[FRONT COVER]
Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
Annual Report August 31, 1996
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"We need our
investment
to do a lot--
we want it to
provide money
to live on and
increase in
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This Fund is for people who want their investment to work two ways: provide both
current income and the potential for long-term growth.
How Your Fund Is Managed
Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund is designed to give you the benefits of a
diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds and other income-producing investments.
We manage your Fund to seek income from dividend-paying stocks and other
income-producing instruments with a secondary objective of capital appreciation
by investing in stocks with growth possibilities.
Diversification provides another advantage to shareholders: less risk.
Because the Fund's assets are allocated across different types of securities,
investment risk may be reduced.
Performance
Total return at net asset value for the 12 months ended 8/31/96 was 13.01% for
Class A shares and 12.11% for Class B shares. Cumulative total return at net
asset value for Class C shares since inception on 11/1/95 was 10.01%.1
Your Fund's average annual total returns at maximum offering price for
Class A shares for the 1-, 5- and 10-year periods ended 8/31/96 were 6.51%,
9.70% and 10.15%, respectively. For Class B shares, average annual total returns
for the 1-year period ended 8/31/96 and since inception on 8/17/93 were 7.11%
and 8.86%, respectively. For Class C shares, cumulative total return since
inception on 11/1/95 was 9.01%.2
Outlook
"Our outlook is positive. This is a relatively conservative fund, so as we do
in any market, we're working to limit our risk exposure as well as provide
opportunities for income and long-term growth."
John Doney, Portfolio Manager
August 31, 1996
Total returns include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and
capital gains distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will
fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less
than the original cost. For more complete information, please review the
prospectus carefully before you invest.
1. Based on the change in net asset value per share for the period shown,
without deducting any sales charges. Such performance would have been lower if
sales charges were taken into account.
2. Class A returns show results of hypothetical investments on 8/31/95, 8/31/91
and 8/31/86, after deducting the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.
Class A shares were first publicly offered on 12/1/70. The Fund's maximum sales
charge for Class A shares was higher during a portion of some of the periods
shown, and actual investment results will be different as a result of the
change. Class B returns show results of hypothetical investments on 8/31/95 and
8/17/93 (inception of class), after the deduction of the applicable contingent
deferred sales charge of 5% (1-year) and 3% (since inception). Class C returns
show results of a hypothetical investment on 11/1/95 (inception of class), after
the deduction of the 1% contingent deferred sales charge. When such returns are
calculated in the same manner for the period ended 9/30/96, they are as follows:
for Class A shares, 6.99%, 10.36% and 10.84% for the 1-, 5- and 10-year periods;
for Class B shares, 7.51% and 9.69% for the 1-year period and since inception;
and for Class C shares, cumulative total return since inception was 12.51%. An
explanation of the different performance calculations is in the Fund's
prospectus.
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[PHOTO-JAMES C. SWAIN
James C. Swain
Chairman
Oppenheimer
Equity Income Fund
[PHOTO-BRIDGET A. MACASKILL
Bridget A. Macaskill
President
Oppenheimer
Equity Income Fund
Dear Shareholder,
Over the past few months, the stock market has shown investors just how
unpredictable it can be. During this time, the market has experienced some
remarkable shifts, both up and down. Despite the recent volatility, we remain
optimistic and see this activity as "normal" movement in a bull market rather
than the onset of a bear market. Here's why.
We entered this period agreeing with many experts that the stock market
was probably due for some kind of a downturn. After all, we had not experienced
any real market correction in six years, making this the longest bull market of
the post-World War II era. Although the market did decline significantly in June
and July, we believe that long-term it will remain strong for the following
three reasons: strong corporate profits; low inflation; and stabilized interest
rates.
First, because corporate profits of U.S. companies had advanced at a
double-digit rate between 1992 and 1995, investors had fully expected this
year's profit tallies to be flat. But instead, corporate America continued to
perform. Corporate profits were strong during the first part of the year due to
the fact that many companies reduced their operating expenses and frequently
applied their profits to their businesses.
Second, it is our belief that in today's world, faster economic growth may
not necessarily mean higher inflation. For example, despite reports of an
increase in hourly wages, inflation has remained low. In fact, our outlook is
that inflation will remain under control, primarily because of the Federal
Reserve's conservative monetary policy over the last few years as well as the
declining federal government deficit which should help the stock market to
remain strong.
Third, the strength of the stock market earlier this year is all the more
noteworthy because it came during a time when interest rates moved up
sharply--the yield on the benchmark 30-year U.S. Treasury bond rose from under
6% in January to about 7% today. Interest rates have been rising partly because
investors are concerned about whether the economy is growing fast enough to
generate higher inflation. And, while it's impossible to predict how interest
rates will fluctuate, we believe they will stabilize over the next few months.
Rest assured, however, that we will continue to monitor this situation very
closely and would become very cautious in anticipating the stock market's
performance if inflation were to flare up.
Taking these factors into account this year, our managers have worked hard
to strive to meet their Fund's objective--being careful not to abandon their
investment styles in response to short-term changes in the market. Additionally,
they understand that, historically, a diversified portfolio of stocks has
provided superior growth over the long term. With that in mind, it is critical
for investors to remain focused on long-term goals and put near-term
fluctuations in their proper perspective.
Your portfolio managers discuss the outlook for your Fund in light of
these broad issues on the following pages. Thank you for your confidence in
OppenheimerFunds. We look forward to helping you reach your investment goals in
the future.
/s/ James C. Swain /s/ Bridget A. Macaskill
James C. Swain Bridget A. Macaskill
September 20, 1996
The Board of Trustees recently decided to change the fiscal year end of this
Fund from June 30 to August 31 in order to facilitate the auditing process. Due
to this change, the next shareholder report you receive will cover the six-month
period ended February 28, 1997.
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Q + A
Q What
investments
have made
positive
contributions to
performance?
An interview with your Fund's managers.
How did the Fund perform over the period?
The Fund has done very well. The bulk of the Fund's gains came from the strong
stock market, initially driven by strong corporate earnings and low interest
rates, whereas more recently they've been fueled by an unprecedented level of
cash flowing into the stock market via domestic stock mutual funds. Because of
concerns that economic growth was slowing and interest rates were rising,
volatility in the market has been considerably higher. In the past month,
however, bond prices have rallied as evidence of more modest economic growth has
been revealed.
