of
other companies within the same industry.  As a result of the foregoing factors,
the net asset value of the Fund may be more  susceptible to change than those of
investment companies which spread their investments over many different business
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      The Fund may not  invest  more  than 25% of its  total  assets in a single
industry (e.g., computer software) within the technology business sector.

      Futures and Options.  A futures  contract is an agreement to buy or sell a
specific amount of a financial  instrument or commodity at a particular price on
a particular  date.  The Fund will use futures  contracts  only to hedge against
price changes in the value of its current or intended investments in securities.
In the event that an anticipated  decrease in the value of portfolio  securities
occurs as a result of a general decrease in prices,  the adverse effects of such
changes  may be  offset,  at  least in  part,  by  gains on the sale of  futures
contracts.  Conversely,  the  increased  cost  of  portfolio  securities  to  be
acquired,  caused by a general  increase in prices,  may be offset,  at least in
part, by gains on futures  contracts  purchased by the Fund.  Brokerage fees are
paid to trade  futures  contracts,  and the Fund is required to maintain  margin
deposits.

      Put and call options on futures  contracts or securities  may be traded by
the  Fund in  order to  protect  against  declines  in the  value  of  portfolio
securities or against  increases in the cost of  securities to be acquired.  The
purchaser  of an  option  purchases  the right to  effect a  transaction  in the
underlying future or security at a specified price (the "strike price") before a
specified date (the "expiration date"). In exchange for the right, the purchaser
pays a "premium" to the seller,  which  represents the price of the right to buy
or to sell the underlying instrument. In exchange for the premium, the seller of
the option becomes obligated to effect a transaction in the underlying future or
security,  at the strike price, at any time prior to the expiration date, should
the buyer  choose to exercise  the option.  A call  option  contract  grants the
purchaser  the right to buy the  underlying  future or  security,  at the strike
price,  before the expiration  date. A put option  contract grants the purchaser
the right to sell the underlying future or security, at the strike price, before
the expiration date.  Purchases of options on futures contracts may present less
dollar risk in hedging the Fund's  portfolio  than the  purchase and sale of the
underlying futures contracts,  since the potential loss is limited to the amount
of the premium plus related  transaction  costs. The premium paid for such a put
or call  option plus any  transaction  costs will  reduce the  benefit,  if any,
realized by the Fund upon exercise or liquidation of the option, and, unless the
price of the underlying futures contract or security changes  sufficiently,  the
option may expire without value to the Fund.

      Although the Fund will enter into futures contracts and options on futures
contracts and securities  solely for hedging or other  nonspeculative  purposes,
their use does involve certain risks. For example, a lack of correlation between
the value of an  instrument  underlying  an option or futures  contract  and the
assets being hedged,  or  unexpected  adverse  price  movements,  could render a
Fund's hedging strategy  unsuccessful  and could result in losses.  In addition,
there can be no  assurance  that a liquid  secondary  market  will exist for any
contract  purchased or sold, and the Fund may be required to maintain a position
until  exercise or  expiration,  which could result in losses.  Transactions  in
futures  contracts and options are subject to other risks as well, which are set
forth in greater detail in the Statement of Additional  Information and Appendix
A therein.

      The Fund may buy and sell interest rate futures contracts relating to U.S.
government  securities  for the purpose of hedging  the value of its  securities
portfolio.


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INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

      The Fund is subject  to certain  fundamental  restrictions  regarding  its
investments  which  may  not be  altered  without  the  approval  of the  Fund's
shareholders. Those restrictions include, among others, limitations with respect
to the percentages of the value of the Fund's total assets which may be invested
in any one company. A list of the Fund's fundamental investment restrictions and
a list of additional, non-fundamental investment restrictions of the Fund (which
can be changed by the Company's board of directors without shareholder approval)
are contained in the Statement of Additional Information.

MANAGEMENT

      Pursuant to an agreement  with the  Company,  IFG,  7800 E. Union  Avenue,
Denver,  Colorado,  serves as the Funds'  investment  adviser.  IFG is primarily
responsible  for  providing  the  Funds  with  investment  management,   various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  IFG
is responsible  for selecting and managing the  investments  of the Fund.  These
services are subject to review by the Company's board of directors.

      Under a  Distribution  Agreement  effective  September  30, 1997,  INVESCO
Distributors,  Inc. ("IDI") provides  services  relating tot he distribution and
sales  of  the  Fund's  shares.  IDI,  established  in  1997,  is  a  registered
broker-dealer  that acts as a  distributor  for all retail funds advised by IFG.
Prior to September 30, 1997, IFG served as the Fund's distributor.

      IFG and IDI are  indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiaries  of AMVESCAP  PLC, a
publicly-traded  holding company that, through its subsidiaries,  engages in the
business of investment  management on an international  basis.  AMVESCAP PLC has
approximately $192.2 billion in assets under management.  IFG was established in
1932 and, as of December 31,  1997,  managed 14 mutual  funds  consisting  of 47
separate  portfolios,  with combined  assets of  approximately  $16.7 billion on
behalf of 848,106 shareholders.

      Prior to  February  3,  1998,  INVESCO  Trust  Company  ("INVESCO  Trust")
provided  sub-advisory services to the Fund. Effective February 3, 1998, INVESCO
Trust no longer  provides  sub-advisory  services to the Fund; IFG provides such
day-to-day  portfolio management services as the investment adviser to the Fund.
This change in no way changes the basis upon which investment advice is provided
to the Fund,  the cost of those  services  to the Fund or the  persons  actually
performing the investment  advisory and other  services  previously  provided by
INVESCO Trust.

     The Fund is managed by members of INVESCO's Sector Team, which is headed by
Daniel B. Leonard. The following  individuals are primarily  responsible for the
day-to-day management of the Fund's holdings:

     Daniel B.  Leonard has been a  co-portfolio  manager of the Fund since 1996
(portfolio  manager  from  1993 to  1996).  Mr.  Leonard  also  manages  INVESCO
Strategic Gold Portfolio and co-manages INVESCO Strategic  Technology  Portfolio
and INVESCO Strategic Financial Services Portfolio. Mr. Leonard is a senior vice
president  of INVESCO  Trust  Company.  Mr.  Leonard was  previously a portfolio
manager (1977-1983;  1985-1991) and senior vice president (1975-1983; 1985-1991)
of INVESCO Funds Group,  Inc. and a vice president  (1977-1983) of INVESCO Trust
Company. Mr. Leonard received a B.A. from Washington & Lee University.


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     Gerard  F.  Hallaren,  Jr.,  a  Chartered  Financial  Analyst,  has  been a
co-portfolio  manager of the Fund since 1996. Mr.  Hallaren also manages INVESCO
Strategic  Environmental  Services  Portfolio and co-manages  INVESCO  Strategic
Technology  Portfolio.  Mr.  Hallaren is also a vice  president of INVESCO Trust
Company.  Mr.  Hallaren  was  previously  a research  analyst for INVESCO  Trust
Company  (1994 to 1995),  a vice  president  and  research  analyst with Hanifen
Imhoff (1992 to 1994),  a retail broker with Merrill  Lynch (1991),  director of
business  planning with MiniScribe  Corporation  (1989 to 1990),  and a research
analyst with various firms  beginning in 1978. Mr.  Hallaren  received a B.A. in
Economics from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

     The Fund pays IFG a monthly  advisory  fee which is based upon a percentage
of the Fund's average net assets, determined daily. The advisory fee is computed
at the  following  annual  rates:  0.75% on the first $350 million of the Fund's
average net  assets;  0.65% on the next $350  million of the Fund's  average net
assets;  and 0.55% on the Fund's  average net assets in excess of $700  million.
For the fiscal period ended December 31, 1997, the investment  advisory fee paid
by the Fund was 0.75% of the Fund's average net assets.

      The Company also has entered  into an  Administrative  Services  Agreement
with IFG dated February 28, 1997 (the "Administrative  Agreement").  Pursuant to
the Administrative Agreement, IFG performs certain administrative, recordkeeping
and internal accounting  services,  including,  without limitation,  maintaining
general  ledger and capital  stock  accounts,  preparing a daily trial  balance,
calculating net asset value daily, providing selected general ledger reports and
providing  certain  sub-accounting  and  recordkeeping  services for shareholder
accounts. For such services, the Company pays IFG a fee consisting of a base fee
of $10,000 per year for each Fund,  plus an additional  incremental fee computed
at the annual  rate of 0.015% per year of the  average  net assets of each Fund.
IFG also is paid a fee by the Company for providing transfer agent services. See
"Additional Information."

      The Fund's expenses,  which are accrued daily, are generally deducted from
its total income before dividends are paid. Total expenses of the Fund (prior to
expense  offset  arrangements)  for the fiscal  period ended  December 31, 1997,
including investment advisory fees (but excluding brokerage  commissions,  which
are a cost of acquiring securities), amounted to 1.00% of the Fund's average net
assets.  Certain Fund  expenses are  absorbed  voluntarily  by IFG pursuant to a
commitment  to the Company to limit the Fund's  annual  expenses to no more than
1.00% of the Fund's average net assets. This commitment may be changed following
consultation with the Company's board of directors.  If such a voluntary expense
limit were not in effect, the total operating  expenses,  as a percentage of the
Fund's average net assets for the fiscal period ended  December 31, 1997,  would
have been 19.25%.

      IFG permits investment and other personnel to purchase and sell securities
for their own  accounts,  subject  to a  compliance  policy  governing  personal
investing.  This policy  requires  IFG's  personnel  to conduct  their  personal
investment  activities in a manner that IFG believes is not  detrimental  to the
Fund or IFG's other  advisory  clients.  See  "Management"  in the  Statement of
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PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS

      Investors may not purchase or redeem shares of the Fund directly, but only
through variable annuity and variable life insurance  contracts  offered through
the separate  accounts of Participating  Insurance  Companies.  A contract owner
should refer to the applicable  Separate  Account  Prospectus for information on
how to purchase or surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract
values,  allocate  contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations
among investment  alternatives,  including the Fund. Shares of the Fund are sold
on a continuous basis to separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies
by IDI, as the Fund's  Distributor.  No sales charge is imposed upon the sale of
shares of the Fund.  Sales  charges for the  variable  annuity or variable  life
insurance contracts are described in the Separate Account Prospectuses.  IDI may
from time to time make  payments  from its revenues to  Participating  Insurance
Companies,   broker  dealers  and  other  financial  institutions  that  provide
administrative services for the Fund.

      The  Participating  Insurance  Companies  place orders for their  separate
accounts to purchase and redeem shares of the Fund based on, among other things,
the amount of  premium  payments  to be  invested  and  transfer  and  surrender
requests to be effected on that day  pursuant to variable  annuity and  variable
life insurance contracts. Fund shares are purchased or redeemed at the net asset
value per share next computed after receipt of a purchase or redemption order in
good form.  Payment  for  redemptions  ordinarily  will be made on behalf of the
Company and the Fund by the  Company's  transfer  agent (IFG)  within seven days
after the  redemption  request is  received.  However,  payment may be postponed
under unusual circumstances,  such as when normal trading is not taking place on
the New York Stock  Exchange or an  emergency as defined by the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission exists.

      Net asset value per share is computed for each Fund once each day that the
New York Stock  Exchange  is open,  as of the close of  regular  trading on that
Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m., New York time), and also may be computed on other
days  under  certain  circumstances.  Net asset  value per share for the Fund is
calculated by dividing the market value of the Fund's  securities plus the value
of  its  other  assets  (including   dividends  and  interest  accrued  but  not
collected),  less all liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the number of
outstanding  shares of the Fund. If market quotations are not readily available,
a security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the board
of directors.  Debt securities  with remaining  maturities of 60 days or less at
the  time  of  purchase  will  be  valued  at  amortized  cost,  absent  unusual
circumstances,  so long as the Company's  board of directors  believes that such
value represents fair value.

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

      Taxes.  The Fund  intends to  distribute  to  shareholders  all of its net
investment  income,  net  capital  gains and net  gains  from  foreign  currency
transactions, if any. Distribution of substantially all net investment income to
the separate  accounts of the Participating  Insurance  Companies which hold its
shares  allows the Fund to  maintain  its tax status as a  regulated  investment
company.

      As a regulated  investment company, the Fund generally will not be subject
to tax on its ordinary income and net realized  capital gains.  Distributions of
income and the excess of net short-term  capital gain over net long-term capital
loss will be treated as ordinary income and  distributions  of the excess of net


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long-term capital gain over net short-term  capital loss will be treated as
long-term capital gain by the Participating  Insurance Companies.  Participating
Insurance  Companies  should consult their own tax advisers  concerning  whether
such  distributions  are subject to federal  income tax if they are  retained as
part of contract reserves.

      The Fund intends to comply with the  diversification  requirements of Code
Section  817(h).  By  meeting  this and other  requirements,  the  Participating
Insurance Companies, rather than the owners of variable annuity or variable life
insurance  contracts,  should be subject to tax on  distributions  received with
respect to Fund shares.  For further  information  concerning federal income tax
consequences  for the owners of  variable  annuity or  variable  life  insurance
contracts,  a  contract  owner  should  consult  his  or  her  Separate  Account
Prospectus.

      Dividends  and  Other  Distributions.  The  Fund  earns  ordinary  or  net
investment  income in the form of  dividends  and  interest on its  investments.
Dividends  paid by the Fund will be based solely on the income earned by it. The
Fund's  policy is to  distribute  substantially  all of this  income,  less Fund
expenses,  to  shareholders  on an annual basis, at the discretion of the Fund's
board of directors.  Dividends are automatically reinvested in additional shares
of the Fund,  unless cash  distributions  are  requested on behalf of a separate
account, at the net asset value on the ex-dividend date.

      In  addition,  the Fund  realizes  capital  gains and losses when it sells
securities  for more or less than it paid.  If total gains on sales exceed total
losses  (including  losses carried forward from previous years),  the Fund has a
net realized  capital gain. Net realized  capital gains,  if any,  together with
gains, if any,  realized on foreign  currency  transactions,  are distributed to
shareholders at least annually,  usually in December. Capital gain distributions
are  automatically  reinvested  in  additional  shares of the Fund,  unless cash
distributions  are requested on behalf of a separate  account,  at the net asset
value on the ex-distribution date.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

      From time to time, the Fund's total return and/or yield may be included in
advertisements,  sales  literature,  shareholder  reports  or  Separate  Account
Prospectuses.  The Fund's total return and yield include the effect of deducting
the Fund's expenses,  but do not include charges and expenses  attributable to a
particular variable annuity or variable life insurance contract.  Because shares
of the Funds can be purchased  only through a variable  annuity or variable life
insurance  contract,  the Fund's  total return and yield data should be reviewed
along with the  description  of contract  charges and expenses  contained in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectus.  Total return or yield for the Fund must
always be accompanied  by, and reviewed with,  comparable  total return or yield
data for an associated  variable  annuity separate  account,  or data that would
permit  evaluation  of the  magnitude  of variable  life  insurance  charges and
expenses not  reflected  in the Fund's total return or yield.  Fund total return
and yield  figures are based upon  historical  results  and are not  intended to
indicate future performance.

      The "total return" of the Fund refers to the average annual rate of return
of an  investment  in the Fund.  This  figure is  computed  by  calculating  the
percentage change in value of an investment of $1,000,  assuming reinvestment of


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all  income  dividends  and  capital  gain  distributions,  to the end of a
specified period.  "Total return" quotations reflect the performance of the Fund
and include the effect of capital changes.

      The total  return  performance  for the Fund for the fiscal  period  ended
December 31, 1997, was 14.80%.

      The yield of the Fund is  calculated  by utilizing  the Fund's  calculated
income,  expenses and average  outstanding  shares for the most recent 30-day or
one-month  period,  dividing it by the month end net asset value and annualizing
the resulting number.

      In conjunction  with  performance  reports and/or  analyses of shareholder
service  concerning the Fund,  comparisons of the Fund's performance for a given
period to the performance of recognized indices for the same period may be made.
Such indices  include ones  provided by Dow Jones & Company,  Standard & Poor's,
Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.,  Lehman Brothers,  National  Association of
Securities Dealers,  Inc., Frank Russell Company,  Value Line Investment Survey,
the American Stock  Exchange,  Morgan Stanley  Capital  International,  Wilshire
Associates, the Financial Times-Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the
Nikkei Stock  Average and the Deutcher  Aktienindex,  all of which are unmanaged
market  indicators.  Such  comparisons can be a useful measure of the quality of
the Fund's investment performance.  However,  because Fund performance data does
not reflect separate account and contract charges,  Fund performance data is not
an appropriate  measure of the performance of a contract  owner's  investment in
the variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.

      In addition,  rankings, ratings, and comparisons of investment performance
and/or   assessments  of  the  quality  of  shareholder   service  appearing  in
publications such as Money,  Forbes,  Kiplinger's  Personal  Finance,  Financial
World,  Morningstar,  and similar sources which utilize information compiled (i)
internally;  (ii) by  Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.;  or  (iii)  by  other
recognized  analytical  services,  may be used in sales  literature.  The Lipper
Analytical  Services,  Inc.  rankings and comparisons,  which may be used by the
Fund in  performance  reports,  will be drawn from the "Science  and  Technology
Funds" grouping. In addition,  the broad-based Lipper variable insurance product
groupings  may be used for  comparison  to the  Fund.  A more  complete  list of
publications  that may be  quoted in sales  literature  is  contained  under the
caption "Performance" in the Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

      Voting Rights.  The Participating  Insurance  Companies and their separate
accounts,  rather than individual  contract owners,  are the shareholders of the
Fund. However, each Participating Insurance Company will vote shares held by its
separate accounts as required by law and interpretations  thereof, as amended or
changed from time to time.  In accordance  with current law and  interpretations
thereof,  a  Participating  Insurance  Company is  required  to  request  voting
instructions  from its contract owners and must vote Fund shares held by each of
its  separate  accounts  in  proportion  to the  voting  instructions  received.
Additional  information about voting procedures  (including a discussion,  where
applicable,  of circumstances under which some Participating Insurance Companies
may vote Fund shares held by variable life  insurance  separate  accounts  other
than in  accordance  with  contract  owner  instructions)  is  contained  in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectuses.



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      All shares of the Fund have equal voting  rights.  When  shareholders  are
entitled  to vote upon a matter,  each  shareholder  is entitled to one vote for
each share owned and a corresponding  fractional vote for each fractional  share
owned.  Voting  with  respect  to  certain  matters,  such  as  ratification  of
independent  accountants and the election of directors,  will be by all Funds of
the Company voting together.  In other cases,  such as voting upon an investment
advisory contract, voting is on a Fund-by-Fund basis. To the extent permitted by
law,  when not all  Funds  are  affected  by a matter  to be  voted  upon,  only
shareholders  of the Fund or Funds  affected  by the matter  will be entitled to
vote thereon.  The Company is not generally required and does not expect to hold
regular annual meetings of  shareholders.  However,  the board of directors will
call special meetings of shareholders for the purpose,  among other reasons,  of
voting upon the question of removal of a director or directors when requested to
do so in writing by the holders of 10% or more of the outstanding  shares of the
Company or as may be required by  applicable  law or the  Company's  Articles of
Incorporation.  The Company will assist shareholders in communicating with other
shareholders as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Directors may be
removed by action of the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding shares
of the Company.

      Shareholder Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the Fund may be directed to the
Company at the telephone  number or mailing  address set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus or to a Participating Insurance Company.

      Transfer and Disbursing Agent. IFG acts as registrar,  transfer agent, and
dividend  disbursing  agent  for  the  Company  pursuant  to a  Transfer  Agency
Agreement that provides for an annual fee of $5,000 per Fund.

      Master/Feeder  Option.  The  Company may in the future seek to achieve the
Fund's  investment  objective by investing  all of the Fund's  assets in another
investment  company having the same investment  objective and  substantially the
same investment policies and restrictions as those applicable to the Fund. It is
expected  that  any  such  investment   company  would  be  managed  by  IFG  in
substantially  the same manner as the Fund. If permitted by applicable  laws and
policies then in effect,  any such investment may be made in the sole discretion
of the  Company's  board of  directors  without  further  approval of the Fund's
shareholders.  However,  Fund  shareholders will be given at least 30 days prior
notice  of any  such  investment.  Such  investment  would  be made  only if the
Company's  board of directors  determines it to be in the best  interests of the
Fund  and its  shareholders.  In  making  that  determination,  the  board  will
consider,   among  other  things,  the  benefits  to  shareholders   and/or  the
opportunity to reduce costs and achieve operational  efficiencies.  No assurance
is given that costs will be materially reduced if this option is implemented.

NO  PERSON  HAS  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  TO  GIVE  ANY  INFORMATION  OR  TO  MAKE  ANY
REPRESENTATIONS  NOT  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  PROSPECTUS,  OR IN THE  STATEMENT  OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE
OFFERING MADE BY THIS  PROSPECTUS  AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE,  SUCH  INFORMATION  OR
REPRESENTATIONS  MUST  NOT BE  RELIED  UPON AS  HAVING  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  BY THE
COMPANY.  THIS  PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING BY THE COMPANY IN ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.


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                                                                       APPENDIX
BOND RATINGS

      The  following  is  a  description   of  S&P's  and  Moody's  bond  rating
categories:

S&P's Corporate Bond Ratings

      AAA - This is the highest  rating  assigned by Standard & Poor's to a debt
obligation  and  indicates an extremely  strong  capacity to pay  principal  and
interest.

      AA - Bonds  rated  AA  also  qualify  as  high-quality  debt  obligations.
Capacity to pay  principal  and interest is very strong,  and in the majority of
instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree.

      A - Bonds rated A have a strong  capacity to pay  principal  and interest,
although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.

      BBB - Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capability to pay
principal  and  interest.  Whereas they  normally  exhibit  adequate  protection
parameters,  adverse  economic  conditions  or changing  circumstances  are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in
this category than for bonds in higher rated categories.

      BB - Bonds  rated BB have less  near-term  vulnerability  to default  than
other  speculative  issues.  However,  they face major ongoing  uncertainties or
exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead
to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.

      B - Bonds rated B have a greater  vulnerability  to default but  currently
have the capacity to meet interest  payments and principal  repayments.  Adverse
business,  financial,  or economic  conditions  will likely  impair  capacity or
willingness to pay interest and repay principal.

      CCC - Bonds  rated  CCC have a  currently  identifiable  vulnerability  to
default and are  dependent  upon  favorable  business,  financial,  and economic
conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the
event of adverse  business,  financial,  or  economic  conditions,  they are not
likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal.




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Moody's Corporate Bond Ratings

      Aaa - Bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the
smallest   degree  of  investment   risk  and  are  generally   referred  to  as
"gilt-edged."  Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally
stable margin, and principal is secure.  While the various  protective  elements
are likely to change,  such changes as can be  visualized  are most  unlikely to
impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

      Aa - Bonds  rated Aa are judged to be of high  quality  by all  standards.
Together with the Aaa group,  they  comprise  what are  generally  known as high
grade  bonds.  They are rated  lower  than the best  bonds  because  margins  of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective
elements  may be of greater  amplitude  or there may be other  elements  present
which make the long term risk appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

      A - Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment attributes, and are to
be  considered as upper medium grade  obligations.  Factors  giving  security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

      Baa - Bonds rated Baa are  considered as medium grade  obligations,  i.e.,
they are neither  highly  protected nor poorly  secured.  Interest  payments and
principal  security  appear  adequate  for the present  but  certain  protective
elements may be lacking or may be  characteristically  unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding  investment  characteristics  and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.

      Ba - Bonds rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements.  Their future
cannot be  considered  as well  assured.  Often the  protection  of interest and
principal  payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during
both good and bad times over the future.  Uncertainty of position  characterizes
bonds in this class.

      B -  Bonds  rated  B  generally  lack  characteristics  of  the  desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or maintenance of other
terms of the contract over any longer period of time may be small.

      Caa - Bonds rated Caa are of poor standing.  Such issues may be in default
or there may be  present  elements  of  danger  with  respect  to  principal  or
interest.


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                                                                   Prospectus
                                                                  May 1, 1998


                        INVESCO VARIABLE
                        INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.

                        INVESCO VIF - Technology Portfolio


INVESCO FUNDS

INVESCO Distributors, Inc.(sm)
Distributor
Post Office Box 173706
Denver, Colorado 80217-3706

1-800-525-8085
PAL(R): 1-800-424-8085.
http://www.invesco.com

In Denver, visit one of our
convenient Investor Centers:
Cherry Creek
155-B Fillmore Street
Denver Tech Center,
7800 East Union Avenue,
Lobby Level

In addition, all documents 
filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission  can  be 
located  on a web  site 
maintained  by the  Commission  at
http://www.sec.gov.



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Prospectus
May 1, 1998

                      INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
                        INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio

      INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  a Maryland
corporation,  is an open-end management investment company that offers shares of
common stock of ten diversified  investment portfolios (the "Funds"),  including
the INVESCO VIF - Total Return  Portfolio  (the "Total  Return Fund" or "Fund").
The  Company's  shares are not  offered  directly  to the  public,  but are sold
exclusively to life insurance companies ("Participating Insurance Companies") as
a pooled  funding  vehicle for  variable  annuity and  variable  life  insurance
contracts issued by separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies.  If
other Funds are available under a Participating Insurance Company's contracts, a
prospectus  describing them will be available from the  Participating  Insurance
Company.

      The Total  Return  Fund seeks a high total  return on  investment  through
capital  appreciation  and  current  income.  The  Fund  seeks  to  achieve  its
investment  objective  by  investing  in  a  combination  of  equity  securities
(consisting  of common stocks and, to a lesser  degree,  securities  convertible
into common stock) and fixed income securities.

      This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information about the Fund that a
prospective  purchaser should know before  purchasing a variable contract from a
Participating  Insurance  Company  or  allocating  contract  values to the Fund.
Please  read this  Prospectus  and  retain it for future  reference.  Additional
information  about the Fund has been  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission and is available upon request by writing INVESCO Distributors,  Inc.,
Post Office Box 173706, Denver, Colorado 80217-3706,  by calling 1-800-525-8085,
or by contacting a Participating Insurance Company and requesting the "Statement
of Additional  Information for INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc." (the
"Statement of Additional Information").  The Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 1998, is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.





<PAGE>



THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  THE SHARES OF THE FUND ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL  INSTITUTION.  THE SHARES
OF THE  FUND  ARE  NOT  FEDERALLY  INSURED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  DEPOSIT  INSURANCE
CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.


                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                          Page

SUMMARY....................................................................176

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS.......................................................178

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES.........................................180

RISK FACTORS...............................................................181

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS....................................................186

MANAGEMENT.................................................................186

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS..................................................188

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS....................................188

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION....................................................190

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.....................................................191

APPENDIX...................................................................193



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SUMMARY

      The Company is a registered,  open-end management  investment company that
was  organized as a Maryland  corporation  on August 19, 1993,  and is currently
comprised of ten diversified investment portfolios ("Funds"),  the INVESCO VIF -
Dynamics Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Health
Sciences  Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF -
Industrial Income Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF
- - Small Company Growth Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - Technology  Portfolio,  the
INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio and the INVESCO VIF - Utilities  Portfolio.
Additional  portfolios may be created from time to time. The overall supervision
of each Fund is the responsibility of the Company's board of directors.

      The  Company is  intended to be a funding  vehicle  for  variable  annuity
contracts  and  variable  life  insurance  contracts  to be offered by  separate
accounts  of  certain  life  insurance   companies   ("Participating   Insurance
Companies").  Fund shares are not available for purchase  other than through the
purchase of such  contracts.  The variable  annuity and variable life  insurance
contracts are described in separate prospectuses of the Participating  Insurance
Companies  (the  "Separate  Account  Prospectuses").   The  Company  assumes  no
responsibility  for the Separate Account  Prospectuses.  A contract owner should
refer to the Separate Account Prospectuses for information on how to purchase or
surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract  values,  allocate
contract values to the Funds, or change existing  allocations  among  investment
alternatives, including the Fund.

      The  Fund  seeks  capital  appreciation.   This  investment  objective  is
fundamental  and may be changed only by a vote of a majority of the  outstanding
shares  of the  Fund.  There is no  assurance  that the Fund  will  achieve  its
investment  objective.  Any investment  policy of the Fund may be changed by the
Company's board of directors without  shareholder  approval unless the policy is
one required by the Fund's fundamental investment  restrictions set forth in the
Statement of Additional Information.

      The Fund  seeks to attain  its  investment  objective  by  investing  in a
combination of equity securities and fixed income  securities;  ordinarily,  its
investment  portfolio will be comprised of at least 30% equity securities and at
least  30% debt  securities,  with the  remaining  40%  allocated  according  to
business,  economic and market conditions. A discussion of the Fund's investment
objective  and  policies  is  provided  below  under  the  caption   "Investment
Objectives and Policies."

      Various  types of risks  are  involved  with the  Fund.  The Fund may lend
portfolio  securities and may enter into  repurchase  agreements with respect to
debt instruments  eligible for investment by the Fund. The Fund may invest up to
15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund also may invest up to 25%
of its total  assets  directly  in foreign  securities,  which  present  certain
additional  risks not  associated  with  investments  in domestic  companies and
markets.  Securities of Canadian  issuers and  securities  purchased by means of
American  Depository  Receipts  ("ADRs") are not subject to this 25% limitation.
The Fund may invest in options and  futures  contracts,  each of which  presents
special risks. These and other risks are discussed below under the caption "Risk
Factors."



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      INVESCO Funds Group,  Inc.  ("IFG"),  the Fund's  investment  adviser,  is
primarily  responsible  for  providing  the  Fund  with  various  administrative
services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs. Portfolio management
is provided to the Fund by its sub-adviser (referred to collectively with IFG as
"Fund  Management").   INVESCO  Capital  Management,   Inc.  ("ICM")  serves  as
sub-adviser to the Fund. The Fund pays IFG an advisory fee for the management of
its investments and business affairs.  A discussion of these fees and additional
information about IFG and ICM are provided below under the caption "Management."



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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

      The  following  information  has been  audited  by Price  Waterhouse  LLP,
independent accountants. This information should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial  statements and the Report of Independent  Accountants thereon
appearing  in  the  Company's  1997  Annual  Report  to  Shareholders  which  is
incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information. Both are
available without charge by contacting INVESCO Distributors, Inc. at the address
or telephone number shown on the cover page of this Prospectus, or by contacting
a Participating Insurance Company.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Period
                                                                                                       Ended
                                                                      Year Ended December 31     December 31
                                                        -------------------------------------    -----------
                                                           1997           1996           1995          1994^

<S>                                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>  
PER SHARE DATA
Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period                    $13.21         $12.14         $10.09         $10.00
                                                        -------------------------------------    -----------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Net Investment Income                                      0.36           0.36           0.25           0.09
Net Gains on Securities
   (Both Realized and Unrealized)                          2.66           1.12           2.05           0.09
                                                        -------------------------------------    -----------
Total from Investment Operations                           3.02           1.48           2.30           0.18
                                                        -------------------------------------    -----------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
Dividends from Net Investment Income                       0.34           0.36           0.24           0.09
In Excess of Net Investment Income                         0.00           0.05           0.00           0.00
Distributions from Capital Gains                           0.08           0.00           0.01           0.00
                                                        -------------------------------------    -----------
Total Distributions                                        0.42           0.41           0.25           0.09
                                                        -------------------------------------    -----------
Net Asset Value - End of Period                           15.81          13.21          12.14          10.09
                                                        =====================================    ===========

TOTAL RETURN>                                            22.91%         12.18%         22.79%         1.75%*

RATIOS
Net Assets - End of Period
   ($000 Omitted)                                        23,268         13,513          6,553          1,055
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets#                 0.92%@         0.94%@         1.01%@         0.86%~
Ratio of Net Investment Income
   to Average Net Assets#                                 3.07%          3.44%          3.91%         3.86%~


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Portfolio Turnover Rate                                     27%            12%             5%            0%*
Average Commission Rate Paid^^                           0.0540         0.0890              -              -

</TABLE>


^ From June 2, 1994,  commencement  of  investment  operations,  to December 31,
1994.

> Total  return does not reflect  expenses  that apply to the related  insurance
policies,  and  inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return for the
periods shown. * Based on operations for the period shown and, accordingly,  are
not representative of a full year.

# Various  expenses of the Portfolio  were  voluntarily  absorbed by IFG for the
years ended  December 31, 1997,  1996 and 1995 and the period ended December 31,
1994. If such expenses had not been voluntarily  absorbed,  ratio of expenses to
average net assets would have been 1.10%, 1.30%, 2.51% and 16.44%, respectively,
and ratio of net investment  income to average net assets would have been 2.89%,
3.08%, 2.41% and (11.72%), respectively.

@ Ratio is based on Total Expenses of the Portfolio,  less Expenses  Absorbed by
Investment Adviser, which is before any expense offset arrangements.

~ Annualized

^^ The average  commission rate paid is the total brokerage  commissions paid on
applicable purchases and sales of securities for the period divided by the total
number of related shares purchased or sold which is required to be disclosed for
fiscal years beginning September 1, 1995, and thereafter.




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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

      The  Fund  seeks  capital  appreciation.  This  investment  objective,  as
described below, is fundamental and may be changed only by vote of a majority of
the  outstanding  shares of the Fund.  There is no assurance  that the Fund will
achieve  its  investment  objective.  Any  investment  policy of the Fund may be
changed by the Company's board of directors without shareholder  approval unless
the policy is one required by the Fund's fundamental investment restrictions set
forth in the Statement of Additional Information.  When Fund Management believes
market or economic  conditions are unfavorable,  the Fund may assume a defensive
position by temporarily investing up to 100% of its total assets in high quality
money  market  instruments,  such as  short-term  U.S.  government  obligations,
commercial  paper or  repurchase  agreements,  high quality  corporate  bonds or
notes, or by holding cash.

