Registration No. 333-79637
File No. 811-9361
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 [X]
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY
ACT OF 1940 [X]
Amendment No. 3 [X]
OPPENHEIMER TRINITY CORE FUND
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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212-323-0200
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
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Andrew J. Donohue, Esq.
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
[ ] Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
[X] On November 28, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
[ ] On _______________ 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.
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Oppenheimer
Trinity Core FundSM
Prospectus dated November 28, 2000
Oppenheimer Trinity Core FundSM is a
mutual fund that seeks long-term
growth of capital. The Fund invests
primarily in "undervalued" stocks that
are included in the Standard & Poor's
Composite Index of 500 Stocks.
This Prospectus contains
important information about the Fund's
objective, its investment policies,
strategies and risks. It also contains
important information about how to buy
and sell shares of the Fund and other
account features. Please read this
Prospectus carefully before you invest
and keep it for future reference about
your account.
As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission has not
approved or disapproved the Fund's securities nor has it determined that this
Prospectus is accurate or complete. It is a criminal offense to represent
otherwise.
(OppenheimerFunds logo)
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Contents
About the Fund
The Fund's Investment Objective and Strategies
Main Risks of Investing in the Fund
The Fund's Past Performance
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
About the Fund's Investments
How the Fund is Managed
Related Past Performance
About Your Account
How to Buy Shares
Class A Shares
Class B Shares
Class C Shares
Class Y Shares
Special Investor Services
AccountLink
PhoneLink
OppenheimerFunds Internet Web Site
Retirement Plans
How to Sell Shares
By Mail
By Telephone
How to Exchange Shares
Shareholder Account Rules and Policies
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
Financial Highlights
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A B O U T T H E F U N D
The Fund's Investment Objective and Strategies
WHAT IS THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE? The Fund's investment objective is to
seek long-term growth of capital.
WHAT DOES THE FUND INVEST IN? The Fund invests in common stocks that are
included in the Standard & Poor's Composite Index of 500 Stocks ("S&P 500
Index"). The Fund does not expect to invest in all of the stocks included in the
S&P 500 Index at the same time, and the Fund's investments in particular stocks
may be allocated in amounts that vary from the proportional weightings of those
stocks in the S&P 500 Index. Therefore, the Fund is not an "index" fund.
HOW DOES THE SUB-ADVISOR DECIDE WHAT SECURITIES TO BUY OR SELL? The Fund's
investment Manager, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., has engaged a Sub-Advisor, Trinity
Investment Management Corporation, to select the securities for the Fund's
portfolio. The Sub-Advisor primarily uses value-oriented investment analyses to
determine which stocks to buy and sell on behalf of the Fund. In using these
approaches, the Sub-Advisor looks for stocks that appear to be temporarily
undervalued by various measures. The Sub-Advisor seeks stocks having prices that
are relatively low in relation to what it considers to be their real worth or
future prospects, with the expectation that the Fund will realize appreciation
in the value of its holdings.
The Fund's Sub-advisor generally adheres to the following systematic,
disciplined investment process. While the Fund's investment process and its
implementation may vary in particular cases, the process includes the following
strategies:
o The Sub-Advisor considers stocks that are included in the S&P 500 Index
as investments for the Fund's portfolio. Under normal circumstances, at
least 80 percent of the Fund's assets will be invested in stocks
included in the index.
o The Sub-Advisor uses proprietary quantitative valuation techniques,
which incorporate data derived from qualitative fundamental research,
to identify stocks within the S&P 500 Index that it considers
undervalued. Individual stocks are selected for the Fund's portfolio
using a ranking process based on those valuation models.
Seeking to reduce the Fund's overall risk, the Sub-Advisor diversifies the
Fund's portfolio by allocating the Fund's investments among industries
within the S&P 500 Index.
The Sub-Advisor developed this proprietary process, known as the
"SectorPlex-Core" approach, in 1993. The SectorPlex-Core approach is more fully
described under "About the Fund's Investments," below.
WHO IS THE FUND DESIGNED FOR? The Fund is designed primarily for investors
seeking capital growth in their investment over the long term. Investors should
be willing to assume the risks of short-term share price fluctuations that are
typical for a fund investing in stocks. The Fund is not designed for investors
requiring current income. Because of its focus on long-term growth, the Fund may
be appropriate for a portion of a retirement plan investment. The Fund is not a
complete investment program.
Main Risks of Investing in the Fund
All investments have risks to some degree. The Fund's investments in stocks are
subject to changes in their value from a number of factors described below.
There is also the risk that poor security selection by the Sub-Advisor will
cause the Fund to underperform other funds having similar objectives.
RISKS OF INVESTING IN STOCKS. Stocks fluctuate in price, and their short-term
volatility at times may be great. Because the Fund focuses its investments in
stocks, the value of the Fund's portfolio will be affected by changes in the
stock markets. This market risk will affect the Fund's net asset value per
share, which will fluctuate as the values of the Fund's portfolio securities
change.
A variety of factors can affect the price of a particular stock and the
prices of individual stocks do not move in the same direction uniformly or at
the same time. Because the Fund limits its stock investments to stocks traded on
U.S. exchanges, the Fund's net asset value per share will be affected primarily
by changes in U.S. stock markets.
Additionally, stocks of issuers in a particular industry may be affected
by changes in economic conditions that affect that industry more than others, or
by changes in government regulations, availability of basic resources or
supplies, or other events. The Fund does not concentrate 25% or more of its
assets in any one industry, and the portfolio management team seeks to reduce
the effects of industry risks by diversifying the Fund's investments among 34
industry groups defined by the Sub-Advisor within the S&P 500 Index. However,
there is no assurance that this diversification strategy will reduce
fluctuations in the value of the Fund's shares related to events affecting the
stocks of issuers in a particular industry.
Other factors can affect a particular stock's price, such as poor earnings
reports by the issuer, loss of major customers, major litigation against the
issuer, or changes in government regulations affecting the issuer.
HOW RISKY IS THE FUND OVERALL? These risks collectively form the risk profile of
the Fund and can affect the value of the Fund's investments, its investment
performance and its prices per share. Particular investments and important
strategies also have risks. These risks mean that you can lose money by
investing in the Fund. When you redeem your shares, they may be worth more or
less than what you paid for them. There is no assurance that the Fund will
achieve its investment objective.
The Fund focuses its investments in stocks for long-term growth, however,
in the short term, stocks can be volatile. The price of the Fund's shares can go
up and down substantially. The Fund generally does not use income-oriented
investments to help cushion the Fund's total return from changes in stock
prices, except for temporary defensive purposes. In the OppenheimerFunds
spectrum, the Fund is generally more conservative than aggressive growth stock
funds, but more aggressive than funds that invest in stocks and bonds.
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An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency.
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The Fund's Past Performance
Because the Fund commenced operations on September 1, 1999, calendar year
performance information for 1999 is not included in this Prospectus. To obtain
the Fund's performance information, you can either contact the Transfer Agent at
he toll-free telephone number on the back cover o this Prospectus to request the
Fund's annual report or visit the OppenheimerFunds Internet web site at
http://www.oppenheimerfunds.com.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The Fund pays a variety of expenses directly for management of its assets,
administration, distribution of its shares and other services. Those expenses
are subtracted from the Fund's assets to calculate the Fund's net asset values
per share. All shareholders therefore pay those expenses indirectly.
Shareholders pay other expenses directly, such as sales charges and account
transaction charges. The following tables are provided to help you understand
the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The
numbers below are based on the Fund's expenses during its fiscal period ended
July 31, 2000.
Shareholder Fees (charges paid directly from your investment):
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Class A Shares Class B Class C Class Y
Shares Shares Shares
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Maximum Sales Charge 5.75% None None None
(Load) on purchases
(as % of offering
price)
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Maximum Deferred Sales None1 5%2 1%3 None
Charge (Load) (as % of
the lower of the
original offering
price or redemption
proceeds)
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1. A contingent deferred sales charge may apply to redemptions of investments of
$1 million or more ($500,000 for retirement plan accounts) of Class A shares.
See "How to Buy Shares" for details.
2. Applies to redemptions in first year after purchase. The contingent deferred
sales charge declines to 1% in the sixth year and is eliminated after that.
3. Applies to shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (deducted from Fund assets):
(% of average daily net assets)
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Class A Class B Class C Class Y
Shares Shares Shares Shares
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Management Fees 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
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Distribution and/or 0.12% 1.00% 1.00% None
Service (12b-1) Fees
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Other Expenses 0.59% 0.58% 0.58% 0.59%
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Total Annual Operating 1.46% 2.33% 2.33% 1.34%
Expenses
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Expenses may vary in future years. "Other expenses" are estimates of the
transfer agent fees, custodial fees, and accounting and legal expenses that the
Fund pays.
EXAMPLES. The following examples are intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The
examples assume that you invest $10,000 in a class of shares of the Fund for the
time periods indicated and reinvest your dividends and distributions.
The first example assumes that you redeem all of your shares at the end of
those periods. The second example assumes that you keep your shares. Both
examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the
class's operating expenses remain the same. Your actual costs may be higher or
lower because expenses will vary over time. Based on these assumptions your
expenses would be as follows:
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If shares are redeemed:
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Class A Shares $2,221 $715 $1,010 $1,327
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Class B Shares $2,249 $736 $1,027 $1,445
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Class C Shares $2,666 $336 $ 727 $1,245
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Class Y Shares $1,613 $136 $ 425 $ 734
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If shares are not redeeme10 Years 1 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
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Class A Shares $2,221 $715 $1,010 $1,327
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Class B Shares $2,249 $236 $ 727 $1,245
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Class C Shares $2,666 $236 $ 727 $1,245
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Class Y Shares $1,613 $136 $ 425 $ 734
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In the first example, expenses include the initial sales charge for Class A and
the applicable Class B or Class C contingent deferred sales charges. In the
second example, the Class A expenses include the sales charge, but Class B and
Class C expenses do not include contingent deferred sales charges.
1 Class B expenses for years 7 through 10 are based on Class A expenses since
Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after 6 years.
About the Fund's Investments
THE FUND'S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT POLICIES. The Fund purchases only stocks that
are included in the S&P 500 Index. In rare instances, the Fund may temporarily
hold stocks that are removed from the S&P 500 Index.
S&P 500 Index. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of equity securities
that is a broad-based measure of changes in domestic stock market
conditions based on the average performance of 500 widely held stocks.
Standard & Poor's Corporation selects the stocks included in the index and
determines their relative weightings within the index. The index is
generally considered a "large cap" index. The Sub-Advisor's research
capabilities cover approximately 98% of the stocks included in the S&P 500
Index.
Investment Process. In selecting stocks from the S&P 500 Index for the Fund's
portfolio, the Sub-Advisor follows a proprietary investment process known
as the SectorPlex-CoreSM approach. The process is intended to identify the
most undervalued and the most overvalued stocks included in the S&P 500
Index. As a result of the selection process, the Fund invests primarily in
the most undervalued stocks identified by the Sub-Advisor, with the
expectation that those stocks will appreciate in value.
Each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading, the Sub-Advisor
ranks approximately 98% of the stocks comprising the S&P 500 Index
according to their relative valuations. To determine these rankings, the
Sub-Advisor divides the S&P 500 Index into 11 broad economic sectors it
has defined (see the chart on next page). The Sub-Advisor then evaluates
each of the stocks in the 11 economic sectors using specially selected
valuation models, which may result in valuations quite different from
current stock market valuations.
The selected valuation models are intended to reflect and react to the
factors that have historically driven stock prices in each of the 11
economic sectors of the index. The models incorporate data from a
proprietary research library that includes almost 20 years of detailed
fundamental research and pricing data related to various valuation
techniques.
Based on the model valuations, each of the stocks in the 11 economic
sectors is assigned a ranking from 1 to 10. The most undervalued stocks in
an economic sector are assigned a ranking of 1 (the highest ranking) and
the most overvalued stocks in an economic sector are assigned a ranking of
10 (the lowest ranking). The most undervalued or most attractive stocks in
each sector are candidates for purchase by the Fund. Although lower ranked
or less attractive stocks in each sector generally are candidates for sale
if held by the Fund, the Fund does invest in some lower ranked or less
attractive stocks in an attempt to reduce overall portfolio risk.
In order to diversify the Fund's investment portfolio and attempt to
reduce overall portfolio risk, the Sub-Advisor seeks to align the Fund's
portfolio investments to the sector weights of the index (see the chart on
next page). The Fund generally purchases the most undervalued stocks
within each of the 34 industry groups and sells the most overvalued stocks
within each of the 34 industry groups.
The size of the Fund's portfolio positions in the "undervalued" stocks
generally is related to the proportionate weights of those stocks within
the S&P 500 Index. The size of the Fund's portfolio positions in lower
ranked or less attractive stocks generally is less than the proportionate
weights of those stocks within the index.
Overall, the Fund's portfolio will be broadly diversified among the 11
economic sectors and 34 industry groups. The Fund's portfolio
characteristics, such as its yield, price to earnings ratio and price to
book ratio, will generally reflect the underlying characteristics of the
index.
There is no assurance the Fund's value selection strategy will result in
the Fund achieving its objective of long-term growth of capital. Nor can
there be any assurance that the Fund's diversification strategy will
actually reduce the volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Statement
of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund's
investment policies and risks.
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S&P 500 Index
11 Economic Sectors, 34 Industry Groups
Basic Material Capital Goods Comsumer Cyclicals
Chemicals Electric Equipment Retail/Merchandise
Forest Products Aerospace Entertainment
Metals Machinary Building Materials
Lodging & Restaurant
Publishing
Consumer Durables
Retail/Clothing
Consumer Staples Energy
Food/Bev/Tobacco Integrated Oils
Household Products Oil Products/Svcs
Food & Drug Retail
Health Care Miscellaneous Finance
Drugs Miscellaneous Consumer Finance
Hospital/Hospital Money Center Banks
Supply Insurance
Regional Banks
Transportation Technology Utilities
Automotive Computer Hardware Telephones
Transportation Computer Software Electric Utilities
Auto Parts Electronics Gas & Water
CAN THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES CHANGE? The Fund's Board
of Trustees can change non-fundamental investment policies without shareholder
approval, although significant changes will be described in amendments to this
Prospectus. Fundamental policies cannot be changed without the approval of a
majority of the Fund's outstanding voting shares. The Fund's investment
objective is not a fundamental policy, but will not be changed by the Fund's
Board of Trustees without advance notice to shareholders.
Other investment restrictions that are fundamental policies are listed in the
Statement of Additional Information. An investment policy is not fundamental
unless this Prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information says that it
is.
OTHER INVESTMENT STRATEGIES. To seek its objective, the Fund can also use the
investment techniques and strategies described below. The Fund may or may not
use these investment techniques. These techniques have certain risks, although
some are designed to help reduce the overall investment or market risks.
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund's investment process may cause the Fund to engage
in active and frequent trading. Therefore, the Fund may engage in
short-term trading while trying to achieve its objective. Portfolio
turnover increases brokerage costs the Fund pays (and reduces
performance). Additionally, securities trading can cause the Fund to
realize capital gains that are distributed to shareholders as taxable
distributions.
Temporary Defensive Investments. In times of adverse or unstable market,
economic or political conditions, the Fund can invest up to 100% of its
assets in temporary defensive investments. Generally they would be
high-quality, short-term money market instruments, such as U.S. government
securities, highly rated commercial paper, short-term corporate debt
obligations, bank deposits or repurchase agreements. The Fund can also
hold these types of securities pending the investment of proceeds from the
sale of Fund shares or portfolio securities or to meet anticipated
redemptions of Fund shares. To the extent the Fund invests defensively in
these securities, it might not achieve its investment objective of capital
growth.
How the Fund Is Managed
THE MANAGER. The Manager chooses the Fund's investments and handles its
day-to-day business. The Manager carries out its duties, subject to the policies
established by the Fund's Board of Trustees, under an investment advisory
agreement that states the Manager's responsibilities. The agreement sets the
fees the Fund pays to the Manager and describes the expenses that the Fund is
responsible to pay to conduct its business.
The Manager has been an investment adviser since January 1960. The Manager
(including subsidiaries and an affiliate) managed assets of more than $130
billion in assets as of September 30, 2000, including other Oppenheimer funds
with more than 5 million shareholder accounts. The Manager is located at Two
World Trade Center, 34th Floor, New York, New York 10048-0203.
The Manager's Fees. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the
Manager an advisory fee at an annual rate that declines on additional
assets as the Fund grows: 0.75% of the first $200 million of average
annual net assets of the Fund, 0.72% of the next $200 million, 0.69% of
the next $200 million, 0.66% of the next $200 million, and 0.60% of
average annual net assets in excess of $800 million. The Fund's management
fee for the period ended July 31, 2000 was 0.75% of average annual net
assets for each class of shares.
The Sub-Advisor. The Manager retained the Sub-Advisor to provide day-to-day
portfolio management for the Fund. The Sub-Advisor has operated as an
investment advisor since 1980. As of September 30, 2000, the Sub-Advisor
managed over $3.7 billion for approximately 74 clients. The Sub-Advisor
also serves as sub-advisor to other investment companies for which the
Manager serves as investment advisor. The Sub-Advisor is an affiliate of
the Manager, and is located at 301 North Spring Street, Bellefonte,
Pennsylvania 16823. The Manager, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Advisor an
annual fee under a Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the
Sub-Advisor.
Portfolio Management Team. The Fund is managed by a team of individuals employed
by the Sub-Advisor. The portfolio management team is primarily responsible
for the selection of the Fund's portfolio securities.
Related Past Performance
Because investment management of the Fund will adhere to the Sub-Advisor's
proprietary investment process (known as the SectorPlex-CoreSM approach) in
selecting the Fund's portfolio investments, the performance results for private
accounts managed by the Sub-Advisor using the SectorPlex-CoreSM process have
been combined and are provided below.1
The Sub-Advisor began managing private accounts using the
SectorPlex-CoreSM approach in 1993. As of September 30, 2000, the Sub-Advisor
managed over $1.1 billion in private accounts using the SectorPlex-CoreSM
approach.
The combined performance results for accounts managed by the Sub-Advisor
since September 30, 1993 using the SectorPlex-CoreSM approach have been adjusted
to reflect the deduction of fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. Those fees and expenses are detailed under "Fees and
Expenses of the Fund," above. The composite average annual total return table
includes the deduction of applicable sales loads.
The following performance information is composite performance data of all
accounts managed by the Sub-Advisor that have investment policies, strategies
and objectives substantially similar to those of the Fund. The performance
information does not represent the historical performance of the Fund and should
not be interpreted as indicative of the Fund's future performance. Additionally,
private accounts are not subject to certain investment limitations,
diversification requirements, and other restrictions and requirements imposed by
the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Internal Revenue Code, which, if
applicable, may have adversely affected the composite performance results, and
may cause the Fund's performance to be lower than that of similarly managed
private accounts.
The composite performance results provided below have been calculated in
accordance with the recommended performance presentation standards of the
Association of Investment Management and Research ("AIMR"), which differ in
certain respects from the standardized method provided for by the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The performance results have been restated to reflect the
fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
All returns presented were calculated on a total return basis and include
dividends as well as realized and unrealized capital gains and losses. Total
return is calculated monthly in accordance with the "time-weighted" rate of
return method provided for by the AIMR standards, and reflects market value
weights of accounts. Cash and cash equivalents are included in the performance
results.
The table and bar chart show one measure of the risks of investing in the
Fund, by showing how the composite average annual total returns of private
accounts managed by the Sub-Advisor using the SectorPlex-CoreSM process compare
to those of a broad-based market index, and by showing changes in the composite
performance of those private accounts from year to year for the last five
calendar years. The composite past investment performance is not necessarily an
indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
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Past Performance of Life-of-Class*
Similar Accounts Managed
with SectorPlex-CoreSM
Model Adjusted to
Reflect Applicable Fees
and Expenses of the
Fund: Composite Average
Annual Total 5 Years
Returns (for the periods 1 Year
ended December 31, 1999)
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Class A Shares 3.41% 22.70% 19.42%
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Class B Shares 3.79% 22.93% 19.53%
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Class C Shares 7.78% 23.11% 19.53%
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Class Y Shares 9.85% 24.31% 20.70%
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S&P 500 Index 21.03% 28.54% 22.95%+
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* Inception date of composite performance is September 30, 1993. + Index
performance from September 30, 1993.
The composite average annual total returns in the table include adjustment for
the applicable sales charge: for Class A, the current maximum initial sales
charge of 5.75%; for Class B, the contingent deferred sales charges of 5%
(1-year), 2% (5-year) and 1% (life-of-class); and for Class C, the 1% contingent
deferred sales charge for the 1-year period. There is no sales charge for Class
Y shares.
The returns measure the performance of a hypothetical account and assume that
all dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested. Because the
private accounts and the Fund invest primarily in stocks included in the S&P 500
Index, their performance is compared to the S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index of
equity securities that is a measure of the general domestic stock market. The
index performance reflects the reinvestment of income but does not consider the
effects of transaction costs.
Past Performance of Similar Accounts Managed with SectorPlex-CoreSM Model:
Composite Annual Total Returns (excluding the deduction of sales charges) (as of
12/31 each year)
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Calendar Year Ended 12/31 Annual Total Return
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1994 4.75%
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1995 36.54%
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1996 22.13%
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1997 31.39%
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1998 22.57%
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1999 9.72%
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The Fund's sales charges are not included in the calculations of return in this
bar chart. If those charges were included, the returns would be less than those
shown. The calculations of return in this bar chart reflect the deduction of the
annual expenses a Class A shareholder of the Fund is expected to pay during the
Fund's first fiscal year. The returns for the other classes of shares offered by
the Fund would be substantially similar because the shares are invested in the
same portfolio of securities, and would differ only to the extent that the
classes do not have the same expenses.
During the period from 1/1/00 to 9/31/00, the composite cumulative return of the
private accounts was -0.27%. During the period shown in the bar chart, the
highest return (not annualized) for a calendar quarter was 20.13% (4thQ'98) and
the lowest return (not annualized) for a calendar quarter was -11.27% (3rd
Q'98).
A B O U T Y O U R A C C O U N T
How to Buy Shares
HOW DO YOU BUY SHARES? You can buy shares several ways, as described below
through any dealer, broker or financial institution that has a sales agreement
with the
Fund's Distributor, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., or directly through the
Distributor, or automatically through an Asset Builder Plan under the
OppenheimerFunds AccountLink service.
The Fund's Distributor, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., may appoint
servicing agents to accept purchase (and redemption) orders. The Distributor, in
its sole discretion, may reject any purchase order for the Fund's shares.
BuyingShares Through Your Dealer. You can buy shares through any dealer,
broker, or financial institution that has a sales agreement with the
Distributor. Your dealer will place your order with the Distributor on
your behalf.
BuyingShares Through the Distributor. Complete an OppenheimerFunds New Account
Application and return it with a check payable to "OppenheimerFunds
Distributor, Inc." Mail it to P.O. Box 5270, Denver, Colorado 80217. If
you don't list a dealer on the application, the Distributor will act as
your agent in buying the shares. However, we recommend that you discuss
your investment with a financial advisor before you make a purchase to be
sure that the Fund is appropriate for you.
Buying Shares by Federal Funds Wire. Shares purchased through the Distributor
may be paid for by Federal Funds wire. The minimum investment is $2,500.
Before sending a wire, call the Distributor's Wire Department at
1.800.525.7048 to notify the Distributor of the wire, and to receive
further instructions.
BuyingShares Through OppenheimerFunds AccountLink. With AccountLink, you pay
for shares by electronic funds transfers from your bank account. Shares
are purchased for your account on the regular business day the Distributor
is instructed by you to initiate the Automated Clearing House (ACH)
transfer to buy shares. You can provide those instructions automatically,
under an Asset Builder Plan, described below, or by telephone instructions
using OppenheimerFunds PhoneLink, also described below. Please refer to
"AccountLink," below for more details.
BuyingShares Through Asset Builder Plans. You may purchase shares of the Fund
(and up to four other Oppenheimer funds) automatically each month from
your account at a bank or other financial institution under an Asset
Builder Plan with AccountLink. Details are in the Asset Builder
Application and the Statement of Additional Information.
HOW MUCH MUST YOU INVEST? You can buy Fund shares with a minimum initial
investment of $1,000 and make additional investments at any time with as little
as $25. There are reduced minimum investments under special investment plans.
With Asset Builder Plans, 403(b) plans, Automatic Exchange Plans and
military allotment plans, you can make initial and subsequent
investments for as little as $25. You can make additional purchases of
at least $25 through AccountLink.
Under retirement plans, such as IRAs, pension and profit-sharing plans and
401(k) plans, you can start your account with as little as $250. If
your IRA is started under an Asset Builder Plan, the $25 minimum
applies. Additional purchases may be as little as $25.
Theminimum investment requirement does not apply to reinvesting dividends
from the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds (a list of them appears in the
Statement of Additional Information, or you can ask your dealer or call
the Transfer Agent), or reinvesting distributions from unit investment
trusts that have made arrangements with the Distributor.
AT WHAT PRICE ARE SHARES SOLD? Shares are sold at their offering price (the net
asset value per share plus any initial sales charge that applies). The offering
price that applies to a purchase order is based on the next calculation of the
net asset value per share that is made after the Distributor receives the
purchase order at its offices in Denver, Colorado, or after any agent appointed
by the Distributor receives the order and sends it to the Distributor.
Net Asset Value. The net asset value of each class of shares is determined as
of the close of The New York Stock Exchange, on each day the Exchange is
open for trading (referred to in this Prospectus as a "regular business
day"). The Exchange normally closes at 4:00 P.M., New York time, but may
close earlier on some days. All references to time in this Prospectus mean
"New York time."
The net asset value per share is determined by dividing the value of the
Fund's net assets attributable to a class by the number of shares of that
class that are outstanding. To determine net asset value, the Fund's Board
of Trustees has established procedures to value the Fund's securities, in
general based on market value. The Board has adopted special procedures
for valuing illiquid and restricted securities and obligations for which
market values cannot be readily obtained. Because some foreign securities
trade in markets and on exchanges that operate on weekends and U.S.
holidays, the values of foreign investments might change significantly on
days when investors cannot buy or redeem shares.
The Offering Price. To receive the offering price for a particular day, in
most cases the Distributor or its designated agent must receive your order
by the time of day The New York Stock Exchange closes that day. If your
order is received on a day when the Exchange is closed or after it has
closed, the order will receive the next offering price that is determined
after your order is received.
BuyingThrough a Dealer. If you buy shares through a dealer, your dealer must
receive the order by the close of The New York Stock Exchange and transmit
it to the Distributor so that it is received before the Distributor's
close of business on a regular business day (normally 5:00 P.M.) to
receive that day's offering price. Otherwise, the order will receive the
next offering price that is determined.
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WHAT CLASSES OF SHARES DOES THE FUND OFFER? The Fund offers investors four
different classes of shares. The different classes of shares represent
investments in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes are subject to
different expenses and will likely have different share prices. When you buy
shares, be sure to specify the class of shares. If you do not choose a class,
your investment will be made in Class A shares.
Class A Shares. If you buy Class A shares, you pay an initial sales charge (on
investments up to $1 million for regular accounts or $500,000 for certain
retirement plans). The amount of that sales charge will vary depending on
the amount you invest. The sales charge rates are listed in "How Can I Buy
Class A Shares?" below.
Class B Shares. If you buy Class B shares, you pay no sales charge at the time
of purchase, but you will pay an annual asset-based sales charge. If you
sell your shares within six years of buying them, you will normally pay a
contingent deferred sales charge. That contingent deferred sales charge
varies depending on how long you own your shares, as described in "How Can
I Buy Class B Shares?" below.
Class C Shares. If you buy Class C shares, you pay no sales charge at the time
of purchase, but you will pay an annual asset-based sales charge. If you
sell your shares within 12 months of buying them, you will normally pay a
contingent deferred sales charge of 1%, as described in "How Can I Buy
Class C Shares?" below.
Class Y Shares. Class Y shares are offered only to certain institutional
investors that have special agreements with the Distributor.
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WHICH CLASS OF SHARES SHOULD YOU CHOOSE? Once you decide that the Fund is an
appropriate investment for you, the decision as to which class of shares is best
suited to your needs depends on a number of factors that you should discuss with
your financial advisor. Some factors to consider are how much you plan to invest
and how long you plan to hold your investment. If your goals and objectives
change over time and you plan to purchase additional shares, you should
re-evaluate those factors to see if you should consider another class of shares.
The Fund's operating costs that apply to a class of shares and the effect of the
different types of sales charges on your investment will vary your investment
results over time.
The discussion below is not intended to be investment advice or a
recommendation, because each investor's financial considerations are different.
The discussion below assumes that you will purchase only one class of shares,
and not a combination of shares of different classes. Of course, these examples
are based on approximations of the effect of current sales charges and expenses
projected over time, and do not detail all of the considerations in selecting a
class of shares. You should analyze your options carefully with your financial
advisor before making that choice.
How Long Do You Expect to Hold Your Investment? While future financial needs
cannot be predicted with certainty, knowing how long you expect to hold
your investment will assist you in selecting the appropriate class of
shares. Because of the effect of class-based expenses, your choice will
also depend on how much you plan to invest. For example, the reduced sales
charges available for larger purchases of Class A shares may, over time,
offset the effect of paying an initial sales charge on your investment,
compared to the effect over time of higher class-based expenses on shares
of Class B or Class C.
Investing for the Shorter Term. While the Fund is meant to be a long-term
investment, if you have a relatively short-term investment horizon (that
is, you plan to hold your shares for not more than six years), you should
probably consider purchasing Class A or Class C shares rather than Class B
shares. That is because of the effect of the Class B contingent deferred
sales charge if you redeem within six years, as well as the effect of the
Class B asset-based sales charge on the investment return for that class
in the short-term. Class C shares might be the appropriate choice
(especially for investments of less than $100,000), because there is no
initial sales charge on Class C shares, and the contingent deferred sales
charge does not apply to amounts you sell after holding them one year.
However, if you plan to invest more than $100,000 for the shorter term,
then as your investment horizon increases toward six years, Class C shares
might not be as advantageous as Class A shares. That is because the annual
asset-based sales charge on Class C shares will have a greater impact on
your account over the longer term than the reduced front-end sales charge
available for larger purchases of Class A shares.
And for investors who invest $1 million or more, in most cases Class A
shares will be the most advantageous choice, no matter how long you intend
to hold your shares. For that reason, the Distributor normally will not
accept purchase orders of $500,000 or more of Class B shares or $1 million
or more of Class C shares from a single investor.
Investing for the Longer Term. If you are investing less than $100,000 for
the longer-term, for example for retirement, and do not expect to need
access to your money for seven years or more, Class B shares may be
appropriate.
Are There Differences In Account Features That Matter To You? Some account
features may not be available to Class B or Class C shareholders. Other
features may not be advisable (because of the effect of the contingent
deferred sales charge) for Class B or Class C shareholders. Therefore, you
should carefully review how you plan to use your investment account before
deciding which class of shares to buy.
Additionally, the dividends payable to Class B and Class C shareholders
will be reduced by the additional expenses borne by those classes that are
not borne by Class A or Class Y shares, such as the Class B and Class C
asset-based sales charge described below and in the Statement of
Additional Information. Share certificates are not available for Class B
and Class C shares, and if you are considering using your shares as
collateral for a loan, that may be a factor to consider.
How Do Share Classes Affect Payments To My Broker? A salesperson, such as a
broker, may receive different compensation for selling one class of shares
than for selling another class. It is important to remember that Class B
and Class C contingent deferred sales charges and asset-based sales
charges have the same purpose as the front-end sales charge on sales of
Class A shares: to compensate the Distributor for commissions and expenses
it pays to dealers and financial institutions for selling shares. The
Distributor may pay additional compensation from its own resources to
securities dealers or financial institutions based upon the value of
shares of the Fund owned by the dealer or financial institution for its
own account or for its customers.
SPECIAL SALES CHARGE ARRANGEMENTS AND WAIVERS. Appendix B to the Statement of
Additional Information details the conditions for the waiver of sales charges
that apply in certain cases, and the special sales charge rates that apply to
purchases of shares of the Fund by certain groups, or under specified retirement
plan arrangements or in other special types of transactions. To receive a waiver
or special sales charge rate, you must advise the Distributor when purchasing
shares or the Transfer Agent when redeeming shares that the special conditions
apply.
HOW CAN YOU BUY CLASS A SHARES? Class A shares are sold at their offering price,
which is normally net asset value plus an initial sales charge. However, in some
cases, described below, purchases are not subject to an initial sales charge,
and the offering price will be the net asset value. In other cases, reduced
sales charges may be available, as described below or in the Statement of
Additional Information. Out of the amount you invest, the Fund receives the net
asset value to invest for your account.
