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PowerShares India Portfolio

The liberalization of India is arguably one of the most significant global economic developments of the last 20 years, turning the new market-based economy into one of the largest and fastest growing in the world. PowerShares Capital Management LLC is pleased to announce the PowerShares India Portfolio (Ticker: PIN), an ETF providing direct exposure to stocks of Indian companies. This direct equity exposure is significant because currently many India-focused funds provide only indirect exposure to India using derivatives and/or notes.

To learn more about the PowerShares India Portfolio, select from the following links:
 Overview and fund holdings
 Prospectus
The Indus India Index

The Indus India Index, on which the India Portfolio is based, is designed to replicate the Indian equity markets as a whole, through a diverse group of approximately 50 Indian stocks, selected from a universe of the largest companies listed on the two primary India exchanges—200 from the Bombay Stock Exchange and 200 from the National Stock Exchange.

Additionally, The Indus India Index, on which the India Portfolio is based, selects constituents pursuant to IndusCap, a patent-pending, proprietary rules-based methodology that accounts for the foreign ownership limits established by RBI and the current foreign holdings, as well as locked-in stock not available in secondary markets. This intelligent methodology allows the Index to calculate an “IndusCap” figure for each company within the universe, providing what we believe is a more accurate representation of the capitalization in each company available to foreign ownership, than market-cap and float-weight would.

Important Risk Information

There are risks involved with investing in ETFs, including possible loss of money. The Fund is not actively managed and is subject to risk similar to stocks of emerging market countries, including those related to short selling and margin maintenance.

Stocks of Indian companies carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: The value of the Fund's assets may be adversely affected by political, economic, social and other factors, changes in Indian law or regulations and the status of India's relations with other countries. In addition, the economy of India may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as the rate of growth of gross domestic product, the rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments position. Agriculture occupies a more prominent position in the Indian economy than in the United States, and the Indian economy therefore is more susceptible to adverse changes in weather. The Indian government has exercised and continues to exercise significant influence over many aspects of the economy, and the number of public sector enterprises in India is substantial. Accordingly, Indian government actions in the future could have a significant effect on the Indian economy, which could affect private sector companies and the Fund, market conditions, and prices and yields of securities in the Fund's portfolio. The Fund currently operates through a wholly owned subsidiary in the Republic of Mauritius and will benefit from favorable tax treatment by the Indian government pursuant to a taxation treaty between India and Mauritius. Please see the prospectus for more complete information.

Tax Consequences of Redemption Proceeds Being Limited Primarily to Cash
Unlike most exchange-traded funds, the Fund does not and will not generally make primarily in-kind redemptions. As such the Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. Generally, this will cause the Fund to recognize gain it might not otherwise have recognized, or to recognize such gain sooner than would otherwise be required, if it were able to distribute the shares primarily in-kind. Based on the U.S. federal income tax rules applicable to the ETF and an investment in the ETF, this may cause particular shareholders to be subject to tax on gains they would not otherwise be subject to, or at an earlier date than, if they had made an investment in a different exchange-traded fund.

Indus is the Index Provider for the Fund. Indus is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor. Indus' only relationship to the Adviser, the Fund or the Distributor is Indus' licensing to the Adviser of certain Indus trademarks, Indexes and trade names, which are composed by Indus without regard to the Adviser, the Fund, the Distributor or any investor; and Indus makes no warranty or representation regarding the advisability of purchasing, holding or trading this product.

An investor should consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. For a copy of the prospectus which contains this and other information about the Fund, call 800.983.0903 or visit http://www.powershares.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

1CIA World Fact Book, as of January 2008. 2007 data is estimated.
2Ranga Nathan. "An Investable India Index for Open-Ended Funds", Fall 2007 "A Guide to Exchange-Traded Funds and Indexing Innovations."
The world's 4th largest economy1.
Experienced 2006 and 2007 growth rates of 9.2 and 8.5% compared with 2.9 and 2.0% for the U.S.1
The world's second largest population, second only to China1.
Growing stock markets with over 7,000 companies listed on Indian exchanges2.
Direct exposure to the India marketplace.
Patent-pending index methodology accounts for foreign ownership limitations.
Seeks to provide diversified, broad based exposure to the Indian equity markets.
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Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the distributor of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, the PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and the PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust.
Investment products offered are: Not FDIC Insured  • No Bank Guarantee  • May Lose Value
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