What investments made positive contributions to performance?
We've had continued success with our holdings in financial stocks, particularly
banks. Our focal point remains on banks that, despite somewhat higher interest
rates, showed the potential for substantial earnings improvements and increased
dividends. Other sectors providing positive performance were retail and
healthcare stocks. Finally, we were able to maintain our dividend, despite a
changing bond market, by investing in convertible stocks and bonds.(1)
Were there any investments that didn't perform as well as you'd expected?
Initially, some of our energy holdings were minor disappointments. Though their
performance was not negative, energy stocks didn't measure up to the strength of
many of our other holdings, trailing the market most of the year. Recently,
however, the price of energy stocks was driven higher by the upward spike in oil
prices.
What areas are you currently targeting?
We continue to add to our
1. The Fund's portfolio is subject to change.
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[VARIOUS PHOTOS]
Facing page
Top left:John Doney, Portfolio
Manager
Top right: The equity trading desk
Bottom: Mark Binning, Securities
Coordinator, consults with Lawrence
Apolito, VP Equity Trading
This page
Top: John Doney
Bottom: Robert Doll, Executive VP
and Director of Equity Investments
A We've
had continued
success with
our holdings in
financial stocks,
particularly
banks.
convertible preferred and bond holdings when we find specific securities that
offer a competitive level of income at attractive prices, and where we believe
the issuing company's stock has the potential to appreciate. In addition to
providing income, convertibles can be converted into common stock, so when the
stock market is doing well, they offer appreciation potential.
While interest rates increased during the beginning of the period, we
built our position in longer-term government bonds. These were liquidated after
interest rates declined during the past two months.
Finally, we continue to look for value and long-term growth potential in
our stock considerations and as always, we employ a bottom-up approach,
evaluating each company independently rather than targeting whole industries.
What is your outlook for the Fund?
Our outlook is positive. The stock market has reached new highs, but we expect
common stocks to continue to perform well. At the same time, we might see some
volatility in stock prices, so we feel that a relatively cautious posture is
appropriate for the portfolio going forward. This is a relatively conservative
fund, so as we do in any market, we're working to limit our risk exposure as
well as provide opportunities for income and long-term growth. []
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Statement of Investments August 31, 1996
Face Market Value
Amount(1) See Note 1
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U.S. Government Obligations--5.3%
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U.S. Treasury Bonds, STRIPS, Zero Coupon, 7.20%, 8/15/08(2) $ 150,000,000 $ 64,349,693
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U.S. Treasury Nts., STRIPS, Zero Coupon, 6.78%, 2/15/04(2) 102,500,000 61,708,688
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Total U.S. Government Obligations (Cost $126,743,872) 126,058,381
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Foreign Government Obligations--4.2%
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Argentina (Republic of) Past Due Interest Bonds, Series L, 6.312%, 3/31/05(3) 6,435,000 5,007,235
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Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC
International Finance BV Gtd. Nts., 8%, 8/5/03 9,000,000 7,970,625
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Brazil (Federal Republic of) Capitalization Bonds, 8%, 4/15/14 10,824,321 6,985,065
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Bulgaria (Republic of) Interest Arrears Bonds, 6.688%, 7/28/11(3) 17,000,000 7,607,500
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Canada (Government of) Real Return Debs., 4.517%, 12/1/21(4) CAD 19,800,000 14,328,332
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New South Wales State Bank Bonds, 9.25%, 2/18/03 AUD 9,900,000 8,273,813
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Quebec, Canada (Province of) Debs., 10.25%, 4/7/98 CAD 10,000,000 7,871,276
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Queensland Treasury Corp. Exchangeable Gtd. Nts., 8%, 8/14/01 AUD 33,650,000 27,024,327
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South Australia (Government of) Bonds, 9%, 9/23/02 AUD 3,000,000 2,483,479
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Venezuela (Republic of) Front-Loaded Interest Reduction Bonds:
Series A, 6.375%, 3/31/07(3) 14,250,000 11,008,125
Series B, 6.50%, 3/31/07(3) 2,250,000 1,738,125
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Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost $96,763,028) 100,297,902
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Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes--5.9%
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Auburn Hills Trust, 12% Gtd. Exchangeable Certificates, 5/1/20(3) 5,000,000 7,087,730
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Banco Bamerindus do Brasil SA:
11% Sr. Unsub. Unsec. Bonds, 10/6/97 465,000 454,537
11% Unsub. Unsec. Nts., 11/24/97 646,000 631,465
9% Unsub. Unsec. Bonds, 10/29/98 1,500,000 1,365,000
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Boyd Gaming Corp., 10.75% Sr. Sub. Nts., Series B, 9/1/03 5,000,000 5,212,500
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California Energy Co., 0%/10.25% Sr. Disc. Nts., 1/15/04(5) 4,350,000 4,371,750
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Chesapeake Energy Corp., 9.125% Sr. Nts., 4/15/06 4,000,000 3,950,000
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Comcast Corp., 10.25% Sr. Sub. Debs., 10/15/01 6,000,000 6,300,000
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Cott Corp., 9.375% Sr. Nts., 7/1/05 6,350,000 6,238,875
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El Paso Electric Co., 9.40% First Mtg. Bonds, Series E, 5/1/11 6,000,000 6,067,500
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Falcon Drilling, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Nts., Series B, 3/15/03 5,850,000 5,703,750
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Ferrellgas Partners LP, 9.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/15/06(6) 5,000,000 4,956,250
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Granite Broadcasting Corp., 9.375% Sr. Sub. Nts., Series A, 12/1/05 5,000,000 4,787,500
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Heritage Media Corp., 8.75% Sr. Sub. Nts., 2/15/06 4,500,000 4,252,500
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HMH Properties, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., Series B, 5/15/05 5,000,000 4,900,000
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Hollinger International Publishing, Inc., 9.25% Sr. Sub. Gtd. Nts., 2/1/06 5,000,000 4,750,000
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Magellan Health Services, Inc., 11.25% Sr. Sub. Nts., Series A, 4/15/04 8,250,000 8,868,750
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MagneTek, Inc., 10.75% Sr. Sub. Debs., 11/15/98 3,000,000 3,015,000
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Face Market Value
Amount(1) See Note 1
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Non-Convertible Corporate
Bonds and Notes
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MFS Communications Co., Inc., 0%/9.375% Sr. Disc Nts., 1/15/04(5) $ 4,500,000 $ 3,667,500
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Panamsat LP/Panamsat Capital Corp., 0%/11.375% Sr Sub. Disc. Nts., 8/1/03(5) 3,750,000 3,337,500
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Reliance Group Holdings, Inc., 9.75% Sr. Sub. Debs., 11/15/03 9,000,000 9,067,500
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Rowan Cos., Inc., 11.875% Sr. Nts., 12/1/01 7,000,000 7,542,500
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Sociedad Comercial del Plata SA, 11.50% Medium-Term Nts., 5/9/00 1,600,000 1,610,000
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Station Casinos, Inc., 9.625% Sr. Sub. Nts., 6/1/03 2,700,000 2,605,500
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Tenet Healthcare Corp., 10.125% Sr. Sub. Nts., 3/1/05 5,000,000 5,393,750
