OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET SMALL CAP FUND
485APOS, 2000-08-30
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                                                      Registration No.333-78269
                                                      File No. 811-09333

                       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. 2                                            [X]

                     OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET SMALL CAP FUND

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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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                  6803 S. Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code
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                                  303-768-3200
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

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                             Andrew J. Donohue, Esq.

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                             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)
[ ] On __________ pursuant to paragraph  (b)
[ ] 60 days after filing  pursuant to paragraph(a)(1)
[X] On October 28, 2000 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
Main Street Small Cap Fund

Prospectus dated October 28, 2000

                         Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund is a mutual fund
                    that  seeks  capital  appreciation  to make your  investment
                    grow. It emphasizes  investments  in common stocks and other
                    equity   securities  of  companies  having  a  small  market
                    capitalization.

                         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.


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CONTENTS

ABOUT THE FUND

Risk/Return Summary
The Fund's Past Performance
Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Investment Objective, Principal Investment Strategies and Related Risks

How the Fund is Managed

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


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RISK/RETURN SUMMARY

What Is the Fund's Investment Objective?
The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

What are The Fund's Objective and Investment Strategies?
The Fund invests mainly in common stocks of small-capitalization  U.S. companies
that the Fund's  investment  manager,  OppenheimerFunds,  Inc.  (the  "Manager")
believes have favorable  growth prospects or are undervalued by the Marketplace.
Under normal market  conditions,  the Fund will invest at least 65% of its total
assets in common stocks and other equity  securities of "growth"  and/or "value"
companies having a small market capitalization.  The Fund incorporates a blended
style of investing combining both growth and value styles.

HOW DOES THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER SELECT SECURITIES?
In selecting  securities for purchase or sale by the Fund, the Fund's  portfolio
managers  use  an  investment   process  that  combines   quantitative   models,
fundamental research about particular securities and individual judgment.  While
this process and the inter-relationship of the factors used may change over time
and its  implementation  may vary in particular  cases, in general the selection
process involves the use of:

o             Multi-factor   quantitative  models:  These  include  a  group  of
              "top-down"  models that analyze data such as relative  valuations,
              relative  price trends,  interest rates and the shape of the yield
              curve.  These help direct  portfolio  emphasis by  industries  and
              value or growth  styles.  A group of "bottom  up" models  helps to
              rank stocks in a universe typically including the 1000 stocks that
              follow the largest 1000 stocks in order of market  capitalization,
              selecting   stocks  for  relative   attractiveness   by  analyzing
              fundamental stock and company characteristics.

o             Fundamental research: The portfolio managers use internal research
              and analysis by other market  analysts,  with  emphasis on current
              company news and industry-related events.

o             Judgment:  The portfolio is then  continuously  re-balanced by the
              portfolio managers,  using the quantitative tools and quantitative
              factors described above.

         In seeking broad diversification of the Fund's portfolio, the portfolio
managers currently search primarily for the following  characteristics (although
these may vary over  time and in  different  cases):  o  Companies  with a small
market capitalization, primarily under $2.5 billion.

o Companies  with  management  that has the ability to handle  rapid  growth.  o
Companies  between their start-up and emerging growth phases. o Companies with a
history of high earnings and revenue growth.

Who Is the Fund Designed For?
The Fund is designed  primarily for investors  seeking  capital  application  in
their investment over the long term. Those investors should be willing to assume
the greater risks of short-term share price  fluctuations that are typical for a
fund focusing on small-cap stocks. The Fund does not seek current income and the
income from its  investments  will likely be small,  so it is not  designed  for
investors  needing  current  income.  Because of its focus on long-term  capital
appreciation,  the  Fund may be  appropriate  for  part of a  retirement  plan's
investments. However, the Fund is not a complete investment program.

WHAT ARE THE MAIN Risks of Investing in the Fund?

All investments carry risks to some degree. The Fund's investments in stocks are
subject to changes in their value from a number of factors, including changes in
general stock market movements (this is referred to as "market risk"). Stocks of
growth companies may provide greater  opportunities for capital appreciation but
typically may be more volatile than other stocks.  That  volatility is likely to
be even  greater  for  small-cap  companies.  There may be changes in value of a
particular  stock  because  of an event  affecting  the  issuer.  In the case of
"value"  stocks,  the Fund may as a result of holding  undervalued  stocks  hold
fewer companies that may become highly valued by the marketplace during times of
rapid market  advances.  This could cause the Fund to  underperform  other funds
with a pure growth style of investing.

At times,  the Fund may increase the relative  emphasis of its  investments in a
particular  industry.  Therefore,  it may be subject to the risks that economic,
political,  or  other  events  can  have a  negative  effect  on the  values  of
securities of issuers in that industry (this is referred to as "industry risk").
While the Manager and the  portfolio  managers are  experienced  in managing and
operating mutual funds, the Fund is a new fund with no operating history.

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 price per
share.  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.

The Manager  tries to reduce risks by carefully  researching  securities  before
they are purchased.  The Fund attempts to reduce its exposure to market risks by
diversifying its investments,  that is, by not holding a substantial  percentage
of the stock of any one company and by not  investing  too great a percentage of
the Fund's assets in any one company. Also, the Fund does not concentrate 25% or
more of its assets in its investments in any one industry.

However,  changes in the overall  market prices of  securities  can occur at any
time.  The share price of the Fund will change  daily based on changes in market
prices of securities  and market  conditions,  and in response to other economic
events.  There is no  assurance  that  the  Fund  will  achieve  its  investment
objective.

         |X| Risks of Investing in Stocks. Because the Fund invests primarily in
common stocks,  the value of the Fund's portfolio will be affected by changes in
the stock markets. 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.
The prices of individual stocks do not all move in the same direction  uniformly
or at the same time.  Different stock markets may behave  differently  from each
other.

         Additionally,  stocks  of  issuers  in a  particular  industry  may  be
affected by changes in economic conditions, government regulations, availability
of basic  resources or supplies or other events that affect that  industry  more
than others.  To the extent that the Fund increases the relative emphasis of its
investments  in a  particular  industry,  its share  prices  might  fluctuate in
response  to  events  affecting  that  industry.  Other  factors  can  affect  a
particular  stock's price, such as poor earnings reports by the issuer,  loss of
major customers, or major litigation against the issuer.

         |X| Special Risks of Small-Cap Stocks. The Fund invests mainly in stock
of small-cap companies,  which generally are newer companies. While these stocks
may offer greater  opportunities for long-term capital appreciation than larger,
more established companies, they involve substantially greater risks of loss and
price  fluctuations.  Small-cap  companies  may have  limited  product  lines or
markets for their products, limited access to financial resources and less depth
in management skill than larger, more established companies.

         Small-cap stocks may be less liquid than those of larger issuers.  That
means the Fund could have greater  difficulty  selling a security of a small cap
issuer at an acceptable price, especially in periods of market volatility.  That
increases  the Fund's  potential  for losses.  Also,  it may take a  substantial
period of time before the Fund  realizes a gain on an  investment in a small-cap
company, if it realizes any gain at all.

How Risky is the Fund Overall?
In the short term,  small-cap  stocks can be  volatile.  The price of the Fund's
shares  can go up and  down  substantially.  The  Fund  generally  does  not use
income-producing  investments  to help  cushion  the Fund's  total  return  from
changes in stock  prices,  except for defensive  purposes.  Its share prices are
likely to fluctuate more than funds that emphasize large capitalization  stocks,
or funds  that  focus  on both  stocks  and  bonds.  The  Fund is an  aggressive
investment vehicle designed for investors willing to assume greater risks in the
hope of achieving greater long-term gains.

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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 July 2, 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 the
toll-free  telephone  number on the back cover of 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 value
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
June 30, 2000.

Shareholder Fees (charges paid directly from your investment):
<TABLE>
<S>     <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
   ------------------------------------- ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                              Class A            Class B           Class C           Class Y
                                               Shares             Shares            Shares           Shares
   ------------------------------------- ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
   ------------------------------------- ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
   Maximum Sales Charge

   (Load) on purchases                         5.75%               None              None             None
   (as % of offering price)
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   Maximum Deferred
   Sales Charge

   (Load) (as % of the lower                   None1               5%2               1%3              None
   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)

   ------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                              Class A           Class B           Class C           Class Y
                                              Shares             Shares            Shares            Shares
   ------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
   ------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
   Management Fees                               %                 %                 %                 %
   ------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
   ------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
   Distribution and/or Service                   %                 %                 %                None
   ------------------------------------
   (12b-1) Fees

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   ------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
   Other Expenses                                %                 %                 %                 %
   ------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
   ------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
   Total Annual Operating                        %                 %                 %                 %
   ------------------------------------
   Expenses

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</TABLE>
Expenses may vary in future years. "Other expenses" include transfer agent fees,
custodial expenses, and accounting and legal expenses that the Fund pays.

Examples.  These 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:
<TABLE>
<S>     <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
  If shares are redeemed:                 1 Year               3 Years             5 Years           10 Years(1)
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  Class A Shares                            $                     $                   $                  $
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  Class B Shares                            $                     $                   $                  $
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  Class C Shares                            $                     $                   $                  $
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  Class Y Shares                            $                     $                   $                  $
  --------------------------------

  --------------------------------
  If shares are not redeemed:             1 Year               3 Years             5 Years           10 Years(1)
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  Class A Shares                            $                     $                   $                  $
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  Class B Shares                            $                     $                   $                  $
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  Class C Shares                            $                     $                   $                  $
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -----------------
  Class Y Shares                            $                     $                   $                  $
  --------------------------------
</TABLE>
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 the contingent deferred sales charges.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS.

Investment Objective

The allocation of the Fund's  portfolio among different types of investments and
styles of investing  will vary over time based upon the evaluation of particular
securities and economic and market trends by the Manager.  The Fund's  portfolio
might not always  include all of the different  types of  investments  described
below.   The  Statement  of  Additional   Information   contains  more  detailed
information about the Fund's investment policies and risks.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Small-Cap Stocks.  The Fund invests mainly in a diversified  portfolio of common
stocks of smaller  companies  to seek  capital  appreciation.  Small-cap  growth
companies could include, for example, companies that are developing new products
or services,  that have relatively  favorable  prospects,  or that are expanding
into new and growing  markets.  They may be  providing  new products or services
that can enable them to capture a dominant or important  market  position.  They
may have a special  area of  expertise or the  capability  to take  advantage of
changes  in  demographic  factors in a more  profitable  way than  larger,  more
established  companies.  Current  examples  include  companies  in the fields of
telecommunications, biotechnology, computer software, and new consumer products.
Small-cap value companies are those companies  believed to be undervalued by the
marketplace. Current examples may include consumer grade and retail stocks.

         The definition of small  capitalization  issuers used by the Manager is
         based on the current market  capitalization  measurement used by Lipper
         Analytical  Services,  Inc., an independent mutual fund rating company.
         The range of assets can change and the Manager may choose another basis
         for determining its definition of "small cap."

         Investing in Small, Unseasoned Companies. The Fund can invest in small,
         unseasoned  companies.  These are companies that have been in operation
         less than three years,  including the  operations of any  predecessors.
         Because these  companies  have a limited  operating  history and may be
         more dependent on the efforts of individual managers,  their securities
         may have limited  liquidity and their prices may be very volatile.  The
         Fund  currently  does not  intend  to  invest  more than 20% of its net
         assets in these securities.

         Newer growth companies  typically retain a large part of their earnings
         for research,  development or investment in capital assets.  Therefore,
         they do not tend to  emphasize  paying  dividends,  and may not pay any
         dividends for some time after the Fund buys their stock.  However,  the
         Fund does not have current income as a goal.

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 are those that cannot be changed  without the
approval  of a majority  of the Fund's  outstanding  voting  shares.  The Fund's
objective is a fundamental policy.  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.

Portfolio Turnover.  The Fund can engage in short-term trading to try to achieve
its objective,  however, it is not expected to have a portfolio turnover rate in
excess of 150% annually.  Portfolio  turnover  affects  brokerage costs the Fund
pays and high portfolio turnover can increase the costs the Fund pays and reduce
the  performance  of the Fund. If the Fund realizes  capital gains when it sells
its  portfolio   investments,   it  must   generally  pay  those  gains  out  to
shareholders, increasing their taxable distributions.

Other Investment  Strategies.  To seek its objective,  the Fund can also use the
investment  techniques and strategies described below. The Fund might not always
use all of the different  types of techniques and investments  described  below.
These  techniques  involve  certain  risks,  although  some are designed to help
reduce investment or market risks.

Other  Investments.  The Fund's  investments  are not limited  only to small-cap
issuers. Under normal market conditions, up to 35% of the assets of the Fund can
be invested in securities of mid-size and large capitalization companies, if the
Manager believes they offer opportunities for growth.

Other Equity Securities. While the Fund emphasizes investments in common stocks,
it can also buy preferred  stocks and securities  convertible into common stock.
They can  include  domestic or foreign  securities.  The Fund does not expect to
invest more than 5% of its net assets in  preferred  stock and not more than 10%
of its net assets in convertible debt  securities,  although these limits can be
changed by the Manager.

Convertible   Securities.   Although  some   convertible   securities  are  debt
securities,  the  Manager  considers  some of them  to be  "equity  equivalents"
because they can be converted into common stock. Convertible debt securities are
subject to interest rate risk,  which means that their prices vary  inversely to
changes in interest  rates:  the prices of outstanding  debt  securities tend to
fall when  prevailing  interest rates rise and to rise when interest rates fall.
They are also subject to "credit  risk," which is the risk that the issuer might
default on its  obligation  to pay interest  and to repay  principal in a timely
manner.

The  Fund  can buy  rated  or  unrated  convertible  debt  securities  that  are
investment  grade,  which are in the four highest rating  categories of national
rating  agencies.  It can also buy securities that are below  investment  grade,
which are commonly  called  "junk bonds" and have greater  risks of default than
investment grade  securities.  If debt securities are convertible,  their rating
has less impact on the Manager's  investment  decision than in the case of other
debt securities.

Preferred  Stock.  Unlike common stock,  preferred  stock typically has a stated
dividend  rate.  Preferred  stock  dividends  may be  cumulative  (they remain a
liability of the company until they are paid) or  non-cumulative.  When interest
rates rise,  the value of preferred  stock having a fixed dividend rate tends to
fall.  The  right to  payment  of  dividends  on  preferred  stock is  generally
subordinate to the rights of a company's debt securities.

Foreign  Investing.  The Fund can buy  securities  of  companies in any country,
including  developed  countries and emerging  markets.  There is no limit on the
amount of the Fund's assets that may be invested in foreign securities. However,
the Fund  currently does not expect to invest more than 10% of its net assets in
foreign  securities,  although it may do so if the Manager believes that foreign
securities offer attractive growth opportunities.

Special  Risks of Foreign  Investing.  While  foreign  securities  offer special
investment opportunities, there are also special risks. The change in value of a
foreign  currency  against  the U.S.  dollar will result in a change in the U.S.
dollar value of securities denominated in that foreign currency. Foreign issuers
are not subject to the same  accounting  and disclosure  requirements  that U.S.
companies  are subject to. The value of foreign  investments  may be affected by
exchange control  regulations,  expropriation or  nationalization of a company's
assets,  foreign  taxes,  delays  in  settlement  of  transactions,  changes  in
governmental  economic  or  monetary  policy  in the U.S.  or  abroad,  or other
political and economic  factors.  Securities in emerging market countries may be
more difficult to sell and their prices may be more volatile.