      The Fund seeks to  accomplish  its objective by investing in a combination
of  equity  securities  and  fixed  income  securities.  Although  there  is  no
limitation  on the  maturity of the Total  Return  Fund's  investments  in fixed
income  securities,  the  dollar-weighted  average  maturity of such investments
normally will be from 3 to 15 years.

      The equity  securities to be acquired by the Fund consist of common stocks
and,  to a lesser  extent,  securities  convertible  into  common  stocks.  Such
securities  generally  will be issued by companies that are listed on a national
securities  exchange (such as the New York Stock  Exchange) and that usually pay
regular  dividends.  However,  the Fund also may invest in securities  traded on
regional stock exchanges or in the over-the-counter  market. The Company has not
established any minimum  investment  standards (such as an issuer's asset level,
earnings history, type of industry, dividend payment history, etc.) with respect
to the Fund's  investments in common stocks.  Because  smaller  companies may be
subject  to more  significant  losses,  as well as have the  potential  for more
substantial  growth,  than  larger,  more  established  companies,   the  Fund's
investments  may  consist  in  part  of  securities  that  may be  deemed  to be
speculative.

      The income securities to be acquired by the Fund will include  obligations
of  the  U.S.  government  and  government   agencies.   These  U.S.  government
obligations consist of direct obligations of the U.S.  government,  such as U.S.
Treasury bills, notes and bonds,  obligations guaranteed by the U.S. government,
such as Ginnie Mae obligations,  and obligations of U.S. government authorities,
agencies and  instrumentalities,  which are supported  only by the assets of the
issuer,   such  as  Fannie  Mae  (formerly,   the  Federal   National   Mortgage
Association),  Federal Home Loan Bank,  Federal  Financing Bank and Federal Farm
Credit Bank. In the case of  securities  not backed by the full faith and credit
of the United  States,  the Fund must look  principally to the agency issuing or
guaranteeing  the  obligation  for  ultimate  repayment,  and may not be able to
assert a claim  against  the  United  States  itself in the event the  agency or
instrumentality  does  not  meet  its  commitments.  The  Fund  will  invest  in
securities of such instrumentalities only when Fund Management is satisfied that
the credit risk with respect to any such instrumentality is minimal.

      The Fund also may invest in corporate debt  obligations  that are rated in
one of the four highest ratings of corporate  obligations by S&P (AAA, AA, A and
BBB) or by  Moody's  (Aaa,  Aa,  A and  Baa),  or,  if not  rated,  that in Fund
Management's opinion have investment  characteristics similar to those described


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in  such  ratings.  See the  Appendix  to this  Prospectus  for a  specific
description of each corporate bond rating category.

      Typically,  at  least  30% of the  Fund's  investment  portfolio  will  be
comprised of equities and at least 30% fixed and variable income securities. The
remaining 40% of the portfolio will vary in asset  allocation  according to Fund
Management's  assessment  of  business,  economic,  and market  conditions.  The
analytical process  associated with making allocation  decisions is based upon a
combination  of  demonstrated  historic  financial  results,  current prices for
stocks, and the current yield to maturity available in the market for bonds. The
return  available from one category  relative to the other determines the actual
asset deployment.  Fund Management's  asset allocation process is systematic and
is based on current  information  rather than forecasted  change. The Fund seeks
reasonably consistent returns over a variety of market cycles.

      Because  prices  of  stocks  fluctuate  from day to day,  the  value of an
investment in the Fund will vary based upon the Fund's  investment  performance.
The Fund invests in different  companies in a variety of  industries in order to
attempt to reduce its overall exposure to investment and market risks.  There is
no assurance that the Fund will attain its objectives.

RISK FACTORS

      Contract owners should  consider the special  factors  associated with the
policies  discussed  below in  determining  the  appropriateness  of  allocating
contract  values to the Fund. See the Statement of Additional  Information for a
discussion of additional risk factors.

      Potential  Conflicts.  The Company has received an exemptive  order of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  that  permits  the sale of Fund shares to
variable annuity separate accounts and variable life insurance separate accounts
of affiliated and unaffiliated  Participating  Insurance Companies.  The Company
currently does not foresee any  disadvantages  to the owners of variable annuity
or variable life insurance contracts arising from the fact that the interests of
those owners may differ.  Nevertheless,  the Company's  board of directors  will
monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable  conflicts which
may possibly arise due to  differences of tax treatment or other  considerations
and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response thereto.

      Credit and Market Risks. All securities,  including those purchased by the
Fund,  are subject to some degree of credit  risk and market  risk.  Credit risk
refers to the ability of an issuer of a debt  security to pay its  principal and
interest,  and to the earnings  stability and overall financial  soundness of an
issuer  of an  equity  security.  Market  risk  refers  to the  volatility  of a
security's  price in response to changes in conditions in securities  markets in
general and, particularly in the case of debt securities, changes in the overall
level of interest  rates.  An increase in interest rates will tend to reduce the
market values of debt securities,  whereas a decline in interest rates will tend
to increase their values.

      To limit  exposure to credit risks,  the Fund, as a matter of  fundamental
policy, will be diversified.  With respect to 75% of the Fund's total assets, no
more than 5% of the Fund's  total assets will be invested in the  securities  of


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any one issuer.  In  addition,  no more than 25% of the Fund's total assets
will be  invested  in any  one  industry.  These  percentage  limitations  apply
immediately after a purchase or initial  investment.  Any subsequent change in a
percentage  resulting from fluctuations in value will not require elimination of
any security from the Fund.

      Portfolio Lending.  The Fund may make loans of its portfolio securities to
broker-dealers or other  institutional  investors under contracts requiring such
loans to be callable at any time and to be secured continuously by collateral in
cash,  cash  equivalents,  high  quality  short-term  government  securities  or
irrevocable  letters  of credit  maintained  on a current  basis at an amount at
least equal to the market value of the securities loaned.  This practice permits
the  Fund  to earn  income,  which,  in  turn,  can be  invested  in  additional
securities  to pursue the Fund's  investment  objective.  The lending  Fund will
continue to collect the  equivalent  of the  interest or  dividends  paid by the
issuer on the securities  loaned and will also receive either interest  (through
investment  of  cash  collateral)  or a fee  (if the  collateral  is  government
securities).  The Fund may pay  finder's and other fees in  connection  with its
securities loans.

      Lending  securities  involves certain risks, the most significant of which
is the risk  that a  borrower  may fail to  return a  portfolio  security.  Fund
Management monitors the  creditworthiness of borrowers in order to minimize such
risks.  The Fund will not lend any  security  if, as a result of that loan,  the
aggregate  value of  securities  then on loan would exceed  331/3% of the Fund's
total assets (taken at market value).

      Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
respect  to  debt  instruments  eligible  for  investment  by  the  Fund.  These
agreements  are entered  into with member banks of the Federal  Reserve  System,
registered  broker-dealers,  and registered  government securities dealers which
are deemed  creditworthy by Fund Management  (subject to review by the Company's
board of directors). A repurchase agreement is a means of investing monies for a
short period.  In a repurchase  agreement,  the Fund acquires a debt  instrument
(generally a security  issued by the U.S.  government  or an agency  thereof,  a
banker's acceptance or a certificate of deposit) subject to resale to the seller
at an agreed upon price and date  (normally the next business day). If the other
party  defaults on its  obligation  to repurchase  the security,  the Fund could
incur costs or delays in seeking to sell the security.

      To minimize risks  associated with repurchase  agreements,  the securities
underlying  each  repurchase  agreement  will be  maintained  with the Company's
custodian  in an  amount  at  least  equal to the  repurchase  price  under  the
agreement  (including  accrued  interest),  and such agreements will be effected
only with parties that meet certain  creditworthiness  standards  established by
the  Company's  board of  directors.  The Fund will not enter into a  repurchase
agreement  maturing  in more than seven days if as a result more than 15% of the
Fund's net assets  would be invested  in such  repurchase  agreements  and other
illiquid securities.

      Portfolio  Turnover.  There are no fixed limitations  regarding  portfolio
turnover for the Fund.  Although the Fund does not trade for short-term profits,
securities  may be sold  without  regard  to the time they have been held in the
Fund when, in the opinion of Fund Management, market considerations warrant such
action.  Therefore,  the portfolio  turnover rate of the Fund may be higher than


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those of other investment companies with comparable investment  objectives.
Increased  portfolio  turnover  would cause the Fund to incur greater  brokerage
costs than would otherwise be the case. The actual  portfolio  turnover rate for
the Fund is set forth under  "Financial  Highlights."  The  Company's  brokerage
allocation policies,  including the consideration of sales of Participating Life
Insurance Companies' variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts when
selecting among qualified  brokers offering  comparable best price and execution
on Fund transactions, are discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

      Illiquid and Rule 144A  Securities.  The Fund is  authorized  to invest in
securities  that are illiquid  because they are subject to restrictions on their
resale  ("restricted  securities")  or because,  based upon their  nature or the
market for such securities,  they are not readily marketable.  However, the Fund
will not  purchase  any such  security if the  purchase  would cause the Fund to
invest  more  than 15% of its net  assets  in  illiquid  securities.  Repurchase
agreements  maturing  in more than seven days will be  considered  illiquid  for
purposes of this restriction. Investments in illiquid securities involve certain
risks to the extent that the Fund may be unable to dispose of such a security at
the time desired or at a  reasonable  price.  In addition,  in order to resell a
restricted  security,  the Fund  might  have to bear the  expense  and incur the
delays associated with effecting registration.

      Certain  restricted  securities  that are not  registered  for sale to the
general public,  but that can be resold to  institutional  investors ("Rule 144A
Securities"), may be purchased without regard to the foregoing 15% limitation if
a liquid  institutional  trading  market  exists.  The  liquidity  of the Fund's
investments   in  Rule  144A   Securities   could  be  impaired  if  dealers  or
institutional investors become uninterested in purchasing these securities.  The
Company's  board of directors has delegated to Fund  Management the authority to
determine the liquidity of Rule 144A Securities  pursuant to guidelines approved
by the board.  For more  information  concerning Rule 144A  Securities,  see the
Statement of Additional Information.

      Foreign  Securities.  The Fund may  invest up to 25% of its total  assets,
measured at the time of purchase, directly in foreign securities. Investments in
securities of foreign companies  (including Canadian  securities,  which are not
subject to the 25% limitation) and in foreign markets involve certain additional
risks not associated  with  investments in domestic  companies and markets.  For
U.S. investors, the returns on foreign securities are influenced not only by the
returns  on  the   foreign   investments   themselves,   but  also  by  currency
fluctuations.  That is, when the U.S.  dollar  generally rises against a foreign
currency,  returns  on  foreign  securities  for  a  U.S.  investor  or  foreign
securities  denominated in that foreign currency may decrease. By contrast, in a
period when the U.S. dollar generally declines, those returns may increase.

      Other risks of international investing to consider include:

     -less publicly available information than is generally available about U.S.
issuers;

     -differences in accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards;

     -generally higher  commission rates on foreign  portfolio  transactions and
longer settlement periods;


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     -smaller  trading  volumes and generally  lower  liquidity of foreign stock
markets, which may cause greater price volatility;

     -less  government  regulation  of  stock  exchanges,   brokers  and  listed
companies abroad than in the United States; and

     -investments  in certain  countries  may be subject to foreign  withholding
taxes,   which  may  reduce   dividend   income  or  capital  gains  payable  to
shareholders.

      There is also the possibility of expropriation  or confiscatory  taxation;
adverse  changes  in  investment  or  exchange  control  regulations;  political
instability;  potential  restrictions on the flow of international  capital; and
the possibility of a Fund  experiencing  difficulties in pursuing legal remedies
and collecting judgments.

      Securities  purchased  by means of ADRs  also are not  subject  to the 25%
limitation. ADRs are receipts, typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company,
evidencing ownership of the underlying foreign securities.  ADRs are denominated
in U.S. dollars and trade in the U.S. securities markets.  ADRs may be issued in
sponsored  or  unsponsored  programs.  In sponsored  programs,  the issuer makes
arrangements  to have its securities  traded in the form of ADRs; in unsponsored
programs,  the  issuer  may not be  directly  involved  in the  creation  of the
program.  Although the  regulatory  requirements  with respect to sponsored  and
unsponsored  programs are generally similar, the issuers of unsponsored ADRs are
not  obligated  to  disclose  material  information  in the United  States  and,
therefore,  such  information  may not be  reflected  in the market value of the
ADRs.  ADRs are  subject to certain of the same risks as direct  investments  in
foreign securities, including the risk that changes in the value of the currency
in which the  security  underlying  an ADR is  denominated  relative to the U.S.
dollar may adversely affect the value of the ADR.

      Forward Foreign Currency  Contracts.  The Fund may enter into contracts to
purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward  contracts") as a
hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates pending the settlement of
transactions  in foreign  securities  or during the time the Fund holds  foreign
securities.  A forward contract is an agreement between  contracting  parties to
exchange  an amount of  currency  at some  future  time at an agreed  upon rate.
Although the Fund has not adopted any  limitations on its ability to use forward
contracts as a hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates,  the Fund
does not attempt to hedge all of its foreign investment positions and will enter
into forward  contracts only to the extent,  if any, deemed  appropriate by Fund
Management.  The Fund will not enter into forward  contracts  for a term of more
than one year or for purposes of  speculation.  Hedging against a decline in the
value of a currency in the foregoing  manner does not eliminate  fluctuations in
the  prices of  portfolio  securities  or  prevent  losses if the prices of such
securities  decline.   Furthermore,   such  hedging  transactions  preclude  the
opportunity  for gain if the  value  of the  hedged  currency  should  rise.  No
predictions  can be made with respect to whether the total of such  transactions
will result in a better or worse position than had the Fund not entered into any
forward  contracts.  Forward  contracts  may,  from time to time,  be considered
illiquid,  in which  case they would be  subject  to the  Fund's  limitation  on
investing in illiquid  securities,  discussed above. For additional  information
regarding  forward  contracts,  see  "Investment  Policies" in the  Statement of
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      While Fund  Management  continuously  monitors all of the debt  securities
held by the  Funds for the  issuers'  ability  to make  required  principal  and
interest  payments  and  other  quality  factors,  the  Fund may  retain  in the
portfolio  a debt  security  whose  rating is changed  to one below the  minimum
rating required for purchase.  More  information on debt securities is contained
in the Statement of Additional Information.

      Futures and Options.  A futures  contract is an agreement to buy or sell a
specific amount of a financial  instrument or commodity at a particular price on
a particular  date.  The Fund will use futures  contracts  only to hedge against
price changes in the value of its current or intended investments in securities.
In the event that an anticipated  decrease in the value of portfolio  securities
occurs as a result of a general decrease in prices,  the adverse effects of such
changes  may be  offset,  at  least in  part,  by  gains on the sale of  futures
contracts.  Conversely,  the  increased  cost  of  portfolio  securities  to  be
acquired,  caused by a general  increase in prices,  may be offset,  at least in
part, by gains on futures  contracts  purchased by the Fund.  Brokerage fees are
paid to trade  futures  contracts,  and the Fund is required to maintain  margin
deposits.

      Put and call options on futures  contracts or securities  may be traded by
the  Fund in  order to  protect  against  declines  in the  value  of  portfolio
securities or against  increases in the cost of  securities to be acquired.  The
purchaser  of an  option  purchases  the right to  effect a  transaction  in the
underlying future or security at a specified price (the "strike price") before a
specified date (the "expiration date"). In exchange for the right, the purchaser
pays a "premium" to the seller,  which  represents the price of the right to buy
or to sell the underlying instrument. In exchange for the premium, the seller of
the option becomes obligated to effect a transaction in the underlying future or
security,  at the strike price, at any time prior to the expiration date, should
the buyer  choose to exercise  the option.  A call  option  contract  grants the
purchaser  the right to buy the  underlying  future or  security,  at the strike
price,  before the expiration  date. A put option  contract grants the purchaser
the right to sell the underlying future or security, at the strike price, before
the expiration date.  Purchases of options on futures contracts may present less
dollar risk in hedging the Fund's  portfolio  than the  purchase and sale of the
underlying futures contracts,  since the potential loss is limited to the amount
of the premium plus related  transaction  costs. The premium paid for such a put
or call  option plus any  transaction  costs will  reduce the  benefit,  if any,
realized by the Fund upon exercise or liquidation of the option, and, unless the
price of the underlying futures contract or security changes  sufficiently,  the
option may expire without value to the Fund.

      Although the Fund will enter into futures contracts and options on futures
contracts and securities  solely for hedging or other  nonspeculative  purposes,
their use does involve certain risks. For example, a lack of correlation between
the value of an  instrument  underlying  an option or futures  contract  and the
assets being hedged,  or  unexpected  adverse  price  movements,  could render a
Fund's hedging strategy  unsuccessful  and could result in losses.  In addition,
there can be no  assurance  that a liquid  secondary  market  will exist for any
contract  purchased or sold, and the Fund may be required to maintain a position
until  exercise or  expiration,  which could result in losses.  Transactions  in
futures  contracts and options are subject to other risks as well, which are set
forth in greater detail in the Statement of Additional  Information and Appendix
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      The Fund may buy and sell interest rate futures contracts relating to U.S.
government  securities  for the purpose of hedging  the value of its  securities
portfolio.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

      The Fund is subject  to certain  fundamental  restrictions  regarding  its
investments  which  may  not be  altered  without  the  approval  of the  Fund's
shareholders. Those restrictions include, among others, limitations with respect
to the percentages of the value of the Fund's total assets which may be invested
in any one  company or in any one  industry.  A list of the  Fund's  fundamental
investment  restrictions  and a list of additional,  non-fundamental  investment
restrictions  of each Fund  (which  can be  changed  by the  Company's  board of
directors  without  shareholder  approval)  are  contained  in the  Statement of
Additional Information.

MANAGEMENT

      Pursuant to an agreement  with the  Company,  IFG,  7800 E. Union  Avenue,
Denver,  Colorado,  serves as the Funds'  investment  adviser.  IFG is primarily
responsible  for  providing  the Fund with various  administrative  services and
supervising  the Funds' daily  business  affairs.  These services are subject to
review by the Company's board of directors.


      Under a  Distribution  Agreement  effective  September  30, 1997,  INVESCO
Distributors,  Inc. ("IDI") provides  services  relating to the distribution and
sales  of  the  Fund's  shares.  IDI,  established  in  1997,  is  a  registered
broker-dealer  that acts as  distributor  for all retail  funds  advised by IFG.
Prior to September 30, 1997, IFG served as the Fund's distributor.

      Pursuant to an agreement  with IFG, ICM serves as the  sub-adviser  of the
Fund.  Although the Company is not a party to the  agreement,  the agreement has
been approved by the Company's  board of directors.  In addition,  the agreement
has been approved by the  shareholders  of the Fund.  The address of ICM is 1315
Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta,  Georgia. Subject to the supervision of IFG and
review by the Company's  board of directors,  ICM is primarily  responsible  for
selecting and managing the investments of the Fund.

      IFG, IDI and ICM are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of AMVESCAP PLC, a
publicly-traded  holding company that, through its subsidiaries,  engages in the
business of investment  management on an international  basis.  AMVESCAP PLC has
approximately $192.2 billion in assets under management.  IFG was established in
1932 and, as of December 31, 1997,  managed 14 mutual  funds,  consisting  of 47
separate  portfolios,  with combined  assets of  approximately  $16.7 billion on
behalf of 848,106  shareholders.  ICM currently manages in excess of $48 billion
of assets on behalf of tax-exempt  accounts (such as pension and  profit-sharing
funds  for  corporations  and  state  and  local   governments)  and  investment
companies.

      The following persons serve as portfolio managers of the Fund:

     Edward  C.  Mitchell,  Jr. -  Portfolio  manager  of the Fund  since  1993;
portfolio manager of INVESCO Value Trust Total Return Fund since 1987 and of the
INVESCO Advisors Funds Flex Fund since 1988;  president (1992 to present),  vice

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president  (1979 to 1991) and  director  (1979 to  present)  of ICM;  began
investment career in 1969; B.A., University of Virginia;  M.B.A.,  University of
Colorado;  Chartered Financial Analyst;  Chartered  Investment  Counselor;  past
president, Atlanta Society of Financial Analysts.

      David S.  Griffin -  Co-portfolio  manager  of the Fund  since  1993;  co-
portfolio  manager of the  INVESCO  Value  Trust  Total  Return  Fund and of the
INVESCO Advisor Funds Flex Fund since 1993; portfolio manager of ICM since 1991;
mutual fund sales  representative  with INVESCO  Services,  Inc. (1986 to 1991);
began investment career in 1982; B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.B.A., William
and Mary; Chartered Financial Analyst.

      The Fund pays IFG a monthly  advisory fee which is based upon a percentage
of the Fund's average net assets, determined daily. The advisory fee is computed
at the annual rates:  0.75% on the first $500 million of the Fund's  average net
assets;  0.65% on the next $500  million of the Fund's  average net assets;  and
0.55% on the Fund's  average net assets in excess of $1 billion.  For the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1997,  the investment  advisory fee paid by the Fund was
0.75% of the Fund's average net assets.

      Out of the  advisory  fee  received  from each  Fund,  IFG pays the Fund's
sub-adviser  a  monthly  subadvisory  fee.  No fee is  paid  by the  Fund to its
sub-adviser.  The  sub-advisory fee for the Total Return Fund is computed at the
following  annual  rates:  prior to January  1,  1998,  0.375% on the first $500
million of the Fund's average net assets; 0.325% on the next $500 million of the
Fund's average net assets; and 0.275% on the Fund's average net assets in excess
of $1 billion; and effective January 1, 1998, 0.25% on the first $500 million of
the Fund's  average net assets,  0.2167% on the next $500  million of the Fund's
average net assets, and 0.1833% on the Fund's average net assets in excess of $1
billion.

      The Company also has entered  into an  Administrative  Services  Agreement
with IFG dated February 28, 1997 (the "Administrative  Agreement").  Pursuant to
the Administrative Agreement, IFG performs certain administrative, recordkeeping
and internal accounting  services,  including,  without limitation,  maintaining
general  ledger and capital  stock  accounts,  preparing a daily trial  balance,
calculating net asset value daily, providing selected general ledger reports and
providing  certain  sub-accounting  and  recordkeeping  services for shareholder
accounts. For such services, the Company pays IFG a fee consisting of a base fee
of $10,000 per year for each Fund,  plus an additional  incremental fee computed
at the annual  rate of 0.015% per year of the  average  net assets of each Fund.
IFG also is paid a fee by the Company for providing transfer agent services. See
"Additional Information."

      The Fund's expenses,  which are accrued daily, are generally deducted from
its total income before dividends are paid. Total expenses of the Fund (prior to
expense  offset  arrangements)  for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  1997,
including investment advisory fees (but excluding brokerage  commissions,  which
are a cost of acquiring securities), amounted to 0.92% of the Fund's average net
assets.  Certain Fund  expenses are  absorbed  voluntarily  by IFG pursuant to a
commitment to the Company. This commitment may be changed following consultation
with the Company's  board of directors.  If such a voluntary  expense limit were
not in effect,  the total  operating  expenses,  as a  percentage  of the Fund's
average net assets for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997,  would have been
1.10%.


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      Fund  Management  permits  investment and other  personnel to purchase and
sell securities for their own accounts, subject to a compliance policy governing
personal investing.  This policy requires Fund Management's personnel to conduct
their personal  investment  activities in a manner that Fund Management believes
is not detrimental to the Fund or Fund Management's other advisory clients.  See
"Management"  in the  Statement  of  Additional  Information  for more  detailed
information.

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS

      Investors may not purchase or redeem shares of the Fund directly, but only
through variable annuity and variable life insurance  contracts  offered through
the separate  accounts of Participating  Insurance  Companies.  A contract owner
should refer to the applicable  Separate  Account  Prospectus for information on
how to purchase or surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract
values, allocate contract values to one or more of the Funds, or change existing
allocations  among investment  alternatives,  including the Fund.  Shares of the
Fund are  sold on a  continuous  basis to  separate  accounts  of  Participating
Insurance  Companies  by IDI,  as the  Fund's  Distributor.  No sales  charge is
imposed  upon the sale of shares of the Fund.  Sales  charges  for the  variable
annuity or variable  life  insurance  contracts  are  described  in the Separate
Account Prospectuses.  IDI may from time to time make payments from its revenues
to  Participating  Insurance  Companies,  broker  dealers  and  other  financial
institutions that provide administrative services for the Fund.

      The  Participating  Insurance  Companies  place orders for their  separate
accounts to purchase and redeem shares of the Fund based, among other things, on
the amount of  premium  payments  to be  invested  and  transfer  and  surrender
requests to be effected on that day  pursuant to variable  annuity and  variable
life insurance contracts. Fund shares are purchased or redeemed at the net asset
value per share next computed after receipt of a purchase or redemption order in
good form.  Payment  for  redemptions  ordinarily  will be made on behalf of the
Company and the Fund by the  Company's  transfer  agent (IFG)  within seven days
after the  redemption  request is  received.  However,  payment may be postponed
under unusual circumstances,  such as when normal trading is not taking place on
the New York Stock  Exchange or an  emergency as defined by the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission exists.

      Net asset value per share is computed  for the Fund once each day that the
New York Stock  Exchange  is open,  as of the close of  regular  trading on that
Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m., New York time), and also may be computed on other
days  under  certain  circumstances.  Net asset  value per share for the Fund is
calculated by dividing the market value of the Fund's  securities plus the value
of  its  other  assets  (including   dividends  and  interest  accrued  but  not
collected),  less all liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the number of
outstanding  shares of the Fund. If market quotations are not readily available,
a security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the board
of directors.  Debt securities  with remaining  maturities of 60 days or less at
the  time  of  purchase  will  be  valued  at  amortized  cost,  absent  unusual
circumstances,  so long as the Company's  board of directors  believes that such
value represents fair value.

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     Taxes.  The Fund  intends  to  distribute  to  shareholders  all of its net
investment  income,  net  capital  gains and net  gains  from  foreign  currency
transactions,  if  any.   Distribution  of  substantially  all net  investment

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income to the separate accounts of the Participating  Insurance  Companies which
hold its  shares  allows  the Fund to  maintain  its tax  status as a  regulated
investment company.

      As a regulated  investment company, the Fund generally will not be subject
to tax on its ordinary income and net realized  capital gains.  Distributions of
income and the excess of net short-term  capital gain over net long-term capital
loss will be treated as ordinary income and  distributions  of the excess of net
long-term  capital  gain over net  short-term  capital  loss will be  treated as
long-term capital gain by the Participating  Insurance Companies.  Participating
Insurance  Companies  should consult their own tax advisers  concerning  whether
such  distributions  are subject to federal  income tax if they are  retained as
part of contract reserves.

      The Fund intends to comply with the  diversification  requirements of Code
Section  817(h).  By  meeting  this and other  requirements,  the  Participating
Insurance Companies, rather than the owners of variable annuity or variable life
insurance  contracts,  should be subject to tax on  distributions  received with
respect to Fund shares.  For further  information  concerning federal income tax
consequences  for the owners of  variable  annuity or  variable  life  insurance
contracts,  a  contract  owner  should  consult  his  or  her  Separate  Account
Prospectus.

      Dividends  and  Other  Distributions.  The  Fund  earns  ordinary  or  net
investment  income in the form of  dividends  and  interest on its  investments.
Dividends  paid by the Fund will be based solely on the income earned by it. The
Fund's  policy is to  distribute  substantially  all of this  income,  less Fund
expenses,  to  shareholders  on an annual basis, at the discretion of the Fund's
board of directors.  Dividends are automatically reinvested in additional shares
of the Fund,  unless cash  distributions  are  requested on behalf of a separate
account, at the net asset value on the ex-dividend date.

      In  addition,  the Fund  realizes  capital  gains and losses when it sells
securities  for more or less than it paid.  If total gains on sales exceed total
losses  (including  losses carried forward from previous years),  the Fund has a
net realized  capital gain. Net realized  capital gains,  if any,  together with
gains, if any,  realized on foreign  currency  transactions,  are distributed to
shareholders at least annually,  usually in December. Capital gain distributions
are  automatically  reinvested  in  additional  shares of the Fund,  unless cash
distributions  are requested on behalf of a separate  account,  at the net asset
value on the ex-distribution date.




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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

      From time to time, the Fund's total return and/or yield may be included in
advertisements,  sales  literature,  shareholder  reports  or  Separate  Account
Prospectuses.  The Fund's total return and yield include the effect of deducting
the Fund's expenses,  but do not include charges and expenses  attributable to a
particular variable annuity or variable life insurance contract.  Because shares
of the Funds can be purchased  only through a variable  annuity or variable life
insurance  contract,  the Fund's  total return and yield data should be reviewed
along with the  description  of contract  charges and expenses  contained in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectus.  Total return or yield for the Fund must
always be accompanied  by, and reviewed with,  comparable  total return or yield
data for an associated  variable  annuity separate  account,  or data that would
permit  evaluation  of the  magnitude  of variable  life  insurance  charges and
expenses not  reflected  in the Fund's total return or yield.  Fund total return
and yield  figures are based upon  historical  results  and are not  intended to
indicate future performance.

      The "total return" of the Fund refers to the average annual rate of return
of an  investment  in the Fund.  This  figure is  computed  by  calculating  the
percentage change in value of an investment of $1,000,  assuming reinvestment of
all income dividends and capital gain  distributions,  to the end of a specified
period.  "Total  return"  quotations  reflect  the  performance  of the Fund and
include the effect of capital changes.

      The  total  return  performance  for the Fund for the  fiscal  year  ended
December 31, 1997, was 22.91%.

      The yield of the Fund is  calculated  by utilizing  the Fund's  calculated
income,  expenses and average  outstanding  shares for the most recent 30-day or
one-month  period,  dividing it by the month end net asset value and annualizing
the resulting number.

      In conjunction  with  performance  reports and/or  analyses of shareholder
service  concerning the Fund,  comparisons of the Fund's performance for a given
period to the performance of recognized indices for the same period may be made.
Such indices  include ones  provided by Dow Jones & Company,  Standard & Poor's,
Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.,  Lehman Brothers,  National  Association of
Securities Dealers,  Inc., Frank Russell Company,  Value Line Investment Survey,
the American Stock  Exchange,  Morgan Stanley  Capital  International,  Wilshire
Associates, the Financial Times-Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the
Nikkei Stock  Average and the Deutcher  Aktienindex,  all of which are unmanaged
market  indicators.  Such  comparisons can be a useful measure of the quality of
the Fund's investment performance.  However,  because Fund performance data does
not reflect separate account and contract charges,  Fund performance data is not
an appropriate  measure of the performance of a contract  owner's  investment in
the variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.

      In addition,  rankings, ratings, and comparisons of investment performance
and/or   assessments  of  the  quality  of  shareholder   service  appearing  in
publications such as Money,  Forbes,  Kiplinger's  Personal  Finance,  Financial
World,  Morningstar,  and similar sources which utilize information compiled (i)
internally;  (ii) by  Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.;  or  (iii)  by  other
recognized  analytical  services,  may be used in sales  literature.  The Lipper
Analytical  Services,  Inc.  rankings and comparisons,  which may be used by the



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Fund in  performance  reports,  will be drawn from the "Flexible  Portfolio
Funds" grouping. In addition,  the broad-based Lipper variable insurance product
groupings  may be used for  comparison  to the  Fund.  A more  complete  list of
publications  that may be  quoted in sales  literature  is  contained  under the
caption "Performance" in the Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

      Voting Rights.  The Participating  Insurance  Companies and their separate
accounts,  rather than individual  contract owners,  are the shareholders of the
Fund. However, each Participating Insurance Company will vote shares held by its
separate accounts as required by law and interpretations  thereof, as amended or
changed from time to time.  In accordance  with current law and  interpretations
thereof,  a  Participating  Insurance  Company is  required  to  request  voting
instructions  from its contract owners and must vote Fund shares held by each of
its  separate  accounts  in  proportion  to the  voting  instructions  received.
Additional  information about voting procedures  (including a discussion,  where
applicable,  of circumstances under which some Participating Insurance Companies
may vote Fund shares held by variable life  insurance  separate  accounts  other
than in  accordance  with  contract  owner  instructions)  is  contained  in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectuses.

      All shares of the Fund have equal voting  rights.  When  shareholders  are
entitled  to vote upon a matter,  each  shareholder  is entitled to one vote for
each share owned and a corresponding  fractional vote for each fractional  share
owned.  Voting  with  respect  to  certain  matters,  such  as  ratification  of
independent  accountants and the election of directors,  will be by all Funds of
the Company voting together.  In other cases,  such as voting upon an investment
advisory contract, voting is on a Fund-by-Fund basis. To the extent permitted by
law,  when not all  Funds  are  affected  by a matter  to be  voted  upon,  only
shareholders  of the Fund or Funds  affected  by the matter  will be entitled to
vote thereon.  The Company is not generally required and does not expect to hold
regular annual meetings of  shareholders.  However,  the board of directors will
call special meetings of shareholders for the purpose,  among other reasons,  of
voting upon the question of removal of a director or directors when requested to
do so in writing by the holders of 10% or more of the outstanding  shares of the
Company or as may be required by  applicable  law or the  Company's  Articles of
Incorporation.  The Company will assist shareholders in communicating with other
shareholders as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Directors may be
removed by action of the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding shares
of the Company.

      Shareholder Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the Fund may be directed to the
Company at the telephone  number or mailing  address set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus or to a Participating Insurance Company.

      Transfer and Disbursing Agent. IFG acts as registrar,  transfer agent, and
dividend  disbursing  agent  for  the  Company  pursuant  to a  Transfer  Agency
Agreement that provides for an annual fee of $5,000 per Fund.