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Tribasa Toll Road Trust, 10.50% Nts., Series 1993-A, 12/1/11(6) 2,500,000 1,937,500
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Triton Energy Corp., 0%/9.75% Sr. Sub. Disc. Nts., 12/15/00(5) 3,500,000 3,495,625
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Viacom International, Inc., 10.25% Sr. Sub. Nts., 9/15/01 12,000,000 12,891,035
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WestPoint Stevens, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Nts., 12/15/01 6,000,000 6,037,500
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Total Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $136,889,691) 140,499,017
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Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes--3.3%
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ALZA Corp., 5% Cv. Sub. Debs., 5/1/06 10,000,000 9,787,500
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Box Energy Corp., 8.25% Cv. Sub. Nts., 12/1/02 5,000,000 5,112,500
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Cooper Industries, Inc., 7.05% Cv. Unsec. Sub. Bonds, 1/1/15 6,741,000 7,044,345
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Inco Ltd.:
5.75% Cv. Debs., 7/1/04 9,700,000 12,270,500
7.75% Cv. Debs., 3/15/16 9,800,000 10,412,500
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Integrated Device Technology, Inc., 5.50% Cv. Sub. Nts., 6/1/02 7,000,000 5,398,750
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Mutual Risk Management Ltd., Zero Coupon Cv
Exchangeable Sub. Debs., 5.25%, 10/30/15(2)(6) 19,500,000 7,312,500
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Oryx Energy Co., 7.50% Cv. Sub. Debs., 5/15/14 7,000,000 6,247,500
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Stone Container Corp., 8.875% Cv. Sr. Sub. Nts., 7/15/00 3,000,000 4,038,750
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VLSI Technology, Inc., 8.25% Cv. Sub. Nts., 10/1/05 11,800,000 10,693,750
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Total Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $74,305,048) 78,318,595
Shares
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Common Stocks--53.8%
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Basic Materials--3.0%
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Chemicals--1.5%
Dexter Corp. 400,000 11,650,000
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Dow Chemical Co. (The) 100,000 7,975,000
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Du Pont (E.I.) De Nemours & Co. 200,000 16,425,000
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36,050,000
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Metals--0.2%
Reynolds Metals Co. 100,000 5,350,000
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Paper--1.3%
Union Camp Corp. 200,000 9,700,000
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Westvaco Corp. 375,000 10,734,375
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Weyerhaeuser Co. 250,000 11,156,250
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31,590,625
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Statement of Investments (Continued)
Market Value
Shares See Note 1
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Consumer Cyclicals--5.0%
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Autos & Housing--2.4%
Ford Motor Co. 500,000 $ 16,750,000
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General Motors Corp. 400,000 19,900,000
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Snap-On, Inc. 450,000 20,531,250
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57,181,250
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Leisure & Entertainment--1.7%
AMR Corp.(7) 189,900 15,571,800
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. 348,640 24,709,860
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40,281,660
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Retail: General--0.9%
Sears Roebuck & Co. 500,000 22,000,000
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Consumer Non-Cyclicals--4.5%
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Healthcare/Drugs--1.2%
American Home Products Corp. 200,000 11,850,000
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 200,000 17,550,000
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29,400,000
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Tobacco--3.3%
Philip Morris Cos., Inc. 600,000 53,850,000
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RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. 350,000 9,231,250
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UST, Inc. 500,000 15,000,000
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78,081,250
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Energy--2.4%
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Oil-Integrated--2.4%
Mobil Corp. 100,000 11,275,000
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Occidental Petroleum Corp. 400,000 9,300,000
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Phillips Petroleum Co. 300,000 12,150,000
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Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. 100,000 14,937,500
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Texaco, Inc. 100,000 8,875,000
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56,537,500
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Financial--28.7%
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Banks--22.8%
Banc One Corp. 770,000 29,548,750
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Bank of Boston Corp. 505,636 26,672,299
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Bank of New York Co., Inc. (The) 792,838 22,100,359
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BankAmerica Corp. 600,000 46,500,000
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Bankers Trust New York Corp. 100,000 7,775,000
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Chase Manhattan Corp. (New) 1,122,000 83,448,750
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Citicorp 741,398 61,721,383
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Commonwealth Bank, ADR(6)(7) 305,333 4,923,495
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Crestar Financial Corp. 275,000 15,984,375
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First Chicago NBD Corp. 452,500 19,287,812
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First Union Corp. 839,055 53,594,638
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Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 400,000 16,700,000
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Great Western Financial Corp. 600,000 14,850,000
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Greenpoint Financial Corp. 500,000 17,812,500
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Market Value
Shares See Note 1
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Banks (continued)
KeyCorp 400,000 $ 16,050,000
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Klamath First Bancorp, Inc. 270,000 3,813,750
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Magna Group, Inc. 400,000 9,950,000
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Mellon Bank Corp. 450,000 24,918,750
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National City Corp. 500,000 18,812,500
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PNC Bank Corp. 301,600 9,425,000
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Signet Banking Corp. 400,000 9,650,000
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Summit Bancorp 500,000 19,375,000
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U.S. Bancorp, Inc. 245,000 9,371,250
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542,285,611
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Diversified Financial--1.5%
American Express Co. 600,000 26,250,000
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Capital One Financial Corp. 300,000 9,037,500
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35,287,500
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Insurance--4.4%
Allstate Corp. 724,432 32,327,778
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American General Corp. 500,000 18,250,000
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American States Financial Corp. 550,000 12,650,000
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Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc. 248,000 6,045,000
