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Registration No. 333-166297
File No. 811-09373

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933     [X]

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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY

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OPPENHEIMER SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(303) 768-3200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Robert G. Zack, Esq.
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street New York, New York 10281-1008

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

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Oppenheimer

Senior Floating Rate Fund

NYSE Ticker Symbols

Class A

OOSAX

Class B

OOSBX

Class C

OOSCX

Class Y

OOSYX

Prospectus dated November 15, 2010 

As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved the Fund's securities nor has it determined that this prospectus is accurate or complete. It is a criminal offense to represent otherwise.

Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund is a mutual fund that seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with investing primarily in senior floating rate loans and other debt securities.

     This prospectus contains important information about the Fund's objective, investment policies, strategies and risks. It also contains important information about how to buy and sell shares of the Fund and other account features. Please read this prospectus carefully before you invest and keep it for future reference about your account.



Table of contents

The Fund Summary

Investment Objective

3

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

3

Principal Investment Strategies

4

Principal Risks

6

The Fund's Past Performance

9

Investment Adviser

10

Portfolio Managers

10

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

10

Taxes

10

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

10

More About the Fund

About the Fund's Investments

12

How the Fund is Managed

27

More About Your Account

About Your Account

29

Choosing a Share Class

30

The Price of Fund Shares

36

How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Shares

39

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

52

Financial Highlights

54


Inside Front Cover

To Summary Prospectus

THE FUND SUMMARY

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with investing primarily in senior floating rate loans and other debt securities.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold or redeem shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you (or you and your spouse) invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in certain funds in the Oppenheimer family of funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section "About Your Account" beginning on page 29 of the prospectus and in the sections "How to Buy Shares" beginning on page 78 and "Appendix A" in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A Shares

Class B Shares

Class C Shares

Class Y Shares

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

3.50%

None

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as % of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds)

None

3%

1%

None

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):

Class A Shares

Class B Shares

Class C Shares

Class Y Shares

Management Fees

0.65%

0.65%

0.65%

0.65%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

0.25%

0.75%

0.75%

None

Other Expenses

0.53%

0.69%

0.51%

0.40%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.44%

2.10%

1.92%

1.06%

     Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursements*

(0.01%)

(0.01%)

(0.01%)

(0.01%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement

1.43%

2.09%

1.91%

1.05%

*The Manager has voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund's investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. This expense limitation may be amended or withdrawn after one year from the date of this prospectus. 

Example. The following Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in a class of shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be as follows:

 

If shares are redeemed

If shares are not redeemed

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A Shares

$

490

$

789

$

1,108

$

2,013

$

490

$

789

$

1,108

$

2,013

Class B Shares

$

512

$

807

$

1,228

$

2,108

$

212

$

657

$

1,128

$

2,108

Class C Shares

$

294

$

602

$

1,036

$

2,242

$

194

$

602

$

1,036

$

2,242

Class Y Shares

$

108

$

338

$

587

$

1,300

$

108

$

338

$

587

$

1,300

Portfolio Turnover. The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the examples, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 67% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests mainly in floating rate loans (sometimes referred to as "adjustable rate loans") that hold a senior position in the capital structure of U.S. and foreign corporations, partnerships or other business entities that, under normal circumstances, allow them to have priority of claim ahead of other obligations of a borrower in the event of liquidation. These investments are referred to as "Senior Loans." Senior Loans may be collateralized or uncollateralized. They pay interest at rates that float above, or are adjusted periodically based on, a benchmark that reflects current interest rates.

     Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in Senior Loans. This non-fundamental investment policy will not be changed without 60 days' advance notice to shareholders. The Fund may invest in Senior Loans directly as an original lender, or by assignment from a lender, or it may invest indirectly through loan participation agreements. While most of these Senior Loans will be collateralized, the Fund can also invest up to 10% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in uncollateralized Senior Loans. The Fund can invest up to 20% of its net assets in cash or other loans and securities, such as: secured or unsecured fixed-rate loans, fixed or floating rate notes or bonds, securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities, investment-grade short-term debt obligations and common stock and other equity securities. The Fund also may invest in Senior Loans made in connection with highly leveraged transactions, including but not limited to, operating loans, leveraged buyout loans, and leveraged capitalization loans. The Fund can invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities of the group of industries in the financial services sector.

     The Fund can invest in investment-grade or below-investment grade debt instruments (sometimes referred to as "junk bonds"). The Fund can invest up to 100% of its asets in debt instruments rated below investment-grade, and will normally invest a substantial portion of its assets in those securities. "Investment grade" debt instruments are rated in one of the top four categories by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations such as Moody's or Standard & Poor's. The Fund may also invest in unrated instruments, in which case the Manager may internally assign ratings to certain of those instruments, after assessing their credit quality, in categories similar to those of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. Although it can also invest in investments rated below "B" the Fund will principally invest in debt obligations, including Senior Loans, that are rated "B" (which are below investment-grade) or higher by one or more of the rating organizations or, if unrated, determined by the Manager to be of comparable quality.

     The Fund may invest in securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. The Fund can invest up to 20% of its total assets in Senior Loans or other securities issued by foreign entities. The Fund's foreign Senior Loans must be dollar-denominated, and interest and principal payments must be payable in U.S. dollars, which may reduce the risks of currency fluctuations.

     The Fund has no requirements as to the range of maturities of the debt instruments it can buy or as to the market capitalization of the issuers of those instruments. The Fund can borrow up to one-third of the Fund's assets (including the amount borrowed) and use other techniques to manage its cash flow, to redeem shares, or to purchase assets, a technique referred to as "leverage." The Fund may also use certain types of derivative investments to try to enhance income or to try to manage ("hedge") investment risks, including, but not limited to, options, futures contracts, swaps, and "structured" notes.

     In selecting investments for the Fund, the portfolio managers evaluate overall investment opportunities and risks among the types of investments the Fund can hold. They analyze the credit standing and risks of borrowers whose loans or debt securities they are considering for the Fund's portfolio. They evaluate information about borrowers from their own research or research supplied by rating organizations, agent banks or other sources and select only those loans that they believe are likely to pay the interest and repay the principal when it becomes due. The portfolio managers consider many factors, including, among others,

  • the borrower's past and expected future financial performance
  • the experience and depth of the borrower's management
  • the status of the borrower's industry and its position in that industry
  • the collateral for the loan or other debt security
  • the borrower's assets and cash flows
  • the credit quality of the debt obligations of the bank servicing the loan and other intermediaries imposed between the borrower and the Fund.

There can be no assurance that the Manager's analysis will identify all of the factors that may impair the value of a Senior Loan or other investment.

Principal Risks. The price of the Fund's shares can go up and down substantially. The value of the Fund's investments may change because of broad changes in the markets in which the Fund invests or from poor security selection, which could cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar objectives. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. When you redeem your shares, they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them. These risks mean that you can lose money by investing in the Fund.

Main Risks of Debt Securities. Debt securities may be subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security might not make interest and principal payments on the security as they become due. If an issuer fails to pay interest or repay principal, the Fund's income or share value might be reduced. Adverse news about an issuer or a downgrade in an issuer's credit rating, for any reason, can also reduce the market value of the issuer's securities. Interest rate risk is the risk that when prevailing interest rates fall, the values of already-issued debt securities generally rise; and when prevailing interest rates rise, the values of already-issued debt securities generally fall, and they may be worth less than the amount the Fund paid for them. When interest rates change, the values of longer-term debt securities usually change more than the values of shorter-term debt securities.

     When interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as "prepayment risk." When interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of the Fund's holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as "extension risk." Interest rate changes normally have different effects on variable or floating rate securities than they do on securities with fixed interest rates.

Fixed Income Market Risks. Developments relating to subprime mortgages have adversely affected fixed-income securities markets in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. The values of many types of debt securities have been reduced, including debt securities that are not related to mortgage loans. In addition, broker-dealers and other market participants have been less willing to make a market in some types of debt instruments, which has impacted the liquidity of those instruments. These developments also have had a negative effect on the broader economy. There is a risk that a lack of liquidity or other adverse credit market conditions may hamper the Fund's ability to sell the debt securities in which it invests or to find and purchase suitable debt instruments.

Special Risks of Lower-Grade Securities. Lower-grade debt securities, whether rated or unrated, have greater risks than investment-grade securities. They may be subject to greater price fluctuations and have a greater risk that the issuer might not be able to pay interest and principal when due. The market for lower-grade securities may be less liquid and therefore they may be harder to value or to sell at an acceptable price, especially during times of market volatility or decline.

     Special Risks of Senior Loans. In addition to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit and interest rate risk discussed above, Senior Loans are also subject to the risk that a court could subordinate a Senior Loan, which typically holds a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of Senior Loans. Senior Loans usually have mandatory and optional prepayment provisions. If a borrower prepays a Senior Loan, the fund will have to reinvest the proceeds in other Senior Loans or securities that may pay lower interest rates.

     Most, but not all, of the Fund's investments in Senior Loans must be collateralized, however, the Fund's other investments need not be collateralized. Senior Loans are subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. In the event of a default, the Fund may have difficulty collecting on any collateral and would not have the ability to collect on any collateral for an uncollateralized loan. In addition, any collateral may be found invalid or may be used to pay other outstanding obligations of the borrower. The Fund's access to collateral, if any, may be limited by bankruptcy, other insolvency laws, or by the type of loan the fund has purchased. As a result, a collateralized Senior Loan may not be fully collateralized and can decline significantly in value.

     Loan investments are often issued in connection with highly leveraged transactions. Such transactions include leveraged buyout loans, leveraged recapitalization loans, and other types of acquisition financing. These obligations are subject to greater credit risks than other investments including a greater possibility that the borrower may default or enter bankruptcy.

     Due to restrictions on transfers in loan agreements and the nature of the private syndication of Senior Loans including, for example, the lack of publicly-available information, some Senior Loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities. Some Senior Loans and other Fund investments are illiquid, which may make it difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price when it wants to. Direct investments in Senior Loans and, to a lesser degree, investments in participation interests in or assignments of Senior Loans may be limited. There is a risk that the Fund may not be able to invest a sufficient amount in Senior Loans at all times to meet its 80% asset investment requirement. Investments in Senior Loans are expected to be less affected by changes in interest rates than fixed-rate securities.

Main Risks of Borrowing and Leverage. The Fund can borrow up to one-third of the value of its total assets (at time of borrowing) to manage cash flow, redeem shares, or purchase assets, a technique referred to as "leverage." The Fund might borrow to attempt to maintain the desired level of investment in Senior Loans after accounting for anticipated cash flow from prepayments, the sale of Fund shares, and cash outflows to fulfill settlement obligations. The success of using leverage depends on the Manager's ability to predict correctly interest rate and market movements. There is no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful. Borrowing involves transaction and interest costs on amounts the Fund borrows. The Fund may also pay a fee to maintain a line of credit. These costs can reduce the income available for distribution to investors. The use of leverage will also reduce the Fund's investment performance to a greater extent than it would be reduced without leveraging.

The Fund will not purchase additional portfolio securities at any time that borrowings exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets (excluding the amount borrowed).

Main Risks of Foreign Investing. Foreign securities are subject to special risks. Foreign issuers are usually not subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements that U.S. companies are subject to, which may make it difficult for the Fund to evaluate a foreign company's operations or financial condition. 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 securities denominated in that foreign currency and in the value of any income or distributions the Fund may receive on those securities. The value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control regulations, foreign taxes, higher transaction and other costs, delays in the settlement of transactions, changes in economic or monetary policy in the United States or abroad, expropriation or nationalization of a company's assets, or other political and economic factors. These risks may be greater for investments in developing or emerging market countries.

     The Fund can invest up to 20% of its total assets in Senior Loans that are made to foreign borrowers, or in other securities issued by foreign entities. The Fund's foreign Senior Loans must be dollar-denominated, and interest and principal payments must be payable in U.S. dollars, which may reduce risks of currency fluctuations on the values of those Senior Loans.

Main Risks of Derivative Investments. Derivatives may involve significant risks. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund's initial investment. Derivatives may be illiquid and may be more volatile than other types of investments. Derivative investments can increase portfolio turnover and transaction costs. Derivatives are subject to counter-party credit risk and may lose money if the issuer fails to pay the amounts due.

Main Risks of Concentration in Financial Services.  The Fund cannot invest 25% or more of its total assets in an industry, except that it may invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities of the group of industries in the financial services sector. Financial services industries may be more susceptible to particular economic and regulatory events such as volatility in the financial markets and interest rates, changes in domestic and foreign monetary policy, and changes in industry regulations.  

Who is the Fund Designed For? The Fund is designed for investors seeking to participate in the market for Senior Loans, which have very large minimum investments, typically $1 million or more, and may have higher risks than conventional debt securities. Those investors should be willing to assume the greater risks of short-term share price fluctuations and the special credit risks that are typical for a fund that invests mainly in lower grade fixed income securities. The Fund is not designed for investors needing an assured level of current income. The Fund is intended to be a long-term investment, not a short-term trading vehicle. The Fund is not a complete investment program. You should carefully consider your own investment goals and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

The Fund's Past Performance. The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past investment performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. More recent performance information is available by calling the toll-free number on the back of this prospectus and on the Fund's website: https://www.oppenheimerfunds.com/fund/SeniorFloatingRateFund


Sales charges and taxes are not included and the returns would be lower if they were. During the period shown, the highest return for a calendar quarter was 21.88% (2nd qtr 09) and the lowest return was -22.89% (4th qtr 08).  For the period from January 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010 the cumulative return before sales charges and taxes was 8.85%.

The following table shows the average annual total returns for each class of the Fund's shares. After-tax returns are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns, depending on your individual tax situation, may differ from those shown and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for only one class and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31, 2009

1 Year

5 Years (or life of class)

10 Years

Class A Shares (inception 09/08/99)

Return Before Taxes

38.49%

2.33%

3.91%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

35.57%

(0.21%)

1.42%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

24.72%

0.49%

1.81%

Class B Shares (inception 09/08/99)

39.62%

2.30%

3.96%

Class C Shares (inception 09/08/99)

41.78%

2.55%

3.77%

Class Y Shares (inception 11/28/05)

43.82%

2.75%

N/A

CSFB Leveraged Loan Index

44.87%

3.59%

4.30%

(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

3.13%1

1.  From 11-30-05

Investment Adviser. OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is the Fund's investment adviser (the "Manager").

Portfolio Managers. Joseph Welsh has been a Vice President and portfolio manager of the Fund since September 1999 and Margaret Hui has been a Vice President and portfolio manager of the Fund since October 1999.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares. In most cases, you can buy Fund shares with a minimum initial investment of $1,000 and make additional investments with as little as $50. For certain investment plans and retirement accounts, the minimum initial investment is $500 and, for some, the minimum additional investment is $25. For certain fee based programs the minimum initial investment is $250.

     Shares may be purchased through a financial intermediary or the Distributor and redeemed through a financial intermediary or the Transfer Agent on days the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. Shareholders may purchase or redeem shares by mail, through the website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com or by calling 1.800.225.5677. Share transactions may be paid by check, by Federal Funds wire or directly from or into your bank account.

Taxes. If your shares are not held in a tax-deferred account, Fund distributions are subject to Federal income tax as ordinary income or as capital gains and they may also be subject to state or local taxes.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries. If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund, the Manager, or their related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

MORE ABOUT THE FUND

About the Fund's Investments

The allocation of the Fund's portfolio among different types of investments will vary over time and the Fund's portfolio might not always include all of the different types of investments described below. The Statement of Additional Information contains more detailed information about the Fund's investment policies and risks.

THE FUND'S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS. The following strategies and types of investments are the ones that the Fund considers to be the most important in seeking to achieve its investment objective and the following risks are those the Fund expects its portfolio to be subject to as a whole.


Senior Loans and Other Debt Instruments. The Fund may invest in Senior Loans and other debt instruments, including secured or unsecured fixed rate loans, fixed or floating rate notes or bonds, subordinated debt obligations, securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, or its agencies and instrumentalities, asset backed securities and short-term, investment grade debt obligations. Senior Loans and other debt instruments may be subject to the following risks:

  • Credit Risk. Debt securities are subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security might not make interest and principal payments on the security as they become due. U.S. Government securities generally have lower credit risks than securities issued by private issuers or certain foreign governments. If an issuer fails to pay interest, the Fund's income might be reduced, and if an issuer fails to repay principal, the value of the security might fall and the Fund could lose the amount of its investment in the security. The extent of this risk varies based on the terms of the particular security and the financial condition of the issuer. A downgrade in an issuer's credit rating or other adverse news about an issuer can reduce the market value of that issuer's securities.
  • Interest Rate Risk. The values of debt securities usually change when prevailing interest rates change. When interest rates rise, the values of outstanding debt securities generally fall, and those securities may sell at a discount from their face amount. When interest rates fall, the values of already-issued debt securities generally rise. However, when interest rates fall, the Fund's investments in new securities may be at lower yields and may reduce the Fund's income. The values of longer-term debt securities usually change more than the values of shorter-term debt securities when interest rates change.

       "Zero-coupon" or "stripped" securities may be particularly sensitive to interest rate changes.  Interest rate changes may have different effects on the values of mortgage-related securities because of prepayment and extension risks.


When interest rates change, the values of Senior Loans are expected to fluctuate less than those of fixed-rate debt securities. The interest rates on some Senior Loans adjust periodically and may not correlate with prevailing interest rates during the period between adjustments. This may cause the Fund's share prices to fluctuate.

  • Prepayment Risk. Certain fixed-income securities are subject to the risk of unanticipated prepayment. That is the risk that when interest rates fall, borrowers will repay the loans that underlie these securities more quickly than expected, causing the issuer of the security to repay the principal prior to the security's expected maturity. The Fund may need to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate, reducing its income. Securities subject to prepayment risk generally offer less potential for gains when prevailing interest rates fall. If the Fund buys those securities at a premium, accelerated prepayments on those securities could cause the Fund to lose a portion of its principal investment. The impact of prepayments on the price of a security may be difficult to predict and may increase the security's price volatility. Interest-only and principal-only securities are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, which can affect not only their prices but can also change the income flows and repayment assumptions about those investments.
  • Extension Risk. If interest rates rise rapidly, repayments of principal on certain debt securities may occur at a slower rate than expected and the expected maturity of those securities could lengthen as a result. Securities that are subject to extension risk generally have a greater potential for loss when prevailing interest rates rise, which could cause their values to fall sharply.

Credit Quality. The Fund may invest in securities that are rated or unrated. "Investment-grade" securities are rated in one of the top four rating categories by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations such as Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. "Lower-grade" securities are those that are rated below those categories. While securities rated "Baa" by Moody's or "BBB" by S&P are considered "investment grade," they may also have some speculative characteristics.

Credit ratings evaluate the expectation that scheduled interest and principal payments will be made in a timely manner. They do not reflect any judgment of market risk. Rating agencies might not always change their credit rating of an issuer in a timely manner to reflect events that could affect the issuer's ability to make timely payments on its obligations. In selecting securities for its portfolio and evaluating their income potential and credit risk, the Fund does not rely solely on ratings by rating organizations but evaluates business and economic factors affecting issuers as well. The ratings definitions of the principal ratings organizations are included in Appendix B to the Statement of Additional Information.

Because the Fund may purchase securities that are not rated by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, the Manager may internally assign ratings to certain of those securities, after assessing their credit quality, in categories equivalent to those of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. However, the Manager's rating does not constitute a guarantee of the credit quality. In evaluating the credit quality of a particular security, whether rated or unrated, the Manager will normally take into consideration a number of factors. Unrated securities also are considered investment-grade or below-investment grade if judged by the Manager to be comparable to rated investment-grade or below-investment grade securities. Some unrated securities may not have an active trading market, which means that the Fund might have difficulty selling them promptly at an acceptable price.

The Fund can invest in Senior Loans and other securities that are below investment grade. Those are loans or securities rated below BBB- by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") or Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., ("Moody's") or that have comparable ratings by another rating organization, or, if unrated, that are considered by the Manager to be of comparable quality. However, the Fund can invest only a variable amount (as described in this prospectus under "Credit Quality Standards for Senior Loans") of the Fund's net assets in debt obligations, including Senior Loans, rated below "B" (at the time the Fund buys them) by a rating organization such as S&P or Moody's, or, if unrated, determined by the Manager to be of comparable quality. See "Credit Quality Standards for Senior Loans" below. Debt securities and loans below investment grade tend to offer higher yields than investment-grade securities and loans to compensate investors for the higher risk of default, and are commonly referred to as "high risk securities" or, in the case of bonds, "junk bonds." To the extent that the Fund holds lower-grade securities, its net asset values are likely to fluctuate more, especially in response to economic downturns. A projection of an economic downturn or a period of rising interest rates, for example, could cause a decline in the prices of lower-grade securities. In addition, the secondary market for lower-grade securities generally is less liquid than the market for investment-grade bonds. The lack of liquidity could adversely affect the price at which the Fund could sell a lower-grade security.

Special Considerations of Senior Loans. Typically, Senior Loans have higher recoveries than other debt obligations, because in most instances they take preference over subordinated debt obligations and common stock with respect to payment of interest and principal. However, the Fund is subject to the risk that the borrower under a Senior Loan will default on scheduled interest or principal payments. The risk of default will increase in the event of an economic downturn or a substantial increase in interest rates (which will increase the cost of the borrower's debt service as the interest rate on its Senior Loan is upwardly adjusted). The Fund may own a debt obligation of a borrower that is about to become insolvent. The Fund can also purchase debt obligations that are issued in connection with a restructuring of the borrower under bankruptcy laws.

     Interest Rates. The Senior Loans in which the Fund invests have floating or adjustable interest rates. For that reason, the Manager expects that when interest rates change, the values of Senior Loans will fluctuate less than the values of fixed-rate debt securities, and that the net asset values of the Fund's shares will fluctuate less than the shares of funds that invest mainly in fixed-rate debt obligations. However, the interest rates of some Senior Loans adjust only periodically. Between the times that interest rates on Senior Loans adjust, the interest rates on those Senior Loans may not correlate to prevailing interest rates. That will affect the value of the loans and may cause the net asset values of the Fund's shares to fluctuate.

     Prepayment. The Fund has no limits as to the maturity of Senior Loans it may purchase. Senior Loans in general have a stated term of between five and seven years. However, because Senior Loans typically amortize principal over their stated life and frequently are prepaid, their average credit exposure is expected to be two to three years. Senior Loans usually have mandatory and optional prepayment provisions. If a borrower prepays a Senior Loan, the Fund will have to reinvest the proceeds in other Senior Loans or securities that may pay lower interest rates. However, prepayment and facility fees the Fund receives may help reduce any adverse impact on the Fund's yield. Because the interest rates on Senior Loans adjust periodically, the Manager believes that the Fund should generally be able to reinvest prepayments in Senior Loans that have yields similar to those that have been prepaid.

     Subordination. Senior Loans typically hold the most senior position in a borrower's capital structure. They may include loans that hold the most senior position, loans that hold an equal ranking with other senior debt, or loans that are, in the judgment of the Manager, in the category of senior debt of the borrower. Borrowers typically are required contractually to pay the holders of Senior Loans before they pay the holders of subordinated debt, trade creditors, and preferred or common shareholders and gives the holders of Senior Loans a claim on some or all of the borrower's assets that is senior to that of subordinated debt, preferred stock and common stock of the borrower in the event that the borrower defaults or becomes bankrupt. Senior Loans are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate a Senior Loan to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of Senior Loans.
That senior position in the borrower's capital structure typically gives the holders of Senior Loans a claim on some or all of the borrower's assets that is senior to that of subordinated debt, preferred stock and common stock of the borrower in the event that the borrower defaults or becomes bankrupt. 

Collateral. Most, but not all, of the Senior Loans that the Fund will purchase must be fully collateralized with one or more of (1) working capital assets, such as accounts receivable and inventory, (2) tangible fixed assets, such as real property, buildings and equipment, (3) intangible assets such as trademarks or patents, or (4) security interests in shares of stock of the borrower or its subsidiaries or affiliates. In the case of loans to a non-public company, the company's shareholders or owners may provide collateral in the form of secured guarantees and/or security interests in assets that they own. However, the value of the collateral may decline after the Fund buys the Senior Loan, particularly if the collateral consists of equity securities of the borrower or its affiliates. If a borrower defaults, insolvency laws may limit the Fund's access to the collateral, or the lenders may be unable to liquidate the collateral. A bankruptcy court might find that the collateral securing the Senior Loan is invalid or require the borrower to use the collateral to pay other outstanding obligations. If the collateral consists of stock of the borrower or its subsidiaries, the stock may lose all of its value in the event of a bankruptcy, which would leave the Fund exposed to greater potential loss.
If a borrower defaults on a collateralized Senior Loan, the Fund may receive assets other than cash or securities in full or partial satisfaction of the borrower's obligation under the Senior Loan. Those assets may be illiquid, and the Fund might not be able to realize the benefit of the assets for legal, practical or other reasons. The Fund might hold those assets until the Manager determined it was appropriate to dispose of them. If the collateral becomes illiquid or loses some or all of its value, the collateral may not be sufficient to protect the Fund in the event of a default of scheduled interest or principal payments.

     The Fund can invest in Senior Loans that are not secured by any specific collateral of the borrower. If the borrower is unable to pay interest or defaults in the payment of principal, there will be no collateral on which the Fund can foreclose. Therefore, these loans present greater risks than collateralized Senior Loans. The Fund applies the same investment and credit standards to unsecured Senior Loans as to secured Senior Loans, except for collateral requirements.

Highly Leveraged Transactions and Insolvent Borrowers. The Fund can invest in Senior Loans made in connection with highly leveraged transactions. These transactions may include operating loans, leveraged buyout loans, leveraged capitalization loans and other types of acquisition financing. Those Senior Loans are subject to greater credit risks than other Senior Loans. Highly leveraged Senior Loans and Senior Loans in default also may be less liquid than other Senior Loans. If the Fund voluntarily or involuntarily sold those types of Senior Loans, it might not receive the full value it expected. The market for illiquid securities is more volatile than the market for liquid securities and it may be more difficult to obtain accurate valuations for the Fund's investments.

The Fund can also invest in Senior Loans of borrowers that are experiencing, or are likely to experience, financial difficulty. In addition, the Fund can invest in Senior Loans of borrowers that have filed for bankruptcy protection or that have had involuntary bankruptcy petitions filed against them by creditors. Various laws enacted for the protection of debtors may apply to Senior Loans. A bankruptcy proceeding against a borrower could delay or limit the ability of the Fund to collect the principal and interest payments on that borrower's Senior Loans. If a lawsuit is brought by creditors of a borrower under a Senior Loan, a court or a trustee in bankruptcy could take certain actions that would be adverse to the Fund. For example:

Other creditors might convince the court to set aside a Senior Loan or the collateralization of the loan as a "fraudulent conveyance" or "preferential transfer." In that event, the court could recover from the Fund the interest and principal payments that the borrower made before becoming insolvent. There can be no assurance that the Fund would be able to prevent that recapture.
A bankruptcy court may restructure the payment obligations under the Senior Loan so as to reduce the amount to which the Fund would be entitled.
The court might discharge the amount of the Senior Loan that exceeds the value of the collateral.
The court could subordinate the Fund's rights to the rights of other creditors of the borrower under applicable law.

     Restrictive Loan Covenants. Borrowers must comply with various restrictive covenants typically contained in loan agreements. They may include restrictions on dividend payments and other distributions to stockholders, provisions requiring the borrower to maintain specific financial ratios, and limits on total debt. They may include requirements that the borrower prepay the loan with any free cash flow. A break of a covenant that is not waived by the agent bank (or the lenders) is normally an event of default that provides the agent bank or the lenders the right to call the outstanding amount on the loan. If a lender accelerates the repayment of a Senior Loan because of the borrower's violation of a restrictive covenant under the loan agreement, the borrower might default in payment of the loan.

     Limited Secondary Market for Senior Loans. Due to restrictions on transfers in loan agreements and the nature of the private syndication of Senior Loans, some Senior Loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities. As a result, some Senior Loans are illiquid, which means that the Fund may be limited in its ability to sell those Senior Loans at an acceptable price when it wants to in order to generate cash, avoid losses or to meet repurchase requests.

     Possible Limited Availability of Senior Loans. Direct investments in Senior Loans and, to a lesser degree, investments in participation interests in or assignments of Senior Loans may be limited. There is a risk that the Fund may not be able to invest a sufficient amount in Senior Loans at all times to meet its 80% asset investment requirement. The limited availability may be due to a number of factors. Direct lenders may allocate only a small number of Senior Loans to new investors, including the Fund. There may be fewer loans available for investment that meet the Fund's credit standards, particularly in times of economic downturns. Also, lenders or agents may have an incentive to market the less desirable Senior Loans to investors such as the Fund while retaining attractive loans for themselves. This would reduce the amount of attractive investments for the Fund. If market demand for Senior Loans increases, the interest paid by Senior Loans that the Fund holds may decrease.

Floating or Adjustable Rate Loans. The Senior Loans the Fund invests in are "floating" or adjustable rate loans. The base rate usually is a benchmark that "floats" or changes to reflect current interest rates, such as:

the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks (referred to as the "Prime Rate"), or
the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR").

The applicable rate is defined in the loan agreement. Borrowers tend to select the base lending rate that results in the lowest interest cost, and the rate selected may change from time to time. If the benchmark interest rate on a Senior Loan changes, the rate payable to lenders under the Senior Loan will, in turn, change at the next scheduled adjustment date. If the benchmark rate increases, the Fund would earn interest at a higher rate on that Senior Loan after the next scheduled adjustment date. If the benchmark rate decreases, the Fund would earn interest at a lower rate on that Senior Loan after the next scheduled adjustment date.

Interest rates may adjust daily, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. The Fund does not intend to invest more than 5% of its total assets in Senior Loans with interest rates that adjust less often than semi-annually. The Fund may use interest rate swap agreements and other hedging practices to shorten the effective interest rate adjustment period of a Senior Loan. Because investments in Senior Loans with longer interest rate adjustment periods may increase fluctuations in the Fund's net asset values as a result of interest rate changes, the Fund will attempt to maintain a dollar-weighted average time until the next interest rate adjustment of 90 days or less for its portfolio of Senior Loans.

Recourse. When the Fund invests in loans as an original lender it will have direct recourse against the borrower in the event of a failure to pay scheduled principal or interest. When it purchases a loan by assignment, it typically succeeds to whatever rights the assigning lender had under the loan agreement, which may provide that the Fund can enforce the terms of the agreement and may provide that the Fund may have rights with respect to any funds acquired by the borrower's other lenders. When the Fund buys a Participation Interest, it assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender selling the Participation Interest. Therefore, the Fund's rights under a participation interest for a particular loan may be more limited than the rights of the original lender or an investor who acquires an assignment of that loan. The Fund generally will have no right direct resource to the borrower or otherwise directly enforce the terms of the loan agreement.

Participation Interests. The Fund may act as one of the original lenders originating a Senior Loan, or it may purchase assignments of interests in Senior Loans, or it may invest in participation interests in Senior Loans. Participation interests represent an undivided fractional interest in a loan. They are typically purchased from banks or dealers that have made the loan or are members of the loan syndicate. 

Credit Quality Standards for Senior Loans. Rating organizations, such as S&P or Moody's, rate debt obligations by rating the issuer, after evaluating the issuer's financial soundness. Generally, the lower the investment rating, the more risky the investment. Debt securities rated below "BBB-" by S&P or "Baa3" by Moody's are commonly referred to as "high risk" securities or, in the case of bonds, "junk bonds." The Fund will principally invest in Senior Loans that are rated "B" or higher by one or more of the ratings organizations or, if unrated, are determined by the Manager to be of comparable quality, although, the Fund can invest a variable amount of its net assets in investments, including Senior Loans, rated below "B" as described below. Senior Loans rated "B" are below investment grade and are regarded by rating organizations as predominantly speculative with respect to the borrower's ability to repay interest and principal when due over a long period. While securities rated Baa by Moody's or BBB by S&P are considered to be "investment grade," they have some speculative characteristics.

The Fund may invest in Senior Loans that are rated both investment grade and below investment grade by different rating organizations. The Fund can invest up to 100% of its assets in Senior Loans that are below investment grade. However, the Fund can invest only a variable amount of its net assets in debt obligations, including Senior Loans, rated below "B" (at the time the Fund buys them). The limit on investments rated below "B" is variable and is measured as a percentage of the Fund's net assets. The limit is determined by reference to the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index, a representative index of tradeable, senior secured, U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade loans. The limit is equal to the percentage of assets rated below "B" constituting the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index plus 10%. The limit is reset monthly based on the percentage of below "B" assets constituting the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index at the prior month's end. For example, if on March 31st, the percentage of below "B" assets in the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index was 7.5%, the Fund could invest up to 17.5% of its net assets in investments rated below "B" during the month of April. The Fund is not obligated to dispose of its investment in a Senior Loan if its rating drops below "B," but the Manager will monitor the loan to determine if any action is warranted or desirable. Many Senior Loans are not rated by rating organizations. The lack of a rating does not necessarily imply that a loan is of lesser investment quality. There is no limit on the Fund's investment in unrated Senior Loans if the limitations set forth above are met. Appendix B to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes the definitions of the rating categories of the principal rating organizations.

Other Loans. The Fund can invest in loans other than Senior Loans, including collateralized and uncollateralized fixed-rate loans. These loans can be made to U.S. or foreign borrowers. The Fund has no limits as to the maturity of other loans in which it invests or as to the market capitalization range of the borrowers. The Fund will principally invest in other loans that are rated "B" or higher by one or more of the ratings organizations or, if unrated, are determined by the Manager to be of comparable quality, although the Fund can invest a variable amount of its net assets in investments rated below "B." See "Credit Quality Standards for Senior Loans" above. Fixed-rate loans are subject to greater interest rate risk than Senior Loans, as the interest rate on a fixed-rate loan does not change as prevailing interest rates change.

Subordinated Debt Obligations. The Fund can purchase fixed-rate and adjustable-rate subordinated debt obligations issued by U.S. or foreign entities. The Fund has no requirements as to the maturity of the debt securities it can buy, or as to the market capitalization range of the issuers of those securities. The Fund will principally invest in subordinated debt obligations that are rated "B" or higher by one or more of the ratings organizations or, if unrated, are determined by the Manager to be of comparable quality, although, the Fund can invest a variable amount of its net assets in investments, including subordinated debt obligations, rated below "B." See "Credit Quality Standards for Senior Loans" above. Subordinated debt obligations do not have the same level of priority as Senior Loans and accordingly involve more risk than Senior Loans. If a borrower becomes insolvent, the borrower's assets may be insufficient to meet its obligations to the holders of its subordinated debt.

U.S. Government Securities. The Fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities. Some of those securities are directly issued by the U.S. Treasury and are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. "Full faith and credit" means that the taxing power of the U.S. Government is pledged to the payment of interest and repayment of principal on a security.

Some securities issued by U.S. Government agencies, such as Government National Mortgage Corporation pass-through mortgage obligations ("Ginnie Maes"), are also backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Others are supported by the right of the agency to borrow an amount from the U.S. Government (for example, "Fannie Mae" bonds issued by Federal National Mortgage Corporation and "Freddie Mac" obligations issued by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation). Others are supported only by the credit of the agency (for example obligations issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks). On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, a new independent regulatory agency, placed the Federal National Mortgage Corporation and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation into conservatorship and certain government agencies have announced commitments to purchase mortgage-backed securities and other obligations from those companies, some of which commitments extend through the first quarter of 2010. The U.S. Department of Treasury also entered into a secured lending credit facility with those companies and a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement. Under those agreements, the Treasury will ensure that each company maintains a positive net worth. 

  • U.S. Treasury Obligations. These include Treasury bills (which have maturities of one year or less when issued), Treasury notes (which have maturities greater than one year and up to ten years when issued), and Treasury bonds (which have maturities of more than ten years when issued). Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States as to timely payments of interest and repayments of principal. The Fund can also buy U.S. Treasury securities that have been "stripped" of their coupons by a Federal Reserve Bank, zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities described below and Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities ("TIPS").
  • Obligations Issued or Guaranteed by U.S. Government Agencies or Instrumentalities. These include direct obligations and mortgage-related securities that have different levels of credit support from the U.S. government. Some are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as Government National Mortgage Association pass-through mortgage certificates (called "Ginnie Maes"). Some are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury under certain circumstances, such as Federal National Mortgage Association bonds ("Fannie Mae") bonds and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac") obligations. Others are supported only by the credit of the entity that issued them. Securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are also supported by commitments from the U.S. Treasury to purchase certain of those agencies' securities during market conditions in which the U.S. Treasury deems it necessary for the promotion of market stability.

On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, a new independent regulatory agency, placed the Federal National Mortgage Corporation and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation into conservatorship and the U.S. Department of Treasury made a commitment to purchase mortgage-backed securities from the companies through December 2009. The U.S. Department of Treasury also entered into a new secured lending credit facility with those companies and a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement. Under those agreements, the Treasury will ensure that each company maintains a positive net worth.

Asset-Backed Securities. The Fund can buy asset-backed securities, which are fractional interests in pools of receivables or loans that are collateralized by the loans, other assets or receivables. They are issued by trusts and special purpose corporations that pass the income from the underlying pool to the buyer of the interest. These securities are subject to the risk of default by the issuer as well as by the borrowers of the underlying loans in the pool.

Neither the Fund nor the Manager selects the borrowers whose loans are included in the pools or the collateral backing those loans. Collateralized loan obligations are subject to the credit risk of the borrower and the institution that creates the pool, as well as prepayment risks. 

Short-Term, Investment-Grade Debt Obligations. The Fund can hold cash and invest in cash equivalents such as highly-rated commercial paper, bank obligations, repurchase agreements, Treasury bills and short-term U.S. government securities that are investment grade.

Borrowing and Leverage. The Fund can borrow money in amounts up to 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets at the time of the borrowing. The Fund can borrow money to manage its cash flow, to redeem shares, or to purchase assets, a technique referred to as "leverage." The Fund might borrow for leverage to attempt to maintain the desired level of investment in Senior Loans after accounting for anticipated cash flow from prepayments of Senior Loans, the sale of Fund shares, cash outflows to fulfill settlement obligations (including obligations under revolving Senior Loans to fund additional commitments) and redemption of Fund shares.