      Master/Feeder  Option.  The  Company may in the future seek to achieve the
Fund's  investment  objective by investing  all of the Fund's  assets in another
investment  company having the same investment  objective and  substantially the
same investment policies and restrictions as those applicable to the Fund. It is



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expected  that any such  investment  company  would  be  managed  by IFG in
substantially  the same manner as the Fund. If permitted by applicable  laws and
policies then in effect,  any such investment may be made in the sole discretion
of the  Company's  board of  directors  without  further  approval of the Fund's
shareholders.  However,  Fund  shareholders will be given at least 30 days prior
notice  of any  such  investment.  Such  investment  would  be made  only if the
Company's  board of directors  determines it to be in the best  interests of the
Fund  and its  shareholders.  In  making  that  determination,  the  board  will
consider,   among  other  things,  the  benefits  to  shareholders   and/or  the
opportunity to reduce costs and achieve operational  efficiencies.  No assurance
is given that costs will be materially reduced if this option is implemented.

NO  PERSON  HAS  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  TO  GIVE  ANY  INFORMATION  OR  TO  MAKE  ANY
REPRESENTATIONS  NOT  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  PROSPECTUS,  OR IN THE  STATEMENT  OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE
OFFERING MADE BY THIS  PROSPECTUS  AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE,  SUCH  INFORMATION  OR
REPRESENTATIONS  MUST  NOT BE  RELIED  UPON AS  HAVING  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  BY THE
COMPANY.  THIS  PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING BY THE COMPANY IN ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.


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                                                                      APPENDIX
BOND RATINGS

      The  following  is  a  description   of  S&P's  and  Moody's  bond  rating
categories:

S&P's Corporate Bond Ratings

      AAA - This is the highest  rating  assigned by Standard & Poor's to a debt
obligation  and  indicates an extremely  strong  capacity to pay  principal  and
interest.

      AA - Bonds  rated  AA  also  qualify  as  high-quality  debt  obligations.
Capacity to pay  principal  and interest is very strong,  and in the majority of
instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree.

      A - Bonds rated A have a strong  capacity to pay  principal  and interest,
although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.

      BBB - Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capability to pay
principal  and  interest.  Whereas they  normally  exhibit  adequate  protection
parameters,  adverse  economic  conditions  or changing  circumstances  are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in
this category than for bonds in higher rated categories.

      BB - Bonds  rated BB have less  near-term  vulnerability  to default  than
other  speculative  issues.  However,  they face major ongoing  uncertainties or
exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead
to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.

      B - Bonds rated B have a greater  vulnerability  to default but  currently
have the capacity to meet interest  payments and principal  repayments.  Adverse
business,  financial,  or economic  conditions  will likely  impair  capacity or
willingness to pay interest and repay principal.

      CCC - Bonds  rated  CCC have a  currently  identifiable  vulnerability  to
default and are  dependent  upon  favorable  business,  financial,  and economic
conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the
event of adverse  business,  financial,  or  economic  conditions,  they are not
likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal.




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Moody's Corporate Bond Ratings

      Aaa - Bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the
smallest   degree  of  investment   risk  and  are  generally   referred  to  as
"gilt-edged."  Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally
stable margin, and principal is secure.  While the various  protective  elements
are likely to change,  such changes as can be  visualized  are most  unlikely to
impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

      Aa - Bonds  rated Aa are judged to be of high  quality  by all  standards.
Together with the Aaa group,  they  comprise  what are  generally  known as high
grade  bonds.  They are rated  lower  than the best  bonds  because  margins  of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective
elements  may be of greater  amplitude  or there may be other  elements  present
which make the long term risk appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

      A - Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment attributes, and are to
be  considered as upper medium grade  obligations.  Factors  giving  security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

      Baa - Bonds rated Baa are  considered as medium grade  obligations,  i.e.,
they are neither  highly  protected nor poorly  secured.  Interest  payments and
principal  security  appear  adequate  for the present  but  certain  protective
elements may be lacking or may be  characteristically  unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding  investment  characteristics  and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.

      Ba - Bonds rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements.  Their future
cannot be  considered  as well  assured.  Often the  protection  of interest and
principal  payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during
both good and bad times over the future.  Uncertainty of position  characterizes
bonds in this class.

      B -  Bonds  rated  B  generally  lack  characteristics  of  the  desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or maintenance of other
terms of the contract over any longer period of time may be small.

      Caa - Bonds rated Caa are of poor standing.  Such issues may be in default
or there may be  present  elements  of  danger  with  respect  to  principal  or
interest.


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                                                                   Prospectus
                                                                  May 1, 1998


                        INVESCO VARIABLE
                        INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.

                        INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio


INVESCO FUNDS

INVESCO Distributors, Inc.(sm)
Distributor
Post Office Box 173706
Denver, Colorado 80217-3706

1-800-525-8085
PAL(R): 1-800-424-8085.
http://www.invesco.com

In Denver, visit one of our
convenient Investor Centers:
Cherry Creek
155-B Fillmore Street
Denver Tech Center,
7800 East Union Avenue,
Lobby Level

In addition, all documents
filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission  can  be  located
on a web  site  maintained
by the  Commission  at
http://www.sec.gov.



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Prospectus
May 1, 1998

                      INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
                         INVESCO VIF - Utilities Portfolio

      INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  a Maryland
corporation,  is an open-end management investment company that offers shares of
common stock of ten diversified  investment portfolios (the "Funds"),  including
the INVESCO VIF - Utilities  Portfolio  (the  "Utilities  Fund" or "Fund").  The
Company's  shares  are  not  offered  directly  to  the  public,  but  are  sold
exclusively to life insurance companies ("Participating Insurance Companies") as
a pooled  funding  vehicle for  variable  annuity and  variable  life  insurance
contracts issued by separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies.  If
other Funds are available under a Participating Insurance Company's contracts, a
prospectus  describing them will be available from the  Participating  Insurance
Company.

      The Utilities Fund seeks capital  appreciation  and income.  The assets of
the Fund are invested  primarily in equity  securities of companies  principally
engaged in business as public utilities.

      This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information about the Fund that a
prospective  purchaser should know before  purchasing a variable contract from a
Participating  Insurance  Company  or  allocating  contract  values to the Fund.
Please  read this  Prospectus  and  retain it for future  reference.  Additional
information  about the Fund has been  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission and is available upon request by writing INVESCO Distributors,  Inc.,
Post Office Box 173706, Denver, Colorado 80217-3706,  by calling 1-800-525-8085,
or by contacting a Participating Insurance Company and requesting the "Statement
of Additional  Information for INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc." (the
"Statement of Additional Information").  The Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 1998, is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.




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THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  THE SHARES OF THE FUND ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL  INSTITUTION.  THE SHARES
OF THE  FUND  ARE  NOT  FEDERALLY  INSURED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  DEPOSIT  INSURANCE
CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.


                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                          Page

SUMMARY....................................................................198

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS.......................................................200

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES.........................................202

RISK FACTORS...............................................................203

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS....................................................208

MANAGEMENT.................................................................208

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS..................................................209

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS....................................210

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION....................................................211

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.....................................................212

APPENDIX...................................................................214



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SUMMARY

      The Company is a registered,  open-end management  investment company that
was  organized as a Maryland  corporation  on August 19, 1993,  and is currently
comprised of ten diversified investment portfolios ("Funds"),  the INVESCO VIF -
Dynamics Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Health
Sciences  Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF -
Industrial Income Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio, the INVESCO VIF
- - Small Company Growth Portfolio,  the INVESCO VIF - Technology  Portfolio,  the
INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio and the INVESCO VIF - Utilities  Portfolio.
Additional  portfolios may be created from time to time. The overall supervision
of each Fund is the responsibility of the Company's board of directors.

      The  Company is  intended to be a funding  vehicle  for  variable  annuity
contracts  and  variable  life  insurance  contracts  to be offered by  separate
accounts  of  certain  life  insurance   companies   ("Participating   Insurance
Companies").  Fund shares are not available for purchase  other than through the
purchase of such  contracts.  The variable  annuity and variable life  insurance
contracts are described in separate prospectuses of the Participating  Insurance
Companies  (the  "Separate  Account  Prospectuses").   The  Company  assumes  no
responsibility  for the Separate Account  Prospectuses.  A contract owner should
refer to the Separate Account Prospectuses for information on how to purchase or
surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract  values,  allocate
contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations  among  investment
alternatives, including the Fund.

      The  Fund  seeks  capital   appreciation  and  income.   These  investment
objectives  are  fundamental  and may be changed only by a vote of a majority of
the  outstanding  shares of the Fund.  There is no assurance  that the Fund will
achieve its  investment  objectives.  Any  investment  policy of the Fund may be
changed by the Company's board of directors without shareholder  approval unless
the policy is one required by the Fund's fundamental investment restrictions set
forth in the Statement of Additional Information.

      The Fund seeks to attain its investment  objectives by investing primarily
in securities of companies  principally engaged in business as public utilities,
which may be either  established,  well-capitalized  companies or newly  formed,
small capitalization companies. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve
its investment  objective.  A discussion of the Fund's investment  objective and
policies  is  provided  below  under  the  caption  "Investment  Objectives  and
Policies."

      Various  types of risks  are  involved  with the  Fund.  The Fund may lend
portfolio  securities and may enter into  repurchase  agreements with respect to
debt instruments  eligible for investment by the Fund. The Fund may invest up to
15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund also may invest up to 25%
of its total  assets  directly  in foreign  securities,  which  present  certain
additional  risks not  associated  with  investments  in domestic  companies and
markets.  Securities of Canadian  issuers and  securities  purchased by means of
American  Depository  Receipts  ("ADRs") are not subject to this 25% limitation.
The Fund will be concentrated  in a specific  business  sector.  Compared to the
broad market,  an individual  sector may be more strongly affected by changes in
the economic climate, broad market shifts, moves in a particular dominant stock,
or regulatory changes. The Fund is subject to risks related to the uncertainties
to which the gas and electric public


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utilities industries are subject,  including  difficulties in obtaining adequate
financing,  government  regulation of investment return,  environmental  issues,
prices of fuel for electric  generation,  availability of natural gas, and risks
associated  with nuclear  power  facilities.  The Fund may invest in options and
futures  contracts,  each of which presents special risks. These and other risks
are discussed below under the caption "Risk Factors."

      INVESCO Funds Group,  Inc.  ("IFG"),  the Fund's  investment  adviser,  is
primarily responsible for providing the Fund with portfolio management,  various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  The
Fund pays IFG an advisory fee for the management of its investments and business
affairs.  A discussion of these fees and  additional  information  about IFG are
provided below under the caption "Management."



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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

      The  following  information  has been  audited  by Price  Waterhouse  LLP,
independent accountants. This information should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial  statements and the Report of Independent  Accountants thereon
appearing  in  the  Company's  1997  Annual  Report  to  Shareholders  which  is
incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information. Both are
available without charge by contacting INVESCO Distributors, Inc. at the address
or telephone number shown on the cover page of this Prospectus, or by contacting
a Participating Insurance Company.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Period
                                                                                                       Ended
                                                                    Year Ended December 31       December 31
                                                        -------------------------------------    ------------
                                                           1997           1996           1995          1994+

<S>                                                    <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>   
PER SHARE DATA
Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period                    $11.95         $10.84         $10.00         $10.00
                                                        -------------------------------------    -----------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Net Investment Income                                      0.31           0.13           0.07           0.00
Net Gains on Securities
   (Both Realized and Unrealized)                          2.48           1.26           0.84           0.00
                                                        -------------------------------------    -----------
Total from Investment Operations                           2.79           1.39           0.91           0.00
                                                        -------------------------------------    -----------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
Dividends from Net Investment Income                       0.29           0.13           0.07           0.00
In Excess of Net Investment Income                         0.00           0.01           0.00           0.00
Distributions from Capital Gains                           0.05           0.14           0.00           0.00
                                                        -------------------------------------    -----------
Total Distributions                                        0.34           0.28           0.07           0.00
                                                        -------------------------------------    -----------
Net Asset Value - End of Period                           14.40          11.95          10.84          10.00
                                                        =====================================    ===========

TOTAL RETURN>                                            23.41%         12.76%          9.08%          0.00%

RATIOS
Net Assets - End of Period
   ($000 Omitted)                                         4,588          2,660            290             25
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets#                 0.99%@         1.16%@         1.80%@          0.00%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
   Average Net Assets#                                    2.92%          2.92%          2.47%          0.00%


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Portfolio Turnover Rate                                     33%            48%            24%             0%
Average Commission Rate Paid^^                           0.1564         0.1055              -              -

</TABLE>


+ All of the expenses for the Portfolio were voluntarily absorbed by IFG for the
period ended  December 31, 1994,  since  investment  operations did not commence
during 1994.

> Total  return does not reflect  expenses  that apply to the related  insurance
policies,  and  inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return for the
periods shown.

# Various  expenses of the Portfolio  were  voluntarily  absorbed by IFG for the
years ended  December 31, 1997,  1996,  and 1995.  If such expenses had not been
voluntarily  absorbed,  ratio of expenses to average net assets  would have been
2.07%,  5.36% and 57.13%,  respectively,  and ratio of net investment  income to
average net assets would have been 1.84%, (1.28%) and (52.86%), respectively.

@ Ratio is based on Total  Expenses  of the  Fund,  less  Expenses  Absorbed  by
Investment Adviser, which is before any expense offset arrangements.

^^ The average  commission rate paid is the total brokerage  commissions paid on
applicable purchases and sales of securities for the period divided by the total
number of related shares purchased or sold which is required to be disclosed for
fiscal years beginning September 1, 1995 and thereafter.




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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

      The Fund seeks capital appreciation and income. This investment objective,
as described below, is fundamental and may be changed only by vote of a majority
of the outstanding shares of that Fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will
achieve  its  investment  objective.  Any  investment  policy of the Fund may be
changed by the Company's board of directors without shareholder  approval unless
the policy is one required by the Fund's fundamental investment restrictions set
forth in the Statement of Additional  Information.  When IFG believes  market or
economic conditions are unfavorable, the Fund may assume a defensive position by
temporarily  investing  up to 100% of its  total  assets in high  quality  money
market instruments,  such as short-term U.S. government obligations,  commercial
paper or repurchase  agreements,  high quality  corporate  bonds or notes, or by
holding cash.

      The assets of the Fund are invested  primarily in  securities of companies
principally  engaged  in  business  as  public  utilities,  which  may be either
established,  well-capitalized  companies or newly-formed,  small capitalization
companies.  The public  utilities  business  includes the following  industries:
companies  which  manufacture,  produce,  generate,  transmit,  or  sell  gas or
electric  energy;  and companies  engaged in various aspects of  communications,
such as telephone,  telegraph,  satellite, microwave, and the provision of other
communication  facilities,  excluding broadcasting,  for public use and benefit.
Uncertainties  to which the gas and electric  public  utilities  industries  are
subject  include  difficulties  in obtaining  adequate  financing and investment
return,   environmental   issues,   prices  of  fuel  for  electric  generation,
availability of natural gas, and risks associated with nuclear power facilities.

      Under  normal  conditions,  the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total
assets in the equity securities  (common stocks and securities  convertible into
common stocks,  including convertible debt obligations and convertible preferred
stock)  of  companies  that  are  principally  engaged  in  business  as  public
utilities, and that are traded on regional or national stock exchanges or in the
over-the-counter  market.  A  particular  company  is deemed  to be  principally
engaged in the public utilities  business if, in the  determination of IFG, more
than 50% of its gross  income or net sales is derived  from  activities  in that
business  or more than 50% of its  assets are  dedicated  to the  production  of
revenues  from  that  business.  In  circumstances  where,  based  on  available
financial  information,  a question  exists whether a company meets one of these
standards,  the Fund may invest in equity  securities of the company only if IFG
determines,  after review of information describing the company and its business
activities,  that the company's  primary business is within the public utilities
business.

      The  balance of the Fund's  assets may be held as cash or invested in debt
securities  issued by  companies  principally  engaged in the  public  utilities
business,  debt or equity  securities  issued by  companies  outside  the public
utilities sector,  or in short-term debt obligations  maturing no later than one
year from the date of purchase, which are determined by IFG to be of high grade,
including U.S.  government and agency securities,  domestic bank certificates of
deposit,  commercial  paper  rated  A-2 or  higher  by S&P or P-2 or  higher  by
Moody's, and repurchase agreements with banks and securities dealers. The equity


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securities purchased may be issued by either established, well-capitalized
companies or newly-formed, small cap companies, and may be traded on national or
regional stock exchanges or in the over-the- counter market.

      Because  prices  of  stocks  fluctuate  from day to day,  the  value of an
investment in the Fund will vary based upon the Fund's  investment  performance.
The Fund invests in different  companies in a variety of  industries in order to
attempt to reduce its overall exposure to investment and market risks.  There is
no assurance that the Fund will attain its objectives.

RISK FACTORS

      Contract owners should  consider the special  factors  associated with the
policies  discussed  below in  determining  the  appropriateness  of  allocating
contract  values to the Fund. See the Statement of Additional  Information for a
discussion of additional risk factors.

      Potential  Conflicts.  The Company has received an exemptive  order of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  that  permits  the sale of Fund shares to
variable annuity separate accounts and variable life insurance separate accounts
of affiliated and unaffiliated  Participating  Insurance Companies.  The Company
currently does not foresee any  disadvantages  to the owners of variable annuity
or variable life insurance contracts arising from the fact that the interests of
those owners may differ.  Nevertheless,  the Company's  board of directors  will
monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable  conflicts which
may possibly arise due to  differences of tax treatment or other  considerations
and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response thereto.

      Credit and Market Risks. All securities,  including those purchased by the
Fund,  are subject to some degree of credit  risk and market  risk.  Credit risk
refers to the ability of an issuer of a debt  security to pay its  principal and
interest,  and to the earnings  stability and overall financial  soundness of an
issuer  of an  equity  security.  Market  risk  refers  to the  volatility  of a
security's  price in response to changes in conditions in securities  markets in
general and, particularly in the case of debt securities, changes in the overall
level of interest  rates.  An increase in interest rates will tend to reduce the
market values of debt securities,  whereas a decline in interest rates will tend
to increase their values.

      To limit  exposure to credit risks,  the Fund, as a matter of  fundamental
policy, will be diversified.  With respect to 75% of the Fund's total assets, no
more than 5% of the Fund's  total assets will be invested in the  securities  of
any one issuer. This percentage  limitation applies immediately after a purchase
or initial  investment.  Any  subsequent  change in a percentage  resulting from
fluctuations  in value will not require  elimination  of any  security  from the
Fund.  The credit risk  exposure of the Fund may be  increased  by its policy of
concentrating  investments in specific  business  sectors.  See "Risk Factors --
Concentration."

      Portfolio Lending.  The Fund may make loans of its portfolio securities to
broker-dealers or other  institutional  investors under contracts requiring such
loans to be callable at any time and to be secured continuously by collateral in
cash,  cash  equivalents,  high  quality  short-term  government  securities  or
irrevocable  letters  of credit  maintained  on a current  basis at an amount at
least equal to the market value of the securities loaned.  This practice permits



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the Fund to earn  income,  which,  in turn,  can be invested in  additional
securities to pursue the Fund's investment objective.  The Fund will continue to
collect the  equivalent  of the interest or dividends  paid by the issuer on the
securities loaned and will also receive either interest  (through  investment of
cash collateral) or a fee (if the collateral is government securities). The Fund
may pay finder's and other fees in connection with its securities loans.

      Lending  securities  involves certain risks, the most significant of which
is the risk  that a  borrower  may  fail to  return a  portfolio  security.  IFG
monitors the  creditworthiness of borrowers in order to minimize such risks. The
Fund will not lend any  security  if, as a result of that  loan,  the  aggregate
value of securities then on loan would exceed 33-1/3% of the Fund's total assets
(taken at market value).

      Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
respect  to  debt  instruments  eligible  for  investment  by  the  Fund.  These
agreements  are entered  into with member banks of the Federal  Reserve  System,
registered  broker-dealers,  and registered  government securities dealers which
are deemed  creditworthy  by IFG  (subject to review by the  Company's  board of
directors).  A repurchase  agreement is a means of investing  monies for a short
period.  In  a  repurchase  agreement,  the  Fund  acquires  a  debt  instrument
(generally a security  issued by the U.S.  government  or an agency  thereof,  a
banker's acceptance or a certificate of deposit) subject to resale to the seller
at an agreed upon price and date  (normally the next business day). If the other
party  defaults on its  obligation  to repurchase  the security,  the Fund could
incur costs or delays in seeking to sell the security.

      To minimize risks  associated with repurchase  agreements,  the securities
underlying  each  repurchase  agreement  will be  maintained  with the Company's
custodian  in an  amount  at  least  equal to the  repurchase  price  under  the
agreement  (including  accrued  interest),  and such agreements will be effected
only with parties that meet certain  creditworthiness  standards  established by
the  Company's  board of  directors.  The Fund will not enter into a  repurchase
agreement  maturing  in more than seven days if as a result more than 15% of the
Fund's net assets  would be invested  in such  repurchase  agreements  and other
illiquid securities.

      Portfolio  Turnover.  There are no fixed limitations  regarding  portfolio
turnover for the Fund.  Although the Fund does not trade for short-term profits,
securities  may be sold  without  regard  to the time they have been held in the
Fund when,  in the opinion of IFG,  market  considerations  warrant such action.
Therefore,  the portfolio  turnover rate of the Fund may be higher than those of
other  investment  companies with comparable  investment  objectives.  Increased
portfolio  turnover would cause the Fund to incur greater  brokerage  costs than
would otherwise be the case. The actual portfolio  turnover rate for the Fund is
set forth under  "Financial  Highlights."  The  Company's  brokerage  allocation
policies,  including the consideration of sales of Participating  Life Insurance
Companies' variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts when selecting
among  qualified  brokers  offering  comparable best price and execution on Fund
transactions, are discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

     Illiquid  and Rule 144A  Securities.  The Fund is  authorized  to invest in
securities  that are illiquid  because they are subject to restrictions on their
resale  ("restricted  securities")  or because,  based upon their  nature or the


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market for such securities,  they are not readily marketable.  However, the
Fund will not purchase any such security if the purchase would cause the Fund to
invest  more  than 15% of its net  assets  in  illiquid  securities.  Repurchase
agreements  maturing  in more than seven days will be  considered  illiquid  for
purposes of this restriction. Investments in illiquid securities involve certain
risks to the extent that the Fund may be unable to dispose of such a security at
the time desired or at a  reasonable  price.  In addition,  in order to resell a
restricted  security,  the Fund  might  have to bear the  expense  and incur the
delays associated with effecting registration.

      Certain  restricted  securities  that are not  registered  for sale to the
general public,  but that can be resold to  institutional  investors ("Rule 144A
Securities"), may be purchased without regard to the foregoing 15% limitation if
a liquid  institutional  trading  market  exists.  The  liquidity  of the Fund's
investments   in  Rule  144A   Securities   could  be  impaired  if  dealers  or
institutional investors become uninterested in purchasing these securities.  The
Company's board of directors has delegated to IFG the authority to determine the
liquidity of Rule 144A Securities  pursuant to guidelines approved by the board.
For more  information  concerning  Rule 144A  Securities,  see the  Statement of
Additional Information.

      Foreign  Securities.  The Fund may  invest up to 25% of its total  assets,
measured at the time of purchase, directly in foreign securities. Investments in
securities of foreign companies  (including Canadian  securities,  which are not
subject to the 25% limitation) and in foreign markets involve certain additional
risks not associated  with  investments in domestic  companies and markets.  For
U.S. investors, the returns on foreign securities are influenced not only by the
returns  on  the   foreign   investments   themselves,   but  also  by  currency
fluctuations.  That is, when the U.S.  dollar  generally rises against a foreign
currency,  returns  on  foreign  securities  for  a  U.S.  investor  or  foreign
securities  denominated in that foreign currency may decrease. By contrast, in a
period when the U.S. dollar generally declines, those returns may increase.

      Other risks of international investing to consider include:

     -less publicly available information than is generally available about U.S.
issuers;

     -differences in accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards;

     -generally higher  commission rates on foreign  portfolio  transactions and
longer settlement periods;

     -smaller  trading  volumes and generally  lower  liquidity of foreign stock
markets, which may cause greater price volatility;

     -less  government  regulation  of  stock  exchanges,   brokers  and  listed
companies abroad than in the United States; and

     -investments  in certain  countries  may be subject to foreign  withholding
taxes,   which  may  reduce   dividend   income  or  capital  gains  payable  to
shareholders.

      There is also the possibility of expropriation  or confiscatory  taxation;
adverse  changes  in  investment  or  exchange  control  regulations;  political
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international capital; and the possibility of the Fund experiencing difficulties
in pursuing legal remedies and collecting judgments.

      Securities  purchased  by means of ADRs  also are not  subject  to the 25%
limitation. ADRs are receipts, typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company,
evidencing ownership of the underlying foreign securities.  ADRs are denominated
in U.S. dollars and trade in the U.S. securities markets.  ADRs may be issued in
sponsored  or  unsponsored  programs.  In sponsored  programs,  the issuer makes
arrangements  to have its securities  traded in the form of ADRs; in unsponsored
programs,  the  issuer  may not be  directly  involved  in the  creation  of the
program.  Although the  regulatory  requirements  with respect to sponsored  and
unsponsored  programs are generally similar, the issuers of unsponsored ADRs are
not  obligated  to  disclose  material  information  in the United  States  and,
therefore,  such  information  may not be  reflected  in the market value of the
ADRs.  ADRs are  subject to certain of the same risks as direct  investments  in
foreign securities, including the risk that changes in the value of the currency
in which the  security  underlying  an ADR is  denominated  relative to the U.S.
dollar may adversely affect the value of the ADR.

      Forward Foreign Currency  Contracts.  The Fund may enter into contracts to
purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward  contracts") as a
hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates pending the settlement of
transactions  in foreign  securities  or during the time the Fund holds  foreign
securities.  A forward contract is an agreement between  contracting  parties to
exchange  an amount of  currency  at some  future  time at an agreed  upon rate.
Although the Fund has not adopted any  limitations on its ability to use forward
contracts as a hedge against  fluctuations in foreign  exchange rates,  the Fund
does not attempt to hedge all of its foreign investment positions and will enter
into forward  contracts only to the extent,  if any, deemed  appropriate by IFG.
The Fund will not enter into forward  contracts for a term of more than one year
or for  purposes  of  speculation.  Hedging  against a decline in the value of a
currency in the foregoing  manner does not eliminate  fluctuations in the prices
of  portfolio  securities  or prevent  losses if the  prices of such  securities
decline.  Furthermore,  such hedging  transactions  preclude the opportunity for
gain if the value of the hedged currency should rise. No predictions can be made
with respect to whether the total of such  transactions  will result in a better
or worse  position  than had the Fund not entered  into any  forward  contracts.
Forward contracts may, from time to time, be considered illiquid,  in which case
they  would be  subject  to the  Fund's  limitation  on  investing  in  illiquid
securities,  discussed  above.  For  additional  information  regarding  forward
contracts, see "Investment Policies" in the Statement of Additional Information.

      Concentration.  While the Fund  diversifies  its investments by investing,
with respect to at least 75% of its total assets,  not more than 5% of its total
assets in the securities of any one issuer, its assets normally will be invested
primarily in companies  engaged in a single business sector. As a result of this
investment  policy,  an  investment  in the  Fund  may  be  subject  to  greater
fluctuations  in value than  generally  would be the case if an investment  were
made in an investment  company which did not  concentrate  its  investments in a
similar manner.  For example,  certain  economic  factors or specific events may
exert a  disproportionate  impact  upon  the  prices  of  equity  securities  of
companies within a particular industry relative to their impact on the prices of
securities of companies  engaged in other industries.  Additionally,  changes in



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the market price of the equity  securities  of a particular  company  which
occupies a dominant  position in an industry  may tend to  influence  the market
prices of other companies within the same industry. As a result of the foregoing
factors,  the net asset value of the Fund may be more susceptible to change than
those of investment companies which spread their investments over many different
business sectors.

      Futures and Options.  A futures  contract is an agreement to buy or sell a
specific amount of a financial  instrument or commodity at a particular price on
a particular  date.  The Fund will use futures  contracts  only to hedge against
price changes in the value of its current or intended investments in securities.
In the event that an anticipated  decrease in the value of portfolio  securities
occurs as a result of a general decrease in prices,  the adverse effects of such
changes  may be  offset,  at  least in  part,  by  gains on the sale of  futures
contracts.  Conversely,  the  increased  cost  of  portfolio  securities  to  be
acquired,  caused by a general  increase in prices,  may be offset,  at least in
part, by gains on futures  contracts  purchased by the Fund.  Brokerage fees are
paid to trade  futures  contracts,  and the Fund is required to maintain  margin
deposits.

      Put and call options on futures  contracts or securities  may be traded by
the  Fund in  order to  protect  against  declines  in the  value  of  portfolio
securities or against  increases in the cost of  securities to be acquired.  The
purchaser  of an  option  purchases  the right to  effect a  transaction  in the
underlying future or security at a specified price (the "strike price") before a
specified date (the "expiration date"). In exchange for the right, the purchaser
pays a "premium" to the seller,  which  represents the price of the right to buy
or to sell the underlying instrument. In exchange for the premium, the seller of
the option becomes obligated to effect a transaction in the underlying future or
security,  at the strike price, at any time prior to the expiration date, should
the buyer  choose to exercise  the option.  A call  option  contract  grants the
purchaser  the right to buy the  underlying  future or  security,  at the strike
price,  before the expiration  date. A put option  contract grants the purchaser
the right to sell the underlying future or security, at the strike price, before
the expiration date.  Purchases of options on futures contracts may present less
dollar risk in hedging the Fund's  portfolio  than the  purchase and sale of the
underlying futures contracts,  since the potential loss is limited to the amount
of the premium plus related  transaction  costs. The premium paid for such a put
or call  option plus any  transaction  costs will  reduce the  benefit,  if any,
realized by the Fund upon exercise or liquidation of the option, and, unless the
price of the underlying futures contract or security changes  sufficiently,  the
option may expire without value to the Fund.

      Although the Fund will enter into futures contracts and options on futures
contracts and securities  solely for hedging or other  nonspeculative  purposes,
their use does involve certain risks. For example, a lack of correlation between
the value of an  instrument  underlying  an option or futures  contract  and the
assets being hedged,  or  unexpected  adverse  price  movements,  could render a
Fund's hedging strategy  unsuccessful  and could result in losses.  In addition,
there can be no  assurance  that a liquid  secondary  market  will exist for any
contract  purchased or sold, and the Fund may be required to maintain a position
until  exercise or  expiration,  which could result in losses.  Transactions  in
futures  contracts and options are subject to other risks as well, which are set
forth in greater detail in the Statement of Additional  Information and Appendix
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      The Fund may buy and sell interest rate futures contracts relating to U.S.
government  securities  for the purpose of hedging  the value of its  securities
portfolio.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

      The Fund is subject  to certain  fundamental  restrictions  regarding  its
investments  which  may  not be  altered  without  the  approval  of the  Fund's
shareholders. Those restrictions include, among others, limitations with respect
to the percentages of the value of the Fund's total assets which may be invested
in any one company. A list of the Fund's fundamental investment restrictions and
a list of additional, non-fundamental investment restrictions of the Fund (which
can be changed by the Company's board of directors without shareholder approval)
are contained in the Statement of Additional Information.

MANAGEMENT

      Pursuant to an agreement  with the  Company,  IFG,  7800 E. Union  Avenue,
Denver,  Colorado,  serves as the Funds'  investment  adviser.  IFG is primarily
responsible  for  providing  the  Funds  with  investment  management,   various
administrative  services and supervising the Fund's daily business affairs.  IFG
is responsible  for selecting and managing the  investments  of the Fund.  These
services are subject to review by the Company's board of directors.

      Under a  Distribution  Agreement  effective  September  30, 1997,  INVESCO
Distributors,  Inc. ("IDI") provides  services  relating to the distribution and
sales  of  the  Fund's  shares.  IDI,  established  in  1997,  is  a  registered
broker-dealer  that acts as  distributor  for all retail  funds  advised by IFG.
Prior to September 30, 1997, IFG served as the Fund's distributor.

      IFG and IDI are  indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiaries  of AMVESCAP  PLC, a
publicly-traded  holding company that, through its subsidiaries,  engages in the
business of investment  management on an international  basis.  AMVESCAP PLC has
approximately $192.2 billion in assets under management.  IFG was established in
1932 and, as of December 31,  1997,  managed 14 mutual  funds  consisting  of 47
separate  portfolios,  with combined  assets of  approximately  $16.7 billion on
behalf of 848,106 shareholders.

      Prior to  February  3,  1998,  INVESCO  Trust  Company  ("INVESCO  Trust")
provided  sub-advisory services to the Fund. Effective February 3, 1998, INVESCO
Trust no longer  provides  sub-advisory  services to the Fund; IFG provides such
day-to-day  portfolio management services as the investment adviser to the Fund.
This change in no way changes the basis upon which investment advice is provided
to the Fund,  the cost of those  services  to the Fund or the  persons  actually
performing the investment  advisory and other  services  previously  provided by
INVESCO Trust.

     The Fund is managed by members of INVESCO's Sector Team, which is headed by
Daniel B. Leonard.  The following  individual is primarily  responsible  for the
day-to-day management of the Fund's holdings:

     Brian B. Hayward,  a Chartered  Financial  Analyst,  has been the portfolio
manager of the Fund since July 1997. Mr. Hayward also manages INVESCO  Strategic
Utilities Portfolio and INVESCO Worldwide Communications Fund. Mr. Hayward began


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his  investment  career in 1985 and was most  recently  the  senior  equity
analyst with  Mississippi  Valley Advisors in St. Louis,  Missouri.  Mr. Hayward
received an M.A. in Economics and a B.A. in  Mathematics  from the University of
Missouri.

