OPPENHEIMER QUEST GLOBAL VALUE FUND, INC.
Supplement dated March 15, 1996 to the
Prospectus dated March 15, 1996
The Prospectus is changed as follows:
In addition to paying dealers the regular commission for (1) sales
of Class A shares stated in the sales charge table in "Buying Class A
Shares", (2) sales of Class B shares described in the third paragraph in
"Distribution and Service Plan for Class B Shares" or (3) sales of Class
C shares described in the third paragraph in "Distribution and Service
Plan for Class C Shares", the Distributor will pay additional commission
to each participating broker, dealer and financial institution that has
a sales agreement with the Distributor (these are referred to as
"participating firms") for Class A, B and C shares of the Fund sold in
"qualifying transactions" (the "promotion"). The additional commission
will be .75% of the offering price of shares of the Fund sold by a
registered representative or sales representative of a participating firm
during the promotion. If the additional commission is paid on the sale
of Class A shares of $1 million or more and those shares are redeemed
within 13 months from the end of the month in which they were purchased,
the participating firm will be required to return the additional
commission.
"Qualifying transactions" are sales of Class A, Class B and/or Class
C shares of any one or more of the Oppenheimer funds (except money market
funds and tax-exempt funds) for (1) new Individual Retirement Accounts
("IRAs"), using the OppenheimerFunds prototype IRA agreement, including
rollover IRAs, SEP IRAs and SAR-SEP IRAs, where the IRA is established and
the purchase payment is received during the period from January 1, 1996
through April 15, 1996 (the "promotion period") or, (2) IRAs using the
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. prototype IRA agreement, including rollover
IRAs, SEP IRAs and SAR-SEP IRAs, where the purchase payment is received
during the promotion period. "Qualifying transactions" also include
purchases of shares of Oppenheimer funds for existing OppenheimerFunds
or A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. prototype IRAs, rollover IRAs, SEP IRAs and
SAR-SEP IRAs effected through a rollover from an investor, or through a
direct rollover or trustee-to-trustee transfer from another retirement
plan trustee, of IRA assets or other employee benefit plan assets from an
account or investment other than an account or investment in the
Oppenheimer funds. To qualify, the payment for the shares purchased for
a rollover to an OppenheimerFunds prototype IRA or for a rollover, direct
rollover or trustee-to-trustee transfer to an A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
prototype IRA must be received during the promotion period, or the
acceptance of a direct rollover or trustee-to-trustee transfer to an
OppenheimerFunds prototype IRA must be acknowledged by the trustee of the
OppenheimerFunds prototype IRA during the promotion period. "Qualifying
transactions" do not include (1) purchases of Class A shares intended but
not yet made under a Letter of Intent, and (2) purchases of Class A,
Class B and/or Class C shares with the redemption proceeds from an
existing OppenheimerFunds account.
March 15, 1996 PS0254.003
Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
Prospectus dated March 15, 1996
Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is a mutual
fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation through pursuit of a global
investment strategy primarily involving equity securities. Under normal
circumstances, at least 65% of the Fund's total assets will be invested
in equity securities in at least three different countries, one of which
may be the United States. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its total
assets in debt obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more
of U.S. or foreign corporate, governmental or bank issuers.
Some of the Fund's investment techniques may be considered
speculative. Foreign investing involves special risks. These techniques
may increase the risks of investing in the Fund and the Fund's operating
costs. You should carefully review the risks associated with an
investment in the Fund. Please refer to "Investment Objective and
Policies" for more information about the types of securities the Fund
invests in, its investment methods and the risks of investing in the Fund.
This Prospectus explains concisely what you should know before
investing in the Fund. Please read this Prospectus carefully and keep it
for future reference. You can find more detailed information about the
Fund in the March 15, 1996 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).
(OppenheimerFunds logo)
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 OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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Contents
ABOUT THE FUND
Expenses
A Brief Overview of the Fund
Financial Highlights
Investment Objective and Policies
How the Fund is Managed
Performance of the Fund
ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT
How to Buy Shares
Class A Shares
Class B Shares
Class C Shares
Special Investor Services
AccountLink
Automatic Withdrawal and Exchange Plans
Reinvestment Privilege
Retirement Plans
How to Sell Shares
By Mail
By Telephone
How to Exchange Shares
Shareholder Account Rules and Policies
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
Appendix A: Special Sales Charge Arrangements for
Shareholders of the Former Quest for Value Funds
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ABOUT THE FUND
Expenses
The Fund pays a variety of expenses directly for management of its
assets, administration, distribution of its shares and other services, and
those expenses are subtracted from the Fund's assets to calculate the
Fund's net asset value per share. All shareholders therefore pay those
expenses indirectly. Shareholders pay other expenses directly, such as
sales charges and account 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
might expect to bear indirectly. The numbers below are based on the
Fund's expenses during its last fiscal year ended November 30, 1995.
- Shareholder Transaction Expenses are charges you pay when you buy
or sell shares of the Fund. Please refer to "About Your Account," from
pages through , for an explanation of how and when these charges apply.
Class Class Class
A Shares B Shares C Shares
Maximum Sales Charge
on Purchases
(as a % of
offering price) 5.75% None None
Sales Charge on
Reinvested Dividends None None None
Deferred Sales Charge
(as a % of the
lower of the
original purchase
price or redemption
proceeds) None(1) 5% in the first 1% if
year, declining redeemed
to 1% in the within 12
sixth year months of
and eliminated purchase(2)
thereafter(2)
Exchange Fee None None None
(1) If you invest $1 million or more ($500,000 or more for purchases by
OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plans) in Class A shares, you may
have to pay a sales charge of up to 1% if you sell your shares
within 18 calendar months from the end of the calendar month during
which you purchased those shares, depending upon when you purchased
such shares. See "How to Buy Shares - Buying Class A Shares,"
below. Class A shares of the Fund purchased without an initial
sales charge prior to November 24, 1995 will continue to be subject
to the applicable contingent deferred sales charge in effect as of
that date as set forth in the then-current prospectus for such
fund.
(2) See "How to Buy Shares - Buying Class B Shares" and "How to Buy
Shares - Buying Class C Shares" below, for more information on the
contingent deferred sales charges.
- Annual Fund Operating Expenses are paid out of the Fund's assets
and represent the Fund's expenses in operating its business. For example,
the Fund pays management fees to its investment adviser, OppenheimerFunds,
Inc. (referred to in this Prospectus as the "Manager"). The rates of the
Manager's fees are set forth in "How the Fund is Managed," below. 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 expenses. Those expenses are detailed in the Fund's
Financial Statements included in the Statement of Additional Information.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses as a Percentage of Average Net Assets
Class Class Class
A Shares B Shares C Shares
Management Fees .75% .75% .75%
12b-1 Distribution
Plan Fees .50% 1.00% 1.00%
Other Expenses .58% .58% .58%
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Total Fund Operating 1.83% 2.33% 2.33%
Expenses
The numbers in the table above are based upon the Fund's expenses
in its fiscal year ended November 30, 1995. These amounts are shown as
a percentage of the average net assets of each class of the Fund's shares
for that year. The 12b-1 Fees for Class A shares are service fees (the
maximum fee is 0.25% of average annual net assets of that class) and the
asset-based sales charge of 0.25% of the average annual net assets of that
class. For Class B and Class C shares, the 12b-1 Fees are the service
fees (the maximum fee is 0.25% of average annual net assets of those
classes) and the annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% of the average
annual net assets of the class. These plans are described in greater
detail in "How to Buy Shares." "Other Expenses" above includes an
administration fee of 0.25% of average net assets payable to the Manager
and estimated transfer agent expenses at a fund level (rather than a class
level).
The actual expenses for each class of shares in future years may be
more or less than the numbers in the table, depending on a number of
factors, including changes in the actual value of the Fund's assets
represented by each class of shares.
- 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 table above and that Class B shares automatically convert into
Class A shares six years after their purchase. 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 $75 $112 $151 $260
Class B Shares $74 $103 $145 $243
Class C Shares $34 $ 73 $125 $267
If you did not redeem your investment, it would incur the following
expenses:
Class A Shares $75 $112 $151 $260
Class B Shares $24 $ 73 $125 $243
Class C Shares $24 $ 73 $125 $267
*The Class B expenses in years 7 through 10 are based on the Class A
expenses shown above, because the Fund automatically converts Class B
shares into Class A shares after 6 years. Because of the effect of the
asset-based sales charge and the contingent deferred sales charge on Class
B and Class C shares, long term Class B and Class C shareholders could pay
the economic equivalent of more than the maximum front-end sales charge
allowed under applicable regulations. For Class B shareholders, the
automatic conversion of Class B shares into 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, 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.
- What is the Fund's Investment Objective? The Fund seeks long-
term capital appreciation through pursuit of a global investment strategy
primarily involving equity securities.
- What Does the Fund Invest in? Under normal circumstances, at
least 65% of the Fund's total assets will be invested in equity securities
in at least three different countries, one of which may be the United
States. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in debt
obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more of U.S. or
foreign corporate, governmental or bank issuers. The Fund may invest
anywhere in the world with no requirement that any specific percentage of
its assets be committed to any given country. These investments are more
fully explained in "Investment Objective and Policies," starting on page
- Who Manages the Fund? The Fund's investment adviser (the
"Manager") is OppenheimerFunds, Inc., which supervises the Fund's
investment program and handles its day-to-day business. The Manager
(including a subsidiary) manages investment company portfolios having over
$50 billion in assets as of March 1, 1996. The Manager is paid an
advisory fee by the Fund, based on its net assets. The Fund's sub-adviser
is OpCap Advisors (the "Sub-Adviser"), a subsidiary of Oppenheimer
Capital, which is paid a fee by the Manager. The Sub-Adviser provides
day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The Fund's portfolio
managers are employed by the Sub-Adviser and are primarily responsible for
the selection of the Fund's securities. The Fund's Board of Directors,
elected by shareholders, oversees the Manager, the Sub-Adviser and the
portfolio managers. Please refer to "How the Fund is Managed," starting
on page for more information about the Manager, the Sub-Adviser and
their fees.
- How Risky is the Fund? All investments carry risks to some
degree. It is important to remember that the Fund is designed for long-
term investors. The Fund's investments in stocks and bonds are subject
to changes in their value from a number of factors such as changes in
general stock and bond market movements, the change in value of particular
stocks because of an event affecting the issuer or changes in interest
rates that can affect bond prices. These changes affect the value of the
Fund's investments and its price per share. The Fund's investments in
foreign securities are subject to additional risks associated with
investing abroad, such as, among other things, the effect of currency rate
changes on stock values and the different regulatory requirements,
reporting and accounting standards, political and economic factors and
taxation of foreign countries.
While the Manager tries to reduce risks by diversifying investments,
by carefully researching securities before they are purchased for the
Fund's portfolio, and in some cases by using hedging techniques, there is
no guarantee of success in achieving the Fund's investment objective, and
your shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when you
redeem them. Please refer to "Investment Objective and Policies" starting
on page for a more complete discussion of the Fund's investment risks.
- How Can I Buy Shares? You can buy shares through your dealer or
financial institution, or you can purchase shares directly through
OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the "Distributor") by completing an
Application or by using an Automatic Investment Plan under AccountLink.
Please refer to "How to Buy Shares" on page for more details.
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- Will I Pay a Sales Charge to Buy Shares? The Fund offers the
individual investor three classes of shares. Each class has the same
investment portfolio but has different expenses. Class A shares are
offered with a front-end sales charge, starting at 5.75%, and reduced for
larger purchases. Purchases of $1 million or more of Class A shares have
no initial sales charge but are subject to a contingent deferred sales
charge of up to 1% if held for less than 18 months, depending upon when
you purchased such shares. Class A shares of the Fund purchased without
an initial sales charge prior to November 24, 1995 may be subject to a
different contingent deferred sales charge. Class B and Class C shares are
offered without a front-end sales charge, but may be subject to a
contingent deferred sales charge if redeemed within six years or 12
months, respectively, of buying them. There is also an annual asset-based
sales charge on each class of shares. Please review "How to Buy Shares"
starting on page for more details, including a discussion about factors
you and your financial advisor should consider in determining which class
may be appropriate for you.
- How Can I Sell My Shares? Shares can be redeemed by mail or by
telephone call to the Transfer Agent on any business day, or through your
dealer. Please refer to "How to Sell Shares" on page . The Fund also
offers exchange privileges to other Oppenheimer funds, described in "How
to Exchange Shares" on page .
- How Has the Fund Performed? The Fund measures its performance
by quoting its average annual total returns and cumulative total returns,
which measure historical performance. Those returns can be compared to
the returns (over similar periods) of other funds. Of course, other funds
may have different objectives, investments, and levels of risk. The
Fund's performance can also be compared to a broad stock market index,
which we have done on pages ____ and ____. Please remember that past
performance does not guarantee future results.
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Financial Highlights
The table on the following pages presents selected financial
information about the Fund, including per share data, expense ratios and
other data based on the Fund's average net assets. This information has
been audited by Price Waterhouse LLP, the Fund's independent accountants,
whose report on the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ended
November 30, 1995 is included in the Statement of Additional Information.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
For a share outstanding throughout each period:
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Income from Investment Operations Dividends and Distributions
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Net Distributions
Realized Dividends to
and to Shareholders
Net Asset Net Unrealized Shareholders from Net
Value, Investment Gain (Loss) Total from from Net Realized Total
Beginning Income on Investment Investment Gain on Dividends
and
of Period (Loss) Investments Operations Income Investments
Distributions
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CLASS A
Year Ended November 30,
1995*................... $ 14.16 $ 0.11 $ 2.45 $ 2.56 -- $(1.23) $ (1.23)
1994.................... $ 13.54 $ 0.01 $ 1.10 $ 1.11 -- $(0.49) $ (0.49)
1993.................... $ 12.30 -- $ 2.26 $ 2.26 $(0.12) $(0.90) $ (1.02)
1992.................... $ 11.25 $ 0.12 $ 0.93 $ 1.05 -- -- --
1991.................... $ 10.57 $(0.04) $ 0.85 $ 0.81 $(0.05) $(0.08) $ (0.13)
CLASS B
Year Ended November 30,
1995*................... $ 14.07 $ 0.02 $ 2.44 $ 2.46 -- $(1.23) $ (1.23)
1994.................... $ 13.52 $(0.06) $ 1.10 $ 1.04 -- $(0.49) $ (0.49)
September 2, 1993(4) to
November 30, 1993....... $ 13.75(3) $(0.02) $ (0.21) $(0.23) -- --
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CLASS C
Year Ended November 30,
1995*................... $ 14.06 $ 0.00 $ 2.43 $ 2.43 -- $(1.23) $ (1.23)
1994.................... $ 13.52 $(0.08) $ 1.11 $ 1.03 -- $(0.49) $ (0.49)
September 2, 1993(4) to
November 30, 1993....... $ 13.75(3) $(0.02) $ (0.21) $(0.23) -- --
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Investment Objective and Policies
Objective. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through pursuit
of a global investment strategy primarily involving equity securities.
Investment Policies and Strategies. The Sub-Adviser manages the portfolio
of the Fund in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and
policies pursuant to a Subadvisory Agreement with the Manager.
The Fund may invest anywhere in the world with no requirement that
any specific percentage of its assets be committed to any given country.
Under normal circumstances, at least 65% of the Fund's total assets will
be invested in equity securities in at least three different countries,
one of which may be the United States. Opportunities for capital
appreciation may also be presented by debt securities. Accordingly, the
Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in debt obligations with
remaining maturities of one year or more of U.S. or foreign corporate,
governmental or bank issuers. It is the present intention of the Fund,
although not a fundamental policy, not to invest more than 5% of its total
assets in debt securities rated below investment-grade.
To provide liquidity for the purchase of new instruments and to
effect redemptions of shares, the Fund typically invests a part of its
assets in various types of U.S. government securities and high quality,
short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of one year or less
such as government obligations, certificates of deposit, bankers'
acceptances, commercial paper, short-term corporate securities and
repurchase agreements ("money market instruments"). Such money market
instruments may be issued by entities organized in the United States or
any foreign country, denominated in dollars or in the currency of any
foreign country. For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may invest
up to 100% of its assets in such securities. At any time that the Fund
for temporary defensive purposes invests in such securities, to the extent
of such investments, it is not pursuing its investment objective.
- Can the Fund's Investment Objective and Policies Change? The
Fund has an investment objective, which is described above, as well as
investment policies it follows to try to achieve its objective.
Additionally, the Fund uses certain investment techniques and strategies
in carrying out those investment policies. Except as indicated, the
investment objective and policies described above are fundamental
policies; the Fund's investment policies and practices described elsewhere
in this Prospectus or in the Statement of Additional Information are not
"fundamental" unless stated to be "fundamental".
Fundamental policies are those that cannot be changed without the
approval of a "majority" of the Fund's outstanding voting shares. The
term "majority" is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 to be a
particular percentage of outstanding voting shares (and this term is
explained in the Statement of Additional Information). The Fund's Board
of Directors may change non-fundamental policies without shareholder
approval, although significant changes will be described in amendments to
this Prospectus.
- Stock Investment Risks. Because the Fund normally invests a
substantial portion of its assets in stocks, the value of the Fund's
portfolio will be affected by changes in the stock markets. At times, the
stock markets can be volatile and stock prices can change substantially.
This market risk will affect the Fund's net asset value per share, which
will fluctuate as the values of the Fund's portfolio securities change.
Not all stock prices change uniformly or at the same time and not all
stock markets move in the same direction at the same time. Other factors
can affect a particular stock's prices, such as poor earnings reports by
an issuer, loss of major customers, major litigation against an issuer,
or changes in government regulations affecting an industry. Not all of
these factors can be predicted.
The Fund attempts to limit market risks by diversifying its
investments, that is, by not holding a substantial amount of the stock of
any one company and by not investing too great a percentage of the Fund's
assets in any one company. Because changes in market prices can occur at
any time, there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment
objective, and when you redeem your shares, they may be worth more or less
than what you paid for them.
- Foreign Securities. The Fund may purchase foreign securities
that are listed on a domestic or foreign securities exchange or traded in
domestic or foreign over-the-counter markets. The Fund may also purchase
foreign securities represented by American Depository Receipts ("ADRs"),
European Depository Receipts ("EDRs") or Global Depository Receipts
("GDRs"), which are U.S. dollar denominated receipts that represent and
may be converted into the underlying security. ADRs, GDRs or EDRs are
issued by persons other than the underlying issuer, typically a domestic
bank or trust company. The Fund may invest in foreign securities that are
U.S. dollar-denominated debt obligations known as "Brady Bonds" and may
purchase sovereign debt instruments issued or guaranteed by foreign
governments or their agencies.
There is no limit to the amount of foreign securities the Fund may
acquire. Subject to the requirement that the Fund will normally invest
at least 65% of its assets in equity securities in at least three
different countries, one of which may be the United States, the Fund may
buy securities in any country, including emerging market countries. The
Fund presently intends not to invest more than 5% of its net assets in
companies located in Eastern European countries, but may invest in
companies located outside of such countries which conduct business in such
countries. The Fund will hold foreign currency only in connection with
the purchase or sale of foreign securities. As of November 30, 1995,
approximately 59% of the Fund's net assets were invested in foreign
securities.
- Foreign securities have special risks. There are special risks
in investing in foreign securities. Because the Fund may purchase
securities denominated in foreign currencies or traded primarily in
foreign markets, a change in the value of a foreign currency against the
U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of those
foreign securities. Investments in securities of issuers in emerging
market countries generally involve more risk and may be considered to be
highly speculative. Foreign issuers are not necessarily subject to
generally-accepted accounting, auditing and financial reporting principals
or other regulatory requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S.
issuers. If foreign securities are not registered for sale in the U.S.
under U.S. securities laws, the issuer does not have to comply with
disclosure requirements that U.S. companies are subject to. Securities
of many non-U.S. companies may be less liquid and their prices more
volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. The value of
foreign investments may be affected by other factors, including exchange
control regulations, expropriation or nationalization of a company's
assets, foreign taxes, delays in settlement of transactions, changes in
governmental, economic or monetary policy in the U.S. or abroad, or other
political and economic factors.
In addition, it is generally more difficult to obtain court
judgments outside the U.S. if the Fund were to sue a foreign issuer or
broker. Additional costs may be incurred because foreign brokerage
commissions are generally higher than U.S. rates, and there are additional
custodial costs associated with holding securities abroad. Issuers of the
stock of ADRs, EDRs or GDRs sponsored by banks or trust companies are not
obligated to disclose material information in the United States and
therefore, there may not be a correlation between such information and the
market value of such ADRs, EDRs or GDRs. There are special risks
associated with investments in sovereign debt obligations and Brady Bonds.
More information about the risks and potential rewards of investing in
foreign securities, including investment in emerging market countries,
sovereign debt obligations and Brady Bonds, is contained in the Statement
of Additional Information.
- Investment in Fixed-Income Securities. The Fund may invest up
to 35% of its total assets in debt obligations with remaining maturities
of one year or more of U.S. or foreign corporate, governmental or bank
issuers. Convertible fixed-income securities in which the Fund invests
are bonds, debentures or notes that may be converted into or exchanged for
a prescribed amount of common stock of the same or a different issue
within a particular period of time at a specified price or formula. The
Fund considers convertible securities to be "equity equivalents" because
of the conversion feature, and the security's rating has less impact on
the investment decision than in the case of non-convertible securities.
The Fund's investments may include securities rated lower than
"Baa3" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or "BBB-" by
Standard & Poor's Corporation ("Standard & Poor's")(commonly known as
"junk bonds"), or having comparable ratings by other rating organizations,
although it is the present intention of the Fund to invest no more than
5% of its assets in securities rated lower than Baa3/BBB-. High yield,
lower-grade securities often have speculative characteristics and special
risks that make them riskier investments than investment grade securities.
The Fund may invest in securities rated as low as "C" or "D". The Fund
does not intend to invest in bonds that are in default. See the Appendix
to the Statement of Additional Information for a more complete general
description of Moody's and Standard & Poor's ratings.
In addition to credit risks, described below, debt securities
are subject to changes in their value due to changes in prevailing
interest rates. When prevailing interest rates fall, the value of
already-issued debt securities generally rise. When interest rates rise,
the values of already-issued debt securities generally decline. The
magnitude of these fluctuations will often be greater for longer-term debt
securities than short-term debt securities. Changes in the value of
securities held by the Fund mean that the Fund's share prices can go up
or down when interest rates change because of the effect of the change on
the value of the Fund's portfolio of debt securities. Credit risk relates
to the ability of the issuer to meet interest or principal payments on a
security as they become due. Generally, higher yielding, lower grade
bonds are subject to credit risks to a greater extent than lower yielding,
investment-grade bonds.
- Warrants and Rights. Warrants basically are options to purchase
stock at set prices that are valid for a limited period of time. Rights
are similar to warrants but normally have a short duration and are
distributed directly by the issuer to its shareholders. The Fund may
invest up to 5% of its total assets in warrants or rights. However, the
Fund has undertaken that no more than 2% of its total assets may be
invested in warrants not listed on the New York or American Stock
Exchanges. For further details about these investments, please refer to
"Warrants and Rights" in the Statement of Additional Information.
- Portfolio Turnover. A change in the securities held by the Fund
is known as "portfolio turnover." The Fund ordinarily does not engage in
short-term trading to try to achieve its objective. As a result, the
Fund's portfolio turnover (excluding turnover of securities having a
maturity of one year or less) is not expected to be more than 100% each
year. The "Financial Highlights" table above, shows the Fund's portfolio
turnover rate during past fiscal years.
Portfolio turnover affects brokerage costs, dealer markups and other
transaction costs, and results in the Fund's realization of capital gains
or losses for tax purposes. It may also affect the Fund's ability to
qualify as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue
Code for tax deductions for dividends and capital gains distributions the
Fund pays to shareholders. The Fund qualified in its last fiscal year and
intends to do so in the coming year, although there is no guarantee that
it will qualify.
Other 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 these practices, including limitations on their use
that may help to reduce some of the risks.
- Investing in Small, Unseasoned Companies. The Fund may invest in
securities of small, unseasoned companies. These are companies that have
been in continuous operation for less than three years, counting the
operations of any predecessors. Securities of these companies may have
limited liquidity (which means that the Fund may have difficulty selling
them at an acceptable price when it wants to) and the prices of these
securities may be volatile. As a non-fundamental policy, the Fund may not
invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of small, unseasoned
issuers. See "Investing in Small, Unseasoned Companies" in the Statement
of Additional Information for a further discussion of the risks involved
in such investments.
- Hedging. As described below, the Fund may purchase and sell
financial futures contracts, foreign currency forward contracts, foreign
currency futures contracts, options on futures contracts and options on
currencies. These are all referred to as "hedging instruments." The Fund
does not use hedging instruments for speculative purposes, and has limits
on the use of them, described below. The hedging instruments the Fund may
use are described below and in greater detail in "Other Investment
Techniques and Strategies" in the Statement of Additional Information.
The Fund may buy and sell options, futures and forward contracts for
a number of purposes. It may do so to try to manage its exposure to the
possibility that the prices of its portfolio securities may decline, or
to establish a position in the securities market as a temporary substitute
for purchasing individual securities. Some of these strategies, such as
selling futures, buying puts and writing covered calls, hedge the Fund's
portfolio against price fluctuations.
Other hedging strategies, such as buying futures and call options,
tend to increase the Fund's exposure to the securities market. Forward
contracts are used to try to manage foreign currency risks on the Fund's
foreign investments. Foreign currency options are used to try to protect
against declines in the dollar value of foreign securities the Fund owns,
or to protect against an increase in the dollar cost of buying foreign
securities.
-Futures. The Fund may buy and sell financial futures contracts
(such as bond futures contracts and index futures contracts) and futures
contracts related to foreign currencies (these are called Forward
Contracts and are discussed below).
-Put and Call Options. The Fund may buy and sell put options (puts)
and call options (calls) on futures contracts and currencies. All options
purchased or sold by the Fund will be traded on a U.S. or foreign
commodities exchange or will result from separate, privately negotiated
transactions with a primary government securities dealer recognized by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or with other broker-
dealers approved by the Fund's Board of Directors.
When the Fund writes (that is, sells) a call, it receives cash
(called a premium). The call gives the buyer the ability to buy the
investment on which the call was written from the Fund at the call price
during the period in which the call may be exercised. If the value of the
investment does not rise above the call price, it is likely that the call
will lapse without being exercised, while the Fund keeps the cash premium
(and the investment). Each call the Fund writes must be "covered" while
it is outstanding. That means the Fund must own the investment on which
the call was written or it must own other securities that are acceptable
for the escrow arrangements required for calls. The Fund may write calls
on futures contracts it owns, but these calls must be covered by
securities or other liquid assets the Fund owns and segregated to enable
it to satisfy its obligations if the call is exercised.
The Fund may purchase and sell put options. Buying a put on an
investment gives the Fund the right to sell the investment at a set price
to a seller of a put on that investment. The Fund can buy only those puts
that relate to securities that the Fund owns, foreign currencies or
futures. The Fund can buy a put on a future whether or not the Fund owns
the particular future in its portfolio. The Fund may write puts on
securities, foreign currencies or futures, but only if those puts are
covered by segregated liquid assets.
-Forward Contracts. Forward contracts are foreign currency exchange
contracts. They are used to buy or sell foreign currency for future
delivery at a fixed price. The Fund uses them to try to "lock in" the
U.S. dollar price of a security denominated in a foreign currency that the
Fund has bought or sold, or to protect against possible losses from
changes in the relative values of the U.S. dollar and foreign currency.
The Fund limits its exposure in foreign currency exchange contracts in a
particular foreign currency to the amount of its assets denominated in
that currency or denominated in a closely-correlated currency.
-Hedging instruments can be volatile investments and may involve
special risks. The use of hedging instruments requires special skills and
knowledge of investment techniques that are different than what is
required for normal portfolio management. If the Manager uses a hedging
instrument at the wrong time or judges market conditions incorrectly,
hedging strategies may reduce the Fund's return. The Fund could also
experience losses if the prices of its futures and options positions were
not correlated with its other investments or if it could not close out a
position because of an illiquid market for the future or option.
Options trading involves the payment of premiums and has special tax
effects on the Fund. There are also special risks in particular hedging
strategies. If a covered call written by the Fund is exercised on an
investment that has increased in value, the Fund will be required to sell
the investment at the call price and will not be able to realize any
profit if the investment has increased in value above the call price. In
writing a put, there is a risk that the Fund may be required to buy the
underlying security at a disadvantageous price. The use of forward
contracts may reduce the gain that would otherwise result from a change
in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and a foreign currency. To
limit its exposure in foreign currency exchange contracts, the Fund limits
its exposure to the amount of its assets denominated in the foreign
currency. These risks are described in greater detail in the Statement
of Additional Information.
- Illiquid and Restricted Securities. Under the policies and
procedures established by the Fund's Board of Directors, 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. As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund
will not invest more than 15% of its total assets in illiquid securities,
including restricted securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to comply
with a state's securities laws, the Fund has agreed to limit investments
in restricted securities to 5% of its total assets, although this
restriction is not a fundamental policy of the Fund. The Fund's percentage
limitation on illiquid and restricted investments does not apply to
certain restricted securities that are eligible for resale to qualified
institutional purchasers.
- Loans of Portfolio Securities. The Fund may lend its portfolio
securities to certain types of eligible borrowers approved by the Board
of Directors. Each loan must be collateralized in accordance with
applicable regulatory requirements. After any loan, the value of the
securities loaned is not expected to exceed 33-1/3% of the value of the
total assets of the Fund. Other conditions to which loans are subject are
described in the Statement of Additional Information. 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.
- Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase
agreements to generate income for liquidity purposes to meet anticipated
redemptions, or pending the investment of proceeds from sales of Fund
shares or settlement of purchases of portfolio investments. 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. Investment in repurchase agreements having a maturity beyond
seven days is subject to the limitations set forth above under "Illiquid
and Restricted Securities." 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.
- "When-Issued" and Delayed Delivery Transactions. The Fund may
purchase securities on a "when-issued" basis and may purchase or sell
securities on a "delayed delivery" basis or on a "firm commitment" basis.
These terms refer to securities that have been created and for which a
market exists, but which are not available for immediate delivery. The
Fund does not intend to make such purchases for speculative purposes.
During the period between the purchase and settlement, the underlying
securities are subject to market fluctuations and no interest accrues
prior to delivery of the securities.
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:
- - With respect to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of the
value of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer;
- - With respect to 75% of its total assets, purchase more than 10% of the
voting securities of any one issuer (this restriction does not apply to
U.S. government securities);
- - Concentrate its investments in any particular industry, but if deemed
appropriate for attaining its investment objective, the Fund may invest
up to 25% of its total assets (valued at the time of investment) in any
one industry classification used by the Fund for investment purposes (for
this purpose, a foreign government is considered an industry) (this
restriction does not apply to U.S. government securities);
- - Borrow money in excess of 33-1/3% of the value of the Fund's total
assets; the Fund may borrow only from banks and only as a temporary
measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes and will make no
additional investments while such borrowings exceed 5% of the total
assets; or
- - Invest more than 15% of the Fund's total assets in illiquid securities,
including securities for which there is no readily available market,
repurchase agreements which have a maturity of longer than seven days,
securities subject to legal or contractual restrictions and certain over-
the-counter options (the Fund has undertaken as a non-fundamental policy,
in connection with the qualification of its shares for sale in a state,
to limit investments in restricted securities to 5% of its total assets).
Notwithstanding this restriction on illiquid securities, the Fund may
purchase securities which are not registered under the Securities Act of
1933 but which can be sold to "qualified institutional buyers" in
accordance with Rule 144A under that Act. Any such security will not be
considered illiquid, provided that the Sub-Adviser, under guidelines
established by the Fund's Board of Directors, determines that an adequate
trading market exists for that security.
All of the percentage restrictions described above and elsewhere in
this Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information apply only
at the time the Fund purchases a security, and the Fund need not dispose
of a security merely because the size of the Fund's assets has changed or
the security has increased in value relative to the size of the Fund.
There are other fundamental policies discussed in the Statement of
Additional Information.
How the Fund is Managed
Organization and History. The Fund was incorporated in Maryland on April
26, 1990. The Fund is an open-end, diversified management investment
company.
The Fund is governed by a Board of Directors, which is responsible
for protecting the interests of shareholders under Maryland law. The
Directors meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Fund's
activities, review its performance, and review the actions of the Manager
and the Sub-Adviser. "Directors and Officers of the Fund" in the
Statement of Additional Information names the Directors and 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 Director or to
take other action described in the Fund's Articles of Incorporation.