The sales charge varies depending on the amount of your purchase. A
portion of the sales charge may be retained by the Distributor or allocated to
your dealer as commission. The Distributor reserves the right to pay the entire
commission to dealers. The current sales charge rates and commissions paid to
dealers and brokers are as follows:
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Amount of Purchase Front-End Sales Front-End Sales Commission As
Charge As a Charge As a
Percentage of Percentage of Net Percentage of
Offering Price Amount Invested Offering Price
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Less than $25,000 5.75% 6.10% 4.75%
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$25,000 or more but 5.50% 5.82% 4.75%
less than $50,000
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$50,000 or more but 4.75% 4.99% 4.00%
less than $100,000
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$100,000 or more
but less than 3.75% 3.90% 3.00%
$250,000
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$250,000 or more
but less than 2.50% 2.56% 2.00%
$500,000
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$500,000 or more 2.00% 2.04% 1.60%
but less than $1
million
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Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. There is no initial sales charge on
purchases of Class A shares of any one or more of the Oppenheimer funds
aggregating $1 million or more or for certain purchases by particular
types of retirement plans described in Appendix B to the Statement of
Additional Information. The Distributor pays dealers of record commissions
in an amount equal to 1.0% of purchases of $1 million or more other than
by those retirement accounts. For those retirement plan accounts, the
commission is 1.0% of the first $2.5 million, plus 0.50% of the next $2.5
million, plus 0.25% of purchases over $5 million, calculated on a calendar
year basis. In either case, the commission will be paid only on purchases
that were not previously subject to a front-end sales charge and dealer
concession.2
If you redeem any of those shares within an 18-month "holding period"
measured from the end of the calendar month of their purchase, a
contingent deferred sales charge (called the "Class A contingent deferred
sales charge") may be deducted from the redemption proceeds. That sales
charge will be equal to 1.0% of the lesser of (1) the aggregate net asset
value of the redeemed shares at the time of redemption (excluding shares
purchased by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions) or
(2) the original net asset value of the redeemed shares. However, the
Class A contingent deferred sales charge will not exceed the aggregate
amount of the commissions the Distributor paid to your dealer on all
purchases of Class A shares of all Oppenheimer funds you made that were
subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge.
Can You Reduce Class A Sales Charges? You may be eligible to buy Class A
shares at reduced sales charge rates under the Fund's "Right of
Accumulation" or a Letter of Intent, as described in "Reduced Sales
Charges" in the Statement of Additional Information. The Class A initial
and contingent deferred sales charges are not imposed in the circumstances
described in Appendix B to the Statement of Additional Information.
HOW CAN YOU BUY CLASS B SHARES? Class B shares are sold at net asset value per
share without an initial sales charge. However, if Class B shares are redeemed
within 6 years of the end of the calendar month of their purchase, a contingent
deferred sales charge will be deducted from the redemption proceeds. The Class B
contingent deferred sales charge is paid to compensate the Distributor for its
expenses of providing distribution-related services to the Fund in connection
with the sale of Class B shares.
The amount of the contingent deferred sales charge will depend on the
number of years since you invested and the dollar amount being redeemed,
according to the following schedule for the Class B contingent deferred sales
charge holding period:
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Contingent Deferred Sales Charge on
Years Since Beginning of Month in Redemptions in That Year
Which (As % of Amount Subject to Charge)
Purchase Order was Accepted
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0 - 1 5.0%
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1 - 2 4.0%
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2 - 3 3.0%
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3 - 4 3.0%
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4 - 5 2.0%
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5 - 6 1.0%
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6 and following None
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In the table, a "year" is a 12-month period. In applying the contingent deferred
sales charge, all purchases are considered to have been made on the first
regular business day of the month in which the purchase was made.
Automatic Conversion of Class B Shares. Class B shares automatically convert to
Class A shares 72 months after you purchase them. This conversion feature
relieves Class B shareholders of the asset-based sales charge that applies
to Class B shares under the Class B Distribution and Service Plan,
described below. The conversion is based on the relative net asset value
of the two classes, and no sales load or other charge is imposed. When
Class B shares you hold convert, a prorated portion of your Class B shares
that were acquired by reinvesting dividends and distributions on the
converted shares will also convert to Class A shares. The conversion
feature is subject to the continued availability of a tax ruling described
in the Statement of Additional Information.
HOW CAN YOU BUY CLASS C SHARES? Class C shares are sold at net asset value per
share without an initial sales charge. However, if Class C shares are redeemed
within a holding period of 12 months from the end of the calendar month of their
purchase, a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0% will be deducted from the
redemption proceeds. The Class C contingent deferred sales charge is paid to
compensate the Distributor for its expenses of providing distribution-related
services to the Fund in connection with the sale of Class C shares.
WHO CAN BUY CLASS Y SHARES? Class Y shares are sold at net asset value per share
without sales charge directly to institutional investors that have special
agreements with the Distributor for this purpose. They may include insurance
companies, registered investment companies and employee benefit plans. For
example, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, an affiliate of the
Manager, may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds (as
well as Class Y shares of funds advised by MassMutual) for asset allocation
programs, investment companies or separate investment accounts it sponsors and
offers to its customers. Individual investors cannot buy Class Y shares
directly.
An institutional investor that buys Class Y shares for its customers'
accounts may impose charges on those accounts. The procedures for buying,
selling, exchanging and transferring the Fund's other classes of shares and the
special account features available to investors buying those other classes of
shares do not apply to Class Y shares. An exception is that the time those
orders must be received by the Distributor or its agents or by the Transfer
Agent is the same for Class Y as for other share classes. However, those
instructions must be submitted by the institutional investor, not by its
customers for whose benefit the shares are held.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE (12B-1) PLANS.
Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A
shares. It reimburses the Distributor for a portion of its costs incurred
for services provided to accounts that hold Class A shares. Reimbursement
is made quarterly at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average annual
net assets of Class A shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses
all of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial
institutions quarterly for providing personal service and maintenance of
accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares.
Distribution and Service Plans for Class B and Class C Shares. The Fund has
adopted Distribution and Service Plans for Class B and Class C shares to
compensate the Distributor for its services and costs in distributing
Class B and Class C shares and servicing accounts. Under the plans, the
Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% per
year on Class B shares and on Class C shares. The Distributor also
receives a service fee of 0.25% per year under each plan.
The asset-based sales charge and service fees increase Class B and Class C
expenses by 1.00% of the net assets per year of the respective class.
Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing basis,
over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may
cost you more than other types of sales charges.
The Distributor uses the service fees to compensate dealers for providing
personal services for accounts that hold Class B or Class C shares. The
Distributor pays the 0.25% service fees to dealers in advance for the
first year after the shares were sold by the dealer. After the shares have
been held for a year, the Distributor pays the service fees to dealers on
a quarterly basis.
The Distributor currently pays sales concessions of 3.75% of the purchase
price of Class B shares to dealers from its own resources at the time of sale.
Including the advance of the service fee, the total amount paid by the
Distributor to the dealer at the time of sale of Class B shares is therefore
4.00% of the purchase price. The Distributor retains the Class B asset-based
sales charge.
The Distributor currently pays sales concessions of 0.75% of the purchase
price of Class C shares to dealers from its own resources at the time of sale.
Including the advance of the service fee, the total amount paid by the
Distributor to the dealer at the time of sale of Class C shares is therefore
1.00% of the purchase price. The Distributor pays the asset-based sales charge
as an ongoing commission to the dealer on Class C shares that have been
outstanding for a year or more. In cases where the Distributor is the broker of
record, i.e. shareholder directly invests in the Fund without the assistance of
a broker, the Distributor will retain the asset-based sales charge and service
fee for Class B and Class C shares.
Special Investor Services
ACCOUNTLINK. You can use our AccountLink feature to link your Fund account with
an account at a U.S. bank or other financial institution. It must be an
Automated Clearing House (ACH) member. AccountLink lets you:
transmit funds electronically to purchase shares by telephone (through a
service representative or by PhoneLink) or automatically under Asset
Builder Plans, or
have the Transfer Agent send redemption proceeds or transmit dividends and
distributions directly to your bank account. Please call the Transfer
Agent for more information.
You may purchase shares by telephone only after your account has been
established. To purchase shares in amounts up to $250,000 through a telephone
representative, call the Distributor at 1.800.852.8457. The purchase payment
will be debited from your bank account.
AccountLink privileges should be requested on your Application or your
dealer's settlement instructions if you buy your shares through a dealer. After
your account is established, you can request AccountLink privileges by sending
signature-guaranteed instructions to the Transfer Agent. AccountLink privileges
will apply to each shareholder listed in the registration on your account as
well as to your dealer representative of record unless and until the Transfer
Agent receives written instructions terminating or changing those privileges.
After you establish AccountLink for your account, any change of bank account
information must be made by signature-guaranteed instructions to the Transfer
Agent signed by all shareholders who own the account.
PHONELINK. PhoneLink is the OppenheimerFunds automated telephone system that
enables shareholders to perform a number of account transactions automatically
using a touch-tone phone. PhoneLink may be used on already-established Fund
accounts after you obtain a Personal Identification Number (PIN), by calling the
special PhoneLink number, 1.800.533.3310.
Purchasing Shares. You may purchase shares in amounts up to $100,000 by phone,
by calling 1.800.533.3310. You must have established AccountLink
privileges to link your bank account with the Fund to pay for these
purchases.
Exchanging Shares. With the OppenheimerFunds exchange privilege, described
below, you can exchange shares automatically by phone from your Fund
account to another OppenheimerFunds account you have already established
by calling the special PhoneLink number.
Selling Shares. You can redeem shares by telephone automatically by calling the
PhoneLink number and the Fund will send the proceeds directly to your
AccountLink bank account. Please refer to "How to Sell Shares," below for
details.
CAN YOU SUBMIT TRANSACTION REQUESTS BY FAX? You may send requests for certain
types of account transactions to the Transfer Agent by fax (telecopier). Please
call 1.800.525.7048 for information about which transactions may be handled this
way. Transaction requests submitted by fax are subject to the same rules and
restrictions as written and telephone requests described in this Prospectus.
OPPENHEIMERFUNDS INTERNET WEB SITE. You can obtain information about the Fund,
as well as your account balance, on the OppenheimerFunds Internet web site, at
http://www.oppenheimerfunds.com. Additionally, shareholders listed in the
account registration (and the dealer of record) may request certain account
transactions through a special section of that web site. To perform account
transactions, you must first obtain a personal identification number (PIN) by
calling the Transfer Agent at 1.800.533.3310. If you do not want to have
Internet account transaction capability for your account, please call the
Transfer Agent at 1.800.525.7048. At times, the web site may be inaccessible or
its transaction features may be unavailable.
AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL AND EXCHANGE PLANS. The Fund has several plans that enable
you to sell shares automatically or exchange them to another OppenheimerFunds
account on a regular basis. Please call the Transfer Agent or consult the
Statement of Additional Information for details.
REINVESTMENT PRIVILEGE. If you redeem some or all of your Class A or Class B
shares of the Fund, you have up to 6 months to reinvest all or part of the
redemption proceeds in Class A shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds
without paying a sales charge. This privilege applies only to Class A shares
that you purchased subject to an initial sales charge and to Class A or Class B
shares on which you paid a contingent deferred sales charge when you redeemed
them. This privilege does not apply to Class C or Class Y shares. You must be
sure to ask the Distributor for this privilege when you send your payment.
RETIREMENT PLANS. You may buy shares of the Fund for your retirement plan
account. If you participate in a plan sponsored by your employer, the plan
trustee or administrator must buy the shares for your plan account. The
Distributor also offers a number of different retirement plans individuals and
employers can use:
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). These include regular IRAs, Roth IRAs,
SIMPLE IRAs, rollover IRAs and Education IRAs.
SEP-IRAs. These are Simplified Employee Pensions Plan IRAs for small business
owners or self-employed individuals.
403(b)(7) Custodial Plans. These are tax deferred plans for employees of
eligible tax-exempt organizations, such as schools, hospitals and
charitable organizations.
401(k) Plans. These are special retirement plans for businesses.
Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans. These plans are designed for businesses and
self-employed individuals.
Please call the Distributor for OppenheimerFunds retirement plan
documents, which include applications and important plan information.
How to Sell Shares
You can sell (redeem) some or all of your shares on any regular business day.
Your shares will be sold at the next net asset value calculated after your order
is received in proper form (which means that it must comply with the procedures
described below) and is accepted by the Transfer Agent. The Fund lets you sell
your shares by writing a letter or by telephone. You can also set up Automatic
Withdrawal Plans to redeem shares on a regular basis. If you have questions
about any of these procedures, and especially if you are redeeming shares in a
special situation, such as due to the death of the owner or from a retirement
plan account, please call the Transfer Agent first, at 1.800.525.7048, for
assistance.
Certain Requests Require a Signature Guarantee. To protect you and the Fund from
fraud, the following redemption requests must be in writing and must
include a signature guarantee (although there may be other situations that
also require a signature guarantee):
You wish to redeem more than $100,000 and receive a check
The redemption check is not payable to all shareholders listed on the
account statement
The redemption check is not sent to the address of record on your account
statement Shares are being transferred to a Fund account with a different
owner or name Shares are being redeemed by someone (such as an Executor)
other than the owners
Where Can You Have Your Signature Guaranteed? The Transfer Agent will accept a
guarantee of your signature by a number of financial institutions,
including:
o a U.S. bank, trust company, credit union or savings association,
o a foreign bank that has a U.S. correspondent bank,
o a U.S. registered dealer or broker in securities, municipal securities or
government securities,
o a U.S. national securities exchange, a registered securities association or
a clearing agency.
If you are signing on behalf of a corporation, partnership or other
business or as a fiduciary, you must also include your title in the
signature.
Retirement Plan Accounts. There are special procedures to sell shares in an
OppenheimerFunds retirement plan account. Call the Transfer Agent for a
distribution request form. Special income tax withholding requirements
apply to distributions from retirement plans. You must submit a
withholding form with your redemption request to avoid delay in getting
your money and if you do not want tax withheld. If your employer holds
your retirement plan account for you in the name of the plan, you must ask
the plan trustee or administrator to request the sale of the Fund shares
in your plan account.
HOW DO I SELL SHARES BY MAIL? Write a letter of instructions that includes:
Your name The Fund's name Your Fund account number (from your account
statement) The dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed Any
special payment instructions Any share certificates for the shares you are
selling The signatures of all registered owners exactly as the account is
registered, and Any special documents requested by the Transfer Agent to
assure proper authorization
of the person asking to sell the shares.
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Use the following address for requests Send courier or express mail requests
by mail: to:
OppenheimerFunds Services OppenheimerFunds Services
P.O. Box 5270 10200 E. Girard Avenue, Building D
Denver, Colorado 80217-5270 Denver, Colorado 80231
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HOW DO YOU SELL SHARES BY TELEPHONE? You and your dealer representative of
record may also sell your shares by telephone. To receive the redemption price
calculated on a particular regular business day, your call must be received by
the Transfer Agent by the close of The New York Stock Exchange that day, which
is normally 4:00 P.M., but may be earlier on some days. You may not redeem
shares held in an OppenheimerFunds retirement plan account or under a share
certificate by telephone.
To redeem shares through a service representative, call 1.800.852.8457 To
redeem shares automatically on PhoneLink, call 1.800.533.3310
Whichever method you use, you may have a check sent to the address on the
account statement, or, if you have linked your Fund account to your bank account
on AccountLink, you may have the proceeds sent to that bank account.
Are There Limits on Amounts Redeemed by Telephone?
Telephone Redemptions Paid by Check. Up to $100,000 may be redeemed by telephone
in any 7-day period. The check must be payable to all owners of record of
the shares and must be sent to the address on the account statement. This
service is not available within 30 days of changing the address on an
account.
Telephone Redemptions Through AccountLink. There are no dollar limits on
telephone redemption proceeds sent to a bank account designated when you
establish AccountLink. Normally the ACH transfer to your bank is initiated
on the business day after the redemption. You do not receive dividends on
the proceeds of the shares you redeemed while they are waiting to be
transferred.
CAN YOU SELL SHARES THROUGH YOUR DEALER? The Distributor has made arrangements
to repurchase Fund shares from dealers and brokers on behalf of their customers.
Brokers or dealers may charge for that service. If your shares are held in the
name of your dealer, you must redeem them through your dealer.
HOW CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES AFFECT REDEMPTIONS. If you purchase shares
subject to a Class A, Class B or Class C contingent deferred sales charge and
redeem any of those shares during the applicable holding period for the class of
shares, the contingent deferred sales charge will be deducted from the
redemption proceeds, unless you are eligible for a waiver of that sales charge
based on the categories listed in Appendix B to the Statement of Additional
Information and you advise the Transfer Agent of your eligibility for the waiver
when you place your redemption request.
A contingent deferred sales charge will be based on the lesser of the net
asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of redemption or the original net
asset value. A contingent deferred sales charge is not imposed on:
o the amount of your account value represented by an increase in net asset
value over the initial purchase price,
o shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains
distributions, or
o shares redeemed in the special circumstances described in Appendix B to the
Statement of Additional Information.
To determine whether a contingent deferred sales charge applies to a
redemption, the Fund redeems shares in the following order: (1) shares acquired
by reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, (2) shares held
for the holding period that applies to that class, and (3) shares held the
longest during the holding period.
Contingent deferred sales charges are not charged when you exchange shares
of the Fund for shares of other Oppenheimer funds. However, if you exchange them
within the applicable contingent deferred sales change holding period, the
holding period will carry over to the fund whose shares you acquire. Similarly,
if you acquire shares of this Fund by exchanging shares of another Oppenheimer
fund that are still subject to a contingent deferred sales charge holding
period, that holding period will carry over to this Fund.
How to Exchange Shares
Shares of the Fund may be exchanged for shares of certain Oppenheimer funds at
net asset value per share at the time of exchange, without sales charge. To
exchange shares, you must meet several conditions:
Shares of the fund selected for exchange must be available for sale in
your state of residence.
Theprospectuses of this Fund and the fund whose shares you want to buy
must offer the exchange privilege.
Youmust hold the shares you buy when you establish your account for at
least 7 days before you can exchange them. After the account is open 7
days, you can exchange shares every regular business day.
Youmust meet the minimum purchase requirements for the fund whose shares
you purchase by exchange.
Before exchanging into a fund, you must obtain and read its prospectus.
Shares of a particular class of the Fund may be exchanged only for shares
of the same class in the other Oppenheimer funds. For example, you can exchange
Class A shares of this Fund only for Class A shares of another fund. In some
cases, sales charges may be imposed on exchange transactions. For tax purposes,
exchanges of shares involve a sale of the shares of the fund you own and a
purchase of the shares of the other fund, which may result in a capital gain or
loss. Please refer to "How to Exchange Shares" in the Statement of Additional
Information for more details.
You can find a list of Oppenheimer funds currently available for exchanges
in the Statement of Additional Information or obtain one by calling a service
representative at 1.800.525.7048. That list can change from time to time.
HOW DO YOU SUBMIT EXCHANGE REQUESTS? Exchanges may be requested in writing or by
telephone:
Written Exchange Requests. Submit an OppenheimerFunds Exchange Request form,
signed by all owners of the account. Send it to the Transfer Agent at the
address on the back cover. Exchanges of shares held under certificates
cannot be processed unless the Transfer Agent receives the certificates
with the request.
Telephone Exchange Requests. Telephone exchange requests may be made either by
calling a service representative at 1.800.852.8457, or by using PhoneLink
for automated exchanges by calling 1.800.533.3310. Telephone exchanges may
be made only between accounts that are registered with the same name(s)
and address. Shares held under certificates may not be exchanged by
telephone.
ARE THERE LIMITATIONS ON EXCHANGES? There are certain exchange policies you
should be aware of:
Shares are normally redeemed from one fund and purchased from the other
fund in the exchange transaction on the same regular business day on
which the Transfer Agent receives an exchange request that conforms to
the policies described above. It must be received by the close of The
New York Stock Exchange that day, which is normally 4:00 P.M. but may
be earlier on some days. However, either fund may delay the purchase of
shares of the fund you are exchanging into up to seven days if it
determines it would be disadvantaged by a same-day exchange. For
example, the receipt of multiple exchange requests from a "market
timer" might require the Fund to sell securities at a disadvantageous
time or price.
Because excessive trading can hurt fund performance and harm shareholders,
the Fund reserves the right to refuse any exchange request that it
believes will disadvantage it, or to refuse multiple exchange requests
submitted by a shareholder or dealer.
TheFund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege at any
time. The Fund may impose these changes at any time, although it will
provide you notice when it is able to do so or when it is required to
do so.
If the Transfer Agent cannot exchange all the shares you request because
of a restriction cited above, only the shares eligible for exchange
will be exchanged.
Shareholder Account Rules and Policies
More information about the Fund's policies and procedures for buying, selling,
and exchanging shares is contained in the Statement of Additional Information.
The offering of shares may be suspended during any period in which the
determination of net asset value is suspended, and the offering may be
suspended by the Board of Trustees at any time the Board believes it is in
the Fund's best interest to do so.
Telephone transaction privileges for purchases, redemptions or exchanges may be
modified, suspended or terminated by the Fund at any time. If an account
has more than one owner, the Fund and the Transfer Agent may rely on the
instructions of any one owner. Telephone privileges apply to each owner of
the account and the dealer representative of record for the account unless
the Transfer Agent receives cancellation instructions from an owner of the
account.
The Transfer Agent will record any telephone calls to verify data concerning
transactions and has adopted other procedures to confirm that telephone
instructions are genuine, by requiring callers to provide tax
identification numbers and other account data or by using PINs, and by
confirming such transactions in writing. The Transfer Agent and the Fund
will not be liable for losses or expenses arising out of telephone
instructions reasonably believed to be genuine.
Redemption or transfer requests will not be honored until the Transfer Agent
receives all required documents in proper form. From time to time, the
Transfer Agent in its discretion may waive certain of the requirements for
redemptions stated in this Prospectus.
Dealers that can perform account transactions for their clients by participating
in NETWORKING through the National Securities Clearing Corporation are
responsible for obtaining their clients' permission to perform those
transactions, and are responsible to their clients who are shareholders of
the Fund if the dealer performs any transaction erroneously or improperly.
The redemption price for shares will vary from day to day because the value of
the securities in the Fund's portfolio fluctuates. The redemption price,
which is the net asset value per share, will normally differ for each
class of shares. The redemption value of your shares may be more or less
than their original cost.
Payment for redeemed shares ordinarily is made in cash. It is forwarded by check
or through AccountLink or by Federal Funds wire (as elected by the
shareholder) within seven days after the Transfer Agent receives
redemption instructions in proper form. However, under unusual
circumstances determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission,
payment may be delayed or suspended. For accounts registered in the name
of a broker-dealer, payment will normally be forwarded within three
business days after redemption.
The Transfer Agent may delay forwarding a check or processing a payment via
AccountLink for recently purchased shares, but only until the purchase
payment has cleared. That delay may be as much as 10 days from the date
the shares were purchased. That delay may be avoided if you purchase
shares by Federal Funds wire or certified check, or arrange with your bank
to provide telephone or written assurance to the Transfer Agent that your
purchase payment has cleared.
Involuntary redemptions of small accounts may be made by the Fund if the account
value has fallen below $500 for reasons other than the fact that the
market value of shares has dropped. In some cases involuntary redemptions
may be made to repay the Distributor for losses from the cancellation of
share purchase orders.
Sharesmay be "redeemed in kind" under unusual circumstances (such as a lack of
liquidity in the Fund's portfolio to meet redemptions). This means that
the redemption proceeds will be paid with liquid securities from the
Fund's portfolio.
"Backup Withholding" of federal income tax may be applied against taxable
dividends, distributions and redemption proceeds (including exchanges) if
you fail to furnish the Fund your correct, certified Social Security or
Employer Identification Number when you sign your application, or if you
under-report your income to the Internal Revenue Service.
To avoid sending duplicate copies of materials to households, the Fund will
mail only one copy of each prospectus, annual and semi-annual report to
shareholders having the same last name and address on the Fund's records.
The consolidation of these mailings, called householding, benefits the
Fund through reduced mailing expense.
If you want to receive multiple copies of these materials, you may call
the Transfer Agent at 1.800.525.7048. You may also notify the Transfer
Agent in writing. Individual copies of prospectuses and reports will be
sent to you within 30 days after the Transfer Agent receives your request
to stop householding.
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
DIVIDENDS. The Fund intends to declare dividends separately for each class of
shares from net investment income on an annual basis and to pay them to
shareholders in December on a date selected by the Board of Trustees. Dividends
and distributions paid on Class A and Class Y shares will generally be higher
than dividends for Class B and Class C shares, which normally have higher
expenses than Class A and Class Y. The Fund has no fixed dividend rate and
cannot guarantee that it will pay any dividends or distributions.
CAPITAL GAINS. The Fund may realize capital gains on the sale of portfolio
securities. If it does, it may make distributions out of any net short-term or
long-term capital gains in December of each year. The Fund may make supplemental
distributions of dividends and capital gains following the end of its fiscal
year. There can be no assurance that the Fund will pay any capital gains
distributions in a particular year.
WHAT CHOICES DO I HAVE FOR RECEIVING DISTRIBUTIONS? When you open your account,
specify on your application how you want to receive your dividends and
distributions. You have four options:
Reinvest All Distributions in the Fund. You can elect to reinvest all dividends
and capital gains distributions in additional shares of the Fund.
Reinvest Dividends or Capital Gains. You can elect to reinvest some
distributions (dividends, short-term capital gains or long-term capital
gains distributions) in the Fund while receiving other types of
distributions by check or having them sent to your bank account through
AccountLink.
Receive All Distributions in Cash. You can elect to receive a check for all
dividends and capital gains distributions or have them sent to your bank
through AccountLink.
Reinvest Your Distributions in Another OppenheimerFunds Account. You can
reinvest all distributions in the same class of shares of another
OppenheimerFunds account you have established
TAXES. If your shares are not held in a tax-deferred retirement account, you
should be aware of the following tax implications of investing in the Fund.
Distributions are subject to federal income tax and may be subject to state or
local taxes. Dividends paid from short-term capital gains and net investment
income are taxable as ordinary income. Long-term capital gains are taxable as
long-term capital gains when distributed to shareholders. It does not matter how
long you have held your shares. Whether you reinvest your distributions in
additional shares or take them in cash, the tax treatment is the same.
Every year the Fund will send you and the IRS a statement showing the
amount of any taxable distribution you received in the previous year. Any
long-term capital gains will be separately identified in the tax information the
Fund sends you after the end of the calendar year.
Avoid "Buying a Distribution". If you buy shares on or just before the
ex-dividend date or just before the Fund declares a capital gain
distribution, you will pay the full price for the shares and then receive
a portion of the price back as a taxable dividend or capital gain.
Remember, There May Be Taxes on Transactions. Because the Fund's share price
fluctuates, you may have a capital gain or loss when you sell or exchange
your shares. A capital gain or loss is the difference between the price
you paid for the shares and the price you received when you sold them. Any
capital gain is subject to capital gains tax.
Returns of Capital Can Occur. In certain cases, distributions made by the Fund
may be considered a non-taxable return of capital to shareholders. If that
occurs, it will be identified in notices to shareholders.
This information is only a summary of certain federal income tax
information about your investment. You should consult with your tax adviser
about the effect of an investment in the Fund on your particular tax situation.
Financial Highlights
The Financial Highlights Table is presented to help you understand the Fund's
financial performance over the fiscal year. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table
represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment
in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This
information has been audited by KPMG LLP, the Fund's independent auditors, whose
report, along with the Fund's financial statements, is included in the Statement
of Additional Information, which is available on request.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS Y
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PERIOD ENDED PERIOD ENDED PERIOD ENDED PERIOD ENDED
JULY 31, 2000 (1) JULY 31, 2000 (1) JULY 31, 2000 (1) JULY 31, 2000 (1)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00
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Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss) .02 (.02) (.03) .05
Net realized and unrealized gain .30 .25 .27 .28
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Total gain from investment operations .32 .23 .24 .33
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Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income -- (2) -- (2) -- -- (2)
Dividends in excess of net investment income (.02) (.01) -- (.03)
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Total dividends and/or distributions
to shareholders (.02) (.01) -- (.03)
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Net asset value, end of period $10.30 $10.22 $10.24 $10.30
================= ================ ================= ==================
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TOTAL RETURN, AT NET ASSET VALUE(3) 3.18% 2.31% 2.40% 3.26%
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RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $5,918 $1,160 $989 $1
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Average net assets (in thousands) $3,959 $ 386 $322 $1
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Ratios to average net assets:(4)
Net investment income (loss) 0.14% (0.73)% (0.73)% 0.26%
Expenses 1.46% 2.33% 2.33% 1.34%
Expenses, net of indirect expenses 1.41% 2.28% 2.28% 1.29%
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Portfolio turnover rate 195% 195% 195% 195%
</TABLE>
1. For the period from September 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) to July
31, 2000.
2. Less than $0.005 per share.
3. Assumes a $1,000 hypothetical initial investment on the business day before
the first day of the fiscal period (or commencement of operations), with all
dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment
date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day
of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns.
Total returns are not annualized for periods of less than one full year.
4. Annualized for periods of less than one full year.
INFORMATION AND SERVICES
For More Information on
Oppenheimer Trinity Core FundSM:
The following additional information about the Fund is available without charge
upon request:
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This document includes additional
information about the Fund's investment policies, risks, and operations. It is
incorporated by reference into
this Prospectus (which means it is legally part of this Prospectus).
ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS Additional information about the Fund's
investments and performance will be available in the Fund's Annual and
Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders.
The Annual Report will include a discussion of market conditions and
investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance
during its last fiscal year.
How to Get More Information:
You can request the Statement of Additional Information, the Annual and
Semi-Annual Reports (when they are available), and other information about the
Fund or your account:
By Telephone: Call OppenheimerFunds Services toll-free:
1.800.525.7048
By Mail: Write to: OppenheimerFunds Services,
P.O. Box 5270
Denver, Colorado 80217-5270
On the Internet: You can send us a request by e-mail or read or down-load
documents on the OppenheimerFunds web site: http://www.oppenheimerfunds.com
You can also obtain copies of the Statement of Additional Information and other
Fund documents and reports by visiting the SEC's Public Reference Room in
Washington, D.C. (Phone 1.202.942.8090) or the EDGAR database on the SEC's
Internet web site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained after payment of
a duplicating fee by electronic request at the SEC's e-mail address:
[email protected] or by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.
No one has been authorized to provide any information about the Fund or to make
any representations about the Fund other than what is contained in this
Prospectus. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell shares of the Fund, nor a
solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund, to any person in any state
or other jurisdiction where it is unlawful to make such an offer.
The Fund's shares are distributed by:
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Distribution, Inc.
The Fund's SEC File No. 811-09361
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Oppenheimer Trinity Core FundSM
6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112
1-800-525-7048
Statement of Additional Information dated November 28, 2000
This Statement of Additional Information is not a Prospectus. This
document contains additional information about the Fund and supplements
information in the Prospectus dated November 28, 2000. It should be read
together with the Prospectus, which may be obtained by writing to the Fund's
Transfer Agent, OppenheimerFunds Services, at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, Colorado
80217, or by calling the Transfer Agent at the toll-free number shown above, or
by downloading it from the OppenheimerFunds Internet web site at
www.oppenheimerfunds.com.
Contents
Page
About the Fund
Additional Information About the Fund's Investment Policies and Risks..
The Fund's Investment Policies.....................................
Other Investment Techniques and Strategies.........................
Investment Restrictions............................................
How the Fund is Managed ...............................................
Organization and History...........................................
Trustees and Officers..............................................
The Manager........................................................
The Sub-Advisor....................................................
Brokerage Policies of the Fund.........................................
Distribution and Service Plans.........................................
Performance of the Fund................................................
About Your Account
How To Buy Shares......................................................
How To Sell Shares.....................................................
How To Exchange Shares.................................................
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes.....................................
Additional Information About the Fund..................................
Financial Information About the Fund
Independent Auditors' Report...........................................
Financial Statements...................................................
Appendix A: Economic Sectors and Industry Groups....................... A-1
Appendix B: Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers.............. B-1
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A B O U T T H E F U N D
Additional Information About the Fund's Investment Policies and Risks
The investment objective, the principal investment policies and the main
risks of the Fund are described in the Prospectus. This Statement of Additional
Information contains supplemental information about those policies and risks and
the types of securities that the Fund can purchase. Additional information is
also provided about the strategies that the Fund may use to try to achieve its
objective.
The Fund's Investment Policies. The composition of the Fund's portfolio and the
techniques and strategies that the Fund's Sub-Advisor, Trinity Investment
Management Corporation, can use in selecting portfolio securities may vary over
time. The Fund is not required to use the investment techniques and strategies
described below at all times in seeking its goal. It may use some of the special
investment techniques and strategies at some times or not at all. Nonetheless,
when selecting the Fund's portfolio investments, the Fund's the Sub-Advisor, who
is retained by the Manager, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., typically adheres to the
following disciplined, systematic approach, which is more fully described in the
Prospectus.