The Fund might borrow to acquire additional investments when the Manager believes that the interest payments and costs associated with borrowing will not exceed the total return on the investments acquired with those borrowings. However, the success of that type of leverage strategy depends on the Manager's ability to predict correctly interest rate and market movements, and there is no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful. Unless the income and appreciation, if any, on assets acquired with borrowed funds exceed the costs of borrowing, the use of leverage will reduce the Fund's investment performance compared to what it would have been without leveraging. The Fund can also borrow money in anticipation of cash flows in and out of the Fund. The Fund has obtained a line of credit from a financial institution to facilitate this borrowing. That line of credit bears interest at a floating rate.

The Fund will not purchase additional portfolio securities at any time that borrowings exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets (excluding the amount borrowed). Borrowing money involves transaction and interest costs. The Fund may pay a commitment fee or other fee to maintain a line of credit, and will pay interest on amounts it borrows. These costs can reduce the income the Fund has available for distribution to investors.

Under the Investment Company Act, the Fund may not incur indebtedness unless immediately after it incurs debt it has "asset coverage" of at least 300% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the indebtedness. The Fund may be required to dispose of portfolio investments on unfavorable terms if market fluctuations reduce its asset coverage to less than 300%.

Concentration. The Fund cannot invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities or obligations of borrowers in a single industry, although the Fund may invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities of issuers in the group of industries in the financial services sector, including banks, bank holding companies, commercial finance, consumer finance, diversified financial, insurance, savings and loans and special purpose financial. The Fund regards the "issuer" of a Senior Loan as including the borrower under the loan agreement, the agent bank and any intermediate participant. The Fund may look to the creditworthiness of the agent bank and other intermediate participants in a Senior Loan, in addition to the borrower. That is because it may be necessary to assert through the agent bank or intermediate participant any rights that may exist under the loan against the borrower if the borrower defaults. Those parties typically are commercial banks, thrift institutions, insurance companies and finance companies (and their holding companies). The Fund will be subject to the risks associated with these financial institutions.

Companies in the financial services industries may be more susceptible to particular economic and regulatory events such as fluctuations in interest rates, changes in the monetary policy of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, governmental regulations concerning those industries and affecting capital raising activities and fluctuations in the financial markets.


OTHER INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS. The Fund can also use the investment techniques and strategies described below. The Fund might not use all of these techniques or strategies or might only use them from time to time.

Equity Securities and Warrants. The acquisition of equity securities will be incidental to the Fund's purchase of a loan. The Fund can acquire equity securities as part of a unit combining the Senior Loan and equity securities of a borrower or its affiliates. The Fund may also acquire equity securities issued in exchange for a Senior Loan or in connection with the restructuring of a Senior Loan, subordinated and unsecured loans and high-yield securities. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks and securities convertible into common stock. Equity securities are subject to market risks and the risks of changes to the financial condition of the issuer, and fluctuations in value.

Foreign Securities. The Fund can invest up to 20% of its total assets in Senior Loans that are made to foreign borrowers, or in other securities issued by foreign entities. The Fund's foreign Senior Loans must be dollar-denominated, and interest and principal payments must be payable in U.S. dollars, which may reduce risks of currency fluctuations on the values of those Senior Loans. The Fund can only invest in Senior Loans or in other securities from non-U.S. borrowers or issuers from countries that the Manager deems to be developed countries. The Fund will not invest in loans or other securities of borrowers or issuers from developing or emerging market countries. While foreign securities offer special investment opportunities, there are also special risks that can reduce the Fund's share prices and returns.

The change in value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in that foreign currency. Currency rate changes can also affect the distributions the Fund makes from the income it receives from foreign securities as foreign currency values change against the U.S. dollar. Foreign investing can result in higher transaction and operating costs for the Fund. Foreign issuers are not subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements that U.S. companies are subject to. The differences in foreign laws affecting creditors' rights may pose special risks in the case of Senior Loans and other loans to foreign borrowers.

The value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control regulations, expropriation or nationalization of a company's assets, foreign taxes, delays in settlement of transactions, changes in governmental economic or monetary policies in the United States or abroad, or other political and economic factors. The Fund may experience difficulty in repatriating foreign assets to the United States.

       Time-Zone Arbitrage. The Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers that are traded in U.S. or foreign markets. If the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in securities traded in foreign markets, it may be exposed to "time-zone arbitrage" attempts by investors seeking to take advantage of differences in the values of foreign securities that might result from events that occur after the close of the foreign securities market on which a security is traded and before the close of the New York Stock Exchange that day, when the Fund's net asset value is calculated. If such time-zone arbitrage were successful, it might dilute the interests of other shareholders. However, the Fund's use of "fair value pricing" under certain circumstances, to adjust the closing market prices of foreign securities to reflect what the Manager and the Board believe to be their fair value, may help deter those activities.

Derivative Investments. The Fund can invest in a number of different types of "derivative" instruments. A derivative is an instrument whose value depends on (or is derived from) the value of an underlying security, asset, interest rate, index or currency. Derivatives may allow the Fund to increase or decrease its exposure to certain markets or risks.
The Fund may use derivatives to seek to increase its investment return or for hedging purposes. The Fund is not required to use derivatives in seeking its investment objective or for hedging and might not do so.
The Fund may use strategies with derivative instruments to hedge the Fund's portfolio against price fluctuations or because they offer the potential for reduction of interest rate risk (by reducing the effective maturity of an obligation).

Credit Default Swaps. A credit default swap enables an investor to buy or sell protection against a credit event, such as an issuer's failure to make timely payments of interest or principal, bankruptcy or restructuring. The terms of the instrument are generally negotiated by the Fund and the swap counterparty. A credit default swap may be embedded within a structured note or other derivative instrument.

     Generally, if the Fund buys credit protection using a credit default swap, the Fund will make fixed payments to the counterparty and if a credit event occurs, the Fund will deliver the defaulted bonds underlying the swap to the swap counterparty and the counterparty will pay the Fund par for the bonds. If the Fund sells credit protection using a credit default swap, generally the Fund will receive fixed payments from the counterparty and if a credit event occurs, the Fund will pay the swap counterparty par for the defaulted bonds underlying the swap and the swap counterparty will deliver the bonds to the Fund. Alternatively, a credit default swap may be cash settled and the buyer of protection would receive the difference between the par value and the market value of the defaulted bonds from the seller of protection. If the credit default swap is on a basket of securities, the notional value of the swap is reduced by the par amount of the defaulted bonds, and the fixed payments are then made on the reduced notional value.

     Risks of Credit Default Swaps. Credit default swaps are subject to credit risk on the underlying investment and to counterparty credit risk. If the counterparty fails to meet its obligations the Fund may lose money. Credit default swaps are also subject to the risk that the Fund will not properly assess the cost of the underlying investment. If the Fund is selling credit protection, there is a risk that a credit event will occur and that the Fund will have to pay the counterparty. If the Fund is buying credit protection, there is a risk that no credit event will occur and the Fund will receive no benefit for the premium paid.

Risks of Derivative Investments. Derivatives may be volatile and may involve significant risks. Derivative transactions may require the payment of premiums and can increase portfolio turnover. For example, if a call option sold by the Fund was exercised on an investment that had increased in value above the call price, the Fund would be required to sell the investment at the call price and would not be able to realize any additional profit. Certain derivative investments held by the Fund may be illiquid, making it difficult to close out an unfavorable position. The underlying security or other instrument on which a derivative is based, or the derivative itself, may not perform as expected. As a result, the Fund could realize little or no income or lose principal from the investment, or a hedge might be unsuccessful.  Derivatives are also subject to credit risk, since the Fund may lose money if the issuer of the derivative fails to pay the amount due.

Zero-Coupon and "Stripped" Securities. Some of the government and corporate debt securities the Fund can buy are zero-coupon obligations that pay no interest. These securities are issued at a substantial discount from their face value. "Stripped" securities are the separate income or principal components of a debt security. Some collateralized loan obligations may be stripped, with each component having a different proportion of principal or interest payments. One class might receive all the interest and the other all the principal payments.

Zero-coupon and stripped securities are subject to greater fluctuations in price from interest rate changes than interest-bearing securities. The Fund may have to pay out the imputed income on zero-coupon securities without receiving the actual cash currently. Interest-only and principal-only securities are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. The values of interest-only securities are also very sensitive to prepayments of underlying obligations. When prepayments tend to fall, the timing of the cash flows to principal-only securities increases, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. The market for some of these securities may be limited, making it difficult for the Fund to value them or to dispose of its holdings at an acceptable price. The Fund can invest up to 20% of its total assets in zero-coupon securities issued by either the U.S. government or U.S. companies.

"When-Issued" and "Delayed Delivery" Transactions. The Fund can purchase securities on a "when-issued" basis and can purchase or sell such securities on a "delayed-delivery" basis. Between the purchase and settlement, no payment is made for the security and no interest accrues to the buyer from the investment. There is a risk of loss to the Fund if the value of the security declines prior to the settlement date.

Investments in Other Investment Companies. The Fund can purchase shares of other investment companies to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"). Investment companies typically pay management, custodian and other transaction costs. Therefore, the Fund would be subject to its pro rata share of these expenses to the extent that it purchases shares of other investment companies.

Repurchase Agreements. The Fund can acquire securities subject to repurchase agreements. It might do so for liquidity purposes, or pending the investment of the proceeds from sales of Fund shares, or pending the settlement of portfolio securities transactions or for temporary defensive purposes, as described below.

In a repurchase transaction, the Fund buys a security from, and simultaneously resells it to, an approved vendor for delivery on an agreed-upon future date. The resale price exceeds the purchase price by an amount that reflects an agreed-upon interest rate effective for the period during which the repurchase agreement is in effect. Approved vendors include U.S. commercial banks, U.S. branches of foreign banks or broker-dealers that have been designated as primary dealers in government securities. They must meet credit requirements set by the Manager from time to time.

Illiquid and Restricted Securities. Investments that do not have an active trading market, or that have legal or contractual limitations on their resale, are generally referred to as "illiquid" securities. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value or to sell promptly at an acceptable price or may require registration under applicable securities law before they can be sold publicly. Securities that have limitations on their resale are referred to as "restricted" securities." Certain restricted securities that are eligible for resale to qualified institutional purchasers may not be regarded as illiquid.

The Fund will not have invest more than 15% of its net assets invested in illiquid securities. The Manager monitors the Fund's holdings of illiquid securities on an ongoing basis to determine whether to sell any of those securities to maintain adequate liquidity.

Investments in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund can invest its free cash balances in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, to provide liquidity or for defensive purposes. The Fund invests in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, rather than purchasing individual short-term investments, to seek a higher yield than it could obtain on its own. Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and is part of the Oppenheimer family of funds. It invests in a variety of short-term, high-quality, dollar-denominated money market instruments issued by the U.S. Government, domestic and foreign corporations, other financial institutions, and other entities. Those investments may have a higher rate of return than the investments that would be available to the Fund directly. At the time of an investment, the Fund cannot always predict what the yield of the Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund will be because of the wide variety of instruments that fund holds in its portfolio. The return on those investments may, in some cases, be lower than the return that would have been derived from other types of investments that would provide liquidity. As a shareholder, the Fund will be subject to its proportional share of the expenses of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund's Class E shares, including its advisory fee. However, the Manager will waive a portion of the Fund's advisory fee to the extent of the Fund's share of the advisory fee paid to the Manager by Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund.

Loans of Portfolio Securities. The Fund may loan its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and financial institutions to seek income. The Fund has entered into a securities lending agreement with Goldman Sachs Bank USA, doing business as Goldman Sachs Agency Lending ("Goldman Sachs") for that purpose. Under the agreement, Goldman Sachs will generally bear the risk that a borrower may default on its obligation to return loaned securities. The Fund, however, will be responsible for the risks associated with the investment of cash collateral, including any collateral invested in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may lose money on its investment of cash collateral or may fail to earn sufficient income on its investment to meet its obligations to the borrower. The Fund's portfolio loans must comply with the collateralization and other requirements of the Fund's securities lending agreement, its securities lending procedures and applicable government regulations. The Fund limits loans of portfolio securities to not more than 25% of its net assets.

Conflicts of Interest. The investment activities of the Manager and its affiliates in regard to other funds and accounts they manage may present conflicts of interest that could disadvantage the Fund and its shareholders. The Manager or its affiliates may provide investment advisory services to other funds and accounts that have investment objectives or strategies that differ from, or are contrary to, those of the Fund. That may result in another fund or account holding investment positions that are adverse to the Fund's investment strategies or activities. Other funds or accounts advised by the Manager or its affiliates may have conflicting interests arising from investment objectives that are similar to those of the Fund. Those funds and accounts may engage in, and compete for, the same types of securities or other investments as the Fund or invest in securities of the same issuers that have different, and possibly conflicting, characteristics. The trading and other investment activities of those other funds or accounts may be carried out without regard to the investment activities of the Fund and, as a result, the value of securities held by the Fund or the Fund's investment strategies may be adversely affected. The Fund's investment performance will usually differ from the performance of other accounts advised by the Manager or its affiliates and the Fund may experience losses during periods in which other accounts advised by the Manager or its affiliates achieve gains. The Manager has adopted policies and procedures designed to address potential conflicts of interest identified by the Manager; however, such policies and procedures may also limit the Fund's investment activities and affect its performance.

Temporary Defensive and Interim Investments. For temporary defensive purposes in times of adverse or unstable market, economic or political conditions, the Fund can invest up to 100% of its assets in investments that may be inconsistent with the Fund's principal investment strategies. Generally, the Fund would invest in shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund or in the types of money market instruments in which Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund invests or in other short-term U.S. Government securities. The Fund might also hold these types of securities as interim investments pending the investment of proceeds from the sale of Fund shares or the sale of Fund portfolio securities or to meet anticipated redemptions of Fund shares. To the extent the Fund invests in these securities, it might not achieve its investment objective.

Portfolio Turnover. A change in the securities held by the Fund is known as "portfolio turnover." The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading to try to achieve its investment objective and may have a portfolio turnover rate of over 100% annually. Increased portfolio turnover may result in higher brokerage fees or other transaction costs, which can reduce performance. However, the Fund ordinarily incurs little or no brokerage expense because most of the Fund's portfolio transactions are principal trades that do not require payment of brokerage commission. If the Fund realizes capital gains when it sells investments, it generally must pay those gains to shareholders, increasing its taxable distributions. The Financial Highlights table at the end of this prospectus shows the Fund's portfolio turnover rates during past fiscal years.

CHANGES TO THE FUND'S INVESTMENT POLICIES. The Fund's fundamental investment policies cannot be changed without the approval of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting shares, however, the Fund's Board can change non-fundamental policies without a shareholder vote. Significant policy changes will be described in supplements to this prospectus. The Fund's investment objective is not a fundamental policy but will not be changed by the Board without advance notice to shareholders. Investment restrictions that are fundamental policies are listed in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. An investment policy is not fundamental unless this prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information states that it is.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Fund's portfolio holdings are included in its semi-annual and annual reports that are distributed to its shareholders within 60 days after the close of the applicable reporting period. The Fund also discloses its portfolio holdings in its Statements of Investments on Form N-Q, which are public filings that are required to be made with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 60 days after the end of the Fund's first and third fiscal quarters. Therefore, the Fund's portfolio holdings are made publicly available no later than 60 days after the end of each of its fiscal quarters. 

A description of the Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of its portfolio holdings is available in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

How the Fund is Managed

THE MANAGER. OppenheimerFunds, Inc., the Manager, chooses the Fund's investments and handles its day-to-day business. The Manager carries out its duties, subject to the policies established by the Fund's Board of Trustees, under an investment advisory agreement that states the Manager's responsibilities. The agreement sets the fees the Fund pays to the Manager and describes the expenses that the Fund is responsible to pay to conduct its business.

The Manager has been an investment adviser since 1960. The Manager managed funds with approximately 6 million shareholder accounts as of September 30, 2010. The Manager is located at Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Advisory Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager an advisory fee at an annual rate that declines as the Fund's assets grow: 0.75% of the first $200 million of average annual net assets of the Fund, 0.72% of the next $200 million, 0.69% of the next $200 million, 0.66% of the next $200 million, and 0.60% of average annual net assets in excess of $800 million. The Fund's management fee for its last fiscal year ended July 31, 2010 was 0.65% of the Fund's average annual net assets. 
The Manager has agreed to voluntarily waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund's investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. This voluntary expense limitation may be amended or withdrawn after one year from the date of this prospectus. The transfer agent has also voluntarily agreed to limit its fees for all classes to 0.35% of average annual net assets per class. This voluntary expense limitation may be amended at any time. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010, this amount did not exceed 0.01% and therefore is not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses Table shown earlier in the prospectus.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees approval of the Fund's investment advisory agreement is available in the Fund's semi-annual report to shareholders for the period ended January 31, 2010.

Portfolio Managers. The Fund's portfolio is managed by Joseph Welsh and Margaret Hui who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's investments.

     Mr. Welsh, CFA, has been the Head of the Manager's High Yield Corporate Debt Team since April 2009; Senior Vice President of the Manager since May 2009 and a Vice President of the Manager from December 2000 to April 2009. He was an Assistant Vice President of the Manager from December 1996 to November 2000 and a high yield bond analyst of the Manager from January 1995 to December 1996. He was a senior bond analyst with W.R. Huff Asset Management from November 1991 to December 1994. Mr. Welsh is a portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

     Ms. Hui has been a Vice President and portfolio manager of the Fund since October 1999. Ms. Hui has been a Vice President of the Manager since February 2005. Ms. Hui was an Assistant Vice President of the Manager from October 1999 to January 2005.

     The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts they manage and their ownership of Fund shares.

MORE ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

About Your Account

Where Can You Buy Fund Shares? Oppenheimer funds may be purchased either directly or through a variety of "financial intermediaries" that offer Fund shares to their clients. Financial intermediaries include securities dealers, financial advisors, brokers, banks, trust companies, insurance companies and the sponsors of fund "supermarkets," fee-based advisory or wrap fee programs or college and retirement savings programs.

WHAT CLASSES OF SHARES DOES THE FUND OFFER? The Fund offers investors four different classes of shares. The different classes of shares represent investments in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes are subject to different expenses and will usually have different share prices. When you buy shares, be sure to specify the class of shares you wish to purchase. If you do not choose a class, your investment will be made in Class A shares.

Class A Shares. If you buy Class A shares, you will pay an initial sales charge on investments up to $250,000 for regular accounts or lesser amounts for certain retirement plans or if you qualify for certain fee waivers. The amount of the sales charge will vary depending on the amount you invest. The sales charge rates for different investment amounts are listed in "About Class A Shares" below.


Class B Shares. If you buy Class B shares, you will pay no sales charge at the time of purchase, but you will pay an annual asset-based sales charge (distribution fee) over a period of approximately five years. If you sell your shares within five years after buying them, you will normally pay a contingent deferred sales charge. The amount of the contingent deferred sales charge varies depending on how long you own your shares, as described in "About Class B Shares" below.


Class C Shares. If you buy Class C shares, you will pay no sales charge at the time of purchase, but you will pay an ongoing asset-based sales charge. If you sell your shares within 12 months after buying them, you will normally pay a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0%, as described in "About Class C Shares" below.


Class Y Shares. Class Y shares are offered only to certain institutional investors that have a special agreement with the Distributor and to present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their eligible family members) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates, its parent company and the subsidiaries of its parent company, and retirement plans established for the benefit of such individuals. See "About Class Y Shares" below.

Certain sales charge waivers may apply to purchases or redemptions of Class A, Class B or Class C shares. More information about those waivers is available in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information, or by clicking on the hyperlink "Sales Charges & Breakpoints" under the heading "Fund Information" on the OppenheimerFunds website at "www.oppenheimerfunds.com."

WHAT IS THE MINIMUM INVESTMENT? In most cases, you can buy Fund shares with a minimum initial investment of $1,000 and make additional investments with as little as $50. The minimum additional investment requirement does not apply to reinvested dividends from the Fund or from other Oppenheimer funds or to omnibus account purchases. A $25 minimum applies to additional investments through an Asset Builder Plan, an Automatic Exchange Plan or a government allotment plan established before November 1, 2002. Reduced initial minimums are available in certain circumstances, including under the following investment plans:

  • For most types of retirement accounts that OppenheimerFunds offers, the minimum initial investment is $500.
  • For certain retirement accounts that have automatic investments through salary deduction plans, there is no minimum initial investment.
  • For an Asset Builder Plan or Automatic Exchange Plan or a government allotment plan, the minimum initial investment is $500.
  • For certain fee-based programs that have an agreement with the Distributor, a minimum initial investment of $250 applies.

Minimum Account Balance. A $12 annual "minimum balance fee" is assessed on Fund accounts with a value of less than $500. The fee is automatically deducted from each applicable Fund account annually in September. See the Statement of Additional Information for information about the circumstances under which this fee will not be assessed. Small accounts may be involuntarily redeemed by the Fund if the value has fallen below $500 for reasons other than a decline in the market value of the shares.

Choosing a Share Class

Once you decide that the Fund is an appropriate investment for you, deciding which class of shares is best suited to your needs depends on a number of factors that you should discuss with your financial advisor. The Fund's operating costs that apply to a share class and the effect of the different types of sales charges on your investment will affect your investment results over time. For example, the net asset value and the dividends of Class B and Class C shares will be reduced by additional expenses borne by those classes, such as the asset-based sales charge.

     Two of the factors to consider are how much you plan to invest and, while future financial needs cannot be predicted with certainty, how long you plan to hold your investment. For example, with larger purchases that qualify for a reduced initial sales charge on Class A shares, the effect of paying an initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares may be less over time than the effect of the asset-based sales charges on Class B or Class C shares. If your goals and objectives change over time and you plan to purchase additional shares, you should re-evaluate each of the factors to see if you should consider a different class of shares.

     The discussion below is not intended to be investment advice or a recommendation, because each investor's financial considerations are different. The discussion below assumes that you will purchase only one class of shares and not a combination of shares of different classes. These examples are based on approximations of the effects of current sales charges and expenses projected over time, and do not detail all of the considerations in selecting a class of shares. You should analyze your options carefully with your financial advisor before making that choice.

  • Investing for the Shorter Term. While the Fund is meant to be a long-term investment, if you have a relatively short-term investment horizon (that is, if you do not plan to hold your shares for five years or more), you should consider investing in Class C shares. That is because of the effect of the initial sales charge on Class A shares or the Class B contingent deferred sales charge if you redeem within five years.
  • Investing for the Longer Term. If you are investing less than $100,000 for the longer term and do not expect to need access to your money for five years or more, Class B shares may be appropriate.
  • Amount of Your Investment. Your choice will also depend on how much you plan to invest. For shorter-term investments of less than $100,000, Class C shares might be the appropriate choice because there is no initial sales charge on Class C shares, and the contingent deferred sales charge does not apply to shares you redeem after holding them for one year or more. However, if you plan to invest more than $100,000, and as your investment horizon increases toward five years, Class C shares might not be as advantageous as Class A shares. That is because over time the ongoing asset-based sales charge on Class C shares will have a greater impact on your account than the reduced front-end sales charge available for Class A share purchases of $100,000 or more. If you invest $250,000 or more, in most cases Class A shares will be the most advantageous choice, no matter how long you intend to hold your shares.
     The Distributor normally will not accept purchase orders from a single investor for more than $100,000 of Class B shares or for $250,000 or more of Class C shares. Dealers or other financial intermediaries are responsible for determining the suitability of a particular share class for an investor.

Are There Differences in Account Features That Matter to You? Some account features may not be available for all share classes. Other features may not be advisable because of the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. Therefore, you should carefully review how you plan to use your investment account before deciding which class of shares to buy.

How Do Share Classes Affect Payments to Your Financial Intermediary? The Class B and Class C contingent deferred sales charges and asset-based sales charges have the same purpose as the front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge on Class A shares: to compensate the Distributor for concessions and expenses it pays to brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries for selling Fund shares. Those financial intermediaries may receive different compensation for selling different classes of shares. The Manager or Distributor may also pay dealers or other financial intermediaries additional amounts from their own resources based on the value of Fund shares held by the intermediary for its own account or held for its customers' accounts. For more information about those payments, see "Payments to Financial Intermediaries and Service Providers" below.

ABOUT CLASS A SHARES. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value of the shares (described below) plus, in most cases, an initial sales charge. The Fund receives the amount of your investment, minus the sales charge, to invest for your account. In some cases, Class A purchases may qualify for a reduced sales charge or a sales charge waiver, as described below and in the Statement of Additional Information.

The Class A sales charge rate varies depending on the amount of your purchase. A portion or all of the sales charge may be retained by the Distributor or paid to your broker, dealer or other financial intermediary as a concession. The current sales charge rates and concessions paid are shown in the table below. There is no initial sales charge on Class A purchases of $250,000 or more, but a contingent deferred sales charge (described below) may apply.

Amount of Purchase

Front-End Sales Charge As a Percentage of Offering Price

Front-End Sales Charge As a Percentage of Net Amount Invested

Concession As a Percentage of Offering Price

Less than $100,000

3.50%

3.63%

3.00%

$100,000 or more but less than $250,000

3.00%

3.09%

2.50%

Due to rounding, the actual sales charge for a particular transaction may be higher or lower than the rates listed above.

Reduced Class A Sales Charges. Under a "Right of Accumulation" or a "Letter of Intent" you may be eligible to buy Class A shares of the Fund at the reduced sales charge rates that would apply to a larger purchase. The Fund reserves the right to modify or to cease offering these programs at any time.

  • Right of Accumulation. To qualify for the reduced Class A sales charge that would apply to a larger purchase than you are currently making, you can add the value of shares that you and your spouse currently own, and other purchases that you are currently making, to the value of your Class A share purchase of the Fund. You may count Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds and Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G and Class H units in adviser sold Section 529 plans, for which the Manager or the Distributor serves as the "Program Manager" or "Program Distributor." The Distributor or the financial intermediary through which you are buying shares will determine the value of the shares you currently own based on the greater of their current offering price or the amount you paid for the shares. For purposes of calculating that value, the Distributor will only take into consideration the value of shares owned as of December 31, 2007 and any shares purchased subsequently. The value of any shares that you have redeemed and the value of Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves on which you have not paid a sales charge will not be counted for this purpose.  In totaling your holdings, you may count shares held in: 

            your individual accounts (including IRAs, 403(b) plans and eligible 529 plans),
            your joint accounts with your spouse,
           accounts you or your spouse hold as trustees or custodians on behalf of your children who are minors.

        A fiduciary can apply a right of accumulation to all shares purchased for a trust, estate or other fiduciary account that has multiple accounts (including employee benefit plans for the same employer and Single K plans for the benefit of a sole proprietor).

        If you are buying shares directly from the Fund, you must inform the Distributor of your eligibility and holdings at the time of your purchase in order to qualify for the Right of Accumulation. If you are buying shares through a financial intermediary you must notify the intermediary of your eligibility for the Right of Accumulation at the time of your purchase.

        To count shares held in accounts at other firms, you may be requested to provide the Distributor or your current financial intermediary with a copy of account statements showing your current holdings of the Fund, other eligible Oppenheimer funds or qualifying 529 plans. Shares purchased under a Letter of Intent may also qualify as eligible holdings under a Right of Accumulation.

  • Letter of Intent. You may also qualify for reduced Class A sales charges by submitting a Letter of Intent to the Distributor. A Letter of Intent is a written statement of your intention to purchase a specified value of Class A, Class B or Class C shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds or Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G or Class H unit purchases in adviser sold Section 529 plans, for which the Manager or Distributor serves as the Program Manager or Program Distributor, over a 13-month period. The total amount of your intended purchases will determine the reduced sales charge rate that will apply to your Class A share purchases during that period. You must notify the Distributor or your financial intermediary of any qualifying 529 plan purchases or purchases through other financial intermediaries.

        Purchases of Class Y shares, purchases made by reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions from other Oppenheimer funds, purchases of Class A shares with redemption proceeds under the "reinvestment privilege" described below, and purchases of Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves on which a sales charge has not been paid do not count as "qualified shares" for satisfying the terms of a Letter.

        Submitting a Letter of Intent does not obligate you to purchase the specified amount of shares. If you do not complete the anticipated purchases, you will be charged the difference between the sales charge that you paid and the sales charge that would apply to the actual value of shares you purchased. A certain portion of your shares will be held in escrow by the Fund's Transfer Agent for this purpose. Please refer to "How to Buy Shares; Letters of Intent" in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information for more complete information. You may also be able to apply the Right of Accumulation to purchases you make under a Letter of Intent.

Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. Although there is no initial sales charge on Class A purchases of shares of the Fund totaling $250,000 or more, those Class A shares may be subject to a 0.50% contingent deferred sales charge if they are redeemed within an 18-month "holding period" measured from the beginning of the calendar month in which they were purchased (except for shares purchased in certain retirement plans, as described below). That sales charge will be calculated on the lesser of the original net asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of purchase or the aggregate net asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of redemption.

The Class A contingent deferred sales charge does not apply to shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions and will not exceed the aggregate amount of the concessions the Distributor pays on all of your purchases of Class A shares, of all Oppenheimer funds, that are subject to the contingent deferred sales charge.

The Distributor will pay concessions from its own resources on certain purchases of Class A shares of one or more of the Oppenheimer funds that, in the aggregate, total $250,000 (or $1 million for certain Oppenheimer funds) or more. If purchases of a Fund's Class A shares are included in any such purchase, the Distributor will continue to pay the concession on those Fund shares at the rate of 0.50% of their net asset value.

Class A Purchases by Certain Retirement Plans. There is no initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares of the Fund by retirement plans that have $250,000 or more in plan assets or by certain retirement plans or platforms offered through financial intermediaries or other service providers.

In addition, there is no contingent deferred sales charge on redemptions of certain Class A retirement plan shares offered through financial intermediaries or other service providers. There is no contingent deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class A group retirement plan shares purchased after March 1, 2007 except for shares of certain group retirement plans that were established prior to March 1, 2001 ("grandfathered retirement plans"). Shares purchased in grandfathered retirement plans are subject to the contingent deferred sales charge if they are redeemed within 18 months after purchase.

The Distributor does not pay a concession on Class A retirement plan purchases since March 1, 2007 except on purchases by grandfathered retirement plans and plans that have $5 million or more in plan assets. The concession for grandfathered retirement plan purchases after March 1, 2007 is 0.25%. For purchases of Class A shares by retirement plans that have $5 million or more in plan assets (within the first six months from the time the account was established), the Distributor may pay financial intermediaries concessions equal to 0.25% of the purchase price from its own resources at the time of sale. Those payments are subject to certain exceptions described in "Retirement Plans" in the Statement of Additional Information.

ABOUT 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 six years from the beginning of the calendar month in which they were purchased, a contingent deferred sales charge will be deducted from the redemption proceeds. Class B shares are also subject to an asset-based sales charge that is calculated daily based on an annual rate of 0.75%. The Board of Trustees has currently set that fee at an annual rate of 0.50% of the daily net assets of this class, but may increase it up to 0.75% in the future.  The Class B contingent deferred sales charge and asset-based sales charge are paid to compensate the Distributor for providing distribution-related services to the Fund in connection with the sale of Class B shares.

The amount of the Class B contingent deferred sales charge will depend on the number of years since you invested, according to the following schedule:

 

Years since Beginning of Month in Which Purchase Order was Accepted

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge on Redemptions in That Year (As % of Amount Subject to Charge)

0-1

3.0%

1-2

2.0%

2-3

1.5%

3-4

1.5%

4-5

1.0%

5 and following

None

In the table, a "year" is a 12-month period. In applying the contingent deferred sales charge, 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. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares six years (72 months) after you purchase them. This conversion eliminates the Class B asset-based sales charge, however, the shares will be subject to the ongoing Class A fees and expenses. The conversion is based on the relative net asset value of the two classes, and no sales load or other charge is imposed. When any Class B shares that you hold convert to Class A shares, all other Class B shares that were acquired by reinvesting dividends and distributions on the converted shares will also convert. For further information on the conversion feature and its tax implications, see "Class B Conversion" in the Statement of Additional Information.

ABOUT 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 a 12 month "holding period" from the beginning of the calendar month in which they were purchased, a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% may be deducted from the redemption proceeds. Class C shares are also subject to an asset-based sales charge that is calculated daily based on an annual rate of 0.75%. The Board of Trustees has currently set that fee at an annual rate of 0.50% of the daily net assets of this class, but may increase it up to 0.75% in the future.  The Class C contingent deferred sales charge and asset-based sales charge are paid to compensate the Distributor for providing distribution-related services to the Fund in connection with the sale of Class C shares.

ABOUT CLASS Y SHARES. Class Y shares are sold at net asset value per share without a sales charge directly to institutional investors that have special agreements with the Distributor for that purpose. They may include insurance companies, registered investment companies, employee benefit plans and Section 529 plans, among others.

An institutional investor that buys Class Y shares for its customers' accounts may impose charges on those accounts. The procedures for buying, selling, exchanging and transferring the Fund's other classes of shares (other than the time those orders must be received by the Distributor or Transfer Agent at their Colorado office) and some of the special account features available to investors buying other classes of shares do not apply to Class Y shares. Instructions for buying, selling, exchanging or transferring Class Y shares must be submitted by the institutional investor, not by its customers for whose benefit the shares are held.

Present and former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their eligible family members) of the Fund, the Manager, its affiliates, its parent company and the subsidiaries of its parent company, and retirement plans established for the benefit of such individuals, are also permitted to purchase Class Y shares of the Fund.

The Price of Fund Shares

Shares may be purchased at their offering price which is the net asset value per share plus any initial sales charge that applies. Shares are redeemed at their net asset value per share less any contingent deferred sales charge that applies. The net asset value that applies to a purchase or redemption order is the next one calculated after the Distributor receives the order, in proper form as described in this prospectus, or after any agent appointed by the Distributor receives the order in proper form as described in this prospectus. Your financial intermediary can provide you with more information regarding the time you must submit your purchase order and whether the intermediary is an authorized agent for the receipt of purchase and redemption orders.

Net Asset Value. The Fund calculates the net asset value of each class of shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on each day the NYSE is open for trading (referred to in this prospectus as a "regular business day"). The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, but may close earlier on some days.

The Fund determines the net assets of each class of shares by subtracting the class-specific expenses and the amount of the Fund's liabilities attributable to the share class from the value of the securities and other assets attributable to the share class. The Fund's "other assets" might include, for example, cash and interest or dividends from its portfolio securities that have been accrued but not yet collected. The Fund's securities are valued primarily on the basis of current market quotations.

The net asset value per share for each share class is determined by dividing the net assets of the class by the number of outstanding shares of that class.

Fair Value Pricing.  If market quotations are not readily available or do not accurately reflect fair value for a security (in the Manager's judgment) or if a security's value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market on which the security is principally traded, that security may be valued by another method that the Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects the fair value.

The Board has adopted valuation procedures for the Fund and has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for fair value determinations to the Manager's Valuation Committee. Fair value determinations by the Manager are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Board at its next scheduled meeting after the fair valuations are determined. In determining whether current market prices are readily available and reliable, the Manager monitors the information it receives in the ordinary course of its investment management responsibilities for significant events that it believes in good faith will affect the market prices of the securities of issuers held by the Fund. Those may include events affecting specific issuers (for example, a halt in trading of the securities of an issuer on an exchange during the trading day) or events affecting securities markets (for example, a foreign securities market closes early because of a natural disaster). The Fund uses fair value pricing procedures to reflect what the Manager and the Board believe to be more accurate values for the Fund's portfolio securities, although it may not always be able to accurately determine such values. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at the same time at which the Fund determines its net asset value per share.

If, after the close of the principal market on which a security held by the Fund is traded and before the time as of which the Fund's net asset values are calculated that day, an event occurs that the Manager learns of and believes in the exercise of its judgment will cause a material change in the value of that security from the closing price of the security on the principal market on which it is traded, the Manager will use its best judgment to determine a fair value for that security.

The Manager believes that foreign securities values may be affected by volatility that occurs in U.S. markets on a trading day after the close of foreign securities markets. The Manager's fair valuation procedures therefore include a procedure whereby foreign securities prices may be "fair valued" to take those factors into account.

The Manager values Senior Loans (and other loans) held by the Fund for which an active secondary market exists (in the opinion of the Manager) on the basis of market value, which may include valuations provided by a pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees. The pricing service may use "matrix" comparisons to the prices of comparable loans on the basis of quality, yield and maturity. Loans for which no reliable market valuations are available will be valued by the Manager at fair value, following procedures established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. In making such valuations with respect to Senior Loans, the Manager considers such factors and data as:
(1) fundamental analytical data relating to the Senior Loan, including the cost, size, current interest rate and base lending rate of the Senior Loan, the terms and conditions of the loan agreement and any related agreements, and the position of the loan in the borrower's capital structure,
(2) the creditworthiness of the borrower based upon an evaluation of its financial condition, financial statements and information about its business, cash flows, capital structure and future prospects,
(3) the nature, adequacy and value of the loan collateral,
(4) information relating to the market for the loan, including any price quotations from reliable dealers for trading in interests in similar loans,
(5) the market environment and investor attitude toward the loan and similar loans,
(6) the reputation and financial condition of the agent and any intermediate participants, and
(7) general economic and market conditions that the Manager believes affect the fair value of the loan.

       Pricing Foreign Securities. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities primarily traded on foreign exchanges. Because many foreign markets close hours before the Fund values its foreign portfolio holdings, significant events, including broad market movements, may occur during that time that could potentially affect the values of foreign securities held by the Fund.

The Manager believes that foreign securities values may be affected by volatility that occurs in U.S. markets after the close of foreign securities markets. The Manager's fair valuation procedures therefore include a procedure whereby foreign securities prices may be "fair valued" to take those factors into account.

Because some foreign securities trade in markets and on exchanges that operate on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund's foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot buy or redeem Fund shares.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. If you redeem shares during their applicable contingent deferred sales charge holding period, the contingent deferred sales charge generally will be deducted from the redemption proceeds. In some circumstances you may be eligible for one of the waivers described in "Sales Charge Waivers" below and in the "Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers" Appendix to the Statement of Additional Information. You must advise the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary of your eligibility for a waiver when you place your redemption request.

