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Registration No. 2-14586
File No. 811-847
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 / X /
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. ___ / /
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 109 / X /
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 / X /
AMENDMENT NO. 27 / X /
OPPENHEIMER FUND
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048-0203
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(212) 323-0200
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(Registrant's Telephone Number)
ANDREW J. DONOHUE, ESQ.
Oppenheimer Management Corporation
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)(i)
/ X / on November 1, 1995, pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
/ / 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
/ / on ---------- pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
of Rule (485)
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The Registrant has registered an indefinite number of shares under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 promulgated under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. A Rule 24f-2 Notice for the Registrant's
fiscal year ended June 30, 1995, was filed on August 28, 1995.
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FORM N-1A
OPPENHEIMER FUND
Cross Reference Sheet
Part A of
Form N-1A
Item No. Prospectus Heading
1 Front Cover Page
2 Expenses
3 Financial Highlights; Performance of the Fund
4 Front Cover Page; Investment Objective and Policies
5 How the Fund is Managed; Expenses; Back Cover
5A Performance of the Fund
6 Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
7 How to Buy Shares; How to Exchange Shares; Special Investor
Services; Service Plan For Class A Shares; Distribution and
Service Plan For Class C Shares; How to Sell Shares
8 How to Sell Shares
9 *
Part B of
Form N-1A
Item No. Heading in Statement of Additional Information
10 Cover Page
11 Cover Page
12 *
13 Investment Objectives and Policies; Other Investment
Techniques and Strategies; Additional Investment
Restrictions
14 How the Fund is Managed - Trustees and Officers of the Fund
15 How the Fund is Managed - Major Shareholders
16 How the Fund is Managed - Distribution and Service Plans
17 Brokerage Policies of the Fund
18 Additional Information About the Fund
19 Your Investment Account -- How to Buy Shares; How to Sell
Shares; How to Exchange Shares
20 Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
21 How the Fund is Managed; Brokerage Policies of the Fund
22 Performance of the Fund
23 Financial Statements
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*Not applicable or negative answer.
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Oppenheimer Fund
Prospectus dated November 1, 1995
Oppenheimer Fund is a mutual fund with the primary investment
objective of seeking capital appreciation. Its secondary objective is
to achieve income consistent with growth in capital.
The Fund attempts to achieve its objectives through investment
in common stocks that offer growth possibilities while retaining a
flexible approach to investment. In its operations, the Fund may
utilize the following special techniques when such use appears
appropriate: hedging, short-term trading, investment in foreign
securities, and investment of up to 10% of the Fund's assets in
restricted securities. Some investment techniques the Fund uses may be
considered to be speculative investment methods that may increase the
risks of investing in the Fund and may also increase the Fund's
operating costs. You should carefully review the risks associated with
an investment in the Fund. Please refer to "Investment Policies and
Strategies" for more information about the types of securities the Fund
invests in and the risks of investing in the Fund.
This Prospectus explains concisely what you should know before
investing in the Fund. Please read this Prospectus carefully and keep
it for future reference. You can find more detailed information about
the Fund in the November 1, 1995, Statement of Additional Information.
For a free copy, call Oppenheimer Shareholder Services, the Fund's
Transfer Agent, at 1-800-525-7048, or write to the Transfer Agent at
the address on the back cover. The Statement of Additional Information
has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is
incorporated into this Prospectus by reference (which means that it is
legally part of this Prospectus).
(OppenheimerFunds logo)
Shares of the Fund are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are
not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured by the F.D.I.C. or any
other agency, and involve investment risks, including the possible loss
of principal.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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Contents
ABOUT THE FUND
Expenses
A Brief Overview of the Fund
Financial Highlights
Investment Objective and Policies
How the Fund is Managed
Performance of the Fund
ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT
How to Buy Shares
Class A Shares
Class B Shares
Class C Shares
Special Investor Services
AccountLink
Automatic Withdrawal and Exchange
Plans
Reinvestment Privilege
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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ABOUT THE FUND
Expenses
The Fund pays a variety of expenses directly for management of its
assets, administration, distribution of its shares and other services,
and those expenses are reflected in the Fund's net asset value per
share. As a shareholder, you pay those expenses indirectly.
Shareholders pay other expenses directly, such as sales charges. The
following tables are provided to help you understand your direct
expenses of investing in the Fund and your share of the Fund's
operating expenses that you might expect to bear indirectly. The
calculations are based on the Fund's expenses during its fiscal year
ended June 30, 1994.
-- Shareholder Transaction Expenses are charges you pay when you
buy or sell shares of the Fund. Please refer to pages _____ through
_____ for an explanation of how and when these charges apply.
Class A Class B Class C
Shares Shares Shares
Maximum Sales Charge on Purchases
(as a % of offering price) 5.75% None
None
Sales Charge on Reinvested Dividends None None None
Deferred Sales Charge
(as a % of the lower of the original
purchase price or redemption proceeds) None(1) 5% in the 1%
if shares
first year, are redeemed
declining to within 12
months
1% in the of purchase(2)
sixth year
and eliminated
thereafter(2)
Exchange Fee None None None
1. If you invest $1 million or more ($500,000 or more for purchases
by OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plans) in Class A shares, you may
have to pay a sales charge of up to 1% if you sell your shares within
18 calendar months from the end of the calendar month during which you
purchased those shares. See "How to Buy Shares - Class A Shares,"
below.
2. See "How to Buy Shares - Class B Shares" and "How to Buy Shares -
Class C Shares," below.
-- Annual Fund Operating Expenses are paid out of the Fund's assets
and represent the Fund's expenses in operating its business. For
example, the Fund pays management fees to its investment adviser,
Oppenheimer Management Corporation (the "Manager"), and other regular
expenses for services, such as transfer agent fees, custodial fees paid
to the bank that holds its portfolio securities, audit fees and legal
and other expenses.
The numbers in the table below are projections of the Fund's
business expenses based on the Fund's expenses in its last fiscal year.
These amounts are shown as a percentage of the average net assets of
each class of the Fund's shares for that year. The 12b-1 Plan Fees for
Class A shares are the Service Plan Fees (the maximum service fee is
0.25% of average annual net assets of that class), and for Class B and
Class C shares include Service Plan Fees (maximum service fee is 0.25%
of average annual net assets of the class and the asset-based sales
charge of 0.75%. The actual expenses for each class of shares in future
years may be more or less, depending on a number of factors, including
the actual amount of the assets represented by each class of shares. A
Service Plan for the Fund's Class A shares took effect July 1, 1994,
that applies to all Class A shares of the Fund, regardless of the date
on which the shares were purchased. "12b-1 Distribution Plan Fees" are
based on expenses that would have been incurred if that Plan had been
in effect during the Fund's fiscal year ended June 30, 1994. Class C
shares were not publicly sold before December 1, 1993. Therefore the
Annual Fund Operating Expenses shown for Class C shares are based on
expenses for the period from December 1, 1993 through June 30, 1994.
Class B shares were not publicly offered during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1995. Therefore, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class
B shares are estimates based on expenses that would have been payable
if Class B shares had been outstanding during that fiscal period.
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares
Management Fees ____% ____% ____%
12b-1 Distribution Plan
Fees (restated) ____%* ____% ____%**
Other Expenses % % %
Total Fund Operating Expenses ____% ____% ____%
*Service Plan fees only
**Includes Service Plan Fee and
asset-based sales charge
-- Examples. To try to show the effect of these expenses on an
investment over time, we have created the hypothetical examples shown
below. Assume that you make a $1,000 investment in each class of shares
of the Fund, and that the Fund's annual return is 5%, and that its
operating expenses for each class are the ones shown in the table
above. If you were to redeem your shares at the end of each period
shown below, your investment would incur the following expenses by the
end of each period shown:
1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years*
Class A Shares $ $ $ $
Class B Shares $ $ $ $
Class C Shares $ $ $ $
If you did not redeem your investment, it would incur the following
expenses:
Class A Shares $ $ $ $
Class B Shares $ $ $ $
Class C Shares $ $ $ $
* Because of the asset-based sales charge imposed on Class C shares of
the Fund, long-term shareholders of Class C shares could bear expenses
that would be the economic equivalent of an amount greater than the
maximum front-end sales charges permitted under applicable regulatory
requirements.
These examples show the effect of expenses on an investment, but are
not meant to state or predict actual or expected costs or investment
returns of the Fund, all of which will vary.
A Brief Overview of the Fund
Some of the important facts about the Fund are summarized below,
with references to the section of this Prospectus where more complete
information can be found. You should carefully read the entire
Prospectus before making a decision about investing in the Fund. Keep
the Prospectus for reference after you invest, particularly for
information about your account, such as how to sell or exchange
shares.
-- What Is The Fund's Investment Objective? The Fund's
investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.
-- What Does the Fund Invest In? To achieve its objective, the
Fund primarily invests in common stocks that offer growth possibilities
while retaining a flexible approach to investment. These investments
are more fully explained in "Investment Objective and Policies"
starting on page __.
-- Who Manages the Fund? The Fund's investment adviser (the
"Manager") is Oppenheimer Management Corporation. The Manager
(including a subsidiary) manages investment company portfolios
currently having over $35 billion in assets at June 30, 1995. The
Manager is paid an advisory fee by the Fund, based on its assets. The
Fund's portfolio manager is Richard Rubinstein, who is employed by the
Manager. He is primarily responsible for the selection of the Fund's
securities. The Manager is paid an advisory fee by the Fund, based on
its assets. The Fund's Board of Directors, elected by shareholders,
oversees the investment adviser and the portfolio manager. Please
refer to "How the Fund is Managed," starting on page ___ for more
information about the Manager and its fees.
-- How Risky is the Fund? All investments carry risks to some
degree. The Fund's investments in stocks and bonds are subject to
changes in their value from a number of factors such as changes in
general bond and stock market movements. The change in value of
particular stocks or bonds may result from an event affecting the
issuer, or changes in interest rates that can affect stock and bond
prices. These changes affect the value of the Fund's investments and
its share prices for each class of its shares. The Fund is more
aggressive than most growth & income funds but less aggressive than
aggressive growth funds. In addition, there are certain risks
associated with the foreign securities the Fund may purchase and the
hedging strategies the Manager may utilize. While the Manager tries to
reduce risks by diversifying investments, by carefully researching
securities before they are purchased for the portfolio, and in some
cases by using hedging techniques, there is no guarantee of success in
achieving the Fund's objectives and your shares may be worth more or
less than their original cost when you redeem them. Please refer to
"Investment Objectives and Policies" starting on page ___ for a more
complete discussion of the Fund's investment risks.
-- How Can I Buy Shares? You can buy shares through your dealer
or financial institution, or you can purchase shares directly through
the Distributor by completing an Application or by using an Automatic
Investment Plan under AccountLink. Please refer to "How To Buy Shares"
on page ___ for more details.
-- Will I Pay a Sales Charge to Buy Shares? The Fund offers the
individual investor three classes of shares. All classes have the same
investment portfolio, but different expenses. Class A shares are
offered with a front-end sales charge, starting at 5.75%, and reduced
for larger purchases. Class B shares are offered without a front-end
sales charge, but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge
(starting at 5% and declining as shares are held longer) if redeemed
within 6 years of purchase. Class C shares are offered without a
front-end sales charge, but may be subject to a contingent deferred
sales charge of 1% if redeemed within 1 year of purchase. There is also
an annual asset-based sales charge on Class B shares and Class C
shares. Please review "How To Buy Shares" starting on page ___ for
more details, including a discussion about factors you and your
financial advisor should consider in determining which class may be
appropriate for you.
-- How Can I Sell My Shares? Shares can be redeemed by mail or
by telephone call to the Transfer Agent on any business day, or through
your dealer. Please refer to "How To Sell Shares" on page ___. The
Fund also offers exchange privileges to other OppenheimerFunds,
described in "How To Exchange Shares" on page _____.
-- How Has the Fund Performed? The Fund measures its performance
by quoting its dividend yield, average annual total return and
cumulative total return, which measure historical performance. Those
yields and returns can be compared to the yields and returns (over
similar periods) of other funds. Of course, other funds may have
different objectives, investments, and levels of risk. The Fund's
performance can also be compared to broad market indices, which we have
done on page ___. Please remember that past performance does not
guarantee future results.
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Financial Highlights
The table on this page presents selected financial information
about the Fund, including per share data and expense ratios and other
data based on the Fund's average net assets. This information has been
audited by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, the Fund's independent auditors,
whose report on the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1995, is included in the Statement of Additional
Information. Class C shares were publicly offered only during a
portion of that period, commencing December 1, 1993. Class B shares
were not offered during the periods shown. Accordingly, no information
on Class B shares is reflected in the tables below or in the Fund's
other financial statements.
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Investment Objective and Policies
Objective. The Fund's primary objective is to seek capital
appreciation. Its secondary objective is to achieve income consistent
with growth in capital.
Investment Policies and Strategies. In seeking its primary investment
objective of capital appreciation, the Fund invests principally in
common stocks that, in the judgment of the Fund's investment adviser,
Oppenheimer Management Corporation (the "Manager"), offer growth
possibilities. However, the Manager follows a flexible approach to
investment at all times. Investments may also include preferred
stocks, convertible securities, and rights or warrants. The Fund will
not invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of issuers
that have operated less than three years, including the operation of
predecessors. To achieve its secondary objective of income consistent
with capital growth, the Fund seeks investments in dividend-paying
common stocks consistent with its primary objective of capital
appreciation, and may also invest in corporate debt securities and
obligations of U.S. and foreign governments (see "Foreign Securities,"
below) and may engage in certain special investment methods to enhance
income, such as writing covered call options (described below).
-- Investment Risks. Because of the types of securities the Fund
invests in and the investment techniques the Fund uses, some of which
may be speculative, the Fund is designed for those who are investing
for the long-term and who are willing to accept greater risks of loss
of their capital in the hope of achieving capital appreciation. It is
not intended for investors seeking assured income and preservation of
capital. Investing for capital appreciation entails the risk of loss of
all or part of your principal. Because there is no assurance that the
Fund will achieve its investment objective, when you redeem your
shares, they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them.
-- Can the Fund's Investment Objective and Policies Change? The Fund
has an investment objective, which is described above, as well as
investment policies it follows to try to achieve its objective.
Additionally, the Fund uses certain investment techniques and
strategies in carrying out those policies. The Fund's investment
policies and practices are not "fundamental" unless the Prospectus or
Statement of Additional Information says that a particular policy is
"fundamental."
Fundamental policies are those that cannot be changed without the
approval of a "majority" of the Fund's outstanding voting shares. The
term "majority" is defined in the Investment Company Act to be a
particular percentage of outstanding voting shares (and this term is
explained in the Statement of Additional Information). The Fund's
investment objective is a fundamental policy. The Fund's Board of
Trustees may change non-fundamental policies without shareholder
approval, although significant changes will be described in amendments
to this Prospectus.
Other Investment Techniques and Strategies. The Fund may also use the
investment techniques and strategies described below, which involve
certain risks. The Statement of Additional Information contains more
information about these practices, including limitations designed to
reduce some of the risks.
-- Concentration of Investments. The Fund reserves the right to
concentrate up to 50% of its assets in any one industry and may do so
when the Manager deems it appropriate to achieve the Fund's investment
objectives. Such concentration would possibly occur only when trends
in the market as a whole were considered unfavorable but at the same
time a particular industry was believed to afford better-than-average
prospects. Except in that case, it is not the intention of the Fund to
concentrate more than 25% of the value of its total assets in any one
industry.
-- Writing Covered Calls. The Fund may write (that is, sell) covered
call options ("calls") to raise cash for liquidity purposes (for
example, to meet redemption requirements) or for defensive reasons.
The Fund receives cash (called a premium) when it writes a call. The
call gives the buyer the ability to buy the security from the Fund at
the call price during the period in which the call may be exercised.
If the value of the security does not rise above the call price, it is
likely that the call will lapse without being exercised, while the Fund
keeps the cash premium (and the security).
The Fund may write calls only if certain conditions are met: (1)
after writing any call, not more than 25% of the Fund's total assets
may be subject to calls; (2) the calls must be listed on a domestic
securities exchange or quoted on the Automated Quotation System of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; and (3) each call
must be "covered" while it is outstanding; that is, the Fund must own
the securities on which the call is written or it must own other
securities that are acceptable for the escrow arrangements required for
calls.
If a covered call written by the Fund is exercised on a security that
has increased in value, the Fund will be required to sell the security
at the call price and will not be able to realize any profit on the
security above the call price.
-- Hedging with Options and Futures Contracts. The Fund may buy and
sell options and futures contracts to try to manage its exposure to
declining prices on its portfolio securities or to establish a position
in the equity securities market as a temporary substitute for
purchasing individual securities. Some of these strategies, such as
selling futures, buying puts and writing covered calls, hedge the
Fund's portfolio against price fluctuations. Other hedging strategies,
such as buying futures and buying call options, tend to increase the
Fund's exposure to the market.
The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts only if they relate to
broadly-based stock indices (these are referred to as "Stock Index
Futures"), as described in the Statement of Additional Information. The
Fund may purchase certain kinds of put and call options, Stock Index
Futures (described below), financial futures and options on Stock Index
Futures and on broadly-based stock indices, and engage in interest rate
transactions. These are all referred to as "hedging instruments." The
Fund does not use hedging instruments for speculative purposes. The
hedging instruments the Fund may use are described below and in greater
detail in "Other Investment Techniques and Strategies" in the Statement
of Additional Information.
The Fund may purchase put options ("puts"). Buying a put on an
investment gives the Fund the right to sell the investment to a seller
of a put on that investment at a set price. The Fund can buy only puts
that relate to (1) securities that the Fund owns, (2) Stock Index
Futures, whether or not the Fund owns the particular Stock Index Future
in its portfolio, or (3) broadly-based stock indices. The Fund may not
sell a put other than a put that it previously purchased, nor may the
Fund purchase puts on securities it does not own. The Fund may
purchase calls only on securities, broadly-based stock indices or Stock
Index Futures, or to terminate its obligation on a call the Fund
previously wrote. A call or put may not be purchased if the value of
all of the Fund's put and call options would exceed 5% of the Fund's
total assets.
- Hedging instruments can be volatile investments and may involve
special risks. 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 or if it could
not close out a position because of an illiquid market for the future
or option.
Options trading involves the payment of premiums and has special tax
effects on the Fund. There are also special risks in particular
hedging strategies. For example, in writing puts, there is a risk that
the Fund may be required to buy the underlying security at a
disadvantageous price. These risks and the hedging strategies the Fund
may use are described in greater detail in the Statement of Additional
Information.
-- Derivative Investments. The Fund can invest in a number of
different kinds of "derivative investments." In general, a "derivative
investment" is a specially designed investment whose performance is
linked to the performance of another investment or security, such as an
option, future, index or currency. In the broadest sense, derivative
investments include exchange-traded options and futures contracts (see
"Writing Covered Calls" and "Hedging with Options and Futures
Contracts"). The risks of investing in derivative investments include
not only the ability of the company issuing the instrument to pay the
amount due on the maturity of the instrument, but also the risk that
the underlying investment or security might not perform the way the
Manager expected it to perform. The performance of derivative
investments may also be influenced by interest rate changes in the U.S.
and abroad. All of this can mean that the Fund will realize less
income than expected. Certain derivative investments held by the Fund
may trade in the over-the-counter markets and may be illiquid. See
"Illiquid and Restricted Securities."
Examples of derivative investments the Fund may invest in include,
among others, "index-linked" notes. These are debt securities of
companies that call for interest payments and/or payment on the
maturity of the note in different terms than the typical note where the
borrower agrees to make fixed interest payments and/or to pay a fixed
sum on the maturity of the note. Principal and/or interest payments on
an index-linked note depends on the performance of one or more market
indices, such as the S & P 500 Index. Further examples of derivative
investments the Fund may invest in include "debt exchangeable for
common stock" of an issuer or "equity-linked debt securities" of an
issuer. At maturity, the principal amount of the debt security is
exchanged for common stock of the issuer or is payable in an amount
based on the issuer's common stock price at the time of maturity. In
either case there is a risk that the amount payable at maturity will be
less than the principal amount of the debt.
Other examples of derivative investments the Fund may invest in
are currency-indexed securities. These are typically short-term or
intermediate-term debt securities whose maturity, and/or interest rates
are determined by reference to one or more specified foreign
currencies. Certain currency-indexed securities purchased by the Fund
may have a payout factor tied to a multiple of the movement of the U.S.
dollar (or the foreign currency in which the security is denominated)
against the movement in the U.S. dollar, the foreign currency, another
currency, or an index. Such securities may be subject to increased
principal risk and increased volatility than comparable securities
without a payout factor in excess of one, but the Manager believes the
increased yield justifies the increased risk.
There are special risks in investing in derivative investments.
The company issuing the instrument may fail to pay the amount due on
the maturity of the instrument. Also, the underlying investment or
security might not perform the way the Manager expected it to perform.
Markets, underlying securities and indices may move in a direction not
anticipated by the Manager. The performance of derivative investments
may also be influenced by interest rate and stock market changes in the
U.S. and abroad. All of this can mean that the Fund will realize less
principal or income from the investment than expected. Certain
derivative investments held by the Fund may be illiquid. Please refer
to "Illiquid and Restricted Securities."
-- Warrants and Rights. Warrants basically are options to purchase
stock at set prices that are valid for a limited period of time.
Rights are similar to warrants but normally have a short duration and
are distributed by the issuer to its shareholders. The Fund may invest
up to 5% of its total assets in warrants and rights. That 5% excludes
warrants the Fund has acquired in units or that are attached to other
securities. No more than 2% of the Fund's total assets may be invested
in warrants that are not listed on the New York or American Stock
Exchanges. For further details about these investments, see "Warrants
and Rights" in the Additional Statement.
-- Special Situations. The Fund may invest in securities of companies
that are in "special situations" that the Manager believes present
opportunities for capital growth. A "special situation" may be an
event such as a proposed merger, reorganization, or other unusual
development that is expected to occur and which may result in an
increase in the value of a company's securities regardless of general
business conditions or the movement of prices in the securities market
as a whole. There is a risk that the price of the security may decline
if the anticipated development fails to occur. Although the Fund may
invest in companies for the purpose of influencing their managerial
policy, the Fund has not made any such investment, and has no present
intention of doing so.
-- Portfolio Turnover. A change in the securities held by the Fund is
known as "portfolio turnover." The Fund may engage frequently in short-
term trading to try to achieve its objective. As a result, the Fund's
portfolio turnover may be higher than other mutual funds, although it
is not expected to be more than 100% each year. The "Financial
Highlights," above, show the Fund's portfolio turnover rate during past
fiscal years. High turnover and short-term trading may cause the Fund
to have relatively larger commission expenses and transaction costs
than funds that do not engage in short-term trading. Additionally, high
portfolio turnover may affect the ability of the Fund to qualify for
tax deductions for payments made to shareholders as a "regulated
investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund
qualified in its last fiscal year and intends to do so in the coming
year, although it reserves the right not to qualify.
-- Foreign Securities. The Fund may purchase equity (and debt)
securities issued or guaranteed by foreign companies or foreign
governments or their agencies. The Fund may buy securities of companies
in any country, developed or underdeveloped. There is no limit on the
amount of the Fund's assets that may be invested in foreign securities.
Foreign currency will be held by the Fund only in connection with the
purchase or sale of foreign securities. If the Fund's securities are
held abroad, the countries in which they are held and the sub-
custodians holding them must be approved by the Fund's Board of
Trustees.
- Foreign securities have special risks. For example, 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 changes in foreign currency rates,
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. More information about
the risks and potential rewards of investing in foreign securities is
contained in the Statement of Additional Information.
-- Illiquid and Restricted Securities. Under the policies established
by the Fund's Board of Trustees, the Manager determines the liquidity
of certain of the Fund's investments. Investments may be illiquid
because of the absence of an active trading market, making it difficult
to value them or dispose of them promptly at an acceptable price. A
restricted security is one that has a contractual restriction on its
resale or which cannot be sold publicly until it is registered under
the Securities Act of 1933. The Fund will not invest more than 10% of
its net assets in illiquid or restricted securities (that limit may
increase to 15% if certain state laws are changed or the Fund's shares
are no longer sold in those states). Certain restricted securities,
eligible for resale to qualified institutional purchasers, are not
subject to that limit.
-- Loans of Portfolio Securities. To raise cash for liquidity
purposes, the Fund may lend its portfolio securities to certain types
of eligible borrowers approved by the Board of Trustees. Each loan must
be collateralized in accordance with applicable regulatory
requirements. After any loan, the value of the securities loaned must
not exceed 25% of the value of the Fund's net 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. The Fund presently does not
intend to engage in loans of securities that will exceed 5% of the
value of the Fund's total assets in the coming year.
-- Temporary Defensive Investments. When stock market prices are
falling or in other unusual economic or business circumstances, the
Fund may invest all or a portion of its assets in defensive securities.
Securities selected for defensive purposes may include debt securities,
such as rated or unrated bonds and debentures, and preferred stocks,
cash or cash equivalents, such as U.S. Treasury Bills and other short-
term obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies or
instrumentalities, or commercial paper rated "A-1" or better by
Standard & Poor's Corporation or "P-1" or better by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc.
-- Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase
agreements. There is no limit on the amount of the Fund's net assets
that may be subject to repurchase agreements of seven days or less.
Repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized. However, if the
vendor of the securities under a repurchase agreement 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 Fund will not enter into a
repurchase agreement which causes more than 10% of its net assets to be
subject to repurchase agreements having a maturity beyond seven days.
Other Investment Restrictions. The Fund has other investment
restrictions which are fundamental policies. Under these fundamental
policies, the Fund cannot do any of the following:
- buy securities issued or guaranteed by any one issuer (except the
U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities) if, with
respect to 75% of its total assets, more than 5% of the Fund's total
assets would be invested in securities of that issuer, or the Fund
would then own more than 10% of that issuer's voting securities; or
- deviate from the restrictions listed under "Concentration of
Investments."
All of the percentage restrictions described above and elsewhere in
this Prospectus apply only at the time the Fund purchases a security,
and the Fund need not dispose of a security merely because the Fund's
assets have changed or the security has increased in value relative to
the size of the Fund. There are other fundamental policies discussed in
the Statement of Additional Information.
How the Fund is Managed
Organization and History. The Fund was originally incorporated in New
York in 1958 but was reorganized in 1985 as a Massachusetts business
trust. The Fund is an open-end, diversified management investment
company, with an unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial
interest.
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. "Trustees and Officers of the Fund" in the Statement of
Additional Information names the Trustees and provides more information
about them and the officers of the Fund. Although the Fund is not
required by law to hold annual meetings, 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.
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 three classes of shares,
Class A, Class B and Class C. All classes invest in the same
investment portfolio. Each class has its own dividends and
distributions and pays certain expenses which may be different for the
different classes. Each class may have a different net asset value.
Each share has one vote at shareholder meetings, with fractional shares
voting proportionally. Only shares of a particular class vote together
on matters that affect that class alone. Shares are freely
transferrable.
The Manager and Its Affiliates. The Fund is managed by the Manager,
which 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 Board of Trustees, under an Investment Advisory
Agreement which states the Manager's responsibilities and its fees, and
describes the expenses that the Fund pays to conduct its business.
The Manager has operated as an investment adviser since 1959. The
Manager and its affiliates currently manage investment companies,
including other OppenheimerFunds, with assets of more than $35 billion
as of June 30, 1995, and with more than 2.6 million shareholder
accounts. The Manager is owned by Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., a
holding company that is owned in part by senior officers of the Manager
and controlled by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.
-- Portfolio Manager. The Portfolio Manager of the Fund is
Richard H. Rubinstein. He has been the person principally responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio since June, 1990.
During the past five years Mr. Rubinstein has been Vice President of
the Manager and the Fund, and has also served as an officer of other
OppenheimerFunds.
-- Fees and Expenses. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the
Fund pays the Manager the following annual fees, which decline on
additional assets as the Fund grows: 0.75% of the first $200 million of
aggregate net assets, 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 aggregate net
assets over $800 million. The Fund's management fee for its last fiscal
year was 0.75% of average annual net assets for both Class A shares and
for Class C shares, which may be higher than the rate paid by some
other mutual funds.
The Fund pays expenses related to its daily operations, such as
custodian fees, Trustees' fees, transfer agency fees, legal 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. More information about the
investment advisory agreement and the other expenses paid by the Fund
is contained in the Statement of Additional Information.
There is also information about the Fund's brokerage policies and
practices in "Brokerage Policies of the Fund" in the Statement of
Additional Information. That section discusses how brokers and dealers
are selected for the Fund's portfolio transactions. When deciding
which brokers to use, the Manager is permitted by the investment
advisory agreement to consider whether brokers have sold shares of the
Fund or any other funds for which the Manager serves as investment
adviser.
-- The Distributor. The Fund's shares are sold through dealers and
brokers that have a sales agreement with Oppenheimer Funds Distributor,
Inc., a subsidiary of the Manager that acts as the Distributor. The
Distributor also distributes the shares of other mutual funds managed
by the Manager (the "OppenheimerFunds") and is sub-distributor for
funds managed by a subsidiary of the Manager.
-- The Transfer Agent. The Fund's transfer agent is Oppenheimer
Shareholder Services, a division of the Manager, which acts as the
shareholder servicing agent for the Fund and the other OppenheimerFunds
on an "at-cost" basis. Shareholders should direct inquiries about their
account to the Transfer Agent at the address and toll-free numbers
shown below in this Prospectus and on the back cover.
Performance of the Fund
Explanation of Performance Terminology. The Fund uses certain terms to
illustrate its performance: "total return" and "average annual total
return." These terms are used to show the performance of each class of
shares separately, because the performance of each class of shares will
usually be different, as a result of the different kinds of expenses
each class bears. This performance information may be useful to help
you see how well your investment has done and to compare it to other
funds or market indices, as we have done below.