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GCR Holdings Ltd. 100,000 2,300,000
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IPC Holdings Ltd. 419,000 8,641,875
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ITT Hartford Group, Inc. 150,000 7,912,500
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Reliance Group Holdings, Inc. 2,141,500 16,864,313
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104,991,466
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Industrial--3.3%
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Electrical Equipment--0.8%
AMP, Inc. 500,000 19,125,000
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Manufacturing--2.5%
Keystone International, Inc. 300,000 6,037,500
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Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. 400,000 27,500,000
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Tenneco, Inc. 500,000 24,875,000
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58,412,500
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Technology--1.1%
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Aerospace/Defense--0.5%
United Technologies Corp. 100,000 11,275,000
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Electronics--0.3%
Tektronix, Inc. 200,000 7,750,000
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Telecommunications-
Technology--0.3%
ICG Communications, Inc.(7)(8) 310,500 6,526,322
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Utilities--5.8%
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Electric Utilities--3.6%
Allegheny Power System, Inc. 300,000 8,887,500
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Central & South West Corp. 400,000 10,550,000
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DTE Energy Co. 300,000 8,550,000
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Entergy Corp. 550,000 13,956,250
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Florida Progress Corp. 500,000 17,312,500
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Ohio Edison Co. 400,000 8,400,000
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Potomac Electric Power Co. 400,000 9,850,000
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Public Service Co. of Colorado 200,000 7,125,000
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84,631,250
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Statement of Investments (Continued)
Market Value
Shares See Note 1
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Gas Utilities--0.3%
NorAm Energy Corp. 225,000 $ 3,290,625
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Pacific Enterprises 150,000 4,481,250
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7,771,875
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Telephone Utilities--1.9%
GTE Corp. 500,000 19,687,500
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Portugal Telecom SA, Sponsored ADR(7) 410,000 10,916,250
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SBC Communications, Inc. 300,000 13,987,500
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44,591,250
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $891,178,615) 1,279,120,059
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Preferred Stocks--4.5%
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Armco, Inc., $3.625 Cum. Cv 200,000 9,050,000
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Banco Commercial Portuguese International Bank Ltd.,
8% Cv. Preferred Stock, Series A 396,000 19,701,000
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Chiquita Brands International, Inc. $3.75 Cv., Series B 180,000 9,427,500
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Fidelity Federal Bank, 12% Non-Cum. Exchangeable
Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A 100,000 2,750,000
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First Chicago NBD Corp., Depositary Shares
(each representing a one-hundredth interest in a
share of 5.75% cum. cv. preferred stock, series B) 135,000 9,686,250
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Glendale Federal Bank, F.S.B., 8.75% Non-Cum. Cv., Series E 200,000 9,400,000
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Occidental Petroleum Corp., $3.875 Cum. Cv. (6) 400,000 22,500,000
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Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., 6.25% Cv., Series B 36,500 2,139,813
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Valero Energy Corp., 6.25% Cv. Preferred 200,000 9,725,000
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Washington Mutual, Inc., $6.00 Non-Cum. Cv. Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D 96,800 13,600,400
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Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $98,771,850) 107,979,963
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Other Securities--9.4%
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Allstate Corp., $2.30 Debt Exchangeable for Common Stock of PMI Group, Inc. 111,000 4,884,000
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American Express Co., Debt Exchangeable for
Common Stock of First Data Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/96 200,000 12,800,000
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American General Delaware, LLC, $3.00 Cv
Monthly Income Preferred Securities, Series A 75,000 3,937,500
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Atlantic Richfield Co., 9% Exchangeable Nts. for
Common Stock of Lyondell Petrochemical Co., 9/15/97 400,000 9,150,000
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Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc., 7.25% Cv
Automatic Common Exchangeable Securities 225,000 6,637,500
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Continental Airlines Finance Trust,
8.50% Cv. Trust Originated Preferred Securities(6) 250,000 13,250,000
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Corning Delaware LP, 6% Cv. Monthly Income Preferred Securities 150,000 8,325,000
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Shares See Note 1
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Other Securities
(continued)
Elsag Bailey Financing Trust, 5.50% Cv
Trust Originated Preferred Securities(6) 250,000 $ 11,187,500
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Enron Corp., 6.25% Cv. Automatic Common Exchangeable
Securities, redeemable into Enron Oil & Gas Co. Common Stock 270,000 6,581,250
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hollinger International, Inc., 9.75% Preferred Redeemable
Increased Dividend Equity Securities, Cv., 8/1/00 500,000 5,375,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
James River Corp. of Virginia, Depositary Shares each
representing a one-hundredth interest in a share of Series P,
9% Cum. Cv. Preferred Stock, Dividend Enhanced Convertible Stock 700,000 17,412,500
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MCN Corp., 8.75% Cv. Preferred Redeemable
Increased Dividend Equity Securities 135,000 3,746,250
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6% Cv. Structured Yield Product
Exchangeable for Common Stock of Cox Communications, Inc., 6/1/99 400,000 8,350,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NorAm Financing I, 6.25% Cv. Gtd. Trust Originated Preferred Securities 85,000 5,270,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Owens Corning Capital LLC, 6.50% Cv. Monthly
Income Preferred Securities, Non-Vtg.(6) 200,000 10,362,500
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reynolds Metals Co., 7% Preferred Redeemable Increased
Dividend Equity Securities, $3.31 Cv., 12/31/97 160,000 7,620,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., $6.50 Cv., Series C 4,315,000 23,193,125
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salomon, Inc., 7.625% Cv. Preferred, Debt Exchangeable
for Common Stock of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. 460,000 12,995,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., 8.25% Dividend Enhanced Convertible Stock(9) 805,000 8,754,375
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U S West, Inc., 7.625% Cv. Debt Exchangeable for
Common Stock of Enhance Financial Services Group, Inc. 415,000 11,256,875
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. Surgical Corp., $2.20 Depositary Shares representing
one-fiftieth share of Series A Preferred Stock 550,000 19,800,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Westinghouse Electric Corp., $1.30 Cv., Participating Equity