The Board of Directors has the power, without shareholder approval,
to divide unissued shares of the Fund into two or more classes. The Board
has done so, and the Fund currently has three classes of shares, Class A,
Class B and Class C. All classes invest in the same investment portfolio.
Each class has its own dividends and distributions and pays certain
expenses which may be different for the different classes. Each class may
have a different net asset value. Each share has one vote at shareholder
meetings, with fractional shares voting proportionally on matters
submitted to the vote of shareholders. Only shares of a particular class
vote as a class on matters that affect that class alone. Shares are
freely transferrable.
The Manager. The Fund is managed by the Manager, OppenheimerFunds, Inc.,
which supervises the Fund's investment program and handles its day-to-day
business. The Manager carries out its duties, subject to the policies
established by the Board of Directors, under an Investment Advisory
Agreement with the Fund which states the Manager's responsibilities. The
Agreement sets forth the fees paid by the Fund to the Manager and
describes the expenses that the Fund pays to conduct its business.
The Manager has operated as an investment adviser since 1959. The
Manager (including a subsidiary) currently manages investment companies,
including other Oppenheimer funds, with assets of more than $50 billion
as of March 1, 1996, and with more than 2.8 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.
The Sub-Adviser. The Manager has retained OpCap Advisors, the Sub-
Adviser, to provide day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The Sub-
Adviser is a majority-owned subsidiary of Oppenheimer Capital, a
registered investment adviser, whose employees perform all investment
advisory services provided to the Fund by the Sub-Adviser. Oppenheimer
Financial Corp., a holding company, holds a 33% interest in Oppenheimer
Capital. Oppenheimer Capital, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership whose
units are traded on The New York Stock Exchange and of which Oppenheimer
Financial Corp. is the sole general partner, owns the remaining 67%
interest. Oppenheimer Capital has operated as an investment adviser since
1968. The Manager is not related to Oppenheimer Capital nor its
affiliate, the brokerage firm Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Prior to November 22, 1995, OpCap Advisors was named Quest for Value
Advisors and was the investment adviser to the Fund. Effective as of such
date, the Manager acquired the investment advisory and other contracts and
business relationships and certain assets and liabilities of Quest for
Value Advisors, Quest for Value Distributors and Oppenheimer Capital
relating to twelve Quest for Value mutual funds, including the Fund.
Pursuant to this acquisition and Fund shareholder approval received on
November 3, 1995, the Fund entered into the following agreements on
November 22, 1995: the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Fund and
the Manager, the Administration Agreement between the Fund and the Manager
and the distribution and service plans and agreements between the Fund and
the Distributor. Further, the Manager entered into a Subadvisory
agreement with the Sub-Adviser for the benefit of the Fund. These
agreements are described below.
- Portfolio Managers. The Fund's portfolio managers, Richard J.
Glasebrook, II and Pierre Daviron, are employed by the Sub-Adviser and are
primarily responsible for the selection of the Fund's domestic and foreign
investments, respectively. Mr. Glasebrook, who is also a Managing
Director of Oppenheimer Capital, has been portfolio manager of the Fund
since 1991. Mr. Daviron, also President and Chief Investment Officer of
Oppenheimer Capital International, a division of Oppenheimer Capital, was
named portfolio manager of the Fund in 1993. Previously, Mr. Daviron was
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Indosuez Gartmore Asset
Management, a division of Banque Indosuez, Paris, France; prior thereto
he was a Managing Director in Mergers and Acquisitions at J.P. Morgan.
The Sub-Adviser's equity investment policy is overseen by George
Long, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer for Oppenheimer
Capital, the parent of the Sub-Adviser. Mr. Long has been with
Oppenheimer Capital since 1981.
- Fees and Expenses. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the
Fund pays the Manager the following annual fees, which decline on
additional assets as the Fund grows: 0.75% of the first $400 million of
average net assets, 0.70% of the next $400 million, and 0.65% of net
assets in excess of $800 million. This management fee may be higher than
that paid by most other investment companies. The Fund pays expenses
related to its daily operations, such as custodian fees, Trustees' fees,
transfer agency fees, legal and auditing costs; the Fund also reimburses
the Manager for bookkeeping and accounting services performed on behalf
of the Fund. Those expenses are paid out of the Fund's assets and are not
paid directly by shareholders. However, those expenses reduce the net
asset value of shares, and therefore are indirectly borne by shareholders
through their investment. More information about the Investment Advisory
Agreement and the other expenses paid by the Fund is contained in the
Statement of Additional Information.
The Manager pays the Sub-Adviser an annual fee based on the
average daily net assets of the Fund equal to 40% of the advisory fee (and
administration fee, described below) collected by the Manager based on the
total net assets of the Fund as of November 22, 1995 (the "Base Amount")
plus 30% of the investment advisory fee collected by the Manager based on
the total net assets of the Fund that exceed the Base Amount.
Pursuant to an Administration Agreement with the Fund, the Manager
provides administrative services and manages the business affairs of the
Fund. For these services, the Fund pays the Manager a fee at the annual
rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Fund. The Administration
Agreement is described in the Statement of Additional Information.
The Sub-Adviser may select its affiliate Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
("Opco"), a registered broker-dealer, to execute transactions for the
Fund, provided that the commissions, fees or other remuneration received
by Opco are reasonable and fair compared to those paid to other brokers
in connection with comparable transactions. When selecting broker-dealers
other than Opco, the Sub-Adviser may consider their record of sales of
shares of the Fund. Further information about the Fund's brokerage
policies and practices is set forth in "Brokerage Policies of the Fund"
in the Statement of Additional Information.
- 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 (with the Fund, the "Oppenheimer funds") and is
sub-distributor for funds managed by a subsidiary of the Manager.
- 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. It also acts as the shareholder
servicing agent for certain other Oppenheimer funds. Shareholders should
direct inquiries about their accounts to the Transfer Agent at the address
and toll-free number shown below in this Prospectus and on the back cover.
Performance of the Fund
Explanation of Performance Terminology. The Fund uses the terms "total
return" and "average annual total return" to illustrate its performance.
The performance of each class of shares is shown separately, because the
performance of each class will usually be different as a result of the
different kinds of expenses each class bears. These returns measure the
performance of a hypothetical investment in the Fund over various periods,
and do not show the performance of each shareholder's investment (which
will vary if dividends are received in cash, or shares are sold or
purchased). The Fund's performance information may help you see how well
your investment in the Fund has done over time and to compare it to other
funds or market indices, as we have done below.
It is important to understand that the Fund's total returns
represent past performance and should not be considered to be predictions
of future returns or performance. This performance data is described
below, but more detailed information about how total returns are
calculated is contained in the Statement of Additional Information, which
also contains information about other ways to measure and compare the
Fund's performance. The Fund's investment performance will vary over time,
depending on market conditions, the composition of the portfolio, expenses
and which class of shares you purchase.
- Total Returns. There are different types of total returns used
to measure the Fund's performance. Total return is the change in value
of a hypothetical investment in the Fund over a given period, assuming
that all dividends and capital gains distributions are reinvested in
additional shares. The cumulative total return measures the change in
value over the entire period (for example, ten years). An average annual
total return shows the average rate of return for each year in a period
that would produce the cumulative total return over the entire period.
However, average annual total returns do not show the Fund's actual year-
by-year performance.
When total returns are quoted for Class A shares, they reflect the
payment of the current maximum initial sales charge. When total returns
are shown for Class B shares, they reflect the effect of the contingent
deferred sales charge that applies to the period for which total return
is shown. When total returns are shown for a one-year period (or less)
for Class C shares, they reflect the effect of the contingent deferred
sales charge. Total returns may also be quoted at net asset value,
without including the sales charge, and those returns would be reduced if
sales charges were deducted.
How Has the Fund Performed? Below is a discussion by the Manager of the
Fund's performance during its last fiscal year ended November 30, 1995,
followed by a graphical comparison of the Fund's performance to an
appropriate broad-based stock market index. Prior to November 22, 1995,
the Fund was known as Quest for Value Global Equity Fund, Inc. and the
Sub-Adviser was the Fund's investment adviser.
- Management's Discussion of Performance. During the Fund's fiscal
year ended November 30, 1995, the domestic stock market outperformed the
major foreign stock markets. The Fund's performance benefited from its
equity holdings of companies located in the United States although a
substantial portion of the Fund's assets were invested in Europe. During
the past fiscal year, the Manager utilized two strategic moves that had
a positive impact on the Fund's performance. First, during early 1995,
the Manager reduced the Fund's holdings of Japanese securities largely in
response to their high market valuations. Holdings of these securities
were gradually increased over the year when prices were deemed attractive,
especially in the technology sector. Second, the Manager considered the
potential value of securities issued by companies located in the Pacific
Basin outside of Japan and during the course of the year re-established
a position in countries located there, such as South Korea, Malaysia,
Singapore and Taiwan.
- Comparing the Fund's Performance to the Market. The graphs below
show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A,
Class B and Class C shares of the Fund held until November 30, 1995. In
the case of Class A shares, performance is measured from the commencement
of operations (July 2, 1990) and in the case of Class B and Class C
shares, performance is measured from the inception of the class (September
1, 1993).
The Fund's performance is compared to the performance of the Morgan
Stanley World Index, an unmanaged index of issuers listed on the stock
exchanges of 20 foreign countries and the United States, which is widely
recognized as a measure of global stock market performance. Index
performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends but does not consider
the effect of capital gains or transaction costs, and none of the data
below shows the effect of taxes. The Fund's performance reflects the
reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions, and the
effect of Fund business and operating expenses. While index comparisons
may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund's performance, it must
be noted that the Fund's investments are not limited to the securities in
the Morgan Stanley World Index. Moreover, the index performance data does
not reflect any assessment of the risk of the investments included in the
index.
Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
Comparison of Change in Value
of $10,000 Hypothetical Investments
in Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc. and
the Morgan Stanley World Index
(Graph)
Past performance is not predictive of future performance.
Average Annual Total Returns
of the Fund at 11/30/95
Class A Shares(1)
1-Year 5-Year Life
12.87% 11.52% 7.95%
Class B Shares(2)
1-Year Life
14.12% 9.77%
Class C Shares (2)
1-Year Life
17.90% 10.83%
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The average annual total returns and the ending account value in the graph
reflect reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions.
(1) The commencement of operations of the Fund (Class A shares) was July
2, 1990. Class A returns are shown net of the current applicable 5.75%
maximum initial sales charge.
(2) Class B shares and Class C of the Fund were first publicly offered on
9/02/93. The average annual total returns reflect reinvestment of all
dividends and capital gains distributions and as to Class B shares are
shown net of the applicable 5% and 3% contingent deferred sales charges,
respectively, for the 1-year period and life-of-the-class. As to Class
C shares, average annual total returns are shown net of the applicable 1%
contingent deferred sales charge for the 1-year period; after one year,
such sales charge is not applicable. The ending account for Class B
shares value in the graph is net of the applicable 3% contingent deferred
sales charge.
Graphs are not drawn to same scale.
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ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT
How to Buy Shares
Classes of Shares. The Fund offers the individual investor three different
classes of shares. The different classes of shares represent investments
in the same portfolio of securities but are subject to different expenses
and will likely have different share prices.
- Class A Shares. If you buy Class A shares, you may pay an initial
sales charge on investments up to $1 million (up to $500,000 for purchases
by OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plans). If you purchase Class A
shares as part of an investment of at least $1 million ($500,000 for
OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plans) in shares of one or more
Oppenheimer funds or Former Quest for Value Funds (as defined below), you
will not pay an initial sales charge, but if you sell any of those shares
within 18 months of buying them, you may pay a contingent deferred sales
charge in an amount that depends upon when you bought such shares. The
amount of that sales charge will vary depending on the amount you
invested. Class A shares of the Fund purchased subject to a contingent
deferred sales charge prior to November 24, 1995 will be subject to a
contingent deferred sales charge at the applicable rate set forth in
Appendix A to this prospectus. Sales charges are described in "Buying
Class A Shares" below.
- Class B Shares. If you buy Class B shares, you pay no sales
charge at the time of purchase, but if you sell your shares within six
years you will normally pay a contingent deferred sales charge that
varies, depending on how long you have owned your shares. It is described
in "Buying Class B Shares" below.
- Class C Shares. When you buy Class C shares, you pay no sales
charge at the time of purchase, but if you sell your shares within 12
months of buying them, you will normally pay a contingent deferred sales
charge of 1%. It is described in "Buying Class C Shares" below.
Which Class of Shares Should You Choose? Once you decide that the Fund
is an appropriate investment for you, the decision as to which class of
shares is better suited to your needs depends on a number of factors which
you should discuss with your financial advisor. The Fund's operating
costs that apply to a class of shares and the effect of the different
types of sales charges on your investment will vary your investment
results over time. The most important factors are how much you plan to
invest and how long you plan to hold your investment. If your goals and
objectives change over time and you plan to purchase additional shares,
you should re-evaluate those factors to see if you should consider another
class of shares.
In the following discussion, to help provide you and your financial
advisor with a framework in which to choose a class, we have made some
assumptions using a hypothetical investment in the Fund. We used the
sales charge rates that apply to each class, and considered the effect of
the asset-based sales charges on Class B and Class C expenses (which will
affect your investment return). For the sake of comparison, we have
assumed that there is a 10% rate of appreciation in the investment each
year. Of course, the actual performance of your investment cannot be
predicted and will vary, based on the Fund's actual investment returns and
the operating expenses borne by each class of shares, and which class of
shares you invest in.
The factors discussed below are not intended to be investment advice
or recommendations, because each investor's financial considerations are
different. The discussion below of the factors to consider in purchasing
a particular class of shares assumes that you will purchase only one class
of shares and not a combination of shares of different classes.
- How Long Do You Expect to Hold Your Investment? While future
financial needs cannot be predicted with certainty, knowing how long you
expect to hold your investment will assist you in selecting the
appropriate class of shares. Because of the effect of class-based
expenses, your choice will also depend on how much you plan to invest.
For example, the reduced sales charges available for larger purchases of
Class A shares may, over time, offset the effect of paying an initial
sales charge on your investment (which reduces the amount of your
investment dollars used to buy shares for your account), compared to the
effect over time of higher class-based expenses on Class B or Class C
shares for which no initial sales charge is paid.
Investing for the Short Term. If you have a short-term investment
horizon (that is, you plan to hold your shares for not more than six
years), you should probably consider purchasing Class A or Class C shares
rather than Class B shares, because of the effect of the Class B
contingent deferred sales charge if you redeem within 6 years, as well as
the effect of the Class B asset-based sales charge on the investment
return for that class in the short-term. Class C shares might be the
appropriate choice (especially for investments of less than $100,000),
because there is no initial sales charge on Class C Shares, and the
contingent deferred sales charge does not apply to amounts you sell after
holding them one year.
However, if you plan to invest more than $100,000 for the shorter
term, then the more you invest and the more your investment horizon
increases toward six years, Class C shares might not be as advantageous
as Class A shares. That is because the annual asset-based sales charge
on Class C shares will have a greater impact on your account over the
longer term than the reduced front-end sales charge available for larger
purchases of Class A shares. For example, Class A might be more
advantageous than Class C (as well as Class B) for investments of more
than $100,000 expected to be held for 5 or 6 years (or more). For
investments over $250,000 expected to be held 4 to 6 years (or more),
Class A shares may become more advantageous than Class C (and Class B).
If investing $500,000 or more, Class A may be more advantageous as your
investment horizon approaches 3 years or more.
And for most investors who invest $1 million or more, in most cases
Class A shares will be the most advantageous choice, no matter how long
you intend to hold your shares. For that reason, the Distributor normally
will not accept purchase orders of $500,000 or $1 million or more of Class
B or Class C shares, respectively, from a single investor.
Investing for the Longer Term. If you are investing for the longer
term, for example, for retirement, and do not expect to need access to
your money for seven years or more, Class B shares may be an appropriate
consideration, if you plan to invest less than $100,000. If you plan to
invest more than $100,000 over the long term, Class A shares will likely
be more advantageous than Class B or Class C shares, as discussed above,
because of the effect of the expected lower expenses for Class A shares
and the reduced initial sales charges available for larger investments in
Class A shares under the Fund's Right of Accumulation.
Of course, these examples are based on approximations of the effect
of current sales charges and expenses on a hypothetical investment over
time, using the assumed annual performance return stated above, and
therefore should not be relied on as rigid guidelines.
- Are There Differences in Account Features That Matter to You?
Because some account features may not be available for Class B or Class
C shareholders, you should carefully review how you plan to use your
investment account before deciding which class of shares is better for
you. For example, share certificates are not available for Class B or
Class C shares, and if you are considering using your shares as collateral
for a loan, that may be a factor to consider. Additionally, dividends
payable to Class B and Class C shareholders will be reduced by the
additional expenses borne solely by those classes, such as the asset-based
sales charges described below and in the Statement of Additional
Information.
- How Does It Affect Payments to My Broker? A salesperson, such as
a broker, or any other person who is entitled to receive compensation for
selling Fund shares may receive different compensation for selling one
class rather than another class. It is important that investors
understand that the purpose of the contingent deferred sales charges and
asset-based sales charges for Class B and Class C shares are the same as
the purpose of the front-end sales charge on sales of Class A shares: to
compensate the Distributor for commissions it pays to dealers and
financial institutions for selling shares.
How Much Must You Invest? You can open a Fund account with a minimum
initial investment of $1,000 and make additional investments at any time
with as little as $25. There are reduced minimum investments under special
investment plans:
With Asset Builder Plans, Automatic Exchange Plans, 403(b)(7)
custodial plans and military allotment plans, you can make initial and
subsequent investments of as little as $25; and subsequent purchases of
at least $25 can be made by telephone through AccountLink.
Under pension and profit-sharing plans and Individual Retirement
Accounts (IRAs), you can make an initial investment of as little as $250
(if your IRA is established under an Asset Builder Plan, the $25 minimum
applies), and subsequent investments may be as little as $25.
There is no minimum investment requirement if you are buying shares
by reinvesting dividends from the Fund or other 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.
- 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, directly through the Distributor, or automatically
from your bank account through an Asset Builder Plan under the
OppenheimerFunds AccountLink service. When you buy shares, be sure to
specify Class A, Class B or Class C shares. If you do not choose, your
investment will be made in Class A shares.
- Buying Shares Through Your Dealer. Your dealer will place your
order with the Distributor on your behalf.
- Buying Shares Through the Distributor. Complete an
OppenheimerFunds New Account Application and return it with a check
payable to "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.
- Buying Shares Through OppenheimerFunds AccountLink. You can use
AccountLink to link your Fund account with an account at a U.S. bank or
other financial institution that is an Automated Clearing House (ACH)
member, to transmit funds electronically to purchase shares, to have the
Transfer Agent send redemption proceeds, or to transmit dividends and
distributions.
Shares are purchased for your account on 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 dealer settlement
instructions used to establish your account. Please refer to "AccountLink"
below for more details.
- Asset Builder Plans. You may purchase shares of the Fund (and up
to four other Oppenheimer funds) automatically each month from your
account at a bank or other financial institution under an Asset Builder
Plan with AccountLink. Details are on the Application and in the Statement
of Additional Information.
- At What Price Are Shares Sold? Shares are sold at the public
offering price based on the net asset value (and any initial sales charge
that applies) that is next determined after the Distributor receives the
purchase order in Denver, Colorado. In most cases, to enable you to
receive that day's offering price, the Distributor must receive your order
by the time of day The New York Stock Exchange closes, which is normally
4:00 P.M., New York time, but may be earlier on some days (all references
to time in this Prospectus mean "New York time"). The net asset value of
each class of shares is determined as of that time on each day The New
York Stock Exchange is open (which is a "regular business day").
If you buy shares through a dealer, the dealer must receive your
order by the close of business 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.
Special Sales Charge Arrangements for Certain Persons. Appendix A to this
Prospectus sets forth conditions for the waiver of, or exemption from,
sales charges or the special sales charge rates that apply to shareholders
of the Former Quest for Value Funds (as defined in that Appendix),
including the Fund.
Buying Class A Shares. Class A shares are sold at their offering price,
which is normally net asset value plus an initial sales charge. However,
in some cases, described below, where purchases are not subject to an
initial sales charge, the offering price may be net asset value. In some
cases, reduced sales charges may be available, as described below. Out
of the amount you invest, the Fund receives the net asset value to invest
for your account. The sales charge varies depending on the amount of your
purchase. A portion of the sales charge may be retained by the
Distributor and allocated to your dealer as commission. The current sales
charge rates and commissions paid to dealers and brokers are as follows:
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Front-End Sales Charge Commission
As a Percentage of as Percentage
Offering Amount of Offering
Amount of Purchase Price Invested Price
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Less than $25,000 5.75% 6.10% 4.75%
$25,000 or more but
less than $50,000 5.50% 5.82% 4.75%
$50,000 or more but
less than $100,000 4.75% 4.99% 4.00%
$100,000 or more but
less than $250,000 3.75% 3.90% 3.00%
$250,000 or more but
less than $500,000 2.50% 2.56% 2.00%
$500,000 or more but
less than $1 million 2.00% 2.04% 1.60%
The Distributor reserves the right to reallow the entire commission to
dealers. If that occurs, the dealer may be considered an "underwriter"
under Federal securities laws.
- Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. There is no initial
sales charge on purchases of Class A shares of any one or more of the
Oppenheimer funds in the following cases:
- Purchases aggregating $1 million or more, or
- Purchases by an OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plan that: (1)
buys shares costing $500,000 or more, or (2) has, at the time of
purchase, 100 or more eligible participants, or (3) certifies that it
projects to have annual plan purchases of $200,000 or more.
Shares of any class of the Oppenheimer funds that offer only one
class of shares that has no designation are considered "Class A shares"
for this purpose. The Distributor pays dealers of record commissions on
those purchases in an amount equal to the sum of 1.0% of the first $2.5
million, plus 0.50% of the next $2.5 million, plus 0.25% of purchases over
$5 million. That commission will be paid only on the amount of those
purchases in excess of $1 million ($500,000 for purchases by
OppenheimerFunds 401(k) prototype plans) that were not previously subject
to a front-end sales charge and dealer commission.
If you redeem any of those shares within 18 months of the end of the
calendar month of their purchase, a contingent deferred sales charge
(called the "Class A contingent deferred sales charge") will be deducted
from the redemption proceeds. That sales charge will be equal to 1.0% of
either (1) the aggregate net asset value of the redeemed shares (not
including shares purchased by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain
distributions) or (2) the original cost of the shares, whichever is less.
However, the Class A contingent deferred sales charge will not exceed the
aggregate commissions the Distributor paid to your dealer on all Class A
shares of all Oppenheimer funds you purchased subject to the Class A
contingent deferred sales charge. Class A shares of the Fund purchased
subject to a contingent deferred sales charge prior to November 24, 1995
will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge at the applicable
rate set forth in Appendix A to this Prospectus.
In determining whether a contingent deferred sales charge is payable,
the Fund will first redeem shares that are not subject to the sales
charge, including shares purchased by reinvestment of dividends and
capital gains, and then will redeem other shares in the order that you
purchased them. The Class A contingent deferred sales charge is waived
in certain cases described in "Waivers of Class A Sales Charges" below.
No Class A contingent deferred sales charge is charged on exchanges
of shares under the Fund's exchange privilege (described below). However,
if the shares acquired by exchange are redeemed within 18 months of the
end of the calendar month of the purchase of the exchanged shares, the
sales charge will apply.
- Special Arrangements With Dealers. The Distributor may advance up
to 13 months' commissions to dealers that have established special
arrangements with the Distributor for Asset Builder Plans for their
clients. Dealers whose sales of Class A shares of Oppenheimer funds
(other than money market funds) under OppenheimerFunds-sponsored 403(b)(7)
custodial plans exceed $5 million per year (calculated per quarter), will
receive monthly one-half of the Distributor's retained commissions on
those sales, and if those sales exceed $10 million per year, those dealers
will receive the Distributor's entire retained commission on those sales.
Reduced Sales Charges for Class A Share Purchases. You may be eligible
to buy Class A shares at reduced sales charge rates in one or more of the
following ways:
- Right of Accumulation. To qualify for the lower sales charge rates
that apply to larger purchases of Class A shares, you and your spouse can
add together Class A and Class B shares you purchase for your individual
accounts, or jointly, or for trust or custodial accounts on behalf of your
children who are minors. A fiduciary can count all shares purchased for
a trust, estate or other fiduciary account (including one or more employee
benefit plans of the same employer) that has multiple accounts.
Additionally, you can add together current purchases of Class A and
Class B shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds to reduce the sales
charge rate that applies to current purchases of Class A shares. You can
also count Class A and Class B shares of Oppenheimer funds you previously
purchased subject to an initial or contingent deferred sales charge to
reduce the sales charge rate for current purchases of Class A shares,
provided that you still hold that investment in one of the Oppenheimer
funds. The value of those shares will be based on the greater of the
amount you paid for the shares or their current value (at offering price).
The Oppenheimer funds are listed in "Reduced Sales Charges" in the
Statement of Additional Information, or a list can be obtained from the
Transfer Agent. The reduced sales charge will apply only to current
purchases and must be requested when you buy your shares.
- Letter of Intent. Under a Letter of Intent, if you purchase Class
A shares or Class A and Class B shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer
funds during a 13-month period, you can reduce the sales charge rate that
applies to your purchases of Class A shares. The total amount of your
intended purchases of both Class A and Class B shares will determine the
reduced sales charge rate for the Class A shares purchased during that
period. This can include purchases made up to 90 days before the date of
the Letter. More information is contained in the Application and in
"Reduced Sales Charges" in the Statement of Additional Information.
- Waivers of Class A Sales Charges. The Class A sales charges are
not imposed in the circumstances described below. There is an explanation
of this policy in "Reduced Sales Charges" in the Statement of Additional
Information.
Waivers of Initial and Contingent Deferred Sales Charges for Certain
Purchasers. Class A shares purchased by the following investors are not
subject to any Class A sales charges:
- the Manager or its affiliates;
- present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and
their "immediate families" as defined in "Reduced Sales Charges" in the
Statement of Additional Information) of the Fund, the Manager and its
affiliates, and retirement plans established by them for their employees;
- registered management investment companies, or separate accounts
of insurance companies having an agreement with the Manager or the
Distributor for that purpose;
- dealers or brokers that have a sales agreement with the
Distributor, if they purchase shares for their own accounts or for
retirement plans for their employees;
- employees and registered representatives (and their spouses) of
dealers or brokers described above or financial institutions that have
entered into sales arrangements with such dealers or brokers (and are
identified to the Distributor) or with the Distributor; the purchaser must
certify to the Distributor at the time of purchase that the purchase is
for the purchaser's own account (or for the benefit of such employee's
spouse or minor children);
- dealers, brokers or registered investment advisers that have
entered into an agreement with the Distributor (1) providing specifically
for the use of shares of the Fund in particular investment products made
available to their clients (those clients may be charged a transaction fee
by their dealer, broker or adviser for the purchase or sale of Fund
shares) or (2) to sell shares to defined contribution employee retirement
plans for which the dealer, broker or investment adviser provides
administrative services;
- directors, trustees, officers or full time employees of OpCap
Advisors or its affiliates, their relatives or any trust, pension, profit
sharing or other benefit plan which beneficially owns shares for those
persons;
- accounts for which Oppenheimer Capital is the investment adviser
(the Distributor must be advised of this arrangement) and persons who are
directors or trustees of the company or trust which is the beneficial
owner of such accounts;
- any unit investment trust that has entered into an appropriate
agreement with the Distributor;
- a TRAC-2000 401(k) plan (sponsored by the former Quest for Value
Advisors) whose Class B or Class C shares of a Former Quest for Value Fund
were exchanged for Class A shares of that Fund due to the termination of
the Class B and Class C TRAC-2000 program on November 24, 1995; or
- qualified retirement plans that had agreed with the former Quest
for Value Advisors to purchase shares of any of the Former Quest for Value
Funds at net asset value, with such shares to be held through DCXchange,
a sub-transfer agency mutual fund clearinghouse, provided that such
arrangements are consummated and share purchases commence by March 31,
1996.
Waivers of Initial and Contingent Deferred Sales Charges in Certain
Transactions. Class A shares issued or purchased in the following
transactions are not subject to Class A sales charges:
- shares issued in plans of reorganization, such as mergers, asset
acquisitions and exchange offers, to which the Fund is a party;
- shares purchased by the reinvestment of loan repayments by a
participant in a retirement plan for which the Manager or its affiliates
acts as sponsor;
- shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or other
distributions reinvested from the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds (other
than Oppenheimer Cash Reserves) or unit investment trusts for which
reinvestment arrangements have been made with the Distributor;
- shares purchased and paid for with the proceeds of shares redeemed
in the prior 12 months from a mutual fund (other than a fund managed by
the Manager or any of its subsidiaries) on which an initial sales charge
or contingent deferred sales charge was paid (this waiver also applies to
shares purchased by exchange of shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund,
Inc. that were purchased and paid for in this manner); this waiver must
be requested when the purchase order is placed for your shares of the
Fund, and the Distributor may require evidence of your qualification for
this waiver; or
- shares purchased with the proceeds of maturing principal of units
of any Qualified Unit Investment Liquid Trust Series.
Waivers of the Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge for Certain
Redemptions. The Class A contingent deferred sales charge does not apply
to purchases of Class A shares at net asset value without sales charge as
described in the two sections above. It is also waived if shares that
would otherwise be subject to the contingent deferred sales charge are
redeemed in the following cases:
- for retirement distributions or loans to participants or
beneficiaries from qualified retirement plans, deferred compensation plans
or other employee benefit plans, including OppenheimerFunds prototype
401(k) plans (these are all referred to as "Retirement Plans");
- to return excess contributions made to Retirement Plans;
- to make Automatic Withdrawal Plan payments that are limited
annually to no more than 12% of the original account value;
- involuntary redemptions of shares by operation of law or
involuntary redemptions of small accounts (see "Shareholder Account Rules
and Policies," below);
- if, at the time a purchase order is placed for Class A shares that
would otherwise be subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales
charge, the dealer agrees to accept the dealer's portion of the commission
payable on the sale in installments of 1/18th of the commission per month
(and no further commission will be payable if the shares are redeemed
within 18 months of purchase); or
- for distributions from OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plans for
any of the following cases or purposes: (1) following the death or
disability (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code) of the participant
or beneficiary (the death or disability must occur after the participant's
account was established); (2) hardship withdrawals, as defined in the
plan; (3) under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, as defined in the
Internal Revenue Code; (4) to meet the minimum distribution requirements
of the Internal Revenue Code; (5) to establish "substantially equal
periodic payments" as described in Section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue
Code, or (6) separation from service.
- Distribution and Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has
adopted a Distribution and 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 shareholder accounts that hold Class
A shares. Under the Plan, the Fund pays an annual asset-based sales
charge to the Distributor of 0.25% of the average annual net assets of the
class. The Fund also pays a service fee to the Distributor of 0.25% of
the average annual net assets of the class. The Distributor uses all of
the service fee and a portion of the asset-based sales charge (equal to
0.15% annually for Class A shares purchased prior to September 1, 1993 and
0.10% annually for Class A shares purchased on or after September 1, 1993)
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. The Distributor retains the
balance of the asset-based sales charge to reimburse itself for its other
expenditures under the Plan.
Services to be provided include, among others, answering customer
inquiries about the Fund, assisting in establishing and maintaining
accounts in the Fund, making the Fund's investment plans available and
providing other services at the request of the Fund or the Distributor.
Payments are made by the Distributor quarterly at an annual rate not to
exceed 0.25% of the average annual net assets of Class A shares held in
accounts of the dealer or its customers. The payments under the Plan
increase the annual expenses of Class A shares. For more details, please
refer to "Distribution and Service Plans" in the Statement of Additional
Information.
Buying Class B Shares. Class B shares are sold at net asset value per
share without an initial sales charge. However, if Class B shares are
redeemed within 6 years of their purchase, a contingent deferred sales
charge will be deducted from the redemption proceeds. That sales charge
will not apply to shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or
capital gains distributions. The charge will be assessed on the lesser of
the net asset value of the shares at the time of redemption or the
original purchase price. The contingent deferred sales charge is not
imposed on the amount of your account value represented by the increase
in net asset value over the initial purchase price (including increases
due to the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions). The
Class B contingent deferred sales charge is paid to the Distributor to
reimburse its expenses of providing distribution-related services to the
Fund in connection with the sale of Class B shares.