       A contingent deferred sales charge will be based on the net asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of redemption or the original net asset value, whichever is lower. A contingent deferred sales charge is not imposed on:

  • any increase in net asset value over the initial purchase price,
  • shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions, or
  • shares eligible for a sales charge waiver (see "Sales Charge Waivers" below).

The Fund redeems shares in the following order:

  • shares acquired by the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions,
  • other shares that are not subject to the contingent deferred sales charge, and
  • shares held the longest during the holding period.

     You are not charged a contingent deferred sales charge when you exchange shares of the Fund for shares of other Oppenheimer funds. However, if you exchange your shares within the applicable holding period, your original holding period will carry over to the shares you acquire, even if the new fund has a different holding period.

SALES CHARGE WAIVERS. The Fund and the Distributor offer the following opportunities to purchase shares without front-end or contingent deferred sales charges. The Fund reserves the right to amend or discontinue these programs at any time without prior notice.

  • Dividend Reinvestment. Dividends or capital gains distributions may be reinvested in shares of the Fund, or any of the other Oppenheimer funds into which shares of the Fund may be exchanged, without a sales charge.
  • Exchanges of Shares. There is no sales charge on exchanges of shares except for exchanges of Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves on which you have not paid a sales charge.
  • Reinvestment Privilege. There is no sales charge on reinvesting the proceeds from redemptions of Class A shares or Class B shares that occurred within the previous six months if you paid an initial or contingent deferred sales charge on the redeemed shares. This reinvestment privilege does not apply to reinvestment purchases made through automatic investment options. You must advise the Distributor, the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary that you qualify for the waiver at the time you submit your purchase order.

     In addition, the "Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers" Appendix to the Statement of Additional Information provides detailed information about certain other initial sales charge and contingent deferred sales charge waivers and arrangements. A description of those sales charge waivers and arrangements is available for viewing on the OppenheimerFunds website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com (follow the hyperlink "Sales Charges & Breakpoints," under the heading "Fund Information") and may also be ordered by calling 1.800.225.5677. You must advise the Distributor, the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary that you qualify for one of those waivers at the time you submit your purchase order or redemption request.

How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Shares

BUYING SHARES. You can buy shares in several ways. The Distributor has appointed certain financial intermediaries, including brokers, dealers and others, as servicing agents to accept purchase and redemption orders. The Distributor or servicing agent must receive your order, in proper form, by the close of the NYSE for you to receive that day's offering price. If your order is received on a day when the NYSE is closed or after it has closed, the order will receive the next offering price that is determined. To be in proper form, your purchase order must comply with the procedures described below. The Distributor, in its sole discretion, may reject any purchase order for the Fund's shares.

Buying Shares Through a Financial Intermediary. You can buy shares through any servicing agent (a broker, dealer, or other financial intermediary) that has a sales agreement with the Distributor. Your servicing agent will place your order with the Distributor on your behalf. A servicing agent may charge a processing fee for that service. Your account information will be shared with the financial intermediary designated as the dealer of record for the account.

Buying Shares Through the Distributor. We recommend that you discuss your investment with a financial adviser before you make a purchase to be sure that the Fund is appropriate for you. If you want to purchase shares directly from the Distributor, complete an OppenheimerFunds new account application and mail it with a check payable in U.S. dollars to "OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc." to the address on the back cover. If you do not list a dealer on your application, the Distributor is designated as the broker-dealer of record, but solely for the purpose of acting as your agent to purchase the shares and Class A shares are your only purchase option. Class B or Class C shares may not be purchased by a new investor directly from the Distributor without the investor designating another registered broker-dealer. However, if a current investor no longer has a broker-dealer of record for an existing Class B or Class C account, the Distributor is automatically designated as the broker-dealer of record, but solely for the purpose of acting as your agent to purchase the shares. If you submit a purchase request to the Distributor without designating the fund you wish to invest in, your investment will be made in Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. This policy does not apply to purchases by or for certain retirement plans or accounts. For more information regarding undesignated investments, please call the Transfer Agent at the number on the back cover of this prospectus.

  • Involuntary Redemptions. In some circumstances, involuntary redemptions may be made to repay the Distributor for losses from the cancellation of share purchase orders.

Identification Requirements. Federal regulations may require the Fund to obtain your name, your date of birth (for a natural person), your residential street address or principal place of business, and your Social Security Number, Employer Identification Number or other government-issued identification when you open an account. Additional information may be required to open a corporate account or in certain other circumstances. The Fund or the Transfer Agent may use this information to verify your identity. The Fund may not be able to establish an account if the necessary information is not received. The Fund may also place limits on account transactions while it is in the process of verifying your identity. Additionally, if the Fund is unable to verify your identity after your account is established, the Fund may be required to redeem your shares and close your account.

Suspension of Share Offering. The offering of Fund shares may be suspended during any period in which the determination of net asset value is suspended, and may be suspended by the Board at any time the Board believes it is in the Fund's best interest to do so.

SELLING SHARES. You can generally redeem (sell) some or all of your shares on any regular business day. You may redeem your shares by writing a letter, by wire, by telephone or on the Internet. You can also set up an Automatic Withdrawal Plan to redeem shares on a regular basis. The redemption of Fund shares may be suspended under certain circumstances described in the Statement of Additional Information. 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 account, please call your financial intermediary or the Transfer Agent for assistance.

Redemption Price. Your shares will be redeemed at net asset value less any applicable sales charge or other fees. The net asset value used will be the next one calculated after your order is received, in proper form, by the Transfer Agent or your authorized financial intermediary. To be in proper form, your redemption order must comply with the procedures described below. The redemption price for shares will change from day-to-day because the value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio and the Fund's expenses fluctuate. The redemption price will normally differ for each class of shares. The redemption price of your shares may be more or less than their original cost.

Redemptions "In-Kind." Shares may be "redeemed in-kind" under certain circumstances (such as a lack of liquidity in the Fund's portfolio to meet redemptions). That means that the redemption proceeds will be paid in securities from the Fund's portfolio on a pro-rata basis, possibly including illiquid securities. If the Fund redeems your shares in-kind, you may bear transaction costs and will bear market risks until such securities are converted into cash.

Options for Receiving Redemption Proceeds:

  • By Check. The Fund will normally send redemption proceeds by check to the address on your account statement.
  • By AccountLink. If you have linked your Fund account to your bank account with AccountLink (described below), you may have redemption proceeds transferred directly into your account. Normally the transfer to your bank is initiated on the bank business day after the redemption. You will not receive dividends on the proceeds of redeemed shares while they are waiting to be transferred.
  • By Wire. You can arrange to have redemption proceeds sent by Federal Funds wire to an account at a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve wire system. The redemption proceeds will normally be transmitted on the next bank business day after the shares are redeemed. You will not receive dividends on the proceeds of redeemed shares while they are waiting to be transmitted.

Payment Delays. Payment for redeemed shares is usually made within seven days after the Transfer Agent receives redemption instructions in proper form. For accounts registered in the name of a broker-dealer, payment will normally be forwarded to the broker-dealer within three business days. The Transfer Agent may delay processing redemption payments for recently purchased shares until the purchase payment has cleared. That delay may be as much as five business days from the date the shares were purchased. That delay may be avoided if you purchase shares by Federal Funds wire or certified check. Under unusual circumstances, the right to redeem shares or the payment of redemption proceeds may be delayed or suspended as permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

THE OPPENHEIMERFUNDS EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE. You can exchange all or part of your Fund shares for shares of the same class of other Oppenheimer funds that offer the exchange privilege. For example, you can exchange Class A shares of the Fund only for Class A shares of another fund. You can obtain a list of the Oppenheimer funds that are currently available for exchanges by calling a service representative at the telephone number on the back of this prospectus. The funds available for exchange can change from time to time. The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege at any time. You will receive 60 days' notice of any material change in the exchange privilege unless applicable law allows otherwise.

The OppenheimerFunds exchange privilege affords investors the ability to switch their investments among Oppenheimer funds if their investment needs change. However, there are limits on that privilege. Frequent purchases, redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares may interfere with the Manager's ability to manage the Fund's investments efficiently, increase its transaction and administrative costs and/or affect its performance, depending on various factors, such as the size of the Fund, the nature of its investments, the amount of Fund assets a portfolio manager maintains in cash or cash equivalents, the aggregate dollar amount and the number and frequency of trades.

If large dollar amounts are involved in exchange or redemption transactions, the Fund might be required to sell portfolio securities at unfavorable times to meet those transaction requests, and the Fund's brokerage or administrative expenses might be increased. Therefore, the Manager and the Fund's Board have adopted the following policies and procedures to detect and prevent frequent and/or excessive exchanges or purchase and redemption activity, while addressing the needs of investors who seek liquidity in their investment and the ability to exchange shares as their investment needs change. There is no guarantee that those policies and procedures, described below, will be sufficient to identify and deter all excessive short-term trading.

Limitations on Frequent Exchanges

30-Day Hold. If a direct shareholder exchanges shares of another Oppenheimer fund account for shares of the Fund, his or her Fund account will be "blocked" from exchanges into any other fund for a period of 30 calendar days from the date of the exchange, subject to certain exceptions described below. Likewise, if a Fund shareholder exchanges Fund shares for shares of another eligible Oppenheimer fund, that fund account will be "blocked" from further exchanges for 30 calendar days. The block will apply to the full account balance and not just to the amount exchanged into the account. For example, if a shareholder exchanged $2,000 from one fund into another fund in which the shareholder already owned shares worth $10,000, then, following the exchange, the full account balance ($12,000 in this example) would be blocked from exchanges into another fund for a period of 30 calendar days. A shareholder whose account is registered on the Fund's books showing the name, address and tax ID number of the beneficial owner is a "direct shareholder."

Exceptions to 30-Day Hold

  • Exchanges Into Money Market Funds. A direct shareholder will be permitted to exchange shares of a stock or bond fund for shares of an eligible money market fund any time, even if the shareholder has exchanged shares into the stock or bond fund during the prior 30 days. However, all of the shares held in that money market fund would then be blocked from further exchanges into another fund for 30 calendar days.
  • Dividend Reinvestments and Class B Share Conversions. The reinvestment of dividends or distributions from one fund to purchase shares of another fund and the conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares will not be considered exchanges for purposes of imposing the 30-day limit.
  • Asset Allocation Programs. Investment programs by Oppenheimer "funds-of-funds" that entail rebalancing investments in underlying Oppenheimer funds will not be subject to these limits. However, third-party asset allocation and rebalancing programs will be subject to the 30-day limit described above. Asset allocation firms that want to exchange shares held in accounts on behalf of their customers must identify themselves to the Transfer Agent and execute an acknowledgement and agreement to abide by these policies with respect to their customers' accounts. "On-demand" exchanges outside the parameters of portfolio rebalancing programs will also be subject to the 30-day limit.
  • Automatic Exchange Plans. Accounts that receive exchange proceeds through automatic or systematic exchange plans that are established through the Transfer Agent will not be subject to the 30-day block as a result of those automatic or systematic exchanges but may be blocked from exchanges, under the 30-day limit, if they receive proceeds from other exchanges.
  • Redemptions of Shares. These exchange policy limits do not apply to redemptions of shares. Shareholders are permitted to redeem their shares on any regular business day, subject to the terms of this prospectus.

Limitations on Exchanges in Omnibus Accounts. If you hold your Fund shares through a financial advisor or other firm such as a broker-dealer, a bank, an insurance company separate account, an investment adviser, an administrator or a trustee of a retirement plan that holds your shares in an account under its name (these are sometimes referred to as "omnibus" or "street name" accounts), that financial intermediary may impose its own restrictions or limitations to discourage short-term or excessive trading. You should consult your financial intermediary to find out what trading restrictions, including limitations on exchanges, may apply. The Fund, the Distributor, the Manager and the Transfer Agent encourage those financial intermediaries to apply the Fund's policies to their customers who invest indirectly in the Fund. However, the Transfer Agent may not be able to detect excessive short-term trading activity in accounts maintained in "omnibus" or "street name" form where the underlying beneficial owners are not identified. The Transfer Agent will attempt to monitor overall purchase and redemption activity in those accounts to seek to identify patterns that may suggest excessive trading by the underlying owners. If evidence of possible excessive trading activity is observed by the Transfer Agent, the financial intermediary that is the registered owner will be asked to review the account activity, and to confirm to the Transfer Agent and the Fund that appropriate action has been taken to curtail any excessive trading activity.

Other Limitations on Exchanges. There are a number of other special conditions and limitations that apply to certain types of exchanges. Those conditions and circumstances are described in the section "How to Exchange Shares" in the Statement of Additional Information. For information about sales charges that may apply to exchanges of shares see the sections "Contingent Deferred Sales Charge" and "Sales Charge Waivers" above.

Requirements for Exchanges of Shares. To exchange shares of the Fund, you must meet several conditions. The Fund may amend the following requirements at any time:

  • Shares of the fund selected for exchange must be available for sale in your state of residence.
  • The selected fund must offer the exchange privilege.
  • You must meet the minimum purchase requirements for the selected fund.
  • Generally, exchanges may be made only between identically registered accounts, unless all account owners send written exchange instructions with a signature guarantee.
  • Before exchanging into a fund, you should obtain its prospectus and should read it carefully.

Timing of Exchange Transactions. Exchanged shares are normally redeemed from one fund and the proceeds are reinvested in the fund selected for exchange on the same regular business day on which the Transfer Agent or its agent (such as a financial intermediary holding the investor's shares in an "omnibus" or "street name" account) receives an exchange request that conforms to these policies. The request must be received by the close of the NYSE that day in order to receive that day's net asset value on the exchanged shares. For requests received after the close of the NYSE the shares being exchanged will be valued at the next net asset value calculated after the request is received. The Transfer Agent may delay transmitting the proceeds from an exchange for up to five business days, however, if it determines, in its discretion, that an earlier transmittal of the redemption proceeds would be detrimental to either the fund from which shares are being exchanged or the fund into which the exchange is being made. The exchange proceeds will be invested in the new fund at the next net asset value calculated after the proceeds are received. In the event that a delay in the reinvestment of proceeds occurs, the Transfer Agent will notify you or your financial intermediary.

Taxes on Exchanges. For tax purposes, an exchange of shares of the Fund is considered a sale of those shares and a purchase of the shares of the fund into which you are exchanging. Therefore, an exchange may result in a capital gain or loss for tax purposes.

OTHER LIMITS ON SHARE TRANSACTIONS. The Fund may impose other limits on transactions that it believes would be disruptive and may refuse any purchase or exchange order.

  • Right to Refuse Purchase and Exchange Orders. The Distributor and/or the Transfer Agent may refuse any purchase or exchange order in their discretion and are not obligated to provide notice before rejecting an order.
  • Right to Terminate or Suspend Account Privileges. The Transfer Agent may, in its discretion, limit or terminate trading activity by any person, group or account that it believes would be disruptive, even if the activity has not exceeded the policies outlined in this prospectus. As part of the Transfer Agent's procedures to detect and deter excessive trading activity, the Transfer Agent may review and consider the history of frequent trading activity in all accounts in the Oppenheimer funds known to be under common ownership or control. The Transfer Agent may send a written warning to a shareholder that the Transfer Agent believes may be engaging in disruptive or excessive trading activity; however, the Transfer Agent reserves the right to suspend or terminate the ability to purchase or exchange shares, with or without warning, for any account that the Transfer Agent determines, in the exercise of its discretion, has engaged in such trading activity.

HOW TO SUBMIT SHARE TRANSACTION REQUESTS. Share transactions may be requested by telephone or internet, in writing, through your financial advisor, or by establishing one of the Investor Services plans described below. Certain transactions may also be submitted by fax.

Internet and Telephone Transaction Requests. Purchase, redemption and exchange requests may be submitted on the OppenheimerFunds website, www.oppenheimerfunds.com. Those requests may also be made by calling the telephone number on the back cover and either speaking to a service representative or accessing PhoneLink, the OppenheimerFunds automated telephone system that enables shareholders to perform certain account transactions automatically using a touch-tone phone.

You will need to obtain a user I.D. and password to execute transactions through PhoneLink or on the internet. Some internet and telephone transactions require the Oppenheimer AccountLink feature, described below, that links your Fund account with an account at a U.S. bank or other financial institution. The Transfer Agent will record any telephone calls to verify data concerning transactions.

The following policies apply to internet and telephone transactions:

  • Purchases through AccountLink that are submitted through PhoneLink or on the internet are limited to $100,000.
  • Purchases through AccountLink that are submitted by calling a service representative are limited to $250,000.
  • Redemptions that are submitted by telephone or on the internet and request the proceeds to be paid by check, must be made payable to all owners of record of the shares and must be sent to the address on the account statement. Telephone or internet redemptions paid by check may not exceed $100,000 in any seven-day period. This service is not available within 15 days of changing the address on an account.
  • Redemptions by telephone or on the internet that are sent to your bank account through AccountLink are not subject to any dollar limits.
  • Exchanges submitted by telephone or on the internet may be made only between accounts that are registered with the same name(s) and address.
  • Shares for which share certificates have been issued may not be redeemed or exchanged by telephone or on the internet.
  • Shares held in an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored qualified retirement plan account may not be redeemed or exchanged by telephone or on the internet.

     The Transfer Agent has adopted procedures to confirm that telephone and internet instructions are genuine. Callers are required to provide service representatives with tax identification numbers and other account data and PhoneLink and internet users are required to use PIN numbers. The Transfer Agent will also send you written confirmations of share transactions. The Transfer Agent and the Fund will not be liable for losses or expenses that occur from telephone or internet instructions reasonably believed to be genuine.

Telephone or internet transaction privileges may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Fund at any time. The Fund will provide you notice of such changes whenever it is required to do so by applicable law. 

Purchases and Redemptions by Federal Funds Wire.  Shares purchased through the Distributor may be paid for by Federal Funds wire. Redemption proceeds may also be transmitted by wire. The minimum wire purchase or redemption is $2,500. There is a $10 fee for each wire redemption request. Before sending a wire purchase, call the Distributor's Wire Department at 1.800.225.5677 to notify the Distributor of the wire and to receive further instructions. To set up wire redemptions on your account or to arrange for a wire redemption, call the Transfer Agent at the telephone number on the back of this prospectus for information.

Written Transaction Requests. You can send purchase, exchange or redemption requests to the Transfer Agent at the address on the back cover. Your request must include:

  • The Fund's name;
  • For existing accounts, the Fund account number (from your account statement);
  • For new accounts, a completed account application; 
  • For purchases, a check payable to the Fund or to OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.;
  • For redemptions, any special payment instructions;
  • For redemptions or exchanges, the dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed or exchanged;
  • For redemptions or exchanges, any share certificates that have been issued (exchanges or redemptions of shares for which certificates have been issued cannot be processed until the Transfer Agent receives the certificates);
  • For individuals, the names and signatures of all registered owners exactly as they appear in the account registration;
  • For corporations, partnerships or other businesses or as a fiduciary, the name of the entity as it appears in the account registration and the names and titles of any individuals signing on its behalf; and
  • Other documents requested by the Transfer Agent to assure that the person purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares is properly identified and has proper authorization to carry out the transaction.

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. A notary public seal will not be accepted for these requests (other situations might also require a signature guarantee):

  • You wish to redeem more than $100,000 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; or 
  • Shares are being redeemed by someone (such as an Executor) other than the owners.

Where Can You Have Your Signature Guaranteed? The Transfer Agent will accept a signature guarantee from a number of financial institutions, including:

  • a U.S. bank, trust company, credit union or savings association,
  • a foreign bank that has a U.S. correspondent bank,
  • a U.S. registered dealer or broker in securities, municipal securities or government securities, or
  • a U.S. national securities exchange, a registered securities association or a clearing agency.

Fax Requests. You may send requests for certain types of account transactions to the Transfer Agent by fax. Please call the number on the back of this prospectus for information about which transactions may be handled this way. Transaction requests submitted by fax are subject to the same rules and restrictions as the written, telephone and internet requests described in this prospectus.  However, requests that require a signature guarantee may not be submitted by fax. 

Submitting Transaction Requests Through Your Financial Intermediary. You can submit purchase, redemption or exchange requests through any broker, dealer or other financial intermediary that has a special agreement with the Distributor. The broker, dealer or other intermediary will place the order with the Distributor on your behalf. A broker or dealer may charge a processing fee for that service. If your shares are held in the name of your financial intermediary, you must redeem them through that intermediary.

Intermediaries that 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 intermediary performs any transaction erroneously or improperly.

Client Account Exchanges by Financial Intermediaries. The Fund and the Transfer Agent permit brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries to submit exchange requests on behalf of their customers, unless that authority has been revoked. The Fund or the Transfer Agent may limit or refuse exchange requests submitted by such financial intermediaries if, in the Transfer Agent's judgment, exercised in its discretion, the exchanges would be disruptive to any of the funds involved in the transaction.

INVESTMENT PLANS AND SERVICES

AccountLink. You can use our AccountLink feature 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. AccountLink lets you:

  • transmit funds electronically to purchase shares by internet, by telephone or automatically through an Asset Builder Plan. The purchase payment will be debited from your bank account. 
  • have the Transfer Agent send redemption proceeds or dividends and distributions directly to your bank account. 

     AccountLink privileges should be requested on your account application or on your broker-dealer's settlement instructions if you buy your shares through a broker-dealer. For an established account, you can request AccountLink privileges by sending signature-guaranteed instructions and proper documentation to the Transfer Agent. AccountLink privileges will apply to each shareholder listed in the registration on the account as well as to the financial intermediary's representative of record unless and until the Transfer Agent terminates or receives written instructions terminating or changing those privileges. After you establish AccountLink for your account, any change you make to your bank account information must be made by signature-guaranteed instructions to the Transfer Agent signed by all shareholders on the account. Please call the Transfer Agent for more information.

Asset Builder Plan. Under an Asset Builder Plan, you may purchase shares of the Fund automatically. An Asset Builder Plan is available only if you have established AccountLink with a bank or other financial institution. Payments to purchase Fund shares will be debited from your linked account.

To establish an Asset Builder Plan at the time you initially purchase Fund shares, complete the "Asset Builder Plan" information on the account application. To add an Asset Builder Plan to an existing account, use the Asset Builder Enrollment Form. You may change the amount of your Asset Builder payment or you can terminate your automatic investments at any time by writing to the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent requires a reasonable period (approximately 10 days) after receipt of your instructions to implement the requested changes. For more details, see the account application, the Asset Builder Enrollment Form and the Statement of Additional Information. Those documents are available by contacting the Distributor or may be downloaded from our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com. The Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering Asset Builder Plans at any time without prior notice.

Automatic Redemption and Exchange Plans. The Fund has several plans that enable you to redeem shares automatically or exchange them for shares of another Oppenheimer fund on a regular basis. Please call the Transfer Agent or consult the Statement of Additional Information for details.

Retirement Plans. The Distributor offers a number of different retirement plans that individuals and employers can use. Purchase, redemption, exchange and transfer requests for a group retirement plan must be submitted by the plan administrator, not by plan participants. Retirement plans that hold shares of Oppenheimer funds in an omnibus account for the benefit of plan participants (other than OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Single DB Plus plans) are not permitted to make initial purchases of Class A shares that would be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. Class B shares are not offered to new omnibus group retirement plans. The types of retirement plans that the Distributor offers include:

  • Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). These include regular IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and rollover IRAs.
  • SEP-IRAs. These are Simplified Employee Pension Plan IRAs for small business owners or self-employed individuals.
  • 403(b)(7) Custodial Plans. These are tax-deferred plans for employees of eligible tax-exempt organizations, such as schools, hospitals and charitable organizations.
  • 401(k) Plans. These are special retirement plans for employees of businesses.
  • Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans. These plans are designed for businesses and self-employed individuals.

Retirement Plan Accounts. To open an OppenheimerFunds retirement plan account, please call the Distributor for retirement plan documents, which include applications and important plan information.

Less Paper, Less Waste. To avoid sending duplicate copies of Fund materials to households, the Fund will mail only one copy of each prospectus, annual and semi-annual report and annual notice of the Fund's privacy policy to shareholders having the same last name and address on the Fund's records. The consolidation of these mailings, called "householding," benefits the Fund through lower printing costs and reduced mailing expense.

If you prefer to receive multiple copies of these materials, you may call the Transfer Agent at the number on the back of this prospectus or you may notify the Transfer Agent in writing. Multiple copies of prospectuses, reports and privacy notices will be sent to you commencing within 30 days after the Transfer Agent receives your request to stop householding.

You may also choose to receive your account documents electronically via eDocs Direct. Visit our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com and click the hyperlink "Sign Up for Electronic Document Delivery" under the heading "I want to..." in the left hand column, or call 1.888.470.0862 for information and instructions.

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE (12b-1) PLANS

Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A shares that reimburses the Distributor for a portion of the costs of maintaining accounts and providing services to Class A shareholders. Reimbursement is made periodically at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the Class A shares daily net assets. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay brokers, dealers, banks and other financial intermediaries for providing personal service and maintaining the accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent periods. Because the service fee is paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over time it will increase the cost of your investment.

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 pay the Distributor for distributing those share classes, maintaining accounts and providing shareholder services. Under the plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an asset-based sales charge for Class B and Class C shares calculated at an annual rate of 0.75% of the daily net assets of those classes. The Board of Trustees has currently set that fee at an annual rate of 0.50% of the daily net assets of those classes, but may increase it up to 0.75% in the future.  The Fund also pays a service fee under the plans at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class B an Class C shares. Altogether, these fees increase the Class B and Class C shares annual expenses by 0.75%, calculated on the daily net assets of the applicable class. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over time they will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than other types of sales charges.

     Use of Plan Fees: The Distributor uses the service fees to compensate brokers, dealers, banks and other financial intermediaries for maintaining accounts and providing personal services to Class B or Class C shareholders in the applicable share class. The Distributor normally pays intermediaries the 0.25% service fee in advance for the first year after shares are purchased and then pays that fee periodically.

     Class B Shares: The Distributor currently pays a sales concession of 2.75% of the purchase price of Class B shares to dealers from its own resources at the time of sale. Including the advance of the service fee, the total amount paid by the Distributor to the dealer at the time of sale of Class B shares is therefore 3.00% of the purchase price. The Distributor normally retains the Class B asset-based sales charge. However, for ongoing purchases of Class B shares by certain retirement plans, the Distributor may pay the intermediary the asset-based sales charge and service fee during the first year after purchase instead of paying a sales concession and the first year's service fees at the time of purchase. See the Statement of Additional Information for exceptions.

     Class C Shares: At the time of a Class C share purchase, the Distributor generally pays financial intermediaries a sales concession of 0.75% of the purchase price from its own resources. Therefore, the total amount, including the advance of the service fee, that the Distributor pays the intermediary at the time of a Class C share purchase is 1.00% of the purchase price. The Distributor normally retains the asset-based sales charge on Class C share purchases during the first year and then pays that fee to the intermediary as an ongoing concession. For Class C share purchases in certain omnibus group retirement plans or through the OppenheimerFunds Record(k)eeper Pro program, the Distributor pays the intermediary the asset-based sales charge during the first year instead of paying a sales concession at the time of purchase. The Distributor pays the service fees it receives on those shares to the intermediary or to FASCore, LLC for providing shareholder services to those accounts. See the Statement of Additional Information for exceptions to these arrangements.

PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. The Manager and the Distributor, in their discretion, may also make payments to brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries or to service providers for distribution and/or shareholder servicing activities. Those payments are made out of the Manager's and/or the Distributor's own resources and/or assets, including from the revenues or profits derived from the advisory fees the Manager receives from the Fund. Those cash payments, which may be substantial, are paid to many firms having business relationships with the Manager and Distributor and are in addition to any distribution fees, servicing fees, or transfer agency fees paid directly or indirectly by the Fund to these financial intermediaries and any commissions the Distributor pays to these firms out of the sales charges paid by investors. Payments by the Manager or Distributor from their own resources are not reflected in the tables in the "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" section of this prospectus because they are not paid by the Fund.

      The financial intermediaries that may receive those payments include firms that offer and sell Fund shares to their clients, or provide shareholder services to the Fund, or both, and receive compensation for those activities. The financial intermediaries that may receive payments include your securities broker, dealer or financial advisor, sponsors of fund "supermarkets," sponsors of fee-based advisory or wrap fee programs, sponsors of college and retirement savings programs, banks, trust companies and other intermediaries offering products that hold Fund shares, and insurance companies that offer variable annuity or variable life insurance products.

In general, these payments to financial intermediaries can be categorized as "distribution-related" or "servicing" payments. Payments for distribution-related expenses, such as marketing or promotional expenses, are often referred to as "revenue sharing." Revenue sharing payments may be made on the basis of the sales of shares attributable to that intermediary, the average net assets of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds attributable to the accounts of that intermediary and its clients, negotiated lump sum payments for distribution services provided, or similar fees. In some circumstances, revenue sharing payments may create an incentive for a financial intermediary or its representatives to recommend or offer shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds to its customers. These payments also may give an intermediary an incentive to cooperate with the Distributor's marketing efforts. A revenue sharing payment may, for example, qualify the Fund for preferred status with the intermediary receiving the payment or provide representatives of the Distributor with access to representatives of the intermediary's sales force, in some cases on a preferential basis over funds of competitors. Additionally, as firm support, the Manager or Distributor may reimburse expenses related to educational seminars and "due diligence" or training meetings (to the extent permitted by applicable laws or the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA")) designed to increase sales representatives' awareness about Oppenheimer funds, including travel and lodging expenditures. However, the Manager does not consider a financial intermediary's sale of shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds when selecting brokers or dealers to effect portfolio transactions for the funds.

Various factors are used to determine whether to make revenue sharing payments. Possible considerations include, without limitation, the types of services provided by the intermediary, sales of Fund shares, the redemption rates on accounts of clients of the intermediary or overall asset levels of Oppenheimer funds held for or by clients of the intermediary, the willingness of the intermediary to allow the Distributor to provide educational and training support for the intermediary's sales personnel relating to the Oppenheimer funds, the availability of the Oppenheimer funds on the intermediary's sales system, as well as the overall quality of the services provided by the intermediary and the Manager or Distributor's relationship with the intermediary. The Manager and Distributor have adopted guidelines for assessing and implementing each prospective revenue sharing arrangement. To the extent that financial intermediaries receiving distribution-related payments from the Manager or Distributor sell more shares of the Oppenheimer funds or retain more shares of the funds in their client accounts, the Manager and Distributor benefit from the incremental management and other fees they receive with respect to those assets.

Payments may also be made by the Manager, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent to financial intermediaries to compensate or reimburse them for administrative or other client services provided such as sub-transfer agency services for shareholders or retirement plan participants, omnibus accounting or sub-accounting, participation in networking arrangements, account set-up, recordkeeping and other shareholder services. Payments may also be made for administrative services related to the distribution of Fund shares through the intermediary. Firms that may receive servicing fees include retirement plan administrators, qualified tuition program sponsors, banks and trust companies, and others. These fees may be used by the service provider to offset or reduce fees that would otherwise be paid directly to them by certain account holders, such as retirement plans.

     The Statement of Additional Information contains more information about revenue sharing and service payments made by the Manager or the Distributor. Your broker, dealer or other financial intermediary may charge you fees or commissions in addition to those disclosed in this prospectus. You should ask your financial intermediary for details about any such payments it receives from the Manager or the Distributor and their affiliates, or any other fees or expenses it charges.

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS. The Fund intends to declare dividends from its net investment income on each regular business day and to pay them monthly. Daily dividends will not be declared on newly-purchased shares until Federal funds from the purchase payment are available to the Fund. The Fund may also realize capital gains on the sale of portfolio securities, in which case it may make distributions out of any net short-term or long-term capital gains annually. The Fund may also make supplemental distributions of dividends and capital gains following the end of its fiscal year. The Fund has no fixed dividend rate and cannot guarantee that it will pay any dividends or capital gains distributions in a particular year.

Dividends and distributions are paid separately for each share class. The dividends and capital gains distributions paid on Class A and Class Y shares will generally be higher than those on Class B and Class C shares, since those share classes normally have higher expenses than Class A and Class Y shares.

Options for Receiving Dividends and Distributions. When you open your Fund account, you can specify on your application how you want to receive distributions of dividends and capital gains. To change that option, you must notify the Transfer Agent. There are four payment options available:

  • Reinvest All Distributions in the Fund. You can elect to reinvest all dividends and capital gains distributions in additional shares of the Fund.
  • Reinvest Only Dividends or Capital Gains. You can elect to reinvest some types of distributions in the Fund while receiving the other types of distributions by check or having them sent to your bank account through AccountLink. Different treatment is available for distributions of dividends, short-term capital gains and long-term capital gains.
  • Receive All Distributions in Cash. You can elect to receive all dividends and capital gains distributions by check or have them sent to your bank through AccountLink.
  • Reinvest Your Distributions in Another Oppenheimer Fund. You can reinvest all of your dividends and capital gains distributions in another Oppenheimer fund that is available for exchanges. You must have an existing account in the same share class in the selected fund.

TAXES. If your shares are not held in a tax-deferred retirement account, you should be aware of the following tax consequences of investing in the Fund. Fund distributions, whether taken in cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Fund or another Oppenheimer fund, are subject to Federal income tax and may be subject to state or local taxes. Distributions paid from short-term capital gains and net investment income are taxable as ordinary income and distributions from net long-term capital gains are taxable as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have held your shares. Long-term capital gains of individuals and other non-corporate taxpayers are taxed at a special reduced rate.

In the case of individuals and other non-corporate taxpayers, for taxable years beginning before 2011, certain dividends (including certain dividends from foreign corporations) are taxable at the lower rate applicable to long-term capital gains. In the case of certain corporations, some dividends are eligible for the dividends-received deduction. To the extent the Fund's distributions are paid from these types of dividends, and provided certain other fund and shareholder level requirements are satisfied, the Fund's individual and non-corporate shareholders will be eligible to claim the reduced tax rate for the distributions and the Fund's corporate shareholders will be eligible to claim the dividends-received deduction.

Foreign countries may impose withholding and other taxes on the Fund's dividend and interest income. Provided that at the end of the fiscal year more than 50% of the Fund's assets are invested in stocks and securities of foreign corporations or governments, the Fund may make an election under the Internal Revenue Code allowing shareholders to take a credit or deduction on their Federal income tax returns for the foreign taxes paid by the Fund, subject to applicable limitations.

After the end of each calendar year the Fund will send you and the Internal Revenue Service statements showing the amount of any taxable distributions you received in the previous year and will separately identify any portion of these distributions that qualify for taxation as long-term capital gains or for any other special tax treatment.

The Fund has qualified and intends to qualify each year to be taxed as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code by satisfying certain income, asset diversification and income distribution requirements, but reserves the right not to so qualify. In each year that it qualifies as a regulated investment company, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on its income that it distributes to shareholders.

     If you are neither a lawful permanent resident nor a citizen of the United States, or if you are a foreign entity, the Fund's ordinary income dividends (which include distributions of net short-term capital gain) generally will be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless a lower rate applies under an income tax treaty.

       By law, your dividends and redemption proceeds will be subject to a withholding tax if you are not a corporation and have not provided a taxpayer identification number or social security number or if the number you have provided is incorrect.

Avoid "Buying a 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.

Remember, There May be Taxes on Transactions. Because the Fund's share prices fluctuate, you may have a capital gain or loss when you sell or exchange your shares. A capital gain or loss is the difference between the price you paid for the shares and the price you receive when you sell or exchange them. Any capital gain is subject to capital gains tax. Your ability to utilize capital losses may be subject to applicable limitations.

Returns of Capital Can Occur. In certain cases, distributions made by the Fund may be considered a non-taxable return of capital to shareholders, resulting in a reduction in the basis in their shares. If this occurs, the Fund will notify you.

This information is only a summary of certain Federal income tax information about your investment. You are encouraged to consult your tax adviser about the effect of an investment in the Fund on your particular tax situation and about any changes to the Internal Revenue Code that may occur from time to time. Additional information about the tax effects of investing in the Fund is contained in the Statement of Additional Information.