Each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading, the Sub-Advisor
ranks nearly all of the stocks comprising the Standard & Poor's Composite Index
of 500 Stocks ("S&P 500 Index") according to their relative valuations. The
Sub-Advisor determines these rankings by dividing the S&P 500 Index into 11
broad economic sectors (Appendix A) and using specially selected valuation
models.
After identifying the most undervalued and most overvalued stocks in the
S&P 500 Index, the Sub-Advisor generally selects the most undervalued stocks for
the Fund's portfolio. In order to diversify the Fund's portfolio investments and
attempt to reduce overall portfolio risk, the Sub-Advisor seeks to align the
Fund's portfolio investments with the sector weights of the index 34 industry
groups (See Appendix A).
In selecting stocks for the Fund's portfolio, the portfolio management
team, whose members are employed by the Sub-Advisor, primarily uses
value-oriented investment analyses. In using these approaches, the portfolio
management team looks for stocks that appear to be temporarily undervalued, by
various measures. The portfolio management team seeks stocks having prices that
are relatively low in relation to what the team considers to be their real worth
or future prospects, with the expectation that the Fund will realize
appreciation in the value of its holdings.
Some of the measures used to identify undervalued stocks include, among others:
|_| Dividend Discount, which calculates the present value of the
projected stream of future dividends. Stocks that sell at discounts to present
value are favored.
|_| Earnings Momentum, which is based on the percentage
change in trailing four-quarter earnings per share over the last three months.
|_| Cashflow Plowback, which seeks high cashflow relative to capital
structure and low price/cashflow ratio. The plowback feature is based on
net cashflow (cashflow minus
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dividends) retained by a company each year and available for reinvestment or
plowback into the business, providing a basis for future growth.
|_| Price/earnings Ratio, which is the stock's price divided by its
earnings per share. A stock having a price/earnings ratio lower than its
historical range, or lower than the market as a whole or that of similar
companies may offer attractive investment opportunities.
|_| Price/book value Ratio, which is the stock price divided by the
book value of the company per share. It measures the company's stock price in
relation to its asset value.
|_| Dividend Yield, which is measured by dividing the annual dividend
by the stock price per share.
There is no assurance the Fund's stock selection strategy will result in
the Fund achieving its objective of long-term capital growth. Nor can there be
any assurance that the Fund's diversification strategy will actually reduce the
volatility of an investment in the Fund.
|X| Portfolio Turnover. "Portfolio turnover" describes the rate at which
the Fund trades its portfolio securities during prior fiscal years. For example,
if the Fund sold all of its securities during the year, its portfolio turnover
rate would be 100% or more. The Fund's portfolio turnover rate will fluctuate
from year to year. The Fund is expected to have a portfolio turnover rate of
100% or more annually. Increased portfolio turnover creates higher brokerage and
transaction costs for the Fund, which may reduce its overall performance.
Additionally, the realization of capital gains from selling portfolio securities
may result in distributions of taxable capital gains to shareholders, since the
Fund will normally distribute all of its capital gains realized each year, to
avoid excise taxes under the Internal Revenue Code.
Other Investment Techniques and Strategies
|X| Temporary Defensive Investments. For temporary defensive purposes, the
Fund can invest in repurchase agreements and a variety of "money market
securities." Money market securities are high-quality, short-term debt
instruments that may be issued by the U.S. government, corporations, banks or
other entities. They may have fixed, variable or floating interest rates. The
following is a brief description of the repurchase agreements and the types of
money market securities the Fund may invest in.
|_| Repurchase Agreements. The Fund can acquire securities subject
to repurchase agreements. It might do so for liquidity purposes to meet
anticipated redemptions of Fund shares, or pending the investment of the
proceeds from sales of Fund shares, or pending the settlement of portfolio
securities transactions, or for defensive purposes.
In a repurchase transaction, the Fund buys a security from, and
simultaneously resells it to, an approved vendor for delivery on an agreed-upon
future date. The resale price exceeds the purchase price by an amount that
reflects an agreed-upon interest rate effective for the period during which the
repurchase agreement is in effect. Approved vendors include U.S. commercial
banks, U.S. branches of foreign banks, or broker-dealers that have been
designated as primary dealers in government securities. They must meet credit
requirements set by the Fund's Board of Trustees from time to time.
The majority of these transactions run from day to day, and delivery
pursuant to the resale typically occurs within one to five days of the purchase.
Repurchase agreements having a maturity beyond seven days are subject to the
Fund's fundamental policy limits on holding illiquid investments. The Fund
cannot enter into a repurchase agreement that causes more than 10% of its total
assets to be subject to repurchase agreements having a maturity beyond seven
days. There is no limit on the amount of the Fund's assets that may be subject
to repurchase agreements having maturities of seven days or less.
Repurchase agreements, considered "loans" under the Investment Company
Act, are collateralized by the underlying security. The Fund's repurchase
agreements require that at all times while the repurchase agreement is in
effect, the value of the collateral must equal or exceed the repurchase price to
fully collateralize the repayment obligation. However, if the vendor fails to
pay the resale price on the delivery date, the Fund may incur costs in disposing
of the collateral and may experience losses if there is any delay in its ability
to do so. The Sub-Advisor will monitor the vendor's creditworthiness to confirm
that the vendor is financially sound and will monitor the collateral's value.
|_| U.S. Government Securities. These include obligations issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or other U.S. government agencies or corporate
entities referred to as "instrumentalities" of the U.S. government. The
obligations of U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities in which the Fund
may invest may or may not be guaranteed or supported by the "full faith and
credit" of the United States. "Full faith and credit" means generally that the
taxing power of the U.S. government is pledged to the payment of interest and
repayment of principal on a security. If a security is not backed by the full
faith and credit of the United States, the owner of the security must look
principally to the agency issuing the obligation for repayment. The owner might
not be able to assert a claim against the United States if the issuing agency or
instrumentality does not meet its commitment. The Fund will invest in securities
of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities only if the Sub-Advisor is
satisfied that the credit risk with respect to such agency or instrumentality is
minimal.
|_| Bank Obligations. The Fund may buy time deposits, certificates of
deposit and bankers' acceptances. They must be :
o obligations issued or guaranteed by a domestic or foreign bank (including a
foreign branch of a domestic bank) having total assets of at least $1
billion,
o banker's acceptances (which may or may not be supported by
letters of credit) only if guaranteed by a U.S. commercial bank with total
assets of at least U.S. $1 billion.
The Fund can make time deposits. These are non-negotiable
deposits in a bank for a specified period of time. They may be subject to early
withdrawal penalties. Time deposits that are subject to early withdrawal
penalties are subject to the Fund's limits on illiquid investments, unless the
time deposit matures in seven days or less. "Banks" include commercial banks,
savings banks and savings and loan associations.
|_| Commercial Paper. The Fund may invest in commercial paper, if it
is rated within the top two rating categories of Standard & Poor's and Moody's.
If the paper is not rated, it may be purchased if issued by a company having a
credit rating of at least "AA" by Standard & Poor's or "Aa" by Moody's.
The Fund may buy commercial paper, including U.S. dollar-denominated
securities of foreign branches of U.S. banks, issued by other entities if the
commercial paper is guaranteed as to principal and interest by a bank,
government or corporation whose certificates of deposit or commercial paper may
otherwise be purchased by the Fund.
|_| Variable Amount Master Demand Notes. Master demand notes are
corporate obligations that permit the investment of fluctuating amounts by the
Fund at varying rates of interest under direct arrangements between the Fund, as
lender, and the borrower. They permit daily changes in the amounts borrowed. The
Fund has the right to increase the amount under the note at any time up to the
full amount provided by the note agreement, or to decrease the amount. The
borrower may prepay up to the full amount of the note without penalty. These
notes may or may not be backed by bank letters of credit.
Because these notes are direct lending arrangements between the lender and
borrower, it is not expected that there will be a trading market for them. There
is no secondary market for these notes, although they are redeemable (and thus
are immediately repayable by the borrower) at principal amount, plus accrued
interest, at any time. Accordingly, the Fund's right to redeem such notes is
dependent upon the ability of the borrower to pay principal and interest on
demand.
The Fund has no limitations on the type of issuer from whom these notes
will be purchased. However, in connection with such purchases and on an ongoing
basis, the Sub-Advisor will consider the earning power, cash flow and other
liquidity ratios of the issuer, and its ability to pay principal and interest on
demand, including a situation in which all holders of such notes made demand
simultaneously. Investments in master demand notes are subject to the limitation
on investments by the Fund in illiquid securities. Currently, the Fund does not
intend that its investments in variable amount master demand notes will exceed
5% of its total assets.
|X| Loans of Portfolio Securities. To raise cash for liquidity purposes,
the Fund can lend its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other types
of financial institutions approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. These loans
are limited to not more than 10% of the value of the Fund's total assets. The
Fund currently does not intend to engage in loans of securities, but if it does
so, such loans will not likely exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets.
There are some risks in connection with securities lending. The Fund might
experience a delay in receiving additional collateral to secure a loan, or a
delay in recovery of the loaned securities if the borrower defaults. The Fund
must receive collateral for a loan. Under current applicable regulatory
requirements (which are subject to change), on each business day the loan
collateral must be at least equal to the value of the loaned securities. It must
consist of cash, bank letters of credit, securities of the U.S. government or
its agencies or instrumentalities, or other cash equivalents in which the Fund
is permitted to invest. To be acceptable as collateral, letters of credit must
obligate a bank to pay amounts demanded by the Fund if the demand meets the
terms of the letter. The terms of the letter of credit and the issuing bank both
must be satisfactory to the Fund.
When it lends securities, the Fund receives amounts equal to the dividends
or interest on loaned securities. It also receives one or more of (a) negotiated
loan fees, (b) interest on securities used as collateral, and (c) interest on
any short-term debt securities purchased with such loan collateral. Either type
of interest may be shared with the borrower. The Fund may also pay reasonable
finder's, custodian and administrative fees in connection with these loans. The
terms of the Fund's loans must meet applicable tests under the Internal Revenue
Code and must permit the Fund to reacquire loaned securities on five days'
notice or in time to vote on any important matter.
|X| Illiquid and Restricted Securities. Under the policies and procedures
established by the Fund's Board of Trustees, the Manager determines the
liquidity of certain of the Fund's investments. Investments may be illiquid
because of the absence of an active trading market, making it difficult to value
them or dispose of them promptly at an acceptable price. A restricted security
is one that has a contractual restriction on its resale or which cannot be sold
publicly until it is registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
As a fundamental policy, the Fund will not invest more than 10% of its
total assets in illiquid or restricted securities, including repurchase
agreements having a maturity beyond seven days, portfolio securities for which
market quotations are not readily available and time deposits that mature in
more than 2 days. Certain restricted securities that are eligible for resale to
qualified institutional purchasers, as described below, may not be subject to
that limit. The Manager monitors holdings of illiquid securities on an ongoing
basis to determine whether to sell any holdings to maintain adequate liquidity.
The Fund has limitations that apply to purchases of restricted securities,
as stated above. Those percentage restrictions may not apply to purchases of
restricted securities that are eligible for sale to qualified institutional
purchasers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, if those securities
have been determined to be liquid by the Manager under Board-approved
guidelines. Those guidelines take into account the trading activity for such
securities and the availability of reliable pricing information, among other
factors. If there is a lack of trading interest in a particular Rule 144A
security, the Fund's holdings of that security may be considered to be illiquid.
Investment Restrictions
|X| What Are "Fundamental Policies?" Fundamental policies are those
policies that the Fund has adopted to govern its investments that can be changed
only by the vote of a "majority" of the Fund's outstanding voting securities.
Under the Investment Company Act, a "majority" vote is defined as the vote of
the holders of the lesser of:
|_|67% or more of the shares present or represented by proxy at a
shareholder meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding
shares are present or represented by proxy, or
|_| more than 50% of the outstanding shares.
Policies described in the Prospectus or this Statement of Additional
Information are "fundamental" only if they are identified as such. The Fund's
Board of Trustees can change non-fundamental policies without shareholder
approval. However, significant changes to investment policies will be described
in supplements or updates to the Prospectus or this Statement of Additional
Information, as appropriate. The Fund's principal investment policies are
described in the Prospectus.
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|X| Does the Fund Have Fundamental Policies? The following investment
restrictions are fundamental policies of the Fund.
|_| The Fund cannot buy securities issued or guaranteed by any one issuer
if more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in securities of that
issuer or if it would then own more than 10% of that issuer's voting securities.
This limitation applies to 75% of the Fund's total assets. This limitation does
not apply to securities issued by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or
instrumentalities.
|_| The Fund cannot invest in companies for the purpose of acquiring
control or management of them.
|_| The Fund cannot lend money. However, it can invest in debt securities
that the Fund's investment policies and restrictions permit it to purchase. The
Fund may also lend its portfolio securities and enter into repurchase
agreements.
|_| The Fund cannot concentrate investments. That means it cannot invest
25% or more of its total assets in companies in any one industry. Obligations of
the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities are not considered to be
part of an "industry" for the purposes of this restriction.
|_| The Fund cannot invest in real estate or in interests in real estate.
However, the Fund can purchase readily-marketable securities of companies
holding real estate or interests in real estate.
|_| The Fund cannot underwrite securities of other companies. A permitted
exception is in case it is deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act
of 1933 when reselling any securities held in its own portfolio.
|_| The Fund cannot invest in physical commodities or commodity contracts.
This does not prohibit the Fund from purchasing or selling options and futures
or from buying or selling hedging instruments as permitted by any of its other
investment policies.
|_| The Fund cannot borrow money except from banks in amounts not in
excess of 5% of its assets as a temporary measure to meet redemptions.
|_| The Fund cannot pledge, mortgage or hypothecate any of its assets.
However, this does not prohibit the escrow arrangements contemplated by the put
and call activities of the Fund or other collateral or margin arrangements in
connection with any of the hedging instruments permitted by any of its other
policies.
|_| The Fund cannot issue "senior securities," but this does not prohibit
certain investment activities for which assets of the Fund are designated as
segregated, or margin, collateral or escrow arrangements are established, to
cover the related obligations. Examples of those activities include borrowing
money, reverse repurchase agreements, delayed-delivery and when-issued
arrangements for portfolio securities transactions, and contracts to buy or sell
derivatives, hedging instruments, options or futures.
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Unless the Prospectus or this Statement of Additional Information states
that a percentage restriction applies on an on-going basis, it applies only at
the time the Fund makes an investment. The Fund need not sell securities to meet
the percentage limits if the value of the investment increases in proportion to
the size of the Fund.
|X| Does the Fund Have Additional Restrictions That Are Not "Fundamental"
Policies?
The Fund has additional operating policies that are not "fundamental," and
which can be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.
|_| The Fund can invest all of its assets in the securities of a single
open-end management investment company for which the Manager, one of its
subsidiaries or a successor is the investment advisor or sub-advisor. That fund
must have substantially the same fundamental investment objective, policies and
limitations as the Fund.
For purposes of the Fund's policy not to concentrate its investments as
described above, the Fund has adopted the industry classifications set forth in
Appendix A to this Statement of Additional Information. That is not a
fundamental policy.
How the Fund Is Managed
Organization and History. The Fund is an open-end, diversified management
investment company with an unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial
interest. The Fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust in May 1999.
The Fund is governed by a Board of Trustees, which is responsible for
protecting the interests of shareholders under Massachusetts law. The Trustees
meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Fund's activities, review
its performance, and review the actions of the Manager and Sub-Advisor. Although
the Fund will not normally hold annual meetings of its shareholders, it may hold
shareholder meetings from time to time on important matters, and shareholders
have the right to call a meeting to remove a Trustee or to take other action
described in the Fund's Declaration of Trust.
|_| Classes of Shares. The Board of Trustees has the power, without
shareholder approval, to divide unissued shares of the Fund into two or more
classes. The Board has done so, and the Fund currently has four classes of
shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y. All classes invest in the same
investment portfolio. Each class of shares: o has its own dividends and
distributions, o pays certain expenses which may be different for the different
classes, o may have a different net asset value, o may have separate voting
rights on matters in which interests of one class are
different from interests of another class, and o votes as a class on
matters that affect that class alone.
Shares are freely transferable, and each share of each class has one vote
at shareholder meetings, with fractional shares voting proportionally on matters
submitted to the vote of shareholders. Each share of the Fund represents an
interest in the Fund proportionately equal to the interest of each other share
of the same class.
The Trustees are authorized to create new series and classes of shares.
The Trustees may reclassify unissued shares of the Fund into additional series
or classes of shares. The Trustees also may divide or combine the shares of a
class into a greater or lesser number of shares without changing the
proportionate beneficial interest of a shareholder in the Fund. Shares do not
have cumulative voting rights or preemptive or subscription rights. Shares may
be voted in person or by proxy at shareholder meetings.
|_| Meetings of Shareholders. As a Massachusetts business trust, the Fund
is not required to hold, and does not plan to hold, regular annual meetings of
shareholders. The Fund will hold meetings when required to do so by the
Investment Company Act or other applicable law. It will also do so when a
shareholder meeting is called by the Trustees or upon proper request of the
shareholders.
Shareholders have the right, upon the declaration in writing or vote of
two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Fund, to remove a Trustee. The
Trustees will call a meeting of shareholders to vote on the removal of a Trustee
upon the written request of the record holders of 10% of its outstanding shares.
If the Trustees receive a request from at least 10 shareholders stating that
they wish to communicate with other shareholders to request a meeting to remove
a Trustee, the Trustees will then either make the Fund's shareholder list
available to the applicants or mail their communication to all other
shareholders at the applicants' expense. The shareholders making the request
must have been shareholders for at least six months and must hold shares of the
Fund valued at $25,000 or more or constituting at least 1% of the Fund's
outstanding shares, whichever is less. The Trustees may also take other action
as permitted by the Investment Company Act.
|_| Shareholder and Trustee Liability. The Fund's Declaration of Trust
contains an express disclaimer of shareholder or Trustee liability for the
Fund's obligations. It also provides for indemnification and reimbursement of
expenses out of the Fund's property for any shareholder held personally liable
for its obligations. The Declaration of Trust also states that upon request, the
Fund shall assume the defense of any claim made against a shareholder for any
act or obligation of the Fund and shall satisfy any judgment on that claim.
Massachusetts law permits a shareholder of a business trust (such as the Fund)
to be held personally liable as a "partner" under certain circumstances.
However, the risk that a Fund shareholder will incur financial loss from being
held liable as a "partner" of the Fund is limited to the relatively remote
circumstances in which the Fund would be unable to meet its obligations.
The Fund's contractual arrangements state that any person doing business
with the Fund (and each shareholder of the Fund) agrees under its Declaration of
Trust to look solely to the assets of the Fund for satisfaction of any claim or
demand that may arise out of any dealings with the Fund. Additionally, the
Trustees shall have no personal liability to any such person, to the extent
permitted by law. Trustees and Officers of the Fund. The Fund's Trustees and
officers and their principal occupations and business affiliations and
occupations during the past five years are listed below. Trustees denoted with
an asterisk (*) below are deemed to be "interested persons" of the Fund under
the Investment Company Act. All of the Trustees are trustees or directors of the
following New York-based Oppenheimer funds:3
Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund Oppenheimer International Small Company
Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Oppenheimer Large Cap Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund Oppenheimer Multiple Strategies Fund
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund Oppenheimer Multi-Sector Income Trust Oppenheimer
Emerging Growth Fund Oppenheimer Multi-State Municipal Trust Oppenheimer
Emerging Technologies Fund Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund Oppenheimer
Enterprise Fund Oppenheimer New York Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Europe Fund
Oppenheimer Series Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer Global Fund Oppenheimer U.S.
Government Trust Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund Oppenheimer Trinity
Core Fund Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund Oppenheimer Trinity Growth
Fund Oppenheimer Growth Fund Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund Oppenheimer
International Growth Fund Oppenheimer World Bond Fund
Ms. Macaskill and Messrs. Spiro, Donohue, Wixted, Zack, Bishop and Farrar
respectively hold the same offices with the other New York-based Oppenheimer
funds as with the Fund.
Leon Levy, Chairman of the Board of
Trustees, Age: 75.
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
General Partner of Odyssey Partners, L.P. (investment partnership) (since 1982)
and Chairman of Avatar Holdings, Inc. (real estate development).
Donald W. Spiro, Vice Chairman of the
Board of Trustees, Age: 74.
399 Ski Trail, Smoke Rise, New Jersey 07405
Formerly he held the following positions: Chairman Emeritus (August 1991 -
August 1999), Chairman (November 1987 - January 1991) and a director (January
1969 - August 1999) of the Manager; President and Director of OppenheimerFunds
Distributor, Inc., a subsidiary of the Manager and the Fund's Distributor (July
1978 - January 1992).
Bridget A. Macaskill*, President and
Trustee, Age: 52.
Two World Trade Center, New York, New
York 10048-0203
Chairman (since August 2000), Chief Executive Officer (since September 1995) and
a director (since December 1994) of the Manager; President (since September
1995) and a director (since October 1990) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., the
Manager's parent holding company; President, Chief Executive Officer and a
director (since March 2000) of OFI Private Investments, Inc., an investment
adviser subsidiary of the Manager; Chairman and a director of Shareholder
Services, Inc. (since August 1994) and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.
(since September 1995), transfer agent subsidiaries of the Manager; President
(since September 1995) and a director (since November 1989) of Oppenheimer
Partnership Holdings, Inc., a holding company subsidiary of the Manager;
President and a director (since October 1997) of OppenheimerFunds International
Ltd., an offshore fund management subsidiary of the Manager and of Oppenheimer
Millennium Funds plc; a director of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation
(since July 1991) and of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since July
1996), investment adviser subsidiaries of the Manager; a director (since April
2000) of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, a charitable trust program established
by the Manager; a director of Prudential Corporation plc (a U.K. financial
service company); President and a trustee of other Oppenheimer funds; formerly
President of the Manager (June 1991 - August 2000).
Robert G. Galli, Trustee, Age: 67.
19750 Beach Road, Jupiter, FL 33469
A Trustee or Director of other Oppenheimer funds. Formerly he held the following
positions: Vice Chairman (October 1995 - December 1997) and Executive Vice
President (December 1977 - October 1995) of the Manager; Executive Vice
President and a director (April 1986 - October 1995) of HarbourView Asset
Management Corporation.
Phillip A. Griffiths, Trustee, Age: 62.
97 Olden Lane, Princeton, N. J. 08540
The Director of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J. (since 1991)
and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (since 1979); formerly (in
descending chronological order) a director of Bankers Trust Corporation, Provost
and Professor of Mathematics at Duke University, a director of Research Triangle
Institute, Raleigh, N.C., and a Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University.
Benjamin Lipstein, Trustee, Age: 77.
591 Breezy Hill Road, Hillsdale, N.Y.
12529
Professor Emeritus of Marketing, Stern Graduate School of Business
Administration, New York University.
Elizabeth B. Moynihan, Trustee, Age: 71.
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20004 Author and architectural historian; a trustee of the
Freer Gallery of Art (Smithsonian Institute), Executive Committee of Board of
Trustees of the National Building Museum; a member of the Trustees Council,
Preservation League of New York State.
Kenneth A. Randall, Trustee, Age: 73.
6 Whittaker's Mill, Williamsburg,
Virginia 23185
A director of Dominion Resources, Inc. (electric utility holding company),
Dominion Energy, Inc. (electric power and oil & gas producer), and Prime Retail,
Inc. (real estate investment trust); formerly President and Chief Executive
Officer of The Conference Board, Inc. (international economic and business
research) and a director of Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, American
Motorists Insurance Company and American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company.
Edward V. Regan, Trustee, Age: 70.
40 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016
Chairman of Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York; Senior
Fellow of Jerome Levy Economics Institute, Bard College; a director of RBAsset
(real estate manager); a director of OffitBank; Trustee, Financial Accounting
Foundation (FASB and GASB); President, Baruch College of the City University of
New York; formerly New York State Comptroller and trustee, New York State and
Local Retirement Fund.
Russell S. Reynolds, Jr., Trustee,
Age: 68.
8 Sound Shore Drive, Greenwich,
Connecticut 06830
Chairman of The Directorship Search Group, Inc. (corporate governance consulting
and executive recruiting); a director of Professional Staff Limited (a U.K.
temporary staffing company); a life trustee of International House (non-profit
educational organization), and a trustee of the Greenwich Historical Society.
Clayton K. Yeutter, Trustee, Age: 69.
10475 E. Laurel Lane, Scottsdale,
Arizona 85259
Of Counsel, Hogan & Hartson (a Washington, D.C. law firm). Other directorships:
Allied Zurich Plc; ConAgra, Inc.; FMC Corporation; Farmers Group Inc.;
Oppenheimer Funds; Texas Instruments Incorporated; Weyerhaeuser Co. and Zurich
Allied AG.
|X| Remuneration of Trustees. The officers of the Fund and certain
Trustees of the Fund (Ms. Macaskill) who are affiliated with the Manager receive
no salary or fee from the Fund. The remaining Trustees of the Fund received the
compensation shown below from the Fund with respect to the Fund's fiscal year
ended July 31, 2000. The compensation from all of the New York-based Oppenheimer
funds (including the Fund) represents compensation received as a director,
trustee or member of a committee of the boards of those funds during the
calendar year 1999.
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Trustee's Name Total Aggr Retirement
and Other Positions Compensation from Benefits
from all Accrued as Part
New York based of Fund
Oppenheimer egate Compensatio Expenses
Funds (29 Funds)2 Fund n
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Leon Levy $21 $0 $166,700
Chairman
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Donald W. Spiro $5 $0 $ 10,250
Vice Chairman
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Robert G. Galli 3 $10 $0 $177,715
Study Committee Member
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Phillip Griffiths 4 $4 $0 $5,125
Trustee
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Benjamin Lipstein
Study Committee
Chairman, $17 $0 $144,100
Audit Committee Member
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Elizabeth B. Moynihan
Study Committee $12 $0 $101,500
Member
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Kenneth A. Randall $11 $0 $ 93,100
Audit Committee Member
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Edward V. Regan
Proxy Committee
Chairman, Audit $11 $0 $ 92,100
Committee Member
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Russell S. Reynolds, Jr.
Proxy Committee $8 $0 $ 68,900
Member
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Clayton K. Yeutter 5 $7 $0 $ 51,675
Proxy Committee
Member
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Aggregate compensation includes fees deferred compensation, if any, and
retirement plan benefits occurred for a trustee. Effective January 1, 2000,
Pauline Trigere resigned as a Trustee of the Fund.
2. For the 1999 calendar year.
3. Calendar year 1999 figures include compensation from the Oppenheimer New
York, Quest and Rochester funds.
4. Includes $4 deferred under Deferred Compensation Plan described below.
5. Includes $1 deferred under Deferred Compensation Plan described below.
|X| Retirement Plan for Trustees. The Fund has adopted a retirement plan
that provides for payments to retired Trustees. Payments are up to 80% of the
average compensation paid during a Trustee's five years of service in which the
highest compensation was received. A Trustee must serve as trustee for any of
the New York-based Oppenheimer funds for at least 15 years to be eligible for
the maximum payment. Each Trustee's retirement benefits will depend on the
amount of the Trustee's future compensation and length of service. Therefore the
amount of those benefits cannot be determined at this time, nor can we estimate
the number of years of credited service that will be used to determine those
benefits.
|X| Deferred Compensation Plan for Trustees. The Board of Trustees has
adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan for disinterested trustees that enables
them to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual fees they are
entitled to receive from the Fund. Under the plan, the compensation deferred by
a Trustee is periodically adjusted as though an equivalent amount had been
invested in shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds selected by the Trustee. The
amount paid to the Trustee under the plan is determined based upon the
performance of the selected funds.
Deferral of Trustees' fees under the plan will not materially affect the
Fund's assets, liabilities or net income per share. The plan will not obligate
the Fund to retain the services of any Trustee or to pay any particular level of
compensation to any Trustee. Pursuant to an Order issued by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Fund may invest in the funds selected by the Trustee
under the plan without shareholder approval for the limited purpose of
determining the value of the Trustee's deferred fee account.
|_| Major Shareholders. As of November 15, 2000, the only persons who
owned of record or was known by the Fund to own beneficially 5% or more of any
class of the Fund's outstanding shares was: (1) OppenheimerFunds, Inc., 6803
South Tucson Way, Englewood, CO 80112, who owned 210,000.00 Class A shares
(representing approximately 31.51% of the Fund's then-outstanding Class A
shares); (2) Stuart Dean Co., Inc. 401K Savings Plan, 366 10th Avenue, New York,
NY 10001, who owned 41,051.257 Class A shares (representing approximately 6.94%
of the Fund's then-outstanding Class A shares); (3) Traditional IRA for the
benefit of Julie M. Schauer, 2820 Pamela Court, Minden, NV 89423, who owned
38,762.789 Class B shares (representing 22.03% of the Fund's then-outstanding
Class B shares); (4) Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith for the sole benefit of
its customers, 4800 Deer Lake Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32246, who owned 29,970.00
Class C shares (representing approximately 22.23% of the then-outstanding Class
C shares); (5) First Trust Corp Traditional IRA for the benefit of Jean F.
Ellis, P.O. Box 173301, Denver, CO 80217, who owned 7,134.728 Class C shares
(representing approximately 5.29% of the Fund's then-outstanding Class C
shares); and (6) New York Yacht Club Pension Plan, 6801 South Tucson Way,
Englewood, CO 80112, who owned 27,056.036 Class Y shares (representing
approximately 99.63% of the Fund's then-outstanding Class Y shares).
The Manager. The Manager is wholly-owned by Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., a
holding company controlled by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. It is
designed to detect and prevent improper personal trading by certain employees,
including portfolio managers, that would compete with or take advantage of the
Fund's portfolio transactions. Compliance with the Code of Ethics is carefully
monitored and enforced by the Manager.
|X| Code of Ethics. The Fund, the Manager and the Distributor have a Code
of Ethics. It is designed to detect and prevent improper personal trading by
certain employees, including portfolio managers, that would compete with or take
advantage of the Fund's portfolio transactions. Covered persons include persons
with knowledge of the investments and investment intentions of the Fund and
other funds advised by the Manager. The Code of Ethics does permit personnel
subject to the Code to invest in securities, including securities that may be
purchased or held by the Fund, subject to a number of restrictions and controls.
Compliance with the Code of Ethics is carefully monitored and enforced by the
Manager.
The Code of Ethics is an exhibit to the Fund's registration statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be reviewed and copied
at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain
information about the hours of operation of the Public Reference Room by calling
the SEC at 1.202.942.8090. The Code of Ethics can also be viewed as part of the
Fund's registration statement on the SEC's EDGAR database at the SEC's Internet
web site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained, after paying a
duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address:
[email protected]., or by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.
|_| The Investment Advisory Agreement. The Manager provides investment
advisory and management services to the Fund under an investment advisory
agreement between the Manager and the Fund. The Manager handles the Fund's
day-to-day business, and the agreement permits the Manager to enter into
sub-advisory agreements with other registered investment advisors to obtain
specialized services for the Fund, as long as the Fund is not obligated to pay
any additional fees for those services. The Manager has retained the Sub-Advisor
pursuant to a separate Sub-Advisory Agreement, described below, under which the
Sub-Advisor buys and sells portfolio securities for the Fund. The members of the
portfolio management team of the Fund are employed by the Sub-Advisor and are
the persons principally responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's
portfolio, as described below.
The investment advisory agreement between the Fund and the Manager requires
the Manager, at its expense, to provide the Fund with adequate office space,
facilities and equipment. It also requires the Manager to provide and supervise
the activities of all administrative and clerical personnel required to provide
effective administration for the Fund. Those responsibilities include the
compilation and maintenance of records with respect to its operations, the
preparation and filing of specified reports, and composition of proxy materials
and registration statements for continuous public sale of shares of the Fund.
The Fund pays expenses not expressly assumed by the Manager under the
advisory agreement. The advisory agreement lists examples of expenses paid by
the Fund. The major categories relate to calculation of the Fund's net asset
values per share, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, fees to certain
Trustees, legal and audit expenses, custodian and transfer agent expenses, share
issuance costs, certain printing and registration costs and non-recurring
expenses, including litigation costs. The management fees paid by the Fund to
the Manager are calculated at the rates described in the Prospectus, which are
applied to the assets of the Fund as a whole. The fees are allocated to each
class of shares based upon the relative proportion of the Fund's net assets
represented by that class.
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Management Fees Paid to
Fiscal Year Ended: OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
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7/31/001 $31,905
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1. For the period from 9/1/99 (commencement of operations).
The investment advisory agreement states that in the absence of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of its duties or
reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the investment advisory
agreement, the Manager is not liable for any loss the fund sustains for any
investment, adoption of any investment policy, or the purchase, sale or
retention of any security.