Illiquid and Restricted Securities. Investments may be illiquid because there is
no active  trading  market for them.  That may make it difficult for the Fund 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. The
Fund will not invest more than 10% of its net assets in  illiquid or  restricted
securities.  The  Board  can  increase  that  limit to 15%.  Certain  restricted
securities  that are eligible for resale to qualified  institutional  purchasers
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.

Derivative  Investments.  The Fund can use derivatives to seek increased returns
or to try to hedge investment  risks. In general terms, a derivative  investment
is an investment  contract whose value depends on (or is derived from) the value
of an  underlying  asset,  interest  rate and/or index.  Options,  futures,  and
forward contracts are examples of derivatives the Fund can use.  Currently,  the
Fund does not intend to use these types of investments to a significant degree.

Special Risks of  Derivatives.  If the issuer of the derivative does not pay the
amount due,  the Fund can lose money on the  investment.  Also,  the  underlying
security or investment  on which the  derivative  is based,  and the  derivative
itself,  may not  perform the way the  Manager  expected it to perform.  If that
happens,  the Fund's share price could  decline.  Interest rate and stock market
changes  in  the  U.S.  and  abroad  may  also  influence  the   performance  of
derivatives.  Certain  derivative  investments held by the Fund may be illiquid.
The Fund has  limits on the amount of  particular  types of  derivatives  it can
hold.  However,  using  derivatives  can  cause  the  Fund to lose  money on its
investment and/or increase the volatility of its share prices.

Hedging.  The Fund can buy and sell certain kinds of futures contracts,  forward
contracts, and put and call options, including options on futures and securities
indices.  These are all referred to as "hedging  instruments." The Fund does not
currently  anticipate  using  hedging  extensively  and  does  not  use  hedging
instruments  for  speculative  purposes.  It has  limits  on its use of  hedging
instruments and is not required to use them in seeking its objective.

Some of  these  strategies  could  hedge  the  Fund's  portfolio  against  price
fluctuations. Other hedging strategies, such as buying futures and call options,
could tend to increase the Fund's  exposure to the  securities  market.  Forward
contracts  could be used to try to manage  foreign  currency risks on the Fund's
foreign investments.

Option  trading  involves the payment of premiums and has special tax effects on
the Fund. There are also special risks in particular hedging strategies.  If the
Manager used a hedging  instrument at the wrong time or judged market conditions
incorrectly,  the strategy could reduce the Fund's  return.  The Fund could also
experience  losses if the prices of its futures and options  positions  were not
correlated  with its other  investments  or if it could not close out a position
because of an illiquid market.

Temporary  Defensive  Investments.  In times of  unstable  or adverse  market or
economic  conditions,  the Fund can invest up to 100% of its assets in temporary
defensive investments. Generally they would be highly-rated commercial paper and
money market instruments, U.S. government securities, and 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.

How the Fund Is Managed

The Manager. The Fund's investment Manager, OppenheimerFunds,  Inc., 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 paid by the Fund to the Manager
and describes the expenses  that the Fund is  responsible  to pay to conduct its
business.

         The Manager has operated as an  investment  advisor since January 1960.
The Manager  (including  subsidiaries  and  affiliates)  managed  more than $120
billion in assets as of  December  31,  1999,  including  investment  companies,
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.

     Portfolio  Managers.  The portfolio managers of the Fund are Charles Albers
and Mark  Zavanelli.  Mr. Albers is a Vice  President of the Fund, a Senior Vice
President  of  the  Manager  and an  officer  and  portfolio  manager  of  other
Oppenheimer  funds. Mr. Zavanelli is an Assistant Vice President of the Fund and
of the Manager.

     Prior to joining  the  Manager in April  1998,  Mr.  Albers was a portfolio
manager at Guardian  Investor  Services (from 1972),  the investment  management
subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company. Before joining the Manager in
April 1998,  Mr.  Zavanelli was  President of Waterside  Capital  Management,  a
registered  investment  advisor  (from August  1995),  and a financial  research
analyst for Elder Research  (from June 1997).  Prior to that he was a manager of
research  services for ZPR Investment  Management,  Inc., an investment  advisor
(from June 1992 to July 1995).

     Advisory 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.

ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

How to Buy Shares

HOW DO YOU BUY SHARES? You can buy shares several ways -

o  through any dealer, broker or financial institution that has a sales
agreement with the Fund's Distributor, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., or
o  directly through the Distributor, or
o  automatically through an Asset Builder Plan under the OppenheimerFunds
AccountLink service.

The  Distributor may appoint  certain  servicing  agents to accept purchase (and
redemption)  orders.  The Distributor,  in its sole  discretion,  may reject any
purchase order for the Fund's shares.

     Buying Shares  Through Your Dealer.  Your dealer will place your order with
the Distributor on your behalf.

     Buying Shares 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.

     o   Paying  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.

     o   Buying Shares Through OppenheimerFunds  AccountLink.  With AccountLink,
         shares are  purchased for your account  through the Automated  Clearing
         House (ACH) system. 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.

     o   Buying Shares 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. o
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.

     o 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.

     o  The  minimum  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.  Shares
purchased  through  AccountLink  normally will be purchased for your account two
business  days  after  the  regular  business  day on  which  you  instruct  the
Distributor to initiate the ACH transfer to buy the shares.

     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 some of the Fund's 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.

     Buying Through 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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Class Y  Shares.  Class Y  shares  are  offered  only to  certain  institutional
investors that have special agreements with the Distributor.

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  exhaustive  and is not  intended  to be
investment  advice  or  a  recommendation,  because  each  investor's  financial
considerations  are  different.  You  should  review  these  factors  with  your
financial advisor.  The discussion below assumes that you will purchase only one
class of shares, and not a combination of shares of different classes.

     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.

     o   Investing  for the  Shorter  Term.  While  the  Fund is  intended  as 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.

     o   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.

         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.

     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  Does It 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 C 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.

How Can I 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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                                      Front-End Sales Charge     Front-End Sales Charge         Commission As
                                        As a Percentage of       As a Percentage of Net    Percentage of Offering
  Amount of Purchase                      Offering Price             Amount Invested                Price

  ---------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------
  ---------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------
  Less than $25,000                            5.75%                      6.10%                     4.75%
  ---------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------
  ---------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------
  $25,000 or more but less than                5.50%                      5.82%                     4.75%
  $50,000

  ---------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------
  ---------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------
  $50,000 or more but less than                4.75%                      4.99%                     4.00%
  $100,000

  ---------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------
  ---------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------
  $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

  ---------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------
  ---------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------
  $500,000 or more but less than               2.00%                      2.04%                     1.60%
  $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 C 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 12 month 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 commission.1

         If you  redeem any of those  shares  within 18 months of 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.

         In  determining  whether a contingent  deferred sales charge is payable
         when shares are  redeemed,  the Fund will first redeem  shares that are
         not  subject  to  the  sales  charge,  including  shares  purchased  by
         reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.  Then the Fund will redeem
         other  shares  in the order in which you  purchased  them.  The Class A
         contingent  deferred sales charge is waived in certain cases  described
         in Appendix C to the Statement of Additional  Information.  In order to
         receive a waiver of the Class A contingent  deferred sales charge,  you
         must notify the Transfer  Agent when  purchasing  shares whether any of
         the special conditions apply.

         The  Class  A  contingent  deferred  sales  charge  is not  charged  on
         exchanges  of shares  under he  Fund's  exchange  privilege  (described
         below). However, if the shares acquired by exchange are redeemed within
         18  calendar  months  of the end of the  calendar  month in  which  the
         exchanged shares were originally purchased,  then the sales charge will
         apply.

     Can  You Reduce  Class A Sale  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 C to the  Statement of Additional
          Information.

How Can I 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 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 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.  The 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  C  to  the   Statement  of   Additional
Information.

     To determine  whether the  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 over 6 years, and
3. shares held the longest during the 6-year period.

         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:


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                                                            Contingent Deferred Sales Charge on

  Years Since Beginning of Month in Which                   Redemptions in That Year
  Purchase Order was Accepted                               (As % of Amount Subject to Charge)

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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 sales charge,  the
holding period is measured from the day you purchase the shares.

AutomaticConversion 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  convert,  a prorated  portion of any
         other  Class  B  shares  that  were  acquired  by the  reinvestment  of
         dividends and  distributions  will also convert to Class A shares.  For
         further information on the conversion feature and its tax implications,
         see "Class B Conversion" in the Statement of Additional Information.

How Can I 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 12 months 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.

         The 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.  The contingent  deferred sales charge is not imposed on: o the
amount of your account value represented by the 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  C  to  the   Statement  of   Additional
Information.

     To determine  whether the  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 over 12 months, and
3. shares held the longest during the 12-month period.

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 are not able to 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 pay 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  commissions  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 sales 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  commissions  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.

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:

o   transmit funds electronically to purchase shares by telephone
    (through a service representative or by PhoneLink) or automatically under
    Asset Builder Plans, or

o   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 transactions 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 that can be used
by individuals and employers:

Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), including regular IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE
IRAs, rollover IRAs and Education IRAs.

SEP-IRAs,  which are Simplified  Employee  Pensions Plan IRAs for small business
owners or self-employed individuals.

403(b)(7) Custodial Plans, that are tax deferred plans for employees of eligible
tax-exempt   organizations,   such  as   schools,   hospitals   and   charitable
organizations.

401(k) Plans, which are special retirement plans for businesses.

Pension and  Profit-Sharing  Plans,  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):

o        You wish to redeem $100,000 or more and receive a check
o The redemption check is not payable to all shareholders  listed on the account
statement  o The  redemption  check is not sent to the address of record on your
account  statement  o Shares  are being  transferred  to a Fund  account  with a
different  owner or name o Shares  are being  redeemed  by  someone  (such as an
Executor) other than the owners

     Where Can I Have My Signature Guaranteed?  The Transfer Agent will accept a
guarantee of your signature by a number of financial institutions, including: by
a U.S. bank, trust company, credit union or savings association, or by a foreign
bank  that has a U.S.  correspondent  bank,  or by a U.S.  registered  dealer or
broker in securities,  municipal  securities or government  securities,  or by 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:  o
Your name o The  Fund's  name o Your Fund  account  number  (from  your  account
statement) o The dollar  amount or number of shares to be redeemed o Any special
payment  instructions o Any share  certificates for the shares you are selling o
The  signatures of all  registered  owners exactly as the account is registered,
and

o 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              Send courier or express mail requests to:
for requests by mail:                  OppenheimerFunds Services
OppenheimerFunds Services              10200 E. Girard Avenue, Building D
P.O. Box 5270                          Denver, Colorado 80231
Denver, Colorado 80217-5270
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How Do I Sell Shares by Telephone?  You and your dealer representative of record
may also sell your shares by  telephone.  To receive the  redemption  price on a
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.

o        To redeem shares through a service representative, call 1-800-852-8457
o        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?

TelephoneRedemptions  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.

TelephoneRedemptions  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 I Sell Shares Through My 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 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: o Shares of the fund selected
for  exchange  must be  available  for sale in your  state of  residence.  o The
prospectuses  of this Fund and the fund whose  shares you want to buy must offer
the exchange  privilege.  o You must 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.
o You must meet the minimum  purchase  requirements for the fund you purchase by
exchange.  o Before  exchanging  into a fund,  you  should  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:

     o   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.

     o   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.

     o   The Fund 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.

     o   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.

     Telephonetransaction 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.

     Shares may 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  annual  and  semi-annual  report to
          shareholders  having  the same last  name and  address  on the  Fund's
          records.  However,  each  shareholder  may call the Transfer  Agent at
          1-800-525-7048   to  ask  that  copies  of  those  materials  be  sent
          personally to that shareholder.

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

Dividends.  The Fund intends to declare  dividends  separately for each class of
shares from net investment  income  annually and to pay them to  shareholders in
December  on a date  selected  by the  Board of  Trustees.  Dividends  and other
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 other 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  Dividend".  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.


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INFORMATION AND SERVICES

For more information on Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund

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:

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By Telephone:                          Call OppenheimerFunds Services toll-free:
                                       1-800-525-7048
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By Mail:                               Write to:
                                       OppenheimerFunds Services
                                       P.O. Box 5270
                                       Denver, Colorado 80217-5270
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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
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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  1-800-SEC-0330)  or the  SEC's  Internet  web site at
http://www.sec.gov.  Copies may be obtained upon payment of a duplicating fee by
writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-6009.

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:


SEC File No. 811-09333
PR0847.001.1000
Printed on recycled paper.


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Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund

6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112
1-800-525-7048

           Statement of Additional Information dated October 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 October 27, 2000. It should be read together
with the  Prospectus.  You can  obtain the  Prospectus  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................................................................
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: Ratings Definitions............................................  A-1
Appendix B: Industry Classifications.......................................  B-1
Appendix C: Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers..................  C-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's  investment  Manager,
OppenheimerFunds,  Inc., can select for the Fund. 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 Manager may use in selecting portfolio
securities  will  vary over  time.  The Fund is not  required  to use all of 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.

         |X| Investments in Small-Cap  Equity  Securities.  The Fund focuses its
investments  in  equity  securities  of  small  cap  growth  and/or  undervalued
companies. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, rights and
warrants,  and securities  convertible into common stock. The Fund's investments
primarily  include stocks of companies having a market  capitalization  of up to
$2.5 billion.

         The Fund can also hold a portion of its assets in securities of issuers
having a larger market capitalization.  Although under normal market conditions,
the Fund  will  invest at least  65% of its  total  assets in equity  securities
having small market capitalization,  at times, in the Manager's view, the market
may favor or  disfavor  securities  of  issuers of a  particular  capitalization
range.  Therefore the Fund may focus its equity investments in securities of one
or more  capitalization  ranges,  based upon the Manager's judgment of where the
best market opportunities are to seek the Fund's objective.

         Current income is not a criterion used to select portfolio  securities.
However,  certain debt  securities may be selected for the Fund's  portfolio for
defensive  purposes  (including debt  securities  that the Manager  believes may
offer some  opportunities for capital  appreciation when stocks are disfavored).
Other debt securities may be selected  because they are convertible  into common
stock, as discussed below in "Convertible Securities."

                  |_|   Over-the-Counter   Securities.   Securities   of   small
capitalization  issuers  may  be  traded  on  securities  exchanges  or  in  the
over-the-counter  market.  The  over-the-counter  markets,  both in the U.S. and
abroad, may have less liquidity than securities  exchanges.  That can affect the
price the Fund is able to obtain when it wants to sell a security.