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights Table is presented to help you understand the Fund's financial performance for the past five fiscal years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by KPMG LLP, the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal years ended July 31, 2009 and 2010.  The financial highlights for the prior years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.  KPMG's report, along with the Fund's financial statements, are included in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available upon request.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Class A      Year Ended July 31,

20101

2009

2008

2007

2006

Per Share Operating Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$7.18

$8.27

$9.11

$9.54

$9.54

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income2

.50

.48

.62

.69

.66

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.82

(.99)

(.85)

(.42)

--3

Total from investment operations

1.32

(.51)

(.23)

.27

.66

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

Dividends from net investment income

(.46)

(.58)

(.61)

(.70)

(.66)

Net asset value, end of period

$8.04

$7.18

$8.27

$9.11

$9.54

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4

18.64%

(4.89)%

(2.68)%

2.75%

7.10%

Ratios/Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

$838,425

$575,490

$ 855,905

$1,460,069

$1,513,036

Average net assets (in thousands)

$666,512

$624,278

$1,179,865

$1,687,143

$1,292,028

Ratios to average net assets:5

Net investment income

6.47%

7.15%

7.11%

7.26%

6.88%

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

1.14%

1.12%

1.02%

0.99%

1.02%

Interest and fees from borrowings

0.29%

0.68%

0.14%

0.08%

0.09%

Total expenses

1.43%6

1.80%6

1.16%6

1.07%6

1.11%

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

1.42%

1.75%

1.05%

0.97%

0.97%

Portfolio turnover rate

67%

51%

50%

105%

104%

 

1. July 30, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund's 2010 fiscal year.

2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

3. Less than $0.005.

4. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and repurchase at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:

Year Ended July 30, 2010

1.44%

Year Ended July 31, 2009

1.81%

Year Ended July 31, 2008

1.17%

Year Ended July 31, 2007

1.07%

 

Class B      Year Ended July 31,

20101

2009

2008

2007

2006

Per Share Operating Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$7.18

$8.27

$9.12

$9.54

$9.54

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income2

.46

.44

.57

.64

.60

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.82

(.99)

(.87)

(.42)

--3

Total from investment operations

1.28

(.55)

(.30)

.22

.60

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

Dividends from net investment income

(.41)

(.54)

(.55)

(.64)

(.60)

Net asset value, end of period

$8.05

$7.18

$8.27

$9.12

$9.54

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4

18.04%

(5.49)%

(3.37)%

2.27%

6.49%

Ratios/Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

$87,676

$ 98,997

$149,858

$247,726

$318,312

Average net assets (in thousands)

$96,622

$106,162

$201,066

$295,655

$334,997

Ratios to average net assets:5

Net investment income

5.86%

6.53%

6.48%

6.71%

6.27%

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

1.80%

1.76%

1.62%

1.57%

1.59%

Interest and fees from borrowings

0.29%

0.68%

0.14%

0.08%

0.09%

Total expenses

2.09%6

2.44%6

1.76%6

1.65%6

1.68%

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

2.08%

2.39%

1.65%

1.55%

1.54%

Portfolio turnover rate

67%

51%

50%

105%

104%

 

1. July 30, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund's 2010 fiscal year.

2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

3. Less than $0.005.

4. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and repurchase at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:

Year Ended July 30, 2010

2.10%

Year Ended July 31, 2009

2.45%

Year Ended July 31, 2008

1.77%

Year Ended July 31, 2007

1.65%

 

Class C      Year Ended July 31,

20101

2009

2008

2007

2006

Per Share Operating Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$7.19

$8.27

$9.12

$9.55

$9.55

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income2

.47

.45

.58

.64

.61

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.81

(.98)

(.87)

(.42)

--3

Total from investment operations

1.28

(.53)

(.29)

.22

.61

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

Dividends from net investment income

(.42)

(.55)

(.56)

(.65)

(.61)

Net asset value, end of period

$8.05

$7.19

$8.27

$9.12

$9.55

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4

18.06%

(5.22)%

(3.28)%

2.24%

6.56%

Ratios/Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

$831,166

$670,264

$ 976,602

$1,672,484

$1,686,272

Average net assets (in thousands)

$740,664

$705,289

$1,365,398

$1,843,725

$1,542,199

Ratios to average net assets:5

Net investment income

6.01%

6.66%

6.60%

6.76%

6.36%

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

1.62%

1.60%

1.54%

1.50%

1.52%

Interest and fees from borrowings

0.29%

0.68%

0.14%

0.08%

0.09%

Total expenses

1.91%6

2.28%6

1.68%6

1.58%6

1.61%

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

1.90%

2.23%

1.57%

1.48%

1.47%

Portfolio turnover rate

67%

51%

50%

105%

104%

 

1. July 30, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund's 2010 fiscal year.

2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

3. Less than $0.005.

4. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and repurchase at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:

Year Ended July 30, 2010

1.92%

Year Ended July 31, 2009

2.29%

Year Ended July 31, 2008

1.69%

Year Ended July 31, 2007

1.58%

 

Class Y      Year Ended July 31,

20101

2009

2008

2007

20062

Per Share Operating Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$7.16

$8.25

$9.11

$9.54

$9.54

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income3

.52

.47

.69

.69

.47

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.83

(.96)

(.93)

(.39)

--4

Total from investment operations

1.35

(.49)

(.24)

.30

.47

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

Dividends from net investment income

(.48)

(.60)

(.62)

(.73)

(.47)

Net asset value, end of period

$8.03

$7.16

$8.25

$9.11

$9.54

Total Return, at Net Asset Value5

19.18%

(4.66)%

(2.78)%

3.14%

5.04%

Ratios/Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

$42,002

$8,507

$ 5,496

$58,955

$1

Average net assets (in thousands)

$17,679

$7,054

$21,397

$11,372

$1

Ratios to average net assets:6

Net investment income

6.67%

7.34%

7.69%

7.34%

7.33%

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

0.76%

0.94%

0.73%

0.74%

0.87%

Interest and fees from borrowings

0.29%

0.68%

0.14%

0.08%

0.09%

Total expenses

1.05%7

1.62%7

0.87%7

0.82%7

0.96%

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

1.04%

1.57%

0.76%

0.72%

0.85%

Portfolio turnover rate

67%

51%

50%

105%

104%

 

1. July 30, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund's 2010 fiscal year.

2. For the period from November 28, 2005 (inception of offering) to July 31, 2006.

3. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

4. Less than $0.005.

5. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and repurchase at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

6. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:

Year Ended July 30, 2010

1.06%

Year Ended July 31, 2009

1.63%

Year Ended July 31, 2008

0.88%

Year Ended July 31, 2007

0.82%

 

INFORMATION AND SERVICES

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. This document includes additional information about the Fund's investment policies, risks, and operations. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus (it is legally part of this prospectus).
ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS. The Fund's Annual and Semi-Annual Reports provide additional information about the Fund's investments and performance. The Annual Report includes a discussion of market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance during its last fiscal year.

How to Request More Information

You can request the above documents, the notice explaining the Fund's privacy policy, and other information about the Fund, without charge, by:

Telephone:

Call OppenheimerFunds Services toll-free:
1.800.CALL OPP (1.800.225.5677)

Mail:

Use the following address for regular mail:
OppenheimerFunds Services
P.O. Box 5270
Denver, Colorado 80217-5270

Use the following address for courier or express mail:
OppenheimerFunds Services
12100 East Iliff Avenue
Suite 300
Aurora, Colorado 80014

Internet:

You may request documents, and read or download certain documents at www.oppenheimerfunds.com

Information about the Fund including the Statement of Additional Information can be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1.202.551.8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained after payment of a duplicating fee by electronic request at the SEC's e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.

No one has been authorized to provide any information about the Fund or to make any representations about the Fund other than what is contained in this prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer to sell shares of the Fund, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund, to any person in any state or other jurisdiction where it is unlawful to make such an offer.



The Fund's SEC File No.: 811-09373

SP0291.001.1110


Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112                                       NYSE Ticker Symbols

1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677)                                                                               Class A     OOSAX

Statement of Additional Information dated November 15, 2010                 Class B     OOSBX

                                                                                                                                   Class C     OOSCX
                                                  
                                                                                Class Y     OOSYX

 

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a Prospectus. This document contains additional information about the Fund and supplements information in the Prospectus dated November 15, 2010. It should be read together with the Prospectus. You can obtain the Prospectus by writing to the Fund’s Transfer Agent, OppenheimerFunds Services, at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, Colorado 80217, or by calling the Transfer Agent at the toll-free number shown above, or by downloading it from the OppenheimerFunds Internet website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com.
 

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https://www.oppenheimerfunds.com/fund/investors/documents/summaryprospectus/00291

Contents                                                                                                                                Page

About the Fund

Additional Information About the Fund’s Investment Policies and Risks                                                         2

More Information About Senior Loans                                                                                                           2

Main Risks of Debt Instruments                                                                                                                      7

Other Debt Instruments the Fund Can Buy                                                                                                     10

Other Investment Techniques and Strategies                                                                                                 14

Portfolio Turnover                                                                                                                                           34

Other Investment Restrictions                                                                                                                        35

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings                                                                                                                       37

How the Fund is Managed                                                                                                                                    41

Organization and History                                                                                                                                     41
     Board of Trustees and Oversight Committees                                                                                              42

     Trustees and Officers of the Fund                                                                                                                  44

The Manager                                                                                                                                                     52

Brokerage Policies of the Fund                                                                                                                           57

Distribution and Service Plans                                                                                                                            58

Payments to Fund Intermediaries                                                                                                                       63

Performance of the Fund                                                                                                                                    68

About Your Account

How To Buy Shares                                                                                                                                             73

How To Sell Shares                                                                                                                                             82

How To Exchange Shares                                                                                                                                   84

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes                                                                                                                  87

Additional Information About the Fund                                                                                                           91

Financial Information About the Fund

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                                        93

Financial Statements                                                                                                                                        94

Appendix A: Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers                                                                 A-1

 


ABOUT THE FUND

Additional Information About the Fund’s Investment Policies and Risks

     The investment objective, the principal investment policies and the main risks of the Fund are described in the Prospectus. This SAI contains supplemental information about those policies and risks and the types of securities that the Fund’s investment adviser, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Manager”), can select for the Fund. Additional information is also provided about the strategies that the Fund may use to try to achieve its objective.

     The composition of the Fund’s portfolio and the techniques and strategies that the Manager may use in selecting portfolio securities will vary over time. The Fund is not required to use all of the investment techniques and strategies described below in seeking its goal. It may use some of the special investment techniques and strategies at some times or not at all.

More Information About Senior Loans. The Fund invests mainly in floating (sometimes referred to as “adjustable”) rate loans that hold a senior position in the capital structure of U.S. and foreign corporations, partnerships or other business entities. These investments are referred to as “Senior Loans” in this SAI.

How Loans Are Arranged. Senior Loans typically are arranged through private negotiations between a borrower and one or more financial institutions (“Lenders”). Usually the Lenders are represented by an agent (“Agent”), which usually is one of the Lenders. The borrowers may use the proceeds of Senior Loans to finance leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions, stock repurchases, debt refinancings, or for other purposes.

Agents typically are commercial or investment banks that originate Senior Loans and invite other parties to join the lending syndicate. In larger transactions, it is common to have several Agents. However, only one Agent usually has primary responsibility for documentation and administration of the loan. Agents are normally paid fees by the borrower for their services. While the Fund can serve as the Agent or co-agent for a Senior Loan, the Fund currently does not intend to act as an Agent or co-Agent.
 
Agents, acting on behalf of the Lenders, generally are primarily responsible for negotiating the loan agreement, which establishes the terms and conditions of the loan and the rights of the borrower and the Lenders. Agents usually monitor the adequacy of assets that collateralize loans. In reliance upon the opinions of their legal counsel, Agents generally are also responsible for determining that the Lenders have obtained a perfected security interest in the collateral securing Senior Loans. The Fund will rely on Agents to collect payments of principal and interest on a Senior Loan. The Fund also will rely in part on Agents to monitor compliance by the borrower with the restrictive covenants in the loan agreement and to notify the Fund (or the Lender from whom the Fund has purchased a participation) of any adverse change in the borrower's financial condition.
 

Financial difficulties of Agents can pose a risk to the Fund. If an Agent for a particular Senior Loan becomes insolvent, the Fund could incur losses in connection with its investment in that loan. An Agent could declare bankruptcy, and a regulatory authority could appoint a receiver or conservator. Should this occur, the assets that the Agent holds under the loan agreement, if any, should continue to be available to the Lenders, including the Fund. A regulator or a court, however, might determine that any such assets are subject to the claims of the Agent’s general or secured creditors. If that occurs, the Fund might incur costs and delays in realizing final payment on a loan, or the Fund might suffer a loss of principal or interest. The Fund may be subject to similar risks when it buys a Participation Interest or an Assignment from an intermediary.

Subordination. Senior Loans generally hold the most senior position in a borrower’s capital structure. Borrowers generally are required contractually to pay the holders of Senior Loans before they pay the holders of corporate bonds or subordinated debt, trade creditors, and preferred or common stockholders. Lenders obtain priority liens that typically provide the first right to cash flows or proceeds from the sale of a borrower's collateral, if any, if the borrower becomes insolvent. That right is subject to the limitations of bankruptcy law, which may provide higher priority to certain other claims such as, for example, employee salaries, employee pensions and taxes.

Collateral. Most, but not all, of the Senior Loans in which the Fund invests are secured by collateral. Collateral may include the borrower’s tangible assets, such as cash, accounts receivable, inventory, real estate, buildings and equipment, common and/or preferred stock of subsidiaries, and intangible assets including trademarks, copyrights, patent rights and franchise value. The Fund may also receive guarantees or other credit support as a form of collateral. The Fund may invest in Senior Loans that are secured only by stock of the borrower or its subsidiaries or affiliates.
 

Generally, the Agent for a particular loan is responsible for monitoring collateral and for exercising remedies available to the Lenders such as foreclosure upon collateral in the event of the borrower’s default. In certain circumstances, the loan agreement may authorize the Agent to liquidate the collateral and to distribute the liquidation proceeds pro rata among the lenders. The Fund may also invest in Senior Loans that are not secured by collateral. Unsecured Senior Loans may not constitute more than 10% of the Fund’s net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes). Unsecured loans involve additional risk.

Interest Rate Benchmarks. Interest rates on Senior Loans adjust periodically based on a benchmark rate plus a premium or spread over the benchmark rate. The benchmark rate usually is the Prime Rate, LIBOR, the Federal Reserve federal funds rate, or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders (each as defined in the applicable loan agreement).


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The Prime Rate quoted by a major U.S. bank is generally the interest rate at which that bank is willing to lend U.S. dollars to its most creditworthy borrowers, although it may not be the bank's lowest available rate.


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LIBOR usually is an average of the interest rates quoted by several designated banks as the rates at which they pay interest to major depositors in the London interbank market on U.S. dollar denominated deposits. The market views changes in short-term LIBOR rates as closely related to changes in the Federal Reserve federal funds rate, although the two are not officially related.


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The Federal Reserve federal funds rate is the rate that the Federal Reserve Bank charges member banks for borrowing money.


The interest rate on Prime Rate-based loans floats daily as the Prime Rate changes, while the interest rate on LIBOR-based loans is reset periodically, typically between 30 days and one year. Certain floating or variable rate loans may permit the borrower to select an interest rate reset period of up to one year. Investing in loans with longer interest rate reset periods or fixed interest rates may increase fluctuations in the Fund's net asset value as a result of changes in interest rates. However, the Fund may attempt to hedge all of its fixed rate loans against interest rate fluctuations by entering into interest rate swaps or total return swap transactions. The Fund also will attempt to maintain a dollar-weighted average time period to the next interest rate adjustment of 90 days or less for its portfolio of Senior Loans.

     Senior Loans are generally structured so that borrowers pay higher margins when they elect LIBOR -based borrower options. This permits lenders to obtain generally consistent yields on Senior Loans, regardless of whether borrowers select the LIBOR -based options or the Prime-based option. In recent years, however, the differential between the lower LIBOR base rates and the higher Prime Rate base rates prevailing in the commercial bank markets has widened to the point that the higher margins paid by borrowers for LIBOR -based pricing options do not currently compensate for the differential between the Prime Rate and the LIBOR base rates. Consequently, borrowers have increasingly selected the LIBOR-based pricing option, resulting in a yield on Senior Loans that is consistently lower than the yield available from the Prime Rate-based pricing option. If this trend continues, it will significantly limit the ability of the Fund to achieve a net return to shareholders that consistently approximates the average published Prime Rate of leading U.S. banks. The Manager cannot predict whether this trend will continue.
 

Borrower Covenants and Lender Rights. Loan agreements generally have contractual terms designed to protect Lenders. Loan agreements often include restrictive covenants that limit the activities of the borrower. A restrictive covenant is a promise by the borrower not to take certain actions that might impair the rights of Lenders. Those covenants typically require the scheduled payment of interest and principal and may include restrictions on dividend payments and other distributions to the borrower’s shareholders, provisions requiring the borrower to maintain specific financial ratios or relationships and limits on the borrower’s total debt. In addition, a covenant may require the borrower to prepay the loan or debt obligation with any excess cash flow. Excess cash flow generally includes net cash flow after scheduled debt service payments and permitted capital expenditures, among other things, as well as the proceeds from asset dispositions or sales of securities. A breach of a covenant (after the expiration of any cure period) in a loan agreement that is not waived by the Agent and the Lenders normally is an event of acceleration. This means that the Agent has the right to demand immediate repayment in full of the outstanding loan. Acceleration may cause the non-payment of the principal or interest on the loan, in whole or in part, which may result in a reduction in value of the loan (and possibly the Fund’s net asset value) if the loan is not paid.

Lenders typically have certain voting and consent rights under a loan agreement. Action subject to a Lender vote or consent generally requires the vote or consent of the holders of some specified percentage of the outstanding principal amount of a loan. Certain decisions, such as reducing the amount or increasing the time for payment of interest on or repayment of principal of a loan, or releasing collateral for the loan, frequently requires the unanimous vote or consent of all Lenders affected.
 

Delayed Draw Loans. The Fund may have obligations under a loan agreement to make additional loans in certain circumstances. The Fund intends to establish a reserve against such contingent obligations by identifying on its books cash or other liquid assets. The Fund will not purchase a Senior Loan that would require the Fund to make additional loans if as a result of that purchase all of the Fund's additional loan commitments in the aggregate would exceed 20% of the Fund’s total assets or would cause the Fund to fail to meet any applicable asset segregation requirements.
 

Fees. The Fund may be required to pay and may receive various fees and commissions in connection with purchasing, selling and holding interests in Senior Loans. Borrowers typically pay three kinds of fees to Lenders: facility fees when a loan is originated; commitment fees on an ongoing basis based on the unused portion of a loan commitment; and prepayment penalties when a borrower prepays a loan.

The Fund receives these fees directly from the borrower if the Fund is an original Lender or, in the case of commitment fees and prepayment penalties, if the Fund acquires an Assignment. Whether the Fund receives a facility fee in the case of an Assignment, or any fees in the case of a Participation Interest, depends on negotiations between the Fund and the Lender selling the interests.
 
When the Fund buys an Assignment, it may be required to pay a fee, or forgo a portion of interest and fees payable to it, to the Lender selling the assignment. In addition, the Fund may be required to pay a transfer fee to the Agent. Occasionally, the assignor pays a fee to the assignee. If the Fund assigns a loan, it may be required to pass along to a buyer a portion of any fees that the Fund is entitled to. The seller of a Participation Interest to the Fund may deduct a portion of the interest and any fees payable to the Fund, as an administrative fee. If the Fund sells a Participation Interest, the Fund may be required to pay a transfer fee to the Lender that holds the nominal interest in the loan.

How the Fund Invests in Loans. The Fund may invest in loans in one or more of three ways: the Fund may invest directly in a loan by acting as an original Lender; the Fund may purchase a loan by an assignment of the loan (an “Assignment”) from the Agent or other Lender; or the Fund may purchase a participation interest in a loan (“Participation Interest”) from an Agent or other Lender. The Fund may also invest in loans indirectly using certain derivative instruments discussed below.

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Original Lender.The Fund can invest in loans, generally “at par” (a price for the loan equal approximately to 100% of the funded principal amount of the loan) as an original lender. When the Fund is an original lender, it may receive a return at the full interest rate for the loan. When the Fund is an original lender, it will have a direct contractual relationship with the borrower and will have direct recourse against the borrower in the event the borrower fails to pay scheduled principal or interest.


·     Assignments. When the Fund purchases a loan by Assignment, the Fund typically succeeds to the rights of the assigning lender under the loan agreement and becomes a “Lender” under the loan agreement. Subject to the terms of the loan agreement, the Fund may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement and may have rights with respect to any funds acquired by other lenders through set-off.

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Participation Interests. A participation interest is an undivided interest in a loan made by the issuing financial institution in the proportion that the buyer's participation interest bears to the total principal amount of the loan. The issuing financial institution may have no obligation to the Fund other than to pay the Fund the proportionate amount of the principal and interest payments it receives. Holders of Participation Interests are referred to as “Participants.”


     Participation Interests involve special risks for the Fund. Participation Interests are primarily dependent upon the creditworthiness of the borrower, which is obligated to make payments of principal and interest on the loan. In buying a Participation Interest, however, the Fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the Lender selling the Participation Interest. If the issuing financial institution fails to perform its obligations under the participation agreement, the Fund might incur costs and delays in realizing payment and suffer a loss of principal and/or interest. If a Lender that sells the Fund a Participation Interest becomes insolvent, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the Lender. As a general creditor, the Fund may not benefit from a right of set off that the Lender has against the borrower. The Fund will acquire a Participation Interest only if the Manager determines that the Lender (or other intermediary Participant) selling the Participation Interest is creditworthy.

The Fund’s rights under a Participation Interest with respect to a particular loan may be more limited than the rights of original Lenders or of investors who acquire an Assignment of that loan. The Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the Lender selling the Participation Interest and only when the Lender receives the payments from the borrower. In purchasing Participation Interests, the Fund will usually have a contractual relationship only with the selling institution and not the underlying borrower. The Fund generally will have no right directly to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the related loan agreement, nor will the Fund generally have the right to object to certain changes to the loan agreement agreed to by the selling institution. The Fund generally will have no right to compel the Lender from whom it purchased the Participation Interest to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

     In buying a Participation Interest, the Fund might not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the related loan and may be subject to any rights of set off the borrower has against the selling institution. In the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of the borrower, the obligation of the borrower to repay the loan may be subject to certain defenses that can be asserted by the borrower as a result of any improper conduct of the Lender selling the participation. As a result, the Fund may be subject to delays, expenses and risks that are greater than those that exist when the Fund is an original Lender or assignee.

Main Risks of Debt Instruments. The risks that the Fund expects its portfolio to be subject to, including special risks associated with investments in Senior Loans, are described in the Prospectus. This section provides additional information and supplements the information in the Prospectus.
 

Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security might not make interest or principal payments on the security as they become due. If the issuer fails to pay interest, the Fund's income might be reduced, and if the issuer fails to pay interest or repay principal, the value of the security might fall. A downgrade in an issuer's credit rating or other adverse credit information about an issuer can reduce the market value of the issuer's securities.

     Senior Loans, like other debt obligations, are subject to the risk of the borrower’s non-payment of scheduled interest and/or principal. While most of the Fund’s investments in Senior Loans will be secured by collateral that the Manager believes to be equal to or exceeds the principal amount of the Senior Loan at the time of investment, there can be no assurance that the liquidation of such collateral would satisfy the borrower’s obligations in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal payments, or that the collateral could be readily liquidated. In the event of a borrower’s bankruptcy, the Fund could experience delays or limitations in its ability to realize the benefits of collateral securing a loan. A Senior Loan might be collateralized by the stock of the borrower or its subsidiaries, but that stock may lose all of its value in the event of the borrower’s bankruptcy. Additionally, some Senior Loans are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate the Senior Loan to presently existing or future indebtedness of the borrower under fraudulent conveyance or similar laws, or take other actions detrimental to the interests of holders of Senior Loans, including invalidating the loan. Nevertheless, in general, the Manager believes that below-investment-grade Senior Loans currently have more favorable loss recovery rates than other below-investment-grade debt securities. The Fund can invest in Senior Loans and other debt securities that are not collateralized. These investments bear additional risk.
 

     While Senior Loans are increasingly being rated by national rating organizations, it is possible that many of the Senior Loans in which the Fund will invest will not be rated by an independent rating agency. While the Fund expects to have access to financial and other information of the borrower that has been made available to the Lenders under a Senior Loan, it may not have such information in connection with Participation Interests and certain Assignments. Additionally, the amount of public information available with respect to Senior Loans will generally be less extensive than what is available for exchange-listed or otherwise registered securities.
 

     There is a greater risk that the issuer of a below-investment-grade debt security or the borrower of a below investment grade loan may default on its obligation to pay interest or to repay principal than in the case of investment grade instruments. The issuer’s or borrower’s low creditworthiness may increase the potential for its insolvency. An overall decline in values in the high yield market is also more likely during a period of a general economic downturn. An economic downturn or an increase in interest rates could severely disrupt the market for high yield instruments, adversely affecting the values of outstanding bonds as well as the ability of issuers to pay interest or repay principal. In the case of foreign debt securities, these risks are in addition to the special risk of foreign investing discussed in the Prospectus and in this SAI.

 

Lower-Grade Debt Securities. Lower-grade debt securities tend to offer higher yields than investment-grade securities, and may provide greater income or, in some cases, capital appreciation possibilities.  Lower-grade debt securities are normally subject to greater risks than investment-grade securities.

     The Fund’s investments in Senior Loans and other debt securities can include high-yield, non-investment-grade securities (commonly referred to as “high risk” securities, or, in the case of bonds, “junk bonds”). It is expected that most of the Fund’s Senior Loans will be below investment grade. Investment-grade securities are securities rated at least “Baa” by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., at least “BBB” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or Fitch, Inc., or that have comparable ratings by another nationally-recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”). If the debt securities the Fund buys are unrated, they are assigned a rating by the Manager of comparable quality to securities having similar yield and risk characteristics within a rating category of a rating organization.

     “Lower-grade” debt securities are those rated below “investment grade,” which means they have a rating lower than “Baa” by Moody’s or lower than “BBB” by Standard & Poor's or Fitch, or similar ratings by other rating organizations. If debt securities are unrated, and are determined by the Manager to be of comparable quality to debt securities rated below investment grade, they are considered part of the Fund’s portfolio of lower-grade securities. Although the Fund will normally invest in Senior Loans rated “B” or better (or that have, in the Manager’s judgment, a comparable quality, if unrated), it can invest a variable amount of its net assets in investments rated below “B” (at the time the Fund buys them). A “B” rating is below investment grade. The limit on investments rated below “B” is variable and is measured as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets. The limit is determined by reference to the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index, a representative index of tradeable, senior secured, U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade loans. The limit is equal to the percentage of assets rated below “B” constituting the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index plus 10%. The limit is reset monthly based on the percentage of below “B” assets constituting the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index at the prior month’s end. For example, if on March 31st, the percentage of below “B” assets in the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index was 7.5%, the Fund could invest up to 17.5% of its net assets in investments rated below “B” during the month of April.

     While securities rated “Baa” by Moody’s or “BBB” by Standard & Poor’s or Fitch are investment grade and are not regarded as junk bonds, those securities may be subject to interest rate and credit risks, and have some speculative characteristics.

Interest Rate Risk. The values of debt securities normally change when prevailing interest rates change. When interest rates fall, the values of previously-issued debt securities generally rise. When interest rates rise, the values of previously-issued debt securities generally fall, and they may sell at a discount from their face amount. The values of longer-term debt securities usually change more when interest rates change than the values of shorter-term debt securities.

     Because the interest rates on Senior Loans adjust periodically to reflect current market rates, falling short-term interest rates should tend to decrease the income payable to the Fund on its Senior Loan investments and rising rates should tend to increase that income. The Fund may also use interest rate swaps and other derivative investments to try to shorten the average maturity of its portfolio of debt securities. Investments in floating rate and variable rate obligations should also mitigate the fluctuations in the Fund’s net asset values during periods of changing interest rates, compared to changes in values of longer-term fixed-rate debt securities. Nevertheless, changes in interest rates can affect the value of the Fund’s Senior Loans, especially if rates change sharply in a short period, because the resets of the interest rates on the underlying portfolio of Senior Loans occur periodically and will not all happen simultaneously with changes in prevailing rates. Having a shorter average reset period for its portfolio of Senior Loans may help mitigate that risk.

The Fund’s other investments in debt securities that have fixed interest rates will be subject to the general effects of changes in interest rates, described above. For those investments, the Fund may shift its focus for new investments to securities having longer maturities as interest rates decline and to securities having shorter maturities as interest rates rise.

Prepayment Risk. Certain fixed-income securities are subject to the risk of unanticipated prepayment. That is the risk that when interest rates fall, borrowers will prepay the loans that underlie these securities more quickly than expected, causing the issuer of the security to repay the principal prior to the security's expected maturity. The Fund may need to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate, reducing its income. Securities subject to prepayment risk generally offer less potential for gains when prevailing interest rates fall. If the Fund buys those securities at a premium, accelerated prepayments on those securities could cause it to lose a portion of its principal investment represented by the premium. The impact of prepayments on the price of a security may be difficult to predict and may increase the security's price volatility. Interest-only and principal-only securities are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, which can affect not only their prices but can also change the income flows and prepayment assumptions about those investments.

     Senior Loans typically have mandatory and optional prepayment provisions. Because of prepayments, the actual remaining maturity of a Senior Loan may be considerably less than its stated maturity. The reinvestment by the Fund of the proceeds of prepaid Senior Loans could result in a reduction of income to the Fund in falling interest rate environments. Prepayment penalty fees that may be assessed in some cases may help offset the loss of income to the Fund in those cases.

Extension Risk. If interest rates rise rapidly, repayments of principal on certain debt securities may occur at a slower rate than expected and the expected maturity of those securities could lengthen as a result. Those securities generally have a greater potential for loss when prevailing interest rates rise, which could cause their value to fall sharply.

Other Debt Instruments the Fund Can Buy. Under normal market circumstances and as part of its regular investment program, the Fund can invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt instruments, among other investments, other than Senior Loans. Those types of securities are described below.

n     Other Loans. The Fund can invest in loans other than Senior Loans, including collateralized and uncollateralized fixed-rate loans. These loans can be made to U.S. or foreign borrowers. The Fund has no limits as to the maturity of other loans in which it invests or as to the market capitalization range of the borrowers. The Fund will principally invest in other loans that are rated “B” or higher by one or more of the ratings organizations or, if unrated, are determined by the Manager to be of comparable quality, although the Fund can invest a variable amount of its net assets in investments rated below “B.” See “Additional Information About the Fund’s Investment Policies and Risks – Main Risks of Debt Instruments – Lower Grade Debt Securities” above. Fixed-rate loans are subject to greater interest rate risk than Senior Loans, as the interest rate on a fixed-rate loan does not change as prevailing interest rates change.

     n Subordinated Debt Obligations. The Fund can purchase fixed-rate and adjustable-rate subordinated debt obligations issued by U.S. or foreign entities. The Fund has no requirements as to the maturity of the debt securities it can buy, or as to the market capitalization range of the issuers of those securities. The Fund will principally invest in subordinated debt obligations that are rated “B” or higher by one or more of the ratings organizations or, if unrated, are determined by the Manager to be of comparable quality, although, the Fund can invest a variable amount of its net assets in investments, including subordinated debt obligations, rated below “B.” See “Additional Information About the Fund’s Investment Policies and Risks – Main Risks of Debt Instruments – Lower Grade Debt Securities” above. Subordinated debt obligations do not have the same level of priority as Senior Loans and accordingly involve more risk than Senior Loans. If a borrower becomes insolvent, the borrower’s assets may be insufficient to meet its obligations to the holders of its subordinated debt.

     n Other Floating Rate and Variable Rate Obligations. The Fund can invest in debt securities other than Senior Loans that have floating or variable interest rates. Those variable rate obligations may have a demand feature that allows the Fund to tender the obligation to the issuer or a third party prior to its maturity. The tender may be at par value plus accrued interest, according to the terms of the obligations.

     The interest rate on a floating rate demand note is adjusted automatically according to a stated prevailing market rate, such as a bank's prime rate, the 91-day U.S. Treasury Bill rate, or some other standard. The instrument’s rate is adjusted automatically each time the base rate is adjusted. The interest rate on a variable rate note is also based on a stated prevailing market rate but is adjusted automatically at specified intervals. Generally, the changes in the interest rate on such securities reduce the fluctuation in their market value. As interest rates decrease or increase, the potential for capital appreciation or depreciation is less than that for fixed-rate obligations of the same maturity. The Manager may determine that an unrated floating rate or variable rate demand obligation meets the Fund’s quality standards by reason of being backed by a letter of credit or guarantee issued by a bank that meets those quality standards.
 
     Floating rate and variable rate demand notes that have a stated maturity in excess of one year may have features that permit the holder to recover the principal amount of the underlying security at specified intervals not exceeding one year and upon no more than 30 days’ notice. The issuer of that type of note normally has a corresponding right in its discretion, after a given period, to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the note plus accrued interest. Generally the issuer must provide a specified number of days’ notice to the holder. The Fund can also buy step-coupon bonds that have a coupon rate that changes periodically during the life of the security on pre-determined dates that are set when the security is issued.

     n U.S. Government Securities. These are securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, other government agencies or federally-charted corporate entities referred to as “instrumentalities.” The obligations of U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities in which the Fund may invest may or may not be guaranteed or supported by the “full faith and credit” of the United States. “Full faith and credit” means generally that the taxing power of the U.S. government is pledged to the payment of interest and repayment of principal on a security. If a security is not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the owner of the security must look principally to the agency issuing the obligation for repayment. The owner might not be able to assert a claim against the United States if the issuing agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment.

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U.S. Treasury Obligations. These include Treasury bills (which have maturities of one year or less when issued), Treasury notes (which have maturities of one to ten years when issued), and Treasury bonds (which have maturities of more than ten years when issued). Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States as to timely payments of interest and repayments of principal. The Fund can also by U. S. Treasury securities whose interest coupons have been “stripped” by a Federal Reserve Bank, zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities described below, and Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities (“TIPS”).


     The U.S. Treasury securities called “TIPS” are designed to provide an investment vehicle that is not vulnerable to inflation. The interest rate paid by TIPS is fixed. The principal value rises or falls semi-annually based on changes in the published Consumer Price Index. If inflation occurs, the principal and interest payments on TIPS are adjusted to protect investors from inflationary loss. If deflation occurs, the principal and interest payments will be adjusted downward, although the principal will not fall below its face amount at maturity.

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Obligations Issued or Guaranteed by U.S. Government Agencies or Instrumentalities. These include direct obligations and mortgage-related securities that have different levels of credit support from the government. Some are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as Government National Mortgage Association pass-through mortgage certificates (called “Ginnie Maes”). Some, such as securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), are backed by the right of the agency or instrumentality to borrow from the Treasury. If the securities are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the purchaser must look principally to the agency issuing the obligation for repayment and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States if the issuing agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment.


On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, a new independent regulatory agency, placed the Federal National Mortgage Corporation and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation into conservatorship and the U.S. Department of Treasury made a commitment to purchase mortgage-backed securities from the companies through December 2009. The U.S. Department of Treasury also entered into a new secured lending credit facility with those companies and a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement. Under those agreements, the Treasury will ensure that each company maintains a positive net worth.

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Zero-Coupon U.S. Government Securities. The Fund can buy zero-coupon U.S. government securities. These will typically be U.S. Treasury Notes and Bonds that have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons, the coupons themselves, or certificates representing interests in those stripped debt obligations and coupons.


      Zero-coupon securities do not make periodic interest payments and are sold at a deep discount from their face value at maturity. The buyer recognizes a rate of return determined by the gradual appreciation of the security, which is redeemed at face value on a specified maturity date. This discount depends on the time remaining until maturity, as well as prevailing interest rates, the liquidity of the security and the credit quality of the issuer. The discount typically decreases as the maturity date approaches.

Because zero-coupon securities pay no interest and compound semi-annually at the rate fixed at the time of their issuance, their value is generally more volatile than the value of other debt securities that pay interest. Their value may fall more dramatically than the value of interest-bearing securities when interest rates rise. When prevailing interest rates fall, zero-coupon securities tend to rise more rapidly in value because they have a fixed rate of return.

The Fund’s investment in zero-coupon securities may cause the Fund to recognize income and make distributions to shareholders before it receives any cash payments on the zero-coupon investment. To generate cash to satisfy those distribution requirements, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities that it otherwise might have continued to hold or to use cash flows from other sources such as the sale of Fund shares.

nAsset-Backed Securities. Asset-backed securities are fractional interests in pools of assets, typically accounts receivable or loans. Asset backed securities that are collateralized loan obligations may include domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans and subordinate corporate loans, all of which may be investment grade or below investment grade in quality. The Fund currently intends to limit its investments in these securities to not more than 10% of its total assets.

These securities are issued by trusts or special-purpose corporations. They are similar to mortgage-backed securities, described above, and are backed by a pool of assets that consist of obligations of individual borrowers. The income from the pool is passed through to the holders of participation interest in the pools. The pools may offer a credit enhancement, such as a bank letter of credit, to try to reduce the risks that the underlying debtors will not pay their obligations when due. However, the enhancement, if any, might not be for the full par value of the security. If the enhancement is exhausted and any required payments of interest or repayments of principal are not made, the Fund could suffer losses on its investment or delays in receiving payment.

In general, asset backed securities are subject to prepayment risks, interest rate risks and the credit risks of both the borrowers and of the entity that issues the security. The value of an asset-backed security is affected by changes in the market’s perception of the asset backing the security, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the loan pool, the originator of the loans, or the financial institution providing any credit enhancement, and is also affected if any credit enhancement has been exhausted. The main risks of investing in asset-backed securities are ultimately related to payment of the underlying loans by the individual borrowers.

     The Fund does not select either the borrowers or the collateral under these arrangements. As a purchaser of an asset-backed security, the Fund would generally have no recourse to the entity that originated the loans in the event of default by a borrower. The underlying loans are subject to prepayments, which may shorten the weighted average life of asset-backed securities and may lower their return, in the same manner as in the case of mortgage-backed securities and CMOs, described above. Some asset-backed securities do not have the benefit of a security interest in the underlying collateral. Even if the obligations are collateralized, there may be significant delays in collecting on the collateral in the case of a default on an underlying loan, and as an investor in the asset-backed security the Fund may have limited rights or no rights to enforce the terms of underlying loan agreements, to object to amendments to the lending agreement or to any set-off against the borrower.

n Short-Term, Investment-Grade Debt Obligations. The Fund can invest in various high-quality, short-term debt instruments that may be issued by the U.S. government, corporations, banks or other entities. They may have fixed, variable or floating interest rates.

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U.S. Government Securities. These include obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, described above.


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Bank Obligations. Bank obligations include time deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and other bank obligations that are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The FDIC currently insures the deposits of member banks up to $250,000 per account. Bank obligations also include obligations issued or guaranteed by a domestic bank (including a foreign branch of a domestic bank) having total assets of at least U.S. $1 billion, or obligations of a foreign bank with total assets of at least U.S. $1 billion. Those banks may include commercial banks, savings banks, and savings and loan associations that may or may not be members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.


Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits in a bank for a specified period of time at a stated interest rate. Time deposits may be subject to withdrawal notices and penalties.

Bankers’ acceptances are marketable short-term credit instruments used to finance the import, export, transfer or storage of goods. They are deemed “accepted” when a bank guarantees their payment at maturity.

Bank obligations may have a limited market and may be deemed “illiquid” unless the obligation, including principal amount plus accrued interest, is payable within seven days after demand. Time deposits that are subject to withdrawal notices and penalties, other than those maturing in seven days or less, are also considered illiquid investments.

·     Commercial Paper. The Fund can invest in commercial paper if it is rated within the top three rating categories by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s or other rating organizations. If the paper is not rated, it may be purchased if the Manager determines that it is comparable to rated commercial paper in the top three rating categories of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations.

The Fund can buy commercial paper, including U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign branches of U.S. banks, issued by other entities if the commercial paper is guaranteed as to principal and interest by a bank, government or corporation whose certificates of deposit or commercial paper may otherwise be purchased by the Fund.
 

·     Variable Amount Master Demand Notes. Master demand notes are corporate obligations that permit the investment of fluctuating amounts by the Fund at varying rates of interest under direct arrangements between the Fund, as lender, and the borrower. They permit daily changes in the amounts borrowed. The Fund has the right to increase the amount under the note at any time up to the full amount provided by the note agreement, or to decrease the amount. The borrower may prepay up to the full amount of the note without penalty. These notes may or may not be backed by bank letters of credit.