It is important to understand that the fund's total returns represent
past performance and should not be considered to be predictions of
future returns or performance. This performance data is described
below, but more detailed information about how total returns are
calculated is contained in the Statement of Additional Information,
which also contains information about other ways to measure and compare
the Fund's performance. The Fund's investment performance will vary,
depending on market conditions, the composition of the portfolio,
expenses and which class of shares you purchase.
-- Total Returns. There are different types of total returns used 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. 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 the Fund's
actual year-by-year performance.
When total returns are quoted for Class A shares, normally they
include the payment of the maximum initial sales charge. Total returns
may also be quoted "at net asset value," without including the sales
charge, and those returns would be reduced if sales charges were
deducted. When total returns are shown for the entire period Class C
shares have been offered, they reflect the effect of the contingent
deferred sales charge. They may also be shown based on the change in
net asset value, without considering the effect of the contingent
deferred sales charge.
How Has the Fund Performed? Below is a discussion by the Manager of
the Fund's performance during its last fiscal year ended June 30, 1995,
followed by a graphical comparison of the Fund's performance to an
appropriate broad-based market index.
-- Management's Discussion of Performance. During the Fund's past
fiscal year, the Manager continued to broadly diversify the Fund's
portfolio among industry sectors and global markets. The broad market
correction that followed moves by the Federal Reserve Board to raise
interest rates was used as an opportunity to add to the growth stock
portion of the Fund's portfolio. The portfolio contains a variety of
international holdings, including companies expected to benefit from
strengthening European economies. The Fund's Manager also focused on
the financial services sector and allocated a portion of the Fund's
portfolio to economically sensitive stocks and value stocks, notably
those that have temporarily fallen out of the markets' favor.
-- Comparing the Fund's Performance to the Market. The graphs
below show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in
shares of the Fund held until June 30, 1995; in the case of Class A
shares, over a ten-year period, and in the case of Class C shares, from
the inception of the Class on December 1, 1993, with all dividends and
capital gains distributions reinvested in additional shares. The graph
reflects the deduction of the 5.75% maximum initial sales charge on
Class A shares and the 1.0% contingent deferred sales charge on Class C
shares. Class B shares were not publicly offered during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1995. Accordingly, no performance information is
presented on Class B shares in the graphs below.
The Fund's performance is compared to the performance of the S&P 500
Index, a broad-based index of equity securities widely regarded as a
general measurement of the performance of the U.S. equity securities
market. Index performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends but
does not consider the effect of capital gains or transaction costs, and
none of the data below shows the effect of taxes. Also, the Fund's
performance reflects the effect of Fund business and operating
expenses. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark
for the Fund's performance, it must be noted that the Fund's
investments are not limited to the securities in the S&P 500 index,
which tend to be securities of larger, well-capitalized companies.
Moreover, the index data does not reflect any assessment of the risk of
the investments included in the index.
Comparison of Change in Value
of $10,000 Hypothetical Investment in:
Oppenheimer Fund and the
S&P 500 Index
[Graph]
Past performance is not predictive of future performance.
Average Annual Total Returns of the Fund at 6/30/95
1-Year 5-Year 10-Year
Class A: _____% _____% _____%
Cumulative Total Return of the Fund at 6/30/94
Life*
Class C: _____%
_________________________________________
* Class C shares of the Fund first publicly sold on 12/1/93.
ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT
How to Buy Shares
Classes of Shares. The Fund offers investors three different classes of
shares. The different classes of shares represent investments in the
same portfolio of securities but are subject to different expenses and
will likely have different share prices.
-- Class A Shares. If you buy Class A shares, you may pay an
initial sales charge on investments up to $1 million (up to $500,000
for purchases by OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plans). If you
purchase Class A shares as part of an investment of at least $1 million
($500,000 for OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plans) in shares of one
or more OppenheimerFunds, you will not pay an initial sales charge, but
if you sell any of those shares within 18 months of buying them, you
may pay a contingent deferred sales charge. The amount of that sales
charge will vary depending on the amount you invested. Sales charge
rates are described in "Class A Shares" below.
-- Class B Shares. If you buy Class B shares, you pay no sales
charge at the time of purchase, but if you sell your shares within six
years of buying them, you will normally pay a contingent deferred sales
charge. That sales charge varies depending on how long you own your
shares. It is described in "Buying Class B Shares" below.
-- Class C Shares. If you buy Class C shares, you pay no sales
charge at the time of purchase, but if you sell your shares within 12
months of buying them, you will normally pay a contingent deferred
sales charge of 1%.
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 better suited to your needs depends on a number of factors
which you should discuss with your financial advisors.
The discussion below of the factors to consider in purchasing a
particular class of shares 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 (which reduces the amount of
your investment dollars used to buy shares for your account), compared
to the effect over time of higher class-based expenses on Class B or
Class C shares, for which no initial sales charge is paid.
- Investing for the Short Term. If you have a 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, because of the effect of the
Class B contingent deferred sales charge if you redeem in less than 7
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 the more you invest and the more 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. For example, Class A might be more
advantageous than Class C (as well as Class B) for investments of more
than $100,000 expected to be held for 5 or 6 years (or more). For
investments over $250,000 expected to be held 4 to 6 years (or more),
Class A shares may become more advantageous than Class C (and B). If
investing $500,000 or more, Class A may be more advantageous as your
investment horizon approaches 3 years or more.
And for most 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 $1
million or more of Class B or Class C shares, respectively, from a
single investor. Of course, these examples are based on approximations
of the effect of current sales charges and expenses on a hypothetical
investment over time, using the assumed annual performance return
stated above, and therefore should not be relied on as rigid
guidelines.
- Investing for the Longer Term. If you are investing 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 an
appropriate consideration, if you plan to invest less than $100,000. If
you plan to invest more than $100,000 over the long term, Class A
shares will likely be more advantageous than Class B shares or C
shares, as discussed above, because of the effect of the expected lower
expenses for Class A shares and the reduced initial sales charges
available for larger investments in Class A shares under the Fund's
Right of Accumulation.
-- Are There Differences in Account Features That Matter to You?
Because some account features may not be available for Class B or Class
C shareholders, you should carefully review how you plan to use your
investment account before deciding which class of shares is better for
you. Additionally, the dividends payable to Class B and Class C
shareholders will be reduced by the additional expenses borne solely by
that class, such as the asset-based sales charge to which Class B and
Class C shares are subject, as described below and in the Statement of
Additional Information.
-- How Does It Affect Payments to My Broker? A salesperson or
any other person who is entitled to receive compensation for selling
Fund shares may receive different compensation for selling one class
than for selling another class. It is important that investors
understand that the purpose of the contingent deferred sales charge and
asset-based sales charges for Class B and Class C shares is the same as
the purpose of the front-end sales charge on sales of Class A
shares.
How Much Must You Invest? You can open a Fund account with a minimum
initial investment of $1,000 and make additional investments at any
time with as little as $25. There are reduced minimum investments under
special investment plans:
With Asset Builder Plans, Automatic Exchange Plans, 403(b)(7)
custodial plans and military allotment plans, you can make initial and
subsequent investments for as little as $25; and subsequent purchases
of at least $25 can be made by telephone through AccountLink.
Under pension and profit-sharing plans and Individual Retirement
Accounts (IRAs), you can make an initial investment of as little as
$250 (if your IRA is established under an Asset Builder Plan, the $25
minimum applies), and subsequent investments may be as little as $25.
There is no minimum investment requirement if you are buying
shares by reinvesting dividends from the Fund or other OppenheimerFunds
(a list of them appears in the Statement of Additional Information, or
you can ask your dealer or call the Transfer Agent), or by reinvesting
distributions from unit investment trusts that have made arrangements
with the Distributor.
-- How Are Shares Purchased? You can buy shares several ways --
through any dealer, broker or financial institution that has a sales
agreement with the Distributor, or directly through the Distributor, or
automatically from your bank account through an Asset Builder Plan
under the OppenheimerFunds AccountLink service. When you buy shares,
be sure to specify Class A, Class B or Class C shares. If you do not
choose, your investment will be made in Class A 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 "Oppenheimer Funds 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.
-- Buying Shares Through OppenheimerFunds AccountLink. You can
use AccountLink to link your Fund account with an account at a U.S.
bank or other financial institution that is an Automated Clearing House
(ACH) member, to transmit funds electronically to purchase shares, to
have the Transfer Agent send redemption proceeds, or to transmit
dividends and distributions. Shares are purchased for your account on
the regular business day the Distributor is instructed by you to
initiate the ACH transfer to buy shares. You can provide those
instructions automatically, under an Asset Builder Plan, described
below, or by telephone instructions using OppenheimerFunds PhoneLink,
also described below. You must request AccountLink privileges on the
application or dealer settlement instructions used to establish your
account. Please refer to "AccountLink" below for more details.
-- Asset Builder Plans. You may purchase shares of the Fund (and up
to four other OppenheimerFunds) automatically each month from your
account at a bank or other financial institution under an Asset Builder
Plan with AccountLink. Details are on the Application and in the
Statement of Additional Information.
-- At What Price Are Shares Sold? Shares are sold at the public
offering price based on the net asset value that is next determined
after the Distributor receives the purchase order in Denver. "In most
cases, to enable you to receive that day's offering price, the
Distributor must receive your order by the time of day the New York
Stock Exchange closes, which is normally 4:00 P.M., New York time, but
may be earlier on some days (all references to time in this Prospectus
mean "New York Time". The net asset value of each class of shares is
determined as of that time on each day The New York Stock Exchange is
open (which is a "regular business day"). "If you buy shares through a
dealer, the dealer must receive your order by the close of the New York
Stock Exchange on a regular business day and transmit it to the
Distributor so that it is received before the Distributor's close of
business that day, which is normally 5:00 P.M."
Buying 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, where purchases are not
subject to an initial sales charge, the offering price will be net
asset value. In some cases, reduced sales charges may be available, as
described below. 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 and allocated to your dealer.
The current sales charge rates and commissions paid to dealers and
brokers are as follows:
_______________________________________________________________________
__________
Front-End Front-End
Sales Charge Sales Charge Commission as
As Percentage As Percentage Percentage of
Amount of Purchase of Offering Price of Amount Invested Offering
Price
_______________________________________________________________________
__________
Less than $25,000 5.75% 6.10% 4.75%
$25,000 or more but
less than $50,000 5.50% 5.82% 4.75%
$50,000 or more but
less than $100,000 4.75% 4.99% 4.00%
$100,000 or more but
less than $250,000 3.75% 3.90% 3.00%
$250,000 or more but
less than $500,000 2.50% 2.56% 2.00%
$500,000 or more but
less than $1 million 2.00% 2.04% 1.60%
_______________________________________________________________________
_________
The Distributor reserves the right to reallow the entire commission to
dealers. If that occurs, the dealer may be considered an "underwriter"
under Federal securities laws.
-- 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
OppenheimerFunds in the following cases:
- purchases aggregating $1 million or more, or
- purchases by an OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plan that: (1)
buys shares costing $500,000 or more or (2) has, at the time of
purchase, 100 or more eligible participants, or (3) certifies that it
projects to have annual plan purchases of $200,000 or more.
Shares of any of the OppenheimerFunds that offers only one class
of shares that has no designation are considered "Class A shares" for
this purpose. The Distributor pays dealers of record commissions on
those purchases in an amount equal to the sum of 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. That commission will be paid only on the amount of
those purchases in excess of $1 million ($500,000 for purchases by
OppenheimerFunds 401(k) prototype plans) that were not previously
subject to a front-end sales charge and dealer commission.
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") will be
deducted from the redemption proceeds. That sales charge will be equal
to 1.0% of the aggregate net asset value of either (1) the redeemed
shares (not including shares purchased by reinvestment of dividends or
capital gain distributions) or (2) the original cost of the shares,
whichever is less. However, the Class A contingent deferred sales
charge will not exceed the aggregate commissions the Distributor paid
to your dealer on all Class A shares of all OppenheimerFunds you
purchased subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge. In
determining whether a contingent deferred sales charge is payable, the
Fund will first redeem shares that are not subject to the sales
charge, including shares purchased by reinvestment of dividends and
capital gains, and then will redeem other shares in the order that you
purchased them. The Class A contingent deferred sales charge is waived
in certain cases described in "Waivers of Class A Sales Charges" below.
-- Special Arrangements With Dealers. The Distributor may advance
up to 13 months' commissions to dealers that have established special
arrangements with the Distributor for Asset Builder Plans for their
clients. Dealers whose sales of Class A shares of OppenheimerFunds
(other than money market funds) under OppenheimerFunds-sponsored
403(b)(7) custodial plans exceed $5 million per year (calculated per
quarter), will receive monthly one-half of the Distributor's retained
commissions on those sales, and if those sales exceed $10 million per
year, those dealers will receive the Distributor's entire retained
commission on those sales.
Reduced Sales Charges for Class A Share Purchases. You may be eligible
to buy Class A shares at reduced sales charge rates in one or more of
the following ways:
-- Right of Accumulation. You and your spouse can cumulate Class
A and Class B shares you purchase for your own accounts, or jointly, or
on behalf of your children who are minors, under trust or custodial
accounts. A fiduciary can cumulate 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.
Additionally, you can cumulate current purchases of Class A and
Class B shares of the Fund and other OppenheimerFunds to reduce the
sales charge rate that applies to current purchases of Class A shares.
You can also count Class A and Class B shares of OppenheimerFunds 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
OppenheimerFunds. The value of those shares will be based on the
greater of the amount you paid for the shares or their current value
(at offering price). The OppenheimerFunds are listed in "Reduced Sales
Charges" in the Statement of Additional Information, or a list can be
obtained from the Distributor. The reduced sales charge will apply
only to current purchases and must be requested when you buy your
shares.
-- Letter of Intent. Under a Letter of Intent, if you purchase
Class A shares of the Fund and Class A and Class B shares of other
OppenheimerFunds 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. More information is contained in the
Application and in "Reduced Sales Charges" in the Statement of
Additional Information.
-- Waivers of Class A Sales Charges. The Class A sales charges
are not imposed in the circumstances described below. There is an
explanation of this policy in "Reduced Sales Charges" in the Statement
of Additional Information.
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:
- the Manager or its affiliates;
- present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and
their "immediate families" as defined in "Reduced Sales Charges" in the
Statement of Additional Information) of the Fund, the Manager and its
affiliates, and retirement plans established by them for their
employees;
- 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 are
identified 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 or registered investment advisers 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;
- dealers, brokers 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 administrative services.
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 Class A sales charges:
- 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 loan repayments by a
participant in a retirement plan for which the Manager or its
affiliates acts as sponsor,
- shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or other
distributions reinvested from the Fund or other OppenheimerFunds (other
than Oppenheimer Cash Reserves) or unit investment trusts for which
reinvestment arrangements have been made with the Distributor or
- shares purchased and paid for with the proceeds of shares
redeemed in the prior 12 months 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 your shares of the Fund, and the Distributor may require
evidence of your qualification for this waiver.
Waivers of the Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. The Class
A contingent deferred sales charge does not apply to purchases of Class
A shares at net asset value without sales charge as described in the
two sections above. It is also waived if shares that would otherwise be
subject to the contingent deferred sales charge are redeemed in the
following cases:
- for retirement distributions or loans to participants or
beneficiaries from qualified retirement plans, deferred compensation
plans or other employee benefit plans, including OppenheimerFunds
prototype 401(k) plans (these are all referred to as "Retirement
Plans"); or
- to return excess contributions made to Retirement Plans; or
- to make Automatic Withdrawal Plan payments that are limited
annually to no more than 12% of the original account value; or
- involuntary redemptions of shares by operation of law or
involuntary redemptions of small accounts (see "Shareholder Account
Rules and Policies," below); or
- if, at the time a purchase order is placed for Class A shares
that would otherwise be subject to the Class A contingent deferred
sales charge, the dealer agrees to accept the dealer's portion of the
commission payable on the sale in installments of 1/18th of the
commission per month (and no further commission will be payable if the
shares are redeemed within 18 months of purchase); or
- for distributions from OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plans
for any of the following cases or 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) hardship withdrawals, as
defined in the plan; (3) under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, as
defined in the Internal Revenue Code; (4) to meet the minimum
distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code; (5) to
establish "substantially equal periodic payments" as described in
Section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (6) separation from
service.
-- Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service
Plan for Class A shares to reimburse the Distributor for a portion of
its costs incurred in connection with the personal service and
maintenance of accounts that hold Class A shares. Reimbursement is
made quarterly at an annual rate that may not exceed 0.25% of the
average annual net assets of Class A shares of the Fund. The
Distributor uses all of those fees to compensate dealers, brokers,
banks and other financial institutions quarterly for providing personal
service and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold Class
A shares and to reimburse itself (if the Fund's Board of Trustees
authorizes such reimbursements, which it has not yet done) for its
other expenditures under the Plan.
Services to be provided 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.
Payments are made by the Distributor quarterly at an annual rate not to
exceed 0.25% of the average annual net assets of Class A shares held in
accounts of the dealer or its customers. The payments under the Plan
increase the annual expenses of Class A shares. For more details,
please refer to "Distribution and Service Plans" in the Statement of
Additional Information.
Buying 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. That sales
charge will not apply to shares purchased by the reinvestment of
dividends or capital gains distributions. The charge will be assessed
on the lesser of the net asset value of the shares at the time of
redemption or the original purchase price. The contingent deferred
sales charge is not imposed on the amount of your account value
represented by the increase in net asset value over the initial
purchase price (including increases due to the reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains distributions). The Class B contingent
deferred sales charge is paid to the Distributor to reimburse its
expenses of providing distribution-related services to the Fund in
connection with the sale of Class B shares.
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 contingent deferred sales
charge is not imposed in the circumstances described in "Waivers of
Class B and Class C Sales Charges" below.
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:
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge
Years Since Beginning of Month In on Redemptions in that Year
Which Purchase Order Was Accepted As % of Amount Subject to Charge)
0 - 1 5.0%
1 - 2 4.0%
2 - 3 3.0%
3 - 4 3.0%
4 - 5 2.0%
5 - 6 1.0%
6 and following None
In the table, a "year" is a 12-month period. All purchases are
considered to have been made on the first regular business day of the
month in which the purchase was made.
-- Automatic Conversion of Class B Shares. 72 months after you
purchase Class B shares, those shares will automatically convert to
Class A shares. 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, any other Class B shares that were acquired by the
reinvestment of dividends and distributions on the converted shares
will also convert to Class A shares. The conversion feature is subject
to the continued availability of a tax ruling described in "Alternative
Sales Arrangements - Class A and Class B Shares" in the Statement of
Additional Information.
-- Distribution and Service Plan for Class B Shares. The Fund
has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan for Class B shares to
compensate the Distributor for distributing Class B shares and
servicing accounts. Under the Plan, the Fund pays the Distributor an
annual "asset-based sales charge" of 0.75% per year on Class B shares
that are outstanding for 6 years or less. The Distributor also
receives a service fee of 0.25% per year. Both fees are computed on
the average annual net assets of Class B shares, determined as of the
close of each regular business day. The asset-based sales charge allows
investors to buy Class B shares without a front-end sales charge while
allowing the Distributor to compensate dealers that sell Class B
shares.
The Distributor uses the service fee to compensate dealers for
providing personal services for accounts that hold Class B shares.
Those services are similar to those provided under the Class A Service
Plan, described above. The asset-based sales charge and service fee
increase Class B expenses by 1.00% of average net assets per year.
The Distributor pays the 0.25% service fee to dealers in advance
for the first year after Class B shares have been sold by the dealer.
After the shares have been held for a year, the Distributor pays the
fee on a quarterly basis. The Distributor pays sales commissions of
3.75% of the purchase price to dealers from its own resources at the
time of sale.
The Fund pays the asset-based sales charge to the Distributor for
its services rendered in connection with the distribution of Class B
shares. Those payments, retained by the Distributor, are at a fixed
rate which is not related to the Distributor's expenses. The services
rendered by the Distributor include paying and financing the payment of
sales commissions, service fees, and other costs of distributing and
selling Class B shares. If the 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 Class B shares
before the Plan was terminated.
Buying 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.
That sales charge will not apply to shares purchased by the
reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions. The charge
will be assessed on the lesser of the net asset value of the shares at
the time of redemption or the original purchase price. The contingent
deferred sales charge is not imposed on the amount of your account
value represented by the increase in net asset value over the initial
purchase price (including increases due to the reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains distributions). The Class C contingent
deferred sales charge is paid to the Distributor to reimburse its
expenses of providing distribution-related services to the Fund in
connection with the sale of Class C shares.
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.
-- Waivers of Class B and Class C Sales Charge. The Class B and
Class C contingent deferred sales charge will not be applied to shares
purchased in certain types of transactions nor will it apply to Class C
shares redeemed in certain circumstances as described below. The
reasons for this policy are in "Reduced Sales Charges" in the Statement
of Additional Information.
- distributions to participants or beneficiaries from Retirement
Plans, if the distributions are made (a) under an Automatic Withdrawal
Plan after the participant reaches age 59-1/2, as long as the payments
are no more than 10% of the account value annually (measured from the
date the Transfer Agent receives the request), or (b) following the
death or disability (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code) of the
participant or beneficiary;
- redemptions from accounts other than Retirement Plans following
the death or disability of the shareholder (you must provide evidence
of a determination of disability by the Social Security
Administration);
- returns of excess contributions to Retirement Plans; and
- distributions from IRAs (including SEP-IRAs and SAR /SEP accounts)
before the participant is age 59-1/2, and distributions from 403(b)(7)
custodial plans or pension or profit sharing plans before the
participant is age 59-1/2 but only after the participant has separated
from service, if the distributions are made in substantially equal
periodic payments over the life (or life expectancy) of the participant
or the joint lives (or joint life and last survivor expectancy) of the
participant and the participant's designated beneficiary (and the
distributions must comply with other requirements for such
distributions under the Internal Revenue Code and may not exceed 10% of
the account value annually, measured from the date the Transfer Agent
receives the request).
Waivers for Redemptions of Shares in Certain Cases. The Class C
contingent deferred sales charge will be waived for redemptions of
shares 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; and
- shares redeemed in involuntary redemptions as described above.
Further details about this policy are contained in "Reduced Sales
Charges" in the Statement of Additional Information.
- for distributions from OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plans
(1) for hardship withdrawals; (2) under a Qualified Domestic Relations
Order, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code; (3) to meet minimum
distribution requirements as defined in the Internal Revenue Code; (4)
to make "substantially equal periodic payments" as described in Section
72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code; or (5) for separation from
service.
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; and [/R]
- shares issued in plans of reorganization to which the Fund
is a party.
-- Distribution and Service Plan for Class C Shares. The Fund has
adopted a Distribution and Service Plan for Class C shares to
compensate the Distributor for its services and costs in distributing
Class C shares and servicing accounts. Under the Plan, the Fund pays
the Distributor an annual "asset-based sales charge" of 0.75% per year
on Class C shares. The Distributor also receives a service fee of
0.25% per year. Both fees are computed on the average annual net
assets of Class C shares, determined as of the close of each regular
business day. The asset-based sales charge allows investors to buy
Class C shares without a front-end sales charge while allowing the
Distributor to compensate dealers that sell Class C shares.
The Distributor uses the service fee to compensate dealers for
providing personal services for accounts that hold Class C shares.
Those services are similar to those provided under the Class A Service
Plan, described above. The asset-based sales charge and service fees
increase Class C expenses by up to 1.00% of average net assets per
year.
The Distributor pays the 0.25% service fee to dealers in advance for
the first year after Class C shares have been sold by the dealer. After
the shares have been held for a year, the Distributor pays the fee on a
quarterly basis. The Distributor pays sales commissions of 0.75% of the
purchase price to dealers from its own resources at the time of sale.
The Distributor retains the asset-based sales charge during the first
year shares are outstanding to recoup the sales commissions it pays,
the advances of service fee payments it makes, and its financing costs.
The Distributor plans to pay 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.
Because the Distributor's actual expenses in selling Class C
shares may be more than the payments it receives from contingent
deferred sales charges collected on redeemed shares and from the Fund
under the Distribution and Service Plan for Class C shares, those
expenses may be carried over and paid in future years. At June 30,
1995, the end of the Plan year, the Distributor had incurred
unreimbursed expenses under the Plan of $________ (equal to _____% of
the Fund's net assets represented by Class C shares on that date),
which have been carried over into the present Plan year. If the 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 certain expenses it incurred before the Plan was terminated.
Special Investor Services
AccountLink. OppenheimerFunds AccountLink links your Fund account to
your account at your bank or other financial institution to enable you
to send money electronically between those accounts to perform a number
of types of account transactions, including purchases of shares by
telephone (either through a service representative or by PhoneLink,
described below), automatic investments under Asset Builder Plans, and
sending dividends and distributions or Automatic Withdrawal Plan
payments directly to your bank account. Please refer to the Application
for details or call the Transfer Agent for more information.
AccountLink privileges must be requested on the Application you use
to buy shares, or on your dealer's settlement instructions if you buy
your shares through your dealer. After your account is established, you
can request AccountLink privileges on 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.
-- Using AccountLink to Buy Shares. Purchases may be made 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.
-- 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. Please refer to
"How to Exchange Shares," below, for details.
- 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.
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:
-- Automatic Withdrawal Plans. If your Fund account is $5,000 or
more, you can establish an Automatic Withdrawal Plan to receive
payments of at least $50 on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual
basis. The checks may be sent to you or sent automatically to your bank
account on AccountLink. You may even set up certain types of
withdrawals of up to $1,500 per month by telephone. You should consult
the Application and Statement of Additional Information for more
details.
-- Automatic Exchange Plans. You can authorize the Transfer Agent
to exchange an amount you establish in advance automatically for shares
of up to five other OppenheimerFunds on a monthly, quarterly, semi-
annual or annual basis under an Automatic Exchange Plan. The minimum
purchase for each other OppenheimerFunds account is $25. These
exchanges are subject to the terms of the Exchange Privilege, described
below.
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 OppenheimerFunds without paying a sales charge. This privilege
applies to Class A or Class B shares that you purchased subject to an
initial sales charge and to Class A and Class B shares on which you
paid a contingent deferred sales charge when you redeemed them. It
does not apply to Class C shares. Please consult the Statement of
Additional Information for more details.
Retirement Plans. Fund shares are available as an investment for your
retirement plans. If you participate in a plan sponsored by your
employer, the plan trustee or administrator must make the purchase of
shares for your retirement plan account. The Distributor offers a
number of different retirement plans that can be used by individuals
and employers:
- Individual Retirement Accounts including rollover IRAs, for
individuals and their spouses
- 403(b)(7) Custodial Plans for employees of eligible tax-exempt
organizations, such as schools, hospitals and charitable organizations
- SEP-IRAs (Simplified Employee Pension Plans) for small
business owners or people with income from self-employment, including
SARSEP-IRAs
- Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans for self-employed persons and
small business owners
- 401(k) prototype retirement plans for businesses
Please call the Distributor for the OppenheimerFunds plan documents,
which contain important information and applications.
How to Sell Shares
You can arrange to take money out of your account on any regular
business day by selling (redeeming) some or all of your shares. Your
shares will be sold at the next net asset value calculated after your
order is received and accepted by the Transfer Agent. The Fund offers
you a number of ways to sell your shares: in writing or by telephone.
You can also set up Automatic Withdrawal Plans to redeem shares on a
regular basis, as described above. 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, please call the Transfer Agent first, at 1-800-525-
7048, for assistance.
-- Retirement Accounts. To sell shares in an OppenheimerFunds
retirement account in your name, call the Transfer Agent for a
distribution request form. There are special income tax withholding
requirements for distributions from retirement plans and you must
submit a withholding form with your request to avoid delay. If your
retirement plan account is held for you by your employer, you must
arrange for the distribution request to be sent by the plan
administrator or trustee. There are additional details in the
Statement of Additional Information.
-- Certain Requests Require a Signature Guarantee. To protect you
and the Fund from fraud, certain redemption requests must be in writing
and must include a signature guarantee in the following situations
(there may be other situations also requiring a signature guarantee):
- You wish to redeem more than $50,000 worth of shares and receive
a check
- The check is not payable to all shareholders listed on the
account statement
- The check is not sent to the address of record on your
account statement
- Shares are being transferred to a Fund account with a
different owner or name
- Shares are redeemed by someone other than the owners (such as
an Executor)
-- Where Can I Have My Signature Guaranteed? The Transfer Agent
will accept a guarantee of your signature by a number of financial
institutions, including: 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 as a fiduciary or on behalf of a corporation,
partnership or other business, you must also include your title in the
signature.
Selling Shares by Mail. Write a "letter of instructions" that
includes:
- Your name
- The Fund's name
- Your Fund account number (from your statement)
- The dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed
- Any special payment instructions
- Any share certificates for the shares you are selling, and
- Any special requirements or documents requested by the
Transfer Agent to assure proper authorization of the person asking to
sell shares.
Use the following address for requests by mail: Send courier or
Express Mail requests to:
Oppenheimer Shareholder Services Oppenheimer
Shareholder Services
P.O. Box 5270, Denver, Colorado 80217 10200 E. Girard Avenue,
Building D
Denver, Colorado 80231
Selling 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.
Shares held in an OppenheimerFunds retirement plan or under a share
certificate may not be redeemed by telephone.
- To redeem shares through a service representative, call 1-800-
852-8457
- To redeem shares automatically on PhoneLink, call 1-800-533-3310
Whichever method you use, you may have a check sent to the address
on the account, or, if you have linked your Fund account to your bank
account on AccountLink, you may have the proceeds wired to that
account.
-- Telephone Redemptions Paid by Check. Up to $50,000 may be
redeemed by telephone, once in each 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. This service is not available within 30 days
of changing the address on an account.