         Small-cap  companies  may  offer  greater   opportunities  for  capital
appreciation  than securities of large,  more  established  companies.  However,
these securities also involve greater risks than securities of larger companies.
Securities  of small  capitalization  issuers  may be subject  to greater  price
volatility  in general  than  securities  of  large-cap  and mid-cap  companies.
Therefore, to the degree that the Fund has investments in smaller capitalization
companies at times of market  volatility,  the Fund's share price may  fluctuate
more. As noted below,  the Fund limits its  investments in unseasoned  small cap
issuers.

                  |_| Convertible Securities.  While some convertible securities
are a form of debt security,  in many cases their conversion  feature  (allowing
conversion  into  equity  securities)  causes them to be regarded by the Manager
more as "equity  equivalents." As a result,  the rating assigned to the security
has less impact on the Manager's investment decision with respect to convertible
debt  securities  than  in  the  case  of  non-convertible   fixed  debt  income
securities.  To determine whether  convertible  securities should be regarded as
"equity  equivalents," the Manager examines the following factors:  (1) whether,
at the option of the investor,  the convertible  security can be exchanged for a
fixed number of shares of common

              stock of the issuer,
(2)           whether the issuer of the convertible  securities has restated its
              earnings  per  share  of  common  stock on a fully  diluted  basis
              (considering   the  effect  of  conversion   of  the   convertible
              securities), and

(3)           the extent to which the  convertible  security  may be a defensive
              "equity  substitute,"  providing the ability to participate in any
              appreciation in the price of the issuer's common stock.

         Convertible  securities  rank senior to common stock in a corporation's
capital  structure  and  therefore are subject to less risk than common stock in
case of the issuer's bankruptcy or liquidation.

         The value of a  convertible  security is a function of its  "investment
value"  and  its  "conversion  value."  If  the  investment  value  exceeds  the
conversion  value,  the security will behave more like a debt security,  and the
security's price will likely increase when interest rates fall and decrease when
interest rates rise. If the conversion  value exceeds the investment  value, the
security  will  behave  more like an equity  security:  it will likely sell at a
premium over its conversion value, and its price will tend to fluctuate directly
with the price of the underlying security.

         The Fund has no  limitations  on the  ratings of the  convertible  debt
securities  that it can buy.  They can include  securities  that are  investment
grade or below  investment  grade.  Securities that are below  investment  grade
(whether they are rated by a  nationally-recognized  rating  organization or are
unrated  securities  that the Manager deems to be below  investment  grade) have
greater risks of default than investment grade  securities.  Additionally,  debt
securities  are subject to interest  rate risk.  Their  values tend to fall when
interest  rates  rise.  The  Fund  does  not  anticipate  that it will  invest a
substantial amount of its assets in these types of securities.

                  |_| Rights and  Warrants.  The Fund can invest up to 5% of its
total assets in warrants or rights. That 5% limit does not apply to warrants and
rights the Fund has acquired as part of units of securities or that are attached
to other  securities  that the Fund  buys.  Warrants  basically  are  options to
purchase  equity  securities at specific  prices valid for a specific  period of
time.  Their  prices  do not  necessarily  move  parallel  to the  prices of the
underlying securities. Rights are similar to warrants, but normally have a short
duration and are distributed directly by the issuer to its shareholders.  Rights
and warrants have no voting rights, receive no dividends and have no rights with
respect to the assets of the issuer.

                  |_| Preferred Stock. Preferred stock, unlike common stock, has
a stated dividend rate payable from the corporation's earnings.  Preferred stock
dividends may be cumulative or non-cumulative.  "Cumulative" dividend provisions
require all or a portion of prior unpaid  dividends to be paid before  dividends
can be paid on the issuer's common stock. Preferred stock may be "participating"
stock,  which means that it may be entitled to a dividend  exceeding  the stated
dividend in certain cases.

         If interest rates rise,  the fixed dividend on preferred  stocks may be
less  attractive,  causing the price of preferred  stocks to decline.  Preferred
stock may have mandatory sinking fund provisions, as well as provisions allowing
calls or redemptions prior to maturity, which can also have a negative impact on
prices when interest rates decline.  Preferred  stock generally has a preference
over common stock on the distribution of a corporation's  assets in the event of
liquidation of the corporation. The rights of preferred stock on distribution of
a corporation's  assets in the event of a liquidation are generally  subordinate
to the rights associated with a corporation's debt securities.

         |X|  Foreign  Securities.  Although  the  Fund  intends  to  focus  its
investments in U.S.  securities,  it can purchase  equity  securities  issued or
guaranteed by foreign companies.  "Foreign  securities"  include equity and debt
securities  of companies  organized  under the laws of countries  other than the
United  States.  They may be traded on foreign  securities  exchanges  or in the
foreign over-the-counter markets.

         Securities  of  foreign   issuers  that  are  represented  by  American
Depository  Receipts or that are listed on a U.S.  securities exchange or traded
in the U.S. over-the-counter markets are not considered "foreign securities" for
the purpose of the Fund's investment  allocations.  That is because they are not
subject to many of the special  considerations and risks,  discussed below, that
apply to foreign securities traded and held abroad.

         Investing in foreign securities offers potential benefits not available
from  investing  solely in  securities  of domestic  issuers.  They  include the
opportunity to invest in foreign issuers that appear to offer growth  potential,
or in foreign countries with economic policies or business cycles different from
those of the  U.S.,  or to  reduce  fluctuations  in  portfolio  value by taking
advantage of foreign stock markets that do not move in a manner parallel to U.S.
markets.  The Fund  will  hold  foreign  currency  only in  connection  with the
purchase or sale of foreign securities.

                  |_|  Risks  of  Foreign  Investing.   Investments  in  foreign
securities  may offer  special  opportunities  for  investing  but also  present
special  additional  risks and  considerations  not  typically  associated  with
investments in domestic securities. Some of these additional risks are:

o reduction of income by foreign taxes;
o fluctuation in value of foreign  investments due to changes in currency rates
  or currency  control  regulations  (for example, currency blockage);
o transaction charges for currency exchange;
o lack of public information about foreign issuers;
o lack of uniform accounting,  auditing and financial  reporting  standards in
  foreign countries  comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers;
o less volume on foreign exchanges than on U.S. exchanges;
o greater volatility and less liquidity on foreign markets than in the U.S.;
o less governmental regulation of foreign issuers, stock exchanges and brokers
  than in the U.S.;
o greater difficulties in commencing lawsuits;
o higher brokerage commission rates than in the U.S.;
o increased risks of delays in settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of
  certificates for portfolio securities;
o possibilities in some countries of expropriation, confiscatory taxation,
  political, financial or social instability or adverse diplomatic developments;
  and
o unfavorable differences between the U.S. economy and foreign economies.

     In the past, U.S.  government policies have discouraged certain investments
abroad by U.S.  investors,  through  taxation or other  restrictions,  and it is
possible that such restrictions could be re-imposed.

                  |_| Special Risks of Emerging Markets. Emerging and developing
markets  abroad may also offer special  opportunities  for growth  investing but
have greater risks than more developed foreign markets, such as those in Europe,
Canada,  Australia,  New Zealand and Japan.  There may be even less liquidity in
their securities  markets,  and settlements of purchases and sales of securities
may be subject  to  additional  delays.  They are  subject  to greater  risks of
limitations  on the  repatriation  of income and  profits  because  of  currency
restrictions  imposed by local governments.  Those countries may also be subject
to the risk of greater  political  and economic  instability,  which can greatly
affect the volatility of prices of securities in those countries.

                  |_| Risks of Conversion  to Euro.  On January 1, 1999,  eleven
countries in the European  Union  adopted the euro as their  official  currency.
However,  their current  currencies (for example,  the franc,  the mark, and the
lira) will also  continue in use until  January 1, 2002.  After that date, it is
expected that only the euro will be used in those  countries.  A common currency
is expected  to confer some  benefits in those  markets,  by  consolidating  the
government  debt market for those countries and reducing some currency risks and
costs. But the conversion to the new currency will affect the Fund operationally
and also has  potential  risks,  some of which are  listed  below.  Among  other
things, the conversion will affect:

                  o   issuers in which the Fund  invests,  because of changes in
                      the competitive  environment from a consolidated  currency
                      market and greater  operational  costs from  converting to
                      the new currency. This might depress securities values.

                  o   vendors  the Fund  depends  on to carry out its  business,
                      such  as its  custodian  bank  (which  holds  the  foreign
                      securities  the Fund buys),  the Manager (which must price
                      the Fund's  investments to deal with the conversion to the
                      euro)  and  brokers,   foreign   markets  and   securities
                      depositories.  If they are not  prepared,  there  could be
                      delays in settlements and additional costs to the Fund.

                  o   exchange  contracts and  derivatives  that are outstanding
                      during the  transition  to the euro.  The lack of currency
                      rate calculations  between the affected currencies and the
                      need to update the Fund's contracts could pose extra costs
                      to the Fund.

         The Manager has upgraded (at its expense) its computer and  bookkeeping
systems to deal with the conversion.  The Fund's  custodian bank has advised the
Manager of its plans to deal with the  conversion,  including how it will update
its record keeping systems and handle the redenomination of outstanding  foreign
debt.  The  Fund's  portfolio  manager  will also  monitor  the  effects  of the
conversion  on the issuers in which the Fund  invests.  The  possible  effect of
these factors on the Fund's  investments  cannot be determined with certainty at
this time,  but they may reduce  the value of some of the  Fund's  holdings  and
increase its operational costs.

         |X|  Portfolio  Turnover.  "Portfolio  turnover"  describes the rate at
which the Fund traded its portfolio  securities during its last fiscal year. For
example,  if a fund sold all of its  securities  during the year,  its portfolio
turnover rate would have been 100% annually.  The Fund's portfolio turnover rate
will  fluctuate  from  year to year,  and the Fund  does  not  expect  to have a
portfolio turnover rate of more than 150% 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 long-term 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.  In seeking its objective,  the Fund
from time to time can employ the types of investment  strategies and investments
described below. It is not required to use all of these strategies at all times,
and at times may not use them.

         |X| Investing in Small,  Unseasoned  Companies.  The Fund can invest in
securities of small, unseasoned companies. These are companies that have been in
operation  for  less  than  three  years,   including  the   operations  of  any
predecessors.  Securities  of these  companies  may be subject to  volatility in
their prices.  They might have a limited trading  market,  which could adversely
affect the Fund's ability to dispose of them and could reduce the price the Fund
might be able to obtain for them.  Other investors that own a security issued by
a small,  unseasoned issuer for which there is limited liquidity might trade the
security  when  the  Fund is  attempting  to  dispose  of its  holdings  of that
security.  In that case the Fund might  receive a lower  price for its  holdings
than might  otherwise be obtained.  The Fund currently does not intend to invest
more than 20% of its net assets in those securities.

         |X| 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 temporary defensive purposes, as described below.

         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 limits on holding  illiquid  investments.  The Fund will not enter into a
repurchase  agreement  that causes more than 10% of its net assets to be subject
to  repurchase  agreements  having a maturity  beyond  seven days (the Board may
increase  that limit to 15%).  There is no limit on the amount of the Fund's net
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 Manager will monitor the vendor's creditworthiness to confirm that
the vendor is financially sound and will  continuously  monitor the collateral's
value.

         |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.  To enable the Fund to sell
its holdings of a restricted security not registered under the Securities Act of
1933, the Fund may have to cause those securities to be registered. The expenses
of  registering  restricted  securities  may be  negotiated by the Fund with the
issuer at the time the Fund  buys the  securities.  When the Fund  must  arrange
registration because the Fund wishes to sell the security, a considerable period
may elapse  between the time the  decision is made to sell the  security and the
time the security is  registered  so that the Fund could sell it. The Fund would
bear the risks of any downward price fluctuation during that period.

         The  Fund  can  also  acquire  restricted  securities  through  private
placements.  Those  securities  have  contractual  restrictions  on their public
resale.  Those  restrictions  might  limit the Fund's  ability to dispose of the
securities and might lower the amount the Fund could realize upon the sale.

         The  Fund  has  limitations  that  apply  to  purchases  of  restricted
securities,  as stated in the Prospectus.  Those percentage  restrictions do not
limit 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.

         Illiquid securities include repurchase agreements maturing in more than
seven days and participation  interests that do not have puts exercisable within
seven days.

         |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|  Borrowing  for  Leverage.  The Fund has the ability to borrow from
banks  on  an  unsecured  basis  to  invest  the  borrowed  funds  in  portfolio
securities.  This  speculative  technique is known as  "leverage."  The Fund may
borrow  from  banks  and/or  affiliated  investment  companies.   Under  current
regulatory  requirements,  borrowings  can be made only to the  extent  that the
value of the Fund's assets, less its liabilities other than borrowings, is equal
to at least 300% of all borrowings  (including the proposed  borrowing).  If the
value of the Fund's assets fails to meet this 300% asset  coverage  requirement,
the Fund will reduce its bank debt within three days to meet the requirement. To
do  so,  the  Fund  might  have  to  sell a  portion  of  its  investments  at a
disadvantageous time. The Fund's policy on borrowing is a fundamental policy.

              The Fund  will pay  interest  on these  loans,  and that  interest
expense will raise the overall  expenses of the Fund and reduce its returns.  If
it does borrow,  its expenses will be greater than comparable  funds that do not
borrow for  leverage.  Additionally,  the Fund's net asset value per share might
fluctuate more than that of funds that do not borrow.  Currently,  the Fund does
not contemplate  using this technique,  but if it does so, it will not likely do
so to a  substantial  degree.  The Fund cannot  pledge,  mortgage  or  otherwise
encumber,  transfer or assign its assets to secure a debt.  However,  the use of
escrow or other collateral  arrangements in connection with the Fund's policy on
borrowing or hedging instruments is permitted.

         |X|  Derivatives.  The Fund  can  invest  in a  variety  of  derivative
investments  to seek income for liquidity  needs or for hedging  purposes.  Some
derivative  investments the Fund can use are the hedging  instruments  described
below in this Statement of Additional  Information.  However,  the Fund does not
use,  and  does  not  currently   contemplate  using,   derivatives  or  hedging
instruments to a significant degree.

         Some of the  derivative  investments  the  Fund  can use  include  debt
exchangeable for common stock of an issuer or "equity-linked debt securities" of
an issuer.  At maturity,  the debt security is exchanged for common stock of the
issuer or it is payable in an amount based on the price of the  issuer's  common
stock at the time of maturity.  Both alternatives present a risk that the amount
payable at maturity will be less than the  principal  amount of the debt because
the price of the  issuer's  common  stock  might  not be as high as the  Manager
expected.

         |X|  Hedging.  The Fund can use  hedging to attempt to protect  against
declines  in the  market  value of the Fund's  portfolio,  to permit the Fund to
retain  unrealized  gains  in the  value  of  portfolio  securities  which  have
appreciated,  or to facilitate selling securities for investment  reasons. To do
so, the Fund could:

              |_| sell futures contracts,
              |_| buy puts on futures or on securities, or
|_|           write covered  calls on  securities or futures.  Covered calls can
              also be used to increase the Fund's  income,  but the Manager does
              not expect to engage extensively in that practice.

         The Fund might use hedging to  establish  a position in the  securities
market as a temporary substitute for purchasing particular  securities.  In that
case, the Fund would normally seek to purchase the securities and then terminate
that hedging position.  The Fund might also use this type of hedge to attempt to
protect against the possibility that its portfolio securities would not be fully
included in a rise in value of the market. To do so the Fund could:

              |_| buy futures, or
              |_| buy calls on such futures or on securities.