      The Fund pays IFG a monthly  advisory fee which is based upon a percentage
of the Fund's average net assets, determined daily. The advisory fee is computed
at the  following  annual  rates:  0.60% on the first $500 million of the Fund's
average net  assets;  0.55% on the next $500  million of the Fund's  average net
assets and 0.45% on the Fund's  average net assets in excess of $1 billion.  For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, the investment advisory fee paid by the
Fund was 0.60% of the Fund's average net assets.

      The Company also has entered  into an  Administrative  Services  Agreement
with IFG dated February 28, 1997 (the "Administrative  Agreement").  Pursuant to
the Administrative Agreement, IFG performs certain administrative, recordkeeping
and internal accounting  services,  including,  without limitation,  maintaining
general  ledger and capital  stock  accounts,  preparing a daily trial  balance,
calculating net asset value daily, providing selected general ledger reports and
providing  certain  sub-accounting  and  recordkeeping  services for shareholder
accounts. For such services, the Company pays IFG a fee consisting of a base fee
of $10,000 per year,  plus an additional  incremental fee computed at the annual
rate of 0.015% per year of the average net assets of the Fund.  IFG also is paid
a fee by the Company for providing  transfer  agent  services.  See  "Additional
Information."

      The Fund's expenses,  which are accrued daily, are generally deducted from
its total income before dividends are paid. Total expenses of the Fund (prior to
expense  offset  arrangements)  for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  1997,
including investment advisory fees (but excluding brokerage  commissions,  which
are a cost of acquiring  securities),  amounted to 0.99%.  Certain Fund expenses
are absorbed voluntarily by IFG pursuant to a commitment to the Company to limit
the Fund's  annual  expenses  to no more than 0.90% of the  Fund's  average  net
assets. This commitment may be changed following consultation with the Company's
board of directors.  If such a voluntary  expense limit were not in effect,  the
total operating  expenses,  as a percentage of the Fund's average net assets for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, would have been 2.07%.

      IFG permits investment and other personnel to purchase and sell securities
for their own  accounts,  subject  to a  compliance  policy  governing  personal
investing.  This policy  requires  IFG's  personnel  to conduct  their  personal
investment  activities in a manner that IFG believes is not  detrimental  to the
Fund or IFG's other  advisory  clients.  See  "Management"  in the  Statement of
Additional Information for more detailed information.

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS

      Investors may not purchase or redeem shares of the Fund directly, but only
through variable annuity and variable life insurance  contracts  offered through
the separate  accounts of Participating  Insurance  Companies.  A contract owner
should refer to the applicable  Separate  Account  Prospectus for information on
how to purchase or surrender a contract,  make partial  withdrawals  of contract
values,  allocate  contract values to the Fund, or change  existing  allocations
among investment  alternatives,  including the Fund. Shares of the Fund are sold
on a continuous basis to separate accounts of Participating  Insurance Companies


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by IDI, as the Fund's Distributor. No sales charge is imposed upon the sale
of shares of the Fund.  Sales charges for the variable  annuity or variable life
insurance contracts are described in the Separate Account Prospectuses.  IDI may
from time to time make  payments  from its revenues to  Participating  Insurance
Companies,   broker  dealers  and  other  financial  institutions  that  provide
administrative services for the Fund.

      The  Participating  Insurance  Companies  place orders for their  separate
accounts to purchase and redeem shares of the Fund based, among other things, on
the amount of  premium  payments  to be  invested  and  transfer  and  surrender
requests to be effected on that day  pursuant to variable  annuity and  variable
life insurance contracts. Fund shares are purchased or redeemed at the net asset
value per share next computed after receipt of a purchase or redemption order in
good form.  Payment  for  redemptions  ordinarily  will be made on behalf of the
Company and the Fund by the  Company's  transfer  agent (IFG)  within seven days
after the  redemption  request is  received.  However,  payment may be postponed
under unusual circumstances,  such as when normal trading is not taking place on
the New York Stock  Exchange or an  emergency as defined by the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission exists.

      Net asset value per share is computed  for the Fund once each day that the
New York Stock  Exchange  is open,  as of the close of  regular  trading on that
Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m., New York time), and also may be computed on other
days  under  certain  circumstances.  Net asset  value per share for the Fund is
calculated by dividing the market value of the Fund's  securities plus the value
of  its  other  assets  (including   dividends  and  interest  accrued  but  not
collected),  less all liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the number of
outstanding  shares of the Fund. If market quotations are not readily available,
a security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the board
of directors.  Debt securities  with remaining  maturities of 60 days or less at
the  time  of  purchase  will  be  valued  at  amortized  cost,  absent  unusual
circumstances,  so long as the Company's  board of directors  believes that such
value represents fair value.

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

      Taxes.  The Fund  intends to  distribute  to  shareholders  all of its net
investment  income,  net  capital  gains and net  gains  from  foreign  currency
transactions, if any. Distribution of substantially all net investment income to
the separate  accounts of the Participating  Insurance  Companies which hold its
shares  allows the Fund to  maintain  its tax status as a  regulated  investment
company.

      As a regulated  investment company, the Fund generally will not be subject
to tax on its ordinary income and net realized  capital gains.  Distributions of
income and the excess of net short-term  capital gain over net long-term capital
loss will be treated as ordinary income and  distributions  of the excess of net
long-term  capital  gain over net  short-term  capital  loss will be  treated as
long-term capital gain by the Participating  Insurance Companies.  Participating
Insurance  Companies  should consult their own tax advisers  concerning  whether
such  distributions  are subject to federal  income tax if they are  retained as
part of contract reserves.

      The Fund intends to comply with the  diversification  requirements of Code
Section  817(h).  By  meeting  this and other  requirements,  the  Participating
Insurance Companies, rather than the owners of variable annuity or variable life


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insurance  contracts,  should be subject to tax on  distributions  received
with respect to Fund shares. For further  information  concerning federal income
tax  consequences  for the owners of variable annuity or variable life insurance
contracts,  a  contract  owner  should  consult  his  or  her  Separate  Account
Prospectus.

      Dividends  and  Other  Distributions.  The  Fund  earns  ordinary  or  net
investment  income in the form of  dividends  and  interest on its  investments.
Dividends  paid by the Fund will be based solely on the income earned by it. The
Fund's  policy is to  distribute  substantially  all of this  income,  less Fund
expenses,  to  shareholders  on an annual basis, at the discretion of the Fund's
board of directors.  Dividends are automatically reinvested in additional shares
of the Fund,  unless cash  distributions  are  requested on behalf of a separate
account, at the net asset value on the ex-dividend date.

      In  addition,  the Fund  realizes  capital  gains and losses when it sells
securities  for more or less than it paid.  If total gains on sales exceed total
losses  (including  losses carried forward from previous years),  the Fund has a
net realized  capital gain. Net realized  capital gains,  if any,  together with
gains, if any,  realized on foreign  currency  transactions,  are distributed to
shareholders at least annually,  usually in December. Capital gain distributions
are  automatically  reinvested  in  additional  shares of the Fund,  unless cash
distributions  are requested on behalf of a separate  account,  at the net asset
value on the ex-distribution date.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

      From time to time, the Fund's total return and/or yield may be included in
advertisements,  sales  literature,  shareholder  reports  or  Separate  Account
Prospectuses.  The Fund's total return and yield include the effect of deducting
the Fund's expenses,  but do not include charges and expenses  attributable to a
particular variable annuity or variable life insurance contract.  Because shares
of the Funds can be purchased  only through a variable  annuity or variable life
insurance  contract,  the Fund's  total return and yield data should be reviewed
along with the  description  of contract  charges and expenses  contained in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectus.  Total return or yield for the Fund must
always be accompanied  by, and reviewed with,  comparable  total return or yield
data for an associated  variable  annuity separate  account,  or data that would
permit  evaluation  of the  magnitude  of variable  life  insurance  charges and
expenses not  reflected  in the Fund's total return or yield.  Fund total return
and yield  figures are based upon  historical  results  and are not  intended to
indicate future performance.

      The "total return" of the Fund refers to the average annual rate of return
of an  investment  in the Fund.  This  figure is  computed  by  calculating  the
percentage change in value of an investment of $1,000,  assuming reinvestment of
all income dividends and capital gain  distributions,  to the end of a specified
period.  "Total  return"  quotations  reflect  the  performance  of the Fund and
include the effect of capital changes.

      The  total  return  performance  for the Fund for the  fiscal  year  ended
December 31, 1997, was 23.41%.

      The yield of the Fund is  calculated  by utilizing  the Fund's  calculated
income,  expenses and average  outstanding  shares for the most recent 30-day or
one-month  period,  dividing it by the month end net asset value and annualizing
the resulting number.


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      In conjunction  with  performance  reports and/or  analyses of shareholder
service  concerning the Fund,  comparisons of the Fund's performance for a given
period to the performance of recognized indices for the same period may be made.
Such indices  include ones  provided by Dow Jones & Company,  Standard & Poor's,
Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.,  Lehman Brothers,  National  Association of
Securities Dealers,  Inc., Frank Russell Company,  Value Line Investment Survey,
the American Stock  Exchange,  Morgan Stanley  Capital  International,  Wilshire
Associates, the Financial Times-Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the
Nikkei Stock  Average and the Deutcher  Aktienindex,  all of which are unmanaged
market  indicators.  Such  comparisons can be a useful measure of the quality of
the Fund's investment performance.  However,  because Fund performance data does
not reflect separate account and contract charges,  Fund performance data is not
an appropriate  measure of the performance of a contract  owner's  investment in
the variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.

      In addition,  rankings, ratings, and comparisons of investment performance
and/or   assessments  of  the  quality  of  shareholder   service  appearing  in
publications such as Money,  Forbes,  Kiplinger's  Personal  Finance,  Financial
World,  Morningstar,  and similar sources which utilize information compiled (i)
internally;  (ii) by  Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.;  or  (iii)  by  other
recognized  analytical  services,  may be used in sales  literature.  The Lipper
Analytical  Services,  Inc.  rankings and comparisons,  which may be used by the
Fund in performance reports, will be drawn from the "Utility Funds" grouping. In
addition,  the broad-based  Lipper variable  insurance  product groupings may be
used for comparison to the Fund. A more complete list of  publications  that may
be quoted in sales  literature is contained under the caption  "Performance"  in
the Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

      Voting Rights.  The Participating  Insurance  Companies and their separate
accounts,  rather than individual  contract owners,  are the shareholders of the
Fund. However, each Participating Insurance Company will vote shares held by its
separate accounts as required by law and interpretations  thereof, as amended or
changed from time to time.  In accordance  with current law and  interpretations
thereof,  a  Participating  Insurance  Company is  required  to  request  voting
instructions  from its contract owners and must vote Fund shares held by each of
its  separate  accounts  in  proportion  to the  voting  instructions  received.
Additional  information about voting procedures  (including a discussion,  where
applicable,  of circumstances under which some Participating Insurance Companies
may vote Fund shares held by variable life  insurance  separate  accounts  other
than in  accordance  with  contract  owner  instructions)  is  contained  in the
applicable Separate Account Prospectuses.

      All shares of the Fund have equal voting  rights.  When  shareholders  are
entitled  to vote upon a matter,  each  shareholder  is entitled to one vote for
each share owned and a corresponding  fractional vote for each fractional  share
owned.  Voting  with  respect  to  certain  matters,  such  as  ratification  of
independent  accountants and the election of directors,  will be by all Funds of
the Company voting together.  In other cases,  such as voting upon an investment
advisory contract, voting is on a Fund-by-Fund basis. To the extent permitted by
law,  when not all  Funds  are  affected  by a matter  to be  voted  upon,  only
shareholders  of the Fund or Funds  affected  by the matter  will be entitled to
vote thereon.  The Company is not generally required and does not expect to hold
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call special meetings of shareholders for the purpose,  among other reasons,  of
voting upon the question of removal of a director or directors when requested to
do so in writing by the holders of 10% or more of the outstanding  shares of the
Company or as may be required by  applicable  law or the  Company's  Articles of
Incorporation.  The Company will assist shareholders in communicating with other
shareholders as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Directors may be
removed by action of the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding shares
of the Company.

      Shareholder Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the Fund may be directed to the
Company at the telephone  number or mailing  address set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus or to a Participating Insurance Company.

      Transfer and Disbursing Agent. IFG acts as registrar,  transfer agent, and
dividend  disbursing  agent  for  the  Company  pursuant  to a  Transfer  Agency
Agreement that provides for an annual fee of $5,000 per Fund.

      Master/Feeder  Option.  The  Company may in the future seek to achieve the
Fund's  investment  objective by investing  all of the Fund's  assets in another
investment  company having the same investment  objective and  substantially the
same investment policies and restrictions as those applicable to the Fund. It is
expected  that  any  such  investment   company  would  be  managed  by  IFG  in
substantially  the same manner as the Fund. If permitted by applicable  laws and
policies then in effect,  any such investment may be made in the sole discretion
of the  Company's  board of  directors  without  further  approval of the Fund's
shareholders.  However,  Fund  shareholders will be given at least 30 days prior
notice  of any  such  investment.  Such  investment  would  be made  only if the
Company's  board of directors  determines it to be in the best  interests of the
Fund  and its  shareholders.  In  making  that  determination,  the  board  will
consider,   among  other  things,  the  benefits  to  shareholders   and/or  the
opportunity to reduce costs and achieve operational  efficiencies.  No assurance
is given that costs will be materially reduced if this option is implemented.

NO  PERSON  HAS  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  TO  GIVE  ANY  INFORMATION  OR  TO  MAKE  ANY
REPRESENTATIONS  NOT  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  PROSPECTUS,  OR IN THE  STATEMENT  OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE
OFFERING MADE BY THIS  PROSPECTUS  AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE,  SUCH  INFORMATION  OR
REPRESENTATIONS  MUST  NOT BE  RELIED  UPON AS  HAVING  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  BY THE
COMPANY.  THIS  PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING BY THE COMPANY IN ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.


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                                                                       APPENDIX
BOND RATINGS

      The  following  is  a  description   of  S&P's  and  Moody's  bond  rating
categories:

S&P's Corporate Bond Ratings

      AAA - This is the highest  rating  assigned by Standard & Poor's to a debt
obligation  and  indicates an extremely  strong  capacity to pay  principal  and
interest.

      AA - Bonds  rated  AA  also  qualify  as  high-quality  debt  obligations.
Capacity to pay  principal  and interest is very strong,  and in the majority of
instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree.

      A - Bonds rated A have a strong  capacity to pay  principal  and interest,
although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.

      BBB - Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capability to pay
principal  and  interest.  Whereas they  normally  exhibit  adequate  protection
parameters,  adverse  economic  conditions  or changing  circumstances  are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in
this category than for bonds in higher rated categories.

      BB - Bonds  rated BB have less  near-term  vulnerability  to default  than
other  speculative  issues.  However,  they face major ongoing  uncertainties or
exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead
to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.

      B - Bonds rated B have a greater  vulnerability  to default but  currently
have the capacity to meet interest  payments and principal  repayments.  Adverse
business,  financial,  or economic  conditions  will likely  impair  capacity or
willingness to pay interest and repay principal.

      CCC - Bonds  rated  CCC have a  currently  identifiable  vulnerability  to
default and are  dependent  upon  favorable  business,  financial,  and economic
conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the
event of adverse  business,  financial,  or  economic  conditions,  they are not
likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal.




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Moody's Corporate Bond Ratings

      Aaa - Bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the
smallest   degree  of  investment   risk  and  are  generally   referred  to  as
"gilt-edged."  Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally
stable margin, and principal is secure.  While the various  protective  elements
are likely to change,  such changes as can be  visualized  are most  unlikely to
impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

      Aa - Bonds  rated Aa are judged to be of high  quality  by all  standards.
Together with the Aaa group,  they  comprise  what are  generally  known as high
grade  bonds.  They are rated  lower  than the best  bonds  because  margins  of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective
elements  may be of greater  amplitude  or there may be other  elements  present
which make the long term risk appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

      A - Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment attributes, and are to
be  considered as upper medium grade  obligations.  Factors  giving  security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

      Baa - Bonds rated Baa are  considered as medium grade  obligations,  i.e.,
they are neither  highly  protected nor poorly  secured.  Interest  payments and
principal  security  appear  adequate  for the present  but  certain  protective
elements may be lacking or may be  characteristically  unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding  investment  characteristics  and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.

      Ba - Bonds rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements.  Their future
cannot be  considered  as well  assured.  Often the  protection  of interest and
principal  payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during
both good and bad times over the future.  Uncertainty of position  characterizes
bonds in this class.

      B -  Bonds  rated  B  generally  lack  characteristics  of  the  desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or maintenance of other
terms of the contract over any longer period of time may be small.

      Caa - Bonds rated Caa are of poor standing.  Such issues may be in default
or there may be  present  elements  of  danger  with  respect  to  principal  or
interest.


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                                                             Prospectus
                                                            May 1, 1998


                        INVESCO VARIABLE
                        INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.

                        INVESCO VIF - Utilities Portfolio


INVESCO FUNDS

INVESCO Distributors, Inc.(sm)
Distributor
Post Office Box 173706
Denver, Colorado 80217-3706

1-800-525-8085
PAL(R): 1-800-424-8085.
http://www.invesco.com

In Denver, visit one of our
convenient Investor Centers:
Cherry Creek
155-B Fillmore Street
Denver Tech Center,
7800 East Union Avenue,
Lobby Level

In addition, all documents
filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission  can  be  located
on a web  site  maintained
by the  Commission  at
http://www.sec.gov.



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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
^ May 1, 1998
    

INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.

Address:                                  Mailing Address:
7800 E. Union Avenue                      Post Office Box 173706
Denver, Colorado  80237                   Denver, Colorado  80217-3706

                                     Telephone:
                        In continental U.S., 1-800-525-8085
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      INVESCO Variable  Investment  Funds, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated
under the laws of  Maryland  on August 19,  1993.  The  Company  is an  open-end
management investment company which offers shares of ten diversified  investment
portfolios (the "Funds"):  the INVESCO VIF Dynamics Fund (the "Dynamics  Fund"),
the INVESCO VIF - INVESCO  Growth Fund (the  "Growth  Fund"),  the INVESCO VIF -
Health Sciences Fund (the "Health Sciences Fund"),  the INVESCO VIF - High Yield
Fund (the "High Yield  Fund"),  the INVESCO  VIF -  Industrial  Income Fund (the
"Industrial Income Fund"), the INVESCO VIF -Realty Fund (the "Realty Fund"), the
INVESCO VIF - Small Company Growth Fund (the "Small  Company Growth Fund"),  the
INVESCO VIF -Technology  Fund (the "Technology  Fund"),  the INVESCO VIF - Total
Return Fund (the "Total Return Fund") and the INVESCO VIF  -Utilities  Fund (the
"Utilities Fund").  Additional Funds may be offered in the future. The Company's
shares are not offered directly to the public,  but are sold exclusively to life
insurance companies  ("Participating  Insurance  Companies") as a pooled funding
vehicle for variable  annuity and variable life  insurance  contracts  issued by
separate  accounts  of  Participating  Insurance  Companies.  The Funds have the
following investment objectives:

   
^
    

Dynamics Fund:
      to seek appreciation of capital through aggressive investment
      policies.  The Dynamics Fund invests primarily in common stocks of
      U.S. companies traded on national securities exchanges and
      over-the-counter.

   
^ Growth Fund:
      to seek long-term  capital  growth.  The ^ Fund also seeks, as a secondary
      objective,  to obtain investment income through the purchase of securities
      of carefully selected companies  representing major fields of business and
      industrial  activity.  In  pursuing  its  objectives,   the  Fund  invests
      primarily  in ^ common  stocks,  but may  also  invest  in other  kinds of
      securities,  including  convertible  and straight issues of debentures and
      preferred stock.
    



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Health Sciences Fund:
   
      to seek capital appreciation. The Health Sciences Fund normally invests at
      least 80% of its total  assets in equity  securities  of  companies  which
      develop,  produce,  or distribute products or services related to health ^
      care.

^ High Yield Fund:
      ^ to seek a high level of current income by investing substantially all of
      its assets in lower rated bonds and other debt securities and in preferred
      stock. The Fund pursues its investment  objective through  investment in a
      variety of long-term,  intermediate-term,  and short-term bonds. Potential
      capital appreciation^ is a factor in the selection of investments,  but is
      secondary to the Fund's primary objective.

Industrial Income Fund:
      to seek the best possible  current income while following sound investment
      practices.  Capital  growth  potential is an  additional,  but  secondary,
      consideration in the selection of portfolio securities.  The Fund normally
      invests  at least ^ 65% of its  total  assets  in  dividend-paying  common
      stocks.  Up to 10% of the Fund's  total  assets may be  invested  in other
      income-producing  securities,  such as corporate  bonds. The Fund also has
      the flexibility to invest in other types of securities. ^
    

Realty Fund:
   
      to seek to provide  long-term  capital  growth.  ^ Above  average  current
      income is an  additional  consideration  in selecting  securities  for the
      Fund's investment portfolio. The Realty Fund normally invests at least 65%
      of its total assets in  publicly-traded  stocks of  companies  principally
      engaged in the real estate industry.  The remaining assets are invested in
      other income-producing securities such as corporate bonds.

Small Company Growth Fund:
      to seek long-term capital growth. The Small Company Growth Fund
      invests primarily in equity securities of small-capitalization U.S.
      companies traded "over-the-counter."

Technology Fund:
      to seek capital  appreciation.  The  Technology  Fund normally  invests at
      least  80% of its  total  assets  in equity  securities  of  companies  in
      technology-related  industries such as computers,  communications,  video,
      electronics, oceanography, office and factory automation, and robotics.

Total Return Fund:
      to seek a high total return on investment through capital appreciation and
      current  income.  The Total  Return Fund seeks to achieve  its  investment
      objective by investing in a combination of equity  securities  (consisting
      of common  stocks and, to a lesser  degree,  securities  convertible  into
      common stock) and fixed income securities.

Utilities Fund:
      to seek capital  appreciation and income through investments  primarily in
      equity securities of companies principally engaged in the public utilities
      business.
    



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      Separate  prospectuses  for each of the  Funds  dated  May 1, ^ 1998  (the
"Prospectuses"),  which  provide  the basic  information  a variable  annuity or
variable life insurance  contract owner should know about the Company and ^ each
Fund before  allocating  variable  annuity or variable life  insurance  contract
values to one or more of the Funds,  may be obtained without charge from INVESCO
Distributors,  Inc., Post Office Box 173706,  Denver,  Colorado 80217-3706 or by
contacting a  Participating  Insurance  Company.  This  Statement of  Additional
Information  is not a prospectus,  but contains  information  in addition to and
more detailed than that set forth in the Prospectuses. It is intended to provide
additional  information regarding the activities and operations of the Funds and
should  be read in  conjunction  with the  appropriate  Prospectus  and with the
prospectus and statement of additional  information for the applicable  variable
annuity or variable life insurance contract.
    

Investment Adviser: INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
Investment Distributor: INVESCO Distributors, Inc.




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                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                          Page


INVESTMENT POLICIES........................................................221

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS....................................................226

FUND MANAGEMENT............................................................230

HOW SHARES ARE VALUED......................................................244

PERFORMANCE................................................................245

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER.........................................................247

PORTFOLIO BROKERAGE........................................................249

REDEMPTIONS................................................................250

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.....................................................251

APPENDIX A.................................................................258





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INVESTMENT POLICIES

   
      Reference is made to the  Prospectuses  for a discussion of the investment
objectives  and policies of the Funds.  In addition,  set forth below is further
information  relating to the Funds.  Portfolio  management  is provided to ^ all
Funds, except the Total Return and Realty Funds by their adviser,  INVESCO Funds
Group,  Inc.  ^("IFG")  and to the  Total  Return  and  Realty  Funds  by  their
sub-advisers, INVESCO Capital Management, Inc.
("ICM") and INVESCO Realty Advisors, Inc. (IRAI").

      With respect to all Funds, except the Total Return and Realty Funds, "Fund
Management"  refers  to IFG.  With  respect  to the  Total  Return  Fund,  "Fund
Management" refers collectively to IFG and ICM. With respect to the Realty Fund,
"Fund Management" refers collectively to IFG and IRAI.
    

Loans of Portfolio Securities

   
      As  described  in the  Prospectuses,  each  Fund may  lend  its  portfolio
securities to brokers, dealers, and other financial institutions,  provided that
such loans are callable at any time by the Funds and are at all times secured by
collateral  consisting of cash, ^ irrevocable  letters of credit,  or securities
issued or guaranteed by the U.S.  government or its agencies or any  combination
thereof,  equal to at least the market value,  determined  daily,  of the loaned
securities.  The  advantage  of such  loans is that the Funds  continue  to earn
income on the loaned securities,  while at the same time receiving interest from
the borrower of the securities.  Loans will be made only to firms deemed by Fund
Management (under procedures established by the Company's board of directors) to
be  creditworthy,  and when the amount of interest to be received  justifies the
inherent  risks.  A loan may be terminated by the borrower on one business day's
notice,  or by the  Fund at any  time.  If at any  time  the  borrower  fails to
maintain the required amount of collateral (at least 100% of the market value of
the borrowed  securities,  plus accrued  interest and dividends),  the Fund will
require the deposit of  additional  collateral  not later than the  business day
following  the day on which a  collateral  deficiency  occurs or the  collateral
appears inadequate. If the deficiency is not remedied by the end of that period,
the Fund will use the  collateral  to replace the  securities  while holding the
borrower  liable  for any  excess  of  replacement  cost over  collateral.  Upon
termination  of the loan,  the borrower is required to return the  securities to
the Fund. Any gain or loss on the security during the loan period would inure to
the Fund.

      While  voting  rights may pass with the loaned  securities,  if a material
event  (e.g.,  proposed  merger,  sale of assets,  or  liquidation)  is to occur
affecting  an  investment  on loan,  the loan must be called and the  securities
voted.  Loans  of  securities  made by the  Fund  will  comply  with  all  other
applicable  regulatory  requirements,   including  ^  the  requirements  of  the
Investment  Company  Act of  1940,  as  amended  (the  "1940  Act"),  and  rules
thereunder.
    

Futures, Options on Futures and Options on Securities

      As  discussed  in the  Prospectuses,  the  Funds may  enter  into  futures
contracts,  and  purchase  and sell  ("write")  options  to buy or sell  futures
contracts and other securities.  These instruments are sometimes  referred to as
"derivatives."  The Funds will comply with and adhere to all  limitations in the
manner and extent to which they  effect  transactions  in futures and options on



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such futures  currently  imposed by the rules and policy  guidelines of the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") as conditions for exemption of
a mutual fund, or investment advisers thereto,  from registration as a commodity
pool operator.  A Fund will not, as to any positions,  whether long,  short or a
combination  thereof,  enter into  futures  and  options  thereon  for which the
aggregate initial margins and premiums exceed 5% of the fair market value of the
Fund's total assets after taking into account  unrealized  profits and losses on
options it has entered into.  In the case of an option that is  "in-the-money^,"
as defined in the Commodities Exchange Act (the "CEA")^, the in-the-money amount
may be excluded in  computing  such 5%. (In general a call option on a future is
"in-the-money" if the value of the future exceeds the exercise  ("strike") price
of the call;  a put  option on a future  is  "in-the-money"  if the value of the
future  which is the subject of the put is  exceeded by the strike  price of the
put.) The Funds may use futures and options thereon solely for bona fide hedging
or for other  non-speculative  purposes  within  the  meaning  and intent of the
applicable provisions of the CEA.

      Unlike  when a Fund  purchases  or sells a  security,  no price is paid or
received by a Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Instead, the
Fund will be  required to deposit ^ an amount of cash or  qualifying  securities
(currently U.S. Treasury bills)^.  This is called "initial margin." Such initial
margin is in the  nature of a  performance  bond or good  faith  deposit  on the
contract.  However,  since losses on open contracts are required to be reflected
in cash in the form of variation  margin  payments,  the Fund may be required to
make additional  payments  during the term of the contracts to its broker.  Such
payments would be required,  for example,  where, during the term of an interest
rate futures  contract  purchased by the Fund,  there was a general  increase in
interest rates,  thereby making the Fund's ^ futures position less valuable.  In
all instances  involving the purchase of financial  futures contracts by a Fund,
an amount of cash ^ and other  liquid  assets at least  equal to the ^  contract
price of the futures  contracts,  will be deposited in a segregated account with
the Funds'  custodian to  collateralize  the position.  At any time prior to the
expiration  of a futures  contract,  the Fund may elect to close its position by
taking an opposite  position which will operate to terminate the Fund's position
in the futures contract. For a more complete discussion of the risks involved in
interest  rate  futures  and  options on  interest  rate  futures and other debt
securities,   refer  to  Appendix  A   ("Description   of  Futures  and  Options
Contracts").
    

      Where futures are  purchased to hedge  against a possible  increase in the
price of a security before a Fund is able in an orderly fashion to invest in the
security,  it is possible that the market may decline instead. If the Fund, as a
result,  concluded  not to make the planned  investment  at that time because of
concern as to possible  further market  decline or for other  reasons,  the Fund
would  realize a loss on the futures  contract that is not offset by a reduction
in the price of securities purchased.

      In addition to the possibility that there may be an imperfect  correlation
or no correlation at all between movements in the futures and the portion of the
portfolio  being hedged,  the price of futures may not correlate  perfectly with
movements in interest rates or exchange rates due to certain market distortions.
All  participants  in the  futures  market  are  subject to margin  deposit  and
maintenance   requirements.   Rather  than  meeting  additional  margin  deposit
requirements,   investors  may  close  futures  contracts   through   offsetting


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transactions which could distort the normal  relationship  between interest
rates or  exchange  rates  and the  value of a  future.  Moreover,  the  deposit
requirements in the futures market are less onerous than margin  requirements in
the  securities  market  and may  therefore  cause  increased  participation  by
speculators in the futures market.  Such increased  participation also may cause
temporary price  distortions.  Due to the possibility of price distortion in the
futures  market and because of the imperfect  correlation  between  movements in
interest  rates or  exchange  rates  and  movements  in the  prices  of  futures
contracts, the value of futures contracts as a hedging device may be reduced.

      In addition,  if a Fund has  insufficient  available cash, it may at times
have to sell securities to meet variation  margin  requirements.  Such sales may
have to be effected at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so.

Options on Futures Contracts

      The Funds may buy and write  options  on  futures  contracts  for  hedging
purposes. The purchase of a call option on a futures contract is similar in some
respects to the purchase of a call option on an individual  security.  Depending
on the  pricing  of the  option  compared  to either  the  price of the  futures
contract  upon  which  it is based or the  price of the  underlying  instrument,
ownership  of the  option may or may not be less  risky  than  ownership  of the
futures contract or the underlying  instrument.  As with the purchase of futures
contracts,  when a Fund is not  fully  invested  it may buy a call  option  on a
futures contract to hedge against a market advance.

      The writing of a call option on a futures  contract  constitutes a partial
hedge  against  declining  prices of the security or foreign  currency  which is
deliverable under, or the index comprising, the futures contract. If the futures
price at the  expiration of the option is below the exercise  price, a Fund will
retain the full amount of the option  premium,  which  provides a partial  hedge
against any decline that may have occurred in the Fund's portfolio holdings. The
writing  of a put  option  on a futures  contract  constitutes  a partial  hedge
against  increasing  prices  of  the  security  or  foreign  currency  which  is
deliverable  under, or of the index  comprising,  the futures  contract.  If the
futures price at expiration of the option is higher than the exercise price, the
Fund will retain the full amount of the option  premium which provides a partial
hedge  against  any  increase  in the  price  of  securities  which  the Fund is
considering  buying.  If a call or put option the Fund has written is exercised,
the Fund will incur a loss which will be reduced by the amount of the premium it
received.  Depending on the degree of correlation between change in the value of
its portfolio securities and changes in the value of the futures positions,  the
Fund's losses from existing  options on futures may to some extent be reduced or
increased by changes in the value of portfolio securities.

      The  purchase  of a put  option on a futures  contract  is similar in some
respects to the purchase of protective put options on portfolio securities.  For
example,  a Fund may buy a put option on a futures  contract to hedge the Fund's
portfolio against the risk of falling prices.

      The  amount  of risk a Fund  assumes  when it buys an  option on a futures
contract is the premium paid for the option plus related  transaction  costs. In
addition to the  correlation  risks discussed  above,  the purchase of an option



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also entails the risk that changes in the value of the  underlying  futures
contract will not be fully reflected in the value of the options bought.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   
      The Funds may enter into  forward  foreign  currency  contracts  ("forward
contracts") to purchase or sell foreign currencies (i.e.,  non-U.S.  currencies)
as a  hedge  against  possible  variations  in  foreign  exchange  rates.  These
instruments are sometimes  referred to as "derivatives." A forward ^ contract is
an agreement  between the contracting  parties to exchange an amount of currency
at some future time at an agreed upon rate. The rate can be higher or lower than
the spot rate between the  currencies  that are the subject of the  contract.  A
forward contract generally has no deposit requirement,  and such transactions do
not involve commissions. By entering into a forward contract for the purchase or
sale  of  the  amount  of  foreign  currency  invested  in  a  foreign  security
transaction,  a Fund can hedge against  possible  variations in the value of the
dollar versus the subject  currency either between the date the foreign security
is purchased or sold and the date on which payment is made or received or during
the time the Fund holds the foreign  security.  Hedging against a decline in the
value of a currency in the foregoing  manner does not eliminate  fluctuations in
the  prices of  portfolio  securities  or  prevent  losses if the prices of such
securities  decline.   Furthermore,   such  hedging  transactions  preclude  the
opportunity  for gain if the value of the hedged currency should rise. The Funds
will not  speculate in forward ^ contracts.  Although the Funds have not adopted
any  limitations  on their  ability to use forward  contracts as a hedge against
fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, the Funds do not attempt to hedge all of
their non-U.S. portfolio positions and will enter into such transactions only to
the extent,  if any, deemed  appropriate by Fund Management.  The Funds will not
enter into forward contracts for a term of more than one year. Forward contracts
may from  time to time be  considered  illiquid,  in which  case  they  would be
subject to ^ a Fund's limitation on investing in illiquid securities,  discussed
in the Prospectuses.
    