     Because these notes are direct lending arrangements between the lender and borrower, it is not expected that there will be a trading market for them. There is no secondary market for these notes, although they are redeemable (and thus are immediately repayable by the borrower) at principal amount, plus accrued interest, at any time. Accordingly, the Fund’s right to redeem such notes is dependent upon the ability of the borrower to pay principal and interest on demand.

     The Fund has no limitations on the type of issuer from whom these notes will be purchased. However, in connection with such purchases and on an ongoing basis, the Manager 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. Investments in master demand notes are subject to the limitation on investments by the Fund in illiquid securities, described in the Prospectus. Currently, the Fund does not intend that its investments in variable amount master demand notes will exceed 5% of its total assets.

Other Investment Techniques and Strategies. In seeking its objective, from time to time the Fund can use the types of investment strategies and investments described below. It is not required to use all of these strategies at all times and at times the Fund might not use them.

     n Investments in Equity Securities. The Fund can invest in securities other than debt securities, including certain types of equity securities of both foreign and U.S. companies, if such investments are consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The Fund does not anticipate investing significant amounts of its assets in these securities as part of its normal investment strategy. The Fund’s equity securities principally will be securities acquired in connection with purchasing, restructuring or disposing of Senior Loans. Those equity securities include preferred stocks, rights and warrants, and securities convertible into common stock. Certain equity securities may be purchased because they may provide dividend income.
 

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Risks of Investing in Stocks. Stocks fluctuate in price, and their short-term volatility at times may be great. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be affected by changes in the stock markets. Market risk can affect the Fund's net asset value per share, which will fluctuate as the values of the Fund’s portfolio securities change. The prices of individual stocks do not all move in the same direction uniformly or at the same time. Different stock markets may behave differently from each other.


      Other factors can affect a particular stock’s price, such as poor earnings reports by the issuer, loss of major customers, major litigation against the issuer, or changes in government regulations affecting the issuer or its industry. The Fund can invest in securities of large companies and mid-size companies, but may also hold stocks of small companies, which may have more volatile stock prices than stocks of larger companies.

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Convertible Securities. While some convertible securities are a form of debt security, in certain cases their conversion feature (allowing conversion into equity securities) causes them to be regarded more as “equity equivalents.” As a result, the rating assigned to the security has less impact on the Manager's investment decision with respect to convertible securities than in the case of non-convertible fixed income securities. Convertible securities are subject to the credit risks and interest rate risks of debt securities described above. To the extent they can be converted into stock, convertible securities may be less subject to some of these risks than non-convertible high yield debt instruments, since stock may be more liquid and less affected by some of these risk factors.


     The value of a convertible security is a function of its "investment value" and its "conversion value." If the investment value exceeds the conversion value, the security will behave more like a debt security and the security's price will likely increase when interest rates fall and decrease when interest rates rise. If the conversion value exceeds the investment value, the security will behave more like an equity security. In that case, it will likely sell at a premium over its conversion value and its price will tend to fluctuate directly with the price of the underlying security.

To determine whether convertible securities should be regarded as “equity equivalents,” the Manager examines the following factors:

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whether, at the option of the investor, the convertible security can be exchanged for a fixed number of shares of common stock of the issuer,


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whether the issuer of the convertible securities has restated its earnings per share of common stock on a fully diluted basis (considering the effect of conversion of the convertible securities), and


(3)     

the extent to which the convertible security may be a defensive “equity substitute,” providing the ability to participate in any appreciation in the price of the issuer's common stock.


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Rights and Warrants. The Fund can hold warrants or rights, however, the Fund does not expect that it will have significant investments in warrants and rights. 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.


·     Preferred Stocks. Preferred stock, unlike common stock, has a stated dividend rate payable from the corporation’s earnings. Preferred stock dividends may be cumulative or non-cumulative, participating, or auction rate. “Cumulative” dividend provisions require all or a portion of prior unpaid dividends to be paid. Preferred stock may be “participating” stock, which means that it may be entitled to a dividend exceeding the stated dividend in certain cases.

If interest rates rise, the fixed dividend on preferred stocks may be less attractive, causing the price of preferred stocks to decline. Preferred stock may have mandatory sinking fund provisions, as well as provisions allowing calls or redemption prior to maturity, which also can have a negative impact on prices when interest rates decline. The rights of preferred stock on distribution of a corporation’s assets in the event of a liquidation are generally subordinate to the rights associated with a corporation's debt securities. Preferred stock generally has a preference over common stock on the distribution of a corporation’s assets in the event of liquidation of the corporation.

     n Foreign Securities. The Fund can invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities. “Foreign securities” include equity and debt instruments (including Senior Loans) of companies organized under the laws of countries other than the United States and debt securities issued or guaranteed by governments other than the U.S. government or issued by foreign supra-national entities.

      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. Generally, the Fund will purchase Senior Loans of foreign issuers or borrowers only if they are denominated and payable in U.S. dollars, to reduce the risks of currency fluctuations on the values of the loans.

     The Fund limits its investments in “foreign securities” to securities of companies and governments in “developed” markets, which the Manager currently defines to include the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan as well as securities issued by “supra-national” entities. Examples are the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (commonly called the “World Bank”), the Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.

The percentage of the Fund's assets that will be allocated to foreign securities will vary over time depending on a number of factors. Those factors may include the relative yields of foreign and U.S. securities, the economies of foreign countries, the condition of a country’s financial markets, the interest rate climate of particular foreign countries and the relationship of particular foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar. The Manager analyzes fundamental economic criteria (for example, relative inflation levels and trends, growth rate forecasts, balance of payments status, and economic policies) as well as technical and political data.

Investing in foreign securities offers potential benefits not available from investing solely in securities of domestic issuers. They include the opportunity to invest in securities of foreign issuers that appear to offer high income potential, or in foreign countries with economic policies or business cycles different from those of the United States, or to reduce fluctuations in portfolio value by taking advantage of foreign securities markets that do not move in a manner parallel to U.S. markets. The Fund will hold foreign currency only in connection with the purchase or sale of foreign securities.

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Foreign Government Debt Obligations. The debt obligations of foreign governments and entities may or may not be supported by the full faith and credit of the foreign government. The Fund may buy securities issued by certain supra-national entities, which include entities designated or supported by governments to promote economic reconstruction or development, international banking organizations and related government agencies. The governmental members of these supra-national entities are “stockholders” that typically make capital contributions and may be committed to make additional capital contributions if the entity is unable to repay its borrowings. A supra-national entity’s lending activities may be limited to a percentage of its total capital, reserves and net income. There can be no assurance that the constituent foreign governments will continue to be able or willing to honor their capitalization commitments for those entities.


·     Passive Foreign Investment Companies. Under U.S. tax laws, passive foreign investment companies (“PFICs”) are those foreign corporations which generate primarily “passive” income. Passive income is defined as any income that is considered foreign personal holding company income under the Internal Revenue Code. For federal tax purposes, a foreign corporation is deemed to be a PFIC if 75% or more of its gross income during a fiscal year is passive income or if 50% or more of its assets are assets that produce, or are held to produce, passive income.

Subject to the limits under the Investment Company Act, the Fund may invest in foreign mutual funds to gain exposure to the securities of companies in countries that limit or prohibit all direct foreign investment. Foreign mutual funds are generally deemed to be PFICs, since nearly all of the income of a mutual fund is passive income. Some of the other foreign corporations that the Fund may invest in may also be considered PFICs.

Federal tax laws impose severe tax penalties for failure to properly report investment income from PFICs. The Fund makes every effort to ensure compliance with federal tax reporting of these investments, however the Fund may not realize that a foreign corporation it invests in is a PFIC for federal tax purposes.

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Risks of Foreign Investing. Investments in foreign securities may offer special opportunities for investing but also present special additional risks and considerations not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. Some of these additional risks are:


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reduction of income by foreign taxes;


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fluctuation in value of foreign investments due to changes in currency rates or currency control regulations (for example, currency blockage);


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transaction charges for currency exchange;


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lack of public information about foreign issuers;


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lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards in foreign countries comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers;


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less volume on foreign exchanges than on U.S. exchanges;


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greater volatility and less liquidity on foreign markets than in the United States;


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less governmental regulation of foreign issuers, stock exchanges and brokers than in the United States;


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greater difficulties in commencing lawsuits;


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higher brokerage commission rates than in the United States;


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increased risks of delays in settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates for portfolio securities;


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possibilities in some countries of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, political, financial or social instability or adverse diplomatic developments; and


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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.

     Because the Fund can purchase securities denominated in foreign currencies, a change in the value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar could result in a change in the amount of income the Fund has available for distribution. Because a portion of the Fund’s investment income may be received in foreign currencies, the Fund will be required to compute its income in U.S. dollars for distribution to shareholders, and therefore the Fund will absorb the cost of currency fluctuations. After the Fund has distributed income, subsequent foreign currency losses may result in the Fund’s having distributed more income in a particular fiscal period than was available from investment income, which could result in a return of capital to shareholders.

nOther Zero-Coupon Securities. The Fund may buy zero-coupon and delayed interest securities, and “stripped” securities of U.S. and foreign corporations and of foreign government issuers. These are similar in structure to zero-coupon and “stripped” U.S. government securities, but in the case of foreign government securities may or may not be backed by the “full faith and credit” of the issuing foreign government. Zero-coupon securities issued by foreign governments and by corporations will be subject to greater credit risks than U.S. government zero-coupon securities.

     n Other “Stripped” Securities. In addition to buying stripped Treasury securities, the Fund can invest in stripped mortgage-related securities that are created by segregating the cash flows from underlying mortgage loans or mortgage securities to create two or more new securities. Each has a specified percentage of the underlying security’s principal or interest payments. These are a form of derivative investment.

 

     Mortgage securities may be partially stripped so that each class receives some interest and some principal. However, they may be completely stripped. In that case all of the interest is distributed to holders of one type of security, known as an “interest-only” security, or “I/O,” and all of the principal is distributed to holders of another type of security, known as a “principal-only” security or “P/O.” Strips can be created for pass-through certificates or collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs).

     The yields to maturity of I/Os and P/Os are very sensitive to principal repayments (including prepayments) on the underlying mortgages. If the underlying mortgages experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund might not fully recoup its investment in an I/O based on those assets. If underlying mortgages experience less than anticipated prepayments of principal, the yield on the P/Os based on them could decline substantially.

n"When-Issued" and "Delayed-Delivery" Transactions. The Fund may invest in securities on a “when-issued” basis and may purchase or sell securities on a “delayed-delivery” (or “forward-commitment”) basis. “When-issued” and “delayed-delivery” are terms that refer to securities whose terms and indenture are available and for which a market exists, but which are not available for immediate delivery.

When such transactions are negotiated, the price (which is generally expressed in yield terms) is fixed at the time the commitment is made. Delivery and payment for the securities take place at a later date. The securities are subject to change in value from market fluctuations during the period until settlement. The value at delivery may be less than the purchase price. For example, changes in interest rates in a direction other than that expected by the Manager before settlement will affect the value of such securities and may cause a loss to the Fund. During the period between purchase and settlement, the Fund makes no payment to the issuer and no interest accrues to the Fund from the investment until it receives the security at settlement.

The Fund may engage in when-issued transactions to secure what the Manager considers to be an advantageous price and yield at the time the obligation is entered into. When the Fund enters into a when-issued or delayed-delivery transaction, it relies on the other party to complete the transaction. Its failure to do so may cause the Fund to lose the opportunity to obtain the security at a price and yield the Manager considers to be advantageous.

When the Fund engages in when-issued and delayed-delivery transactions, it does so for the purpose of acquiring or selling securities consistent with its investment objective and policies or for delivery pursuant to options contracts it has entered into, and not for the purpose of investment leverage. Although the Fund’s purpose in entering into delayed-delivery or when-issued purchase transactions is to acquire securities, it may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement. If the Fund chooses to dispose of the right to acquire a when-issued security prior to its acquisition or to dispose of its right to delivery or receive against a forward commitment, it may incur a gain or loss.

At the time the Fund makes the commitment to purchase or sell a security on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, it records the transaction on its books and reflects the value of the security purchased in determining the Fund’s net asset value. In a sale transaction, it records the proceeds to be received. The Fund will identify on its books liquid assets at least equal in value to the value of the Fund’s purchase commitments until the Fund pays for the investment.

When-issued and delayed-delivery transactions can be used by the Fund as a defensive technique to hedge against anticipated changes in interest rates and prices. For instance, in periods of rising interest rates and falling prices, the Fund might sell securities in its portfolio on a forward commitment basis to attempt to limit its exposure to anticipated falling prices. In periods of falling interest rates and rising prices, the Fund might sell portfolio securities and purchase the same or similar securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis to obtain the benefit of currently higher cash yields.

     n Repurchase Agreements. The Fund can acquire securities subject to repurchase agreements. It might do so:

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for liquidity purposes, or


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pending the investment of the proceeds from sales of Fund shares, or


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pending the settlement of portfolio securities transactions, or


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for temporary defensive purposes, as described below.


In a repurchase transaction, the Fund buys a security from, and simultaneously resells it to, an approved vendor for delivery on an agreed-upon future date. The resale price exceeds the purchase price by an amount that reflects an agreed-upon interest rate effective for the period during which the repurchase agreement is in effect. Approved vendors include U.S. commercial banks, U.S. branches of foreign banks, or broker-dealers that have been designated as primary dealers in government securities. They must meet credit requirements set by the Manager from time to time.

     The majority of these transactions run from day to day, and delivery pursuant to the resale typically occurs within one to five days of the purchase. Repurchase agreements having a maturity beyond seven days may be deemed to be illiquid investments. The Fund will not enter into a repurchase agreement that causes more than 15% of its net assets to be subject to repurchase agreements having a maturity beyond seven days. There is no limit on the amount of the Fund’s net assets that may be subject to repurchase agreements having maturities of seven days or less.
 
     Repurchase agreements, considered “loans” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), are 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. However, if the vendor fails to pay the resale price on the delivery date, the Fund may incur costs in disposing of the collateral and may experience losses if there is any delay in its ability to do so. The Manager will monitor the vendor’s creditworthiness requirements to confirm that the vendor is financially sound and will continuously monitor the collateral’s value.

     Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Fund, along with other affiliated entities managed by the Manager, may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint repurchase accounts. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements, secured by U.S. government securities. Securities that are pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature. Each joint repurchase arrangement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal; however, in the event of default by the other party to the agreement, retention or sale of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
 
     n Reverse Repurchase Agreements. The Fund can use reverse repurchase agreements on debt obligations it owns, as a cash management tool, but not as a means of leveraging investments. Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells an underlying debt obligation and simultaneously obtains the commitment of the purchaser to sell the security back to the Fund at an agreed-upon price at an agreed-upon date. The Fund will identify on its books liquid assets in an amount sufficient to cover its obligations under reverse repurchase agreements, including interest, until payment is made to the seller. Before the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, the Manager must be satisfied that the seller, typically a bank or broker-dealer, is creditworthy.

     These transactions involve the risk of default or insolvency by the seller, including possible delays in the Fund’s ability to obtain and subsequently sell of the underlying collateral. An additional risk is that the market value of the securities sold by the Fund under a reverse repurchase agreement could decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them. These agreements will be considered borrowings by the Fund and will be subject to the asset coverage requirement under the Fund’s policy on borrowing discussed elsewhere in this SAI. The Fund will not hold more than 5% of the value of its total assets in reverse repurchase agreements.

 

     n Illiquid and Restricted Securities. Generally, an illiquid asset is an asset that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the price at which it has been valued. Under the policies and procedures established by the Board, the Manager determines the liquidity of portfolio investments. The Manager monitors holdings of illiquid and restricted securities on an ongoing basis to determine whether to sell any holdings to maintain adequate liquidity. Among the types of illiquid securities are repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days.

Restricted securities acquired through private placements have contractual restrictions on their public resale that might limit the ability to value or to dispose of the securities and might lower the price that could be realized on a sale. To sell a restricted security that is not registered under applicable securities laws, the securities might need to be registered. The expense of registering restricted securities may be negotiated with the issuer at the time of purchase. If the securities must be registered in order to be sold, a significant period may elapse between the time the decision is made to sell the security and the time the security is registered. There is a risk of downward price fluctuation during that period.

Limitations that apply to purchases of restricted securities do not limit purchases of restricted securities that are eligible for sale to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, if those securities have been determined to be liquid by the Manager under Board-approved guidelines. Those guidelines take into account the trading activity for the 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, holdings of that security may be considered to be illiquid.

n     Loans of Portfolio Securities. The Fund may lend its portfolio securities pursuant to a Securities Lending Agency Agreement (the “Securities Lending Agreement”) with The Goldman Sachs Bank USA, doing business as Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“Goldman Sachs”), subject to the restrictions stated in the Prospectus. The Fund will lend portfolio securities to attempt to increase its income. Goldman Sachs has agreed, in general, to guarantee the obligations of borrowers to return loaned securities and to be responsible for certain expenses relating to securities lending. Under the Securities Lending Agreement, the Fund's securities lending procedures and applicable regulatory requirements (which are subject to change), the Fund must receive collateral from the borrower consisting of cash, bank letters of credit or securities of the U.S. government (or its agencies or instrumentalities). On each business day, the amount of collateral that the Fund has received must at least equal the value of the loaned securities. If the Fund receives cash collateral from the borrower, the Fund may invest that cash in certain high quality, short-term investments, including money market funds advised by the Manager, specified in its securities lending procedures. The Fund will be responsible for the risks associated with the investment of cash collateral, including the risk that the Fund may lose money on the investment or may fail to earn sufficient income to meet its obligations to the borrower.

The terms of the Fund’s portfolio loans must comply with all applicable regulations and with the Fund’s Securities Lending Procedures adopted by the Board. The terms of the loans must permit the Fund to recall loaned securities on five business days’ notice and the Fund will seek to recall loaned securities in time to vote on any matters that the Manager determines would have a material effect on the Fund’s investment. The Securities Lending Agreement may be terminated by either Goldman Sachs or the Fund on 30 days’ written notice.

The Fund limits loans of portfolio securities to not more than 25% of its net assets.

     n Borrowing. The Fund has the ability to borrow from banks to manage its cash flow, to redeem shares, or for temporary, emergency purposes. The Fund can also borrow money to acquire additional investments, which is a speculative technique known as “leverage.” The Fund may borrow only from banks, although the Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements, which are considered to be borrowings, with dealers and other financial institutions.

     In addition, pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC to Citicorp North America, Inc. (“Citicorp”), the Fund also has the ability to borrow, subject to the limits established by its investment policies, from commercial paper and medium-term note conduits administered by Citicorp that issue promissory notes to fund loans to investment companies such as the Fund. These loans may be secured by assets of the Fund, so long as the Fund’s policies permit it to pledge its assets to secure a debt. Liquidity support for these loans will be provided by banks obligated to make loans to the Fund in the event the conduit or conduits are unable or unwilling to make such loans. The Fund will have the right to prepay such loans and terminate its participation in the conduit loan facility at any time upon prior notice. As a borrower under a conduit loan facility, the Fund maintains rights and remedies under state and federal law comparable to those it would maintain with respect to a loan from a bank.

     Under current regulatory requirements, the Fund can borrow only to the extent that the value of the Fund’s assets, less its liabilities other than borrowings, is equal to at least 300% of all borrowings (including the proposed borrowing). If the value of the Fund’s assets fails to meet this 300% asset coverage requirement, the Fund will reduce its bank debt within three days to meet the requirement. To do so, the Fund might have to sell a portion of its investments at a disadvantageous time.
 
     The Fund will pay interest on these loans, and that interest expense will raise the overall expenses of the Fund and reduce its returns. If it does borrow, its expenses will be greater than comparable funds that do not borrow for leverage. Additionally, the Fund’s net asset value per share might fluctuate more than that of funds that do not borrow.

n     Derivatives. The Fund can invest in a variety of derivative investments, including swaps, “structured” investments, options, forward contracts and futures contracts, to seek income or for hedging purposes. The use of derivatives requires special skills and knowledge of investment techniques that are different than what is required for normal portfolio management.  If the Manager uses a derivative instrument at the wrong time or judges market conditions incorrectly, the use of derivatives may reduce the Fund’s return.

Although it is not obligated to do so, the Fund can use derivatives to hedge. The Fund can use hedging to attempt to protect against declines in the market value of the Fund’s portfolio, to permit the Fund to retain unrealized gains in the value of portfolio securities which have appreciated, or to facilitate selling securities for investment reasons. The Fund can use hedging to establish a position in the securities market as a temporary substitute for purchasing particular securities. In that case the Fund would normally seek to purchase the securities and then terminate that hedging position. The Fund might also use this type of hedge to attempt to protect against the possibility that its portfolio securities would not be fully included in a rise in value of the market.

Some of the hedging strategies the Fund can use are described below. The Fund may employ new hedging strategies when they are developed, if those investment methods are consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and are permissible under applicable regulations governing the Fund.

·     “Structured” Notes. The Fund can invest in “structured” notes, which are specially-designed derivative debt investments whose principal payments or interest payments are linked to the value of an underlying asset, such as an equity or debt security, loan, currency, or commodity, or non-asset reference, such as an interest rate or index. The terms of the instrument may be “structured” by the purchaser (the Fund) and the borrower issuing the note.

The values of these notes will fall or rise in response to changes in the values of the underlying asset or reference and the Fund might receive less principal or interest if the underlying asset or reference does not perform as anticipated. In some cases, these notes may pay an amount based on a multiple of the relative change in value of the asset or reference. This type of note offers the potential for increased income or principal payments but at a greater risk of loss than a typical debt security of the same maturity and credit quality.

The values of these notes are also subject to both credit risk (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligations) and interest rate risk and therefore the Fund could receive more or less than it originally invested when a note matures. The prices of these notes may be very volatile and they may have a limited trading market, making it difficult for the Fund to value them or sell them at an acceptable price.

·     Swaps. The Fund may enter into swap agreements, including interest rate, total return, credit default and volatility swaps. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for a specified period of time typically ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or the difference between the returns) earned or realized on a particular asset, such as an equity or debt security, loan, commodity or currency, or non-asset reference, such as an interest rate or index. The swapped returns are generally calculated with respect to a notional amount, that is, the return on a particular dollar amount invested in the underlying asset or reference. The Fund may enter into a swap agreement to, among other reasons, gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible, protect against currency fluctuations, or reduce risk arising from ownership of a particular security or instrument. The Fund will identify liquid assets on the Fund’s books (such as cash or U.S. government securities) to cover any amounts it could owe under swaps that exceed the amounts it is entitled to receive, and it will adjust that amount daily, as needed.

The Fund may enter into swap transactions with certain counterparties pursuant to master netting agreements. A master netting agreement provides that all swaps done between the Fund and that counterparty shall be regarded as parts of an integral agreement. If amounts are payable on a particular date in the same currency in respect of more than one swap transaction, the amount payable shall be the net amount. In addition, the master netting agreement may provide that if one party defaults generally or on any swap, the counterparty can terminate all outstanding swaps with that party.

The use of swap agreements by the Fund entails certain risks. The swaps market is generally unregulated. There is no central exchange or market for swap transactions and therefore they are less liquid investments than exchange-traded instruments and may be considered illiquid by the Fund. Swap agreements entail credit risk arising from the possibility that the counterparty will default. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund’s loss will consist of the net amount of contractual payments that the Fund has not yet received. The Manager will monitor the creditworthiness of counterparties to the Fund’s swap transactions on an ongoing basis. The Fund’s successful use of swap agreements is dependent upon the Manager’s ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Swap agreements may effectively add leverage to the Fund's portfolio because the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

·     Interest Rate Swaps. The Fund may enter into interest rate swaps. In an interest rate swap, the Fund and another party exchange their right to receive or their obligation to pay interest on a security. For example, they might swap the right to receive floating rate payments for fixed rate payments. There is a risk that, based on movements of interest rates, the payments made by the Fund under a swap agreement will be greater than the payments it receives. If the Fund held a Senior Loan with an interest rate that is reset only once a year, it might swap the right to receive interest at that rate for the right to receive interest at a rate that is reset every week. In that case, if interest rates were to rise, the increased interest received by the Fund would offset a decline in the value of the Senior Loan. On the other hand, if interest rates were to fall, the Fund’s benefit from the effect of falling interest rates on the value of the Senior Loan would decrease.

·     Total Return Swaps. The Fund may enter into total return swaps, under which one party agrees to pay the other the total return of a defined underlying asset, such as a security or basket of securities, or non-asset reference, such as a securities index, during the specified period in return for periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or the total return from different underlying assets or references. For example, if the Fund wished to invest in a Senior Loan, it could instead enter into a total return swap and receive the total return of the Senior Loan, less the “funding cost,” which would be a floating interest rate payment to the counterparty. Total return swaps could result in losses if the underlying asset or reference does not perform as anticipated by the Manager.

·     Credit Default Swaps. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps. A credit default swap enables an investor to buy or sell protection against a credit event, such as a borrower’s or issuer’s failure to make timely payments of interest or principal, bankruptcy or restructuring. The Fund may seek to enhance returns by selling protection or attempt to mitigate credit risk by buying protection against the occurrence of a credit event by a specified borrower or issuer. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps, both directly (“unfunded swaps”) and indirectly (“funded swaps”) in the form of a swap embedded within a structured security. Unfunded and funded credit default swaps may refer to a single security or on a basket of securities.

If the Fund buys credit protection using a credit default swap and a credit event occurs, the Fund will deliver the defaulted loan or bond underlying the swap and the swap counterparty will pay the par amount of the loan or bond. If the Fund sells credit protection using a credit default swap and a credit event occurs, the Fund will pay the par amount of the defaulted loan or bond underlying the swap and the swap counterparty will deliver the loan or bond. If the swap is on a basket of assets, the notional amount of the swap is reduced by the par amount of the defaulted asset, and the fixed payments are then made on the reduced notional amount.

Risks of credit default swaps include counterparty credit risk (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligations) and the risk that the Fund will not properly assess the cost of the instrument based on the lack of transparency in the market. If the Fund is selling credit protection, there is a risk that a credit event will occur and that the Fund will have to pay par value on defaulted loans or bonds. If the Fund is buying credit protection, there is a risk that no credit event will occur and the Fund will receive no benefit for the premium paid. In addition, if the Fund is buying credit protection and a credit event does occur, there is a risk when the Fund does not own the underlying asset, that the Fund will have difficulty acquiring the asset on the open market and may receive adverse pricing. The Fund will invest no more than 20% of its total assets in credit default swaps.

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Volatility Swap Contracts. The Fund may enter into volatility swaps to hedge the direction of volatility in a particular asset or non-asset reference, or for other non-speculative purposes. For volatility swaps, counterparties agree to buy or sell volatility at a specific level over a fixed period. Volatility swaps are subject to credit risks (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligations), and the risk that the Manager is incorrect in forecasts of volatility of the underlying asset or reference.


·     Swaption Transactions. The Fund may enter into a swaption transaction, which is a contract that grants the holder, in return for payment of the purchase price (the “premium”) of the option, the right, but not the obligation, to enter into an interest rate swap at a preset rate within a specified period of time, with the writer of the contract. The writer of the contract receives the premium and bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset rate on the underlying interest rate swap. Unrealized gains/losses on swaptions are reflected in investment assets and investment liabilities in the Fund's statement of financial condition.

      Ÿ Futures. The Fund can buy and sell futures contracts that relate to debt securities (these are referred to as “interest rate futures”), broadly-based securities indices (“stock index futures” and “bond index futures”), foreign currencies, commodities and an individual stock (“single stock futures”).

     A broadly-based stock index is used as the basis for trading stock index futures. They may in some cases be based on stocks of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries. A stock index assigns relative values to the securities included in the index and its value fluctuates in response to the changes in value of the underlying securities. A stock index cannot be purchased or sold directly. Bond index futures are similar contracts based on the future value of the basket of securities that comprise the index. These contracts obligate the seller to deliver, and the purchaser to take, cash to settle the futures transaction. There is no delivery made of the underlying securities to settle the futures obligation. Either party may also settle the transaction by entering into an offsetting contract.

An interest rate future obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to take) cash or a specified type of debt security to settle the futures transaction. Either party could also enter into an offsetting contract to close out the position. Similarly, a single stock future obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to take) cash or a specified equity security to settle the futures transaction. Either party could also enter into an offsetting contract to close out the position. Single stock futures trade on a very limited number of exchanges, with contracts typically not fungible among the exchanges.

The Fund can invest a portion of its assets in commodity futures contracts. Commodity futures may be based upon commodities within five main commodity groups: (1) energy, which includes crude oil, natural gas, gasoline and heating oil; (2) livestock, which includes cattle and hogs; (3) agriculture, which includes wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton, coffee, sugar and cocoa; (4) industrial metals, which includes aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc; and (5) precious metals, which includes gold, platinum and silver. The Fund may purchase and sell commodity futures contracts, options on futures contracts and options and futures on commodity indices with respect to these five main commodity groups and the individual commodities within each group, as well as other types of commodities.

     No money is paid or received by the Fund on the purchase or sale of a future. Upon entering into a futures transaction, the Fund will be required to deposit an initial margin payment with the futures commission merchant (the “futures broker”). Initial margin payments will be deposited with the Fund’s custodian bank in an account registered in the futures broker's name. However, the futures broker can gain access to that account only under 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 daily.
 
     At any time prior to expiration of the future, the Fund may elect to close out its position by taking an opposite position, at which time a final determination of variation margin is made and any additional cash must be paid by or released to the Fund. Any loss or gain on the future is then realized by the Fund for tax purposes. All futures transactions (except forward contracts) are effected through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange on which the contracts are traded.
 

      Ÿ Put and Call Options. The Fund can buy and sell exchange-traded and over-the-counter put options (“puts”) and call options (“calls”), including index options, securities options, currency options, commodities options and options on futures.

           Ÿ Writing Call Options. The Fund may write (that is, sell) calls. If the Fund sells a call option, it must be covered. That means the Fund must own the security subject to the call while the call is outstanding, or the call must be covered by segregating liquid assets to enable the Fund to satisfy its obligations if the call is exercised. There is no limit on the amount of the Fund’s total assets that may be subject to covered calls the Fund writes.

     When the Fund writes a call on a security, it receives cash (a premium). The Fund agrees to sell the underlying security to a purchaser of a corresponding call on the same security during the call period at a fixed exercise price regardless of market price changes during the call period. The call period is usually not more than nine months. The exercise price may differ from the market price of the underlying security. The Fund has the risk of loss that the price of the underlying security may decline during the call period. That risk may be offset to some extent by the premium the Fund receives. If the value of the investment does not rise above the call price, it is likely that the call will lapse without being exercised. In that case the Fund would keep the cash premium and the investment.
 
     When the Fund writes a call on an index, it receives cash (a premium). If the buyer of the call exercises it, the Fund will pay an amount of cash equal to the difference between the closing price of the call and the exercise price, multiplied by a specific multiple that determines the total value of the call for each point of difference. If the value of the underlying investment does not rise above the call price, it is likely that the call will lapse without being exercised. In that case, the Fund would keep the cash premium.
 

The Fund’s custodian bank, 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 calls traded on exchanges or as to other acceptable escrow securities. In that way, no margin will be required for such transactions. OCC will release the securities on the expiration of the option or when the Fund enters into a closing transaction.

     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 will establish a formula price at which the Fund will have the absolute right to repurchase that OTC option. The formula price will 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 (i.e., the option is “in the money”). When the Fund writes an OTC option, it will treat as illiquid (for purposes of its restriction on holding illiquid securities) the market-to-market value of the underlying security, unless the option is subject to a buy-back agreement with the executing broker.
 
     To terminate its obligation on a call it has written, the Fund may purchase a corresponding call in a “closing purchase transaction.” The Fund will then realize a profit or loss, depending upon whether the net of the amount of the option transaction costs and the premium received on the call the Fund wrote is more or less than the price of the call the Fund purchases to close out the transaction. The Fund may realize a profit if the call expires unexercised, because the Fund will retain the underlying security and the premium it received when it wrote the call. Any such profits are considered short-term capital gains for federal income tax purposes, as are the premiums on lapsed calls. Then distributed by the Fund they are taxable as ordinary income. If the Fund cannot effect a closing purchase transaction due to the lack of a market, it will have to hold the callable securities until the call expires or is exercised.

The Fund may also write calls on a futures contract without owning the futures contract or securities deliverable under the contract. To do so, at the time the call is written, the Fund must cover the call by segregating an equivalent dollar amount of liquid assets as identified in the Fund’s books. The Fund will segregate additional liquid assets if the value of the segregated assets drops below 100% of the current value of the future. Because of this segregation requirement, in no circumstances would the Fund’s receipt of an exercise notice as to that future require the Fund to deliver a futures contract. It would simply put the Fund in a short futures position.

          Ÿ Writing Put Options. The Fund may write (that is, sell) 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. A put must be covered by segregated liquid assets. The Fund will not write puts if, as a result, more than 50% of the Fund’s net assets would be required to be segregated to cover such put options.

If the Fund writes a put, the put must be covered by liquid assets identified in the Fund’s books. The premium the Fund receives from writing a put represents a profit, as long as the price of the underlying investment remains equal to or above the exercise price. However, the Fund also assumes the obligation during the option period to buy the underlying investment from the buyer of the put at the exercise price, even if the value of the investment falls below the exercise price.

If a put the Fund has written expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a gain in the amount of the premium less the transaction costs incurred. If the put is exercised, the Fund must fulfill its obligation to purchase the underlying investment at the exercise price. That price will usually exceed the market value of the investment at that time. In that case, the Fund may incur a loss if it sells the underlying investment. That loss will be 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 the Fund incurred.

When writing a put option on a security, 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 Fund’s obligation as the put writer continues, it may be assigned an exercise notice by the broker-dealer through which the put was sold. That notice will require the Fund to take delivery of the underlying security and pay the exercise price. The Fund has 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. That obligation terminates upon expiration of the put. It may also terminate if, before it receives an exercise notice, the Fund effects a closing purchase transaction by purchasing a put of the same series as it sold. Once the Fund has been assigned an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction.
 

The Fund may decide to effect a closing purchase transaction to realize a profit on an outstanding put option it has written or to prevent the underlying security from being put. Effecting a closing purchase transaction will also permit the Fund to write another put option on the security, or to sell the security and use the proceeds from the sale for other investments. The Fund will realize a profit or loss from a closing purchase transaction depending on whether the cost of the transaction is less or more than the premium received from writing the put option. Any profits from writing puts are considered short-term capital gains for federal tax purposes, and when distributed by the Fund, are taxable as ordinary income.

           Ÿ Purchasing Puts and Calls. The Fund may purchase call options. When the Fund buys a call (other than in a closing purchase transaction), it pays a premium. The Fund then 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.

      The Fund benefits only if it sells the call at a profit or if, during the call period, the market price of the underlying investment is above the sum of the call price plus the transaction costs and the premium paid for the call and the Fund exercises the call. If the Fund does not exercise the call or sell it (whether or not at a profit), the call will become worthless at its expiration date. In that case the Fund will have paid the premium but lost the right to purchase the underlying investment.
 

The Fund can buy puts whether or not it owns the underlying investment. When the Fund purchases a put, it pays a premium and, except as to puts on indices, has the right to sell the underlying investment to a seller of a put on a corresponding investment during the put period at a fixed exercise price.

Buying a put on an investment the Fund does not own (such as an index or a future) permits the Fund either to resell the put or to buy the underlying investment and sell it at the exercise price. The resale price will vary inversely to 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 its expiration date.

Buying a put on securities or futures the Fund owns 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 date. In that case the Fund will have paid the premium but lost the right to sell the underlying investment. However, the Fund may sell the put prior to its expiration. That sale may or may not be at a profit.

When the Fund purchases a call or put on an index or future, it pays a premium, but settlement is in cash rather than by delivery of the underlying investment to the Fund. Gain or loss depends on changes in the index in question (and thus on price movements in the securities market generally) rather than on price movements in individual securities or futures contracts.

     The Fund may buy a call or put only if, after the purchase, the value of all call and put options held by the Fund will not exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets.
 

      Ÿ Buying and Selling Options on Foreign Currencies. The Fund can buy and sell exchange-traded and over-the-counter put options and call options on foreign currencies. The Fund could use these calls and puts to try to protect against declines in the dollar value of foreign securities and increases in the dollar cost of foreign securities the Fund wants to acquire.

     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 those securities may be partially offset by purchasing calls or writing puts on that foreign currency. If the Manager anticipates a decline in the dollar value of a foreign currency, the decline in the dollar value of portfolio securities denominated in that currency might be partially offset by writing calls or purchasing puts on that foreign currency. However, the currency rates could fluctuate in a direction adverse to the Fund’s position. The Fund will then have incurred option premium payments and transaction costs without a corresponding benefit.

A call the Fund writes on a foreign currency 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 it can do so for additional cash consideration held in a segregated account by its custodian bank) upon conversion or exchange of other foreign currency held in its portfolio.

The Fund could write a call on a foreign currency to provide a hedge against a decline 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. That decline might be one that occurs due to an expected adverse change in the exchange rate. This is known as a “cross-hedging” strategy. In those circumstances, the Fund covers the option by maintaining cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid, high grade debt securities in an amount equal to the exercise price of the option, in a segregated account with the Fund’s custodian bank.

      Ÿ Risks of Hedging with Options and Futures. The use of hedging strategies 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 strategy 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.

The Fund’s option activities could affect its portfolio turnover rate and brokerage commissions. The exercise of calls written by the Fund might 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 could pay a brokerage commission each time it buys a call or put, sells a call or put, or buys or sells an underlying investment in connection with the exercise of a call or put. Those commissions could be higher on a relative basis 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. 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 investment.

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. It will not be able to realize any profit if the investment has increased in value above the call price.

An option position may be closed out only on a market that provides secondary trading for options of the same series, and there is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular option. The Fund might experience losses if it could not close out a position because of an illiquid market for the future or option.

     There is a risk in using short hedging by selling futures or purchasing puts on broadly-based indices or futures to attempt to protect against declines in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The risk is that the prices of the futures or the applicable index will correlate imperfectly with the behavior of the cash prices of the Fund’s securities. For example, it is possible that while the Fund has used derivative instruments in a short hedge, the market may advance and the value of the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio might decline. If that occurred, the Fund would lose money on the derivative instruments and also experience a decline in the value of 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 securities will tend to move in the same direction as the indices upon which the derivative instruments are based.