Preferred Stock, Series C(6) 600,000 9,375,000
--------------
Total Other Securities (Cost $199,428,913) 220,263,375
Face
Amount(1)
===================================================================================================================================
Structured Instruments--0.3%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch, 18.50% CD
Linked Nts., 9/18/96 (indexed to the Federation GKO, Zero Coupon, 9/11/96) $ 3,500,000 3,501,400
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CS First Boston Corp. Argentina Structured Product Asset
Return Trust Certificates, 9.40%, 9/1/97 [representing debt
of Argentina (Republic of) Bonos del Tesoro Bonds, Series
II, 5.54%, 9/1/97 and an interest rate swap
between Credit Suisse Financial Products and the Trust](6) 4,000,000 3,923,556
--------------
Total Structured Instruments (Cost $7,500,000) 7,424,956
</TABLE>
11 Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Statement of Investments (Continued)
Face Market Value
Amount(1) See Note 1
===================================================================================================================================
<S> <C> <C>
Repurchase Agreement--12.8%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repurchase agreement with Goldman, Sachs & Co., 5 25%, dated
8/30/96, to be repurchased at $305,478,092 on 9/3/96,
collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 8.75%--10.375%,
5/15/17--11/15/12, with a value
of $312,619,141 (Cost $305,300,000) $ 305,300,000 $ 305,300,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $1,936,881,017) 99.5% 2,365,262,248
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other Assets Net of Liabilities 0.5 12,154,306
-------------- --------------
Net Assets 100.0% $2,377,416,554
============== ==============
</TABLE>
1. Face amount is reported in U.S. Dollars, except for those denoted in the
following currencies:
AUD--Australian Dollar
CAD--Canadian Dollar
2. For zero coupon bonds, the interest rate shown is the effective yield on
the date of purchase.
3. Represents the current interest rate for a variable rate security.
4. Indexed instrument for which the principal amount and/or interest due at
maturity is affected by the relative value of a foreign index.
5. Denotes a step bond: a zero coupon bond that converts to a fixed rate of
interest at a designated future date.
6. Represents a security sold under Rule 144A, which is exempt from
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security
has been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board
of Trustees. These securities amount to $89,728,301 or 3.77% of the Fund's
net assets, at August 31, 1996.
7. Non-income producing security.
8. Identifies issues considered to be illiquid--See Note 5 of Notes to
Financial Statements.
9. Affiliated company. Represents ownership of at least 5% of the voting
securities of the issuer and is or was an affiliate, as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended August 31,
1996. The aggregate fair value of all securities of affiliated companies as
of August 31, 1996 amounted to $8,754,375. Transactions during the period
in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Balance June 30, 1996 Gross Additions Gross Reductions Balance August 31, 1996 Dividend
----------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------------- ---------
Shares Cost Shares Cost Shares Cost Shares Cost Income
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc.,
8.25% Dividend Enhanced
Convertible Stock 805,000 $7,144,375 -- $-- -- $-- 805,000 $7,144,375 $147,315
</TABLE>
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
12 Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Statement of Assets and Liabilities August 31, 1996
===================================================================================================================================
<S> <C> <C>
Assets Investments, at value (including repurchase agreement of
$305,300,000) --see accompanying statement:
Unaffiliated companies (cost $1,929,736,642) $2,356,507,873
Affiliated companies (cost $7,144,375) 8,754,375
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Receivables:
Interest and dividends 13,714,369
Investments sold 4,504,586
Shares of beneficial interest sold 1,064,370
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other 27,351
--------------
Total assets 2,384,572,924
--------------
===================================================================================================================================
Liabilities Bank overdraft 457,618
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Payables and other liabilities:
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed 5,110,847
Distribution and service plan fees 791,028
Shareholder reports 356,453
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees 153,759
Trustees' fees 3,234
Other 283,431
--------------
Total liabilities 7,156,370
--------------
Net Assets $2,377,416,554
==============
===================================================================================================================================
Composition of Paid-in capital $1,858,826,553
Net Assets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Undistributed net investment income 10,933,236
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions 79,266,067
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets
and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies 428,390,698
--------------
Net assets $2,377,416,554
==============
===================================================================================================================================
Net Asset Value Class A Shares:
Per Share Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets
of $2,110,465,031 and 185,740,752 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) $ 11.36
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge
of 5.75% of offering price) $ 12.05
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets
of $259,569,757 and 22,998,516 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) $ 11.29
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class C Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets
of $7,381,766 and 653,028 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) $ 11.30
</TABLE>
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
13 Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Statements of Operations
Two Months Year Ended
Ended Aug. 31, June 30,
1996(1) 1996
===================================================================================================================================
<S> <C> <C>
Investment Income Interest $11,492,450 $68,337,314
Foreign withholding taxes (3,184) --
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends:
Unaffiliated companies 9,821,466 52,732,474
Foreign withholding taxes -- (259,580)
Affiliated companies 147,315 1,464,260
----------- -------------
Total income 21,458,047 122,274,468
===================================================================================================================================
Expenses Management fees--Note 4 2,134,834 12,078,956
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distribution and service plan fees--Note 4:
Class A 693,619 3,872,138
Class B 432,504 2,077,724
Class C 11,319 16,702
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees--Note 4 570,503 2,688,008
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Registration and filing fees:
Class A 129,599 53,250
Class B 23,747 33,448
Class C 966 2,141
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder reports 82,094 608,737
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trustees' fees and expenses--Note 1 11,234 66,081
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Custodian fees and expenses 9,200 165,431
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Insurance expenses 6,355 42,476
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Legal and auditing fees 6,018 80,779
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other 19,699 167,101
----------- -------------
Total expenses 4,131,691 21,952,972
===================================================================================================================================
Net Investment Income 17,326,356 100,321,496
----------- -------------
===================================================================================================================================
Realized and Net realized gain (loss) on:
