OPPENHEIMER CASH RESERVES/CO/
497, 1997-11-19
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OPPENHEIMER
Cash Reserves

Prospectus dated November 17, 1997

Oppenheimer  Cash Reserves is a money-market  mutual fund that seeks the maximum
current income that is consistent with stability of principal. The Fund seeks to
achieve this objective by investing in money market securities meeting specified
quality standards.

      An  investment in the Fund is neither  insured nor  guaranteed by the U.S.
Government.  While the Fund seeks to  maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00
per share of each class of  shares,  there can be no  assurance  that it will be
able to do so.

      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
17,  1997  Statement  of  Additional   Information.   For  a  free  copy,   call
OppenheimerFunds  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).

                                                (logo) OppenheimerFunds

Shares  of the  Fund  are not  deposits  or  obligations  of any  bank,  are not
guaranteed by any bank, are not insured by the F.D.I.C.  or any other agency and
involve  investment  risks,  including the possible loss of the principal amount
invested.

THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE 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
            By Wire
            By Checkwriting

            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.  Each class of
shares bears different expenses.  All shareholders  therefore pay those expenses
indirectly.  Shareholders  pay  other  expenses  directly,  such as  shareholder
transaction  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
business operating expenses that you will bear indirectly. The numbers below are
based on the Fund's expenses during the fiscal year ended July 31, 1997.

      o  Shareholder  Transaction  Expenses  are charges you pay when you buy or
sell shares of the Fund.  Please refer to "About Your Account"  starting on page
__ for an explanation of how and when these charges apply.

                                 Class A     Class B           Class C
                                 Shares      Shares            Shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maximum Sales Charge             None        None              None
on Purchases (as a % of
offering price)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maximum Deferred Sales           None        5% in the         1% if redeemed
Charge (as a % of the lower                  first year,       within 12
of the original offering                     declining         months of
price or redemption                          to 1% in the      purchase(3)
proceeds)                                    sixth year and
                                             eliminated
                                             thereafter(2)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maximum Sales Charge on          None        None              None
Reinvested Dividends
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Redemption Fee                   None(1)     None(1)           None(1)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Exchange Fee                     None        None              None
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1) There is a $10 transaction  fee for redemptions  paid by Federal Funds wire,
but not for redemption proceeds paid by check or by ACH

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transfer through AccountLink, or, with respect to Class A shares only, for which
checkwriting privileges are used (see "How to Sell Shares"). (2) See "How to Buy
Shares - Class B Shares" below for more information on contingent deferred sales
charges. (3) See "How to Buy Shares - Class C Shares" below for more information
on contingent deferred sales charges.

      o 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 advisor, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (which is
referred to in this  Prospectus  as the  "Manager").  The rates of the Manager's
fees  are set  forth  below in "How the  Fund is  Managed".  The Fund has  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.  Those expenses are detailed in the Fund's Financial Statements in the
Statement of Additional Information.

          Annual Fund Operating Expenses (as a percentage of average net assets)

                                    Class A           Class B           Class C
                                    Shares            Shares            Shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Management Fees                     0.50%             0.50%             0.50%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12b-1 Plan Fees                     0.19%             0.75%             0.75%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other Expenses                      0.60%             0.59%             0.60%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Fund Operating                1.29%             1.84%             1.85%
Expenses
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      The numbers in the table  above are based upon the Fund's  expenses in its
fiscal year ended July 31,  1997.  These  amounts are shown as a  percentage  of
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 (which
can be up to a maximum of 0.20% of average annual net assets of that class), and
for Class B and Class C shares,  are the  asset-based  sales charge of 0.75%. At
present, the service fee paid on Class B and Class C shares has been set at zero
but a

                                     -4-

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service fee of up to 0.25% is permitted.

      The actual  expenses  for each class of shares in future years may be more
or less than the numbers below, depending on a number of factors,  including the
actual value of the Fund's assets represented by each class of shares.

      o 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 the Fund's
annual return is 5%, and that its operating expenses for each class are the ones
shown in the Annual Fund Operating  Expenses chart 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 1, 3, 5 and 10 years:

                              1 year       3 years    5 years     10 years*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Shares                $13          $41        $ 71        $156
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Shares                $69          $88        $120        $188
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class C Shares                $29          $58        $100        $217

      If you did not  redeem  your  investment,  it would  incur  the  following
expenses:

                              1 year       3 years    5 years     10 years*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Shares                $13          $41        $ 71        $156
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Shares                $19          $58        $100        $188
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class C Shares                $19          $58        $100        $217

      * In the first example, expenses include the applicable Class B or Class C
contingent  deferred sales charge.  In the second  example,  Class B and Class C
expenses do not include contingent deferred sales charges.  The Class B expenses
in years 7 through 10 are based on the Class A expenses shown above, because the
Fund  automatically  converts  your Class B shares  into Class A shares  after 6
years.  Because of the  asset-based  sales charge and contingent  deferred sales
charge,  long-term  holders of Class B and Class C shares could pay the economic
equivalent of more than the

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maximum front-end sales charge allowed under applicable regulations. For Class B
shareholders,  the automatic conversion of Class B to Class A shares is designed
to minimize  the  likelihood  that this will occur.  Please refer to "How to Buy
Shares - Buying Class B Shares" for more information.

      These  examples  show the effect of expenses on an investment in the Fund,
but are not meant to state or predict  actual or  expected  costs or  investment
returns of the Fund, all of which may be more or less than those shown.

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.

     o What Is the Fund's Investment Objective?  The Fund's investment objective
is to seek the maximum  current  income that is  consistent  with  stability  of
principal.

      o What  Does  the  Fund  Invest  In?  The Fund  invests  in  money  market
securities  meeting specified quality standards  consistent with Rule 2a-7 under
the  Investment  Company  Act of 1940  (the  "Investment  Company  Act").  Those
securities may include U.S. government securities, bank obligations,  commercial
paper and certain corporate debt  obligations.  These investments are more fully
explained in "Investment Objective and Policies", starting on page __.

      o Who  Manages  the Fund?  The  Fund's  investment  advisor  or Manager is
OppenheimerFunds,  Inc.,  which  (including a subsidiaries)  advises  investment
company  portfolios  having over $75 billion in assets as of September 30, 1997.
The Fund's  portfolio  manager,  who is employed by the Manager and is primarily
responsible for the selection of the Fund's  securities,  is Dorothy G. Warmack.
The Manager is paid an advisory  fee by the Fund,  based on its net assets.  The
Fund's Board of Trustees, elected by shareholders,  oversees the Manager and the
portfolio  manager.  Please refer to "How the Fund is Managed," starting on page
__ for more information about the Manager and its fees.

                                     -6-

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      o How Risky is the Fund?  The Fund is a money  market  fund that  seeks to
maintain a net asset value per share of $1.00, but there is no guarantee it will
do so for any of its three classes of shares. Like all investments, the value of
the Fund's  investments are subject to interest rate risks and credit risks, and
their value will vary  inversely  with changes in interest  rates.  The types of
securities  in which  the  Fund  invests  are of  shorter  maturities.  The Fund
generally holds them to maturity. Price fluctuations should not affect the value
of the Fund's  shares.  While the Fund is a  conservative  investment  for those
seeking  income,  liquidity and stability of principal,  it is important to note
that the Fund's shares are not  guaranteed by the U.S.  Government or insured by
the Federal Deposit Insurance  Corporation  ("FDIC").  For a further discussion,
see "Investment  Policies and Strategies" below and  "Determination of Net Asset
Value Per Share" in the Statement of Additional Information.

      o How Can I Buy Shares?  You can buy Class A shares  through  your broker,
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.  The Fund's  Class B and Class C shares are  generally
available  only by  exchange  at net  asset  value of Class B shares  or Class C
shares of other Oppenheimer funds. Class B shares may be purchased directly only
by investors who have  established an Asset Builder Plan and by  participants in
the  OppenheimerFunds  prototype  401(k) plan.  Requirements  for establishing a
Class  B Asset  Builder  Plan  are  described  in the  Statement  of  Additional
Information.  Class C shares may be purchased  directly only by  participants in
the OppenheimerFunds  prototype 401(k) plan. Please refer to "How to Buy Shares"
starting on page __ for more details.

      o Will I Pay a Sales Charge to Buy Shares?  No.  Shares of the Fund may be
purchased at their net asset  value,  which will remain fixed at $1.00 per share
except under extraordinary circumstances. However, Class B and Class C shares of
the Fund may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge when redeemed, and
Class B and Class C shares are subject to an annual  asset-based  sales  charge.
There can be no assurance that the Fund's net asset value will not vary.

      o 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 or by
writing a check against your Fund  account(Class A Shares only), or by wire to a
previously designated

                                     -7-

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bank account. Please refer to "How to Sell Shares" starting on page __. The Fund
also offers exchange privileges to other Oppenheimer funds, described in "How to
Exchange Shares" on page __.

      o How Has the Fund Performed? The Fund measures its performance by quoting
its  "yield"  and  "compounded   effective  yield,"  which  measure   historical
performance.  Those  yields can be compared to the yields of other money  market
funds. Please remember that past performance does not guarantee future results.

Financial Highlights

The table on the following pages 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 Deloitte &
Touche  LLP,  the  Fund's  independent  auditors,  whose  report  on the  Fund's
Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1997, is included in the
Statement of Additional Information.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS           CLASS A
                               -----------------------------------------------------
                               YEAR ENDED JULY 31,           YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                               1997          1996(2)         1995          1994
====================================================================================
<S>                            <C>           <C>             <C>           <C>
PER SHARE OPERATING DATA:
Net asset value, beginning
of period                         $1.00         $1.00           $1.00         $1.00
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income from investment
operations--net investment
income and net realized gain        .04           .03             .05          .03
Dividends and distributions
to shareholders                    (.04)         (.03)           (.05)        (.03)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end
of period                         $1.00         $1.00           $1.00        $1.00
                                  =====         =====           =====        =====
====================================================================================
TOTAL RETURN, AT NET ASSET
VALUE(6)                           4.41%         2.68%           4.84%        3.22%
====================================================================================
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period
(in thousands)                 $172,970      $170,031        $148,529      $99,361
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average net assets
(in thousands)                 $179,948      $149,889        $105,349      $87,908
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income              4.33%         4.47%(7)        4.71%        3.25%
Expenses, before voluntary
reimbursement by the Manager       1.29%         1.06%(7)        1.36%        1.32%
Expenses, net of voluntary
reimbursement by the Manager        N/A           N/A             N/A          N/A
</TABLE>

1. For the period from December 1, 1993  (inception of offering) to December 31,
1993.  2. For the seven months ended July 31, 1996.  The Fund changed its fiscal
year end from  December  31 to July 31. 3. For the period  from  August 17, 1993
(inception  of offering) to December 31, 1993. 4. For the period from January 3,
1989  (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1989. 5. Less than $0.005 per
share.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------

1993         1992          1991          1990         1989(4)
=================================================================
<S>          <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>


  $1.00         $1.00         $1.00        $1.00        $1.00
- -----------------------------------------------------------------


    .02           .03           .06          .07          .08

   (.02)         (.03)         (.06)        (.07)        (.08)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------

  $1.00         $1.00         $1.00        $1.00        $1.00
  =====         =====         =====        =====        =====
=================================================================

   2.05%         3.07%         5.67%        7.60%        8.46%
=================================================================


$70,924      $ 89,266      $112,883      $44,293      $19,227
- -----------------------------------------------------------------

$76,910      $104,970      $105,352      $32,637      $ 6,280
- -----------------------------------------------------------------

   1.99%         3.07%         5.13%        7.32%        8.10%(7)

   1.55%         1.42%         1.22%        1.29%        1.74%(7)

    N/A          1.25%         1.15%        1.00%        1.00%(7)
</TABLE>

6.  Assumes a  hypothetical  initial  investment  on the business day before the
first day of the fiscal period (or  inception of  offering),  with all dividends
reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment  date, and redemption at the
net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period.  Total
returns are not annualized for periods of less than one full year. Total returns
reflect changes in net investment income only. 7. Annualized.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)       CLASS B
                                       ---------------------------------------------------
                                       YEAR ENDED JULY 31,         YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                       1997         1996(2)        1995         1994
==========================================================================================
<S>                                    <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>
PER SHARE OPERATING DATA:
Net asset value, beginning of
period                                   $1.00        $1.00          $1.00        $1.00
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations
- --net investment income and
net realized gain                          .04          .02            .04          .03
Dividends and distributions
to shareholders                           (.04)        (.02)          (.04)        (.03)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period           $1.00        $1.00          $1.00        $1.00
                                         =====        =====          =====        =====
==========================================================================================
TOTAL RETURN, AT NET ASSET VALUE(6)       3.82%        2.35%          4.26%        2.54%
==========================================================================================
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period
(in thousands)                         $54,009      $85,573        $37,378      $46,803
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average net assets
(in thousands)                         $67,333      $49,226        $35,360      $21,262
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income                     3.78%        3.91%(7)       4.15%        3.05%
Expenses, before voluntary
reimbursement by the Manager              1.84%        1.61%(7)       1.92%        1.89%
Expenses, net of voluntary
reimbursement by the Manager               N/A          N/A            N/A          N/A
</TABLE>

1. For the period from December 1, 1993  (inception of offering) to December 31,
1993.  2. For the seven months ended July 31, 1996.  The Fund changed its fiscal
year end from  December  31 to July 31. 3. For the period  from  August 17, 1993
(inception  of offering) to December 31, 1993. 4. For the period from January 3,
1989  (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1989. 5. Less than $0.005 per
share.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

             CLASS C
- --------     ---------------------------------------------------------
             YEAR ENDED JULY 31,         YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1993(3)      1997         1996(2)        1995        1994         1993(1)
=========================================================================
<S>          <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>          <C>


$1.00          $1.00        $1.00         $1.00       $1.00       $1.00
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------


   --(5)         .04          .02           .04         .02          --(5)

   --(5)        (.04)        (.02)         (.04)       (.02)         --(5)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
$1.00          $1.00        $1.00         $1.00       $1.00       $1.00
=====          =====        =====         =====       =====       =====
=========================================================================
0.56%           3.84%        2.35%         4.21%       2.51%       0.14%
=========================================================================


$628         $ 9,125      $11,717        $5,024      $5,604          $1
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

$454         $10,930      $ 6,333        $6,040      $2,107          $1
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.49%(7)        3.78%        3.91%(7)      4.12%       3.19%       1.18%(7)

2.12%(7)        1.85%        1.61%(7)      1.97%       1.90%       2.35%(7)

 N/A             N/A          N/A           N/A         N/A         N/A
</TABLE>

6.  Assumes a  hypothetical  initial  investment  on the business day before the
first day of the fiscal period (or  inception of  offering),  with all dividends
reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment  date, and redemption at the
net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period.  Total
returns are not annualized for periods of less than one full year. Total returns
reflect changes in net investment income only. 7. Annualized.


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Investment Objective and Policies

Objective.  The Fund seeks the maximum current income that is
consistent with stability of principal.

Investment Policies and Strategies.  In seeking its objective,  the Fund invests
in money market securities  meeting specified quality standards  consistent with
Rule  2a-7  under  the  Investment  Company  Act.  Shares  of each  class may be
purchased at their respective net asset value,  which will remain fixed at $1.00
per share except under  extraordinary  circumstances.  There can be no assurance
that the Fund's net asset  values will not vary from $1.00 per share or that the
Fund will achieve its investment objective.

     o Money Market  Securities.  The  following is a brief  description  of the
types of money market securities in which the Fund may invest:

     o U.S. Government Securities.  Obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.

      o  Bank  Obligations  and  Instruments  Secured  Thereby.  Time  deposits,
certificates of deposit and bankers'  acceptances if they are (1) obligations of
a  domestic  bank  with  total  assets  of at  least  $1  billion  or  (2)  U.S.
dollar-denominated  obligations  of a foreign bank with total assets of at least
U.S.  $1  billion.  The Fund may also  invest  in  instruments  secured  by such
obligations,  such as other debt  obligations  guaranteed by the bank.  The term
"bank"  includes   commercial  banks,   savings  banks,  and  savings  and  loan
associations  which may or may not be  members  of the FDIC.  The term  "foreign
bank"  includes   foreign  branches  of  U.S.  banks  (issuers  of  "Eurodollar"
instruments),  U.S.  branches and agencies of foreign banks  (issuers of "Yankee
dollar" instruments), and foreign branches of foreign banks.

      o Commercial Paper.  Commercial paper is short-term,  unsecured promissory
notes of a domestic or foreign company.  The Fund's purchase of commercial paper
is  limited to an  issuer's  direct  obligations  that at the time of the Fund's
purchase of them are  Eligible  Securities  (defined  below).  They also must be
rated by at least  one  Rating  Organization  (defined  below) in one of the two
highest rating  categories for short-term debt  securities.  They may also be an
issuer's  unrated  securities  judged by the Manager to be  comparable  to these
other types of rated securities.

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      o Corporate Obligations.  Corporate debt obligations other than commercial
paper of issuers that at the time of purchase are Eligible  Securities  that are
rated by at least  one  Rating  Organization  in one of the two  highest  rating
categories for short-term debt securities, or comparable unrated securities.

      o Other Obligations. Obligations other than those listed above if they are
Eligible  Securities  and they are (1) subject to  repurchase  agreements or (2)
guaranteed  as to principal  and interest by a domestic bank having total assets
in excess of $ 1  billion  or by a  corporation  whose  commercial  paper may be
purchased by the Fund.

      o   Board-Approved   Instruments.   These   are  U.S.   dollar-denominated
investments  which the  Manager,  under Board  approved  procedures,  determines
present  minimal  credit risks and which are of "high  quality" as determined by
any Rating  Organization  or, in the case of an instrument that is not rated, of
comparable quality to an instrument that is an "Eligible Security,".  Currently,
such   Board-approved    instruments   include,   but   are   not   limited   to
dollar-denominated  obligations  of  foreign  banks  payable  in the U.S.  or in
London,  England,   floating  or  variable  rate  demand  notes,  asset-  backed
securities,  and bank loan  participation  agreements,  subject to  restrictions
adopted by the Board. The Board may change its restrictions from time to time.

      o Portfolio Quality, Maturity and Diversification.  Under Rule 2a-7 of the
Investment  Company  Act, the Fund uses the  amortized  cost method to value its
portfolio  securities  to determine  the Fund's net asset value per share.  Rule
2a-7 places restrictions on a money market fund's  investments.  Under the Rule,
the Fund may  purchase  only those  securities  that the  Manager,  under Board-
approved procedures,  has determined have minimal credit risks and are "Eligible
Securities".

      An  "Eligible  Security"  is one  that  has  been  rated in one of the two
highest   short-term  rating   categories  by  any  two   "nationally-recognized
statistical   rating   organizations"   (as   defined  in  the  Rule)   ("Rating
Organizations"), or, if only one Rating Organization has rated that security, it
must have been rated in one of the two highest rating  categories by that Rating
Organization.  An  unrated  security  that is  judged  by the  Manager  to be of
comparable  quality to "Eligible  Securities" rated by Rating  Organizations may
also be an "Eligible Security".