The agreement permits the Manager to act as investment advisor for any
other person, firm or corporation and to use the names "Oppenheimer" and
"Trinity" in connection with other investment companies for which it may act as
investment advisor or general distributor. If the Manager shall no longer act as
investment advisor to the Fund, the Manager may withdraw the right of the Fund
to use the names "Oppenheimer" or "Trinity" as part of its name.
The Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oppenheimer
Acquisition Corp., a holding company controlled by Massachusetts Mutual Life
Insurance Company. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are affiliates.
|_| The Sub-Advisory Agreement. Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement between
the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall regularly provide
investment advice with respect to the Fund and invest and reinvest cash,
securities and the property comprising the assets of the Fund. Under the
Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Advisor agrees not to change the portfolio
management team of the Fund without the written approval of the Manager. The
Sub-Advisor also agrees to provide assistance in the distribution and marketing
of the Fund.
Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Manager pays the Sub-Advisor an
annual fee in monthly installments, based on the average daily net assets of the
Fund. The fee paid to the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory Agreement is paid
by the Manager, not by the Fund. The fee declines on additional assets as the
Fund grows: 0.25% of the first $150 million of average annual net assets of the
Fund, 0.17% of the next $350 million, and 0.14% of average annual net assets in
excess of $500 million.
The Sub-Advisory Agreement states that in the absence of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard of its duties or
obligations, the Sub-Advisor shall not be liable to the Manager for any act or
omission in the course of or connected with rendering services under the
Sub-Advisory Agreement or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase,
holding or sale of any security.
Brokerage Policies of the Fund
Brokerage Provisions of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory
Agreement. One of the duties of the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory Agreement
is to arrange the portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Fund's investment
advisory agreement with the Manager and the Sub-Advisory Agreement contain
provisions relating to the employment of broker-dealers to effect the Fund's
portfolio transactions. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are authorized to employ
broker-dealers, including "affiliated" brokers, as that term is defined in the
Investment Company Act. They may employ broker-dealers that, in their best
judgment based on all relevant factors, will implement the policy of the Fund to
obtain, at reasonable expense, the "best execution" of the Fund's portfolio
transactions. Among other things, "best execution" means prompt and reliable
execution at the most favorable price obtainable.
The Manager and the Sub-Advisor need not seek competitive commission
bidding. However, they are expected to be aware of the current rates of eligible
brokers and to minimize the commissions paid to the extent consistent with the
interests and policies of the Fund as established by its Board of Trustees.
The Manager and the Sub-Advisor may select brokers (other than affiliates)
that provide brokerage and/or research services for the Fund and/or the other
accounts over which the Manager, the Sub-Advisor or their respective affiliates
have investment discretion. The commissions paid to such brokers may be higher
than another qualified broker would charge, if the Manager or Sub-Advisor, as
applicable, makes a good faith determination that the commission is fair and
reasonable in relation to the services provided. Subject to those
considerations, as a factor in selecting brokers for the Fund's portfolio
transactions, the Manager and the Sub-Advisor may also consider sales of shares
of the Fund and other investment companies for which the Manager or an affiliate
serves as investment advisor.
The Sub-Advisory Agreement permits the Sub-Advisor to enter into
"soft-dollar" arrangements through the agency of third parties to obtain
services for the Fund. Pursuant to these arrangements, the Sub-Advisor will
undertake to place brokerage business with broker-dealers who pay third parties
that provide services. Any such "soft-dollar" arrangements will be made in
accordance with policies adopted by the Board of the Trust and in compliance
with applicable law.
Brokerage Practices Followed by the Manager. Brokerage for the Fund is allocated
subject to the provisions of the investment advisory agreement and the
Sub-Advisory agreement and the procedures and rules described above. Generally,
the Sub-Advisor's portfolio traders allocate brokerage based upon
recommendations from the Fund's portfolio management team. In certain instances,
the team may directly place trades and allocate brokerage. In either case, the
Sub-Advisor's executive officers supervise the allocation of brokerage.
Transactions in securities other than those for which an exchange is the
primary market are generally done with principals or market makers. In
transactions on foreign exchanges, the Fund may be required to pay fixed
brokerage commissions and therefore would not have the benefit of negotiated
commissions available in U.S. markets. Brokerage commissions are paid primarily
for transactions in listed securities or for certain fixed-income agency
transactions in the secondary market. Otherwise brokerage commissions are paid
only if it appears likely that a better price or execution can be obtained by
doing so.
The Sub-Advisor serves as investment manager to a number of clients,
including other investment companies, and may in the future act as investment
manager or advisor to others. It is the practice of the Sub-Advisor to allocate
purchase or sale transactions among the Fund and other clients whose assets it
manages in a manner it deems equitable. In making those allocations, the
Sub-Advisor considers several main factors, including the respective investment
objectives, the relative size of portfolio holdings of the same or comparable
securities, the availability of cash for investment, the size of investment
commitments generally held and the opinions of the persons responsible for
managing the portfolio of the Fund and other client's accounts.
When orders to purchase or sell the same security on identical terms are
placed by more than one of the funds and/or other advisory accounts managed by
the Sub-Advisor or its affiliates, the transactions are generally executed as
received, although a fund or advisory account that does not direct trades to a
specific broker (these are called "free trades") usually will have its order
executed first. Orders placed by accounts that direct trades to a specific
broker will generally be executed after the free trades. All orders placed on
behalf of the Fund are considered free trades. However, having an order placed
first in the market does not necessarily guarantee the most favorable price.
Purchases are combined where possible for the purpose of negotiating brokerage
commissions. In some cases that practice might have a detrimental effect on the
price or volume of the security in a particular transaction for the Fund.
Purchases of portfolio securities from underwriters include a commission or
concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter. Purchases from dealers include
a spread between the bid and asked prices. The Fund seeks to obtain prompt
execution of these orders at the most favorable net price.
The investment advisory agreement and the Sub-Advisory agreement permit the
Manager and the Sub-Advisor to allocate brokerage for research services. The
research services provided by a particular broker may be useful only to one or
more of the advisory accounts of the Sub-Advisor and its affiliates. The
investment research received for the commissions of those other accounts may be
useful both to the Fund and one or more of the Sub-Advisor's other accounts.
Investment research may be supplied to the Sub-Advisor by a third party at the
instance of a broker through which trades are placed.
Investment research services include information and analysis on particular
companies and industries as well as market or economic trends and portfolio
strategy, market quotations for portfolio evaluations, information systems,
computer hardware and similar products and services. If a research service also
assists the Sub-Advisor in a non-research capacity (such as bookkeeping or other
administrative functions), then only the percentage or component that provides
assistance to the Sub-Advisor in the investment decision-making process may be
paid in commission dollars.
The research services provided by brokers broadens the scope and supplements
the research activities of the Sub-Advisor. That research provides additional
views and comparisons for consideration, and helps the Sub-Advisor to obtain
market information for the valuation of securities that are either held in the
Fund's portfolio or are being considered for purchase. The Sub-Advisor provides
information to the Manager and the Board about the commissions paid to brokers
furnishing such services, together with the Sub-Advisor's representation that
the amount of such commissions was reasonably related to the value or benefit of
such services.
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Period Ended 7/31: Total Brokerage Commissions Paid by the
Fund2
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20001 $11,7673
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1. For the period from 9/1/99 (commencement of operations).
2. Amounts do not include spreads or concessions on principal transactions
on a net trade basis. 3. In the period ended 7/31/00, the amount of
transactions directed to brokers for research services was $426,039 and
the amount of the commissions paid to broker-dealers for those services
was $596.
Distribution and Service Plans
The Distributor. Under its General Distributor's Agreement with the Fund, the
Distributor acts as the Fund's principal underwriter in the continuous public
offering of the different classes of shares of the Fund. The Distributor is not
obligated to sell a specific number of shares. Expenses normally attributable to
sales are borne by the Distributor.
The compensation paid to (or retained by) the Distributor from the sale of
shares or on the redemption of shares during the Fund's three most recent fiscal
years is shown in the table below.
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Period Aggregate Class A Commissions Commissions Commissions
Front-
Front-End End Sales on Class A on Class B on Class C
Sales Charges Charges Shares Shares Shares
Ended on Class A Retained by Advanced by Advanced by Advanced by
7/31: Shares Distributor* Distributor Distributor Distributor
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2000 $34,708 $11,659 $11,312 $33,629 $7,704
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*Includes amounts retained by a broker-dealer that is an affiliate or a parent
of the Distributor.
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Period Class A Class B Class C
Contingent Deferred Contingent Deferred Contingent Deferred
Sales Charges Sales Charges Sales
Ended Retained Retained Charges Retained by
7/31 by Distributor by Distributor Distributor
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2000 $0 $456 $148
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For additional information about distribution of the Fund's shares,
including fees and expenses, please refer to "Distribution and Service Plans,"
below.
Distribution and Service Plans. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A
shares and Distribution and Service Plans for Class B and Class C shares under
Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act. Under those plans the Fund pays the
Distributor for all or a portion of its costs incurred in connection with the
distribution and/or servicing of the shares of the particular class.
Each plan has been approved by a vote of the Board of Trustees, including
a majority of the Independent Trustees4, cast in person at a meeting called for
the purpose of voting on that plan. The shareholder vote for the Service Plan
for Class A shares and the Distribution and Service Plans for Class B and Class
C shares was cast by the Manager as the sole initial holder of Class A, Class B
and Class C shares of the Fund.
Under the plans, the Manager and the Distributor may make payments to
affiliates, in their sole discretion, from time to time, and may use their own
resources (at no direct cost to the Fund) to make payments to brokers, dealers
or other financial institutions for distribution and administrative services
they perform. The Manager may use its profits from the advisory fee it receives
from the Fund. In their sole discretion, the Distributor and the Manager may
increase or decrease the amount of payments they make from their own resources
to plan recipients.
Unless a plan is terminated as described below, the plan continues in
effect from year to year but only if the Fund's Board of Trustees and its
Independent Trustees specifically vote annually to approve its continuance.
Approval must be by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on continuing the plan. A plan may be terminated at any time by the vote
of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by the vote of the holders of a
"majority" (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the outstanding shares
of that class.
The Board of Trustees and the Independent Trustees must approve all
material amendments to a plan. An amendment to increase materially the amount of
payments to be made under a plan must be approved by shareholders of the class
affected by the amendment. Because Class B shares of the Fund automatically
convert into Class A shares, the Fund must obtain the approval of both Class A
and Class B shareholders for a proposed material amendment to the Class A Plan
that would materially increase payments under the Plan. That approval must be by
a "majority" (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the shares of each
class, voting separately by class.
While the Plans are in effect, the Treasurer of the Fund shall provide
separate written reports on the plans to the Board of Trustees at least
quarterly for its review. The Reports shall detail the amount of all payments
made under a plan and the purpose for which the payments were made. Those
reports are subject to the review and approval of the Independent Trustees.
Each Plan states that while it is in effect, the selection and nomination
of those Trustees of the Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Fund is
committed to the discretion of the Independent Trustees. This does not prevent
the involvement of others in the selection and nomination process as long as the
final decision as to selection or nomination is approved by a majority of the
Independent Trustees.
Under the plans for a class, no payment will be made to any recipient in
any quarter in which the aggregate net asset value of all Fund shares of that
class held by the recipient for itself and its customers does not exceed a
minimum amount, if any, that may be set from time to time by a majority of the
Independent Trustees. The Board of Trustees has set no minimum amount of assets
to qualify for payments under the plans.
|_| Class A Service Plan Fees. Under the Class A service plan, the
Distributor currently uses the fees it receives from the Fund to pay brokers,
dealers and other financial institutions (they are referred to as "recipients")
for personal services and account maintenance services they provide for their
customers who hold Class A shares. The services include, among others, answering
customer inquiries about the Fund, assisting in establishing and maintaining
accounts in the Fund, making the Fund's investment plans available and providing
other services at the request of the Fund or the Distributor. The Class A
service plan permits reimbursements to the Distributor at a rate of up to 0.25%
of average annual net assets of Class A shares. While the plan permits the Board
to authorize payments to the Distributor to reimburse itself for services under
the plan, the Board has not yet done so. The Distributor makes payments to plan
recipients quarterly at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average annual
net assets consisting of Class A shares held in the accounts of the recipients
or their customers.
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2000, payments made under the Class A Plan
totaled $4,334 all of which was paid by the Distributor to recipients that
included $706 paid to an affiliate of the Distributor's parent company. Any
unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in
any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent years. The Distributor may not
use payments received under the Class A Plan to pay any of its interest
expenses, carrying charges, or other financial costs, or allocation of overhead.
|_| Class B and Class C Service and Distribution Plan Fees. Under each
plan, service fees and distribution fees are computed on the average of the net
asset value of shares in the respective class, determined as of the close of
each regular business day during the period. The Class B and Class C plans
provide for the Distributor to be compensated at a flat rate for its services,
whether its costs in distributing Class B and Class C shares and servicing
accounts are more or less than the amounts paid by the Fund under the plan for
the period for which the fee is paid. The types of services that recipients
provide in return for service fees are similar to the services provided under
the Class A service plan, described above.
The Class B and the Class C Plans permit the Distributor to retain both
the asset-based sales charges and the service fees or to pay recipients the
service fee on a quarterly basis, without payment in advance. However, the
Distributor currently intends to pay the service fee to recipients in advance
for the first year after the shares are purchased. After the first year shares
are outstanding, the Distributor makes service fee payments quarterly on those
shares. The advance payment is based on the net asset value of shares sold.
Shares purchased by exchange do not qualify for the advance service fee payment.
If Class B or Class C shares are redeemed during the first year after their
purchase, the recipient of the service fees on those shares will be obligated to
repay the Distributor a pro rata portion of the advance payment of the service
fee made on those shares. In cases where the Distributor is the broker of record
for Class B and Class C shares, i.e. shareholder without the services of a
broker directly invests in the Fund, the Distributor will retain the asset-based
sales charge and service fee for Class B and Class C shares.
The Distributor retains the asset-based sales charge on Class B shares.
The Distributor retains the asset-based sales charge on Class C shares during
the first year the shares are outstanding. It pays the asset-based sales charge
as an ongoing commission to the recipient on Class C shares outstanding for a
year or more. If a dealer has a special agreement with the Distributor, the
Distributor will pay the Class B and/or Class C service fee and the asset-based
sales charge to the dealer quarterly in lieu of paying the sales commissions and
service fee in advance at the time of purchase.
The asset-based sales charges on Class B and Class C shares allow
investors to buy shares without a front-end sales charge while allowing the
Distributor to compensate dealers that sell those shares. The Fund pays the
asset-based sales charges to the Distributor for its services rendered in
distributing Class B and Class C shares. The payments are made to the
Distributor in recognition that the Distributor: o pays sales commissions to
authorized brokers and dealers at the time of sale and pays
service fees as described above,
o may finance payment of sales commissions and/or the advance of the service
fee payment to recipients under the plans, or may provide such financing
from its own resources or from the resources of an affiliate,
o employs personnel to support distribution of Class B and Class C shares, and o
bears the costs of sales literature, advertising and prospectuses (other than
those
furnished to current shareholders) and state "blue sky" registration fees
and certain other distribution expenses.
The Distributor's actual expenses in selling Class B and Class C shares
may be more than the payments it receives from the contingent deferred sales
charges collected on redeemed shares and from the Fund under the plans. If
either the Class B or the Class C plan is terminated by the Fund, the Board of
Trustees may allow the Fund to continue payments of the asset-based sales charge
to the Distributor for distributing shares before the plan was terminated. The
plans allow for the carry-forward of distribution expenses, to be recovered from
asset-based sales charges in subsequent fiscal periods.
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Distribution Fees Paid to the Distributor in the Period Ended 7/31/00
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Class: Total Amount Distributor's Distributor's
Aggregate Unreimbursed
Unreimbursed Expenses as %
Payments Retained by Expenses of Net Assets
Under Plan Distributor Under Plan of Class
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Class B Plan $3,507 $3,265 $37,105 3.20%
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Class C Plan $2,923 $2,632 $11,972 1.21%
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All payments under the Class B and the Class C plans are subject to the
limitations imposed by the Conduct Rules of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. on payments of asset-based sales charges and service
fees.
Performance of the Fund
Explanation of Performance Terminology. The Fund uses a variety of terms to
illustrate its investment performance. Those terms include "cumulative total
return," "average annual total return," "average annual total return at net
asset value" and "total return at net asset value." An explanation of how total
returns are calculated is set forth below. You can obtain current performance
information by calling the Fund's Transfer Agent at 1-800-525-7048 or by
visiting the OppenheimerFunds Internet web site at
http://www.oppenheimerfunds.com.
The Fund's illustrations of its performance data in advertisements must
comply with rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Those rules
describe the types of performance data that may be used and how it is to be
calculated. In general, any advertisement by the Fund of its performance data
must include the average annual total returns for the advertised class of shares
of the Fund. Those returns must be shown for the 1-, 5- and 10-year periods (or
the life of the class, if less) ending as of the most recently ended calendar
quarter prior to the publication of the advertisement (or its submission for
publication).
Use of standardized performance calculations enables an investor to
compare the Fund's performance to the performance of other funds for the same
periods. However, a number of factors should be considered before using the
Fund's performance information as a basis for comparison with other investments:
|_|Total returns measure the performance of a hypothetical account in the
Fund over various periods and do not show the performance of each
shareholder's account. Your account's performance will vary from the
model performance data if your dividends are received in cash, or you
buy or sell shares during the period, or you bought your shares at a
different time and price than the shares used in the model.
|_|An investment in the Fund is not insured by the FDIC or any other
government agency.
|_| The Fund's performance returns do not reflect the effect of taxes on
dividends and capital gains distributions.
|_| The principal value of the Fund's shares and total returns are not
guaranteed and normally will fluctuate on a daily basis.
|_| When an investor's shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less
than their original cost.
|_| Total returns for any given past period represent historical
performance information and are not, and should not be considered, a
prediction of future returns.
The performance of each class of shares is shown separately, because the
performance of each class of shares will usually be different. That is because
of the different kinds of expenses each class bears. The total returns of each
class of shares of the Fund are affected by market conditions, the quality of
the Fund's investments, the maturity of debt investments, the types of
investments the Fund holds, and its operating expenses that are allocated to the
particular class.
|X| Total Return Information. There are different types of "total returns"
to measure the Fund's performance. Total return is the change in value of a
hypothetical investment in the Fund over a given period, assuming that all
dividends and capital gains distributions are reinvested in additional shares
and that the investment is redeemed at the end of the period. Because of
differences in expenses for each class of shares, the total returns for each
class are separately measured. The cumulative total return measures the change
in value over the entire period (for example, ten years). An average annual
total return shows the average rate of return for each year in a period that
would produce the cumulative total return over the entire period. However,
average annual total returns do not show actual year-by-year performance. The
Fund uses standardized calculations for its total returns as prescribed by the
SEC. The methodology is discussed below.
In calculating total returns for Class A shares, the current maximum
sales charge of 5.75% (as a percentage of the offering price) is deducted from
the initial investment ("P") (unless the return is shown without sales charge,
as described below). For Class B shares, payment of the applicable contingent
deferred sales charge is applied, depending on the period for which the return
is shown: 5.0% in the first year, 4.0% in the second year, 3.0% in the third and
fourth years, 2.0% in the fifth year, 1.0% in the sixth year and none
thereafter. For Class C shares, the 1% contingent deferred sales charge is
deducted for returns for the 1-year period. There is no sales charge on Class Y
shares.
|_| Average Annual Total Return. The "average annual total return"
of each class is an average annual compounded rate of return for each year in a
specified number of years. It is the rate of return based on the change in value
of a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000 ("P" in the formula below) held
for a number of years ("n" in the formula) to achieve an Ending Redeemable Value
("ERV" in the formula) of that investment, according to the following formula:
1/n
(ERV)
(---) -1 = Average Annual Total Return
( P )
|_| Cumulative Total Return. The "cumulative total return"
calculation measures the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $1,000
over an entire period of years. Its calculation uses some of the same factors as
average annual total return, but it does not average the rate of return on an
annual basis. Cumulative total return is determined as follows:
ERV - P
------- = Total Return
P
|_| Total Returns at Net Asset Value. From time to time the Fund may
also quote a cumulative or an average annual total return "at net asset value"
(without deducting sales charges) for Class A, Class B or Class C shares. Each
is based on the difference in net asset value per share at the beginning and the
end of the period for a hypothetical investment in that class of shares (without
considering front-end or contingent deferred sales charges) and takes into
consideration the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.
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The Fund's Total Returns for the Periods Ended 07/31/00
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Class of Cumulative Average Annual Total Returns
Total Returns
Shares (10 Years or
Life of Class)
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1-Year 5-Year (or life 10 Year (or
of class) life of class)
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After Without After Without After Without After Without
Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales
Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge
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Class A -2.75%* 3.18%* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Class B -2.69%* 2.31%* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Class C 1.40%* 2.40%* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Class Y 3.26%* 3.26%* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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*Inception date of Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y: 09/01/99.
Because the Fund will be managed in a substantially similar manner as private
accounts managed by the Sub-Advisor, the chart below shows the composite total
returns for all the accounts managed by the Sub-Advisor using the SectorPlex
CoreSM approach as of the most recent quarter end. It is important to note that
the following performance information does not represent the historical
performance of the Fund and should not be interpreted as indicative of the
Fund's future performance. The composite performance data has been prepared in
accordance with the performance presentation standards of the Association for
Investment Management and Research.
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Composite Total Returns for the Periods Ended 7/31/00 (Based on Past
Performance of Similar Accounts Managed with SectorPlex CoreSM Model)
(Reflecting Deduction of
Fees, Expenses and Applicable Sales Loads)
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Class of Cumulative Average Annual Total Returns
Shares Total Returns
(Life of Class)
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1-Year 5-Years Life of Class
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After Without After Without After Without After Without
Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales
Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge
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Class A 199.73%* 218.02%* -4.14% 1.71% 17.03% 18.43% 17.43%* 18.45%*
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Class B 202.06%* 202.06%* -3.44% 1.56% 17.37% 17.58% 17.56%* 17.56%*
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Class C 199.89%* 199.89%* -0.17% 0.83% 17.41% 17.41% 17.44%* 17.44%*
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Class Y 220.60%* 220.60%* 1.83% 1.83% 18.57% 18.57% 18.59%* 18.59%*
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*Inception of Composite: 9/30/93.
Other Performance Comparisons. The Fund compares its performance annually to
that of an appropriate broadly-based market index in its Annual Report to
shareholders. You can obtain that information by contacting the Transfer Agent
at the addresses or telephone numbers shown on the cover of this Statement of
Additional Information. The Fund may also compare its performance to that of
other investments, including other mutual funds, or use rankings of its
performance by independent ranking entities. Examples of these performance
comparisons are set forth below.
|_| Lipper Rankings. From time to time the Fund may publish the ranking of
the performance of its classes of shares by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.
Lipper is a widely-recognized independent mutual fund monitoring service. Lipper
monitors the performance of regulated investment companies, including the Fund,
and ranks their performance for various periods in categories based on
investment styles. Lipper currently ranks the Fund's performance against all
other growth funds. The Lipper performance rankings are based on total returns
that include the reinvestment of capital gain distributions and income dividends
but do not take sales charges or taxes into consideration. Lipper also publishes
"peer-group" indices of the performance of all mutual funds in a category that
it monitors and averages of the performance of the funds in particular
categories.
|_| Morningstar Ratings and Rankings. From time to time the Fund may
publish the ranking and/or star rating of the performance of its classes of
shares by Morningstar, Inc., an independent mutual fund monitoring service.
Morningstar rates and ranks mutual funds in broad investment categories:
domestic stock funds, international stock funds, taxable bond funds and
municipal bond funds. The Fund is included in the domestic stock funds category.
Morningstar proprietary star ratings reflect historical risk-adjusted
total investment return. Investment return measures a fund's (or class's) one-,
three-, five- and ten-year average annual total returns (depending on the
inception of the fund or class) in excess of 90-day U.S. Treasury bill returns
after considering the fund's sales charges and expenses. Risk is measured by a
fund's (or class's) performance below 90-day U.S. Treasury bill returns. Risk
and investment return are combined to produce star ratings reflecting
performance relative to the other funds in the fund's category. Five stars is
the "highest" ranking (top 10% of funds in a category), four stars is "above
average" (next 22.5%), three stars is "average" (next 35%), two stars is "below
average" (next 22.5%) and one star is "lowest" (bottom 10%). The current star
rating is the fund's (or class's) overall rating, which is the fund's 3-year
rating or its combined 3- and 5-year ranking (weighted 60%/40% respectively), or
its combined 3-, 5-, and 10-year rating (weighted 40%/30%/30%, respectively),
depending on the inception date of the fund (or class). Ratings are subject to
change monthly.
The Fund may also compare its total return ranking to that of other funds
in its Morningstar category, in addition to its star rating. Those total return
rankings are percentages from one percent to one hundred percent and are not
risk-adjusted. For example, if a fund is in the 94th percentile, that means that
94% of the funds in the same category performed better than it did.
|_| Performance Rankings and Comparisons by Other Entities and
Publications. From time to time the Fund may include in its advertisements and
sales literature performance information about the Fund cited in newspapers and
other periodicals such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's,
or similar publications. That information may include performance quotations
from other sources, including Lipper and Morningstar. The performance of the
Fund's classes of shares may be compared in publications to the performance of
various market indices or other investments, and averages, performance rankings
or other benchmarks prepared by recognized mutual fund statistical services.
Investors may also wish to compare the returns on the Fund's share classes
to the return on fixed-income investments available from banks and thrift
institutions. Those include certificates of deposit, ordinary interest-paying
checking and savings accounts, and other forms of fixed or variable time
deposits, and various other instruments such as Treasury bills. However, the
Fund's returns and share price are not guaranteed or insured by the FDIC or any
other agency and will fluctuate daily, while bank depository obligations may be
insured by the FDIC and may provide fixed rates of return. Repayment of
principal and payment of interest on Treasury securities is backed by the full
faith and credit of the U.S. government.
From time to time, the Fund may publish rankings or ratings of the Manager
or Transfer Agent, and of the investor services provided by them to shareholders
of the Oppenheimer funds, other than performance rankings of the Oppenheimer
funds themselves. Those ratings or rankings of shareholder and investor services
by third parties may include comparisons of their services to those provided by
other mutual fund families selected by the rating or ranking services. They may
be based upon the opinions of the rating or ranking service itself, using its
research or judgment, or based upon surveys of investors, brokers, shareholders
or others.
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A B O U T Y O U R A C C O U N T
How to Buy Shares
Additional information is presented below about the methods that can be
used to buy shares of the Fund. Appendix B contains more information about the
special sales charge arrangements offered by the Fund, and the circumstances in
which sales charges may be reduced or waived for certain classes of investors.
AccountLink. When shares are purchased through AccountLink, each purchase must
be at least $25. Shares will be purchased on the regular business day you
instruct the Distributor to initiate the Automated Clearing House ("ACH")
transfer to buy the shares. Dividends will begin to accrue on shares purchased
with the proceeds of ACH transfers on the business day the Fund receives federal
funds for the purchase through the ACH system before the close of The New York
Stock Exchange. The Exchange normally closes at 4:00 P.M., but may close earlier
on certain days. The proceeds of ACH transfers are normally received by the Fund
3 days after the transfers are initiated. If the proceeds of the ACH transfer
are not received on a timely basis, the Distributor reserves the right to cancel
the purchase order. The Distributor and the Fund are not responsible for any
delays in purchasing shares resulting from delays in ACH transmissions.
Reduced Sales Charges. As discussed in the Prospectus, a reduced sales charge
rate may be obtained for Class A shares under Right of Accumulation and Letters
of Intent because of the economies of sales efforts and reduction in expenses
realized by the Distributor, dealers and brokers making such sales. No sales
charge is imposed in certain other circumstances described in Appendix B to this
Statement of Additional Information because the Distributor or dealer or broker
incurs little or no selling expenses.
|_| Right of Accumulation. To qualify for the lower sales charge rates
that apply to larger purchases of Class A shares, you and your spouse can add
together:
|_| Class A and Class B shares you purchase for your individual
accounts, or for your joint accounts, or for trust or custodial
accounts on behalf of your children who are minors, and
|_|current purchases of Class A and Class B shares of the Fund and
other Oppenheimer funds to reduce the sales charge rate that applies
to current purchases of Class A shares, and
|_|Class A and Class B shares of Oppenheimer funds you previously
purchased subject to an initial or contingent deferred sales charge
to reduce the sales charge rate for current purchases of Class A
shares, provided that you still hold your investment in one of the
Oppenheimer funds.
A fiduciary can count all shares purchased for a trust, estate or other
fiduciary account (including one or more employee benefit plans of the same
employer) that has multiple accounts. The Distributor will add the value, at
current offering price, of the shares you previously purchased and currently own
to the value of current purchases to determine the sales charge rate that
applies. The reduced sales charge will apply only to current purchases. You must
request it when you buy shares.
|_| The Oppenheimer Funds. The Oppenheimer funds are those mutual funds
for which the Distributor acts as the distributor or the sub-distributor and
currently include the following:
Oppenheimer Bond Fu Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund
Oppenheimer Main Street California
Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Main Street Growth & Income
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund Oppenheimer Main Street Opportunity Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund
Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund Oppenheimer MidCap Fund
Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund Oppenheimer Multiple Strategies Fund
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund
Oppenheimer Disciplined Allocation Fund Oppenheimer New York Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Disciplined Value Fund Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Fund Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Value Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund,
Oppenheimer Emerging Technologies Fund Inc.
Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund,
Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund Inc.
Oppenheimer Europe Fund Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund Oppenheimer
Florida Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Quest Small Cap Fund Oppenheimer Global Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund
Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund Oppenheimer
Senior Floating Rate Fund Oppenheimer Growth Fund Oppenheimer Strategic Income
Fund Oppenheimer High Yield Fund Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer
Insured Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund Oppenheimer Intermediate
Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Trinity Growth Fund Oppenheimer International Bond
Fund Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund Oppenheimer International Growth Fund
Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund
Oppenheimer World Bond Fund Oppenheimer Large Cap Growth Fund Limited-Term New
York Municipal Fund
Rochester Fund Municipals
and the following money market funds:
Centennial America Fund, L. P. Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust Centennial Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial Government Trust Oppenheimer Cash Reserves
Centennial Money Market Trust Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.
There is an initial sales charge on the purchase of Class A shares of each
of the Oppenheimer funds except the money market funds. Under certain
circumstances described in this Statement of Additional Information, redemption
proceeds of certain money market fund shares may be subject to a contingent
deferred sales charge.
|_| Letters of Intent. Under a Letter of Intent, if you purchase Class A
shares or Class A and Class B shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds
during a 13-month period, you can reduce the sales charge rate that applies to
your purchases of Class A shares. The total amount of your intended purchases of
both Class A and Class B shares will determine the reduced sales charge rate for
the Class A shares purchased during that period. You can include purchases made
up to 90 days before the date of the Letter.
A Letter of Intent is an investor's statement in writing to the
Distributor of the intention to purchase Class A shares or Class A
and Class B shares of the Fund (and other Oppenheimer funds) during
a 13-month period (the "Letter of Intent period"). At the investor's
request, this may include purchases made up to 90 days prior to the
date of the Letter. The Letter states the investor's intention to
make the aggregate amount of purchases of shares which, when added
to the investor's holdings of shares of those funds, will equal or
exceed the amount specified in the Letter. Purchases made by
reinvestment of dividends or distributions of capital gains and
purchases made at net asset value without sales charge do not count
toward satisfying the amount of the Letter.
A Letter enables an investor to count the Class A and Class B shares
purchased under the Letter to obtain the reduced sales charge rate on purchases
of Class A shares of the Fund (and other Oppenheimer funds) that applies under
the Right of Accumulation to current purchases of Class A shares. Each purchase
of Class A shares under the Letter will be made at the offering price (including
the sales charge) that applies to a single lump-sum purchase of shares in the
amount intended to be purchased under the Letter.
In submitting a Letter, the investor makes no commitment to purchase
shares. However, if the investor's purchases of shares within the Letter of
Intent period, when added to the value (at offering price) of the investor's
holdings of shares on the last day of that period, do not equal or exceed the
intended purchase amount, the investor agrees to pay the additional amount of
sales charge applicable to such purchases. That amount is described in "Terms of
Escrow," below (those terms may be amended by the Distributor from time to
time). The investor agrees that shares equal in value to 5% of the intended
purchase amount will be held in escrow by the Transfer Agent subject to the
Terms of Escrow. Also, the investor agrees to be bound by the terms of the
Prospectus, this Statement of Additional Information and the Application used
for a Letter of Intent. If those terms are amended, as they may be from time to
time by the Fund, the investor agrees to be bound by the amended terms and that
those amendments will apply automatically to existing Letters of Intent.
