As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 1996
Registration No. 33-_______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 / X /
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 / X /
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. / /
OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York, 10048-0203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
212-323-0200
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
Andrew J. Donohue, Esq.
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203
(212) 323-0256
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective.
(Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering). It is proposed that this
filing will become effective on October 18, 1996, pursuant to Rule 488.
No filing fee is due because the Registrant has previously registered an
indefinite number of shares under Rule 24f-2; a Rule 24f-2 notice for the
year ended June 30, 1996 was filed on August 23, 1996.
Pursuant to Rule 429, this Registration Statement relates to shares
previously registered by the Registrant on Form N-1A (Reg. No. 2-45272;
811-2306).
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CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Registration Statement contains the following pages and documents:
Front Cover
Contents Page
Cross-Reference Sheet
Part A
Proxy Statement for Jefferson-Pilot Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc.
and
Prospectus for Oppenheimer Growth Fund
Part B
Statement of Additional Information
Part C
Other Information
Signatures
Exhibits
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FORM N-14
OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND
Cross Reference Sheet
Part A of
Form N-14
Item No. Proxy Statement and Prospectus Heading and/or Title of Document
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1 (a) Cross Reference Sheet
(b) Front Cover Page
(c) *
2 (a) *
(b) Table of Contents
3 (a) Comparative Fee Tables
(b) Synopsis
(c) Principal Risk Factors
4 (a)Synopsis; Approval or Disapproval of the Reorganization;
Comparison between Growth Fund and JP Fund; Miscellaneous
(b)Approval or Disapproval of the Reorganization - Capitalization
Table
5 (a) Registrant's Prospectus; Comparison Between Growth Fund and JP
Fund
(b) *
(c) *
(d) *
(e) Miscellaneous
(f) Miscellaneous
6 (a) Prospectus of Jefferson-Pilot Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc.;
Annual Report of Jefferson-Pilot Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc.;
Comparison Between Growth Fund and JP Fund
(b)Miscellaneous
(c) *
(d) *
7 (a) Synopsis; Information Concerning the Meeting
(b) *
(c) Synopsis; Information Concerning the Meeting
8 (a) Proxy Statement
(b) *
9 *
Part B of
Form N-14
Item No. Statement of Additional Information Heading
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10 Cover Page
11 Table of Contents
12 (a) Registrant's Statement of Additional Information
(b) *
(c) *
13 (a)Statement of Additional Information about Jefferson-Pilot Capital
Appreciation Fund, Inc.
(b) *
(c) *
14 Registrant's Statement of Additional Information; Statement of
Additional Information about Jefferson-Pilot Capital
Appreciation Fund, Inc.; Annual Report of Jefferson-Pilot
Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc. at 12/31/95; Semi-Annual Report
of Jefferson-Pilot Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc. at 6/30/96;
Registrant's Annual Report at 6/30/96
Part C of
Form N-14
Item No. Other Information Heading
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15 Indemnification
16 Exhibits
17 Undertakings
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* Not Applicable or negative answer
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The following documents are hereby incorporated by reference in this Pre-
Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-14 of
the Oppenheimer Growth Fund:
Part A: Proxy Statement for Jefferson-Pilot Capital Appreciation Fund,
Inc. and Prospectus for Oppenheimer Growth Fund - Incorporated herein by
reference to Registration Statement on Form N-14 of Oppenheimer Growth
Fund dated 9/13/96.
- Prospectus of Oppenheimer Growth Fund dated November 1, 1995 and
supplements thereto dated November 1, 1995, January 1, 1996, and January
5, 1996 - Incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement on
Form N-14 of Oppenheimer Growth Fund dated 9/13/96.
Part B: Statement of Additional Information - Incorporated herein by
reference to Registration Statement on Form N-14 of Oppenheimer Growth
Fund dated 9/13/96.
Part C: Other Information - Incorporated herein by reference to
Registration Statement on Form N-14 of Oppenheimer Growth Fund dated
9/13/96.
Index to Exhibits and Exhibits - Incorporated herein by
reference to Registration Statement on Form N-14 of Oppenheimer Growth
Fund dated 9/13/96.
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed on behalf of the registrant, in the City of New York and State
of New York on the 17th day of September, 1996.
OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND
BY: /s/ Bridget A. Macaskill*
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Bridget A. Macaskill, President
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated:
Signatures Title Date
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/s/ Leon Levy* Chairman of the September 17, 1996
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Leon Levy
/s/ George Bowen* Chief Financial September 17, 1996
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George Bowen Officer and Treasurer
/s/ Bridget A. Macaskill Principal Executive September 17, 1996
- ------------------------ Officer, President
Bridget A. Macaskill and Trustee
/s/ Robert G. Galli* Trustee September 17, 1996
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Robert G. Galli
/s/ Benjamin Lipstein* Trustee September 17, 1996
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Benjamin Lipstein
/s/ Elizabeth B. Moynihan*Trustee September 17, 1996
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Elizabeth B. Moynihan
/s/ Kenneth A. Randall* Trustee September 17, 1996
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Kenneth A. Randall
/s/ Edward V. Regan* Trustee September 17, 1996
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Edward V. Regan
/s/ Russell S. Reynolds, Jr.*Trustee September 17, 1996
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Russell S. Reynolds, Jr.
/s/ Sidney M. Robbins* Trustee September 17, 1996
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Sidney M. Robbins
/s/ Donald W. Spiro* Trustee September 17, 1996
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Donald W. Spiro
/s/ Pauline Trigere* Trustee September 17, 1996
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Pauline Trigere
/s/ Clayton K. Yeutter* Trustee September 17, 1996
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Clayton K. Yeutter
*By:/s/ Robert G. Zack
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Robert G. Zack, Attorney-in-Fact