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       The  Rule  permits  the  Fund to  purchase  any  number  of  "First  Tier
Securities." These are Eligible  Securities rated in the highest rating category
for short-term  debt  obligations by at least two Rating  Organizations,  or, if
only one Rating  Organization  has rated a particular  security,  by that Rating
Organization.  Comparable  unrated securities may also be First Tier Securities.
Under the Rule,  the Fund may invest only up to 5% of its assets in "Second Tier
Securities," which are Eligible Securities that are not "First Tier Securities."

     In addition to the overall 5% limit on Second Tier Securities, the Fund may
not invest  more than (i) 5% of its total  assets in the  securities  of any one
issuer (other than the U.S. Government,  its agencies or  instrumentalities)  or
(ii) 1% of its total assets or $1 million  (whichever is greater) in Second Tier
Securities of any one issuer.  Under the current  provisions  of Rule 2a-7,  the
Fund's Board must approve or ratify the purchase of Eligible Securities that are
unrated or are rated by only one Rating Organization.  Additionally,  under Rule
2a-7, the Fund's portfolio must meet certain maturity  requirements and the Fund
must maintain a dollar-weighted  average  portfolio  maturity of no more than 90
days,  and the maturity of any single  portfolio  investment  may not exceed 397
days.  Certain of the Fund's  investment  policies are more restrictive than the
provisions  of Rule  2a-7.  See  "Other  Investment  Restrictions,"  below.  For
example,  as a matter of fundamental  policy, the Fund cannot invest in any debt
instrument  having a maturity  in excess of one year from the date of  purchase,
unless subject to a demand feature not exceeding one year that requires  payment
on not more than 30 days' notice.  The Board regularly  reviews reports from the
Manager with respect to compliance by the Manager with the Fund's procedures and
with the Rule.

     Appendix A of the Statement of Additional Information contains descriptions
of the  rating  categories  of  Rating  Organizations.  Ratings  at the  time of
purchase  will   determine   whether   securities  may  be  acquired  under  the
restrictions  described  above.  Subsequent  downgrades  in ratings  may require
reassessments  of the credit risks presented by a security and may require their
sale. The rating restrictions described in this Prospectus do not apply to banks
in which the Fund's cash is kept.

     o Can the Fund's Investment  Objective and Policies Change? The Fund has an
investment objective, described above, as well as investment policies it follows
to try to achieve its objective.

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Additionally,  the Fund uses certain  investment  techniques  and  strategies in
carrying  out those  investment  polices.  The Fund's  investment  policies  and
techniques  are not  "fundamental"  unless this  Prospectus  or the Statement of
Additional  Information  states that a particular policy is  "fundamental."  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.  Fundamental  policies 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).

Investment Techniques and Strategies

The Fund may also use the investment  techniques and strategies described below.
These techniques involve certain risks. The Statement of Additional  Information
contains more information about some of these practices,  including  limitations
on their use that are designed to reduce some of the risks.

      o Floating  Rate/Variable  Rate Notes.  The Fund may  purchase  notes with
floating or variable  interest  rates.  Variable  rates are adjustable at stated
periodic  intervals.  Floating rates are adjusted  automatically  according to a
specified market index for such  investments,  such as the prime rate of a bank.
If the maturity of such notes is greater than one year, they may be purchased if
they have a demand feature which may not exceed one year and requires payment on
not more than 30 days' notice.

     o Obligations of Foreign Banks and Foreign Branches of U.S. Banks.  Because
the Fund may invest in U.S.  dollar-denominated  securities of (1) foreign banks
that are payable in the U.S. or in London,  England, and (2) foreign branches of
U.S.  banks,  the Fund may be subject to additional  investment  risks different
from  those  incurred  by an  investment  company  that  invests  only  in  debt
obligations of domestic  branches of U.S.  banks.  Such risks may include future
political and economic  developments  of the country in which the bank or branch
is located,  possible imposition of withholding taxes on interest income payable
on the securities,  possible seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, the
possible establishment of exchange control regulations, or the

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adoption of other  governmental  restrictions  that might  affect the payment of
principal and interest on such securities.  Additionally, not all U.S. and state
banking  laws  and  regulations   applicable  to  domestic  banks  (relating  to
maintenance of reserves,  loan limits and financial  soundness) apply to foreign
branches of domestic banks, and none of them apply to foreign banks.

      o Bank Loan  Participation  Agreements.  Subject to the provisions of Rule
2a-7 and the limitation on illiquid  securities,  below,  the Fund may invest in
bank loan  participation  agreements  that  provide  the Fund with an  undivided
interest  in a loan  made by the  issuing  bank  in the  proportion  the  Fund's
interest bears to the total principal  amount of the loan. The Fund must look to
the  creditworthiness  of the borrower  obligated to make principal and interest
payments on the loan.

      o  Asset-Backed  Securities.  Subject to Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest in
asset-backed  securities  which are  fractional  interests  in pools of consumer
loans and other trade receivables. They are issued by trusts and special purpose
corporations.  They are backed by a pool of assets,  such as credit card or auto
loan  receivables,  which are the obligations of a number of different  parties.
The income from the underlying  pool is passed  through to holders,  such as the
Fund.

      These securities are frequently supported by a credit enhancement, such as
a letter of credit, a guarantee or a preference  right.  However,  the extent of
the credit  enhancement may be different for different  securities and generally
applies to only a fraction of the security's  value. A risk of these  securities
is that the issuer of the security may have no security  interest in the related
collateral.

      o Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. In
a repurchase  transaction,  the Fund buys a security and simultaneously sells it
to the vendor for delivery at a future date. Repurchase agreements must be fully
collateralized.  However,  if the vendor  fails to pay the  resale  price on the
delivery  date,  the Fund may incur costs in disposing of the collateral and may
experience  losses if there is any delay in its  ability to do so. The Fund will
not enter into a repurchase  agreement  that will cause more than 10% of its net
assets to be subject to repurchase  agreements maturing in more than seven days.
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. See the Statement of

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Additional Information for more details.

      o Illiquid and  Restricted  Securities.  Under the policies and procedures
established  by the  Fund's  Board  of  Trustees,  the  Manager  determines  the
liquidity  of certain of the Fund's  investments.  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.
The Fund's percentage  limitation on these investments does not apply to certain
restricted  securities  that are eligible for resale to qualified  institutional
purchasers.  The Manager monitors holdings of illiquid  securities on an ongoing
basis to determine whether to sell any holdings to maintain adequate  liquidity.
Illiquid securities include repurchase  agreements maturing in more than 7 days,
or certain participation interests other than those with puts exercisable within
7 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:

      o invest in any debt  instrument  having a maturity  in excess of one year
from the date of purchase,  unless  purchased  subject to a demand feature which
may not exceed one year and requires payment on not more than 30 days' notice;

      o enter into a repurchase  agreement  or purchase a security  subject to a
call for  redemption if the scheduled  repurchase or redemption  date is greater
than one year;

      o with  respect  to  75% of its  assets,  purchase  securities  issued  or
guaranteed  by any one issuer  (except the U.S.  Government  or its  agencies or
instrumentalities), if 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;

     o  concentrate  investments  to the  extent  of 25%  of its  assets  in any
industry;  except for  obligations  of  foreign  banks or  foreign  branches  of
domestic banks,  the instruments set forth in "Bank  Obligations and Instruments
Secured Thereby" and "U.S. Government

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Securities" under "Investment Objective and Policies" are not
subject to this limitation;

      o make loans, except that the Fund may purchase debt instruments described
in "Investment Objective and Policies" and repurchase  agreements,  and the Fund
may lend its  portfolio  securities  as  described  under  "Loans  of  Portfolio
Securities" in the Statement of Additional Information; or

      o borrow  money in excess of 10% of the value of its total  assets or make
any investment  when borrowings  exceed 5% of the value of its total assets;  it
may borrow only as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency  purposes;
no assets of the Fund may be pledged, mortgaged or assigned to secure a debt.

      Unless the Prospectus states that a percentage  restriction  applies on an
ongoing basis, it applies only at the time the Fund makes an investment, and the
Fund need not sell securities to meet the percentage  limits if the value of the
investment  increases  in  proportion  to  the  size  of  the  Fund.  Additional
investment  restrictions  are listed in "Other  Investment  Restrictions" in the
Statement of Additional Information.

How the Fund is Managed

Organization  and History.  The Fund was  organized  in 1988 as a  Massachusetts
business  trust.  The  Fund is a  diversified,  open-end  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
the officers of the Fund and provides more information about them.  Although the
Fund will not normally  hold annual  meetings of its  shareholders,  it may hold
shareholder  meetings from time to time on important  matters,  and shareholders
have the right to call a meeting  to remove a Trustee  or to take  other  action
described in the Fund's Declaration of Trust.

      The Board of Trustees  has the power,  without  shareholder  approval,  to
divide unissued shares of the Fund into two or more

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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.  Consequently,  the
dividends  paid on Class B and Class C shares  will be lower than the  dividends
paid on Class A shares.  Each share has one vote at shareholder  meetings,  with
fractional shares voting proportionally.  Only shares of a class vote as a class
on matters that affect that class alone. Shares are freely transferrable.

The  Manager  and  Its   Affiliates.   The  Fund  is  managed  by  the  Manager,
OppenheimerFunds,   Inc.,   which  is  responsible   for  selecting  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,  its
fees and describes the expenses that the Fund is  responsible  to pay to conduct
its business.

      The Manager has operated as an investment  advisor since 1959. The Manager
(including subsidiaries) currently manages investment companies, including other
Oppenheimer  funds,  with  assets of more than $75 billion as of  September  30,
1997, held in more than 3 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.

     o Portfolio  Manager.  The Manager has designated Dorothy G. Warmack as the
Portfolio Manager of the Fund. She has been the person  principally  responsible
for the day-to-day  management of the Fund's portfolio since January,  1992. Ms.
Warmack  is also an officer  of  Centennial  Asset  Management  Corporation,  an
investment  advisor  subsidiary of the Manager,  a Vice President of the Manager
and an officer and portfolio manager of the Fund and of other Oppenheimer funds.

      o 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: 0.50% of the first $250 million of net assets;  0.475% of the
next  $250  million;  0.45% of the next  $250  million;  0.425% of the next $250
million;  and 0.40% of net assets in excess of $1 billion. The Fund's management
fee for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1997 was 0.50% of average annual

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net assets for Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

      The Fund pays expenses related to its daily operations,  such as custodian
fees,  certain  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, but 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.

      o The Distributor.  The Fund's shares are sold through dealers and brokers
that  have  a  sales  agreement  with  OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,   Inc.,  a
subsidiary of the Manager that acts as the Fund's  distributor.  The Distributor
also  distributes  the  shares of the other  Oppenheimer  funds  managed  by the
Manager,  and is sub-  distributor  for funds  managed  by a  subsidiary  of the
Manager.

      o The  Transfer  Agent.  The  Fund's  transfer  agent is  OppenheimerFunds
Services,  a division of the Manager,  which acts as the  shareholder  servicing
agent  for the  Fund on an  "at-cost"  basis.  It also  acts as the  shareholder
servicing  agent  for  other  Oppenheimer  funds.   Shareholders  should  direct
inquiries  about  their  accounts  to the  Transfer  Agent  at the  address  and
toll-free number shown on the back cover.

Performance of the Fund

Explanation  of  Performance  Terminology.  The Fund uses the terms  "yield" and
"compounded  effective  yield" to illustrate its  performance.  This performance
information  may be useful to help you see how well your investment has done and
to compare it to other money market funds.

      It is  important  to  understand  that the Fund's  yields  represent  past
performance   and  should  not  be  considered  to  be   predictions  of  future
performance.  This  performance  data is  described  below,  but  more  detailed
information  about how yields 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 over time,  depending on market  conditions,  the  composition  of the
portfolio,  expenses and which class of shares you  acquire.  Yields for Class A
shares  generally  are  expected to be higher than those for Class B and Class C
shares because expenses allocable to Class

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B and Class C shares will generally be higher.

      o Yield. Different types of yields may be quoted to show performance.  The
"yield"  of each  class  of  shares  of the  Fund is the net  investment  income
generated  by an  investment  in a class of shares of the Fund over a  seven-day
period,  which is then  "annualized."  In  annualizing,  the  amount  of  income
generated  by the  investment  during that seven days is assumed to be generated
each week over a 52-week period, and is shown as a percentage of the investment.

      o Compounded  Effective  Yield.  The "compounded  effective yield" of each
class of shares of the Fund is calculated  similarly,  but the annualized income
earned  by an  investment  in a class of  shares  of the Fund is  assumed  to be
reinvested.  The "compounded  effective  yield" will be slightly higher than the
yield because of the effect of the assumed reinvestment.

ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

How to Buy Shares

Classes of Shares.  The Fund's  Class A shares may be  purchased  without  sales
charge.  Class B shares may  generally  be acquired  only by exchange of Class B
shares of other Oppenheimer funds. Class B shares may be purchased directly only
by investors who have  established an Asset Builder Plan and by  participants in
the OppenheimerFunds  401(k) plan. Requirements for establishing a Class B Asset
Builder Plan are described in the Statement of Additional  Information.  Class C
shares may  generally  be  acquired  only by exchange of Class C shares of other
Oppenheimer funds. Class C shares may be purchased directly only by participants
in the OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plan. Participants in such 401(k) plans
must request the  administrator  of the 401(k)  plans to purchase  shares of the
Fund.

      o Class A  Shares.  You may buy  Class A  shares  without  paying  a sales
charge.  However, if Class A shares acquired by an exchange of Class A shares of
other Oppenheimer funds purchased subject to a Class A contingent deferred sales
charge are  redeemed  within 12 months (18 months if the shares  were  purchased
prior to May 1, 1997) of the end of the calendar  month of the initial  purchase
of the exchanged Class A shares, a Class A contingent  deferred sales charge may
be  deducted  from the  proceeds.  That sales  charge  will be equal to 1.00% of
either (1)the aggregate net asset value of the

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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  Oppenheimer  funds  you  purchased  subject  to the  Class A  contingent
deferred sales charge.

      o Class B Shares.  If you acquire Class B shares,  you pay no sales charge
at the time of purchase.  However, if you redeem your shares, a 5.00% contingent
deferred sales charge is normally  imposed on shares redeemed within one year of
purchase,  declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter. Class
B shares are subject to an asset-based  sales charge of 0.75%. See "Buying Class
B Shares" and "Distribution and Service Plans for Class B and Class C Shares."

      o Class C Shares.  If you acquire 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 1.00%. Class C
shares are subject to an asset-based  sales charge of 0.75%. See "Buying Class C
Shares" and "Distribution and Service Plans for Class B and Class C Shares."

      o At What  Price Are Shares  Sold?  The  offering  price of shares of each
class is the net asset  value per share,  without an initial  sales  charge (but
Class B and C shares may be subject to a contingent  deferred  sales charge when
they are redeemed, as described in the preceding sections).  The net asset value
of each class of shares will normally be fixed at $1.00 per share,  except under
extraordinary circumstances, which are more fully discussed in "Determination of
Net Asset Value Per Share" in the Statement of Additional Information.  The Fund
intends to be as fully invested as practicable to maximize its yield. Therefore,
dividends will accrue on newly-purchased shares only after the purchase order is
accepted by the Distributor, as described below.

      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. The close of the New York Stock Exchange 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 is determined
as of that  time on each day The New  York  Stock  Exchange  is open  (which  is
referred to in this Prospectus as a "regular

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business day"). If you buy shares through a dealer,  unless your dealer uses the
"guaranteed  payment"  procedure  described  below, 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. The  Distributor  may
reject any purchase order for the Fund's shares, in its sole discretion.

      o 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. The Distributor may appoint certain servicing agents as the
Distributor's  agent to accept purchase and redemption  orders.  The Distributor
may pay periodic  compensation  from its own resources to securities  dealers or
financial  institutions  based upon the value of shares of the Fund owned by the
dealer  or  financial  institution  for its own  account  or for its  customers.
Purchases of Class B shares through an Asset Builder Plan are subject to certain
requirements  and conditions  which are described in the Statement of Additional
Information.

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

      o Buying Shares Through the Distributor.  Complete an OppenheimerFunds New
Account  Application  and return it with a check  payable  to  "OppenheimerFunds
Distributor,  Inc." Mail it to P.O. Box 5270,  Denver,  Colorado  80217.  If you
don't list a dealer on the  application,  the Distributor will act as your agent
in buying the shares.  However,  we recommend  that you discuss your  investment
first with a financial advisor to be sure it is appropriate for you.

     o Payment by Check. If payment is made by check in U.S.  dollars drawn on a
U.S. bank, dividends will begin to accrue on the next regular business day after
the purchase order is accepted by the Distributor.

     o Payment by Federal  Funds Wire.  Shares may be purchased by Federal Funds
wire. The minimum  investment is $2,500.  You must first call the  Distributor's
Wire Department at  1-800-525-7041 to notify the Distributor of the wire, and to
receive further

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instructions.

      o Guaranteed  Payment.  Broker-dealers that have sales agreements with the
Distributor may place purchase  orders with the Distributor  before the close of
The New York Stock  Exchange on a regular  business  day,  and the order will be
effected that day if the broker-dealer guarantees that the Fund's Custodian Bank
will receive  Federal  Funds to pay for the  purchase by 2:00 P.M.,  on the next
regular business day. Dividends will begin to accrue on shares purchased in this
way on the regular  business day the Federal  Funds are received by the required
time.

      o  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. You can
then transmit funds  electronically  to purchase shares, or to have the Transfer
Agent send redemption proceeds,  or transmit dividends and distributions to your
bank account.

      Shares are purchased for your account  through  AccountLink 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 should request AccountLink
privileges on the  Application  or the dealer  settlement  instructions  used to
establish your account. Please refer to "AccountLink," below for more details.

      o Asset Builder Plans. You may purchase Class A shares of the Fund (and up
to four other Oppenheimer funds) automatically each month from your account at a
bank  or  other  financial   institution   under  an  Asset  Builder  Plan  with
AccountLink.  You may  also  purchase  Class B  shares  directly  under an Asset
Builder  Plan.  Purchases  of Class B shares  through an Asset  Builder Plan are
subject  to certain  requirements  and  conditions  which are  described  in the
Statement of Additional Information.

Buying  Class A Shares.  You can open a Fund  account  for Class A shares with a
minimum initial investment of $1,000 and make additional investments at any time
with as little as $25.  There are  reduced  minimum  investments  under  special
investment plans:

      With Asset Builder Plans, Automatic Exchange Plans, 403(b)(7)

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custodial  plans  and  military  allotment  plans,  you  can  make  initial  and
subsequent investments of as little as $25; and subsequent purchases of at least
$25 can be made by telephone through AccountLink.