Unrealized Investments 19,243,143 75,856,513
Gain (Loss) Foreign currency transactions (4,723,329) (4,049,609)
----------- -------------
Net realized gain 14,519,814 71,806,904
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on:
Investments (44,560,796) 198,519,095
Translation of assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies 4,806,865 8,097,685
----------- -------------
Net change (39,753,931) 206,616,780
----------- -------------
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (25,234,117) 278,423,684
----------- -------------
===================================================================================================================================
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations $(7,907,761) $ 378,745,180
=========== =============
</TABLE>
1. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to August 31. See
accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
14 Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Two Months Year Ended June 30,
Ended Aug. 31, ------------------------------
1996(1) 1996 1995
===================================================================================================================================
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Operations Net investment income $17,326,356 $100,321,496 $97,932,280
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain 14,519,814 71,806,904 33,525,676
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation (39,753,931) 206,616,780 153,278,187
-------------- -------------- --------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations (7,907,761) 378,745,180 284,736,143
===================================================================================================================================
Dividends and Dividends from net investment income:
Distributions Class A -- (88,933,508) (88,319,907)
to Class B -- (7,653,335) (5,380,964)
Shareholders Class C -- (81,369) --
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions from net realized gain:
Class A -- (45,033,840) (23,241,171)
Class B -- (4,472,521) (1,584,662)
Class C -- (15,717) --
===================================================================================================================================
Beneficial Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from Interest
beneficial interest transactions--Note 2:
Transactions Class A (23,541,609) 35,013,412 (34,706,185)
Class B 8,288,875 70,965,886 62,397,726
Class C 1,564,603 5,782,628 --
===================================================================================================================================
Net Assets Total increase (decrease) (21,595,892) 344,316,816 193,900,980
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beginning of period 2,399,012,446 2,054,695,630 1,860,794,650
-------------- -------------- --------------
End of period [including undistributed (overdistributed)
net investment income of $10,933,236, $2,274,563
and $(970,447), respectively] $2,377,416,554 $2,399,012,446 $2,054,695,630
============== ============== ==============
</TABLE>
1. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to August 31 See
accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
15 Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Financial Highlights
Class A
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two Months
Ended
August 31, Year Ended June 30,
1996(2) 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
===================================================================================================================================
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Per Share Operating Data:
Net asset value, beginning of period $11.39 $10.25 $9.44 $10.01 $9.15 $8.86
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income .09 .50 .50 .47 .50 .50
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.12) 1.36 .92 (.39) .99 .39
------ ------ ------ ----- ------ -----
Total income (loss) from
investment operations (.03) 1.86 1.42 .08 1.49 .89
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends and distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income -- (.48) (.48) (.47) (.48) (.48)
Dividends in excess of net investment income -- -- -- (.01) -- --
Distributions from net realized gain -- (.24) (.13) (.12) (.15) (.12)
Distributions in excess of net realized gain -- -- -- (.05) -- --
------ ------ ------ ----- ------ -----
Total dividends and distributions
to shareholders -- (.72) (.61) (.65) (.63) (.60)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $11.36 $11.39 $10.25 $9.44 $10.01 $9.15
====== ====== ====== ===== ====== =====
===================================================================================================================================
Total Return, at Net Asset Value(4) (0.26)% 18.61% 15.66% 0.65% 16.76% 10.26%
===================================================================================================================================
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (in millions) $2,110 $2,141 $1,893 $1,773 $1,790 $1,556
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average net assets (in millions) $2,109 $2,054 $1,798 $1,832 $1,658 $1,526
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 3.28%(5) 4.51% 5.15% 4.72% 5.12% 5.33%
Expenses 0.94%(5) 0.89% 0.96% 0.90% 0.79% 0.82%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover rate(6) 13.5% 42.9% 45.7% 30.4% 59.0% 37.0%
Average brokerage commission rate(7) $0.0587 $0.0592 -- -- -- --
<CAPTION>
Financial Highlights (Continued)
Class B Class C
------------------------------------------------- ----------------------
Two Months Two Months Period
Ended Ended Ended
August 31, Year Ended June 30, August 31, June 30,
1996(2) 1996 1995 1994(3) 1996(2) 1996(1)
================================================================================================================================
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Per Share Operating Data:
Net asset value, beginning of period $11.33 $10.21 $9.40 $10.22 $11.35 $10.76
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income .07 .41 .43 .36 .07 .28
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.11) 1.35 .91 (.58) (.12) .88
------ ------ ------ ----- ------ ------
Total income (loss) from
investment operations (.04) 1.76 1.34 (.22) (.05) 1.16
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends and distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income -- (.40) (.40) (.42) -- (.33)
Dividends in excess of net investment income -- -- -- (.01) -- --
Distributions from net realized gain -- (.24) (.13) (.12) -- (.24)
Distributions in excess of net realized gain -- -- -- (.05) -- --
------ ------ ------ ----- ------ ------
Total dividends and distributions
to shareholders -- (.64) (.53) (.60) -- (.57)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $11.29 $11.33 $10.21 $9.40 $11.30 $11.35
====== ====== ====== ===== ====== ======
================================================================================================================================
Total Return, at Net Asset Value(4) (0.35)% 17.58% 14.87% (2.35)% (0.44)% 10.50%
================================================================================================================================
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (in millions) $260 $252 $161 $88 $7 $6
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average net assets (in millions) $255 $208 $122 $47 $7 $3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 2.48%(5) 3.68% 4.34% 3.99%(5 2.55%(5) 3.53%(5)
Expenses 1.76%(5) 1.72% 1.79% 1.82%(5 1.79%(5) 1.81%(5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover rate(6) 13.5% 42.9% 45.7% 30.4% 13.5% 42.9%
Average brokerage commission rate(7) $0.0587 $0.0592 -- -- $0.0587 $0.0592
</TABLE>
1. For the period from November 1, 1995 (inception of offering) to June 30,
1996.
2. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to August 31.
3. For the period from August 17, 1993 (inception of offering) to June 30,
1994.
4. Assumes a hypothetical initial investment on the business day before the
first day of the fiscal period (or inception of offering), with all
dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the
reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the
last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in
the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods of less
than one full year.