If the total eligible purchases made during the Letter of Intent period do
not equal or exceed the intended purchase amount, the commissions previously
paid to the dealer of record for the account and the amount of sales charge
retained by the Distributor will be adjusted to the rates applicable to actual
total purchases. If total eligible purchases during the Letter of Intent period
exceed the intended purchase amount and exceed the amount needed to qualify for
the next sales charge rate reduction set forth in the Prospectus, the sales
charges paid will be adjusted to the lower rate. That adjustment will be made
only if and when the dealer returns to the Distributor the excess of the amount
of commissions allowed or paid to the dealer over the amount of commissions that
apply to the actual amount of purchases. The excess commissions returned to the
Distributor will be used to purchase additional shares for the investor's
account at the net asset value per share in effect on the date of such purchase,
promptly after the Distributor's receipt thereof.
The Transfer Agent will not hold shares in escrow for purchases of shares
of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds by OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k)
plans under a Letter of Intent. If the intended purchase amount under a Letter
of Intent entered into by an OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plan is not
purchased by the plan by the end of the Letter of Intent period, there will be
no adjustment of commissions paid to the broker-dealer or financial institution
of record for accounts held in the name of that plan.
In determining the total amount of purchases made under a Letter, shares
redeemed by the investor prior to the termination of the Letter of Intent period
will be deducted. It is the responsibility of the dealer of record and/or the
investor to advise the Distributor about the Letter in placing any purchase
orders for the investor during the Letter of Intent period. All of such
purchases must be made through the Distributor.
|_| Terms of Escrow That Apply to Letters of Intent.
1. Out of the initial purchase (or subsequent purchases if necessary)
made pursuant to a Letter, shares of the Fund equal in value up to 5% of the
intended purchase amount specified in the Letter shall be held in escrow by the
Transfer Agent. For example, if the intended purchase amount is $50,000, the
escrow shall be shares valued in the amount of $2,500 (computed at the offering
price adjusted for a $50,000 purchase). Any dividends and capital gains
distributions on the escrowed shares will be credited to the investor's account.
2. If the total minimum investment specified under the Letter is
completed within the thirteen-month Letter of Intent period, the escrowed shares
will be promptly released to the investor.
3. If, at the end of the thirteen-month Letter of Intent
period the total purchases pursuant to the Letter are less than the
intended purchase amount specified in the Letter, the investor must
remit to the Distributor an amount equal to the difference between
the dollar amount of sales charges actually paid and the amount of
sales charges which would have been paid if the total amount
purchased had been made at a single time. That sales charge
adjustment will apply to any shares redeemed prior to the completion
of the Letter. If the difference in sales charges is not paid within
twenty days after a request from the Distributor or the dealer, the
Distributor will, within sixty days of the expiration of the Letter,
redeem the number of escrowed shares necessary to realize such
difference in sales charges. Full and fractional shares remaining
after such redemption will be released from escrow. If a request is
received to redeem escrowed shares prior to the payment of such
additional sales charge, the sales charge will be withheld from the
redemption proceeds.
4. By signing the Letter, the investor irrevocably constitutes and
appoints the Transfer Agent as attorney-in-fact to surrender for redemption any
or all escrowed shares.
5. The shares eligible for purchase under the Letter (or the holding of
which may be counted toward completion of a Letter) include:
(a) Class A shares sold with a front-end sales charge or subject to a Class
A contingent deferred sales charge,
(b) Class B shares of other Oppenheimer funds acquired subject to a
contingent deferred sales charge, and
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Class A or Class B shares acquired by exchange of either (1) Class A
shares of one of the other Oppenheimer funds that were acquired
subject to a Class A initial or contingent deferred sales charge or
(2) Class B shares of one of the other Oppenheimer funds that were
acquired subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
6. Shares held in escrow hereunder will automatically be exchanged for
shares of another fund to which an exchange is requested, as described in the
section of the Prospectus entitled "How to Exchange Shares" and the escrow will
be transferred to that other fund.
Asset Builder Plans. To establish an Asset Builder Plan to buy shares directly
from a bank account, you must enclose a check (the minimum is $25) for the
initial purchase with your application. Shares purchased by Asset Builder Plan
payments from bank accounts are subject to the redemption restrictions for
recent purchases described in the Prospectus. Asset Builder Plans are available
only if your bank is an ACH member. Asset Builder Plans may not be used to buy
shares for OppenheimerFunds employer-sponsored qualified retirement accounts.
Asset Builder Plans also enable shareholders of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves to use
their fund account to make monthly automatic purchases of shares of up to four
other Oppenheimer funds.
If you make payments from your bank account to purchase shares of the
Fund, your bank account will be debited automatically. Normally, the debit will
be made two business days prior to the investment dates you selected on your
Application. Neither the Distributor, the Transfer Agent nor the Fund shall be
responsible for any delays in purchasing shares that result from delays in ACH
transmissions.
Before you establish Asset Builder payments, you should obtain a
prospectus of the selected fund(s) from your financial advisor (or the
Distributor) and request an application from the Distributor. Complete the
application and return it. You may change the amount of your Asset Builder
payment or you can terminate these automatic investments at any time by writing
to the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent requires a reasonable period
(approximately 10 days) after receipt of your instructions to implement them.
The Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend, or discontinue offering Asset
Builder plans at any time without prior notice.
Retirement Plans. Certain types of Retirement Plans are entitled to purchase
shares of the Fund without sales charge or at reduced sales charge rates, as
described in Appendix B to this Statement of Additional Information. Certain
special sales charge arrangements described in that Appendix apply to retirement
plans whose records are maintained on a daily valuation basis by Merrill Lynch
Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. or an independent record keeper that has a contract
or special arrangement with Merrill Lynch. If on the date the plan sponsor
signed the Merrill Lynch record keeping service agreement the plan has less than
$3 million in assets (other than assets invested in money market funds) invested
in applicable investments, then the retirement plan may purchase only Class B
shares of the Oppenheimer funds. Any retirement plans in that category that
currently invest in Class B shares of the Fund will have their Class B shares
converted to Class A shares of the Fund when the Plan's applicable investments
reach $5 million.
Cancellation of Purchase Orders. Cancellation of purchase orders for the Fund's
shares (for example, when a purchase check is returned to the Fund unpaid)
causes a loss to be incurred when the net asset value of the Fund's shares on
the cancellation date is less than on the purchase date. That loss is equal to
the amount of the decline in the net asset value per share multiplied by the
number of shares in the purchase order. The investor is responsible for that
loss. If the investor fails to compensate the Fund for the loss, the Distributor
will do so. The Fund may reimburse the Distributor for that amount by redeeming
shares from any account registered in that investor's name, or the Fund or the
Distributor may seek other redress.
Classes of Shares. Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in
the same portfolio of investments of the Fund. However, each class has different
shareholder privileges and features. The net income attributable to Class B or
Class C shares and the dividends payable on Class B or Class C shares will be
reduced by incremental expenses borne solely by that class. Those expenses
include the asset-based sales charges to which Class B and Class C are subject.
The availability of different classes of shares permits an investor to
choose the method of purchasing shares that is more appropriate for the
investor. That may depend on the amount of the purchase, the length of time the
investor expects to hold shares, and other relevant circumstances. Class A
shares normally are sold subject to an initial sales charge. While Class B and
Class C shares have no initial sales charge, the purpose of the deferred sales
charge and asset-based sales charge on Class B and Class C shares is the same as
that of the initial sales charge on Class A shares - to compensate the
Distributor and brokers, dealers and financial institutions that sell shares of
the Fund. A salesperson who is entitled to receive compensation from his or her
firm for selling Fund shares may receive different levels of compensation for
selling one class of shares than another.
The Distributor will not accept any order in the amount of $500,000 or
more for Class B shares or $1 million or more for Class C shares on behalf of a
single investor (not including dealer "street name" or omnibus accounts). That
is because generally it will be more advantageous for that investor to purchase
Class A shares of the Fund.
|_| Class B Conversion. Under current interpretation of applicable federal
tax law by the Internal Revenue Service, the conversion of Class B shares to
Class A shares after six years is not treated as a taxable event for the
shareholder. For the shareholder, if those laws, or the IRS interpretation of
those laws, should change, the automatic conversion feature may be suspended. In
that event, no further conversion of Class B shares would occur while that
suspension remained in effect. Although Class B shares could then be exchanged
for Class A shares on the basis of relative net asset value of the two classes,
without the imposition of a sales charge or fee, such exchange could constitute
a taxable event for the shareholder, and absent such exchange, Class B shares
might continue to be subject to the asset-based sales charge for a longer period
of time.
|_| Allocation of Expenses. The Fund pays expenses related to its daily
operations, such as custodian fees, Trustees' fees, transfer agency fees, legal
fees and auditing costs. Those expenses are paid out of the Fund's assets and
are not paid directly by shareholders. However, those expenses reduce the net
asset value of shares, and therefore are indirectly borne by shareholders
through their investment.
The methodology for calculating the net asset value, dividends and
distributions of the Fund's share classes recognizes two types of expenses.
General expenses that do not pertain specifically to any one class are allocated
pro rata to the shares of all classes. The allocation is based on the percentage
of the Fund's total assets that is represented by the assets of each class, and
then equally to each outstanding share within a given class. Such general
expenses include management fees, legal, bookkeeping and audit fees, printing
and mailing costs of shareholder reports, Prospectuses, Statements of Additional
Information and other materials for current shareholders, fees to unaffiliated
Trustees, custodian expenses, share issuance costs, organization and start-up
costs, interest, taxes and brokerage commissions, and non-recurring expenses,
such as litigation costs.
Other expenses that are directly attributable to a particular class are
allocated equally to each outstanding share within that class. Examples of such
expenses include distribution and service plan (12b-1) fees, transfer and
shareholder servicing agent fees and expenses and shareholder meeting expenses
(to the extent that such expenses pertain only to a specific class).
Determination of Net Asset Values Per Share. The net asset values per share of
each class of shares of the Fund are determined as of the close of business of
The New York Stock Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open. The
calculation is done by dividing the value of the Fund's net assets attributable
to a class by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. The
Exchange normally closes at 4:00 P.M., New York time, but may close earlier on
some other days (for example, in case of weather emergencies or on days falling
before a holiday). The Exchange's most recent annual announcement (which is
subject to change) states that it will close on New Year's Day, Presidents' Day,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor
Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. It may also close on other days.
Dealers other than Exchange members may conduct trading in certain
securities on days on which the Exchange is closed (including weekends and
holidays) or after 4:00 P.M. on a regular business day. The Fund's net asset
values will not be calculated on those days and the values of some of the Fund's
portfolio securities may change significantly on these days, when shareholders
may not purchase or redeem shares. Additionally, trading on European and Asian
stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets normally is completed before the
close of The New York Stock Exchange.
Changes in the values of securities traded on foreign exchanges or markets
as a result of events that occur after the prices of those securities are
determined, but before the close of The New York Stock Exchange, will not be
reflected in the Fund's calculation of its net asset values that day unless the
Manager determines that the event is likely to effect a material change in the
value of the security. The Manager may make that determination, under procedures
established by the Board.
|_| Securities Valuation. The Fund's Board of Trustees has established
procedures for the valuation of the Fund's securities. In general those
procedures are as follows:
|_| Equity securities traded on a U.S. securities exchange or on NASDAQ are
valued as follows:
(1) if last sale information is regularly reported, they are valued at the last
reported sale price on the principal exchange on which they are traded or
on NASDAQ, as applicable, on that day, or
(2) if last sale information is not available on a valuation date, they
are valued at the last reported sale price preceding the valuation
date if it is within the spread of the closing "bid" and "asked"
prices on the valuation date or, if not, at the closing "bid" price
on the valuation date.
|_| Equity securities traded on a foreign securities exchange generally
are valued in one of the following ways:
(1) at the last sale price available to the pricing service approved by the
Board of Trustees, or
(2) at the last sale price obtained by the Manager from the report of
the principal exchange on which the security is traded at its last
trading session on or immediately before the valuation date, or
(3) at the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices obtained from the
principal exchange on which the security is traded or, on the basis
of reasonable inquiry, from two market makers in the security.
|_| Long-term debt securities having a remaining maturity in excess of 60
days are valued based on the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices
determined by a portfolio pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of
Trustees or obtained by the Manager from two active market makers in the
security on the basis of reasonable inquiry.
|_| The following securities are valued at the mean between the "bid" and
"asked" prices determined by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of
Trustees or obtained by the Manager from two active market makers in the
security on the basis of reasonable inquiry:
(1) debt instruments that have a maturity of more than 397 days when issued, (2)
debt instruments that had a maturity of 397 days or less when issued and have a
remaining maturity of more than 60 days, and
(3) non-money market debt instruments that had a maturity of 397 days or
less when issued and which have a remaining maturity of 60 days or
less.
|_| The following securities are valued at cost, adjusted for amortization
of premiums and accretion of discounts:
(1) money market debt securities held by a non-money market fund that had a
maturity of less than 397 days when issued that have a remaining maturity
of 60 days or less, and
(2) debt instruments held by a money market fund that have a remaining maturity
of 397 days or less.
|_| Securities (including restricted securities) not having
readily-available market quotations are valued at fair value determined under
the Board's procedures. If the Manager is unable to locate two market makers
willing to give quotes, a security may be priced at the mean between the "bid"
and "asked" prices provided by a single active market maker (which in certain
cases may be the "bid" price if no "asked" price is available).
In the case of U.S. government securities, mortgage-backed securities,
corporate bonds and foreign government securities, when last sale information is
not generally available, the Manager may use pricing services approved by the
Board of Trustees. The pricing service may use "matrix" comparisons to the
prices for comparable instruments on the basis of quality, yield and maturity.
Other special factors may be involved (such as the tax-exempt status of the
interest paid by municipal securities). The Manager will monitor the accuracy of
the pricing services. That monitoring may include comparing prices used for
portfolio valuation to actual sales prices of selected securities.
The closing prices in the London foreign exchange market on a particular
business day that are provided to the Manager by a bank, dealer or pricing
service that the Manager has determined to be reliable are used to value foreign
currency, including forward contracts, and to convert to U.S. dollars securities
that are denominated in foreign currency.
Puts, calls, and futures are valued at the last sale price on the
principal exchange on which they are traded or on Nasdaq, as applicable, as
determined by a pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees or by the
Manager. If there were no sales that day, they shall be valued at the last sale
price on the preceding trading day if it is within the spread of the closing
"bid" and "asked" prices on the principal exchange or on Nasdaq on the valuation
date. If not, the value shall be the closing bid price on the principal exchange
or on Nasdaq on the valuation date. If the put, call or future is not traded on
an exchange or on Nasdaq, it shall be valued by the mean between "bid" and
"asked" prices obtained by the Manager from two active market makers. In certain
cases that may be at the "bid" price if no "asked" price is available.
When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received
is included in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an
asset. An equivalent credit is included in the liability section.
The credit is adjusted ("marked-to-market") to reflect the current
market value of the option. In determining the Fund's gain on
investments, if a call or put written by the Fund is exercised, the
proceeds are increased by the premium received. If a call or put
written by the Fund expires, the Fund has a gain in the amount of
the premium. If the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction,
it will have a gain or loss, depending on whether the premium
received was more or less than the cost of the closing transaction.
If the Fund exercises a put it holds, the amount the Fund receives
on its sale of the underlying investment is reduced by the amount of
premium paid by the Fund.
How to Sell Shares
Information on how to sell shares of the Fund is stated in the Prospectus.
The information below provides additional information about the procedures and
conditions for redeeming shares.
Reinvestment Privilege. Within six months of a redemption, a shareholder may
reinvest all or part of the redemption proceeds of:
|_| Class A shares purchased subject to an initial sales charge or Class A
shares on which a contingent deferred sales charge was paid, or
|_| Class B shares that were subject to the Class B contingent deferred
sales charge when redeemed.
The reinvestment may be made without sales charge only in Class A shares of
the Fund or any of the other Oppenheimer funds into which shares of the Fund are
exchangeable as described in "How to Exchange Shares" below. Reinvestment will
be at the net asset value next computed after the Transfer Agent receives the
reinvestment order. The shareholder must ask the Transfer Agent for that
privilege at the time of reinvestment. This privilege does not apply to
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Class C or Class Y shares. The Fund may amend, suspend or cease offering this
reinvestment privilege at any time as to shares redeemed after the date of such
amendment, suspension or cessation.
Any capital gain that was realized when the shares were redeemed is
taxable, and reinvestment will not alter any capital gains tax payable on that
gain. If there has been a capital loss on the redemption, some or all of the
loss may not be tax deductible, depending on the timing and amount of the
reinvestment. Under the Internal Revenue Code, if the redemption proceeds of
Fund shares on which a sales charge was paid are reinvested in shares of the
Fund or another of the Oppenheimer funds within 90 days of payment of the sales
charge, the shareholder's basis in the shares of the Fund that were redeemed may
not include the amount of the sales charge paid. That would reduce the loss or
increase the gain recognized from the redemption. However, in that case the
sales charge would be added to the basis of the shares acquired by the
reinvestment of the redemption proceeds.
Payments "In Kind". The Prospectus states that payment for shares tendered for
redemption is ordinarily made in cash. However, the Board of Trustees of the
Fund may determine that it would be detrimental to the best interests of the
remaining shareholders of the Fund to make payment of a redemption order wholly
or partly in cash. In that case, the Fund may pay the redemption proceeds in
whole or in part by a distribution "in kind" of liquid securities from the
portfolio of the Fund, in lieu of cash.
The Fund has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the Investment
Company Act. Under that rule, the Fund is obligated to redeem shares solely in
cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net assets of the Fund during any
90-day period for any one shareholder. If shares are redeemed in kind, the
redeeming shareholder might incur brokerage or other costs in selling the
securities for cash. The Fund will value securities used to pay redemptions in
kind using the same method the Fund uses to value its portfolio securities
described above under "Determination of Net Asset Values Per Share." That
valuation will be made as of the time the redemption price is determined.
Involuntary Redemptions. The Fund's Board of Trustees has the right to cause the
involuntary redemption of the shares held in any account if the aggregate net
asset value of those shares is less than $500 or such lesser amount as the Board
may fix. The Board will not cause the involuntary redemption of shares in an
account if the aggregate net asset value of such shares has fallen below the
stated minimum solely as a result of market fluctuations. If the Board exercises
this right, it may also fix the requirements for any notice to be given to the
shareholders in question (not less than 30 days). The Board may alternatively
set requirements for the shareholder to increase the investment, or set other
terms and conditions so that the shares would not be involuntarily redeemed.
Transfers of Shares. A transfer of shares to a different registration is not an
event that triggers the payment of sales charges. Therefore, shares are not
subject to the payment of a contingent deferred sales charge of any class at the
time of transfer to the name of another person or entity. It does not matter
whether the transfer occurs by absolute assignment, gift or bequest, as long as
it does not involve, directly or indirectly, a public sale of the shares. When
shares subject to a contingent deferred sales charge are transferred, the
transferred shares will remain subject to the
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contingent deferred sales charge. It will be calculated as if the transferee
shareholder had acquired the transferred shares in the same manner and at the
same time as the transferring shareholder.
If less than all shares held in an account are transferred, and some but
not all shares in the account would be subject to a contingent deferred sales
charge if redeemed at the time of transfer, the priorities described in the
Prospectus under "How to Buy Shares" for the imposition of the Class B or Class
C contingent deferred sales charge will be followed in determining the order in
which shares are transferred.
Distributions From Retirement Plans. Requests for distributions from
OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRAs, 403(b)(7) custodial plans, 401(k) plans or
pension or profit-sharing plans should be addressed to "Trustee,
OppenheimerFunds Retirement Plans," c/o the Transfer Agent at its address listed
in "How To Sell Shares" in the Prospectus or on the back cover of this Statement
of Additional Information. The request must (1) state the reason for the
distribution; (2) state the owner's awareness of tax penalties if the
distribution is premature; and (3) conform to the requirements of the plan and
the Fund's other redemption requirements.
Participants (other than self-employed persons) in
OppenheimerFunds-sponsored pension or profit-sharing plans with shares of the
Fund held in the name of the plan or its fiduciary may not directly request
redemption of their accounts. The plan administrator or fiduciary must sign the
request.
Distributions from pension and profit sharing plans are subject to special
requirements under the Internal Revenue Code and certain documents (available
from the Transfer Agent) must be completed and submitted to the Transfer Agent
before the distribution may be made. Distributions from retirement plans are
subject to withholding requirements under the Internal Revenue Code, and IRS
Form W-4P (available from the Transfer Agent) must be submitted to the Transfer
Agent with the distribution request, or the distribution may be delayed. Unless
the shareholder has provided the Transfer Agent with a certified tax
identification number, the Internal Revenue Code requires that tax be withheld
from any distribution even if the shareholder elects not to have tax withheld.
The Fund, the Manager, the Sub-Advisor, the Distributor, and the Transfer Agent
assume no responsibility to determine whether a distribution satisfies the
conditions of applicable tax laws and will not be responsible for any tax
penalties assessed in connection with a distribution.
Special Arrangements for Repurchase of Shares from Dealers and Brokers. The
Distributor is the Fund's agent to repurchase its shares from authorized dealers
or brokers on behalf of their customers. Shareholders should contact their
broker or dealer to arrange this type of redemption. The repurchase price per
share will be the net asset value next computed after the Distributor receives
an order placed by the dealer or broker. However, if the Distributor receives a
repurchase order from a dealer or broker after the close of The New York Stock
Exchange on a regular business day, it will be processed at that day's net asset
value if the order was received
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by the dealer or broker from its customers prior to the time the Exchange
closes. Normally, the Exchange closes at 4:00 P.M., but may do so earlier on
some days. Additionally, the order must have been transmitted to and received by
the Distributor prior to its close of business that day (normally 5:00 P.M.).
Ordinarily, for accounts redeemed by a broker-dealer under this procedure,
payment will be made within three business days after the shares have been
redeemed upon the Distributor's receipt of the required redemption documents in
proper form. The signature(s) of the registered owners on the redemption
documents must be guaranteed as described in the Prospectus.
Automatic Withdrawal and Exchange Plans. Investors owning shares of the Fund
valued at $5,000 or more can authorize the Transfer Agent to redeem shares
(having a value of at least $50) automatically on a monthly, quarterly,
semi-annual or annual basis under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan. Shares will be
redeemed three business days prior to the date requested by the shareholder for
receipt of the payment. Automatic withdrawals of up to $1,500 per month may be
requested by telephone if payments are to be made by check payable to all
shareholders of record. Payments must also be sent to the address of record for
the account and the address must not have been changed within the prior 30 days.
Required minimum distributions from OppenheimerFunds-sponsored retirement plans
may not be arranged on this basis.
Payments are normally made by check, but shareholders having AccountLink
privileges (see "How To Buy Shares") may arrange to have Automatic Withdrawal
Plan payments transferred to the bank account designated on the Account
Application or by signature-guaranteed instructions sent to the Transfer Agent.
Shares are normally redeemed pursuant to an Automatic Withdrawal Plan three
business days before the payment transmittal date you select in the Account
Application. If a contingent deferred sales charge applies to the redemption,
the amount of the check or payment will be reduced accordingly.
The Fund cannot guarantee receipt of a payment on the date requested. The
Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering these plans at
any time without prior notice. Because of the sales charge assessed on Class A
share purchases, shareholders should not make regular additional Class A share
purchases while participating in an Automatic Withdrawal Plan. Class B and Class
C shareholders should not establish withdrawal plans, because of the imposition
of the contingent deferred sales charge on such withdrawals (except where the
contingent deferred sales charge is waived as described in Appendix B to this
Statement of Additional Information.
By requesting an Automatic Withdrawal or Exchange Plan, the shareholder
agrees to the terms and conditions that apply to such plans, as stated below.
These provisions may be amended from time to time by the Fund and/or the
Distributor. When adopted, any amendments will automatically apply to existing
Plans.
|X| Automatic Exchange Plans. Shareholders can authorize the Transfer
Agent to exchange a pre-determined amount of shares of the Fund for shares (of
the same class) of other Oppenheimer funds automatically on a monthly,
quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis under an Automatic Exchange Plan. The
minimum amount that may be exchanged to each other fund account is $25.
Instructions should be provided on the OppenheimerFunds Application or
signature-guaranteed instructions. Exchanges made under these plans are subject
to the restrictions that apply to exchanges as set forth in "How to Exchange
Shares" in the Prospectus and below in this Statement of Additional Information.
|X| Automatic Withdrawal Plans. Fund shares will be redeemed as necessary
to meet withdrawal payments. Shares acquired without a sales charge will be
redeemed first. Shares acquired with reinvested dividends and capital gains
distributions will be redeemed next, followed by shares acquired with a sales
charge, to the extent necessary to make withdrawal payments. Depending upon the
amount withdrawn, the investor's principal may be depleted. Payments made under
these plans should not be considered as a yield or income on your investment.
The Transfer Agent will administer the investor's Automatic Withdrawal
Plan as agent for the shareholder(s) (the "Planholder") who executed the Plan
authorization and application submitted to the Transfer Agent. Neither the Fund
nor the Transfer Agent shall incur any liability to the Planholder for any
action taken or not taken by the Transfer Agent in good faith to administer the
Plan. Share certificates will not be issued for shares of the Fund purchased for
and held under the Plan, but the Transfer Agent will credit all such shares to
the account of the Planholder on the records of the Fund. Any share certificates
held by a Planholder may be surrendered unendorsed to the Transfer Agent with
the Plan application so that the shares represented by the certificate may be
held under the Plan.
For accounts subject to Automatic Withdrawal Plans, distributions of
capital gains must be reinvested in shares of the Fund, which will be done at
net asset value without a sales charge. Dividends on shares held in the account
may be paid in cash or reinvested.
Shares will be redeemed to make withdrawal payments at the net asset value
per share determined on the redemption date. Checks or AccountLink payments
representing the proceeds of Plan withdrawals will normally be transmitted three
business days prior to the date selected for receipt of the payment, according
to the choice specified in writing by the Planholder. Receipt of payment on the
date selected cannot be guaranteed.
The amount and the interval of disbursement payments and the address to
which checks are to be mailed or AccountLink payments are to be sent may be
changed at any time by the Planholder by writing to the Transfer Agent. The
Planholder should allow at least two weeks' time after mailing such notification
for the requested change to be put in effect. The Planholder may, at any time,
instruct the Transfer Agent by written notice to redeem all, or any part of, the
shares held under the Plan. That notice must be in proper form in accordance
with the requirements of the then-current Prospectus of the Fund. In that case,
the Transfer Agent will redeem the number of shares requested at the net asset
value per share in effect and will mail a check for the proceeds to the
Planholder.
The Planholder may terminate a Plan at any time by writing to the Transfer
Agent. The Fund may also give directions to the Transfer Agent to terminate a
Plan. The Transfer Agent will also terminate a Plan upon its receipt of evidence
satisfactory to it that the Planholder has died or is legally incapacitated.
Upon termination of a Plan by the Transfer Agent or the Fund, shares that have
not been redeemed will be held in uncertificated form in the name of the
Planholder.
The account will continue as a dividend-reinvestment, uncertificated account
unless and until proper instructions are received from the Planholder, his or
her executor or guardian, or another authorized person.
To use shares held under the Plan as collateral for a debt, the Planholder
may request issuance of a portion of the shares in certificated form. Upon
written request from the Planholder, the Transfer Agent will determine the
number of shares for which a certificate may be issued without causing the
withdrawal checks to stop. However, should such uncertificated shares become
exhausted, Plan withdrawals will terminate.
If the Transfer Agent ceases to act as transfer agent for the Fund, the
Planholder will be deemed to have appointed any successor transfer agent to act
as agent in administering the Plan.
How to Exchange Shares
As stated in the Prospectus, shares of a particular class of Oppenheimer
funds having more than one class of shares may be exchanged only for shares of
the same class of other Oppenheimer funds. Shares of Oppenheimer funds that have
a single class without a class designation are deemed "Class A" shares for this
purpose. You can obtain a current list showing which funds offer which classes
by calling the Distributor at 1-800-525-7048. All of the Oppenheimer funds
currently offer Class A, B and C shares except Oppenheimer Money Market Fund,
Inc., Centennial Money Market Trust, Centennial Tax Exempt Trust, Centennial
Government Trust, Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust, Centennial California
Tax Exempt Trust, and Centennial America Fund, L.P., which only offer Class A
shares. Oppenheimer Main Street California Municipal Fund currently offers only
Class A and Class B shares.
Class B and Class C shares of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves are generally available
only by exchange from the same class of shares of other Oppenheimer funds or
through OppenheimerFunds-sponsored 401(k) plans.
Only certain Oppenheimer funds currently offer Class Y shares. Class Y shares of
Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund may not be exchanged for shares of any other
fund.
o Class M shares of Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund may be exchanged
only for Class A shares of other Oppenheimer funds. They may not be acquired
by exchange of shares of any class of any other Oppenheimer funds except
Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves
acquired by exchange of Class M shares.
o Class A shares of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund are not available by
exchange of shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund or Class A shares of
Oppenheimer Cash Reserves. If any Class A shares of another Oppenheimer fund
that are exchanged for Class A shares of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate
Fund are subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge of the other
Oppenheimer fund at the time of exchange, the holding period for that Class A
contingent deferred sales charge will carry over to the Class A shares of
Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund acquired in the exchange. The Class A
shares of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund acquired in that exchange
will be subject to the Class A Early Withdrawal Charge of Oppenheimer Senior
Floating Rate Fund if they are repurchased before the expiration of the
holding period.
o Class X shares of Limited Term New York Municipal Fund can be exchanged only
for Class B shares of other Oppenheimer funds and no exchanges may be made to
Class X shares.
o Shares of Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund may not be exchanged for
shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc., Oppenheimer Cash Reserves or
Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund. Only participants in certain
retirement plans may purchase shares of Oppenheimer Capital Preservation
Fund, and only those participants may exchange shares of other Oppenheimer
funds for shares of Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund.
Class A shares of Oppenheimer funds may be exchanged at net asset value
for shares of any money market fund offered by the Distributor. Shares of any
money market fund purchased without a sales charge may be exchanged for shares
of Oppenheimer funds offered with a sales charge upon payment of the sales
charge. They may also be used to purchase shares of Oppenheimer funds subject to
an early withdrawal charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. purchased with the
redemption proceeds of shares of other mutual funds (other than funds managed by
the Manager or its subsidiaries) redeemed within the 30 days prior to that
purchase may subsequently be exchanged for shares of other Oppenheimer funds
without being subject to an initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales
charge. To qualify for that privilege, the investor or the investor's dealer
must notify the Distributor of eligibility for this privilege at the time the
shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. are purchased. If requested, they
must supply proof of entitlement to this privilege.
Shares of the Fund acquired by reinvestment of dividends or distributions
from any of the other Oppenheimer funds or from any unit investment trust for
which reinvestment arrangements have been made with the Distributor may be
exchanged at net asset value for shares of any of the Oppenheimer funds.
The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege at any
time. Although the Fund may impose these changes at any time, it will provide
you with notice of those changes whenever it is required to do so by applicable
law. It may be required to provide 60 days notice prior to materially amending
or terminating the exchange privilege. That 60 day notice is not required in
extraordinary circumstances.
|_| How Exchanges Affect Contingent Deferred Sales Charges. No contingent
deferred sales charge is imposed on exchanges of shares of any class purchased
subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. However, when Class A shares
acquired by exchange of Class A shares of other Oppenheimer funds purchased
subject to a Class A contingent deferred sales charge are redeemed within 18
months of the end of the calendar month of the initial purchase of the exchanged
Class A shares, the Class A contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on the
redeemed shares. The Class B contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on
Class B shares acquired by exchange if they are redeemed within 6 years of the
initial purchase of the exchanged Class B shares. The Class C contingent
deferred sales charge is imposed on Class C shares acquired by exchange if they
are redeemed within 12 months of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class C
shares.
When Class B or Class C shares are redeemed to effect an exchange, the
priorities described in "How To Buy Shares" in the Prospectus for the imposition
of the Class B or the Class C contingent deferred sales charge will be followed
in determining the order in which the shares are exchanged. Before exchanging
shares, shareholders should take into account how the exchange may affect any
contingent deferred sales charge that might be imposed in the subsequent
redemption of remaining shares.