      Under pension,  profit-sharing and 401(k) 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  Oppenheimer funds (a list of them
appears in the Statement of Additional  Information,  or you can ask your dealer
or  call  the  Transfer  Agent),  or  by  reinvesting  distributions  from  unit
investment trusts that have made arrangements with the Distributor.

      o 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 0.20% 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  0.20% of the  average
annual net assets of Class A shares held in accounts of the service providers or
their  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 may be  acquired  at net asset value per
share only by exchange of Class B shares of other

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Oppenheimer funds,  except that direct purchases are permitted in certain cases,
described below.  Class B shares may be purchased directly only by investors who
establish an Asset Builder Plan and by plan  administrators  or plan sponsors on
behalf  of  plan  participants  in  OppenheimerFunds   prototype  401(k)  plans.
Purchases of Class B shares through an Asset Builder Plan are subject to certain
requirements  and conditions  which are described in the Statement of Additional
Information.  You may open a Class B Asset  Builder  Plan  account  with minimum
initial  investment of $5,000.  On direct purchases of the Fund's Class B shares
for Asset Builder Plans,  the  Distributor  currently pays sales  commissions of
4.00% of the purchase  price of Class B shares to dealers from its own resources
at the time of sale.  On  direct  purchases  of the  Fund's  Class B shares  for
OppenheimerFunds  prototype 401(k) plans, the Distributor pays sales commissions
of 3.00% of the  purchases  price of  Class B  shares  to  dealers  from its own
resources at the time of sales. The Distributor  retains the Class B asset-based
sales charge in either case.  Under certain  circumstances,  the Distributor may
also pay the Class B asset-based sales charge to the dealer quarterly in lieu of
paying the sales commission at the time of purchase.

      If Class B shares are  redeemed  within 6 years of the direct  purchase or
the  purchase  of the  Class B  shares  of other  Oppenheimer  funds  that  were
exchanged  for Class B shares of this Fund, 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 contingent deferred sales charge will be based on the lesser
of the net asset value of the redeemed  shares at the time of  redemption or the
original offering price (which is the original net asset value).  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).

      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.


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      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:

Years Since
Beginning of Month in               Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
which Purchase Order                On Redemptions in that Year
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.

      o Automatic  Conversion  of Class B Shares.  72 months  after you purchase
Class B shares of the Fund or Class B shares of  another  Oppenheimer  fund that
are  exchanged for Class B shares of the Fund,  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,  Class B and  Class C  Shares"  in the  Statement  of
Additional Information.

Buying  Class C Shares.  Class C shares may be  acquired  at net asset value per
share only by exchange of Class C shares of other

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Oppenheimer funds,  except that direct purchases are permitted in certain cases,
described  below.  Class  C  shares  may be  purchased  directly  only  by  plan
administrators  or plan sponsors on behalf of participants  in  OppenheimerFunds
prototype  401(k) plans. On direct  purchases of the Fund's Class C shares,  the
Distributor  pays sales  commissions  of 1.00% of the purchase  price to dealers
from  its own  resources  at the time of sale.  If Class C shares  are  redeemed
within 12 months of the direct  purchase  or the  purchase of the Class C shares
that were  exchanged,  a  contingent  deferred  sales  charge  of 1.00%  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 contingent deferred sales charge will be based on the lesser
of the net asset value of the redeemed  shares at the time of  redemption or the
original offering price (which is the original net asset value).  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).

      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.
All purchases are considered to have been made on the first regular business day
of the month in which the purchase was made.

Distribution  and  Service  Plans for  Class B and Class C Shares.  The Fund has
adopted  Distribution  and  Service  Plans  for  Class B and  Class C shares  to
compensate the  Distributor in connection  with the  distribution of Class B and
Class C shares  and  servicing  accounts.  Under  the  Plans,  the Fund pays the
Distributor  an annual  "asset-based  sales charge" of 0.75% per year on Class B
shares  that are  outstanding  for 6 years or less  and on Class C  shares.  The
Distributor  is also  authorized  to receive a service fee of 0.25% per year. At
present  the  service  fee paid on Class B and Class C shares by the Fund to the
Distributor and by the  Distributor to dealers is set at zero.  Under each Plan,
both  fees are  computed  on the  average  annual  net  assets  of shares in the
respective class, determined as of the close of each regular business day during
the period.

      The Plans enable the Distributor to offer Class B and Class C

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shares for purchase under certain  arrangements (See "How to Buy Shares") and to
offer an exchange  privilege  between Class B and Class C shares of the Fund and
Class B and Class C shares  of other  Oppenheimer  funds,  as  described  below,
without  assessing  a  contingent  deferred  sales  charge  at the  time  of the
exchange.  The asset-based  sales charge paid to the Distributor by the Fund and
the payment of the contingent  deferred sales charges are intended to compensate
the Distributor for its activities  related to the offering of Class B and Class
C shares of Oppenheimer funds.

      If the service fee were paid, the  Distributor  would use it to compensate
dealers for  providing  personal  service and account  maintenance  services for
accounts  that hold Class B or Class C shares.  Those  services  are  similar to
those provided under the Class A Service Plan,  described above. The asset-based
sales  charge  increases  Class B and Class C expenses  by 0.75% of average  net
assets per year,  and if the service fee were paid,  it would  further  increase
each class' expenses by 0.25% of average net assets per year.

      Payments  to the  Distributor  under the Plans are at a fixed rate that is
not related to the Distributor's  expenses. The Distributor's actual expenses in
selling  Class B and 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 Plans. If the Fund terminates  either Plan, the Board of Trustees
may allow the Fund to continue  payments of the asset-based  sales charge to the
Distributor for distributing shares before the Plan was terminated.

      On direct  purchases of the Fund's Class B shares for Asset Builder Plans,
the Distributor  currently pays sales commissions of 4.00% of the purchase price
of Class B shares to  dealers  from its own  resources  at the time of sale.  On
direct  purchases  of the Fund's Class B shares for  OppenheimerFunds  prototype
401(k) plans, the Distributor  currently pays sales  commissions of 3.00% of the
purchase  price of Class B shares to dealers from its own  resources at the time
of sale. The Distributor  retains the Class B asset-based sales charge in either
case.  Under certain  circumstances,  the  Distributor  may also pay the Class B
asset-based  sales  charge to the dealer  quarterly  in lieu of paying the sales
commission at the time of purchase.

      On direct  purchases of Class C shares,  the  Distributor  currently  pays
sales commissions of 1.00% of the purchase price of

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Class C shares  to  dealers  from  its own  resources  at the time of sale.  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.
Under  certain  circumstances,   the  Distributor  may  also  pay  the  Class  C
asset-based  sales  charge to the dealer  quarterly  in lieu of paying the sales
commission at the time of purchase.

      o Waivers  of Class B and Class C Sales  Charges.  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 B and Class C shares
redeemed in certain  circumstances  as  described  below.  In order to receive a
waiver of the Class B or Class C  contingent  deferred  sales  charge,  you must
notify the Transfer Agent which conditions apply.

 Waivers for  Redemptions  of Shares in Certain  Cases.  The Class B and Class C
contingent  deferred  sales charges will be waived for  redemptions of shares in
the following cases:

      o 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  (the  death  or
disability must have occurred after the account was established);

      o redemptions  from accounts  other than  Retirement  Plans  following the
death or disability  of the last  surviving  shareholder  including a trustee of
a"grantor"  trust or  revocable  living  trust for which the trustee is also the
sole  beneficiary  (the death or disability must have occurred after the account
was established, and for disability you must provide evidence of a determination
of disability by the Social Security Administration);

      o  returns of excess contributions to retirement plans;

      o  distributions  from  retirement  plans  to  make  "substantially  equal
periodic  payments" as permitted in section  72(t) of the Internal  Revenue Code
that do not exceed 10% of the account value annually, measured from the date the
Transfer Agent receives the request;

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      o  shares redeemed involuntarily as described in "Shareholder
Account Rules and Policies" below;

      o  distributions  from  OppenheimerFunds  prototype  401(k) plans and from
certain  Massachusetts  Mutual Life Insurance Company prototype 401(k) plans (a)
for hardship  withdrawals;  (b) under a Qualified  Domestic  Relations Order, as
defined  in  the  Internal  Revenue  Code;  (c)  to  meet  minimum  distribution
requirements as defined in the Internal Revenue Code; (d) to make "substantially
equal periodic  payments" as permitted in Section 72(t) of the Internal  Revenue
Code;  (e) for  separation  from service;  or (f) for loans to  participants  or
beneficiaries; or

      o distributions  from 401(k) plans sponsored by  broker-dealers  that have
entered into a special agreement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.

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:

      o  shares sold to the Manager or its affiliates;

      o 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; or

      o shares issued in plans of reorganization to which the Fund is a party.

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 call the Transfer
Agent for more information.

      AccountLink  privileges  should be requested on your  dealer's  settlement
instructions if you buy your shares through your dealer.

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After your account is  established,  you can request  AccountLink  privileges by
sending  signature-guaranteed  instructions to the Transfer  Agent.  AccountLink
privileges  will apply to each  shareholder  listed in the  registration on your
account as well as to your dealer  representative of record unless and until the
Transfer  Agent  receives  written  instructions  terminating  or changing those
privileges. After you establish AccountLink for your account, any change of bank
account  information  must be made by  signature-guaranteed  instructions to the
Transfer Agent signed by all shareholders who own the account.

      o 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.

      o 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.

      o 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.

      o  Exchanging  Shares.  With  the   OppenheimerFunds   exchange  privilege
described below,  you can exchange shares  automatically by phone from your Fund
account to another  Oppenheimer  fund  account you have already  established  by
calling the special PhoneLink  number.  Please refer to "How to Exchange Shares"
below for details.

      o 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.

Shareholder  Transactions by Fax. Requests for certain account  transactions may
be sent to the Transfer Agent by fax  (telecopier).  Please call  1-800-525-7048
for information  about which  transactions  are included.  Transaction  requests
submitted by fax are subject to the same rules and  restrictions  as written and
telephone requests

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described in this Prospectus.

Automatic  Withdrawal and Exchange Plans. The Fund has several plans that enable
you to sell shares  automatically  or exchange them to another  Oppenheimer fund
account on a regular basis:

      o 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 Statement of Additional Information for more details. Class B
and Class C shareholders should not establish Automatic Withdrawal Plans because
of the possible  imposition of a contingent  deferred  sales upon  redemption of
such shares.

      o 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  Oppenheimer  funds on a monthly,  quarterly,  semi-annual  or annual
basis under an  Automatic  Exchange  Plan.  The minimum  purchase for each other
Oppenheimer fund account is $25. These exchanges are subject to the terms of the
exchange privilege, described in "How to Exchange Shares," 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  Oppenheimer  funds
without paying a sales charge. This privilege applies to Class A shares that you
purchased by exchanging  shares from another  Oppenheimer  fund account on which
you  already  paid a sales  charge,  or  Class B  shares  on  which  you  paid a
contingent  deferred  sales charge when you redeemed  them. It does not apply to
Class C shares.  You must be sure to ask the Distributor for this privilege when
you send your payment.  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:

      o Individual Retirement Accounts including rollover IRAs, for

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individuals and their spouses

      o  403(b)(7)   Custodial  Plans  for  employees  of  eligible   tax-exempt
organizations, such as schools, hospitals and charitable organizations

      o SEP-IRAs  (Simplified  Employee Pension Plans) for small business owners
or people with income from self-employment

      o Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans for self-employed persons
and small business owners

      o 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 by selling (redeeming) some or
all of your shares on any regular  business day. Your shares will be sold at the
next net asset value calculated after your order is received and accepted by the
Transfer  Agent.  Please call your broker or dealer for more  information  about
this  procedure.  The Fund offers you a number of ways to sell your  shares:  in
writing, by telephone or by wire or by using the Fund's checkwriting  privilege.
You can also set up  Automatic  Withdrawal  Plans to redeem  shares on a regular
basis,  as described  above.  If you are a  participant  in an  OppenheimerFunds
401(k) plan, you must request the administrator of the plan to sell your shares.
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.

      o 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.


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      o 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):

     o you wish to redeem more than $50,000 worth of shares and receive a check

     o the  redemption  check is not payable to all  shareholders  listed on the
account statement

     o the  redemption  check  is not  sent to the  address  of  record  on your
statement

     o shares are being  transferred to a Fund account with a different owner or
name

     o  shares  are  redeemed  by  someone  other  than the  owners  (such as an
Executor)

     o 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:

      o your name
      o the Fund's name
      o your Fund  account  number  (from your  account  statement) o the dollar
      amount  or  number  of  shares  to  be  redeemed  o  any  special  payment
      instructions


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      o any share certificates for the shares you are selling
     o the  signatures  of all  registered  owners  exactly  as the  account  is
registered, and
      o any special 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:
OppenheimerFunds Services
P.O. Box 5270
Denver, Colorado 80217

Send courier or Express Mail requests to:
OppenheimerFunds Services
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.  You may not redeem  shares  held in an  OppenheimerFunds
retirement plan or under a share certificate by telephone.

     o To redeem shares through a service representative, call 1- 800-852-8457 o
     To redeem shares automatically on PhoneLink, call 1-800-533- 3310

      Whichever  method you use, you may have a check sent to the address on the
account,  or, if you have  linked  your Fund  account  to your bank  account  on
AccountLink, you may have the proceeds wired to that account.

      o Telephone  Redemptions  Paid by Check.  Up to $50,000 may be redeemed by
telephone in any 7-day period. The check must be payable to all owners of record
of the shares and must be sent to the address on the  account.  This  service is
not available within 30 days of changing the address on an account.

      o Telephone Redemptions Through AccountLink.  There are no

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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 transferred.

Selling Shares by Wire. You may also request that redemption  proceeds of $2,500
or more be wired  in  Federal  Funds to a  previously  designated  account  at a
commercial bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve wire system.  There is a
$10 fee for each wire.  To place a wire  redemption  request,  call the Transfer
Agent at 1-800-852-8457.

Selling Shares Through Your Dealer.  The  Distributor  has made  arrangements to
repurchase  Fund shares from  dealers and brokers on behalf of their  customers.
Brokers  or  dealers  may  charge for that  service.  Please  refer to  "Special
Arrangements for Repurchase of Shares from Dealers and Brokers" in the Statement
of Additional Information for more details.

Checkwriting.  To be able to write  checks  against your Fund  account,  you may
request  that  privilege  on your  account  Application  or you can  contact the
Transfer  Agent for  signature  cards,  which must be signed  (with a  signature
guarantee)  by all owners of the account and returned to the  Transfer  Agent so
that  checks can be sent to you to use.  Shareholders  with joint  accounts  can
elect in writing to have checks  paid over the  signature  of one owner.  If you
previously signed a signature card to establish Checkwriting in one of the other
Oppenheimer  funds, you may call  1-800-525-7048 to request  Checkwriting for an
account in this Fund that has the same registration as that other fund account.

      o Checkwriting  privileges are not available for accounts  holding Class B
shares or Class C shares,  or Class A shares  that are  subject to a  contingent
deferred sales charge.

      o Checks can be written to the order of whomever you wish,  but may not be
cashed at the Fund's bank or custodian.

      o Checks must be written for at least $100.

      o Checks  cannot be paid if they are  written  for more than your  account
value.

      o You may not write a check that would require the Fund to

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redeem shares that were purchased by check or Asset Builder Plan payments within
the prior 10 days.

      o Don't use your checks if you changed your Fund account number.

How to Exchange Shares

Shares  of the Fund  may be  exchanged  for  shares  of the same  class of other
Oppenheimer  funds. Fund shares purchased by reinvesting  dividends from another
fund, or by exchange of shares from other Oppenheimer fund accounts on which you
paid a sales charge may be exchanged at net asset value per share at the time of
exchange,  without sales charge.  However, when you exchange other shares of the
Fund,  including shares  purchased  directly and shares purchased by reinvesting
the Fund's dividends or distributions, for shares of Oppenheimer funds that have
a sales charge, you will be subject to that charge. To exchange shares, you must
meet several conditions:

     o Shares of the fund  selected for exchange  must be available  for sale in
your state of residence

     o The  prospectuses  of this Fund and the fund whose shares you want to buy
must offer the exchange privilege

      o You must hold the shares you buy when you establish  your account for at
least 7 days before you can exchange them; after the account is open 7 days, you
can exchange shares every regular business day

     o You must meet the minimum purchase requirements for the fund you purchase
by exchange

     o Before exchanging into a fund, you should obtain and read its prospectus

      Shares of a particular  class of the Fund may be exchanged only for shares
of the same class in the other Oppenheimer funds. For example,  you can exchange
Class A shares of this Fund only for Class A shares of another fund. At present,
Oppenheimer  Money Market Fund, Inc. offers only one class of shares,  which are
considered   "Class   A"   shares   for  this   purpose.   Participants   in  an
OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plan must request the

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administrator of the plan to exchange their shares. In some cases, sales charges
may be  imposed  on  exchange  transactions.  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:

     o Written Exchange Requests.  Submit an  OppenheimerFunds  Exchange Request
form, signed by all owners of the account.  Send it to the Transfer Agent at the
address listed in "How to Sell Shares."

      o 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 Oppenheimer funds currently available for exchanges
in the Statement of Additional Information or you can obtain this information by
calling a service  representative at 1- 800-525-7048.  This list can change from
time to time.

      There are certain exchange policies you should be aware of:

      o Shares are normally  redeemed from one fund and purchased from the other
fund in the exchange  transaction on the same regular  business day on which the
Transfer Agent  receives an exchange  request 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. However,  either fund may delay the purchase of shares of the fund
you are exchanging into up to 7 days if it determines it would be  disadvantaged
by a same-day transfer of the proceeds to buy shares.  For example,  the receipt
of multiple exchange requests from a dealer in a "market-timing"  strategy might
require the disposition of securities at a time or price  disadvantageous to the
Fund.

      o  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.

      o  The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange

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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.

      o For tax purposes, exchanges of shares involve a redemption of the shares
of the Fund you own and a purchase  of the shares of the other  fund,  which may
result in a capital gain or loss.  For more  information  about taxes  affecting
exchanges,  please  refer  to "How  to  Exchange  Shares"  in the  Statement  of
Additional Information.

      o If the Transfer Agent cannot exchange all the shares you request because
of a  restriction  cited above,  only the shares  eligible for exchange  will be
exchanged.

Shareholder Account Rules and Policies

      o Net asset  value per share of each  class of the Fund will  normally  be
maintained   at   $1.00,   except   under   extraordinary   circumstances   (see
"Determination  of Net Asset  Value Per Share" in the  Statement  of  Additional
Information).

      o 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.

      o 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.

      o 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 it nor the Fund will be liable for losses or
expenses arising out of telephone instructions

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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.

      o 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.

      o 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.

      o 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 10
days from the date the shares were  purchased.  That delay may be avoided if you
purchase shares by Federal funds wire, certified check or arrange with your bank
to  provide  telephone  or written  assurance  to the  Transfer  Agent that your
purchase payment has cleared.

      o Involuntary redemptions of small accounts may be made by the Fund if the
account value has fallen below $200.

      o 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.

      o "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

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certified Social Security or taxpayer  identification  number when you sign your
application,  or if you violate  Internal  Revenue  Service  regulations  on tax
reporting of income.

      o 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.  The Fund will
charge a $10  transaction fee for sending  redemption  proceeds by Federal Funds
wire.  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.