5. Annualized.
6. The lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for a period,
divided by the monthly average of the market value of portfolio securities
owned during the period. Securities with a maturity or expiration date at
the time of acquisition of one year or less are excluded from the
calculation. Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding
short-term securities) for the period ended August 31, 1996 were
$293,833,873 and $502,985,239, respectively.
7. Total brokerage commissions paid on applicable purchases and sales of
portfolio securities for the period divided by the total number of related
shares purchased and sold.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
16 & 17 Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
<PAGE>
Notes to Financial Statements
================================================================================
1. Significant
Accounting Policies
Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund (the Fund) is registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, open-end management
investment company. On August 27, 1996, the Board of Trustees elected to change
the fiscal year end of the Fund from June 30 to August 31. Accordingly, these
financial statements include information for the two month period from July 1,
1996 to August 31, 1996. The Fund's investment objective is to seek as much
current income as is compatible with prudent investment. The Fund's investment
adviser is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the Manager). The Fund offers Class A, Class
B and Class C shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge.
Class B and Class C shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
All classes of shares have identical rights to earnings, assets and voting
privileges, except that each class has its own distribution and/or service plan,
expenses directly attributable to a particular class and exclusive voting rights
with respect to matters affecting a single class. Class B shares will
automatically convert to Class A shares six years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently
followed by the Fund.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Investment Valuation. Portfolio securities are valued at the close of the New
York Stock Exchange on each trading day. Listed and unlisted securities for
which such information is regularly reported are valued at the last sale price
of the day or, in the absence of sales, at values based on the closing bid or
the last sale price on the prior trading day. Long-term and short-term
"non-money market" debt securities are valued by a portfolio pricing service
approved by the Board of Trustees. Such securities which cannot be valued by the
approved portfolio pricing service are valued using dealer-supplied valuations
provided the Manager is satisfied that the firm rendering the quotes is reliable
and that the quotes reflect current market value, or are valued under
consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees to
determine fair value in good faith. Short-term "money market type" debt
securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at cost (or
last determined market value) adjusted for amortization to maturity of any
premium or discount.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Foreign Currency Translation. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained
in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currencies are
translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange. Amounts related
to the purchase and sale of securities and investment income are translated at
the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is
separately identified from the fluctuations arising from changes in market
values of securities held and reported with all other foreign currency gains and
losses in the Fund's Statement of Operations.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repurchase Agreements. The Fund requires the custodian to take possession, to
have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System or to have
segregated within the custodian's vault, all securities held as collateral for
repurchase agreements. The market value of the underlying securities is required
to be at least 102% of the resale price at the time of purchase. If the seller
of the agreement defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if the
seller enters an insolvency proceeding, realization of the value of the
collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allocation of Income, Expenses, and Gains and Losses. Income, expenses (other
than those attributable to a specific class) and gains and losses are allocated
daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets
represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a
specific class are charged against the operations of that class.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to comply with provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gain on
investments not offset by loss carryovers, to shareholders. Therefore, no
federal income or excise tax provision is required.
18 Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
<PAGE>
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
================================================================================
1. Significant
Accounting Policies
(continued)
Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are
recorded on the ex-dividend date.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Classification of Distributions to Shareholders. Net investment income (loss)
and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax
purposes. The character of the distributions made during the year from net
investment income or net realized gains may differ from the ultimate
characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of
dividend distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may
differ from the year that the income or realized gain (loss) was recorded by the
Fund. In addition, to properly reflect foreign currency loss in the components
of capital, $4,504,000 of foreign exchange loss determined according to U.S.
federal income tax rules has been reclassified from net realized loss to
undistributed net investment income.
During the two months ended August 31, 1996, the Fund adjusted the
classification of distributions to shareholders to reflect the differences
between the financial statement amounts and distributions determined in
accordance with income tax regulations. Accordingly, during the two months ended
August 31, 1996, amounts have been reclassified to reflect a decrease in
undistributed net investment income and an increase in accumulated net realized
gain on investments of $4,163,684.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the investments are
purchased or sold (trade date) and dividend income is recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Discount on securities purchased is amortized over the life of
the respective securities, in accordance with federal income tax requirements.
Interest on payment-in-kind debt instruments is accrued as income at the coupon
rate and a market adjustment is made on the ex-date. Realized gains and losses
on investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation are determined on an
identified cost basis, which is the same basis used for federal income tax
purposes.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
================================================================================
2. Shares of
Beneficial Interest
The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of no par value shares of beneficial
interest of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Two Months Ended Aug. 31, 1996(2) Year Ended June 30, 1996(1) Year Ended June 30, 1995
--------------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------
Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A:
Sold 3,550,795 $ 40,479,520 20,146,940 $223,283,409 19,327,605 $207,336,132
Dividends and distributions
reinvested -- -- 11,433,753 125,568,723 11,012,028 83,402,034
Redeemed (5,703,125) (64,021,129) (28,310,542) (313,838,720) (33,557,623) (325,444,351)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net increase (decrease) (2,152,330) $(23,541,609) 3,270,151 $35,013,412 (3,217,990) $(34,706,185)
============ ============ ============ ============ ============ ============
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B:
Sold 1,234,485 $13,913,799 8,424,677 $92,863,112 7,529,176 $72,586,104
Dividends and distributions
reinvested -- -- 1,014,528 11,086,597 670,317 6,342,433
Redeemed (503,549) (5,624,924) (2,987,292) (32,983,823) (1,724,724) (16,530,811)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net increase 730,936 $8,288,875 6,451,913 $70,965,886 6,474,769 $62,397,726
============ ============ ============ ============ ============ ============
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class C:
Sold 153,840 $1,732,419 523,531 $5,887,218 -- $--
Dividends and distributions
reinvested -- -- 8,456 94,181 -- --
Redeemed (14,976) (167,816) (17,823) (198,771) -- --
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
Net increase 138,864 $1,564,603 514,164 $5,782,628 -- $--
============ ============ ============ ============ ============ ===========
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
1. For the year ended June 30, 1996 for Class A and Class B shares and
for the period from November 1, 1995 (inception of offering) to June
30, 1996 for Class C shares.
2. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to August 31.