Shareholders owning shares of more than one class must specify which class
of shares they wish to exchange.
|_| Limits on Multiple Exchange Orders. The Fund reserves the right to
reject telephone or written exchange requests submitted in bulk by anyone on
behalf of more than one account. The Fund may accept requests for exchanges of
up to 50 accounts per day from representatives of authorized dealers that
qualify for this privilege.
|_| Telephone Exchange Requests. When exchanging shares by telephone, a
shareholder must have an existing account in the fund to which the exchange is
to be made. Otherwise, the investors must obtain a Prospectus of that fund
before the exchange request may be submitted. If all telephone lines are busy
(which might occur, for example, during periods of substantial market
fluctuations), shareholders might not be able to request exchanges by telephone
and would have to submit written exchange requests.
|_| Processing Exchange Requests. Shares to be exchanged are redeemed on
the regular business day the Transfer Agent receives an exchange request in
proper form (the "Redemption Date"). Normally, shares of the fund to be acquired
are purchased on the Redemption Date, but such purchases may be delayed by
either fund up to five business days if it determines that it would be
disadvantaged by an immediate transfer of the redemption proceeds. The Fund
reserves the right, in its discretion, to refuse any exchange request that may
disadvantage it. For example, if the receipt of multiple exchange requests from
a dealer might require the disposition of portfolio securities at a time or at a
price that might be disadvantageous to the Fund, the Fund may refuse the
request. When you exchange some or all of your shares from one fund to another,
any special account feature such as an Asset Builder Plan or Automatic
Withdrawal Plan, will be switched to the new fund account unless you tell the
Transfer Agent not to do so. However, special redemption and exchange features
such as Automatic Exchange Plans and Automatic Withdrawal Plans cannot be
switched to an account in Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund.
In connection with any exchange request, the number of shares exchanged
may be less than the number requested if the exchange or the number requested
would include shares subject to a restriction cited in the Prospectus or this
Statement of Additional Information, or would include shares covered by a share
certificate that is not tendered with the request. In those cases, only the
shares available for exchange without restriction will be exchanged.
The different Oppenheimer funds available for exchange have different
investment objectives, policies and risks. A shareholder should assure that the
fund selected is appropriate for his or her investment and should be aware of
the tax consequences of an exchange. For federal income tax purposes, an
exchange transaction is treated as a redemption of shares of one fund and a
purchase of shares of another. "Reinvestment Privilege," above, discusses some
of the tax consequences of reinvestment of redemption proceeds in such cases.
The Fund, the Distributor, and the Transfer Agent are unable to provide
investment, tax or legal advice to a shareholder in connection with an exchange
request or any other investment transaction.
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
Dividends and Distributions. The Fund has no fixed dividend rate and there can
be no assurance as to the payment of any dividends or the realization of any
capital gains. The dividends and distributions paid by a class of shares will
vary from time to time depending on market conditions, the composition of the
Fund's portfolio, and expenses borne by the Fund or borne separately by a class.
Dividends are calculated in the same manner, at the same time, and on the same
day for each class of shares. However, dividends on Class B and Class C shares
are expected to be lower than dividends on Class A and Class Y shares. That is
because of the effect of the asset-based sales charge on Class B and Class C
shares. Those dividends will also differ in amount as a consequence of any
difference in the net asset values of the different classes of shares.
Dividends, distributions and proceeds of the redemption of Fund shares
represented by checks returned to the Transfer Agent by the Postal
Service as undeliverable will be invested in shares of Oppenheimer
Money Market Fund, Inc. Reinvestment will be made as promptly as
possible after the return of such checks to the Transfer Agent, to
enable the investor to earn a return on otherwise idle funds.
Unclaimed accounts may be subject to state escheatment laws, and the
Fund and the Transfer Agent will not be liable to shareholders or
their representatives for compliance with those laws in good faith.
Tax Status of the Fund's Dividends and Distributions. The Federal tax treatment
of the Fund's dividends and capital gains distributions is briefly highlighted
in the Prospectus.
Special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code govern the eligibility
of the Fund's dividends for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders. Long-term capital gains distributions are not eligible for the
deduction. The amount of dividends paid by the Fund that may qualify for the
deduction is limited to the aggregate amount of qualifying dividends that the
Fund derives from portfolio investments that the Fund has held for a minimum
period, usually 46 days. A corporate shareholder will not be eligible for the
deduction on dividends paid on Fund shares held for 45 days or less. To the
extent the Fund's dividends are derived from gross income from option premiums,
interest income or short-term gains from the sale of securities or dividends
from foreign corporations, those dividends will not qualify for the deduction.
Under the Internal Revenue Code, by December 31 each year, the
Fund must distribute 98% of its taxable investment income earned
from January 1 through December 31 of that year and 98% of its
capital gains realized in the period from November 1 of the prior
year through October 31 of the current year. If it does not, the
Fund must pay an excise tax on the amounts not distributed. It is
presently anticipated that the Fund will meet those requirements.
However, the Board of Trustees and the Manager might determine in a
particular year that it would be in the best interests of
shareholders for the Fund not to make such distributions at the
required levels and to pay the excise tax on the undistributed
amounts. That would reduce the amount of income or capital gains
available for distribution to shareholders.
The Fund intends to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under the
Internal Revenue Code (although it reserves the right not to qualify). That
qualification enables the Fund to "pass through" its income and realized capital
gains to shareholders without having to pay tax on them. This avoids a double
tax on that income and capital gains, since shareholders normally will be taxed
on the dividends and capital gains they receive from the Fund (unless the Fund's
shares are held in a retirement account or the shareholder is otherwise exempt
from tax). If the Fund qualifies as a "regulated investment company" under the
Internal Revenue Code, it will not be liable for Federal income taxes on amounts
paid by it as dividends and distributions. The Internal Revenue Code contains a
number of complex tests relating to qualification which the Fund might not meet
in any particular year. If it did not so qualify, the Fund would be treated for
tax purposes as an ordinary corporation and receive no tax deduction for
payments made to shareholders.
If prior distributions made by the Fund must be re-characterized as a
non-taxable return of capital at the end of the fiscal year as a result of the
effect of the Fund's investment policies, they will be identified as such in
notices sent to shareholders.
Dividend Reinvestment in Another Fund. Shareholders of the Fund may elect to
reinvest all dividends and/or capital gains distributions in shares of the same
class of any of the other Oppenheimer funds listed above. Reinvestment will be
made without sales charge at the net asset value per share in effect at the
close of business on the payable date of the dividend or distribution. To elect
this option, the shareholder must notify the Transfer Agent in writing and must
have an existing account in the fund selected for reinvestment. Otherwise the
shareholder first must obtain a prospectus for that fund and an application from
the Distributor to establish an account. Dividends and/or distributions from
shares of certain other Oppenheimer funds (other than Oppenheimer Cash Reserves)
may be invested in shares of this Fund on the same basis.
Additional Information About the Fund
The Distributor. The Fund's shares are sold through dealers, brokers and other
financial institutions that have a sales agreement with OppenheimerFunds
Distributor, Inc., a subsidiary of the Manager that acts as the Fund's
Distributor. The Distributor also distributes shares of the other Oppenheimer
funds and is sub-distributor for funds managed by a subsidiary of the Manager.
The Transfer Agent. OppenheimerFunds Services, the Fund's Transfer Agent, is a
division of the Manager. It is responsible for maintaining the Fund's
shareholder registry and shareholder accounting records, and for paying
dividends and distributions to shareholders. It also handles shareholder
servicing and administrative functions. It acts on an "at-cost" basis. It also
acts as shareholder servicing agent for the other Oppenheimer funds.
Shareholders should direct inquiries about their accounts to the Transfer Agent
at the address and toll-free numbers shown on the back cover.
The Custodian. The Bank of New York is the custodian of the Fund's assets. The
custodian bank's responsibilities include safeguarding and controlling the
Fund's portfolio securities and handling the delivery of such securities to and
from the Fund. It will be the practice of the Fund to deal with the custodian
bank in a manner uninfluenced by any banking relationship the custodian bank may
have with the Manager and its affiliates. The Fund's cash balances with the
custodian in excess of $100,000 are not protected by Federal deposit insurance.
Those uninsured balances at times may be substantial.
Independent Auditors. KPMG LLP is the independent auditor of the Fund. The firm
audits the Fund's financial statements and performs other related audit
services. KPMG LLP also acts as auditor for certain other funds advised by the
Manager and its affiliates.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the statement of investments, of Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund as of July 31,
2000, and the related statement of operations, statement of changes in net
assets and financial highlights for the period from September 1, 1999
(commencement of operations) to July 31, 2000. These financial statements and
financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
financial highlights based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of
securities owned as of July 31, 2000, by correspondence with the custodian
and brokers; and where confirmations were not received from brokers, we
performed other auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund as of July 31, 2000, and the results of its
operations, the changes in its net assets and financial highlights for the
period from September 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2000, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
August 21, 2000
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS July 31, 2000
MARKET VALUE
SHARES SEE NOTE 1
<S> <C> <C> <C>
=======================================================================================================================
COMMON STOCKS - 94.6%
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BASIC MATERIALS - 2.7%
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CHEMICALS - 1.1%
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Dow Chemical Co. 1,900 $ 54,625
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PPG Industries, Inc. 800 32,550
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87,175
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METALS - 0.6%
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Inco Ltd. (1) 600 8,812
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Nucor Corp. 600 22,650
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Phelps Dodge Corp. 400 16,275
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47,737
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PAPER - 1.0%
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Georgia Pacific Corp. 1,300 32,256
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Westvaco Corp. 500 13,719
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Weyerhaeuser Co. 800 36,550
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82,525
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CAPITAL GOODS - 7.6%
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AEROSPACE/DEFENSE - 0.2%
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TRW, Inc. 400 17,975
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 4.0%
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General Electric Co. 6,200 318,912
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MANUFACTURING - 3.4%
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Bemis Co., Inc. 500 17,187
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Deere & Co. 700 26,994
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Dover Corp. 700 32,069
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Honeywell International, Inc. 900 30,262
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Ingersoll-Rand Co. 700 27,475
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Tyco International Ltd. 1,800 96,300
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United Technologies Corp. 700 40,862
------------
271,149
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COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 5.2%
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS-LONG DISTANCE - 3.8%
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Andrew Corp. (1) 300 8,456
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AT&T Corp. 4,600 142,312
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Qwest Communications International, Inc. (1) 1,383 64,915
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Sprint Corp. (Fon Group) 200 7,125
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Verizon Communications 400 18,800
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WorldCom, Inc. (1) 1,700 66,406
------------
308,014
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TELEPHONE UTILITIES - 1.4%
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BellSouth Corp. 700 27,869
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SBC Communications, Inc. 1,900 80,869
------------
108,738
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
MARKET VALUE
SHARES SEE NOTE 1
<S> <C> <C> <C>
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CONSUMER CYCLICALS - 8.3%
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AUTOS & HOUSING - 1.3%
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Ford Motor Co. 1,100 $ 51,219
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 1,200 23,925
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Johnson Controls, Inc. 400 20,775
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Visteon Corp. (1) 844 11,816
------------
107,735
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LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT - 0.4%
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Harley-Davidson, Inc. 700 31,412
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MEDIA - 2.1%
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Dow Jones & Co., Inc. 600 39,562
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Knight-Ridder, Inc. 600 31,275
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New York Times Co., Cl. A 900 37,069
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Time Warner, Inc. 800 61,350
------------
169,256
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RETAIL: GENERAL - 1.6%
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2,400 131,850
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RETAIL: SPECIALTY - 2.7%
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Home Depot, Inc. 2,800 144,900
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Lowe's Cos., Inc. 1,100 46,406
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Sherwin-Williams Co. 1,400 29,137
------------
220,443
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TEXTILE/APPAREL & HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.2%
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Liz Claiborne, Inc. 500 19,500
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.2%
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BEVERAGES - 2.2%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. 1,100 88,550
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 1,500 91,969
------------
180,519
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ENTERTAINMENT - 2.0%
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Disney (Walt) Co. 3,500 135,406
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McDonald's Corp. 800 25,200
------------
160,606
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FOOD - 1.2%
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Kellogg Co. 1,900 49,281
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Sysco Corp. 1,200 47,250
------------
96,531
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOOD & DRUG RETAILERS - 0.1%
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CVS Corp. 200 7,887
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS - 1.7%
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Gillette Co. 2,800 81,725
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Kimberly-Clark Corp. 1,000 57,437
------------
139,162
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ENERGY - 5.2%
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ENERGY SERVICES - 0.2%
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Coastal Corp. 300 17,325
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
MARKET VALUE
SHARES SEE NOTE 1
<S> <C> <C>
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Oil: Domestic - 4.0%
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Apache Corp. 400 $ 19,900
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Burlington Resources, Inc. 700 22,837
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chevron Corp. 600 47,400
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Exxon Mobil Corp. 2,100 168,000
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 1,100 22,275
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Texaco, Inc. 600 29,662
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
USX-Marathon Group 400 9,725
------------
319,799
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OIL: INTERNATIONAL - 1.0%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., NY Shares 1,400 81,550
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FINANCIAL - 13.2%
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BANKS - 6.3%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bank of America Corp. 2,300 108,962
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB&T Corp. 2,100 52,369
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Chase Manhattan Corp. 1,800 89,437
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Firstar Corp. 3,500 69,125
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. 600 80,100
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Northern Trust Corp. 700 52,412
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 1,200 57,450
------------
509,855
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DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL - 3.6%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Express Co. 1,800 102,037
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Citigroup, Inc. 1,800 127,013
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fannie Mae 1,200 59,850
------------
288,900
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INSURANCE - 3.3%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFLAC, Inc. 900 46,744
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
American International Group, Inc. 1,500 131,531
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cincinnati Financial Corp. 700 26,425
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. 500 61,000
------------
265,700
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HEALTHCARE - 9.6%
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HEALTHCARE/DRUGS - 8.9%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Home Products Corp. 2,200 116,738
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2,600 129,025
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Johnson & Johnson 200 18,613
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Merck & Co., Inc. 2,000 143,375
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pfizer, Inc. 3,875 167,109
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pharmacia Corp. 1,900 104,025
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 500 40,906
------------
719,791
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HEALTHCARE/SUPPLIES & SERVICES - 0.7%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 1,100 27,775
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Medtronic, Inc. 600 30,638
------------
58,413
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<CAPTION>
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
MARKET VALUE
SHARES SEE NOTE 1
<S> <C> <C> <C>
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TECHNOLOGY - 31.3%
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COMPUTER HARDWARE - 6.2%
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Agilent Technologies, Inc. (1) 38 $ 1,549
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apple Computer, Inc. (1) 800 40,650
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dell Computer Corp. (1) 400 17,575
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EMC Corp. (1) 400 34,050
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hewlett-Packard Co. 100 10,919
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Business Machines Corp. 1,700 191,144
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (1) 1,900 200,331
------------
496,218
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMPUTER SOFTWARE - 8.4%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
America Online, Inc. (1) 2,800 149,275
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 1,800 77,400
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Corp. (1) 2,200 153,588
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oracle Corp. (1) 2,800 210,525
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Siebel Systems, Inc. (1) 600 87,000
------------
677,788
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 5.6%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cisco Systems, Inc. (1) 5,400 353,363
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 700 30,625
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nortel Networks Corp. 900 66,938
------------
450,926
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ELECTRONICS - 10.3%
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (1) 600 43,163
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Altera Corp. (1) 600 58,913
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analog Devices, Inc. (1) 900 60,188
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Applied Materials, Inc. (1) 1,300 98,638
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intel Corp. 5,200 347,100
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Micron Technology, Inc. (1) 1,200 97,800
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Solectron Corp. (1) 200 8,063
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Teradyne, Inc. (1) 800 50,700
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Texas Instruments, Inc. 800 46,950
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Xilinx, Inc. (1) 300 22,519
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834,034
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PHOTOGRAPHY - 0.8%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eastman Kodak Co. 1,200 65,850
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRANSPORTATION - 0.6%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.5%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AMR Corp. (1) 1,100 36,369
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RAILROADS & TRUCKERS - 0.1%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CSX Corp. 400 9,925
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UTILITIES - 3.7%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 1.2%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AES Corp. (The) (1) 600 32,063
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reliant Energy, Inc. 800 26,800
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TXU Corp. 1,200 37,500
------------
96,363
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
MARKET VALUE
SHARES SEE NOTE 1
<S> <C> <C>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GAS UTILITIES - 2.5%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
El Paso Energy Corp. 600 $ 29,025
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enron Corp. 1,100 80,988
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sempra Energy 1,228 23,025
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) 1,600 66,800
------------
199,838
------------
Total Common Stocks (Cost $7,355,429) 7,635,770
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repurchase Agreements - 3.6%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repurchase agreement with Banc One Capital Markets, Inc.,
6.53%, dated 7/31/00,to be repurchased at $289,052 on
8/1/00, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Nts.,4.25%-7.875%,
8/31/00-8/15/09, with a value of $211,122 and U.S. Treasury
Bonds, 5.25%-14%, 8/15/03-11/15/28,with a value of $84,330
(Cost $289,000) $289,000 289,000
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS, AT VALUE (COST $7,644,429) 98.2% 7,924,770
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OTHER ASSETS NET OF LIABILITIES 1.8 143,329
----------------- ------------
NET ASSETS 100.0% $ 8,068,099
================= ============
</TABLE>
1. Non-income-producing security.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES July 31, 2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASSETS
<S> <C>
Investments, at value (cost $7,644,429) - see accompanying statement $7,924,770
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash 843
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Receivables and other assets:
Investments sold 175,260
Shares of beneficial interest sold 88,932
Interest 4,670
Other 29
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Total assets 8,194,504
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIABILITIES Payables and other liabilities:
Investments purchased 109,476
Shareholder reports 8,729
Distribution and service plan fees 2,261
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees 873
Trustees' compensation 71
Other 4,995
-----------
Total liabilities 126,405
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET ASSETS $8,068,099
===========
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS
Paid-in capital $7,829,182
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions (41,424)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net unrealized appreciation on investments 280,341
-----------
Net assets $8,068,099
===========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Continued
<S> <C>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Class A Shares:
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based
on net assets of $5,917,775 and 574,797 shares of
beneficial interest outstanding) $10.30
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus
sales charge of 5.75% of offering price) $10.93
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable
contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price
per share (based on net assets of $1,160,036 and 113,551
shares of beneficial interest outstanding) $10.22
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class C Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable
contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price
per share (based on net assets of $989,258 and 96,599
shares of beneficial interest outstanding) $10.24
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class Y Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price
per share (based on net assets of $1,030 and 100 shares
of beneficial interest outstanding) $10.30
</TABLE>
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Period from September 1, 1999
(commencement of operations) to July 31, 2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INVESTMENT INCOME
<S> <C>
Dividends $ 54,358
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest 11,775
---------
Total income 66,133
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXPENSES
Management fees 31,905
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distribution and service plan fees:
Class A 4,334
Class B 3,507
Class C 2,923
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:
Class A 3,130
Class B 350
Class C 305
Class Y 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder reports 11,789
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Registration and filing fees 3,652
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Legal, auditing and other professional fees 2,122
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Custodian fees and expenses 2,029
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Insurance expenses 1,691
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trustees' compensation 106
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other 200
---------
Total expenses 68,044
Less expenses paid indirectly (2,029)
---------
Net expenses 66,015
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 118
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized loss on investments (41,424)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments 280,341
---------
Net realized and unrealized gain 238,917
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $239,035
=========
</TABLE>
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PERIOD ENDED
JULY 31, 2000(1)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATIONS
<S> <C>
Net investment income $ 118
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized loss (41,424)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in unrealized appreciation 280,341
-----------
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 239,035
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DIVIDENDS AND/OR DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
Dividends from net investment income:
Class A (111)
Class B (6)
Class C --
Class Y (1)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends in excess of net investment income:
Class A (4,165)
Class B (216)
Class C --
Class Y (2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS
Net increase in net assets resulting from
beneficial interest transactions:
Class A 5,635,003
Class B 1,132,147
Class C 963,415
Class Y --
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET ASSETS
Total increase 7,965,099
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beginning of period 103,000(2)
-----------
End of period $8,068,099
===========
</TABLE>
1. For the period from September 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) to July
31, 2000.
2. Reflects the value of the Manager's initial seed money investment
at August 18, 1999.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS Y
----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ------------------
PERIOD ENDED PERIOD ENDED PERIOD ENDED PERIOD ENDED
JULY 31, 2000 (1) JULY 31, 2000 (1) JULY 31, 2000 (1) JULY 31, 2000 (1)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss) .02 (.02) (.03) .05
Net realized and unrealized gain .30 .25 .27 .28
----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ------------------
Total gain from investment operations .32 .23 .24 .33
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income -- (2) -- (2) -- -- (2)
Dividends in excess of net investment income (.02) (.01) -- (.03)
----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ------------------
Total dividends and/or distributions
to shareholders (.02) (.01) -- (.03)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $10.30 $10.22 $10.24 $10.30
================= ================ ================= ==================
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL RETURN, AT NET ASSET VALUE(3) 3.18% 2.31% 2.40% 3.26%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $5,918 $1,160 $989 $1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average net assets (in thousands) $3,959 $ 386 $322 $1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to average net assets:(4)
Net investment income (loss) 0.14% (0.73)% (0.73)% 0.26%
Expenses 1.46% 2.33% 2.33% 1.34%
Expenses, net of indirect expenses 1.41% 2.28% 2.28% 1.29%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover rate 195% 195% 195% 195%
</TABLE>
1. For the period from September 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) to July
31, 2000.
2. Less than $0.005 per share.
3. Assumes a $1,000 hypothetical initial investment on the business day before
the first day of the fiscal period (or commencement of operations), with all
dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment
date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day
of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns.
Total returns are not annualized for periods of less than one full year.
4. Annualized for periods of less than one full year.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
18 Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund
<PAGE>
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund (the Fund) is registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.
The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital. The
Fund's investment advisor is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the Manager).
The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares. Class A shares are
sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end
sales charge. Class B and Class C shares are sold without a front-end sales
charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC). Class Y
shares are sold to certain institutional investors without either a front-end
sales charge or a CDSC. All classes of shares have identical rights to earnings,
assets and voting privileges, except that each class has its own expenses
directly attributable to that class and exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters affecting that class. Classes A, B and C have separate distribution
and/or service plans. No such plan has been adopted for Class Y shares. Class B
shares will automatically convert to Class A shares six years after the date of
purchase. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies
consistently followed by the Fund.
SECURITIES VALUATION Securities listed or traded on National Stock Exchanges or
other domestic or foreign exchanges are valued based on the last sale price of
the security traded on that exchange prior to the time when the Fund's assets
are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the last sale
price on the prior trading day, if it is within the spread of the closing bid
and asked prices, and if not, at the closing bid price. Securities (including
restricted securities) for which quotations are not readily available are valued
primarily using dealer-supplied valuations, a portfolio pricing service
authorized by the Board of Trustees, or at their fair value. Fair value is
determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures under the
supervision of the Board of Trustees. Short-term "money market type" debt
securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less are valued at
amortized cost (which approximates market value.)
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS The Fund requires the custodian to take possession, to
have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System or to have
segregated within the custodian's vault, all securities held as collateral for
repurchase agreements. The market value of the underlying securities is required
to be at least 102% of the resale price at the time of purchase. If the seller
of the agreement defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if the
seller enters an insolvency proceeding, realization of the value of the
collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.
ALLOCATION OF INCOME, EXPENSES, GAINS AND LOSSES Income, expenses (other than
those attributable to a specific class), gains and losses are allocated daily to
each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets
represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a
specific class are charged against the operations of that class.
FEDERAL TAXES The Fund intends to continue to comply with provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gain on
investments not offset by loss carryovers, to shareholders. Therefore, no
federal income or excise tax provision is required. As of July 31, 2000, the
Fund had available for federal income tax purposes an unused capital loss
carryover as follows:
Expiring
--------------
2008 $41,424
TRUSTEES' COMPENSATION The Fund has adopted an unfunded retirement plan for the
Fund's independent Board of Trustees. Benefits are based on years of service and
fees paid to each trustee during the years of service.
The Board of Trustees has adopted a deferred compensation plan for independent
trustees that enables trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of
annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. Under the plan,
the compensation deferred is periodically adjusted as though an equivalent
amount had been invested for the Board of Trustees in shares of one or more
Oppenheimer funds selected by the trustee. The amount paid to the Board of
Trustees under the plan will be determined based upon the performance of the
selected funds. Deferral of trustees' fees under the plan will not affect the
net assets of the Fund, and will not materially affect the Fund's assets,
liabilities or net investment income per share.
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<PAGE>
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Continued
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS Dividends and distributions to
shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations,
are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
CLASSIFICATION OF DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS Net investment
income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement
and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the
fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its
ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing
of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed
may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or realized gain was
recorded by the Fund.
The Fund adjusts the classification of distributions to shareholders to reflect
the differences between financial statement amounts and distributions determined
in accordance with income tax regulations. Accordingly, during the period ended
July 31, 2000, amounts have been reclassified to reflect a decrease in paid-in
capital of $4,383. Overdistributed net investment income was decreased by the
same amount. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.
EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENTS Expenses paid indirectly represent a reduction of
custodian fees for earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund.
OTHER Investment transactions are accounted for as of trade date and dividend
income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign
securities will be recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend if
such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Realized gains
and losses on investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation are
determined on an identified cost basis, which is the same basis used for federal
income tax purposes.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
20 Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund
<PAGE>
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of no par value shares of beneficial
interest of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERIOD ENDED JULY 31, 2000(1)
-------------------------------------
SHARES AMOUNT
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS A
<S> <C> <C>
Sold 609,011 $ 6,086,888
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested 60 591
Redeemed (44,274) (452,476)
-------------- -----------------
Net increase 564,797 $ 5,635,003
=============== =================
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS B
Sold 144,748 $ 1,443,834
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested 23 221
Redeemed (31,320) (311,908)
--------------- -----------------
Net increase 113,451 $ 1,132,147
=============== =================
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS C
Sold 102,346 $ 1,021,691
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested -- --
Redeemed (5,847) (58,276)
--------------- -----------------
Net increase 96,499 $ 963,415
=============== =================
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS Y
Sold -- $ --
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested -- --
Redeemed -- --
--------------- -----------------
Net increase -- $ --
=============== =================
</TABLE>
1. For the period from September 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) to
July 31, 2000.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other
than short-term obligations, for the period ended July 31, 2000, were
$16,578,030 and $9,160,086, respectively.
As of July 31, 2000, unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based on cost of
securities for federal income tax purposes of $7,644,429 was:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Gross unrealized appreciation $ 540,086
Gross unrealized depreciation (259,745)
----------
Net unrealized appreciation $ 280,341
==========
</TABLE>
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
MANAGEMENT FEES Management fees paid to the Manager were in accordance with the
investment advisory agreement with the Fund which provides for a fee of 0.75% of
the first $200 million of average annual net assets of the Fund, 0.72% of the
next $200 million, 0.69% of the next $200 million, 0.66% of the next $200
million, and 0.60% of average annual net assets in excess of $800 million. The
Fund's management fee for the period ended July 31, 2000 was an annualized rate
of 0.75%, before any waiver by the Manager if applicable.
21 Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund
<PAGE>
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES Continued
TRANSFER AGENT FEES OppenheimerFunds Services (OFS), a division of the Manager,
acts as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund on an
"at-cost" basis. OFS also acts as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent
for the other Oppenheimer funds.
SUB-ADVISOR FEES The Manager pays Trinity Investment Management Corporation (the
Sub-Advisor) based on the fee schedule set forth in the Prospectus. For the
period ended July 31, 2000, the Manager paid $9,009 to the Sub-Advisor.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN FEES Under its General Distributor's Agreement
with the Manager, the Distributor acts as the Fund's principal underwriter in
the continuous public offering of the different classes of shares of the Fund.
The compensation paid to (or retained by) the Distributor from the sale of
shares or on the redemption of shares is shown in the table below for the period
indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
----------------- --------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
AGGREGATE FRONT-END CLASS A COMMISSIONS ON COMMISSIONS ON COMMISSIONS ON
SALES CHARGES ON FRONT-END SALES CLASS A SHARES CLASS B SHARES CLASS C SHARES
CLASS A SHARES CHARGES RETAINED ADVANCED BY ADVANCED BY ADVANCED BY
PERIOD ENDED BY DISTRIBUTOR DISTRIBUTOR(1) DISTRIBUTOR(1) DISTRIBUTOR(1)
------------------ --------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
July 31, 2000 $34,708 $11,659 $11,312 $33,629 $7,704
------------------ --------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
</TABLE>
1. THE DISTRIBUTOR ADVANCES COMMISSION PAYMENTS TO DEALERS FOR CERTAIN
SALES OF CLASS A SHARES AND FOR SALES OF CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES
FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES AT THE TIME OF SALE.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- -----------------------
CLASS A CONTINGENT CLASS B CONTINGENT CLASS C CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES DEFERRED SALES DEFERRED SALES
CHARGES RETAINED BY CHARGES RETAINED BY CHARGES RETAINED BY
PERIOD ENDED DISTRIBUTOR DISTRIBUTOR DISTRIBUTOR
------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- -----------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
July 31, 2000 $-- $-- $--
------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- -----------------------
</TABLE>
The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A shares and Distribution and
Service Plans for Class B and Class C shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment
Company Act. Under those plans the Fund pays the Distributor for all or a
portion of its costs incurred in connection with the distribution and/or
servicing of the shares of the particular class.
CLASS A SERVICE PLAN FEES Under the Class A service plan, the Distributor
currently uses the fees it receives from the Fund to pay brokers, dealers and
other financial institutions. The Class A service plan permits reimbursements to
the Distributor at a rate of up to 0.25% of average annual net assets of Class A
shares purchased. The Distributor makes payments to plan recipients quarterly at
an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average annual net assets consisting
of Class A shares of the Fund. For the period ended July 31, 2000, payments
under the Class A plan totaled $4,334 prior to Manager waivers if applicable,
all of which were paid by the Distributor to recipients. Any unreimbursed
expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any fiscal
year cannot be recovered in subsequent years.
CLASS B AND CLASS C DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN FEES Under each plan, service
fees and distribution fees are computed on the average of the net asset value of
shares in the respective class, determined as of the close of each regular
business day during the period. The Class B and Class C plans provide for the
Distributor to be compensated at a flat rate, whether the Distributor's
distribution expenses are more or less than the amounts paid by the Fund under
the plan during the period for which the fee is paid.
The Distributor retains the asset-based sales charge on Class B shares. The
Distributor retains the asset-based sales charge on Class C shares during the
first year the shares are outstanding. The asset-based sales charges on Class B
and Class C shares allow investors to buy shares without a front-end sales
charge while allowing the Distributor to compensate dealers that sell those
shares.
22 Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund
<PAGE>
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES Continued
The Distributor's actual expenses in selling Class B and Class C shares may be
more than the payments it receives from the contingent deferred sales charges
collected on redeemed shares and asset-based sales charges from the Fund under
the plans. If any plan is terminated by the Fund, the Board of Trustees may
allow the Fund to continue payments of the asset-based sales charge to the
Distributor for distributing shares before the plan was terminated. The plans
allow for the carry-forward of distribution expenses, to be recovered from
asset-based sales charges in subsequent fiscal periods.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DISTRIBUTION FEES PAID TO THE DISTRIBUTOR FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JULY
31, 2000, WERE AS FOLLOWS:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DISTRIBUTOR'S
DISTRIBUTOR'S AGGREGATE UNREIMBURSED EXPENSES
TOTAL PAYMENTS AMOUNT RETAINED BY UNREIMBURSED EXPENSES AS % OF NET ASSETS OF
UNDER PLAN DISTRIBUTOR UNDER PLAN CLASS
------------------- --------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CLASS B PLAN $3,507 $3,265 $37,105 3.20%
------------------- --------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------
CLASS C PLAN 2,923 2,632 11,972 1.21
------------------- --------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------
</TABLE>
5. BANK BORROWINGS
The Fund may borrow from a bank for temporary or emergency purposes including,
without limitation, funding of shareholder redemptions provided asset coverage
for borrowings exceeds 300%. The Fund has entered into an agreement which
enables it to participate with other Oppenheimer funds in an unsecured line of
credit with a bank, which permits borrowings up to $400 million, collectively.
Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to
the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.45%. Borrowings are payable 30 days after such
loan is executed. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata
share of the average unutilized amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.08%
per annum.
The Fund had no borrowings outstanding during the period ended July 31, 2000.
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
Appendix A
-----------------------------------------------------------
S&P 500 Index
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 Economic Sectors, 34 Industry Groups
Basic Material Capital Goods Comsumer Cyclicals
Chemicals Electric Equipment Retail/Merchandise
Forest Products Aerospace Entertainment
Metal Machinary Building Materials
Lodging & Restaurant
Publishing
Consumer Durables
Retail/Clothing
Consumer Staples Energy
Food/Bev/Tobacco Integrated Oils
Household Products Oil Products/Svcs
Food & Drug Retail
Health Care Miscellaneous Finance
Drugs Miscellaneous Consumer Finance
Hospital/Hospital Money Center Banks
Supply Insurance
Regional Banks
Transportation Technology Utilities
Automotive Computer Hardware Telephones
Transportation Computer Software Electric Utilities
Auto Parts Electronics Gas & Water
<PAGE>
Appendix B
OppenheimerFunds Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers
In certain cases, the initial sales charge that applies to purchases of Class A
shares1 of the Oppenheimer funds or the contingent deferred sales charge that
may apply to Class A, Class B or Class C shares may be waived.2 That is because
of the economies of sales efforts realized by OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Inc., (referred to in this document as the "Distributor"), or by dealers or
other financial institutions that offer those shares to certain classes of
investors.