         The Fund is not obligated to use hedging instruments, even though it is
permitted  to use them in the  Manager's  discretion,  as described  below.  The
Fund's  strategy  of  hedging  with  futures  and  options  on  futures  will be
incidental  to  the  Fund's  activities  in  the  underlying  cash  market.  The
particular  hedging  instruments the Fund can use are described  below. The Fund
may employ new hedging  instruments and strategies  when they are developed,  if
those investment methods are consistent with the Fund's investment objective and
are permissible under applicable regulations governing the Fund. The Fund cannot
purchase  securities on margin.  However,  the Fund can make margin  deposits in
connection  with any of the hedging  instruments  permitted  by any of its other
policies.

                  |_| Futures.  The Fund can buy and sell futures contracts that
relate to (1)  broadly-based  stock  indices  (these  are  called  "stock  index
futures"),  (2) other broadly-based securities indices (these are referred to as
"financial  futures")  and (3)  foreign  currencies  (these are  referred  to as
"forward contracts").

         A  broadly-based  stock  index is used as the basis for  trading  stock
index  futures.  In some  cases an index may be based on stocks of  issuers in a
particular  industry  or group of  industries.  A stock index  assigns  relative
values to the common  stocks  included in the index and its value  fluctuates in
response to the changes in value of the underlying  stocks. A stock index cannot
be purchased or sold directly.  Financial futures are similar contracts based on
the future value of the basket of  securities  that  comprise  the index.  These
contracts  obligate the seller to deliver,  and the  purchaser to take,  cash to
settle the  futures  transaction.  There is no delivery  made of the  underlying
securities  to settle the futures  obligation.  Either party may also settle the
transaction by entering into an offsetting contract.

         No money is paid or received  by the Fund on the  purchase or sale of a
future. Upon entering into a futures  transaction,  the Fund will be required to
deposit an initial  margin  payment with the futures  commission  merchant  (the
"futures  broker").  Initial  margin  payments will be deposited with the Fund's
custodian bank in an account  registered in the futures broker's name.  However,
the  futures  broker  can gain  access  to that  account  only  under  specified
conditions.  As the future is marked to market (that is, its value on the Fund's
books is  changed) to reflect  changes in its market  value,  subsequent  margin
payments,  called  variation  margin,  will be paid to or by the futures  broker
daily.

         At any time prior to  expiration  of the future,  the Fund may elect to
close out its  position  by taking an opposite  position,  at which time a final
determination  of variation  margin is made and any additional cash must be paid
by or released to the Fund.  Any loss or gain on the future is then  realized by
the Fund for tax purposes.  All futures transactions,  except forward contracts,
are effected  through a clearinghouse  associated with the exchange on which the
contracts are traded.

     |_| Put and Call  Options.  The Fund can buy and sell certain  kinds of put
options  ("puts")  and  call  options  ("calls").  The  Fund  can buy  and  sell
exchange-traded  and  over-the-counter  put and call  options,  including  index
options, securities options, currency options,  commodities options, and options
on the other types of futures described above.

     |_| Writing Covered Call Options. The Fund can write (that is, sell) calls.
If the Fund sells a call  option,  it must be covered.  That means the Fund must
own the  security  subject  to the call while the call is  outstanding,  or, for
certain types of calls, the call may be covered by segregating  liquid assets to
enable the Fund to satisfy its  obligations if the call is exercised.  Up to 25%
of the Fund's total assets may be subject to calls the Fund writes.

         When the Fund writes a call, it receives  cash (a premium).  In writing
calls on a  security,  the Fund  agrees  to sell the  underlying  security  to a
purchaser of a corresponding call on the same security during the call period at
a fixed  exercise  price  regardless  of market  price  changes  during the call
period. The call period is usually not more than nine months. The exercise price
may differ from the market price of the  underlying  security.  The Fund has the
risk of loss that the price of the  underlying  security may decline  during the
call  period.  That risk may be offset to some  extent by the  premium  the Fund
receives.  If the value of the investment does not rise above the call price, it
is likely that the call will lapse  without  being  exercised.  In that case the
Fund would keep the cash premium and the investment.

         When the Fund writes a call on an index, it also receives a premium. If
the buyer of the call exercises it, the Fund will pay an amount of cash equal to
the  difference  between the closing  price of the call and the exercise  price,
multiplied by a specified  multiple that  determines the total value of the call
for each point of difference. If the value of the underlying investment does not
rise above the call price,  it is likely that the call will lapse  without being
exercised. In that case the Fund would keep the cash premium.

         The Fund's  custodian bank, or a securities  depository  acting for the
custodian bank,  will act as the Fund's escrow agent,  through the facilities of
the Options  Clearing  Corporation  ("OCC"),  as to the investments on which the
Fund has written  calls  traded on exchanges  or as to other  acceptable  escrow
securities.  In that way, no margin will be required for such transactions.  OCC
will release the  securities  on the  expiration  of the option or when the Fund
enters into a closing transaction.

         When the Fund writes an over-the-counter  ("OTC") option, it will enter
into an arrangement with a primary U.S. government  securities dealer which will
establish  a formula  price at which the Fund  will have the  absolute  right to
repurchase  that OTC option.  The  formula  price will  generally  be based on a
multiple of the premium  received  for the option,  plus the amount by which the
option is exercisable  below the market price of the  underlying  security (that
is, the option is "in the money").  When the Fund writes an OTC option,  it will
treat  as  illiquid  (for  purposes  of  its  restriction  on  holding  illiquid
securities)  the  mark-to-market  value of any OTC  option it holds,  unless the
option is subject to a buy-back agreement by the executing broker.

         To terminate  its  obligation  on a call it has  written,  the Fund may
purchase a corresponding call in a "closing purchase transaction." The Fund will
then realize a profit or loss,  depending  upon whether the net of the amount of
the option transaction costs and the premium received on the call the Fund wrote
is more or less than the price of the call the Fund  purchases  to close out the
transaction.  The Fund may  realize  a profit if the call  expires  unexercised,
because the Fund will retain the underlying security and the premium it received
when it wrote the call. Any such profits are considered short-term capital gains
for federal  income tax  purposes,  as are the  premiums on lapsed  calls.  When
distributed by the Fund they are taxable as ordinary income.  If the Fund cannot
effect a closing purchase  transaction due to the lack of a market, it will have
to hold the callable securities until the call expires or is exercised.

         The Fund may also write calls on a futures  contract without owning the
futures contract or securities  deliverable under the contract. To do so, at the
time the call is  written,  the  Fund  must  cover  the call by  segregating  an
equivalent  dollar amount of liquid assets on its books.  The Fund will identify
additional  liquid  assets  on its  books to cover  the call if the value of the
identified  assets drops below 100% of the current value of the future.  Because
of this segregation requirement, in no circumstances would the Fund's receipt of
an  exercise  notice as to that  future  require  the Fund to  deliver a futures
contract.  It would simply put the Fund in a short  futures  position,  which is
permitted by the Fund's hedging policies.

     |_| Writing Put  Options.  The Fund can sell put  options.  A put option on
securities  gives the purchaser the right to sell, and the writer the obligation
to buy,  the  underlying  investment  at the  exercise  price  during the option
period.  The Fund  will not write  puts if,  as a  result,  more than 50% of the
Fund's net assets  would be required  to be  identified  on the Fund's  books to
cover such put options.

         If the Fund writes a put, the put must be covered by segregated  liquid
assets. The premium the Fund receives from writing a put represents a profit, as
long as the price of the  underlying  investment  remains  equal to or above the
exercise price of the put. However,  the Fund also assumes the obligation during
the option period to buy the underlying  investment from the buyer of the put at
the exercise price, even if the value of the investment falls below the exercise
price.  If a put the Fund has written expires  unexercised,  the Fund realizes a
gain in the amount of the premium less the transaction  costs  incurred.  If the
put is  exercised,  the  Fund  must  fulfill  its  obligation  to  purchase  the
underlying  investment at the exercise price. That price will usually exceed the
market value of the  investment at that time. In that case, the Fund may incur a
loss if it sells the underlying  investment.  That loss will be equal to the sum
of the sale price of the underlying  investment  and the premium  received minus
the sum of the exercise price and any transaction costs the Fund incurred.

         When writing a put option on a security,  to secure its  obligation  to
pay for the  underlying  security  the Fund will  identify  on its books  liquid
assets  with a  value  equal  to or  greater  than  the  exercise  price  of the
underlying  securities.  The Fund therefore forgoes the opportunity of investing
the identified assets or writing calls against those assets.

         As long as the Fund's obligation as the put writer continues, it may be
assigned an exercise notice by the broker-dealer through which the put was sold.
That notice will require the Fund to take  delivery of the  underlying  security
and pay the exercise price. The Fund has no control over when it may be required
to purchase the underlying security, since it may be assigned an exercise notice
at any time prior to the termination of its obligation as the writer of the put.
That obligation terminates upon expiration of the put. It may also terminate if,
before it receives  an  exercise  notice,  the Fund  effects a closing  purchase
transaction by purchasing a put of the same series as it sold. Once the Fund has
been  assigned  an  exercise  notice,   it  cannot  effect  a  closing  purchase
transaction.

         The Fund may decide to effect a closing purchase transaction to realize
a  profit  on an  outstanding  put  option  it has  written  or to  prevent  the
underlying  security from being put.  Effecting a closing  purchase  transaction
will also  permit the Fund to write  another put option on the  security,  or to
sell the security and use the proceeds from the sale for other investments.  The
Fund will realize a profit or loss from a closing purchase transaction depending
on whether the cost of the transaction is less or more than the premium received
from  writing  the put option.  Any profits  from  writing  puts are  considered
short-term  capital gains for federal tax purposes,  and when distributed by the
Fund, are taxable as ordinary income.

     |_|  Purchasing  Calls and Puts.  The Fund can  purchase  calls to  protect
against the  possibility  that the Fund's  portfolio will not  participate in an
anticipated rise in the securities market. When the Fund buys a call (other than
in a closing  purchase  transaction),  it pays a premium.  The Fund then has the
right to buy the underlying  investment from a seller of a corresponding call on
the same investment  during the call period at a fixed exercise price.  The Fund
benefits  only if it sells the call at a profit or if,  during the call  period,
the market price of the underlying investment is above the sum of the call price
plus  the  transaction  costs  and the  premium  paid  for the call and the Fund
exercises  the call.  If the Fund does not exercise the call or sell it (whether
or not at a profit),  the call will become  worthless at its expiration date. In
that case the Fund will have paid the premium but lost the right to purchase the
underlying investment.

         The Fund can buy puts whether or not it holds the underlying investment
in its portfolio.  When the Fund purchases a put, it pays a premium and,  except
as to puts on  indices,  has the right to sell the  underlying  investment  to a
seller of a put on a corresponding  investment  during the put period at a fixed
exercise price.  Buying a put on securities or futures the Fund owns enables the
Fund to attempt to protect itself during the put period against a decline in the
value of the  underlying  investment  below the  exercise  price by selling  the
underlying  investment at the exercise price to a seller of a corresponding put.
If the  market  price of the  underlying  investment  is  equal to or above  the
exercise  price and, as a result,  the put is not  exercised or resold,  the put
will become  worthless at its  expiration  date. In that case the Fund will have
paid the premium but lost the right to sell the underlying investment.  However,
the Fund may sell the put prior to its  expiration.  That sale may or may not be
at a profit.

         When the Fund purchases a call or put on an index or future,  it pays a
premium,  but  settlement  is in cash rather than by delivery of the  underlying
investment to the Fund. Gain or loss depends on changes in the index in question
(and thus on price movements in the securities  market generally) rather than on
price movements in individual securities or futures contracts.

         The Fund may buy a call or put only if, after the  purchase,  the value
of all call and put  options  held by the Fund will not  exceed 5% of the Fund's
total assets.

                  |_| Buying and Selling Options on Foreign Currencies. The Fund
can buy and sell calls and puts on foreign  currencies.  They  include  puts and
calls  that  trade  on  a  securities   or   commodities   exchange  or  in  the
over-the-counter  markets  or are  quoted by major  recognized  dealers  in such
options.  The Fund  could use these  calls  and puts to try to  protect  against
declines in the dollar value of foreign  securities  and increases in the dollar
cost of foreign securities the Fund wants to acquire.

         If the  Manager  anticipates  a rise in the  dollar  value of a foreign
currency in which securities to be acquired are denominated,  the increased cost
of those  securities may be partially offset by purchasing calls or writing puts
on that foreign  currency.  If the Manager  anticipates  a decline in the dollar
value of a foreign  currency,  the  decline  in the  dollar  value of  portfolio
securities  denominated  in that currency  might be partially  offset by writing
calls or purchasing puts on that foreign currency.  However,  the currency rates
could  fluctuate in a direction  adverse to the Fund's  position.  The Fund will
then have  incurred  option  premium  payments and  transaction  costs without a
corresponding benefit.

         A call the Fund writes on a foreign  currency is  "covered" if the Fund
owns the underlying  foreign currency covered by the call or has an absolute and
immediate  right to  acquire  that  foreign  currency  without  additional  cash
consideration  (or it can do so for  additional  cash  consideration  held  in a
segregated  account by its custodian  bank) upon conversion or exchange of other
foreign currency held in its portfolio.

         The Fund could  write a call on a foreign  currency  to provide a hedge
against a decline in the U.S.  dollar value of a security which the Fund owns or
has the right to acquire and which is denominated in the currency underlying the
option.  That decline might be one that occurs due to an expected adverse change
in the exchange  rate.  This is known as a  "cross-hedging"  strategy.  In those
circumstances,  the Fund covers the option by  identifying  on its books  liquid
assets in an amount equal to the exercise price of the option.

                  |_| Risks of Hedging  with  Options  and  Futures.  The use of
hedging  instruments   requires  special  skills  and  knowledge  of  investment
techniques  that are  different  than  what is  required  for  normal  portfolio
management. If the Manager uses a hedging instrument at the wrong time or judges
market conditions incorrectly,  hedging strategies may reduce the Fund's return.
The Fund could also  experience  losses if the prices of its futures and options
positions were not correlated with its other investments.

         The Fund's option  activities could affect its portfolio  turnover rate
and brokerage commissions. The exercise of calls written by the Fund might cause
the Fund to sell related  portfolio  securities,  thus  increasing  its turnover
rate.  The  exercise  by the Fund of puts on  securities  will cause the sale of
underlying  investments,  increasing  portfolio turnover.  Although the decision
whether to exercise a put it holds is within the Fund's  control,  holding a put
might cause the Fund to sell the related  investments for reasons that would not
exist in the absence of the put.

         The Fund could pay a brokerage  commission  each time it buys a call or
put,  sells  a call  or  put,  or buys or  sells  an  underlying  investment  in
connection with the exercise of a call or put. Those commissions could be higher
on a relative basis than the  commissions  for direct  purchases or sales of the
underlying  investments.  Premiums paid for options are small in relation to the
market value of the underlying investments.  Consequently,  put and call options
offer large  amounts of  leverage.  The  leverage  offered by trading in options
could  result in the Fund's net asset value being more  sensitive  to changes in
the value of the underlying investment.

         If a covered call  written by the Fund is  exercised  on an  investment
that has increased in value, the Fund will be required to sell the investment at
the call price.  It will not be able to realize any profit if the investment has
increased in value above the call price.

         An option  position  may be closed out only on a market  that  provides
secondary trading for options of the same series, and there is no assurance that
a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular  option.  The Fund might
experience  losses if it could not close out a position  because of an  illiquid
market for the future or option.

