Invesco PowerShares Provides Estimated Capital Gains Information for 2014

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Dec 12, 2014) -  Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC, a leading global provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today that it expects to deliver capital gains distributions across 9 of 116 equity and fixed-income ETFs for 2014.

"For another year, the majority of Invesco PowerShares' product line did not have capital gains distributions," said Dan Draper, Managing Director and Head of Invesco PowerShares. "This underscores one of the many advantages ETFs can potentially provide shareholders seeking to maximize real returns. As a leader in the Smart Beta revolution, Invesco PowerShares provides investors and financial advisors with the opportunity for potential tax efficiency, trading flexibility, and access to strategies that go beyond market capitalization-weighted indexes."

All but two of these Funds are expected to see long-term capital gains distributions under 1% of net asset value (NAV) per share. These funds include:

ETF Name		Ticker		Estimated Distribution (per share) Short-Term Gain		Estimated Distribution (per share) Long-Term Gain		Total Estimated Distribution (per share)
PowerShares KBW Bank Portfolio		KBWB		$.015 - $.020				$.015 - $.020
PowerShares KBW Capital Markets Portfolio		KBWC		$.265 - $.30		$.035 -$.040		$.30 - $.34
PowerShares KBW Property and Casualty Insurance Portfolio		KBWP		$.06 - .07		$.03 - $.04		$.09 - $.11
PowerShares NYSE Century Portfolio		NYCC		$.02 - $.03		$.002 - $.004		$.022 - $.034
PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio		PBP		$.16 - $.18				$.16 - $.18
PowerShares S&P 500 Downside Hedged Portfolio		PHDG		$1.13 - $1.17		$.10 - .12		$1.23 - $1.29
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio		PJP		$1.30 - 1.34		$.34 - $.36		$1.64 - $1.70
PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples Portfolio		PSCC		$.14 - $.16		$.53 - $.56		$.67 - $.72
PowerShares S&P SmallCap Health Care Portfolio		PSCH		$.53 - $.57		$.86 - $.90		$1.39 - $1.47
Distributions are estimates and subject to change.

The ex-date for the 2014 capital gains distributions is anticipated to be Wednesday, December 24, 2014. The record date is anticipated to be Monday, December 29, 2014, and the payable date is anticipated to be Wednesday, December 31, 2014.