To determine whether the contingent deferred sales charge applies to
a redemption, the Fund redeems shares in the following order: (1) shares
acquired by reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, (2)
shares held for over 6 years, and (3) shares held the longest during the
6-year period.
The 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 Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
Beginning of Month In Which on Redemptions in that Year
Purchase Order was Accepted (As % of Amount Subject to Charge)
0 - 1 5.0%
1 - 2 4.0%
2 - 3 3.0%
3 - 4 3.0%
4 - 5 2.0%
5 - 6 1.0%
6 and following None
In the table, a "year" is a 12-month period. All purchases are considered
to have been made on the first regular business day of the month in which
the purchase was made.
- Automatic Conversion of Class B Shares. Six years after you
purchase Class B shares, those shares will automatically convert to Class
A shares. This conversion feature relieves Class B shareholders of the
asset-based sales charge that applies to Class B shares under the Class
B Distribution and Service Plan, described below. The conversion is based
on the relative net asset value of the two classes, and no sales load or
other charge is imposed. When Class B shares convert, any other Class B
shares that were acquired by the reinvestment of dividends and
distributions on the converted shares will also convert to Class A shares.
The conversion feature is subject to the continued availability of a tax
ruling described in "Alternative Sales Arrangements - Class A, Class B and
Class C Shares" in the Statement of Additional Information.
- Distribution and Service Plan for Class B Shares. The Fund has
adopted a Distribution and Service Plan for Class B shares to compensate
the Distributor for distributing Class B shares and servicing accounts.
This Plan is described below under "Buying Class C Shares - Distribution
and Service Plans for Class B and Class C Shares."
- Waivers of Class B Sales Charges. The Class B contingent deferred
sales charge will not apply to shares purchased in certain types of
transactions, nor will it apply to shares redeemed in certain
circumstances, as described below under "Waivers of Class B and Class C
Sales Charges."
Buying Class C Shares. Class C shares are sold at net asset value per
share without an initial sales charge. However, if Class C shares are
redeemed within 12 months of their purchase, a contingent deferred sales
charge of 1.0% will be deducted from the redemption proceeds. That sales
charge will not apply to shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends
or capital gains distributions. The charge will be assessed on the lesser
of the net asset value of the shares at the time of redemption or the
original purchase price. The contingent deferred sales charge is not
imposed on the amount of your account value represented by the increase
in net asset value over the initial purchase price (including increases
due to the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions). The
Class C contingent deferred sales charge is paid to the Distributor to
reimburse its expenses of providing distribution-related services to the
Fund in connection with the sale of Class C shares.
To determine whether the contingent deferred sales charge applies to
a redemption, the Fund redeems shares in the following order: (1) shares
acquired by reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, (2)
shares held for over 12 months, and (3) shares held the longest during the
12-month period.
- 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 for distributing 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 also receives a service fee of 0.25% per year.
Under each Plan, both fees are computed on the average of the net
asset value of shares in the respective class, determined as of the close
of each regular business day during the period. The asset-based sales
charge allows investors to buy Class B or Class C shares without a front-
end sales charge while allowing the Distributor to compensate dealers that
sell those shares.
The Distributor uses the service fees to compensate dealers for
providing personal 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 Distributor pays the 0.25% service
fees to dealers in advance for the first year after Class B or Class C
shares have been sold by the dealer and retains the service fee paid by
the Fund in that year. After the shares have been held for a year, the
Distributor pays the service fees to dealers on a quarterly basis.
The Distributor currently pays sales commissions of 3.75% of the
purchase price to dealers from its own resources at the time of sale of
Class B shares. The total commission paid by the Distributor to the
dealer at the time of sales of Class B shares is 4.00% of the purchase
price. The Fund pays the asset-based sales charge to the Distributor for
its services rendered in connection with the distribution of Class B
shares. Those payments, retained by the Distributor, are at a fixed rate
which is not related to the Distributor's expenses. The services rendered
by the Distributor include paying and financing the payment of sales
commissions, service fees, and other costs of distributing and selling
Class B shares.
The Distributor currently pays sales commissions of 0.75% of the
purchase price to dealers from its own resources at the time of sale of
Class C shares. The total commission paid by the Distributor to the dealer
at the time of sale of Class C shares is 1.00% of the purchase price. The
Distributor retains the asset-based sales charge during the first year
Class C shares are outstanding to recoup sales commissions it has paid,
the advances of service fee payments it has made and its financing costs
and other expenses. 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. If either Plan is terminated by the
Fund, the Board of Trustees may allow the Fund to continue payments of the
service fee and/or asset-based sales charge to the Distributor for
distributing Class B or Class C shares, as appropriate before the Plan was
terminated.
- Waivers of Class B and Class C Sales Charges. The Class B and
Class C contingent deferred sales charges 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.
The reasons for this policy are in "Reduced Sales Charges" in the
Statement of Additional Information.
Waivers for Redemptions in Certain Cases. The Class B and Class C
contingent deferred sales charges will be waived for redemptions of shares
in the following cases if the Transfer Agent is notified that those
conditions apply to the redemption:
- 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 received the request), or (b) following the death or
disability (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC")) of the
participant or beneficiary (the death or disability must have occurred
after the account was established);
- redemptions from accounts other than Retirement Plans following the
death or disability of the last surviving shareholder (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);
- returns of excess contributions to Retirement Plans;
- distributions from IRAs (including SEP-IRAs and SAR/SEP accounts)
before the participant is age 59-1/2, and distributions from 403(b)(7)
custodial plans or pension or profit sharing plans before the participant
is age 59-1/2 but only after the participant has separated from service,
if the distributions are made in substantially equal periodic payments
over the life (or life expectancy) of the participant or the joint lives
(or joint life and last survivor expectancy) of the participant and the
participant's designated beneficiary (and the distributions must comply
with other requirements for such distributions under the IRC and may not
exceed 10% of the account value annually, measured from the date the
Transfer Agent received the request);
- shares redeemed involuntarily, as described in "Shareholder Account
Rules and Policies," below; or
- distributions from OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plans: (1)
for hardship withdrawals; (2) under a Qualified Domestic Relations
Order, as defined in the IRC; (3) to meet minimum distribution
requirements as defined in the IRC; (4) to make "substantially equal
periodic payments" as described in Section 72(t) of the IRC; (5) for
separation from service.
Waivers for Shares Sold or Issued in Certain Transactions. The
contingent deferred sales charge is also waived on Class B and Class C
shares sold or issued in the following cases:
- shares sold to the Manager or its affiliates;
- shares sold to registered management investment companies or
separate accounts of insurance companies having an agreement with the
Manager or the Distributor for that purpose; or
- shares issued in plans or 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. These include purchases of shares by telephone
(either through a service representative or by PhoneLink, described
below), automatic investments under Asset Builder Plans, and sending
dividends and distributions or Automatic Withdrawal Plan payments directly
to your bank account. Please refer to the Application for details or call
the Transfer Agent for more information.
AccountLink privileges should be requested on the Application you use
to buy shares, or on your dealer's settlement instructions if you buy your
shares through your dealer. After your account is established, you can
request AccountLink privileges 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.
- Using AccountLink to Buy Shares. Purchases may be made by
telephone only after your account has been established. To purchase shares
in amounts up to $250,000 through a telephone representative, call the
Distributor at 1-800-852-8457. The purchase payment will be debited from
your bank account.
- PhoneLink. PhoneLink is the Oppenheimer funds automated telephone
system that enables shareholders to perform a number of account
transactions automatically using a touch-tone phone. PhoneLink may be used
on already-established Fund accounts after you obtain a Personal
Identification Number (PIN), by calling the special PhoneLink number: 1-
800-533-3310.
- Purchasing Shares. You may purchase shares in amounts up to
$100,000 by phone, by calling 1-800-533-3310. You must have established
AccountLink privileges to link your bank account with the Fund, to pay for
these purchases.
- Exchanging Shares. With the OppenheimerFunds exchange privilege,
described below, you can exchange shares automatically by phone from your
Fund account to another Oppenheimer funds account you have already
established by calling the special PhoneLink number. Please refer to "How
to Exchange Shares," below, for details.
- Selling Shares. You can redeem shares by telephone automatically
by calling the PhoneLink number and the Fund will send the proceeds
directly to your AccountLink bank account. Please refer to "How to Sell
Shares," below, for details.
Automatic Withdrawal and Exchange Plans. The Fund has several plans that
enable you to sell shares automatically or exchange them to another
Oppenheimer funds account on a regular basis:
- Automatic Withdrawal Plans. If your Fund account is $5,000 or more,
you can establish an Automatic Withdrawal Plan to receive payments of at
least $50 on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. The checks
may be sent to you or sent automatically to your bank account on
AccountLink. You may even set up certain types of withdrawals of up to
$1,500 per month by telephone. You should consult the Application and
Statement of Additional Information for more details.
- Automatic Exchange Plans. You can authorize the Transfer Agent to
exchange an amount you establish in advance automatically for shares of
up to five other Oppenheimer funds on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual
or annual basis under an Automatic Exchange Plan. The minimum purchase
for each other Oppenheimer funds account is $25. These exchanges are
subject to the terms of the exchange privilege, described below.
Reinvestment Privilege. If you redeem some or all of your Class A shares,
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 subject to an initial sales charge and to Class A shares on
which you paid a contingent deferred sales charge when you redeemed them.
It does not apply to Class C shares. Please consult the Statement of
Additional Information for more details.
Retirement Plans. Fund shares are available as an investment for your
retirement plans. If you participate in a plan sponsored by your employer,
the plan trustee or administrator must make the purchase of shares for
your retirement plan account. The Distributor offers a number of different
retirement plans that can be used by individuals and employers:
- Individual Retirement Accounts including rollover IRAs, for
individuals and their spouses
- 403(b)(7) Custodial Plans for employees of eligible tax-exempt
organizations, such as schools, hospitals and charitable organizations
- SEP-IRAs (Simplified Employee Pension Plans) for small business
owners or people with income from self-employment, including SAR/SEP IRAs
- Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans for self-employed persons and
small business owners
- 401(k) prototype retirement plans for businesses
Please call the Distributor for the Oppenheimer funds 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. The Fund offers you
a number of ways to sell your shares: in writing or by telephone. You can
also set up Automatic Withdrawal Plans to redeem shares on a regular
basis, as described above. If you have questions about any of these
procedures, and especially if you are redeeming shares in a special
situation, such as due to the death of the owner, or from a retirement
plan, please call the Transfer Agent first, at 1-800-525-7048, for
assistance.
- Retirement Accounts. To sell shares in an OppenheimerFunds
retirement account in your name, call the Transfer Agent for a
distribution request form. There are special income tax withholding
requirements for distributions from retirement plans and you must submit
a withholding form with your request to avoid delay. If your retirement
plan account is held for you by your employer, you must arrange for the
distribution request to be sent by the plan administrator or trustee.
There are additional details in the Statement of Additional Information.
- Certain Requests Require A Signature Guarantee. To protect you and
the Fund from fraud, certain redemption requests must be in writing and
must include a signature guarantee in the following situations (there may
be other situations also requiring a signature guarantee):
- You wish to redeem more than $50,000 worth of shares and receive
a check
- The redemption check is not payable to all shareholders listed on
the account statement
- The redemption check is not sent to the address of record on your
account statement
- Shares are being transferred to a Fund account with a different
owner or name
- Shares are redeemed by someone other than the owners (such as an
Executor)
- Where Can I Have My Signature Guaranteed? The Transfer Agent will
accept a guarantee of your signature by a number of financial
institutions, including: a U.S. bank, trust company, credit union or
savings association, or by a foreign bank that has a U.S. correspondent
bank, or by a U.S. registered dealer or broker in securities, municipal
securities or government securities, or by a U.S. national securities
exchange, a registered securities association or a clearing agency. If you
are signing as a fiduciary or on behalf of a corporation, partnership or
other business, you must also include your title in the signature.
Selling Shares by Mail. Write a "letter of instructions" that includes:
- Your name
- The Fund's name
- Your Fund account number (from your account statement)
- The dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed
- Any special payment instructions
- Any share certificates for the shares you are selling
- The signatures of all registered owners exactly as the account is
registered, and
- Any special requirements or documents requested by the Transfer
Agent to assure proper authorization of the person asking to sell shares.
Use the following address for Send courier or Express Mail
request by mail: requests to:
OppenheimerFunds Services OppenheimerFunds Services
P.O. Box 5270 10200 E. Girard Avenue, Building D
Denver, Colorado 80217 Denver, Colorado 80231
Selling Shares by Telephone. You and your dealer representative of record
may also sell your shares by telephone. To receive the redemption price
on a regular business day, your call must be received by the Transfer
Agent by the close of The New York Stock Exchange that day, which is
normally 4:00 P.M. but may be earlier on some days. Shares held in an
OppenheimerFunds retirement plan or under a share certificate may not be
redeemed by telephone.
- To redeem shares through a service representative, call 1-800-852-
8457
- To redeem shares automatically on PhoneLink, call 1-800-533-3310
Whichever method you use, you may have a check sent to the address
on the account statement, or, if you have linked your Fund account to your
bank account on AccountLink, you may have the proceeds wired to that bank
account.
- 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.
- Telephone Redemptions Through AccountLink. There are no dollar
limits on telephone redemption proceeds sent to a bank account designated
when you establish AccountLink. Normally the ACH wire to your bank is
initiated on the business day after the redemption. You do not receive
dividends on the proceeds of the shares you redeemed while they are
waiting to be wired.
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 call
your dealer for more information about this procedure. Please refer to
"Special Arrangements for Repurchase of Shares from Dealers and Brokers"
in the Statement of Additional Information for more details.
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How to Exchange Shares
Shares of the Fund may be exchanged for shares of certain Oppenheimer
funds at net asset value per share at the time of exchange, without sales
charge. To exchange shares, you must meet several conditions:
- Shares of the fund selected for exchange must be available for sale
in your state of residence
- The prospectuses of this Fund and the fund whose shares you want
to buy must offer the exchange privilege
- You must hold the shares you buy when you establish your account
for at least 7 days before you can exchange them; after the account is
open 7 days, you can exchange shares every regular business day
- You must meet the minimum purchase requirements for the fund you
purchase by exchange
- Before exchanging into a fund, you should obtain and read its
prospectus
Shares of a particular class may be exchanged only for shares of the
same class in the other 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. 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:
- Written Exchange Requests. Submit an OppenheimerFunds Exchange
Request form, signed by all owners of the account. Send it to the
Transfer Agent at the addresses listed in "How to Sell Shares."
- Telephone Exchange Requests. Telephone exchange requests may be
made either by calling a service representative at 1-800-852-8457 or by
using PhoneLink for automated exchanges, by calling 1-800-533-3310.
Telephone exchanges may be made only between accounts that are registered
with the same name(s) and address. Shares held under certificates may not
be exchanged by telephone.
You can find a list of Oppenheimer funds currently available for
exchanges in the Statement of Additional Information or by calling a
service representative at 1-800-525-7048. Exchanges of shares involve a
redemption of the shares of the fund you own and a purchase of shares of
the other fund.
There are certain exchange policies you should be aware of:
- Shares are normally redeemed from one fund and purchased from the
other fund in the exchange transaction on the same regular business day
on which the Transfer Agent receives an exchange request that is in proper
form by the close of The New York Stock Exchange that day, which is
normally 4:00 P.M. but may be earlier on some days. 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.
- Because excessive trading can hurt fund performance and harm
shareholders, the Fund reserves the right to refuse any exchange request
that will disadvantage it, or to refuse multiple exchange requests
submitted by a shareholder or dealer.
- The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege at
any time. Although the Fund will attempt to provide you notice whenever
it is reasonably able to do so, it may impose these changes at any time.
- If the Transfer Agent cannot exchange all the shares you request
because of a restriction cited above, only the shares eligible for
exchange will be exchanged.
Shareholder Account Rules and Policies
- Net Asset Value Per Share is determined for each class of shares
as of the close of The New York Stock Exchange, which is normally 4:00
P.M. but may be earlier on some days, on each day the Exchange is open by
dividing the value of each Fund's net assets attributable to a class by
the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. The Fund's Board
of Directors has established procedures to value each Fund's securities
to determine net asset value. In general, securities values are based on
market value. There are special procedures for valuing illiquid and
restricted securities and obligations for which market values cannot be
readily obtained. These procedures are described more completely in the
Statement of Additional Information.
- The offering of shares may be suspended during any period in which
the determination of net asset value is suspended, and the offering may
be suspended by the Board of Directors at any time the Board believes it
is in the Fund's best interest to do so.
- Telephone Transaction Privileges for purchases, redemptions or
exchanges may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Fund at any
time. If an account has more than one owner, the Fund and the Transfer
Agent may rely on the instructions of any one owner. Telephone privileges
apply to each owner of the account and the dealer representative of record
for the account unless and until the Transfer Agent receives cancellation
instructions from an owner of the account.
- The Transfer Agent will record any telephone calls to verify data
concerning transactions and has adopted other procedures to confirm that
telephone instructions are genuine, by requiring callers to provide tax
identification numbers and other account data or by using PINs, and by
confirming such transactions in writing. If the Transfer Agent does not
use reasonable procedures it may be liable for losses due to unauthorized
transactions, but otherwise neither the Transfer Agent nor the Fund will
be liable for losses or expenses arising out of telephone instructions
reasonably believed to be genuine. If you are unable to reach the
Transfer Agent during periods of unusual market activity, you may not be
able to complete a telephone transaction and should consider placing your
order by mail.
- Redemption or transfer requests will not be honored until the
Transfer Agent receives all required documents in proper form. From time
to time, the Transfer Agent in its discretion may waive certain of the
requirements for redemptions stated in this Prospectus.
- Dealers that can perform account transactions for their clients by
participating in NETWORKING through the National Securities Clearing
Corporation are responsible for obtaining their clients' permission to
perform those transactions and are responsible to their clients who are
shareholders of the Fund if the dealer performs any transaction
erroneously.
- The redemption price for shares will vary from day to day because
the value of the securities in each Fund's portfolio fluctuates, and the
redemption price, which is the net asset value per share, will normally
be different for Class A, Class B and Class C shares. Therefore, the
redemption value of your shares may be more or less than their original
cost.
- Payment for redeemed shares is made ordinarily in cash and
forwarded by check or through AccountLink (as elected by the shareholder
under the redemption procedures described above) within 7 days after the
Transfer Agent receives redemption instructions in proper form, except
under unusual circumstances determined by the Securities and Exchange
Commission delaying or suspending such payments. For accounts registered
in the name of a broker-dealer, payment will be forwarded within 3
business days. The Transfer Agent may delay forwarding a check or
processing a payment via AccountLink for recently purchased shares, but
only until the purchase payment has cleared. That delay may be as much
as 10 days from the date the shares were purchased. That delay may be
avoided if you purchase shares by certified check or arrange with your
bank to provide telephone or written assurance to the Transfer Agent that
your purchase payment has cleared.
- Involuntary redemptions of small accounts may be made by the Fund
if the account value has fallen below $500 for reasons other than the fact
that the market value of shares has dropped, and in some cases involuntary
redemptions may be made to repay the Distributor for losses from the
cancellation of share purchase orders.
- Under unusual circumstances, shares of a Fund may be redeemed "in
kind", which means that the redemption proceeds will be paid with
securities from the Fund's portfolio. Please refer to the Statement of
Additional Information for more details.
- "Backup Withholding" of Federal income tax may be applied at the
rate of 31% from dividends, distributions and redemption proceeds
(including exchanges) if you fail to furnish the Fund a certified Social
Security or taxpayer identification number when you sign your application,
or if you violate Internal Revenue Service regulations on tax reporting
of dividends.
- The Fund does not charge a redemption fee, but if your dealer or
broker handles your redemption, they may charge a fee. That fee can be
avoided by redeeming your Fund shares directly through the Transfer Agent.
Under the circumstances described in "How to Buy Shares," you may be
subject to a contingent deferred sales charges when redeeming certain
Class A, Class B and Class C shares.
- To avoid sending duplicate copies of materials to households, the
Fund will mail only one copy of each annual and semi-annual report 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.
- Transfer Agent and Shareholder Servicing Agent. The transfer agent
and shareholder servicing agent is OppenheimerFunds Services, a division
of the Manager, whose address is P.O. Box 5270, Denver Colorado 80217.
Unified Management Corporation (1-800-346-4601) is the shareholder
servicing agent for former shareholders of the AMA Family of Funds and
clients of AMA Investment Advisers, L.P. who acquire shares of the Fund,
and for former shareholders of the Unified Funds and Liquid Green Trusts,
accounts which participated or participate in a retirement plan for which
Unified Investment Advisers, Inc. or an affiliate acts as custodian or
trustee, and other accounts for which Unified Management Corporation is
the dealer of record.
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
Dividends. The Fund declares and pays dividends separately for Class
A, Class B and Class C shares from net investment income on an annual
basis and normally pays those dividends to shareholders following the end
of its fiscal year, which is November 30. 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 than for Class A shares. There is no fixed dividend
rate and there can be no assurance as to the payment of any dividends.
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. Short-term capital gains are treated as dividends
for tax purposes. Long-term capital gains will be separately identified
in the tax information the Fund sends you after the end of the calendar
year. There can be no assurances that the Fund will pay any capital gains
distributions in a particular year.
Distribution Options. When you open your account, specify on your
application how you want to receive your distributions. For
OppenheimerFunds retirement accounts, all distributions are reinvested.
For other accounts, you have four options:
- Reinvest All Distributions in the Fund. You can elect to reinvest
all dividends and long-term capital gains distributions in additional
shares of the Fund.
- Reinvest Capital Gains Only. You can elect to reinvest long-term
capital gains in the Fund while receiving dividends by check or sent to
your bank account on AccountLink.
- Receive All Distributions in Cash. You can elect to receive a check
for all dividends and long-term capital gains distributions or have them
sent to your bank on AccountLink.
- Reinvest Your Distributions in Another Oppenheimer Fund Account.
You can reinvest all distributions in 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. It does not matter how long you held your
shares. 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 calendar year.
- "Buying a Dividend". When the Fund goes ex-dividend, its share
price is reduced by the amount of the distribution. If you buy shares on
or just before the ex-dividend date, or just before the Fund declares a
capital gains distribution, you will pay the full price for the shares and
then receive a portion of the price back as a taxable dividend or capital
gain.
- Taxes on Transactions. Share redemptions, including redemptions for
exchanges, are subject to capital gains tax. A capital gain or loss is
the difference between the price you paid for the shares and the price you
received when you sold them.
- Returns of Capital. In certain cases distributions made by the Fund
may be considered a non-taxable return of capital to shareholders. If
that occurs, it will be identified in notices to shareholders. 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
adviser about the effect of an investment in the Fund on your particular
tax situation.
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APPENDIX A
Special Sales Charge Arrangements for Shareholders of
the Former Quest for Value Funds
The initial and contingent deferred sales charge rates and waivers
for Class A, Class B and Class C shares described elsewhere in this
Prospectus are modified as described below for those shareholders of (i)
Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc., Oppenheimer Quest Growth & Income
Value Fund, Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund, Oppenheimer Quest
Small Cap Value Fund and Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc. as of
November 24, 1995, when OppenheimerFunds, Inc. became the investment
adviser to those funds, and (ii) Quest for Value U.S. Government Income
Fund, Quest for Value Investment Quality Income Fund, Quest for Value
Global Income Fund, Quest for Value New York Tax-Exempt Fund, Quest for
Value National Tax-Exempt Fund and Quest for Value California Tax-Exempt
Fund when those funds merged into various Oppenheimer funds on November
24, 1995. The funds listed above are referred to in this Prospectus as
the "Former Quest for Value Funds."
Class A Sales Charges
- - Reduced Class A Initial Sales Charge Rates for Certain Former Quest
Shareholders
- - Purchases by Groups, Associations and Certain Qualified Retirement
Plans. The following table sets forth the initial sales charge rates for
Class A shares purchased by a "Qualified Retirement Plan" through a single
broker, dealer or financial institution, or by members of "Associations"
formed for any purpose other than the purchase of securities if that
Qualified Retirement Plan or that Association purchased shares of any of
the Former Quest for Value Funds or received a proposal to purchase such
shares from OCC Distributors prior to November 24, 1995. For this purpose
only, a "Qualified Retirement Plan" includes any 401(k) plan, 403(b) plan,
and SEP/IRA or IRA plan for employees of a single employer.
Front-End Front-End
Sales Sales Commission
Charge Charge as
as a as a Percentage
Number of Percentage Percentage of
Eligible Employees of Offering of Amount Offering
or Members Price Invested Price
9 or fewer 2.50% 2.56% 2.00%
At least 10 but not
more than 49 2.00% 2.04% 1.60%
For purchases by Qualified Retirement plans and Associations having
50 or more eligible employees or members, there is no initial sales charge
on purchases of Class A shares, but those shares are subject to the Class
A contingent deferred sales charge described on pages 29 to 30 of this
Prospectus.
Purchases made under this arrangement qualify for the lower of the
sales charge rate in the table based on the number of eligible employees
in a Qualified Retirement Plan or members of an Association or the sales
charge rate that applies under the Rights of Accumulation described above
in the Prospectus. In addition, purchases by 401(k) plans that are
Qualified Retirement Plans qualify for the waiver of the Class A initial
sales charge if they qualified to purchase shares of any of the Former
Quest For Value Funds by virtue of projected contributions or investments
of $1 millon or more each year. Individuals who qualify under this
arrangement for reduced sales charge rates as members of Associations, or
as eligible employees in Qualified Retirement Plans also may purchase
shares for their individual or custodial accounts at these reduced sales
charge rates, upon request to the Fund's Distributor.
- - Special Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Rates
Class A shares of the Fund purchased by exchange of shares of other
Oppenheimer funds that were acquired as a result of the merger of Former
Quest for Value Funds into those Oppenheimer funds, and which shares were
subject to a Class A contingent deferred sales charge prior to November
24, 1995 will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge at the
following rates: if they are redeemed within 18 months of the end of the
calendar month in which they were purchased, at a rate equal to 1.0% if
the redemption occurs within 12 months of their initial purchase and at
a rate of 0.50 of 1.0% if the redemption occurs in the subsequent six
months. Class A shares of any of the Former Quest for Value Funds
purchased without an initial sales charge on or before November 22, 1995
will continue to be subject to the applicable contingent deferred sales
charge in effect as of that date as set forth in the then-current
prospectus for such fund.
- - Waiver of Class A Sales Charges for Certain Shareholders
Class A shares of the Fund purchased by the following investors are not
subject to any Class A initial or contingent deferred sales charges:
- Shareholders of the Fund who were shareholders of the AMA Family
of Funds on February 28, 1991 and who acquired shares of any of the Former
Quest for Value Funds by merger of a portfolio of the AMA Family of Funds.
- Shareholders of the Fund who acquired shares of any Former Quest
for Value Fund by merger of any of the portfolios of the Unified Funds.
- Shareholders of the Fund that have continually owned shares of the
Fund prior to November 1, 1988.
- - Waiver of Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge in Certain
Transactions
The Class A contingent deferred sales charge will not apply to redemptions
of Class A shares of the Fund purchased by the following investors who
were shareholders of any Former Quest for Value Fund:
- Investors who purchased Class A shares from a dealer that is or was
not permitted to receive a sales load or redemption fee imposed on a
shareholder with whom that dealer has a fiduciary relationship under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and regulations adopted
under that law.
- Participants in Qualified Retirement Plans that purchased shares
of any of the Former Quest For Value Funds pursuant to a special
"strategic alliance" with the distributor of those funds. The Fund's
Distributor will pay a commission to the dealer for purchases of Fund
shares as described above in "Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge."
Class A, Class B and Class C Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Waivers
- - Waivers for Redemptions of Shares Purchased Prior to March 6, 1995
In the following cases, the contingent deferred sales charge will be
waived for redemptions of Class A, Class B or Class C shares of the Fund
if those shares were purchased prior to March 6, 1995: in connection with
(i) distributions to participants or beneficiaries of plans qualified
under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or from custodial
accounts under Section 403(b)(7) of the Code, Individual Retirement
Accounts, deferred compensation plans under Section 457 of the Code, and
other employee benefit plans, and returns of excess contributions made to
each type of plan, (ii) withdrawals under an automatic withdrawal plan
holding only either Class B or Class C shares if the annual withdrawal
does not exceed 10% of the initial value of the account, and
(iii) liquidation of a shareholder's account if the aggregate net asset
value of shares held in the account is less than the required minimum
value of such accounts.
- - Waivers for Redemptions of Shares Purchased on or After March 6, 1995
but Prior to November 24, 1995.
In the following cases, the contingent deferred sales charge will be
waived for redemptions of Class A, Class B or Class C shares of the Fund
if those shares were purchased on or after March 6, 1995, but prior to
November 24, 1995: (1) distributions to participants or beneficiaries
from Individual Retirement Accounts under Section 408(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code or retirement plans under Section 401(a), 401(k), 403(b) and
457 of the Code, if those distributions are made either (a) to an
individual participant as a result of separation from service or
(b) following the death or disability (as defined in the Code) of the
participant or beneficiary; (2) returns of excess contributions to such
retirement plans; (3) redemptions other than from retirement plans
following the death or disability of the shareholder(s) (as evidenced by
a determination of total disability by the U.S. Social Security
Administration); (4) withdrawals under an automatic withdrawal plan (but
only for Class B or Class C shares) where the annual withdrawals do not
exceed 10% of the initial value of the account; and (5) liquidation of a
shareholder's account if the aggregate net asset value of shares held in
the account is less than the required minimum account value. A
shareholder's account will be credited with the amount of any contingent
deferred sales charge paid on the redemption of any Class A, Class B or
Class C shares of the Fund described in this section if within 90 days
after that redemption, the proceeds are invested in the same Class of
shares in this Fund or another Oppenheimer fund.
Special Dealer Arrangements
Dealers who sold Class B shares of a Former Quest for Value Fund to Quest
for Value prototype 401(k) plans that were maintained on the TRAC-2000
recordkeeping system and that were transferred to an OppenheimerFunds
prototype 401(k) plan shall be eligible for an additional one-time payment
by the Distributor of 1% of the value of the plan assets transferred, but
that payment may not exceed $5,000 as to any one plan.
Dealers who sold Class C shares of a Former Quest for Value Fund to Quest
for Value prototype 401(k) plans that were maintained on the TRAC-2000
recordkeeping system and (i) the shares held by those plans were exchanged
for Class A shares, or (ii) the plan assets were transferred to an
OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plan, shall be eligible for an
additional one-time payment by the Distributor of 1% of the value of the
plan assets transferred, but that payment may not exceed $5,000.
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Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
Two World Trade Center
New York, NY 10048-0203
1-800-525-7048
Investment Adviser
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048-0203
Sub-Adviser
OpCap Advisors
One World Financial Center
New York, New York 10281
Distributor
OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048-0203
Transfer Agent
OppenheimerFunds Services
P.O. Box 5270
Denver, Colorado 80217
1-800-525-7048
Custodian of Portfolio Securities
State Street Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 8505
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8505
Independent Accountants
Price Waterhouse LLP
950 Seventeenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
Legal Counsel
Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen
Shalov & Wein
114 West 47th Street
New York, New York 10036
No dealer, broker, salesperson or any other person has been authorized to
give any information or to make any representations other than those
contained in this Prospectus or the Additional Statement, and if given or
made, such information and representations must not be relied upon as
having been authorized by the Fund, 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 an offer in such state.
PR0254.001.0396
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APPENDIX TO PROSPECTUS OF
OPPENHEIMER QUEST GLOBAL VALUE FUND, INC.
Graphic material included in Prospectus of Oppenheimer Quest Global
Value Fund, Inc.: "Comparison of Total Return of Oppenheimer Quest Global
Value Fund, Inc. with the Morgan Stanley World Index - Change in Value of
$10,000 Hypothetical Investments in Class A, Class B and Class C Shares
of Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc. and the Morgan Stanley World
Index"
Linear graphs will be included in the Prospectus of Oppenheimer Quest
Global Value Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") depicting the initial account value
and subsequent account value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the
Fund. In the case of the Fund's Class A shares, that graph will cover the
performance of the Fund from commencement of operations (7/2/90) through
11/30/95 and in the case of the Fund's Class B and Class C shares will
cover the period from the inception of the class (September 2, 1993)
through 11/30/95. The graph will compare such values with hypothetical
$10,000 investments over the same time periods in the Morgan Stanley World
Index. Set forth below are the relevant data points that will appear on
the linear graph. Additional information with respect to the foregoing,
including a description of the Morgan Stanley World Index, is set forth
in the Prospectus under "Performance of the Fund - Comparing the Fund's
Performance to the Market."