 

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 portfolio securities being hedged and movements in the price of the hedging instruments, the Fund might use derivative instruments in a greater dollar amount than the dollar amount of portfolio securities being hedged. It might do so if the historical volatility of the prices of the portfolio securities being hedged is more than the historical volatility of the applicable index.

The ordinary spreads between prices in the cash and futures markets are subject to distortions, due to differences in the nature of those markets. First, all participants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit and maintenance requirements. Rather than meeting additional margin deposit requirements, investors may close futures contracts through offsetting transactions which could distort the normal relationship between the cash and futures markets. Second, the liquidity of the futures market 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 market could be reduced, thus producing distortion. Third, from the point of view of speculators, the deposit requirements in the futures market are less onerous than margin requirements in the securities markets. Therefore, increased participation by speculators in the futures market may cause temporary price distortions.

The Fund can use derivative instruments to establish a position in the securities markets as a temporary substitute for the purchase of individual securities (long hedging) by buying futures and/or calls on such futures, broadly-based indices or on securities. It is possible that when the Fund does so the market might decline. If the Fund then concludes not to invest in securities because of concerns that the market might decline further or for other reasons, the Fund will realize a loss on the hedge position that is not offset by a reduction in the price of the securities purchased.

      ŸForward 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 can use them 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 a foreign currency. The Fund can also use “cross-hedging” where the Fund hedges against changes in currencies other than the currency in which a security it holds is denominated.

     Under a forward contract, one party agrees to purchase, and another party agrees to sell, a specific currency at a future date. That date may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties. The transaction price is set at the time the contract is entered into. These contracts are traded in the inter-bank market conducted directly among currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers.
 

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 the risk of 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. Although forward contracts may reduce the risk of loss from a decline in the value of the hedged currency, at the same time they limit any potential gain if the value of the hedged currency increases.

When the Fund enters into a contract for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency, or when it anticipates receiving dividend payments in a foreign currency, the Fund might desire to “lock-in” the U.S. dollar price of the security or the U.S. dollar equivalent of the dividend payments. To do so, the Fund could enter into a forward contract for the purchase or sale of the amount of foreign currency involved in the underlying transaction, in a fixed amount of U.S. dollars per unit of the foreign currency. This is called a “transaction hedge.” The transaction hedge will protect the Fund against a loss from an adverse change in 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 the payments are made or received.

The Fund could also use forward contracts to lock in the U.S. dollar value of portfolio positions. This is called a “position hedge.” When the Fund believes that a foreign currency might suffer a substantial decline against the U.S. dollar, it could enter into a forward contract to sell an amount of that foreign currency approximating the value of some or all of the Fund’s portfolio securities denominated in that foreign currency. When the Fund believes that the U.S. dollar might suffer a substantial decline against a foreign currency, it could enter into a forward contract to buy that foreign currency for a fixed dollar amount. Alternatively, the Fund could enter into a forward contract to sell a different foreign currency for a fixed U.S. dollar amount if the Fund believes that the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency to be sold pursuant to its 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. That is referred to as a “cross hedge.”

The Fund will cover its short positions in these cases by identifying on its books assets having a value equal to the aggregate amount of the Fund’s commitment under forward contracts. The Fund will not enter into forward contracts or maintain a net exposure to such contracts if the consummation of the contracts would obligate the Fund to deliver an amount of foreign currency in excess of the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities or other assets denominated in that currency or another currency that is the subject of the hedge.

However, to avoid excess transactions and transaction costs, the Fund may maintain a net exposure to forward contracts in excess of the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities or other assets denominated in foreign currencies if the excess amount is “covered” by liquid securities denominated in any currency. The cover must be at least equal at all times to the amount of that excess. As one alternative, 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. As another alternative, 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 contact price.

The precise matching of the amounts under forward contracts and the value of the securities involved generally will not be possible because the future value of securities denominated in foreign currencies will change as a consequence of market movements between the date the forward contract is entered into and the date it is sold. In some cases the Manager might decide to sell the security and deliver foreign currency to settle the original purchase obligation. If the market value of the security is less than the amount of foreign currency the Fund is obligated to deliver, the Fund might have to purchase additional foreign currency on the “spot” (that is, cash) market to settle the security trade. If the market value of the security instead exceeds the amount of foreign currency the Fund is obligated to deliver to settle the trade, the Fund might have to sell on the spot market some of the foreign currency received upon the sale of the security. There will be additional transaction costs on the spot market in those cases.

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 to pay additional transactions costs. The use of forward contracts in this manner might reduce the Fund’s performance if there are unanticipated changes in currency prices to a greater degree than if the Fund had not entered into such contracts.

At or before the maturity of a forward contract requiring the Fund to sell a currency, the Fund might sell a portfolio security and use the sale proceeds to make delivery of the currency. In the alternative the Fund might retain the security and offset its contractual obligation to deliver the currency by purchasing a second contract. Under that contract the Fund will obtain, on the same maturity date, the same amount of the currency that it is obligated to deliver. Similarly, the Fund might 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. The gain or loss will depend on the extent to which the exchange rate or rates between the currencies involved moved between the execution dates of the first contract and offsetting contract.

The costs 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 brokerage fees or commissions are involved. Because these contracts are not traded on an exchange, the Fund must evaluate the credit and performance risk of the counterparty under each forward contract.

Although the Fund values its assets daily in terms of U.S. dollars, it does not intend to convert its holdings of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. The Fund may convert foreign currency from time to time, and will incur costs in doing so. 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 might offer to sell a foreign currency to the Fund at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange if the Fund desires to resell that currency to the dealer.

Ÿ Regulatory Aspects of Certain Derivative Instruments. The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) recently eliminated limitations on futures trading by certain regulated entities including registered investment companies and consequently registered investment companies may engage in unlimited futures transactions and options thereon provided that the Fund claims an exclusion from regulation as a commodity pool operator. The Fund has claimed such an exclusion from registration as a commodity pool operator under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). The Fund may use futures and options for hedging and non-hedging purposes to the extent consistent with its investment objective, internal risk management guidelines adopted by the Fund’s investment adviser (as they may be amended from time to time), and as otherwise set forth in the Fund’s prospectus or this SAI.

Transactions in options by the Fund are subject to limitations established by the option exchanges. The exchanges limit the maximum number of options that may be written or held by a single investor or group of investors acting in concert. Those limits apply 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 that the Fund may write or hold may be affected by options written or held by other entities, including other investment companies having the same advisor as the Fund (or an advisor that is an affiliate of the Fund’s advisor). 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.

Under the Investment Company Act, when the Fund purchases a future, it must maintain cash or readily marketable short-term debt instruments in an amount equal to the market value of the securities underlying the future, less the margin deposit applicable to it.

      Ÿ Tax Aspects of Certain Derivative Instruments. Certain foreign currency exchange contracts in which the Fund may invest are treated as “Section 1256 contracts” under the Code. In general, gains or losses relating to Section 1256 contracts are characterized as 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses under the Code. However, foreign currency gains or losses arising from Section 1256 contracts that are 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,” and unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized. An election can be made by the Fund to exempt those transactions from this mark-to-market treatment.

Certain forward contracts the Fund enters into may result in “straddles” for federal income tax purposes. The straddle rules may affect the character and timing of gains (or losses) recognized 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 that the 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 Code, the following gains or losses are treated as ordinary income or loss:

(1)     

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, and


(2)     

gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in the value of a foreign currency between the date of acquisition of a debt security denominated in a foreign currency or foreign currency forward contracts and the date of disposition.


     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 Code for that trade, which may increase or decrease the amount of the Fund’s investment income available for distribution to its shareholders.

n     Investment in Other Investment Companies. The Fund can also invest in the securities of other investment companies, which can include open-end funds, closed-end funds and unit investment trusts, subject to the limits set forth in the Investment Company Act that apply to those types of investments. For example, the Fund can invest in Exchange-Traded Funds, which are typically open-end funds or unit investment trusts, listed on a stock exchange. The Fund might do so as a way of gaining exposure to the segments of the equity or fixed-income markets represented by the Exchange-Traded Funds’ portfolio, at times when the Fund may not be able to buy those portfolio securities directly.

Investing in another investment company may involve the payment of substantial premiums above the value of such investment company’s portfolio securities and is subject to limitations under the Investment Company Act. The Fund does not intend to invest in other investment companies unless the Manager believes that the potential benefits of the investment justify the payment of any premiums or sales charges. As a shareholder of an investment company, the Fund would be subject to its ratable share of that investment company’s expenses, including its advisory and administration expenses. The Fund does not anticipate investing a substantial amount of its net assets in shares of other investment companies.

n     Portfolio Turnover. “Portfolio turnover” describes the rate at which the Fund traded its portfolio securities during its last fiscal year. For example, if a fund sold all of its securities during the year, its portfolio turnover rate would have been 100%. The Manager is not limited in the amount of portfolio trading it may conduct on behalf of the Fund and will buy and sell securities as it deems appropriate. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate will fluctuate from year to year, and the Fund could have a portfolio turnover rate of more than 100% annually. For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 67%. The portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year. The Fund can engage in short-term trading to try to achieve its objective.

     Increased portfolio turnover creates higher transaction costs for the Fund, which may reduce its overall performance. Additionally, the realization of capital gains from selling portfolio securities may result in distributions of taxable long-term capital gains to shareholders, since the Fund will normally distribute all of its capital gains realized each year, to avoid excise taxes under the Internal Revenue Code. If the Fund repurchases large amounts of shares during Repurchase Offers, it may have to sell portions of its securities holdings to raise cash to pay for those repurchases. That might may result in a higher than usual portfolio turnover rate.
 

     n Temporary Defensive Investments. When market conditions are unstable, or the Manager believes it is otherwise appropriate to reduce holdings in stocks, the Fund can invest in a variety of debt securities for defensive purposes. The Fund can also purchase these securities for liquidity purposes to meet cash needs due to the redemption of Fund shares, or to hold while waiting to reinvest cash received from the sale of other portfolio securities. The Fund’s temporary defensive investments can include the following short-term (maturing in one year or less) dollar-denominated debt obligations:

·     

obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its instrumentalities or agencies,


·     

commercial paper (short-term, unsecured promissory notes) of domestic or foreign companies,


·     

debt obligations of domestic or foreign corporate issuers,


·     

certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances of domestic and foreign banks having total assets in excess of $1 billion, and


·     

repurchase agreements.


     Short-term debt securities would normally be selected for defensive or cash management purposes because they can normally be disposed of quickly, are not generally subject to significant fluctuations in principal value and their value will be less subject to interest rate risk than longer-term debt securities.
 

Diversification. The Fund is a diversified fund which means the Fund cannot buy securities issued or guaranteed by any one issuer if more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in securities of that issuer or if it would then own more than 10% of that issuer's voting securities. That restriction applies to 75% of the Fund’s total assets. The limit does not apply to securities issued by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.

Other Investment Restrictions. In addition to having a number of investment policies and restrictions identified in the Prospectus or elsewhere as “fundamental policies,” the Fund has other investment restrictions that are fundamental policies, described below.

     n What Are “Fundamental Policies?” Fundamental policies are those policies that the Fund has adopted to govern its investments that can be changed only by the vote of a “majority” of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities. Under the Investment Company Act, a “majority” vote is defined as the vote of the holders of the lesser of:

·     

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


·     

more than 50% of the outstanding shares.


     Policies described in the Prospectus or this SAI are “fundamental” only if they are identified as such. The Fund’s Board of Trustees can change non-fundamental policies without shareholder approval. However, significant changes to investment policies will be described in supplements or updates to the Prospectus or this SAI, as appropriate. The Fund's most significant investment policies are described in the Prospectus.

      nWhat Are the Fund’s Additional Fundamental Policies? The following investment restrictions are fundamental policies of the Fund:

·     

The Fund cannot invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities of issuers having their principal business activities in the same industry. The Fund can invest 25% or more of its total assets and can invest up to 100% of its total assets in securities of issuers in the group of financial services industries, which under the Fund’s currently-used industry classifications include the following industries (this group of industries and the Fund’s industry classifications can be changed by the Fund without shareholder approval): banks, bank holding companies, commercial finance, consumer finance, diversified financial, insurance, savings and loans, and special purpose financial. For the purpose of this investment restriction, the term “issuer” includes the borrower under a loan, the agent bank for a loan, and any intermediate participant in the loan interposed between the borrower and the Fund. The percentage limitation in this investment restriction does not apply to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities. For the purposes of interpreting this investment restriction, each foreign national government is treated as an “industry” and utilities are divided according to the services they provide.


·     

The Fund cannot borrow money in excess of 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets at the time of the borrowings. The Fund’s borrowings must comply with the 300% asset coverage requirement under the Investment Company Act, as such requirement may be amended from time to time.


·     

The Fund cannot make loans to other persons. However, the Fund can invest in loans (including by direct investments or purchasing assignments or participation interests) and other debt obligations in accordance with its investment objective and policies.


·     

The Fund may also lend its portfolio securities and may purchase securities subject to repurchase agreements.


·     

The Fund cannot buy or sell real estate. However, the Fund can purchase securities secured by real estate or interests in real estate, or issued by issuers (including real estate investment trusts) that invest in real estate or interests in real estate. The Fund may hold and sell real estate as acquired as a result of the Fund's ownership of securities.


·     

The Fund cannot buy or sell commodities or commodity contracts. However, the Fund can buy and sell derivative instruments and other hedging instruments, such as futures contracts, options and swaps.


·     

The Fund cannot underwrite securities of other companies. A permitted exception is in case the Fund is deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 when reselling any securities held in its own portfolio.


·     

The Fund cannot buy securities on margin. However, the Fund can make margin deposits in connection with its use of derivative instruments and hedging instruments.


·     

The Fund cannot issue “senior securities,” except as permitted under the Investment Company Act. This limitation does not prohibit certain investment activities for which assets of the Fund are designated as segregated, or margin, collateral or escrow arrangements are established, to cover the related obligations. Examples of those activities include borrowing money, reverse repurchase agreements, delayed-delivery and when-issued arrangements for portfolio securities transactions, and contracts to buy or sell derivatives, hedging instruments, options or futures.


     Notwithstanding the Fund's investment policies and restrictions, the Fund may invest all or part of its investable assets in a management investment company with substantially the same investment objective, policies and restrictions as the Fund. This could allow creation of a “master/feeder” structure in the future, although the Fund has no current intention to restructure in this manner.

     Unless the Prospectus or this SAI states that a percentage restriction applies on an ongoing basis, it applies only at the time the Fund makes an investment (except in the case of borrowing and investments in illiquid securities). The Fund need not sell securities to meet the percentage limits if the value of the investment increases in proportion to the size of the Fund.

n      Does the Fund Have Additional Restrictions That Are Not “Fundamental” Policies? The Fund has an additional operating policy that is not “fundamental,” and which can be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval:

     For purposes of the Fund’s policy not to concentrate its investments as described above, the Fund has adopted classifications of industries and groups of related industries. These classifications are not fundamental policies.

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

While recognizing the importance of providing Fund shareholders with information about their Fund’s investments and providing portfolio information to a variety of third parties to assist with the management, distribution and administrative processes, the need for transparency must be balanced against the risk that third parties who gain access to the Fund’s portfolio holdings information could attempt to use that information to trade ahead of or against the Fund, which could negatively affect the prices the Fund is able to obtain in portfolio transactions or the availability of the securities that a portfolio manager is trading on the Fund’s behalf.

The Fund, the Manager, the Distributor and the Transfer Agent have therefore adopted policies and procedures regarding the dissemination of information about its portfolio holdings by employees, officers and directors or trustees of the Fund, the Manager, the Distributor and the Transfer Agent. These policies are designed to assure that non-public information about the Fund’s portfolio securities holdings is distributed only for a legitimate business purpose, and is done in a manner that (a) conforms to applicable laws and regulations and (b) is designed to prevent that information from being used in a way that could negatively affect the Fund’s investment program or enable third parties to use that information in a manner that is harmful to the Fund. It is a violation of the Code of Ethics for any covered person to release holdings in contravention of the portfolio holdings disclosure policies and procedures adopted by the Fund.

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure. The Fund, the Manager, the Distributor and the Transfer Agent and their affiliates and subsidiaries, employees, officers, and directors or trustees, shall neither solicit nor accept any compensation or other consideration (including any agreement to maintain assets in the Fund or in other investment companies or accounts managed by the Manager or any affiliated person of the Manager) in connection with the disclosure of the Fund's non-public portfolio holdings. The receipt of investment advisory fees or other fees and compensation paid to the Manager and its subsidiaries pursuant to agreements approved by the Fund's Board shall not be deemed to be "compensation" or "consideration" for these purposes. Until publicly disclosed, the Fund's portfolio holdings are proprietary, confidential business information. After they are publicly disclosed, the Fund's portfolio holdings may be released in any appropriate manner.

·     

Public Disclosure. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are made publicly available no later than 60 days after the close of each of the Fund’s fiscal quarters, either in its annual or semi-annual report to shareholders or in its Statements of Investments on Form N-Q. Those documents are publicly available at the SEC. In addition, the top 20 month-end securities holdings (based on invested assets), listed by security or by issuer, may be posted on the OppenheimerFunds website (at www.oppenheimerfunds.com">www.oppenheimerfunds.com


) with a 15-day delay. The Fund may post a smaller list of holdings (e.g., the top five or top 10 portfolio holdings), or may not post holdings, if the Manager believes that it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Other general information about the Fund’s portfolio investments, such as portfolio composition by asset class, industry, country, currency, credit rating or maturity, may also be publicly disclosed with a 15-day delay.

The Fund’s complete portfolio holdings positions may be released to the following categories of entities or individuals on an ongoing basis, provided that such entity or individual either (1) has signed an agreement to keep such information confidential and not trade on the basis of such information or (2) as a member of the Fund’s board, or as an employee, officer or director of the Manager, the Distributor, or the Transfer Agent, or if their legal counsel, is subject to fiduciary obligations (a) not to disclose such information except in compliance with the Fund’s policies and procedures and (b) not to trade for his or her personal account on the basis of such information:

·     

Employees of the Fund’s Manager, Distributor and Transfer Agent who need to have access to such information (as determined by senior officers of such entities);


·     

The Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm;


·     

Members of the Fund’s Board and the Board’s legal counsel;

·     

The Fund’s custodian bank;

·     

A proxy voting service designated by the Fund and its Board;

·     

Rating/ranking organizations (such as Lipper, Inc. and Morningstar, Inc.);

·     

Portfolio pricing services retained by the Manager to provide portfolio security prices; and

·     

Dealers, to obtain bids (price quotations if securities are not priced by the Fund’s regular pricing services).

Month-end lists of the Fund's complete portfolio holdings may be disclosed for legitimate business reasons, no sooner than 30 days after the relevant month end, pursuant to special requests and under limited circumstances discussed below, provided that:
 

·     

The third-party recipient must first submit a request for release of Fund portfolio holdings, explaining the business reason for the request;


·     

Senior officers (a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel or above) in the Manager's Portfolio and Legal departments must approve the completed request for release of Fund portfolio holdings; and

·     

Before receiving the data, the third-party recipient must sign the Manager's portfolio holdings non-disclosure agreement, agreeing to keep confidential the information that is not publicly available regarding the Fund's holdings and agreeing not to trade directly or indirectly based on the information.

Portfolio holdings information of the Fund may be provided, under limited circumstances, to brokers or dealers with whom the Fund trades and entities that provide investment coverage or analytical information regarding the Fund’s portfolio, provided that there is a legitimate investment reason for providing the information to the broker, dealer or other entity. Month-end portfolio holdings information may, under this procedure, be provided to vendors providing research information or analytics to the Fund, with at least a 15-day delay after the month end, but in certain cases may be provided to a broker or analytical vendor with a 1-2 day lag to facilitate the provision of requested investment information to the Manager to facilitate a particular trade or the portfolio manager’s investment process for the Fund. Any third party receiving such information must first sign the Manager’s portfolio holdings non-disclosure agreement as a pre-condition to receiving this information.

Portfolio holdings information (which may include information on individual securities positions or multiple securities) may be provided to the entities listed below (1) by portfolio traders employed by the Manager in connection with portfolio trading, and (2) by the members of the Manager’s Security Valuation Group and Accounting Departments in connection with portfolio pricing or other portfolio evaluation purposes:

·     

Brokers and dealers in connection with portfolio transactions (purchases and sales);


·     

Brokers and dealers to obtain bids or bid and asked prices (if securities held by the Fund are not priced by the Fund’s regular pricing services);

·     

Dealers to obtain price quotations where the Fund is not identified as the owner.

Portfolio holdings information (which may include information on the Fund’s entire portfolio or individual securities therein) may be provided by senior officers of the Manager or attorneys on the legal staff of the Manager, Distributor, or Transfer Agent, in the following circumstances:

·     

Response to legal process in litigation matters, such as responses to subpoenas or in class action matters where the Fund may be part of the plaintiff class (and seeks recovery for losses on a security) or a defendant;


·     

Response to regulatory requests for information (the SEC, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), state securities regulators, and/or foreign securities authorities, including without limitation requests for information in inspections or for position reporting purposes);

·     

To potential sub-advisers of portfolios (pursuant to confidentiality agreements);

·     

To consultants for retirement plans for plan sponsors/discussions at due diligence meetings (pursuant to confidentiality agreements);

·     

Investment bankers in connection with merger discussions (pursuant to confidentiality agreements).

Portfolio managers and analysts may, subject to the Manager’s policies on communications with the press and other media, discuss portfolio information in interviews with members of the media, or in due diligence or similar meetings with clients or prospective purchasers of Fund shares or their financial representatives.

     The Fund’s shareholders may, under unusual circumstances (such as a lack of liquidity in the Fund’s portfolio to meet redemptions), receive redemption proceeds of their Fund shares paid as pro rata shares of securities held in the Fund’s portfolio. In such circumstances, disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings may be made to such shareholders.
 

Any permitted release of otherwise non-public portfolio holdings information must be in accordance with the then-current policy on approved methods for communicating confidential information.

     The Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”) of the Fund and the Manager, Distributor, and Transfer Agent shall oversee the compliance by the Manager, Distributor, Transfer Agent, and their personnel with these policies and procedures. The CCO reports to the Fund’s Board any material violation of these policies and procedures during the previous calendar quarter and makes recommendations to the Board as to any amendments that the CCO believes are necessary and desirable to carry out or improve these policies and procedures.

     The Manager and the Fund have entered into ongoing arrangements to make available information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings. One or more of the Oppenheimer funds may currently disclose portfolio holdings information based on ongoing arrangements to the following parties:
 

ABG Sundal Collier

Fortis Securities

Ned Davis Research Group

Advisor Asset Management

Fox-Pitt, Kelton, Inc.

Needham & Company

Alforma Capital Markets

Fraser Mackenzie

Neue Zürcher Bank

Altrushare

Friedman, Billings, Ramsey

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

Altus Investment Management

FTN Equity Capital Markets Corporation

Numis Securities Inc.

American Technology Research

Garp Research & Securities

Oddo Securities

Auerbach Grayson & Company

George K. Baum & Company

Omgeo LLC

Banc of America Securities

GMP Securities L.P.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.

Barclays Capital

Goldman Sachs & Company

Pacific Crest

Barnard Jacobs Mellet

Good Morning Securities

Paradigm Capital

BB&T Capital Markets

Goodbody Stockbrokers

Petercam/JPP Eurosecurities

Belle Haven Investments, Inc.

Handelsbanken Markets Securities

Piper Jaffray Company

Beltone Financial

Helvea Inc.

Prager Sealy & Company

Bergen Capital

Hewitt

R. Seelaus & Co., Inc.

Bloomberg

HJ Sims & Co., Inc.

Ramirez & Company

BMO Capital Markets

Howard Weil

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

BNP Paribas

HSBC Securities

RBC Capital Markets

Brean Murray Carret & Company

Hyundai Securities America, Inc.

RBC Dain Rauscher

Brown Brothers Harriman & Company

ICICI Securities Inc.

Redburn Partners

Buckingham Research Group

Interactive Data

Renaissance Capital

Cabrera Capital

Intermonte

RiskMetrics Group

Callan Associates

Investec

Robert W. Baird & Company

Cambridge Associates

Janco Partners

Rocaton

Canaccord Adams, Inc.

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Rogers Casey

Caris & Company

Jefferies & Company

Roosevelt & Cross

Carnegie

Jennings Capital Inc.

Royal Bank of Scotland

Cazenove

Jesup & Lamont Securities

Russell/Mellon

Cheuvreux

JMP Securities

RV Kuhns

Citigroup

Johnson Rice & Company

Sal Oppenheim

Cleveland Research Company

JPMorgan Chase

Salman Partners

CLSA

Kaupthing Securities Inc.

Samsung Securities

Cogent

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

Sandler Morris Harris Group

Collins Stewart

Keijser Securities N.V.

Sandler O'Neill & Partners

Commerzbank

Kempen & Co. USA Inc.

Sanford C. Bernstein & Company, LLC

Contrarian Capital Management, LLC

Kepler Capital Markets

Santander Securities

Cormark Securities

KeyBanc Capital Markets

Scotia Capital

Cowen & Company

KPMG LLP

Seattle-Northwest Securities

Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC

Kotak Mahindra Inc

Sidoti & Company LLC

Credit Suisse

Lazard Capital

Siebert Brandford Shank & Company

Crews & Associates

LCG Associates

Simmons & Company

D.A. Davidson & Company

Lebenthal & Company

Societe Generale

Daewoo Securities Company Ltd.

Leerink Swann

Standard & Poor's

Dahlman Rose & Company

Lipper

Sterne Agee

Daiwa Securities

Loop Capital Markets

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company

Davy

Macquarie Securities

Stone & Youngberg

DeMarche

MainFirst Bank AG

SunGard

DEPFA First Albany Corporation

MassMutual

Suntrust Robinson Humphrey

Desjardins Securities

Mediobanca Securities USA LLC

SWS Group, Inc.

Deutsche Bank

Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.

Thomas Weisel Partners

Dougherty and Company LLC

Merrion Stockbrokers Ltd.

ThomsonReuters LLC

Dowling Partners

Mesirow Financial

Troika Dialog

Dresdner Kleinwort

MF Global Securities

UBS

Duncan Williams

Mirae Asset Securities

UOB Kay Hian (U.S.) Inc.

Dundee Securities

Mitsubishi Financial Securities

Vining & Sparks

DZ Financial Markets

Mizuho Securities USA

Vontobel Securities Ltd

Edelweiss Securities Ltd.

ML Stern

Wachovia Securities Corporation

Emmet & Co., Inc.

Morgan Keegan

Watson Wyatt

Empirical Research

Morgan Stanley

Wedbush Morgan Securities

Enam Securities

Morningstar

Weeden & Company

Enskilda Securities

Motil Oswal Securities

West LB

Evaluation Associates

MSCI Barra

WH Mell & Associates

Exane

M&T Securities

William Blair & Company

FactSet Research Systems

Multi-Bank Securities

Wilshire

FBR Capital Markets & Co.

Murphy & Dureiu

Winchester Capital Partners, LLC

Fidelity Capital Markets

National Bank Financial

Ziegler Capital Markets Group

First Miami Securities

Natixis Bleichroeder Inc.

 

Organization and History

Organization and History. The Fund is an open-end, diversified management investment company with an unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest. The Fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust in June 1999. The Fund converted from a closed-end to an open-end Fund on July 1, 2010.

Classes of Shares. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) is authorized, without shareholder approval, to:
 

·     

create new series and classes of shares;


·     

reclassify unissued shares into additional series or classes; and

·     

to divide or combine the shares of a class into a greater or lesser number of shares without changing the proportionate beneficial interest of a shareholder in the Fund.

The Fund currently has four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y. All classes invest in the same investment portfolio. Each class of shares:

·     

has its own dividends and distributions;


·     

pays certain expenses which may be different for the different classes;


·     

will generally have a different net asset value;


·     

will generally have separate voting rights on matters in which interests of one class are different from interests of another class; and


·     

votes as a class on matters that affect that class alone.


Each share of each class:     
 

·     

represents an interest in the Fund proportionately equal to the interest of each other share of the same class;


·     

is freely transferable;

·     

has one vote at shareholder meetings, with fractional shares voting proportionally:

·     

may be voted in person or by proxy as shareholder meetings; and

·     

does not have cumulative voting rights, preemptive rights or subscription rights.

Class Y Share Availability. 

·     

Class Y shares are offered to fee-based clients of dealers that have a special agreement with the Distributor to offer these shares, and to certain institutional investors who have a special agreement with the Distributor.


·     

Class A to Class Y Voluntary Conversion. For shareholders who currently hold Class A shares but are authorized to purchase Class Y shares, those shareholders can convert existing Class A shares to Class Y shares of the same fund either through their dealer who has a special agreement with the Distributor or by submitting written instructions to the Transfer Agent.  Under current interpretations of applicable federal income tax law by the Internal Revenue Service, this voluntary conversion of Class A to Class Y shares is not treated as a taxable event. If those laws or the IRS interpretation of those laws should change, this voluntary conversion feature may be suspended.


Shareholder Meetings. As a Massachusetts business trust, the Fund is not required to hold regular annual meetings of shareholders and does not plan to do so. The Fund may hold shareholder meetings from time to time, however, on important matters or when required to do so by the Investment Company Act, or other applicable law.
 

Shareholders have the right, upon a vote or declaration in writing of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Fund, to remove a Trustee or to take other action described in the Fund’s Declaration of Trust. The Trustees will call a meeting of shareholders to vote on the removal of a Trustee upon the written request of the record holders of 10% of its outstanding shares.

If the Trustees receive a request from at least 10 shareholders stating that they wish to communicate with other shareholders to request a meeting to remove a Trustee, the Trustees will then either make the Fund’s shareholder list available to the applicants or mail their communication to all other shareholders at the applicants’ expense. The shareholders making the request must have been shareholders for at least six months and must hold shares of the Fund valued at $25,000 or more or constituting at least 1% of the Fund’s outstanding shares. The Trustees may also take other action as permitted by the Investment Company Act.

Shareholder and Trustee Liability. The Fund’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder and Trustee liability for the Fund’s obligations. It also provides for indemnification and reimbursement of expenses out of the Fund’s property for any shareholder held personally liable for its obligations. The Declaration of Trust also states that, upon request, the Fund shall assume the defense of any claim made against a shareholder for any act or obligation of the Fund and shall satisfy any judgment on that claim. The Fund’s contractual arrangements state that any person doing business with the Fund (and each shareholder of the Fund) agrees under its Declaration of Trust to look solely to the assets of the Fund for satisfaction of any claim or demand that may arise out of any dealings with the Fund. Additionally, the Trustees shall have no personal liability to any such person, to the extent permitted by law. Although Massachusetts law permits a shareholder of a business trust (such as the Fund) to be held personally liable as a “partner” under certain circumstances, the risk that a Fund shareholder will incur financial loss from being held liable as a “partner” of the Fund is limited to the relatively remote circumstances in which the Fund would be unable to meet its obligations.

How the Fund is Managed

Board of Trustees and Oversight Committees. The Fund is governed by a Board of Trustees, which is responsible for overseeing the Fund. The Board is led by William L. Armstrong, an independent trustee, who is not an “interested person” of the Fund, as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Board meets periodically throughout the year to oversee the Fund’s activities, including to review its performance, oversee potential conflicts and risks of the Fund and review the actions of the Manager. With respect to its oversight of risk, the Board relies on reports and information received from various parties, including OFI, internal auditors, the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Fund’s outside auditors and Fund counsel. It is important to note that, despite the efforts of the Board and of the various parties that play a role in the oversight of risk, it is likely that not all risks will be indentified or mitigated.
 

The Board has an Audit Committee, a Review Committee and a Governance Committee. Each of the Committees is comprised solely of Trustees who are not “interested persons” under the Investment Company Act (the “Independent Trustees”).
 

The Audit Committee held 4 meetings, the Review Committee held 4 meetings and the Governance Committee held 4 meetings during the Fund’s fiscal year ended July 31, 2010.

The members of the Audit Committee are George C. Bowen (Chairman), Edward L. Cameron, Robert J. Malone and F. William Marshall, Jr. The Audit Committee selects the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm (also referred to as the “independent Auditors”). Other main functions of the Audit Committee, outlined in the Audit Committee Charter, include, but are not limited to: (i) reviewing the scope and results of financial statement audits and the audit fees charged; (ii) reviewing reports from the Fund independent Auditors regarding the Fund internal accounting procedures and controls; (iii) reviewing reports from the Manager’s Internal Audit Department; (iv) reviewing certain reports from and meet periodically with the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer; (v) maintaining a separate line of communication between the Fund independent Auditors and the Independent Directors/Trustees; (vi) reviewing the independence of the Fund independent Auditors; and (vii) approving in advance the provision of any audit or non-audit services by the Fund independent Auditors, including tax services, that are not prohibited by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to the Fund, the Manager and certain affiliates of the Manager. The Audit Committee also reviews reports concerning the valuation on certain investments.

The members of the Review Committee are Sam Freedman (Chairman), Jon S. Fossel, Richard F. Grabish and Beverly L. Hamilton. Among other duties, as set forth in the Review Committee’s Charter, the Review Committee reviews Fund performance and expenses as well as oversees several of the Fund’s principal service providers and certain policies and procedures of the Fund.

The members of the Governance Committee are Robert J. Malone (Chairman), William Armstrong, Edward L. Cameron, Beverly L. Hamilton and F. William Marshall, Jr. The Governance Committee has adopted a charter setting forth its duties and responsibilities. Among other duties, the Governance Committee reviews and oversees Fund governance and the nomination of Directors/Trustees, including Independent Directors/Trustees. The Governance Committee has adopted a process for shareholder submission of nominees for board positions. Shareholders may submit names of individuals, accompanied by complete and properly supported resumes, for the Governance Committee’s consideration by mailing such information to the Governance Committee in care of the Fund. The Governance Committee has not established specific qualifications that it believes must be met by a nominee. In evaluating nominees, the Governance Committee considers, among other things, an individual’s background, skills and experience, whether the individual is an “interested person” as defined in the Investment Company Act; and whether individual would be deemed an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of applicable SEC rules. The Governance Committee also considers whether the individual’s background, skills and experience will complement the background, skills and experience of other Trustees and will contribute to the Board’s diversity. The Governance Committee may consider such persons at such time as it meets to consider possible nominees. The Governance Committee, however, reserves sole discretion to determine which candidates for Directors/Trustees it will recommend to the Board and the shareholders and it may identify candidates other than those submitted by shareholders. The Governance Committee may, but need not, consider the advice and recommendation of the Manager or its affiliates in selecting nominees. The full Board elects new Directors/Trustees except for those instances when a shareholder vote is required.

     Shareholders who desire to communicate with the Board should address correspondence to the Board or an individual Board member and may submit their correspondence electronically at www.oppenheimerfunds.com under the caption “contact us” or by mail to the Fund at the address on the front cover of this SAI.

Below is a brief discussion of the specific experience, qualifications attributes or skills of each Board member that led the Board to conclude that he or she should serve as a Trustee of the Fund.

Each Independent Director/Trustee has served on the Board for the number of years listed below, during the course of which he or she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board’s deliberations. Each Director’s/Trustee’s outside professional experience is outlined in the Biographical Information, below.

Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Except for Mr. Glavin, each of the Trustees is an Independent Trustee. All of the Trustees are also trustees or directors of the following Oppenheimer funds (referred to as “Denver Board Funds”) except for Mr. Grabish, who serves as Trustee for only the following funds: Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund, Oppenheimer Corporate Bond Fund, Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund, Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund, Panorama Series Fund, Inc., Oppenheimer Principal Protected Trust II, Oppenheimer Principal Protected Trust III, Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund, Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Fixed Income Active Allocation Fund, Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC, Oppenheimer Master Inflation Protected Securities Fund, LLC and Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC:

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund

Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc

Oppenheimer Cash Reserves

Oppenheimer Main Street Opportunity Fund

Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund

Oppenheimer Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

Oppenheimer Corporate Bond Fund

Oppenheimer Master Inflation Protected Securities Fund, LLC

Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund

Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Fixed Income Active Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Equity Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Principal Protected Trust II

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund

Oppenheimer Principal Protected Trust III

Oppenheimer Integrity Funds

Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund

Oppenheimer International Bond Fund

Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund

Panorama Series Fund, Inc.

     Present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their immediate family members) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates, and retirement plans established by them for their employees are permitted to purchase Class A shares of the Fund and the other Oppenheimer funds at net asset value without sales charge. The sales charge on Class A shares is waived for that group because of the reduced sales efforts realized by the Distributor. Present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their eligible family members) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates, its parent company and the subsidiaries of its parent company, and retirement plans established for the benefit of such individuals, are also permitted to purchase Class Y shares of the Oppenheimer funds that offer Class Y shares.

     As of November 5, 2010, the Trustees and officers of the Fund, as a group, owned less than 1% of any class of shares of the Fund beneficially or of record. The foregoing statement does not reflect ownership of shares held of record by an employee benefit plan for employees of the Manager, other than the shares beneficially owned under that plan by the officers of the Fund. In addition, none of the Independent Trustees (nor any of their immediate family members) owns securities of either the Manager or the Distributor or of any entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Manager or the Distributor.

Biographical Information. The Trustees and officers, their positions with the Fund, length of service in such position(s), and principal occupations and business affiliations during at least the past five years are listed in the charts below. The charts also include information about each Trustee’s beneficial share ownership in the Fund and in all of the registered investment companies that the Trustee oversees in the Oppenheimer family of funds (“Supervised Funds”). The address of each Trustee in the chart below is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

Independent Trustees

Name,
Position(s) Held with Fund,
Length of Service,
Age

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years;
Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held by Trustee;
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Currently Overseen by Trustee

Dollar Range of Shares Beneficially Owned in the Fund

Aggregate Dollar Range Of Shares Beneficially Owned in Any of the Oppenheimer Funds Overseen by Trustee

As of December 31, 2009

William L. Armstrong,

Chairman of the Board since 2003 and Trustee since 1999
Age: 73

President, Colorado Christian University (since 2006); Chairman, Cherry Creek Mortgage Company (since 1991), Chairman, Centennial State Mortgage Company (since 1994), Chairman, The El Paso Mortgage Company (since 1993); Chairman, Ambassador Media Corporation (since 1984); Chairman, Broadway Ventures (since 1984); Director of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (oil and gas drilling/production company) (since 1992), former Director of Campus Crusade for Christ (non-profit) (1991-2008); former Director, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. (non-profit organization) (2002-2006); former Chairman of: Transland Financial Services, Inc. (private mortgage banking company) (1997-2003), Great Frontier Insurance (1995-2000), Frontier Real Estate, Inc. (residential real estate brokerage) (1994-2000) and Frontier Title (title insurance agency) (1995-2000); former Director of the following: UNUMProvident (insurance company) (1991-2004), Storage Technology Corporation (computer equipment company) (1991-2003) and International Family Entertainment (television channel) (1992-1997); U.S. Senator (January 1979-January 1991). Oversees 36 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Armstrong has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1999, during the course of which he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board’s deliberations.