         There is a risk in using short hedging by selling futures or purchasing
puts on broadly-based  indices or futures to attempt to protect against declines
in the value of the Fund's portfolio securities.  The risk is that the prices of
the futures or the applicable index will correlate imperfectly with the behavior
of the cash prices of the Fund's  securities.  For example,  it is possible that
while the Fund has used hedging  instruments in a short hedge,  the market might
advance  and the value of the  securities  held in the  Fund's  portfolio  might
decline. If that occurred,  the Fund would lose money on the hedging instruments
and also experience a decline in the value of its portfolio securities. However,
while this could occur for a very brief period or to a very small  degree,  over
time the value of a diversified portfolio of securities will tend to move in the
same direction as the indices upon which the hedging instruments are based.

         The risk of imperfect  correlation  increases as the composition of the
Fund's portfolio diverges from the securities  included in the applicable index.
To  compensate  for the imperfect  correlation  of movements in the price of the
portfolio  securities  being  hedged and  movements  in the price of the hedging
instruments,  the Fund might use hedging  instruments in a greater dollar amount
than the dollar amount of portfolio  securities being hedged.  It might do so if
the historical volatility of the prices of the portfolio securities being hedged
is more than the historical volatility of the applicable index.

         The ordinary spreads between prices in the cash and futures markets are
subject to  distortions,  due to  differences  in the  nature of those  markets.
First,  all participants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit and
maintenance   requirements.   Rather  than  meeting  additional  margin  deposit
requirements,   investors  may  close  futures  contracts   through   offsetting
transactions  which could distort the normal  relationship  between the cash and
futures  markets.  Second,  the  liquidity  of the  futures  market  depends  on
participants entering into offsetting  transactions rather than making or taking
delivery. To the extent participants decide to make or take delivery,  liquidity
in the futures market could be reduced, thus producing  distortion.  Third, from
the point of view of speculators, the deposit requirements in the futures market
are less onerous than margin requirements in the securities markets.  Therefore,
increased participation by speculators in the futures market may cause temporary
price distortions.

         The Fund can use  hedging  instruments  to  establish a position in the
securities  markets as a temporary  substitute  for the  purchase of  individual
securities  (long  hedging)  by buying  futures  and/or  calls on such  futures,
broadly-based  indices or on securities.  It is possible that when the Fund does
so the  market  might  decline.  If the Fund  then  concludes  not to  invest in
securities  because of concerns  that the market  might  decline  further or for
other reasons,  the Fund will realize a loss on the hedging  instruments that is
not offset by a reduction in the price of the securities purchased.

                  |_| Forward Contracts.  Forward contracts are foreign currency
exchange  contracts.  They are used to buy or sell  foreign  currency for future
delivery at a fixed price. The Fund uses them to "lock in" the U.S. dollar price
of a  security  denominated  in a foreign  currency  that the Fund has bought or
sold, or to protect against  possible losses from changes in the relative values
of the U.S. dollar and a foreign currency. The Fund may also use "cross-hedging"
where the Fund hedges against  changes in currencies  other than the currency in
which a security it holds is denominated.

         Under a forward  contract,  one party agrees to  purchase,  and another
party agrees to sell, a specific currency at a future date. That date may be any
fixed number of days from the date of the  contract  agreed upon by the parties.
The  transaction  price is set at the time the contract is entered  into.  These
contracts are traded in the inter-bank market conducted  directly among currency
traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers.

         The Fund may use forward  contracts to protect  against  uncertainty in
the  level of future  exchange  rates.  The use of  forward  contracts  does not
eliminate the risk of  fluctuations  in the prices of the underlying  securities
the Fund owns or  intends  to  acquire,  but it does fix a rate of  exchange  in
advance.  Although forward  contracts may reduce the risk of loss from a decline
in the value of the hedged  currency,  at the same time they limit any potential
gain if the value of the hedged currency increases.

         When the Fund  enters  into a contract  for the  purchase  or sale of a
security  denominated in a foreign  currency,  or when it anticipates  receiving
dividend payments in a foreign currency,  the Fund might desire to "lock-in" the
U.S. dollar price of the security or the U.S. dollar  equivalent of the dividend
payments.  To do so,  the Fund  might  enter  into a  forward  contract  for the
purchase or sale of the amount of foreign  currency  involved in the  underlying
transaction, in a fixed amount of U.S. dollars per unit of the foreign currency.
This is called a  "transaction  hedge." The  transaction  hedge will protect the
Fund against a loss from an adverse change in the currency exchange rates during
the period  between the date on which the  security is  purchased  or sold or on
which the payment is  declared,  and the date on which the  payments are made or
received.

         The Fund could also use forward  contracts  to lock in the U.S.  dollar
value of portfolio  positions.  This is called a "position hedge." When the Fund
believes that foreign  currency might suffer a substantial  decline  against the
U.S.  dollar,  it could enter into a forward  contract to sell an amount of that
foreign currency  approximating the value of some or all of the Fund's portfolio
securities denominated in that foreign currency. When the Fund believes that the
U.S. dollar might suffer a substantial  decline against a foreign  currency,  it
could enter into a forward  contract to buy that  foreign  currency  for a fixed
dollar amount.

         Alternatively,  the Fund could enter into a forward  contract to sell a
different  foreign  currency for a fixed U.S. dollar amount if the Fund believes
that the U.S.  dollar value of the foreign  currency to be sold  pursuant to its
forward  contract will fall whenever there is a decline in the U.S. dollar value
of the currency in which portfolio securities of the Fund are denominated.  That
is referred to as a "cross hedge."

         The Fund will cover its short  positions in these cases by  identifying
on its books liquid assets  having a value equal to the aggregate  amount of the
Fund's commitment under forward contracts.  The Fund will not enter into forward
contracts or maintain a net exposure to such  contracts if the  consummation  of
the contracts  would obligate the Fund to deliver an amount of foreign  currency
in  excess of the  value of the  Fund's  portfolio  securities  or other  assets
denominated  in that  currency  or another  currency  that is the subject of the
hedge.

         However,  to avoid excess  transactions and transaction costs, the Fund
may maintain a net  exposure to forward  contracts in excess of the value of the
Fund's portfolio securities or other assets denominated in foreign currencies if
the excess amount is "covered" by liquid securities denominated in any currency.
The cover must be at least equal at all times to the amount of that  excess.  As
one  alternative,  the Fund may  purchase a call option  permitting  the Fund to
purchase the amount of foreign  currency being hedged by a forward sale contract
at a price no higher than the forward  contract price.  As another  alternative,
the Fund may  purchase  a put option  permitting  the Fund to sell the amount of
foreign currency  subject to a forward  purchase  contract at a price as high or
higher than the forward contact price.

         The precise  matching of the amounts  under  forward  contracts and the
value of the  securities  involved  generally  will not be possible  because the
future value of securities  denominated in foreign  currencies  will change as a
consequence of market movements between the date the forward contract is entered
into and the date it is sold. In some cases the Manager might decide to sell the
security  and  deliver  foreign   currency  to  settle  the  original   purchase
obligation.  If the  market  value of the  security  is less than the  amount of
foreign  currency  the Fund is  obligated  to  deliver,  the Fund  might have to
purchase  additional  foreign  currency on the "spot"  (that is, cash) market to
settle the security trade.  If the market value of the security  instead exceeds
the amount of foreign  currency  the Fund is  obligated to deliver to settle the
trade,  the Fund  might  have to sell on the  spot  market  some of the  foreign
currency  received  upon  the sale of the  security.  There  will be  additional
transaction costs on the spot market in those cases.

         The  projection of short-term  currency  market  movements is extremely
difficult,  and the  successful  execution of a short-term  hedging  strategy is
highly uncertain.  Forward contracts involve the risk that anticipated  currency
movements will not be accurately  predicted,  causing the Fund to sustain losses
on these contracts and to pay additional  transactions costs. The use of forward
contracts  in this  manner  might  reduce  the Fund's  performance  if there are
unanticipated  changes in currency  prices to a greater  degree than if the Fund
had not entered into such contracts.

         At or before the maturity of a forward  contract  requiring the Fund to
sell a  currency,  the Fund might  sell a  portfolio  security  and use the sale
proceeds to make delivery of the  currency.  In the  alternative  the Fund might
retain the  security  and  offset  its  contractual  obligation  to deliver  the
currency by  purchasing  a second  contract.  Under that  contract the Fund will
obtain,  on the same maturity  date,  the same amount of the currency that it is
obligated  to deliver.  Similarly,  the Fund might close out a forward  contract
requiring it to purchase a specified currency by entering into a second contract
entitling it to sell the same amount of the same  currency on the maturity  date
of the  first  contract.  The Fund  would  realize a gain or loss as a result of
entering into such an offsetting forward contract under either circumstance. The
gain or loss will  depend on the  extent  to which  the  exchange  rate or rates
between the currencies  involved moved between the execution  dates of the first
contract and offsetting contract.

         The costs to the Fund of  engaging  in forward  contracts  varies  with
factors such as the currencies  involved,  the length of the contract period and
the market  conditions then  prevailing.  Because forward  contracts are usually
entered  into  on a  principal  basis,  no  brokerage  fees or  commissions  are
involved.  Because these contracts are not traded on an exchange,  the Fund must
evaluate the credit and performance risk of the counterparty  under each forward
contract.

         Although the Fund values its assets daily in terms of U.S. dollars,  it
does not intend to convert its holdings of foreign  currencies into U.S. dollars
on a daily basis.  The Fund may convert foreign  currency from time to time, and
will incur costs in doing so. Foreign  exchange  dealers do not charge a fee for
conversion, but they do seek to realize a profit based on the difference between
the prices at which they buy and sell various  currencies.  Thus, a dealer might
offer to sell a foreign  currency  to the Fund at one  rate,  while  offering  a
lesser  rate of  exchange  if the Fund  desires to resell  that  currency to the
dealer.

                  |_|  Regulatory  Aspects  of Hedging  Instruments.  When using
futures and options on futures,  the Fund is required to operate  within certain
guidelines and restrictions with respect to the use of futures as established by
the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC"). In particular, the Fund
is exempted from  registration  with the CFTC as a "commodity  pool operator" if
the Fund complies  with the  requirements  of Rule 4.5 adopted by the CFTC.  The
Rule does not limit the  percentage  of the Fund's  assets  that may be used for
futures margin and related  options  premiums for a bona fide hedging  position.
However,  under the Rule,  the Fund must  limit its  aggregate  initial  futures
margin and related options premiums to not more than 5% of the Fund's net assets
for hedging  strategies  that are not  considered  bona fide hedging  strategies
under the Rule. Under the Rule, the Fund must also use short futures and options
on futures solely for bona fide hedging  purposes  within the meaning and intent
of the applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act.

         Transactions  in  options  by  the  Fund  are  subject  to  limitations
established by the option  exchanges.  The exchanges limit the maximum number of
options  that may be written or held by a single  investor or group of investors
acting in concert.  Those  limits apply  regardless  of whether the options were
written or purchased  on the same or  different  exchanges or are held in one or
more accounts or through one or more different  exchanges or through one or more
brokers.  Thus,  the  number of  options  that the Fund may write or hold may be
affected  by  options  written  or  held  by  other  entities,  including  other
investment  companies having the same advisor as the Fund (or an advisor that is
an affiliate of the Fund's  advisor).  The exchanges also impose position limits
on futures  transactions.  An exchange  may order the  liquidation  of positions
found to be in violation of those limits and may impose certain other sanctions.

         Under the Investment  Company Act, when the Fund purchases a future, it
must maintain  cash or readily  marketable  short-term  debt  instruments  in an
amount equal to the market value of the securities  underlying the future,  less
the margin deposit applicable to it.

                  |_|  Tax  Aspects  of  Certain  Hedging  Instruments.  Certain
foreign currency exchange  contracts in which the Fund may invest are treated as
"Section 1256 contracts" under the Internal  Revenue Code. In general,  gains or
losses relating to Section 1256 contracts are characterized as 60% long-term and
40% short-term capital gains or losses under the Code. However, foreign currency
gains or losses arising from Section 1256  contracts that are forward  contracts
generally  are treated as ordinary  income or loss.  In  addition,  Section 1256
contracts   held  by  the   Fund  at  the  end  of   each   taxable   year   are
"marked-to-market,"  and  unrealized  gains or losses are treated as though they
were  realized.  These  contracts also may be  marked-to-market  for purposes of
determining the excise tax applicable to investment  company  distributions  and
for other purposes under rules prescribed pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.
An  election  can be made by the Fund to  exempt  those  transactions  from this
marked-to-market treatment.

         Certain   forward   contracts  the  Fund  enters  into  may  result  in
"straddles"  for federal income tax purposes.  The straddle rules may affect the
character  and timing of gains (or  losses)  recognized  by the Fund on straddle
positions.  Generally,  a loss sustained on the disposition of a position making
up a  straddle  is  allowed  only  to the  extent  that  the  loss  exceeds  any
unrecognized gain in the offsetting positions making up the straddle. Disallowed
loss is generally  allowed at the point where there is no  unrecognized  gain in
the offsetting  positions making up the straddle,  or the offsetting position is
disposed of.

         Under the Internal  Revenue  Code,  the  following  gains or losses are
treated as ordinary income or loss:

(1)           gains or losses  attributable  to  fluctuations  in exchange rates
              that occur  between  the time the Fund  accrues  interest or other
              receivables or accrues expenses or other  liabilities  denominated
              in a foreign currency and the time the Fund actually collects such
              receivables or pays such liabilities, and

(2)           gains or losses  attributable  to  fluctuations  in the value of a
              foreign  currency  between  the  date  of  acquisition  of a  debt
              security  denominated  in a foreign  currency or foreign  currency
              forward contracts and the date of disposition.

         Currency gains and losses are offset against market gains and losses on
each  trade  before  determining  a net  "Section  988"  gain or loss  under the
Internal Revenue Code for that trade,  which may increase or decrease the amount
of the Fund's investment income available for distribution to its shareholders.

         |X|  Temporary  Defensive  Investments.   When  market  conditions  are
unstable, or the Manager believes it is otherwise appropriate to reduce holdings
in stocks,  the Fund can invest in a variety of debt  securities  for  defensive
purposes.  The Fund can also purchase these securities for liquidity purposes to
meet cash needs due to the  redemption of Fund shares,  or to hold while waiting
to reinvest cash received from the sale of other portfolio securities.  The Fund
can  buy:

     |_|    high-quality    (rated   in   the   top   rating    categories    of
nationally-recognized  rating  organizations  or deemed by the  Manager to be of
comparable quality), short-term money market instruments, including those issued
by the U. S. Treasury or other government agencies,

     |_| commercial paper (short-term,  unsecured,  promissory notes of domestic
or  foreign  companies)  rated  in  the  top  rating  category  of a  nationally
recognized rating organization,

     |_| debt obligations of corporate issuers, rated investment grade (rated at
least Baa by  Moody's  Investors  Service,  Inc.  or at least BBB by  Standard &
Poor's Corporation,  or a comparable rating by another rating organization),  or
unrated  securities judged by the Manager to have a comparable  quality to rated
securities in those categories,

|_|      preferred stocks,
|_|      certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances of domestic and
         foreign banks and savings and loan associations, and
|_|      repurchase agreements.

         Short-term debt securities  would normally be selected for defensive or
cash management  purposes because they can normally be disposed of quickly,  are
not generally  subject to significant  fluctuations in principal value and their
value  will  be less  subject  to  interest  rate  risk  than  longer-term  debt
securities.

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:

         o    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

         o    more than 50% of the outstanding shares.