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

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

Dividends  and  Distributions.  The  Fund  declares  dividends  daily  from  net
investment income of each class and pays those dividends to shareholders monthly
as of a date  selected  by the  Board of  Trustees.  To  effect  its  policy  of
maintaining  a net asset value of $1.00 per share of each class,  under  certain
circumstances,  the Fund  may  withhold  dividends  or make  distributions  from
capital  or  capital  gains.  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 calendar  year.  Short-term
capital  gains  are  treated  as  dividends  for tax  purposes.  There can be no
assurance that the Fund will pay any capital gains distributions in a particular
year.

Distribution Options.  When you open your account, specify on your

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application  how you want to receive your  distributions.  For  OppenheimerFunds
retirement accounts,  all distributions are reinvested.  For other accounts, you
have four options:

     o 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.

     o Reinvest  Capital Gains Only. You can elect to reinvest  capital gains in
the Fund  while  receiving  dividends  by check or sent to your bank  account on
AccountLink.

     o Receive All  Distributions  in Cash. You can elect to receive a check for
all dividends and capital gains  distributions or have them sent to your bank on
AccountLink.

     o Reinvest Your Distributions in Another Oppenheimer Fund Account.  You can
reinvest all  distributions  in the same class of shares of another  Oppenheimer
fund 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. So that
the Fund will not have to pay taxes on the amount it distributes to shareholders
as dividends and capital  gains,  the Fund intends to manage its  investments so
that it will  qualify as a  "regulated  investment  company"  under the Internal
Revenue  Code,  although  it reserves  the right not to qualify in a  particular
year.

      o Taxes on  Transactions.  Share  redemptions,  including  redemptions for
exchanges,  are  subject  to capital  gains  tax. A capital  gain or loss is the
difference,  if any, between the price you paid for the shares and the price you
received when you sold them.

     o Returns of Capital.  In certain cases  distributions made by the Fund may
be considered a non-taxable return of capital to

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shareholders.  If that occurs, it will be identified in notices to shareholders.
A non-taxable return of capital may reduce your tax basis in your Fund shares.

      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 advisor
about the effect of an investment in the Fund on your particular tax situation.


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

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

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

Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent
OppenheimerFunds Services
P.O. Box 5270
Denver, Colorado 80217
1-800-525-7048

Custodian of Portfolio Securities
Citibank, N.A.
399 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10043

Independent Auditors
Deloitte & Touche LLP
555 Seventeenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202-3942

Legal Counsel
Myer, Swanson, Adams & Wolf, P.C.
1600 Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80202-4918

No broker,  dealer,  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 Statement of  Additional  Information,  and if given or
made,  such  information and  representations  must not be relied upon as having
been   authorized  by  the  Fund,   OppenheimerFunds,   Inc.,   OppenheimerFunds
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
offer in such state.

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Oppenheimer Cash Reserves

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

Statement of Additional Information dated November 17, 1997


      This Statement of Additional  Information of Oppenheimer  Cash Reserves is
not a Prospectus.  This document contains additional  information about the Fund
and supplements information in the Prospectus dated November 17, 1997. It should
be read  together with the  Prospectus,  which may be obtained by writing to the
Fund's  Transfer Agent,  OppenheimerFunds  Services,  at P.O. Box 5270,  Denver,
Colorado  80217 or by calling the Transfer  Agent at the toll-free  number shown
above.

Contents
                                                                        Page

About the Fund
   
Investment Objective and Policies............................................2
     Investment Policies and Strategies......................................2
Other Investment Techniques and Strategies...................................5
Other Investment Restrictions................................................6
How the Fund is Managed......................................................7
     Organization and History................................................7
     Trustees and Officers of the Fund.......................................8
     The Manager and Its Affiliates.........................................13
Performance of the Fund.....................................................15
Distribution and Service Plans..............................................16
    

About Your Account
   
How To Buy Shares...........................................................18
How To Sell Shares..........................................................23
How To Exchange Shares......................................................28
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes..........................................30
Additional Information About the Fund.......................................30
    

Financial Information About the Fund
   
Independent Auditors' Report................................................32
Financial Statements........................................................33
    

Appendices
Appendix A: Description of Securities Ratings..............................A-1
Appendix B: Industry Classifications.......................................B-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
may  invest,  as well as the  strategies  the Fund may use to try to achieve its
objective.  Certain  capitalized  terms  used in this  Statement  of  Additional
Information are defined in the Prospectus.

      The Fund's  objective is to seek maximum current income that is consistent
with  stability  of  principal.  The Fund  will not  make  investments  with the
objective of seeking capital growth.  However,  the value of the securities held
by the Fund may be affected by changes in general  interest  rates.  Because the
current value of debt  securities  varies  inversely  with changes in prevailing
interest rates,  if interest rates increase after a security is purchased,  that
security  would normally  decline in value.  Conversely,  should  interest rates
decrease  after a security is purchased,  its value would rise.  However,  those
fluctuations  in value will not generally  result in realized gains or losses to
the Fund since the Fund does not usually  intend to dispose of securities  prior
to their maturity.  A debt security held to maturity is redeemable by its issuer
at full principal value plus accrued interest. To a limited degree, the Fund may
engage in short-term  trading to attempt to take advantage of short-term  market
variations,  or may dispose of a portfolio security prior to its maturity if, on
the basis of a revised credit evaluation of the issuer or other  considerations,
the Fund  believes  such  disposition  advisable or it needs to generate cash to
satisfy redemptions. In such cases, the Fund may realize a capital gain or loss.

      o Ratings of Securities. The Prospectus describes "Eligible Securities" in
which  the  Fund  may  invest  and  indicates  that if a  security's  rating  is
downgraded,  the Manager  and/or the Board may have to reassess  the  security's
credit  risk.   If  a  security  has  ceased  to  be  a  First  Tier   Security,
OppenheimerFunds,  Inc.  (the  "Manager")  will  promptly  reassess  whether the
security  continues to present  "minimal  credit  risk." If the Manager  becomes
aware that any Rating  Organization  has  downgraded its rating of a Second Tier
Security or rated an unrated  security below its second highest rating category,
the Fund's  Board of Trustees  shall  promptly  reassess  whether  the  security
presents minimal credit risk and whether it is in the best interests of the Fund
to dispose  of it. If a  security  is in  default,  or ceases to be an  Eligible
Security,  or is determined no longer to present minimal credit risks, the Board
must determine  whether it would be in the best interests of the Fund to dispose
of the  security.  In each  of the  foregoing  instances,  Board  action  is not
required if the Fund  disposes of the  security  within five days of the Manager
learning of the  downgrade,  in which event the Manager  will  provide the Board
with subsequent  notice of such downgrade.  The Rating  Organizations  currently
designated  as such by the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  are Standard &
Poor's Corporation,  Moody's Investors Service,  Inc., Fitch Investors Services,
Inc.,  Duff and Phelps,  Inc., IBCA Limited and its affiliate,  IBCA,  Inc., and
Thomson BankWatch,  Inc. A description of the ratings categories of those Rating
Organizations is contained in Appendix A.

     o U.S. Government  Securities.  U.S. Government  Securities are obligations
issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities
and include  Treasury  Bills (which  mature within one year of the date they are
issued) and Treasury Notes and Bonds (which are issued with longer  maturities).
The Fund does not generally intend to routinely invest a significant  portion of
its assets in U.S. Government Securities.  All Treasury securities are backed by
the full faith and credit of the United  States.  U.S.  Government  agencies and
instrumentalities  that  issue  or  guarantee  securities  include,  but are not
limited to, the Federal  Housing  Administration,  Farmers Home  Administration,
Export-Import  Bank  of  the  United  States,  Small  Business   Administration,
Government National Mortgage Association, General Services Administration,  Bank
for  Cooperatives,   Federal  Home  Loan  Banks,   Federal  Home  Loan  Mortgage
Corporation,  Federal  Intermediate Credit Banks,  Federal Land Banks,  Maritime
Administration,  the  Tennessee  Valley  Authority  and the District of Columbia
Armory Board.

      Securities   issued  or  guaranteed  by  U.S.   Government   agencies  and
instrumentalities  are not always  supported by the full faith and credit of the
United States.  Some, such as securities  issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks,
are backed by the  ability of the agency or  instrumentality  to borrow from the
U.S.  Treasury.  Others,  such as  securities  issued  by the  Federal  National
Mortgage  Association  ("Fannie  Mae"),  are supported only by the credit of the
instrumentality  and not by the U.S. Treasury.  If the securities are not backed
by the full faith and credit of the United  States,  the owner of the securities
must look to the agency  issuing the  obligation  for  repayment and will not be
able to assert a claim against the United States in the event that the agency or
instrumentality does not meet its commitment.

      Among the U.S. Government Securities that may be purchased by the Fund are
"mortgage-backed  securities"  of Fannie Mae, the Government  National  Mortgage
Association  ("Ginnie  Mae")  and the  Federal  Home Loan  Mortgage  Association
("Freddie  Mac").  These  mortgage-backed   securities  include   "pass-through"
securities  and  "participation  certificates";  both are similar,  representing
pools of mortgages that are assembled, with interests sold in the pool. Payments
of principal and interest by individual  mortgagors are "passed  through" to the
holders of the interests in the pool. Another type of  mortgage-backed  security
is the "collateralized  mortgage obligation," which is similar to a conventional
bond and is  secured  by groups  of  individual  mortgages.  Timely  payment  of
principal  and interest on Ginnie Mae  pass-throughs  is  guaranteed by the full
faith and  credit of the  United  States.  Freddie  Mac and  Fannie Mae are both
instrumentalities of the U.S.  Government,  but their obligations are not backed
by the full faith and credit of the United States.

      Mortgage-backed  securities and  collateralized  mortgage  obligations are
subject to prepayments  as interest  rates decline,  which shortens the weighted
average  life of the  Mortgage  Backed  Securities  or  Collateralized  Mortgage
Obligations.   Conversely,  if  interest  rates  increase,  prepayments  of  the
underlying  mortgages may decline,  which would extend the weighted average life
of the Mortgage Backed Securities or Collateralized Mortgage Obligations.

      o Asset-Backed Securities. These securities,  issued by trusts and special
purpose  corporations,  are backed by pools of assets,  primarily automobile and
credit-card  receivables and home equity loans,  which pass through the payments
on the underlying  obligations to the security holders (less servicing fees paid
to the originator or fees for any credit  enhancement).  These  securities  must
meet the  standards  required  under  Rule  2a-7.  The value of an  asset-backed
security is affected by changes in the market's  perception of the asset backing
the security, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the loan pool, the
originator  of the loans,  or the  financial  institution  providing  any credit
enhancement,  and is also affected if any credit enhancement has been exhausted.
Payments of principal  and interest  passed  through to holders of  asset-backed
securities are typically supported by some form of credit enhancement, such as a
letter of credit,  surety bond,  limited guarantee by another entity or having a
priority to certain of the  borrower's  other  securities.  The degree of credit
enhancement varies, and generally applies to only a fraction of the asset-backed
security's  par  value  until  exhausted.   If  the  credit  enhancement  of  an
asset-backed  security held by the Fund has been exhausted,  and if any required
payments of principal  and interest are not made with respect to the  underlying
loans, the Fund may experience losses or delays in receiving payment.  The risks
of investing in asset-backed securities are ultimately dependent upon payment of
consumer loans by the individual  borrowers.  As a purchaser of an  asset-backed
security,  the  Fund  would  generally  have  no  recourse  to the  entity  that
originated the loans in the event of default by a borrower. The underlying loans
are  subject  to  prepayments,  which  shorten  the  weighted  average  life  of
asset-backed  securities  and may  lower  their  return,  in the same  manner as
described  above  for  prepayments  of  a  pool  of  mortgage  loans  underlying
mortgage-backed  securities.  However,  asset- backed securities do not have the
benefit  of the  same  security  interest  in the  underlying  collateral  as do
mortgage backed securities.

     o  Floating  Rate/Variable  Rate  Obligations.   The  Fund  may  invest  in
instruments  with floating or variable  interest  rates.  The interest rate on a
floating rate obligation is based on a stated  prevailing market rate, such as a
bank's prime rate,  the 90-day U.S.  Treasury  Bill rate,  the rate of return on
commercial paper or bank certificates of deposit, or some other standard, and is
adjusted automatically each time such market rate is adjusted. The interest rate
on a variable rate obligation is also based on a stated  prevailing  market rate
but is adjusted  automatically at a specified interval of no more than one year.
Some  variable rate or floating  rate  obligations  in which the Fund may invest
have a demand  feature  entitling  the  holder  to demand  payment  at an amount
approximately  equal to  amortized  cost or the  principal  amount  thereof plus
accrued interest at any time, or at specified  intervals not exceeding one year.
These notes may or may not be backed by bank letters of credit.

      o Master  Demand  Notes.  Variable  rate demand  notes may include  master
demand notes which are  obligations  that permit the Fund to invest  fluctuating
amounts, which may change daily without penalty, pursuant to direct arrangements
between  the Fund,  as the note  purchaser,  and the  issuer  of the  note.  The
interest  rates on these notes  fluctuate  from time to time. The issuer of such
obligations  normally has a corresponding right, after a given period, to prepay
in its discretion  the  outstanding  principal  amount of the  obligations  plus
accrued  interest upon a specified number of days' notice to the holders of such
obligations.  Generally,  the changes in the  interest  rate on such  securities
reduce the  fluctuation  in their market value.  As interest  rates  decrease or
increase,  the potential for capital  appreciation  or depreciation is less than
that for fixed-rate obligations of the same maturity.  Because these obligations
are direct  lending  arrangements  between the note  purchaser and issuer of the
note, it is not contemplated that such instruments generally will be traded, and
there  generally  is no  established  secondary  market  for these  obligations,
although they are redeemable at face value. Accordingly, where these obligations
are not secured by letters of credit or other credit support  arrangements,  the
Fund's  right to redeem is  dependent  on the  ability of the note issuer to pay
principal and interest on demand.  Such obligations  frequently are not rated by
credit rating  agencies and the Fund may invest in obligations  which are not so
rated  only if the  Manager  determines  that  at the  time  of  investment  the
obligations are of comparable quality to the other obligations in which the Fund
may invest.  The  Manager,  on behalf of the Fund,  will  consider on an ongoing
basis the  creditworthiness  of the issuers of the floating  and  variable  rate
obligations in the Fund's portfolio.

      o Insured Bank  Obligations.  The Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Corporation
("FDIC")  insures  the  deposits  of banks  and  savings  and loan  associations
(collectively  referred to as "banks") up to $100,000.  The Fund may, within the
limits set forth in the Prospectus,  purchase bank  obligations  which are fully
insured as to principal by the FDIC.  To remain fully  insured as to  principal,
these  investments  must  currently  be limited  to  $100,000  per bank.  If the
principal amount and accrued interest together exceed $100,000,  then the amount
in excess of that $100,000 will not be insured.

      o Bank Loan  Participation  Agreements.  The Fund may  invest in bank loan
participation  agreements,  subject to the  investment  limitation  set forth in
"Investment  Objective and  Policies" in the  Prospectus  as to  investments  in
illiquid  securities.   These  participation  agreements  provide  the  Fund  an
undivided interest in a loan made by the bank issuing the participation interest
in the  proportion  that the Fund's  participation  interest  bears to the total
principal  amount of the loan.  The issuing bank may have no  obligation  to the
Fund  other  than to pay it  principal  and  interest  on the  loan if and  when
received by the bank.  Thus, the Fund must look to the  creditworthiness  of the
borrower,  which is obligated to make  payments of principal and interest on the
loan. If the borrower fails to pay scheduled principal or interest payments, the
Fund may experience a reduction in income or principal, or both.

Other Investment Techniques and Strategies

      o Repurchase Agreements. In a repurchase transaction,  the Fund acquires a
security  from,  and  simultaneously  resells it to, an approved  vendor (a U.S.
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
the credit  requirements  set forth by the Fund's Board of Trustees from time to
time), for delivery on an agreed-upon  future date. The resale price exceeds the
purchase price by an amount that reflects an agreed-upon interest rate effective
for the period during which the repurchase  agreement is in effect. The majority
of these  transactions  run from day to day,  and  delivery  pursuant  to 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 collateral's  value 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 the Manager will continuously monitor the collateral's value.

      o Loans of Portfolio  Securities.  To attempt to increase its income,  the
Fund may lend its portfolio  securities  to certain types of eligible  borrowers
approved by the Board of  Trustees.  The Fund must receive  collateral  for such
loans. After any loan, the value of the securities loaned must not exceed 25% of
the value of the Fund's total assets.  There are some risks in  connection  with
securities  lending.  The Fund might experience a delay in receiving  additional
collateral  to secure a loan,  or a delay in recovery of the loaned  securities.
The Fund presently does not intend to lend its  securities,  but if it does, the
value of  securities  loaned  is not  expected  to exceed 5% of the value of the
Fund's total assets.

      Under applicable  regulatory  requirements  (which are subject to change),
the loan collateral  must, on each business day, at least equal the market value
of the loaned securities and must consist of cash, bank letters of credit,  U.S.
Government  securities or other cash  equivalents in which the Fund is permitted
to invest.  To be  acceptable as  collateral,  letters of credit must obligate a
bank to pay amounts  demanded  by the Fund if the demand  meets the terms of the
letter.  Such terms and the issuing bank must be  satisfactory  to the Fund. The
Fund receives an amount 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,  or (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,
administrative  or other fees in connection  with such a loan, and will not lend
its portfolio securities to any officer,  trustee,  employee or affiliate of the
Fund or its Manager. The terms of the Fund's loans must meet certain tests under
the Internal Revenue Code and permit the Fund to reacquire loaned  securities on
five business days notice or in time to vote on any important matter.

      o Illiquid and  Restricted  Securities.  Illiquid  securities in which the
Fund may invest  include  issues  which only may be  redeemed by the issuer upon
more than seven days notice or at maturity,  repurchase  agreements  maturing in
more than seven days, fixed time deposits subject to withdrawal  penalties which
mature in more than seven days, and other securities which cannot be sold freely
due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale.  Contractual restrictions on
the resale of illiquid  securities might prevent or delay their sale by the Fund
at a time when such sale would be desirable.  Restricted securities that are not
illiquid,  in which the Fund may invest,  include  certain  master  demand notes
redeemable on demand,  and short-term  corporate debt  instruments  that are not
related to current  transactions of the issuer and therefore are not exempt from
registration as commercial paper.

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  objective  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: (1) 67%
or more of the shares present or represented by proxy at a shareholder  meeting,
if the holders of more than 50% of the  outstanding  shares are present,  or (2)
more than 50% of the outstanding shares.

      Under these additional  restrictions,  which are fundamental policies, the
Fund cannot:

      o invest in commodities or commodity contracts,  or invest in interests in
oil, gas, or other mineral exploration or development programs;

      o invest in real estate;  however,  the Fund may purchase debt  securities
issued by companies which invest in real estate or interests therein;

      o  purchase securities on margin or make short sales of securities;

      o  invest  in or hold  securities  of any  issuer  if those  officers  and
trustees  or  directors  of  the  Fund  or  its  Manager  who  beneficially  own
individually  more than 1/2 of 1% of the securities of such issuer  together own
more than 5% of the securities of such issuer;

      o underwrite  securities of other companies except insofar as the Fund may
be deemed an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with the
disposition of portfolio securities;

     o invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities  of companies  that
have operated less than three years,  including the operations of  predecessors;
or

      o purchase securities of other investment companies,  except in connection
with a merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization.