-- Telephone Redemptions Through AccountLink. There are no dollar
limits on telephone redemption proceeds sent to a bank account
designated when you establish AccountLink. Normally the ACH wire 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 wired.
How to Exchange Shares
Shares of the Fund may be exchanged for shares of certain
OppenheimerFunds at net asset value per share at the time of exchange,
without sales charge. A $5 service fee will be deducted from the fund
account you are exchanging into to help defray administrative costs.
That charge is waived for automated exchanges made by brokers on
Fund/SERV and for automated exchanges between already established
accounts on PhoneLink, described below. To exchange shares, you must
meet several conditions:
- Shares of the fund selected for exchange must be available for
sale in your state of residence
- The prospectuses of this Fund and the fund whose shares you want
to buy must offer the exchange privilege
- 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
- You must meet the minimum purchase requirements for the fund you
purchase by exchange
- Before exchanging into a fund, you should obtain and read its
prospectus
Shares of a particular class may be exchanged only for shares of the
same class in the other OppenheimerFunds. For example, you can exchange
Class A shares of this Fund only for Class A shares of another fund.
At present, not all of the OppenheimerFunds offer the same classes of
shares. If a fund has only one class of shares that does not have a
class designation, they are "Class A" shares for exchange purposes. In
some cases, sales charges may be imposed on exchange transactions.
Certain OppenheimerFunds offer Class A shares and either Class B or
Class C shares, and a list can be obtained by calling the Distributor
at 1-800-525-7048. Please refer to "How to Exchange Shares" in the
Statement of Additional Information for more details.
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 addresses listed in "How to Sell Shares."
-- 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.
You can find a list of OppenheimerFunds currently available for
exchanges in the Statement of Additional Information or by calling a
service representative at 1-800-525-7048. Exchanges of shares involve a
redemption of the shares of the fund you own and a purchase of shares
of the other fund.
There are certain exchange policies you should be aware of:
- Shares are normally redeemed from one fund and purchased from
the other fund in the exchange transaction on the same regular business
day on which the Transfer Agent receives an exchange request that is in
proper form 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.
- Because excessive trading can hurt fund performance and harm
shareholders, the Fund reserves the right to refuse any exchange
request that will disadvantage it, or to refuse multiple exchange
requests submitted by a shareholder or dealer.
- The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege
at any time. Although the Fund will attempt to provide you notice
whenever it is reasonably able to do so, it may impose these changes at
any time.
- 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.
The Distributor has entered into agreements with certain dealers and
investment advisers permitting them to exchange their clients' shares
by telephone. These privileges are limited under those agreements and
the Distributor has the right to reject or suspend those privileges.
As a result, those exchanges may be subject to notice requirements,
delays and other limitations that do not apply to shareholders who
exchange their shares directly by calling or writing to the Transfer
Agent.
Shareholder Account Rules and Policies
-- Net Asset Value Per Share is determined for each class of
shares as of the close of The New York Stock Exchange on each regular
business day by dividing the value of the Fund's net assets
attributable to a class by the number of shares that are outstanding.
The Fund's Board of Trustees has established procedures to value the
Fund's securities to determine net asset value. In general, securities
values are based on market value. There are special procedures for
valuing illiquid and restricted securities, obligations for which
market values cannot be readily obtained, and call options and hedging
instruments. These procedures are described more completely in the
Statement of Additional Information.
-- The offering of shares may be suspended during any period in
which the determination of net asset value is suspended, and the
offering may be suspended by the Board of Trustees at any time the
Board believes it is in the Fund's best interest to do so.
-- Telephone Transaction Privileges for purchases, redemptions or
exchanges may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Fund at any
time. If an account has more than one owner, the Fund and the Transfer
Agent may rely on the instructions of any one owner. Telephone
privileges apply to each owner of the account and the dealer
representative of record for the account unless and until 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. If the
Transfer Agent does not use reasonable procedures it may be liable for
losses due to unauthorized transactions, but otherwise neither the
Transfer Agent nor the Fund will be liable for losses or expenses
arising out of telephone instructions reasonably believed to be
genuine. If you are unable to reach the Transfer Agent during periods
of unusual market activity, you may not be able to complete a telephone
transaction and should consider placing your order by mail.
-- 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.
-- The redemption price for shares will vary from day to day
because the value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio fluctuates,
and the redemption price, which is the net asset value per share, will
normally be different for Class A and Class C shares. Therefore, the
redemption value of your shares may be more or less than their original
cost.
-- Payment for redeemed shares is made ordinarily in cash and
forwarded by check or through AccountLink (as elected by the
shareholder under the redemption procedures described above) within 7
days after the Transfer Agent receives redemption instructions in
proper form, except under unusual circumstances determined by the
Securities and Exchange Commission delaying or suspending such
payments. For accounts registered in the name of a broker-dealer,
payment will be forwarded within 3 business days. 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 15 days from the date the shares
were purchased. That delay may be avoided if you purchase shares by
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 $200 for reasons other than
the fact that the market value of shares has dropped, and in some cases
involuntary redemptions may be made to repay the Distributor for losses
from the cancellation of share purchase orders.
-- Under unusual circumstances, shares of the fund may be redeemed
"in kind", which means that the redemption proceeds will be paid with
securities from the Fund's portfolio. Please refer to the Statement of
Additional Information for more details.
-- "Backup Withholding" of Federal income tax may be applied at the
rate of 31% from dividends, distributions and redemption proceeds
(including exchanges) if you fail to furnish the Fund a certified
Social Security or taxpayer identification number when you sign your
application, or if you violate Internal Revenue Service regulations on
tax reporting of dividends.
-- The Fund does not charge a redemption fee, but if your dealer
or broker handles your redemption, they may charge a fee. That fee can
be avoided by redeeming your Fund shares directly through the Transfer
Agent. Under the circumstances described in "How To Buy Shares," you
may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charges when redeeming
certain Class A, Class B and Class C shares.
-- To avoid sending duplicate copies of materials to households,
the Fund will mail only one copy of each annual and semi-annual report
and updated prospectus to shareholders having the same surname 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 declares dividends separately for Class A, Class
B and Class C shares from net investment income on an annual basis and
normally pays those dividends to shareholders in December, but the
Board of Trustees can change that date. The Board may also cause the
Fund to declare dividends after the close of the Fund's fiscal year
(which ends June 30). Because the Fund does not have an objective of
seeking current income, the amounts of dividends it pays, if any, will
likely be small. Also, dividends paid on Class A shares generally are
expected to be higher than for Class B and Class C shares because
expenses allocable to Class B and Class C shares will generally be
higher.
Capital Gains. The Fund may make distributions annually in December out
of any net short-term or long-term capital gains, and the Fund may make
supplemental distributions of dividends and capital gains following the
end of its fiscal year. Long-term capital gains will be separately
identified in the tax information the Fund sends you after the end of
the year. Short-term capital gains are treated as dividends for tax
purposes. There can be no assurances that the Fund will pay any capital
gains distributions in a particular year.
Distribution Options. When you open your account, specify on your
application how you want to receive your distributions. For
OppenheimerFunds retirement accounts, all distributions are reinvested.
For other accounts, you have four options:
-- Reinvest All Distributions in the Fund. You can elect to
reinvest all dividends and long-term capital gains distributions in
additional shares of the Fund.
-- Reinvest Long-Term Capital Gains Only. You can elect to
reinvest long-term capital gains in the Fund while receiving dividends
by check or sent to your bank account on AccountLink.
-- Receive All Distributions in Cash. You can elect to receive a
check for all dividends and long-term capital gains distributions or
have them sent to your bank on AccountLink.
-- Reinvest Your Distributions in Another OppenheimerFunds
Account. You can reinvest all distributions in another OppenheimerFunds
account you have established.
Taxes. If your account is not a tax-deferred retirement account, you
should be aware of the following tax implications of investing in the
Fund. Long-term capital gains are taxable as long-term capital gains
when distributed to shareholders. Dividends paid from short-term
capital gains and net investment income are taxable as ordinary income.
Distributions are subject to federal income tax and may be subject to
state or local taxes. Your distributions are taxable when paid,
whether you reinvest them in additional shares or take them in cash.
Every year the Fund will send you and the IRS a statement showing the
amount of each taxable distribution you received in the previous year.
-- "Buying a Dividend": When a fund goes ex-dividend, its share
price is reduced by the amount of the distribution. If you buy shares
on or just before the ex-dividend date, or just before the Fund
declares a capital gains 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.
-- Taxes on Transactions: Share redemptions, including
redemptions for exchanges, are subject to capital gains tax. 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.
-- Returns of Capital: 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 tax
information about your investment. More information is contained in
the Statement of Additional Information, and in addition 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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APPENDIX TO PROSPECTUS OF
OPPENHEIMER FUND
Graphic material included in Prospectus of Oppenheimer Fund:
"Comparison of Total Return of Oppenheimer Fund and the S&P 500 Index -
Change in Value of a $10,000 Hypothetical Investment."
A linear graph will be included in the Prospectus of Oppenheimer
Fund (the "Fund") depicting the initial account value and subsequent
account value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund. In the
case of the Fund's Class A shares, that graph will cover each of the
Fund's last ten fiscal years from 6/30/84 through 6/30/94 and in the
case of the Fund's Class C shares will cover the period from inception
of the class (December 1, 1993) through 6/30/95. The graph will
compare such values with hypothetical $10,000 investments over the same
time periods in the S&P 500 Index.
Set forth below are the relevant data points that will appear on the
linear graph. Additional information with respect to the foregoing,
including a description of the S&P 500 Index, is set forth in the
Prospectus under "Performance of the Fund - Comparing the Fund's
Performance to the Market."
Fiscal Year Oppenheimer
Ended Fund A S&P 500 Index
06/30/84 $ 9,425 $10,000
06/30/85 $11,796 $13,096
06/30/86 $15,470 $17,787
06/30/87 $16,790 $22,262
06/30/88 $14,724 $20,719
06/30/89 $16,579 $24,971
06/30/90 $17,580 $29,079
06/30/91 $19,629 $31,222
06/30/92 $21,832 $35,403
06/30/93 $24,742 $40,221
06/30/94 $26,188 $40,783
Fiscal Period Oppenheimer
Ended Fund C S&P 500 Index
11/30/93(1) $10,000 $10,000
06/30/94 $ 9,822 $ 9,778
(1) Class C shares of the Fund were first publicly offered on December
1, 1993.
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Oppenheimer Fund
Two World Trade Center
New York, NY 10048-0203
1-800-525-7048
Investment Adviser
Oppenheimer Management Corporation
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048-0203
Distributor
Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc.
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048-0203
Transfer Agent
Oppenheimer Shareholder Services
P.O. Box 5270
Denver, Colorado 80217
1-800-525-7048
Custodian of Portfolio Securities
The Bank of New York
One Wall Street
New York, New York 10015
Independent Auditors
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
707 Seventeenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
Legal Counsel
Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen
Shalov & Wein
114 West 47th Street
New York, New York 10036
No dealer, broker, salesperson or any other person has been authorized
to give any information or to make any representations other than those
contained in this Prospectus or the Additional Statement, and if given
or made, such information and representations must not be relied upon
as having been authorized by the Fund, Oppenheimer Management
Corporation, Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc. or any affiliate
thereof. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities offered hereby in
any state to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer in
such state.
PR401.1094.R * Printed on recycled paper
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Oppenheimer Fund
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203
1-800-525-7048
Statement of Additional Information dated November 1, 1995
This Statement of Additional Information of Oppenheimer Fund is
not a Prospectus. This document contains additional information about
the Fund and supplements information in the Prospectus dated November
1, 1995. It should be read together with the Prospectus, which may be
obtained by writing to the Fund's Transfer Agent, Oppenheimer
Shareholder Services at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, Colorado 80217 or by
calling the Transfer Agent at the toll-free number shown above.
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Contents
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About the Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investment Objective and Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investment Objective and Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investment Policies and Strategies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Investment Techniques and Strategies. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Investment Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How the Fund is Managed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Organization and History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trustees and Officers of the Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Manager and Its Affiliates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brokerage Policies of the Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Performance of the Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distribution and Service Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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: Industry Classifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
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ABOUT THE FUND
Investment Objective and Policies
Investment Policies and Strategies.The investment objective and
policies of the Fund are described in the Prospectus. Set forth below
is supplemental information about those policies and the types of
securities in which the Fund invests, as well as the strategies the
Fund may use to try to achieve its objective. Capitalized terms used
in this Statement of Additional Information have the same meaning as
those terms have in the Prospectus.
In selecting securities for the Fund's portfolio, the Fund's investment
advisor, Oppenheimer Management Corporation (the "Manager"), evaluates
the merits of securities primarily through the exercise of its own
investment analysis. This may include, among other things, evaluation
of the history of the issuer's operations, prospects for the industry
of which the issuer is part, the issuer's financial condition, the
issuer's pending product developments and developments by competitors,
the effect of general market and economic conditions on the issuer's
business, and legislative proposals or new laws that might affect the
issuer. Current income is not a consideration in the selection of
portfolio securities for the Fund, whether for appreciation, defensive
or liquidity purposes. The fact that a security has a low yield or
does not pay current income will not be an adverse factor in selecting
securities to try to achieve the Fund's investment objective of capital
appreciation unless the Manager believes that the lack of yield might
adversely affect appreciation possibilities.
The portion of the Fund's assets allocated to securities and methods
selected for capital appreciation will depend upon the judgment of the
Fund's Manager as to the future movement of the equity securities
markets. If the Manager believes that economic conditions favor a
rising market, the Fund will emphasize securities and investment
methods selected for high capital growth. If the Manager believes that
a market decline is likely, defensive securities and investment methods
will be emphasized (See "Temporary Defensive Investments," below).
-- Warrants and Rights. The prices of warrants do not necessarily
move in a manner parallel to the prices of the underlying securities.
The price the Fund pays for a warrant will be lost unless the warrant
is exercised prior to its expiration. Rights and warrants have no
voting rights, receive no dividends and have no rights with respect to
the assets of the issuer.
Other Investment Techniques and Strategies
-- Writing Covered Calls. As described in the Prospectus, the
Fund may write covered calls. When the Fund writes a call on an
investment, it receives a premium and agrees to sell the callable
investment to a purchaser of a corresponding call during the call
period (usually not more than 9 months) at a fixed exercise price
(which may differ from the market price of the underlying investment),
regardless of market price changes during the call period. To
terminate its obligation on a call it has written, the Fund may
purchase a corresponding call in a "closing purchase transaction." A
profit or loss will be realized, depending upon whether the net of the
option transaction costs and the premium received on the call written
was more or less than the price of the call subsequently purchased. A
profit may also be realized if the call lapses unexercised, because the
Fund retains the related investments and the premium received. If the
Fund could not effect a closing purchase transaction due to the lack of
a market, it would have to hold the callable investments until the call
lapsed or was exercised.
The Fund may also write calls on Futures without owning a futures
contract or deliverable securities, provided that at the time the call
is written, the Fund covers the call by segregating in escrow an
equivalent dollar value of liquid assets. The Fund will segregate
additional liquid assets if the value of the escrowed assets drops
below 100% of the current value of the Future. In no circumstances
would an exercise notice as to a Future put the Fund in a short futures
position.
The Fund's Custodian, or a securities depository acting for the
Custodian, 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 options that are traded on exchanges, or as
to other acceptable escrow securities, so that no margin will be
required from the Fund for such option transactions. OCC will release
the securities covering a call on the expiration of the call or when
the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. Call writing
affects the Fund's turnover rate and the brokerage commissions it pays.
Commissions, normally higher than on general securities transactions,
are payable on writing or purchasing a call.
-- Hedging with Options and Futures Contracts. The Fund may use
hedging instruments for the purposes described in the Prospectus. When
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, the Fund may: (i)
sell Stock Index Futures, (ii) buy puts, or (iii) write covered calls
on securities or on Stock Index Futures (as described in the
Prospectus). When hedging to permit the Fund to establish a position
in the equities market as a temporary substitute for purchasing
particular equity securities (which the Fund will normally purchase,
and then terminate that hedging position), the Fund may: (i) buy Stock
Index Futures, or (ii) buy calls on such Futures or on securities.
Normally, the Fund would then purchase the equity securities and
terminate the hedging portion.
The Fund's strategy of hedging with Futures and options on Futures
will be incidental to the Fund's investment activities in the
underlying cash market. In the future, the Fund may employ hedging
instruments and strategies that are not presently contemplated but
which may be developed, to the extent such investment methods are
consistent with the Fund's investment objective, and are legally
permissible and disclosed in the Prospectus. Additional information
about the hedging instruments the Fund may use is provided below.
- Stock Index Futures. As described in the Prospectus, the Fund
may invest in Stock Index Futures only if they relate to broadly-based
stock indices. A stock index is considered to be broadly-based if it
includes stocks that are not limited to issuers in any particular
industry or group of industries. A stock index assigns relative values
to the common stocks included in the index and fluctuates with the
changes in the market value of those stocks. Stock indices cannot be
purchased or sold directly.
Stock index futures are contracts based on the future value of the
basket of securities that comprise the underlying stock index. The
contracts obligate the seller to deliver, and the purchaser to take,
cash to settle the futures transaction or to enter into an offsetting
contract. No physical delivery of the securities underlying the index
is made on settling the futures obligation. No monetary amount is paid
or received by the Fund on the purchase or sale of a Stock Index
Future. Upon entering into a Futures transaction, the Fund will be
required to deposit an initial margin payment, in cash or U.S. Treasury
bills, with the futures commission merchant (the "futures broker").
Initial margin payments will be deposited with the Fund's Custodian in
an account registered in the futures broker's name; however, the
futures broker can gain access to that account only under certain
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 on a daily basis.
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 additional cash is
required to be paid by or released to the Fund. Any gain or loss is
then realized. Although Stock Index Futures by their terms call for
settlement by the delivery of cash, in most cases the obligation is
fulfilled by entering into an offsetting transaction. All futures
transactions are effected through a clearing house associated with the
exchange on which the contracts are traded.
- Purchasing Puts and Calls. The Fund may 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 purchases a call (other than in a closing purchase transaction),
it pays a premium and, except as to calls on stock indices or Stock
Index Futures, 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. When the Fund purchases a call on a
stock index or Stock Index Future, settlement is in cash rather than by
delivery of the underlying investment to the Fund. The Fund benefits
only if the call is sold 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 premium paid for the call and the
call is exercised. If the call is not exercised or sold (whether or
not at a profit), it will become worthless at its expiration date and
the Fund will lose its premium payment and the right to purchase the
underlying investment.
When the Fund purchases a put, it pays a premium and, except as to
puts on stock indices, has the right to sell the underlying investment
to a seller of a corresponding put on the same investment during the
put period at a fixed exercise price. Buying a put on an investment
the Fund owns (a "protective put") 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 such
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, and the Fund will lose its premium payment and the right to sell
the underlying investment. However, the put may be sold prior to
expiration (whether or not at a profit).
Puts and calls on broadly-based stock indices or Stock Index Futures
are similar to puts and calls on securities or futures contracts except
that all settlements are in cash and gain or loss depends on changes in
the index in question (and thus on price movements in the stock market
generally) rather than on price movements of individual securities or
futures contracts. When the Fund buys a call on a stock index or Stock
Index Future, it pays a premium. If the Fund exercises the call during
the call period, a seller of a corresponding call on the same
investment will pay the Fund an amount of cash to settle the call if
the closing level of the stock index or Future upon which the call is
based is greater than the exercise price of the call. That cash
payment is equal to the difference between the closing price of the
call and the exercise price of the call times a specified multiple (the
"multiplier") which determines the total dollar value for each point of
difference. When the Fund buys a put on a stock index or Stock Index
Future, it pays a premium and has the right during the put period to
require a seller of a corresponding put, upon the Fund's exercise of
its put, to deliver cash to the Fund to settle the put if the closing
level of the stock index or Stock Index Future upon which the put is
based is less than the exercise price of the put. That cash payment is
determined by the multiplier, in the same manner as described above as
to calls.
When the Fund purchases a put on a stock index, or on a Stock Index
Future not owned by it, the put protects the Fund to the extent that
the index moves in a similar pattern to the securities the Fund holds.
The Fund can either resell the put or, in the case of a put on a Stock
Index Future, buy the underlying investment and sell it at the exercise
price. The resale price of the put will vary inversely with the price
of the underlying investment. If the market price of the underlying
investment is above the exercise price, and as a result the put is not
exercised, the put will become worthless on the expiration date. In
the event of a decline in price of the underlying investment, the Fund
could exercise or sell the put at a profit to attempt to offset some or
all of its loss on its portfolio securities.
The Fund's option activities may affect its turnover rate and
brokerage commissions. The exercise of calls written by the Fund may
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 related investments, increasing portfolio turnover.
Although such exercise is within the Fund's control, holding a put
might cause the Fund to sell the related investments for reasons which
would not exist in the absence of the put. The Fund will pay a
brokerage commission each time it buys a put or call, sells a call, or
buys or sells an underlying investment in connection with the exercise
of a put or call. Such commissions may be higher on a relative basis
than those which would apply to direct purchases or sales of such
underlying investments. Premiums paid for options as to underlying
investments are small in relation to the market value of such
investments and 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 investments.
- Interest Rate Swap Transactions. Swap agreements entail both
interest rate risk and credit risk. There is a risk that, based on
movements of interest rates in the future, the payments made by the
Fund under a swap agreement will have been greater than those received
by it. Credit risk arises from the possibility that the counterparty
will default. If the counterparty to an interest rate swap defaults,
the Fund's loss will consist of the net amount of contractual interest
payments that the Fund has not yet received. The Manager will monitor
the creditworthiness of counterparties to the Fund's interest rate swap
transactions on an ongoing basis. The Fund will enter into swap
transactions with appropriate counterparties pursuant to master netting
agreements. A master netting agreement provides that all swaps done
between the Fund and that counterparty under the master agreement shall
be regarded as parts of an integral agreement. If on any date amounts
are payable in the same currency in respect of one or more swap
transactions, the net amount payable on that date in that currency
shall be paid. In addition, the master netting agreement may provide
that if one party defaults generally or on one swap, the counterparty
may terminate the swaps with that party. Under such agreements, if
there is a default resulting in a loss to one party, the measure of
that party's damages is calculated by reference to the average cost of
a replacement swap with respect to each swap (i.e., the mark-to-market
value at the time of the termination of each swap). The gains and
losses on all swaps are then netted, and the result is the
counterparty's gain or loss on termination. The termination of all
swaps and the netting of gains and losses on termination is generally
referred to as "aggregation." The Fund will not subject more than 25%
of its total assets to interest rate swaps.
- Regulatory Aspects of Hedging Instruments. The Fund must
operate within certain restrictions as to its positions in Futures and
options thereon under a rule ("CFTC Rule") adopted by the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") under the Commodity Exchange Act
(the "CEA"), which exempts the Fund from registration with the CFTC as
a "commodity pool operator" (as defined under the CEA) if it complies
with the CFTC Rule. Under these restrictions, the Fund will not, as to
any positions, whether short, long or a combination thereof, enter into
Futures and options thereon for which the aggregate initial margins and
premiums exceed 5% of the fair market value of its net assets, with
certain exclusions as defined in the CFTC Rule. Under the
restrictions, the Fund also must, as to its short positions, use
Futures and options thereon solely for bona fide hedging purposes
within the meaning and intent of the applicable provisions of the CEA.
Transactions in options by the Fund are subject to limitations
established by each of the exchanges governing the maximum number of
options which may be written or held by a single investor or group of
investors acting in concert, 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
futures brokers. Thus, the number of options which the Fund may write
or hold may be affected by options written or held by other entities,
including other investment companies having the same or an affiliated
investment adviser. Position limits also apply to Futures. An
exchange may order the liquidation of positions found to be in
violation of those limits and may impose certain other sanctions.
Due to requirements under the Investment Company Act, when the Fund
purchases a Stock Index Future, the Fund will maintain in a segregated
account or accounts with its Custodian, cash or readily marketable
short-term (maturing in one year or less) debt instruments in an amount
equal to the market value of the securities underlying such Future,
less the margin deposit applicable to it.
- Tax Aspects of Covered Calls and Hedging Instruments. 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 the Fund 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). One of the tests for the Fund's qualification as a
regulated investment company is that less than 30% of its gross income
must be derived from gains realized on the sale of securities held for
less than three months. To comply with that 30% cap, the Fund will
limit the extent to which it engages in the following activities, but
will not be precluded from them: (i) selling investments, including
Stock Index Futures, held for less than three months, whether or not
they were purchased on the exercise of a call held by the Fund; (ii)
purchasing options which expire in less than three months; (iii)
effecting closing transactions with respect to calls or puts written or
purchased less than three months previously; (iv) exercising puts or
calls held by the Fund for less than three months; or (v) writing calls
on investments held less than three months.
- Risks of Hedging with Options and Futures. 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. In addition to
the risks with respect to options discussed in the Prospectus and
above, there is a risk in using short hedging by (i) selling Stock
Index Futures or (ii) purchasing puts on stock indices or Stock Index
Futures to attempt to protect against declines in the value of the
Fund's equity securities that the prices of the Futures or applicable
index (thus the prices of the Hedging Instruments) will correlate
imperfectly with the behavior of the cash (i.e., market value) prices
of the Fund's equity securities. The ordinary spreads between prices
in the cash and futures markets are subject to distortions due to
differences in the natures of those markets. First, all participants
in the futures markets are subject to margin deposit and maintenance
requirements. Rather than meeting additional margin deposit
requirements, investors may close out futures contracts through off-
setting transactions which could distort the normal relationship
between the cash and futures markets. Second, the liquidity of the
futures markets 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
markets could be reduced, thus producing distortion. Third, from the
point of view of speculators, the deposit requirements in the futures
markets are less onerous than margin requirements in the securities
markets. Therefore, increased participation by speculators in the
futures markets may cause temporary price distortions.
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 equity securities being hedged and
movements in the price of the Hedging Instruments, the Fund may use
Hedging Instruments in a greater dollar amount than the dollar amount
of equity securities being hedged if the historical volatility of the
prices of such equity securities being hedged is more than the
historical volatility of the applicable index. It is also possible
that where the Fund has used Hedging Instruments in a short hedge, the
market may advance and the value of equity securities held in the
Fund's portfolio may decline. If this occurred, the Fund would lose
money on the Hedging Instruments and also experience a decline in value
in its equity 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 equity securities will tend to move in the
same direction as the indices upon which the Hedging Instruments are
based.
If the Fund uses Hedging Instruments to establish a position in the
equities markets as a temporary substitute for the purchase of
individual equity securities by buying Stock Index Futures and/or calls
on such Futures, on securities, or on stock indices, it is possible
that the market may decline. If the Fund then concludes not to invest
in equity securities at that time because of concerns as to possible
further market decline 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 equity securities purchased.
- -- Foreign Securities. "Foreign securities" include equity and debt
securities of companies organized under the laws of countries other
than the United States and debt securities of foreign governments that
are 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, 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 offer potential benefits not
available from investing solely in securities of domestic issuers,
including 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. If the
Fund's portfolio securities are held abroad, the countries in which
they may be held and the sub-custodians holding them must be approved
by the Fund's Board of Trustees under applicable rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Risks of Foreign Investing. Investing in foreign securities
involves special additional risks and considerations not typically
associated with investing in securities of issuers traded in the U.S.
These include: reduction of income by foreign taxes; fluctuation in
value of foreign portfolio investments due to changes in currency rates
and control regulations (e.g., currency blockage); transaction charges
for currency exchange; lack of public information about foreign
issuers; lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting
standards comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers; less
volume on foreign exchanges than on U.S. exchanges; greater volatility
and less liquidity on foreign markets than in the U.S.; less regulation
of foreign issuers, stock exchanges and brokers than in the U.S.;
greater difficulties in commencing lawsuits against foreign issuers;
higher brokerage commission rates than in the U.S.; increased risks of
delays in settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates
for portfolio securities because of the lesser speed and reliability of
mail service between the U.S. and foreign countries than within the
U.S.; possibilities in some countries of expropriation or
nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation, political, financial
or social instability or adverse diplomatic developments; and
differences (which may be favorable or unfavorable) between the U.S.
economy and foreign economies. From time to time, 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. If the Fund's securities are held
abroad, the countries in which such securities may be held and the sub-
custodians holding them must be approved by the Fund's Board of
Trustees under applicable SEC rules.
-- Restricted and Illiquid Securities. To enable the Fund to sell
restricted securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
the Fund may have to cause those securities to be registered. The
expenses of registration of restricted securities may be negotiated by
the Fund with the issuer at the time such securities are purchased by
the Fund, if such registration is required before such securities may
be sold publicly. When registration must be arranged because the Fund
wishes to sell the security, a considerable period may elapse between
the time the decision is made to sell the securities and the time the
Fund would be permitted to sell them. The Fund would bear the risks of
any downward price fluctuation during that period. The Fund may also
acquire, through private placements, securities having contractual
restrictions on their resale, which might limit the Fund's ability to
dispose of such securities and might lower the amount realizable upon
the sale of such securities.
The Fund has percentage 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 pursuant to
Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, provided that those
securities have been determined to be liquid by the Board of Trustees
of the Fund or 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 holding of that security may be deemed to be
illiquid.
-- Loans of Portfolio Securities. The Fund may lend its portfolio
securities subject to the restrictions stated in the Prospectus. Under
applicable regulatory requirements (which are subject to change), the
loan collateral on each business day must at least equal the value of
the loaned securities and must consist of cash, bank letters of credit
or securities of the U.S. Government (or its agencies or
instrumentalities). 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. Such terms and the issuing bank must be
satisfactory to the Fund. When it lends securities, the Fund receives
amounts equal to the dividends or interest on loaned securities and
also receives one or more of (a) negotiated loan fees, (b) interest on
securities used as collateral, and (c) interest on 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. 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.