Fiscal Year/ Oppenheimer Quest Morgan Stanley
Period Ended Global Value Fund, Inc. World Index
07/02/90(1) $9,425 $10,000
11/30/90 $8,267 $8,707
11/30/91 $8,905 $9,801
11/30/92 $9,737 $9,885
11/30/93 $11,656 $11,636
11/30/94 $12,632 $12,736
11/30/95 $15,128 $15,082
Fiscal Year/ Oppenheimer Quest Morgan Stanley
Period Ended Global Value Fund, Inc. World Index
09/02/93(1) $10,000 $10,000
11/30/93 $9,833 $9,508
11/30/94 $10,604 $10,379
11/30/95 $12,331 $12,291
Fiscal Year/ Oppenheimer Quest Morgan Stanley
Period Ended Global Value Fund, Inc. World Index
09/02/93(1) $10,000 $10,000
11/30/93 $9,833 $9,508
11/30/94 $10,596 $10,379
11/30/95 $12,599 $12,291
(1) The Fund commenced operations on July 2, 1990. Class B and Class C
shares of the Fund were first publicly offered on September 2, 1993.
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OPPENHEIMER QUEST GLOBAL VALUE FUND, INC.
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048
1-800-525-7048
Statement of Additional Information dated March 15, 1996
This document contains additional information about Oppenheimer Quest
Global Value Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") and supplements information in the
Prospectus dated March 15, 1996. It should be read together with the
Prospectus, which may be obtained upon written request 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
Investment Policies and Strategies
Other Investment Techniques and Strategies
Other Investment Restrictions
How the Fund is Managed
Organization and History
Directors and Officers of the Fund
The Manager and Its Affiliates
Brokerage Policies of the Fund
Performance of the Fund
Distribution and Service Plans
About Your Account
How To Buy Shares
How To Sell Shares
How To Exchange Shares
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
Additional Information About the Fund
Financial Information About the Fund
Independent Auditors' Report
Financial Statements
Appendix A: Description of Ratings A-1
Appendix B: Corporate Industry Classifications B-1
ABOUT THE FUND
Investment Objective and Policies
Investment Policies and Strategies. The investment objective and policies
of the Fund are described in the Prospectus. Set forth below is
supplemental information about those policies and the types of securities
in which the Fund invests, as well as the strategies the Fund may use to
try to achieve its objective. Capitalized terms used in this Statement
of Additional Information have the same meaning as those terms have in the
Prospectus.
- Foreign Securities. "Foreign securities" include equity and debt
securities of companies organized under the laws of countries other than
the United States and debt securities of foreign governments that are
traded on foreign securities exchanges or in the foreign over-the-counter
markets. Securities of foreign issuers that are represented by American
Depository Receipts or that are listed on a U.S. securities exchange or
traded in the U.S. over-the-counter markets are not considered "foreign
securities" for the purpose of the Fund's investment allocations, because
they are not subject to many of the special considerations and risks,
discussed below, that apply to foreign securities traded and held abroad.
Investing in foreign securities offers potential benefits not
available from investing solely in securities of domestic issuers,
including the opportunity to invest in foreign issuers that appear to
offer growth potential, or in foreign countries with economic policies or
business cycles different from those of the U.S., or to reduce
fluctuations in portfolio value by taking advantage of foreign stock
markets that do not move in a manner parallel to U.S. markets. If the
Fund's portfolio securities are held abroad, the countries in which they
may be held and the sub-custodians holding them must be approved by the
Corporation's Board of Directors to the extent required under applicable
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Risks of Foreign Investing. Investments in foreign securities
present special additional risks and considerations not typically
associated with investments in domestic securities: reduction of income
by foreign taxes; fluctuation in value of foreign portfolio investments
due to changes in currency rates and control regulations (e.g., currency
blockage); transaction charges for currency exchange; lack of public
information about foreign issuers; lack of uniform accounting, auditing
and financial reporting standards comparable to those applicable to
domestic issuers; less volume on foreign exchanges than on U.S. exchanges;
greater volatility and less liquidity on foreign markets than in the U.S.;
less regulation of foreign issuers, stock exchanges and brokers than in
the U.S.; greater difficulties in commencing lawsuits and obtaining
judgments in foreign courts; higher brokerage commission rates than in the
U.S.; increased risks of delays in settlement of portfolio transactions
or loss of certificates for portfolio securities; possibilities in some
countries of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, political, financial
or social instability or adverse diplomatic developments; and unfavorable
differences between the U.S. economy and foreign economies. In the past,
U.S. Government policies have discouraged certain investments abroad by
U.S. investors, through taxation or other restrictions, and it is
possible that such restrictions could be re-imposed.
Brady Bonds. The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated,
collateralized "Brady Bonds." These debt obligations of foreign entities
may be fixed-rate par bonds or floating- rate discount bonds and are
generally collateralized in full as to principal due at maturity by U.S.
Treasury zero coupon obligations that have the same maturity as the Brady
Bonds. Brady Bonds are often viewed as having three or four valuation
components: (i) the collateralized repayment of principal at final
maturity; (ii) the collateralized interest payments; (iii) the
uncollateralized interest payments; and (iv) any uncollateralized
repayment of principal at maturity (these uncollateralized amounts
constitute the "residual risk"). In the event of a default with respect
to collateralized Brady Bonds as a result of which the payment obligations
of the issuer are accelerated, the zero coupon Treasury securities held
as collateral for the payment of principal will not be distributed to
investors, nor will such obligations be sold and the proceeds distributed.
The collateral will be held by the collateral agent to the scheduled
maturity of the defaulted Brady Bonds, which will continue to be
outstanding, at which time the face amount of the collateral will equal
the principal payments which would have then been due on the Brady Bonds
in the normal course. In addition, in light of the residual risk of Brady
Bonds and, among other factors, the history of defaults with respect to
commercial bank loans to public and private entities of countries issuing
Brady Bonds, investments in Brady Bonds are to be viewed as speculative.
Sovereign Debt Obligations. The Fund may purchase sovereign debt
instruments issued or guaranteed by foreign governments or their agencies,
including those located in emerging market countries. Sovereign debt may
be in the form of conventional securities or other types of debt
instruments such as loans or loan participations. Sovereign debt of
emerging market countries may involve a high degree of risk and may be in
default or present the risk of default. Certain emerging market countries
have historically experienced, and may continue to experience, high
inflation and interest rates, large fluctuations in exchange rates, large
amounts of external debt, trade difficulties and extreme poverty and
unemployment. Governmental entities responsible for repayment of the debt
may be unable or unwilling to repay principal and interest when due. In
the event of a default, the Fund may have limited legal recourse against
the issuer or guarantor. Remedies must in some cases be pursued in the
courts of the defaulting party itself and the ability of holders of
foreign government debt securities to obtain recourse may depend on the
political climate in the relevant country. No assurance can be given that
the holders of commercial bank debt will not contest payments to holders
of other sovereign debt obligations in the event of a default under their
commercial bank loan agreements.
Emerging Market Countries. The Fund may invest in emerging
market countries. Certain developing countries may have relatively
unstable governments, economies based on only a few industries that are
dependent upon international trade and reduced secondary market liquidity.
Foreign investment in certain emerging market countries is restricted or
controlled in varying degrees. In the past, securities in these countries
have experienced greater price movement, both positive and negative, than
securities of companies located in developed countries. Lower-rated high-
yielding emerging market securities may be considered to have speculative
elements.
- U.S. Government Securities. Obligations of U.S. Government
agencies or instrumentalities (including mortgage-backed securities) may
or may not be guaranteed or supported by the "full faith and credit" of
the United States. Some are backed by the right of the issuer to borrow
from the U.S. Treasury; others, by discretionary authority of the U.S.
Government to purchase the agencies' obligations; while others are
supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. All U.S. Treasury
obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
If the securities are not backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States, the owner of the securities must look principally to the
agency issuing the obligation for repayment and may not be able to assert
a claim against the United States in the event that the agency or
instrumentality does not meet its commitment. The Fund will invest in
U.S. Government Securities of such agencies and instrumentalities only
when the Manager is satisfied that the credit risk with respect to such
instrumentality is minimal.
- Money Market Securities. As stated in the Prospectus, the Fund
typically invests a part of its assets in money market securities, and may
invest up to 100% of its total assets in money market securities for
temporary defensive purposes. Money market securities in which the Fund
may invest include the following:
- Time Deposits and Variable Rate Notes. The Fund may invest in
fixed time deposits, whether or not subject to withdrawal penalties.
However, investment in such deposits which are subject to withdrawal
penalties, other than overnight deposits, are subject to the 15% limit on
illiquid investments set forth in the Prospectus for the Fund.
The commercial paper obligations which the Fund may buy are unsecured
and may include variable rate notes. The nature and terms of a variable
rate note (i.e., a "Master Note") permit the Fund to invest fluctuating
amounts at varying rates of interest pursuant to a direct arrangement
between the Fund as lender, and the issuer, as borrower. It permits daily
changes in the amounts borrowed. The Fund has the right at any time to
increase, up to the full amount stated in the note agreement, or to
decrease the amount outstanding under the note. The issuer may prepay at
any time and without penalty any part or the full amount of the note. The
note may or may not be backed by one or more bank letters of credit.
Because these notes are direct lending arrangements between the Fund and
the issuer, it is not generally contemplated that they will be traded;
moreover, there is currently no secondary market for them. Except as
specifically provided in the Prospectus for the Fund, there is no
limitation on the type of issuer from whom these notes will be purchased.
However, in connection with such purchase and on an ongoing basis, OpCap
Advisors (the "Sub-Adviser") will consider the earning power, cash flow
and other liquidity ratios of the issuer, and its ability to pay principal
and interest on demand, including a situation in which all holders of such
notes made demand simultaneously. The Fund will not invest more than 5%
of its total assets in variable rate notes. Variable rate notes are
subject to the Fund's investment restriction on illiquid securities unless
such notes can be put back to the issuer on demand within seven days.
- Insured Bank Obligations. The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation ("FDIC") insures the deposits of federally insured 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. Currently, to remain fully insured as to principal, these
investments must be limited to $100,000 per bank. If the principal amount
and accrued interest together exceed $100,000, the excess principal and
accrued interest will not be insured. Insured bank obligations may have
limited marketability. Unless the Board of Directors determines that a
readily available market exists for such obligations, the Fund will treat
such obligations as subject to the 15% limit for illiquid investments set
forth in the Prospectus for the Fund unless such obligations are payable
at principal amount plus accrued interest on demand or within seven days
after demand.
- Convertible Securities. The Fund may invest in fixed-income
securities which are convertible into common stock. Convertible
securities rank senior to common stocks in a corporation's capital
structure and, therefore, entail less risk than the corporation's common
stock. The value of a convertible security is a function of its
"investment value" (its value as if it did not have a conversion
privilege), and its "conversion value" (the security's worth if it were
to be exchanged for the underlying security, at market value, pursuant to
its conversion privilege).
To the extent that a convertible security's investment value is
greater than its conversion value, its price will be primarily a
reflection of such investment value and its price will be likely to
increase when interest rates fall and decrease when interest rates rise,
as with a fixed-income security (the credit standing of the issuer and
other factors may also have an effect on the convertible security's
value). If the conversion value exceeds the investment value, the price
of the convertible security will rise above its investment value and, in
addition, will sell at some premium over its conversion value. (This
premium represents the price investors are willing to pay for the
privilege of purchasing a fixed-income security with a possibility of
capital appreciation due to the conversion privilege.) At such times the
price of the convertible security will tend to fluctuate directly with the
price of the underlying equity security. Convertible securities may be
purchased by the Fund at varying price levels above their investment
values and/or their conversion values in keeping with the Fund's
objectives.
- Investment Risks of Fixed-Income Securities. All fixed-income
securities are subject to two types of risks: credit risk and interest
rate risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet
interest or principal payments on a security as they become due.
Generally, higher yielding lower-grade bonds are subject to credit risk
to a greater extent than lower yielding, investment grade bonds. Interest
rate risk refers to the fluctuations in value of fixed-income securities
resulting solely from the inverse relationship between price and yield of
outstanding fixed-income securities. An increase in prevailing interest
rates will generally reduce the market value of already-issued fixed-
income investments, and a decline in interest rates will tend to increase
their value. In addition, debt securities with longer maturities, which
tend to produce higher yields, are subject to potentially greater changes
in their prices from changes in interest rates than obligations with
shorter maturities. Fluctuations in the market value of fixed-income
securities after the Fund buys them will not affect the interest payable
on those securities, nor the cash income from such securities. However,
those price fluctuations will be reflected in the valuations of these
securities and therefore the Fund's net asset values.
- Lower-Grade Securities. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its assets
in bonds rated below "BBB" by Standard & Poor's Corporation, or "Baa3" by
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (commonly known as "high yield" or "junk
bonds"), or that have a comparable rating from another rating
organization. If unrated, the security must be determined by the Sub-
Adviser to be of comparable quality to securities rated less than
investment grade.
Special Risks of Lower-Grade Securities. High yield, lower-grade
securities, whether rated or unrated, often have speculative
characteristics. Lower-grade securities have special risks that make them
riskier investments than investment grade securities. They may be subject
to greater market fluctuations and risk of loss of income and principal
than lower yielding, investment-grade securities. There may be less of
a market for them and therefore they may be harder to sell at an
acceptable price. There is a relatively greater possibility that the
issuer's earnings may be insufficient to make the payments of interest due
on the bonds. The issuer's low creditworthiness may increase the
potential for its insolvency.
These risks mean that the Fund may not achieve the expected income
from lower-grade securities, and that the Fund's net asset value per share
may be affected by declines in value of these securities. However, the
Fund's limitations on investments in these types of securities may reduce
some of the risk, as will the Fund's policy of diversifying its
investments.
- Rights and Warrants. As a non-fundamental policy, the Fund may not
invest more than 5% of its assets at the time of purchase in warrants
(other than those that have been acquired in units or attached to other
securities). Warrants basically are options to purchase equity securities
at specific prices valid for a specific period of time. Their prices do
not necessarily move parallel to the prices of the underlying securities.
Rights are similar to warrants, but normally have a short duration and are
distributed directly by the issuer to its shareholders. Rights and
warrants have no voting rights, receive no dividends and have no rights
with respect to the assets of the issuer.
Other Investment Techniques and Strategies.
- When-Issued Securities. The Fund may take advantage of offerings
of eligible portfolio securities on a "when-issued" basis where delivery
of and payment for such securities take place sometime after the
transaction date on terms established on such date. Normally, settlement
on U.S. Government securities takes place within ten days. The Fund only
will make when-issued commitments on eligible securities with the
intention of actually acquiring the securities. If the Fund chooses to
dispose of the right to acquire a when-issued security prior to its
acquisition, it could, as with the disposition of any other portfolio
obligation, incur a gain or loss due to market fluctuation. When-issued
commitments will not be made if, as a result, more than 15% of the net
assets of the Fund would be so committed.
- Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may acquire securities subject to
repurchase agreements for liquidity purposes to meet anticipated
redemptions, or pending the investment of the proceeds from sales of Fund
shares, or pending the settlement of purchases of portfolio securities.
In a repurchase transaction, the Fund acquires a security from, and
simultaneously agrees to resell it to, an approved vendor. An "approved
vendor" is a U.S. commercial bank or the U.S. branch of a foreign bank or
a broker-dealer that has been designated a primary dealer in government
securities, that must meet credit requirements set by the Fund's Board of
Directors from time to time. The resale price exceeds the purchase price
by an amount that reflects an agreed-upon interest rate effective for the
period during which the repurchase agreement is in effect. The majority
of these transactions run from day to day, and delivery pursuant to the
resale typically will occur within one to five days of the purchase.
Repurchase agreements are considered "loans" under the Investment Company
Act, collateralized by the underlying security. The Fund's repurchase
agreements require that at all times while the repurchase agreement is in
effect, the value of the collateral must equal or exceed the repurchase
price to fully collateralize the repayment obligation. Additionally, the
Manager will impose creditworthiness requirements to confirm that the
vendor is financially sound and will continuously monitor the collateral's
value.
- Illiquid and Restricted Securities. To enable the Fund to sell
restricted securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, the
Fund may have to cause those securities to be registered. The expenses
of registration of restricted securities may be negotiated by the Fund
with the issuer at the time such securities are purchased by the Fund,
if such registration is required before such securities may be sold
publicly. When registration must be arranged because the Fund wishes to
sell the security, a considerable period may elapse between the time the
decision is made to sell the securities and the time the Fund would be
permitted to sell them. The Fund would bear the risks of any downward
price fluctuation during that period. The Fund may also acquire, through
private placements, securities having contractual restrictions on their
resale, which might limit the Fund's ability to dispose of such securities
and might lower the amount realizable upon the sale of such securities.
The Fund has percentage limitations that apply to purchases of
restricted securities, as stated in the Prospectus. Those percentage
restrictions do not limit purchases of restricted securities that are
eligible for sale to qualified institutional purchasers pursuant to Rule
144A under the Securities Act of 1933, provided that those securities have
been determined to be liquid by the Board of Directors of the Fund or by
the Sub-Advisor under Board-approved guidelines. Those guidelines take
into account the trading activity for such securities and the availability
of reliable pricing information, among other factors. If there is a lack
of trading interest in a particular Rule 144A security, the Fund's holding
of that security may be deemed to be illiquid.
- Loans of Portfolio Securities. The Fund may lend its portfolio
securities subject to the restrictions stated in the Prospectus. Under
applicable regulatory requirements (which are subject to change), the loan
collateral on each business day must at least equal the value of the
loaned securities and must consist of cash, bank letters of credit or
securities of the U.S. Government (or its agencies or instrumentalities).
To be acceptable as collateral, letters of credit must obligate a bank to
pay amounts demanded by the Fund if the demand meets the terms of the
letter. Such terms and the issuing bank must be satisfactory to the Fund.
When it lends securities, the Fund receives amounts equal to the dividends
or interest on loaned securities and also receives one or more of (a)
negotiated loan fees, (b) interest on securities used as collateral, and
(c) interest on short-term debt securities purchased with such loan
collateral. Either type of interest may be shared with the borrower. The
Fund may also pay reasonable finder's, custodian and administrative fees.
The terms of the Fund's loans must meet applicable tests under the
Internal Revenue Code and must permit the Fund to reacquire loaned
securities on five days' notice or in time to vote on any important
matter.
- Hedging With Options and Futures Contracts. The Fund may employ one
or more types of Hedging Instruments for the purposes described in the
Prospectus. Hedging Instruments used by the Fund are interest rate
futures, foreign currency futures and financial futures (collectively,
"Futures"), Forward Contracts (defined below), and call and put options
on Futures and foreign currencies. When hedging to attempt to protect
against declines in the market value of the Fund's portfolio, or to permit
the Fund to retain unrealized gains in the value of portfolio securities
which have appreciated, or to facilitate selling securities for investment
reasons, the Fund may: (i) sell Futures, (ii) buy puts, or (iii) write
covered calls on securities held by it or on Futures (as described in the
Prospectus). When hedging to establish a position in the equity
securities markets as a temporary substitute for the purchase of
individual equity securities the Fund may: (i) buy Futures, or (ii) buy
calls on Futures or securities. Normally, the Fund would then purchase
the equity securities and terminate the hedging portion. When hedging to
protect against declines in the dollar value of a foreign currency-
denominated security, the Fund may (a) purchase puts on that foreign
currency and on foreign currency Futures, (b) write calls on that currency
or on such Futures, or (c) enter into Forward Contracts at a lower rate
than the spot ("cash") rate.
The Fund's strategy of hedging with Futures and options on Futures
will be incidental to the Fund's investment activities in the underlying
cash market. In the future, the Fund may employ hedging instruments and
strategies that are not presently contemplated but which may be
subsequently developed, to the extent such investment methods are
consistent with the Fund's investment objective, and are legally
permissible and disclosed in the Prospectus. Additional information about
the hedging instruments the Fund may use is provided below.
- Writing Call Options. As described in the Prospectus, the Fund may
write covered calls. When the Fund writes a call on an investment, it
receives a premium and agrees to sell the callable investment to a
purchaser of a corresponding call during the call period (usually not more
than 9 months) at a fixed exercise price (which may differ from the market
price of the underlying investment) regardless of market price changes
during the call period. To terminate its obligation on a call it has
written, the Fund may purchase a corresponding call in a "closing
purchase transaction." A profit or loss will be realized, depending upon
whether the net of the amount of option transaction costs and the premium
received on the call the Fund has written is more or less than the price
of the call the Fund subsequently purchased. A profit may also be
realized if the call lapses unexercised because the Fund retains the
underlying investment and the premium received. Those profits are
considered short-term capital gains for Federal income tax purposes, as
are premiums on lapsed calls, and when distributed by the Fund are taxable
as ordinary income. If the Fund could not effect a closing purchase
transaction due to the lack of a market, it would have to hold the
callable investment until the call lapsed or was exercised.
The Fund may also write calls on Futures without owning a futures
contract or deliverable securities, provided that at the time the call is
written, the Fund covers the call by segregating in escrow an equivalent
dollar value of deliverable securities or liquid assets. The Fund will
segregate additional liquid assets if the value of the escrowed assets
drops below 100% of the current value of the Future. In no circumstances
would an exercise notice as to a Future put the Fund in a short futures
position.
- Writing Put Options. A put option on securities gives the
purchaser the right to sell, and the writer the obligation to buy, the
underlying investment at the exercise price during the option period.
Writing a put covered by segregated liquid assets equal to the exercise
price of the put has the same economic effect to the Fund as writing a
covered call. The premium the Fund receives from writing a put option
represents a profit, as long as the price of the underlying investment
remains above the exercise price. However, the Fund has also assumed the
obligation during the option period to buy the underlying investment from
the buyer of the put at the exercise price, even though the value of the
investment may fall below the exercise price. If the put expires
unexercised, the Fund (as the writer of the put) realizes a gain in the
amount of the premium less transaction costs. If the put is exercised,
the Fund must fulfill its obligation to purchase the underlying investment
at the exercise price, which will usually exceed the market value of the
investment at that time. In that case, the Fund may incur a loss, equal
to the sum of the sale price of the underlying investment and the premium
received minus the sum of the exercise price and any transaction costs
incurred.
When writing put options on securities or on foreign currencies, to
secure its obligation to pay for the underlying security, the Fund will
deposit in escrow liquid assets with a value equal to or greater than the
exercise price of the underlying securities. The Fund therefore forgoes
the opportunity of investing the segregated assets or writing calls
against those assets. As long as the obligation of the Fund as the put
writer continues, it may be assigned an exercise notice by the exchange
or broker-dealer through whom such option was sold, requiring the Fund to
exchange currency at the specified rate of exchange or to take delivery
of the underlying security against payment of the exercise price. The
Fund may have no control over when it may be required to purchase the
underlying security, since it may be assigned an exercise notice at any
time prior to the termination of its obligation as the writer of the put.
This obligation terminates upon expiration of the put, or such earlier
time at which the Fund effects a closing purchase transaction by
purchasing a put of the same series as that previously sold. Once the
Fund has been assigned an exercise notice, it is thereafter not allowed
to effect a closing purchase transaction.
The Fund may effect a closing purchase transaction to realize a
profit on an outstanding put option it has written or to prevent an
underlying security from being put. Furthermore, effecting such a closing
purchase transaction will permit the Fund to write another put option to
the extent that the exercise price thereof is secured by the deposited
assets, or to utilize the proceeds from the sale of such assets for other
investments by the Fund. The Fund will realize a profit or loss from a
closing purchase transaction if the cost of the transaction is less or
more than the premium received from writing the option. As above for
writing covered calls, any and all such profits described herein from
writing puts are considered short-term capital gains for Federal tax
purposes, and when distributed by the Fund, are taxable as ordinary
income.
- Purchasing Puts and Calls. The Fund may purchase calls to protect
against the possibility that the Fund's portfolio will not participate in
an anticipated rise in the securities market. When the Fund purchases a
call (other than in a closing purchase transaction), it pays a premium
and, except as to calls on Futures, has the right to buy the underlying
investment from a seller of a corresponding call on the same investment
during the call period at a fixed exercise price. In purchasing a call,
the Fund benefits only if the call is sold at a profit or if, during the
call period, the market price of the underlying investment is above the
sum of the exercise price, transaction costs, and the premium paid, and
the call is exercised. If the call is not exercised or sold (whether or
not at a profit), it will become worthless at its expiration date and the
Fund will lose its premium payment and the right to purchase the
underlying investment.
When the Fund purchases a put, it pays a premium and, except as to
puts on Futures, has the right to sell the underlying investment to a
seller of a corresponding put on the same investment during the put period
at a fixed exercise price. Buying a put on an investment the Fund owns
(a "protective put") enables the Fund to attempt to protect itself during
the put period against a decline in the value of the underlying investment
below the exercise price by selling the underlying investment at the
exercise price to a seller of a corresponding put. If the market price
of the underlying investment is equal to or above the exercise price and
as a result the put is not exercised or resold, the put will become
worthless at its expiration and the Fund will lose the premium payment and
the right to sell the underlying investment. However, the put may be sold
prior to expiration (whether or not at a profit).
Puts and calls on Futures are similar to puts and calls on securities
except that all settlements are in cash and gain or loss depends on
changes in the index in question (and thus on price movements in the stock
market generally) rather than on price movements of individual securities
or futures contracts. When the Fund buys a call on a Future, it pays a
premium. If the Fund exercises the call during the call period, a seller
of a corresponding call on the same investment will pay the Fund an amount
of cash to settle the call if the closing level of the Future upon which
the call is based is greater than the exercise price of the call. That
cash payment is equal to the difference between the closing price of the
call and the exercise price of the call times a specified multiple (the
"multiplier") which determines the total dollar value for each point of
difference. When the Fund buys a put on a Future, it pays a premium and
has the right during the put period to require a seller of a corresponding
put, upon the Fund's exercise of its put, to deliver cash to the Fund to
settle the put if the closing level of the Future upon which the put is
based is less than the exercise price of the put. That cash payment is
determined by the multiplier, in the same manner as described above as to
calls.
When the Fund purchases a put on a Future not owned by it, the put
protects the Fund to the extent that the index moves in a similar pattern
to the securities the Fund holds. The Fund can either resell the put or
buy the underlying investment and sell it at the exercise price. The
resale price of the put will vary inversely with the price of the
underlying investment. If the market price of the underlying investment
is above the exercise price, and as a result the put is not exercised, the
put will become worthless on the expiration date. In the event of a
decline in price of the underlying investment, the Fund could exercise or
sell the put at a profit to attempt to offset some or all of its loss on
its portfolio securities.
The Fund's option activities may affect its portfolio turnover rate
and brokerage commissions. The exercise of calls written by the Fund may
cause the Fund to sell related portfolio securities, thus increasing its
turnover rate. The exercise by the Fund of puts on securities will cause
the sale of underlying investments, increasing portfolio turnover.
Although the decision whether to exercise a put it holds is within the
Fund's control, holding a put might cause the Fund to sell the related
investments for reasons that would not exist in the absence of the put.
The Fund will pay a brokerage commission each time it buys or sells a
call, put or an underlying investment in connection with the exercise of
a put or call. Those commissions may be higher than the commissions for
direct purchases or sales of the underlying investments.
Premiums paid for options are small in relation to the market value
of the underlying investments and, consequently, put and call options
offer large amounts of leverage. The leverage offered by trading in
options could result in the Fund's net asset value being more sensitive
to changes in the value of the underlying investments.
- Futures. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts relating
to a securities index ("Financial Futures"), including "Stock Index
Futures," a type of Financial Future for which the index used as the basis
for trading is a broadly-based stock index (including stocks that are not
limited to issuers in a particular industry or group of industries). A
stock index assigns relative values to the common stocks included in the
index and fluctuates with the changes in the market value of those stocks.
Stock indices cannot be purchased or sold directly. Financial Futures are
contracts based on the future value of the basket of securities that
comprise the underlying index. The contracts obligate the seller to
deliver, and the purchaser to take, cash to settle the futures transaction
or to enter into an offsetting contract. No physical delivery of the
securities underlying the index is made on settling the futures
obligation. No monetary amount is paid or received by the Fund on the
purchase or sale of a Financial Future or Stock Index Future.
The Fund may also buy Futures relating to debt securities ("Interest
Rate Futures"). An Interest Rate Future obligates the seller to deliver
and the purchaser to take a specific type of debt security at a specific
future date for a fixed price to settle the futures transaction, or to
enter into an offsetting contract. As with Financial Futures, no monetary
amount is paid or received by the Fund on the purchase of an Interest Rate
Future.
Upon entering into a Futures transaction, the Fund will be required
to deposit an initial margin payment, in cash or U.S. Treasury bills, with
the futures commission merchant (the "futures broker"). Initial margin
payments will be deposited with the Fund's Custodian in an account
registered in the futures broker's name; however, the futures broker can
gain access to that account only under certain specified conditions. As
the Future is marked to market (that is, its value on the Fund's books is
changed) to reflect changes in its market value, subsequent margin
payments, called variation margin, will be paid to or by the futures
broker on a daily basis.
At any time prior to the expiration of the Future, the Fund may elect
to close out its position by taking an opposite position, at which time
a final determination of variation margin is made and additional cash is
required to be paid by or released to the Fund. Any gain or loss is then
realized by the Fund on the Future for tax purposes. Although Financial
Futures and Stock Index Futures by their terms call for settlement by the
delivery of cash, and Interest Rate Futures call for the delivery of a
specific debt security, in most cases the settlement obligation is
fulfilled without such delivery by entering into an offsetting
transaction. All Futures transactions are effected through a
clearinghouse associated with the exchange on which the contracts are
traded.
- Options on Foreign Currency. The Fund intends to write and
purchase calls on foreign currencies. The Fund may purchase and write
puts and calls on foreign currencies that are traded on a securities or
commodities exchange or over-the-counter markets or are quoted by major
recognized dealers in such options. It does so to protect against
declines in the dollar value of foreign securities and against increases
in the dollar cost of foreign securities to be acquired. If the Manager
anticipates a rise in the dollar value of a foreign currency in which
securities to be acquired are denominated, the increased cost of such
securities may be partially offset by purchasing calls or writing puts on
that foreign currency. If a decline in the dollar value of a foreign
currency is anticipated, the decline in value of portfolio securities
denominated in that currency may be partially offset by writing calls or
purchasing puts on that foreign currency. However, in the event of
currency rate fluctuations adverse to the Fund's position, it would lose
the premium it paid and transactions costs.
A call written on a foreign currency by the Fund is covered if the
Fund owns the underlying foreign currency covered by the call or has an
absolute and immediate right to acquire that foreign currency without
additional cash consideration (or for additional cash consideration held
in a segregated account by its custodian) upon conversion or exchange of
other foreign currency held in its portfolio. A call may be written by
the Fund on a foreign currency to provide a hedge against a decline due
to an expected adverse change in the exchange rate in the U.S. dollar
value of a security which the Fund owns or has the right to acquire and
which is denominated in the currency underlying the option. This is a
cross-hedging strategy. In such circumstances, the Fund collateralizes
the option by maintaining in a segregated account with the Fund's
Custodian, cash or U.S. Government Securities in an amount not less than
the value of the underlying foreign currency in U.S. dollars marked-to-
market daily.
- Forward Contracts. The Fund may enter into foreign currency
exchange contracts ("Forward Contracts"), which obligate the seller to
deliver and the purchaser to take a specific amount of foreign currency
at a specific future date for a fixed price. A Forward Contract involves
bilateral obligations of one party to purchase, and another party to sell,
a specific currency at a future date (which may be any fixed number of
days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties), at a price
set at the time the contract is entered into. These contracts are
generally traded in the interbank market conducted directly between
currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers.
The Fund may enter into a Forward Contract in order to "lock in" the U.S.
dollar price of a security denominated in a foreign currency which it has
purchased or sold but which has not yet settled, or to protect against a
possible loss resulting from an adverse change in the relationship between
the U.S. dollar and a foreign currency.
There is a risk that use of Forward Contracts may reduce the gain
that would otherwise result from a change in the relationship between the
U.S. dollar and a foreign currency. Forward contracts include
standardized foreign currency futures contracts which are traded on
exchanges and are subject to procedures and regulations applicable to
other Futures. The Fund may also enter into a forward contract to sell
a foreign currency denominated in a currency other than that in which the
underlying security is denominated. This is done in the expectation that
there is a greater correlation between the foreign currency of the forward
contract and the foreign currency of the underlying investment than
between the U.S. dollar and the foreign currency of the underlying
investment. This technique is referred to as "cross hedging." The
success of cross hedging is dependent on many factors, including the
ability of the Manager to correctly identify and monitor the correlation
between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. To the extent that the
correlation is not identical, the Fund may experience losses or gains on
both the underlying security and the cross currency hedge.