Restricted/144A Securities

      In recent years,  a large  institutional  market has developed for certain
securities that are not registered  under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act").  Institutional investors generally will not seek to sell these
instruments to the general public, but instead will often depend on an efficient
institutional market in which such unregistered securities can readily be resold
or on an issuer's ability to honor a demand for repayment.  Therefore,  the fact
that there are contractual or legal restrictions on resale to the general public
or certain institutions is not dispositive of the liquidity of such investments.

      Rule  144A  under  the  1933  Act  establishes  a "safe  harbor"  from the
registration  requirements of the 1933 Act for resales of certain  securities to
qualified institutional buyers.  Institutional markets for restricted securities
that  might  develop  as a  result  of Rule  144A  could  provide  both  readily
ascertainable  values for restricted  securities and the ability to liquidate an
investment in order to satisfy share redemption  orders. An insufficient  number
of qualified  institutional  buyers interested in purchasing Rule  144A-eligible
securities held by a Fund, however,  could affect adversely the marketability of
such  portfolio  securities  and the Fund  might be  unable to  dispose  of such
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When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities

      The Funds may purchase and sell  securities  on a  when-issued  or delayed
delivery  basis.   When-issued  or  delayed  delivery  transactions  arise  when
securities (normally, debt obligations of issuers eligible for investment by the
Funds) are purchased or sold by a Fund with payment and delivery taking place in
the future in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and
yield. However, the yield on a comparable security available when delivery takes
place may vary from the yield on the  security at the time that the  when-issued
or  delayed  delivery  transaction  was  entered  into.  When a Fund  engages in
when-issued and delayed delivery transactions, it relies on the seller or buyer,
as the case may be, to consummate  the sale.  Failure to do so may result in the
Fund  missing the  opportunity  of obtaining a price or yield  considered  to be
advantageous.  When-issued and delayed  delivery  transactions  may generally be
expected to settle within one month from the date the  transactions  are entered
into,  but in no event  later than 90 days.  However,  no payment or delivery is
made by the Fund until it receives  delivery or payment  from the other party to
the transaction.

      To the extent that a Fund remains substantially fully invested at the same
time that it has purchased when-issued  securities,  as it would normally expect
to do, there may be greater  fluctuations in its net assets than if the Fund set
aside cash to satisfy its purchase commitments.

      When a Fund purchases  securities on a when-issued basis, it will maintain
in a segregated  account  cash or liquid  securities  having an aggregate  value
equal to the amount of such  purchase  commitments,  until  payment is made.  If
necessary,  additional  assets will be placed in the  account  daily so that the
value of the  account  will equal or exceed  the  amount of the Fund's  purchase
commitments.

U.S. Government Obligations

      Each Fund may, from time to time,  purchase U.S.  government  obligations.
These securities consist of treasury bills,  treasury notes, and treasury bonds,
which differ only in their interest  rates,  maturities,  and dates of issuance.
Treasury  bills have a maturity of one year or less.  Treasury  notes  generally
have a  maturity  of one  to  ten  years,  and  treasury  bonds  generally  have
maturities  of more than ten years.  U.S.  government  obligations  also include
securities  issued or  guaranteed by agencies or  instrumentalities  of the U.S.
government.

   
      Some  obligations  of  United  States  government   agencies,   which  are
established  under  the  authority  of an act of  Congress,  such as  Government
National  Mortgage  Association  ^("GNMA")   participation   certificates,   are
supported  by the full  faith and  credit of the United  States  Treasury.  GNMA
certificates are  mortgage-backed  securities  representing  part ownership of a
pool of  mortgage  loans.  These  loans -- issued by  lenders  such as  mortgage
bankers,  commercial  banks and  savings  and loan  associations  -- are  either
insured by the Federal  Housing  Administration  or  guaranteed  by the Veterans
Administration.  A "pool" or group of such  mortgages  is assembled  and,  after
being approved by GNMA, is offered to investors through securities dealers. Once
approved by GNMA,  the timely payment of interest and principal on each mortgage
is  guaranteed  by GNMA and  backed by the full  faith and  credit of the United
States government. The market value of GNMA certificates is not guaranteed. GNMA
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borrower  over the term of the loan rather  than  returned in a lump sum at
maturity.  GNMA certificates are called  "pass-through"  securities because both
interest and principal  payments  (including  prepayments) are passed through to
the holder of the certificate.  Upon receipt, principal payments will be used by
each Fund to purchase additional  securities under its investment  objective and
investment policies.

   
      Other United  States  government  obligations,  such as  securities of the
Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from
the Treasury to repay its obligations. Still others, such as bonds issued by the
Federal  National  Mortgage  Association  ("Fannie Mae"), a federally  chartered
private corporation, are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality.
    

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

      As  described  in  the  Prospectuses,  the  Funds  operate  under  certain
investment restrictions.  The following restrictions are fundamental and may not
be changed with respect to a particular  Fund without the prior  approval of the
holders of a majority of the  outstanding  voting  securities  of that Fund,  as
defined in the 1940 Act. For purposes of the following investment  restrictions,
all  percentage  limitations  apply  immediately  after a  purchase  or  initial
investment.  Any  subsequent  change in a particular  percentage  resulting from
fluctuations in value does not require elimination of any security from a Fund.

     Each Fund may not:

     1.   With  respect  to  seventy-five  percent  (75%) of its  total  assets,
          purchase  the  securities  of any one  issuer  (except  cash items and
          "government  securities"  as  defined  under  the  1940  Act),  if the
          purchase would cause the Fund to have more than 5% of the value of its
          total assets  invested in the securities of such issuer or to own more
          than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer;

     2.   Borrow  money,  except that the Fund may borrow money for temporary or
          emergency  purposes (not for leveraging or  investment)  and may enter
          into  reverse  repurchase   agreements  in  an  aggregate  amount  not
          exceeding  33 1/3% of the value of its  total  assets  (including  the
          amount  borrowed)  less  liabilities  (other  than  borrowings).   Any
          borrowings  that come to  exceed  33 1/3% of the  value of the  Fund's
          total  assets by reason of a decline  in net  assets  will be  reduced
          within three business days to the extent  necessary to comply with the
          33 1/3% limitation.  This restriction  shall not prohibit  deposits of
          assets to margin or guarantee positions in futures,  options, swaps or
          forward  contracts,  or the  segregation of assets in connection  with
          such contracts.

     3.   Invest  more  than  25%  of  the  value  of its  total  assets  in any
          particular industry (other than government  securities),  except that:
          (i) the  Utilities  Fund may invest  more than 25% of the value of its
          total assets in public utilities industries;  (ii) the Health Sciences
          Fund may invest more than 25% of the value of its total  assets in one
          or more industries  relating to health care; and (iii) the Realty Fund
          may invest more than 25% of the value of its total  assets in the real
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     4.   Invest  directly in real estate or interests in real estate;  however,
          the Fund may own debt or equity securities issued by companies engaged
          in those  businesses.  This restriction  shall not prohibit the Realty
          Fund from directly holding real estate if such real estate is acquired
          by that Fund as a result of a default on debt  securities held by that
          Fund.

     5.   Purchase or sell physical  commodities  other than foreign  currencies
          unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities (but this shall
          not  prevent the Fund from  purchasing  or selling  options,  futures,
          swaps and forward  contracts or from  investing in securities or other
          instruments backed by physical commodities).

     6.   Lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33
          1/3% of its  total  assets  would be lent to other  parties  (but this
          limitation  does not apply to  purchases  of  commercial  paper,  debt
          securities or to repurchase agreements.)

     7.   Act as an  underwriter of securities  issued by others,  except to the
          extent that it may be deemed an  underwriter  in  connection  with the
          disposition of portfolio securities of the Fund.

      Each Fund may,  notwithstanding  any other investment policy or limitation
(whether or not  fundamental),  invest all of its assets in the  securities of a
single  open-end  management  investment  company  with  substantially  the same
fundamental investment objectives, policies and limitations as the Fund.

      Furthermore,  the board of  directors  has adopted  additional  investment
restrictions  for each Fund. These  restrictions are operating  policies of each
Fund and may be changed by the board of directors without shareholder  approval.
The additional investment restrictions adopted by the board of directors to date
include the following:

     (a)  The Fund's  investments  in  warrants,  valued at the lower of cost or
          market,  may not  exceed 5% of the value of its net  assets.  Included
          within  that  amount,  but not to exceed 2% of the value of the Fund's
          net  assets,  may be  warrants  that are not listed on the New York or
          American Stock  Exchanges.  Warrants  acquired by the Fund in units or
          attached to securities shall be deemed to be without value.

     (b)  The Fund will not (i) enter into any futures  contracts  or options on
          futures  contracts if  immediately  thereafter  the  aggregate  margin
          deposits on all outstanding  futures  contracts  positions held by the
          Fund and premiums paid on  outstanding  options on futures  contracts,
          after taking into account unrealized profits and losses,  would exceed
          5% of the market value of the total assets of the Fund,  or (ii) enter
          into any futures  contracts if the  aggregate net amount of the Fund's
          commitments under outstanding  futures contracts positions of the Fund
          would exceed the market value of the total assets of the Fund.

     

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     (c)  The Fund does not currently intend to sell securities short, unless it
          owns or has the  right to  obtain  securities  equivalent  in kind and
          amount  to the  securities  sold  short  without  the  payment  of any
          additional  consideration  therefor, and provided that transactions in
          options,  swaps  and  forward  futures  contracts  are not  deemed  to
          constitute selling securities short.

     (d)  The Fund does not currently  intend to purchase  securities on margin,
          except  that  the Fund  may  obtain  such  short-term  credits  as are
          necessary for the clearance of transactions,  and provided that margin
          payments  and  other  deposits  in  connection  with  transactions  in
          options,  futures,  swaps and forward contracts shall not be deemed to
          constitute purchasing securities on margin.

     (e)  The Fund does not  currently  intend  to (i)  purchase  securities  of
          closed end  investment  companies,  except in the open market where no
          commission  except the ordinary  broker's  commission is paid, or (ii)
          purchase  or retain  securities  issued by other  open-end  investment
          companies. Limitations (i) and (ii) do not apply to money market funds
          or to securities received as dividends, through offers of exchange, or
          as a result of a reorganization, consolidation, or merger. If the Fund
          invests in a money market  fund,  the Fund's  investment  adviser will
          reduce its advisory fee by the amount of any  investment  advisory and
          administrative  services  fees paid to the  investment  manager of the
          money market fund.

     (f)  The Fund may not  mortgage or pledge any  securities  owned or held by
          the Fund in amounts that exceed,  in the aggregate,  15% of the Fund's
          net  asset  value,  provided  that this  limitation  does not apply to
          reverse  repurchase  agreements or in the case of assets  deposited to
          margin or guarantee  positions in futures,  options,  swaps or forward
          contracts or placed in a segregated  account in  connection  with such
          contracts.

     (g)  The Fund does not  currently  intend  to  purchase  securities  of any
          issuer (other than U.S. government agencies and  instrumentalities  or
          instruments  guaranteed  by an entity with a record of more than three
          years' continuous  operation,  including that of predecessors)  with a
          record of less than three years' continuous  operation (including that
          of predecessors)  if such purchase would cause the Fund's  investments
          in all such  issuers to exceed 5% of the Fund's  total assets taken at
          market value at the time of such purchase.

     (h)  The Fund does not currently  intend to invest directly in oil, gas, or
          other mineral development or exploration programs or leases;  however,
          the Fund may own debt or equity  securities  of  companies  engaged in
          those businesses.

     (i)  The Fund does not  currently  intend to purchase any security or enter
          into a repurchase  agreement if, as a result, more than 15% of its net
          assets would be invested in  repurchase  agreements  not entitling the
          holder to payment of principal  and interest  within seven days and in
          securities  that are  illiquid  by  virtue  of  legal  or  contractual
          restrictions on resale or the absence of a readily  available  market.
          The  board of  directors,  or the  Fund's  investment  adviser  acting
          pursuant  to  authority  delegated  by the  board  of  directors,  may
         

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          determine that a readily available market exists for securities 
          eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of
          1933, or any successor to such rule, and therefore that such 
          securities are not subject to the foregoing limitation.

     (j)  The Fund may not invest in  companies  for the  purpose of  exercising
          control or management,  except to the extent that exercise by the Fund
          of its rights under agreements  related to portfolio  securities would
          be deemed to constitute such control.

      In applying  the industry  concentration  investment  restriction  (no. 3,
above) the Funds use an industry  classification  system based on a modified S&P
industry code classification schema which uses various sources to classify.

      With respect to investment  restriction (i) above,  the board of directors
has delegated to Fund  Management  the  authority to determine  whether a liquid
market exists for securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the
1933 Act, or any successor to such rule and that such securities are not subject
to this  restriction.  Under  guidelines  established by the board of directors,
Fund Management  will consider the following  factors,  among others,  in making
this determination: (1) the unregistered nature of a Rule 144A security, (2) the
frequency  of trades  and  quotes  for the  security;  (3) the number of dealers
willing to  purchase  or sell the  security  and the  number of other  potential
purchasers;  (4) dealer  undertakings to make a market in the security;  and (5)
the nature of the security and the nature of marketplace  trades (e.g., the time
needed to  dispose of the  security,  the  method of  soliciting  offers and the
mechanics of transfer).

      In order to enable  California  investors to allocate  variable annuity or
variable life insurance contract values to one or more of the Funds, the Company
has committed to comply with the following guidelines:  (i) the borrowing limits
for any Fund are (a) 10% of net  asset  value  when  borrowing  for any  general
purpose and (b) 25% of net asset value when borrowing as a temporary  measure to
facilitate  redemptions  (for purposes of this clause,  the net asset value of a
Fund is the market value of all  investments  or assets  owned less  outstanding
liabilities  of the Fund at the time  that any new or  additional  borrowing  is
undertaken);  and (ii) if a Fund  invests  in  foreign  companies,  the  foreign
country diversification guidelines to be followed by the Fund are as follows:

     (a)  The Fund will be  invested  in a  minimum  of five  different  foreign
          countries at all times.  However, this minimum is reduced to four when
          foreign country  investments  comprise less than 80% of the Fund's net
          asset  value,  to three when less than 60% of such value,  to two when
          less than 40% and to one when less than 20%.

     (b)  Except as set forth in items (c) and (d) below,  the Fund will have no
          more than 20% of its net asset value invested in securities of issuers
          located in any one country.

     (c)  The Fund may have an additional 15% of its net asset value invested in
          securities of issuers  located in any one of the following  countries:
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     (d)  The Fund's investments in United States issuers are not subject to the
          foreign country diversification guidelines.

      State insurance laws and regulations may impose additional  limitations on
lending  securities  and  the  use of  options,  futures  and  other  derivative
instruments.

FUND MANAGEMENT

Investment Adviser

      INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., a Delaware  corporation ("IFG"), is employed as
the Company's investment adviser. IFG was established in 1932 and also serves as
an investment  adviser to INVESCO Capital  Appreciation  Funds, Inc.  (formerly,
INVESCO Dynamics Fund, Inc.),  INVESCO Diversified Funds, Inc., INVESCO Emerging
Opportunity  Funds, Inc., INVESCO Growth Fund, Inc., INVESCO Income Funds, Inc.,
INVESCO Industrial Income Fund, Inc., INVESCO International Funds, Inc., INVESCO
Money Market Funds,  Inc., INVESCO Multiple Asset Funds, Inc., INVESCO Specialty
Funds, Inc., INVESCO Strategic Portfolios,  Inc., INVESCO Tax-Free Income Funds,
Inc., and INVESCO Value Trust.

Investment Sub-Advisers

   
      Prior to  February  3,  1998,  INVESCO  Trust  Company  ("INVESCO  Trust")
provided  sub-advisory services to the Dynamics,  Growth, Health Sciences,  High
Yield, Industrial Income, Small Company Growth,  Technology and Utilities Funds.
Effective  February  3,  1998,  INVESCO  Trust no longer  provides  sub-advisory
services to those Funds and IFG provides such  day-to-day  portfolio  management
services as the investment adviser to those Funds. This change in no way changes
the basis upon which  investment  advice is provided  to the Funds,  the cost of
those  services to the Funds or the persons  actually  performing the investment
advisory and other services previously provided by INVESCO Trust.

      Pursuant to agreements with IFG, INVESCO Capital Management,  Inc. ("ICM")
serves as  sub-adviser  to the Total Return Fund^ and INVESCO  Realty  Advisors,
Inc. ("IRAI") serves as the sub-adviser to the Realty Fund ^.

      ICM  and  IRAI  manage  institutional  investment  portfolios,  consisting
primarily of discretionary employee benefit plans for corporations and state and
local  governments,  and endowment funds. In addition,  ICM serves as investment
adviser or sub-adviser to ^----nvestment  portfolios of ^---investment companies
(including the Company) and IRAI serves as investment  adviser or sub-adviser to
^-----  investment  portfolios  of ^----  investment  companies  (including  the
Company).  ICM is the sole shareholder of INVESCO  Services,  Inc., a registered
broker dealer.
    

Distributor

   
      Effective  September 30, 1997, INVESCO  Distributors,  Inc. ("IDI") became
the Funds' distributor.  IDI, established in 1997, is a registered broker-dealer
that acts as  distributor  for all retail mutual funds advised by IFG.  Prior to
September 30, 1997, IFG served as the ^ Fund's distributor.

      IFG,  ^ ICM,  IRAI and IDI are  indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiaries  of ^
AMVESCAP PLC, a publicly traded holding company that,  through its subsidiaries,

    


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engages in the business of investment management on an international basis.
INVESCO PLC  changed  its name to AMVESCO PLC on March 3, 1997,  and to AMVESCAP
PLC on May 8, 1997 as part of a merger  between a direct  subsidiary  of INVESCO
PLC and A I M Management Group Inc., that created one of the largest independent
investment  management  businesses  in the  world  with  approximately  ^ $192.2
billion in assets  under  management.  ^ IFG, ICM and IRAI ^ continue to operate
under their existing names.  IFG was established in 1932 and, as of December 31,
^ 1997 managed 14 mutual  funds,  consisting of ^ 47 separate  portfolios,  with
combined  assets  of  approximately  ^ $16.7  billion  on  behalf  of ^  848,106
shareholders.
    

      AMVESCAP PLC's other North American subsidiaries include the following:

     --INVESCO Management & Research, Inc. of Boston,  Massachusetts,  primarily
manages pension and endowment accounts.

     --PRIMCO Capital Management, Inc. of Louisville,  Kentucky,  specializes in
managing  stable return  investments,  principally  on behalf of Section  401(k)
retirement plans.

   
     --INVESCO Trust Company  ("INVESCO  Trust") of Denver,  Colorado,  provides
retirement  account  custodian  and/or trust services for individual  retirement
accounts (IRAs) and other retirement plan accounts.  This includes services such
as recordkeeping, tax reporting and compliance. INVESCO Trust acts as trustee or
custodian to these plans.  INVESCO  Trust  accepts  contributions  and provides,
through IFG, complete transfer agency functions (correspondence,  subaccounting,
telephone communications and processing of distributions).
    

     --A I M Advisors,  Inc. of Houston,  Texas provides investment advisory and
administrative services for retail and institutional mutual funds.

     --A I M Capital  Management,  Inc. of Houston,  Texas  provides  investment
advisory services to individuals,  corporations, pension plans and other private
investment  advisory accounts and also serves as a sub-advisor to certain retail
and institutional mutual funds, one Canadian mutual fund and one portfolio of an
open-end  registered  investment company that is offered to separate accounts of
variable insurance companies.

     --A I M Distributors,  Inc. and Fund Management  Company of Houston,  Texas
are registered  broker-dealers that act as the principal underwriters for retail
and institutional mutual funds.

   
      The corporate  headquarters of ^ AMVESCAP PLC are located at 11 Devonshire
Square, London, EC2M 4YR, England.

      As indicated in the Funds' Prospectuses,  IFG permits investment and other
personnel to purchase and sell  securities  for their own accounts in accordance
with a compliance policy governing personal investing by directors, officers and
employees  of IFG  and  its  North  American  affiliates.  The  policy  requires
officers, inside directors,  investment and other personnel of IFG and its North
American  affiliates to pre-clear all  transactions  in securities not otherwise
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among other reasons, the proposed personal transaction would be contrary to
the  provisions  of the  policy  or would be  deemed  to  adversely  affect  any
transaction then known to be under consideration for or to have been effected on
behalf of any client account, including the Funds.

      In addition to the pre-clearance  requirement  described above, the policy
subjects officers,  inside directors,  investment and other personnel of IFG and
its North  American  affiliates to various  trading  restrictions  and reporting
obligations.  All reportable  transactions  are reviewed for compliance with the
policy.  The  provisions  of this  policy  are  administered  by and  subject to
exceptions authorized by IFG, INVESCO Trust, IRAI and ICM.

Advisory Agreement

   
      IFG  serves as  investment  adviser  pursuant  to an  investment  advisory
agreement (the  "Agreement") with the Company which was approved by the board of
directors  on  November  6,  1996,  in each  case by a vote  cast in person by a
majority of the directors of the Company,  including a majority of the directors
who are  not  "interested  persons"  of the  Company,  ^ IFG,  ICM or IRAI  (the
"Independent  Directors") at a meeting called for such purpose.  Shareholders of
the Industrial Income, Total Return, High Yield and Utilities Funds approved the
Agreement  on January 31, 1997 for an initial term  expiring  February 28, 1999.
The initial shareholder of the Dynamics,  Small Company Growth,  Health Sciences
and  Technology  Funds approved the Agreement on January 31, 1997 for an initial
term  expiring  February 28, 1999;  the initial  shareholder  of the Growth Fund
approved the Agreement on May 1, 1997, for an initial term expiring May 1, 1999;
and the  initial  shareholder  of the Realty  Fund  approved  the  Agreement  on
February 6, 1998, for an initial term expiring February 6, 2000. Thereafter, the
Agreement  may be  continued  from  year to year as to each Fund as long as each
such  continuance  is  specifically  approved at least  annually by the board of
directors of the Company, or by a vote of the holders of a majority,  as defined
in the 1940 Act, of the  outstanding  shares of the Fund.  Any such  continuance
also must be approved by vote of a majority of the Independent  Directors,  cast
in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such continuance. The
Agreement  may be  terminated  at any time without  penalty by either party upon
sixty (60) days' written notice and terminates  automatically in the event of an
assignment  to the  extent  required  by the 1940 Act and the rules  thereunder.
Shareholder approval of any continuance of the Agreement, or of the sub-advisory
agreements  discussed  below,  shall be effective  with respect to any Fund if a
majority of the  outstanding  voting  securities of the series of shares of that
Fund vote to approve the continuance,  notwithstanding  that the continuance may
not have been approved by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of (i)
any other Fund affected by the Agreement or (ii) all of the Funds.

      The Agreement provides that IFG shall manage the investment portfo lios of
the Funds in conformity  with ^ each Fund's  investment  objectives and policies
(either  directly  or by  delegation  to a  sub-adviser,  which  may be a  party
affiliated with IFG). Further,  IFG shall perform all  administrative,  internal
accounting (including  computation of net asset value),  clerical,  statistical,
secretarial and all other services necessary or incidental to the administration
of the affairs of the Funds  excluding,  however,  those  services  that are the
subject of separate  agreement  between  the  Company  and IFG or any  affiliate
thereof,  including  the  distribution  and sale of Fund shares and provision of
transfer  agency,  dividend  disbursing  agency,  and  registrar  services,  and
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below.  Services provided under the Agreement include,  but are not limited
to: supplying the Company with officers,  clerical staff and other employees, if
any, who are  necessary in  connection  with the Funds'  operations;  furnishing
office  space,  facilities,  equipment,  and supplies;  providing  personnel and
facilities  required to respond to inquiries  related to  shareholder  accounts;
conducting periodic compliance reviews of the Funds' operations; preparation and
review of required  documents,  reports and filings by IFG's  in-house legal and
accounting   staff   (including  the   Prospectuses,   Statement  of  Additional
Information, proxy statements,  shareholder reports, tax returns, reports to the
SEC,  and  other  corporate  documents  of the  Funds),  except  insofar  as the
assistance of  independent  accountants  or attorneys is necessary or desirable;
supplying  basic  telephone  service  and other  utilities;  and  preparing  and
maintaining  certain  of the books  and  records  required  to be  prepared  and
maintained  by the Funds  under the 1940 Act.  Expenses  not  assumed by IFG are
borne by the Funds.

      As full  compensation  for  its  advisory  services  to the  Company,  IFG
receives  a monthly  fee.  The fee is based  upon a  percentage  of each  Fund's
average net assets  determined daily. For the Industrial Income and Total Return
Funds,  the advisory  fees are each computed at the annual rates of 0.75% of the
first $500  million of the Fund's  average  net  assets;  0.65% of the next $500
million of the Fund's  average net assets;  and 0.55% of the Fund's  average net
assets in excess of $1  billion.  For the High Yield and  Utilities  Funds,  the
advisory  fees are each  computed at the annual rates of 0.60% of the first $500
million of the Fund's average net assets,  0.55% of the next $500 million of the
Fund's  average net assets and 0.45% of the Fund's  average net assets in excess
of $1 billion.  For the Small Company  Growth,  Health  Sciences and  Technology
Funds,  the advisory  fees are each  computed at the rates of 0.75% on the first
$350 million of the Fund's average net assets; 0.65% on the next $350 million of
the Fund's  average  net assets;  and 0.55% on the Fund's  average net assets in
excess of $700 million. For the Dynamics Fund, the advisory fees are computed at
the annual  rates of 0.60% on the first $350  million of the Fund's  average net
assets;  0.55% on the next $350  million;  and 0.50% on the Fund's  average  net
assets in excess of $700  million.  For the Growth Fund,  the advisory  fees are
computed at the annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund's  average net assets.  For the
Realty Fund,  the advisory fees are 1.10% of the Fund's average net assets up to
$500 million, 0.90% on the next $500 million, and 0.75% of the Fund's net assets
in excess of $1 billion.

      Any  amendment  of the  Agreement  requires  approval of a majority of the
Company's board of directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors,
by votes cast in person at a meeting  called for such  purpose  and (other  than
amendments  that  can  become  effective  without  shareholder   approval  under
applicable law) also requires  approval of a majority of the outstanding  voting
securities of any Fund affected by such amendment.

Sub-Advisory Agreements

   
      Pursuant to sub-advisory agreements with IFG (the  "Sub-Agreements"),  ICM
serves as  sub-adviser  to the Total Return Fund^ and IRAI serves as sub-advisor
to the Realty Fund.  The  Sub-Agreement  with ICM was initially  approved by the
board of  directors  on November 6, 1996,  and the  Sub-Agreement  with IRAI was
initially approved by the board of directors on ^-----------------, in each case
by a vote cast in person by a majority of the Independent Directors at a meeting
called for such purpose.  ^ The initial  shareholder of the Realty Fund approved
the Sub-Agreement with IRAI on February 6, 1998 for an initial term expiring
    


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February 6, 2000.  Thereafter,  each Sub-Agreement may be continued from year to
year as to a particular  Fund as long as each such  continuance is  specifically
approved at least  annually by the board of directors  of the  Company,  or by a
vote  of the  holders  of a  majority,  as  defined  in  the  1940  Act,  of the
outstanding  shares of that Fund. Each such continuance also must be approved by
a majority of the Independent Directors,  cast in person at a meeting called for
the purpose of voting on such continuance.  Each Sub-Agreement may be terminated
at any time without penalty by either party or the Company upon sixty (60) days'
written notice,  and terminates  automatically  in the event of an assignment to
the extent required by the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder.

   
      The Sub-Agreements  provide that, subject to the supervision of ^ IFG, ICM
shall manage the  investment  portfolio of the Total Return Fund^ and IRAI shall
manage the  investment  portfolio of the Realty Fund ^, in  conformity  with the
respective  Funds'  investment  objectives  and  policies.  In each case,  these
management services would include:  (a) managing the investment and reinvestment
of all the assets,  now or hereafter  acquired,  of the Fund,  and executing all
purchases  and sales of  portfolio  securities;  (b)  maintaining  a  continuous
investment  program  for the Fund,  consistent  with (i) the  Fund's  investment
objective and policies as set forth in the Company's  Articles of Incorporation,
Bylaws, and Registration Statement, as from time to time amended, under the 1940
Act, and in any  prospectus  and/or  statement of additional  information of the
Company,  as from time to time  amended and in use under the 1933 Act,  and (ii)
the  Company's  status as a  regulated  investment  company  under the  Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;  (c)  determining  what  securities  are to be
purchased or sold for the Fund,  unless  otherwise  directed by the directors of
the Company or IFG, and executing  transactions  accordingly;  (d) providing the
Fund the benefit of all of the investment analysis and research,  the reviews of
current  economic  conditions and trends,  and the  consideration  of long-range
investment policy now or hereafter  generally  available to investment  advisory
customers of the Fund's  sub-adviser;  (e) determining  what portion of the Fund
should be invested in the various types of securities authorized for purchase by
that Fund;  and (f)  making  recommendations  as to the  manner in which  voting
rights,  rights to consent to Company action and any other rights  pertaining to
the portfolio securities of the Fund shall be exercised.
    

      Any  amendment of a  Sub-Agreement,  in order to be  applicable to a Fund,
requires approval of a majority of the Company's board of directors, including a
majority  of the  Independent  Directors,  by votes  cast in person at a meeting
called for such  purpose and (other than  amendments  that can become  effective
without  shareholder  approval under applicable law) also requires approval of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of that Fund.

   
^


      The ICM Sub-Agreement  provides that as compensation for its services, ICM
shall  receive from IFG, at the end of each month,  a fee based upon the average
daily  value of the Total  Return ^ Fund's  net assets at the  following  annual
rates:  ^ prior to  January 1,  1998,  0.375% on the first  $500  million of the
Fund's average net assets, 0.325% on the next $500 million of the Fund's average
net  assets,  and  0.275% on the  Fund's  average  net  assets in excess of ^ $1
billion;  and effective  January 1, 1998, 0.25% on the first $500 million of the
Fund's  average  net  assets,  0.2167%  on the next $500  million  of the Fund's

    


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average net assets,  and 0.1833% of the Fund's average net assets in excess
of $1 billion.

      The IRAI  Sub-Agreement  provides that as compensation  for its ^ services
IRAI shall  receive  from IFG,  at the end of each  month,  a fee based upon the
average  daily  value of the Realty  Fund's net assets at the  following  annual
rates:  0.30% on the first $500 million of the Fund's average net assets,  0.25%
on the next $500  million of the Fund's  average  net assets and  0.2167% on the
Fund's average net assets in excess of $1 billion.

      Each  sub-advisory  fee is paid by IFG,  NOT the  Total  Return  or Realty
Funds.
    

Administrative Services Agreement

      IFG, either directly or through  affiliated  companies,  provides  certain
administrative,  sub-accounting,  and record  keeping  services  to the  Company
pursuant to an  Administrative  Services  Agreement dated February 28, 1997 (the
"Administrative  Agreement").  The  Administrative  Agreement  was  approved  on
November 6, 1996, by all of the  directors of the Company,  including all of the
Independent  Directors,  by votes cast at a meeting called for such purpose. The
Administrative  Agreement was for an initial term expiring February 28, 1998 and
has been  extended by action of the board of directors of the Company  until May
15,  1998.  The  Administrative  Agreement  may be  continued  from year to year
thereafter  as long as each such  continuance  is  specifically  approved by the
board of directors of the Company,  including a majority of the directors,  cast
in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such continuance. The
Administrative Agreement may be terminated at any time without penalty by IFG on
sixty (60) days'  written  notice,  or by the  Company  upon  thirty  (30) days'
written  notice,  and  terminates  automatically  in the event of an  assignment
unless the Company's board of directors approves such assignment.

      The Administrative Agreement provides that IFG shall provide the following
services to the Funds:  (a) such  accounting  and record  keeping  services  and
functions as are  reasonably  necessary for the operation of the Funds;  and (b)
such  accounting,  record keeping,  and  administrative  services and functions,
which may be provided by affiliates of IFG, as are reasonably  necessary for the
operation  of Fund  shareholder  accounts.  As full  compensation  for  services
provided under the Administrative Agreement, each Fund pays a monthly fee to IFG
consisting of a base fee of $10,000 per year, plus an additional incremental fee
computed  daily and paid  monthly  at an annual  rate of 0.015%  per year of the
average net assets of the Fund.



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      For the fiscal years ended  December  31, 1997,  1996 and 1995 ^, prior to
the  voluntary  absorption  of certain Fund  expenses by IFG, the Funds paid IFG
advisory fees and administrative services fees in the following amounts:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                              Year Ended                    Year Ended                  ^ Year Ended
                                       December 31, 1997             December 31, 1996             December 31, 1995 ^
    
                                -------------------------     -------------------------     -------------------------
                                                 Adminis-                      Adminis-                      Adminis-
                                                  trative                       trative                       trative
                                  Advisory       Services       Advisory       Services       Advisory       Services
                                      Fees           Fees           Fees           Fees           Fees           Fees
                                ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------

<S>                             <C>             <C>           <C>             <C>           <C>           <C>

   
Industrial Income Fund            $223,880        $14,478       $105,932        $12,119        $27,073      $10,541 ^

Total Return Fund                 $126,159        $12,534        $77,890        $11,558        $24,649      $10,493 ^

High Yield Fund                   $117,624        $12,941        $50,693        $11,267        $16,298      $10,407 ^

Utilities Fund                     $19,549        $10,489         $5,716        $10,143           $467        $10,011
^
Dynamics ^ Fund(2)                    $554        $10,014             $0             $0             $0             $0

Health Sciences ^ Fund(1)           $1,191        $10,024             $0             $0             $0             $0

Small Company Growth ^ Fund(2)        $684        $10,014             $0             $0             $0             $0

Technology ^ Fund(1)                $1,318        $10,026             $0             $0             $0             $0

Growth ^ Fund(2)                      $781         $6,680             $0             $0             $0             $0

Realty Fund ^(3)                        $0             $0             $0             $0             $0             $0
    

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(1)^ The Health Sciences and Technology Funds did not commence  operations until
May 22, 1997.