- -- Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may acquire securities subject to
repurchase agreements for liquidity purposes to meet anticipated
redemptions, or pending the investment of the proceeds from sales of
Fund shares, or pending the settlement of purchases of portfolio
securities.
In a repurchase transaction, the Fund acquires a security from,
and simultaneously resells it to, an approved vendor. An "approved
vendor" is a commercial bank or the U.S. branch of a foreign bank or a
broker-dealer which has been designated a primary dealer in government
securities which must meet credit requirements set by the Fund's Board
of Trustees from time to time. 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. The
majority of these transactions run from day to day, and delivery
pursuant to the resale typically will occur within one to five days of
the purchase. Repurchase agreements are considered "loans" under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Investment Company Act"),
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.
Additionally, the Manager will impose creditworthiness requirements to
confirm that the vendor is financially sound and will continuously
monitor the collateral's value.
-- Temporary Defensive Investments. When the equity markets in
general are declining, the Fund may commit an increasing portion of its
assets to defensive securities. These may include the types of
securities described in the Prospectus. When investing for defensive
purposes, the Fund will normally emphasize investment in short-term
debt securities (that is, securities maturing in one year or less from
the date of purchase), since those types of securities are generally
more liquid and usually may be disposed of quickly without significant
gains or losses so that the Manager may have liquid assets when it
wishes to make investments in securities for appreciation
possibilities.
Other Investment Restrictions
The Fund's most significant investment restrictions are set forth in
the Prospectus. There are additional investment restrictions that the
Fund must follow that are also fundamental policies. Fundamental policies
and the Fund's investment objectives, cannot be changed without the vote
of a "majority" of the Fund's outstanding voting securities.
Under the Investment Company Act, such a "majority" vote is defined as
the vote of the holders of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the shares
present or represented by proxy at such meeting, if the holders of more
than 50% of the outstanding shares are present, or (ii) more than 50% of
the outstanding shares. Under these additional restrictions, the Fund
cannot:
- make short sales;
- invest in commodities or commodities contracts other than the Hedging
Instruments permitted by any of its other fundamental policies, whether
or not any such Hedging Instrument is considered to be a commodity or
commodity contract;
- invest in real estate or in interests in real estate, but may
purchase readily marketable securities of companies holding real estate
or interests therein;
- purchase or sell securities on margin; however, the Fund may make
margin deposits in connection with any of the Hedging Instruments
permitted by any of its other fundamental policies; - mortgage,
hypothecate or pledge any of its assets; however, this does not prohibit
the escrow arrangements contemplated by the writing of covered call
options or other collateral or margin arrangements in connection with any
of the Hedging Instruments permitted by any of its other fundamental
policies;
- borrow money in excess of 5% of its gross assets taken at current
value, and then only as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency
purposes;
- invest in or acquire shares of any other investment company or trust
except in connection with a plan of merger, consolidation or
reorganization; however, this policy shall not prevent the Fund from
investing in the securities issued by a real estate investment trust,
provided that such trust is not permitted to invest in real estate or
interests in real estate other than mortgages or other security interests;
- underwrite securities of other companies except insofar as it might
be deemed to be an underwriter in the resale of any securities held in its
own portfolio; or
- purchase or retain the securities of any issuer if those officers,
trustees and directors of the Fund or the Manager who beneficially own
individually more than .5% of the securities of such issuer together own
more than 5% of the securities of such issuer.
How the Fund Is Managed
Organization and History. 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, or 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. In addition, if the Trustees
receive a request from at least 10 shareholders (who have been
shareholders for at least six months) holding shares of the Fund valued
at $25,000 or more or holding at least 1% of the Fund's outstanding
shares, whichever is less, 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, or the Trustees may take such other action as set
forth under Section 16(c) of the Investment Company Act.
The Fund's Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of
shareholder or Trustee liability for the Fund's obligations, and provides
for indemnification and reimbursement of expenses out of its property for
any shareholder held personally liable for its obligations. The
Declaration of Trust also provides that the Fund shall, upon request,
assume the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act
or obligation of the Fund and satisfy any judgment thereon. Thus, while
Massachusetts law permits a shareholder of a business trust (such as the
Fund) to be held personally liable as a "partner" under certain
circumstances, the risk of a Fund shareholder incurring financial loss on
account of shareholder liability is limited to the relatively remote
circumstances in which the Fund would be unable to meet its obligations
described above. Any person doing business with the Trust, and any
shareholder of the Trust, agrees under the Trust's Declaration of Trust
to look solely to the assets of the Trust for satisfaction of any claim
or demand which may arise out of any dealings with the Trust, and the
Trustees shall have no personal liability to any such person, to the
extent permitted by law.
Trustees and Officers of the Fund. The Fund's Trustees and officers
and their principal occupations and business affiliations during the past
five years are set forth below. The address for each, except as noted,
is Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203. All of the
Trustees are also Trustees or Directors of Oppenheimer Global Fund,
Oppenheimer Special Fund, Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc., Oppenheimer
Target Fund, Oppenheimer Tax-Free Bond Fund, Oppenheimer New York Tax-
Exempt Fund, Oppenheimer California Tax-Exempt Fund, Oppenheimer Multi-
State Tax-Exempt Trust, Oppenheimer Asset Allocation Fund, Oppenheimer
Global Emerging Growth Fund, Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund,
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund, Oppenheimer Discovery Fund,
Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust, Oppenheimer Mortgage Income Fund,
Oppenheimer Multi-Government Trust and Oppenheimer Multi-Sector Income
Trust (collectively, the "New York-based OppenheimerFunds"). As of
______________, 1995, all of the Fund's Trustees and officers as a group
beneficially owned less than 1% of the Fund's outstanding shares.
Leon Levy, Chairman of the Board of Trustees; Age 70
General Partner of Odyssey Partners, L.P. (investment partnership) and
Chairman of Avatar Holdings, Inc. (real estate development).
Leo Cherne, Trustee; Age 83
386 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10016
Chairman Emeritus of the International Rescue Committee (philanthropic
organization); formerly Executive Director of The Research Institute of
America.
Robert G. Galli, Trustee*; Age 62
Vice Chairman of the Manager and Vice President and Counsel of Oppenheimer
Acquisition Corp. ("OAC") the Manager's parent holding company; formerly
he held the following positions: a director of the Manager and Oppenheimer
Funds Distributor, Inc. (the "Distributor"), Vice President and a director
of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation ("HarbourView") and Centennial
Asset Management Corporation ("Centennial"), investment adviser
subsidiaries of the Manager, a director of Shareholder Financial Services,
Inc. ("SFSI") and Shareholder Services, Inc. ("SSI"), transfer agent
subsidiaries of the Manager, an officer of other OppenheimerFunds and
Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Manager and the
Distributor.
Benjamin Lipstein, Trustee; Age 72
591 Breezy Hill Road, Hillsdale, New York 12529
Professor Emeritus of Marketing, Stern Graduate School of Business
Administration, New York University.
Elizabeth B. Moynihan, Trustee; Age 66
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004
Author and architectural historian; a trustee of the American Schools of
Oriental Research, the Freer Gallery of Art (Smithsonian Institution), the
Institute of Fine Arts (New York University) and Preservation League of
New York State; a member of the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commissions on Education and
Culture.
Kenneth A. Randall, Trustee; Age 68
6 Whittaker's Mill, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
A director of Northeast Bancorp, Inc. (bank holding company), Dominion
Resources, Inc. (electric utility holding company), and Kemper Corporation
(insurance and financial services company); formerly Chairman of the Board
of ICL Inc. (information systems).
Edward V. Regan, Trustee; Age 65
40 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016
President of Jerome Levy Economics Institute, a member of the U.S.
Competitiveness Policy Council; a director of GranCare, Inc. (health care
provider); formerly New York State Comptroller and trustee, New York State
and Local Retirement Fund.
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* A Trustee who is an "interested person" of the Fund as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
Russell S. Reynolds, Jr., Trustee; Age 63
200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166
Founder and Chairman of Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. (executive
recruiting); Chairman of Directors Publication, Inc. (consulting and
publishing); a trustee of Mystic Seaport Museum, International House,
Greenwich Historical Society and Greenwich Hospital.
Sidney M. Robbins, Trustee; Age 83
50 Overlook Road, Ossining, New York 10562
Chase Manhattan Professor Emeritus of Financial Institutions, Graduate
School of Business, Columbia University; Visiting Professor of Finance,
University of Hawaii; a director of The Korea Fund, Inc. (a closed-end
investment company); a member of the Board of Advisors, Olympus Private
Placement Fund, L.P.; Professor Emeritus of Finance, Adelphi University.
Donald W. Spiro, President and Trustee*; Age 69
Chairman Emeritus and a director of the Manager; formerly Chairman of the
Manager and Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc. (the "Distributor").
Pauline Trigere, Trustee; Age 82
550 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10018
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Trigere, Inc. (design and sale of
women's fashions).
Clayton K. Yeutter, Trustee; Age 64
1325 Merrie Ridge Road, McLean, Virginia 22101
Of Counsel, Hogan & Hartson (a law firm); a director of B.A.T. Industries,
Ltd. (tobacco and financial services), Caterpillar, Inc. (machinery),
ConAgra, Inc. (food and agricultural products), FMC Corp. (chemicals and
machinery), Lindsay Manufacturing Co. (irrigation equipment), Texas
Instruments, Inc. (electronics) and The Vigoro Corporation (fertilizer
manufacturer); formerly (in descending chronological order) Deputy
Chairman, Bush/Quayle Presidential Campaign, Counsellor to the President
(Bush) for Domestic Policy, Chairman of the Republican National Committee,
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Trade
Representative.
Richard H. Rubinstein, Vice President and Portfolio Manager; Age 47
Vice President of the Manager; an officer of other OppenheimerFunds.
Andrew J. Donohue, Secretary; Age 45
Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Oppenheimer Management
Corporation ("OMC") (the "Manager") and Oppenheimer Funds Distributor,
Inc. (the "Distributor"); an officer of other OppenheimerFunds; formerly
Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel of the Manager and the
Distributor, prior to which he was a partner in Kraft & McManimon (a law
firm); an officer of First Investors Corporation (a broker-dealer) and
First Investors Management Company, Inc. (broker-dealer and investment
adviser); director and an officer of First Investors Family of Funds and
First Investors Life Insurance Company.
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* A Trustee who is an "interested person" of the Fund as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
George C. Bowen, Treasurer; Age 59
3410 South Galena Street Denver, Colorado 80231
Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the Manager; Vice President and
Treasurer of the Distributor and HarbourView; Senior Vice President,
Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and a director of Centennial; Vice
President, Treasurer and Secretary of SSI and SFSI; an officer of other
OppenheimerFunds.
Robert Bishop, Assistant Treasurer; Age 36
3410 South Galena Street, Denver, Colorado 80231
Assistant Vice President of the Manager/Mutual Fund Accounting; an officer
of other OppenheimerFunds; formerly a Fund Controller for the Manager,
prior to which he was an Accountant for Yale & Seffinger, P.C., an
accounting firm, and previously an Accountant and Commissions Supervisor
for Stuart James Company Inc., a broker-dealer.
Scott Farrar, Assistant Treasurer; Age 30
3410 South Galena Street, Denver, Colorado 80231
Assistant Vice President of the Manager/Mutual Fund Accounting; an officer
of other OppenheimerFunds; formerly a Fund Controller for the Manager,
prior to which he was an International Mutual Fund Supervisor for Brown
Brothers Harriman & Co., a bank, and previously a Senior Fund Accountant
for State Street Bank & Trust Company, before which he was a sales
representative for Central Colorado Planning.
Robert G. Zack, Assistant Secretary; Age 47
Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel of the Manager,
Assistant Secretary of SSI, SFSI; an officer of other OppenheimerFunds.
-- Remuneration of Trustees. The officers of the Fund are
affiliated with the Manager; they and the Trustees of the Fund who are
affiliated with the Manager (Messrs. Galli and Spiro; Mr. Spiro is also
an officer) receive no salary or fee from the Fund. The Trustees of the
Fund (excluding Messrs. Galli and Spiro) received the total amounts shown
below (i) from the Fund, during its fiscal year ended June 30, 1995, and
(ii) from all 17 of the New York-based OppenheimerFunds (including the
Fund) listed in the first paragraph of this section (and from Oppenheimer
Global Environment Fund, Oppenheimer Mortgage Income Fund and Oppenheimer
Time Fund, former New York-based OppenheimerFunds), for services in the
positions shown:
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Aggregate Retirement Benefits Total Compensation
Compensation Accrued as Part From All
Name and from of Fund New York-based
Position Fund Expenses OppenheimerFunds1
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Leon Levy $141,000.00
Chairman and
Trustee
Leo Cherne $ 68,800.00
Audit Committee
Member and
Trustee
Benjamin Lipstein $ 86,200.00
Study Committee
Member and Trustee
Elizabeth B. Moynihan $ 60,625.00
Study Committee
Member2 and Trustee
Kenneth A. Randall $ 78,400.00
Audit Committee
Member and Trustee
Edward V. Regan $ 56,275.00
Audit Committee
Member2 and Trustee
Russell S. Reynolds, Jr. $ 52,100.00
Trustee
Sidney M. Robbins $122,100.00
Study Committee
Chairman, Audit
Committee Vice-Chairman
and Trustee
Pauline Trigere $ 52,100.00
Trustee
Clayton K. Yeutter $ 52,100.00
Trustee
</TABLE>
______________________
1 For the 1994 calendar year.
2 Committee position held during a portion of the period shown.
The Fund has adopted a retirement plan that provides for payment
to a retired Trustee of up to 80% of the average compensation paid during
that Trustee's five years of service in which the highest compensation was
received. A Trustee must serve in that capacity for any of the New York-
based OppenheimerFunds for at least 15 years to be eligible for the
maximum payment. Because each Trustee's retirement benefits will depend
on the amount of the Trustee's future compensation and length of service,
the amount of those benefits cannot be determined at this time, nor can
the Fund estimate the number of years of credited service that will be
used to determine those benefits. [No sums were accrued during the fiscal
year ended __________ for the Fund's projected retirement benefit
obligations.]
Major Shareholders. As of _______________, 1995, no person owned of
record or was known by the Fund to own beneficially 5% or more of the
Fund's outstanding shares.
The Manager and Its Affiliates. The Manager is wholly-owned by
Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. ("OAC"), a holding company controlled by
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. OAC is also owned in part
by certain of the Manager's directors and officers, some of whom may also
serve as officers of the Fund, and two of whom (Messrs. Spiro and Galli)
serve as Trustees of the Fund.
The Manager and the Fund 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. Compliance with the Code of Ethics
is carefully monitored and strictly enforced by the Manager.
- -- The Investment Advisory Agreement. The investment advisory agreement
between the Manager and the Fund requires the Manager, at its expense, to
provide the Fund with adequate office space, facilities and equipment, and
to provide and supervise the activities of all administrative and clerical
personnel required to provide effective administration for the Fund,
including the compilation and maintenance of records with respect to its
operations, the preparation and filing of specified reports, and the
composition of proxy materials and registration statements for continuous
public sale of shares of the Fund.
Expenses not expressly assumed by the Manager under the advisory
agreement or by the Distributor under the General Distributor's Agreement
are paid by the Fund. The advisory agreement lists examples of expenses
paid by the Fund, the major categories of which relate to interest, taxes,
brokerage commissions, certain insurance premiums, 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. For the Fund's fiscal years
ended June 30, 1993, 1994 and 1995, the management fees paid by the Fund
to the Manager were $1,591,554, $1,715,675 and $__________,
respectively.
The advisory agreement contains no expense limitation. However,
independently of the advisory agreement, the Manager has voluntarily
undertaken that the total expenses of the Fund in any fiscal year
(including the management fee but excluding taxes, interest, brokerage
fees, distribution plan payments, and extraordinary non-recurring
expenses, such as litigation costs) shall not exceed the most stringent
expense limitation imposed under state law applicable to the Fund.
Pursuant to the undertaking, the Manager's fee will be reduced at the end
of a month so that there will not be any accrued but unpaid liability
under this undertaking. Currently, the most stringent state expense
limitation is imposed by California, and limits the Fund's expenses (with
specified exclusions) to 2.5% of the first $30 million of average net
assets, 2.0% of the next $70 million of average net assets, and 1.5% of
average net assets in excess of $100 million. The Manager reserves the
right to terminate or amend the undertaking at any time. Any assumption
of the Fund's expenses under this limitation would lower the Fund's
overall expense ratio and increase its total return during any period for
which expenses are limited.
The advisory agreement provides that so long as it has acted with due
care and in good faith, the Manager shall not be liable for any loss
sustained by reason of any investment, the adoption of any investment
policy, or the purchase, sale or retention of securities, irrespective of
whether the determinations of the Manager relative thereto shall have been
based, wholly or partly, upon the investigation or research of any other
individual, firm or corporation believed by it to be reliable. However,
the advisory agreement does not protect the Manager against liability by
reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the
performance of its duties or its reckless disregard of its obligations and
duties under the advisory agreement. The advisory agreement permits the
Manager to act as investment adviser for any other person, firm or
corporation and to use the name "Oppenheimer" in connection with its other
investment activities. If the Manager shall no longer act as investment
adviser to the Fund, the right of the Fund to use the name "Oppenheimer"
as part of its corporate name may be withdrawn.
-- 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 Fund's Class A, Class B and Class C
shares but is not obligated to sell a specific number of shares. Expenses
normally attributable to sales, including advertising and the cost of
printing and mailing prospectuses, other than those furnished to existing
shareholders, are borne by the Distributor. During the Fund's fiscal
years ended June 30, 1993, 1994 and 1995, the aggregate amount of sales
charge on sales of the Fund's Class A shares was $153,936, $537,507 and
$_________, respectively, of which the Distributor and an affiliated
broker-dealer retained $58,827, $64,652 and $140,880 in those respective
years. For the period December 1, 1993 through June 30, 1994, the
contingent deferred sales charge collected by the Distributor on the
redemption of Class C shares totalled $32.00. Class B shares were not
publicly offered during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995, and no
contingent deferred sales charges were collected. For additional
information about distribution of the Fund's shares and the expenses
connected with such activities, please refer to "Distribution and Service
Plans," below.
- -- The Transfer Agent. Oppenheimer Shareholder Services, the Fund's
transfer agent, is responsible for maintaining the Fund's shareholder
registry and shareholder accounting records, and for shareholder servicing
and administrative functions.
Brokerage Policies of the Fund
Brokerage Provisions of the Investment Advisory Agreement. One of the
duties of the Manager under the advisory agreement is to arrange the
portfolio transactions for the Fund. The advisory agreement contains
provisions relating to the employment of broker-dealers ("brokers") to
effect the Fund's portfolio transactions. In doing so, 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, as may, in its best judgment based on all relevant factors, implement
the policy of the Fund to obtain, at reasonable expense, the "best
execution" (prompt and reliable execution at the most favorable price
obtainable) of such transactions. The Manager need not seek competitive
commission bidding, but is expected 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 advisory agreement, the Manager is authorized to select
brokers which 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 have charged if a good faith
determination is made by the Manager that the commission is reasonable in
relation to the services provided. Subject to the foregoing
considerations, the Manager may also consider sales of shares of the Fund
and other investment companies managed by the Manager or its affiliates
as a factor in the selection of brokers for the Fund's portfolio
transactions.
Description of Brokerage Practices Followed by the Manager. Subject
to the provisions of the advisory agreement, the procedures and rules
described above, allocations of brokerage are made by portfolio managers
of the Manager under the supervision of the Manager's executive officers.
Transactions in securities other than those for which an exchange is the
primary market are generally done with principals or market makers.
Brokerage commissions are paid primarily for effecting transactions in
listed securities or for certain fixed-income agency transactions in the
secondary market, and otherwise only if it appears likely that a better
price or execution can be obtained. When the Fund engages in an option
transaction, ordinarily the same broker will be used for the purchase or
sale of the option and any transactions in the securities to which the
option relates. Where possible, concurrent orders to purchase or sell the
same security by more than one of the accounts managed by the Manager or
its affiliates are combined. The transactions effected pursuant to such
combined orders are averaged as to price and allocated in accordance with
the purchase or sale orders actually placed for each account. Option
commissions may be relatively higher than those which would apply to
direct purchases and sales of portfolio securities.
Most purchases of money market instruments and debt obligations are
principal transactions at net prices. For those transactions, instead of
using a broker the Fund normally deals directly with the selling or
purchasing principal or market maker unless it is determined that a better
price or execution can be obtained by using a broker. Purchases of these
securities from underwriters include a commission or concession paid by
the issuer to the underwriter, and purchases from dealers include a spread
between the bid and asked price. The Fund seeks to obtain prompt
execution of such orders at the most favorable net price.
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, and investment research for the commissions of these other
accounts may be useful both to the Fund and one or more of such other
accounts. Such research, which may be supplied by a third party at the
instance of a broker, includes information and analyses on particular
companies and industries as well as market or economic trends and
portfolio strategy, receipt of 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 for in
commission dollars. The Board has also permitted the Manager to use
stated commissions on secondary fixed-income agency trades to obtain
research where the broker has represented to Manager that: (i) the trade
is not from or for the broker's own inventory, (ii) the trade was executed
by the broker of an agency basis at the stated commission, and (iii) the
trade is not a riskless principal transaction.
The research services provided by brokers broaden the scope and
supplement the research activities of the Manager, by making available
additional views for consideration and comparisons, and enabling the
Manager to obtain market information for the valuation of securities held
in the Fund's portfolio or being considered for purchase. The Board of
Trustees, including the independent Trustees of the Fund, annually reviews
information furnished by the Manager as to the commissions paid to brokers
furnishing such services in an effort to ascertain that the amount of such
commissions was reasonably related to the value or benefit of such
services.
During the Fund's fiscal years ended June 30, 1993, 1994 and 1995,
total brokerage commissions paid by the Fund (not including spreads or
concessions on principal transactions on a net trade basis) were $399,597,
$406,111 and $_______, respectively. During the fiscal year ended June
30, 1995, $________ was paid to brokers as commissions in return for
research services; the aggregate dollar amount of those transactions was
$_______. The transactions giving rise to those commissions were
allocated in accordance with the internal allocation procedures described
above.
Performance of the Fund
Total Return Information. As described in the Prospectus, from time to
time the "average annual total return," "cumulative total return" "average
annual total return at net asset value" and "total return at net asset
value" of an investment in each class of shares of the Fund may be
advertised. An explanation of how these total returns and total returns
are calculated for each class and the components of those calculations is
set forth below.
The Fund's advertisements of its performance data must, under
applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, include the
average annual total returns for each class of shares of the Fund 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. This 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 such
information as a basis for comparison with other investments. An
investment in the Fund is not insured; its returns and share prices are
not guaranteed and normally will fluctuate on a daily basis. When
redeemed, an investor's shares may be worth more or less than their
original cost. Returns for any given past period are not a prediction or
representation by the Fund of future returns. The returns of Class A and
Class C shares of the Fund are affected by portfolio quality, the type of
investments the Fund holds and its operating expenses allocated to the
particular class.
- -- Average Annual Total Returns. 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 factors
which include a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000 ("P" in the
formula below) held for a number of years ("n") to achieve an Ending
Redeemable Value ("ERV") of that investment, according to the following
formula:
1/n
(ERV)
(---) -1 = Average Annual Total Return
( P )
-- Cumulative Total Returns. 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
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 at
net asset value, as described below). For Class B shares, the payment of
the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of (5.0% for the first
year, 4.0% for the second year, 3.0% for the third and fourth years, 2.0%
in the fifth year, 1.0% in the sixth year and none thereafter) is applied
to the investment result for the time period shown (unless the total
return is shown at net asset value as described below. For Class C
shares, the 1.0% contingent deferred sales charge is applied to the
investment result for the one-year period (or less). Total returns also
assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions during the
period are reinvested at net asset value per share, and that the
investment is redeemed at the end of the period. The "average annual
total returns" on an investment in Class A shares of the Fund (using the
method described above) for the one, five and ten-year periods ended June
30, 1995, were ____%, ___% and _____%, respectively. The Fund's
"cumulative total return" for the ten-year period ended June 30, 1995, was
_____%. During a portion of the periods for which total returns are
shown, the Fund's maximum sales charge rate was higher; as a result,
performance returns on actual investments during those periods may be
lower than the results shown. The average annual total return on Class
C shares for the year ended June 30, 1995 was __% and the cumulative total
return for the period December 1, 1993 (the commencement of the offering
of the shares) through June 30, 1995 was ___%.
-- Total Returns at Net Asset Value. From time to time the Fund may
also quote an average annual total return at net asset value or a
cumulative total return at net asset value 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. The cumulative total return
at net asset value of the Fund's Class A shares for the ten-year period
ended June 30, 1995, was _____%. The average annual total returns at net
asset value for the one, five and ten-year periods ended June 30, 1995 for
Class A shares were _____%, ______% and ______%, respectively.
Total return information may be useful to investors in reviewing
the performance of the Fund's Class A, Class B or Class C shares.
However, when comparing total return of an investment in Class A, Class
B or Class C shares of the Fund with that of other alternatives, investors
should understand that as the Fund is an equity fund seeking capital
appreciation, its shares are subject to greater market risks and
volatility than shares of funds having other investment objectives.
-- Other Performance Comparisons. From time to time the Fund may
publish the ranking of its Class A, Class B or Class C shares by Lipper
Analytical Services, Inc. ("Lipper"), a widely-recognized independent
service, which 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's classes are ranked against: (i) all other funds, (ii) all other
growth funds and (iii) all other growth funds in a specific size category.
The Lipper performance analysis includes the reinvestment of capital gain
distributions and income dividends but does not take sales charges or
taxes into consideration.
From time to time the Fund may publish the ranking of the
performance of its Class A, Class B or Class C shares by Morningstar,
Inc., an independent mutual fund monitoring service, that ranks various
mutual funds, including the Fund, monthly in broad investment categories
(equity, taxable bond, municipal bond and hybrid) based on risk-adjusted
investment return. Investment return measures a fund's three, five and
ten-year average annual total returns (when available) in excess of 90-day
U.S. Treasury bill returns after considering sales charges and expenses.
Risk reflects fund performance below 90-day U.S. Treasury bill monthly
returns. Risk and return are combined to produce star rankings reflecting
performance relative to the average fund in a fund's category. Five stars
is the "highest" ranking (top 10%), 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%). Morningstar ranks the
Fund in relation to other rated equity funds. Rankings are subject to
change.
The total return on an investment made in shares of the Fund may be
compared with performance for the same period of either the Dow Jones
Industrial Average ("Dow") or the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ("S&P 500"),
both of which are widely recognized indices of stock market performance.
Both indices consist of unmanaged groups of common stocks; the Dow
consists of thirty such issues. The performance of both indices includes
a factor for the reinvestment of income dividends. Neither index reflects
reinvestment of capital gains or takes sales charges into consideration,
as these items are into applicable to indices.
Investors may also wish to compare the Fund's Class A, Class B or
Class C return to the returns on fixed income investments available from
banks and thrift institutions, such as 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 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, and Treasury bills are guaranteed as to principal and
interest by the U.S. government.
Distribution and Service Plans
The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A shares and a
Distribution and Service Plan for Class B and Class C shares of the Fund
under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act pursuant to which the Fund
makes payments to the Distributor in connection with the distribution
and/or servicing of the shares of that class as described in the
Prospectus. Each Plan has been approved by a vote of (i) the Board of
Trustees of the Fund, including a majority of the "Independent Trustees,"
cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on that Plan,
and (ii) the holders of a "majority" (as defined in the Investment Company
Act) of the shares of each class. For the Distribution and Service Plan
for the Class B and Class C shares, that vote was cast by the Manager as
the sole initial holder of Class B and Class C shares of the Fund.
In addition, under the Plans the Manager and the Distributor, in their
sole discretion, from time to time may use their own resources (which, in
the case of the Manager, may include profits from the advisory fee it
receives from the Fund) to make payments to brokers, dealers or other
financial institutions (each is referred to as a "Recipient" under the
Plans) for distribution and administrative services they perform. The
Distributor and the Manager may, in their sole discretion, increase or
decrease the amount of payments they make from their own resources to
Recipients.
Unless terminated as described below, each plan continues in effect
from year to year but only as long as such continuance is specifically
approved at least annually by the Fund's Board of Trustees and its
Independent Trustees by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on such continuance. Either 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. Neither Plan may be amended
to increase materially the amount of payments to be made unless such
amendment is approved by shareholders of the Class affected by the
amendment. In addition, because Class B shares of the Fund automatically
convert into Class A shares after six years, the Fund is required to
obtain the approval of Class B as well as Class A shareholders for a
proposed amendment to the Class A Plan that would materially increase the
amount to be paid by Class A shareholders under the Class A Plan. Such
approval must be by a "majority" of the Class A and Class B shares (as
defined in the Investment Company Act), voting separately by class. All
material amendments must be approved by the Independent Trustees.
While the Plans are in effect, the Treasurer of the Fund shall provide
separate written reports to the Fund's Board of Trustees at least
quarterly on the amount of all payments made pursuant to each Plan, the
purpose for which the payment was made and the identity of each Recipient
that received any such payment. The report for the Class C Plan shall
also include the distribution costs for that quarter, and such costs for
previous fiscal periods that are carried forward, as explained in the
Prospectus and below. Those reports, including the allocations on which
they are based, will be subject to the review and approval of the
Independent Trustees in the exercise of their fiduciary duty. Each Plan
further provides 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 such selection and nomination if the
final decision on any such selection or nomination is approved by a
majority of the Independent Trustees.