         The Fund's investment objective is a fundamental policy. Other 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 most significant  investment  policies are described in
the Prospectus.

         |X|  Does the Fund Have Additional  Fundamental  Policies?
The following investment  restrictions are fundamental policies of
the Fund.

         o 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.
That restriction  applies to 75% of the Fund's total assets.  The limit does not
apply to  securities  issued by the U.S.  government  or any of its  agencies or
instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies.

         o The Fund cannot make loans except (a) through  lending of securities,
(b)  through  the  purchase  of  debt   securities   or  similar   evidences  of
indebtedness,  (c) through an interfund  lending  program (if  applicable)  with
other affiliated funds,  provided that no such loan may be made if, as a result,
the  aggregate  of such  loans  would  exceed  33 1/3% of the value of its total
assets  (taken  at  market  value at the time of such  loans),  and (d)  through
repurchase agreements.

         o 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.

         o The Fund cannot invest in real estate or in interests in real estate.
However,  the Fund can purchase  securities of companies  holding real estate or
interests in real estate.

         o 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.

         o 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.

         As a non-fundamental  policy,  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.  This  non-fundamental  policy  would  permit  the  Fund to adopt a
"master-feeder" or "fund-of-fund"  structure.  Under a master-feeder  structure,
the Fund would be a "feeder" fund and would invest all of its assets in a single
pooled  "master fund" in which other feeder funds could also invest.  This could
enable the Fund to take advantage of potential operational and cost efficiencies
in the  master-feeder  structure.  The Fund has no present intention of adopting
the master-feeder  structure. If it did so, the Prospectus and this Statement of
Additional Information would be revised accordingly.

In a  fund-of-funds  arrangement,  a fund instead of investing in  securities of
companies  invests in the  securities  of an investment  company.  The Fund is a
party  to an  exemptive  order  from  the  SEC  permitting  it to  enter  into a
fund-of-funds  arrangement.   While  the  Fund  does  not  currently  anticipate
participating  in a  fund-of-funds  arrangement,  it may do so in the future.  A
fund-of-funds arrangement may result in duplication of expenses.

         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.

         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 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.  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.

         |X|  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.

         |X| 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.

         |X| 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  Trustees and officers of the Fund and
their principal occupations and business affiliations 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 also  trustees,  directors  or  managing  general  partners of the
following Denver-based Oppenheimer funds2:

Oppenheimer Cash Reserves                  Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund
Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund           Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund            Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer High Yield Fund                Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds
Oppenheimer International Bond Fund        Panorama Series Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Integrity Funds                Centennial America Fund, L. P.
Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund   Centennial California Tax ExemptTrust
Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc.        Centennial Government Trust
Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund.    Centennial Money Market Trust
Oppenheimer Municipal Fund                 Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust
Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund                Centennial Tax Exempt Trust

Ms. Macaskill and Messrs. Swain, Bishop, Wixted,  Donohue,  Farrar and Zack, who
are officers of the Fund, respectively hold the same offices with the other
Denver-based Oppenheimer funds.

James C. Swain*, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee, Age: 66.
6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112
Vice Chairman of the Manager (since  September 1988);  formerly  President and a
director of Centennial  Asset  Management  Corporation,  an  investment  adviser
subsidiary  of the Manager and  Chairman of the Board of  Shareholder  Services,
Inc.

Bridget A. Macaskill*, President and Trustee, Age: 51.
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203
President (since June 1991),  Chief Executive Officer (since September 1995) and
a director  (since  December 1994) of the Manager;  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.

William L. Armstrong, Trustee, Age: 63.
11 Carriage Lane, Littleton, Colorado 80121

Chairman of the  following  private  mortgage  banking  companies:  Cherry Creek
Mortgage  Company (since 1991),  Centennial State Mortgage Company (since 1994),
The El Paso Mortgage Company (since 1993),  Transland Financial  Services,  Inc.
(since 1997), and Ambassador  Media  Corporation  (since 1984);  Chairman of the
following private companies: Frontier Real Estate, Inc. (residential real estate
brokerage)  (since 1994),  Frontier Title (title insurance  agency) (since 1995)
and Great Frontier Insurance  (insurance  agency) (since 1995);  Director of the
following public companies:  Storage Technology  Corporation (computer equipment
company) (since 1991), Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (oil and gas  drilling/production
company) (since 1992),  UNUMProvident (insurance company) (since 1991); formerly
Director of the following public companies:  International  Family Entertainment
(television  channel)  (1991 - 1997) and Natec  Resources,  Inc. (air  pollution
control  equipment and services  company) (1991 - 1995);  formerly U.S.  Senator
(January 1979 - January 1991).

Robert G. Avis*, Trustee, Age: 69.
One North Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, Missouri 63103

Chairman,  President and Chief Executive  Officer of A.G. Edwards Capital,  Inc.
(General  Partner of private equity  funds),  formerly,  until March 1999,  Vice
Chairman and Director of A.G.  Edwards and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards & Sons,
Inc. (its  brokerage  company  subsidiary);  until March 1999,  Chairman of A.G.
Edwards Trust Company and A.G.E. Asset Management  (investment  advisor);  until
March 2000, a Director of A.G. Edwards & Sons and A.G. Edwards Trust Company.

George C. Bowen, Trustee, Age: 63.
9224 Bauer Ct., Lone Tree, Colorado 80124

Formerly (until April 1999) Mr. Bowen held the following positions:  Senior Vice
President  (since  September  1987)  and  Treasurer  (since  March  1985) of the
Manager;  Vice President  (since June 1983) and Treasurer  (since March 1985) of
the Distributor;  Vice President (since October 1989) and Treasurer (since April
1986) of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation;  Senior Vice President (since
February 1992),  Treasurer (since July 1991) Assistant  Secretary and a director
(since December 1991) of Centennial  Asset  Management  Corporation;  President,
Treasurer and a director of Centennial  Capital  Corporation  (since June 1989);
Vice  President  and Treasurer  (since  August 1978) and Secretary  (since April
1981) of Shareholder Services, Inc.; Vice President,  Treasurer and Secretary of
Shareholder Financial Services,  Inc. (since November 1989); Assistant Treasurer
of Oppenheimer  Acquisition Corp.  (since March 1998);  Treasurer of Oppenheimer
Partnership  Holdings,  Inc. (since November 1989); Vice President and Treasurer
of  Oppenheimer  Real Asset  Management,  Inc.  (since July 1996);  Treasurer of
OppenheimerFunds  International Ltd. and Oppenheimer Millennium Funds plc (since
October 1997).

Edward L. Cameron, Trustee, Age: 61.
Spring Valley Road, Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Formerly  (from  1974-1999)  a  partner  with   PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLC  (an
accounting firm) and Chairman, Price Waterhouse LLP Global Investment management
Industry Services Group (from 1994-1998).

Jon S. Fossel, Trustee, Age: 58.
P.O. Box 44, Mead Street, Waccabuc, New York 10597

Formerly (until October 1990) Chairman and a director of the Manager,  President
and a director of Oppenheimer  Acquisition  Corp.,  the Manager's parent holding
company,  and Shareholder  Services,  Inc. and Shareholder  Financial  Services,
Inc., transfer agent subsidiaries of the Manager.

Sam Freedman, Trustee, Age: 59.
4975 Lakeshore Drive, Littleton, Colorado 80123

Formerly  (until  October  1994)  Chairman  and  Chief   Executive   Officer  of
OppenheimerFunds  Services,  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director of
Shareholder  Services,  Inc., Chairman,  Chief Executive Officer and director of
Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Vice President and director of Oppenheimer
Acquisition Corp. and a director of OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Raymond J. Kalinowski, Trustee, Age: 71.
44 Portland Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63131

Formerly  a  director  of Wave  Technologies  International,  Inc.  (a  computer
products training company), self-employed consultant (securities matters).

C. Howard Kast, Trustee, Age: 78.
2552 East Alameda, Denver, Colorado 80209
Formerly Managing Partner of Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (an accounting firm).

Robert M. Kirchner, Trustee, Age: 78.
7500 E. Arapahoe Road, Englewood, Colorado 80112
President of The Kirchner Company (management consultants).

F. William Marshall, Jr., Age: 58.
87 Ely Road, Longmeadow, MA  01106

Formerly (until 1999) Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank);
President,  Chief Executive Officer and Director of SIS Bankcorp.,  Inc. and SIS
Bank (formerly Springfield Institution for Savings) (1993-1999);  Executive Vice
President (until 1999) of Peoples Heritage Financial Group,  Inc.;  Chairman and
Chief  Executive  Office of Bank of Ireland First  Holdings,  Inc. and First New
Hampshire Banks  (1990-1993);  Trustee (since 1996) of MassMutual  Institutional
Funds and of MML Series Investment Fund (open-end investment companies).

Charles Albers, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Age: 59.
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203
Senior Vice President (since April 1998) of the Manager;  a Certified  Financial
Analyst;  formerly a Vice President and portfolio  manager for Guardian Investor
Services,  the investment  management  subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance
Company (1972 - April 1998).

Mark Zavanelli, Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager; Age: 29.
Two World Trade Center, 34th Floor, New York, New York 10048
Assistant Vice President (since May 1998) of the Manager; a Chartered  Financial
Analyst;  before  joining the Manager in May 1998 he was  President of Waterside
Capital Management,  a registered investment advisor (August 1995 - April 1998),
a financial  research  analyst for Elder Research (June 1997 - April 1998) and a
manager of research services for ZPR Investment Management,  Inc., an investment
advisor (June 1992 - July 1995).

Andrew J. Donohue, Vice President and Secretary, Age: 50.
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203

Executive Vice President  (since January 1993),  General  Counsel (since October
1991) and a director  (since  September  1995) of the  Manager;  Executive  Vice
President  (since  September  1993) and a director  (since  January 1992) of the
Distributor;  Executive Vice  President,  General  Counsel and a director (since
September  1995)  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.

Brian W. Wixted, Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Age: 40.
6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112

Senior Vice President and Treasurer (since March 1999) of the Manager; 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);  Vice  President  and Chief
Financial Officer of CS First Boston Investment Management Corp. (September 1991
- March 1995);  and Vice President and Accounting  Manager,  Merrill Lynch Asset
Management (November 1987 - September 1991).

Robert G. Zack, Assistant Secretary, Age: 52.
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203

Senior Vice President (since May 1985) and Associate  General Counsel (since May
1981) of the Manager,  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.

Robert J. Bishop, Assistant Treasurer, Age: 41.
6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112

Vice  President  of the  Manager/Mutual  Fund  Accounting  (since May 1996);  an
officer of other Oppenheimer funds;  formerly an Assistant Vice President of the
Manager/Mutual  Fund Accounting  (April 1994 - May 1996),  and a Fund Controller
for the Manager.

Scott T. Farrar, Assistant Treasurer, Age: 34.
6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112

Vice President of the Manager/Mutual Fund Accounting (since May 1996); Assistant
Treasurer of Oppenheimer  Millennium  Funds plc (since October 1997); an officer
of  other  Oppenheimer  Funds;  formerly  an  Assistant  Vice  President  of the
Manager/Mutual  Fund Accounting  (April 1994 - May 1996),  and a Fund Controller
for the Manager.

         |_|  Remuneration  of  Trustees.  The  officers  of the Fund and  three
Trustees of the Fund (Ms. Macaskill and Messrs.  Bowen and Swain) are affiliated
with the  Manager  and  receive  no salary or fee from the Fund.  The  remaining
Trustees of the Fund are expected to receive the  compensation  shown below from
the Fund with  respect  to the Fund's  fiscal  year  ended  June 30,  2000.  The
compensation   from  all  of  the  Denver-based   Oppenheimer  funds  represents
compensation received as a director, trustee, managing general partner or member
of a committee of the Board during the calendar year 1999.

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                                                                                   Total Compensation
                                                                                   from all Denver-Based

                                              Aggregate Compensation               Oppenheimer Funds
Director's Name and Position                  from Fund                           (38 Funds)1
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William H. Armstrong                                    $                                 $14,542
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Robert G. Avis                                          $                                 $67,998
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William A. Baker                                        $                                 $69,998
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George Bowen                                            $                                 $23,879
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Edward L. Cameron                                       $                                 $2,430
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Jon. S. Fossel
   Review Committee Member                              $                                 $66,586
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Sam Freedman

   Review Committee Member                              $                                 $73,998
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Raymond J. Kalinowski

   Audit Committee Member                               $                                 $73,248
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C. Howard Kast

   Chairman,    Audit    and    Review

   Committees                                           $                                 $78,873
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Robert M. Kirchner

   Audit Committee Member                               $                                 $69,248
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Ned M. Steel                                            $                                 $67,998
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</TABLE>
1    For the 1999 calendar year.
2.   Estimated to be received during the current fiscal year ended June 30, 2000
3.   For the 1999 calendar  year.  Compensation  is only from funds on whose
     Board  a  Trustee  served,   as  described   above.   The  Denver-Based
     Oppenheimer  funds include 30  Oppenheimer  funds and variable  annuity
     funds.  Prior to July 1, 1999,  Messrs.  Freedman and  Kalinowski  were
     members of the Audit and Review  Committee and Mr. Kast was Chairman of
     that committee.

         |_|  Deferred  Compensation  Plan.  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 will be  determined  based upon the  performance  of the
selected funds.

              Deferral  of  Trustee's  fees  under the plan will not  materially
affect the Fund's assets,  liabilities  and 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 the  date  of this  Statement  of
Additional  Information,  the Manager was the sole  initial  shareholder  of the
Fund's Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares.

The Manager.  The Manager is  wholly-owned by Oppenheimer  Acquisition  Corp., a
holding company controlled by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.

              |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  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  selects
securities  for the Fund's  portfolio and handles its day-to-day  business.  The
portfolio  managers of the Fund are  employed by the Manager and are the persons
who are  principally  responsible  for the  day-to-day  management of the Fund's
portfolio.  Other members of the Manager's Equity Portfolio  Department  provide
the  portfolio  managers  with  counsel  and  support  in  managing  the  Fund's
portfolio.

         The agreement 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 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.

         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  resulting  from a good faith
error or  omission  on its part  with  respect  to any of its  duties  under the
agreement.

         The agreement permits the Manager to act as investment  advisor for any
other  person,  firm  or  corporation  and  to use  the  name  "Oppenheimer"  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
name "Oppenheimer" as part of its name.

                         Brokerage Policies of the Fund

Brokerage Provisions of the Investment Advisory Agreement.  One of the duties of
the Manager under the investment  advisory agreement is to arrange the portfolio
transactions for the Fund. The advisory agreement contains  provisions  relating
to the employment of broker-dealers to effect the Fund's portfolio transactions.
The Manager is  authorized by the advisory  agreement to employ  broker-dealers,
including  "affiliated"  brokers,  as that  term is  defined  in the  Investment
Company Act. The Manager may employ  broker-dealers  that the Manager thinks, in
its 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.  "Best execution" means prompt and reliable execution at
the most  favorable  price  obtainable.  The Manager  need not seek  competitive
commission bidding.  However, it is 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.

         Under the investment advisory agreement, the Manager 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 or its  affiliates  have
investment  discretion.  The commissions paid to such brokers may be higher than
another  qualified  broker  would  charge,  if the  Manager  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 may also  consider
sales of shares of the Fund and other investment companies for which the Manager
or an affiliate serves as investment advisor.