The Fund may use Forward Contracts to protect against uncertainty in
the level of future exchange rates. The use of Forward Contracts does not
eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the underlying securities the Fund
owns or intends to acquire, but it does fix a rate of exchange in advance.
In addition, although Forward Contracts limit the risk of loss due to a
decline in the value of the hedged currencies, at the same time they limit
any potential gain that might result should the value of the currencies
increase.
There is no limitation as to the percentage of the Fund's assets that
may be committed to foreign currency exchange contracts. The Fund does
not enter into such forward contracts or maintain a net exposure in such
contracts to the extent that the Fund would be obligated to deliver an
amount of foreign currency in excess of the value of the Fund's assets
denominated in that currency, or enter into a "cross hedge," unless it is
denominated in a currency or currencies that the Manager believes will
have price movements that tend to correlate closely with the currency in
which the investment being hedged is denominated. See "Tax Aspects of
Covered Calls and Hedging Instruments" below for a discussion of the tax
treatment of foreign currency exchange contracts
The Fund may enter into Forward Contracts with respect to specific
transactions. For example, when the Fund enters into a contract for the
purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency, or when
the Fund anticipates receipt of dividend payments in a foreign currency,
the Fund may desire to "lock-in" the U.S. dollar price of the security or
the U.S. dollar equivalent of such payment by entering into a Forward
Contract, for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars per unit of foreign currency,
for the purchase or sale of the amount of foreign currency involved in the
underlying transaction ("transaction hedge"). The Fund will thereby be
able to protect itself against a possible loss resulting from an adverse
change in the relationship between the currency exchange rates during the
period between the date on which the security is purchased or sold, or on
which the payment is declared, and the date on which such payments are
made or received.
The Fund may also use Forward Contracts to lock in the U.S. dollar
value of portfolio positions ("position hedge"). In a position hedge, for
example, when the Fund believes that foreign currency may suffer a
substantial decline against the U.S. dollar, it may enter into a forward
sale contract to sell an amount of that foreign currency approximating the
value of some or all of the Fund's portfolio securities denominated in
such foreign currency, or when the Fund believes that the U.S. dollar may
suffer a substantial decline against a foreign currency, it may enter into
a forward purchase contract to buy that foreign currency for a fixed
dollar amount. In this situation the Fund may, in the alternative, enter
into a forward contract to sell a different foreign currency for a fixed
U.S. dollar amount where the Fund believes that the U.S. dollar value of
the currency to be sold pursuant to the forward contract will fall
whenever there is a decline in the U.S. dollar value of the currency in
which portfolio securities of the Fund are denominated ("cross hedge").
The Fund's Custodian will place cash or U.S. Government securities
or other liquid high-quality debt securities in a separate account of the
Fund having a value equal to the aggregate amount of the Fund's
commitments under forward contracts to cover its short positions. If the
value of the securities placed in the separate account declines,
additional cash or securities will be placed in the account on a daily
basis so that the value of the account will equal the amount of the Fund's
net commitments with respect to such contracts. As an alternative to
maintaining all or part of the separate account, the Fund may purchase a
call option permitting the Fund to purchase the amount of foreign currency
being hedged by a forward sale contract at a price no higher than the
forward contract price, or the Fund may purchase a put option permitting
the Fund to sell the amount of foreign currency subject to a forward
purchase contract at a price as high or higher than the forward contract
price. Unanticipated changes in currency prices may result in poorer
overall performance for the Fund than if it had not entered into such
contracts.
The precise matching of the Forward Contract amounts and the value
of the securities involved will not generally be possible because the
future value of such securities in foreign currencies will change as a
consequence of market movements in the value of these securities between
the date the Forward Contract is entered into and the date it is sold.
Accordingly, it may be necessary for the Fund to purchase additional
foreign currency on the spot (i.e., cash) market (and bear the expense of
such purchase), if the market value of the security is less than the
amount of foreign currency the Fund is obligated to deliver and if a
decision is made to sell the security and make delivery of the foreign
currency. Conversely, it may be necessary to sell on the spot market some
of the foreign currency received upon the sale of the portfolio security
if its market value exceeds the amount of foreign currency the Fund is
obligated to deliver. The projection of short-term currency market
movements is extremely difficult, and the successful execution of a short-
term hedging strategy is highly uncertain. Forward Contracts involve the
risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted,
causing the Fund to sustain losses on these contracts and transactions
costs.
At or before the maturity of a Forward Contract requiring the Fund
to sell a currency, the Fund may either sell a portfolio security and use
the sale proceeds to make delivery of the currency or retain the security
and offset its contractual obligation to deliver the currency by
purchasing a second contract pursuant to which the Fund will obtain, on
the same maturity date, the same amount of the currency that it is
obligated to deliver. Similarly, the Fund may close out a Forward
Contract requiring it to purchase a specified currency by entering into
a second contract entitling it to sell the same amount of the same
currency on the maturity date of the first contract. The Fund would
realize a gain or loss as a result of entering into such an offsetting
Forward Contract under either circumstance to the extent the exchange rate
or rates between the currencies involved moved between the execution dates
of the first contract and offsetting contract.
The cost to the Fund of engaging in Forward Contracts varies with
factors such as the currencies involved, the length of the contract period
and the market conditions then prevailing. Because Forward Contracts are
usually entered into on a principal basis, no fees or commissions are
involved. Because such contracts are not traded on an exchange, the Fund
must evaluate the credit and performance risk of each particular
counterparty under a Forward Contract.
Although the Fund values its assets daily in terms of U.S. dollars,
it does not intend to convert all of its holdings of foreign currency
deposits into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. The Fund may convert foreign
currency from time to time, and investors should be aware of the costs of
currency conversion. Foreign exchange dealers do not charge a fee for
conversion, but they do seek to realize a profit based on the difference
between the prices at which they buy and sell various currencies. Thus,
a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency to the Fund at one rate,
while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the Fund desire to resell
that currency to the dealer.
- Regulatory Aspects of Hedging Instruments. The Fund is required
to operate within certain guidelines and restrictions with respect to its
use of futures and options thereon as established by the Commodities
Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"). In particular, the Fund is excluded
from registration as a "commodity pool operator" if it complies with the
requirements of Rule 4.5 adopted by the CFTC. Under this Rule, the Fund
is not limited regarding the percentage of its assets committed to futures
margins and related options premiums subject to a hedge position.
However, aggregate initial futures margins and related options premiums
are limited to 5% or less of the Fund's net asset value for other than
bona fide hedging strategies employed by the Fund within the meaning and
intent of applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC
regulations thereunder.
Transactions in options by the Fund are subject to limitations
established by option exchanges governing the maximum number of options
that may be written or held by a single investor or group of investors
acting in concert, regardless of whether the options were written or
purchased on the same or different exchanges or are held in one or more
accounts or through one or more different exchanges or through one or more
brokers. Thus the number of options which the Fund may write or hold may
be affected by options written or held by other entities, including other
investment companies having the same adviser as the Fund (or an adviser
that is an affiliate of the Fund's adviser). The exchanges also impose
position limits on Futures transactions. An exchange may order the
liquidation of positions found to be in violation of those limits and may
impose certain other sanctions.
Due to requirements under the Investment Company Act, when the Fund
purchases a Stock Index Future, the Fund will maintain, in a segregated
account or accounts with its custodian, cash or readily-marketable, short-
term (maturing in one year or less) debt instruments in an amount equal
to the market value of the securities underlying such Future, less the
margin deposit applicable to it.
- Additional Information About Hedging Instruments and Their Use.
The Fund's Custodian, or a securities depository acting for the Custodian,
will act as the Fund's escrow agent, through the facilities of the Options
Clearing Corporation ("OCC"), as to the investments on which the Fund has
written options traded on exchanges or as to other acceptable escrow
securities, so that no margin will be required for such transactions. OCC
will release the securities on the expiration of the option or upon the
Fund's entering into a closing transaction. An option position may be
closed out only on a market which provides secondary trading for options
of the same series, and there is no assurance that a liquid secondary
market will exist for any particular option.
When the Fund writes an over-the-counter("OTC") option, it will enter
into an arrangement with a primary U.S. Government securities dealer,
which would establish a formula price at which the Fund would have the
absolute right to repurchase that OTC option. That formula price would
generally be based on a multiple of the premium received for the option,
plus the amount by which the option is exercisable below the market price
of the underlying security (that is, the extent to which the option is
"in-the-money"). When the Fund writes an OTC option, it will treat as
illiquid (for purposes of the limit on its assets that may be invested in
the illiquid securities, stated in the Prospectus) the mark-to-market
value of any OTC option held by it. The Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") is evaluating whether OTC options should be considered
liquid securities, and the procedure described above could be affected by
the outcome of that evaluation.
The Fund's option activities may affect its turnover rate and
brokerage commissions. The exercise by the Fund of puts on securities
will cause the sale of related investments, increasing portfolio turnover.
Although such exercise is within the Fund's control, holding a put might
cause the Fund to sell the related investments for reasons which would not
exist in the absence of the put. The Fund will pay a brokerage commission
each time it buys a put or call, sells a call, or buys or sells an
underlying investment in connection with the exercise of a put or call.
Such commissions may be higher than those which would apply to direct
purchases or sales of such underlying investments. Premiums paid for
options are small in relation to the market value of the related
investments, and consequently, put and call options offer large amounts
of leverage. The leverage offered by trading options could result in the
Fund's net asset value being more sensitive to changes in the value of the
underlying investments.
- Tax Aspects of Covered Calls and Hedging Instruments. The Fund
intends to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal
Revenue Code. That qualification enables the Fund to "pass through" its
income and realized capital gains to shareholders without having to pay
tax on them. This avoids a "double tax" on that income and capital gains,
since shareholders normally will be taxed on the dividends and capital
gains they receive from the Fund (unless the Fund's shares are held in a
retirement account or the shareholder is otherwise exempt from tax). One
of the tests for the Fund's qualification as a regulated investment
company is that less than 30% of its gross income must be derived from
gains realized on the sale of securities held for less than three months.
To comply with this 30% cap, the Fund will limit the extent to which it
engages in the following activities, but will not be precluded from them:
(i) selling investments, including Stock Index Futures, held for less than
three months, whether or not they were purchased on the exercise of a call
held by the Fund; (ii) purchasing options which expire in less than three
months; (iii) effecting closing transactions with respect to calls or puts
written or purchased less than three months previously; (iv) exercising
puts or calls held by the Fund for less than three months; or (v) writing
calls on investments held less than three months.
Certain foreign currency exchange contracts ("Forward Contracts") in
which the Fund may invest are treated as "section 1256 contracts." Gains
or losses relating to section 1256 contracts generally are characterized
under the Internal Revenue Code as 60% long-term and 40% short-term
capital gains or losses. However, foreign currency gains or losses
arising from certain section 1256 contracts (including Forward Contracts)
generally are treated as ordinary income or loss. In addition, section
1256 contracts held by the Fund at the end of each taxable year are
"marked-to-market" with the result that unrealized gains or losses are
treated as though they were realized. These contracts also may be marked-
to-market for purposes of the excise tax applicable to investment company
distributions and for other purposes under rules prescribed pursuant to
the Internal Revenue Code. An election can be made by the Fund to exempt
these transactions from this marked-to-market treatment.
Certain Forward Contracts entered into by the Fund may result in
"straddles" for Federal income tax purposes. The straddle rules may
affect the character of gains (or losses) realized by the Fund on straddle
positions. Generally, a loss sustained on the disposition of a position
making up a straddle is allowed only to the extent such loss exceeds any
unrecognized gain in the offsetting positions making up the straddle.
Disallowed loss is generally allowed at the point where there is no
unrecognized gain in the offsetting positions making up the straddle, or
the offsetting position is disposed of.
Under the Internal Revenue Code, gains or losses attributable to
fluctuations in exchange rates that occur between the time the Fund
accrues interest or other receivables or accrues expenses or other
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time the Fund
actually collects such receivables or pays such liabilities generally are
treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss. Similarly, on disposition
of debt securities denominated in a foreign currency and on disposition
foreign currency forward contracts, gains or losses attributable to
fluctuations in the value of a foreign currency between the date of
acquisition of the security or contract and the date of the disposition
also are treated as an ordinary gain or loss. Currency gains and losses
are offset against market gains and losses on each trade before
determining a net "section 988" gain or loss under the Internal Revenue
Code, which may ultimately increase or decrease the amount of the Fund's
investment company income available for distribution to its shareholders.
- Additional Risk Factors in Hedging. In addition to the risks with
respect to options discussed in the Prospectus and above, there is a risk
in using short hedging by (i) selling Stock Index Futures or (ii)
purchasing puts on stock indices or Stock Index Futures to attempt to
protect against declines in the value of the Fund's equity securities. The
risk is that the prices of Stock Index Futures will correlate imperfectly
with the behavior of the cash (i.e., market value) prices of the Fund's
equity securities. The ordinary spreads between prices in the cash and
futures markets are subject to distortions, due to differences in the
natures of those markets. First, all participants in the futures markets
are subject to margin deposit and maintenance requirements. Rather than
meeting additional margin deposit requirements, investors may close out
futures contracts through offsetting transactions which could distort the
normal relationship between the cash and futures markets. Second, the
liquidity of the futures markets depends on participants entering into
offsetting transactions rather than making or taking delivery. To the
extent participants decide to make or take delivery, liquidity in the
futures markets could be reduced, thus producing distortion. Third, from
the point of view of speculators, the deposit requirements in the futures
markets are less onerous than margin requirements in the securities
markets. Therefore, increased participation by speculators in the futures
markets may cause temporary price distortions.
The risk of imperfect correlation increases as the composition of the
Fund's portfolio diverges from the securities included in the applicable
index. To compensate for the imperfect correlation of movements in the
price of the equity securities being hedged and movements in the price of
the hedging instruments, the Fund may use hedging instruments in a greater
dollar amount than the dollar amount of equity securities being hedged if
the historical volatility of the prices of the equity securities being
hedged is more than the historical volatility of the applicable index.
It is also possible that if the Fund has used hedging instruments in a
short hedge, the market may advance and the value of equity securities
held in the Fund's portfolio may decline. If that occurred, the Fund would
lose money on the hedging instruments and also experience a decline in
value in its portfolio securities. However, while this could occur for
a very brief period or to a very small degree, over time the value of a
diversified portfolio of equity securities will tend to move in the same
direction as the indices upon which the hedging instruments are based.
If the Fund uses hedging instruments to establish a position in the
equities markets as a temporary substitute for the purchase of individual
equity securities (long hedging) by buying Stock Index Futures and/or
calls on such Futures, on securities or on stock indices, it is possible
that the market may decline. If the Fund then concludes not to invest in
equity securities at that time because of concerns as to a possible
further market decline or for other reasons, the Fund will realize a loss
on the hedging instruments that is not offset by a reduction in the price
of the equity securities purchased.
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: (i) 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 represented by proxy, or (ii)
more than 50% of the outstanding shares.
Under these additional restrictions, the Fund cannot:
- - Invest in physical commodities or physical commodity contracts or
speculate in financial commodity contracts, but may purchase and sell
financial futures contracts and options on such futures contracts
exclusively for hedging and other non-speculative purposes;
- - Invest in real estate; however, the Fund may purchase securities of
issuers which engage in real estate operations and securities which are
secured by real estate or interests therein; - Purchase securities on
margin (except for such short-term loans as are necessary for the
clearance of purchases of portfolio securities) or make short sales of
securities. (Collateral arrangements in connection with transactions in
futures and options are not deemed to be margin transactions.)
- - Underwrite securities of other companies except insofar as the Fund may
be deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 in
disposing of a security;
- - Invest more than 10% of its assets in securities of other investment
companies or more than 5% of its assets in the securities of one
investment company or more than 3% of the outstanding voting securities
of such company, provided that the foregoing restrictions on investment
company purchases and holdings by the Fund are inapplicable to
acquisitions in connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization
or acquisition of assets
- -Invest in interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or
development programs;
- - Invest in securities of any issuer if, to the knowledge of the Fund, any
officer or director of the Fund or any officer or director of the Manager
or the Sub-Adviser owns more than 1/2 of 1% of the outstanding securities
of such issuer, and such officers and directors who own more than 1/2 of
1% own in the aggregate more than 5% of the outstanding securities of such
issuer; - Pledge its assets or assign or otherwise encumber its assets in
excess of 33 1/3% of its net assets (taken at market value at the time of
pledging) and then only to secure borrowings effected within the
limitations set forth in the Prospectus;
- - Invest for the purpose of exercising control or management of another
company - Issue senior securities as defined in the 1940 Act except
insofar as the Fund may be deemed to have issued a senior security by
reason of: (1) entering into any repurchase agreement; 2) borrowing money
in accordance with restrictions described in the Prospectus; or (3)
lending portfolio securities.
In addition, as a non-fundamental investment restriction, the Fund
(i) may not purchase warrants if as a result the Fund would then have
either more than 5% of its total assets (determined at the time of
investment) invested in warrants or more than 2% of its total assets
invested in warrants not listed on the New York or American Stock
Exchange; (ii) may not invest in real estate limited partnership programs;
(iii) may not invest in oil, gas or mineral leases; (iv) may not invest
more than 15% of its assets in restricted securities, foreign equity
securities not listed on an exchange, illiquid securities, securities for
which market quotations are not readily available and repurchase
agreements in excess of seven days; and (v) invest more than 5% of its
assets in unseasoned issues. In addition, to comply with a state's
securities laws, the Fund may not make loans to any person or individual
(except that portfolio securities may be loaned within the limitations set
forth in the Prospectus).
How the Fund is Managed
Organization and History. Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
(referred to as the "Fund") is organized as a Maryland Corporation.
The Directors are authorized to create new series and classes of
series. The Directors may reclassify unissued shares of the Fund or
classes into additional classes of shares. The Directors may also divide
or combine the shares of a class into a greater or lesser number of shares
without thereby changing the proportionate beneficial interest of a
shareholder in the Fund. Shares do not have cumulative voting rights or
preemptive or subscription rights. Shares may be voted in person or by
proxy.
As a Maryland corporation, 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
Directors or upon proper request of the shareholders. Each share of the
Fund represents an interest in the Fund proportionately equal to the
interest of each other share of the same class and entitles the holder to
one vote per share (and a fractional vote for a fractional share) on
matters submitted to their vote at shareholders' meetings. Shareholders
of the Fund vote together in the aggregate on certain matters at
shareholders' meetings, such as the election of Directors and ratification
of appointment of auditors for the Fund. Shareholders of a particular
class vote separately on proposals which affect that class, and
shareholders of a class which is not affected by that matter are not
entitled to vote on the proposal. For example, only shareholders of a
class of a series vote on certain amendments to the Distribution and/or
Service Plans if the amendments affect that class.
Directors and Officers of the Fund. The Fund's Directors and officers,
and the Fund's portfolio manager (who is not an officer), are listed
below, together with principal occupations and business affiliations
during the past five years. The address of each is Two World Trade
Center, New York, New York 10048, except as noted. All of the Directors
are also directors or trustees of Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc.,
Oppenheimer Quest for Value Funds and The Rochester Funds (Rochester Fund
Municipals, Rochester Portfolio Series and Rochester Fund Series). As of
February 25, 1996, the directors and officers of the Fund as a group owned
less than 1% of each class of shares of the Fund. The foregoing does not
include shares held of record by an employee benefit plan for employees
of the Manager for which plan one of the officers listed below, Mr.
Donohue, is a trustee, other than the shares beneficially owned under that
plan by officers of the Fund listed below..
Bridget A. Macaskill, Chairman of the Board of Directors and President*;
Age: 47.
Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer of the
Manager; prior thereto, Chief Operating Officer of the Manager and
Executive Vice President of the Manager. Vice President and a Director
of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., Director of Oppenheimer Partnership
Holdings, Inc., Chairman and a Director of Shareholder Services, Inc.
("SSI"), Director of Main Street Advisers, Inc., and Director of
HarbourView Asset Management Corporation ("HarbourView"), all of which are
subsidiaries of the Manager; a Trustee of the New York-based and Denver-
based Oppenheimer funds.
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* A Director who is an "interested person" as defined in the Investment
Company Act.
Paul Y. Clinton, Director; Age: 64
946 Morris Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010
Director, External Affairs, Kravco Corporation (national real estate owner
and property management); formerly President of Essex Management
Corporation (management consulting company); Trustee of Capital Cash
Management Trust, Prime Cash Fund and Short Term Asset Reserves, each of
which is a money-market fund; Director of Quest Cash Reserves, Inc. and
Trustee of Quest For Value Accumulation Trust, all of which are open-end
investment companies. Formerly: a general partner of Capital Growth Fund
(venture capital partnership); a general partner of Essex Limited
Partnership (investment partnership); President of Geneve Corp. (venture
capital fund); Chairman of Woodland Capital Corp. (small business
investment company); and Vice President of W.R. Grace & Co.
Thomas W, Courtney, Director; Age: 66
P.O. Box 580, Sewickley, Pennsylvania 15143
Principal of Courtney Associates, Inc. (venture capital firm); former
General Partner of Trivest Venture Fund (private venture capital fund);
former President of Investment Counseling Federated Investors, Inc.;
Trustee of Cash Assets Trust, a money market fund; Director of Quest Cash
Reserves, Inc., and Trustee of Quest for Value Accumulation Trust, all of
which are open-end investment companies; former President of Boston
Company Institutional Investors; Trustee of Hawaiian Tax-Free Trust and
Tax Free Trust of Arizona, tax-exempt bond funds; Director of several
privately owned corporations; former Director of Financial Analysts
Federation.
Lacy B. Herrmann, Director; Age: 66
380 Madison Avenue, Suite 2300, New York, New York 10017
President and Chairman of the Board of Aquila Management Corporation, the
sponsoring organization and Administrator and/or Sub-Adviser to the
following open-end investment companies, and Chairman of the Board of
Trustees and President of each: Churchill Cash Reserves Trust, Short Term
Asset Reserves, Pacific Capital Cash Assets Trust, Pacific Capital U.S.
Treasuries Cash Assets Trust, Pacific Capital Tax-Free Cash Assets Trust,
Prime Cash Fund, Narragansett Insured Tax-Free Income Fund, Tax-Free Fund
For Utah, Churchill Tax-Free Fund of Kentucky, Tax-Free Fund of Colorado,
Tax-Free Trust of Oregon, Tax-Free Trust of Arizona, Hawaiian Tax-Free
Trust, and Aquila Rocky Mountain Equity Fund; Vice President, Director,
Secretary, and formerly Treasurer of Aquila Distributors, Inc.,
distributor of the above funds; President and Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of Capital Cash Management Trust ("CCMT"), and an Officer and
Trustee/Director of its predecessors; President and Director of STCM
Management Company, Inc., sponsor and adviser to CCMT; Chairman, President
and a Director of InCap Management Corporation, formerly sub-adviser and
administrator of Prime Cash Fund and Short Term Asset Reserves; Director
of Quest Cash Reserves, Inc., and Trustee of Quest for Value Accumulation
Trust and The Saratoga Advantage Trust, each of which is an open-end
investment company; Trustee of Brown University.
George Loft, Director; Age: 80
51 Herrick Road, Sharon, Connecticut 06069
Private Investor; Director of Quest Cash Reserves, Inc., and Trustee of
Quest for Value Accumulation Trust and The Saratoga Advantage Trust, all
of which are open-end investment companies, and Director of the Quest for
Value Dual Purpose Fund, Inc., a closed-end investment company.
Robert C. Doll, Jr., Vice President; Age: 41
Executive Vice President and Director of Equity Investments of the
Manager; an officer and Portfolio Manager of other Oppenheimer funds.
Andrew J. Donohue, Secretary; Age: 45
Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Manager and
OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the "Distributor"); an officer of
other Oppenheimer funds; formerly Senior Vice President and Associate
General Counsel of the Manager and the Distributor, partner in Kraft &
McManimon (a law firm), an officer of First Investors Corporation (a
broker-dealer) and First Investors Management Company, Inc. (broker-dealer
and investment adviser), and a director and an officer of First Investors
Family of Funds and First Investors Life Insurance Company.
George C. Bowen, Treasurer; Age: 59
3410 South Galena Street Denver, Colorado 80231
Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the Manager; Vice President and
Treasurer of the Distributor and HarbourView; Senior Vice President,
Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and a director of Centennial Asset
Management Corporation, an investment advisory subsidiary of the Manager;
Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary of OppenheimerFunds Services and
Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. ("SFSI)", a transfer agent subsidiary
of the Manager; an officer of other Oppenheimer funds.
Robert G. Zack, Assistant Secretary; Age: 47
Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel of the Manager;
Assistant Secretary of SSI and SFSI; an officer of other Oppenheimer
funds.
Robert J. Bishop, Assistant Treasurer; Age: 37
3410 South Galena Street, Denver, Colorado 80231
Assistant Vice President of the Manager/Mutual Fund Accounting; an officer
of other Oppenheimer funds; formerly a Fund Controller for the Manager,
prior to which he was an Accountant for Yale & Seffinger, P.C., an
accounting firm, and previously an Accountant and Commissions Supervisor
for Stuart James Company Inc., a broker-dealer.
Scott Farrar, Assistant Treasurer; Age: 29
3410 South Galena Street, Denver, Colorado 80231
Assistant Vice President of the Manager/Mutual Fund Accounting, an officer
of other Oppenheimer funds; previously a Fund Controller for the Manager,
prior to which he was an International Mutual Fund Supervisor for Brown
Brothers Harriman & Co. (a bank) and previously a Senior Fund Accountant
for State Street Bank & Trust Company.
Richard J. Glasebrook, II, Portfolio Manager, Age: 47
Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10080
Managing Director of Oppenheimer Capital.
Pierre Daviron, Portfolio Manager, Age: 53
Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10080
President and Chief Investment Officer of Oppenheimer Capital
International, a division of Oppenheimer Capital created in 1993.
Previously, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Indosuez Gartmore
Asset Management, a division of Banque Indosuez, Paris, France. Prior
thereto, a Managing Director in Mergers and Acquisition at J.P. Morgan.
- Remuneration of Directors. All officers of the Fund and Ms.
Macaskill, a Director, are officers or directors of the Manager and
receive no salary or fee from the Fund. The Directors of the Fund
(excluding Ms. Macaskill) received the total amounts shown below from (i)
the Fund during its fiscal year ended November 30, 1995 and (ii) other
investment companies (or series thereof) managed by OpCap Advisors
(previously named Quest for Value Advisors), or an affiliate thereof,
during the fiscal year ended November 30, 1995 (the "Fund Complex").
OpCap Advisors, or an affiliate thereof, served as the investment adviser
to the Fund Complex prior to November 22, 1995; effective as of such date,
the Manager acquired the investment advisory and other contracts and
business relationships and certain assets and liabilities of OpCap
Advisors, Quest for Value Distributors and Oppenheimer Capital relating
to twelve Quest for Value mutual funds (or series thereof) included in the
Fund Complex.
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Pension or
Retirement
Aggregate Benefits Estimated Total
Compensation Accrued as Annual Compensation
from the Part of Fund Benefits Upon From Fund
Name of Person Fund Expenses Retirement Complex
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Paul Y. Clinton $4,200 None None $19,800
Thomas W. Courtney $4,200 None None $19,800
Lacy B. Herrmann $4,200 None None $19,800
George Loft $4,200 None None $19,800
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Messrs. Clinton, Courtney and Herrmann earned directors fees with respect
to 18 investment companies in the Fund Complex and the fees earned by Mr.
Loft were with respect to 19 investment companies in the Fund Complex.
During such period the non-interested Directors received fees from three
investment companies for which they no longer serve as directors and which
are no longer part of the Fund Complex but for which OpCap Advisors
currently serves as subadviser. In addition, during such periods, Mr.
Clinton and Mr. Courtney each served as director with respect to three
investment companies in the Fund Complex for which they received no fees,
and Mr. Loft and Mr. Herrmann each served as director with respect to 10
investment companies in the Fund Complex for which they received no fees.
For the purpose of this paragraph, a portfolio of an investment company
organized in series form is considered to be an investment company.
- Major Shareholders. As of February 26, 1996, no person owned of
record or was known by the Fund to own beneficially 5% or more of the
Fund's outstanding Class A, Class B or Class C shares except: Unified
Advisors, Inc. Omnibus Account, Attn: Control Group, 429 N. Pennsylvania
St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-1873 which held of record for the benefit
of clients 5,950,914.220 Class A shares, representing approximately 52.19%
of the outstanding Class A shares of such date; Oppenheimer Capital
Accumulation Plan Omnibus 401-k Unit, Oppenheimer Tower, World Financial
Center, New York, New York 10281 which held of record for the benefit of
participants 678,419.011 Class A shares, representing approximately 5.95%
of the Class A shares of such date; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith,
Inc., 4800 Deer Lake Drive E., Jacksonville, Florida 32246-6484 which held
of record for the benefit of client 48,363.000 Class C shares,
representing approximately 10.39% of the Class C shares of such date; and
Intercat Inc. 401-k Plan, P.O. Box 412, Sea Girt, New Jersey 08750-0412
which held of record for the benefit of participants 25,672.912 Class C
shares, representing approximately 5.51% of the Class C shares of such
date.
The Manager and its Affiliates. The Manager is wholly-owned by
Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. ("OAC"), a holding company controlled by
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. OAC is also owned in part
by certain of the Manager's directors and officers, some of whom also
serve as officers of the Fund and one of whom (Ms. Macaskill) also serves
as a Director of the Fund.
The Manager and the Fund have a Code of Ethics. In addition to
having its own Code of Ethics, the Sub-Adviser is subject to a reporting
obligation to the Manager under this Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics
is designed to detect and prevent improper personal trading by certain
employees, including the Fund's portfolio manager, who is an employee of
the Sub-Adviser, that would compete with or take advantage of the Funds'
portfolio transactions. Compliance with the Code of Ethics is carefully
monitored and strictly enforced by the Manager.
- The Investment Advisory Agreement. The Manager acts as investment
adviser to the Fund pursuant to the terms of an Investment Advisory
Agreement dated as of November 22, 1995. The Sub-Adviser previously
served as the Fund's investment adviser since the Fund's inception (July
2, 1990) to November 22, 1995.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Manager acts as the
investment adviser for the Fund and supervises the investment program of
the Fund. The Investment Advisory Agreement also provides that the
Manager, at its own expense, will provide and supervise the activities of
all administrative and clerical personnel as shall be required to provide
effective corporate administration for the Fund to the extent such
services are not being provided under the Administration Agreement
described below.
Expenses not assumed by the Manager under the Investment Advisory
Agreement or paid by the Distributor under the General Distributor's
Agreement will be paid by the Fund. Certain expenses are further
allocated to certain classes of shares of a series as explained in the
Prospectus and under "How to Buy Shares," below. The Investment Advisory
Agreement lists examples of expenses paid by the Fund, including interest,
taxes, brokerage commissions, insurance premiums, fees of non-interested
Directors, legal and audit expenses, transfer agent and custodian
expenses, share issuance costs, certain printing and registration costs,
and non-recurring expenses, including litigation.
The Investment Advisory Agreement contains no expense limitation.
However, independently of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Manager
has 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) shall not
exceed the most stringent state regulatory limitation application to the
Fund. At present, that limitation is imposed by California and limits
expenses (with specified exclusions) to 2.5% of the first $30 million of
average annual net assets, 2% of the next $70 million and 1.5% of average
annual net assets in excess of $100 million.
Pursuant to the undertaking, the Manager's fee at the end of any
month will be reduced or eliminated such that there will not be any
accrued but unpaid liability under this expense limitation. The Manager
reserves the right to terminate or amend the undertaking at any time. Any
assumption of the Fund's expenses under this undertaking would lower the
Fund's overall expense ratio and increase its total return during any
period in which expenses are limited.
The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that in the absence of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of
its duty, or reckless disregard for its obligations and duties under the
advisory agreement, the Manager is not liable for any loss resulting from
good faith errors or omissions on its part with respect to any of its
duties thereunder. The Investment Advisory Agreement permits the Manager
to act as investment adviser for any other person, firm or corporation and
to use the name "Oppenheimer" in connection with its other investment
companies for which it may act as an investment adviser or general
distributor. If the Manager shall no longer act as investment adviser to
a Fund, the right of the Fund to use "Oppenheimer" as part of its name may
be withdrawn.