Under the Plans, no payment will be made to any Recipient in any
quarter if the aggregate net asset value of all Fund shares held by the
Recipient for itself and its customers did not exceed a minimum amount,
if any, that may be determined from time to time by a majority of the
Fund's Independent Trustees. Initially, the Board of Trustees has set the
fee at the maximum rate and set no minimum amount.
For the year period ended June 30, 1995, payments under a
predecessor Class A Plan totaled $________________, all of which was paid
by the Distributor to Recipients, including $__________ paid to an
affiliate of the Distributor.
Any unreimbursed expenses incurred with respect to Class A shares for
any fiscal quarter by the Distributor may not be recovered under the Class
A Plan in subsequent fiscal quarters. Payments received by the
Distributor under the Class A Plan will not be used to pay any interest
expense, carrying charges, or other financial costs, or allocation of
overhead by the Distributor.
The Class B and Class C Plans allow the service fee payment to be
paid by the Distributor to Recipients in advance for the first year such
shares are outstanding, and thereafter on a quarterly basis, as described
in the Prospectus. The advance payment is based on the net assets of the
Class C shares sold. An exchange of shares does not entitle the Recipient
to an advance service fee payment. In the event shares are redeemed
during the first year such shares are outstanding, the Recipient will be
obligated to repay a pro rata portion of such advance payment to the
Distributor. Payments made under Class C Plan during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1995 totalled $________ of which $______ was retained by the
Distributor and $______ was paid to a dealer with the Distributor. Since
no Class B shares were outstanding during the Fund's fiscal year June 30,
1995, no payments were made under the Class C Plan.
Although the Class B and Class C Plans permit the Distributor to
retain both the asset-based sales charges and the service fees on shares,
or to pay Recipients the service fee on a quarterly basis without payment
in advance, the Distributor intends to pay the service fee to Recipients
in the manner described above. A minimum holding period may be
established from time to time under the Class B and Class C Plan by the
Board. Initially, the Board has set no minimum holding period. All
payments under the Class B and Class C Plan are subject to the limitations
imposed by the Rule of Fair Practice of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc.
The Class B and Class C Plan provide for the Distributor to be
compensated at a flat rate, whether the Distributor's distribution
expenses are more or less than the amounts paid by the Fund during that
period. Such payments may also be used to pay for the following expenses
in connection with the distribution of Class B and Class C shares: (i)
financing the advance of the service fee payment to Recipients under the
Class B and Class C Plan, (ii) compensation and expenses of personnel
employed by the Distributor to support distribution of Class B and Class
C shares, and (iii) costs of sales literature, advertising and
prospectuses (other than those furnished to current shareholders) and
state "blue sky" registration fees.
ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT
How To Buy Shares
Alternative Sales Arrangements - Class A, Class B and Class C Shares.
The availability of three classes of shares permits an investor to choose
the method of purchasing shares that is more beneficial to the investor
depending on the amount of the purchase, the length of time the investor
expects to hold shares and other relevant circumstances. Investors should
understand that the purpose and function of the deferred sales charge and
asset-based sales charge with respect to Class B and Class C shares are
the same as those of the initial sales charge with respect to Class A
shares. Any salesperson or other person entitled to receive compensation
for selling Fund shares may receive different compensation with respect
to one class of shares than the other. The Distributor will not accept
(i) any order for $500,000 or more of Class B or (ii) any order for $1
million or more of Class C shares on behalf of a single investor (not
including dealer "street name" or omnibus accounts) because generally it
will be more advantageous for that investor to purchase Class A shares of
the Fund instead.
The three classes of shares each represent an interest in the same
portfolio investments of the Fund. However, each class has different
shareholder privileges and features. The net income attributable to Class
B and Class C shares and the dividends payable on Class B and Class C
shares will be reduced by incremental expenses borne solely by that class,
including the asset-based sales charge to which Class B and Class C shares
are subject.
The conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares after six years
is subject to the continuing availability of a private letter ruling from
the Internal Revenue Service, or an opinion of counsel or tax adviser, to
the effect that the conversion of Class B shares does not constitute a
taxable event for the holder under Federal income tax law. If such a
revenue ruling or opinion is no longer available, the automatic conversion
feature may be suspended, in which event no further conversions of Class
B shares would occur while such 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 holder, and absent such exchange, Class B shares might continue to be
subject to the asset-based sales charge for longer than six years.
The methodology for calculating the net asset value, dividends and
distributions of the Fund's Class A, Class B and Class C shares recognizes
two types of expenses. General expenses that do not pertain specifically
to any class are allocated pro rata to the shares of each class, based on
the percentage of the net assets of such class to the Fund's total net
assets, and then equally to each outstanding share within a given class.
Such general expenses include (i) management fees, (ii) legal, bookkeeping
and audit fees, (iii) printing and mailing costs of shareholder reports,
Prospectuses, Additional Statements and other materials for current
shareholders, (iv) fees to unaffiliated Trustees, (v) custodian expenses,
(vi) share issuance costs, (vii) organization and start-up costs, (viii)
interest, taxes and brokerage commissions, and (ix) non-recurring
expenses, such as litigation costs. Other expenses that are directly
attributable to a class are allocated equally to each outstanding share
within that class. Such expenses include (i) Distribution and/or Service
Plan fees, (ii) incremental transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees
and expenses, (iii) registration fees and (iv) shareholder meeting
expenses, to the extent that such expenses pertain to a specific class
rather than to the Fund as a whole.
Determination of Net Asset Value Per Share. The net asset values per
share of Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund are determined
as of the close of business of The New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE")
on each day that the Exchange is open, by dividing the value of the
Fund's net assets attributable to that class by the total number of Fund
shares of that class outstanding. The Exchange normally closes at 4:00
P.M. New York time, but may close earlier on some days (for example, in
case of weather emergencies or days falling before a holiday). The
Exchange's most recent annual holiday schedule (which is subject to
change) states that it will close on New Year's Day, President's Day, Good
Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas Day. It may also close on other days. Dealers may conduct
trading at times when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and
holidays). Because the Fund's net asset values will not be calculated on
those days, the Fund's net asset value per share may be significantly
affected on such days when shareholders may not purchase or redeem
shares.
The Fund's Board of Trustees has established procedures for the
valuation of the Fund's securities, generally as follows: (i) equity
securities traded on a securities exchange or on the NASDAQ National
Market System ("NASDAQ") are valued at the last reported sale prices on
their primary exchange or NASDAQ that day (or, in the absence of sales
that day, at values based on the last sale prices of the preceding trading
day, or closing bid and asked prices); (ii) NASDAQ and other unlisted
equity securities for which last sales prices are not regularly reported
but for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available are
valued at the highest closing bid price at the time of valuation, or, if
no closing bid price is reported, on the basis of a closing bid price
obtained from a dealer who maintains an active market in that security;
(iii) securities (including restricted securities) not having readily-
available market quotations are valued at fair value under the Board's
procedures; (iv) long-term debt securities having a remaining maturity in
excess of 60 days are valued at the mean between the asked and bid prices
determined by a portfolio pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of
Trustees or obtained from active market maker in the security; (v) short-
term debt securities (having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less) are
valued at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of
discounts; (vi) securities traded on foreign exchanges are valued at the
closing or last reported sales prices or, if none, at the mean between
closing bid and asked prices and reflecting prevailing rates of exchange
taken from the closing price on the London foreign exchange market on that
day.
Trading in securities on European and Asian exchanges and over-the-
counter markets is normally completed before the close of the NYSE.
Events affecting the values of foreign securities traded in such markets
that occur between the time their prices are determined and the close of
the NYSE will not be reflected in the Fund's calculation of its net asset
value unless the Board of Trustees or the Manager, under procedures
established by the Board, determines that the particular event would
materially affect the Fund's net asset values, in which case an adjustment
would be made. Foreign currency will be valued as close to the time fixed
for the valuation date as is reasonably practicable. The values of
securities denominated in foreign currency will be converted to U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at the time of valuation. In
the case of U.S. government securities and corporate bonds, where last
sale information is not generally available, such pricing procedures may
include "matrix" comparisons to the prices for comparable instruments on
the basis of quality, yield, maturity and other special factors involved.
The Trustees will monitor the accuracy of pricing services by comparing
prices used for portfolio evaluation to actual sales prices of selected
securities.
Puts, calls and Futures are valued at the last sales price on the
principal exchanges on which they are traded or on NASDAQ, as applicable,
or, if there are no sales that day, in accordance with (i) above. When
the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the
Fund is included in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an
asset, and an equivalent deferred credit is included in the liability
section. The deferred credit is adjusted ("marked-to-market") to reflect
the current market value of the option. If a call written by the Fund is
exercised, the proceeds are increased by the premium received.
AccountLink. When shares are purchased through AccountLink, each purchase
must be at least $25.00. Shares will be purchased on the regular business
day the Distributor is instructed to initiate the Automated Clearing House
transfer to buy shares. Dividends will begin to accrue on such shares on
the day the Fund receives Federal Funds for such purchase through the ACH
system before 4:00 P.M., which is normally 3 days after the ACH transfer
is initiated. The Distributor and the Fund are not responsible for any
delays. If the Federal Funds are received after 4:00 P.M., dividends will
begin to accrue on the next regular business day after such Federal Funds
are received.
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
expenses realized by the Distributor, dealers and brokers making such
sales. No sales charge is imposed in certain circumstances described in
the Prospectus because the Distributor or dealer or broker incurs little
or no selling expenses. The term "immediate family" refers to one's
spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, parents-in-law,
brothers and sisters, sons-and daughters-in-law, siblings, a sibling's
spouse and a spouse's siblings.
-- The OppenheimerFunds. The OppenheimerFunds are those mutual funds
for which the Distributor acts as the distributor or the sub-distributor
and include the following:
Oppenheimer Tax-Free Bond Fund
Oppenheimer New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer California Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund/Oppenheimer Insured Tax-Exempt
Fund
Oppenheimer Main Street California Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Florida Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer New Jersey Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Fund
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund
Oppenheimer Target Fund
Oppenheimer Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
Oppenheimer Value Stock Fund
Oppenheimer Asset Allocation Fund
Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Main Street Income & Growth Fund
Oppenheimer High Yield Fund
Oppenheimer Champion High Yield Fund
Oppenheimer Bond Fund
Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust
Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund
Oppenheimer Global Fund
Oppenheimer Global Emerging Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund
Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund
Oppenheimer Strategic Investment Grade Bond Fund
Oppenheimer Strategic Short-Term Income Fund
Oppenheimer Strategic Income & Growth Fund
Oppenheimer International Bond Fund
and the following "Money Market Funds":
Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Cash Reserves
Centennial Money Market Trust
Centennial Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial Government Trust
Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial America Fund, L.P.
Daily Cash Accumulation Fund, Inc.
There is an initial sales charge on the purchase of Class A shares of
each of the OppenheimerFunds except Money Market Funds (under certain
circumstances described herein, redemption proceeds of Money Market Fund
shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge).
-- Letters of Intent. A Letter of Intent (referred to as a
"Letter") is an investor's statement in writing to the Distributor of the
intention to purchase Class A shares of the Fund (and Class A and Class
B shares of other OppenheimerFunds) during a 13-month period (the "Letter
of Intend period"), which may, at the investor's request, 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 of other OppenheimerFunds) that applies under the Right of
Accumulation to current purchases of Class A shares. Each purchase under
the Letter will be made at the public offering price applicable to a
single lump-sum purchase of shares in the intended purchase amount, as
described in the Prospectus.
In submitting a Letter, the investor makes no commitment to purchase
shares, but 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, as set
forth in "Terms of Escrow," below (as those terms may be amended 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 such Letter of Intent, and if such terms are
amended, as they may be from time to time by the Fund, that those
amendments will apply automatically to existing Letters of Intent.
For purchases of shares of the Fund and other OppenheimerFunds by
OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plans under a Letter of Intent, the
Transfer Agent will not hold shares in escrow. If the intended purchase
amount under the Letter 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.
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 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 applicable prospectus, the sales charges paid will be
adjusted to the lower rate, but 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.
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 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 public 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 intended purchase amount 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.
Such sales charge adjustment will apply to any shares redeemed prior to
the completion of the Letter. If such 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
OppenheimerFunds acquired subject to a contingent deferred sales charge,
and (c) Class A or Class B shares of other OppenheimerFunds acquired in
exchange for either (i) Class A shares of one of the other
OppenheimerFunds that were acquired subject to a Class A initial or
contingent deferred sales charge or (ii) Class B shares of one of the
other OppenheimerFunds 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 "Exchange Privilege," and the
escrow will be transferred to that other fund.
Asset Builder Plans. To establish an Asset Builder Plan from a bank
account, a check (minimum $25) for the initial purchase must accompany the
application. Shares purchased by Asset Builder Plan payments from bank
accounts are subject to the redemption restrictions for recent purchases
described in "Shareholder Account Rules and Policies," in the Prospectus.
Asset Builder Plans also enable shareholders of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves
to use those accounts for monthly automatic purchases of shares of up to
four other OppenheimerFunds.
There is a front-end sales charge on the purchase of certain
OppenheimerFunds, or a contingent deferred sales charge may apply to
shares purchased by Asset Builder payments. An application should be
obtained from the Distributor, completed and returned, and a prospectus
of the selected fund(s) should be obtained from the Distributor or your
financial advisor before initiating Asset Builder payments. The amount
of the Asset Builder investment may be changed or the automatic
investments may be terminated at any time by writing to the Transfer
Agent. A reasonable period (approximately 15 days) is required after the
Transfer Agent's receipt of such instructions to implement them. The Fund
reserves the right to amend, suspend, or discontinue offering such plans
at any time without prior notice.
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.
How to Sell Shares
Information on how to sell shares of the Fund is stated in the
Prospectus. The information below supplements the terms and conditions for
redemptions set forth in the Prospectus.
-- 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 securities from the portfolio of the Fund, in lieu of cash, in
conformity with applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Fund has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the
Investment Company Act, pursuant to which 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 method of valuing
securities used to make redemptions in kind will be the same as the method
the Fund uses to value it portfolio securities described above under
"Determination of Net Asset Values Per Share" and 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 $200
or such lesser amount as the Board may fix. The Board of Trustees will
not cause the involuntary redemption of shares in an account if the
aggregate net asset value of the shares has fallen below the stated
minimum solely as a result of market fluctuations. Should the Board elect
to exercise this right, it may also fix, in accordance with the Investment
Company Act, the requirements for any notice to be given to the
shareholders in question (not less than 30 days), or the Board may set
requirements for the Shareholder to increase the investment, and set other
terms and conditions so that the shares would not be involuntarily
redeemed.
Reinvestment Privilege. Within six months of a redemption, a
shareholder may reinvest all or part of the redemption proceeds of (i)
Class A shares that you purchased subject to an initial sales charge, or
(ii) Class C shares on which you paid a contingent deferred sales charge
when you redeemed them. The reinvestment may be made without sales charge
only in Class A shares of the Fund or any of the other OppenheimerFunds
into which shares of the Fund are exchangeable as described below, at the
net asset value next computed after the Transfer Agent receives the
reinvestment order. The shareholder must ask the Distributor for that
privilege at the time of reinvestment. 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 OppenheimerFunds 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. 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.
Transfer of Shares. Shares are not subject to the payment of a
contingent deferred sales charge at the time of transfer to the name of
another person or entity (whether the transfer occurs by absolute
assignment, gift or bequest, not involving, directly or indirectly, a
public sale). The transferred shares will remain subject to the
contingent deferred sales charge, 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 the 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: (i) state the
reason for the distribution; (ii) state the owner's awareness of tax
penalties if the distribution is premature; and (iii) conform to the
requirements of the plan and the Fund's other redemption requirements.
Participants (other than self-employed persons maintaining a plan account
in their own name) in OppenheimerFunds-sponsored prototype pension,
profit-sharing or 401(k) plans may not directly redeem or exchange shares
held for their account under those plans. The employer or plan
administrator 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 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, the Trustee 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. The repurchase price will be the net asset
value next computed after the receipt of an order placed by such dealer
or broker, except that orders received from dealers or brokers after 4:00
P.M. on a regular business day will be processed at that day's net asset
value if such orders were received by the dealer or broker from its
customers prior to 4:00 P.M., and were 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 the required redemption documents
in proper form, with the signature(s) of the registered owners guaranteed
on the redemption document 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 (minimum $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 and sent to the address of
record for the account (and if the address has not 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
OppenheimerFunds New Account Application or signature-guaranteed
instructions. The Fund cannot guarantee receipt of a payment on the date
requested and reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering
such 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 Class C contingent
deferred sales charge on such withdrawals (except where the Class B or the
Class C contingent deferred sales charge is waived as described in the
Prospectus under "Waivers of Class B Sales Charge" or in "Waivers of Class
C Contingent Sales Charge").
By requesting an Automatic Withdrawal or Exchange Plan, the shareholder
agrees to the terms and conditions applicable to such plans, as stated
below and in the provisions of the OppenheimerFunds Application relating
to such Plans, as well as the Prospectus. These provisions may be amended
from time to time by the Fund and/or the Distributor. When adopted, such
amendments will automatically apply to existing Plans.
-- Automatic Exchange Plans. Shareholders can authorize the Transfer
Agent (on the OppenheimerFunds Application or signature-guaranteed
instructions) to exchange a pre-determined amount of shares of the Fund
for shares (of the same class) of other OppenheimerFunds 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. 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.
-- Automatic Withdrawal Plans. Fund shares will be redeemed as
necessary to meet withdrawal payments. Shares acquired without a sales
charge will be redeemed first and 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 withdrawal plans should
not be considered as a yield or income on your investment.
The Transfer Agent will administer the investor's Automatic Withdrawal
Plan (the "Plan") as agent for the investor (the "Planholder") who
executed the Plan authorization and application submitted to the Transfer
Agent. The Transfer Agent shall incur no liability to the Planholder for
any action taken or omitted by the Transfer Agent in good faith to
administer the Plan. 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.
Redemptions of shares needed to make withdrawal payments will be made
at the net asset value per share determined on the redemption date.
Checks or AccountLink payments of the proceeds of Plan withdrawals will
normally be transmitted three business days prior to the date selected for
receipt of the payment (receipt of payment on the date selected cannot be
guaranteed), according to the choice specified in writing by the
Planholder.
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 in 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
(in proper form in accordance with the requirements of the then-current
Prospectus of the Fund) to redeem all, or any part of, the shares held
under the Plan. In that case, the Transfer Agent will redeem the number
of shares requested at the net asset value per share in effect in
accordance with the Fund's usual redemption procedures and will mail a
check for the proceeds to the Planholder.
The Plan may be terminated at any time by the Planholder by writing to
the Transfer Agent. A Plan may also be terminated at any time by the
Transfer Agent upon receiving directions to that effect from the Fund.
The Transfer Agent will also terminate a Plan upon receipt of evidence
satisfactory to it of the death or legal incapacity of the Planholder.
Upon termination of a Plan by the Transfer Agent or the Fund, shares that
have not been redeemed from the account will be held in uncertificated
form in the name of the Planholder, and the account will continue as a
dividend-reinvestment, uncertificated account unless and until proper
instructions are received from the Planholder or his or her executor or
guardian, or other 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 because of exhaustion of
uncertificated shares needed to continue payments. 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
OppenheimerFunds having more than one class of shares may be exchanged
only for shares of the same class of other OppenheimerFunds. Shares of
OppenheimerFunds that have a single class without a class designation are
deemed "Class A" shares for this purpose. All of the OppenheimerFunds
offer Class A shares but only the following offer Class B shares:
Oppenheimer Strategic Income & Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Strategic Investment Grade Bond Fund
Oppenheimer Strategic Short-Term Income Fund
Oppenheimer New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Tax-Free Bond Fund
Oppenheimer California Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Florida Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer New Jersey Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Insured Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Main Street California Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Main Street Income & Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Bond Fund
Oppenheimer Value Stock Fund
Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund
Oppenheimer High Yield Fund
Oppenheimer Mortgage Income Fund
Oppenheimer Cash Reserves (Class B shares are only available by
exchange)
Oppenheimer Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
Oppenheimer Global Fund
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund
Oppenheimer Asset Allocation Fund
Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust
Oppenheimer International Bond Fund
Oppenheimer Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund
The following other OppenheimerFunds offer Class C shares:
Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund
Oppenheimer Tax-Free Bond Fund
Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund
Oppenheimer Asset Allocation Fund
Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund
Oppenheimer Target Fund
Oppenheimer Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust
Oppenheimer Main Street Income & Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Cash Reserves (Class C shares are available only by
exchange)
Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund
Oppenheimer Bond Fund
Oppenheimer New Jersey Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Class A shares of OppenheimerFunds may be exchanged at net asset
value for shares of any Money Market Fund. Shares of any Money Market
Fund purchased without a sales charge may be exchanged for shares of
OppenheimerFunds offered with a sales charge upon payment of the sales
charge (or, if applicable, may be used to purchase shares of
OppenheimerFunds subject to a contingent deferred sales charge). However,
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 12 months
prior to that purchase may subsequently be exchanged for shares of other
OppenheimerFunds without being subject to an initial or contingent
deferred sales charge, whichever is applicable. 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, and, if requested, must
supply proof of entitlement to this privilege. Shares of this Fund
acquired by reinvestment of dividends or distributions from any other of
the OppenheimerFunds 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 OppenheimerFunds.
No contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on exchanges of shares of
either class purchased subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
However, when Class A shares acquired by exchange of Class A shares of
other OppenheimerFunds 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 (see
"Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge" in the Prospectus). 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 C contingent deferred sales charge will be
followed in determining the order in which the shares are exchanged.
Shareholders should take into account the effect of any exchange on the
applicability and rate of any contingent deferred sales charge that might
be imposed in the subsequent redemption of remaining shares. Shareholders
owning shares of more than one class must specify whether they intend to
exchange Class A, Class B or Class C shares.
The Fund reserves the right to reject telephone or written exchange
requests submitted in bulk by anyone on behalf of 10 or more accounts. The
Fund may accept requests for exchanges of up to 50 accounts per day from
representatives of authorized dealers that qualify for this privilege. 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.
When exchanging shares by telephone, a shareholder must either have an
existing account in, or obtain and acknowledge receipt of a prospectus of,
the fund to which the exchange is to be made. For full or partial
exchanges of an account made by telephone, any special account features
such as Asset Builder Plans, Automatic Withdrawal Plans and retirement
plan contributions 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.
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 different OppenheimerFunds available for exchange have different
investment objectives, policies and risks, and 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
Tax Status of the Fund's Dividends and Distributions. The Federal tax
treatment of the Fund's dividends and capital gains distributions is
explained in the Prospectus under the caption "Dividends, Capital Gains
and Taxes." 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. In addition, the amount of dividends paid by
the Fund which may qualify for the deduction is limited to the aggregate
amount of qualifying dividends (generally dividends from domestic
corporations) which the Fund derives from its portfolio investments held
for a minimum period, usually 46 days. A corporate shareholder will not
be eligible for the deduction on dividends paid on shares held by the
shareholder for 45 days or less. To the extent the Fund derives a
significant portion of its gross income from option premiums, interest
income or short-term capital gains from the sale of securities, or
dividends from foreign corporations, its dividends will not qualify for
the deduction. It is expected that only a portion of dividends paid by
the Fund will 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 1st of the prior year through October 31 of that
year or else must pay an excise tax on the amounts not distributed. While
it is presently anticipated that the Fund's distributions will meet those
requirements, the Manager might determine that in a particular year that
it might be in the best interests of shareholders not to distribute income
or capital gains at the mandated levels and to pay the excise tax on the
undistributed amounts, which would reduce the amount available for
distribution 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 OppenheimerFunds listed in
"Reduced Sales Charges," above, at net asset value without sales charge.
Class B and Class C shareholders should be aware that as of the date of
this Additional Statement, not all OppenheimerFunds offer Class B and
Class C shares. To elect this option, the shareholder must notify OSS in
writing and either must have an existing account in the fund selected for
reinvestment or must obtain a prospectus for that fund and an application
from the Transfer Agent to establish an account. The investment will be
made at the net asset value per share in effect at the close of business
on the payable date of the dividend or distribution. Dividends and/or
distributions from certain of the OppenheimerFunds may be invested in
shares of this Fund on the same basis.
Additional Information About the Fund
The Custodian. The Bank of New York is the Custodian of the Fund's
assets. The Custodian's responsibilities include safeguarding and
controlling the Fund's portfolio securities and handling the delivery of
such securities to and from the Fund. The Manager has represented to the
Fund that its banking relationships with the Custodian have been and will
continue to be unrelated to and unaffected by the relationship between the
Fund and the Custodian. It will be the practice of the Fund to deal with
the Custodian in a manner uninfluenced by any banking relationship the
Custodian may have with the Manager and its affiliates.
Independent Auditors. The independent auditors of the Fund audit the
Fund's financial statements and perform other related audit services.
They also act as auditors for certain other funds advised by the Manager
and its affiliates.
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Investment Adviser
Oppenheimer Management Corporation
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048-0203
Distributor
Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc.
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048-0203
Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent
Oppenheimer Shareholder Services
P.O. Box 5270
Denver, Colorado 80217
1-800-525-7048
Custodian of Portfolio Securities
The Bank of New York
One Wall Street
New York, New York 10015
Independent Auditors
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
707 Seventeenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
Legal Counsel
Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen
Shalov & Wein
114 West 47th Street
New York, New York 10036
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OPPENHEIMER FUND
FORM N-1A
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 24 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements
(1) Financial Highlights*
(2) Independent Auditors' Report*
(3) Statement of Investments*
(4) Statement of Assets and Liabilities*
(5) Statement of Operations*
(6) Statements of Changes in Net Assets*
(7) Notes to Financial Statements*
(8) Independent Auditors' Consent*
_____________________
* To be filed by Amendment.
(b) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
(1) Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated 8/30/95: Filed
herewith.
(2) By-Laws amended through 8/6/87: Previously filed with Post-
Effective Amendment No. 93 to Registrant's Registration Statement,
10/28/88, refiled pursuant to Item 102 of Regulation S-T with Registrant's
Post-Effective Amendment No. 107, 8/19/94, and incorporated herein by
reference.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) (i) Specimen Class A Share Certificate: Filed with
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 107, 8/19/94, and incorporated
herein by reference.
(ii) Specimen Class B Share Certificate: Filed herewith.
(iii) Specimen Class C Share Certificate: Filed with
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 107,
8/19/94, and incorporated herein by reference.
(5) Investment Advisory Agreement dated 6/20/91: Previously filed
with Post-Effective Amendment No. 99 to Registrant's Registration
Statement, 8/23/91, refiled pursuant to Item 102 of Regulation S-T with
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 107, 8/19/94, and incorporated
herein by reference.
(6) (a) General Distributor's Agreement dated 12/10/92: Filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No. 104 to Registrant's Registration Statement,
8/25/93, and incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Form of Dealer Agreement of Oppenheimer Funds Distributor,
Inc. - Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 of Oppenheimer Main
Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), 9/30/94, and incorporated herein
by reference.
(c) Form of Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc. Broker
Agreement - Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 of Oppenheimer Main
Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), 9/30/94, and incorporated herein
by reference.
(d) Form of Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc. Agency
Agreement - Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 of Oppenheimer Main
Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), 9/30/94, and incorporated herein
by reference.
(e) Broker Agreement between Oppenheimer Funds Distributor,
Inc. and Newbridge Securities dated 10/1/86: Previously filed with Post-
Effective Amendment No. 25 of Oppenheimer Special Fund (Reg. No. 2-45272),
11/1/86, refiled with Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 of Oppenheimer
Special Fund (Reg. No. 2-45272), 8/22/94, pursuant to Item 102 of
Regulation S-T, and incorporated herein by reference.
(7) Retirement Plan for Non-Interested Trustees or Directors
(adopted by Registrant 6/7/90): Previously filed with Post-Effective
Amendment No. 97 to Registrant's Registration Statement, 8/30/90, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(8) Custody Agreement dated 8/5/92: Filed with Post-Effective
Amendment No. 103, of Registrant's Registration Statement, 10/28/92,
refiled pursuant to Item 102 of Regulation S-T with Registrant's Post-
Effective Amendment No. 107, 8/19/94, and incorporated herein by
reference.
(9) Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Liquidation dated
10/10/85 by and between Registrant and Oppenheimer Fund, Inc.: Previously
filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 86 to Registrant's Registration
Statement, 10/16/85, refiled pursuant to Item 102 of Regulation S-T with
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 107, 8/19/94, and incorporated
herein by reference.
(10) Opinion and Consent of Counsel dated 10/4/85: Previously filed
with Post-Effective Amendment No. 86, 10/16/85 to Registrant's
Registration Statement, refiled pursuant to Item 102 of Regulation S-T
with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 107, 8/19/94, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(11) Not applicable.
(12) Not applicable.
(13) Not applicable.
(14) (a) Form of prototype Standardized and Non-Standardized Profit-
Sharing Plan and Money Purchase Pension Plan for self-employed persons and
corporations: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 of
Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund (Reg. No. 33-33799), January 31,
1992, and incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Form of Individual Retirement Account Trust Agreement:
Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 of Oppenheimer U.S.
Government Trust (Reg. No. 2-76645), 8/25/93, and incorporated herein by
reference.
(c) Form of Tax Sheltered Retirement Plan and Custody Agreement
for employees of public schools and tax-exempt organizations: Previously
filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 of Oppenheimer Directors Fund
(Reg. No. 2-62240), 2/1/90, and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Form of Simplified Employee Pension IRA: Previously filed
with Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 of Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
(Reg. No. 2-33043), 10/23/91, and incorporated herein by reference.
(e) Form of SAR-SEP Simplified Employee Pension IRA: Filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to the Registration Statement of
Oppenheimer Integrity Funds (File No. 2-76547), 3/1/94, and incorporated
herein by reference.
(15) (a) Service Plan and Agreement dated 6/10/93 for Class A shares
under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940: Filed with
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 107, 8/19/94, and incorporated
herein by reference.