None

Over $100,000

George C. Bowen,

Trustee since 1999
Age: 73

Assistant Secretary and Director of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (December 1991-April 1999); President, Treasurer and Director of Centennial Capital Corporation (June 1989-April 1999); Chief Executive Officer and Director of MultiSource Services, Inc. (March 1996-April 1999); Mr. Bowen held several positions with the Manager and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Manager (September 1987-April 1999). Oversees 36 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Bowen has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1998, during the course of which he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board’s deliberations.

None

Over $100,000

Edward L. Cameron,

Trustee since 1999
Age: 72

Member of The Life Guard of Mount Vernon (George Washington historical site) (June 2000 – June 2006); Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (accounting firm) (July 1974-June 1999); Chairman of Price Waterhouse LLP Global Investment Management Industry Services Group (accounting firm) (July 1994-June 1998). Oversees 36 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Cameron has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1999, during the course of which he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board’s deliberations.

None

Over $100,000

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee since 1999
Age: 68

Chairman of the Board (since 2006) and Director (since June 2002) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (since November 2004); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Manager; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Manager), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 36 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during the course of which he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board’s deliberations.

None

Over $100,000

Sam Freedman,

Trustee since 1999
Age: 69

Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Manager and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Manager (until October 1994). Oversees 36 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during the course of which he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board’s deliberations.

None

Over $100,000

Richard F. Grabish,

Trustee since 2001

Age: 6 2

Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 15 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during the course of which he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board’ s deliberations.

None

Over $100,000

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee since 2005

Age: 64

Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (since December 2005); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 36 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during the course of which she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board’s deliberations.

None

Over $100,000

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee since 2005

Age: 6 6

Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (since March 2008); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (since 2006); Director of Jones International University (educational organization) (since August 2005); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank & Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since 1986); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2001-July 2004); and Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004). Oversees 36 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during the course of which he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board’s deliberations.

None

Over $100,000

F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee since 2000
Age: 68

Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996) and MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996); President and Treasurer of the SIS Funds (private charitable fund) (since January 1999); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.* Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during the course of which he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board’s deliberations.

None

Over $100,000

*     Includes two open-end investment companies: MassMutual Select Funds and MML Series Investment Fund. In accordance with the instructions for SEC Form N-1A, for purposes of this section only, MassMutual Select Funds and MML Series Investment Fund are included in the “Fund Complex.” The Manager does not consider MassMutual Select Funds and MML Series Investment Fund to be part of the OppenheimerFunds’ “Fund Complex” as that term may be otherwise interpreted.

Mr. Glavin has served as an Interested Trustee of the Fund since December 2009. Mr. Glavin is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager by virtue of his positions as an officer and director of the Manager, and as a shareholder of its parent company. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, he serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Glavin’s address is Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Interested Trustee and Officer

Name,
Position(s) Held with Fund,
Length of Service,
Age

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years;
Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held by Trustee;
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Currently Overseen by Trustee

Dollar Range of Shares Beneficially Owned in the Fund

Aggregate Dollar Range Of Shares Beneficially Owned in
Any of the Oppenheimer Funds

As of December 31, 2009

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer since 2009

Age: 52

Chairman of the Manager (since December 2009); Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Manager (since January 2009); President of the Manager (since May 2009); Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Manager’s parent holding company) (since June 2009); Executive Vice President (March 2006 - February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007 - February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC's parent company); Director (May 2004 - March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004 - January 2005), President (January 2005 - March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005 - March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC); Director (March 2005 - March 2006, President (May 2003 - March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005 - March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003 - March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004 - August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004 - October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004 - March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005 - March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005 - June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003 - November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006 -September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008 -June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007 -July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006 -May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005 -December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005 -December 2006) and President (February 2005 -March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008 -June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007 - July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007 -January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC.; and Chairman (March 2006 -December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007 -December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. Oversees 66 portfolios as a Trustee and 94 portfolios as an Officer in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during the course of which he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board's deliberations.

None

Over $100,000

     

     The address of the officers in the chart below is as follows: for Messrs. Edwards, Keffer and Zack and Mss. Bloomberg and Ruffle, Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008, for Messrs. Legg, Petersen, Vandehey, Welsh, and Wixted and Mss. Hui, Bullington and Ives, 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each officer serves for an indefinite term or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

Officers of the Fund

Name,
Position(s) Held with Fund,
Length of Service,
Age

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Joseph Welsh,

Vice President and Portfolio Manager
since 1999
Age: 46

Head of the Manager’s High Yield Corporate Debt Team since April 2009; Senior Vice President of the Manager (since May 2009); Vice President of the Manager (December 2000-April 2009) and of Harbour View Asset Management Corporation (since September 2002). An officer of 6 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Margaret Hui,

Vice President and Portfolio Manager
since 1999
Age: 52

Vice President of the Manager (since February 2005); formerly Assistant Vice President of the Manager (October 1999-January 2005). An officer of 2 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Thomas W. Keffer,

Chief Business Officer since 2009

Age: 55

Senior Vice President of the Manager (since March 1997); Director of Investment Brand Management (since November 1997); Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (since December 1997). An officer of 94 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Mark S. Vandehey,

Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2004
Age: 60

Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager (since March 2004); Chief Compliance Officer of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since March 2004); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since June 1983); Former Vice President and Director of Internal Audit of the Manager (1997-February 2004). An officer of 94 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer since 1999

Age: 51

Senior Vice President of the Manager (since March 1999); Treasurer of the Manager and the following: HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. and Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (March 1999-June 2008), OFI Private Investments, Inc. (March 2000-June 2008), OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc (since May 2000), OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since November 2000), and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (charitable trust program established by the Manager) (since June 2003); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of OFI Trust Company (trust company subsidiary of the Manager) (since May 2000); Assistant Treasurer of the following: OAC (March 1999-June 2008), Centennial Asset Management Corporation (March 1999-October 2003) and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (April 2000-June 2003). An officer of 94 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Brian S. Petersen,

Assistant Treasurer since 2004
Age: 40

Vice President of the Manager (since February 2007); Assistant Vice President of the Manager (August 2002-February 2007); Manager/Financial Product Accounting of the Manager (November 1998-July 2002). An officer of 94 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Stephanie Bullington,

Assistant Treasurer since 2008

Age: 33

Vice President of the Manager (since January 2010); Assistant Vice President of the Manager (October 2005-January 2010); Assistant Vice President of ButterField Fund Services (Bermuda) Limited, part of The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (Butterfield) (February 2004-June 2005); Fund Accounting Officer of Butterfield Fund Services (Bermuda) Limited (September 2003-February 2004). An officer of 94 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Robert G. Zack,

Vice President & Secretary since 2001
Age: 62

Executive Vice President (since January 2004) and General Counsel (since March 2002) of the Manager; General Counsel and Director of the Distributor (since December 2001); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since December 2001); Senior Vice President and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since December 2001); Secretary and General Counsel of OAC (since November 2001); Assistant Secretary (since September 1997) and Director (since November 2001) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Vice President and Director of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (since December 2002); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since November 2001); Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Director of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since December 2001); Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Director of OFI Private Investments, Inc. and OFI Trust Company (since November 2001); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (since June 2003); Senior Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since November 2001); Director of OppenheimerFunds International Distributor Limited (since December 2003); Senior Vice President (May 1985-December 2003). An officer of 94 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Lisa I. Bloomberg,

Assistant Secretary since 2004

Age: 42

Vice President (since 2004) and Deputy General Counsel (since May 2008); of the Manager; Associate Counsel of the Manager (May 2004-May 2008); First Vice President (April 2001-April 2004), Associate General Counsel (December 2000-April 2004) of UBS Financial Services, Inc. An officer of 94 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Kathleen T. Ives,

Assistant Secretary since 2001

Age: 45

Senior Vice President (since May 2009), Deputy General Counsel (since May 2008) and Assistant Secretary (since October 2003) of the Manager; Vice President (since 1999) and Assistant Secretary (since October 2003) of the Distributor; Assistant Secretary of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since October 2003); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Shareholder Services, Inc. (since 1999); Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (since December 2001); Vice President (June 1998-May 2009); Senior Counsel of the Manager (October 2003-May 2008). An officer of 94 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Taylor V. Edwards,

Assistant Secretary since 2008

Age : 4 3

Vice President (since February 2007) and Associate Counsel (since May 2009) of the Manager; Assistant Vice President (January 2006-January 2007) and Assistant Counsel (January 2006-April 2009) of the Manager; Formerly an Associate at Dechert LLP (September 2000-December 2005). An officer of 94 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Randy G. Legg,

Assistant Secretary since 2008

Age : 4 5

Vice President (since June 2005) and Associate Counsel (since January 2007) of the Manager; Assistant Vice President (February 2004-June 2005) and Assistant Counsel (February 2004-January 2007) of the Manager. An officer of 94 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Adrienne M. Ruffle,

Assistant Secretary since 2008

Age : 33

Vice President (since February 2007) and Associate Counsel (since May 2009) of the Manager; Assistant Vice President of the Manager (February 2005-February 2007) and Assistant Counsel of the Manager (February 2005-April 2009); Associate (September 2002-February 2005) at Sidley Austin LLP. An officer of 98 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Remuneration of the Officers and Trustees. The officers and the interested Trustee of the Fund, who are affiliated with the Manager, receive no salary or fee from the Fund. The Independent Trustees received the compensation shown below from the Fund for serving as a Trustee and member of a committee (if applicable), with respect to the Fund’s fiscal year ended July 31, 2010. The total compensation, including accrued retirement benefits, from the Fund and fund complex represents compensation received for serving as a Trustee and member of a committee (if applicable) of the boards of the Fund and other funds in the OppenheimerFunds complex during the calendar year ended December 31, 2009 (including the Boards of certain MassMutual funds as is indicated below).

Name of Trustee and Other Fund Position(s) (as applicable)

Aggregate Compensation From the Fund(1) Fiscal year ended July 31, 2010

Total Compensation From the Fund and Fund Complex(2)
Year ended
December 31, 200
9

William L. Armstrong

Chairman of the Board and
Governance Committee Member

$4,843

$267,000

George C. Bowen

Audit Committee Chairman

$4,100

$214,800

Edward L. Cameron

Audit Committee Member and
Governance Committee Member

$3,346

$174,000

Jon S. Fossel

Review Committee Member

$3,145

$174,000

Sam Freedman

Review Committee Chairman

$3,743

$206,100

Richard Grabish(3)

Review Committee Member

$3,147

$32,410

Beverly Hamilton

Review Committee Member and
Governance Committee Member

$3,170(4)

$174,281

Robert J. Malone

Governance Committee Chairman and

Audit Committee Member

$3,817

$200,100

F. William Marshall, Jr.

Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

$3,346

$280,050(5)

1.     

“Aggregate Compensation From the Fund” includes fees and deferred compensation, if any.


2.     

In accordance with SEC regulations, for purposes of this section only, “Fund Complex” includes the Oppenheimer funds, the MassMutual Institutional Funds, the MassMutual Select Funds and the MML Series Investment Fund, the investment adviser for which is the indirect parent company of the Fund’s Manager. The Manager also serves as the Sub-Advisor to the following: MassMutual Premier International Equity Fund, MassMutual Premier Main Street Fund, MassMutual Premier Strategic Income Fund, MassMutual Premier Capital Appreciation Fund, and MassMutual Premier Global Fund. The Manager does not consider MassMutual Institutional Funds, MassMutual Select Funds and MML Series Investment Fund to be part of the OppenheimerFunds’ “Fund Complex” as that term may be otherwise interpreted.


3.     

Mr. Grabish serves as Trustee for only the following funds: Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund, Oppenheimer Corporate Bond Fund, Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund, Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Oppenheimer Limited Term Government Fund, Panorama Series Fund, Inc., Oppenheimer Principal Protected Trust II, Oppenheimer Principal Protected Trust III, Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund, Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Fixed Income Active Allocation Fund, Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC, Oppenheimer Inflation Protected Securities Fund, LLC and Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC.


4.     

Includes $3,170 deferred by Ms. Hamilton under the “Deferred Compensation Plan” described below.


5.     Includes $106,050 compensation paid to Mr. Marshall for serving as a Trustee for MassMutual Select Funds and MML Series Investment Fund.

     n Compensation Deferral Plan for Trustees. The Board of Trustees has adopted a Compensation Deferral Plan for Independent Trustees that enables them to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual fees they are entitled to receive from the Fund. Under the plan, the compensation deferred by a Trustee is periodically adjusted as though an equivalent amount had been invested in shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds selected by the Trustees. The amount paid to the Trustees under the plan will be determined based upon the performance of the selected funds.

     Deferral of Trustees’ fees under the plan will not materially affect the Fund’s assets, liabilities and net income per share. The plan will not obligate the Fund to retain the services of any Trustees or to pay any particular level of compensation to any Trustees. Pursuant to an Order issued by the SEC, the Fund may invest in the funds selected by the Trustee under the plan without shareholder approval for the limited purpose of determining the value of the Trustees’ deferred fee account.

n     Major Shareholders. As of November 5, 2010, the only person who owned of record or were known by the Fund to own beneficially 5% or more of the Fund’s outstanding securities of any class was the following:

UBS WM USA, Omni Account M/F, Attn: Department Manager, 499 Washington Blvd Floor 9, Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055, which owned 8,242,619.132 Class C shares (6.15% of the Class A shares then outstanding).
 

Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers, Attn Mutual Funds, 101 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94104-4122, which owned 6,807,026.865 Class A shares (5.08% of the Class A shares then outstanding).
 

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. for the sole benefit of its customers, Attn Fund ADMN/#, 4800 Deer Lake Dr E Fl 3, Jacksonville, Fl 32246-6484, which owned 673,438.514 Class B shares (6.65% of the Class C shares then outstanding).
 

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. for the sole benefit of its customers, Attn Fund ADMN/#, 4800 Deer Lake Dr E Fl 3, Jacksonville, Fl 32246-6484, which owned 11,475,305.356 Class C shares (10.02% of the Class C shares then outstanding).
 

UBS WM USA, Omni Account M/F, Attn: Department Manager, 499 Washington Blvd Floor 9, Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055, which owed 7,852,510.736 Class C shares (6.86% of the Class C shares then outstanding).
 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Attn Mutual Funds Operations, Harborside Financial Center, Plaza II 3rd Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07311, which owned 7,564,779.827 Class C shares (6.61% of the Class C shares then outstanding).
 

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. for the sole benefit of its customers, Attn Fund ADMN/#, 4800 Deer Lake Dr E Fl 3, Jacksonville, Fl 32246-6484, which owned 2,725,767.187 Class Y shares (19.46% of the Class C shares then outstanding).
 

LPL Financial, FBO: Customer Accounts, Attn: Mutual Fund Operations, P.O. Box 509046, San Diego, CA 92150-9046, which owned 2,277,081.972 Class Y shares (16.25% Class Y shares then outstanding).
 

Prudential Investment MNG SVCS, Attn: Pruchoice Unit, 100 Mulberry Street, Mail Stop NJ 05-11-20, Newark, NJ 07102, which owned 1,199,732.318 Class Y shares (8.56% of the Class Y shares then outstanding).
 

Citigroup Global Mkts Inc, Attn: Cindy Tempesta, 7th Floor, 333 West 34th Street, New York, NY 100011-2483, which owned 879,463.090 Class Y shares (6.27% of the Class Y shares then outstanding).
 

Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers, Attn Mutual Funds, 101 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94104-4122, which owned 705,149.257 Class Y shares (5.03% of the Class Y shares then outstanding).
 

The Manager. The Manager is wholly-owned by Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., a holding company primarily owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, a global, diversified insurance and financial services company.

 

n     Code of Ethics. The Fund, the Manager and the Distributor have a Code of Ethics. It is designed to detect and prevent improper personal trading by portfolio managers and certain other employees (“covered persons”) that would compete with or take advantage of the Fund's portfolio transactions. Covered persons include persons with knowledge of the investments and investment intentions of the Fund and/or other funds advised by the Manager. The Code of Ethics does permit personnel subject to the Code to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund, subject to a number of restrictions and controls. Compliance with the Code of Ethics is carefully monitored and enforced by the Manager.

The Code of Ethics is an exhibit to the Fund’s registration statement filed with the SEC. It can be viewed as part of the Fund’s registration statement on the SEC’s EDGAR database at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and can be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.

n     Portfolio Proxy Voting. The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures, which include Proxy Voting Guidelines, under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities held by the Fund (“portfolio proxies”). The Manager generally undertakes to vote portfolio proxies with a view to enhancing the value of the company's stock held by the Funds. The Fund has retained an independent, third party proxy voting agent to vote portfolio proxies in accordance with the Fund’s Proxy Voting Guidelines and to maintain records of such portfolio proxy voting. The Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures include provisions to address conflicts of interest that may arise between the Fund and the Manager or the Manager’s affiliates or business relationships. Such a conflict of interest may arise, for example, where the Manager or an affiliate of the Manager manages or administers the assets of a pension plan or other investment account of the portfolio company soliciting the proxy or seeks to serve in that capacity. The Manager and its affiliates generally seek to avoid such material conflicts of interest by maintaining separate investment decision making processes to prevent the sharing of business objectives with respect to proposed or actual actions regarding portfolio proxy voting decisions. Additionally, the Manager employs the following procedures, as long as OFI determines that the course of action is consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders: (1) if the proposal that gives rise to the conflict is specifically addressed in the Proxy Voting Guidelines, the Manager will vote the portfolio proxy in accordance with the Proxy Voting Guidelines, provided that they do not provide discretion to the Manager on how to vote on the matter; (2) if such proposal is not specifically addressed in the Proxy Voting Guidelines or the Proxy Voting Guidelines provide discretion to the Manager on how to vote, the Manager will vote in accordance with the third-party proxy voting agent's general recommended guidelines on the proposal provided that the Manager has reasonably determined that there is no conflict of interest on the part of the proxy voting agent; and (3) if neither of the previous two procedures provides an appropriate voting recommendation, the Manager may retain an independent fiduciary to advise the Manager on how to vote the proposal or may abstain from voting. The Proxy Voting Guidelines' provisions with respect to certain routine and non-routine proxy proposals are summarized below:

·     

The Fund evaluates director nominees on a case-by-case basis, examining the following factors, among others: composition of the board and key board committees, experience and qualifications, attendance at board meetings, corporate governance provisions and takeover activity, long-term company performance and the nominee's investment in the company.


·     

The Fund generally supports proposals requiring the position of chairman to be filled by an independent director unless there are compelling reasons to recommend against the proposal such as a counterbalancing governance structure.

·     

The Fund generally supports proposals asking that a majority of directors be independent. The Fund generally supports proposals asking that a board audit, compensation, and/or nominating committee be composed exclusively of independent directors.

·     

The Fund generally supports shareholder proposals to reduce a super-majority vote requirement, and opposes management proposals to add a super-majority vote requirement.

·     

The Fund generally supports proposals to allow shareholders the ability to call special meetings.

·     

The Fund generally supports proposals to allow or make easier shareholder action by written consent.

·     

The Fund generally votes against proposals to create a new class of stock with superior voting rights.

·     

The Fund generally votes against proposals to classify a board.

·     

The Fund generally supports proposals to eliminate cumulative voting.

·     

The Fund generally opposes re-pricing of stock options without shareholder approval.

·     

The Fund generally supports proposals to require majority voting for the election of directors.

·     

The Fund generally supports proposals seeking additional disclosure of executive and director pay information.

·     

The Fund generally supports proposals seeking disclosure regarding the company's, board's or committee’s use of compensation consultants.

·     

The Fund generally supports “pay-for-performance” proposals that align a significant portion of total compensation of senior executives to company performance.

·     

The Fund generally supports having shareholder votes on poison pills.

·     

The Fund generally supports proposals calling for companies to adopt a policy of not providing tax gross-up payments.

·     

In the case of social, political and environmental responsibility issues, the Fund will generally abstain where there could be a detrimental impact on share value or where the perceived value if the proposal was adopted is unclear or unsubstantiated.  The Fund generally supports proposals that would clearly have a discernible positive impact on short- or long-term share value, or that would have a presently indiscernible impact on short- or long-term share value but promotes general long-term interests of the company and its shareholders.


     The Fund is required to file Form N-PX, with its complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. The Fund's Form N-PX filing is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048 and (ii) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

          n The Investment Advisory Agreement. The Manager provides investment advisory and management services to the Fund under an investment advisory agreement between the Manager and the Fund. The Manager selects investments for the Fund’s portfolio and handles its day-to-day business. The portfolio managers of the Fund are employed by the Manager and are the persons who are principally responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. Other members of the Manager’s Fixed Income Portfolio Team provide the portfolio managers with counsel and support in managing the Fund’s portfolio.

 
The agreement requires the Manager, at its expense, to provide the Fund with adequate office space, facilities and equipment. It also requires the Manager to provide and supervise the activities of all administrative and clerical personnel required to provide effective corporate administration for the Fund. Those responsibilities include the compilation and maintenance of records with respect to its operations, the preparation and filing of specified reports, and the composition of proxy materials and registration statements for continuous public sale of shares of the Fund.

      The Fund pays expenses not expressly assumed by the Manager under the advisory agreement. The advisory agreement lists examples of expenses paid by the Fund. The major categories relate to interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, fees to certain Trustees, legal and audit expenses, custodian and transfer agent expenses, share issuance costs, certain printing and registration costs and non-recurring expenses, including litigation costs. The management fees paid by the Fund to the Manager are calculated at the rates described in the Prospectus, which are applied to the assets of the Fund as a whole. The fees are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of the Fund’s net assets represented by that class. Under its voluntary expense limitation undertaking, from January 1, 2006 until November 30, 2008, the Manager waived 0.10% of its fee. Effective December 1, 2008, that voluntary reduction by the Manager was withdrawn.

Fiscal Year Ended 7/31:

Management Fees Paid to OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

2008

$17,501,1041

2009

$9,495,7832

2010

$9,963,087

1.     

Amount is without considering a voluntary waiver in the amount of $2,776,656.


2.     

Amount is without considering a voluntary waiver in the amount of $595,657.


     The investment advisory agreement states that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of its duties or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the investment advisory agreement, the Manager is not liable for any loss resulting from a good faith error or omission on its part with respect to any of its duties under the agreement.

The 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 other investment companies for which it may act as investment adviser or general distributor. If the Manager shall no longer act as investment adviser to the Fund, the Manager may withdraw the right of the Fund to use the name “Oppenheimer” as part of its name.

Pending Litigation. Since 2009, a number of lawsuits have been filed in federal courts against the Manager, the Distributor, and certain mutual funds ("Defendant Funds") advised by the Manager and distributed by the Distributor (but not including the Fund). The lawsuits naming the Defendant Funds also name as defendants certain officers, trustees and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The plaintiffs seek class action status on behalf of purchasers of shares of the respective Defendant Fund during a particular time period. The lawsuits raise claims under federal securities laws alleging that, among other things, the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions, that such Defendant Fund's investment policies were not followed, and that such Defendant Fund and the other defendants violated federal securities laws and regulations. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.

In 2009, what are claimed to be derivative lawsuits were filed in state court against the Manager and a subsidiary (but not against the Fund), on behalf of the New Mexico Education Plan Trust. These lawsuits allege breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and violation of state securities laws, and seek compensatory damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.

Other lawsuits have been filed since 2008 in various state and federal courts, against the Manager and certain of its affiliates. Those lawsuits were filed by investors who made investments through an affiliate of the Manager, and relate to the alleged investment fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff and his firm (“Madoff”). Those suits allege a variety of claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violation of federal and state securities laws and regulations, among others. They seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses. None of the suits have named the Distributor, any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds or any of their independent Trustees or Directors as defendants. None of the Oppenheimer funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Madoff.

The Manager believes that the lawsuits described above are without legal merit and is defending against them vigorously. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to defend the suits brought against those Funds and the Trustees named in those suits. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in these lawsuits, or whether any costs that the Defendant Funds may bear in defending the suits might not be reimbursed by insurance, the Manager believes that these suits should not impair the ability of the Manager or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

Portfolio Managers. The Fund’s portfolio is managed by Joseph Welsh and Margaret Hui (each is referred to as a “Portfolio Manager” and collectively they are referred to as the “Portfolio Managers”). They are the persons who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investments.

 Other Accounts Managed. In addition to managing the Fund’s investment portfolio, each Portfolio Manager also manages other investment portfolios and other accounts on behalf of the Manager or its affiliates. The following table provides information regarding the other portfolios and accounts managed by each Portfolio Manager as of July 31, 2010.

Portfolio Manager

Registered Investment Companies Managed

Total Assets in Registered Investment Companies Managed1

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed

Total Assets in Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed1

Other Accounts Managed

Total Assets
in Other Accounts Managed
2

Joseph Welsh

6

$13,499

1

$53

None

None

Margaret Hui

1

$1,589

1

$53

None

None

1. In millions.
2.
Does not include personal accounts of portfolio managers and their families, which are subject to the Code of Ethics.

As indicated above, the Portfolio Managers also manage other funds and accounts. Potentially, at times, those responsibilities could conflict with the interests of the Fund. That may occur whether the investment strategies of the other fund or account are the same as, or different from, the Fund’s investment objectives and strategies. For example, the Portfolio Managers may need to allocate investment opportunities between the Fund and another fund or account having similar objectives or strategies, or he may need to execute transactions for another fund or account that could have a negative impact on the value of securities held by the Fund. Not all funds and accounts advised by the Manager have the same management fee. If the management fee structure of another fund or account is more advantageous to the Manager than the fee structure of the Fund, the Manager could have an incentive to favor the other fund or account. However, the Manager's compliance procedures and Code of Ethics recognize the Manager’s fiduciary obligations to treat all of its clients, including the Fund, fairly and equitably, and are designed to preclude the Portfolio Managers from favoring one client over another. It is possible, of course, that those compliance procedures and the Code of Ethics may not always be adequate to do so. At different times, the Fund’s Portfolio Managers may manage other funds or accounts with investment objectives and strategies that are similar to those of the Fund, or may manage funds or accounts with investment objectives and strategies that are different from those of the Fund.

<     Compensation of the Portfolio Managers. The Fund’s Portfolio Managers are employed and compensated by the Manager, not the Fund. Under the Manager’s compensation program for its portfolio managers and portfolio analysts, Fund performance is the most important element of compensation with half of annual cash compensation based on relative investment performance results of the funds and accounts they manage, rather than on the financial success of the Manager. This is intended to align the portfolio managers and analysts interests with the success of the funds and accounts and their shareholders. The Manager’s compensation structure is designed to attract and retain highly qualified investment management professionals and to reward individual and team contributions toward creating shareholder value. As of the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year end, the Portfolio Managers’ compensation consisted of three elements: a base salary, an annual discretionary bonus and eligibility to participate in long-term awards of options and stock appreciation rights in regard to the common stock of the Manager’s holding company parent, as well as restricted shares of such common stock. Senior portfolio managers may also be eligible to participate in the Manager’s deferred compensation plan.

The base pay component of each portfolio manager is reviewed regularly to ensure that it reflects the performance of the individual, is commensurate with the requirements of the particular portfolio, reflects any specific competence or specialty of the individual manager, and is competitive with other comparable positions. The annual discretionary bonus is determined by senior management of the Manager and is based on a number of factors, including a fund's pre-tax performance for periods of up to five years, measured against an appropriate benchmark selected by management. Approximately 40% is based on one and three year data, with longer periods weighted more heavily. Below median performance in all three periods results in an extremely low, and in some cases no, performance based bonus. Other factors considered include management quality (such as style consistency, risk management, sector coverage, team leadership and coaching) and organizational development. The Portfolio Manager's compensation is not based on the total value of the Fund's portfolio assets, although the Fund's investment performance may increase those assets. The compensation structure is also intended to be internally equitable and serve to reduce potential conflicts of interest between the Fund and other funds and accounts managed by the Portfolio Manager.

 Ownership of Fund Shares. As of July 31, 2010, the Portfolio Managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Fund.

Brokerage Policies of the Fund

Brokerage Provisions of the Investment Advisory Agreement. One of the duties of the Manager under the investment advisory agreement is to arrange the portfolio transactions for the Fund. The advisory agreement contains provisions relating to the employment of broker-dealers for that purpose. The advisory agreement authorizes the Manager to employ broker-dealers, including “affiliated brokers,” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act, that the Manager thinks, in its best judgment based on all relevant factors, will implement the policy of the Fund to obtain the “best execution” of the Fund’s portfolio transactions. “Best execution” means executing trades in a manner that the total cost or proceeds is the most favorable under the circumstances. Some of the circumstances that may influence this decision are: cost (brokerage commission or dealer spread), size of order, difficulty of order, and the firm’s ability to provide prompt and reliable execution.
 
The Manager need not seek competitive commission bidding. However, the Manager is expected to be aware of the current rates of 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. The Fund is not required to pay the lowest available commission. Under the investment advisory agreement, in choosing brokers to execute portfolio transactions for the Fund, the Manager may select brokers (other than affiliates) that provide both brokerage and research services to the Fund. The commissions paid to those brokers may be higher than another qualified broker would charge, if the Manager makes a good faith determination that the commission is fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided.
 

Brokerage Practices Followed by the Manager. The Manager allocates brokerage for the Fund subject to the provisions of the investment advisory agreement and other applicable rules and procedures described below.

 

     The Manager’s portfolio traders allocate brokerage based upon recommendations from the Manager’s portfolio managers, together with the portfolio traders’ judgment as to the execution capability of the broker or dealer. In certain instances, portfolio managers may directly place trades and allocate brokerage. In either case, the Manager’s executive officers supervise the allocation of brokerage.

          

     Transactions in securities other than those for which an exchange is the primary market are generally done with principals or market makers. In transactions on foreign exchanges, the Fund may be required to pay fixed brokerage commissions and therefore would not have the benefit of negotiated commissions that are available in U.S. markets. Brokerage commissions are paid primarily for transactions in listed securities or for certain fixed-income agency transactions executed in the secondary market. Otherwise, brokerage commissions are paid only if it appears likely that a better price or execution can be obtained by doing so. In an option transaction, the Fund ordinarily uses the same broker for the purchase or sale of the option and any transaction in the securities to which the option relates.

     Other accounts advised by the Manager have investment policies similar to those of the Fund. Those other accounts may purchase or sell the same securities as the Fund at the same time as the Fund, which could affect the supply and price of the securities. When possible, the Manager tries to combine concurrent orders to purchase or sell the same security by more than one of the accounts managed by the Manager or its affiliates. If two or more accounts advised by the Manager purchase the same security on the same day from the same dealer, the transactions under those combined orders are averaged as to price and allocated in accordance with the purchase or sale orders actually placed for each account.

Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act prohibits any fund from compensating a broker or dealer for promoting or selling the fund's shares by (1) directing to that broker or dealer any of the fund's portfolio transactions, or (2) directing any other remuneration to that broker or dealer, such as commissions, mark-ups, mark downs or other fees from the fund's portfolio transactions, that were effected by another broker or dealer (these latter arrangements are considered to be a type of "step-out" transaction). In other words, a fund and its investment adviser cannot use the fund's brokerage for the purpose of rewarding broker-dealers for selling the fund's shares.

     However, the Rule permits funds to effect brokerage transactions through firms that also sell fund shares, provided that certain procedures are adopted to prevent a quid pro quo with respect to portfolio brokerage allocations. As permitted by the Rule, the Manager has adopted procedures (and the Fund's Board of Trustees has approved those procedures) that permit the Fund to direct portfolio securities transactions to brokers or dealers that also promote or sell shares of the Fund, subject to the "best execution" considerations discussed above. Those procedures are designed to prevent: (1) the Manager's personnel who effect the Fund's portfolio transactions from taking into account a broker's or dealer's promotion or sales of the Fund shares when allocating the Fund's portfolio transactions, and (2) the Fund, the Manager and the Distributor from entering into agreements or understandings under which the Manager directs or is expected to direct the Fund's brokerage directly, or through a "step-out" arrangement, to any broker or dealer in consideration of that broker's or dealer's promotion or sale of the Fund's shares or the shares of any of the other Oppenheimer funds.

The investment advisory agreement permits the Manager to allocate brokerage for research services. The research services provided by a particular broker may be useful both to the Fund and to one or more of the other accounts advised by the Manager or its affiliates. Investment research may be supplied to the Manager by a broker through which trades are placed or by a third party at the instance of the broker.

     Investment research services include information and analysis on particular companies and industries as well as market or economic trends and portfolio strategy, market quotations for portfolio evaluations, analytical software and similar products and services. If a research service also assists the Manager in a non-research capacity (such as bookkeeping or other administrative functions), then only the percentage or component that provides assistance to the Manager in the investment decision-making process may be paid in commission dollars.

     Although the Manager currently does not do so, the Board of Trustees may permit the Manager to use stated commissions on secondary fixed-income agency trades to obtain research if the broker represents to the Manager that: (i) the trade is not from or for the broker’s own inventory, (ii) the trade was executed by the broker on an agency basis at the stated commission, and (iii) the trade is not a riskless principal transaction. The Board may also permit the Manager to use commissions on fixed-price offerings to obtain research, in the same manner as is permitted for agency transactions.

     The research services provided by brokers broadens the scope and supplement the research activities of the Manager. That research provides additional views and comparisons for consideration, and helps the Manager to obtain market information for the valuation of securities that are either held in the Fund’s portfolio or are being considered for purchase. The Manager provides information to the Board about the commissions paid to brokers furnishing such services, together with the Manager’s representation that the amount of such commissions was reasonably related to the value or benefit of such services.

During the fiscal years ended July 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Fund paid the total brokerage commissions indicated in the chart below. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010, the Fund did not execute any transactions through or pay any commissions to firms that provide research services.

Fiscal Year Ended 7/31:

Total Brokerage Commissions Paid by the Fund*

2008

$0

2009

$0

2010

$0

 

*     Amounts do not include spreads or commissions on principal transactions on a net trade basis.

Distribution and Service Plans

The Distributor. Under its General Distributor’s Agreement with the Fund, the Distributor acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the Fund’s classes of shares. The Distributor bears the expenses normally attributable to sales, including advertising and the cost of printing and mailing prospectuses, other than those furnished to existing shareholders. The Distributor is not obligated to sell a specific number of shares.

     The sales charges and concessions paid to, or retained by, the Distributor from the sale of shares and the contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSCs”) retained by the Distributor on the redemption of shares during the Fund’s three most recent fiscal years are shown in the table below.
 

Fiscal Year Ended 7/31:

Aggregate Front-End Sales Charges

on Class A Shares

Class A

Front-End Sales Charges Retained by Distributor1

Concessions on Class A Shares Advanced by Distributor2

Concessions on Class B Shares Advanced by the Distributor2

Concessions on Class C Shares Advanced by the Distributor2

2008

$740,786

$163,030

$107,033

$206,022

$511,896

2009

$240,598

$52,800

$6,015

$65,339

$128,080

2010

$1,519,463

$306,863

$207,060

$195,966

$951,829

1.     

Includes amounts retained by a broker-dealer that is an affiliate or a parent of the Distributor.


2.     

The Distributor advances concession payments to financial intermediaries for certain sales of Class A shares and for sales of Class B and Class C shares from its own resources at the time of sale.


Fiscal Year Ended 7/31:

Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor*

Class B Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor*

Class C Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor*

2008

$118,140

$351,166

$343,275

2009

$34,185

$184,362

$35,433

2010

$896

$10,554

$5,377

* Prior to July 1, 2010, shares could be subject to an early withdrawal fee. Effective July 1, 2010, share could be subject to contingent deferred sales charge.

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plans. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A shares and Distribution and Service Plans for Class B and Class C shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act. Under those plans the Fund pays the Distributor for all or a portion of its costs incurred in connection with the distribution and/or servicing of the shares of the particular class. Each plan has been approved by a vote of the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees/Directors, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on that plan. The Independent Trustees/Directors are not “interested persons” of the Fund and do not have any direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the distribution plan or any agreement under the plan, in accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act.

Under the Plans, the Manager and the Distributor may make payments to affiliates. In their sole discretion, they may also from time to time make substantial payments from their own resources, which include the profits the Manager derives from the advisory fees it receives from the Fund, to compensate brokers, dealers, financial institutions and other intermediaries for providing distribution assistance and/or administrative services or that otherwise promote sales of the Fund's shares. These payments, some of which may be referred to as “revenue sharing,” may relate to the Fund's inclusion on a financial intermediary's preferred list of funds offered to its clients.

A plan continues in effect from year to year only if the Fund’s Board and its Independent Trustees/Directors vote annually to approve its continuance at an in person meeting called for that purpose. A plan may be terminated at any time by the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees/Directors or by the vote of the holders of a “majority” (as defined in the Investment

Company Act) of the outstanding shares of the Class of shares to which it applies.

     The Board and the Independent Trustees/Directors must approve all material amendments to a plan. An amendment to materially increase the amount of payments to be made under a plan must be approved by shareholders of any affected class. Because Class B shares of the Fund automatically convert into Class A shares 72 months after purchase, the shareholders of both Class A and Class B, voting separately by class, must approve a proposed amendment to the Class A plan that would materially increase payments under that plan.

     At least quarterly while the plans are in effect, the Treasurer of the Fund will provide the Board separate written reports on the plans for its review. The reports will detail the amount of all payments made under a plan and the purpose for which the payments were made. Those reports are subject to the review and approval of the Independent Trustees/Directors.

     While each plan is in effect, the Independent Trustees/Directors of the Fund will select and nominate any other Independent Trustees/Directors. This does not prevent the involvement of others in the selection and nomination process as long as the final decision is made by a majority of the Independent Trustees/Directors.