      For purposes of the Fund's  policy not to  concentrate  in  securities  of
issuers as described in "Other Investment  Restrictions" in the Prospectus,  the
Fund has adopted the  industry  classifications  set forth in Appendix B to this
Statement of Additional Information. This is not a fundamental policy.

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 Fund, and any shareholder of
the Fund,  agrees  under the Fund's  Declaration  of Trust to look solely to the
assets of the Fund for  satisfaction  of any claim or demand which may arise out
of any dealings with the Fund, 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.  Sam Freedman  became a Trustee on June 27, 1996.  All Trustees
are also trustees, directors, or managing general partners of Centennial America
Fund,  L.P.,  Centennial  California  Tax Exempt Trust,  Centennial New York Tax
Exempt  Trust,   Centennial  Government  Trust,  Centennial  Tax  Exempt  Trust,
Centennial Money Market Trust, Daily Cash Accumulation  Fund, Inc.,  Oppenheimer
Champion Income 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 Municipal Fund,  Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund,  Oppenheimer Strategic
Income Fund,  Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc.,  Oppenheimer Variable Account
Funds,  Panorama Series Fund, Inc. and The New York Tax Exempt Income Fund, Inc.
(all  of the  foregoing  funds  are  collectively  referred  to as  the  "Denver
Oppenheimer  funds")  except for Ms.  Macaskill,  who is a Trustee,  Director or
Managing Partner of all the Denver-based  Oppenheimer  funds except  Oppenheimer
Integrity Funds, Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund, Oppenheimer Variable Account
Funds and Panorama  Series Fund Inc. and Mr. Fossel who is a trustees,  director
and managing  partner of all Denver-based  funds except  Centennial New York Tax
Exempt Trust and Centennial  America Fund,  L.P. Ms.  Macaskill is President and
Mr.  Swain is Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Denver  Oppenheimer
funds.  All of the officers except Ms. Warmack hold similar  positions with each
of the Denver  Oppenheimer  funds.  As of November  1, 1997,  the  Trustees  and
officers of the Fund as a group owned of record or beneficially  less than 1% of
each  class of shares of the Fund.  The  foregoing  statement  does not  reflect
ownership of shares held of record by an employee  benefit plan for employees of
the Manager (for which plan two of the officers listed below,  Ms. Macaskill and
Mr. Donohue, are trustees),  other than the shares beneficially owned under that
plan by the officers of the Fund listed below.

   
ROBERT G. AVIS, Trustee*, Age 66
One North Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, Missouri 63103
    
Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (a  broker-dealer)  and A.G. Edwards,
Inc. (its parent holding company);  Chairman of A.G.E. Asset Management and A.G.
Edwards  Trust Company (its  affiliated  investment  adviser and trust  company,
respectively).


WILLIAM A. BAKER, Trustee, Age 82
197 Desert Lakes Drive, Palm Springs, California 92264
Management Consultant.

CHARLES CONRAD, JR., Trustee, Age 67
1501 Quail Street, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Chairman and CEO of Universal  Space Lines,  Inc. (a space  services  management
company);  formerly  Vice  President of McDonnell  Douglas Space Systems Co. and
associated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

JON S. FOSSEL, Trustee, Age 55
P.O. Box 44, Mead Street, Waccabuc, New York  10597
Member of the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute (a national
trade association of investment  companies),  Chairman of the Investment Company
Institute Education Foundation; formerly Chairman and a director of the Manager,
President and a director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. ("OAC"), the Manager's
parent holding company, and Shareholder  Services,  Inc. ("SSI") and Shareholder
Financial Services, Inc. ("SFSI"), transfer agent subsidiaries of the Manager.

SAM FREEDMAN, Trustee, Age 57
4975 Lakeshore Drive, Littleton, Colorado  80123
Formerly  Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer of  OppenheimerFunds  Services,
Chairman,  Chief  Executive  Officer  and a  director  of SSI,  Chairman,  Chief
Executive and Officer and director of SFSI,  Vice  President and director of OAC
and a director of OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

RAYMOND J. KALINOWSKI, Trustee, Age 68
44 Portland Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63131
Director of Wave Technologies International,  Inc. (a computer products training
company).

C. HOWARD KAST, Trustee, Age 75
2552 East Alameda, Denver, Colorado 80209
Formerly Managing Partner of Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (an accounting firm).

ROBERT M. KIRCHNER, Trustee, Age 76
7500 E. Arapahoe Road, Englewood, Colorado 80112
President of The Kirchner Company (management consultants).

BRIDGET A. MACASKILL, President and Trustee*, Age 49
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York  10048-0203
President (since June 1991),  Chief Executive Officer (since September 1995) and
a Director  (since  December  1994) of the Manager and Chief  Executive  Officer
(since September 1995); President and director (since June 1991) of HarbourView;
Chairman and a director of SSI (since August 1994),  and SFSI (September  1995);
President  (since  September  1995) and a director  (since October 1990) of OAC;
President  (since  September  1995)  and a  director  (since  November  1989) of
Oppenheimer  Partnership  Holdings,  Inc., a holding  company  subsidiary of the
Manager;  a director of  Oppenheimer  Real Asset  Management,  Inc.  (since July
1996);  President  and a  director  (since  October  1997)  of  OppenheimerFunds
International  Ltd., an offshore fund manager subsidiary of the Manager ("OFIL")
and  Oppenheimer  Millennium  Funds plc (since  October  1997);  President and a
director of other Oppenheimer funds; a director of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
and of Hillsdown Holdings plc (a U.K. food company);  formerly an Executive Vice
President of the Manager.

NED M. STEEL, Trustee, Age 82
3416 South Race Street, Englewood, Colorado 80110
Chartered  Property  and  Casualty  Underwriter;  a director of  Visiting  Nurse
Corporation of Colorado.

JAMES C. SWAIN,  Chairman,  Chief  Executive  Officer and Trustee*,  Age 64 
6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood,  Colorado 80112 
Vice Chairman of the Manager (since  September 1988);  formerly  President and a
director of Centennial  Asset  Management  Corporation,  an  investment  adviser
subsidiary of the Manager ("Centennial"), and Chairman of the Board of SSI.

ANDREW J. DONOHUE, Vice President and Secretary, Age 47
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York  10048-0203
Executive Vice President  (since January 1993),  General  Counsel (since October
1991) and a Director  (since  September  1995) of the  Manager;  Executive  Vice
President  (since  September  1993),  and a director (since January 1992) of the
Distributor;  Executive  Vice  President,  General  Counsel  and a  director  of
HarbourView,   SSI,  SFSI  and  Oppenheimer  Partnership  Holdings,  Inc.  since
(September  1995)  and  MultiSource  Services,  Inc.  (a  broker-dealer)  (since
December 1995);  President and a director of Centennial  (since September 1995);
President and a director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management,  Inc. (since July
1996); General Counsel (since May 1996) and Secretary (since April 1997) of OAC;
Vice  President  of OFIL and  Oppenheimer  Millennium  Funds plc (since  October
1997); an officer of other Oppenheimer funds.

GEORGE C. BOWEN, Vice President, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary, Age 61
6803 South  Tucson  Way,  Englewood,  Colorado  80112  
Senior Vice President (since September 1987) and Treasurer (since March 1985) of
the Manager;  Vice President  (since June 1983) and Treasurer (since March 1985)
of the  Distributor;  Vice President  (since October 1989) and Treasurer  (since
April  1986) of  HarbourView;  Senior  Vice  President  (since  February  1992),
Treasurer  (since July 1991)and a director  (since December 1991) of Centennial;
President,  Treasurer and a director of Centennial  Capital  Corporation  (since
June 1989);  Vice  President  and  Treasurer  (since  August 1978) and Secretary
(since  April 1981) of SSI;  Vice  President,  Treasurer  and  Secretary of SFSI
(since  November  1989);  Treasurer  of OAC  (since  June  1990);  Treasurer  of
Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (since November 1989); Vice President and
Treasurer of Oppenheimer Real Asset  Management,  Inc. (since July 1996);  Chief
Executive  Officer,  Treasurer and a director of MultiSource  Services,  Inc., a
broker-dealer (since December 1995); an officer of other Oppenheimer funds.

DOROTHY G. WARMACK, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Age 61
6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood,  Colorado 80112
Vice President of the Manager and Centennial (since January 1992); an officer of
other Oppenheimer funds.

   
ROBERT J. BISHOP, Assistant Treasurer, Age 39
6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood,  Colorado 80112
    
Vice  President  of the  Manager/Mutual  Fund  Accounting  (since May 1996);  an
officer of other Oppenheimer funds;  formerly an Assistant Vice President of the
Manager/Mutual  Fund Accounting (April 1994-May 1996), and a Fund Controller for
the Manager.

SCOTT  T. FARRAR, Assistant Treasurer, Age 33
6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood,  Colorado 80112
Vice President of the Manager/Mutual Fund Accounting (since May 1996); Assistant
Treasurer of Oppenheimer  Millennium  Funds plc (since October 1997); an officer
of  other  Oppenheimer  funds;  formerly  an  Assistant  Vice  President  of the
Manager/Mutual  Fund Accounting (April 1994-May 1996), and a Fund Controller for
the Manager.

ROBERT G. ZACK, Assistant Secretary, Age 49
Senior Vice President (since May 1985) and Associate  General Counsel (since May
1981) of the  Manager,  Assistant  Secretary  of SSI (since May 1985),  and SFSI
(since November 1989);  Assistant Secretary of Oppenheimer  Millennium Funds plc
(since October 1997); an officer of other Oppenheimer funds.
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* A  Trustee  who is an  "interested  person"  of the  Fund  as  defined  in the
Investment Company Act.

     o Remuneration of Trustees.  The officers of the Fund and certain  Trustees
of the Fund (Ms.  Macaskill and Mr. Swain) who are  affiliated  with the Manager
receive no salary or fee from the Fund. Mr. Fossel did not receive any salary or
fees from the Fund prior to January 1, 1997. The remaining  Trustees of the Fund
received the compensation shown below. Mr. Freedman became a Trustee on June 27,
1996  and  received  no  compensation  from  the  Fund  before  that  date.  The
compensation  from the Fund was paid during its fiscal year ended July 31, 1997.
The compensation  from all the Denver-based  Oppenheimer funds includes the Fund
and is  compensation  as a director,  trustee,  Managing  Partner or member of a
committee of the Board during the calendar year 1996.

                                                             Total
                                                             Compensation
                                    Aggregate                From All
                                    Compensation             Denver-based
Name and Position                   from Fund                OppenheimerFunds(1)

Robert G. Avis                      $0                      $58,003
  Trustee

William A. Baker                    $0                      $79,715
  Audit and Review
  Committee Ex-Officio Member(2)
  and Trustee

Charles Conrad, Jr.(3)              $0                      $74,717
  Trustee

Jon Fossel                          $0                      None
 Trustee

Sam Freedman                        $0                      $29,502
 Audit and Review Committee
 Member(2)
 and Trustee

Raymond J. Kalinowski               $0                      $74,173
Audit and Review Committee
Member(2)  and  Trustee

C. Howard Kast                      $0                      $74,173
 Audit and Review  Committee
 Chairman(2)  and Trustee

Robert M. Kirchner (3)              $0                      $74,717
 Trustee

Ned M. Steel                        $0                      $58,003
 Trustee
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(1) For the 1996 calendar year. 
(2) Committee positions effective July 1, 1997.
(3) Prior to July 1, 1997, Messrs.  Conrad and Kirchner were also members of the
Audit and Review Committee.

      o Deferred Compensation Plan. The Board of Trustees has adopted a Deferred
Compensation Plan for disinterested trustees that enables them to elect to defer
receipt of all or a portion of the annual fees they are entitled to receive from
the  Fund.  Under  this  plan,  the  compensation   deferred  by  a  Trustee  is
periodically adjusted as though an equivalent amount had been invested in shares
of one or more Oppenheimer funds selected by the Trustee. The amount paid to the
Trustee under this plan will be  determined  based upon the  performance  of the
selected  funds.  Deferral of Trustees' fees under this plan will not materially
affect the Fund's assets,  liabilities and net income per share.  This plan will
not  obligate  the Fund to retain  the  services  of any  Trustee  or to pay any
particular level of compensation to any Trustee.  Pursuant to an Order issued by
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  the Fund may  invest  in the  funds
selected by the Trustee  under this plan  without  shareholder  approval for the
limited purpose of determining the value of the Trustees' deferred fee accounts.

     o Major Shareholders.  As of November 1, 1997, no person owned of record or
was known by the Fund to own  beneficially 5% or more of any class 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 by certain of the Manager's directors
and  officers,  some of whom may also serve as  officers  of the Fund and two of
whom (Ms. Macaskill and Mr. Swain) serve as Trustees of the Fund.

      o 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 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  Investment
Advisory  Agreement  or by  the  Distributor  under  the  General  Distributor's
Agreement are paid by the Fund. The Investment Advisory Agreement lists examples
of expenses paid by the Fund, the major  categories of which relate to interest,
taxes,  fees to  certain  Trustees,  legal and  audit  expenses,  custodian  and
transfer agent expenses, share issuance costs, certain printing and registration
costs and non-recurring expenses, including litigation costs.

      During  the fiscal  year  ended  December  31,1995,  the fiscal  period of
January 1, 1996 to July 31,  1996 and the fiscal year ended July 31,  1997,  the
fees paid by the Fund to the Manager were  $732,759,  $596,591  and  $1,286,675,
respectively.

      The Investment Advisory Agreement contains no expense limitation. However,
because of state regulations limiting the fund expenses that previously applied,
the Manager had  voluntarily  undertaken  that the Fund's total  expenses in any
fiscal year  (including  the  investment  advisory  fee but  exclusive of taxes,
interest,   brokerage   commissions,   distribution   plan   payments   and  any
extraordinary non-recurring expenses, including litigation) would not exceed the
most  stringent  state  regulatory  limitation  applicable  to the Fund.  Due to
changes in federal  securities laws, such state  regulations no longer apply and
the Manager's  undertaking  is therefore  inapplicable  and has been  withdrawn.
During the Fund's last fiscal year, the Fund's  expenses did not exceed the most
stringent state regulatory limit and the voluntary undertaking was not invoked.

     The Investment  Advisory  Agreement provides that the Manager is not liable
for any loss sustained by reason of good faith errors or omissions in connection
with matters to which the Investment  Advisory Agreement relates,  except a loss
resulting by reason of its willful  misfeasance,  bad faith, gross negligence in
the  performance  of its duties or reckless  disregard for its  obligations  and
duties thereunder.  The Investment Advisory Agreement permits the Manager to act
as investment advisor for any other person, firm or corporation,  and to use the
name  "Oppenheimer" in connection with other  investment  companies for which it
may act as investment  advisor or general  distributor.  If the Manager shall no
longer act as investment  advisor to the Fund,  the right of the Fund to use the
name "Oppenheimer" as part of its name may be withdrawn.

     o The Distributor. Under its General Distributor's Agreement with the Fund,
the  Distributor is 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,
and other than paid under the  Distribution  and Service Plans, are borne by the
Distributor.  During  the  fiscal  year  ended  July  31,  1997,  there  were no
contingent  deferred sales charges  received and retained by the  Distributor on
Class B and Class C shares. 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.
    

     o The Transfer Agent. OppenheimerFunds 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.

   
     o  Portfolio   Transactions.   Portfolio   decisions  are  based  upon  the
recommendations  and judgment of the Manager subject to the overall authority of
the  Board  of  Trustees.  As most  purchases  made by the  Fund  are  principal
transactions at net prices,  the Fund incurs little or no brokerage  costs.  The
Fund did not incur any  brokerage  costs  during the fiscal years ended July 31,
1997,  December 31, 1995 and  December 31, 1994 or the fiscal  period ended July
31, 1996.  The Fund deals  directly with the selling or purchasing  principal or
market  maker  without  incurring  charges  for the  services of a broker on its
behalf unless it is determined  that a better price or execution may be obtained
by using the  services  of a broker.  Purchases  of  portfolio  securities  from
underwriters  include  a  commission  or  concession  paid by the  issuer to the
underwriter,  and purchases  from dealers  include a spread  between the bid and
asked prices.
    

      The Fund seeks to obtain prompt  execution of orders at the most favorable
net price. If brokers are used for portfolio  transactions,  transactions may be
directed to brokers for their  execution  and  research  services.  The research
services  provided by a  particular  broker may be useful only to one or more of
the advisory accounts of the Manager and its affiliates, and investment research
received for the  commissions  of those 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 in commission dollars.

      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.

      No  portfolio  transactions  will  be  handled  by any  securities  dealer
affiliated  with the Manager.  The Fund's policy of investing in short-term debt
securities  with  maturities  of less than one year  results  in high  portfolio
turnover and may increase the Fund's transaction costs. However, since brokerage
commissions,  if any, are usually small, high turnover does not normally have an
appreciable adverse effect upon the income of the Fund.

Performance of the Fund

     o Yield  Information.  The  current  yield of each class is  determined  in
accordance with regulations  adopted under the Investment  Company Act. Yield is
calculated  for a seven day  period of time as  follows.  First,  a base  period
return is calculated for the seven-day  period by determining  the net change in
the  value  of a  hypothetical  pre-existing  account  having  one  share at the
beginning of the seven day period. The change includes dividends declared on the
original share and dividends  declared on any shares purchased with dividends on
that  share,  but such  dividends  are  adjusted  to  exclude  any  realized  or
unrealized capital gains or losses affecting the dividends  declared.  Next, the
base period  return is  multiplied  by 365/7 to obtain the current  yield to the
nearest hundredth of one percent. The compounded effective yield for a seven-day
period is  calculated  by (a) adding 1 to the base period  return  (obtained  as
described above),  (b) raising the sum to a power equal to 365 divided by 7, and
(c)  subtracting 1 from the result.  The "current yield" on Class A, Class B and
Class C shares  for the seven days  ended  July 31,  1997 was  4.36%,  3.77% and
3.74%,  respectively.  The "compounded effective yield" for that period on Class
A, Class B and Class C shares was 4.45%, 3.84% and 3.81%, respectively.

      The  yield  as   calculated   above  may  vary  for  accounts   less  than
approximately  $100 in value  due to the  effect  of  rounding  off  each  daily
dividend to the nearest full cent.  Since the  calculation of yield under either
procedure  described  above does not take into  consideration  any  realized  or
unrealized gains or losses on the Fund's  portfolio  securities which may affect
dividends,  the return on dividends declared during a period may not be the same
on an annualized basis as the yield for that period.

      o Other  Performance  Comparisons.  Yield  information  may be  useful  to
investors in reviewing  the Fund's  performance.  The Fund may make  comparisons
between its yields and that of other  investments by citing various indices such
as The Bank Rate Monitor  National  Index  (provided by Bank Rate  Monitor(TM)),
which measures the average rate paid on bank money market accounts, NOW accounts
and certificates of deposit by the 100 largest banks and thrift  institutions in
various  metropolitan  areas.  However, a number of factors should be considered
before  using  yield  information  as a basis for  comparison  with  alternative
investments.  An  investment  in the Fund is not  insured.  Its  yields  are not
guaranteed  and normally  will  fluctuate  on a daily basis.  The yields for any
given past period are not an indication or  representation by the Fund of future
yields or rates of return on its  shares.  The  Fund's  yields are  affected  by
portfolio quality,  portfolio  maturity,  the types of instruments held, and the
operating  expenses  of  each  class.  When  comparing  the  Fund's  yields  and
investment risk with that of other investments, investors should understand that
certain other  investment  alternatives,  such as certificates of deposit,  U.S.
government  securities,  money market  instruments  or bank accounts may provide
fixed yields or yields that may vary above a stated minimum,  and may be insured
or  guaranteed.  Certain  types of bank  accounts may not pay interest  when the
balance falls below a specified level and may limit the number of withdrawals by
check per month.