(b) Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement dated November
1, 1995 for Class B shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940: Filed herewith.
(c) Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement dated December
1, 1993 for Class C shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940: Filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 107,
8/19/94, and incorporated herein by reference.
(16) Performance Data Computation Schedule: To be filed by
Amendment.
(17) (a) Financial Data Schedule for Class A shares: To be filed by
Amendment.
(b) Financial Data Schedule for Class C shares: To be filed by
Amendment.
-- Powers of Attorney: Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 104
of Registrant's Registration Statement, 8/25/93, and incorporated herein
by reference.
(18) Not applicable.
ITEM 25 Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant
None
ITEM 26 Number of Holders of Securities
Number of Record
Holders as of
Title of Class , 1995
Shares of Beneficial Interest,
Class A shares
Shares of Beneficial Interest,
Class B shares
Shares of Beneficial Interest,
Class C shares
ITEM 27 Indemnification
Reference is made to paragraphs (c) through (g) of Section 12 of
Article SEVENTH of Registrant's Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit
24(b)(1) to this Registration Statement.
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 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
(a) Oppenheimer Management Corporation is the investment adviser of
the Registrant; it and certain subsidiaries and affiliates act in the same
capacity to other registered investment companies as described in Parts
A and B hereof and listed in Item 28(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 Oppenheimer Management Corporation 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.
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Name & Current Position
with Oppenheimer Other Business and Connections
Management Corporation During the Past Two Years
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Lawrence Apolito, None.
Vice President
James C. Ayer, Jr., Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Assistant Vice President Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund and
Oppenheimer Global Emerging Growth Fund.
Victor Babin, None.
Senior Vice President
Robert J. Bishop Assistant Treasurer of the OppenheimerFunds
Assistant Vice President (listed below); previously a Fund Controller
for Oppenheimer Management Corporation (the
"Manager").
Bruce Bartlett Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Vice President Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc. and
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds;
formerly a Vice President and Senior
Portfolio Manager at First of America
Investment Corp.
George Bowen Treasurer of the New York-based
Senior Vice President OppenheimerFunds; Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer and Treasurer of the Denver-based
OppenheimerFunds. Vice President and
Treasurer of Oppenheimer Funds Distributor,
Inc. (the "Distributor") and HarbourView
Asset Management Corporation
("HarbourView"), an investment adviser
subsidiary of OMC; Senior Vice President,
Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and a
director of Centennial Asset Management
Corporation ("Centennial"), an investment
adviser subsidiary of the Manager; Vice
President, Treasurer and Secretary of
Shareholder Services, Inc. ("SSI") and
Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.
("SFSI"), transfer agent subsidiaries of
OMC; President, Treasurer and Director of
Centennial Capital Corporation; Vice
President and Treasurer of Main Street
Advisers; formerly Senior Vice President/
Comptroller and Secretary of Oppenheimer
Asset Management Corporation ("OAMC"), an
investment adviser which was a subsidiary of
the OMC.
Michael A. Carbuto, Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Vice President Oppenheimer Tax-Exempt Cash Reserves,
Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust,
Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust and
Centennial Tax Exempt Trust; Vice President
of Centennial.
William Colbourne, Formerly, Director of Alternative Staffing
Assistant Vice President Resources, and Vice President of Human
Resources, American Cancer Society.
Lynn Coluccy, Vice President Formerly Vice President\Director of Internal
Audit of the Manager.
O. Leonard Darling, Formerly Co-Director of Fixed Income for
Executive Vice President State Street Research & Management Co.
Robert A. Densen, None.
SeniorVice President
Robert Doll, Jr., Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Executive Vice President Oppenheimer Growth Fund, Oppenheimer
Variable Account Funds and Oppenheimer
Target Fund; Senior Vice President and
Portfolio Manager of Strategic Income &
Growth Fund.
John Doney, Vice President Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund.
Andrew J. Donohue, Secretary of the New York-based
Executive Vice President OppenheimerFunds; Vice President of the
& General Counsel Denver-based OppenheimerFunds; Executive
Vice President, Director and General Counsel
of the Distributor; formerly Senior Vice
President and Associate General Counsel of
the Manager and the Distributor.
Kenneth C. Eich, Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition
Executive Vice President/ Corporation
Chief Financial Officer
George Evans, Vice President Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund.
Scott Farrar, Assistant Treasurer of the OppenheimerFunds;
Assistant Vice President previously a Fund Controller for the
Manager.
Katherine P.Feld Vice President and Secretary of Oppenheimer
Vice President and Funds Distributor, Inc.; Secretary of
Secretary HarbourView, Main Street Advisers, Inc. and
Centennial; Secretary, Vice President and
Director of Centennial Capital Corp.
Jon S. Fossel, President and director of Oppenheimer
Chairman of the Board, Acquisition Corp. ("OAC"), the Manager's
Chief Executive Officer parent holding company; President, CEO and
and Director a director of HarbourView; a director of SSI
and SFSI; President, Director, Trustee, and
Managing General Partner of the Denver-based
OppenheimerFunds; formerly President of the
Manager. President and Chairman of the Board
of Main Street Advisers, Inc.
Robert G. Galli, Trustee of the New York-based
Vice Chairman OppenheimerFunds; Vice President and Counsel
of OAC; formerly he held the following
positions: a director of the Distributor,
Vice President and a director of HarbourView
and Centennial, a director of SFSI and SSI,
an officer of other OppenheimerFunds and
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
of the Manager and the Distributor.
Linda Gardner, None.
Assistant Vice President
Ginger Gonzalez, Formerly 1st Vice President/Director of
Vice President Creative Services for Shearson Lehman
Brothers.
Dorothy Grunwager, None.
Assistant Vice President
Caryn Halbrecht, Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Vice President Oppenheimer Insured Tax-Exempt Bond Fund and
Oppenheimer Intermediate Tax Exempt Bond
Fund; an officer of other OppenheimerFunds;
formerly Vice President of Fixed Income
Portfolio Management at Bankers Trust.
Barbara Hennigar, President and Director of Shareholder
President and Chief Financial Service, Inc.
Executive Officer of
Oppenheimer Shareholder
Services, a division of OMC.
Alan Hoden, Vice President None.
Merryl Hoffman, None.
Vice President
Scott T. Huebl, None.
Assistant Vice President
Jane Ingalls, Formerly a Senior Associate with Robinson,
Assistant Vice President Lake/Sawyer Miller.
Bennett Inkeles, Formerly employed by Doremus & Company, an
Assistant Vice President advertising agency.
Stephen Jobe, None.
Vice President
Heidi Kagan, None.
Assistant Vice President
Avram Kornberg, Formerly a Vice President with Bankers
Vice President Trust.
Paul LaRocco, Portfolio Manager of Oppenheimer Capital
Assistant Vice President Appreciation Fund; Associate Portfolio
Manager of Oppenheimer Discovery Fund and
Oppenheimer Time Fund. Formerly a
Securities Analyst for Columbus Circle
Investors.
Mitchell J. Lindauer, None.
Vice President
Loretta McCarthy, None.
Senior Vice President
Bridget Macaskill, Director of HarbourView; Director of Main
President and Director Street Advisers, Inc.; and Chairman of
Shareholder Services, Inc.
Sally Marzouk, None.
Vice President
Marilyn Miller, Formerly a Director of marketing for
Vice President TransAmerica Fund Management Company.
Denis R. Molleur, None.
Vice President
Kenneth Nadler, None.
Vice President
David Negri, Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Vice President Oppenheimer Strategic Bond Fund, Oppenheimer
Multiple Strategies Fund, Oppenheimer
Strategic Investment Grade Bond Fund,
Oppenheimer Asset Allocation Fund,
Oppenheimer Strategic Diversified Income
Fund, Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund,
Oppenheimer Strategic Income & Growth Fund,
Oppenheimer Strategic Short-Term Income
Fund, Oppenheimer High Income Fund and
Oppenheimer Bond Fund; an officer of other
OppenheimerFunds.
Barbara Niederbrach, None.
Assistant Vice President
Stuart Novek, Formerly a Director Account Supervisor for
Vice President J. Walter Thompson.
Robert A. Nowaczyk, None.
Vice President
Robert E. Patterson, Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Senior Vice President Oppenheimer Main Street California Tax-
Exempt Fund, Oppenheimer Insured Tax-Exempt
Bond Fund, Oppenheimer Intermediate Tax-
Exempt Bond Fund, Oppenheimer Florida Tax-
Exempt Fund, Oppenheimer New Jersey Tax-
Exempt Fund, Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Tax-
Exempt Fund, Oppenheimer California Tax-
Exempt Fund, Oppenheimer New York Tax-Exempt
Fund and Oppenheimer Tax-Free Bond Fund;
Vice President of the New York Tax-Exempt
Income Fund, Inc.; Vice President of
Oppenheimer Multi-Sector Income Trust.
Tilghman G. Pitts III, Chairman and Director of the Distributor.
Executive Vice President
and Director
Jane Putnam, Associate Portfolio Manager of Oppenheimer
Assistant Vice President Growth Fund and Oppenheimer Target Fund and
Portfolio Manager for Oppenheimer Variable
Account Funds-Growth Fund; Senior Investment
Officer and Portfolio Manager with Chemical
Bank.
Russell Read, Formerly an International Finance Consultant
Vice President for Dow Chemical.
Thomas Reedy, Vice President of Oppenheimer Multi-Sector
Vice President Income Trust and Oppenheimer Multi-
Government Trust; an officer of other
OppenheimerFunds; formerly a Securities
Analyst for the Manager.
David Robertson, None.
Vice President
Adam Rochlin, Formerly a Product Manager for Metropolitan
Assistant Vice President Life Insurance Company.
David Rosenberg, Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Vice President Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund and
Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust. Formerly
Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager
for Delaware Investment Advisors.
Richard H. Rubinstein, Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Vice President Oppenheimer Asset Allocation Fund,
Oppenheimer Fund and Oppenheimer Multiple
Strategies Fund; an officer of other
OppenheimerFunds; formerly Vice President
and Portfolio Manager/Security Analyst for
Oppenheimer Capital Corp., an investment
adviser.
Lawrence Rudnick, Formerly Vice President of Dollar Dry Dock
Assistant Vice President Bank.
James Ruff, None.
Executive Vice President
Ellen Schoenfeld, None.
Assistant Vice President
Diane Sobin, Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Vice President Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc. and
Oppenheimre Variable Account Funds;
formerly a Vice President and Senior
Portfolio Manager for Dean Witter
InterCapital, Inc.
Nancy Sperte, None.
Senior Vice President
Donald W. Spiro, President and Trustee of the New York-based
Chairman Emeritus OppenheimerFunds; formerly Chairman of the
and Director Manager and the Distributor.
Arthur Steinmetz, Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Senior Vice President Oppenheimer Strategic Diversified Income
Fund, Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund,
Oppenheimer Strategic Income & Growth Fund,
Oppenheimer Strategic Investment Grade Bond
Fund, Oppenheimer Strategic Short-Term
Income Fund; an officer of other
OppenheimerFunds.
Ralph Stellmacher, Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Senior Vice President Oppenheimer Champion High Yield Fund and
Oppenheimer High Yield Fund; an officer of
other OppenheimerFunds.
John Stoma, Vice President Formerly Vice President of Pension Marketing
with Manulife Financial.
James C. Swain, Chairman, CEO and Trustee, Director or
Vice Chairman of the Managing Partner of the Denver-based
Board of Directors OppenheimerFunds; President and a Director
and Director of Centennial; formerly President and
Director of OAMC, and Chairman of the Board
of SSI.
James Tobin, Vice President None.
Jay Tracey, Vice President Vice President of the Manager; Vice
President and Portfolio Manager of
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund. Formerly
Managing Director
of Buckingham Capital Management.
Gary Tyc, Vice President, Assistant Treasurer of the Distributor and
Assistant Secretary SFSI.
and Assistant Treasurer
Ashwin Vasan, Vice President of Oppenheimer Multi-Sector
Vice President Income Trust and Oppenheimer Multi-
Government Trust: an officer of other
OppenheimerFunds.
Valerie Victorson, None.
Vice President
Dorothy Warmack, Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Vice President Daily Cash Accumulation Fund, Inc.,
Oppenheimer Cash Reserves, Centennial
America Fund, L.P., Centennial Government
Trust and Centennial Money Market Trust;
Vice President of Centennial.
Christine Wells, None.
Vice President
William L. Wilby, Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Senior Vice President Oppenheimer Global Fund and Oppenheimer
Global Growth & Income Fund; Vice President
of HarbourView; an officer of other
OppenheimerFunds.
Susan Wilson-Perez, None.
Vice President
Carol Wolf, Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Vice President Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.,
Centennial America Fund, L.P., Centennial
Government Trust, Centennial Money Market
Trust and Daily Cash Accumulation Fund,
Inc.; Vice President of Oppenheimer Multi-
Sector Income Trust; Vice President of
Centennial.
Robert G. Zack, Associate General Counsel of the Manager;
Senior Vice President Assistant Secretary of the OppenheimerFunds;
and Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary of SSI, SFSI; an officer
of other OppenheimerFunds.
Eva A. Zeff, An officer of certain OppenheimerFunds;
Assistant Vice President formerly a Securities Analyst for the
Manager.
Arthur J. Zimmer, Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Vice President Centennial America Fund, L.P., Oppenheimer
Money Fund, Centennial Government Trust,
Centennial Money Market Trust and Daily Cash
Accumulation Fund, Inc.; Vice President of
Oppenheimer Multi-Sector Income Trust; Vice
President of Centennial; an officer of other
OppenheimerFunds.
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The OppenheimerFunds include the New York-based OppenheimerFunds
and the Denver-based OppenheimerFunds set forth below:
New York-based OppenheimerFunds
Oppenheimer Asset Allocation Fund
Oppenheimer California Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund
Oppenheimer Global Emerging Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Global Fund
Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund
Oppenheimer Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Multi-Government Trust
Oppenheimer Multi-Sector Income Trust
Oppenheimer Multi-State Tax-Exempt Trust
Oppenheimer New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Fund
Oppenheimer Target Fund
Oppenheimer Tax-Free Bond Fund
Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust
Denver-based OppenheimerFunds
Oppenheimer Cash Reserves
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
Daily Cash Accumulation Fund, Inc.
The New York Tax-Exempt Income Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Champion High Yield Fund
Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
Oppenheimer High Yield Fund
Oppenheimer Integrity Funds
Oppenheimer International Bond Fund
Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund
Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc.
Oppenheimer Strategic Funds Trust
Oppenheimer Strategic Income & Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Strategic Investment Grade Bond Fund
Oppenheimer Strategic Short-Term Income Fund
Oppenheimer Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds
The address of Oppenheimer Management Corporation, the New York-
based OppenheimerFunds, Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc., Harbourview
Asset Management Corp., Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc., and
Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. is Two World Trade Center, New York, New
York 10048-0203.
The address of the Denver-based OppenheimerFunds, Shareholder
Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., Oppenheimer
Shareholder Services, Centennial Asset Management Corporation, Centennial
Capital Corp., and Main Street Advisers, Inc. is 3410 South Galena Street,
Denver, Colorado 80231.
Item 29. Principal Underwriter
(a) Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc. is the Distributor of
Registrant's shares. It is also the Distributor of each of the other
registered open-end investment companies for which Oppenheimer Management
Corporation is the investment adviser, as described in Part A and B of
this Registration Statement and listed in Item 28(b) above.
(b) The directors and officers of the Registrant's principal
underwriter are:
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<CAPTION>
Positions and
Name & Principal Positions & Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
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George Clarence Bowen+ Vice President & Treasurer Treasurer
Christopher Blunt Vice President None
6 Baker Avenue
Westport, CT 06880
Julie Bowers Vice President None
21 Dreamwold Road
Scituate, MA 02066
Peter W. Brennan Vice President None
1940 Cotswold Drive
Orlando, FL 32825
Mary Ann Bruce* Senior Vice President - None
Financial Institution Div.
Robert Coli Vice President None
12 Whitetail Lane
Bedminster, NJ 07921
Ronald T. Collins Vice President None
710-3 E. Ponce DeLeon Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
Mary Crooks+ Vice President None
Paul Della Bovi Vice President None
750 West Broadway
Apt. 5M
Long Beach, NY 11561
Andrew John Donohue* Executive Vice Secretary
President & Director
Wendy H. Ehrlich Vice President None
4 Craig Street
Jericho, NY 11753
Kent Elwell Vice President None
41 Craig Place
Cranford, NJ 07016
John Ewalt Vice President None
2301 Overview Dr. NE
Tacoma, WA 98422
Katherine P. Feld* Vice President & Secretary None
Mark Ferro Vice President None
43 Market Street
Breezy Point, NY 11697
Wendy Fishler* Vice President - None
Financial Institution Div.
Wayne Flanagan Vice President - None
36 West Hill Road Financial Institution Div.
Brookline, NH 03033
Ronald R. Foster Senior Vice President - None
11339 Avant Lane Eastern Division Manager
Cincinnati, OH 45249
Patricia Gadecki Vice President None
6026 First Ave. South,
Apt. 10
St. Petersburg, FL 33707
Luiggino Galleto Vice President None
10239 Rougemont Lane
Charlotte, NC 28277
Mark Giles Vice President - None
5506 Bryn Mawr Financial Institution Div.
Dallas, TX 75209
Ralph Grant* Vice President/National None
Sales Manager - Financial
Institution Div.
Sharon Hamilton Vice President None
720 N. Juanita Ave. - #1
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Carla Jiminez Vice President None
609 Chimney Bluff Drive
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Michael Keogh* Vice President None
Richard Klein Vice President None
4011 Queen Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55410
Hans Klehmet II Vice President None
26542 Love Lane
Ramona, CA 92065
Ilene Kutno* Assistant Vice President None
Wayne A. LeBlang Senior Vice President - None
23 Fox Trail Director Eastern Div.
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Dawn Lind Vice President - None
7 Maize Court Financial Institution Div.
Melville, NY 11747
James Loehle Vice President None
30 John Street
Cranford, NJ 07016
Laura Mulhall* Senior Vice President - None
Director of Key Accounts
Charles Murray Vice President None
50 Deerwood Drive
Littleton, CO 80127
Joseph Norton Vice President None
1550 Bryant Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Patrick Palmer Vice President None
958 Blue Mountain Cr.
West Lake Village, CA 91362
Randall Payne Vice President - None
1307 Wandering Way Dr. Financial Institution Div.
Charlotte, NC 28226
Gayle Pereira Vice President None
2707 Via Arboleda
San Clemente, CA 92672
Charles K. Pettit Vice President None
22 Fall Meadow Dr.
Pittsford, NY 14534
Bill Presutti Vice President None
664 Circuit Road
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Tilghman G. Pitts, III* Chairman & Director None
Elaine Puleo* Vice President - None
Financial Institution Div.
Minnie Ra Vice President - None
109 Peach Street Financial Institution Div.
Avenel, NJ 07001
Ian Robertson Vice President None
4204 Summit Wa
Marietta, GA 30066
Robert Romano Vice President None
1512 Fallingbrook Drive
Fishers, IN 46038
James Ruff* President None
Timothy Schoeffler Vice President None
3118 N. Military Road
Arlington, VA 22207
Mark Schon Vice President None
10483 E. Corrine Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Michael Sciortino Vice President None
785 Beau Chene Dr.
Mandeville, LA 70448
James A. Shaw Vice President - None
5155 West Fair Place Financial Institution Div.
Littleton, CO 80123
Robert Shore Vice President - None
26 Baroness Lane Financial Institution Div.
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Peggy Spilker Vice President - None
2017 N. Cleveland, #2 Financial Institution Div.
Chicago, IL 60614
Michael Stenger Vice President None
C/O America Building
30 East Central Pkwy
Suite 1008
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Paul Stickney Vice President None
1314 Log Cabin Lane
St. Louis, MO 63124
George Sweeney Vice President None
1855 O'Hara Lane
Middletown, PA 17057
Scott McGregor Tatum Vice President None
7123 Cornelia Lane
Dallas, TX 75214
Dave Thomas Vice President - None
3410 South Galena Street Financial Institution Div.
Executive Suites - 3rd Fl.
Denver, CO 80231
Philip St. John Trimble Vice President None
2213 West Homer
Chicago, IL 60647
Gary Paul Tyc+ Assistant Treasurer None
Mark Stephen Vandehey+ Vice President None
Gregory K. Wilson Vice President None
2 Side Hill Road
Westport, CT 06880
Bernard J. Wolocko Vice President None
33915 Grand River
Farmington, MI 48335
William Harvey Young+ Vice President None
* Two World Trade Center, New York, NY 10048-0203
+ 3410 South Galena St., Denver, CO 80231
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(c) Not applicable.
ITEM 30 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 Oppenheimer Management
Corporation, at its offices at 3410 South Galena Street,
Denver, Colorado 80231.
ITEM 31 Management Services
Not applicable.
ITEM 32 Undertakings
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York
on the 28th day of August, 1995.
OPPENHEIMER FUND
By: /s/ Donald W. Spiro*
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Donald W. Spiro, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities on the dates indicated:
Signatures Title Date
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/s/ Leon Levy* Chairman of the
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Leon Levy
/s/ Donald W. Spiro* President, Chief
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Donald W. Spiro and Trustee August 28, 1995
/s/ George Bowen* Treasurer and Chief
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George Bowen Accounting Officer August 28, 1995
/s/ Leo Cherne* Trustee August 28, 1995
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Leo Cherne
/s/ Robert G. Galli* Trustee August 28, 1995
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Robert G. Galli
/s/ Benjamin Lipstein* Trustee August 28, 1995
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Benjamin Lipstein
/s/ Elizabeth B. Moynihan* Trustee August 28, 1995
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Elizabeth B. Moynihan
/s/ Kenneth A. Randall* Trustee August 28, 1995
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Kenneth A. Randall
/s/ Edward V. Regan* Trustee August 28, 1995
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Edward V. Regan
/s/ Russell S. Reynolds, Jr.* Trustee August 28, 1995
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Russell S. Reynolds, Jr.
/s/ Sidney M. Robbins* Trustee August 28, 1995
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Sidney M. Robbins
/s/ Pauline Trigere* Trustee August 28, 1995
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Pauline Trigere
/s/ Clayton K. Yeutter* Trustee August 28, 1995
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Clayton K. Yeutter
*By: /s/ Robert G. Zack
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Robert G. Zack, Attorney-in-Fact
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OPPENHEIMER FUND
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. Description
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24(b)(1) Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated August
30, 1995
24(b)(4)(ii) Specimen Class B Share Certificate
24(b)(15)(ii) Distribution and Service Plan for Class B Shares dated
November 1, 1995
Exhibit 24(b)(1)
AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
OPPENHEIMER FUND
This AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST, made as of August __,
1995, by and among the individuals executing this Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust as the Trustees.
WHEREAS, the Trustees established Oppenheimer Fund (the "Trust"), a
trust fund under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the
investment and reinvestment of funds contributed thereto under a
Declaration of Trust dated October 7, 1985;
WHEREAS, the Declaration of Trust was Amended and Restated as of
April 28, 1993 and May 12, 1994;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustees declare that all money and property
contributed to the trust fund hereunder shall henceforth be held and
managed under this Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust IN TRUST as
herein set forth below.
FIRST: This Trust shall be known as OPPENHEIMER FUND. The address
of the Trust is Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203.
The Registered Agent for Service in Massachusetts is Massachusetts Mutual
Life Insurance Company, 1295 State Street, Springfield, Massachusetts
01111, Attention: Stephen Kuhn, Esq.
SECOND: Whenever used herein, unless otherwise required by the
context or specifically provided:
1. All terms used in this Declaration of Trust that are defined in
the 1940 Act (defined below) shall have the meanings given to them in the
1940 Act.
2. "Board" or "Board of Trustees" or the "Trustees" means the Board
of Trustees of the Trust.
3. "By-Laws" means the By-Laws of the Trust as amended from time to
time.
4. "Class" means a class of a series of Shares (as defined below) of
the Trust established and designated under or in accordance with the
provisions of Article FOURTH.
5. "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
6. "Declaration of Trust" means this Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust as it may be amended or restated from time to time.
7. The "1940 Act" refers to the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as amended
from time to time.
8. "Series" refers to series of Shares of the Trust established and
designated under or in accordance with the provisions of Article FOURTH.
9. "Shareholder" means a record owner of Shares of the Trust.
10. "Shares" refers to the transferable units of interest into
which the beneficial interest in the Trust or any Series or Class of the
Trust (as the context may require) shall be divided from time to time and
includes fractions of Shares as well as whole Shares.
11. The "Trust" refers to the Massachusetts business trust created
by this Declaration of Trust, as amended or restated from time to time.
12. "Trustees" refers to the individual trustees in their capacity
as trustees hereunder of the Trust and their successor or successors for
the time being in office as such trustees.
THIRD: The purpose or purposes for which the Trust is formed and the
business or objects to be transacted, carried on and promoted by it are
as follows:
1. To hold, invest or reinvest its funds, and in connection
therewith to hold part or all of its funds in cash, and to purchase or
otherwise acquire, hold for investment or otherwise, sell, sell short,
assign, negotiate, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of or turn to
account or realize upon, securities (which term "securities" shall for the
purposes of this Declaration of Trust, without limitation of the
generality thereof, be deemed to include any stocks, shares, bonds,
financial futures contracts, indexes, debentures, notes, mortgages or
other obligations, and any certificates, receipts, warrants or other
instruments representing rights to receive, purchase or subscribe for the
same, or evidencing or representing any other rights or interests therein,
or in any property or assets) created or issued by any issuer (which term
"issuer" shall for the purposes of this Declaration of Trust, without
limitation of the generality thereof be deemed to include any persons,
firms, associations, corporations, syndicates, business trusts,
partnerships, investment companies, combinations, organizations,
governments, or subdivisions thereof) and in financial instruments
(whether they are considered as securities or commodities); and to
exercise, as owner or holder of any securities or financial instruments,
all rights, powers and privileges in respect thereof; and to do any and
all acts and things for the preservation, protection, improvement and
enhancement in value of any or all such securities or financial
instruments.
2. To borrow money and pledge assets in connection with any of the
objects or purposes of the Trust, and to issue notes or other obligations
evidencing such borrowings, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and
by the Trust's fundamental investment policies under the 1940 Act.
3. To issue and sell its Shares in such Series and Classes and
amounts and on such terms and conditions, for such purposes and for such
amount or kind of consideration (including without limitation thereto,
securities) now or hereafter permitted by the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and by this Declaration of Trust, as the Trustees may
determine.
4. To purchase or otherwise acquire, hold, dispose of, resell,
transfer, reissue or cancel its Shares, or to classify or reclassify any
unissued Shares or any Shares previously issued and reacquired of any
Series or Class into one or more Series or Classes that may have been
established and designated from time to time, all without the vote or
consent of the Shareholders of the Trust, in any manner and to the extent
now or hereafter permitted by this Declaration of Trust.
5. To conduct its business in all its branches at one or more
offices in New York, Colorado and elsewhere in any part of the world,
without restriction or limit as to extent.
6. To carry out all or any of the foregoing objects and purposes as
principal or agent, and alone or with associates or to the extent now or
hereafter permitted by the laws of Massachusetts, as a member of, or as
the owner or holder of any stock of, or share of interest in, any issuer,
and in connection therewith or make or enter into such deeds or contracts
with any issuers and to do such acts and things and to exercise such
powers, as a natural person could lawfully make, enter into, do or
exercise.
7. To do any and all such further acts and things and to exercise
any and all such further powers as may be necessary, incidental, relative,
conducive, appropriate or desirable for the accomplishment, carrying out
or attainment of all or any of the foregoing purposes or objects.
The foregoing objects and purposes shall, except as otherwise
expressly provided, be in no way limited or restricted by reference to,
or inference from, the terms of any other clause of this or any other
Article of this Declaration of Trust, and shall each be regarded as
independent and construed as powers as well as objects and purposes, and
the enumeration of specific purposes, objects and powers shall not be
construed to limit or restrict in any manner the meaning of general terms
or the general powers of the Trust now or hereafter conferred by the laws
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts nor shall the expression of one thing
be deemed to exclude another, though it be of a similar or dissimilar
nature, not expressed; provided, however, that the Trust shall not carry
on any business, or exercise any powers, in any state, territory, district
or country except to the extent that the same may lawfully be carried on
or exercised under the laws thereof.
FOURTH:
1. The beneficial interest in the Trust shall be divided into
Shares, all without par value. The Trustees shall have the authority from
time to time, without obtaining shareholder approval, to create one or
more Series of Shares (the proceeds of which may be invested in separate,
independently managed portfolios) in addition to the Series specifically
established and designated in Part 3 of this Article FOURTH, and to divide
the shares of any Series into two or more Classes pursuant to Part 2 of
this Article FOURTH, all as they deem necessary or desirable, to establish
and designate such Series and Classes, and to fix and determine the
relative rights and preferences as between the different Series or Classes
of Shares as to right of redemption and the price, terms and manner of
redemption, liabilities and expenses to be borne by any Series or Class,
special and relative rights as to dividends and other distributions and
on liquidation, sinking or purchase fund provisions, conversion on
liquidation, conversion rights, and conditions under which the several or
Classes of Shares shall have individual voting rights or no voting rights.
Except as aforesaid, all Shares of the different Series shall be
identical.
(a) The number of authorized Shares and the number of Shares
of each Series and each Class of a Series that may be issued is unlimited,
and the Trustees may issue Shares of any Series or Class of any Series for
such consideration and on such terms as they may determine (or for no
consideration if pursuant to a Share dividend or split-up), all without
action or approval of the Shareholders. All Shares when so issued on the
terms determined by the Trustees shall be fully paid and non-assessable.
The Trustees may classify or reclassify any unissued Shares or any Shares
previously issued and reacquired of any Series into one or more Series or
Classes of Series that may be established and designated from time to
time. The Trustees may hold as treasury Shares (of the same or some other
Series), reissue for such consideration and on such terms as they may
determine, or cancel, at their discretion from time to time, any Shares
of any Series reacquired by the Trust.