The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that the Manager may enter
into sub-advisory agreements with other affiliated or unaffiliated
registered investment advisers in order to obtain specialized services for
the Funds provided that the Fund is not required to pay any additional
fees for such services. The Manager has retained OpCap Advisors
(previously named Quest for Value Advisors) pursuant to a separate
Subadvisory Agreement, dated as of November 22, 1995, with respect to the
Fund as described below.
- - Fees Paid Under the Prior Investment Advisory Agreement. The Sub-
Adviser served as investment adviser to the Fund from the inception of the
Fund (July 2, 1990) until November 22, 1995. Under the prior Investment
Advisory Agreement, the total advisory fees accrued or paid by the Fund
were $940,930 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1993, $1,166,949 for
the fiscal year ended November 30, 1994, and $1,272,115 for the fiscal
year ended November 30, 1995.
- - The Subadvisory Agreement. The Subadvisory Agreement provides that
OpCap Advisors shall regularly provide investment advice with respect to
the Fund and invest and reinvest cash, securities and the property
comprising the assets of the Fund. Under the Subadvisory Agreement, OpCap
Advisors agrees not to change the Portfolio Manager of the Fund without
the written approval of the Manager and to provide assistance in the
distribution and marketing of the Fund. The Subadvisory Agreement was
approved by the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Directors
who are not "interested persons" of the Fund (as defined in the Investment
Company Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in such
agreements, on June 22, 1995 and by the shareholders of the Fund at a
meeting held for that purpose on November 3, 1995.
Under the Subadvisory Agreement, the Manager will pay OpCap Advisors
an annual fee payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of
the Fund, equal to 40% of the investment advisory fee and administration
fee collected by the Manager from the Fund based on the total net assets
of the Fund as of the effective date of the Subadvisory Agreement (the
"Base Amount") plus 30% of the investment advisory fee collected by the
Manager based on the total net assets of the Fund that exceed the Base
Amount.
The Subadvisory Agreement provides that in the absence of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard of its duties or
obligations, OpCap Advisors shall not be liable to the Manager for any act
or omission in the course of or connected with rendering services under
the Subadvisory Agreement or for any losses that may be sustained in the
purchase, holding or sale of any security.
- The Administration Agreement. The Manager acts as the Fund's
administrator pursuant to an Administration Agreement as of November 22,
1995. The Administration Agreement provides that the Manager will provide
administrative services for the Fund, including determination of the
Fund's net asset value, compilation and maintenance of books and records,
preparation of proxy materials and semi-annual reports, preparation of
such financial or other information required for the Fund's reports to the
Securities and Exchange Commission and respond to or refer to the Fund's
officers or transfer agents, shareholders' inquiries relating to the Fund.
Further, as administrator, the Manager will furnish the Fund with office
space, facilities and equipment and arrange for its employees to serve as
officers of the Fund. The Administration Agreement was approved by the
Fund's directors on June 22, 1995 and by the shareholders at a meeting
called for that purpose on November 3, 1995. The Administration Agreement
will remain in effect for two years from the date of its execution and may
be continued annually thereafter if approved by a majority vote of the
Directors who are neither interested persons of the Fund nor have any
direct or indirect financial interest in the Administration Agreement,
cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval. From the inception of the Fund until November 22, 1995, OpCap
Advisors served as administrator for the Fund. For the fiscal years ended
November 30, 1993, 1994 and 1995, the total administrative fees accrued
or paid by the Fund to OpCap Advisors under the Prior Administration
Agreement were $313,644, $388,983 and $430,074, respectively.
- The Distributor. Under a General Distributor's Agreement with the
Fund dated as of November 22, 1995, the Distributor acts as the Fund's
principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of its Class A,
Class B and Class C shares of the Fund but is not obligated to sell a
specific number of shares. Expenses normally attributable to sales,
including advertising and the cost of printing and mailing prospectuses,
other than those furnished to existing shareholders, are borne by the
Distributor. During the Fund's fiscal years ended November 30, 1993, 1994
and 1995, the aggregate amount of sales charges on sales of the Fund's
Class A shares was $0, $252,000 and $198,000, respectively, none of which
was retained by Quest for Value Distributors, the Fund's distributor prior
to November 22, 1995, or an affiliated broker-dealer. During the fiscal
years ended November 30, 1993, 1994 and 1995, Quest for Value Distributors
received contingent deferred sales charges of $0, $7,200 and $2,500,
respectively, upon redemption of Class B shares, and received $0, $100 and
$900, respectively, upon redemption of 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.
- The Transfer Agent. OppenheimerFunds Services acts as the Fund's
Transfer Agent pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated
November 22, 1995. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Transfer Agent is
responsible for maintaining the Fund's shareholder registry and
shareholder accounting records, and for shareholder servicing and
administrative functions. As compensation therefor, the Fund is obligated
to pay the Transfer Agent an annual maintenance fee for each Fund
shareholder account and reimburse the Transfer Agent for its out of pocket
expenses.
- Shareholder Servicing Agent for Certain Shareholders. Unified
Management Corporation (1-800-346-4601) is the shareholder servicing agent
of the Fund for former shareholders of the AMA Family of Funds and clients
of AMA Investment Advisers, Inc. (which had been the investment adviser
of AMA Family of Funds) who acquire shares of any Oppenheimer Quest Fund,
and for (i) former shareholders of the Unified Funds and Liquid Green
Trusts, (ii) accounts which participated or participate in a retirement
plan for which Unified Investment Advisers, Inc. or an affiliate acts as
custodian or trustee, (iii) accounts which have a Money Manager brokerage
account, and (iv) other accounts for which Unified Management Corporation
is the dealer of record.
Brokerage Policies of the Fund
Brokerage Provisions of the Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreement.
The Investment Advisory Agreement contains provisions relating to the
selection of broker-dealers ("brokers") for the Fund's portfolio
transactions. The Manager and the Sub-Adviser may use such brokers as
may, in their best judgment based on all relevant factors, implement the
policy of the Fund to achieve best execution of portfolio transactions.
While the Manager need not seek advance competitive bidding or base its
selection on posted rates, it is expected to be aware of the current rates
of most eligible brokers and to minimize the commissions paid to the
extent consistent with the interests and policies of the Fund as
established by its Board and the provisions of the Investment Advisory
Agreement.
The Investment Advisory Agreement also provides that, consistent with
obtaining the best execution of the Fund's portfolio transactions, the
Manager and the Sub-Adviser, in the interest of the Fund, may select
brokers other than affiliated brokers, because they provide brokerage
and/or research services to the Fund and/or other accounts of the Manager
or the Sub-Adviser. The commissions paid to such brokers may be higher
than another qualified broker would have charged if a good faith
determination is made by the Manager or the Sub-Adviser that the
commissions are reasonable in relation to the services provided, viewed
either in terms of that transaction or the Manager's or the Sub-Adviser's
overall responsibilities to all its accounts. No specific dollar value
need be put on the services, some of which may or may not be used by the
Manager or the Sub-Adviser for the benefit of the Fund or other of its
advisory clients. To show that the determinations were made in good
faith, the Manager or any Sub-Adviser must be prepared to show that the
amount of such commissions paid over a representative period selected by
the Board was reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund. The
Investment Advisory Agreement recognizes that an affiliated broker-dealer
may act as one of the regular brokers for the Fund provided that any
commissions paid to such broker are calculated in accordance with
procedures adopted by the Fund's Board under applicable rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
In addition, the Subadvisory Agreement permits the Sub-Adviser to
enter into "soft dollar" arrangements through the agency of third parties
to obtain services for the Fund. Pursuant to these arrangements, the Sub-
Adviser will undertake to place brokerage business with broker-dealers who
pay third parties that provide services. Any such "soft dollar"
arrangements will be made in accordance with policies adopted by the Board
of the Fund and in compliance with applicable law.
Description of Brokerage Practices. Portfolio decisions are based upon
recommendations of the portfolio manager and the judgment of the portfolio
managers. The Fund will pay brokerage commissions on transactions in
listed options and equity securities. Prices of portfolio securities
purchased from underwriters of new issues include a commission or
concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter, and prices of debt
securities purchased from dealers include a spread between the bid and
asked prices.
Transactions may be directed to dealers during the course of an
underwriting in return for their brokerage and research services, which
are intangible and on which no dollar value can be placed. There is no
formula for such allocation. The research information may or may not be
useful to one or more of the Fund and/or other accounts of the Manager or
the Sub-Adviser; information received in connection with directed orders
of other accounts managed by the Manager or the Sub-Adviser or its
affiliates may or may not be useful to one or more of the Funds. Such
information may be in written or oral form and includes information on
particular companies and industries as well as market, economic or
institutional activity areas. It serves to broaden the scope and
supplement the research activities of the Manager or the Sub-Adviser, to
make available additional views for consideration and comparison, and to
enable the Manager or the Sub-Adviser to obtain market information for the
valuation of securities held in the Fund's assets.
Sales of shares of the Fund, subject to applicable rules covering the
Distributor's activities in this area, will also be considered as a factor
in the direction of portfolio transactions to dealers, but only in
conformity with the price, execution and other considerations and
practices discussed above. The Fund will not purchase any securities from
or sell any securities to an affiliated broker-dealer including
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. ("Opco"), an affiliate of the Sub-Adviser, acting
as principal for its own account.
The Sub-Adviser currently serves as investment manager to a number
of clients, including other investment companies, and may in the future
act as investment manager or advisor to others. It is the practice of the
Sub-Adviser to cause purchase or sale transactions to be allocated among
the Fund and others whose assets it manages in such manner as it deems
equitable. In making such allocations among the Fund and other client
accounts, the main factors considered are the respective investment
objectives, the relative size of portfolio holdings of the same or
comparable securities, the availability of cash for investment, the size
of investment commitments generally held and the opinions of the persons
responsible for managing the portfolios of each Fund and other client
accounts.
When orders to purchase or sell the same security on identical terms
are placed by more than one of the funds and/or other advisory accounts
managed by the Sub-Adviser or its affiliates, the transactions are
generally executed as received, although a fund or advisory account that
does not direct trades to a specific broker ("free trades") usually will
have its order executed first. Purchases are combined where possible for
the purpose of negotiating brokerage commissions, which in some cases
might have a detrimental effect on the price or volume of the security in
a particular transaction as far as the Fund is concerned. Orders placed
by accounts that direct trades to a specific broker will generally be
executed after the free trades. All orders placed on behalf of the Fund
are considered free trades. However, having an order placed first in the
market does not necessarily guarantee the most favorable price.
The following table presents information as to the allocation of
brokerage commissions paid by the Fund for the fiscal years ended November
30, 1993, 1994 and 1995:
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For the Total Brokerage Commissions Total Amount of Transactions
Fiscal YearBrokerage Paid to Opco Where Brokerage
Ended Commissions Dollar Paid to Opco
November 30,Paid Amounts % Dollar Amounts %
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1993 $200,029 $18,503 9.25% $102,916,572 15.91%
1994 $566,615 $16,402 2.89% $ 13,811,383 8.30%
1995 $644,312 $27,013 4.19% $ 22,043,449 10.90%
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During the Fund's fiscal year ended November 30, 1995, $40,641 was
paid by the Fund to brokers as commissions in return for research
services; the aggregate dollar amount of those transactions was
$16,361,937.
Performance of the Fund
Total Return Information. As described in the Prospectus, from time to
time the "average annual total return," "cumulative total return" and
"total return at net asset value" of an investment in a class of shares
of the Fund may be advertised. An explanation of how these total returns
are calculated for each class and the components of those calculations is
set forth below.
The Fund's advertisements of its performance data must, under
applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, include the
average annual total returns for each class of shares of the Fund for the
1, 5, and 10-year periods (or the life of the class, if less) ending as
of the most recently-ended calendar quarter prior to the publication of
the advertisement. This enables an investor to compare the Fund's
performance to the performance of other funds for the same periods.
However, a number of factors should be considered before using such
information as a basis for comparison with other investments. An
investment in the Fund is not insured; its returns and share prices are
not guaranteed and normally will fluctuate on a daily basis. When
redeemed, an investor's shares may be worth more or less than their
original cost. Returns for any given past period are not a prediction or
representation by the Fund of future returns. The returns of Class A,
Class B and Class C shares of the Fund are affected by portfolio quality,
the type of investments the Fund holds and its operating expenses
allocated to the particular class.
- Average Annual Total Returns. The "average annual total return"
of each class is an average annual compounded rate of return for each year
in a specified number of years. It is the rate of return based on the
change in value of a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000 ("P" in the
formula below) held for a number of years ("n") to achieve an Ending
Redeemable Value ("ERV") of that investment, according to the following
formula:
(ERV) 1/n
__________ -1 = Average Annual Return
( P )
The "average annual total returns" on an investment in Class A shares
of the Fund (using the method described above) for the one and five year
periods ended November 30, 1995 and for the period from July 2, 1990
(commencement of operations) to November 30, 1995 were -12.87%, 11.52% and
7.95%, respectively. The average annual total return on Class B shares
for the one-year period ended November 30, 1995 and for the period
September 2, 1993 (commencement of the public offering of the class)
through November 30, 1995 were 14.12% and 9.77%, respectively.
The average annual total return on Class C shares for the one-year
period ended November 30, 1995 and for the period September 2, 1993
(commencement of the public offering of the class) through November 30,
1995 were 17.90% and 10.83%, respectively.
- Cumulative Total Returns. The cumulative "total return" calculation
measures the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $1,000 over
an entire period of years. Its calculation uses some of the same factors
as average annual total return, but it does not average the rate of return
on an annual basis. Cumulative total return is determined as follows:
ERV-P
_____ = Total Return
P
In calculating total returns for Class A shares, the current maximum
sales charge of 5.75% (as a percentage of the offering price) is deducted
from the initial investment ("P") (unless the return is shown at net asset
value, as described below). Prior to November 24, 1995, the maximum
initial sales charge on Class A shares was 5.50%. For Class B shares, the
payment of the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% for the
first year, 4% for the second year, 3% for the third and fourth years, 2%
for the fifth year, 1% for the sixth year, and none thereafter) is applied
to the investment result for the period shown (unless the total return is
shown at net asset value, as described below). For Class C shares, the
1.0% contingent deferred sales charge is applied to the investment result
for the one-year period (or less). Total returns also assume that all
dividends and capital gains distributions during the period are reinvested
to buy additional shares at net asset value per share, and that the
investment is redeemed at the end of the period.
The "cumulative total return" on Class A shares for the period from
July 2, 1990 (commencement of operations) to November 30, 1995 was 51.28%.
The cumulative total return on Class B shares for the period from
September 2, 1993 (commencement of the public offering of the class)
through November 30, 1995 was 23.31%. The cumulative total return on
Class C shares for the period from September 2, 1993 (commencement of the
public offering of the class) through November 30, 1995 was 25.99%.
- Total Returns at Net Asset Value. From time to time the Fund may
also quote an "average annual total return at net asset value" or a
"cumulative total return at net asset value" for Class A, Class B or Class
C shares. Each is based on the difference in net asset value per share
at the beginning and the end of the period for a hypothetical investment
in that class of shares (without considering front-end or contingent
deferred sales charges) and takes into consideration the reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains distributions.
The average annual total returns at net asset value on the Fund's
Class A shares for the one and five year periods ended November 30, 1995
and for the period from July 2, 1990 (commencement of operations) to
November 30, 1995 were 19.75%, 12.84% and 9.14%, respectively. The
cumulative total return at net asset value on the Fund's Class A shares
for the period July 2, 1990 through November 30, 1995 was 60.51%.
The average annual total returns at net asset value on the Fund's
Class B shares for the one year period ended November 30, 1995 and for the
period from September 2, 1993 (commencement of the public offering of the
class) through November 30, 1995 were 19.12% and 10.95%, respectively.
The cumulative total return at net asset value on the Fund's Class B
shares for the period September 2, 1993 through November 30, 1995 was
26.31%.
The average annual total returns at net asset value on the Fund's
Class C shares for the one-year period ended November 30, 1995 and for the
period September 2, 1993 (commencement of the public offering of the
class) through November 30, 1995 were 18.90% and 10.83%, respectively.
The cumulative total return at net asset value on the Fund's Class C
shares for the period September 2, 1993 through November 30, 1995 was
25.99%.
Other Performance Comparisons. From time to time the Fund may publish the
ranking of its Class A, Class B or Class C shares by Lipper Analytical
Services, Inc. ("Lipper"), a widely-recognized independent mutual fund
monitoring service. Lipper monitors the performance of regulated
investment companies, including the Fund, and ranks their performance for
various periods based on categories relating to investment objectives.
The performance of the Fund is ranked against (i) all other funds, (ii)
all other "global" funds and (iii) all other "global" funds in a specific
size category. The Lipper performance rankings are based on total returns
that include the reinvestment of capital gain distributions and income
dividends but do not take sales charges or taxes into consideration.
From time to time the Fund may publish the ranking of the performance
of its Class A, Class B or Class C shares by Morningstar, Inc., an
independent mutual fund monitoring service that ranks mutual funds,
including the Fund, monthly in broad investment categories (equity,
taxable bond, municipal bond and hybrid) based on risk-adjusted investment
return. Investment return measures a fund's three, five and ten-year
average annual total returns (when available) in excess of 90-day U.S.
Treasury bill returns after considering sales charges and expenses. Risk
measures fund performance below 90-day U.S. Treasury bill monthly returns.
Risk and investment return are combined to produce star rankings
reflecting performance relative to the average fund in a fund's category.
Five stars is the "highest" ranking (top 10%), four stars is "above
average" (next 22.5%), three stars is "average" (next 35%), two stars is
"below average" (next 22.5%) and one star is "lowest" (bottom 10%).
Morningstar ranks the Fund in relation to other rated growth and income
funds. Rankings are subject to change.
The total return on an investment in the Fund's Class A, Class B or
Class C shares may be compared with performance for the same period of the
Morgan Stanley World Index, an unmanaged index of issuers on the stock
exchanges of 20 foreign countries and the United States and widely
recognized as a measure of global stock market performance. The
performance of such Index includes a factor for the reinvestment of
dividends but does not reflect expenses or taxes. The performance of the
Fund's Class A, Class B or Class C shares may also be compared in
publications to (i) the performance of various market indices or to other
investments for which reliable performance data is available, and (ii) to
averages, performance rankings or other benchmarks prepared by recognized
mutual fund statistical services.
Investors may also wish to compare the Fund's Class A, Class B or
Class C return to the returns on fixed income investments available from
banks and thrift institutions, such as certificates of deposit, ordinary
interest-paying checking and savings accounts, and other forms of fixed
or variable time deposits, and various other instruments such as Treasury
bills. However, the Fund's returns and share price are not guaranteed by
the FDIC or any other agency and will fluctuate daily, while bank
depository obligations may be insured by the FDIC and may provide fixed
rates of return, and Treasury bills are guaranteed as to principal and
interest by the U.S. government.
From time to time, the Fund's Manager may publish rankings or ratings
of the Manager (or Transfer Agent) or the investor services provided by
them to shareholders of the Oppenheimer funds, other than performance
rankings of the Oppenheimer funds themselves. Those ratings or rankings
of shareholder/investor services by third parties may compare the
Oppenheimer funds' services to those of other mutual fund families
selected by the rating or ranking services and may be based upon the
opinions of the rating or ranking service itself, based on its research
or judgment, or based upon surveys of investors, brokers, shareholders or
others.
Distribution and Service Plans
The Fund has adopted separate Amended and Restated Distribution and
Service Plans and Agreements for Class A, Class B and Class C shares of
the Fund under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act pursuant to which
the Fund will compensate the Distributor for all or a portion of its costs
incurred 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 Directors of the Fund, including
a majority of the Directors who are not "interested persons" (as defined
in the Investment Company Act) of the Fund and who have no direct or
indirect financial interest in the operation of the Fund's 12b-1 plans or
in any related agreement ("Independent Directors"), cast in person at a
meeting on June 22, 1995 called for the purpose, among others, 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 at a meeting on
November 3, 1995.
In addition, under the Plans the Manager and the Distributor, in
their sole discretion, from time to time may use their own resources
(which, in the case of the Manager, may include profits from the advisory
fee it receives from the Fund) to make payments to brokers, dealers or
other financial institutions (each is referred to as a "Recipient" under
the Plans) for distribution and administrative services they perform. The
Distributor and the Manager may, in their sole discretion, increase or
decrease the amount of payments they make from their own resources to
Recipients.
Unless terminated as described below, each plan continues in effect
from year to year but only as long as such continuance is specifically
approved at least annually by the Fund's Board of Directors and its
"Independent Directors" by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for
the purpose of voting on such continuance. Any Plan may be terminated at
any time by the vote of a majority of the Independent Directors 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 to
obtain the approval of Class B as well as Class A shareholders for a
proposed material amendment to the Class A Plan that would materially
increase payments under the 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 Board of Directors and the Independent Directors.
While the Plans are in effect, the Treasurer of the Fund shall
provide separate written reports to the Fund's Board of Directors at least
quarterly on the amount of all payments made pursuant to each Plan, the
purpose for which the payments were made and the identity of each
Recipient that received any such payment. The reports shall also include
the distribution costs for that quarter, and such costs for previous
fiscal periods that are carried forward, as explained in the Prospectus
and below. Those reports, including the allocations on which they are
based, will be subject to the review and approval of the Independent
Directors in the exercise of their fiduciary duty. Each Plan further
provides that while it is in effect, the selection and nomination of those
Directors of the Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Fund is
committed to the discretion of the Independent Directors. This does not
prevent the involvement of others in such selection and nomination if the
final decision on any such selection or nomination is approved by a
majority of the Independent Directors.
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 Directors. Initially, the Board of Directors has set
the fee at the maximum rate and set no requirement for a minimum amount.
The Plans allow the service fee payments 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. The advance payment is based on the net
assets of the Class A, Class B and Class C shares sold. An exchange of
shares does not entitle the Recipient to an advance service fee payment.
In the event Class A, Class B or Class C shares are redeemed during the
first year such shares are outstanding, the Recipient will be obligated
to repay a pro rata portion of such advance payment to the Distributor.
Although the Plans permit the Distributor to retain both the asset-
based sales charge and the service fee, or to pay Recipients the service
fee on a quarterly basis, without payment in advance, the Distributor
presently intends to pay the service fee to Recipients in the manner
described above. A minimum holding period may be established from time
to time under the Plans by the Board. Initially, the Board has set no
minimum holding period. All payments under the Plans are subject to the
limitations imposed by the Rules of Fair Practice of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. on payments of asset-based sales
charges and service fees.
The Plans provide for the Distributor to be compensated at a flat
rate, whether the Distributor's expenses are more or less than the amounts
paid by the Fund during that period. The asset-based sales charges paid
to the Distributor by the Fund under the Plans are intended to allow the
Distributor to recoup the cost of sales commissions paid to authorized
brokers and dealers at the time of sale, plus financing costs, as
described in the Prospectus. Such payments may also be used to pay for
the following expenses in connection with the distribution of shares: (i)
financing the advance of the service fee payment to Recipients under the
Plan, (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).
- The Prior Plans. From the inception date of the Fund (on July 2,
1990) through to and including November 22, 1995, OpCap Distributors
(formerly known as Quest for Value Distributors) served as Distributor to
the Fund. OpCap Distributors provided distribution services for the
Fund's Class A, Class B and Class C shares pursuant to separate plans
adopted for each class under the Investment Company Act (the "Prior
Plans"). The total distribution fees accrued or paid by Class A, Class
B and Class C shares of the Fund under the Prior Plans for the fiscal year
ended November 22, 1995 were $753,685 $135,322 and $37,386, respectively.
The total distribution fees payable to OFDI for the period from November
23, 1995 through November 30, 1995 by Class A, Class B and Class C shares
of the Fund were $26,386, $3,694 and $957, respectively.
ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT
How To Buy Shares
Alternative Sales Arrangements - Class A, Class B and Class C Shares. The
availability of three classes of shares permits the individual investor
to choose the method of purchasing shares that is more beneficial to the
investor depending on the amount of the purchase, the length of time the
investor expects to hold shares and other relevant circumstances.
Investors should understand that the purpose and function of the deferred
sales charge and asset-based sales charge with respect to Class B and
Class C shares are the same as those of the initial sales charge with
respect to Class A shares. Any salesperson or other person entitled to
receive compensation for selling Fund shares may receive different
compensation with respect to one class of shares than another. The
Distributor will not accept any order for $500,000 or $1 million or more
of Class B or Class C shares, respectively, on behalf of a single investor
(not including dealer "street name" or omnibus accounts) because generally
it will be more advantageous for that investor to purchase Class A shares
of the Fund instead.
The three classes of shares each represent an interest in the same
portfolio investments of the Fund. However, each class has different
shareholder privileges and features. The net income attributable to Class
B and Class C shares and the dividends payable on Class B and Class C
shares will be reduced by incremental expenses borne solely by that class,
respectively, including the asset-based sales charges 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 adviser, to the effect
that the conversion of Class B shares does not constitute a taxable event
for the holder under Federal income tax law. If such a revenue ruling or
opinion is no longer available, the automatic conversion feature may be
suspended, in which event no further conversions of Class B shares would
occur while such suspension remained in effect. Although Class B shares
could then be exchanged for Class A shares on the basis of relative net
asset value of the two classes, without the imposition of a sales charge
or fee, such exchange could constitute a taxable event for the holder, and
absent such exchange, Class B shares might continue to be subject to the
asset-based sales charge for longer than six years.
The methodology for calculating the net asset value, dividends and
distributions of the Fund's Class A, Class B and Class C shares recognizes
two types of expenses. General expenses that do not pertain specifically
to either 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
assets, and then equally to each outstanding share within a given class.
Such general expenses include (i) management fees, (ii) legal, bookkeeping
and audit fees, (iii) printing and mailing costs of shareholder reports,
Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and other materials for
current shareholders, (iv) fees to Independent Directors, (v) custodian
expenses, (vi) share issuance costs, (vii) organization and start-up
costs, (viii) interest, taxes and brokerage commissions, and (ix) non-
recurring expenses, such as litigation costs. Other expenses that are
directly attributable to a class are allocated equally to each outstanding
share within that class. Such expenses include (i) Distribution Plan
fees, (ii) incremental transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and
expenses, (iii) registration fees and (iv) shareholder meeting expenses,
to the extent that such expenses pertain to a specific class rather than
to the Fund as a whole.
Determination of Net Asset Values Per Share. The Fund's Board of
Directors has established procedures for the valuation of the Fund's
securities generally as follows: (i) equity securities traded on a
securities exchange or on the NASDAQ for which last sale information is
regularly reported are valued at the last sales prices on their primary
exchange or the NASDAQ that day (or, in the absence of sales that day, at
values based on the last sale prices of the preceding trading day or
closing bid and asked prices); (ii) securities actively traded on a
foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sales price available
to the pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Directors or to the
Manager as reported by the principal exchange on which the security is
traded; (iii) unlisted foreign securities or listed foreign securities not
actively traded are valued as in (i) above, if available, or at the mean
between "bid" and "asked" prices obtained from active market makers in the
security on the basis of reasonable inquiry; (iv) long-term debt
securities having a remaining maturity in excess of 60 days are valued at
the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices determined by a portfolio
pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Directors or obtained from
active market makers in the security on the basis of reasonable inquiry;
(v) debt instruments having a maturity of more than one year when issued,
and non-money market type instruments having a maturity of one year or
less when issued, which have a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are
valued at the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices determined by a
pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Directors or obtained from
active market makers in the security on the basis of reasonable inquiry;
(vi) money market-type debt securities having a maturity of less than one
year when issued that having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are
valued at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of
discounts; (vii) securities (including restricted securities) not having
readily-available market quotations are valued at fair value under the
Board's procedures; and (viii) securities traded on foreign exchanges are
valued at the closing or last sales prices reported on a principal
exchange, or, if none, at the mean between closing bid and asked prices
and reflect prevailing rates of exchange taken from the closing price on
the London foreign exchange market that day.
Trading in securities on European and Asian exchanges and over-the-
counter markets is normally completed before the close of the Exchange.
Events affecting the values of foreign securities that occur between the
time their prices are determined and the close of the Exchange will not
be reflected in the Fund's calculation of net asset value unless the Board
of Directors or the Manager, under procedures established by the Board of
Directors, determines that the particular event would materially affect
net asset value, in which case an adjustment would be made. Foreign
currency, including forward contracts, will be valued at the closing price
in the London foreign exchange market that day as provided by a reliable
bank, dealer or pricing service. The value of securities denominated in
foreign currency will be converted to U.S. dollars at the closing price
in the London foreign exchange market that day as provided by a reliable
bank, dealer or pricing service.
In the case of Municipal Securities, U.S. Government securities and
corporate bonds, where last sale information is not generally available,
such pricing procedures may include "matrix" comparisons to the prices for
comparable instruments on the basis of quality, yield, maturity and other
special factors involved (such as the tax-exempt status of the interest
paid by Municipal Securities). With the approval of the Fund's Board of
Directors, the Manager may employ a pricing service, bank or broker-dealer
experienced in such matters to price any of the types of securities
described above. The Directors will monitor the accuracy of pricing
services by comparing prices used for portfolio evaluation to actual sales
prices of selected securities.
The Fund values puts, calls and Futures at the last sales price on
the principal exchange or on the NASDAQ on which they are traded. If
there were no sales on the principal exchange, the last sale or any
exchange is used. In the absence of any sales that day, value shall be
the last reported sales price on the prior trading day or closing bid or
asked prices on the principal exchange closets to the last reported sales
price.
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
("ACH") transfer to buy the 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.
Reduced Sales Charges. As discussed in the Prospectus, a reduced sales
charge rate may be obtained for Class A shares under Rights of
Accumulation and Letters of Intent because of the economies of sales
efforts and reduction in expenses realized by the Distributor, dealers and
brokers making such sales. No sales charge is imposed in certain other
circumstances described in the Prospectus because the Distributor or
broker or dealer incurs little or no selling expenses. The term
"immediate family" refers to one's spouse, children, grandchildren,
parents, grandparents, parents-in-law, sons- and daughters-in-law,
siblings, a sibling's spouse and a spouse's siblings.
- 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:
Oppenheimer Tax-Free Bond Fund
Oppenheimer New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer California Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Insured Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Main Street California Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Florida Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer New Jersey Tax-Exempt Fund
Oppenheimer Fund
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund
Oppenheimer Target Fund
Oppenheimer Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
Oppenheimer Value Stock Fund
Oppenheimer Asset Allocation Fund
Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Main Street Income & Growth Fund
Oppenheimer High Yield Fund
Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund
Oppenheimer Bond Fund
Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust
Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund
Oppenheimer Global Fund
Oppenheimer Global Emerging Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund
Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund
Oppenheimer Strategic Income & Growth Fund
Oppenheimer International Bond Fund
Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Growth & Income Value Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Small Cap Value Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Officers Value Fund
Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc.
Rochester Fund Series - Oppenheimer Bond Fund for Growth
Rochester Portfolio Series - Limited-Term New York Municipal Fund*
Rochester Fund Municipals*
and the following "Money Market Funds":
Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Cash Reserves
Centennial Money Market Trust
Centennial Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial Government Trust
Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial America Fund, L.P.
Daily Cash Accumulation Fund, Inc.
*Shares of the Fund are not presently exchangeable for shares of this fund
There is an initial sales charge on the purchase of Class A shares
of each of the Oppenheimer funds except Money Market Funds (under certain
circumstances described herein, redemption proceeds of Money Market Fund
shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge).
- Letters of Intent. A Letter of Intent ("Letter") is the investor's
statement of intention to purchase Class A and Class B shares (or shares
of either class) of the Fund (and other eligible Oppenheimer funds) during
the 13-month period from the investor's first purchase pursuant to the
Letter (the "Letter of Intent period"), which may, at the investor's
request, include purchases made up to 90 days prior to the date of the
Letter. The Letter states the investor's intention to make the aggregate
amount of purchases (excluding any purchases made by reinvestment of
dividends or distributions or purchases made at net asset value without
sales charge), which together with the investor's holdings of such funds
(calculated at their respective public offering prices calculated on the
date of the Letter) will equal or exceed the amount specified in the
Letter. This enables the investor to count the shares to be purchased
under the Letter of Intent to obtain the reduced sales charge rate (as set
forth in the Prospectus) that applies under the Right of Accumulation to
current purchases of Class A shares. Each purchase of Class A shares
under the Letter will be made at the public offering price (including the
sales charge) that applies to a single lump-sum purchase of shares in the
amount intended to be purchased under the Letter.