Distribution and Service Plans

The Fund has  adopted a Service  Plan for Class A shares  and  Distribution  and
Service Plans for Class B and Class C shares under Rule 12b-1 of the  Investment
Company  Act  pursuant to which the Fund  compensates  the  Distributor  for its
services 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 Plans for Class B and Class C shares,  that vote was cast by the Manager
as the then-sole initial holder of such 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 to
Recipients from their own resources.

      Unless  terminated as described below,  each Plan continues in effect from
year to year but only as long as its  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.  Each 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.
No 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 by a  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  rule 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  payments 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
payments were made and the services rendered in connection with the distribution
of the Fund's  shares.  Those reports 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  such
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.
The Board of Trustees has set the service fee and the  asset-based  sales charge
at the maximum rate and set no minimum amount.

      Any  unreimbursed  expenses  incurred by the  Distributor  with respect to
Class A shares  for any  fiscal  year  may not be  recovered  in later  periods.
Payments  received by the Distributor under the Plan for Class A shares will not
be used to pay any interest expense, carrying charges, or other financial costs,
or allocation of overhead by the Distributor.

      Service fee payments made under the Class A Plan for the fiscal year ended
July 31,  1997  totaled  $348,634  of  which  $92,272  was paid to MML  Investor
Services,  Inc.,  an  affiliate  of the  Distributor.  Asset-based  sales charge
payments  made under the Class B Plan and Class C Plan  during  the fiscal  year
ended July 31, 1997 totaled $505,099 and $81,952, respectively.

      Currently,  the  service  fee paid on Class B and Class C shares is set at
zero.  If service fee payments  are paid in the future,  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 Class B and Class C shares are  outstanding,  and
thereafter on a quarterly  basis,  as described in the  Prospectus.  Any advance
service fee payment is based on the net asset value of shares sold.  An exchange
of shares does not entitle the Recipient to an advance  service fee payment.  In
the event  Class B and Class C shares  are  redeemed  during the first year such
shares are  outstanding,  the  Recipient  would be obligated to repay a pro rata
portion of such advance payment to the Distributor.

      A minimum  holding period may be established  from time to time under each
Plan by the Board.  The Board has set no minimum  holding period under any Plan.
All  payments  under the Plans are  subject  to the  limitations  imposed by the
Conduct  Rules of the  National  Association  of  Securities  Dealers,  Inc.  on
payments of asset-based sales charges and service fees.

     If the Fund terminates either the Class B or Class C Plan, the Trustees may
allow the Fund to continue  payments of the  service fee and  asset-based  sales
charge to the Distributor for  distributing  shares before the Plan  terminated.
The Class B and Class C Plans enable the  Distributor to offer Class B and Class
C shares for purchase under certain  arrangements as described in the Prospectus
and to offer an  exchange  privilege  between  Class B and Class C shares of the
Fund and Class B and Class C shares of other  Oppenheimer  funds,  respectively,
without assessing a contingent  deferred sales charge at the time of purchase or
exchange.  The asset-based  sales charge paid to the Distributor by the Fund and
the payment of the contingent  deferred sales charges are intended to compensate
the Distributor for its activities  related to the offering of Class B and Class
C shares of  Oppenheimer  funds.  Such  payments may also be used to pay for the
following  expenses in connection  with the  distribution of Class B and Class C
shares of  Oppenheimer  funds:  (i)  financing  the  advance of any  service fee
payment to Recipients,  (ii) compensation and expenses of personnel  employed by
the  Distributor  to support  distribution  of shares,  and (iii) costs of sales
literature,  advertising and prospectuses (other than those furnished to current
shareholders) and state "blue sky" registration fees.

      The  Distributor  may  enter  into  Supplemental  Distribution  Assistance
Agreements  (the  "Agreements")  under the Class A Plan  with  selected  dealers
distributing  shares  of  the  Fund,  Centennial  New  York  Tax  Exempt  Trust,
Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust,  Centennial Government Trust, Centennial
Tax Exempt Trust and Centennial  America Fund,  L.P.  Quarterly  payments by the
Distributor  (which  are not a Fund  expense)  will  range  from 0.10% to 0.30%,
annually,   of  the   average   net  asset  value  of  Class  A  shares  of  the
above-mentioned  funds owned during the quarter beneficially or of record by the
dealer or his customers. However, no payment shall be made to any dealer for any
quarter during which the average value of Class A shares of the  above-mentioned
funds'  shares owned during that quarter by the dealer or its  customers is less
than $5 million.

ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

How To Buy Shares

Alternative Sales  Arrangements - Class A, Class B and Class C Shares. As stated
in the  Prospectus,  Class B and Class C shares of the Fund may only be acquired
by exchange of Class B and Class C shares,  respectively,  of other  Oppenheimer
funds or directly through the Oppenheimer  prototype 401(k) plan, or for Class B
shares,  pursuant to Asset Builder Plans.  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 of Oppenheimer  funds other than the
Money  Market  Funds.  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
any exchange  order for $500,000 or more of Class B shares or $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  another  Oppenheimer  funds
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  is  subject  to the
continuing  availability  of a private  letter ruling from the Internal  Revenue
Service,  or an  opinion  of counsel  or tax  advisor,  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.  These  general
expenses  include (i) management  fees, (ii) legal,  bookkeeping and audit fees,
(iii)  printing  and  mailing  costs  of  shareholder   reports,   Prospectuses,
Statements  of   Additional   Information   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 any 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) 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 The New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") 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 shares 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 on days falling before a holiday).  The Exchange's  most
recent annual holiday  schedule (which is subject to change) states that it will
close New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday,  Memorial Day,  Independence
Day, Labor Day,  Thanksgiving  Day and Christmas Day. It may also close on other
days.

      The Fund's Board of Trustees has established  procedures for the valuation
of the Fund's  securities  which provide that money market debt  securities that
had a maturity of less than 397 days when issued that have a remaining  maturity
of 60 days or less are valued at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and
accretion of discounts;  and securities  (including  restricted  securities) not
having  readily-available  market quotations are valued at fair value determined
under the Board's procedures.

      The Fund will seek to  maintain  a net asset  value of $1.00 per share for
purchases and  redemptions.  There can be no assurance that the Fund will do so.
The Fund  operates  under Rule 2a-7 under  which the Fund may use the  amortized
cost method of valuing their shares. The amortized cost method values a security
initially  at its cost and  thereafter  assumes a constant  amortization  of any
premium or accretion of any discount,  regardless  of the impact of  fluctuating
interest  rates on the market value of the  security.  This method does not take
into account unrealized capital gains or losses.

      The Fund's  Board of  Trustees  has  established  procedures  intended  to
stabilize the Fund's net asset value at $1.00 per share. If the Fund's net asset
value per share were to deviate from $1.00 by more than 0.5%, Rule 2a-7 requires
the Board  promptly to consider  what action,  if any,  should be taken.  If the
Trustees  find that the  extent of any such  deviation  may  result in  material
dilution or other unfair effects on  shareholders,  the Board will take whatever
steps it considers  appropriate  to eliminate or reduce such  dilution or unfair
effects,  including,  without limitation,  selling portfolio securities prior to
maturity,  shortening the average  portfolio  maturity,  withholding or reducing
dividends,  reducing  the  outstanding  number of Fund shares  without  monetary
consideration,  or  calculating  net asset  value  per share by using  available
market quotations.

      As long as the  Fund use  Rule  2a-7,  the  Fund  must  abide  by  certain
conditions described in the Prospectus. Some of those conditions which relate to
portfolio  management  are that the Fund must:  (i)  maintain a  dollar-weighted
average portfolio maturity not in excess of 90 days; (ii) limit its investments,
including repurchase  agreements,  to those instruments which are denominated in
U.S.  dollars  and which are rated in one of the two highest  short-term  rating
categories   by  at  least   two   "nationally-recognized   statistical   rating
organizations"  ("Rating  Organizations")  as defined  in Rule  2a-7,  or by one
Rating Organization if only one Rating  Organization has rated the security;  an
instrument  that is not rated must be a comparable  quality as determined by the
Manager  under  procedures  approved by the Board;  and (iii) not  purchase  any
instruments  with a remaining  maturity of more than 397 days.  Under Rule 2a-7,
the maturity of an instrument is generally  considered to be its stated maturity
(or in the case of an instrument  called for  redemption,  the date on which the
redemption  payment must be made), with special  exceptions for certain variable
rate demand and floating rate instruments.  Repurchase agreements and securities
loan  agreements  are,  in  general,  treated as having a maturity  equal to the
period scheduled until repurchase or return,  or if subject to demand,  equal to
the notice period.

      While amortized cost method provides certainty in valuation,  there may be
periods  during which the value of an  instrument,  as  determined  by amortized
cost,  is higher or lower than the price the Fund  would  receive if it sold the
instrument.  During  periods of  declining  interest  rates,  the daily yield on
shares of the Fund may tend to be lower  (and net  investment  income  and daily
dividends  higher)  than market  prices or  estimates  of market  prices for its
portfolio.  Thus, if the use of amortized  cost by the funds resulted in a lower
aggregate  portfolio  value on a particular  day, a prospective  investor in the
Fund would be able to obtain a somewhat  higher  yield  than would  result  from
investment in a fund utilizing solely market values,  and existing  investors in
the Fund would  receive less  investment  income than if the Fund were priced at
market value.  Conversely,  during periods of rising interest  rates,  the daily
yield on Fund shares will tend to be higher and its  aggregate  value lower than
that of a portfolio priced at market value. A prospective investor would receive
a lower yield than from an  investment  in a portfolio  priced at market  value,
while existing  investors in the Fund would receive more investment  income than
if the Fund were priced at market value.

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 shares  purchased by the proceeds
of ACH  transfers on the business day the Fund  receives  Federal  Funds for the
purchase through the ACH system before the close of The New York Stock Exchange.
The  Exchange  normally  closes at 4:00 P.M.,  but may close  earlier on certain
days.  If Federal  Funds are  received on a business  day after the close of the
Exchange, the shares will be purchased and dividends will begin to accrue on the
next regular  business day. The proceeds of ACH transfers are normally  received
by the Fund 3 days after the transfers are initiated.  The  Distributor  and the
Fund are not  responsible  for any delays in purchasing  shares  resulting  from
delays in ACH transmissions.

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   under
"Checkwriting"  in "How To Sell Shares," in the Prospectus.  Asset Builder Plans
also enable shareholders of the Fund to use those accounts for monthly automatic
purchases of shares of up to four other Oppenheimer  funds. If you make payments
from your bank account to purchase shares of the Fund, your bank account will be
automatically  debited  normally  four  to  five  business  days  prior  to  the
investment  dates selected in the Account  Application.  Neither the Distributor
nor the  Transfer  Agent nor the Fund  shall be  responsible  for any  delays in
purchasing  shares  resulting  from delays in ACH  transmission.  The  foregoing
discussion does not apply to Asset Builder Plans in Class B shares of the Fund.

      Investors who wish to purchase Class B shares of other  Oppenheimer  funds
by  dollar-cost  averaging  may do so by  establishing  an Asset Builder Plan in
Class B shares of the Fund and  directing  that the entire  amount  invested  in
Class B shares of the Fund be reinvested in Class B shares of other  Oppenheimer
funds over a period that may not exceed 24 months. Investors who establish Asset
Builder  Plans may  purchase  Class B shares of the Fund  directly.  The minimum
initial  investment  for Class B Asset  Builder  Plans is $5,000 and the maximum
initial investment is $500,000.  Any redemption of Class B shares of the Fund or
any other  Oppenheimer  fund  within 6 years of  investment  may be subject to a
contingent deferred sales charge, as further described in the Fund's Prospectus.

      There are sales charges applicable to the purchase of certain  Oppenheimer
funds.  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.

     o The Oppenheimer  Funds. The Oppenheimer  funds are those mutual funds for
which the Distributor acts as the distributor or the sub-Distributor and include
the following:

   
Limited Term New York Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Bond Fund
Oppenheimer Bond Fund for Growth
Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund
Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund
Oppenheimer Disciplined Allocation Fund
Oppenheimer Disciplined Value Fund
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund
Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund
Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
Oppenheimer Florida Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Global Fund
Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund
Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund
Oppenheimer Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Growth & Income Fund
Oppenheimer High Income Fund
Oppenheimer High Yield Fund
Oppenheimer Insured Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Intermediate Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer International Bond Fund
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund
Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund
Oppenheimer LifeSpan Balanced Fund
Oppenheimer LifeSpan Growth Fund
Oppenheimer LifeSpan Income Fund
Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund
Oppenheimer Main Street California Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Main Street Income & Growth Fund
Oppenheimer MidCap Fund
Oppenheimer Money Fund
Oppenheimer Multi-Sector Income Trust
Oppenheimer Multiple Strategies Fund
Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund
Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer New York Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Quest Growth & Income Value Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Officers Value Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Small Cap Value Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund
Oppenheimer Strategic Bond Fund
Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund
Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust
Oppenheimer World Bond Fund
Panorama Series Fund Inc.
Rochester Fund Municipals
The New York Tax-Exempt Income Fund, Inc.

    

the following "Money Market Funds":

Centennial America Fund, L.P.
Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial Government Trust
Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial Tax Exempt Trust
Daily Cash Accumulation Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Cash Reserves
Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.

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.

      o Checkwriting.  When a check is presented to the Bank for clearance,  the
Bank will ask the Fund to  redeem a  sufficient  number  of full and  fractional
shares in the  shareholder's  account  to cover the  amount of the  check.  This
enables the  shareholder to continue  receiving  dividends on those shares until
the check is presented to the Fund.  Checks may not be presented  for payment at
the offices of the Bank or the Fund's Custodian. This limitation does not affect
the use of checks for the payment of bills or to obtain cash at other banks. The
Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue  offering  checkwriting
privileges at any time without prior notice.

     By choosing the  Checkwriting  privilege,  whether you do so by signing the
Account  Application  or by  completing a  Checkwriting  card,  the  individuals
signing (1) represent that they are either the registered owner(s) of the shares
of the Fund, or are an officer,  general partner,  trustee or other fiduciary or
agent,  as  applicable,  duly  authorized  to act on behalf  of such  registered
owner(s);  (2) authorize the Fund, its Transfer Agent and any bank through which
the Fund's drafts  ("checks") are payable (the "Bank"),  to pay all checks drawn
on the Fund account of such  person(s)  and to effect a redemption of sufficient
shares  in that  account  to cover  payment  of such  checks;  (3)  specifically
acknowledge(s)  that if you choose to permit a single  signature on checks drawn
against joint accounts,  or accounts for corporations,  partnerships,  trusts or
other entities, the signature of any one signatory on a check will be sufficient
to authorize  payment of that check and redemption  from an account even if that
account is  registered in the names of more than one person or even if more than
one authorized signature appears on the Checkwriting card or the Application, as
applicable;  and  (4)  understand(s)  that  the  Checkwriting  privilege  may be
terminated  or amended at any time by the Fund and/or the Bank and neither shall
incur  any  liability  for  such  amendment  or  termination  or  for  effecting
redemptions to pay checks reasonably believed to be genuine, or for returning or
not paying checks which have not been accepted for any reason.

      o Selling Shares by Wire. The wire of redemptions  proceeds may be delayed
if the Fund's  custodian  bank is not open for  business  on a day when the Fund
would normally  authorize the wire to be made,  which is usually the Fund's next
regular business day following the redemption. In those circumstances,  the wire
will not be  transmitted  until the next bank  business day on which the Fund is
open for business.  No dividends will be paid on the proceeds of redeemed shares
awaiting transfer by wire.

      o Payments  "In Kind."  The  Prospectus  states  that  payment  for shares
tendered for  redemption is ordinarily  made in cash.  However,  if the Board of
Trustees  of the  Fund  determines  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,  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
Value Per Share" and such  valuation  will be made as of the time the redemption
price is determined.

      o 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 such 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 such
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 may set
requirements to increase the investment,  and 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 of other
Oppenheimer  funds that you purchased  subject to an initial  sales  charge,  or
shares on which a CDSC was paid, or (ii) Class B shares that were subject to the
Class B contingent  deferred  sales charge when  redeemed.  It does not apply to
Class C shares.  The reinvestment may be made without sales charge only in Class
A shares of the Fund or any of the other  Oppenheimer funds into which shares of
the Fund are  exchangeable  as  described  below,  at the net asset  value  next
computed  after receipt by the Transfer  Agent of the  reinvestment  order.  The
shareholder  must  ask  the  Distributor  for  such  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 Oppenheimer  funds within 90 days of payment of the sales
charge, the shareholder's basis in the shares of the Fund that were redeemed may
not include the amount of the sales charge  paid.  That would reduce the loss or
increase the gain  recognized  from the  redemption.  However,  in that case the
sales  charge  would  be  added  to the  basis  of the  shares  acquired  by the
reinvestment of the redemption  proceeds.  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.

Transfers  of Shares.  Shares are not  subject  to the  payment of a  contingent
deferred  sales  charge  of any  class  at the time of  transfer  to the name of
another person or entity  (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  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 on behalf of their  customers.  The  shareholder  should  contact the
broker or dealer to arrange this type of redemption.  The  repurchase  price per
share will be the net asset  value next  computed  after the receipt of an order
placed by such  dealer or  broker,  except  that if the  Distributor  receives a
repurchase  order from a dealer or broker  after the close of The New York Stock
Exchange on a regular business day, it will be processed at that day's net asset
value if the order was received by the dealer or broker from its customer  prior
to the time the Exchange closes (normally, that is 4:00 P.M., but may be earlier
on some days) and the order was  transmitted to and received by the  Distributor
prior to its close of business that day (normally  5:00 P.M.).  Ordinarily,  for
accounts redeemed by a broker-dealer under this procedure,  payment will be made
within  three  business  days  after  the  shares  have been  redeemed  upon the
Distributor's  receipt of the required redemption documents in proper form, with
the signature(s) of the registered owners guaranteed on the redemption documents
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,  are 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.  Shares are normally redeemed  pursuant to an Automatic  Withdrawal Plan
three business days before the date you select in the Account Application.  If a
contingent  deferred sales charge applies to the  redemption,  the amount of the
check or payment will be reduced  accordingly.  Class B shareholders  should not
establish  withdrawal  plans  and  Class C  shareholders  should  not  establish
withdrawal  plans that would require the  redemption of shares held less than 12
months,  because of the  imposition of the  contingent  deferred sales charge on
such withdrawals (except where the contingent deferred sales charge is waived).