^(2) The  Dynamics,  Small  Company  Growth  and Growth  Funds did not  commence
operations until August 27, 1997.

^(3) The Realty Fund did not commence operations until February 9, 1998.
    




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Transfer Agency Agreement

      IFG also performs transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, and registrar
services  for the Company  pursuant  to a Transfer  Agency  Agreement  which was
approved by the board of directors  of the Company,  including a majority of the
Independent  Directors,  on  November  6,  1996,  for an initial  term  expiring
February  28,  1998 and has been  extended  by action of the board of  directors
until May 15, 1998. The Transfer  Agency  Agreement may be continued  thereafter
from year to year as to each Fund as long as such  continuance  is  specifically
approved at least  annually by the board of directors  of the  Company,  or by a
vote of the holders of a majority  of the  outstanding  shares of the Fund.  Any
such  continuance  also  must  be  approved  by a  majority  of the  Independent
Directors by votes cast in person at a meeting  called for the purpose of voting
on such continuance. The Transfer Agency Agreement may be terminated at any time
without  penalty  by either  party upon  sixty  (60)  days'  written  notice and
terminates automatically in the event of assignment.

   
      The Transfer Agency Agreement provides that the Company shall pay to ^ IFG
an annual fee of $5,000 per Fund.  This fee is paid monthly at a rate of 1/12 of
the annual fee.
    

Officers and Directors of the Company

   
      The overall direction and supervision of the Company is the responsibility
of the  board of  directors,  which  has the  primary  duty of  seeing  that the
Company's general investment  policies and programs are carried out and that the
Funds are properly  administered.  The officers of the Company,  all of whom are
officers  and  employees  of,  and are paid by,  IFG,  are  responsible  for the
day-to-day  administration of the Company and each of the Funds. IFG (along with
ICM in the case of the Total  Return  Fund^  and IRAI in the case of the  Realty
Fund ^) has the primary responsibility for making investment decisions on behalf
of the  Funds.  These  investment  decisions  are  reviewed  by  the  investment
committee of IFG.
    

      All of the officers and directors of the Company hold comparable positions
with INVESCO Capital Appreciation Funds, Inc. (formerly, INVESCO Dynamics Fund),
INVESCO  Diversified  Funds,  Inc.,  INVESCO Emerging  Opportunity  Funds, Inc.,
INVESCO Growth Fund, Inc., INVESCO Income Funds, Inc., INVESCO Industrial Income
Fund, Inc., INVESCO International Funds, Inc., INVESCO Money Market Funds, Inc.,
INVESCO  Multiple Asset Funds,  Inc.,  INVESCO  Specialty Funds,  Inc.,  INVESCO
Strategic  Portfolios,  Inc., and INVESCO Tax-Free Income Funds, Inc. All of the
directors  of the  Company  also serve as trustees of INVESCO  Value  Trust.  In
addition, all of the directors of the Company, with the exception of Mr. Hesser,
also are trustees of INVESCO  Treasurer's  Series Trust.  All of the officers of
the Fund also hold  comparable  positions  with INVESCO  Value Trust.  Set forth
below  is  information  with  respect  to each  of the  Company's  officers  and
directors. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of the directors and officers
is Post Office Box  173706,  Denver,  Colorado  80217-3706.  Their  affiliations
represent their principal occupations during the past five years.

      


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     CHARLES W.  BRADY,*+  Chairman of the Board.  Chief  Executive  Officer and
Director of AMVESCAP PLC, London,  England, and of various subsidiaries thereof;
Chairman  of the  Board of  INVESCO  Treasurer's  Series  Trust.  Address:  1315
Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia. Born: May 11, 1935.

     FRED A.  DEERING,+#  Vice  Chairman of the Board.  Vice Chairman of INVESCO
Treasurer's  Series  Trust.  Trustee of INVESCO  Global  Health  Sciences  Fund.
Formerly,  Chairman  of the  Executive  Committee  and  Chairman of the Board of
Security Life of Denver Insurance  Company,  Denver,  Colorado;  Director of ING
America Life Insurance  Company,  Urbaine Life Insurance  Company and Midwestern
United Life Insurance  Company.  Address:  Security Life Center,  1290 Broadway,
Denver, Colorado. Born: January 12, 1928.

     DAN J.  HESSER,+*  President,  CEO and  Director.  Chairman  of the  Board,
President,  and Chief Executive Officer of INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. and INVESCO
Distributors,  Inc.; President and Director of INVESCO Trust Company.  President
and Chief  Operating  Officer of INVESCO  Global  Health  Sciences  Fund.  Born:
December 27, 1939.

     VICTOR L. ANDREWS,**  Director.  Professor Emeritus,  Chairman Emeritus and
Chairman of the CFO  Roundtable  of the  Department  of Finance at Georgia State
University,  Atlanta,  Georgia;  President,  Andrews Financial Associates,  Inc.
(consulting firm);  since October 1984,  Director of the Center for the Study of
Regulated  Industry  of  Georgia  State  University;  formerly,  member  of  the
faculties of the Harvard  Business  School and the Sloan School of Management of
MIT. Dr.  Andrews is also a director of the  Southeastern  Thrift and Bank Fund,
Inc. and The Sheffield  Funds,  Inc.  Address: 34 Seawatch Drive, Savannah, 
Georgia. Born: June 23, 1930.

     BOB R. BAKER,+**  Director.  President and Chief  Executive  Officer of AMC
Cancer Research Center, Denver, Colorado, since January 1989; until mid-December
1988,  Vice Chairman of the Board of First  Columbia  Financial  Corporation  (a
financial institution), Englewood, Colorado. Formerly, Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of First Columbia Financial  Corporation.  Address: 1775
Sherman Street, #1000, Denver, Colorado. Born: August 7, 1936.

     LAWRENCE H. BUDNER,#  Director.  Trust Consultant;  prior to June 30, 1987,
Senior Vice  President  and Senior Trust  Officer of  InterFirst  Bank,  Dallas,
Texas. Address: 7608 Glen Albens Circle, Dallas, Texas. Born: July 25, 1930.

     DANIEL D. CHABRIS,+# Director. Financial Consultant; Assistant Treasurer of
Colt  Industries  Inc.,  New York,  New York,  from  1966 to 1988.  Address:  19
Kingsbridge Way, Madison, Connecticut. Born: August 1, 1923.

   
     WENDY L. GRAMM, Ph.D.,** Director. Self-employed (since 1993); Professor of
Economics and Public Administration, University of Texas at Arlington. Formerly,
Chairman,  Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 1988 to 1993, administrator
for  Information  and Regulatory  Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget
from  1985 to  1988,  Executive  Director  of the  Presidential  Task  Force  on
Regulatory  Relief and  Director of the  Federal  Trade  Commission's  Bureau of
Economics.  Dr.  Gramm is also a director  of the Chicago  Mercantile  Exchange,
Enron  Corporation,  IBP, Inc.,  State Farm Insurance  Company,  State Farm Life
Insurance  Company,  ^  Independent   Women's  Forum,   International   Republic

    


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Institute,  and the Republican  Women's Federal Forum.  Dr. Gramm is also a
member of the Board of Visitors, College of Business Administration,  University
of Iowa,  and a member  of the  Board of  Visitors,  Center  for Study of Public
Choice, George Mason University.  Address:  4201 Yuma Street, N.W.,  Washington,
D.C. Born: January 10, 1945.

     HUBERT L. HARRIS,  JR.,*  Director.  Chairman  (since  1996) and  President
(January 1990 to May 1996) of INVESCO Services, Inc.; Chief Executive Officer of
INVESCO  Individual  Services  Group.  Member of the Executive  Committee of the
Alumni  Board of Trustees of Georgia  Institute  of  Technology.  Address:  1315
Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia. Born: July 15, 1943.

     KENNETH T. KING,# Director.  Formerly, Chairman of the Board of The Capitol
Life Insurance Company, Providence Washington Insurance Company, and Director of
numerous subsidiaries thereof in the U.S. Formerly, Chairman of the Board of The
Providence Capitol Companies in the United Kingdom and Guernsey. Chairman of the
Board  of the  Symbion  Corporation  (a high  technology  company)  until  1987.
Address:  4080 North Circulo  Manzanillo,  Tucson,  Arizona.  Born: November 16,
1925.

     JOHN W. MCINTYRE,# Director.  Retired. Formerly, Vice Chairman of the Board
of Directors of The Citizens and Southern  Corporation and Chairman of the Board
and Chief  Executive  Officer of The  Citizens and Southern  Georgia  Corp.  and
Citizens and  Southern  National  Bank.  Director of Golden  Poultry  Co.,  Inc.
Trustee of INVESCO  Global Health  Sciences Fund and Gables  Residential  Trust.
Address: 7 Piedmont Center, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA. Born: September 14, 1930.

     LARRY SOLL,  Ph.D.,** Director.  Retired.  Formerly,  Chairman of the Board
(1987 to  1994),  Chief  Executive  Officer  (1982 to 1989 and 1993 to 1994) and
President  (1982 to 1989) of  Synergen  Corp.  Director  of  Synergen  since its
incorporation in 1982. Director of ISI Pharmaceuticals,  Inc. Trustee of INVESCO
Global Health Sciences Fund. Address: 345 Poorman Road, Boulder, Colorado. Born:
April 26, 1942.

     GLEN A. PAYNE,  Secretary.  Senior Vice  President  (since  1995),  General
Counsel and  Secretary of INVESCO  Funds Group,  Inc. and INVESCO  Trust Company
(since 1989) and INVESCO  Distributors,  Inc. (since 1997);  Vice President (May
1989 to April 1995), Secretary and General Counsel of INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.;
formerly,  employee of a U.S.  regulatory  agency,  Washington,  D.C. (June 1973
through May 1989). Born: September 25, 1947.

     RONALD L. GROOMS, Treasurer. Senior Vice President and Treasurer of INVESCO
Funds Group, Inc. and INVESCO Trust Company (since 1988).  Senior Vice President
and Treasurer of INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (since 1997). Born: October 1, 1946.

     WILLIAM J.  GALVIN,  JR.,  Assistant  Secretary.  Senior Vice  President of
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (since 1995) and of INVESCO Distributors,  Inc. (since
1997) and Trust  Officer of INVESCO  Trust  Company since July 1995 and formerly
(August 1992 to July 1995) Vice President of INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. and trust


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officer of INVESCO Trust Company. Formerly, Vice President of 440 Financial
Group  from June 1990 to August  1992 and  Assistant  Vice  President  of Putnam
Companies from November 1986 to June 1990. Born: August 21, 1956.

     ALAN I. WATSON, Assistant Secretary. Vice President of INVESCO Funds Group,
Inc.  (since 1984) and Trust Officer of INVESCO Trust Company.  Born:  September
14, 1941.

     JUDY P. WIESE, Assistant Treasurer.  Vice President of INVESCO Funds Group,
Inc.  (since  1984) and of INVESCO  Distributors,  Inc.  (since  1997) and Trust
Officer of INVESCO Trust Company. Born: February 3, 1948.

     #Member of the audit committee of the Company's board of directors.

     +Member of the executive committee of the Company's board of directors.  On
occasion, the executive committee acts upon the current and ordinary business of
the  Company  between  meetings  of the board of  directors.  Except for certain
powers which,  under  applicable law, may only be exercised by the full board of
directors,  the executive committee may exercise all powers and authority of the
board of  directors  in the  management  of the  business  of the  Company.  All
decisions are subsequently submitted for ratification by the board of Directors.

     *These directors are "interested  persons" of the Company as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940.

     **Member of the  management  liaison  committee of the  Company's  board of
directors.

   
      As of ^ February 25, 1998,  officers  and  directors of the Company,  as a
group, beneficially owned 0% of each Fund's outstanding shares.
    

Director Compensation

   
      The following table sets forth, for the fiscal period ended December 31, ^
1997: the  compensation  paid by the Company to its ^ independent  directors for
services rendered in their capacities as directors of the Company;  the benefits
accrued  as  Company  expenses  with  respect to the  Defined  Benefit  Deferred
Compensation  Plan  discussed  below;  and the estimated  annual  benefits to be
received by these  directors upon retirement as a result of their service to the
Company. In addition, the table sets forth the total compensation paid by all of
the mutual  funds  distributed  by INVESCO  Distributors,  Inc.  (including  the
Company),  ^ AIM Advisor Funds (formerly,  INVESCO Advisor Funds), Inc., INVESCO
Treasurer's   Series  Trust  and  ^  INVESCO   Global   Health   Sciences   Fund
(collectively,  the "INVESCO  Complex") to these directors for services rendered
in their  capacities as directors or trustees during the year ended December 31,
^ 1997. As of December 31, ^ 1997, there were ^ 45 funds in the INVESCO Complex.
Dr. Soll became an independent director of the Company effective May 15, 1997 ^.
Dr. Gramm became an independent  director of the Company effective July 29, 1997
^. Mr.  Frazier  resigned as a director of the Company  effective  February  28,
1997.
    

                                                                        

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                                                                     Total
                                                                     Compensa-
                                        Benefits      Estimated      tion From
                        Aggregate     Accrued As         Annual        INVESCO
                        Compensa-        Part of       Benefits        Complex
Name of Person,         tion From        Company           Upon        Paid To
Position                Company(1)   Expenses(2)   Retirement(3)   Directors(1)

   
Fred ^ A. Deering,         $4,166           $198           $127       $113,350
Vice Chairman of
    
  the Board

   
Victor L. Andrews         ^ 4,162            187            147         92,700

Bob R. Baker              ^ 4,174            167            197         96,050

Lawrence H. Budner        ^ 4,154            187            147         91,000

Daniel D. Chabris           4,159            203            110         89,350

Wendy L. Gramm              2,071              0              0         39,000

Kenneth T. King             4,166            206            115         94,350

John W. McIntyre            4,142              0              0        104,000

Larry Soll                  3,103              0              0         78,000
                          -------         ------           ----       --------

Total                     $34,297         $1,148           $843       $797,800

% of Net Assets          0.0345%(4)     0.0012%(4)                   0.0046%(5)
    

     (1)The vice  chairman of the board,  the chairmen of the audit,  management
liaison  and  compensation  committees,  and the  members of the  executive  and
valuation committees each receive compensation for serving in such capacities in
addition to the compensation paid to all independent directors.

     (2)Represents benefits accrued with respect to the Defined Benefit Deferred
Compensation Plan discussed below, and not compensation deferred at the election
of the directors.

     (3)These  figures  represent  the Company's  share of the estimated  annual
benefits  payable by the INVESCO  Complex  (excluding the Global Health Sciences
Fund which  does not  participate  in any  retirement  plan) upon the  directors
retirement,   calculated  using  the  current  method  of  allocating   director
compensation  among the funds in the INVESCO Complex.  These estimated  benefits
assume retirement at age 72 and that the basic retainer payable to the directors
will be adjusted  periodically  for  inflation,  for  increases in the number of
funds in the INVESCO  Complex,  and for other reasons during the period in which
retirement  benefits  are accrued on behalf of the  respective  directors.  This
results in lower  estimated  benefits for directors who are closer to retirement
and higher  estimated  benefits for directors  who are further from  retirement.
With the exception of Messrs. Frazier and McIntyre,  each of these directors has
served as a director/trustee  of one or more of the funds in the INVESCO Complex
for the minimum  five-year  period required to be eligible to participate in the
Defined Benefit Deferred Compensation Plan.



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     ^ (4)Totals as a percentage  of the Company's net assets as of December 31,
^ 1997.

     ^ (5)Total as a percentage  of the net assets of the INVESCO  Complex as of
December 31, ^ 1997.

      Messrs.  Brady, Harris and Hesser, as "interested  persons" of the Company
and the other funds in the INVESCO Complex,  receive compensation as officers or
employees of IFG or its affiliated companies,  and do not receive any director's
fees or other  compensation  from the  Company or the other funds in the INVESCO
Complex for their service as directors.

      The boards of  directors/trustees  of the mutual funds  managed by IFG and
INVESCO  Treasurer's  Series  Trust  have  adopted  a Defined  Benefit  Deferred
Compensation  Plan for the  non-interested  directors and trustees of the funds.
Under this plan, each director or trustee who is not an interested person of the
funds (as defined in the 1940 Act) and who has served for at least five years (a
"qualified  director") is entitled to receive,  upon retiring from the boards at
the mandatory  retirement  age of 72 (or the  retirement age of 73 to 74, if the
retirement  date is  extended  by the  boards for one or two years but less than
three years),  continuation of payments for one year (the "first year retirement
benefit") of the annual  basic  retainer  payable by the funds to the  qualified
director at the time of ^ his/her retirement (the "basic retainer").  Commencing
with any such  director's  second year of retirement,  and  commencing  with the
first year of retirement of a director whose retirement has been extended by the
board for three years, a qualified  director shall receive quarterly payments at
an annual rate equal to 40% of the basic retainer.  These payments will continue
for the remainder of the qualified  director's  life or ten years,  whichever is
longer  (the  "reduced  retainer  payments").  If a qualified  director  dies or
becomes  disabled  after age 72 and before age 74 while  still a director of the
funds, the first year retirement  benefit and the reduced retainer payments will
be made to ^ him/her  or to ^ his/her  beneficiary  or  estate.  If a  qualified
director  becomes  disabled or dies  either  prior to age 72 or during ^ his/her
74th year while still a director of the funds, the director will not be entitled
to receive the first year  retirement  benefit;  however,  the reduced  retainer
payments  will  be  made  to ^  his/her  beneficiary  or  estate.  The  plan  is
administered by a committee of three directors who are also  participants in the
plan and one director who is not a plan  participant.  The cost of the plan will
be  allocated  among  the IFG and  Treasurers  Series  Trust  funds  in a manner
determined to be fair and equitable by the committee.  The Company is not making
any  payments to  directors  under the plan as of the date of this  Statement of
Additional  Information.  The Company has no stock  options or other  pension or
retirement  plans  for  management  or other  personnel  and pays no  salary  or
compensation to any of its officers.

      The Company  has an audit  committee  ^ that is  comprised  of five of the
directors who are not  interested  persons of the Company.  The committee  meets
periodically with the Company's  independent  accountants and officers to review
accounting  principles used by the Company,  the adequacy of internal  controls,
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      The Company also has a management  liaison committee which meets quarterly
with  various  management  personnel  of IFG in order (a) to  facilitate  better
understanding  of management  and  operations of the Company,  and (b) to review
legal and  operational  matters which have been assigned to the committee by the
board of directors,  in furtherance  of the board of directors'  overall duty of
supervision.

HOW SHARES ARE VALUED

   
      As described in the section of the  Prospectuses  entitled  "Purchases and
Redemptions,"  the net asset  value of shares  of each  Fund of the  Company  is
computed once each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open, as of the close
of regular  trading on that Exchange  ^(generally  4:00 p.m., New York time) and
applies to purchase and redemption orders received prior to that time. Net asset
value per share is also computed on any other day on which there is a sufficient
degree of trading in the  securities  held by a Fund that the  current net asset
value per share  might be  materially  affected  by  changes in the value of the
securities  held,  but only if on that day the  Company  receives  a request  to
purchase  or  redeem  shares  of that  Fund.  Net  asset  value per share is not
calculated  on days the New York  Stock  Exchange  is  closed,  such as  federal
holidays including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day,
Good  Friday,  Memorial  Day,  Independence  Day,  Labor Day,  Thanksgiving  and
Christmas.  ^ The net  asset  value  per  share of each  Fund is  calculated  by
dividing  the  value of all  securities  held by the Fund and its  other  assets
(including  dividends and interest  accrued but not collected),  less the Fund's
liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the number of outstanding shares of
that Fund.
    

      Securities traded on national  securities  exchanges,  the NASDAQ National
Market  System,  the NASDAQ  Small Cap Market and foreign  markets are valued at
their last sale prices on the  exchanges or markets  where such  securities  are
primarily  traded.  Securities traded in the  over-the-counter  market for which
last sale prices are not available, and listed securities for which no sales are
reported on a particular  date,  are valued at their highest  closing bid prices
(or, for debt securities,  yield equivalents  thereof) obtained from one or more
dealers making markets for such securities. If market quotations are not readily
available,  securities will be valued at fair values as determined in good faith
by the  Company's  board of directors or pursuant to  procedures  adopted by the
board of  directors.  The above  procedures  may include  the use of  valuations
furnished by a pricing  service which  employs a matrix to determine  valuations
for  normal  institutional-size  trading  units  of debt  securities.  Prior  to
utilizing a pricing  service,  the board of directors of the Company reviews the
methods used by such service to assure itself that  securities will be valued at
their fair values.  The Company's board of directors also periodically  monitors
the methods  used by such  pricing  services.  Debt  securities  with  remaining
maturities  of 60 days or less at the time of purchase  are  normally  valued at
amortized cost.

   
      The ^ value of  securities  held by ^ each Fund,  and other assets used in
computing  net asset  value,  generally ^ is  determined  as of the time regular
trading in such  securities  or assets is completed  each day.  Because  regular
trading in most foreign securities markets is completed  simultaneously with, or

    


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prior to,  the close of regular  trading  on the New York  Stock  Exchange,
closing  prices for foreign  securities  usually are  available  for purposes of
computing  the Funds' net asset values.  However,  in the event that the closing
price of a foreign  security is not  available in time to calculate a Fund's net
asset value on a particular day, the Company's board of directors has authorized
the use of the market price for the security  obtained from an approved  pricing
service at an established time during the day which may be prior to the close of
regular  trading  in the  security.  The  value of all  assets  and  liabilities
initially expressed in foreign currencies will be converted into U.S. dollars at
the spot rate of such currencies  against U.S.  dollars  provided by an approved
pricing service.

PERFORMANCE

      As  discussed  in the section of the  Prospectuses  entitled  "Performance
Information,"  average  annual  total  return  and/or yield data for each of the
Funds may from time to time be included in  advertisements,  sales literature or
shareholder  reports. All presentations of Fund total return and yield data will
conform to applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

Total Return Calculations

   
      Average annual total return  performance  for the indicated  periods ended
December 31, ^ 1997,  for each Fund that had  commenced  operations by that date
were as follows:

Portfolio                                    1 Year        Life of Fund(1)^
- ---------                                    ------        ----------------
^ Industrial Income Fund                     28.17%                  23.39%
^ Total Return Fund                          22.91%                  16.39%
^ High Yield Fund                            17.33%                  14.60%
Utilities Fund                               23.41%                  14.93%
Dynamics Fund                                   N/A                   3.40%
Health Sciences Fund                            N/A                  10.40%
Small Company Growth Fund                       N/A                  -0.90%
Technology Fund                                 N/A                  14.80%
Growth Fund                                     N/A                   6.90%

(1) The dates on which the Industrial Income Fund, Total Return Fund, High Yield
Fund ^, Utilities  Fund,  Dynamics  Fund,  Health  Sciences Fund,  Small Company
Growth Fund,  Technology  Fund and Growth Fund commenced  operations were August
10, 1994,  June 2, 1994,  May 27, 1994 ^, January 1, 1995,  August 25, 1997, May
22, 1997, August 25, 1997, May 21, 1997 and August 25, 1997, respectively.
    

      Average annual total return  performance for each of the periods indicated
was computed by finding the average annual compounded rates of return that would
equate the initial amount invested to the ending redeemable value,  according to
the following formula:

            P(1 + T)exponent n = ERV where:
            P = initial payment of $1000
            T = average annual total return
            n = number of years
            ERV = ending redeemable value of initial payment

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      The average  annual  total  return  performance  figures  shown above were
determined  by solving  the above  formula for "T" for each time period and Fund
indicated.

Yield Calculations

   
      The yields of the Industrial  Income Fund,  Total Return Fund,  High Yield
Fund ^, Utilities  Fund,  Dynamics  Fund,  Health  Sciences Fund,  Small Company
Growth Fund,  Technology Fund and Growth Fund for the month ended December 31, ^
1997 were ^ 2.25%, 4.40%, 8.10% and ^ 2.25%, respectively.  In calculating yield
quotations for a Fund,  interest  earned is determined by computing the yield to
maturity (or yield to call, if applicable) of each  obligation held by the Fund,
based  upon  the  market  value of each  obligation  (including  actual  accrued
interest)  at the close of  business on the last  business  day of the month or,
with respect to an obligation  purchased  during the month,  the purchase  price
plus accrued  interest.  The  resultant  yield to maturity is divided by 360 and
multiplied  by the market  value of the  obligation  (including  actual  accrued
interest),  and the result is multiplied by the number of days in the subsequent
month that the obligation is in the Fund (assuming that each month has 30 days).
Dividends received on the stocks held by the Funds are recognized,  for purposes
of yield calculations, on a daily accrual basis.
    

Comparison of Fund Performance

      In conjunction with performance reports, comparative data between a Fund's
performance  for a given  period and other types of  investment  vehicles may be
provided to  prospective  investors and  shareholders.  A Fund's  performance is
based upon amounts  available for investment  under variable annuity or variable
life insurance  contracts of Participating  Insurance Companies rather than upon
premiums paid for variable annuity or variable life insurance  contracts.  Thus,
the Fund's total return data does not reflect the impact of sales loads (whether
front-end or deferred) or contract  charges  deducted  from premiums or from the
assets of the Participating  Insurance  Companies' separate accounts that invest
in the Fund.  Such sales loads and contract  charges may be substantial  and may
vary widely among  Participating  Insurance  Companies.  Accordingly,  the total
return data for the Funds is most useful for comparison with comparable data for
other  investment  options  under the same  variable  annuity or  variable  life
insurance contract.

      Comparisons  of the  Funds'  total  returns  to those of other  investment
vehicles  are  useful  in  evaluating   the  historical   portfolio   management
performance of the Funds'  investment  adviser and sub-advisers.  However,  such
comparisons  should not be mistaken for comparisons of the returns on a purchase
of a variable  annuity or variable life  insurance  contract of a  Participating
Insurance  Company  and a purchase  of  another  investment  vehicle.  Owners or
prospective  owners of variable  annuity  contracts of  Participating  Insurance
Companies  should  review  performance  data for the Funds in  conjunction  with
comparable  total  return  data for the  associated  variable  annuity  separate
account to be  provided  with the Fund  data.  Owners or  prospective  owners of



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variable life  insurance  contracts of  Participating  Insurance  Companies
should review the performance  data for the Funds in conjunction with data (such
as the data contained in  personalized,  hypothetical  illustrations of variable
life  insurance  contracts)  that  permits an  evaluation  of the  magnitude  of
variable life insurance charges and expenses and the life insurance benefits not
reflected in the Funds' total return data.

      From time to time,  evaluations of performance made by independent sources
may also be used in  advertisements,  sales  literature or shareholder  reports,
including  reprints of, or selections  from,  editorials  or articles  about the
Funds.  Sources for Fund  performance  information  and articles about the Funds
include, but are not limited to the following:

      American Association of Individual Investors' Journal
      Banxquote
      Barron's
      Business Week
      CDA Investment Technologies
      CNBC
      CNN
      Consumer Digest
      Financial Times
      Financial World
      Forbes
      Fortune
      Ibbotson Associates, Inc.
      Institutional Investor
      Investment Company Data, Inc.
      Investor's Business Daily
      Kiplinger's Personal Finance
      Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.'s Mutual Fund Performance
        Analysis
      Money
      Morningstar
      Mutual Fund Forecaster
      The New York Times
      No-Load Analyst
      The No-Load Fund Investor
      No-Load Fund*X
      Personal Investor
      Smart Money
      United Mutual Fund Selector
      USA Today
      U.S. News and World Report
      Wall Street Journal
      Wiesenberger Investment Companies Services
      Working Woman
      Worth

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

   
      There are no fixed limitations regarding portfolio turnover for any of the
Funds.  Brokerage costs to the Funds are commensurate with the rate of portfolio
activity. Portfolio turnover rates for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997,
1996 and 1995 ^ were as follows:

    



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      Fund                                  1997        1996      1995 ^
      ----                                  ----        ----      ----  
      Industrial Income Fund               ^ 87%         93%         97%
      ^ Total Return Fund                    27%         12%          5%
      ^ High Yield Fund                     344%        380%        310%
      ^ Utilities Fund                       33%         48%         24%
      Dynamics Fund                          28%           0           0
      Health Sciences Fund                  112%           0           0
      Small Company Growth Fund              25%           0           0
      Technology Fund                       102%           0           0
      Growth Fund                            12%           0           0

      In  computing  these  portfolio   turnover  rates,  all  investments  with
maturities or expiration  dates at the time of  acquisition  of one year or less
were  excluded.  Subject to this  exclusion,  the turnover rate is calculated by
dividing (a) the lesser of purchases  or sales of portfolio  securities  for the
fiscal  year by (b) the  monthly  average of the value of  portfolio  securities
owned by the Fund during the fiscal year. The primary reason for the increase in
the High Yield Fund's  portfolio  turnover  rate in 1996 was  primarily due to a
doubling  in size of the Fund and an  effort  to take  advantage  of  attractive
opportunities  in the bond market.  The primary reason for the increase in ^ the
Industrial  Income,  Total  Return,  High Yield and Utilities  Funds'  portfolio
turnover  rates in 1995  was the fact  that  1995 was the ^ first  full  year of
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PORTFOLIO BROKERAGE

      Fund Management places orders for the purchase and sale of securities with
brokers and dealers based upon its evaluation of the  broker-dealers'  financial
responsibility subject to the broker-dealers'  ability to effect transactions at
the best available prices. Fund Management evaluates the overall  reasonableness
of brokerage commissions paid by reviewing the quality of executions obtained on
each Fund's portfolio transactions, viewed in terms of the size of transactions,
prevailing  market  conditions  in the security  purchased or sold,  and general
economic  and  market  conditions.  In seeking  to ensure  that the  commissions
charged the Funds are consistent  with  prevailing  and reasonable  commissions,
Fund  Management  also endeavors to monitor  brokerage  industry  practices with
regard to the  commissions  charged  by  brokers  and  dealers  on  transactions
effected for other  comparable  institutional  investors.  While Fund Management
seeks reasonably  competitive rates, the Funds do not necessarily pay the lowest
commissions or spread available.

      Consistent  with the  standard of seeking to obtain the best  execution on
portfolio transactions, Fund Management may select brokers that provide research
services to effect such  transactions.  Research services consist of statistical
and analytical reports relating to issuers, industries,  securities and economic
factors and trends,  which may be of assistance  or value to Fund  Management in
making informed investment  decisions.  Research services prepared and furnished
by brokers through which the Funds effect securities transactions may be used by
Fund Management in servicing all of their  respective  accounts and not all such
services may be used by Fund Management in connection with the Funds.

      In recognition of the value of the above-described  brokerage and research
services  provided by certain  brokers,  Fund  Management,  consistent  with the
standard of seeking to obtain the best execution on portfolio transactions,  may
place orders with such brokers for the execution of Fund  transactions  on which
the  commissions  are in excess of those which other  brokers might have charged
for effecting the same transactions.

      Fund  transactions may be effected through  qualified  broker-dealers  who
recommend  the  variable  annuity  or  variable  life  insurance   contracts  of
Participating  Insurance  Companies to their clients, or who act as agent in the
purchase  of such  contracts  for their  clients.  When a number of brokers  and
dealers  can  provide  comparable  best  price  and  execution  on a  particular
transaction, Fund Management may consider the sale of such contracts by a broker
or dealer in selecting among qualified broker-dealers.

   
      The aggregate dollar amounts of brokerage  commissions paid by the Company
for the fiscal  years ended  December 31, ^ 1997,  1996 and 1995 were  $409,589,
$283,949 and $94,602,  respectively.  This  increase  was  primarily  due to the
increased size of the Funds. On a Fund basis,  the aggregate amount of brokerage
commissions  paid in ^ 1997 breaks down as follows:  Industrial  Income  Fund, ^
$239,249;  Total  Return Fund, ^ $6,797;  High Yield Fund,  $143,282;  Utilities
Fund,  $13,372;  Dynamics Fund, $335;  Health Sciences Fund, $563; Small Company
Growth Fund, $712;  Technology Fund,  $5,012 and Growth Fund, $267. For the year
ended  December  31, ^ 1997,  brokers  providing  research  services  received ^
$33,695, $0, $0, ^ $830,
    


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$14, $225, $59, $630 and $43 in commissions on portfolio  transactions  effected
for the Industrial  Income Fund, Total Return Fund, High Yield Fund ^, Utilities
Fund, Dynamics Fund, Health Sciences Fund, Small Company Growth Fund, Technology
Fund and Growth Fund,  respectively,  on aggregate  portfolio  transactions of ^
$24,777,687; $0; $0; $415,393; $10,634; $229,045; $19,467; $288,265 and $48,193,
respectively. The Company paid ^ $159 in compensation to brokers for the sale of
Participating  Life  Insurance  Company's  variable  annuity and  variable  life
insurance  contracts  utilizing the Funds during the fiscal year ended  December
31, ^ 1997.