In submitting a Letter, the investor makes no commitment to purchase
shares, but if the investor's purchases of shares within the Letter of
Intent period, when added to the value (at offering price) of the
investor's holdings of shares on the last day of that period, do not equal
or exceed the intended purchase amount, the investor agrees to pay the
additional amount of sales charge applicable to such purchases, as set
forth in "Terms of Escrow," below (as those terms may be amended from time
to time). The investor agrees that shares equal in value up to 5% of the
intended purchase amount will be held in escrow by the Transfer Agent
subject to the Terms of Escrow. Also, the investor agrees to be bound by
the terms of the Prospectus, this Statement of Additional Information and
the Application used for such Letter of Intent, and if such terms are
amended, as they may be from time to time by the Fund, that those
amendments will apply automatically to existing Letters of Intent.
For purchases of shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds by
Oppenheimer funds prototype 401(k) plans under a Letter of Intent, the
Transfer Agent will not hold shares in escrow. If the intended purchase
amount under the Letter entered into by an Oppenheimer funds prototype
401(k) plan is not purchased by the plan by the end of the Letter of
Intent period, there will be no adjustment of commissions paid to the
broker-dealer or financial institution of record for accounts held in the
name of that plan.
If the total eligible purchases made during the Letter of Intent
period do not equal or exceed the intended purchase amount, the
commissions previously paid to the dealer of record for the account and
the amount of sales charge retained by the Distributor will be adjusted
to the rates applicable to actual purchases. If total eligible purchases
during the Letter of Intent period exceed the intended purchase amount and
exceed the amount needed to qualify for the next sales charge rate
reduction set forth in the applicable prospectus, the sales charges paid
will be adjusted to the lower rate, but only if and when the dealer
returns to the Distributor the excess of the amount of commissions allowed
or paid to the dealer over the amount of commissions that apply to the
actual amount of purchases. The excess commissions returned to the
Distributor will be used to purchase additional shares for the investor's
account at the net asset value per share in effect on the date of such
purchase, promptly after the Distributor's receipt thereof.
In determining the total amount of purchases made under a Letter,
shares redeemed by the investor prior to the termination of the Letter of
Intent period will be deducted. It is the responsibility of the dealer
of record and/or the investor to advise the Distributor about the Letter
in placing any purchase orders for the investor during the Letter of
Intent period. All of such purchases must be made through the
Distributor.
- Terms of Escrow That Apply to Letters of Intent.
1. Out of the initial purchase (or subsequent purchases if
necessary) made pursuant to a Letter, shares of the Fund equal in value
to 5% of the intended purchase amount specified in the Letter shall be
held in escrow by the Transfer Agent. For example, if the intended
purchase amount is $50,000, the escrow shall be shares valued in the
amount of $2,500 (computed at the public offering price adjusted for a
$50,000 purchase). Any dividends and capital gains distributions on the
escrowed shares will be credited to the investor's account.
2. If the intended purchase amount specified under the Letter is
completed within the thirteen-month Letter of Intent period, the escrowed
shares will be promptly released to the investor.
3. If, at the end of the thirteen-month Letter of Intent period the
total purchases pursuant to the Letter are less than the intended purchase
amount specified in the Letter, the investor must remit to the Distributor
an amount equal to the difference between the dollar amount of sales
charges actually paid and the amount of sales charges which would have
been paid if the total amount purchased had been made at a single time.
Such sales charge adjustment will apply to any shares redeemed prior to
the completion of the Letter. If such difference in sales charges is not
paid within twenty days after a request from the Distributor or the
dealer, the Distributor will, within sixty days of the expiration of the
Letter, redeem the number of escrowed shares necessary to realize such
difference in sales charges. Full and fractional shares remaining after
such redemption will be released from escrow. If a request is received
to redeem escrowed shares prior to the payment of such additional sales
charge, the sales charge will be withheld from the redemption proceeds.
4. By signing the Letter, the investor irrevocably constitutes and
appoints the Transfer Agent as attorney-in-fact to surrender for
redemption any or all escrowed shares.
5. The shares eligible for purchase under the Letter (or the
holding of which may be counted toward completion of a Letter) include (a)
Class A shares sold with a front-end sales charge or subject to a Class
A contingent deferred sales charge, (b) Class B shares acquired subject
to a contingent deferred sales charge, and (c) Class A shares or Class B
shares acquired in exchange for either (i) Class A shares of one of the
other Oppenheimer funds that were acquired subject to a Class A initial
or contingent deferred sales charge or (ii) Class B shares of one of the
other Oppenheimer funds that were acquired subject to a contingent
deferred sales charge.
6. Shares held in escrow hereunder will automatically be exchanged
for shares of another fund to which an exchange is requested, as described
in the section of the Prospectus entitled "Exchange Privilege," and the
escrow will be transferred to that other fund.
Asset Builder Plans. To establish an Asset Builder Plan from a bank
account, a check (minimum $25) for the initial purchase must accompany the
application. Shares purchased by Asset Builder Plan payments from bank
accounts are subject to the redemption restrictions for recent purchases
described in "How To Sell Shares," in the Prospectus. Asset Builder Plans
also enable shareholders of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves to use those
accounts for monthly automatic purchases of shares of up to four other
Oppenheimer funds.
There is a front-end sales charge on the purchase of certain
Oppenheimer funds, or a contingent deferred sales charge may apply to
shares purchased by Asset Builder payments. An application should be
obtained from the Distributor, completed and returned, and a prospectus
of the selected fund(s) should be obtained from the Distributor or your
financial advisor before initiating Asset Builder payments. The amount
of the Asset Builder investment may be changed or the automatic
investments may be terminated at any time by writing to the Transfer
Agent. A reasonable period (approximately 15 days) is required after the
Transfer Agent's receipt of such instructions to implement them. The Fund
reserves the right to amend, suspend, or discontinue offering such plans
at any time without prior notice.
Cancellation of Purchase Orders. Cancellation of purchase orders for the
Fund's shares (for example, when a purchase check is returned to the Fund
unpaid) causes a loss to be incurred when the net asset value of the
Fund's shares on the cancellation date is less than on the purchase date.
That loss is equal to the amount of the decline in the net asset value per
share multiplied by the number of shares in the purchase order. The
investor is responsible for that loss. If the investor fails to
compensate the Fund for the loss, the Distributor will do so. The Fund
may reimburse the Distributor for that amount by redeeming shares from any
account registered in that investor's name, or the Fund or the Distributor
may seek other redress.
How to Sell Shares
Information on how to sell shares of the Fund is stated in the
Prospectus. The information below supplements the terms and conditions for
redemptions set forth in the Prospectus.
- Involuntary Redemptions. The Board of Directors has the right to
cause the involuntary redemption of the shares held in any Fund account
if the aggregate net asset value of those shares is less than $200 or such
lesser amount as the Board may fix. The Board of Directors will not cause
the involuntary redemption of shares in an account if the aggregate net
asset value of the shares has fallen below the stated minimum solely as
a result of market fluctuations. Should the Board elect to exercise this
right, it may also fix, in accordance with the Investment Company Act, the
requirements for any notice to be given to the shareholders in question
(not less than 30 days), or the Board may set requirements for granting
permission to the Shareholder to increase the investment, and set other
terms and conditions so that the shares would not be involuntarily
redeemed.
Reinvestment Privilege. Within six months of a redemption, a shareholder
may reinvest all or part of the redemption proceeds of (i) Class A shares,
or (ii) Class B shares that were subject to the Class B contingent
deferred sales charge when redeemed. This privilege 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 the Transfer Agent receives the
reinvestment order. The shareholder must ask the Distributor for that
privilege at the time of reinvestment. Any capital gain that was realized
when the shares were redeemed is taxable, and reinvestment will not alter
any capital gains tax payable on that gain. If there has been a capital
loss on the redemption, some or all of the loss may not be tax deductible,
depending on the timing and amount of the reinvestment. Under the
Internal Revenue Code, if the redemption proceeds of Fund shares on which
a sales charge was paid are reinvested in shares of the Fund or another
of the 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 and 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 or
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, profit
sharing plans are subject to special requirements under the Internal
Revenue Code and certain documents (available from the Transfer Agent)
must be completed before the distribution may be made. Distributions from
retirement plans are subject to withholding requirements under the
Internal Revenue Code, and IRS Form W-4P (available from the Transfer
Agent) must be submitted to the Transfer Agent with the distribution
request, or the distribution may be delayed. Unless the shareholder has
provided the Transfer Agent with a certified tax identification number,
the Internal Revenue Code requires that tax be withheld from any
distribution even if the shareholder elects not to have tax withheld. The
Fund, the Manager, the Distributor, the Trustee and the Transfer Agent
assume no responsibility to determine whether a distribution satisfies the
conditions of applicable tax laws and will not be responsible for any tax
penalties assessed in connection with a distribution.
Special Arrangements for Repurchase of Shares from Dealers and Brokers.
The Distributor is the Fund's agent to repurchase its shares from
authorized dealers or brokers. The repurchase price per share will be the
net asset value next computed after the Distributor receives the order
placed by the dealer or broker, except that if the Distributor receives
a repurchase order from the 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
document as described in the Prospectus.
Automatic Withdrawal and Exchange Plans. Investors owning shares of the
Fund valued at $5,000 or more can authorize the Transfer Agent to redeem
shares (minimum $50) automatically on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual
or annual basis under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan. Shares will be
redeemed three business days prior to the date requested by the
shareholder for receipt of the payment. Automatic withdrawals of up to
$1,500 per month may be requested by telephone if payments are to be made
by check payable to all shareholders of record and sent to the address of
record for the account (and if the address has not been changed within the
prior 30 days). Required minimum distributions from Oppenheimer funds-
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 Oppenheimer
funds New Account Application or signature-guaranteed instructions. The
Fund cannot guarantee receipt of a payment on the date requested and
reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering such plans
at any time without prior notice. Because of the sales charge assessed
on Class A share purchases, shareholders should not make regular
additional Class A share purchases while participating in an Automatic
Withdrawal Plan. Class B and Class C shareholders should not establish
withdrawal plans because of the imposition of the contingent deferred
sales charges on such withdrawals (except where the Class B and Class C
contingent deferred sales charges are waived as described in the
Prospectus under "Waivers of Class B and Class C Contingent Deferred Sales
Charges").
By requesting an Automatic Withdrawal or Exchange Plan, the
shareholder agrees to the terms and conditions applicable to such plans,
as stated below and in the provisions of the Oppenheimer funds Application
relating to such Plans, as well as the Prospectus. These provisions may
be amended from time to time by the Fund and/or the Distributor. When
adopted, such amendments will automatically apply to existing Plans.
- Automatic Exchange Plans. Shareholders can authorize the Transfer
Agent (on the Oppenheimer funds 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.
- 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. It may not be
desirable to purchase additional Class A shares while making automatic
withdrawals because of the sales charges that apply to purchases when
made. Accordingly, a shareholder normally may not maintain an Automatic
Withdrawal Plan while simultaneously making regular purchases of Class A
shares.
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 ACH transfer payments of the proceeds of Plan withdrawals will
normally be transmitted three business days prior to the date selected for
receipt of the payment (receipt of payment on the date selected cannot be
guaranteed), according to the choice specified in writing by the
Planholder.
The amount and the interval of disbursement payments and the address
to which checks are to be mailed or AccountLink payments are to be sent
may be changed at any time by the Planholder by writing to the Transfer
Agent. The Planholder should allow at least two weeks' time in mailing
such notification for the requested change to be put in effect. The
Planholder may, at any time, instruct the Transfer Agent by written notice
(in proper form in accordance with the requirements of the then-current
Prospectus of the Fund) to redeem all, or any part of, the shares held
under the Plan. In that case, the Transfer Agent will redeem the number
of shares requested at the net asset value per share in effect in
accordance with the Fund's usual redemption procedures and will mail a
check for the proceeds to the Planholder.
The Plan may be terminated at any time by the Planholder by writing
to the Transfer Agent. A Plan may also be terminated at any time by the
Transfer Agent upon receiving directions to that effect from the Fund.
The Transfer Agent will also terminate a Plan upon receipt of evidence
satisfactory to it of the death or legal incapacity of the Planholder.
Upon termination of a Plan by the Transfer Agent or the Fund, shares that
have not been redeemed from the account will be held in uncertificated
form in the name of the Planholder, and the account will continue as a
dividend-reinvestment, uncertificated account unless and until proper
instructions are received from the Planholder or his or her executor or
guardian, or other authorized person.
To use shares held under the Plan as collateral for a debt, the
Planholder may request issuance of a portion of the shares in certificated
form. Upon written request from the Planholder, the Transfer Agent will
determine the number of shares for which a certificate may be issued
without causing the withdrawal checks to stop because of exhaustion of
uncertificated shares needed to continue payments. However, should such
uncertificated shares become exhausted, Plan withdrawals will terminate.
If the Transfer Agent ceases to act as transfer agent for the Fund,
the Planholder will be deemed to have appointed any successor transfer
agent to act as agent in administering the Plan.
How To Exchange Shares
As stated in the Prospectus, shares of a particular class of
Oppenheimer funds having more than one class of shares may be exchanged
only for shares of the same class of other Oppenheimer funds. At present
Rochester Fund Municipals and Limited Term New York Municipal Fund are not
"Eligible Funds" for purposes of the exchange privilege in the Prospectus.
Shares of the 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 California 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 Tax-Exempt Fund which only offers Class
A and Class B shares (Class B and Class C shares of Oppenheimer Cash
Reserves are generally available only by exchange from the same class of
shares of other Oppenheimer funds or through OppenheimerFunds sponsored
401(k) plans). A list showing which funds offer which classes can 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 any Money Market Fund. Shares of any 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). However, shares of
Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. purchased with the redemption proceeds
of shares of other mutual funds (other than funds managed by the Manager
or its subsidiaries) redeemed within the 12 months prior to that purchase
may subsequently be exchanged for shares of other Oppenheimer funds
without being subject to an initial or contingent deferred sales charge,
whichever is applicable. To qualify for that privilege, the investor or
the investor's dealer must notify the Distributor of eligibility for this
privilege at the time the shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.
are purchased, and, if requested, must supply proof of entitlement to this
privilege. Shares of this Fund acquired by reinvestment of dividends or
distributions from any other of the 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. No contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on
exchanges of shares of either class purchased subject to a contingent
deferred sales charge. However, when Class A shares acquired by exchange
of Class A shares of other Oppenheimer funds purchased subject to a Class
A contingent deferred sales charge are redeemed within 18 months of the
end of the calendar month of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class
A shares, the Class A contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on the
redeemed shares (see "Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge" in the
Prospectus). The Class B contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on
Class B shares acquired by exchange if they are redeemed within six years
of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class B shares. The Class C
contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on Class C shares acquired by
exchange if they are redeemed within 12 months of the initial purchase of
the exchanged Class C shares.
When Class B or Class C shares are redeemed to effect an exchange,
the priorities described in "How To Buy Shares" in the Prospectus for the
imposition of the Class B and Class C contingent deferred sales charges
will be followed in determining the order in which the shares are
exchanged. Shareholders should take into account the effect of any
exchange on the applicability and rate of any contingent deferred sales
charge that might be imposed in the subsequent redemption of remaining
shares. Shareholders owning shares of more than one class must specify
whether they intend to exchange Class A, Class B or Class C shares.
The Fund reserves the right to reject telephone or written exchange
requests submitted in bulk by anyone on behalf of 10 or more accounts. The
Fund may accept requests for exchanges of up to 50 accounts per day from
representatives of authorized dealers that qualify for this privilege. In
connection with any exchange request, the number of shares exchanged may
be less than the number requested if the exchange or the number requested
would include shares subject to a restriction cited in the Prospectus or
this Statement of Additional Information or would include shares covered
by a share certificate that is not tendered with the request. In those
cases, only the shares available for exchange without restriction will be
exchanged.
When exchanging shares by telephone, a shareholder must either have
an existing account in, or obtain and acknowledge receipt of a prospectus
of, the fund to which the exchange is to be made. For full or partial
exchanges of an account made by telephone, any special account features
such as Asset Builder Plans, Automatic Withdrawal Plans and retirement
plan contributions will be switched to the new account unless the Transfer
Agent is instructed otherwise. If all telephone lines are busy (which
might occur, for example, during periods of substantial market
fluctuations), shareholders might not be able to request exchanges by
telephone and would have to submit written exchange requests.
Shares to be exchanged are redeemed on the regular business day the
Transfer Agent receives an exchange request in proper form (the
"Redemption Date"). Normally, shares of the fund to be acquired are
purchased on the Redemption Date, but such purchases may be delayed by
either fund up to five business days if it determines that it would be
disadvantaged by an immediate transfer of the redemption proceeds. The
Fund reserves the right, in its discretion, to refuse any exchange request
that may disadvantage it (for example, if the receipt of multiple exchange
requests from a dealer might require the disposition of portfolio
securities at a time or at a price that might be disadvantageous to the
Fund).
The different 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, discusses some of the tax consequences of reinvestment of
redemption proceeds in such cases. The Fund, the Distributor, and the
Transfer Agent are unable to provide investment, tax or legal advice to
a shareholder in connection with an exchange request or any other
investment transaction.
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
Tax Status of the Fund's Dividends and Distributions. The Federal tax
treatment of the Fund's dividends and capital gains distributions is
explained in the Prospectus under the caption "Dividends, Capital Gains
and Taxes." Special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code govern the
eligibility of the Fund's dividends for the dividends-received deduction
for corporate shareholders. Long-term capital gains distributions are not
eligible for the deduction. In addition, the amount of dividends paid by
the Fund which may qualify for the deduction is limited to the aggregate
amount of qualifying dividends that the Fund derives from its portfolio
investments that the Fund has held for a minimum period, usually 46 days.
A corporate shareholder will not be eligible for the deduction on
dividends paid on Fund shares held for 45 days or less. To the extent the
Fund's dividends are derived from gross income from option premiums,
interest income or short-term gains from the sale of securities or
dividends from foreign corporations, those dividends will not qualify for
the deduction.
Under the Internal Revenue Code, by December 31 each year, the Fund
must distribute 98% of its taxable investment income earned from January
1 through December 31 of that year and 98% of its capital gains realized
in the period from November 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 Board of Directors 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.
If the Fund qualifies as a "regulated investment company" under the
Internal Revenue Code, it will not be liable for Federal income taxes on
amounts paid by it as dividends and distribution. The Fund qualified
during its last fiscal year, and intends to qualify in current and future
years, but reserves the right not to do so. The Internal Revenue Code
contains a number of complex tests to determine whether the Fund will
qualify, and the Fund might not meet those tests in a particular year.
For example, if the Fund derives 30% or more of its gross income from the
sale of securities held less than three months, it may fail to qualify
(see "Tax Aspects of Covered Calls and Hedging Instruments," above). If
it did not so qualify, the Fund would be treated for tax purposes as an
ordinary corporation and receive no tax deduction for payments made to
shareholders.
The amount of a class's distributions may vary from time to time
depending on market conditions, the composition of the Fund's portfolio,
and expenses borne by the Fund or borne separately by a class, as
described in "Alternative Sales Arrangements -- Class A, Class B and Class
C Shares," above. Dividends are calculated in the same manner, at the
same time and on the same day for shares of each class. However,
dividends on Class B and Class C shares are expected to be lower as a
result of the asset-based sales charge on Class B and Class C shares, and
Class B and Class C dividends will also differ in amount as a consequence
of any difference in net asset value between the classes.
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 Oppenheimer Money
Market Fund, Inc., as promptly as possible after the return of such checks
to the Transfer Agent, 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 "Reduced
Sales Charges," 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 certain of the Oppenheimer funds may be invested in
shares of this Fund on the same basis.
Additional Information About the Fund
The Custodian. State Street Bank and Trust Company acts as custodian
of the assets of the Fund. The Fund's cash balances in excess of $100,000
are not protected by Federal deposit insurance. Such uninsured balances
may be substantial.
Independent Accountants. Price Waterhouse LLP are the independent
accountants of the Fund. Their services include examining the annual
financial statements of the Fund as well as other related services.
Retirement Plans. The Distributor may print advertisements and brochures
concerning retirement plans, lump sum distributions and 401-k plans. These
materials may include descriptions of tax rules, strategies for reducing
risk and descriptions of the 401-k program offered by the Distributor.
From time to time hypothetical investment programs illustrating various
tax-deferred investment strategies will be used in brochures, sales
literature, and omitting prospectuses. The following examples illustrate
the general approaches that will be followed. These hypotheticals will
be modified with different investment amounts, reflecting the amounts that
can be invested in different types of retirement programs, different
assumed tax rates, and assumed rates of return. They should not be viewed
as indicative of past or future performance of any OppenheimerFunds
products.
EXAMPLES
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<CAPTION>
Benefits of Long Term Tax-Free Benefits of Long Term Tax-Free
Compounding - Single Sum Compounding - Periodic Investment
Amount of Contribution: $100,000 Amount Invested Annually: $2,000
Rates of Return Rates of Return
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Years 8.00% 10.00% 12.00% Years 8.00% 10.00% 12.00%
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value at End Value at End
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
5 $ 146,933 $ 161,051$ 176,234 5 $ 12,672 $ 13,431 $ 14,230
10 $ 215,892 $ 259,374$ 310,585 10 $ 31,291 $ 35,062 $ 39,309
15 $ 317,217 $ 417,725$ 547,357 15 $ 58,649 $ 69,899 $ 83,507
20 $ 466,096 $ 672,750$ 964,629 20 $ 98,846 $126,005 $161,397
25 $ 684,848 $1,083,471$1,700,006 25 $157,909 $216,364 $298,668
30 $1,006,266 $1,744,940$2,995,992 30 $244,692 $361,887 $540,585
Comparison of Taxable and Tax-Free Investing - Periodic Investments (Assumed Tax Rate: 28%)
Amount of Annual Contribution (Pre-Tax): $2,000 Annual Contribution (After Tax): $1,440
Tax Deferred Rates of Return Fully Taxed Rates of Return
Years 8.00% 10.00% 12.00% Years 5.76% 7.20% 8.64%
Value at End Value at End
5 $ 12,672 $ 13,431 $ 14,230 5 $ 8,544 $ 8,913 $ 9,296
10 $ 31,291 $ 35,062 $ 39,309 10 $ 19,849 $ 21,531 $ 23,364
15 $ 58,649 $ 69,899 $ 83,507 15 $ 34,807 $ 39,394 $ 44,654
20 $ 98,846 $126,005 $161,397 20 $ 54,598 $ 64,683 $ 76,874
25 $157,909 $216,364 $298,668 25 $ 80,785 $100,485 $125,635
30 $244,692 $361,887 $540,585 30 $115,435 $151,171 $199,492
</TABLE>
Comparison of Tax Deferred Investing -- Deducting Taxes at End
(Amount of Tax Rate as End: 28%)
Amount of Annual Contribution: $2,000
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Tax Deferred Rates of Return
Years 8.00% 10.00% 12.00%
Value at End
<S> <C> <C> <C>
5 $ 11,924 $ 12,470 $ 13,046
10 $ 28,130 $ 30,485 $ 33,903
15 $ 50,627 $ 58,728 $ 68,525
20 $ 82,369 $101,924 $127,406
25 $127,694 $169,782 $229,041
30 $192,978 $277,359 $406,021
</TABLE>
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
(formerly, Quest for Value Global Equity Fund, Inc.):
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of
changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Quest Global Value
Fund, Inc. (the 'Fund') at November 30, 1995, the results of its operations for
the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in
the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in
the period then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter
referred to as 'financial statements') are the responsibility of the Fund's
management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards which
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included
confirmation of securities at November 30, 1995 by correspondence with the
custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed
above.
/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
January 10, 1996
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COMMON STOCKS -- 90.0%
ARGENTINA -- 0.3%
Tobacco/Beverages/Food Products
Quilmes Industrial SA ADR.................................................. 30,000 $ 495,000
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AUSTRALIA -- 2.6%
Metals/Mining -- 1.0%
Western Mining Corp. Holdings Ltd.......................................... 280,000 1,876,503
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Oil/Gas -- 0.6%
Novus Petroleum Ltd........................................................ 1,075,000 1,116,966
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Retail -- 0.5%
David Jones Ltd............................................................ 620,000 920,291
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Tobacco/Beverages/Food Products -- 0.5%
Foster's Brewing Group Ltd................................................. 477,000 782,373
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Total Australian Common Stocks............................................. 4,696,133
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AUSTRIA -- 1.0%
Electronics -- 0.6%
Austria Mikro Systeme International AG..................................... 6,000 1,054,887
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Transportation -- 0.4%
Flughafen Wien AG.......................................................... 10,000 688,910
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Total Austrian Common Stocks............................................... 1,743,797
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BELGIUM -- 0.6%
Conglomerates
Colruyt SA................................................................. 4,400 1,132,190
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BRAZIL -- 0.7%
Metals/Mining -- 0.3%
CIA Acos Especiais Itabira -- Acesita.................................... 100,000 558,948
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Paper Products -- 0.4%
Aracruz Celulose SA ADR.................................................... 77,800 700,200
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Total Brazilian Common Stocks.............................................. 1,259,148
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DENMARK -- 0.4%
Telecommunications
Tele Danmark AS (Class B).................................................. 15,000 816,673
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COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
FINLAND -- 2.5%
Drugs & Medical Products -- 0.4%
Oy Tamro AB................................................................ 156,000 $ 707,244
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Retail -- 0.9%
Oy Stockmann AB............................................................ 30,700 1,641,635
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Telecommunications -- 1.2%
Oy Nokia AB................................................................ 41,000 2,259,137
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Total Finnish Common Stocks................................................ 4,608,016
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FRANCE -- 1.4%
Electronics -- 0.3%
Schneider SA............................................................... 16,400 603,354
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Oil/Gas -- 0.4%
Total SA................................................................... 11,766 723,808
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Rubber Products -- 0.3%
Michelin (CGDE)............................................................ 14,990 609,152
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Utilities -- 0.4%
Compagnie Generale des Eaux................................................ 6,600 642,212
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Total French Common Stocks................................................. 2,578,526
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GERMANY -- 3.1%
Computer Services -- 1.2%
SAP AG..................................................................... 13,750 2,196,121
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Consumer Products -- 0.6%
Adidas AG.................................................................. 19,000 1,012,860
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Drugs & Medical Products -- 1.3%
Gehe AG.................................................................... 2,800 1,239,024
Schering AG................................................................ 17,250 1,171,826
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2,410,850
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Total German Common Stocks................................................. 5,619,831
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HONG KONG -- 1.1%
Agriculture -- 0.4%
Pokphand (CP) Co........................................................... 2,000,000 814,490
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COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
HONG KONG (CONTINUED)
Real Estate -- 0.7%
Hong Kong Land Holdings Ltd................................................ 675,000 $ 1,201,500
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Total Hong Kong Common Stocks.............................................. 2,015,990
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HUNGARY -- 0.2%
Drugs & Medical Products
Gedeon Richter Ltd. GDR.................................................... 20,000 335,000
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ITALY -- 1.8%
Jewelry -- 0.5%
Bulgari S.p.A.............................................................. 120,000 964,250
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Telecommunications -- 0.8%
Telecom Italia............................................................. 690,000 761,551
Telecom Italia Mobile...................................................... 690,000 673,099
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1,434,650
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Textiles -- 0.5%
Marzotto & Figli S.p.A..................................................... 170,000 967,377
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Total Italian Common Stocks................................................ 3,366,277
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JAPAN -- 15.4%
Aerospace -- 0.9%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Inc........................................... 205,000 1,633,956
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Building & Construction -- 1.3%
Kinden Corp................................................................ 32,000 525,209
Kitano Construction Corp................................................... 76,000 478,781
Maeda Corp................................................................. 140,000 1,430,958
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2,434,948
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Casinos/Gaming -- 0.6%
Heiwa Corp................................................................. 44,000 1,141,622
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Chemicals -- 1.1%
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co...................................................... 95,000 1,960,688
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Drugs & Medical Products -- 1.1%
Sankyo Co. Ltd............................................................. 89,000 1,985,553
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COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
JAPAN (CONTINUED)
Electronics -- 3.5%
Hitachi Koki............................................................... 200,000 $ 1,855,528
Kyocera Corp............................................................... 40,000 3,164,619
Rhom Co.................................................................... 24,000 1,464,767
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6,484,914
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Food Services -- 0.9%
Ito Yokado Co. Ltd......................................................... 29,000 1,601,769
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Healthcare Services -- 1.0%
SRL, Inc................................................................... 81,000 1,822,998
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Insurance -- 0.4%
Fuji Fire & Marine Insurance............................................... 160,000 801,966
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Jewelry -- 0.2%
Nagahori Corp.............................................................. 49,000 286,536
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Machinery & Engineering -- 0.7%
Aoki Marine Co. Ltd........................................................ 58,000 410,418
Kyudenko Co. Ltd........................................................... 64,000 830,270
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1,240,688
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Manufacturing -- 0.8%
Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.............................................. 77,000 1,430,270
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Merchandising -- 0.4%
Mutow Co................................................................... 81,000 620,934
Simree Co. Ltd............................................................. 39,000 119,971
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740,905
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Photography -- 1.0%
Fuji Photo Film Co......................................................... 72,000 1,783,194
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Security/Investigation -- 0.4%
Toyo Tec Co. Ltd........................................................... 77,000 727,243
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Textiles -- 1.1%
Wacoal Corp................................................................ 160,000 2,044,226
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Total Japanese Common Stocks............................................... 28,121,476
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MALAYSIA -- 1.1%
Building & Construction -- 0.3%
Kim Hin Industry Bhd....................................................... 345,000 641,860
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COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
MALAYSIA (CONTINUED)
Conglomerates -- 0.8%
Boustead Holdings Bhd...................................................... 570,000 $ 1,046,985
Technology Resources Industries Bhd........................................ 155,000 433,780
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1,480,765
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Total Malaysian Common Stocks.............................................. 2,122,625
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NETHERLANDS -- 2.8%
Building & Construction -- 0.9%
Kondor Wessels Groep NV.................................................... 29,500 910,887
NBM-Amstelland NV.......................................................... 47,916 704,255
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1,615,142
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Computer Services -- 0.3%
Getronics NV............................................................... 10,700 480,387
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Miscellaneous Financial Services -- 0.3%
International Nederlanden Groep NV......................................... 9,000 589,143
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Publishing -- 0.9%
Ver Ned Uitgevers.......................................................... 12,000 1,693,324
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Other -- 0.4%
Hagemeyer NV............................................................... 15,994 807,947
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Total Netherlands Common Stocks............................................ 5,185,943
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NORWAY -- 0.6%
Banking
Fokus Bank AS.............................................................. 220,000 1,112,263
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SOUTH KOREA -- 0.3%
Metals/Mining
Pohang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. ADR........................................... 25,500 624,750
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SPAIN -- 1.9%
Building & Construction -- 0.6%
Fomento de Construcione Y Contratas SA..................................... 14,439 1,096,499
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Oil/Gas -- 0.5%
Repsol SA.................................................................. 30,000 945,601
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COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
SPAIN (CONTINUED)
Utilities -- 0.8%
Compania Sevillana de Electric............................................. 200,000 $ 1,418,198
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Total Spanish Common Stocks................................................ 3,460,298
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SWEDEN -- 5.6%
Banking -- 1.1%
Nordbanken AB.............................................................. 120,000 2,050,187
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Drugs & Medical Products -- 0.6%
ASTRA AB................................................................... 30,000 1,118,908
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Machinery & Engineering -- 2.1%
Atlas Copco AB............................................................. 125,000 1,887,728
IRO AB..................................................................... 62,500 715,048
Kalmar Industries AB....................................................... 75,000 1,189,841
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3,792,617
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Paper Products -- 0.7%
AssiDoman AB............................................................... 59,000 1,341,011
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Utilities -- 1.1%
ASEA AB.................................................................... 20,000 1,940,355
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Total Swedish Common Stocks................................................ 10,243,078
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SWITZERLAND -- 2.1%
Banking -- 0.7%
Bil GT Gruppe AG........................................................... 2,400 1,357,720
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Building & Construction -- 1.0%
Holderbank Financiere Glaris AG............................................ 2,357 1,756,471
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Machinery & Engineering -- 0.4%
SIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft Holding AG....................... 350 669,928
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Total Swiss Common Stocks.................................................. 3,784,119
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TAIWAN -- 1.0%
Telecommunications -- 0.5%
Total Access Communication Public Company Ltd.............................. 138,400 858,080
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Other -- 0.5%
Taipei Fund Units IDR...................................................... 15,000 1,035,000
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Total Taiwanese Common Stocks.............................................. 1,893,080
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COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
UNITED KINGDOM -- 5.6%
Building & Construction -- 1.6%
Bridon PLC................................................................. 524,856 $ 1,012,429
Wolseley PLC............................................................... 277,054 1,925,635
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2,938,064
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Computers -- 0.9%
Amstrad PLC................................................................ 410,000 1,660,211
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Food Services -- 1.6%
Argyll Group PLC........................................................... 363,658 1,731,440
Booker PLC................................................................. 242,000 1,304,103
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3,035,543
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Metals/Mining -- 0.4%
Antofagasta Holdings PLC................................................... 150,000 665,952
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Retail -- 0.8%
Dixons Group PLC........................................................... 230,000 1,452,465
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Textiles -- 0.3%
Readicut International PLC................................................. 450,000 478,797
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Total United Kingdom Common Stocks......................................... 10,231,032
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UNITED STATES -- 37.9%
Aerospace -- 6.1%
Lockheed Martin Corp....................................................... 25,000 1,834,375
McDonnell Douglas Corp..................................................... 105,000 9,358,125
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11,192,500
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Banking -- 5.4%
Citicorp................................................................... 45,000 3,183,750
Mellon Bank Corp........................................................... 35,000 1,872,500
Wells Fargo & Co........................................................... 23,000 4,835,750
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9,892,000
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Casinos/Gaming -- 0.6%
Harrahs Entertainment, Inc................................................. 40,000 995,000
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UNITED STATES (CONTINUED)
<S> <C> <C>
Chemicals -- 2.1%
Hercules, Inc.............................................................. 40,000 $ 2,195,000
Monsanto Co................................................................ 15,000 1,717,500
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3,912,500
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Consumer Products -- 0.7%
Reebok International Ltd................................................... 50,000 1,300,000
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Drugs & Medical Products -- 1.7%
Becton Dickinson & Co...................................................... 45,000 3,138,750
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Electronics -- 2.3%
Intel Corp................................................................. 70,000 4,261,250
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Insurance -- 4.9%
Exel Ltd................................................................... 70,000 4,366,250
Transamerica Corp.......................................................... 61,000 4,674,125
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9,040,375
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Metals/Mining -- 1.8%
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (Class B)................................... 100,000 2,712,500
Freeport McMoRan, Inc...................................................... 16,666 652,057
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3,364,557
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Miscellaneous Financial Services -- 6.0%
American Express Co........................................................ 100,000 4,250,000
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp............................................ 87,000 6,699,000
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10,949,000
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Oil/Gas -- 2.1%
MAPCO, Inc................................................................. 30,000 1,612,500
Tenneco, Inc............................................................... 45,000 2,160,000
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3,772,500
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Paper Products -- 2.2%
Champion International Corp................................................ 50,000 2,356,250
Scott Paper Co............................................................. 29,000 1,656,625
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4,012,875
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Telecommunications -- 0.9%
Sprint Corp................................................................ 40,000 1,600,000
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COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
UNITED STATES (CONTINUED)
Textiles -- 1.1%
Shaw Industries, Inc....................................................... 125,000 $ 1,953,125
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Total United States Common Stocks.......................................... 69,384,432
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Total Common Stocks (cost -- $133,576,668)............................... 164,829,677
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PREFERRED STOCKS -- 1.8%
BRAZIL -- 0.4%
Textiles
CIA Tecidos Norte de Mina.................................................. 2,150 694,338
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SOUTH KOREA -- 1.4%
Building & Construction -- 0.2%
Sung Shin Cement Industrial Company, Ltd................................... 22,060 374,990
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Electronics -- 1.2%
Samsung Electronics Co..................................................... 19,000 2,169,597
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Total South Korean Preferred Stocks........................................ 2,544,587
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Total Preferred Stocks (cost -- $2,695,863).............................. 3,238,925
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WARRANTS -- 0.0%
SWITZERLAND
Building & Construction
Holderbank Financiere Glaris AG 12/20/95, strike @ SWF 640 *
(cost -- $15,757)...................................................... 11,785 11,529
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS -- 4.8%
HONG KONG -- 0.9%
Banking
Bangkok Bank Public Co. 3.25%, 3/3/04...................................... US$ 1,650,000 1,672,687
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JAPAN -- 3.9%
Drugs & Medical Products -- 0.7%
Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical 1.25%, 3/31/14................................... JPY 110,000,000 1,194,595
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS (CONTINUED)
JAPAN (CONTINUED)
Miscellaneous Financial Services -- 3.2%
MBL International Finance (Bermuda) Trust 3.00%, 11/30/02.................. US$ 5,315,000 $ 5,846,500
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Total Japanese Convertible Bonds........................................... 7,041,095
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Total Convertible Bonds (cost -- $8,347,857)............................. 8,713,782
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REPURCHASE AGREEMENT -- 4.4%
J.P. Morgan 5.875%, 12/01/95, (proceeds at maturity: $8,141,327
collateralized by $8,150,000 par, $8,302,813 value, U.S. Treasury Notes
6.50%, 4/30/97) (cost -- $8,140,000)................................... US$ 8,140,000 8,140,000
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FOREIGN CURRENCY CALL ACCOUNTS** -- 0.2%
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Austrian Schilling 3.375%.................................................. 1,965,915 193,201
Australian Dollar 6.875%................................................... 62,313 46,247
Belgian Franc 3.00%........................................................ 434,579 14,618
Hong Kong Dollar 5.125%.................................................... 60,159 7,778
Deutsche Mark 3.375%....................................................... 9,030 6,243
Pound Sterling 6.25%....................................................... 1,880 2,879
French Franc 4.50%......................................................... 9,028 1,809
Spanish Peseta 8.625%...................................................... 175,461 1,424
Netherlands Guilder 3.125%................................................. 1,938 1,197
Italian Lira 9.50%......................................................... 757,659 474
Danish Krone 4.50%......................................................... 168 30
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Total Foreign Currency Call Accounts (cost -- $279,184).................. 275,900
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Total Investments (cost -- $153,055,329)................................. 101.2% 185,209,813
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets...................................... (1.2) (2,163,815)
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Total Net Assets........................................................... 100.0% $183,045,998
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** Variable rate accounts have interest rates updated weekly.