      By requesting an Automatic  Withdrawal or Exchange Plan,  the  shareholder
agrees to the terms and conditions  applicable to such plans, as stated below as
well as in 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.

      o 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  Oppenheimer  funds  automatically  on a  monthly,  quarterly,
semi-annual or annual basis under an Automatic Exchange Plan. The minimum amount
that may be exchanged to each other fund  account is $25.  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.

      o 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 and the Fund 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 after mailing such notification
for the requested  change to be put in effect.  The Planholder may, at any time,
instruct the Transfer Agent by written notice (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 an Oppenheimer fund
having  more than one class of shares  may be  exchanged  only for shares of the
same class of other Oppenheimer  funds.  Shares of Oppenheimer funds that have a
single class  without a class  designation  are deemed "Class A" shares for this
purpose.  All of the  Oppenheimer  funds offer  Class A, B and C shares,  except
Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.,  Centennial Money Market Trust,  Centennial
Tax Exempt Trust,  Centennial  Government Trust,  Centennial New York Tax Exempt
Trust,  Centennial  America Fund, L.P. and Daily Cash  Accumulation  Fund, Inc.,
which  only  offer  Class A  shares,  and  Oppenheimer  Main  Street  California
Municipal Fund,  which only offers Class A and Class B shares. A current list of
funds  showing  which funds  offer which  classes may be obtained by calling the
Distributor at 1-800-525-7048.

     Class A shares of Oppenheimer funds may be exchanged at net asset value for
shares of other Money  Market  Funds.  Shares of a Money  Market Fund  purchased
without a sales charge may be exchanged for shares of Oppenheimer  funds offered
with a sales charge upon payment of the sales charge (or, if applicable,  may be
used to purchase  shares of Oppenheimer  funds subject to a contingent  deferred
sales charge). Class A shares of this Fund acquired by reinvestment of dividends
or  distributions  from  any  other  of the  Oppenheimer  funds or from any unit
investment  trust for which  reinvestment  arrangements  have been made with the
Distributor  may be  exchanged  at net  asset  value  for  shares  of any of the
Oppenheimer  funds.  Shares of this Fund  acquired by  reinvested  dividends and
distributions  may be  exchanged  for  shares of other  Oppenheimer  funds  upon
payment of the sales charge,  if applicable,  or may be used to purchase  shares
subject to a contingent  deferred  sales charge,  if  applicable.  No contingent
deferred  sales charge is imposed on exchanges of shares of any class  purchased
subject to a contingent  deferred  sales  charge.  However,  when Class A shares
acquired  by  exchange of Class A shares of other  Oppenheimer  funds  purchased
subject to a Class A contingent  deferred  sales  charge are redeemed  within 12
months (18 months for shares  purchased  prior to May 1, 1997) of the end of the
calendar  month of the initial  purchase of the  exchanged  Class A shares,  the
Class A contingent  deferred sales charge is imposed on the redeemed shares. The
Class B  contingent  deferred  sales  charge of 5% is  imposed on Class B shares
redeemed  within  one year of the  initial  purchase  of the  exchanged  Class B
shares,  declining  to 4% during  the  second  year,  3% in the third and fourth
years,  2% in the fifth year, 1% in the sixth year, and  eliminated  thereafter.
The Class C contingent  deferred sales charge of 1% is imposed on Class C shares
redeemed  within 12 months of the  initial  purchase  of the  exchanged  Class C
shares.

      For accounts established on or before March 8, 1996 holding Class M shares
of  Oppenheimer  Bond Fund for Growth,  Class M shares can be exchanged only for
Class A shares  of  other  Oppenheimer  funds.  Exchanges  to Class M shares  of
Oppenheimer  Bond  Fund  for  Growth  are  permitted  from  Class  A  shares  of
Oppenheimer  Money Market Fund,  Inc. or  Oppenheimer  Cash  Reserves  that were
acquired by exchange from Class M shares. Otherwise no exchanges of any class of
any Oppenheimer fund into Class M shares are permitted.

      The Fund  reserves  the  right to reject  telephone  or  written  exchange
requests  submitted  in bulk by anyone on behalf of more than one  account.  The
Fund  may  accept  requests  for  exchanges  of up to 50  accounts  per day from
representatives  of  authorized  dealers  that  qualify for this  privilege.  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  Class B or Class C shares are  redeemed  to effect an  exchange,  the
priorities described in "How To Buy Shares" in the Prospectus for the imposition
of the Class B or 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.

      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  Oppenheimer  funds  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  includes
discussion  of  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." Under the
Internal Revenue Code, by December 31 each year, the Fund must distribute 98% of
its taxable  investment income earned from January 1 through December 31 of that
year and 98% of its capital gains  realized in the period from November 1 of the
prior year through  October 31 of the current year, or else the Fund must pay an
excise tax on the amounts not  distributed.  While it is  presently  anticipated
that the Fund will meet those  requirements,  the Fund's  Board and the  Manager
might  determine in a particular  year that it would be in the best  interest of
shareholders for the Fund not to make such  distributions at the required levels
and to pay the excise tax on the  undistributed  amounts.  That would reduce the
amount of income or capital gains available for distribution to shareholders.

      Dividends, distributions and the proceeds of the redemption of Fund shares
represented  by checks  returned to the Transfer  Agent by the Postal Service as
undeliverable  will be  invested  in shares of this Fund as promptly as possible
after the return of such checks to the  Transfer  Agent,  in order to enable the
investor to earn a return on otherwise idle funds.

Dividend  Reinvestment  in Another Fund.  Shareholders  of the Fund may elect to
reinvest all dividends and/or capital gains  distributions in shares of the same
class of any of the other Oppenheimer  funds listed in " The Oppenheimer  Funds"
above at net  asset  value  without  sales  charge.  To  elect  this  option,  a
shareholder  must  notify  the  Transfer  Agent in writing  and  either  have an
existing  account  in the  fund  selected  for  reinvestment  or must  obtain  a
prospectus for that fund and an application from the Distributor 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 shares of other  Oppenheimer  funds may be
invested in shares of this Fund on the same basis.

Additional Information About the Fund

The  Custodian.  Citibank,  N.A.  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 the banking relationships
between  the  Manager  and 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.  The Fund's cash  balances  with the  Custodian  in
excess of  $100,000  are not  protected  by  Federal  deposit  insurance.  Those
uninsured balances at times may be substantial.

Independent  Auditors.  The  independent  auditors  of the Fund audit the Fund's
financial statements and perform other related audit services.  They also act as
auditors for the Manager and certain  other funds advised by the Manager and its
affiliates.

                

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Independent Auditors' Report

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The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Oppenheimer Cash Reserves:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the statement of investments, of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves as of July 31, 1997,
the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of
changes in net assets for the year then ended, for the seven months ended July
31, 1996 and the year ended December 31, 1995, and the financial highlights for
the period January 1, 1992 to July 31, 1997. These financial statements and
financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
financial highlights based on our audits.

           We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and
financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities
owned at July 31, 1997 by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.

           In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer
Cash Reserves at July 31, 1997, the results of its operations, the changes in
its net assets, and the financial highlights for the respective stated periods,
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.




DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Denver, Colorado
August 21, 1997


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Statement of Investments  July 31, 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Face         Value
                                                                 Amount       See Note 1
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<S>                                                            <C>           <C>
Bankers' Acceptances--2.1%
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BankBoston, N.A., 5.60%, 10/24/97                              $5,000,000    $ 4,934,667
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Direct Bank Obligations--7.1%
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Abbey National North America Corp., 5.54%, 1/23/98              5,000,000      4,865,347
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Bankers Trust Co., New York, 5.71%, 4/15/98(1)                  7,000,000      7,000,000
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CoreStates Bank, N.V., 5.596%, 12/18/97(1)                      5,000,000      4,998,919
                                                                            ------------
Total Direct Bank Obligations                                                 16,864,266
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Letters of Credit--9.0%
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ABN Amro Bank, N.V., guaranteeing commercial paper of Formosa
Plastics Corp. USA-Series A, 5.63%, 8/28/97                     5,000,000      4,978,888
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Bayerische Vereinsbank AG, guaranteeing commercial paper of:
Banco Rio de la Plata S.A.-Series A, 5.31%, 8/25/97             4,000,000      3,985,840
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Societe Generale, guaranteeing commercial paper of:
Banco Nacionale de Comericio Exterior SNC-Series A,
5.61%, 12/2/97                                                  5,500,000      5,394,852
Nacional Financiera SNC-Series A, 5.75%, 8/18/97                7,000,000      6,980,993
                                                                            ------------
Total Letters of Credit                                                       21,340,573
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Short-Term Notes--81.5%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Banks--2.1%
Bankers Trust Co., New York, 5.54%, 12/11/97                    5,000,000      4,898,433
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Broker/Dealers--26.2%
Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.:
5.677%, 2/9/98(1)                                               5,000,000      5,005,412
5.75%, 4/1/98(1)                                                5,000,000      5,000,000
5.875%, 2/20/98(1)                                              4,000,000      4,004,365
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CS First Boston, Inc., 5.54%, 1/22/98(2)                        2,000,000      1,946,447
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dean Witter, Discover & Co., 5.868%, 9/29/97(1)                 2,500,000      2,500,919
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Goldman Sachs Group, L.P., 5.844%, 10/10/97(3)                  6,000,000      6,000,000
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.:
5.62%, 11/21/97                                                 7,000,000      6,877,609
5.64%, 9/10/97                                                  5,000,000      4,968,667
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.:
5.54%, 12/12/97                                                 2,500,000      2,448,740
5.55%, 12/17/97                                                 8,000,000      7,829,800
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co., 5.812%, 3/24/98    7,251,000      7,251,000
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Republic New York Securities Corp., 6.06%, 4/24/98(1)           8,000,000      8,000,000
                                                                            ------------
                                                                              61,832,959
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Face         Value
                                                                 Amount       See Note 1
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>           <C>
Commercial Finance--14.3%
CIT Group Holdings, Inc., 5.625%, 9/17/97(1)                   $5,000,000    $ 4,999,533
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Countrywide Home Loans, 6.069%, 1/28/98(1)                      5,000,000      5,007,782
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FINOVA Capital Corp.:
5.57%, 11/10/97                                                 5,000,000      4,921,865
5.61%, 10/30/97                                                 2,000,000      1,971,950
5.64%, 9/8/97                                                   5,000,000      4,970,233
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heller Financial, Inc.:
5.75%, 12/15/97                                                 4,000,000      3,913,111
5.75%, 9/4/97                                                   8,000,000      7,956,556
                                                                            ------------
                                                                              33,741,030
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diversified Financial--9.2%
Associates Corp. of North America, 5.875%, 8/1/97               8,911,000      8,911,000
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Motors Acceptance Corp.:
5.31%, 8/6/97                                                   5,000,000      4,996,299
5.73%, 11/18/97                                                 3,000,000      2,947,952
5.75%, 4/21/98(1)                                               5,000,000      4,998,154
                                                                            ------------
                                                                              21,853,405
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Electronics--1.3%
Mitsubishi Electric Finance America, Inc., 5.65%, 8/27/97(2)    3,000,000      2,987,758
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Industrial Services--3.0%
Atlas Copco AB, 5.625%, 8/25/97(2)                              5,000,000      4,981,250
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PHH Corp., 5.618%, 1/27/98(1)                                   2,000,000      1,999,806
                                                                            ------------
                                                                               6,981,056
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Insurance--2.1%
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co., 5.744%, 7/21/97(1)(3)        5,000,000      5,000,000
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Savings & Loans--5.5%
Great Western Bank FSB:
5.61%, 9/12/97                                                  5,000,000      4,967,275
5.61%, 9/17/97                                                  3,000,000      2,978,027
5.63%, 9/10/97                                                  5,000,000      4,968,722
                                                                             ------------
                                                                              12,914,024
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Special Purpose Financial--17.8%
Asset Backed Capital Finance, Inc.:
5.60%, 12/26/97(1)(3)                                           4,000,000      3,998,630
5.65%, 9/23/97                                                  1,000,000        991,682
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beta Finance, Inc., 5.65%, 9/15/97(2)                           6,000,000      5,957,625
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>

Statement of Investments (Continued)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Face         Value
                                                                 Amount       See Note 1
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                           <C>           <C>
Special Purpose Financial (continued)
Enterprise Funding Corp.:
5.62%, 9/3/97(2)                                              $ 5,981,000   $  5,950,188
5.65%, 12/15/97(2)                                              3,000,000      2,935,967
5.67%, 8/18/97(2)                                               3,000,000      2,991,967
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New Center Asset Trust, 5.55%, 12/29/97                         3,000,000      2,930,625
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Preferred Receivables Funding Corp., 5.63%, 8/19/97             5,875,000      5,858,462
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RACERS Series 1996-MM-12-3, 5.668%, 12/15/97(1)(3)              3,000,000      3,000,000
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sigma Finance, Inc., 5.55%, 10/6/97(2)                          2,500,000      2,474,563
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TIERS Series DCMT 1996-A, 5.698%, 10/15/97(1)(3)                5,000,000      5,000,000
                                                                            ------------
                                                                              42,089,709
                                                                            ------------
Total Short-Term Notes                                                       192,298,374
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. Government Agencies--2.1%                                                          
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.93%, 8/1/97(1)                        5,000,000      5,000,000
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Investments, at Value                                         101.8%   240,437,880
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets                                (1.8)    (4,334,526)
                                                              -----------   ------------
Net Assets                                                          100.0%  $236,103,354
                                                              ===========    ===========
</TABLE> 

Short-term notes, bankers' acceptances, direct bank obligations and letters of
credit are generally traded on a discount basis; the interest rate is the
discount rate received by the Fund at the time of purchase. Other securities
normally bear interest at the rates shown.


1. Floating or variable rate obligation. The interest rate, which is based on
specific, or an index of, market interest rates, is subject to change
periodically and is the effective rate on July 31, 1997. This instrument may
also have a demand feature which allows, on up to 30 days notice, the recovery
of principal at any time, or at specified intervals not exceeding one year.
Maturity date shown represents effective maturity based on variable rate and,
if applicable, demand feature.

2. Security issued in an exempt transaction without registration under the
Securities Act of 1933. Such securities amount to $30,225,765, or 12.80% of the
Fund's net assets, and have been determined to be liquid pursuant to guidelines
adopted by the Board of Trustees.

3. Represents a restricted security which is considered illiquid, by virtue of
the absence of a readily available market or because of legal or contractual
restrictions on resale. Such securities amount to $22,998,630, or 9.74% of the
Fund's net assets. The Fund may not invest more than 10% of its net assets
(determined at the time of purchase) in illiquid securities.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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<PAGE>

Statement of Assets and Liabilities  July 31, 1997

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                     <C>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assets
Investments, at value--see accompanying statement                                       $240,437,880
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash                                                                                         374,059
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Receivables:
Shares of beneficial interest sold                                                         1,281,224
Interest                                                                                     617,488
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other                                                                                         87,486
                                                                                        ------------
Total assets                                                                             242,798,137
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liabilities
Payables and other liabilities:
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed                                                     6,243,447
Dividends                                                                                    302,465
Shareholder reports                                                                           57,081
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees                                                 46,690
Distribution and service plan fees                                                            29,105
Other                                                                                         15,995
                                                                                        ------------
Total liabilities                                                                          6,694,783
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Assets                                                                              $236,103,354
                                                                                        ============
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Composition of Net Assets
Paid-in capital                                                                         $236,108,871
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions                                      (5,517)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets                                                                              $236,103,354
                                                                                        ============
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Asset Value Per Share
Class A Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net
assets of $172,969,845 and 173,031,349 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)              $1.00
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net
assets of $54,008,935 and 54,008,096 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)                $1.00
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class C Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net
assets of $9,124,574 and 9,124,096 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)                  $1.00
</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


                           9 Oppenheimer Cash Reserves
<PAGE>

Statement of Operations  For the Year Ended July 31, 1997

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Investment Income
Interest                                                  $14,514,957
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses
Management fees--Note 3                                     1,286,675
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees--Note 3       1,032,743
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Distribution and service plan fees--Note 3:
Class A                                                       348,634
Class B                                                       505,099
Class C                                                        81,952
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Registration and filing fees:
Class A                                                       168,435
Class B                                                        63,969
Class C                                                        10,387
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder reports                                           207,407
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Custodian fees and expenses                                    22,201
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Legal and auditing fees                                        16,778
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Insurance expenses                                              4,693
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Other                                                          20,614
                                                         ------------
Total expenses                                              3,769,587
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Investment Income                                      10,745,370
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Realized Gain on Investments                                2,265
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations      $10,747,635
                                                         ============

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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<PAGE>

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    Year Ended
                                               Year Ended July 31,                  December 31,
                                               1997               1996(1)           1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>                <C>               <C>
Operations
Net investment income                           $  10,745,370      $  5,166,134      $  6,676,570
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain (loss)                                2,265            (6,753)           37,450
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase in net assets resulting from
operations                                         10,747,635         5,159,381         6,714,020
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Class A                                            (7,785,359)       (3,897,426)       (4,996,089)
Class B                                            (2,546,870)       (1,119,443)       (1,474,886)
Class C                                              (413,141)         (143,788)         (249,786)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beneficial Interest Transactions
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from beneficial interest
transactions--Note 2:
Class A                                             2,937,563        21,502,771        49,175,977
Class B                                           (31,565,083)       48,195,633        (9,426,294)
Class C                                            (2,592,039)        6,692,718          (580,955)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Assets
Total increase (decrease)                         (31,217,294)       76,389,846        39,161,987
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beginning of period                               267,320,648       190,930,802       151,768,815
                                                -------------      ------------      ------------
End of period                                   $ 236,103,354      $267,320,648      $190,930,802
                                                =============      ============      ============
</TABLE>

1.   For the period ended July 31, 1996. The Fund changed its fiscal year end 
from December 31 to July 31.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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<PAGE>

Financial Highlights

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Class A
                                      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Year Ended July 31,         Year Ended December 31,                            
                                      1997          1996(2)        1995         1994        1993         1992
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>           <C>            <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>         
Per Share Operating Data:                                                                                            
Net asset value,                                                                                                     
beginning of period                   $   1.00      $   1.00       $   1.00     $  1.00     $  1.00      $   1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income from investment                                                                                               
operations -- net investment                                                                                         
income and net realized gain               .04           .03            .05         .03         .02           .03    
Dividends and distributions to                                                                                       
shareholders                              (.04)         (.03)          (.05)       (.03)       (.02)         (.03)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period        $   1.00      $   1.00       $   1.00     $  1.00     $  1.00      $   1.00    
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Return, at Net Asset Value(5)       4.41%         2.68%          4.84%       3.22%       2.05%         3.07%   
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                                                            
Net assets, end of period                                                                                            
(in thousands)                        $172,970      $170,031       $148,529     $99,361     $70,924      $ 89,266
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average net assets                                                                                                   
(in thousands)                        $179,948      $149,889       $105,349     $87,908     $76,910      $104,970
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to average net assets:                                                                                        
Net investment income                     4.33%         4.47%(6)       4.71%       3.25%       1.99%         3.07%   
Expenses                                  1.29%         1.06%(6)       1.36%       1.32%       1.55%         1.25%(7)
</TABLE>


1. For the period from December 1, 1993 (inception of offering) to December 31,
1993.

2. For the seven months ended July 31, 1996. The Fund changed its fiscal year
end from December 31 to July 31.

3. For the period from August 17, 1993 (inception of offering) to December 31,
1993.

4. Less than $.005 per share.

                          12 Oppenheimer Cash Reserves
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Class B                                                        Class C
- -------------------------------------------------------        ----------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended July 31,        Year Ended December 31,             Year Ended July 31,       Year Ended December 31,
1997        1996(2)        1995       1994       1993(3)       1997        1996(2)       1995         1994        1993(1)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>         <C>            <C>        <C>        <C>           <C>        <C>           <C>          <C>         <C>  
  $1.00       $1.00          $1.00      $1.00    $1.00           $1.00      $1.00         $1.00        $1.00      $1.00
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    .04         .02            .04        .03       --(4)          .04        .02           .04          .02         --(4)
   (.04)       (.02)          (.04)      (.03)      --(4)         (.04)      (.02)         (.04)        (.02)        --(4)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $1.00       $1.00          $1.00      $1.00    $1.00           $1.00      $1.00         $1.00        $1.00      $1.00
  =====       =====          =====      =====    =====           =====      =====         =====        =====      =====

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3.82%       2.35%          4.26%      2.54%    0.56%           3.84%      2.35%         4.21%        2.51%      0.14%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$54,009     $85,573        $37,378    $46,803     $628         $ 9,125    $11,717        $5,024       $5,604         $1
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$67,333     $49,226        $35,360    $21,262     $454         $10,930    $ 6,333        $6,040       $2,107         $1
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3.78%       3.91%(6)       4.15%      3.05%    1.49%(6)        3.78%      3.91%(6)      4.12%        3.19%      1.18%(6)
   1.84%       1.61%(6)       1.92%      1.89%    2.12%(6)        1.85%      1.61%(6)      1.97%        1.90%      2.35%(6)
</TABLE>

5. Assumes a hypothetical initial investment on the business day before the 
first day of the fiscal period (or inception of offering), with all dividends
reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the
net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Total
returns are not annualized for periods of less than one full year. Total returns
reflect changes in net investment income only.