      At December 31, ^ 1997,  the Funds then in operation  held  securities  of
their regular brokers or dealers, or their parents, as follows:
    

                              Value of
                              Securities
   
Fund                          Broker or Dealer                  at ^ 12/31/97
- -----                         ----------------                  -------------
Industrial Income Fund        ^ State Street Bank & Trust          $2,547,000
                              Morgan Stanley Dean Witter             $185,000
                              State Street Bank & Trust              $244,000

Total Return Fund             State Street Bank & Trust              $634,000

High Yield Fund               Morgan Stanley Dean Witter             $354,000
                              State Street Bank & Trust            $3,706,000

Utilities Fund                State Street Bank & Trust              $436,000

Dynamics Fund                 Lehman Brothers Holdings                 $3,000
                              State Street Bank & Trust                $2,000

Health Sciences Fund          None

Small Company Growth
   Fund                       None

Technology Fund               None

Growth Fund                   None

      None of IFG, ^ ICM or IRAI receives any brokerage commissions on portfolio
transactions effected on behalf of any of the Funds, and there is no affiliation
between ^ IFG, ICM, IRAI, or any person affiliated with IFG, ^ ICM, IRAI, or the
Company and any broker or dealer that executes transactions for the Funds.
    

REDEMPTIONS

   
      It is possible that in the future conditions may exist which would, in the
opinion  of IFG,  make it  undesirable  for one or more of the  Funds to pay for
redeemed shares in cash. In such cases, IFG may authorize  payment to be made in
portfolio  securities  or other  property of the Fund.  However,  the Company is
obligated ^ to redeem for cash all shares of a Fund  presented for redemption by
any one  shareholder  having a value  up to  $250,000  (or 1% of the  applicable
Fund's net assets if that is less) in any 90-day period. Securities delivered in
payment of redemptions are selected
    


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entirely  by Fund  Management  based  on what is in the  best  interests  of the
Company and its  shareholders,  and are valued at the value  assigned to them in
computing  the Fund's net asset  value per share.  Shareholders  receiving  such
securities are likely to incur brokerage costs on their  subsequent sales of the
securities.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Common Stock

   
      The  Company was  incorporated  under the laws of the state of Maryland on
August 19,  1993.  The  authorized  capital  stock of the  Company  consists  of
1,000,000,000  shares of common stock,  par value of $0.01 per share. The shares
of common stock are currently divided into ten classes (or series),  INVESCO VIF
- - Dynamics Portfolio common stock,  INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio common stock,
INVESCO VIF - Health Sciences  Portfolio common stock,  INVESCO VIF - High Yield
Portfolio common stock,  INVESCO VIF -Industrial  Income Portfolio common stock,
INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio common stock,  INVESCO VIF - Small Company Growth
Portfolio  common  stock,  INVESCO VIF - Total Return  Portfolio  common  stock,
INVESCO  VIF -  Technology  Portfolio  common  stock and INVESCO VIF - Utilities
Portfolio  common  stock.  As of ^ January  30,  1998,  2,441,973  shares of the
Industrial Income Fund, ^ 1,501,625 shares of the Total Return Fund, ^ 2,599,816
shares of the High Yield Fund, ^ 315,097 shares of the Utilities  Fund, ^ 35,879
shares of the Technology Fund, ^ 24,884 shares of the Small Company Growth Fund,
^ 51,233  shares of the Health  Sciences  Fund, ^ 24,896  shares of the Dynamics
Fund,  ^ 24,905  shares of the Growth  Fund and ^ 0 ^ shares of the Realty  Fund
were  outstanding.  Each class  consists  of 100  million  shares.  The  Company
reserves the right to issue additional  classes of shares without the consent of
shareholders.  All shares  issued and  outstanding  are, and all shares  offered
hereby, when issued, will be, fully paid and nonassessable.
    

      Shares of each class  represent the interests of the  shareholders of that
class in a particular portfolio of investments of the Company. Each class of the
Company's  shares is preferred over all other classes with respect to the assets
specifically  allocated  to that class,  and all income,  earnings,  profits and
proceeds  from  those  assets,  subject  only to the  rights of  creditors,  are
allocated to shares of that class.  The assets of each class are  segregated  on
the books of account and are charged with the liabilities of that class and with
a share of the Company's general liabilities.  The board of directors determines
those assets and  liabilities  deemed to be general assets or liabilities of the
Company and those items are  allocated  among  classes in a manner deemed by the
board to be fair and equitable.  Generally,  such  allocation will be made based
upon the relative  total net assets of each class.  In the unlikely event that a
liability  allocable to one class exceeds the assets belonging to the class, all
or a portion of such  liability may have to be borne by the holders of shares of
the Company's other classes.

      All  dividends on shares of a  particular  class shall be paid only out of
the income  belonging to that class,  pro rata to the holders of that class.  In
the event of the  liquidation  or  dissolution of the Company or of a particular
class, the shareholders of each class that is being liquidated shall be entitled


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to receive, as a class, when and as declared by the board of directors, the
excess of the assets  belonging to that class over the liabilities  belonging to
that  class.  The  holders of shares of any class  shall not be  entitled to any
distribution upon liquidation of any other class. The assets so distributable to
the  shareholders  of any  particular  class  shall be  distributed  among those
shareholders  in  proportion  to the number of shares of that class held by them
and recorded on the books of the Company.

      All Fund shares,  regardless of class,  have equal voting  rights.  Voting
with respect to certain matters, such as ratification of independent accountants
or election of  directors,  will be by all classes of the Company.  When not all
classes  are  affected  by a matter to be voted  upon,  such as  approval  of an
investment  advisory contract or changes in a Fund's investment  policies,  only
shareholders  of the class  affected  by the matter  will be  entitled  to vote.
Company shares have noncumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of
a majority of the shares voting for the election of directors of the Company can
elect 100% of the directors if they choose to do so. In such event,  the holders
of the remaining shares voting for the election of directors will not be able to
elect any  person or  persons  to the board of  directors.  After they have been
elected by  shareholders,  the  directors  will  continue  to serve  until their
successors  are elected and have  qualified or they are removed from office,  in
either case by a shareholder vote, or until death,  resignation,  or retirement.
Directors  may appoint  their own  successors,  provided  that always at least a
majority of the directors have been elected by the Company's shareholders. It is
the intention of the Company not to hold annual  meetings of  shareholders.  The
directors  may call  annual or special  meetings of  shareholders  for action by
shareholder vote as may be required by the 1940 Act or the Company's Articles of
Incorporation, or at their discretion.

Principal Shareholders

   
      As of ^ February 1, ^ 1998, the following persons held more than 5% of the
Funds' outstanding equity securities.

                                            Amount and Nature          Percent
Name and Address                              of Ownership          ^ of Class
    
- ----------------                            -----------------       ----------
Industrial Income Fund

   
Great West Life & Annuity                    ^ 1,026,126.9580           42.00%
Unit Valuations 2T2
8515 E. Orchard ^ Rd.
^ Englewood, CO 80111-5002

^ Security Life                                  482,602.6860           19.75%
^ Separate Account A1
Attn: Debra Bechtel
Unit Valuations ^ 2T2
8515 E. Orchard Road
Englewood, CO 80111-5002

Security Life                                    373,180.8830           15.27%
Separate Account L1
Attn: Debra Bechtel
Unit Valuations 2T2
8515 E. Orchard Road
Englewood, CO 80111-5002

    


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Separate Account VA-5 of                       ^ 277,882.0510           11.37%
Transamerica Occidental ^
Life Insurance Company
Attn: Variable Annuity Dept ^.
^ P.O. Box 33849
^ Charlotte, NC 28233-3849
    

Total Return Fund

   
Great-West Life & Annuity                      ^ 791,895.5760           52.72%
Unit Valuations 2T2
8515 E. Orchard Road
Englewood, CO 80111-5002
    





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Security Life                                  ^ 324,068.5180           21.58%
Separate Account A1
^ Attn: Debra Bechtel
Unit Valuations 2T2
8515 E. Orchard Road
Englewood, CO 80111-5002

Security Life                                  ^ 216,647.9000           14.42%
Separate Account L1 ^
Attn: Debra ^ Bechtel
Unit Valuations 2T2
8515 E. Orchard ^ Road
Englewood, CO 80111-5002

Separate Account VA-5 of                       ^ 115,013.0590            7.66%
Transamerica Occidental
Life Insurance Company
Attn: Variable Annuity Dept.
^ P.O. Box 33849
^ Charlotte, NC 28233-3849
    

High Yield Fund

   
Great-West Life & Annuity                    ^ 1,489,658.9920           57.19%
Unit Valuations 2T2 ^
8515 E. Orchard Road
Englewood, CO 80111-5002

Security Life                                  ^ 478,509.7740           18.37%
Separate Account A1
^ Attn: Debra Bechtel
Unit Valuations 2T2
8515 E. Orchard Road
Englewood, CO 80111-5002

Security Life                                  ^ 378,660.6100           14.54%
Separate Account L1
^ Attn: Debra Bechtel
Unit Valuations 2T2
8515 E. Orchard Road
Englewood, CO 80111-5002

Separate Account VA-5 of                       ^ 173,726.7130            6.67%
Transamerica Occidental ^
Life Insurance Company
Attn: Variable Annuity Dept ^.
^ P.O. Box 33849
^ Charlotte, NC 28233-3849
    




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Utilities Fund

   
Security Life                                  ^ 225,848.5090           71.68%
Separate Account A1
^ Attn: Debra Bechtel
Unit Valuations 2T2
8515 E. Orchard Road
Englewood, CO 80111-5002

Security Life                                   ^ 82,228.3210           26.10%
Separate Account L1
^ Attn: Debra Bechtel
Unit Valuations 2T2
8515 E. Orchard Road
Englewood, CO 80111-5002

Dynamics Fund

INVESCO Trust Company                             24,895.7100          100.00%
Attn: Sheila Wendland
P.O. Box 173706
Denver, CO 80217-3706

Health Sciences Fund

Fortis Benefits Insurance Company                 53,157.4340           68.15%
Attn: Brian Perkins
P.O. Box 64284
St. Paul, MN 55164-0284

INVESCO Trust Company                             24,301.9200            31.16
Attn: Sheila Wendland
P.O. Box 173706
Denver, CO 80217-3706

Small Company Growth Fund

INVESCO Trust Company                             24,884.0170          100.00%
Attn: Sheila Wendland
P.O. Box 173706
Denver, CO 80217-3706

Technology Fund

INVESCO Trust Company                             21,173.3180           59.01%
Attn: Sheila Wendland
P.O. Box 173706
Denver, CO 80217-3706
    




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Fortis Benefits Insurance Company                 14,514.4050           40.45%
Attn: Brian Perkins
P.O. Box 64284
St. Paul, MN 55164-0284

Growth Fund

INVESCO Trust Company                             24,905.2580          100.00%
Attn: Sheila Wendland
P.O. Box 173706
Denver, CO 80217-3706
    

Independent Accountants

      Price Waterhouse LLP, 950 Seventeenth Street,  Denver,  Colorado, has been
selected  as  the  independent  accountants  of  the  Company.  The  independent
accountants  are  responsible  for  auditing  the  financial  statements  of the
Company.

Custodian

      State Street Bank and Trust Company, P.O. Box 351, Boston,  Massachusetts,
has been  designated as custodian of the cash and  investment  securities of the
Funds. The custodian bank is also  responsible for, among other things,  receipt
and delivery of the Funds'  investment  securities in accordance with procedures
and conditions specified in the custody agreement.

Transfer Agent

   
      ^ IFG, 7800 E. Union Avenue,  Denver,  Colorado 80237,  acts as registrar,
dividend  disbursing  agent,  and transfer agent for the Company pursuant to the
Transfer Agency Agreement described above under the caption,  "Fund Management."
Such services  include the issuance,  cancellation and transfer of shares of the
Company and the maintenance of records regarding the ownership of such shares.
    

Reports to Shareholders

      The  Company's  fiscal year ends on December 31 of each year.  The Company
distributes  reports  at  least  semiannually  to  its  shareholders.  Financial
statements regarding the Company,  audited by the independent  accountants,  are
sent to shareholders annually.

Legal Counsel

      The firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, Washington, D.C., is legal counsel
for the Company. The firm of Moye, Giles, O'Keefe,  Vermeire & Gorrell,  Denver,
Colorado, acts as special counsel to the Company.




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Financial Statements

   
      The Company's audited  financial  statements and the notes thereto for the
fiscal year ended  December 31, ^ 1997,  and the report of Price  Waterhouse LLP
with respect to such financial statements,  are incorporated herein by reference
from the  Company's  Annual  Report to  Shareholders  for the fiscal  year ended
December 31, ^ 1997.
    

Prospectus

      The  Company  will  furnish,  without  charge,  a copy of the  appropriate
Prospectus  upon  request.  Such  requests  should be made to the Company at the
mailing  address  or  telephone  number  set  forth  on the  first  page of this
Statement of Additional Information.

Registration Statement

      This  Statement of  Additional  Information  and the  Prospectuses  do not
contain  all of the  information  set forth in the  Registration  Statement  the
Company has filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  The complete
Registration  Statement  may  be  obtained  from  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  upon payment of the fee  prescribed by the rules and  regulations of
the Commission.




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                                                                    APPENDIX A

                 DESCRIPTION OF FUTURES AND OPTIONS CONTRACTS

Options on Securities

      An option on a security  provides the  purchaser,  or  "holder,"  with the
right, but not the obligation,  to purchase,  in the case of a "call" option, or
sell, in the case of a "put" option,  the security or securities  underlying the
option,  for a fixed exercise price up to a stated  expiration  date. The holder
pays a non-refundable purchase price for the option, known as the "premium." The
maximum  amount of risk the  purchaser  of the  option  assumes  is equal to the
premium plus related transaction costs,  although the entire amount may be lost.
The risk of the seller, or "writer," however, is potentially  unlimited,  unless
the option is "covered,"  which is generally  accomplished  through the writer's
ownership  of the  underlying  security,  in the case of a call  option,  or the
writer's  segregation  of an amount of cash or securities  equal to the exercise
price,  in the  case  of a put  option.  If the  writer's  obligation  is not so
covered, it is subject to the risk of the full change in value of the underlying
security from the time the option is written until exercise.

      Upon  exercise of the option,  the holder is required to pay the  purchase
price of the underlying  security,  in the case of a call option,  or to deliver
the  security  in return for the  purchase  price,  in the case of a put option.
Conversely,  the writer is required to deliver  the  security,  in the case of a
call option, or to purchase the security,  in the case of a put option.  Options
on  securities  which have been  purchased or written may be closed out prior to
exercise  or  expiration  by  entering  into an  offsetting  transaction  on the
exchange  on  which  the  initial  position  was  established,  subject  to  the
availability of a liquid secondary market.

      Options on securities are traded on national securities exchanges, such as
the Chicago Board of Options Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, which are
regulated  by the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  The Options  Clearing
Corporation   ("OCC")   guarantees   the   performance   of  each  party  to  an
exchange-traded  option,  by in effect  taking  the  opposite  side of each such
option. A holder or writer may engage in transactions in exchange-traded options
on  securities  and options on indices of  securities  only through a registered
broker/dealer which is a member of the exchange on which the option is traded.

      An option position in an exchange-traded  option may be closed out only on
an exchange which provides a secondary  market for an option of the same series.
Although the Funds generally will purchase or write only those options for which
there appears to be an active  secondary  market,  there is no assurance  that a
liquid secondary  market on an exchange will exist for any particular  option at
any  particular  time. In such event it might not be possible to effect  closing
transactions  in a  particular  option with the result that a Fund would have to
exercise  the option in order to realize  any profit.  This would  result in the
Fund  incurring  brokerage   commissions  upon  the  disposition  of  underlying
securities  acquired  through the exercise of a call option or upon the purchase


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of underlying securities upon the exercise of a put option. If the Fund, as
a covered call option writer, is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction
in a secondary  market,  unless the Fund is  required to deliver the  securities
pursuant to the  assignment of an exercise  notice,  it will not be able to sell
the underlying security until the option expires.

      Reasons  for the  potential  absence  of a liquid  secondary  market on an
exchange include the following:  (i) there may be insuffi cient trading interest
in certain options;  (ii)  restrictions may be imposed by an exchange on opening
transactions or closing transac tions or both; (iii) trading halts,  suspensions
or other  restric  tions may be imposed  with respect to  particular  classes or
series  of  options  or  underlying  securities;   (iv)  unusual  or  unforeseen
circumstances may interrupt normal operations on an exchange; (v) the facilities
of an  exchange  or a clearing  corporation  may not at all times be adequate to
handle current trading volume; or (vi) one or more exchanges could, for economic
or other reasons,  decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the
trading of options (or particular class or series of options) in which event the
secondary  market on that exchange (or in the class or series of options)  would
cease to exist,  although  outstanding  options on that exchange  which had been
issued by a clearing  corporation  as a result of trades on that exchange  would
continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms. There is no assurance
that higher than anticipated  trading activity or other unforeseen  events might
not,  at a  particular  time,  render  certain of the  facilities  of any of the
clearing  corporations  inadequate and thereby  result in the  institution by an
exchange of special  procedures which may interfere with the timely execution of
customers'  orders.  However,  the OCC, based on forecasts  provided by the U.S.
exchanges,  believes  that its  facilities  are adequate to handle the volume of
reasonably  anticipated  options  transactions,  and such exchanges have advised
such  clearing  corporation  that they  believe  their  facilities  will also be
adequate to handle reasonably anticipated volume.

      In addition,  options on securities may be traded over-the-counter ("OTC")
through financial institutions dealing in such options as well as the underlying
instruments.  OTC options are  purchased  from or sold  (written)  to dealers or
financial  institutions  which have  entered  into  direct  agreements  with the
Company on behalf of a Fund.  With OTC options,  such  variables  as  expiration
date,  exercise  price and premium  will be agreed upon between the Fund and the
transacting  dealer,  without the  intermedi  ation of a third party such as the
OCC. If the transacting  dealer fails to make or take delivery of the securities
underlying an option it has written, in accordance with the terms of that option
as written,  the Fund would lose the premium  paid for the option as well as any
anticipated  benefit  of the  transaction.  The Fund will  engage in OTC  option
transactions only with primary U.S. government  securities dealers recognized by
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Futures Contracts

      A futures contract is a bilateral agreement providing for the purchase and
sale of a  specified  type and  amount  of a  financial  instrument  or  foreign
currency,  or for the making and  acceptance of a cash  settlement,  at a stated
time in the future, for a fixed price. By its terms, a futures contract provides



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for a specified  settlement  date on which,  in the case of the majority of
interest  rate  and  foreign  currency  futures  contracts,   the  fixed  income
securities or currency  underlying  the contract are delivered by the seller and
paid for by the  purchaser,  or on  which,  in the case of stock  index  futures
contracts and certain interest rate and foreign currency futures contracts,  the
difference  between the price at which the  contract  was  entered  into and the
contract's  closing  value is settled  between the purchaser and seller in cash.
Futures  Contracts  differ from options in that they are bilateral  agree ments,
with both the  purchaser  and the  seller  equally  obligated  to  complete  the
transaction.  In addition,  futures  contracts call for  settlement  only on the
expiration date, and cannot be "exercised" at any other time during their term.

      The purchase or sale of a futures  contract also differs from the purchase
or sale of a security or the purchase of an option in that no purchase  price is
paid or received.  Instead, an amount of cash or cash equivalents,  which varies
but may be as low as 5% or less of the value of the contract,  must be deposited
with the broker as "initial margin." Subsequent payments to and from the broker,
referred to as "variation margin," are made on a daily basis as the value of the
index or instrument underlying the futures contract fluctuates, making positions
in the futures  contract more or less  valuable,  a process known as "marking to
market."

      A futures contract may be purchased or sold only on an exchange,  known as
a "contract market,"  designated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for
the trading of such contract,  and only through a registered  futures commission
merchant which is a member of such contract market. A commission must be paid on
each completed purchase and sale transaction. The contract market clearing house
guarantees  the  performance of each party to a futures  contract,  by in effect
taking the opposite side of such  contract.  At any time prior to the expiration
of a futures contract, a trader may elect to close out its position by taking an
opposite position on the contract market on which the position was entered into,
subject  to the  availability  of a  secondary  market,  which  will  operate to
terminate the initial position. At that time, a final determination of variation
margin is made and any loss  experienced by the trader is required to be paid to
the contract  market  clearing  house while any profit due to the trader must be
delivered to it.

      Interest rate futures contracts currently are traded on a variety of fixed
income  securities,  including  long-term U.S.  Treasury bonds,  Treasury notes,
Government National Mortgage Association modified  pass-through  mortgage-backed
securities,  U.S.  Treasury bills,  bank  certificates of deposit and commercial
paper. In addition, interest rate futures contracts include contracts on indices
of municipal securities. Foreign currency futures contracts currently are traded
on the British pound,  Canadian dollar,  Japanese yen, Swiss franc,  West German
mark and on Eurodollar deposits.

Options on Futures Contracts

      An option on a futures  contract  provides  the  holder  with the right to
enter into a "long" position in the underlying futures contract,  in the case of


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a call option, or a "short" position in the underlying futures contract, in
the case of a put option, at a fixed exercise price to a stated expiration date.
Upon exercise of the option by the holder,  the contract  market  clearing house
establishes a corresponding  short position for the writer of the option, in the
case of a call option,  or a corresponding  long position,  in the case of a put
option. In the event that an option is exercised, the parties will be subject to
all the risks associated with the trading of futures contracts,  such as payment
of variation margin deposits. In addition,  the writer of an option on a futures
contract,  unlike  the  holder,  is  subject to  initial  and  variation  margin
requirements on the option position.

      A position  in an option on a futures  contract  may be terminat ed by the
purchaser or seller prior to expiration by effecting a closing  purchase or sale
transaction,  subject to the availability of a liquid secondary market, which is
the purchase or sale of an option of the same series  (i.e.,  the same  exercise
price and  expiration  date) as the option  previously  purchased  or sold.  The
difference between the premiums paid and received represents the trader's profit
or loss on the transaction.

      An  option,  whether  based  on a  futures  contract,  a stock  index or a
security,  becomes worthless to the holder when it expires.  Upon exercise of an
option,  the exchange or contract market clearing house assigns exercise notices
on a random basis to those of its members which have written options of the same
series and with the same  expiration  date.  A  brokerage  firm  receiving  such
notices then assigns them on a random basis to those of its customers which have
written options of the same series and expiration  date. A writer  therefore has
no control  over  whether an option will be  exercised  against it, nor over the
time of such exercise.



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                                    PART C
                               OTHER INFORMATION


Item 24.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (a)   Financial Statements:
                                                                  Page in
                                                                  Prospectus
            (1)   Financial statements and schedules              
                  included in Prospectus (Part A):

   
                  Financial Highlights for INVESCO VIF-               8
                  Dynamics Portfolio for the period
                  August 25, 1997 (commencement of 
                  operations) through December 31, 1997.

                  Financial Highlights for INVESCO VIF-              27
                  Growth Portfolio for the period
                  August 25, 1997 (commencement of 
                  operations) through December 31, 1997.

                  Financial Highlights for INVESCO VIF-              48
                  Health Sciences Portfolio for the 
                  period May 22, 1997 (commencement of
                  operations) through December 31, 1997.

                  Financial Highlights for INVESCO VIF-              69
                  High Yield Portfolio for the three years
                  ended December 31, 1997 and the period 
                  ended December 31, 1994.

                  Financial Highlights for INVESCO VIF-              92
                  Industrial Income Portfolio for the 
                  three years ended December 31, 1997 and 
                  the period ended December 31, 1994.

                  Financial Highlights for the INVESCO VIF-         135
                  Small Company Growth Portfolio for the 
                  period August 25, 1997 (commencement of 
                  operations) through December 31, 1997.

                  Financial Highlights for the INVESCO VIF-         157
                  Technology Portfolio for the period
                  May 21, 1997 (commencement of operations)
                  through December 31, 1997.



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                  Financial Highlights for the INVESCO VIF-         178
                  Total Return Portfolio for the three years
                  ended December 31, 1997 and the period
                  ended December 31, 1994.

                  Financial Highlights for the INVESCO VIF-         200
                  Utilities Portfolio for the three years
                  ended December 31, 1997.
    

                                                                  Page in
                                                                  Statement
                                                                  of Addi-
                                                                  tional In-
                                                                  formation

            (2)  Financial statements  and  schedules
                 included  in Statement of Additional 
                 Information (Part B):

                 The  following  audited   financial   
                 statements  for  INVESCO VIF - Dynamics, 
                 INVESCO VIF - Growth, INVESCO VIF - 
                 Health Sciences, INVESCO  VIF - High 
                 Yield,  INVESCO VIF -  Industrial
                 Income,  INVESCO VIF - Small Company
                 Growth, INVESCO VIF - Technology, 
                 INVESCO VIF - Total Return and
                 INVESCO VIF - Utilities Funds and 
                 the notes thereto for the fiscal year
                 ended  December 31, 1997 and the report 
                 of Price Waterhouse   LLP  with  
                 respect  to  such   financial
                 statements  are  incorporated  in  
                 the  Statement  of Additional   
                 Information   by   reference   from  the
                 Company's  Annual  Report  to  
                 Shareholders  for  the fiscal year ended  
                 December  31,  1997:  

                 (a)  (i) With respect to INVESCO VIF -
                      High Yield, INVESCO VIF - Industrial
                      Income, INVESCO VIF - Total Return
                      and INVESCO VIF - Utilities Funds,
                      Statements of Investment  
                      Securities  and Statement  of Assets 
                      and Liabilities  each dated December
                      31, 1997, Statements of Operations 
                      for the fiscal year ended December 
                      31, 1997,  Statement of Changes in 
                      Net Assets for each of the 
                      two years in the period  ended 
                      December 31,  1997, Financial  
                      Highlights  for the period ended  

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                      December 31, 1994 and each of the 
                      three years in the period ended 
                      December 31, 1997 for INVESCO VIF -
                      High Yield, INVESCO VIF - Industrial
                      Income and INVESCO VIF - Total
                      Return Funds; Financial Highlights
                      for each of the three years in the
                      period ended December 31, 1997 for
                      INVESCO VIF - Utilities Fund.

                      (ii)  With respect to INVESCO VIF -
                      Health Sciences Fund, Statement of 
                      Investment Securities and a 
                      Statement of Assets and Liabilities, 
                      each dated December 31, 1997, 
                      Statement of Operations, Statement 
                      of Changes in Net Assets
                      and Financial Highlights, each for
                      the period May 22, 1997
                      (commencement of investment
                      operations) through December 31,
                      1997. 
        
                      (iii)  With respect to INVESCO VIF -
                      Technology Fund, Statement of 
                      Investment Securities and a 
                      Statement of Assets and Liabilities, 
                      each dated December 31, 1997, 
                      Statement of Operations, Statement 
                      of Changes in Net Assets
                      and Financial Highlights, each for
                      the period May 21, 1997
                      (commencement of investment
                      operations) through December 31,
                      1997. 

                      (iv)  With   respect   to  
                      INVESCO   VIF  -  Dynamics,  
                      INVESCO VIF - Small Company  
                      Growth and  INVESCO VIF - Growth 
                      Funds,  Statements  of  
                      Investment   Securities  and
                      Statements    of   Assets   
                      and   Liabilities,  each 
                      dated  December 31, 1997,  
                      Statements of Operations, 
                      Statements  of Changes in 
                      Net  Assets and Financial
                      Highlights, each for the period  
                      August 25, 1997  (commencement
                      of investment operations)
                      through   December  31,  1997. 

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            (3)   Financial statements and schedules
                  included in Part C:

            None:  Schedules have been omitted as all
            information has been presented in the
            financial statements.

      (b)   Exhibits:

            (1)   (a)   Articles of Incorporation.(2)

                  (b)   Articles of Amendment to
                  Articles of Incorporation dated
                  October 21, 1993.(2)

                  (c)   Articles Supplementary to
                  Articles of Incorporation dated
                  October 22, 1993.(2)

                  (d)   Articles Supplementary to
                  Articles of Incorporation dated
                  February 11, 1997.(2)

   
                  (e)   Articles Supplementary to
                  Articles of Incorporation dated
                  January 5, 1998.
    

            (2)   Bylaws.(3)

            (3)   Not applicable.

            (4)   Not required to be filed on
                  EDGAR.

            (5)   (a) Investment  Advisory  Agreement, 
                  dated February 28, 1997,
                  between Registrant and INVESCO 
                  Funds Group, Inc.(2)

   
                        (i) Amendment to Investment 
                        Advisory Agreement,  dated ^
                        February 6, 1998,  between
                        Registrant and INVESCO Funds
                        Group, Inc.
    

                  (b)   Sub-Advisory Agreement,
                  dated February 28, 1997, between
                  INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. and
                  INVESCO Capital Management,
                  Inc.(2)



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                  (c)   Sub-Advisory Agreement
                  between INVESCO Funds Group,
                  Inc. and INVESCO Realty
                  Advisors, Inc. dated ^ February
                  6, 1998.
    

            (6)   (a)   Distribution Agreement,
                  dated February 28, 1997, between
                  Registrant and INVESCO Funds
                  Group, Inc.(2)

                  (b)   Distribution Agreement,
                  dated September 30, 1997,
                  between Registrant and INVESCO
                  Distributors, Inc.(3)

            (7)   Defined Benefit Deferred
                  Compensation Plan for
                  Non-Interested Directors and
                  Trustees.(2)

            (8)   Custodian Contract, dated
                  October 20, 1993, between
                  Registrant and State Street Bank
                  and Trust Company.(3)

                  (a)   Amendment to Custody
                  Agreement dated October 25,
                  1995.(3)

                  (b)   Data Access Services
                  Addendum dated May 19,
                  1997.(3)

                  (c)   Additional Fund Letter
                  dated November 13, 1997.

            (9)   (a)  Transfer  Agency  Agreement,
                  dated  February  28,  1997,
                  between Registrant and INVESCO
                  Funds Group, Inc.(2)

                  (b)   Administrative Service
                  Agreement, dated February 28,
                  1997, between Registrant and
                  INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.(2)


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                  (c)   Participation Agreement,
                  dated March 22, 1994, among
                  Registrant, INVESCO Funds Group,
                  Inc., Transamerica Occidental
                  Life Insurance Company and
                  Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.(4)

                  (d)   Participation Agreement,
                  dated August 26, 1994, among
                  Registrant, INVESCO Funds Group,
                  Inc. and Security Life of Denver
                  Insurance Company.(3)

                  (e)   Participation Agreement,
                  dated September 19, 1994, among
                  Registrant, INVESCO Funds Group,
                  Inc. and First ING Life
                  Insurance Company of New York.(4)

                  (f)   Participation Agreement,
                  dated December 1, 1994, among
                  Registrant, INVESCO Funds Group,
                  Inc., First Transamerica Life
                  Insurance Company and Charles
                  Schwab & Co., Inc.(4)

                  (g)   Participation Agreement,
                  dated September 14, 1995, among
                  Registrant, INVESCO Funds Group,
                  Inc. and Southland Life
                  Insurance Company.(1)

                  (h)   Participation Agreement,
                  dated October 31, 1995, among
                  Registrant, INVESCO Funds Group,
                  Inc. and American Partners Life
                  Insurance Company.(1)

                  (i)   Participation Agreement,
                  dated April 15, 1996, among
                  Registrant, INVESCO Funds Group,
                  Inc. and Allmerica Financial
                  Life Insurance and Annuity
                  Company.(2)

                  (j)   Participation
                  Agreement, dated December
                  4, 1996, among Registrant,
                  INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
                  and American Centurion Life
                  Assurance Company.(3)

                  (k)   Participation

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                  Agreement, dated April 15,
                  1997, among Registrant,
                  INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
                  and Prudential Insurance
                  Company of America.(3)

            (10)  Opinion  and  consent  of counsel
                  as to the  legality  of the
                  securities  being  registered,
                  indicating  whether they will,
                  when sold, be legally issued,
                  fully paid and non-assessable.(3)

            (11)  Consent of Independent Accountants.

            (12)  Not applicable.

            (13)  Not applicable.

            (14)  Not applicable.

            (15)  Not applicable.

            (16)  (a) Schedule for computation of
                  performance data for Industrial
                  Income Fund.(1)



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                  (b) Schedule for computation of
                  performance data for Total Return
                  Fund.(1)

                  (c) Schedule for computation of
                  performance data for High Yield
                  Fund.(1)

                  (d) Schedule for computation of
                  yield data.(1)

   
            (17)  (a) Financial  Data Schedule for
                  the year ended December 31, ^
                  1997 for INVESCO VIF-Industrial
                  Income Portfolio.
    

                  (b) Financial Data Schedule for
   
                  the year ended December 31, ^
                  1997 for INVESCO VIF-Total Return
                  Portfolio.
    

                  (c) Financial Data Schedule for
   
                  the year ended December 31, ^
                  1997 for INVESCO VIF-High Yield
                  Portfolio.

                  (d) Financial  Data Schedule for 
                  the year ended December 31, ^
                  1997 for INVESCO VIF-Utilities Portfolio.

                  (e)  Financial  Data  Schedule  for 
                  period  from May 22,  1997
                  (inception)  through ^ December  31,  1997 
                  for  INVESCO  VIF -
                  Health Sciences Portfolio.

                  (f)  Financial  Data  Schedule  for 
                  period  from May 21,  1997
                  (inception)  through  ^  December  31,  1997
                  for  INVESCO  VIF Technology Portfolio.

                  (g) Financial  Data Schedule for period
                  from August ^ 27, 1997
                  (inception)  through  December  31,  1997 
                  for  INVESCO  VIF - Dynamics Portfolio.


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                  (h) ^  Financial  Data  Schedule  for
                  period from August ^ 27,
                  1997  (inception)  through December 31, 1997
                  for INVESCO VIF -  Small Company Growth Portfolio.

                  (i) Financial  Data Schedule for period from
                   August ^ 27, 1997
                  (inception) through December 31, 1997 for 
                  INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio.
    