(b) The establishment and designation of any Series or any
Class of any Series in addition to that established and designated in Part
3 of this Article FOURTH shall be effective with the effectiveness upon
the execution by a majority of the Trustees of an instrument setting forth
such establishment and designation and the relative rights and preferences
of such Series or such Class of such Series or as otherwise provided in
such instrument. At any time that there are no Shares outstanding of any
particular Series previously established and designated, the Trustees may
by an instrument executed by a majority of their number abolish that
Series and the establishment and designation thereof. If and to the
extent that the instrument referred to in this paragraph shall be an
amendment to this Declaration of Trust, and the Trustees may make any such
amendment without shareholder approval.
(c) Any Trustee, officer or other agent of the Trust, and any
organization in which any such person is interested may acquire, own, hold
and dispose of Shares of any Series or Class of any Series of the Trust
to the same extent as if such person were not a Trustee, officer or other
agent of the Trust; and the Trust may issue and sell or cause to be issued
and sold and may purchase Shares of any Series or Class of any Series from
any such person or any such organization subject only to the general
limitations, restrictions or other provisions applicable to the sale or
purchase of Shares of such Series or Class generally.
2. The Trustees shall have the authority from time to time, without
obtaining shareholder approval, to divide the Shares of any Series into
two or more Classes as they deem necessary or desirable, and to establish
and designate such Classes. In such event, each Class of a Series shall
represent interests in the designated Series of the Trust and have such
voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights as may be established and
designated by the Trustees. Expenses related directly or indirectly to
the Shares of a Class of a Series may be borne solely by such Class (as
shall be determined by the Trustees) and, as provided in Article FIFTH,
a Class of a Series may have exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters relating solely to such Class. The bearing of expenses solely by
a Class of Shares of a Series shall be appropriately reflected (in the
manner determined by the Trustees) in the net asset value, dividend and
liquidation rights of the Shares of such Class of a Series. The division
of the Shares of a Series into Classes and the terms and conditions
pursuant to which the Shares of the Classes of a Series will be issued
must be made in compliance with the 1940 Act. No division of Shares of
a Series into Classes shall result in the creation of a Class of Shares
having a preference as to dividends or distributions or a preference in
the event of any liquidation, termination or winding up of the Trust, to
the extent such a preference is prohibited by Section 18 of the 1940 Act
as to the Trust. The Trustees may classify or reclassify any unissued
Shares or any Shares previously issued and reacquired of any Series into
one or more Series or Classes of Series that may be established and
designated from time to time. The Trustees may hold as treasury Shares
(of the same or some other Series), reissue for such consideration and on
such terms as they may determine, or cancel, at their discretion from time
to time, any Shares of any Series reacquired by the Trust.
The relative rights and preferences of Shares of different
Classes shall be the same in all respects except that, unless and until
the Board of Trustees shall determine otherwise: (i) when a vote of
Shareholders is required under this Declaration of Trust or when a meeting
of Shareholders is called by the Board of Trustees, the Shares of a Class
shall vote exclusively on matters that affect that Class only, (ii) the
expenses related to a Class shall be borne solely by such Class (as
determined and allocated to such Class by the Trustees from time to time
in a manner consistent with parts 2 and 3 of this Article FOURTH); and
(iii) pursuant to paragraph 10 of Article NINTH, the Shares of each Class
shall have such other rights and preferences as are set forth from time
to time in the then-effective Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional
Information relating to the Shares. Dividends and distributions on one
class may differ from the dividends and distributions on another Class,
and the net asset value of the Shares of one Class may differ from the net
asset value of the Shares of another Class.
3. Without limiting the authority of the Trustees set forth in part
1 of this Article FOURTH to establish and designate any further Series,
the Trustees hereby establish one Series of Shares having the same name
as the Trust and said Shares shall be divided into such number of Classes
as shall be set forth from time to time in the then-effective prospectus
and/or statement of additional information relating to the Trust. The
Shares of that Series and any Shares of any further Series or Classes that
may from time to time be established and designated by the Trustees shall
(unless the Trustees otherwise determine with respect to some further
Series or Classes at the time of establishing and designating the same)
have the following relative rights and preferences:
(a) Assets Belonging to Series. All consideration received by
the Trust for the issue or sale of Shares of a particular Series, together
with all assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all
income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds
derived from the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, and any
funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in
whatever form the same may be, shall irrevocably belong to that Series
for all purposes, subject only to the rights of creditors, and shall be
so recorded upon the books of account of the Trust. Such consideration,
assets, income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any
proceeds derived from the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets,
and any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds,
in whatever form the same may be, together with any General Items
allocated to that Series as provided in the following sentence, are
herein referred to as "assets belonging to" that Series. In the event
that there are any assets, income, earnings, profits, and proceeds
thereof, funds, or payments which are not readily identifiable as
belonging to any particular Series (collectively "General Items"), the
Trustees shall allocate such General Items to and among any one or more
of the Series established and designated from time to time in such manner
and on such basis as they, in their sole discretion, deem fair and
equitable; and any General Items so allocated to a particular Series shall
belong to that Series. Each such allocation by the Trustees shall be
conclusive and binding upon the shareholders of all Series for all
purposes. No holder of Shares of any Series shall have any claim on or
right to any assets allocated or belonging to any other Series.
(b) (1) Liabilities Belonging to a Series. The assets
belonging to each particular Series shall be charged with the liabilities
of the Trust in respect of that Series and all expenses, costs, charges
and reserves attributable to that Series. Any general liabilities,
expenses, costs, charges and reserves of the Trust which are not
identifiable as belong to any particular Series shall be allocated and
charged by the Trustees to and among any one or more of the Series
established and designated from time to time in such manner and on such
basis as the Trustees in their sole discretion deem fair and equitable.
The liabilities, expenses, costs, charges and reserves allocated and so
charged to each Series are herein referred to as "liabilities belonging
to" that Series. Each allocation of liabilities, expenses, costs, charges
and reserves by the Trustees shall be conclusive and binding upon the
shareholders of all Series for all purposes. The Trustees shall have full
discretion, to the extent not inconsistent with the 1940 Act, to determine
which items shall be treated as income and which items as capital; and
each such determination and allocation shall be conclusive and binding
upon the Shareholders.
(2) Liabilities Belonging to a Class. If a Series is
divided into more than one Class, the liabilities, expenses, costs,
charges and reserves attributable to a Class shall be charged and
allocated to the Class to which such liabilities, expenses, costs, charges
or reserves are attributable. Any general liabilities, expenses, costs,
charges or reserves belonging to the Series which are not identifiable as
belonging to any particular Class shall be allocated and charged by the
Trustees to and among any one or more of the Classes established and
designated from time to time in such manner and on such basis as the
Trustees in their sole discretion deem fair and equitable. The
allocations described in the two preceding sentences shall be subject to
the 1940 Act and any release, rule, regulation, interpretation or order
thereunder relating to such allocations. The liabilities, expenses,
costs, charges and reserves allocated and so charged to each Class are
herein referred to as "liabilities belonging to" that Class. Each
allocation of liabilities, expenses, costs, charges and reserves by the
Trustees shall be conclusive and binding upon the holders of all Classes
for all purposes. No holder of Shares of any Class shall have any claim
on or right to any assets allocated or belonging to any other Class.
(c) Dividends. Dividends and distributions on Shares of a
particular Series or Class may be paid to the holders of Shares of that
Series or Class, with such frequency as the Trustees may determine, which
may be daily or otherwise, pursuant to a standing resolution or
resolutions adopted only once or with such frequency as the Trustees may
determine, from such of the income and capital gains, accrued or realized,
from the assets belonging to that Series, as the Trustees may determine,
after providing for actual and accrued liabilities belonging to such
Series or Class. All dividends and distributions on Shares of a
particular Series or Class shall be distributed pro rata to the
Shareholders of such Series or Class in proportion to the number of Shares
of such Series or Class held by such Shareholders at the date and time of
record established for the payment of such dividends or distributions,
except that in connection with any dividend or distribution program or
procedure the Trustees may determine that no dividend or distribution
shall be payable on Shares as to which the Shareholder's purchase order
and/or payment have not been received by the time or times established by
the Trustees under such program or procedure. Such dividends and
distributions may be made in cash or Shares or a combination thereof as
determined by the Trustees or pursuant to any program that the Trustees
may have in effect at the time for the election by each Shareholder of the
mode of the making of such dividend or distribution to that Shareholder.
Any such dividend or distribution paid in Shares will be paid at the net
asset value thereof as determined in accordance with paragraph 13 of
Article SEVENTH.
(d) Liquidation. In the event of the liquidation or
dissolution of the Trust, the Shareholders of each Series and all Classes
of each Series that have been established and designated shall be entitled
to receive, as a Series or Class, when and as declared by the Trustees,
the excess of the assets belonging to that Series over the liabilities
belonging to that Series or Class. The assets so distributable to the
Shareholders of any particular Class and Series shall be distributed among
such Shareholders in proportion to the number of Shares of such Class of
that Series held by them and recorded on the books of the Trust.
(e) Transfer. All Shares of each particular Series or Class
shall be transferable, but transfers of Shares of a particular Class or
Series will be recorded on the Share transfer records of the Trust
applicable to such Series or Class only at such times as Shareholders
shall have the right to require the Trust to redeem Shares of such Series
or Class and at such other times as may be permitted by the Trustees.
(f) Equality. All Shares of each Series shall represent an
equal proportionate interest in the assets belonging to that Series
(subject to the liabilities belonging to such Series or any Class of that
Series), and each Share of any particular Series shall be equal to each
other Share of that Series and Shares of each Class of a Series shall be
equal to each other Share of such Class; but the provisions of this
sentence shall not restrict any distinctions permissible under this
Article FOURTH that may exist with respect to Shares of a Series or the
different Classes of a Series. The Trustees may from time to time divide
or combine the Shares of any particular Class or Series into a greater or
lesser number of Shares of that Class or Series without thereby changing
the proportionate beneficial interest in the assets belonging to that
Class or Series or in any way affecting the rights of Shares of any other
Class or Series.
(g) Fractions. Any fractional Share of any Class and Series,
if any such fractional Share is outstanding, shall carry proportionately
all the rights and obligations of a whole Share of that Class and Series,
including those rights and obligations with respect to voting, receipt of
dividends and distributions, redemption of Shares, and liquidation of the
Trust.
(h) Conversion Rights. Subject to compliance with the
requirements of the 1940 Act, the Trustees shall have the authority to
provide that (i) holders of Shares of any Series shall have the right to
exchange said Shares into Shares of one or more other Series of Shares,
(ii) holders of shares of any Class shall have the right to exchange said
Shares into Shares of one or more other Classes of the same or a different
Series, and/or (iii) the Trust shall have the right to carry out exchanges
of the aforesaid kind, in each case in accordance with such requirements
and procedures as may be established by the Trustees.
(i) Ownership of Shares. The ownership of Shares shall be
recorded on the books of the Trust or of a transfer or similar agent for
the Trust, which books shall be maintained separately for the Shares of
each Class and Series that has been established and designated. No
certification certifying the ownership of Shares need be issued except as
the Trustees may otherwise determine from time to time. The Trustees may
make such rules as they consider appropriate for the issuance of Share
certificates, the use of facsimile signatures, the transfer of Shares and
similar matters. The record books of the Trust as kept by the Trust or
any transfer or similar agent, as the case may be, shall be conclusive as
to who are the Shareholders and as to the number of Shares of each Class
and Series held from time to time by each such Shareholder.
(j) Investments in the Trust. The Trustees may accept
investments in the Trust from such persons and on such terms and for such
consideration, not inconsistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act, as
they from time to time authorize. The Trustees may authorize any
distributor, principal underwriter, custodian, transfer agent or other
person to accept orders for the purchase or sale of Shares that conform
to such authorized terms and to reject any purchase or sale orders for
Shares whether or not conforming to such authorized terms.
(k) Shareholders of a Series shall not be entitled to
participate in a derivative or class action with respect to any matter
which may affect another Series or its Shareholders.
FIFTH: The following provisions are hereby adopted with respect to
voting Shares of the Trust and certain other rights:
1. The Shareholders shall have the power to vote (a) for the
election of Trustees when that issue is submitted to them, (b) with
respect to the amendment of this Declaration of Trust except where the
Trustees are given authority to amend the Declaration of Trust without
shareholder approval, (c) to the same extent as the shareholders of a
Massachusetts business corporation, as to whether or not a court action,
proceeding or claim should be brought or maintained derivatively or as a
class action on behalf of the Trust or the Shareholders, and (d) with
respect to those matters relating to the Trust as may be required by the
1940 Act or required by law, by this Declaration of Trust, or the By-Laws
of the Trust or any registration statement of the Trust filed with the
Commission or any State, or as the Trustees may consider desirable.
2. The Trust will not hold shareholder meetings unless required by
the 1940 Act, the provisions of this Declaration of Trust, or any other
applicable law. The Trustees may call a meeting of shareholders from time
to time.
3. At all meetings of Shareholders, each Shareholder shall be
entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the
Shareholders of the affected Series for each Share standing in his name
on the books of the Trust on the date, fixed in accordance with the By-
Laws, for determination of Shareholders of the affected Series entitled
to vote at such meeting (except, if the Board so determines, for Shares
redeemed prior to the meeting), and each such Series shall vote separately
("Individual Series Voting"); a Series shall be deemed to be affected when
a vote of the holders of that Series on a matter is required by the 1940
Act; provided, however, that as to any matter with respect to which a vote
of Shareholders is required by the 1940 Act or by any applicable law that
must be complied with, such requirements as to a vote by Shareholders
shall apply in lieu of Individual Series Voting as described above. If
the shares of a Series shall be divided into Classes as provided in
Article FOURTH, the shares of each Class shall have identical voting
rights except that the Trustees, in their discretion, may provide a Class
of a Series with exclusive voting rights with respect to matters which
relate solely to such Classes. If the Shares of any Series shall be
divided into Classes with a Class having exclusive voting rights with
respect to certain matters, the quorum and voting requirements described
below with respect to action to be taken by the Shareholders of the Class
of such Series on such matters shall be applicable only to the Shares of
such Class. Any fractional Share shall carry proportionately all the
rights of a whole Share, including the right to vote and the right to
receive dividends. The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of
one-third of the Shares, or of the Shares of any Series or Class of any
Series, outstanding and entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a
quorum at any meeting of the Shareholders or of that Series or Class,
respectively; provided however, that if any action to be taken by the
Shareholders or by a Series or Class at a meeting requires an affirmative
vote of a majority, or more than a majority, of the shares outstanding and
entitled to vote, then in such event the presence in person or by proxy
of the holders of a majority of the shares outstanding and entitled to
vote at such a meeting shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. If at
any meeting of the Shareholders there shall be less than a quorum present,
the Shareholders or the Trustees present at such meeting may, without
further notice, adjourn the same from time to time until a quorum shall
attend, but no business shall be transacted at any such adjourned meeting
except such as might have been lawfully transacted had the meeting not
been adjourned.
4. Each Shareholder of a Series or Class, upon request to the Trust
in proper form determined by the Trust, shall be entitled to require the
Trust to redeem from the net assets of that Series or Class all or part
of the Shares of such Series or Class standing in the name of such
Shareholder. The method of computing such net asset value, the time at
which such net asset value shall be computed and the time within which the
Trust shall make payment therefor, shall be determined as hereinafter
provided in Article SEVENTH of this Declaration of Trust. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Trustees, when permitted or required to do so by the
1940 Act, may suspend the right of the Shareholders to require the Trust
to redeem Shares.
5. No Shareholder shall, as such holder, have any right to purchase
or subscribe for any security of the Trust which it may issue or sell,
other than such right, if any, as the Trustees, in their discretion, may
determine.
6. All persons who shall acquire Shares shall acquire the same
subject to the provisions of the Declaration of Trust.
SIXTH:
1. The persons who shall act as initial Trustees until the first
meeting or until their successors are duly chosen and qualify are the
initial trustees executing this Declaration of Trust or any counterpart
thereof. However, the By-Laws of the Trust may fix the number of Trustees
at a number greater or lesser than the number of initial Trustees and may
authorize the Trustees to increase or decrease the number of Trustees, to
fill any vacancies on the Board which may occur for any reason including
any vacancies created by any such increase in the number of Trustees, to
set and alter the terms of office of the Trustees and to lengthen or
lessen their own terms of office or make their terms of office of
indefinite duration, all subject to the 1940 Act. Unless otherwise
provided by the By-Laws of the Trust, the Trustees need not be
Shareholders.
2. A Trustee at any time may be removed either with or without cause
by resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-
thirds of the outstanding Shares, present in person or by proxy at any
meeting of Shareholders called for such purpose; such a meeting shall be
called by the Trustees when requested in writing to do so by the record
holders of not less than ten per centum of the outstanding Shares. A
Trustee may also be removed by the Board of Trustees as provided in the
By-Laws of the Trust.
3. The Trustees shall make available a list of names and addresses
of all Shareholders as recorded on the books of the Trust, upon receipt
of the request in writing signed by not less than ten Shareholders (who
have been shareholders for at least six months) holding shares of the
Trust valued at not less than $25,000 at current offering price (as
defined in the Trust's Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional
Information) or holding not less than 1% in amount of the entire amount
of Shares issued and outstanding; such request must state that such
Shareholders wish to communicate with other shareholders with a view to
obtaining signatures to a request for a meeting to take action pursuant
to Part 2 of this Article SIXTH and be accompanied by a form of
communication to the Shareholders. The Trustees may, in their discretion,
satisfy their obligation under this part 3 by either making available the
Shareholder list to such Shareholders at the principal offices of the
Trust, or at the offices of the Trust's transfer agent, during regular
business hours, or by mailing a copy of such communication and form of
request, at the expense of such requesting Shareholders.
4. If and when the Trust has outstanding two or more series of
Shares pursuant to Article FOURTH of this Declaration of Trust, each
Series shall be considered as if it were a separate common law trust
covered by Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act and Parts 2 and 3 of this Article
SIXTH. However, the Trust may at any time or from time to time apply to
the Commission for one or more exemptions from all or part of said Section
16(c) of the 1940 Act, and, if an exemptive order or orders are issued
by the Commission, such order or orders shall be deemed part of said
Section 16(c) for the purposes of Parts 2 and 3 of this Article SIXTH.
SEVENTH: The following provisions are hereby adopted for the purpose
of defining, limiting and regulating the powers of the Trust, the Trustees
and the Shareholders.
1. As soon as any Trustee is duly elected by the Shareholders or the
Trustees and shall have accepted this Trust, the Trust estate shall vest
in the new Trustee or Trustees, together with the continuing Trustees,
without any further act or conveyance, and he or she shall be deemed a
Trustee hereunder.
2. The death, declination, resignation, retirement, removal, or
incapacity of the Trustees, or any one of them, shall not operate to annul
the Trust or to revoke any existing agency created pursuant to the terms
of this Declaration of Trust.
3. The assets of the Trust shall be held separate and apart from any
assets now or hereafter held in any capacity other than as Trustee
hereunder by the Trustees or any successor Trustees. All of the assets
of the Trust shall at all times be considered as vested in the Trustees.
No Shareholder shall have, as a holder of beneficial interest in the
Trust, any authority, power or right whatsoever to transact business for
or on behalf of the Trust, or on behalf of the Trustees, in connection
with the property or assets of the Trust, or in any part thereof.
4. The Trustees in all instances shall act as principals, and are
and shall be free from the control of the Shareholders. The Trustees
shall have full power and authority to do any and all acts and to make and
execute, and to authorize the officers and agents of the Trust to make and
execute, any and all contracts and instruments that they may consider
necessary or appropriate in connection with the management of the Trust.
The Trustees shall not in any way be bound or limited by present or future
laws or customs in regard to Trust investments, but shall have full
authority and power to make any and all investments which they, in their
uncontrolled discretion, shall deem proper to accomplish the purpose of
this Trust. Subject to any applicable limitation in this Declaration of
Trust or by the By-Laws of the Trust, the Trustees shall have power and
authority:
(a) to adopt By-Laws not inconsistent with this Declaration
of Trust providing for the conduct of the business of the Trust and to
amend and repeal them to the extent that they do not reserve that right
to the Shareholders;
(b) to elect and remove such officers and appoint and
terminate such officers as they consider appropriate with or without
cause;
(c) to employ a bank or trust company as custodian of any
assets of the Trust subject to any conditions set forth in this
Declaration of Trust or in the By-Laws;
(d) To retain a transfer agent and shareholder servicing
agent, or both;
(e) To provide for the distribution of Shares either through
a principal underwriter or the Trust itself or both;
(f) To set record dates in the manner provided for in the By-
Laws of the Trust;
(g) to delegate such authority as they consider desirable to
any officers of the Trust and to any agent, custodian or underwriter;
(h) to vote or give assent, or exercise any rights of
ownership, with respect to stock or other securities or property held in
Trust hereunder; and to execute and deliver powers of attorney to such
person or persons as the Trustees shall deem proper, granting to such
person or persons such power and discretion with relation to securities
or property as the Trustees shall deem proper;
(i) to exercise powers and rights of subscription or otherwise
which in any manner arise out of ownership of securities held in trust
hereunder;
(j) to hold any security or property in a form not indicating
any trust, whether in bearer, unregistered or other negotiable form,
either in its own name or in the name of a custodian or a nominee or
nominees, subject in either case to proper safeguards according to the
usual practice of Massachusetts business trusts or investment companies;
(k) to consent to or participate in any plan for the
reorganization, consolidation or merger of any corporation or concern, any
security of which is held in the Trust; to consent to any contract, lease,
mortgage, purchase, or sale of property by such corporation or concern,
and to pay calls or subscriptions with respect to any security held in the
Trust;
(l) to compromise, arbitrate, or otherwise adjust claims in
favor of or against the Trust or any matter in controversy including, but
not limited to, claims for taxes;
(m) to make, in the manner provided in the By-Laws,
distributions of income and of capital gains to Shareholders;
(n) to borrow money to the extent and in the manner permitted
by the 1940 Act and the Trust's fundamental policy thereunder as to
borrowing;
(o) to enter into investment advisory or management contracts,
subject to the 1940 Act, with any one or more corporations, partnerships,
trusts, associations or other persons; and
(p) to change the name of the Trust or any Class or Series of
the Trust as they consider appropriate without prior shareholder approval.
5. No one dealing with the Trustees shall be under any obligation to
make any inquiry concerning the authority of the Trustees, or to see to
the application of any payments made or property transferred to the
Trustees or upon their order.
6. (a) The Trustees shall have no power to bind any Shareholder
personally or to call upon any Shareholder for the payment of any sum of
money or assessment whatsoever other than such as the Shareholder may at
any time personally agree to pay by way of subscription to any Shares or
otherwise. There is hereby expressly disclaimed shareholder liability for
the acts and obligations of the Trust. Every note, bond, contract or other
undertaking issued by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees relating
to the Trust shall include a recitation limiting the obligation
represented thereby to the Trust and its assets (but the omission of such
recitation shall not operate to bind any Shareholder).
(b) Whenever this Declaration of Trust calls for or permits
any action to be taken by the Trustees hereunder, such action shall mean
that taken by the Board of Trustees by vote of the majority of a quorum
of Trustees as set forth from time to time in the By-Laws of the Trust or
as required by the 1940 Act.
(c) The Trustees shall possess and exercise any and all such
additional powers as are reasonably implied from the powers herein
contained such as may be necessary or convenient in the conduct of any
business or enterprise of the Trust, to do and perform anything necessary,
suitable, or proper for the accomplishment of any of the purposes, or the
attainment of any one or more of the objects, herein enumerated, or which
shall at any time appear conducive to or expedient for the protection or
benefit of the Trust, and to do and perform all other acts and things
necessary or incidental to the purposes herein before set forth, or that
may be deemed necessary by the Trustees.
(d) The Trustees shall have the power, to the extent not
inconsistent with the 1940 Act, to determine conclusively whether any
moneys, securities, or other properties of the Trust are, for the purposes
of this Trust, to be considered as capital or income and in what manner
any expenses or disbursements are to be borne as between capital and
income whether or not in the absence of this provision such moneys,
securities, or other properties would be regarded as capital or income and
whether or not in the absence of this provision such expenses or
disbursements would ordinarily be charged to capital or to income.
7. The By-Laws of the Trust may divide the Trustees into classes and
prescribe the tenure of office of the several classes, but no class of
Trustee shall be elected for a period shorter than that from the time of
the election following the division into classes until the next meeting
and thereafter for a period shorter than the interval between meetings or
for a period longer than five years, and the term of office of at least
one class shall expire each year.
8. The Shareholders shall have the right to inspect the records,
documents, accounts and books of the Trust, subject to reasonable
regulations of the Trustees, not contrary to Massachusetts law, as to
whether and to what extent, and at what times and places, and under what
conditions and regulations, such right shall be exercised.
9. Any officer elected or appointed by the Trustees or by any
committee of the Trustees may be removed at any time, with or without
cause, by vote of the Trustees.
10. If the By-Laws so provide, the Trustees shall have power to
hold their meetings, to have an office or offices and, subject to the
provisions of the laws of Massachusetts, to keep the books of the Trust
outside of said Commonwealth at such places as may from time to time be
designated by them. Action may be taken by the Trustees without a meeting
by unanimous written consent or by telephone or similar method of
communication.
11. Securities held by the Trust shall be voted in person or by
proxy by the President or a Vice-President, or such officer or officers
of the Trust as the Trustees shall designate for the purpose, or by a
proxy or proxies thereunto duly authorized by the Trustees, except as
otherwise ordered by vote of the holders of a majority of the Shares
outstanding and entitled to vote in respect thereto.
12. (a) Subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act, any
Trustee, officer or employee, individually, or any partnership of which
any Trustee, officer or employee may be a member, or any corporation or
association of which any Trustee, officer or employee may be an officer,
director, trustee, employee or stockholder, may be a party to, or may be
pecuniarily or otherwise interested in, any contract or transaction of the
Trust, and in the absence of fraud no contract or other transaction shall
be thereby affected or invalidated; provided that in case a Trustee, or
a partnership, corporation or association of which a Trustee is a member,
officer, director, trustee, employee or stockholder is so interested, such
fact shall be disclosed or shall have been known to the Trustees
or a majority thereof; and any Trustee who is so interested, or who is
also a director, officer, trustee, employee or stockholder of such other
corporation or a member of such partnership or association which is so
interested, may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any
meeting of the Trustees which shall authorize any such contract or
transaction, and may vote thereat to authorize any such contract or
transaction, with like force and effect as if he or she were not such
director, officer, trustee, employee or stockholder of such other trust
or corporation or association or a member of a partnership so interested.
(b) Specifically, but without limitation of the foregoing, the
Trust may enter into a management or investment advisory contract or
underwriting contract and other contracts with, and may otherwise do
business with any manager or investment adviser for the Trust and/or
principal underwriter of the Shares of the Trust or any subsidiary or
affiliate of any such manager or investment adviser and/or principal
underwriter and may permit any such firm or corporation to enter into any
contracts or other arrangements with any other firm or corporation
relating to the Trust notwithstanding that the Trustees of the Trust may
be composed in part of partners, directors, officers or employees of any
such firm or corporation, and officers of the Trust may have been or may
be or become partners, directors, officers or employees of any such firm
or corporation, and in the absence of fraud the Trust and any such firm
or corporation may deal freely with each other, and no such contract or
transaction between the Trust and any such firm or corporation shall be
invalidated or in any way affected thereby, nor shall any Trustee or
officer of the Trust be liable to the Trust or to any Shareholder or
creditor thereof or to any other person for any loss incurred by it or him
or her solely because of the existence of any such contract or
transaction; provided that nothing herein shall protect any director or
officer of the Trust against any liability to the Trust
or to its security holders to which he or she would otherwise be subject
by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.
(c) As used in this paragraph the following terms shall have
the meanings set forth below:
(i) the term "indemnitee" shall mean any present or former
Trustee, officer or employee of the Trust, any present or former Trustee
or officer of another trust or corporation whose securities are or were
owned by the Trust or of which the Trust is or was a creditor and who
served or serves in such capacity at the request of the Trust, and the
heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of any of the
foregoing; however, whenever conduct by an indemnitee is referred to, the
conduct shall be that of the original indemnitee rather than that of the
heir, executor, administrator, successor or assignee;
(ii) the term "covered proceeding" shall mean any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to which an indemnitee
is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the
fact or facts under which he or she or it is an indemnitee as defined
above;
(iii) the term "disabling conduct" shall mean willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the
duties involved in the conduct of the office in question;
(iv) the term "covered expenses" shall mean expenses
(including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by an indemnitee in connection
with a covered proceeding; and
(v) the term "adjudication of liability" shall mean, as
to any covered proceeding and as to any indemnitee, an adverse
determination as to the indemnitee whether by judgment, order, settlement,
conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent.
(d) The Trust shall not indemnify any indemnitee for any
covered expenses in any covered proceeding if there has been an
adjudication of liability against such indemnitee expressly based on a
finding of disabling conduct.
(e) Except as set forth in paragraph (d) above, the Trust
shall indemnify any indemnitee for covered expenses in any covered
proceeding, whether or not there is an adjudication of liability as to
such indemnitee if a determination has been made that the indemnitee was
not liable by reason of disabling conduct by (1) a final decision on the
merits of the court or other body before which the covered proceeding was
brought; or (2) in the absence of such decision, a reasonable
determination, based on a review of the facts, by either (A) the vote of
a majority of a quorum of Trustees who are neither "interested persons"
as defined in the 1940 Act nor parties to the covered proceedings, or (B)
an independent legal counsel in a written opinion; provided that such
Trustees or counsel, in making such determination, may but need not
presume the absence of disabling conduct on the part of the indemnitee by
reason of the manner in which the covered proceeding was terminated.