6. Annualized.

7. The expense ratio was 1.42% absent the voluntary reimbursement by the
Manager.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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<PAGE>

Notes to Financial Statements

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Significant Accounting Policies

Oppenheimer Cash Reserves (the Fund) is registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, open-end management investment
company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek the maximum current income
that is consistent with stability of principal by investing in "money market"
securities meeting specified quality standards. The Fund's investment adviser
is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the Manager). The Fund offers Class A, Class B and
Class C shares. Class B and Class C shares may be subject to a contingent
deferred sales charge. All classes of shares have identical rights to earnings,
assets and voting privileges, except that each class has its own distribution
and/or service plan, expenses directly attributable to that class and exclusive
voting rights with respect to matters affecting that class. Class B shares will
automatically convert to Class A shares six years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently
followed by the Fund.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Investment Valuation. Portfolio securities are valued on the basis of amortized
cost, which approximates market value.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repurchase Agreements. The Fund requires the custodian to take possession, to
have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System or to have
segregated within the custodian's vault, all securities held as collateral for
repurchase agreements. The market value of the underlying securities is
required to be at least 102% of the resale price at the time of purchase. If
the seller of the agreement defaults and the value of the collateral declines,
or if the seller enters an insolvency proceeding, realization of the value of
the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allocation of Income, Expenses, and Gains and Losses. Income, expenses (other
than those attributable to a specific class) and gains and losses are allocated
daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets
represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a
specific class are charged against the operations of that class.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to comply with provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
distribute all of its taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no federal
income or excise tax provision is required.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions to Shareholders. The Fund intends to declare dividends separately
for Class A, Class B and Class C shares from net investment income each day the
New York Stock Exchange is open for business and pay such dividends monthly. To
effect its policy of maintaining a net asset value of $1.00 per share, the Fund
may withhold dividends or make distributions of net realized gains.


                          14 Oppenheimer Cash Reserves
<PAGE>

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the investments
are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses on investments
are determined on an identified cost basis, which is the same basis used for
federal income tax purposes.

              The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of no par value shares of
beneficial interest. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                    Year Ended July 31, 1997          Period Ended July 31, 1996(1)       Year Ended December 31, 1995
               ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- --------------------------------
               Shares            Amount            Shares             Amount           Shares            Amount
               ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- --------------
<S>              <C>             <C>                 <C>             <C>                 <C>             <C>
Class A:
Sold              539,202,800    $  539,202,800       265,507,057    $  265,507,057       367,360,698    $  367,360,698
Dividends and
distributions
reinvested          7,258,877         7,258,877         3,477,339         3,477,339         4,666,289         4,666,289
Redeemed         (543,524,114)     (543,524,114)     (247,481,625)     (247,481,625)     (322,851,010)     (322,851,010)
                -------------    --------------     -------------    --------------     -------------    --------------
Net increase        2,937,563    $    2,937,563        21,502,771    $   21,502,771        49,175,977    $   49,175,977
                =============    ==============     =============    ==============     =============    ==============
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B:
Sold              228,968,814    $  228,968,814       175,381,171    $  175,381,171       111,551,709    $  111,551,709
Dividends and
distributions
reinvested          2,072,482         2,072,482           836,342           836,342         1,179,668         1,179,668
Redeemed         (262,606,379)     (262,606,379)     (128,021,880)     (128,021,880)     (122,157,671)     (122,157,671)
                -------------    --------------     -------------    --------------     -------------    --------------
Net increase
(decrease)        (31,565,083)   $  (31,565,083)       48,195,633    $   48,195,633        (9,426,294)   $   (9,426,294)
                =============    ==============     =============    ==============     =============    ==============

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class C:
Sold               72,171,736    $   72,171,736        32,552,967    $   32,552,967        20,708,644    $   20,708,644
Dividends and
distributions
reinvested            343,761           343,761           116,233           116,233           207,924           207,924
Redeemed          (75,107,536)      (75,107,536)      (25,976,482)      (25,976,482)      (21,497,523)      (21,497,523)
                -------------    --------------     -------------    --------------     -------------    --------------
Net increase
(decrease)         (2,592,039)   $   (2,592,039)        6,692,718    $    6,692,718          (580,955)   $     (580,955)
                =============    ==============     =============    ==============     =============    ==============
</TABLE>

1. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to July 31.


                          15 Oppenheimer Cash Reserves
<PAGE>

Notes to Financial Statements  (Continued)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Management fees paid to the Manager were in accordance with the investment
advisory agreement with the Fund which provides for a fee of 0.50% of the first
$250 million of net assets, 0.475% of the next $250 million, 0.45% of the next
$250 million, 0.425% of the next $250 million and 0.40% of net assets in excess
of $1 billion.

              Sales charges advanced to broker/dealers by OFDI on sales of the
Fund's Class B and Class C shares totaled $61,806 and $5,635, respectively, of
which $11,448 and $1,225 were paid to an affiliated broker/dealer for Class B
and Class C, respectively.

              OppenheimerFunds Services (OFS), a division of the Manager, is
the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund and for other
registered investment companies. OFS's total costs of providing such services
are allocated ratably to these companies.

              The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A shares to
reimburse OFDI for a portion of its costs incurred in connection with the
personal service and maintenance of shareholder accounts that hold Class A
shares. Reimbursement is made quarterly at an annual rate that may not exceed
0.20% of the average annual net assets of Class A shares of the Fund. OFDI uses
the service fee to reimburse brokers, dealers, banks and other financial
institutions quarterly for providing personal service and maintenance of
accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. During the year ended
July 31, 1997, OFDI paid $92,272 to an affiliated broker/dealer as
reimbursement for Class A personal service and maintenance expenses.

              The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans for Class B
and Class C shares to compensate OFDI for its services and costs in
distributing Class B and Class C shares and servicing accounts. Under the
Plans, the Fund pays OFDI an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% per year
on Class B and Class C shares, as compensation for sales commissions paid from
its own resources at the time of sale and associated financing costs. OFDI also
receives a service fee of 0.25% per year as compensation for costs incurred in
connection with the personal service and maintenance of accounts that hold
shares of the Fund, including amounts paid to brokers, dealers, banks and other
financial institutions. At present, these service fees are set at zero for
Class B and Class C shares. Both fees are computed on the average annual net
assets of Class B and Class C shares, determined as of the close of each
regular business day. During the year ended July 31, 1997, OFDI retained
$505,099 and $81,952, respectively, as compensation for Class B and Class C
sales commissions and service fee advances, as well as financing costs. If
either Plan is terminated by the Fund, the Board of Trustees may allow the Fund
to continue payments of the asset-based sales charge to OFDI for distributing
shares before the Plan was terminated.


                          16 Oppenheimer Cash Reserves



<PAGE>

                                  APPENDIX A


                       DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES RATINGS

Below is a description of the two highest rating  categories for Short Term Debt
and  Long   Term   Debt  by  the   "Nationally-Recognized   Statistical   Rating
Organizations" which the Manager evaluates in purchasing securities on behalf of
the Fund.  The ratings  descriptions  are based on  information  supplied by the
ratings organizations to subscribers.

Short Term Debt Ratings.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc.  ("Moody's"):  The following rating designations
for commercial  paper (defined by Moody's as promissory  obligations  not having
original  maturity  in excess of nine  months),  are  judged  by  Moody's  to be
investment grade, and indicate the relative repayment capacity of rated issuers:

      Prime-1:    Superior  capacity for  repayment.  Capacity  will normally be
                  evidenced  by  the  following  characteristics:  (a)  leveling
                  market  positions  in  well-established  industries;  (b) high
                  rates  of  return   on  funds   employed;   (c)   conservative
                  capitalization  structures with moderate  reliance on debt and
                  ample asset protection;  (d) broad margins in earning coverage
                  of fixed financial  charges and high internal cash generation;
                  and  (e)  well  established  access  to a range  of  financial
                  markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.

      Prime-2:    Strong capacity for repayment. This will normally be evidenced
                  by many of the  characteristics  cited  above  but to a lesser
                  degree. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, will
                  be more subject to variation.
                  Capitalization  characteristics,  while still appropriate, may
                  be more  affected  by  external  conditions.  Ample  alternate
                  liquidity is maintained.

Moody's  ratings for state and municipal  short-term  obligations are designated
"Moody's Investment Grade" ("MIG").  Short-term notes which have demand features
may also be designated as "VMIG".
These rating categories are as follows:

MIG1/VMIG1: Best quality. There is present strong protection by established cash
flows,  superior  liquidity  support or demonstrated  broad-based  access to the
market for refinancing.

MIG2/VMIG2:  High quality. Margins of protection are ample although not so large
as in the preceding group.

Standard  &  Poor's  Corporation  ("S&P"):  The  following  ratings  by S&P  for
commercial paper (defined by S&P as debt having an original  maturity of no more
than 365 days) assess the  likelihood of payment:  
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A-1:  Strong  capacity for timely  payment.  Those issues  determined to possess
extremely  strong  safety  characteristics  are  denoted  with a plus  sign  (+)
designation.

A-2: Satisfactory  capacity for timely payment.  However, the relative degree of
safety is not as high as for issues designated "A-1".

S&P's ratings for Municipal Notes due in three years or less are:

      SP-1:       Very strong or strong  capacity to pay principal and interest.
                  Those  issues  determined  to  possess   overwhelming   safety
                  characteristics will be given a plus (+) designation.

      SP-2:       Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest.

S&P assigns "dual  ratings" to all  municipal  debt issues that have a demand or
double  feature as part of their  provisions.  The first  rating  addresses  the
likelihood  of repayment of principal and interest as due, and the second rating
addresses  only the demand  feature.  With  short-term  demand debt,  S&P's note
rating  symbols  are used  with  the  commercial  paper  symbols  (for  example,
"SP-1+/A- 1+").

Fitch Investors Service, Inc. ("Fitch"):  Fitch assigns the following short-term
ratings  to debt  obligations  that  are  payable  on  demand  or have  original
maturities  of  generally  up  to  three  years,   including  commercial  paper,
certificates of deposit, medium-term notes, and municipal and investment notes:

F-1+: Exceptionally strong credit quality; the strongest degree of assurance for
timely payment.

F-1: Very strong credit  quality;  assurance of timely  payment is only slightly
less in degree than issues rated "F-1+".

F-2: Good credit quality;  satisfactory  degree of assurance for timely payment,
but the margin of safety is not as great as for issues assigned "F-1+" or "F-1"
                  ratings.

Duff & Phelps, Inc. ("Duff & Phelps"):  The following ratings are for commercial
paper (defined by Duff & Phelps as obligations with maturities,  when issued, of
under one year), asset-backed commercial paper, and certificates of deposit (the
ratings cover all obligations of the institution with  maturities,  when issued,
of under one year, including bankers' acceptance and letters of credit):

      Duff        1+: Highest certainty of timely payment. Short-term liquidity,
                  including   internal   operating   factors  and/or  access  to
                  alternative  sources of funds, is  outstanding,  and safety is
                  just below risk-free U.S. Treasury short-term obligations.

Duff 1: Very high certainty of timely payment.  Liquidity  factors are excellent
and supported by good fundamental protection factors. Risk factors are minor.

      Duff 1-: High certainty of timely  payment.  Liquidity  factors are strong
and  supported by good  fundamental  protection  factors.  Risk factors are very
small.

Duff 2:  Good  certainty  of  timely  payment.  Liquidity  factors  and  company
fundamentals  are  sound.  Although  ongoing  funding  needs may  enlarge  total
financing  requirements,  access to capital  markets is good.  Risk  factors are
small.

IBCA Limited or its affiliate IBCA Inc. ("IBCA"):  Short-term ratings, including
commercial   paper  (with   maturities  up  to  12  months),   are  as  follows:
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A1+: Obligations supported by the highest capacity for timely repayment.

A1: Obligations supported by a very strong capacity for timely repayment.

A2:  Obligations  supported by a strong capacity for timely repayment,  although
such capacity may be susceptible to adverse  changes in business,  economic,  or
financial conditions.

Thomson  BankWatch,  Inc.  ("TBW"):  The following  short-term  ratings apply to
commercial paper, certificates of deposit, unsecured notes, and other securities
having a maturity of one year or less. 
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TBW-1:  The highest  category;  indicates the degree of safety  regarding timely
repayment of principal and interest is very strong.

TBW-2: The second highest rating category;  while the degree of safety regarding
timely  repayment of principal  and interest is strong,  the relative  degree of
safety is not as high as for issues rated "TBW-1".

Long Term Debt Ratings.  These ratings are relevant for securities  purchased by
the Fund with a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, or for rating issuers of
short-term obligations.

Moody's:  Bonds (including municipal bonds) are rated as follows:

Aaa: Judged to be the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment
risk  and are  generally  referred  to as "gilt  edge."  Interest  payments  are
protected by a large or by an  exceptionally  stable  margin,  and  principal is
secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes
as can be  visualized  are most  unlikely  to impair  the  fundamentally  strong
positions of such issues.

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

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

Standard & Poor's:  Bonds (including municipal bonds) are rated as follows:

AAA:  The highest  rating  assigned by S&P.  Capacity to pay  interest and repay
principal is extremely strong.

AA: A strong  capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differ from "AAA"
rated issues only in small degree.

Fitch:

AAA:  Considered to be investment  grade and of the highest credit quality.  The
obligor has an exceptionally strong ability to pay interest and repay principal,
which is unlikely to be affected by reasonably foreseeable events.

AA:  Considered  to be  investment  grade and of very high credit  quality.  The
obligor's  ability to pay interest and repay principal is very strong,  although
not quite as strong as bonds rated "AAA".  Plus (+) and minus (-) signs are used
in the "AA"  category to indicate the relative  position of a credit within that
category.

Because  bonds  rated in the "AAA"  and "AA"  categories  are not  significantly
vulnerable to foreseeable future developments,  short-term debt of these issuers
is generally rated "F-1+".

Duff & Phelps:

AAA: The highest credit  quality.  The risk factors are  negligible,  being only
slightly more than for risk-free U.S. Treasury debt.

AA: High credit quality.  Protection factors are strong.  Risk is modest but may
vary  slightly  from time to time because of economic  conditions.  Plus (+) and
minus (-) signs are used in the "AA" category to indicate the relative  position
of a credit within that category.

IBCA:  Long-term  obligations (with maturities of more than 12 months) are rated
as follows:

AAA: The lowest expectation of investment risk. Capacity for timely repayment of
principal  and interest is  substantial  such that adverse  changes in business,
economic,  or  financial  conditions  are unlikely to increase  investment  risk
significantly.

AA: A very low expectation for investment risk. Capacity for timely repayment of
principal and interest is substantial. Adverse changes in business, economic, or
financial conditions may increase investment risk albeit not very significantly.

A plus (+) or minus (-) sign may be  appended  to a long  term  rating to denote
relative status within a rating category.

TBW: TBW issues the following  ratings for  companies.  These ratings assess the
likelihood of receiving  payment of principal and interest on a timely basis and
incorporate  TBW's  opinion as to the  vulnerability  of the  company to adverse
developments,  which may impact the market's perception of the company,  thereby
affecting the marketability of its securities.

A:  Possesses  an  exceptionally  strong  balance  sheet  and  earnings  record,
translating into an excellent  reputation and unquestioned access to its natural
money  markets.  If  weakness  or  vulnerability  exists  in any  aspect  of the
company's   business,   it  is  entirely  mitigated  by  the  strengths  of  the
organization.

A/B: The company is financially  very solid with a favorable track record and no
readily apparent weakness.  Its overall risk profile, while low, is not quite as
favorable as for companies in the highest rating category.



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                                  Appendix B


                      Corporate Industry Classifications


Aerospace/Defense
Air Transportation
Auto Parts Distribution
Automotive
Bank Holding Companies
Banks
Beverages
Broadcasting
Broker-Dealers
Building Materials
Cable Television
Chemicals
Commercial Finance
Computer Hardware
Computer Software
Conglomerates
Consumer Finance
Containers
Convenience Stores
Department Stores
Diversified Financial
Diversified Media
Drug Stores
Drug Wholesalers
Durable Household Goods
Education
Electric Utilities
Electrical Equipment
Electronics
Energy Services & Producers
Entertainment/Film
Environmental

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Food
Gas Utilities
Gold
Health Care/Drugs
Health Care/Supplies & Services
Homebuilders/Real Estate
Hotel/Gaming
Industrial Services
Information Technology
Insurance
Leasing & Factoring
Leisure
Manufacturing
Metals/Mining
Nondurable Household Goods
Oil - Integrated
Paper
Publishing/Printing
Railroads
Restaurants
Savings & Loans
Shipping
Special Purpose Financial
Specialty Retailing
Steel
Supermarkets
Telecommunications - Technology
Telephone - Utility
Textile/Apparel
Tobacco
Toys
Trucking
Wireless Services



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