Brokerage Practices Followed by the Manager. The Manager allocates brokerage for
the Fund subject to the provisions of the investment  advisory agreement and the
procedures and rules described above. Generally, the Manager's portfolio traders
allocate  brokerage  based upon  recommendations  from the  Manager's  portfolio
managers. In certain instances, portfolio managers may directly place trades and
allocate  brokerage.  In either case, the Manager'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. In an
option transaction, the Fund ordinarily uses the same broker for the purchase or
sale of the option and any  transaction  in the  securities  to which the option
relates.

              Other  funds  advised  by the  Manager  have  investment  policies
similar to those of the Fund.  Those other  funds may  purchase or sell the same
securities  as the Fund at the same time as the Fund,  which  could  affect  the
supply and price of the securities.  If two or more funds advised by the Manager
purchase  the  same  security  on  the  same  day  from  the  same  dealer,  the
transactions  under those combined orders are averaged as to price and allocated
in accordance with the purchase or sale orders actually placed for each account.

         Most purchases of debt  obligations  are principal  transactions at net
prices.  Instead of using a broker  for those  transactions,  the Fund  normally
deals  directly with the selling or purchasing  principal or market maker unless
the Manager determines that a better price or execution can be obtained by using
the services of a broker.  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  permits  the  Manager 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 Manager
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
Manager's other accounts.  Investment research may be supplied to the Manager 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 Manager in a non-research capacity (such as bookkeeping
or other administrative  functions),  then only the percentage or component that
provides assistance to the Manager in the investment decision-making process may
be paid in commission dollars.

         The Board of Trustees permits the Manager to use stated  commissions on
secondary fixed-income agency trades to obtain research if the broker represents
to the  Manager  that:  (i)  the  trade  is not  from or for  the  broker's  own
inventory,  (ii) the trade was  executed by the broker on an agency basis at the
stated commission,  and (iii) the trade is not a riskless principal transaction.
The Board of  Trustees  permits the Manager to use  concessions  on  fixed-price
offerings  to obtain  research,  in the same manner as is  permitted  for agency
transactions.

         The  research  services  provided  by  brokers  broadens  the scope and
supplements  the research  activities  of the Manager.  That  research  provides
additional  views and  comparisons for  consideration,  and helps the Manager 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  Manager
provides  information  to the  Board  about  the  commissions  paid  to  brokers
furnishing such services,  together with the Manager's  representation  that the
amount of such  commissions  was  reasonably  related to the value or benefit of
such services.

                         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.

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 Trustees3, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on that plan.

         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  after six years,  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.

      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.

         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.

              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.

         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'sshares  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.

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 based on categories  relating to
investment  objectives.  The performance of the Fund is ranked by Lipper 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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How to Buy Shares

         Additional information is presented below about the methods that can be
used to buy shares of the Fund.  Appendix C 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 two regular  business days  following
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  three  business
days  following the business day the  Distributor  is instructed to initiate the
ACH  transfer  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. If Federal
Funds are received on a business day after the close of the Exchange, the shares
will be  purchased  and  dividends  will  begin to  accrue  on the next  regular
business day. The proceeds of ACH transfers are normally  received by the Fund 3
days after the transfers are  initiated.  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 C 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 Fund          Oppenheimer Main Street California Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Main Street Growth&Income Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund Oppenheimer MidCap Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund       Oppenheimer Multiple Strategies Fund
Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund      Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund
Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund Oppenheimer New York Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund     Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Disciplined Allocation Fund Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Disciplined Value Fund      Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Value Fund
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund              Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund,Inc
Oppenheimer Emerging Technologies Fund  Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc
Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund             Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund
Oppenheimer Europe Fund                 Oppenheimer Quest Small Cap Fund
Oppenheimer Florida Municipal Fund      Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Global Fund                 Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund
Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund
Oppenheimer Growth Fund                  Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer High Yield Fund              Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund
Oppenheimer Insured Municipal Fund       Oppenheimer Trinity Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Intermediate Municipal Fund  Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund
Oppenheimer International Bond Fund      Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund    Oppenheimer World Bond Fund
Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund Limited-Term New York MunicipalFund
Oppenheimer Large Cap Growth Fund       Rochester Fund Municipals
Oppenheimer Limited Term government Fund

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 (c) 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 C 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.

         |_| Under current  interpretations of applicable federal income 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. If
those laws or the IRS  interpretation of those laws should change, the automatic
conversion  feature may be suspended.  In that event, no further  conversions 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 longer than six years.

         |_| 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 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 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 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 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 C
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.

         |_| Class Y shares of Oppenheimer  Real Asset Fund may not be exchanged
for shares of any other 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
a 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 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.

         For accounts  established  on or before  March 8, 1996 holding  Class M
shares  of  Oppenheimer  Convertible  Securities  Fund,  Class M  shares  can be
exchanged only for Class A shares of other Oppenheimer funds. Exchanges to Class
M shares of Oppenheimer  Convertible  Securities Fund are permitted from Class A
shares of Oppenheimer  Money Market Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves that
were acquired by exchange of Class M shares.  No other  exchanges may be made to
Class M shares.

         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 such  changes  when it is  able to do so.  It may  also 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.

         If Class B shares of any  Oppenheimer  fund are  exchanged  for Class B
shares of Oppenheimer  Limited-Term  Government  Fund or  Limited-Term  New York
Municipal Fund and are subsequently  redeemed from those two funds, they will be
subject to the  contingent  deferred sales charge of the  Oppenheimer  fund from
which they were  exchanged  (which will be at a higher  rate).  They will not be
subject to the  contingent  deferred  sales charge of  Oppenheimer  Limited-Term
Government Fund or Limited-Term New York Municipal Fund.

         Shareholders  owning  shares of more than one class must specify  which
class of shares they with 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.  For full or partial  exchanges of
an account made by telephone, any special account features such as Asset Builder
Plans and Automatic  Withdrawal Plans will be switched to the new account unless
the Transfer  Agent is instructed  otherwise.  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.

         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.  Deloitte & Touche LLP are the independent auditors of the
Fund. They audit the Fund's financial statements and perform other related audit
services.  They also act as auditors  for the  Manager  and certain  other funds
advised by the Manager and its affiliates.



                                   Appendix A

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                               RATINGS DEFINITION

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Below are summaries of the rating definitions used by the  nationally-recognized
rating agencies listed below.  Those ratings represent the opinion of the agency
as to the credit quality of issues that they rate. The summaries below are based
upon publicly-available information provided by the rating organizations.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
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Long-Term (Taxable) Bond Ratings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ca: Bonds rated Ca represent  obligations which are speculative in a high degree
and are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.

C: Bonds  rated C are the lowest  class of rated  bonds and can be  regarded  as
having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.

Moody's  applies  numerical  modifiers  1,  2,  and  3 in  each  generic  rating
classification  from Aa  through  Caa.  The  modifier  "1"  indicates  that  the
obligation ranks in the higher end of its category; the modifier "2" indicates a
mid-range  ranking and the modifier "3"  indicates a ranking in the lower end of
the category.

Short-Term Ratings - Taxable Debt

These  ratings apply to the ability of issuers to repay  punctually  senior debt
obligations having an original maturity not exceeding one year:

Prime-1:  Issuer has a superior ability for repayment of senior  short-term debt
obligations.

Prime-2:  Issuer has a strong  ability for repayment of senior  short-term  debt
obligations.  Earnings  trends  and  coverage,  while  sound,  may be subject to
variation.  Capitalization  characteristics,  while  appropriate,  may  be  more
affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.

Prime-3:  Issuer has an acceptable  ability for  repayment of senior  short-term
obligations.  The effect of industry characteristics and market compositions may
be more  pronounced.  Variability  in earnings and  profitability  may result in
changes in the level of debt protection  measurements and may require relatively
high financial leverage. Adequate alternate liquidity is maintained.

Not Prime: Issuer does not fall within any Prime rating category.

Standard & Poor's Rating Services

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Long-Term Credit Ratings

AAA:  Bonds rated "AAA" have the highest  rating  assigned by Standard & Poor's.
The  obligor's  capacity to meet its financial  commitment on the  obligation is
extremely strong.

AA:  Bonds rated "AA" differ from the highest  rated  obligations  only in small
degree.  The  obligor's  capacity  to  meet  its  financial  commitment  on  the
obligation is very strong.

A: Bonds rated "A" are somewhat more  susceptible to adverse  effects of changes
in  circumstances  and economic  conditions  than  obligations  in  higher-rated
categories.  However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on
the obligation is still strong.

BBB: Bonds rated BBB exhibit adequate protection  parameters.  However,  adverse
economic  conditions  or  changing  circumstances  are more  likely to lead to a
weakened  capacity  of the  obligor  to meet  its  financial  commitment  on the
obligation.

Bonds rated BB, B, CCC, CC and C are regarded as having significant  speculative
characteristics. BB indicates the least degree of speculation and C the highest.
While  such   obligations   will  likely  have  some   quality  and   protective
characteristics,  these  may be  outweighed  by  large  uncertainties  or  major
exposures to adverse conditions.

BB: Bonds rated BB are less  vulnerable  to  nonpayment  than other  speculative
issues. However, these face major uncertainties or exposure to adverse business,
financial,  or economic conditions which could lead to the obligor's  inadequate
capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B: A bond rated B is more vulnerable to nonpayment than an obligation  rated BB,
but the obligor  currently has the capacity to meet its financial  commitment on
the obligation.

CCC: A bond rated CCC is currently  vulnerable to  nonpayment,  and is dependent
upon favorable business,  financial,  and economic conditions for the obligor to
meet its  financial  commitment  on the  obligation.  In the  event  of  adverse
business,  financial or economic  conditions,  the obligor is not likely to have
the  capacity  to meet  its  financial  commitment  on the  obligation.  CC:  An
obligation rated CC is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment.

C: The C rating may used where a  bankruptcy  petition has been filed or similar
action has been taken, but payments on this obligation are being continued.

D: Bonds rated D are in default.  Payments on the  obligation are not being made
on the date due.

The  ratings  from AA to CCC may be  modified  by the  addition of a plus (+) or
minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. The
"r" symbol is attached to the ratings of instruments with significant  noncredit
risks.

Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings

A-1: Rated in the highest category. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial
commitment on the obligation is strong.  Within this  category,  a plus (+) sign
designation  indicates the issuer's capacity to meet its financial obligation is
very strong.

A-2:  Obligation is somewhat more  susceptible to the adverse effects of changes
in  circumstances  and economic  conditions  than  obligations  in higher rating
categories.  However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on
the obligation is satisfactory.

A-3:  Exhibits  adequate  protection  parameters.   However,   adverse  economic
conditions  or  changing  circumstances  are more  likely to lead to a  weakened
capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B:  Regarded  as having  significant  speculative  characteristics.  The obligor
currently has the capacity to meet its financial  commitment on the  obligation.
However, it faces major ongoing  uncertainties which could lead to the obligor's
inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

C: Currently  vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business,
financial,  and  economic  conditions  for the  obligor  to meet  its  financial
commitment on the obligation.

D: In payment default.  Payments on the obligation have not been made on the due
date.  The rating may also be used if a  bankruptcy  petition  has been filed or
similar actions jeopardize payments on the obligation.


Fitch, Inc.
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International Long-Term Credit Ratings

Investment Grade:

AAA:  Highest Credit  Quality.  "AAA" ratings  denote the lowest  expectation of
credit risk. They are assigned only in the case of exceptionally strong capacity
for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to
be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

AA: Very High Credit  Quality.  "AA" ratings  denote a very low  expectation  of
credit  risk.  They  indicate  a very  strong  capacity  for  timely  payment of
financial  commitments.   This  capacity  is  not  significantly  vulnerable  to
foreseeable events.

A: High Credit Quality. "A" ratings denote a low expectation of credit risk. The
capacity for timely payment of financial  commitments is considered strong. This
capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in
economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

BBB: Good Credit Quality.  "BBB" ratings  indicate that there is currently a low
expectation  of credit  risk.  The  capacity  for timely  payment  of  financial
commitments is considered adequate,  but adverse changes in circumstances and in
economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.  This is the lowest
investment-grade category.

Speculative Grade:

BB:  Speculative.  "BB" ratings  indicate that there is a possibility  of credit
risk  developing,  particularly  as the result of adverse  economic  change over
time.  However,  business or  financial  alternatives  may be available to allow
financial  commitments  to be met.  Securities  rates in this  category  are not
investment grade.

B: Highly  Speculative.  "B" ratings  indicate that  significant  credit risk is
present,  but a limited  margin of safety  remains.  Financial  commitments  are
currently being met. However,  capacity for continued payment is contingent upon
a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.

CCC,  CC C: High  Default  Risk.  Default is a real  possibility.  Capacity  for
meeting  financial  commitments  is solely  reliant  upon  sustained,  favorable
business or economic developments.  A "CC" rating indicates that default of some
kind appears probable. "C" ratings signal imminent default.

DDD, DD, and D: Default.  The ratings of  obligations in this category are based
on their prospects for achieving partial or full recovery in a reorganization or
liquidation  of  the  obligor.   While  expected   recovery  values  are  highly
speculative  and cannot be estimated with any precision,  the following serve as
general  guidelines.  `DDD' obligations have the highest potential for recovery,
around  90%-100% of  outstanding  amounts and accrued  interest.  `DD' indicates
potential  recoveries  in the  range of  50%-90%,  and `D' the  lowest  recovery
potential, i.e., below 50%.

Entities  rated  in  this  category  have  defaulted  on  some  or all of  their
obligations.  Entities  rated 'DDD' have the highest  prospect for resumption of
performance  or  continued  operation  with or  without a formal  reorganization
process.  Entities  rated  `DD'  and  `D'  are  generally  undergoing  a  formal
reorganization or liquidation process;  those rated `DD' are likely to satisfy a
higher portion of their outstanding obligations, while entities rated `D' have a
poor prospect for repaying all obligations.

Plus (+) and  minus  (-)  signs  may be  appended  to a rating  symbol to denote
relative status within the major rating categories. Plus and minus signs are not
added to the "AAA"  category or to  categories  below  "CCC," nor to  short-term
ratings other than "F1" (see below).

International Short-Term Credit Ratings

F1: Highest credit quality.  Strongest  capacity for timely payment of financial
commitments.  May have an added "+" to denote any  exceptionally  strong  credit
feature.

F2: Good credit quality. A satisfactory capacity for timely payment of financial
commitments,  but the  margin of safety is not as great as in the case of higher
ratings.

F3: Fair credit quality. Capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is
adequate.  However,  near-term  adverse  changes  could result in a reduction to
non-investment grade.

B:  Speculative.  Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial  commitments,
plus  vulnerability  to  near-term  adverse  changes in  financial  and economic
conditions.

C: High  default  risk.  Default is a real  possibility.  Capacity  for  meeting
financial commitments is solely reliant upon a sustained, favorable business and
economic environment.

D: Default. Denotes actual or imminent payment default.


