UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and address of issuer:
Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
6803 South Tucson Way
Englewood, Colorado 80112
2. Name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed
(If the Form is being filed for all series and classes of securities of
the issuer, check the box but do not list series or classes): / X /
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-1512
Securities Act File Number: 2-33043
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: 8/31/98
4(b). / / Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90
calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year). (See instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the
registration fee due.
4(c). / / Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this
Form.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
pursuant to section 24(f):$1,044,056,814
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchase during the
fiscal year:$495,405,202
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during
any prior fiscal year ending no earlier than October 11, 1995
that were not previously used to reduce registration fees
payable to the Commission:$ -0-
(iv) Total available redemption credits [add items 5(ii) and 5(iii):
$495,405,202
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item
5(iv) from Item 5(i)]$548,651,612
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years -- if Item
5(i) is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item
5(i): -0-
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See Instruction
C.9)x.000278
(viii) Registration fee due [multiple Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)]
(enter "0" if no fee is due):$152,525
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before [effective date of
rescisison of rule 24e-2], then report the amount of securities (number
of shares or other units) deducted here: -0-. If there is a number of
shares or other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2
remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which this form is
filed that are available for use by the issuer in future fiscal years,
then state that number here: -0-.
7. Interest due: $-0-
If this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end of the
issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):N/A
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest
due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]: $152,525
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery: Wire transfer - Fed Wire #5070
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Robert J. Bishop
By ______________________________________
Robert J. Bishop, Assistant Treasurer
Date November 24, 1998
cc: Allan Adams, Esq.
Katherine P. Feld, Esq.