(f) Covered expenses incurred by an indemnitee in connection
with a covered proceeding shall be advanced by the Trust to an indemnitee
prior to the final disposition of a covered proceeding upon the request
of the indemnitee for such advance and the undertaking by or on behalf of
the indemnitee to repay the advance unless it is ultimately determined
that the indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder, but only if
one or more of the following is the case: (i) the indemnitee shall
provide a security for such undertaking; (ii) the Trust shall be insured
against losses arising out of any lawful advances; or (iii) there shall
have been a determination, based on a review of the readily available
facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry) that there is a reason to
believe that the indemnitee ultimately will be found entitled to
indemnification by either independent legal counsel in a written opinion
or by the vote of a majority of a quorum of trustees who are neither
"interested persons" as defined in the 1940 Act nor parties to the covered
proceeding.
(g) Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect the right of the
Trust and/or any indemnitee to acquire and pay for any insurance covering
any or all indemnitees to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act or to
affect any other indemnification rights to which any indemnitee may be
entitled to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act.
13. For purposes of the computation of net asset value, as in this
Declaration of Trust referred to, the following rules shall apply:
(a) The net asset value per Share of any Series, as of the
time of valuation on any day, shall be the quotient obtained by dividing
the value, as at such time, of the net assets of that Series (i.e., the
value of the assets of that Series less its liabilities exclusive of its
surplus) by the total number of Shares of that Series outstanding at such
time. The assets and liabilities of any Series shall be determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, provided,
however, that in determining the liabilities of any Series there shall be
included such reserves for taxes or contingent liabilities as may be
authorized or approved by the Trustees, and provided further that in
connection with the accrual of any fee or refund payable to or by an
investment advisor of the Trust for such Series, the amount of which
accrual is not definitely determinable as of any time at which the net
asset value of each Share of that Series is being determined due to the
contingent nature of such fee or refund, the Trustees are authorized to
establish from time to time formulae for such accrual, on the basis of the
contingencies in question to the date of such determination, or on such
other bases as the Trustees may establish.
(1) Shares of a Series to be issued shall be
deemed to be outstanding as of the time of the
determination of the net asset value per Share
applicable to such issuance and the net price thereof
shall be deemed to be an asset of that Series;
(2) Shares of a Series to be redeemed by the
Trust shall be deemed to be outstanding until the time
of the determination of the net asset value applicable
to such redemption, and thereupon, and until paid, the
redemption price thereof shall be deemed to be a
liability of that Series; and
(3) Shares of a Series voluntarily purchased or
contracted to be purchased by the Trust pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph 4 of Article FIFTH shall be
deemed to be outstanding until whichever is the later of
(i) the time of the making of such purchase or contract
of purchase, and (ii) the time at which the purchase
price is determined, and thereupon, and until paid, the
purchase price thereof shall be deemed to be a liability
of that Series.
(b) The Trustees are empowered, in their absolute discretion,
to establish other bases or times, or both, for determining the net asset
value per Share of any Series or Class in accordance with the 1940 Act and
to authorize the voluntary purchase by any Series or Class either directly
or through an agent, of Shares of any Series or Class upon such terms and
conditions and for such consideration as the Trustees shall deem advisable
in accordance with any such provision, rule or regulation.
14. Payment of the net asset value per Share of any Class and
Series properly surrendered to it for redemption shall be made by the
Trust within seven days, or as specified in any applicable law or
regulation, after tender of such stock or request for redemption to the
Trust for such purpose together with any additional documentation that may
reasonably be required by the Trust or its transfer agent to evidence the
authority of the tenderor or to make such requests plus any period of time
during which the right of the holders of the shares of such Class of that
Series to require the Trust to redeem such shares has been suspended. Any
such payment may be made in portfolio securities of such Class of that
Series and/or in cash, as the Trustees shall deem advisable, and no
Shareholder shall have a right, other than as determined by the Trustees,
to have Shares redeemed in kind.
15. The Trust shall have the right, at any time and without prior
notice to the Shareholder, to redeem Shares of the Class and Series held
by such Shareholder held in any account registered in the name of such
Shareholder for its current net asset value, if and to the extent that
such redemption is necessary to reimburse either that Series or Class of
the Trust or the distributor (i.e., principal underwriter) of the Shares
for any loss either has sustained by reason of the failure of such
Shareholder to make timely and good payment for Shares purchased or
subscribed for by such Shareholder, regardless of whether such Shareholder
was a Shareholder at the time of such purchase or subscription, subject
to and upon such terms and conditions as the Trustees may from time to
time prescribe.
EIGHTH: The name "Oppenheimer" included in the name of the Trust and
of any Series shall be used pursuant to a royalty-free, non-exclusive
license from Oppenheimer Management Corporation ("OMC"), incidental to and
as part of an advisory, management or supervisory contract which may be
entered into by the Trust with OMC. The license may be terminated by OMC
upon termination of such advisory, management or supervisory contract or
without cause upon 60 days' written notice, in which case neither the
Trust nor any Series or Class shall have any further right to use the name
"Oppenheimer" in its name or otherwise and the Trust, the Shareholders and
its officers and Trustees shall promptly take whatever action may be
necessary to change its name and the names of any Series or Classes
accordingly.
NINTH:
1. In case any Shareholder or former Shareholder shall be held to be
personally liable solely by reason of his being or having been a
Shareholder and not because of his acts or omissions or for some other
reason, the Shareholder or former Shareholder (or the Shareholder's,
heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives or in the
case of a corporation or other entity, its corporate or other general
successor) shall be entitled out of the Trust estate to be held harmless
from and indemnified against all loss and expense arising from such
liability. The Trust shall, upon request by the Shareholder, assume the
defense of any such claim made against any Shareholder for any act or
obligation of the Trust and satisfy any judgment thereon.
2. It is hereby expressly declared that a trust and not a
partnership is created hereby. No individual Trustee hereunder shall have
any power to bind the Trust, the Trust's officers or any Shareholder. All
persons extending credit to, doing business with, contracting with or
having or asserting any claim against the Trust or the Trustees shall look
only to the assets of the Trust for payment under any such credit,
transaction, contract or claim; and neither the Shareholders nor the
Trustees, nor any of their agents, whether past, present or future, shall
be personally liable therefor; notice of such disclaimer shall be given
in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by
the Trust or the Trustees. Nothing in this Declaration of Trust shall
protect a Trustee
against any liability to which such Trustee would otherwise be subject by
reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the office of Trustee
hereunder.
3. The exercise by the Trustees of their powers and discretion
hereunder in good faith and with reasonable care under the circumstances
then prevailing, shall be binding upon everyone interested. Subject to
the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article NINTH, the Trustees shall
not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law. The
Trustees may take advice of counsel or other experts with respect to the
meaning and operations of this Declaration of Trust, contracts,
obligations, transactions or any other business the Trust may enter into,
and subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article NINTH, shall
be under no liability for any act or omission in accordance with such
advice or for failing to follow such advice. The Trustees shall not be
required to give any bond as such, nor any surety if a bond is required.
4. This Trust shall continue without limitation of time but subject
to the provisions of sub-sections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this paragraph
4.
(a) The Trustees, with the favorable vote of the holders of
a majority as defined in the 1940 Act, of the outstanding Shares of any
one or more Series entitled to vote, may sell and convey the assets of
that Series (which sale may be subject to the retention of assets for the
payment of liabilities and expenses) to another issuer for a consideration
which may be or include securities of such issuer. Upon making provision
for the payment of liabilities, by assumption by such issuer or otherwise,
the Trustees shall distribute the remaining proceeds ratably among the
holders of the outstanding Shares of the Series the assets of which have
been so transferred.
(b) The Trustees, with the favorable vote of the holders of
a majority, as defined in the 1940 Act, of the outstanding Shares of any
one or more Series entitled to vote, may at any time sell and convert into
money all the assets of that Series. Upon making provisions for the
payment of all outstanding obligations, taxes and other liabilities,
accrued or contingent, of that Series, the Trustees shall distribute the
remaining assets of that Series ratably among the holders of the
outstanding Shares of that Series.
(c) The Trustees, with the favorable vote of the holders of
a majority, as defined in the 1940 Act, of the outstanding Shares of any
one or more Series entitled to vote, may otherwise alter, convert or
transfer the assets of the Series.
(d) Upon completion of the distribution of the remaining
proceeds or the remaining assets as provided in sub-sections (a) and (b),
and in subsection (c) where applicable, the Series the assets of which
have been so transferred shall terminate, and if all the assets of the
Trust have been so transferred, the Trust shall terminate and the Trustees
shall be discharged of any and all further liabilities and duties
hereunder and the right, title and interest of all parties shall be
cancelled and discharged.
5. The original or a copy of this instrument and of each restated
declaration of trust or instrument supplemental hereto shall be kept at
the office of the Trust where it may be inspected by any Shareholder. A
copy of this instrument and of each supplemental or restated declaration
of trust shall be filed with the Secretary of State of Massachusetts, as
well as any other governmental office where such filing may from time to
time be required. Anyone dealing with the Trust may rely on a certificate
by an officer of the Trust as to whether or not any such supplemental or
restated declarations of trust have been made and as to any matters in
connection with the Trust hereunder, and, with the same effect as if it
were the original, may rely on a copy certified by an officer of the Trust
to be a copy of this instrument or of any such supplemental or restated
declaration of trust. In this instrument or in any such supplemental or
restated declaration of trust, references to this instrument, and all
expressions like "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder" shall be deemed to
refer to this instrument as amended or affected by any such supplemental
or restated declaration of trust. This instrument may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.
6. The Trust set forth in this instrument is created under and is to
be governed by and construed and administered according to the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Trust shall be of the type commonly
called a Massachusetts business trust, and without limiting the provisions
hereof, the Trust may exercise all powers which are ordinarily exercised
by such a trust.
7. The Board of Trustees is empowered to cause the redemption of the
Shares held in any account if the aggregate net asset value of such Shares
(taken at cost or value, as determined by the Board) has been reduced to
$200 or less upon such notice to the shareholder in question, with such
permission to increase the investment in question and upon such other
terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Board of Trustees in
accordance with the 1940 Act.
8. In the event that any person advances the organizational expenses
of the Trust, such advances shall become an obligation of the Trust
subject to such terms and conditions as may be fixed by, and on a date
fixed by, or determined with criteria fixed by the Board of Trustees, to
be amortized over a period or periods to be fixed by the Board.
9. Whenever any action is taken under this Declaration of Trust
under any authorization to take action which is permitted by the 1940 Act
or any other applicable law, such action shall be deemed to have been
properly taken if such action is in accordance with the construction of
the 1940 Act or such other applicable law then in effect as expressed in
"no action" letters of the staff of the Commission or any release, rule,
regulation or order under the 1940 Act or any decision of a court of
competent jurisdiction, notwithstanding that any of the foregoing shall
later be found to be invalid or otherwise reversed or modified by any of
the foregoing.
10. Any action which may be taken by the Board of Trustees under
this Declaration of Trust or its By-Laws may be taken by the description
thereof in the then effective Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional
Information relating to the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933 or in
any proxy statement of the Trust rather than by formal resolution of the
Board.
11. Whenever under this Declaration of Trust, the Board of
Trustees is permitted or required to place a value on assets of the Trust,
such action may be delegated by the Board, and/or determined in accordance
with a formula determined by the Board, to the extent permitted by the
1940 Act.
12. If authorized by vote of the Trustees and, if a vote of
Shareholders is required under this Declaration of Trust, the favorable
vote of the holders of a "majority", as defined in the 1940 Act, of the
outstanding Shares entitled to vote, or by any larger vote which may be
required by applicable law in any particular case, the Trustees shall
amend or otherwise supplement this instrument, by making a Declaration of
Trust supplemental hereto, which thereafter shall form a part hereof; any
such Supplemental or Restated Declaration of Trust may be executed by and
on behalf of the Trust and the Trustees by an officer or officers of the
Trust.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this instrument as
of this ____ day of August, 1995.
/s/ Leo Cherne /s/ Benjamin Lipstein
_______________________ ______________________________
Leo Cherne Benjamin Lipstein
50 East 79 Street 591 Breezy Hill Road
New York, NY 10021 Hillsdale, NY 12529
/s/ Robert G. Galli /s/ Donald W. Spiro
_______________________ ______________________________
Robert G. Galli Donald W. Spiro
11-54 Shearwater Court 399 Ski Trail
Jersey City, NJ 07305 Kinnelon, NJ 07405
/s/ Leon Levy /s/ Pauline Trigere
_______________________ ______________________________
Leon Levy Pauline Trigere
One Sutton Place South 525 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022 New York, NY 10021
/s/ Sidney M. Robbins /s/ Kenneth A. Randall
_______________________ ______________________________
Sidney M. Robbins Kenneth A. Randall
50 Overlook Road 6 Whittaker's Mill
Ossining, NY 10562 Williamsburg, VA 23185
/s/ Russell S. Reynolds, Jr. /s/ Elizabeth B. Moynihan
_______________________ ______________________________
Russell S. Reynolds, Jr. Elizabeth B. Moynihan
39 Clapboard Ridge Road 801 Pennsylvania Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830 Washington, D.C. 20004
/s/ Edward V. Regan /s/ Clayton K. Yeutter
_______________________ ______________________________
Edward V. Regan Clayton K. Yeutter
40 Park Avenue 1325 Merrie Ridge Road
New York, NY 10016 McLean, VA 22101
ORGZN\400
Exhibit 24(b)(4)(ii)
OPPENHEIMER FUND
Class B Share Certificate (8-1/2" x 11")
I. FRONT OF CERTIFICATE (All text and other matter lies within
decorative border)
(upper left) box with heading: (upper right) box with heading:
NUMBER (OF SHARES) CLASS B SHARES
(certificate number above)
(centered below boxes)
Oppenheimer Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund
A MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS TRUST
(at left) (at right)
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT SEE REVERSE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
(box with number)
CUSIP
(at left)
is the owner of
(centered)
FULLY PAID CLASS B SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OF
OPPENHEIMER FUND
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(hereinafter called the "Fund"), transferable only on the books
of the Fund by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized
attorney, upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.
This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued
and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the
Declaration of Trust of the Fund to all of which the holder by
acceptance hereof assents. This certificate is not valid until
countersigned by the Transfer Agent.
WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Fund and the signatures of its
duly authorized officers.
(at left of seal) (at right of seal)
(signature) Dated:
/s/ George C. Bowen /s/ Jon S. Fossel
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SECRETARY PRESIDENT
(centered at bottom)
1-1/2" diameter facsimile seal
with legend
OPPENHEIMER INTERMEDIATE TAX-EXEMPT FUND
SEAL
1985
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
(at lower right, printed vertically)
Countersigned
OPPENHEIMER SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
(A DIVISION OF OPPENHEIMER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION)
Denver (Colo) Transfer Agent
By
Authorized Signature
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II. BACK OF CERTIFICATE (text reads from top to bottom of 11" dimension)
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out
in full according to applicable laws or regulations.
TEN COM - as tenants in common
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entirety
JT TEN WROS NOT TC - as tenants with rights of survivorship and not as
tenants in common
UNIF GIFT/TRANSFER MIN ACT - __________________ Custodian _______________
(Cust) (Minor)
UNDER UGMA/UTMA ________________
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
For Value Received __________________ hereby sell(s), and transfer(s) unto
(at right) PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
AND PROVIDE CERTIFICATION BY TRANSFEREE (box below)
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(Please print or type name and address of assignee)
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- ----------------- Class B Shares of beneficial interest represented by the
within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint.
- --------------------- Attorney to transfer the said shares on the books
of the within named Fund with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: ---------------------
Signed: __________________________
___________________________________
(Both must sign if joint owners)
Signature(s) --------------------------
guaranteed Name of Guarantor
by --------------------------
Signature of Officer/Title
(text printed vertically to right of above paragraph)
NOTICE: The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the
name(s) as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular
without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
(text printed in box to left of signature guarantee)
Signatures must be guaranteed by a financial institution of the type
described in the current prospectus of the Fund.
(at left) (at right)
PLEASE NOTE: This document contains OppenheimerFunds
a watermark when viewed at an angle. logotype
It is invalid without this watermark.
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THIS SPACE MUST NOT BE COVERED IN ANY WAY
Exhibit 24(b)(15)(ii)
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN AND AGREEMENT
WITH
OPPENHEIMER FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC.
FOR CLASS B SHARES OF
OPPENHEIMER FUND
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN AND AGREEMENT (the "Plan") dated the ____
day of August, 1995, by and between OPPENHEIMER FUND (the "Fund") and
OPPENHEIMER FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC. (the "Distributor").
1. The Plan. This Plan is the Fund's written distribution and service
plan for Class B shares of the Fund (the "Shares"), contemplated by Rule
12b-1 (the "Rule") under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940
Act"), pursuant to which the Fund will compensate the Distributor for its
services in connection with the distribution of Shares, and the personal
service and maintenance of shareholder accounts that hold Shares
("Accounts"). The Fund may act as distributor of securities of which it
is the issuer, pursuant to the Rule, according to the terms of this Plan.
The Distributor is authorized under the Plan to pay "Recipients," as
hereinafter defined, for rendering (1) distribution assistance in
connection with the sale of Shares and/or (2) administrative support
services with respect to Accounts. Such Recipients are intended to have
certain rights as third-party beneficiaries under this Plan. The terms
and provisions of this Plan shall be interpreted and defined in a manner
consistent with the provisions and definitions contained in (i) the 1940
Act, (ii) the Rule, (iii) Article III, Section 26, of the Rules of Fair
Practice of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or its
successor (the "NASD Rules of Fair Practice") and (iv) any conditions
pertaining either to distribution-related expenses or to a plan of
distribution, to which the Fund is subject under any order on which the
Fund relies, issued at any time by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2. Definitions. As used in this Plan, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Recipient" shall mean any broker, dealer, bank or other person
or entity which: (i) has rendered assistance (whether direct,
administrative or both) in the distribution of Shares or has provided
administrative support services with respect to Shares held by
Customers (defined below) of the Recipient; (ii) shall furnish the
Distributor (on behalf of the Fund) with such information as the
Distributor shall reasonably request to answer such questions as may
arise concerning the sale of Shares; and (iii) has been selected by
the Distributor to receive payments under the Plan. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a majority of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the
"Board") who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940
Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the
operation of this Plan or in any agreements relating to this Plan
(the "Independent Trustees") may remove any broker, dealer, bank or
other person or entity as a Recipient, whereupon such person's or
entity's rights as a third-party beneficiary hereof shall terminate.
(b) "Qualified Holdings" shall mean, as to any Recipient, all Shares
owned beneficially or of record by: (i) such Recipient, or (ii) such
customers, clients and/or accounts as to which such Recipient is a
fiduciary or custodian or co-fiduciary or co-custodian (collectively,
the "Customers"), but in no event shall any such Shares be deemed
owned by more than one Recipient for purposes of this Plan. In the
event that more than one person or entity would otherwise qualify as
Recipients as to the same Shares, the Recipient which is the dealer
of record on the Fund's books as determined by the Distributor shall
be deemed the Recipient as to such Shares for purposes of this Plan.
3. Payments for Distribution Assistance and Administrative Support
Services.
(a) The Fund will make payments to the Distributor, (i) within
forty-five (45) days of the end of each calendar quarter, in the
aggregate amount of 0.0625% (0.25% on an annual basis) of the average
during the calendar quarter of the aggregate net asset value of the
Shares computed as of the close of each business day (the "Service
Fee"), plus (ii) within ten (10) days of the end of each month, in
the aggregate amount of 0.0625% (0.75% on an annual basis) of the
average during the month of the aggregate net asset value of Shares
computed as of the close of each business day (the "Asset-Based Sales
Charge") outstanding for six years or less (the "Maximum Holding
Period"). Such Service Fee payments received from the Fund will
compensate the Distributor and Recipients for providing
administrative support services with respect to Accounts. Such
Asset-Based Sales Charge payments received from the Fund will
compensate the Distributor and Recipients for providing distribution
assistance in connection with the sale of Shares.
The administrative support services in connection with the
Accounts to be rendered by Recipients may include, but shall not be
limited to, the following: answering routine inquiries concerning
the Fund, assisting in the establishment and maintenance of accounts
or sub-accounts in the Fund and processing Share redemption
transactions, making the Fund's investment plans and dividend payment
options available, and providing such other information and services
in connection with the rendering of personal services and/or the
maintenance of Accounts, as the Distributor or the Fund may
reasonably request.
The distribution assistance in connection with the sale of
Shares to be rendered by the Distributor and Recipients may include,
but shall not be limited to, the following: distributing sales
literature and prospectuses other than those furnished to current
holders of the Fund's Shares ("Shareholders"), and providing such
other information and services in connection with the distribution
of Shares as the Distributor or the Fund may reasonably request.
It may be presumed that a Recipient has provided distribution
assistance or administrative support services qualifying for payment
under the Plan if it has Qualified Holdings of Shares to entitle it
to payments under the Plan. In the event that either the Distributor
or the Board should have reason to believe that, notwithstanding the
level of Qualified Holdings, a Recipient may not be rendering
appropriate distribution assistance in connection with the sale of
Shares or administrative support services for Accounts, then the
Distributor, at the request of the Board, shall require the Recipient
to provide a written report or other information to verify that said
Recipient is providing appropriate distribution assistance and/or
services in this regard. If the Distributor or the Board of Trustees
still is not satisfied, either may take appropriate steps to
terminate the Recipient's status as such under the Plan, whereupon
such Recipient's rights as a third-party beneficiary hereunder shall
terminate.
(b) The Distributor shall make service fee payments to any Recipient
quarterly, within forty-five (45) days of the end of each calendar
quarter, at a rate not to exceed 0.0625% (0.25% on an annual basis)
of the average during the calendar quarter of the aggregate net asset
value of Shares computed as of the close of each business day,
constituting Qualified Holdings owned beneficially or of record by
the Recipient or by its Customers for a period of more than the
minimum period (the "Minimum Holding Period"), if any, to be set from
time to time by a majority of the Independent Trustees.
Alternatively, the Distributor may, at its sole option, make
service fee payments ("Advance Service Fee Payments") to any
Recipient quarterly, within forty-five (45) days of the end of each
calendar quarter, at a rate not to exceed (i) 0.25% of the average
during the calendar quarter of the aggregate net asset value of
Shares, computed as of the close of business on the day such Shares
are sold, constituting Qualified Holdings sold by the Recipient
during that quarter and owned beneficially or of record by the
Recipient or by its Customers, plus (ii) 0.0625% (0.25% on an annual
basis) of the average during the calendar quarter of the aggregate
net asset value of Shares computed as of the close of each business
day, constituting Qualified Holdings owned beneficially or of record
by the Recipient or by its Customers for a period of more than one
(1) year, subject to reduction or chargeback so that the Advance
Service Fee Payments do not exceed the limits on payments to
Recipients that are, or may be, imposed by Article III, Section 26,
of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. In the event Shares are redeemed
less than one year after the date such Shares were sold, the
Recipient is obligated and will repay to the Distributor on demand
a pro rata portion of such Advance Service Fee Payments, based on the
ratio of the time such shares were held to one (1) year.
The Advance Service Fee Payments described in part (i) of this
paragraph (b) may, at the Distributor's sole option, be made more
often than quarterly, and sooner than the end of the calendar
quarter. However, no such payments shall be made to any Recipient
for any such quarter in which its Qualified Holdings do not equal
or exceed, at the end of such quarter, the minimum amount ("Minimum
Qualified Holdings"), if any, to be set from time to time by a
majority of the Independent Trustees.
A majority of the Independent Trustees may at any time or from
time to time decrease and thereafter adjust the rate of fees to be
paid to the Distributor or to any Recipient, but not to exceed the
rate set forth above, and/or direct the Distributor to increase or
decrease the Minimum Holding Period or the Minimum Qualified
Holdings. The Distributor shall notify all Recipients of the Minimum
Qualified Holdings, Maximum Holding Period and Minimum Holding
Period, if any, and the rate of payments hereunder applicable to
Recipients, and shall provide each Recipient with written notice
within thirty (30) days after any change in these provisions.
Inclusion of such provisions or a change in such provisions in a
revised current prospectus shall constitute sufficient notice. The
Distributor may make Plan payments to any "affiliated person" (as
defined in the 1940 Act) of the Distributor if such affiliated person
qualifies as a Recipient.
(c) The Service Fee and the Asset-Based Sales Charge on Shares are
subject to reduction or elimination of such amounts under the limits
to which the Distributor is, or may become, subject under Article
III, Section 26, of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. The
distribution assistance and administrative support services to be
rendered by the Distributor in connection with the Shares may
include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (i) paying sales
commissions to any broker, dealer, bank or other person or entity
that sells Shares, and\or paying such persons Advance Service Fee
Payments in advance of, and\or greater than, the amount provided for
in Section 3(b) of this Agreement; (ii) paying compensation to and
expenses of personnel of the Distributor who support distribution of
Shares by Recipients; (iii) obtaining financing or providing such
financing from its own resources, or from an affiliate, for the
interest and other borrowing costs of the Distributor's unreimbursed
expenses incurred in rendering distribution assistance and
administrative support services to the Fund; (iv) paying other direct
distribution costs, including without limitation the costs of sales
literature, advertising and prospectuses (other than those furnished
to current Shareholders) and state "blue sky" registration expenses;
and (v) any service rendered by the Distributor that a Recipient may
render pursuant to part (a) of this Section 3. Such services include
distribution assistance and administrative support services rendered
in connection with Shares acquired (i) by purchase, (ii) in exchange
for shares of another investment company for which the Distributor
serves as distributor or sub-distributor, or (ii) pursuant to a plan
of reorganization to which the Fund is a party. In the event that
the Board should have reason to believe that the Distributor may not
be rendering appropriate distribution assistance or administrative
support services in connection with the sale of Shares, then the
Distributor, at the request of the Board, shall provide the Board
with a written report or other information to verify that the
Distributor is providing appropriate services in this regard.
(d) Under the Plan, payments may be made to Recipients: (i) by
Oppenheimer Management Corporation ("OMC") from its own resources
(which may include profits derived from the advisory fee it receives
from the Fund), or (ii) by the Distributor (a subsidiary of OMC),
from its own resources, from Asset-Based Sales Charge payments or
from its borrowings.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, this Plan does
not obligate or in any way make the Fund liable to make any payment
whatsoever to any person or entity other than directly to the
Distributor. In no event shall the amounts to be paid to the
Distributor exceed the rate of fees to be paid by the Fund to the
Distributor set forth in paragraph (a) of this section 3.
4. Selection and Nomination of Trustees. While this Plan is in effect,
the selection and nomination of those persons to be Trustees of the Fund
who are not "interested persons" of the Fund ("Disinterested Trustees")
shall be committed to the discretion of such Disinterested Trustees.
Nothing herein shall prevent the Disinterested Trustees from soliciting
the views or the involvement of others in such selection or nomination if
the final decision on any such selection and nomination is approved by a
majority of the incumbent Disinterested Trustees.
5. Reports. While this Plan is in effect, the Treasurer of the Fund
shall provide written reports to the Fund's Board for its review,
detailing services rendered in connection with the distribution of the
Shares, the amount of all payments made and the purpose for which the
payments were made. The reports shall be provided quarterly, and shall
state whether all provisions of Section 3 of this Plan have been complied
with.
6. Related Agreements. Any agreement related to this Plan shall be in
writing and shall provide that: (i) such agreement may be terminated at
any time, without payment of any penalty, by a vote of a majority of the
Independent Trustees or by a vote of the holders of a "majority" (as
defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund's outstanding voting securities of
the Class, on not more than sixty days written notice to any other party
to the agreement; (ii) such agreement shall automatically terminate in the
event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act); (iii) it shall go
into effect when approved by a vote of the Board and its Independent
Trustees cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on
such agreement; and (iv) it shall, unless terminated as herein provided,
continue in effect from year to year only so long as such continuance is
specifically approved at least annually by a vote of the Board and its
Independent Trustees cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose
of voting on such continuance.
7. Effectiveness, Continuation, Termination and Amendment. This Plan
has been approved by a vote of the Board and its Independent Trustees cast
in person at a meeting called on March 16, 1995, for the purpose of voting
on this Plan, and shall take effect as of the date first set forth above.
Unless terminated as hereinafter provided, it shall continue in effect
until December 31, 1995 and from year to year thereafter or as the Board
may otherwise determine only so long as such continuance is specifically
approved at least annually by a vote of the Board and its Independent
Trustees cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on
such continuance. This Plan may not be amended to increase materially the
amount of payments to be made without approval of the Class B
Shareholders, in the manner described above, and all material amendments
must be approved by a vote of the Board and of the Independent Trustees.
This Plan may be terminated at any time by vote of a majority of the
Independent Trustees or by the vote of the holders of a "majority" (as
defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund's outstanding voting securities of
the Class. In the event of such termination, the Board and its
Independent Trustees shall determine whether the Distributor shall be
entitled to payment from the Fund of all or a portion of the Service Fee
and/or the Asset-Based Sales Charge in respect of Shares sold prior to the
effective date of such termination.
8. Disclaimer of Shareholder and Trustee Liability. The Distributor
understands that the obligations of the Fund under this Plan are not
binding upon any Trustee or shareholder of the Fund personally, but bind
only the Fund and the Fund's property. The Distributor represents that
it has notice of the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the Fund
disclaiming shareholder and Trustee liability for acts or obligations of
the Fund.
OPPENHEIMER FUND
By:------------------------------------
Robert G. Zack, Assistant Secretary
OPPENHEIMER FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC.
By:------------------------------------
Katherine P. Feld, Vice President
& Secretary
OFMI\400B