Not all waivers apply to all funds. For example, waivers relating to Retirement
Plans do not apply to Oppenheimer municipal funds, because shares of those funds
are not available for purchase by or on behalf of retirement plans. Other
waivers apply only to shareholders of certain funds.
For the purposes of some of the waivers described below and in the Prospectus
and Statement of Additional Information of the applicable Oppenheimer funds, the
term "Retirement Plan" refers to the following types of plans:
(1) plans qualified under Sections 401(a) or 401(k) of the Internal Revenue
Code, (2) non-qualified deferred compensation plans, (3) employee benefit plans3
(4) Group Retirement Plans4 (5) 403(b)(7) custodial plan accounts (6) Individual
Retirement Accounts ("IRAs"), including traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEP-IRAs,
SARSEPs or
SIMPLE plans
The interpretation of these provisions as to the applicability of a special
arrangement or waiver in a particular case is in the sole discretion of the
Distributor or the transfer agent (referred to in this document as the "Transfer
Agent") of the particular Oppenheimer fund. These waivers and special
arrangements may be amended or terminated at any time by a particular fund, the
Distributor, and/or OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (referred to in this document as the
"Manager").
Waivers that apply at the time shares are redeemed must be requested by the
shareholder and/or dealer in the redemption request.
1. Certain waivers also apply to Class M shares of Oppenheimer Convertible
Securities Fund.
2. In the case of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund, a
continuously-offered closed-end fund, references to contingent deferred
sales charges mean the Fund's Early Withdrawal Charges and references to
"redemptions" mean "repurchases" of shares.
3. An "employee benefit plan" means any plan or arrangement, whether or not it
is "qualified" under the Internal Revenue Code, under which Class A shares
of an Oppenheimer fund or funds are purchased by a fiduciary or other
administrator for the account of participants who are employees of a single
employer or of affiliated employers. These may include, for example,
medical savings accounts, payroll deduction plans or similar plans. The
fund accounts must be registered in the name of the fiduciary or
administrator purchasing the shares for the benefit of participants in the
plan.
4. The term "Group Retirement Plan" means any qualified or non-qualified
retirement plan for employees of a corporation or sole proprietorship,
members and employees of a partnership or association or other organized
group of persons (the members of which may include other groups), if the
group has made special arrangements with the Distributor and all members of
the group participating in (or who are eligible to participate in) the plan
purchase Class A shares of an Oppenheimer fund or funds through a single
investment dealer, broker or other financial institution designated by the
group. Such plans include 457 plans, SEP-IRAs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE plans and
403(b) plans other than plans for public school employees. The term "Group
Retirement Plan" also includes qualified retirement plans and non-qualified
deferred compensation plans and IRAs that purchase Class A shares of an
Oppenheimer fund or funds through a single investment dealer, broker or
other financial institution that has made special arrangements with the
Distributor enabling those plans to purchase Class A shares at net asset
value but subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge. I.
Applicability of Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charges in Certain Cases
Purchases of Class A Shares of Oppenheimer Funds That Are Not Subject to Initial
Sales Charge but May Be Subject to the Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
(unless a waiver applies).
There is no initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares of any
of the Oppenheimer funds in the cases listed below. However, these purchases may
be subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge if redeemed within 18
months of the end of the calendar month of their purchase, as described in the
Prospectus (unless a waiver described elsewhere in this Appendix applies to the
redemption). Additionally, on shares purchased under these waivers that are
subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge, the Distributor will
pay the applicable commission described in the Prospectus under "Class A
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge."4 This waiver provision applies to:
|_| Purchases of Class A shares aggregating $1 million or more.
|_| Purchases by a Retirement Plan (other than an IRA or 403(b)(7) custodial
plan) that:
(1) buys shares costing $500,000 or more, or (2) has, at the time of purchase,
100 or more eligible employees or total plan assets of $500,000 or more, or
(3) certifies to the Distributor that it projects to have annual plan purchases
of $200,000 or more.
|_| Purchases by an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Rollover IRA, if the purchases
are made:
(1) through a broker, dealer, bank or registered investment adviser that has
made special arrangements with the Distributor for those purchases, or
(2) by a direct rollover of a distribution from a qualified Retirement Plan if
the administrator of that Plan has made special arrangements with the
Distributor for those purchases.
|_| Purchases of Class A shares by Retirement Plans that have any of
the following record-keeping arrangements:
(1) The record keeping is performed by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith,
Inc. ("Merrill Lynch") on a daily valuation basis for the Retirement Plan.
On the date the plan sponsor signs the record-keeping service agreement
with Merrill Lynch, the Plan must have $3 million or more of its assets
invested in (a) mutual funds, other than those advised or managed by
Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P. ("MLAM"), that are made available
under a Service Agreement between Merrill Lynch and the mutual fund's
principal underwriter or distributor, and (b) funds advised or managed by
MLAM (the funds described in (a) and (b) are referred to as "Applicable
Investments").
(2) The record keeping for the Retirement Plan is performed on a daily
valuation basis by a record keeper whose services are provided under a
contract or arrangement between the Retirement Plan and Merrill Lynch. On
the date the plan sponsor signs the record keeping service agreement with
Merrill Lynch, the Plan must have $3 million or more of its assets
(excluding assets invested in money market funds) invested in Applicable
Investments.
(3) The record keeping for a Retirement Plan is handled under a service
agreement with Merrill Lynch and on the date the plan sponsor signs that
agreement, the Plan has 500 or more eligible employees (as determined by
the Merrill Lynch plan conversion manager).
|_| Purchases by a Retirement Plan whose record keeper had a cost-allocation
agreement with the Transfer Agent on or before May 1, 1999.
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II. Waivers of Class A Sales Charges of Oppenheimer Funds
A. Waivers of Initial and Contingent Deferred Sales Charges for Certain
Purchasers.
Class A shares purchased by the following investors are not subject to any Class
A sales charges (and no commissions are paid by the Distributor on such
purchases): |_| The Manager or its affiliates.
|_| Present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their
"immediate families") of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates, and
retirement plans established by them for their employees. The term
"immediate family" refers to one's spouse, children, grandchildren,
grandparents, parents, parents-in-law, brothers and sisters, sons- and
daughters-in-law, a sibling's spouse, a spouse's siblings, aunts, uncles,
nieces and nephews; relatives by virtue of a remarriage (step-children,
step-parents, etc.) are included.
|_| Registered management investment companies, or separate accounts
of insurance companies having an agreement with the Manager or the
Distributor for that purpose.
|_| Dealers or brokers that have a sales agreement with the
Distributor, if they purchase shares for their own accounts or for
retirement plans for their employees.
|_| Employees and registered representatives (and their spouses) of
dealers or brokers described above or financial institutions that
have entered into sales arrangements with such dealers or brokers
(and which are identified as such to the Distributor) or with the
Distributor. The purchaser must certify to the Distributor at the
time of purchase that the purchase is for the purchaser's own
account (or for the benefit of such employee's spouse or minor
children).
|_| Dealers, brokers, banks or registered investment advisors that
have entered into an agreement with the Distributor providing
specifically for the use of shares of the Fund in particular
investment products made available to their clients. Those clients
may be charged a transaction fee by their dealer, broker, bank or
advisor for the purchase or sale of Fund shares.
|_| Investment advisors and financial planners who have entered into
an agreement for this purpose with the Distributor and who charge
an advisory, consulting or other fee for their services and buy
shares for their own accounts or the accounts of their clients.
|_| "Rabbi trusts" that buy shares for their own accounts, if the
purchases are made through a broker or agent or other financial
intermediary that has made special arrangements with the
Distributor for those purchases.
|_| Clients of investment advisors or financial planners (that have
entered into an agreement for this purpose with the Distributor)
who buy shares for their own accounts may also purchase shares
without sales charge but only if their accounts are linked to a
master account of their investment advisor or financial planner on
the books and records of the broker, agent or financial
intermediary with which the Distributor has made such special
arrangements . Each of these investors may be charged a fee by the
broker, agent or financial intermediary for purchasing shares.
|_| Directors, trustees, officers or full-time employees of OpCap
Advisors or its affiliates, their relatives or any trust, pension,
profit sharing or other benefit plan which beneficially owns
shares for those persons.
|_| Accounts for which Oppenheimer Capital (or its successor) is the
investment advisor (the Distributor must be advised of this
arrangement) and persons who are directors or trustees of the
company or trust which is the beneficial owner of such accounts.
|_| A unit investment trust that has entered into an appropriate agreement with
the Distributor.
|_| Dealers, brokers, banks, or registered investment advisers that have entered
into an agreement with the Distributor to sell shares to defined contribution
employee retirement plans for which the dealer, broker or investment adviser
provides administration services. |-|
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Retirement Plans and deferred compensation plans and trusts used to fund those
plans (including, for example, plans qualified or created under sections
401(a), 401(k), 403(b) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code), in each case
if those purchases are made through a broker, agent or other financial
intermediary that has made special arrangements with the Distributor for
those purchases.
|_| A TRAC-2000 401(k) plan (sponsored by the former Quest for Value Advisors)
whose Class B or Class C shares of a Former Quest for Value Fund were
exchanged for Class A shares of that Fund due to the termination of the
Class B and Class C TRAC-2000 program on November 24, 1995.
|_| A qualified Retirement Plan that had agreed with the former Quest for Value
Advisors to purchase shares of any of the Former Quest for Value Funds at
net asset value, with such shares to be held through DCXchange, a
sub-transfer agency mutual fund clearinghouse, if that arrangement was
consummated and share purchases commenced by December 31, 1996.
B. Waivers of Initial and Contingent Deferred Sales Charges in Certain
Transactions.
Class A shares issued or purchased in the following transactions are not subject
to sales charges (and no commissions are paid by the Distributor on such
purchases):
|_| Shares issued in plans of reorganization, such as mergers, asset
acquisitions and exchange offers, to which the Fund is a party.
|_| Shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or other distributions
reinvested from the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds (other than Oppenheimer
Cash Reserves) or unit investment trusts for which reinvestment
arrangements have been made with the Distributor.
|_| Shares purchased through a broker-dealer that has entered into a special
agreement with the Distributor to allow the broker's customers to purchase
and pay for shares of Oppenheimer funds using the proceeds of shares
redeemed in the prior 30 days from a mutual fund (other than a fund managed
by the Manager or any of its subsidiaries) on which an initial sales charge
or contingent deferred sales charge was paid. This waiver also applies to
shares purchased by exchange of shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund,
Inc. that were purchased and paid for in this manner. This waiver must be
requested when the purchase order is placed for shares of the Fund, and the
Distributor may require evidence of qualification for this waiver.
|_| Shares purchased with the proceeds of maturing principal units of any
Qualified Unit Investment Liquid Trust Series.
|_| Shares purchased by the reinvestment of loan repayments by a participant in
a Retirement Plan for which the Manager or an affiliate acts as sponsor.
C. Waivers of the Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge for Certain
Redemptions.
The Class A contingent deferred sales charge is also waived if shares that would
otherwise be subject to the contingent deferred sales charge are redeemed in the
following cases:
|_| To make Automatic Withdrawal Plan payments that are limited annually to no
more than 12% of the account value adjusted annually.
|_| Involuntary redemptions of shares by operation of law or involuntary
redemptions of small accounts (please refer to "Shareholder Account Rules
and Policies," in the applicable fund Prospectus).
|_| For distributions from Retirement Plans, deferred compensation plans or
other employee benefit plans for any of the following purposes:
(1) Following the death or disability (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code)
of the participant or beneficiary. The death or disability must occur after the
participant's account was established.
(2) To return excess contributions.
(3) To return contributions made due to a mistake of fact.
(4) Hardship withdrawals, as defined in the plan.5
(5) Under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, as defined in the Internal
Revenue Code, or, in the case of an IRA, a divorce or separation agreement
described in Section 71(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(6) To meet the minimum distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
(7) To make "substantially equal periodic payments" as described in Section
72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(8) For loans to participants or beneficiaries.
(9) Separation from service.6
(10) Participant-directed redemptions to purchase shares of a mutual fund (other
than a fund managed by the Manager or a subsidiary of the Manager) if the
plan has made special arrangements with the Distributor.
(11) Plan termination or "in-service distributions," if the redemption proceeds
are rolled over directly to an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRA.
|_| For distributions from Retirement Plans having 500 or more
eligible employees, except distributions due to termination of all
of the Oppenheimer funds as an investment option under the Plan.
|_| For distributions from 401(k) plans sponsored by broker-dealers
that have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor
allowing this waiver.
III. Waivers of Class B and Class C Sales Charges of Oppenheimer Funds
The Class B and Class C contingent deferred sales charges will not be applied to
shares purchased in certain types of transactions or redeemed in certain
circumstances described below.
A. Waivers for Redemptions in Certain Cases.
The Class B and Class C contingent deferred sales charges will be waived for
redemptions of shares in the following cases: |_| Shares redeemed involuntarily,
as described in "Shareholder Account Rules and Policies," in the
applicable Prospectus.
|_| Redemptions from accounts other than Retirement Plans following
the death or disability of the last surviving shareholder,
including a trustee of a grantor trust or revocable living trust
for which the trustee is also the sole beneficiary. The death or
disability must have occurred after the account was established,
and for disability you must provide evidence of a determination of
disability by the Social Security Administration.
|_| Distributions from accounts for which the broker-dealer of record
has entered into a special agreement with the Distributor allowing
this waiver.
|_| Redemptions of Class B shares held by Retirement Plans whose
records are maintained on a daily valuation basis by Merrill Lynch
or an independent record keeper under a contract with Merrill
Lynch.
|_| Redemptions of Class C shares of Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust
from accounts of clients of financial institutions that have
entered into a special arrangement with the Distributor for this
purpose.
|_| Redemptions requested in writing by a Retirement Plan sponsor of
Class C shares of an Oppenheimer fund in amounts of $1 million or
more held by the Retirement Plan for more than one year, if the
redemption proceeds are invested in Class A shares of one or more
Oppenheimer funds.
|-|
Distributions from Retirement Plans or other employee benefit plans for any
of the following purposes:
(1) Following the death or disability (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code)
of the participant or beneficiary. The death or disability must occur after
the participant's account was established in an Oppenheimer fund.
(2) To return excess contributions made to a participant's account.
(3) To return contributions made due to a mistake of fact.
(4) To make hardship withdrawals, as defined in the plan.7
(5) To make distributions required under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order
or, in the case of an IRA, a divorce or separation agreement described in
Section 71(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(6) To meet the minimum distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
(7) To make "substantially equal periodic payments" as described in Section
72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(8) For loans to participants or beneficiaries.8
(9) On account of the participant's separation from service.9
(10) Participant-directed redemptions to purchase shares of a mutual fund (other
than a fund managed by the Manager or a subsidiary of the Manager) offered
as an investment option in a Retirement Plan if the plan has made special
arrangements with the Distributor.
(11) Distributions made on account of a plan termination or "in-service"
distributions, if the redemption proceeds are rolled over directly to an
OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRA.
(12) Distributions from Retirement Plans having 500 or more eligible employees,
but excluding distributions made because of the Plan's elimination as
investment options under the Plan of all of the Oppenheimer funds that had
been offered.
(13) For distributions from a participant's account under an Automatic
Withdrawal Plan after the participant reaches age 59 1/2 , as long as the
aggregate value of the distributions does not exceed 10% of the account's
value, adjusted annually.
(14) Redemptions of Class B shares under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan for an
account other than a Retirement Plan, if the aggregate value of the
redeemed shares does not exceed 10% of the account's value, adjusted
annually.
|_| Redemptions of Class B shares or Class C shares under an Automatic
Withdrawal Plan from an account other than a Retirement Plan if
the aggregate value of the redeemed shares does not exceed 10% of
the account's value annually.
B. Waivers for Shares Sold or Issued in Certain Transactions.
The contingent deferred sales charge is also waived on Class B and Class C
shares sold or issued in the following cases: |_| Shares sold to the Manager or
its affiliates.
|_| Shares sold to registered management investment companies or
separate accounts of insurance companies having an agreement with
the Manager or the Distributor for that purpose.
|_| Shares issued in plans of reorganization to which the Fund is a party.
|_| Shares sold to present or former officers, directors, trustees or
employees (and their "immediate families" as defined above in
Section I.A.) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates and
retirement plans established by them for their employees.
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IV. Special Sales Charge Arrangements for Shareholders of Certain Oppenheimer
Funds Who Were Shareholders of Former Quest for Value Funds
The initial and contingent deferred sales charge rates and waivers for Class A,
Class B and Class C shares described in the Prospectus or Statement of
Additional Information of the Oppenheimer funds are modified as described below
for certain persons who were shareholders of the former Quest for Value Funds.
To be eligible, those persons must have been shareholders on November 24, 1995,
when OppenheimerFunds, Inc. became the investment advisor to those former Quest
for Value Funds. Those funds include:
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Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer Quest Small Cap Value Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Value Fund Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund
These arrangements also apply to shareholders of the following funds
when they merged (were reorganized) into various Oppenheimer funds on November
24, 1995:
Quest for Value U.S. Government Income Fund
Quest for Value Investment Quality Income Fund
Quest for Value Global Income Fund
Quest for Value New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Quest for Value National Tax-Exempt Fund
Quest for Value California Tax-Exempt Fund
All of the funds listed above are referred to in this Appendix as the
"Former Quest for Value Funds." The waivers of initial and contingent deferred
sales charges described in this Appendix apply to shares of an Oppenheimer fund
that are either:
|_| acquired by such shareholder pursuant to an exchange of shares of an
Oppenheimer fund that was one of the Former Quest for Value Funds, or
|_| purchased by such shareholder by exchange of shares of another Oppenheimer
fund that were acquired pursuant to the merger of any of the Former Quest
for Value Funds into that other Oppenheimer fund on November 24, 1995.
A. Reductions or Waivers of Class A Sales Charges.
|X| Reduced Class A Initial Sales Charge Rates for Certain Former Quest
for Value Funds Shareholders.
Purchases by Groups and Associations. The following table sets forth the initial
sales charge rates for Class A shares purchased by members of "Associations"
formed for any purpose other than the purchase of securities. The rates in the
table apply if that Association purchased shares of any of the Former Quest for
Value Funds or received a proposal to purchase such shares from OCC Distributors
prior to November 24, 1995.
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Number of Eligible Employees Initial Sales Charge as a Initial Sales Charge as a Commission as % of
or Members % of Offering Price % of Net Amount Invested Offering Price
------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------
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9 or Fewer 2.50% 2.56% 2.00%
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At least 10 but not more 2.00% 2.04% 1.60%
than 49
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</TABLE>
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For purchases by Associations having 50 or more eligible employees or
members, there is no initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares, but
those shares are subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge
described in the applicable fund's Prospectus.
Purchases made under this arrangement qualify for the lower of either
the sales charge rate in the table based on the number of members of an
Association, or the sales charge rate that applies under the Right of
Accumulation described in the applicable fund's Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information. Individuals who qualify under this arrangement for
reduced sales charge rates as members of Associations also may purchase shares
for their individual or custodial accounts at these reduced sales charge rates,
upon request to the Distributor.
|X| Waiver of Class A Sales Charges for Certain Shareholders. Class A
shares purchased by the following investors are not subject to any Class A
initial or contingent deferred sales charges:
|_| Shareholders who were shareholders of the AMA Family of Funds on February
28, 1991 and who acquired shares of any of the Former Quest for Value Funds
by merger of a portfolio of the AMA Family of Funds.
|_| Shareholders who acquired shares of any Former Quest for Value Fund by
merger of any of the portfolios of the Unified Funds.
|X| Waiver of Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge in Certain
Transactions. The Class A contingent deferred sales charge will not apply to
redemptions of Class A shares purchased by the following investors who were
shareholders of any Former Quest for Value Fund:
Investors who purchased Class A shares from a dealer that is or was not
permitted to receive a sales load or redemption fee imposed on a shareholder
with whom that dealer has a fiduciary relationship, under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and regulations adopted under that law.
B. Class A, Class B and Class C Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Waivers.
|X| Waivers for Redemptions of Shares Purchased Prior to March 6, 1995.
In the following cases, the contingent deferred sales charge will be waived for
redemptions of Class A, Class B or Class C shares of an Oppenheimer fund. The
shares must have been acquired by the merger of a Former Quest for Value Fund
into the fund or by exchange from an Oppenheimer fund that was a Former Quest
for Value Fund or into which such fund merged. Those shares must have been
purchased prior to March 6, 1995 in connection with:
|_| withdrawals under an automatic withdrawal plan holding only either Class B
or Class C shares if the annual withdrawal does not exceed 10% of the
initial value of the account value, adjusted annually, and
|_| liquidation of a shareholder's account if the aggregate net asset value of
shares held in the account is less than the required minimum value of such
accounts.
|X| Waivers for Redemptions of Shares Purchased on or After March 6,
1995 but Prior to November 24, 1995. In the following cases, the contingent
deferred sales charge will be waived for redemptions of Class A, Class B or
Class C shares of an Oppenheimer fund. The shares must have been acquired by the
merger of a Former Quest for Value Fund into the fund or by exchange from an
Oppenheimer fund that was a Former Quest For Value Fund or into which such
Former Quest for Value Fund merged. Those shares must have been purchased on or
after March 6, 1995, but prior to November 24, 1995:
|_| redemptions following the death or disability of the shareholder(s) (as
evidenced by a determination of total disability by the U.S. Social
Security Administration);
|_| withdrawals under an automatic withdrawal plan (but only for Class B or
Class C shares) where the annual withdrawals do not exceed 10% of the
initial value of the account value; adjusted annually, and
|_| liquidation of a shareholder's account if the aggregate net asset value of
shares held in the account is less than the required minimum account value.
A shareholder's account will be credited with the amount of any
contingent deferred sales charge paid on the redemption of any Class A, Class B
or Class C shares of the Oppenheimer fund described in this section if the
proceeds are invested in the same Class of shares in that fund or another
Oppenheimer fund within 90 days after redemption.
V. Special Sales Charge Arrangements for Shareholders of Certain Oppenheimer
Funds Who Were Shareholders of Connecticut Mutual Investment Accounts, Inc.
The initial and contingent deferred sale charge rates and waivers for Class A
and Class B shares described in the respective Prospectus (or this Appendix) of
the following Oppenheimer funds (each is referred to as a "Fund" in this
section):
o Oppenheimer U. S. Government Trust,
o Oppenheimer Bond Fund,
o Oppenheimer Disciplined Value Fund and
o Oppenheimer Disciplined Allocation Fund
are modified as described below for those Fund shareholders who were
shareholders of the following funds (referred to as the "Former Connecticut
Mutual Funds") on March 1, 1996, when OppenheimerFunds, Inc. became the
investment adviser to the Former Connecticut Mutual Funds:
Connecticut Mutual Liquid Account
Connecticut Mutual Government Securities Account
Connecticut Mutual Income Account
Connecticut Mutual Growth Account
Connecticut Mutual Total Return Account
CMIA LifeSpan Capital Appreciation Account
CMIA LifeSpan Balanced Account
CMIA Diversified Income Account
A. Prior Class A CDSC and Class A Sales Charge Waivers.
|_| Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. Certain shareholders of a
Fund and the other Former Connecticut Mutual Funds are entitled to continue to
make additional purchases of Class A shares at net asset value without a Class A
initial sales charge, but subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales
charge that was in effect prior to March 18, 1996 (the "prior Class A CDSC").
Under the prior Class A CDSC, if any of those shares are redeemed within one
year of purchase, they will be assessed a 1% contingent deferred sales charge on
an amount equal to the current market value or the original purchase price of
the shares sold, whichever is smaller (in such redemptions, any shares not
subject to the prior Class A CDSC will be redeemed first).
Those shareholders who are eligible for the prior Class A CDSC are:
(1) persons whose purchases of Class A shares of a Fund and other
Former Connecticut Mutual Funds were $500,000 prior to March 18,
1996, as a result of direct purchases or purchases pursuant to
the Fund's policies on Combined Purchases or Rights of
Accumulation, who still hold those shares in that Fund or other
Former Connecticut Mutual Funds, and
(2) persons whose intended purchases under a Statement of Intention
entered into prior to March 18, 1996, with the former general
distributor of the Former Connecticut Mutual Funds to purchase
shares valued at $500,000 or more over a 13-month period
entitled those persons to purchase shares at net asset value
without being subject to the Class A initial sales charge.
Any of the Class A shares of a Fund and the other Former Connecticut
Mutual Funds that were purchased at net asset value prior to March 18, 1996,
remain subject to the prior Class A CDSC, or if any additional shares are
purchased by those shareholders at net asset value pursuant to this arrangement
they will be subject to the prior Class A CDSC.
|_| Class A Sales Charge Waivers. Additional Class A shares of a Fund
may be purchased without a sales charge, by a person who was in one (or more) of
the categories below and acquired Class A shares prior to March 18, 1996, and
still holds Class A shares:
(1) any purchaser, provided the total initial amount invested in
the Fund or any one or more of the Former Connecticut Mutual
Funds totaled $500,000 or more, including investments made
pursuant to the Combined Purchases, Statement of Intention
and Rights of Accumulation features available at the time of
the initial purchase and such investment is still held in
one or more of the Former Connecticut Mutual Funds or a Fund
into which such Fund merged;
(2) any participant in a qualified plan, provided that the total
initial amount invested by the plan in the Fund or any one
or more of the Former Connecticut Mutual Funds totaled
$500,000 or more;
(3) Directors of the Fund or any one or more of the Former Connecticut Mutual
Funds and members of their immediate families;
(4) employee benefit plans sponsored by Connecticut Mutual Financial Services,
L.L.C. ("CMFS"), the prior distributor of the Former Connecticut Mutual
Funds, and its affiliated companies;
(5) one or more members of a group of at least 1,000 persons
(and persons who are retirees from such group) engaged in a
common business, profession, civic or charitable endeavor or
other activity, and the spouses and minor dependent children
of such persons, pursuant to a marketing program between
CMFS and such group; and
(6) an institution acting as a fiduciary on behalf of an
individual or individuals, if such institution was directly
compensated by the individual(s) for recommending the
purchase of the shares of the Fund or any one or more of the
Former Connecticut Mutual Funds, provided the institution
had an agreement with CMFS.
Purchases of Class A shares made pursuant to (1) and (2) above may be
subject to the Class A CDSC of the Former Connecticut Mutual Funds described
above.
Additionally, Class A shares of a Fund may be purchased without a sales
charge by any holder of a variable annuity contract issued in New York State by
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company through the Panorama Separate Account
which is beyond the applicable surrender charge period and which was used to
fund a qualified plan, if that holder exchanges the variable annuity contract
proceeds to buy Class A shares of the Fund.
B. Class A and Class B Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Waivers.
In addition to the waivers set forth in the Prospectus and in this Appendix,
above, the contingent deferred sales charge will be waived for redemptions of
Class A and Class B shares of a Fund and exchanges of Class A or Class B shares
of a Fund into Class A or Class B shares of a Former Connecticut Mutual Fund
provided that the Class A or Class B shares of the Fund to be redeemed or
exchanged were (i) acquired prior to March 18, 1996 or (ii) were acquired by
exchange from an Oppenheimer fund that was a Former Connecticut Mutual Fund.
Additionally, the shares of such Former Connecticut Mutual Fund must have been
purchased prior to March 18, 1996:
(1) by the estate of a deceased shareholder;
(2) upon the disability of a shareholder, as defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the
Internal Revenue Code;
(3) for retirement distributions (or loans) to participants or beneficiaries
from retirement plans qualified under Sections 401(a) or 403(b)(7)of the
Code, or from IRAs, deferred compensation plans created under Section 457
of the Code, or other employee benefit plans;
(4) as tax-free returns of excess contributions to such retirement or employee
benefit plans;
(5) in whole or in part, in connection with shares sold to any state, county,
or city, or any instrumentality, department, authority, or agency thereof,
that is prohibited by applicable investment laws from paying a sales charge
or commission in connection with the purchase of shares of any registered
investment management company;
(6) in connection with the redemption of shares of the Fund due to a
combination with another investment company by virtue of a merger,
acquisition or similar reorganization transaction;
(7) in connection with the Fund's right to involuntarily redeem or liquidate
the Fund;
(8) in connection with automatic redemptions of Class A shares and Class B
shares in certain retirement plan accounts pursuant to an Automatic
Withdrawal Plan but limited to no more than 12% of the original value
annually; or
(9) as involuntary redemptions of shares by operation of law, or under
procedures set forth in the Fund's Articles of Incorporation, or as adopted
by the Board of Directors of the Fund.
VI. Special Reduced Sales Charge for Former Shareholders of Advance America
Funds, Inc.
Shareholders of Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund, Oppenheimer U.S. Government
Trust, Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund and Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund who
acquired (and still hold) shares of those funds as a result of the
reorganization of series of Advance America Funds, Inc. into those Oppenheimer
funds on October 18, 1991, and who held shares of Advance America Funds, Inc. on
March 30, 1990, may purchase Class A shares of those four Oppenheimer funds at a
maximum sales charge rate of 4.50%.
VII. Sales Charge Waivers on Purchases of Class M Shares of Oppenheimer
Convertible Securities Fund
Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund (referred to as the "Fund" in this
section) may sell Class M shares at net asset value without any initial sales
charge to the classes of investors listed below who, prior to March 11, 1996,
owned shares of the Fund's then-existing Class A and were permitted to purchase
those shares at net asset value without sales charge:
|_| the Manager and its affiliates,
|_| present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their
"immediate families" as defined in the Fund's Statement of Additional
Information) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates, and retirement
plans established by them or the prior investment advisor of the Fund for
their employees,
|_| registered management investment companies or separate accounts of
insurance companies that had an agreement with the Fund's prior investment
advisor or distributor for that purpose,
|_| dealers or brokers that have a sales agreement with the Distributor, if
they purchase shares for their own accounts or for retirement plans for
their employees,
|_| employees and registered representatives (and their spouses) of dealers or
brokers described in the preceding section or financial institutions that
have entered into sales arrangements with those dealers or brokers (and
whose identity is made known to the Distributor) or with the Distributor,
but only if the purchaser certifies to the Distributor at the time of
purchase that the purchaser meets these qualifications,
|_| dealers, brokers, or registered investment advisors that had entered into
an agreement with the Distributor or the prior distributor of the Fund
specifically providing for the use of Class M shares of the Fund in
specific investment products made available to their clients, and dealers,
brokers or registered investment advisors that had entered into an
agreement with the Distributor or prior distributor of the Fund's shares to
sell shares to defined contribution employee retirement plans for which the
dealer, broker, or investment advisor provides administrative service.
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Oppenheimer Trinity Core FundSM
Internet Web Site:
www.oppenheimerfunds.com
Investment Advisor
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048-0203
Sub-Advisor
Trinity Investment Management Corporation
301 North Spring Street
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823
Distributor
OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048-0203
Transfer Agent
OppenheimerFunds Services
P.O. Box 5270
Denver, Colorado 80217
1-800-525-7048
Custodian Bank
The Bank of New York
One Wall Street
New York, New York 10015
Independent Auditors
KPMG LLP
707 Seventeenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
Legal Counsel
Mayer, Brown & Platt
1675 Broadway
New York, New York 10019
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1 One of the accounts the Sub-Advisor manages using the SectorPlex Core approach
has been excluded from the composite. That account has numerous restrictions
such that its investment polices are not substantially similar to those of the
Fund.
2 No commission will be paid on sales of Class A shares purchased with the
redemption proceeds of shares of another mutual fund offered as an investment
option in a retirement plan in which Oppenheimer funds are also offered as
investment options under a special arrangement with the Distributor, if the
purchase occurs more than 30 days after the Oppenheimer funds are added as an
investment option under that plan.
3 Ms. Macaskill and Mr. Griffiths are not Directors of Oppenheimer Money Market
Fund, Inc. Mr. Griffiths is not a Trustee of Oppenheimer Discovery Fund.
4. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act, the term
"Independent Trustees" in this Statement of Additional Information refers to
those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Fund and who do not have
any direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the distribution
plan or any agreement under the plan. 5 However, that commission will not be
paid on purchases of shares in amounts of $1 million or more (including any
right of accumulation) by a Retirement Plan that pays for the purchase with the
redemption proceeds of Class C shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds held by
the Plan for more than one year.
6 This provision does not apply to IRAs.
7 This provision does not apply to 403(b)(7) custodial plans if the participant
is less than age 55, nor to IRAs.
8 This provision does not apply to IRAs.
9 This provision does not apply to loans from 403(b)(7) custodial plans. 10 This
provision does not apply to 403(b)(7) custodial plans if the participant is less
than age 55, nor to IRAs.
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OPPENHEIMER TRINITY CORE FUND
FORM N-1A
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 23. Exhibits
(a) Declaration of Trust dated May 6, 1999: Filed with initial
registration statement, 5/28/99, and incorporated herein by
reference.