            (18)  Not Applicable.
- ------------------

(1)Previously  filed on EDGAR with  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 4 to the
Registrant's  Registration  Statement on April 11, 1996, and herein incorporated
by reference.

(2)Previously  filed on EDGAR with  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 6 to the
Registrant's   Registration   Statement  on  February   14,  1997,   and  herein
incorporated by reference.

(3)Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registrant's
Registration  Statement  on  November  12,  1997,  and  herein  incorporated  by
reference.

(4)Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Registrant's
Registration  Statement  on  November  24,  1997,  and  herein  incorporated  by
reference.

Item 25.    Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with
            Registrant

            No person is presently  controlled  by or under common  control with
the Company.

Item 26.    Number of Holders of Securities

                                                        Number of Record
                                                        Holders as of
   
      Title of Class                                    January 31, 1998
      --------------                                    ----------------
      INVESCO VIF - Industrial Income Portfolio                   ^16
      INVESCO VIF - Total Return Portfolio                        ^10
      INVESCO VIF - High Yield Portfolio                            9^
      INVESCO VIF - Utilities Portfolio                             6^
      INVESCO VIF - Health Sciences Portfolio                       3^
      INVESCO VIF - Technology Portfolio                            3^
      INVESCO VIF - Dynamics Portfolio                              1^
      INVESCO VIF - Small Company Growth Portfolio                  1^
      INVESCO VIF - Growth Portfolio                                1
      INVESCO VIF - Realty Portfolio                                0^
    


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Item 27.    Indemnification

      Indemnification  provisions  for  officers,  directors  and  employees  of
Registrant  are  set  forth  in  Article  VII,  Section  2 of  the  Articles  of
Incorporation,  and are hereby incorporated by reference.  See Item 24(b)(1) and
(2) above.  Under these Articles,  officers and directors will be indemnified to
the fullest extent  permitted by law, subject only to such limitations as may be
required  by the  Investment  Company  Act of 1940,  as  amended,  and the rules
thereunder. Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the directors and officers
of the  Company  cannot be  protected  against  liability  to the Company or its
shareholders to which they would be subject because of willful misfeasance,  bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties of their office. The
Company also maintains  liability  insurance policies covering its directors and
officers.

Item 28.    Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser

      See "Management" in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
for   information   regarding  the  business  of  the  investment   adviser  and
sub-advisers.  For  information  as to the  business,  profession,  vocation  or
employment  of a  substantial  nature of each of the officers  and  directors of
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., INVESCO Trust Company and INVESCO Capital Management,
Inc.,  reference  is made to the  Schedule  Ds to the Form ADVs filed  under the
Investment  Advisers Act of 1940 by these companies,  which schedules are herein
incorporated by reference.

Item 29.    Principal Underwriters

            (a)    INVESCO Capital Appreciation Funds, Inc.
                   INVESCO Diversified Funds, Inc.
                   INVESCO Emerging Opportunity Funds, Inc.
                   INVESCO Growth Fund, Inc.
                   INVESCO Income Funds, Inc.
                   INVESCO Industrial Income Fund, Inc.
                   INVESCO International Funds, Inc.
                   INVESCO Money Market Funds, Inc.
                   INVESCO Multiple Asset Funds, Inc.
                   INVESCO Specialty Funds, Inc.
                   INVESCO Strategic Portfolios, Inc.
                   INVESCO Tax-Free Income Funds, Inc.
                   INVESCO Value Trust




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            (b)
                                    Positions and             Positions and
Name and Principal                  Offices with              Offices with
Business Address                    Underwriter               Registrant
- ------------------                  --------------            --------------
William J. Galvin, Jr.              Senior Vice               Assistant
7800 E. Union Avenue                President                 Secretary
Denver, CO  80237

Ronald L. Grooms                    Senior Vice               Treasurer,
7800 E. Union Avenue                President &               Chief Fin'l
Denver, CO  80237                   Treasurer                 Officer, and
                                                              Chief Acctg.
                                                              Off.

   
Hubert L. Harris, Jr.               Director
1315 Peachtree St., N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309
    

Dan J. Hesser                       Chairman of               President,
7800 E. Union Avenue                the Board,                CEO & Dir.
Denver, CO  80237                   President ,
                                    Chief Executive
                                    Officer, &
                                    Director

Gregory E. Hyde                     Vice President
7800 E. Union Avenue
Denver, CO 80237

Charles P. Mayer                    Director
7800 E. Union Avenue
Denver, CO 80237

Glen A. Payne                       Senior Vice               Secretary
7800 E. Union Avenue                President,
Denver, CO  80237                   Secretary &
                                    General Counsel

Judy P. Wiese                       Vice President            Asst. Treas.
7800 E. Union Avenue
Denver, CO  80237




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            (c)   Not applicable.

Item 30.    Location of Accounts and Records

            Dan J. Hesser
            7800 E. Union Avenue
            Denver, CO  80237

Item 31.    Management Services

            Not applicable.

Item 32.    Undertakings

          (a) The Registrant  hereby undertakes that its board of directors
          will call such meetings of  shareholders  of the Funds,  for action by
          shareholder  vote,  including  acting on the  question of removal of a
          director or  directors,  as may be requested in writing by the holders
          of at  least  10% of the  outstanding  shares  of a Fund  or as may be
          required by applicable law or the Company's Articles of Incorporation,
          and to assist shareholders in communicating with other shareholders as
          required by the Investment Company Act of 1940.

          (b) The  Registrant  hereby  undertakes to furnish each person to
          whom a prospectus  is  delivered  with a copy of  Registrant's  latest
          annual report to shareholders, upon request and without charge.

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      Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933  and  the
Investment   Company  Act  of  1940,   the   registrant  has  duly  caused  this
post-effective  amendment  to be  signed  on  its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Denver, County of Denver, and State of
Colorado, on the 27th day of February, 1998.

Attest:                                   INVESCO Variable Investment
                                          Funds, Inc.

/s/ Glen A. Payne                         /s/ Dan J. Hesser
- ---------------------------               -----------------------------------
Glen A. Payne, Secretary                  Dan J. Hesser, President

      Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
post-effective amendment to Registrant's  Registration Statement has been signed
by the  following  persons  in the  capacities  indicated  on this 27th  day of
February, 1998.

/s/ Dan J. Hesser                         /s/ Lawrence H. Budner
- ------------------------------------      ------------------------------------
Dan J. Hesser, President &                Lawrence H. Budner, Director
Director, (Chief Executive Officer)

/s/ Ronald L. Grooms                      /s/ Daniel D. Chabris
- ------------------------------------      ------------------------------------
Ronald L. Grooms, Treasurer               Daniel D. Chabris, Director
(Chief Financial and Accounting
Officer)

/s/ Victor L. Andrews                     /s/ Fred A. Deering
- -----------------------------------       ------------------------------------
Victor L. Andrews, Director               Fred A. Deering, Director

/s/ Bob R. Baker                          /s/ Larry Soll
- ------------------------------------      ------------------------------------
Bob R. Baker, Director                    Larry Soll, Director

/s/ Hubert L. Harris, Jr.                 /s/ Kenneth T. King, Director
- ------------------------------------      ------------------------------------
Hubert L. Harris, Jr., Director           Kenneth T. King, Director

/s/ Charles W. Brady                      /s/ John W. McIntyre
- ------------------------------------      ------------------------------------
Charles W. Brady, Director                John W. McIntyre, Director

/s/ Wendy L. Gramm
- ------------------------------------
Wendy L. Gramm, Director


By* ---------------------------------     By*/s/Glen A. Payne
                                           --------------------------------
      Edward F. O'Keefe                         Glen A. Payne
      Attorney in Fact                          Attorney in Fact

* Original Powers of Attorney  authorizing  Edward F. O'Keefe and Glen A. Payne,
and each of them, to execute this  post-effective  amendment to the Registration
Statement of the Registrant on behalf of the above-named  directors and officers
(with the  exception  of Larry Soll and Wendy L. Gramm) of the  Registrant  have
been filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on October 8, 1993,
December  22,  1993,  March 22,  1994,  January 30, 1995 and  February 28, 1995,
October 7, 1996 and November 24, 1997.



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                                Exhibit Index

                                                       Page in
Exhibit Number                                  Registration Statement
- --------------                                  ----------------------
   
      1(e)                                                 276
      5(a)(i)                                              278
      ^ 5(c)                                               279
      8(c)                                                 286
                              
      11                                                   287
      17(a)                                                288
      17(b)                                                289
      17(c)                                                290
      17(d)                                                291
      17(e)                                                292
      17(f)                                                293
      17(g)                                                294
      17(h)                                                295
      17(i)                                                296












                            ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY
                                      TO
                          ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                      OF
                   INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.


      INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc., a  corporation  organized and
existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland,  registered
as an open-end  investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and
having its  registered  office in Baltimore,  Maryland  (hereinafter  called the
"Corporation"),  hereby  certifies to the State  Department of  Assessments  and
Taxation of Maryland that:

      FIRST: By unanimous approval the board of directors of the Corporation has
created  an  additional  class of  shares  of  common  stock of the  Corporation
designated as the INVESCO VIF-Realty  Portfolio and has authorized an additional
100,000,000  shares to be allocated to that Portfolio.  The aggregate  number of
shares of stock of all series which the  corporation  had the authority to issue
before  creation  of a new  series of  Common  Stock  was nine  hundred  million
(900,000,000)  shares of Common  Stock with a par value of $0.01 per share.  The
aggregate  number of shares of stock of all series which the  Corporation  shall
have the authority to issue after creation of the new series of common stock, is
one billion (1,000,000,000) shares of one cent ($.01) par value common Stock.

      SECOND:  Shares of each class  have been duly  classified  by the board of
directors  pursuant  to  authority  and  power  contained  in  the  Articles  of
Incorporation of the Corporation.

      THIRD:  A  description  of the common stock so  classified,  including the
powers,  preferences,   participating,   voting  or  other  special  rights  and
qualifications,  restrictions  and  limitations  thereof,  is as outlined in the
Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation.

      FOURTH: The Corporation is registered as an open-end management investment
company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

      FIFTH: The undersigned, the president of the Corporation, who is executing
on behalf of the Corporation the foregoing Articles Supplementary, of which this
paragraph is a part,  hereby  acknowledges,  in the name of and on behalf of the
Corporation,  that the foregoing Articles Supplementary are the corporate act of
the  Corporation  and  further  verifies  under  oath  that,  to the best of his
knowledge,  information  and belief,  the matters and facts set forth herein are
true in all material respects, under the penalties of perjury.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  INVESCO Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc. has caused
these Articles  Supplementary  to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its
president and witnessed by its secretary on the 5th day of January, 1998.



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      These Articles  Supplementary  shall be effective  upon  acceptance by the
Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation.

                     INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.



                     By:/s/ Dan J. Hesser
                        ------------------------------------
                            Dan J. Hesser, President

ATTEST:

By:/s/Glen A. Payne
   ----------------------------
      Glen A. Payne, Secretary

      I, Ruth  Christensen,  a notary  public in and for the City and  County of
Denver, and State of Colorado, do hereby certify that Dan J. Hesser,  personally
known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing  Articles
Supplementary,  appeared before me this date in person and acknowledged  that he
signed,  sealed and delivered said  instrument as his full and voluntary act and
deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

      Given my hand and official seal this 5th day of January, 1998.


                                    /s/ Ruth A. Christensen
                                        ----------------------------
                                        Notary Public

My Commission Expires: March 16, 1998









                   Amendment to Investment Advisory Agreement

      This is an Amendment to the Investment Advisory Agreement made and entered
into between INVESCO Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc., a Maryland  corporation
(the "Company") and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., a Delaware  corporation  ("IFG"),
as of the 6th day of February, 1998 (the "Agreement").

      WHEREAS,  the  Company  desires to have IFG perform  investment  advisory,
statistical,  research,  and certain  administrative  and clerical services with
respect to  management  of the assets of the  Company  allocable  to the INVESCO
VIF-Realty  Fund,  and IFG is willing and able to perform  such  services on the
terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement;

      NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the premises and mutual  covenants
contained in the  Agreement,  it is agreed that the terms and  conditions of the
Agreement shall be applicable to the Company's  assets  allocable to the INVESCO
VIF-Realty Fund, to the same extent as if the INVESCO  VIF-Realty Fund was to be
added to the  definition  of  "Funds" as  utilized  in the  Agreement,  and that
INVESCO VIF-Realty Fund shall pay IFG a fee for services provided to them by IFG
under the  Agreement  as follows:  .90% on the first $500  million of the Fund's
average net  assets,  0.75% on the next $500  million of the Fund's  average net
assets and 0.65% on the Fund's average net assets over $1 billion.

      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties have executed this Agreement on this 6th
day of February, 1998.

                                INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.


                                By: /s/ Dan J. Hesser
                                   ------------------------------
                                    Dan J. Hesser,
                                    President


ATTEST:  
/s/ Glen A. Payne                          
- ------------------------
Glen A. Payne, Secretary
                                INVESCO FUNDS GROUP, INC.


                                By: /s/ Ronald L. Grooms
                                    ------------------------------
                                    Ronald L. Grooms,
ATTEST:                             Senior Vice President
/s/ Glen A. Payne
- -------------------------
Glen A. Payne, Secretary








                           SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT

      AGREEMENT  made this 6th day of  February,  1998,  by and between  INVESCO
Funds  Group,  Inc.  ("INVESCO"),  a Delaware  corporation,  and INVESCO  Realty
Advisors, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("the Sub-Adviser").

WITNESSETH:

      WHEREAS,  INVESCO  VARIABLE  INVESTMENT  FUNDS,  INC.  (the  "Company") is
engaged in business as a diversified,  open-end  management  investment  company
registered  under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended  (hereinafter
referred to as the  "Investment  Company  Act") and has one class of shares (the
"Shares"),  which is divided into  series,  each  representing  an interest in a
separate portfolio of investments,  one such series being designated the INVESCO
VIF-Realty Fund (the "Fund"); and

      WHEREAS,  INVESCO and the Sub-Adviser are engaged in rendering  investment
advisory services and are registered as investment advisers under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940; and

       WHEREAS,  INVESCO has entered into an Investment  Advisory Agreement with
the Company (the "INVESCO  Investment  Advisory  Agreement"),  pursuant to which
INVESCO is required to provide investment advisory services to the Company, and,
upon  receipt  of written  approval  of the  Company,  is  authorized  to retain
companies which are affiliated with INVESCO to provide such services; and

      WHEREAS,  the  Sub-Adviser  is  willing  to  provide  investment  advisory
services to the Company on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

      NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and  the  covenants
hereinafter contained, INVESCO and the Sub-Adviser hereby agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I

                           DUTIES OF THE SUB-ADVISER

      INVESCO hereby employs the Sub-Adviser to act as investment adviser to the
Company and to furnish the investment advisory services described below, subject
to the broad  supervision of INVESCO and Board of Directors of the Company,  for
the  period and on the terms and  conditions  set forth in this  Agreement.  The
Sub-Adviser hereby accepts such assignment and agrees during such period, at its
own expense,  to render such services and to assume the  obligations  herein set
forth for the compensation  provided for herein.  The Sub-Adviser  shall for all
purposes herein be deemed to be an independent  contractor and, unless otherwise
expressly provided or authorized  herein,  shall have no authority to act for or
represent the Company in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Company.


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      The Sub-Adviser  hereby agrees to manage the investment  operations of the
Fund,  subject to the supervision of the Company's  directors (the  "Directors")
and  INVESCO.  Specifically,  the  Sub-Adviser  agrees to perform the  following
services:

     (a) to manage the investment and  reinvestment  of all the assets,  now or
hereafter  acquired,  of the Fund,  and to execute  all  purchases  and sales of
portfolio securities;

     (b) to maintain a continuous  investment program for the Fund,  consistent
with  (i)  the  Fund's  investment  policies  as  set  forth  in  the  Company's
Registration  Statement,  as from time to time  amended,  under  the  Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"),  and in any prospectus  and/or
statement of  additional  information  of the Fund, as from time to time amended
and in use under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  and (ii) the Company's
status as a regulated  investment  company  under the  Internal  Revenue Code of
1986, as amended;

     (c) to determine what securities are to be purchased or sold for the Fund,
unless  otherwise  directed by the  Directors of the Company or INVESCO,  and to
execute transactions accordingly;

     (d) to provide to the Fund the benefit of all of the  investment  analysis
and research,  the reviews of current  economic  conditions and trends,  and the
consideration  of  long  range  investment  policy  now or  hereafter  generally
available to investment advisory customers of the Sub-Adviser;

     (e) to determine what portion of the Fund should be invested in the various
types of securities authorized for purchase by the Fund; and

     (f) to make recommendations as to the manner in which voting rights, rights
to  consent  to Fund  action  and any other  rights  pertaining  to each  Fund's
portfolio securities shall be exercised.

      With respect to execution of transactions for the Fund, the Sub-Adviser is
authorized to employ such brokers or dealers as may, in the  Sub-Adviser's  best
judgment,  implement  the  policy  of the Fund to  obtain  prompt  and  reliable
execution at the most favorable price  obtainable.  In assigning an execution or
negotiating the commission to be paid therefor, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to
consider  the full range and quality of a broker's  services  which  benefit the
Fund,  including  but not  limited  to  research  and  analytical  capabilities,
reliability of performance, and financial soundness and responsibility. Research
services prepared and furnished by brokers through which the Sub-Adviser effects
securities  transactions on behalf of the Fund may be used by the Sub-Adviser in
servicing  all of its  accounts,  and not all such  services  may be used by the
Sub-Adviser in connection  with the Fund. The Sub-Adviser may follow a policy of
considering  sales  of  shares  of the  Fund as a  factor  in the  selection  of



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broker/dealers   to  execute   portfolio   transactions,   subject  to  the
requirements of best execution  discussed above. In the selection of a broker or
dealer for execution of any negotiated  transaction,  the Sub-Adviser shall have
no duty or obligation to seek advance competitive bidding for the most favorable
negotiated commission rate for such transaction,  or to select any broker solely
on the basis of its purported or "posted"  commission rate for such transaction,
provided,  however, that the Sub-Adviser shall consider such "posted" commission
rates, if any, together with any other  information  available at the time as to
the level of commissions known to be charged on comparable transactions by other
qualified   brokerage   firms,  as  well  as  all  other  relevant  factors  and
circumstances,  including  the  size  of  any  contemporaneous  market  in  such
securities, the importance to the Fund of speed, efficiency, and confidentiality
of execution,  the execution  capabilities  required by the circumstances of the
particular transactions,  and the apparent knowledge or familiarity with sources
from or to whom such  securities may be purchased or sold.  Where the commission
rate reflects  services,  reliability and other relevant  factors in addition to
the cost of execution,  the Sub-Adviser  shall have the burden of  demonstrating
that such expenditures were bona fide and for the benefit of the Fund.

                               ARTICLE II

                      ALLOCATION OF CHARGES AND EXPENSES

      The  Sub-Adviser  assumes  and  shall  pay for  maintaining  the staff and
personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement,  and shall,
at its own expense, provide the office space, equipment and facilities necessary
to perform its obligations under this Agreement.  Except to the extent expressly
assumed by the Sub-Adviser herein and except to the extent required by law to be
paid by the  Sub-Adviser,  INVESCO  and/or the  Company  shall pay all costs and
expenses in connection with the operations of the Fund.

                               ARTICLE III

                     COMPENSATION OF THE SUB-ADVISER

      For the services rendered,  facilities furnished,  and expenses assumed by
the Sub-Adviser,  INVESCO shall pay to the Sub-Adviser an annual fee,  computed
daily  and  paid  as of the  last  day of  each  month,  using  for  each  daily
calculation  the most  recently  determined  net  asset  value of the  Fund,  as
determined by a valuation  made in  accordance  with the Fund's  procedures  for
calculating  their net asset value as described in the Fund's  Prospectus and/or
Statement of Additional Information.  The advisory fee to the Sub-Adviser shall
be computed at the annual rate of 0.30% of the first $500  million of the Fund's
average  net  assets,  0.25% of the Fund's  average net assets in excess of $500
million  but not more than $1  billion,  and  0.2167% of the Fund's  average net
assets in excess of $1 billion.  During any period when the determination of the
Fund's net asset value is  suspended by the  Directors  of the Company,  the net
asset  value of a share of the Fund as of the last  business  day  prior to such



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suspension  shall, for the purpose of this Article III, be deemed to be the
net asset value at the close of each  succeeding  business day until it is again
determined.  However,  no such fee shall be paid to the Sub-Adviser with respect
to any assets of the Fund which may be invested in any other investment  company
for which the Sub-Adviser serves as investment  adviser or sub-adviser.  The fee
provided for hereunder shall be prorated in any month in which this Agreement is
not in effect for the entire month. The Sub-Adviser shall be entitled to receive
fees  hereunder  only  for  such  periods  as the  INVESCO  Investment  Advisory
Agreement remains in effect.

                                 ARTICLE IV

                    LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF SUB-ADVISER

      The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment,  mistake of
law or for any loss arising out of any  investment or for any act or omission in
the performance of sub-advisory  services  rendered with respect to the Company
or the Fund,  except for willful  misfeasance,  bad faith or gross negligence in
the  performance  of its  duties  or by  reason  of  reckless  disregard  of its
obligations  and duties  hereunder.  As used in this  Article IV,  "Sub-Adviser"
shall include any affiliates of the Sub-Adviser performing services contemplated
hereby  and  directors,  officers  and  employees  of the  Sub-Adviser  and such
affiliates.

                                ARTICLE V

                       ACTIVITIES OF THE SUB-ADVISER

      The  services  of the  Sub-Adviser  to the Fund are not to be deemed to be
exclusive,  the Sub-Adviser and any person controlled by or under common control
with  the  Sub-Adviser  (for  purposes  of  this  Article  V  referred  to  as
"affiliates")  being free to render  services to others.  It is understood  that
directors, officers, employees and shareholders of the Company are or may become
interested  in the  Sub-Adviser  and its  affiliates,  as  directors,  officers,
employees and shareholders or otherwise and that directors,  officers, employees
and  shareholders of the  Sub-Adviser,  INVESCO and their  affiliates are or may
become interested in the Company as directors, officers and employees.

                               ARTICLE VI

                   AVOIDANCE OF INCONSISTENT POSITIONS AND
                      COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS

      In connection  with  purchases or sales of securities  for the  investment
portfolios  of the  Fund,  neither  the  Sub-Adviser  nor any of its  directors,
officers or employees  will act as a principal or agent for any party other than
the Fund or receive  any  commissions.  The  Sub-Adviser  will  comply  with all



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applicable laws in acting hereunder including, without limitation, the 1940
Act;  the  Investment  Advisers  Act of 1940,  as  amended;  and all  rules  and
regulations duly promulgated under the foregoing.

                                 ARTICLE VII

                  DURATION AND TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT

      This Agreement  shall become  effective as of the date it is approved by a
majority of the outstanding  voting  securities of the Fund, and shall remain in
force for an initial term of two years from the date of execution, and from year
to year  thereafter  until its  termination in accordance with this Article VII,
but only so long as such continuance is specifically  approved at least annually
by (i)  the  Directors  of the  Company,  or by the  vote of a  majority  of the
outstanding  voting  securities  of the  Fund,  and  (ii) a  majority  of  those
Directors  who are not parties to this  Agreement or  interested  persons of any
such party cast in person at a meeting  called for the purpose of voting on such
approval.  In  the  event  of  the  disapproval  of  this  Agreement,  or of the
continuation hereof, by the shareholders of the Fund (or by the Directors of the
Company as to the Fund),  the  parties  intend  that such  disapproval  shall be
effective  only as to the Fund, and that such  disapproval  shall not affect the
validity  of  effectiveness  of  the  approval  of  this  Agreement,  or of  the
continuation hereof, by the shareholders of any other Fund (or by the Directors,
including a majority of the  disinterested  Directors) as to such other Fund; in
such case,  this  Agreement  shall be deemed to have been  validly  approved  or
continued, as the case may be, as to such other Fund.

      This  Agreement may be terminated at any time,  without the payment of any
penalty,  by  INVESCO;  the Fund by vote of a majority of the  Directors  of the
Company; by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund;
or, with respect to a particular  Fund, by a majority of the outstanding  voting
securities  of  that  Fund,  as  the  case  may  be;  or by the  Sub-Adviser.  A
termination  by INVESCO or the  Sub-Adviser  shall  require  sixty days' written
notice to the other party and to the Company,  and a termination  by the Company
shall  require  such  notice  to  each  of the  parties.  This  Agreement  shall
automatically terminate in the event of its assignment to the extent required by
the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Rules thereunder.

      The  Sub-Adviser  agrees to furnish to the  Directors  of the Company such
information  on an annual basis as may  reasonably  be necessary to evaluate the
terms of this Agreement.

      Termination  of  this  Agreement   shall  not  affect  the  right  of  the
Sub-Adviser  to  receive  payments  on any unpaid  balance  of the  compensation
described in Article III hereof earned prior to such termination.




<PAGE>



                               ARTICLE VIII

                      AMENDMENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT

      No provision of this Agreement may be orally  changed or  discharged,  but
may only be modified by an instrument in writing signed by the  Sub-Adviser  and
INVESCO.  In addition,  no amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless
approved  by (1)  the  vote  of a  majority  of the  Directors  of the  Company,
including a majority of the Directors  who are not parties to this  Agreement or
interested  persons of any such party cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose  of  voting  on such  amendment  and (2) the vote of a  majority  of the
outstanding  voting securities of the Fund (other than an amendment which can be
effective  without  shareholder  approval under applicable law). In the event of
the  disapproval  of an amendment of this  Agreement  by the  shareholders  of a
particular  Fund (or by the  Directors of the Company as to a particular  Fund),
the parties  intend that such  disapproval  shall be  effective  only as to such
Fund, and that such  disapproval  shall not affect the validity or effectiveness
of the approval of the  amendment by the  shareholders  of any other Fund (or by
the Directors,  including a majority of the disinterested  Directors) as to such
other Fund; in such case,  this  Agreement  shall be deemed to have been validly
amended as to such other Fund.

                               ARTICLE IX

                      DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS

      In  interpreting  the provisions of this  Agreement,  the terms "vote of a
majority  of the  outstanding  voting  securities,"  "assignments,"  "affiliated
person" and  "interested  person," when used in this  Agreement,  shall have the
respective  meanings  specified in the Investment  Company Act and the Rules and
Regulations thereunder,  subject,  however, to such exemptions as may be granted
by the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Act.

                              ARTICLE X

                            GOVERNING LAW

      This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of Colorado and the applicable  provisions of the Investment Company Act. To the
extent  that  the  applicable  laws  of the  State  of  Colorado,  or any of the
provisions  herein,  conflict with the  applicable  provisions of the Investment
Company Act, the latter shall control.




<PAGE>


                            ARTICLE XI

                          MISCELLANEOUS

      Notice. Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing, addressed and
delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at such address as such
other party may designate for the receipt of such notice.

      Severability.   Each  provision  of  this  Agreement  is  intended  to  be
severable.  If any  provision  of this  Agreement  shall be held illegal or made
invalid by a court  decision,  statute,  rule or otherwise,  such  illegality or
invalidity shall not affect the validity or  enforceability  of the remainder of
this Agreement.

      Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and
identification only and are in no way intended to describe, interpret, define or
limit the size, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first above written.

                            INVESCO FUNDS GROUP, INC.


                                    By: /s/ Dan J. Hesser
                                        ---------------------------
                                            Dan J. Hesser
                                            President

ATTEST:

/s/ Glen A. Payne
- ----------------------
    Glen A. Payne
    Secretary
                            INVESCO REALTY ADVISORS, INC.


                                    By: /s/ David A. Ridley
                                        ---------------------------
                                            David A. Ridley
                                            President

ATTEST:

/s/ Shellie Simms
- ----------------------
    Shellie Simms
    Secretary







INVESCO FUNDS                       INVESCO FUNDS GROUP, INC.
                                    7800 East Union Avenue
                                    Denver, Colorado 80237
                                    Post Office Box 173706
                                    Denver, Colorado 80217-3706
                                    Telephone: 303-930-6300




November 13, 1997


Mr. Christopher J. Meyers
Assistant Vice President
State Street Bank and Trust Company
1776 Heritage Drive
North Quincy, MA 02171

RE:   INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.

Dear Chris:

This is to  advise  you  that  INVESCO  Variable  Investment  Funds,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  has  established a new series of shares to be known as INVESCO VIF -
Realty Fund. In accordance  with the Additional  Funds provision in Paragraph 17
of the Custodian  Contract  dated October 20, 1993 between the Company and State
Street Bank and Trust  Company,  the  Company  hereby  requests  that you act as
Custodian for the new series under the terms of the Contract.

Please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing by executing two copies of this
Letter  Agreement,  returning one to the Company and retaining one copy for your
records.

Sincerely,

/s/ Glen A. Payne
- -----------------------------------
Glen A. Payne
Secretary

Agreed to this day of November 1997.

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY



By:   -----------------------------
     Vice President













                       Consent of Independent Accountants



We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  Prospectus  and
Statement of Additional  Information  constituting parts of this  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 10 to the  registration  statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration
Statement")  of our report  dated  February 6, 1998,  relating to the  financial
statements and  financial  highlights  appearing in the December 31, 1997 Annual
Report to  Shareholders  of INVESCO  International  Funds,  Inc.,  which is also
incorporated by reference into the  Registration  Statement.  We also consent to
the references to us under the heading "Financial  Highlights" in the Prospectus
and under the headings "Independent  Accountants" and "Financial  Statements" in
the Statement of Additional Information.



/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
- -------------------------------------


Denver, Colorado
February 25, 1998







[ARTICLE] 6
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 2
   [NAME] VIF--INDUSTRIAL INCOME PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                         36224200
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                        41984248
[RECEIVABLES]                                   160147
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                    1364
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                              5887
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                                42151646
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       1911831
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       146346
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            2058177
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                      33741127
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          2353217
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          1559051
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                        28673
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                         563621
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                       5760048
[NET-ASSETS]                                  40093469
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                               445918
[INTEREST-INCOME]                               477209
[OTHER-INCOME]                                  (3950)
[EXPENSES-NET]                                  268893
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                         650284
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       2766021
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                      3726765
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                          6492786
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                       621902
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                       2199803
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        1689472
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    1064382
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             169076
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                        17751202
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                            330
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                           223880
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                 289996
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                          29776477
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            14.33
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.30
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           3.71
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.29
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         1.01
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                              0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              17.04
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                      1
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
</TABLE>

[ARTICLE] 6
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 3
   [NAME] VIF--TOTAL RETURN PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                         18980418
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                        22954618
[RECEIVABLES]                                   291504
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     230
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                             50439
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                                23296791
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                        29200
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                              29200
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                      19208272
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          1472825
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          1023019
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                         5271
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                          79848
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                       3974200
[NET-ASSETS]                                  23267591
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                               280001
[INTEREST-INCOME]                               393621
[OTHER-INCOME]                                  (8180)
[EXPENSES-NET]                                  150921
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                         514521
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                        208618
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                      2541805
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                          2750423
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                       465401
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                        109339
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        1194193
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                     782443
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                              37056
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                         9754488
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                      (46744)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                         (1502)
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                           126159
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                 184560
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                          16902376
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            13.21
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.36
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           2.66
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.34
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         0.08
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                              0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              15.81
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                      1
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
</TABLE>

[ARTICLE] 6
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 1
   [NAME] VIF--HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                         28919563
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                        29308962
[RECEIVABLES]                                  1508578
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     740
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                            337638
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                                31155918
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                        230500
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                        44504
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                             275004
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                      30364634
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          2478386
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          1191508
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                        24007
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                         102874
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                        389399
[NET-ASSETS]                                  30880914
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                11212
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              1789476
[OTHER-INCOME]                                   58536
[EXPENSES-NET]                                  156599
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                        1702625
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       1351668
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                        69593
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                          1421261
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      1687001
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                       1250049
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        2645545
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    1594764
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             236097
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                        16842563
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                           8383
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                         4588
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                           117624
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                 184468
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                          19615358
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            11.78
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.78
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           1.26
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.78
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         0.58
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                              0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              12.46
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                      1
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
</TABLE>

[ARTICLE] 6
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 4
   [NAME] VIF--UTILITIES PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                          3839342
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                         4584032
[RECEIVABLES]                                     9495
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     274
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                              4573
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                                 4598374
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                        10525
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                              10525
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                       3827152
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                           318697
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                           222570
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                         2424
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                          13583
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                        744690
[NET-ASSETS]                                   4587849
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                               106319
[INTEREST-INCOME]                                18784
[OTHER-INCOME]                                   (491)
[EXPENSES-NET]                                   29375
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                          95237
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                         27459
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                       643128
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                           670587
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                        91300
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                         13881
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                         203031
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                     114385
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                               7481
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                         1927601
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                         (1508)
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                            19549
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                  67438
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                           3358633
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            11.95
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.30
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           2.48
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.29
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         0.04
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                              0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              14.40
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                      1
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
</TABLE>

[ARTICLE] 6
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 7
   [NAME] VIF-HEALTH SCIENCES FUND
<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   OTHER
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-START]                             MAY-22-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               SEP-30-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                           342654
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                          354377
[RECEIVABLES]                                       83
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                       0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                              3455
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                                  357915
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                         1416
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                               1416
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                        347453
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                            33595
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                                0
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                          915
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                         (3592)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                         11723
[NET-ASSETS]                                    356499
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                  113
[INTEREST-INCOME]                                  802
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                       0
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                            915
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                        (3592)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                        11723
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                             8131
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                            0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                          64873
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                      31278
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                  0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                          356499
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                                0
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                      0
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                            166128
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            10.00
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.03
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           0.58
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.00
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         0.00
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                              0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              10.61
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                      0
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
</TABLE>

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 6
<SERIES>
   <NUMBER> 8
   <NAME> VIF-TECHNOLOGY FUND
       
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