19 Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
<PAGE>
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
================================================================================
3. Unrealized Gains and
Losses on Investments
At August 31, 1996, net unrealized appreciation on investments of $428,381,231
was composed of gross appreciation of $451,459,716, and gross depreciation of
$23,078,485.
================================================================================
4. Management Fees and
Other Transactions
With Affiliates
Management fees paid to the Manager were in accordance with the investment
advisory agreement with the Fund which provides for a fee of 0.75% of the first
$100 million of average net assets, 0.70% of the next $100 million, 0.65% of the
next $100 million, 0.60% of the next $100 million, 0.55% of the next $100
million, and 0.50% of net assets in excess of $500 million. The Manager has
agreed to reimburse the Fund if aggregate expenses (with specified exceptions)
exceed 1.5% of the first $30 million of average annual net assets of the Fund,
plus 1% of average annual net assets in excess of $30 million.
For the two months ended August 31, 1996, commissions (sales charges paid
by investors) on sales of Class A shares totaled $632,850, of which $218,008 was
retained by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (OFDI), a subsidiary of the
Manager, as general distributor, and by an affiliated broker/dealer. Sales
charges advanced to broker/dealers by OFDI on sales of the Fund's Class B and
Class C shares totaled $489,862 and $15,300, of which $43,178 was paid to an
affiliated broker/dealer for Class B. During the two months ended August 31,
1996, OFDI received contingent deferred sales charges of $70,589 upon redemption
of Class B shares as reimbursement for sales commissions advanced by OFDI at the
time of sale of such shares.
OppenheimerFunds Services (OFS), a division of the Manager, is the transfer
and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund, and for other registered
investment companies. OFS's total costs of providing such services are allocated
ratably to these companies.
Under separate approved plans, each class may expend up to 0.25% of its net
assets annually to compensate OFDI for costs incurred in connection with the
personal service and maintenance of accounts that hold shares of the Fund,
including amounts paid to brokers, dealers, banks and other institutions. In
addition, Class B and Class C shares are subject to an asset-based sales charge
of 0.75% of net assets annually, to compensate OFDI for sales commissions paid
from its own resources at the time of sale and associated financing costs. In
the event of termination or discontinuance of the Class B or Class C plan, the
Board of Trustees may allow the Fund to continue payment of the asset-based
sales charge to OFDI for distribution expenses incurred on Class B or Class C
shares sold prior to termination or discontinuance of the plan. During the two
months ended August 31, 1996, OFDI paid $44,931 and $6,798, respectively, to an
affiliated broker/dealer as compensation for Class A and Class B personal
service and maintenance expenses, and retained $355,295 and $9,940,
respectively, as compensation for Class B and Class C sales commissions and
service fee advances, as well as financing costs. At August 31, 1996, OFDI had
incurred unreimbursed expenses of $8,245,976 for Class B and $122,658 for Class
C.
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5. Illiquid and
Restricted Securities
At August 31, 1996, investments in securities included issues that are illiquid
or restricted. The securities are often purchased in private placement
transactions, are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, may have
contractual restrictions on resale, and are valued under methods approved by the
Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. A security may also be considered
illiquid if its valuation has not changed for a certain period of time. The Fund
intends to invest no more than 10% of its net assets (determined at the time of
purchase and reviewed from time to time) in illiquid or restricted securities.
The aggregate value of these securities subject to this limitation at August 31,
1996 was $6,526,322, which represents 0.27% of the Fund's net assets.
Information concerning these securities is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Valuation Per Unit
Security Acquisition Date Cost Per Unit As of August 31, 1996
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
ICG Communications, Inc. 10/26/93--4/15/96 $18.15 $21.02
</TABLE>
Pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees, certain unregistered
securities are determined to be liquid and are not included within the 10%
limitation specified above.
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Independent Auditors' Report
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The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the statement of investments, of Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund as of August 31,
1996, the statements of operations for the two months then ended and the year
ended June 30, 1996, the statements of changes in net assets for the two months
ended August 31, 1996 and the years ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, and the
financial highlights for the period July 1, 1991 to August 31, 1996. These
financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the
Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned at August
31, 1996 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were
not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Equity
Income Fund at August 31, 1996, the results of its operations, the changes in
its net assets, and the financial highlights for the respective stated periods,
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Denver, Colorado
September 23, 1996
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
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In early 1997, shareholders will receive information regarding all dividends and
distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 1996. Regulations of
the U.S. Treasury Department require the Fund to report this information to the
Internal Revenue Service.
Dividends paid by the Fund during the period ended August 31, 1996 which
are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by 46.09%
to arrive at the net amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received
deduction.
The foregoing information is presented to assist shareholders in reporting
distributions received from the Fund to the Internal Revenue Service. Because of
the complexity of the federal regulations which may affect your individual tax
return and the many variations in state and local tax regulations, we recommend
that you consult your tax adviser for specific guidance.
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Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
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Officers and James C. Swain, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Trustees Bridget A. Macaskill, Trustee and President
Robert G. Avis, Trustee
William A. Baker, Trustee
Charles Conrad, Jr., Trustee
Jon S. Fossel, Trustee
Sam Freedman, Trustee
Raymond J. Kalinowski, Trustee
C. Howard Kast, Trustee
Robert M. Kirchner, Trustee
Ned M. Steel, Trustee
George C. Bowen, Vice President,
Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
Andrew J. Donohue, Vice President and Secretary
John P. Doney, Vice President
Robert J. Bishop, Assistant Treasurer
Scott T. Farrar, Assistant Treasurer
Robert G. Zack, Assistant Secretary
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Investment OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Adviser
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Distributor OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
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Transfer and OppenheimerFunds Services
Shareholder
Servicing
Agent
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Custodian of The Bank of New York
Portfolio
Securities
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Independent Deloitte & Touche LLP
Auditors
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Legal Counsel Myer, Swanson, Adams & Wolf, P.C.
This is a copy of a report to shareholders of Oppenheimer
Equity Income Fund. This report must be preceded by a
Prospectus of Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund. For material
information concerning the Fund, see the Prospectus. Shares
of Oppenheimer funds are not deposits or obligations of any
bank, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured by
the FDIC or any other agency, and involve investment risks,
including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
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