(b) By-Laws: Filed with Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, 8/25/99,
and incorporated herein by reference.
(c) (i) Specimen Class A Share Certificate: Filed with initial registration
statement, 5/28/99, and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Specimen Class B Share Certificate: Filed with initial registration
statement, 5/28/99, and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii)Specimen Class C Share Certificate: Filed with initial registration
statement, 5/28/99, and incorporated herein by reference.
(iv) Specimen Class Y Share Certificate: Filed with initial registration
statement, 5/28/99, and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) (i) Investment Advisory Agreement dated August 16, 1999: Filed with
Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, 8/25/99, and incorporated
herein by reference.
(ii) Form of Subadvisory Agreement dated August 16, 1999: Filed with
Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No 2, 8/25/99, and incorporated
herein by reference.
(e) (i) General Distributor's Agreement dated August 16, 1999: Filed
with Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No 2, 8/25/99, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Form of Dealer Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Filed
with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 of Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund
(Reg. No. 333-79707), 8/25/99, and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Form of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. Broker Agreement: Filed
with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 of Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund (Reg.
No.333-79707), 8/25/99, and incorporated herein by reference.
(iv) Form of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. Agency Agreement: Filed
with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 of Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund (Reg. No.
333-79707), 8/25/99, and incorporated herein by reference.
(f) Form of Deferred Compensation Plans for Disinterested Trustees/Directors:
(i) Retirement Plan for Non-Interested Trustees or Directors dated June 7,
1990: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 to the
Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Fund (File No. 2-14586),
8/30/90, refiled with Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 of Oppenheimer
Growth Fund (Reg. No. 2-45272), 8/22/94, pursuant to Item 102 of
Regulation S-T, and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Form of Deferred Compensation Plan for Disinterested
Trustees/Directors: Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the
Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund
(Reg. No. 2-82590), 10/28/98, and incorporated by reference.
(g) Custody Agreement dated August 5, 1999 Filed with Registrant's
Pre-Effective Amendment No 2, 8/25/99, and incorporated herein by
reference.
.
(h) Not applicable.
(i) Opinion and Consent of Counsel: Filed with Registrant's Pre-Effective
Amendment No 2, 8/25/99, and incorporated herein by reference.
.
(j) Independent Auditors Consent: Filed herewith.
(k) Not applicable.
(l) Investment Letter from OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to Registrant: Filed with
Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No 2, 8/25/99, and incorporated herein
by reference.
(m) (i) Service Plan and Agreement for Class A shares dated August 16, 1999:
Filed with Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No 2, 8/25/99, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class B shares dated
August 16, 1999: Filed with Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No 2,
8/25/99, and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class C shares dated
August 16, 1999: Filed with Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No 2,
8/25/99, and incorporated herein by reference.
Oppenheimer Funds Multiple Class Plan under Rule 18f-3 updated through
8/24/99: Previously file with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund (Reg. No.
333-82579, 8/27/99, and incorporated herein be reference.
(o) Powers of Attorney for all Trustees/Directors and Officers (including
Certified Board Resolutions): Previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Fund
(Reg. No. 333-44176), 10/5/00, and incorporated herein by reference.
(p) Amended and Restated Code of Ethics of the Oppenheimer Funds dated March 1,
2000 under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940: Previously
filed with the Initial Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Emerging
Growth Fund (Reg. No. 333-44176), 8/21/00, and incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 24. - Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund
None.
Item 25. - Indemnification
Reference is made to the provisions of Article Seven of Registrant's Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit 23(a) to this Registration
Statement, and incorporated herein by reference.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, Registrant has
been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of
1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Registrant
of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of
Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person, Registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
Item 26. - Business and Other Connections of the Investment Adviser
(a) OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is the investment adviser of the Registrant; it and
certain subsidiaries and affiliates act in the same capacity to other investment
companies, including without limitation those described in Parts A and B hereof
and listed in Item 26(b) below.
(b) There is set forth below information as to any other business, profession,
vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which each officer and
director of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is, or at any time during the past two fiscal
years has been, engaged for his/her own account or in the capacity of director,
officer, employee, partner or trustee.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Name and Current Position Other Business and Connections
with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. During the Past Two Years
Amy Adamshick,
Vice President
Charles E. Albers,
Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds (since
April 1998); a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Edward Amberger,
Assistant Vice President None.
Janette Aprilante,
Assistant Vice President None.
Victor Babin,
Senior Vice President None.
Bruce L. Bartlett,
Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds.
George Batejan,
Executive Vice President/
Chief Information Officer Formerly Senior Vice President (until May 1998).
Kevin Baum
Assistant Vice President
Connie Bechtolt,
Assistant Vice President None.
Kathleen Beichert,
Vice President None.
Rajeev Bhaman,
Vice President None.
Mark Binning
Assistant Vice President None.
Robert J. Bishop,
Vice President Vice President of Mutual Fund
Accounting (since May 1996); an officer of
other Oppenheimer funds.
John R. Blomfield,
Vice President None.
Chad Boll,
Assistant Vice President None
Scott Brooks,
Vice President None.
Jeffrey Burns,
Vice President, Assistant Counsel Stradley, Ronen
Stevens and Young, LLP (February
1998-September 1999).
Bruce Burroughs,
Vice President
Adele Campbell,
Assistant Vice President & Assistant
Treasurer: Rochester Division Formerly, Assistant Vice President of Rochester Fund
Services, Inc.
Michael A. Carbuto,
Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds; Vice
President of Centennial Asset Management
Corporation.
John Cardillo,
Assistant Vice President None.
Elisa Chrysanthis
Assistant Vice President None.
H.C. Digby Clements,
Vice President: Rochester Division None.
O. Leonard Darling,
Vice Chairman, Executive Vice
President and Chief Investment
Officer and Director Chairman of the Board and a director (since June 1999)
and Senior Managing Director (since December 1998) of
HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; a director
(since March 2000) of OFI Private Investments, Inc.;
Trustee (1993) of Awhtolia College - Greece; formerly
Chief Executive Officer of HarbourView Asset Management
Corporation (December 1998 - June 1999).
John Davis
Assistant Vice President EAB Financial (April 1998-February 1999).
Robert A. Densen,
Senior Vice President None.
Ruggero de'Rossi
Vice President Formerly, Chief Strategist at ING Barings (July
1998 - March 2000).
Sheri Devereux,
Vice President None.
Max Dietshe
Vice President Deloitte & Touche LLP (1989-1999).
Craig P. Dinsell
Executive Vice President None.
Steven Dombrower
Vice President
John Doney,
Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds.
Andrew J. Donohue,
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Director Executive Vice President (since September 1993) and a
director (since January 1992) of the Distributor;
Executive Vice President, General Counsel (since
September 1995) and a director (since August 1994) of
HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder
Services, Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.
and Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc., of OFI
Private Investments, Inc. (since March 2000), and of
PIMCO Trust Company (since May 2000); President and a
director of Centennial Asset Management Corporation
(since September 1995) and of Oppenheimer Real Asset
Management, Inc. (since July 1996); Vice President and
a director (since September 1997) of OppenheimerFunds
International Ltd. and Oppenheimer Millennium Funds
plc; a director (since April 2000) of OppenheimerFunds
Legacy Program, a charitable trust program established
by the Manager; General Counsel (since May 1996) and
Secretary (since April 1997) of Oppenheimer Acquisition
Corp.; an officer of other Oppenheimer funds.
Bruce Dunbar,
Vice President None.
Daniel Engstrom,
Assistant Vice President None.
Armond Erpf
Assistant Vice President None.
George Evans,
Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds.
Edward N. Everett,
Assistant Vice President None.
George Fahey,
Vice President None.
Leslie A. Falconio,
Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds (since
6/99).
Scott Farrar,
Vice President Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer
Millennium Funds plc (since October 1997);
an officer of other Oppenheimer funds.
Katherine P. Feld,
Vice President, Senior Counsel
and Secretary Vice President and Secretary of the Distributor;
Secretary and Director of Centennial Asset Management
Corporation; Vice President and Secretary of
Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.; Secretary of
HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Oppenheimer
Partnership Holdings, Inc., Shareholder Financial
Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc.
Ronald H. Fielding,
Senior Vice President; Chairman:
Rochester Division An officer, Director and/or portfolio manager of
certain Oppenheimer funds; presently he holds the
following other positions: Director (since 1995) of ICI
Mutual Insurance Company; Governor (since 1994) of St.
John's College; Director (since 1994 - present) of
International Museum of Photography at George Eastman
House..
David Foxhoven,
Assistant Vice President Formerly Manager, Banking Operations Department (July
1996 - November 1998).
Colleen Franca,
Assistant Vice President None.
Crystal French
Vice President None.
Dan Gangemi,
Vice President None.
Subrata Ghose
Assistant Vice President Formerly, Equity Analyst at Fidelity Investments (1995
- March 2000).
Charles Gilbert,
Assistant Vice President None.
Alan Gilston,
Vice President None.
Jill Glazerman,
Vice President None.
Paul Goldenberg,
Vice President Formerly, President of Advantageware (September 1992 -
September 1999).
Mikhail Goldverg
Assistant Vice President None.
Laura Granger,
Vice President
Jeremy Griffiths,
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Director Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and director of
Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.; Executive Vice President
of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; President.
Chief Executive Officer and director of PIMCO Trust
Company; director of OppenheimerFunds, Legacy Program
(charitable trust program); Vice President of OFI
Private Investments, Inc. and a Member and Fellow of
the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Robert Grill,
Senior Vice President None.
Robert Guy,
Senior Vice President None.
Robert Haley,
Assistant Vice President None.
Kelly Haney,
Assistant Vice President
Thomas B. Hayes,
Vice President None.
Dorothy Hirshman,
Assistant Vice President None
Merryl Hoffman,
Vice President and
Senior Counsel None
Merrell Hora,
Assistant Vice President None.
Scott T. Huebl,
Vice President None.
Margaret Hui
Assistant Vice President Formerly Vice President -
Syndications of Sanwa Bank California
(January 1998 - September 1999).
James Hyland,
Assistant Vice President Formerly Manager of Customer
Research for Prudential Investments
(February 1998 - July 1999).
David Hyun,
Vice President Formerly portfolio manager,
technology analyst and research associate at
Fred Alger Management, Inc. (August 1993 -
June 2000).
Steve Ilnitzki,
Senior Vice President Formerly Vice President of Product Management at
Ameritrade (until March 2000).
Kathleen T. Ives,
Vice President None.
William Jaume,
Vice President Senior Vice President (since April 2000) of HarbourView
Asset Management Corporation.
Frank Jennings,
Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds.
Andrew Jordan,
Assistant Vice President None.
Deborah Kaback,
Vice President and
Senior Counsel Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of
Oppenheimer Capital (April 1989-November 1999).
Lewis Kamman
Vice President Senior Consultant for Bell Atlantic Network
Integration, Inc. (June 1997-December 1998).
Jennifer Kane
Assistant Vice President None.
Lynn Oberist Keeshan
Senior Vice President Formerly (until March 1999)
Vice President, Business Development and
Treasury at Liz Claiborne, Inc.
Thomas W. Keffer,
Senior Vice President None.
Erica Klein,
Assistant Vice President None.
Walter Konops,
Assistant Vice President None.
Avram Kornberg,
Senior Vice President None.
Jimmy Kourkoulakos,
Assistant Vice President. None.
John Kowalik,
Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager for certain OppenheimerFunds.
Joseph Krist,
Assistant Vice President None.
Christopher Leavy
Senior Vice President Vice President and Portfolio
Manager at Morgan Stanley Investment
Management (1997-September 2000) and an
Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Crestar
Asset Management (1995-1997).
Michael Levine,
Vice President None.
Shanquan Li,
Vice President None.
Mitchell J. Lindauer,
Vice President and Assistant
General Counsel None.
Malissa Lischin
Assistant Vice President Formerly Associate Manager, Investment Management
Analyst at Prudential (1996 - March 2000).
David Mabry,
Vice President None.
Bridget Macaskill,
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
and Director President, Chief Executive Officer and a director
(since March 2000) of OFI Private Investments, Inc., an
investment adviser subsidiary of the Manager; Chairman
and a director of Shareholder Services, Inc. (since
August 1994) and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.
(since September 1995), transfer agent subsidiaries of
the Manager; President (since September 1995) and a
director (since October 1990) of Oppenheimer
Acquisition Corp., the Manager's parent holding
company; President (since September 1995) and a
director (since November 1989) of Oppenheimer
Partnership Holdings, Inc., a holding company
subsidiary of the Manager; President and a director
(since October 1997) of OppenheimerFunds International
Ltd., an offshore fund management subsidiary of the
Manager and of Oppenheimer Millennium Funds plc; a
director of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation
(since July 1991) and of Oppenheimer Real Asset
Management, Inc. (since July 1996), investment adviser
subsidiaries of the Manager; a director (since April
2000) of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, a charitable
trust program established by the Manager; a director of
Prudential Corporation plc (a U.K. financial service
company); President and a trustee of other Oppenheimer
funds; formerly President of the Manager (June 1991 -
August 2000).
Steve Macchia,
Vice President None.
Marianne Manzolillo,
Assistant Vice President Formerly, Vice President for
DLJ High Yield Research Department (February
1993 - July 2000).
Philip T. Masterson,
Vice President None.
Loretta McCarthy,
Executive Vice President None.
Lisa Migan,
Assistant Vice President None.
Andrew J. Mika
Senior Vice President Formerly a Second Vice
President for Guardian Investments (June
1990 - October 1999).
Joy Milan
Assistant Vice President None.
Denis R. Molleur,
Vice President and
Senior Counsel None.
Nikolaos Monoyios,
Vice President A Vice President and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds.
John Murphy,
President, Chief Operating
Officer and Director President of MassMutual
Institutional Funds and the MML Series Funds
until September 2000.
Kenneth Nadler,
Vice President None.
David Negri,
Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds.
Barbara Niederbrach,
Assistant Vice President None.
Robert A. Nowaczyk,
Vice President None.
Ray Olson,
Assistant Vice President None.
Gina M. Palmieri,
Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds (since
June 1999).
Frank Pavlak,
Vice President Formerly. Branch Chief of Investment Company
Examinations at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(January 1981 - December 1998).
James Phillips
Assistant Vice President None.
David Pellegrino
Vice President None.
Jane Putnam,
Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds.
Michael Quinn,
Assistant Vice President None.
Julie Radtke,
Vice President None.
Thomas Reedy,
Vice President Vice President (since April 1999)
of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation;
an officer and/or portfolio manager of
certain Oppenheimer funds.
John Reinhardt,
Vice President: Rochester Division None
David Robertson,
Senior Vice President Formerly, Director of Sales
and Marketing for Schroder Investment
Management of North America (March 1998 -
March 2000).
Jeffrey Rosen,
Vice President None.
Marci Rossell,
Vice President and Corporate Economist Economist with Federal Reserve
Bank of Dallas (April 1996 - March 1999).
Richard H. Rubinstein,
Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds.
Lawrence Rudnick,
Assistant Vice President None.
James Ruff,
Executive Vice President President and director of the
Distributor; Vice President (since March
2000) of OFI Private Investments, Inc.
Andrew Ruotolo
Executive Vice President President and director of Shareholder Services, Inc.;
formerly Chief Operations Officer for American
International Group (August 1997-September 1999).
Rohit Sah,
Assistant Vice President None.
Valerie Sanders,
Vice President None.
Kenneth Schlupp
Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President (since March 2000) of OFI
Private Investments, Inc.
Jeff Schneider,
Vice President Formerly (until May 1999) Director, Personal Decisions
International.
Ellen Schoenfeld,
Vice President None.
Allan Sedmak
Assistant Vice President None.
Jennifer Sexton,
Vice President None.
Martha Shapiro,
Assistant Vice President None.
Connie Song,
Assistant Vice President None.
Richard Soper,
Vice President None.
Keith Spencer,
Vice President None.
Cathleen Stahl,
Vice President Assistant Vice President & Manager of Women & Investing
Program
Richard A. Stein,
Vice President: Rochester Division Assistant Vice President (since 1995) of Rochester
Capitol Advisors, L.P.
Arthur Steinmetz,
Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds.
Jayne Stevlingson,
Vice President None.
Gregg Stitt,
Assistant Vice President None.
John Stoma,
Senior Vice President None.
Deborah Sullivan,
Assistant Vice President,
Assistant Counsel Formerly, Associate General Counsel, Chief Compliance
Officer, Corporate Secretary and Vice President of
Winmill & Co. Inc. (formerly Bull & Bear Group, Inc.),
CEF Advisers, Inc. (formerly Bull & Bear Advisers,
Inc.), Investor Service Center, Inc. and Midas
Management Corporation (November 1997 - March 2000).
Kevin Surrett,
Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President of Product Development
At Evergreen Investor Services, Inc. (June 1995 -
May 1999).
James C. Swain,
Vice Chairman of the Board Chairman, CEO and
Trustee, Director or Managing Partner of the
Denver-based Oppenheimer Funds; formerly,
President and Director of Centennial Asset
Management Corporation and Chairman of the
Board of Shareholder Services, Inc.
Susan Switzer,
Assistant Vice President None.
Anthony A. Tanner,
Vice President: Rochester Division None.
Paul Temple,
Vice President Formerly (until May 2000) Director of Product
Development at Prudential.
Angela Uttaro,
Assistant Vice President None.
Mark Vandehey,
Vice President None.
Maureen VanNorstrand,
Assistant Vice President None.
Annette Von Brandis,
Assistant Vice President None.
Phillip Vottiero,
Vice President Chief Financial officer for the Sovlink Group (April
1996 - June 1999).
Sloan Walker
Vice President
Teresa Ward,
Vice President None.
Jerry Webman,
Senior Vice President Senior Investment Officer, Director of Fixed Income.
Barry Weiss,
Assistant Vice President Fitch IBCA (1996 - January 2000)
Christine Wells,
Vice President None.
Joseph Welsh,
Assistant Vice President None.
Catherine White,
Assistant Vice President Formerly, Assistant Vice
President with Gruntal & Co. LLC (September
1998 - October 2000); member of the American
Society of Pension Actuaries (ASPA) since
1995.
William L. Wilby,
Senior Vice President Senior Investment Officer,
Director of International Equities; Senior
Vice President of HarbourView Asset
Management Corporation.
Donna Winn,
Senior Vice President Vice President (since March 2000) of OFI Private
Investments, Inc.
Brian W. Wixted,
Senior Vice President and
Treasurer Treasurer (since March 1999) of HarbourView Asset Management
Corporation, Shareholder Services, Inc.,
Oppenheimer Real Asset Management Corporation,
Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and
Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc., of OFI
Private Investments, Inc. (since March 2000) and of
OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and Oppenheimer
Millennium Funds plc (since May 2000); Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer (since May 2000) of
PIMCO Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer (since
March 1999) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. and of
Centennial Asset Management Corporation; an officer
of other Oppenheimer funds; formerly Principal and
Chief Operating Officer, Bankers Trust Company -
Mutual Fund Services Division (March 1995 - March
1999).
Carol Wolf,
Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio
manager of certain Oppenheimer funds; serves
on the Board of Chinese Children Adoption
International Parents Council, Supporters of
Children, and the Advisory Board of Denver
Children's Hospital Oncology Department.
Kurt Wolfgruber
Senior Vice President Senior Investment Officer, Director of Domestic
Equities; member of the Investment Product Review
Committee and the Executive Committee of HarbourView
Asset Management Corporation; formerly (until April
2000) a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at J.P.
Morgan Investment Management, Inc.
Caleb Wong,
Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain
Oppenheimer funds (since June 1999) .
Robert G. Zack,
Senior Vice President and
Assistant Secretary, Associate
General Counsel Assistant Secretary of Shareholder Services, Inc.
(since May 1985), Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.
(since November 1989), OppenheimerFunds International
Ltd. and Oppenheimer Millennium Funds plc (since
October 1997); an officer of other Oppenheimer funds.
Jill Zachman,
Assistant Vice President:
Rochester Division None.
Neal Zamore,
Vice President Director e-Commerce; formerly (until May 2000) Vice
President at GE Capital.
Mark Zavanelli,
Assistant Vice President None.
Arthur J. Zimmer,
Senior Vice President Senior Vice President (since
April 1999) of HarbourView Asset Management
Corporation; Vice President of Centennial
Asset Management Corporation; an officer
and/or portfolio manager of certain
Oppenheimer funds.
Susan Zimmerman,
Vice President None.
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The Oppenheimer Funds include the New York-based Oppenheimer Funds, the
Denver-based Oppenheimer Funds and the Oppenheimer Quest /Rochester Funds, as
set forth below:
New York-based Oppenheimer Funds
Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Emerging Technologies Fund Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund
Oppenheimer Europe Fund Oppenheimer Global Fund Oppenheimer Global
Growth & Income Fund Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund
Oppenheimer Growth Fund Oppenheimer International Growth Fund
Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund Oppenheimer Large Cap
Growth Fund Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer
Multi-Sector Income Trust Oppenheimer Multi-State Municipal Trust
Oppenheimer Multiple Strategies Fund Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund
Oppenheimer New York Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Series Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund Oppenheimer Trinity Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust
Oppenheimer World Bond Fund
Quest/Rochester Funds
Limited Term New York Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund
Oppenheimer MidCap Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Quest For Value Funds
Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc.
Rochester Fund Municipals
Denver-based Oppenheimer Funds
Centennial America Fund, L.P.
Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial Government Trust
Centennial Money Market Trust Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial Tax Exempt Trust Oppenheimer Cash Reserves Oppenheimer
Champion Income Fund Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund Oppenheimer
High Yield Fund Oppenheimer Integrity Funds Oppenheimer
International Bond Fund Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund
Oppenheimer Main Street Opportunity Fund Oppenheimer Main Street
Small Cap Fund Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. Oppenheimer
Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund Oppenheimer Senior
Floating Rate Fund Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund Oppenheimer
Total Return Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds Panorama
Series Fund, Inc.
The address of OppenheimerFunds, Inc., OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.,
HarbourView Asset Management Corp., Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc.,
Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. and OFI Private Investments, Inc. is Two World
Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203.
The address of the New York-based Oppenheimer Funds, the Quest Funds, the
Rochester-based funds, the Denver-based Oppenheimer Funds, Shareholder Financial
Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., OppenheimerFunds Services,
Centennial Asset Management Corporation, Centennial Capital Corp., and
Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. is 6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood,
Colorado 80112.
Item 27. Principal Underwriter
(a) OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. is the Distributor of the Registrant's
shares. It is also the Distributor of each of the other registered open-end
investment companies for which OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is the investment adviser,
as described in Part A and B of this Registration Statement and listed in Item
26(b) above (except Oppenheimer Multi-Sector Income Trust and Panorama Series
Fund, Inc.) and for MassMutual Institutional Funds.
(b) The directors and officers of the Registrant's principal underwriter are:
Name & Principal Positions & Offices Positions & Offices
Business Address with Underwriter with Registrant
Jason Bach Vice President None
31 Raquel Drive
Marietta, GA 30064
William Beardsley (2) Vice President None
Peter Beebe Vice President None
876 Foxdale Avenue
Winnetka, IL 60093
Douglas S. Blankenship Vice President None
17011 Woodbank
Spring, TX 77379
Kevin Brosmith Senior Vice President None.
856 West Fullerton
Chicago, IL 60614
Susan Burton(2) Vice President None
Robert Coli Vice President None
12 White Tail Lane
Bedminster, NJ 07921
William Coughlin Vice President None
1730 N. Clark Street
#3203
Chicago, IL 60614
Jeff Damia(2) Vice President None
Stephen Demetrovits(2) Vice President None
Christopher DeSimone Vice President None
5105 Aldrich Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Michael Dickson Vice President None
21 Trinity Avenue
Glastonburg, CT 06033
Joseph DiMauro Vice President None
244 McKinley Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Steven Dombrowser Vice President None
Andrew John Donohue(2) Executive Vice Secretary
President and
Director
G. Patrick Dougherty (2) Vice President None
Cliff Dunteman Vice President None
940 Wedgewood Drive
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Wendy H. Ehrlich Vice President None
4 Craig Street
Jericho, NY 11753
Kent Elwell Vice President None
35 Crown Terrace
Yardley, PA 19067
George Fahey Vice President None
9 Townview Ct.
Flemington, NJ 08822
Eric Fallon Vice President None
10 Worth Circle
Newton, MA 02158
Katherine P. Feld(2) Vice President and None
Corporate Secretary
Mark Ferro Vice President None
43 Market Street
Breezy Point, NY 11697
Ronald H. Fielding(3) Vice President None
Brian Flahive Assistant Vice President None
John ("J") Fortuna(2) Vice President None
Ronald R. Foster Senior Vice President None
11339 Avant Lane
Cincinnati, OH 45249
Victoria Friece(1) Assistant Vice President None
Luiggino Galleto Vice President None
10302 Riesling Court
Charlotte, NC 28277
Michelle Gans Vice President None
18771 The Pines
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
L. Daniel Garrity Vice President None
27 Covington Road
Avondale Estates, GA 30002
Lucio Giliberti Vice President None
6 Cyndi Court
Flemington, NJ 08822
Ralph Grant(2) Senior Vice President/ None
National Sales Manager
Michael Guman Vice President None
3913 Pleasent Avenue
Allentown, PA 18103
Tonya Hammet Assistant Vice President None
Webb Heidinger Vice President None
90 Gates Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phillip Hemery Vice President None
184 Park Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
Edward Hrybenko (2) Vice President None
Brian Husch(2) Vice President None
Richard L. Hymes(2) Assistant Vice President None
Byron Ingram(1) Assistant Vice President None
Kathleen T. Ives(1) Vice President None
Eric K. Johnson Vice President None
28 Oxford Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Mark D. Johnson Vice President None
409 Sundowner Ridge Court
Wildwood, MO 63011
Elyse Jurman Vice President None
1194 Hillsboro Mile, #51
Hillsboro Beach, FL 33062
John Kavanaugh Vice President None
2 Cervantes Blvd., Apt. #301
San Francisco, CA 94123
Brian G. Kelly Vice President None
60 Larkspur Road
Fairfield, CT 06430
Michael Keogh(2) Vice President None
Lisa Klassen(1) Assistant Vice President None
Richard Klein Senior Vice President None
4820 Fremont Avenue So.
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Brent Krantz Vice President None
2609 SW 149th Place
Seattle, WA 98166
Oren Lane Vice President None
5286 Timber Bend Drive
Brighton, MI 48116
Dawn Lind Vice President None
21 Meadow Lane
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
James Loehle Vice President None
30 Wesley Hill Lane
Warwick, NY 10990
John Lynch (2) Vice President None
Michael Magee(2) Vice President None
Steve Manns Vice President None
1941 W. Wolfram Street
Chicago, IL 60657
Todd Marion Vice President None
3 St. Marks Place
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
LuAnn Mascia(2) Assistant Vice President None
Theresa-Marie Maynier Vice President None
2421 Charlotte Drive
Charlotte, NC 28203
Anthony Mazzariello Vice President None
704 Beaver Road
Leetsdale, PA 15056
John McDonough Vice President None
3812 Leland Street
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Kent McGowan Vice President None
18424 12th Avenue West
Lynnwood, WA 98037
Laura Mulhall(2) Senior Vice President None
Charles Murray Vice President None
18 Spring Lake Drive
Far Hills, NJ 07931
Wendy Murray Vice President None
32 Carolin Road
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Denise-Marie Nakamura Vice President None
4111 Colony Plaza
Newport Beach, CA 92660
John Nesnay Vice President None
9511 S. Hackberry Street
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Kevin Neznek(2) Vice President None
Chad V. Noel Vice President None
2408 Eagleridge Drive
Henderson, NV 89014
Raymond Olson(1) Assistant Vice President None
& Treasurer
Alan Panzer Assistant Vice President None
925 Canterbury Road, Apt. #848
Atlanta, GA 30324
Kevin Parchinski Vice President None
8409 West 116th Terrace
Overland Park, KS 66210
Gayle Pereira Vice President None
2707 Via Arboleda
San Clemente, CA 92672
Brian Perkes Vice President None
8734 Shady Shore Drive
Frisco, TX 75034
Charles K. Pettit Vice President None
22 Fall Meadow Drive
Pittsford, NY 14534
Bill Presutti(2) Vice President None
Steve Puckett Vice President None
5297 Soledad Mountain Road
San Diego, CA 92109
Elaine Puleo(2) Senior Vice President None
Christopher Quinson Vice President None
Minnie Ra Vice President None
100 Dolores Street, #203
Carmel, CA 93923
Dustin Raring Vice President None
184 South Ulster
Denver, CO 80220
Michael Raso Vice President None
16 N. Chatsworth Ave.
Apt. 301
Larchmont, NY 10538
Douglas Rentschler Vice President None
677 Middlesex Road
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
Michelle Simone Richter(2) Assistant Vice President None
Ruxandra Risko(2) Vice President None
David Robertson(2) Senior Vice President, None
Director of Variable
Accounts
Kenneth Rosenson Vice President None
26966 W. Malibu
Cove Colony Drive
Malibu, CA 90265
James Ruff(2) President & Director None
William Rylander (2) Vice President None
Alfredo Scalzo Vice President None
9616 Lale Chase Island Way
Tampa, FL 33626
Michael Sciortino Vice President None
785 Beau Chene Drive
Mandeville, LA 70471
Eric Sharp Vice President None
862 McNeill Circle
Woodland, CA 95695
Kristen Sims (2) Vice President None
Douglas Smith Vice President None
808 South 194th Street
Seattle,WA 98148
David Sturgis Vice President None
81 Surrey Lane
Boxford, MA 01921
Brian Summe Vice President None
239 N. Colony Drive
Edgewood, KY 41017
Michael Sussman(2) Vice President None
Andrew Sweeny Vice President None
5967 Bayberry Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45242
George Sweeney Senior Vice President None
5 Smokehouse Lane
Hummelstown, PA 17036
Scott McGregor Tatum Vice President None
704 Inwood
Southlake, TX 76092
Martin Telles(2) Senior Vice President None
David G. Thomas Vice President None
2200 North Wilson Blvd.
Suite 102-176
Arlington, VA 22201
Tanya Valency (2) Assistant Vice President None
Mark Vandehey(1) Vice President None
Brian Villec (2) Vice President None
Andrea Walsh(1) Vice President None
Suzanne Walters(1) Assistant Vice President None
Michael Weigner Vice President None
5722 Harborside Drive
Tampa, FL 33615
Donn Weise Vice President None
3249 Earlmar Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Marjorie Williams Vice President None
6930 East Ranch Road
Cave Creek, AZ 85331
Philip Witkower Senior Vice President None
Cary Wozniak Vice President None
18808 Bravata Court
San Diego, CA 92128
Gregor Yuska(2) Vice President None
(1)6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, CO 80112
(2)Two World Trade Center, New York, NY 10048
(3)350 Linden Oaks, Rochester, NY 14623
(c) Not applicable.
Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records
The accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Registrant
pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules
promulgated thereunder are in the possession of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. at its
offices at 6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112.
Item 29. Management Services
Not applicable
Item 30. Undertakings
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements
for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of New York and State of New York on the 28th day of November, 2000.
OPPENHEIMER TRINITY CORE FUND
By: /s/ Bridget A. Macaskill*
-------------------------------------
Bridget A. Macaskill, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities on
the dates indicated:
Signatures Title Date
/s/ Leon Levy* Chairman of the
----------------- Board of Trustees November 28, 2000
Leon Levy
/s/ Donald W. Spiro* Vice Chairman of the November 28, 2000
---------------------- Board and Trustee
Donald W. Spiro
/s/ Bridget A. Macaskill* President and November 28, 2000
------------------------- Chief Executive
Bridget A. Macaskill Officer and Trustee
/s/ Brian W. Wixted* Treasurer and Chief November 28, 2000
------------------------ Financial and
Brian W. Wixted Accounting Officer
/s/ Robert G. Galli* Trustee November 28, 2000
----------------------------------
Robert G. Galli
/s/ Phillip A. Griffiths Trustee November 28, 2000
---------------------------------
Phillip A. Griffiths
/s/ Benjamin Lipstein* Trustee November 28, 2000
---------------------------------
Benjamin Lipstein
/s/ Elizabeth B. Moynihan* Trustee November 28, 2000
---------------------------------
Elizabeth B. Moynihan
/s/ Kenneth A. Randall* Trustee November 28, 2000
---------------------------------
Kenneth A. Randall
/s/ Edward V. Regan* Trustee November 28, 2000
---------------------------------
Edward V. Regan
/s/ Russell S. Reynolds, Jr.* Trustee November 28, 2000
---------------------------------
Russell S. Reynolds, Jr.
/s/ Clayton K. Yeutter* Trustee November 28, 2000
---------------------------------
Clayton K. Yeutter
*By: /s/ Robert G. Zack
----------------------------------- November 28, 2000
Robert G. Zack, Attorney-in-Fact
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OPPENHEIMER TRINITY CORE FUND
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
23(j) Independent Auditor's Consent