JPY -- Japanese Yen
SWF -- Swiss Francs
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASSETS:
Investments, at value (cost -- $153,055,329).................................................... $185,209,813
Receivable for fund shares sold................................................................... 663,785
Dividends receivable.............................................................................. 250,820
Withholding taxes reclaimable..................................................................... 137,546
Interest receivable............................................................................... 65,685
Deposits for securities loaned.................................................................... 7,052,374
Prepaid expenses and other assets................................................................. 48,940
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Total assets................................................................................. 193,428,963
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LIABILITIES:
Payable for investments purchased................................................................. 2,522,664
Payable for fund shares redeemed.................................................................. 546,045
Due to custodian.................................................................................. 50,217
Withholding taxes payable......................................................................... 28,385
Administration fee payable........................................................................ 10,055
Distribution fee payable.......................................................................... 10,055
Deposits for securities loaned.................................................................... 7,052,374
Other payables and accrued expenses............................................................... 163,170
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Total liabilities............................................................................ 10,382,965
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NET ASSETS:
Capital stock..................................................................................... 118,349
Paid-in-surplus................................................................................... 135,438,202
Accumulated undistributed net investment income................................................... 1,181,343
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain on investments........................................ 15,562,861
Accumulated net realized loss on foreign currency transactions.................................... (1,408,261)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of other assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies............................................................... 32,153,504
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TOTAL NET ASSETS.................................................................................. $183,045,998
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CLASS A
Fund shares outstanding........................................................................... 10,438,550
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Net asset value per share......................................................................... $15.49
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Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price)... $16.44
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CLASS B
Fund shares outstanding........................................................................... 1,109,848
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Net asset value and offering price per share...................................................... $15.30
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CLASS C
Fund shares outstanding........................................................................... 286,526
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Net asset value and offering price per share...................................................... $15.26
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended November 30, 1995
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INVESTMENT INCOME:
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $233,143)............................................ $ 3,120,713
Interest............................................................................................ 1,431,588
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Total investment income................................................................... 4,552,301
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EXPENSES:
Investment advisory fee -- Note 2a................................................................ 1,290,224
Distribution fee -- Note 2d....................................................................... 948,859
Administration fee -- Note 2e..................................................................... 430,075
Custodian fees...................................................................................... 233,256
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees -- Note 1j............................................ 226,899
Auditing, consulting and tax return preparation fees................................................ 56,730
Reports and notices to shareholders................................................................. 50,673
Registration fees................................................................................... 46,067
Amortization of deferred organization expenses -- Note 1c......................................... 22,859
Directors' fees and expenses........................................................................ 17,269
Legal fees.......................................................................................... 10,000
Miscellaneous....................................................................................... 14,328
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Total operating expenses.................................................................. 3,347,239
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME............................................................................... 1,205,062
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS -- NET:
Net realized gain on investments.................................................................... 15,077,739
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions.................................................. (74,974)
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Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions........................ 15,002,765
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION OR DEPRECIATION ON INVESTMENTS AND
TRANSLATION OF OTHER ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES.................................................
14,748,932
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NET REALIZED GAIN AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION OR DEPRECIATION ON
INVESTMENTS AND
TRANSLATION OF OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN
CURRENCIES..................... 29,751,697
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS................................................
$30,956,759
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OPERATIONS:
Net investment income............................................................ $ 1,205,062 $ 44,024
Net realized gain on investments................................................. 15,077,739 14,611,225
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions............................... (74,974) (1,391,636)
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments and
translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies..................................................................... 14,748,932 (1,833,491)
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations........................ 30,956,759 11,430,122
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
Net realized gain -- Class A ($1.228 and $0.494 per share, respectively)....... (12,831,716) (4,944,320)
Net realized gain -- Class B ($1.228 and $0.494 per share, respectively)....... (896,679) (66,298)
Net realized gain -- Class C ($1.228 and $0.494 per share, respectively)....... (212,761) (10,738)
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Total distributions to shareholders......................................... (13,941,156) (5,021,356)
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FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
CLASS A
Net proceeds from sales.......................................................... 34,403,115 30,817,260
Reinvestment of distributions.................................................... 12,377,445 4,682,941
Cost of shares redeemed.......................................................... (48,138,429) (29,503,784)
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Net increase (decrease) -- Class A........................................ (1,357,869) 5,996,417
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CLASS B
Net proceeds from sales.......................................................... 7,279,837 9,192,969
Reinvestment of distributions.................................................... 832,752 64,143
Cost of shares redeemed.......................................................... (2,948,802) (659,275)
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Net increase -- Class B................................................... 5,163,787 8,597,837
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CLASS C
Net proceeds from sales.......................................................... 2,847,478 2,476,331
Reinvestment of distributions.................................................... 210,815 10,736
Cost of shares redeemed.......................................................... (1,560,431) (299,932)
------------ ------------
Net increase -- Class C................................................... 1,497,862 2,187,135
------------ ------------
Total increase in net assets from fund share transactions.............. 5,303,780 16,781,389
------------ ------------
Total increase in net assets..................................................... 22,319,383 23,190,155
------------ ------------
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of year................................................................ 160,726,615 137,536,460
------------ ------------
End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $1,181,343 and
$44,024, respectively)......................................................... $183,045,998 $160,726,615
------------ ------------
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</TABLE>
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS November 30, 1995
Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc. (the 'Fund'), formerly named Quest for
Value Global Equity Fund, Inc., is registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund
commenced investment operations on July 2, 1990.
On November 22, 1995, OCC Distributors (previously Quest for Value
Distributors), OpCap Advisors (previously Quest for Value Advisors) and their
parent Oppenheimer Capital consummated a transaction with OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
('OFI'), which resulted in the sale to OFI of certain mutual fund assets of OCC
Distributors and OpCap Advisors including the transfer of the management
agreements and other contracts relating to certain Quest for Value Funds and the
use of the name 'Quest for Value'. As part of the transaction, the Fund has
entered into an investment advisory agreement with OFI and OFI has entered into
a sub-advisory agreement with OpCap Advisors.
Prior to September 1, 1993, the Fund issued only one class of shares which were
redesignated Class A shares. Subsequent to that date, the Fund was authorized to
issue Class A, Class B and Class C shares. Shares of each Class represent an
identical interest in the investment portfolio and generally have the same
rights, but are offered under different sales charges and distribution fee
arrangements. Futhermore, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A
shares of the same fund six years after their respective purchase.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently
followed by the Fund in the preparation of the financial statements:
(a) Valuation of Investments -- Investment securities listed on a U.S. or
foreign stock exchange and securities traded in the over-the-counter National
Market System are valued at the last reported sale price on the valuation date;
if there are no such sales, the securities are valued at their last quoted bid
price. Other investments traded over-the-counter and not part of the National
Market System are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investment debt
securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an
independent pricing service (approved by the Board of Directors) using methods
which include current market quotations from major market makers in the
securities and trader reviewed 'matrix' prices. Short-term debt securities
having a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost
or amortized value, which approximates market value. Any security or other asset
for which market quotations are not readily available is valued at its fair
value as determined under procedures established by the Fund's Board of
Directors. Investments in countries in which the Fund may invest may involve
certain considerations and risks not typically associated with domestic
investments as a result of, among others, the possibility of future political
and economic developments and the level of governmental supervision and
regulation of foreign securities markets.
(b) Federal Income Taxes -- It is the Fund's policy to comply with the
requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to
regu-
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Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
lated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable
income to its shareholders; accordingly, no Federal income tax provision is
required.
(c) Deferred Organization Expenses -- Costs incurred by the Fund in connection
with its organization approximated $194,000. These costs have been deferred and
expensed on a straight line basis over sixty months from commencement of the
Fund's operations.
(d) Investment Transactions and Other Income -- Investment transactions are
accounted for on the trade date. In determining the gain or loss from the sale
of investments, the cost of investments sold is determined on the basis of
identified cost. Dividend income and other distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends or other distributions from
foreign securities which are recorded as soon as the information is available
after the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned. Discounts on
debt securities purchased are accreted to interest income over the lives of the
respective securities.
(e) Dividends and Distributions -- Dividends from net investment income and
distributions from net foreign currency gains and net realized capital gains, if
any, will be paid out at least annually. The Fund records dividends and
distributions to its shareholders on the ex-dividend date.
The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income, net
realized foreign currency gains and net realized capital gains are determined in
accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from generally
accepted accounting principles. These 'book-tax' differences are either
considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are
permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts
based on their Federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require
reclassification. To the extent distributions exceed current and accumulated
earnings and profits for Federal income tax purposes, they are reported as
distributions of paid-in-surplus or tax return of capital. Accordingly,
permanent book-tax differences relating to shareholder distributions have been
reclassified to paid-in-surplus. Net investment income (loss), net realized
foreign currency gain (loss), net realized gain (loss) on investments and net
assets were not affected. The following table discloses the current year's
reclassifications from accumulated net investment income (loss), accumulated net
realized foreign currency gain (loss) and accumulated net realized gain (loss)
on investments to paid-in-surplus:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Accumulated Accumulated Net Accumulated Net Paid-
Net Investment Realized Foreign Realized Gain (Loss) In-
Income (Loss) Currency Gain (Loss) on Investments Surplus
--------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
$ (67,743) $ 58,349 $(74,798) $84,192
</TABLE>
(f) Foreign Currency Translation -- The books and records of the Fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars as follows: (1) the foreign currency market value of
investment
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Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
securities, other assets and liabilities, and forward contracts stated in
foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rates at the end of the
period; and (2) purchases, sales, income and expenses are translated at the rate
of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The
resultant exchange gains and losses are included in the Fund's Statement of
Operations. Since the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign
exchange rates and market prices at the close of the period, the Fund does not
isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes
in the exchange rates from fluctuations arising from changes in the market
prices of securities.
(g) Forward Currency Contracts -- As part of its investment program, the Fund
utilizes forward currency contracts for hedging purposes. The use of these
contracts involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk. Risks arise
from the possible movements in foreign exchange rates and security values
underlying these instruments. In addition, credit risk may arise from the
potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
Forward currency contracts are recorded at market value. Realized gains and
losses arising from such transactions are included in net realized gain or loss
on foreign currency transactions in the Fund's Statement of Operations. At
November 30, 1995, there were no forward currency contracts outstanding for the
Fund.
(h) Repurchase Agreements -- The Fund's custodian takes possession of the
collateral pledged for investments in repurchase agreements. The underlying
collateral is valued daily on a mark-to-market basis to ensure that the value,
including accrued interest, is at least equal to the repurchase price. In the
event of default of the obligor to repurchase, the Fund has the right to
liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the
obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy
by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the
collateral or proceeds may be subject to legal proceedings.
(i) Security Lending Procedures -- The Fund periodically lends securities
through a lending program run by its custodian, State Street Bank and Trust
Company, for its participating clients. Under the program, the bank makes
available to select qualified brokerage firms or other borrowing institutions
the use of the participants' securities for a period of time. Foreign security
loans are collateralized with U.S. Government securities or cash.
The Fund earns income from investing the cash received as collateral in money
market funds. The Fund pays State Street Bank and Trust Company 35% of the net
interest earned as a fee for administering the security lending program. For the
year ended November 30, 1995, the Fund earned $28,575 from security lending
which is included in interest income in the Fund's Statement of Operations. At
November 30, 1995, the Fund had the following securities on loan:
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Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Market Value
Market Value of
Security Shares of Shares Collateral Collateral
- ----------------------------------------------------- ------- ------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Schering AG
(Germany).......................................... 17,155 $1,165,373 U.S. Dollars $1,222,294
Maeda Corp. (Japan).................................. 137,000 1,400,291 U.S. Dollars 1,507,000
Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd. (Japan)............... 59,000 1,095,919 U.S. Dollars 1,165,250
SRL, Inc. (Japan).................................... 71,000 1,597,933 U.S. Dollars 1,704,000
Telecom Italia (Italy)............................... 676,200 746,322 U.S. Dollars 777,630
Telecom Italia Mobile (Italy)........................ 676,200 659,633 U.S. Dollars 676,200
------------ ------------
$6,665,471 $7,052,374
------------ ------------
------------ ------------
</TABLE>
(j) Allocation of Expenses -- Expenses specifically identifiable to a
particular class are borne by that class. Other expenses are allocated to each
class based on its net assets in relation to the total net assets of all classes
or on another reasonable basis. For the year ended November 30, 1995, the Fund
had transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees accrued to classes A, B and C of
$179,256, $32,779 and $14,864, respectively. These expenses have been
consolidated in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE, ADMINISTRATION FEE,
DISTRIBUTION FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
(a) The Fund pays OFI (the 'Manager') an investment advisory fee at an annual
rate based on the Fund's daily net assets: .75% of the first $400 million of net
assets, .70% of the next $400 million of net assets and .65% of net assets over
$800 million.
Prior to November 22, 1995, the investment advisory fee was paid monthly to
OpCap Advisors and was computed on the Fund's average daily net assets at the
annual rate of .75%.
(b) Effective November 22, 1995, the Manager pays OpCap Advisors (the
'Sub-Adviser') an annual fee based on the average daily net assets of the Fund
equal to 40% of the advisory fee (and the administration fee, described below)
collected by the Manager based on the total net assets of the Fund as of
November 22, 1995 (the 'Base Amount') plus 30% of the investment advisory fee
(and administration fee) collected by the Manager based on the total net assets
of the Fund that exceed the base amount.
(c) The administration fees are payable monthly to the Manager and are computed
on the Fund's average daily net assets at the annual rate of .25%.
Prior to November 22, 1995, administration fees were paid monthly to OpCap
Advisors and were computed on the Fund's average daily net assets at the annual
rate of .25%.
(d) The Fund has adopted a Plan and Agreement of Distribution (the 'Plan')
pursuant to which it is permitted to compensate OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Inc. (the 'Distributor') in connection with the distribution of Fund shares.
Under the Plan, the Distributor has entered into agreements with securities
dealers and other financial institutions and organizations to obtain various
sales-related services in rendering distribution assistance. To compensate the
Distributor for the services it and other dealers under the Plan provide and for
the expenses they bear under the Plan, the Fund pays the Distributor
compensation, accrued daily and payable monthly, on the daily net assets for
Class A shares at the annual rate of .25%. The Fund's Class A shares also pay a
service fee
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Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
at an annual rate of .25% of average daily net assets. Compensation for Class B
and Class C shares of the Fund is at an annual rate of .75% of average daily net
assets. The Fund's Class B and Class C shares also pay a service fee at the
annual rate of .25% of average daily net assets. Distribution and service fees
may be paid by the Distributor to broker-dealers or others for providing
personal service, maintenance of accounts and ongoing sales or shareholder
support functions in connection with the distribution of Fund shares. While
payments under the Plan may not exceed the stated percentage of average daily
net assets on an annual basis, the payments are not limited to the amounts
actually paid or expenses actually incurred by the Distributor.
Prior to November 22, 1995, distribution and service fees were paid to OCC
Distributors.
For the year ended November 30, 1995, distribution and service fees charged to
Classes A, B and C were $771,439, $139,078 and $38,342, respectively. These
expenses have been consolidated in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
(e) Total brokerage commissions paid by the Fund during the year ended November
30, 1995 amounted to $644,312, of which $27,013 was paid to Oppenheimer & Co.,
Inc., an affiliate of the Sub-Adviser.
(f) Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. has informed the Fund that it received approximately
$198,000 in connection with the sale of Class A shares for the year ended
November 30, 1995.
OCC Distributors has informed the Fund that it received contingent deferred
sales charges on the redemption of Class B and Class C shares of approximately
$3,400 for the year ended November 30, 1995.
3. FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS
The Fund has authorized 100 million shares of $.01 par value capital stock for
each class of shares. The following table summarizes the Fund's share activity
for the two years ended November 30, 1995:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended November 30,
-------------------------
1995 1994
---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C>
CLASS A
Issued................. 2,425,486 2,167,814
Distributions
reinvested........... 954,313 344,081
Redeemed............... (3,393,068) (2,079,717)
---------- ------------
Net increase
(decrease)......... (13,269 ) 432,178
---------- ------------
CLASS B
Issued................. 516,524 647,583
Distributions
reinvested........... 64,705 4,716
Redeemed............... (201,052 ) (46,590)
---------- ------------
Net increase......... 380,177 605,709
---------- ------------
CLASS C
Issued................. 204,655 174,051
Distributions
reinvested........... 16,393 789
Redeemed............... (106,327 ) (21,072)
---------- ------------
Net increase......... 114,721 153,768
---------- ------------
Total net
increase......... 481,629 1,191,655
---------- ------------
---------- ------------
</TABLE>
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the year ended November 30, 1995, purchases and sales of investment
securities, other than short-term securities, were $120,040,265 and
$113,021,156, respectively.
5. UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) AND COST OF INVESTMENTS FOR
FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES
At November 30, 1995, the cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes
was $153,142,786. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (all investments in
which there is an excess of value over tax cost) amounted to $37,507,938 and
aggregate unrealized depreciation (all investments in which there is an excess
of tax cost over value) amounted to $5,440,911 resulting in net unrealized
appreciation of $32,067,027.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
For a share outstanding throughout each period:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Income from Investment Operations Dividends and Distributions
---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
Net Distributions
Realized Dividends to
and to Shareholders
Net Asset Net Unrealized Shareholders from Net
Value, Investment Gain (Loss) Total from from Net Realized Total
Beginning Income on Investment Investment Gain on Dividends
and
of Period (Loss) Investments Operations Income Investments
Distributions
--------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
<C>
CLASS A
Year Ended November 30,
1995*................... $ 14.16 $ 0.11 $ 2.45 $ 2.56 -- $(1.23) $ (1.23)
1994.................... $ 13.54 $ 0.01 $ 1.10 $ 1.11 -- $(0.49) $ (0.49)
1993.................... $ 12.30 -- $ 2.26 $ 2.26 $(0.12) $(0.90) $ (1.02)
1992.................... $ 11.25 $ 0.12 $ 0.93 $ 1.05 -- -- --
1991.................... $ 10.57 $(0.04) $ 0.85 $ 0.81 $(0.05) $(0.08) $ (0.13)
CLASS B
Year Ended November 30,
1995*................... $ 14.07 $ 0.02 $ 2.44 $ 2.46 -- $(1.23) $ (1.23)
1994.................... $ 13.52 $(0.06) $ 1.10 $ 1.04 -- $(0.49) $ (0.49)
September 2, 1993(4) to
November 30, 1993....... $ 13.75(3) $(0.02) $ (0.21) $(0.23) -- --
- --
CLASS C
Year Ended November 30,
1995*................... $ 14.06 $ 0.00 $ 2.43 $ 2.43 -- $(1.23) $ (1.23)
1994.................... $ 13.52 $(0.08) $ 1.11 $ 1.03 -- $(0.49) $ (0.49)
September 2, 1993(4) to
November 30, 1993....... $ 13.75(3) $(0.02) $ (0.21) $(0.23) -- --
- --
<FN>
(1) Average net assets for the year ended November 30, 1995 for Class A, Class B
and Class C were $154,287,854, $13,907,831 and $3,834,163, respectively.
(2) During the periods noted above, the Adviser voluntarily waived a portion of
its fees. If such waivers had not been in effect, the ratios of net
operating expenses to average net assets and the ratios of net investment
income (loss) to average net assets for Class A would have been 1.93% and
0.04%, respectively, for the year ended November 30, 1994, 1.91% and
(0.11)%, respectively, for the year ended November 30, 1993 and 1.84% and
0.64%, respectively, for the year ended November 30, 1992. The ratios of net
operating expenses to average net assets and the ratios of net investment
income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.51% and (0.45)%,
respectively, for Class B and 2.66% and (0.59)%, respectively, for Class C,
for the year ended November 30, 1994 and 2.32% and (0.82)%, annualized,
respectively, for Class B and 2.35% and (0.78)%, annualized, respectively,
for Class C, for the period September 2, 1993 (initial offering) to November
30, 1993.
(3) Initial offering price.
(4) Initial offering of Class B and Class C shares, respectively.
(5) Annualized.
* Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
** Assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, but does not
reflect deductions for sales charges. Aggregate (not annualized) total
return is shown for any period shorter than a year.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
</FN>
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<CAPTION>
Ratios
------------------------------------------
Ratio of Ratio of Net
Net Investment
Net Asset Net Assets Operating Income
Value, End of Expenses (Loss) Portfolio
End of Total Period to Average to Average Turnover
Period Return** (000's) Net Assets Net Assets Rate
- --------- -------- ---------- ---------- ------------ --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 15.49 19.75% $161,693 1.88%(1) 0.77%(1) 76%
$ 14.16 8.37% $148,044 1.92%(2) 0.05%(2) 70%
$ 13.54 19.72% $135,616 1.76%(2) 0.04%(2) 46%
$ 12.30 9.33% $111,207 1.76%(2) 0.72%(2) 62%
$ 11.25 7.72% $ 46,937 2.09% (0.27)% 41%
$ 15.30 19.12% $ 16,980 2.47%(1) 0.16%(1) 76%
$ 14.07 7.84% $ 10,268 2.50%(2) (0.44)%(2) 70%
$ 13.52 (1.67)% $ 1,676 2.26%(2,5) (0.76)%(2,5) 46%
$ 15.26 18.90% $ 4,373 2.60%(1) 0.03%(1) 76%
$ 14.06 7.77% $ 2,415 2.66%(2) (0.59)%(2) 70%
$ 13.52 (1.67)% $ 244 2.26(2,5) (0.69)%(2,5) 46%
</TABLE>
Appendix A
DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS
Bond Ratings
- - Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
Aaa: Bonds which are rated "Aaa" are judged to be the best quality
and to carry the smallest degree of investment risk. 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, the changes that can be expected are
most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such
issues.
Aa: Bonds which are rated "Aa" are 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 with "Aaa" securities or fluctuation 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
those of "Aaa" securities.
A: Bonds which are rated "A" possess many favorable investment
attributes and are to be considered as upper-medium grade
obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are
considered adequate but elements may be present which suggest a
susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.
Baa: Bonds which are rated "Baa" are considered medium grade
obligations, i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly
secured. Interest payments and principal security appear adequate
for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or
may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time.
Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and have
speculative characteristics as well.
Ba: Bonds which are rated "Ba" are judged to have speculative
elements; their future cannot be considered well-assured. Often
the protection of interest and principal payments may be very
moderate and not well safeguarded during both good and bad times
over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in
this class.
B: Bonds which are rated "B" generally lack characteristics of
desirable investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments
or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long
period of time may be small.
Caa: Bonds which are rated "Caa" are of poor standing and may be in
default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to
principal or interest.
Ca: Bonds which are rated "Ca" represent obligations which are
speculative in a high degree and are often in default or have other
marked shortcomings.
C: Bonds which are rated "C" can be regarded as having extremely
poor prospects of ever retaining any real investment standing.
- - Standard & Poor's Corporation
AAA: "AAA" is the highest rating assigned to a debt obligation and
indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay principal and
interest.
AA: Bonds rated "AA" also qualify as high quality debt obligations.
Capacity to pay principal and interest is very strong, and in the
majority of instances they differ from "AAA" issues only in small
degree.
A: Bonds rated "A" have a strong capacity to pay principal and
interest, although they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse
effects of change in circumstances and economic conditions.
BBB: Bonds rated "BBB" are regarded as having an adequate capacity
to pay principal and interest. Whereas they normally exhibit
protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing
circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay
principal and interest for bonds in this category than for bonds in
the "A" category.
BB, B, CCC, CC: Bonds rated "BB," "B," "CCC" and "CC" are regarded,
on balance, as predominantly speculative with respect to the
issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance
with the terms of the obligation. "BB" indicates the lowest degree
of speculation and "CC" the highest degree. While such bonds will
likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are
outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to
adverse conditions.
C, D: Bonds on which no interest is being paid are rated "C."
Bonds rated "D" are in default and payment of interest and/or
repayment of principal is in arrears.
- - Fitch Investors Service, Inc.
AAA Bonds 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 Bonds 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."
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+."
A Bonds considered to be investment grade and of high credit
quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal
is considered to be strong, but may be more vulnerable to adverse
changes in economic conditions and circumstances than bonds with
higher ratings.
BBB Bonds considered to be investment grade and of satisfactory
credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay
principal is considered to be adequate. Adverse changes in
economic conditions and circumstances, however, are more likely to
have adverse impact on these bonds, and therefore impair timely
payment. The likelihood that the ratings of these bonds will fall
below investment grade is higher than for bonds with higher
ratings.
BB Bonds are considered speculative. The obligor's ability to pay
interest and repay principal may be affected over time by adverse
economic changes. However, business and financial alternatives can
be identified which could assist the obligor in satisfying its debt
service requirements.
B Bonds are considered highly speculative. While bonds in this
class are currently meeting debt service requirements, the
probability of continued timely payment of principal and interest
reflects the obligor's limited margin of safety and the need for
reasonable business and economic activity through the life of the
issue.
CCC Bonds have certain identifiable characteristics which, if not
remedied, may lead to default. The ability to meet obligations
requires an advantageous business and economic environment.
CC Bonds are minimally protected. Default in payment of interest
and/or principal seems probable over time.
C Bonds are in imminent default in payment of interest or
principal.
DDD, DD, and D Bonds are in default on interest and/or principal
payments. Such bonds are extremely speculative and should be
valued on the basis of their ultimate recovery value in liquidation
or reorganization of the obligor. "DDD" represents the highest
potential for recovery of these bonds, and "D" represents the
lowest potential for recovery.
Plus (+) Minus (-) Plus and minus signs are used with a rating
symbol to indicate the relative position of a credit within the
rating category. Plus and minus signs, however, are not used in
the "DDD," "DD," or "D" categories.
Short-Term Debt Ratings.
- - Moody's Investors Service, Inc. 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
broadbased 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:
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 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. 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. Short-term ratings,
including commercial paper (with maturities up to 12 months), are
as follows:
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. 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.
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".
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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
Food
Gas Utilities
Gold
Health Care/Drugs
Health Care/Supplies & Services
Homebuilders/Real Estate
Hotel/Gaming
Industrial Services
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
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Sub-Adviser
OpCap Advisors
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Distributor
OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
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Transfer Agent
Oppenheimer Shareholder Services
P.O. Box 5270
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Custodian of Portfolio Securities
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P.O. Box 8505
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8505
Independent Accountants
Price Waterhouse LLP
950 Seventeenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
Legal Counsel
Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen
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