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                                   Appendix B

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                            Industry Classifications
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Aerospace/Defense                             Food and Drug Retailers
Air Transportation                            Gas Utilities
Asset-Backed                                  Health Care/Drugs
Auto Parts and Equipment                      Health Care/Supplies & Services
Automotive                                    Homebuilders/Real Estate
Bank Holding Companies                        Hotel/Gaming
Banks                                         Industrial Services
Beverages                                     Information Technology
Broadcasting                                  Insurance
Broker-Dealers                                Leasing & Factoring
Building Materials                            Leisure
Cable Television                              Manufacturing
Chemicals                                     Metals/Mining
Commercial Finance                            Nondurable Household Goods
Communication Equipment                       Office Equipment
Computer Hardware                             Oil - Domestic
Computer Software                             Oil - International
Conglomerates                                 Paper
Consumer Finance                              Photography
Consumer Services                             Publishing
Containers                                    Railroads & Truckers
Convenience Stores                            Restaurants
Department Stores                             Savings & Loans
Diversified Financial                         Shipping
Diversified Media                             Special Purpose Financial
Drug Wholesalers                              Specialty Printing
Durable Household Goods                       Specialty Retailing
Education                                     Steel
Electric Utilities                            Telecommunications - Long Distance
Electrical Equipment                          Telephone - Utility
Electronics                                   Textile,Apparel & Home Furnishings
Energy Services                               Tobacco
Entertainment/Film                            Trucks and Parts
Environmental                                 Wireless Services
Food

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                                   Appendix C

         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.

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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.

|-|

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         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>

------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------
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
------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------
------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------
9 or Fewer                                2.50%                        2.56%                        2.00%
------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------
------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------
At  least  10  but  not  more             2.00%                        2.04%                        1.60%
than 49
------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------
</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 services


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Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund
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Internet Web Site:

         www.oppenheimerfunds.com

Investment Advisor
         OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
         Two World Trade Center
         New York, New York 10048-0203

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

         Deloitte & Touche LLP
         555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3600
         Denver, Colorado 80202-3942

Legal Counsel

         Myer, Swanson, Adams & Wolf, P.C.
         1600 Broadway
         Denver, Colorado 80202

67890

PX847.1000

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1 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.

2. Ms.  Macaskill  and Mr. Bowen are not  Trustees or  Directors of  Oppenheimer
Integrity Funds,  Oppenheimer  Strategic Income Fund, Panorama Series Fund, Inc.
or Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds. Mr. Fossel and Mr. Bowen are not Trustees
of  Centennial  New York  Tax  Exempt  Trust or  Managing  General  Partners  of
Centennial America Fund, L.P. 3. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the Investment
Company Act, the term  "Independent  Directors" in this  Statement of Additional
Information  refers to those Directors 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. 4 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.

5 This provision does not apply to IRAs.
6 This provision does not apply to 403(b)(7)
  custodial plans if the participant is less than age 55, nor to IRAs.
7 This provision does not apply to IRAs.
8 This provision does not apply to loans from 403(b)(7) custodial plans.
9 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 MAIN STREET SMALL CAP FUND

                                    FORM N-1A

                                     PART C

                                OTHER INFORMATION

Item 23.  Exhibits

     (a) Amended and Restated  Declaration  of Trust dated June 22, 1999:  Filed
with Registrant's  Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, July 1, 1999, and incorporated
herein by reference.

     (b)  By-Laws  dated  June 22 1999:  Filed with  Registrant's  Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1, July 1, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.

     (c) (i) Specimen Class A Share Certificate: Filed with initial registration
statement,  5/11/99, and incorporated herein by reference. (ii) Specimen Class B
Share  Certificate:  Filed with initial  registration  statement,  5/11/99,  and
incorporated  herein by reference.  (iii)  Specimen  Class C Share  Certificate:
Filed with initial registration  statement,  5/11/99, and incorporated herein by
reference.  (iv)  Specimen  Class  Y  Share  Certificate:   Filed  with  initial
registration statement, 5/11/99, and incorporated herein by reference.

     (d)  Investment   Advisory  Agreement  dated  June  22,  1999:  Filed  with
Registrant's  Pre-Effective  Amendment  No. 1, July 1,  1999,  and  incorporated
herein by reference.

     (e) General Distributor's Agreement:  Filed with Registrant's Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1, July 1, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.

     (ii)  Form of  Dealer  Agreement  of  OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,  Inc.:
Previously  filed  with  Pre-Effective  Amendment  No.  2  to  the  Registration
Statement of Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund (Reg. No. 333-79707),  8/25/99,  and
incorporated herein by reference.

     (iii)  Form of Agency  Agreement  of  OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,  Inc.:
Previously  filed  with  Pre-Effective  Amendment  No.  2  to  the  Registration
Statement of Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund (Reg. No. 333-79707),  8/25/99,  and
incorporated herein by reference.

     (iv)  Form of  Broker  Agreement  of  OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,  Inc.:
Previously  filed  with  Pre-Effective  Amendment  No.  2  to  the  Registration
Statement of Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund (Reg. No. 333-79707),  8/25/99,  and
incorporated herein by reference.

     (f)   Form   of    Deferred    Compensation    Plan    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:  Filed with Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No.
1, July 1, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.

     (h) Not applicable.

     (i) Opinion and Consent of Counsel:  Filed with Registrant's  Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1, July 1, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.

     (j) Independent Auditors Consent: To be filed by Amendment.

     (k) Not applicable.

     (l) Investment Letter from OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to Registrant: Filed with
Registrant's  Pre-Effective  Amendment  No. 1, July 1,  1999,  and  incorporated
herein by reference.

     (m) (i) Service Plan and  Agreement for Class A shares dated June 22, 1999:
Filed  with  Registrant's  Pre-Effective  Amendment  No.  1, July 1,  1999,  and
incorporated herein by reference.

     (ii)  Distribution  and Service Plan and Agreement for Class B shares dated
June 22, 1999: Filed with  Registrant's  Pre-Effective  Amendment No. 1, July 1,
1999, and incorporated herein by reference.

     (iii)  Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class C shares dated
June 22, 1999: Filed with  Registrant's  Pre-Effective  Amendment No. 1, July 1,
1999, and incorporated herein by reference.

     (n) Oppenheimer  Funds Multiple Class Plan under Rule 18f-3 updated through
8/24/99: Previously filed 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 by reference.

     (o)  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: Filed with
Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Fund (Reg. No. 333-44176),
8/28/00, and incorporated herein by reference..

     -- Powers of  Attorney  (including  Certified  Board  resolutions)  for all
Trustees:  Filed with Registrant's  Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, July 1, 1999,
and incorporated herein by reference.

     -- Power of Attorney  (including  Certified Board  resolution) for Brian W.
Wixted:   Previously  filed  with   Post-Effective   Amendment  No.  20  to  the
Registration  Statement  of  Oppenheimer  Total  Return  Fund,  Inc.  (Reg.  No.
2-11052), 4/30/99, 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 with 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.

Name and Current Position                   Other Business and Connections
with OppenheimerFunds, Inc.                 During the Past Two Years

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 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).

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 May1996); 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).

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,
Executive Vice President
and Chief  Investment   Officer
                                             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.

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).

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.

Mikhail Goldverg

Assistant Vice President                       None.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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,
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

     President (since June 1991), Chief Executive Officer (since September 1995)
and a director (since December 1994) of the Manager;  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.

Steve Macchia,
Vice President                                None.

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.

Margaret Mudd
Assistant Vice President

Formerly Vice President - Syndications
of Sanwa Bank  California  (January 1998 -  September 1999).

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).

Robert E. Patterson,
Senior Vice President

An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds.

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.

Russell Read,
Senior Vice President

     Senior Vice President  (since March 2000) of HarbourView  Asset  Management
Corporation;  Vice President of Oppenheimer Real Asset  Management,  Inc. (since
August 1996).

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

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

Jennifer Sexton,
Vice President                                 None.

Martha Shapiro,
Assistant Vice President                       None.

Christian D. Smith
Senior Vice  President

Formerly Co-head of the Municipal Portfolio  Management Team,  Portfolio Manager
for Prudential Global Asset Management (January 1990 - September 1999).

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.

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).

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.

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
Senior 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

     Senior Vice  President  (since June 2000) of  Centennial  Asset  Management
Corporation;  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.

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  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 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.,  the New  York-based  Oppenheimer
Funds, the Quest Funds,  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 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.

The address of the Rochester-based funds is 350 Linden Oaks, Rochester, New York
14625-2807.

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:
<TABLE>
<S>     <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>

Name & Principal                                 Positions & Offices                    Positions & Offices
Business Address                                 with Underwriter                       with Registrant

Jason Bach                                       Vice President                         None
31 Racquel 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

Peter W. Brennan                                 Senior Vice President                  None
8826 Amberton Lane
Charlotte, NC 28226

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

Daniel Deckman                                   Vice President                         None
12252 Rockledge Circle
Boca Raton, FL 33428

Stephen Demetrovits                              Vice President                         None

Christopher DeSimone                             Vice President                         None
5105 Aldrich Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55419

Michael Dickson                                  Vice President                         None

Joseph DiMauro                                   Vice President                         None
244 McKinley Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236

Andrew John Donohue(2)                           Executive Vice                         Secretary of the
                                                 President and Director                 New York-based
                                                                                        Oppenheimer funds;
                                                                                        Vice President and
                                                                                        Secretary of the
                                                                                        Denver-based
                                                                                        Oppenheimer funds

G. Patrick Dougherty (2)                         Vice President                         None

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
141 Breon Lane
Elkton, MD 21921

Eric Fallon                                      Vice President                         None
10 Worth Circle
Newton, MA  02158

Katherine P. Feld(2)                             Vice President                         None
                                                 & Corporate Secretary

Mark Ferro                                       Vice President                         None
43 Market Street
Breezy Point, NY 11697

Ronald H. Fielding(3)                            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

Patricia Gadecki-Wells                           Vice President                         None
4734 Highland Place Center
Lakeland, FL 33813

Luiggino Galleto                                 Vice President                         None
10302 Reisling Court
Charlotte, NC 28277

Michelle Gans                                    Vice President                         None
8327 Kimball Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55347

L. Daniel Garrity                                Vice President                         None
27 Covington Road
Avondale, GA 30002

Lucio Giliberti                                  Vice President                         None
78 Metro Vista Drive
Hawthorne, NJ 07506

Ralph Grant(2)                                   Senior Vice President/                 None
                                                 National Sales Manager

Michael Guman                                    Vice President                         None
3913 Pleasent Avenue
Allentown, PA 18103

Webb Heidinger                                   Vice President                         None
138 Gates Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801

Phillip Hemery                                   Vice President                         None
184 Park Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607

Edward Hrybenko (2)                              Vice President                         None

Richard L. Hymes (2)                             Vice President                         None

Byron Ingram(1)                                  Assistant Vice President               None

Kathleen T. Ives(1)                              Vice President                         None

Eric K. Johnson                                  Vice President                         None
3665 Clay Street
San Francisco, CA 94118

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

Michael Keogh(2)                                 Vice President                         None

Brian Kelly                                      Vice President                         None
60 Larkspur Road
Fairfield, CT  06430

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
7 Maize Court
Melville, NY 11747

James Loehle                                     Vice President                         None
30 Wesley Hill Lane
Warwick, NY 10990

John Lynch (2)                                   Vice President                         None

Michael Magee                                    Assistant Vice President               None
1496 East 32nd Street
Brooklyn, NY  11234

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

Marie Masters                                    Vice President                         None
8384 Glen Eagle Drive
Manlius, NY  13104

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, CA 92660

John Nesnay                                      Vice President                         None
3410 East County Line
#17

Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Chad V. Noel                                     Vice President                         None
2408 Eagleridge Drive
Henderson, NV  89014

Joseph Norton                                    Vice President                         None
2518 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA  94115

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

Charles K. Pettit                                Vice President                         None
22 Fall Meadow Drive
Pittsford, NY  14534

Bill Presutti                                    Vice President                         None
130 E. 63rd Street, #10E
New York, NY  10021

Steve Puckett                                    Vice President                         None
5297 Soledad Mountain Road
San Diego, CA  92109

Elaine Puleo(2)                                  Senior Vice President                  None

Christopher L. Quinson (2)                       Vice President/                        None
                                                 Variable Annuities

Minnie Ra                                        Vice President                         None
100 Delores Street, #203
Carmel, CA 93923

Dustin Raring                                    Vice President                         None
378 Elm Street
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

Ruxandra Risko(2)                                Vice President                         None

Kenneth Rosenson                                 Vice President                         None
3505 Malibu Country Drive
Malibu, CA 90265

James Ruff(2)                                    President & Director                   None

William Rylander (2)                             Vice President                         None

Alfredo Scalzo                                   Vice President                         None
19401 Via Del Mar, #303
Tampa, FL  33647

Timothy Schoeffler                               Vice President                         None
1717 Fox Hall Road
Washington, DC  77479

Michael Sciortino                                Vice President                         None
785 Beau Chene Drive
Mandeville, LA  70471

Eric Sharp                                       Vice President                         None
862 McNeill Circle
Woodland, CA  95695
Michelle Simone - Ricter(2)                      Assistant Vice President               None

Michelle Sims (2)                                Vice President                         None

Timothy J. Stegner                               Vice President                         None
794 Jackson Street
Denver, CO 80206

Marlo Stil                                       Vice President                         None
8579 Prestwick Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037

Peter Sullivan                                   Vice President                         None
21445 S. E 35th Street
Issaquah, WA  98029

David Sturgis                                    Vice President                         None
81 Surrey Lane
Boxford, MA 01921

Scott Such(1)                                    Senior Vice President                  None

Brian Summe                                      Vice President                         None
239 N. Colony Drive
Edgewood, KY 41017

George Sweeney                                   Senior Vice President                  None
5 Smokehouse Lane
Hummelstown, PA  17036

Andrew Sweeny                                    Vice President                         None
5967 Bayberry Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45242

Scott McGregor Tatum                             Vice President                         None
704 Inwood
Southlake, TX  76092

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

Brian W. Wixted (1)                              Vice President                         Vice President and
                                                 and Treasurer                          Treasurer of the
                                                                                        Oppenheimer funds

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.
</TABLE>

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.


<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities Act of 1933 and 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
County of Arapahoe and State of Colorado on the 29th day of August, 2000.

                                    OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET SMALL CAP FUND

                                    By:  /s/ James C. Swain
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    James C. Swain, Chairman

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/ James C. Swain                      Chairman of the
-------------------------------------  Board of Trustees
James C. Swain                         and Principal Executive
                                       Officer                   August 29, 2000

/s/ Bridget A. Macaskill               President
-------------------------------------  and Trustee               August 29, 2000
Bridget A. Macaskill

/s/ Robert G. Avis                     Trustee                   August 29, 2000
-------------------------------------
Robert G. Avis

/s/ George C. Bowen                    Trustee                   August 29, 2000
-------------------------------------
George C. Bowen

/s/ Jon S. Fossel                      Trustee                   August 29, 2000
-------------------------------------
Jon S. Fossel

/s/ Sam Freedman                       Trustee                   August 29, 2000
-------------------------------------
Sam Freedman

/s/ Raymond J. Kalinowski              Trustee                   August 29, 2000
-------------------------------------
Raymond J. Kalinowski

/s/ C. Howard Kast                     Trustee                   August 29, 2000
-------------------------------------
C. Howard Kast

/s/ Robert M. Kirchner                 Trustee                   August 29, 2000
-------------------------------------
Robert M. Kirchner

/s/ Brian W. Wixted                    Treasurer &               August 29, 2000
-------------------------------------  Principal Financial Officer
Brian W. Wixted


* By: /s/ Robert G. Zack
Robert G. Zack, Attorney-In-Fact



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