      No payment will be made to any recipient for any share class unless, during the applicable period, the aggregate net asset value of Fund shares of the class held by the recipient (for itself and its customers) exceeds a minimum amount that may be set by a majority of the Independent Trustees/Directors from time to time.

n     Class A Service Plan. Under the Class A service plan, the Distributor currently uses the fees it receives from the Fund to pay brokers, dealers and other financial institutions (referred to as "recipients") for personal services and account maintenance services they provide for their customers who hold Class A shares. Those services may include 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. The Class A service plan permits the Fund to reimburse the Distributor at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average annual net assets of Class A shares. The Distributor makes payments to recipients periodically at an annual rate of not more than 0.25% of the average annual Class A share net assets held in the accounts of the recipients or their customers.

     The Distributor does not receive or retain the service fee on Class A shares in accounts for which the Distributor has been listed as the broker-dealer of record. While the plan permits the Board to authorize payments to the Distributor to reimburse itself for services under the plan, the Board has not yet done so, except in the case of shares purchased prior to March 1, 2007 with respect to certain group retirement plans that were established prior to March 1, 2001 ("grandfathered retirement plans").
 

     Prior to March 1, 2007, the Distributor paid the 0.25% first year service fee for grandfathered retirement plans in advance and retained the service fee paid by the Fund with respect to those shares for the first year. After those shares are held for a year, the Distributor pays the ongoing service fees to recipients on a periodic basis. If those shares were redeemed within the first year after their purchase, the recipient of the service fees on those shares was obligated to repay the Distributor a pro rata portion of the advance payment of the fees. If those shares were redeemed within 18 months, they were subject to a CDSC. For Class A shares purchased in grandfathered retirement plans on or after March 1, 2007, the Distributor does not make any payment in advance and does not retain the service fee for the first year and the shares are not subject to a CDSC.

     For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010 payments under the Class A plan totaled $1,667,560, of which $0 was retained by the Distributor under the arrangement described above, and included $49,470 paid to an affiliate of the Distributor’s parent company. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent years. The Distributor may not use payments received under the Class A Plan to pay any of its interest expenses, carrying charges, or other financial costs, or allocation of overhead.

          n Class B and Class C Distribution and Service Plans. Under the Class B and Class C Distribution and Service Plans (each a “Plan” and together the “Plans”), the Fund pays the asset-based sales charge (the “distribution fee”) to the Distributor for its services in distributing Class B and Class C shares. The distribution fee allows investors to buy Class B and Class C shares without a front-end sales charge, while allowing the Distributor to compensate dealers that sell those shares. The Distributor may use the service fees it receives under the Plans to pay recipients for providing services similar to the services provided under the Class A service plan, described above.

     Payments under the Plans are made in recognition that the Distributor:

·     

pays sales concessions to authorized brokers and dealers at the time of sale or as an ongoing concession,


·     

pays the service fees in advance or periodically, as described below,


·     

may finance payment of sales concessions or the advance of the service fee payments to recipients under the Plans, or may provide such financing from its own resources or from the resources of an affiliate,


·     

employs personnel to support distribution of Class B and Class C shares,


·     

bears the costs of sales literature, advertising and prospectuses (other than those furnished to current shareholders) and certain other distribution expenses,


·     

may not be able to adequately compensate dealers that sell Class B and Class C shares without receiving payment under the Plans and therefore may not be able to offer such Classes for sale absent the plans,


·     

receives payments under the Plans consistent with the service fees and asset-based sales charges paid by other non-proprietary funds that charge 12b-1 fees,


·     

may use the payments under the Plan to include the Fund in various third-party distribution programs that might increase sales of Fund shares,


·     

may experience increased difficulty selling the Fund’s shares if Plan payments were discontinued because most competitor funds have plans that pay dealers as much or more for distribution services than the amounts currently being paid by the Fund, and


·     

may not be able to continue providing the same quality distribution efforts and services, or to obtain such services from brokers and dealers, if the Plan payments were discontinued.


Distribution fees on Class B shares are generally retained by the Distributor. If a dealer has a special agreement with the Distributor, the Distributor may pay the Class B distribution fees to recipients periodically in lieu of paying the sales concession in advance at the time of purchase. The Distributor retains the distribution fee on Class C shares during the first year and then pays it as an ongoing concession to recipients.

Service fees for the first year after Class B and Class C shares are purchased are generally paid to recipients in advance. After the first year, the Distributor pays the service fees to recipients periodically. Under the Plans, the Distributor is permitted to retain the service fees or to pay recipients the service fee on a periodic basis, without payment in advance. If a recipient has a special agreement with the Distributor, the Distributor may pay the Class B or Class C service fees to recipients periodically in lieu of paying the first year fee in advance. If Class B or Class C shares are redeemed during the first year after their purchase, a recipient of service fees on those shares will be obligated to repay a pro rata portion of the advance payment to the Distributor. Shares purchased by exchange do not qualify for the advance service fee payment.

Class B or Class C shares may not be purchased by a new investor directly from the Distributor without the investor designating another registered broker-dealer. If a current investor no longer has another broker-dealer of record for an existing account, the Distributor is automatically designated as the broker-dealer of record, but solely for the purpose of acting as the investor’s agent to purchase the shares. In those cases, the Distributor retains the distribution fees paid on Class B and Class C shares, but does not retain any service fees as to the assets represented by that account.

Each Plan provides for the Distributor to be compensated at a flat rate, whether the Distributor’s distribution expenses for a period are more or less than the amounts paid by the Fund under the relevant Plan. During a calendar year, the Distributor’s actual expenses in selling Class B and Class C shares may be more than the distribution fees paid to the Distributor under the Plans and the CDSC’s collected on redeemed shares. Those excess expenses are carried over on the Distributor’s books and may be recouped from distribution fees paid by the Fund in future years. However, the Distributor has voluntarily agreed to cap the amount that may be carried over from year to year and recouped for certain categories of expenses at 0.70% of annual gross sales of shares of the Fund. The capped expenses under the Plans are (i) expenses the Distributor has incurred that represent compensation and expenses of its sales personnel and (ii) other direct distribution costs it has incurred, such as sales literature, state registration fees, advertising and prospectuses used to offer Fund shares. If those categories of expenses exceed the capped amount, the Distributor would bear the excess costs. If a Plan were to be terminated by the Fund, the Fund’s Board may allow the Fund to continue payments of the distribution fees to the Distributor for its services in distributing shares before the Plan was terminated.

The distribution and service fees under each Plan 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. The distribution and service fees increase the annual Class B and Class C expenses by 1.00% of net assets.

Distribution Fees Paid to the Distributor for the Fiscal Year Ended 7/31/10

Class:

Total Payments Under Plan

Amount Retained by Distributor

Distributor’s Aggregate Unreimbursed Expenses Under Plan

Distributor’s Unreimbursed Expenses as % of Net Assets of Class

Class B Plan

$722,705(1)

$491,618

$6,677,835

7.62%

Class C Plan

$5,526,187(2)

$440,745

$45,159,988

5.43%

1.     

Includes $4,743 paid to an affiliate of the Distributor’s parent company.


2.     

Includes $68,781 paid to an affiliate of the Distributor’s parent company.


     All payments under the plans are subject to the limitations imposed by the Conduct Rules of FINRA on payments of asset-based sales charges and service fees.

Payments to Fund Intermediaries

Financial intermediaries may receive various forms of compensation or reimbursement from the Fund in the form of distribution and service (12b-1) plan payments as described above. They may also receive payments or concessions from the Distributor, derived from sales charges paid by the financial intermediary's clients, also as described in this SAI. In addition, the Manager and the Distributor (including their affiliates) may make payments to financial intermediaries in connection with the intermediaries' offering and sales of Fund shares and shares of other Oppenheimer funds, or their provision of marketing or promotional support, transaction processing or administrative services. Among the financial intermediaries that may receive these payments are brokers or dealers who sell or hold shares of the Fund, banks (including bank trust departments), registered investment advisers, insurance companies, retirement plan or qualified tuition program administrators, third party administrators, recordkeepers or other institutions that have selling, servicing or similar arrangements with the Manager or the Distributor. The payments to financial intermediaries vary by the types of product sold, the features of the Fund share class and the role played by the intermediary.

      Types of payments to financial intermediaries may include, without limitation, all or portions of the following, and/or the Fund, or an investor buying or selling Fund shares may pay:

·     

an initial front-end sales charge, all or a portion of which is payable by the Distributor to financial intermediaries (see the "About Your Account" section in the Prospectus);


·     

ongoing asset-based distribution and/or service fees (described in the section "About the Fund - Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plans" above);

·     shareholder servicing expenses that are paid from Fund assets to reimburse the Manager or the Distributor for Fund expenses they incur for providing omnibus accounting, recordkeeping, networking, sub-transfer agency or other administrative or shareholder services (including retirement plan and 529 plan administrative services fees).

In addition, the Manager or Distributor may, at their discretion, make the following types of payments from their own respective resources, which may include profits the Manager derives from investment advisory fees paid by the Fund. Payments are made based on the guidelines established by the Manager and Distributor, subject to applicable law. These payments are often referred to as "revenue sharing" payments, and may include:

·     

compensation for marketing support, support provided in offering shares in the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds through certain trading platforms and programs, and transaction processing or other services;


·     other compensation to the extent the payment is not prohibited by law or by any self-regulatory agency, such as FINRA.

Although brokers or dealers that sell Fund shares may also act as a broker or dealer in connection with the purchase or sale of portfolio securities by the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds, the Manager does not consider a financial intermediary's sales of shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds when choosing brokers or dealers to effect portfolio transactions for the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds.

Revenue sharing payments can pay for distribution-related or asset retention items including, without limitation:

·     

transactional support, one-time charges for setting up access for the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds on particular trading systems, and paying the intermediary's networking fees;


·     

program support, such as expenses related to including the Oppenheimer funds in retirement plans, college savings plans, fee-based advisory or wrap fee programs, fund "supermarkets", bank or trust company products or insurance companies' variable annuity or variable life insurance products;

·     

placement on the dealer's list of offered funds and providing representatives of the Distributor with access to a financial intermediary's sales meetings, sales representatives and management representatives; or

·     

firm support, such as business planning assistance, advertising, or educating a financial intermediary's sales personnel about the Oppenheimer funds and shareholder financial planning needs.


These payments may provide an incentive to financial intermediaries to actively market or promote the sale of shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds, or to support the marketing or promotional efforts of the Distributor in offering shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds. In addition, some types of payments may provide a financial intermediary with an incentive to recommend the Fund or a particular share class. Financial intermediaries may earn profits on these payments, since the amount of the payments may exceed the cost of providing the services. Certain of these payments are subject to limitations under applicable law. Financial intermediaries may categorize and disclose these arrangements to their clients and to members of the public in a manner different from the disclosures in the Fund's Prospectus and this SAI. You should ask your financial intermediary for information about any payments it receives from the Fund, the Manager or the Distributor and any services it provides, as well as the fees and commissions it charges.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, the following financial intermediaries and/or their affiliates (which in some cases are broker-dealers) offered shares of the Oppenheimer funds and received revenue sharing or similar distribution-related payments (subject to a $5,000 annual minimum threshold) from the Manager or the Distributor for marketing or program support:

A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc.

MetLife Investors Insurance Company – Security First

Advantage Capital Corporation

MetLife Securities, Inc.

Aegon USA

Minnesota Life Insurance Company

Aetna Life Insurance & Annuity Company

MML Bay State Life Insurance Company

AIG Advisor Group, Inc.

MML Investor Services, Inc.

AIG Life Variable Annuity Company

MONY Life Insurance Company of America

Allianz Life Insurance Company

Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated

Allstate Life Insurance Company

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

American General Annuity Insurance Company

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC

American Portfolios Financial Services Inc.

Multi-Financial Securities Corporation

Ameriprise Advisor Services, Inc.

Nathan and Lewis Securities, Inc.

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

National Planning Corporation

Ameritas Life Insurance Company

National Planning Holdings, Inc.

Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.

AXA Advisors, LLC

New England Securities, Inc.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

New York Life Insurance and Annuity Company

Banc of America Investment Services, Inc.

NFP Securities Inc.

Bank of New York Mellon

North Ridge Securities Corp.

Cadaret Grant & Co.

Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.

NRP Financial, Inc.

CCO Investment Services Corporation

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Chase Investment Services Corporation

Pacific Life Insurance Co.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

Park Avenue Securities LLC

CitiStreet Advisors LLC

Pershing LLC

Citizens Bank of Rhode Island

PFS Investments, Inc.

C.M. Life Insurance Company

Phoenix Life Insurance Company

Columbus Life Insurance Company

PlanMember Securities

Commonwealth Financial Network

Prime Capital Services, Inc.

CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.

Primevest Financial Services, Inc.

CUNA Mutual Insurance Society

Proequities, Inc.

CUSO Financial Services, LP

Protective Life and Annuity Insurance Company

E*TRADE Clearing LLC

Protective Life Insurance Company

Edward D. Jones and Company, LP

Pruco Securities, LLC

Essex National Securities, Inc.

Prudential Investment Management Services, Inc.

Federal Kemper Life Assurance Company

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Financial Network Investment Corporation

Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.

Financial Services Corporation

RBC Capital Markets Corporation

First Clearing LLC

RBC Dain Rauscher

First Global Capital Corporation

Robert W. Baird & Co.

FSC Securities Corporation

Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.

GE Financial Assurance

Sagepoint Financial Advisors

GE Life and Annuity Company

Securities America, Inc.

Genworth Financial, Inc.

Securities Service Network

Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company

Security Benefit Life Insurance Company

GPC Securities Inc.

Sigma Financial Corp.

Great West Life Insurance Company

Signator Investments, Inc.

Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company

SII Investments, Inc.

H. Beck, Inc.

Sorrento Pacific Financial LLC

H.D. Vest Investment Services, Inc.

State Farm VP Management Corp.

Hartford Life & Annuity Insurance Company

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Hartford Life Insurance Company

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.

Hewitt Associates LLC

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)

HSBC Securities Inc.

Sun Life Financial Distributors, Inc.

IFC Holdings Inc.

Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company (Bermuda) Ltd.

Independent Financial Group, LLC

Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York

ING Financial Advisers, LLC

Sun Life Insurance Company

ING Financial Partners

Sun Trust Securities, Inc.

ING Life Insurance & Annuity Co.

Sunamerica Securities, Inc.

Invest Financial Corporation

SunGard Institutional Brokerage Inc.

Investacorp, Inc.

SunTrust Bank

Investment Centers of America

Suntrust Investment Services, Inc.

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Jefferson Pilot Securities Corporation

Thrivent Investment Management, Inc.

JJB Hillard W.L. Lyons, Inc.

Towers Square Securities, Inc.

JP Morgan Securities, Inc.

Transamerica Life Insurance Co.

Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

KMS Financial Services Inc.

Union Central Life Insurance Company

Lasalle Street Securities LLC

United Planners' Financial Services of America

Legend Equities Corporation

Uvest Investment Services

Lincoln Benefit National Life

Valic Financial Advisors, Inc.

Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation

Vanderbilt Securities LLC

Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation

VSR Financial Services, Inc.

Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc.

Wachovia Securities, LLC

Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

Walnut Street Securities, Inc.

LPL Financial Corporation

Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

Wells Fargo Investments, LLC

Massmutual Financial Group

Wescom Financial Services

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.

Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.

MetLife Investors Insurance Company

 

For the year ended December 31, 2009, the following firms (which in some cases are broker-dealers) received payments from the Manager or Distributor for administrative or other services provided (other than revenue sharing arrangements), as described above:

A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc.

LPL Financial Corporation

Acensus, Inc.

Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company, Inc.

ACS HR Solutions LLC

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

ADP Broker-Dealer, Inc.

Matrix Settlement & Clearance Services

Aetna Life Insurance & Annuity Company

Mercer HR Services

Alliance Benefit Group

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.

American Diversified Distribution, LLC

Mesirow Financial, Inc.

American Funds

Mid Atlantic Capital Co.

American United Life Insurance Co.

Milliman, Inc.

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated

Ameritrade, Inc.

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

AST Trust Company

Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

National City Bank

Benefit Administration Co.

National Deferred Compensation

Benefit Consultants Group

National Financial Services LLC

Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc.

National Planning Holdings, Inc.

Benetech, Inc.

New York Life Insurance and Annuity Company

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.

Newport Retirement Services

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

Northwest Plan Services Inc.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

CitiStreet Advisors LLC

Peoples Securities, Inc.

City National Investments Trust

Pershing LLC

Clark Consulting

Plan Administrators Inc.

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.

PlanMember Securities

CPI Qualified Plan Consultants

Primevest Financial Services, Inc.

DA Davidson & Co.

Principal Life Insurance

Daily Access. Com, Inc.

Prudential Investment Management Services, Inc.

Davenport & Company, LLC

PSMI Group

David Lerner Associates, Inc.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Digital Retirement Solutions

Reliance Trust Co.

Diversified Advisors Investments Inc.

Robert W. Baird & Co.

DR, Inc.

RSM McGladrey, Inc.

Dyatech, LLC

Schwab Retirement Plan Services Company

E*TRADE Clearing LLC

Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.

Edward D. Jones and Company, LP

Scottrade, Inc.

ExpertPlan.com

SII Investments, Inc.

Ferris Baker Watts, Inc.

Southwest Securities, Inc.

Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC

Standard Insurance Co.

Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Co. 

Standard Retirement Services, Inc.

Financial Administrative Services Corporation

Stanley, Hunt, Dupree & Rhine

First Clearing LLC

Stanton Group, Inc.

First Global Capital Corporation

Sterne Agee & Leach, Inc.

First Southwest Company

Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc.

First Trust Corp.

Sun Trust Securities, Inc.

Geller Group Ltd.

Symetra Investment Services, Inc.

Genworth Financial, Inc.

T. Rowe Price

Great West Life Insurance Company

The Princeton Retirement Group

H&R Block Financial Advisors, Inc.

The Retirement Plan Company, LLC

H.D. Vest Investment Services, Inc.

Transamerica Retirement Services

Hartford Life Insurance Company

TruSource

Hewitt Associates LLC

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

ICMA-RC Services LLC

Unified Fund Services, Inc.

Ingham Group

Union Bank & Trust Company

Interactive Retirement Systems

US Clearing Co.

Intuition Systems, Inc.

USAA Investment Management Co.

Invest Financial Corporation

USI Consulting Group

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Valic Financial Advisors, Inc.

JJB Hillard W.L. Lyons, Inc.

Vanguard Group

John Hancock Life Insurance Company

Wachovia Securities, LLC

JP Morgan Securities, Inc.

Wedbush Morgan Securities

July Business Services

Wells Fargo Bank NA

Lincoln Benefit National Life

Wells Fargo Investments, LLC

Lincoln Investment Planning Inc.

Wilmington Trust Company

Performance of the Fund

Explanation of Performance Calculations. The use of standardized performance calculations enables an investor to compare the Fund’s performance to the performance of other funds for the same periods. The Fund’s performance data in advertisements must comply with rules of the SEC, which describe the types of performance data that may be used and how it is to be calculated. In general, any advertisement by the Fund of its performance data must include the average annual total returns for the advertised class of shares of the Fund. The Fund may use a variety of performance calculations, including “cumulative total return,” “average annual total return,” “average annual total return at net asset value,” and “total return at net asset value.” How these types of returns are calculated are described below.

     A number of factors should be considered before using the Fund’s performance information as a basis for comparison with other investments:

·     

Yields and total returns measure the performance of a hypothetical account in the Fund over various periods and do not show the performance of each shareholder’s account. Your account’s performance will vary from the model performance data if your dividends are received in cash, or you buy or sell shares during the period, or you bought your shares at a different time and price than the shares used in the model.


·     

The Fund’s performance returns may not reflect the effect of taxes on dividends and capital gains distributions.


·     

An investment in the Fund is not insured by the FDIC or any other government agency.


·     

The principal value of the Fund’s shares, its yields and total returns, are not guaranteed and normally will fluctuate on a daily basis.


·     

When an investor’s shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost.


·     

Yields and total returns for any given past period represent historical performance information and are not, and should not be considered, a prediction of future yields or returns.


     The performance of each class of shares is shown separately, because the performance of each class of shares will usually be different. That is because of the different kinds of expenses each class bears. The yields and total returns of each class of shares of the Fund are affected by market conditions, the quality of the Fund's investments, the maturity of debt investments, the types of investments the Fund holds, and its operating expenses that are allocated to the particular class.

n     

Yields. The Fund uses a variety of different yields to illustrate its current returns. Each class of shares calculates its yield separately because of the different expenses that affect each class.


·     

Standardized Yield. The "standardized yield" (sometimes referred to just as "yield") is shown for a class of shares for a stated 30-day period. It is not based on actual distributions paid by the Fund to shareholders in the 30-day period, but is a hypothetical yield based upon the net investment income from the Fund's portfolio investments for that period. It may therefore differ from the "dividend yield" for the same class of shares, described below.


Standardized yield is calculated using the following formula set forth in rules adopted by the SEC, designed to assure uniformity in the way that all funds calculate their yields:

Standardized Yield

= 2[(

a - b

+1)6

-1 ]

cd

The symbols above represent the following factors:

a =     dividends and interest earned during the 30-day period.

b =     expenses accrued for the period (net of any expense assumptions).

c =     the average daily number of shares of that class outstanding during the 30-day period that were entitled to receive dividends.

d =     the maximum offering price per share of that class on the last day of the period, adjusted for undistributed net investment income.

The standardized yield for a particular 30-day period may differ from the yield for other periods. The SEC formula assumes that the standardized yield for a 30-day period occurs at a constant rate for a six-month period and is annualized at the end of the six-month period. Additionally, because each class of shares is subject to different expenses, it is likely that the standardized yields of the Fund's classes of shares will differ for any 30-day period.

·     

Dividend Yield. The Fund may quote a "dividend yield" for each class of its shares. Dividend yield is based on the dividends paid on a class of shares during the actual dividend period. To calculate dividend yield, the dividends of a class declared during a stated period are added together, and the sum is multiplied by 12 (to annualize the yield) and divided by the maximum offering price on the last day of the dividend period. The formula is shown below:


Dividend Yield = dividends paid x 12/maximum offering price (payment date)

The maximum offering price for Class A shares includes the current maximum initial sales charge. The maximum offering price for Class B and Class C shares is the net asset value per share, without considering the effect of contingent deferred sales charges. There is no sales charge on Class Y shares. The Class A dividend yield may also be quoted without deducting the maximum initial sales charge.

The Fund’s Dividend Yields for the 30-Day Period Ended 7/31/10

Class of Shares

Standardized Yield

Dividend Yield

Without
Sales
Charge

After
Sales
Charge

Without
Sales

Charge

After
Sales
Charge

Class A

6.07%

5.34%

5.95%

5.75%

Class B

5.34%

N/A

5.23%

N/A

Class C

5.60%

N/A

5.49%

N/A

Class Y

6.35%

N/A

6.28%

N/A

n Total Return Information. “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 and that the investment is redeemed at the end of the period. Because of differences in expenses for each class of shares, the total returns for each class will differ and are measured separately.
 

There are different types of “total returns.” “Cumulative total return” measures the change in value over the entire period (for example, ten years). “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 actual year-by-year performance. The Fund uses the methodology prescribed by the SEC to calculate its standardized total returns.
 

In calculating the Fund’s total returns, the following sales charges are applied unless the returns are shown at “net asset value” as described below:

·     

For Class A shares, the current maximum sales charge of 3.50% (as a percentage of the offering price) is deducted from the initial investment (“P”) (unless the return is shown without sales charge, as described below).


·     

For Class B shares, payment of the applicable contingent deferred sales charge is applied, depending on the period for which the return is shown: 3.0% in the first year, 2.0% in the second year, 1.5% in the third and fourth years, 1.0% in the fifth year, and none thereafter.

·     

For Class C shares, the 1% contingent deferred sales charge is deducted for returns for the one-year period.

·     

There is no sales charge on Class Y shares.

·     

Average Annual Total Return. 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” in the formula) to achieve an Ending Redeemable Value (“ERV” in the formula) of that investment, according to the following formula:


ERV l/n

- 1

= Average Annual Total Return

P

·     

Average Annual Total Return (After Taxes on Distributions). The “average annual total return (after taxes on distributions)” of Class A shares is an average annual compounded rate of return for each year in a specified number of years, adjusted to show the effect of federal taxes (calculated using the highest individual marginal federal income tax rates in effect on any reinvestment date) on any distributions made by the Fund during the specified period. 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” in the formula) to achieve an ending value (“ATVD” in the formula) of that investment, after taking into account the effect of taxes on Fund distributions, but not on the redemption of Fund shares, according to the following formula:


ATVD1/n

- 1= Average Annual Total Return (After Taxes on Distributions)

P

Average Annual Total Return (After Taxes on Distributions and Redemptions).The “average annual total return (after taxes on distributions and redemptions)” of Class A shares is an average annual compounded rate of return for each year in a specified number of years that, assuming all dividends and distributions, adjusted to show the effect of federal taxes calculated using the highest individual marginal federal income tax rates in effect on any reinvestment date, are reinvested, results in an ending value (“ATVDR”) after taking into account the effect of capital gains taxes or capital loss tax benefits resulting from the redemption of the shares at the end of the period, each calculated using the highest federal individual capital gains tax rate in effect on the redemption date, according to the following formula:

ATVDR1/n

- 1= Average Annual Total Return (After Taxes on Distributions and Redemptions)

P

Cumulative Total Return. The “cumulative total return” measures the change in value of a hypothetical investment over an entire period of years using 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 according to the following formula:

ERV - P

= Total Return

P

·     Total Returns at Net Asset Value. From time to time the Fund may also quote a cumulative or an average annual total returns for Class A, Class B or Class C shares “at net asset value” without deducting the front-end sales charge or CDSC, based on the difference in net asset value per share at the beginning and, taking into consideration the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, at the end of the specified period. There is no sales charge on Class Y shares.

The Fund’s Total Returns for the Periods Ended 7/31/10

Class of Shares

Cumulative Total Returns
(10 Years or life-of-class, if less)

Average Annual Total Returns

 

1-Year

5-Year (or life of class)

10-Year

After Sales Charges

Without Sales Charge

After Sales Charges

Without Sales Charge

After Sales Charges

Without Sales Charge

After Sales Charges

Without Sales Charge

Class A1

50.06%

55.50%

14.49%

18.64%

3.12%

3.86%

4.14%

4.51%

Class B2

50.58%

50.58%

15.04%

18.04%

3.11%

3.26%

4.18%

4.18%

Class C3

48.03%

48.03%

17.06%

18.06%

3.35%

3.35%

4.00%

4.00%

Class Y4

19.69%

19.69%

19.18%

19.18%

3.92%

3.92%

N/A

N/A

1.     Inception of Class A:     9/8/99

2.     Inception of Class B:     9/8/99

    3. Inception of Class C:     9/8/99

   4.     Inception of Class Y:     11/28/05

Average Annual Total Returns for Class A Shares (After Sales Charge)
For the Periods Ended 7/31/
10

 

1-Year

5-Year

10-Year

After Taxes on Distributions

12.19%

          0.56%

1.72%

 

 

 

After Taxes on Distributions and Redemption of Fund Shares

9.34%

          1.12%

2.04%

 

 

 

 

Other Performance Comparisons. In its Annual Report to shareholders, the Fund compares its performance to that of one or more appropriate market indices. You can obtain that information by visiting the OppenheimerFunds website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com or by calling the Fund’s Transfer Agent at the telephone number shown on the cover of this SAI. The Fund may also compare its performance to that of other investments, including other mutual funds, or use rankings of its performance by independent ranking entities. The following are examples of some of those comparisons.

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Lipper Rankings. From time to time the Fund may publish the ranking of the performance of its classes of shares by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), a widely-recognized independent mutual fund monitoring service. Lipper monitors and ranks the performance of regulated investment companies for various periods in categories based on investment styles. Lipper also publishes "peer-group" indices and averages of the performance of all mutual funds in particular categories.


n     Morningstar Ratings. From time to time the Fund may publish the “star ratings” of its classes of shares by Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”), an independent mutual fund monitoring service that rates and ranks mutual funds within their specialized market sectors. Morningstar proprietary star ratings reflect risk-adjusted historical total investment returns for funds with at least a three-year performance history. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star.

Performance Rankings and Comparisons by Other Entities and Publications. From time to time the Fund may include in its advertisements and sales literature performance information about the Fund cited in newspapers and other periodicals such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, or similar publications. That information may include performance quotations from other sources, including Lipper and Morningstar or the Fund’s perfomance may be compared to the performance of various market indices, other investments, or averages, performance rankings or other benchmarks prepared by recognized mutual fund statistical services. The Fund’s advertisements and sales literature may include, for illustrative or comparative purposes, statistical data or other information about general or specific market and economic conditions that may include, for example:

·     

information about the performance of certain securities or commodities markets or segments of those markets,


·     

information about the performance of the economies of particular countries or regions,


·     

the earnings of companies included in segments of particular industries, sectors, securities markets, countries or regions,


·     

the availability of different types of securities or offerings of securities,


·     

information relating to the gross national or gross domestic product of the United States or other countries or regions,


·     

comparisons of various market sectors or indices to demonstrate performance, risk, or other characteristics of the Fund.


From time to time, the Fund may publish rankings or ratings of the Manager or Transfer Agent by third parties, including comparisons of investor services provided to shareholders of the Oppenheimer funds to those provided by other mutual fund families selected by the rating or ranking services. Those comparisons may be based on the opinions of the rating or ranking service itself, using its research or judgment, or may be based on surveys of investors, brokers, shareholders or others.

Investors may also wish to compare the returns on the Fund’s share classes to the return on fixed-income investments available from banks and thrift institutions, including certificates of deposit, ordinary interest-paying checking and savings accounts, and other forms of fixed or variable time deposits or instruments such as Treasury bills. However, the Fund’s returns and share price are not guaranteed or insured 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. Repayment of principal and payment of interest on Treasury securities is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

about your account

The Fund’s Prospectus describes how to buy, sell and exchange shares of the Fund and certain other Oppenheimer funds. The information below provides further details about the Fund’s policies regarding those share transactions. It should be read in conjunction with the information in the Prospectus. Appendix A of this SAI provides more information about the special sales charge arrangements offered by the Fund, and the circumstances in which sales charges may be reduced or waived for certain investors and certain types of purchases or redemptions.

Determination of Net Asset Values Per Share. The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of shares of the Fund is determined by dividing the value of the Fund’s net assets attributable to a class by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. The NAV is determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on each day that the NYSE is open. The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, but may close earlier on some other days (for example, in case of weather emergencies or on days falling before a U.S. holiday). All references to time in this SAI mean “Eastern time.” The NYSE’s most recent annual announcement (which is subject to change) states that it will close on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington’s Birthday (Presidents Day), Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. It may also close on other days.

Dealers other than NYSE members may conduct trading in municipal securities on days that the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays) or after 4:00 p.m. on a regular business day. Because the Fund’s net asset values will not be calculated on those days, the Fund’s net asset values per share may be significantly affected on days when shareholders may not purchase or redeem shares.

Securities Valuation. The Fund’s Board has established procedures for the valuation of the Fund's securities. In general those procedures are as follows:

     Equity securities traded on a U.S. securities exchange are valued as follows:

1.     

if last sale information is regularly reported, they are valued at the last reported sale price on the principal exchange on which they are traded or on, as applicable, on that day, or


2.     

if last sale information is not available on a valuation date, they are valued at the last reported sale price preceding the valuation date if it is within the spread of the closing “bid” and “asked” prices on the valuation date or, if not, at the closing “bid” price on the valuation date.


     Equity securities traded on a foreign securities exchange generally are valued in one of the following ways:

1.     

at the last sale price available to the pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees, or


2.     

at the last sale price obtained by the Manager from the report of the principal exchange on which the security is traded at its last trading session on or immediately before the valuation date, or


3.     

at the mean between the “bid” and “asked” prices obtained from the principal exchange on which the security is traded or, on the basis of reasonable inquiry, from two market makers in the security.


Long-term debt securities having a remaining maturity in excess of 60 days are valued based on the mean between the “bid” and “asked” prices determined by a portfolio pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees or obtained by the Manager from two active market makers in the security on the basis of reasonable inquiry.

     The following securities are valued at the mean between the “bid” and “asked” prices determined by a pricing service approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees or obtained by the Manager from two active market makers in the security on the basis of reasonable inquiry:


 

1.     

debt instruments that have a maturity of more than 397 days when issued,


2.     

debt instruments that had a maturity of 397 days or less when issued and have a remaining maturity of more than 60 days, and


3.     

non-money market debt instruments that had a maturity of 397 days or less when issued and which have a remaining maturity of 60 days or less.


     The following securities are valued at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts:

1.     

money market debt securities held by a non-money market fund that had a maturity of less than 397 days when issued that have a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, and


2.     

debt instruments held by a money market fund that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less.


In the case of Senior Loans and other loan obligations, U.S. government securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and foreign government securities, when last sale information is not generally available, the Manager may use pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees. The pricing services may use “matrix” comparisons to the prices for comparable instruments on the basis of quality, yield and maturity. Other special factors may be involved (such as the tax-exempt status of the interest paid by municipal securities). The Manager will monitor the accuracy of the pricing services. That monitoring may include comparing prices used for portfolio valuation to actual sales prices of selected securities.

     Securities (including Senior Loans and other loans for which reliable bids are not available from dealers or pricing services, and other restricted securities) not having readily-available market quotations are valued at fair value determined under the Board’s procedures. If the Manager is unable to locate two market makers willing to give quotes, a security may be priced at the mean between the “bid” and “asked” prices provided by a single active market maker (which in certain cases may be the “bid” price if no “asked” price is available). The special factors used by the Manager to derive a fair value for Senior Loans for which reliable market prices are not available are discussed in the Prospectus.
 
     The closing prices in the New York foreign exchange market on a particular business day that are provided to the Manager by a bank, dealer or pricing service that the Manager has determined to be reliable are used to value foreign currency, including forward contracts, and to convert to U.S. dollars securities that are denominated in foreign currency.

Puts, calls, and futures are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they are traded, as applicable, as determined by a pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees or by the Manager. If there were no sales that day, they shall be valued at the last sale price on the preceding trading day if it is within the spread of the closing “bid” and “asked” prices on the principal exchange on the valuation date. If not, the value shall be the closing bid price on the principal exchange on the valuation date. If the put, call or future is not traded on an exchange, it shall be valued by the mean between “bid” and “asked” prices obtained by the Manager from two active market makers. In certain cases that may be at the “bid” price if no “asked” price is available.

When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset. An equivalent credit is included in the liability section. The credit is adjusted (“marked-to-market”) to reflect the current market value of the option. In determining the Fund's gain on investments, if a call or put written by the Fund is exercised, the proceeds are increased by the premium received. If a call or put written by the Fund expires, the Fund has a gain in the amount of the premium. If the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it will have a gain or loss, depending on whether the premium received was more or less than the cost of the closing transaction. If the Fund exercises a put it holds, the amount the Fund receives on its sale of the underlying investment is reduced by the amount of premium paid by the Fund.

Allocation of Expenses. The Fund pays expenses related to its daily operations, such as custodian fees, Board fees, transfer agency fees, legal fees and auditing costs. Those expenses are paid out of the Fund’s assets, not directly by shareholders. However, those expenses reduce the net asset value of Fund shares, and therefore are borne indirectly by shareholders.

For calculating the Fund’s net asset value, dividends and distributions, the Fund differentiates between two types of expenses. General expenses that do not pertain specifically to any one class are allocated pro rata to the shares of all classes. Those expenses are first allocated based on the percentage of the Fund’s total assets that is represented by the assets of each share class. Such general expenses include management fees, legal, bookkeeping and audit fees, Board compensation, custodian expenses, share issuance costs, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and non-recurring expenses, such as litigation costs. Then the expenses allocated to a share class are allotted equally to each outstanding share within a given class.

Other expenses that are directly attributable to a particular class are allocated equally to each outstanding share within that class. Examples of such expenses include distribution and service plan (12b-1) fees, transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and expenses and shareholder meeting expenses (to the extent that such expenses, and shareholder meeting expenses to the extent that such expenses pertain only to a specific class).

How to Buy Shares

     

The Oppenheimer Funds. The “Oppenheimer funds” are those mutual funds for which the Distributor acts as the distributor and currently include the following:

 

Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals

Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer AMT-Free New York Municipals

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series:

Oppenheimer Balanced Fund

Conservative Investor Fund

Oppenheimer Baring SMA International Fund

Moderate Investor Fund

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund

Active Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund

Equity Investor Fund

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Fixed Income Active Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund

Oppenheimer Principal Protected Main Street Fund II

Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund

Oppenheimer Principal Protected Main Street Fund III

Oppenheimer Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund

Oppenheimer Quest International Value Fund

Oppenheimer Corporate Bond Fund

Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund

Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund

Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund

Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund

Oppenheimer Rising Dividends Fund

Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Arizona Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Maryland Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Massachusetts Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Equity Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Rochester Michigan Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Rochester Minnesota Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals

Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester North Carolina Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Opportunities Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Ohio Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Value Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Virginia Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund

Oppenheimer Select Value Fund

Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund

Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund

Oppenheimer International Bond Fund

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid- Cap Growth Fund

Oppenheimer International Diversified Fund

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid- Cap Value Fund

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund

Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund

Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund

Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust

Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund

Limited-Term New York Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund

Rochester Fund Municipals

Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Value Fund

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund

 

Oppenheimer Main Street Opportunity Fund

 

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund

 

Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund

 
   

LifeCycle Funds

 

     Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund

 

     Oppenheimer Transition 2015 Fund

 

     Oppenheimer Transition 2020 Fund

 

Oppenheimer Transition 2025 Fund

 

     Oppenheimer Transition 2030 Fund

 

Oppenheimer Transition 2040 Fund

 

Oppenheimer Transition 2050 Fund

 
   
   

And the following money market funds:

 

Oppenheimer Cash Reserves

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund

 

Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.

 

Classes of Shares. Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments of the Fund. However, each class has different shareholder privileges and features. The net income attributable to Class B or Class C shares and the dividends payable on Class B or Class C shares will be reduced by incremental expenses borne solely by that class. Those expenses include the asset-based sales charges to which Class B and Class C shares are subject.
 
     The availability of different classes of shares permits an investor to choose the method of purchasing shares that is more appropriate for the investor. That may depend on the amount of the purchase, the length of time the investor expects to hold shares, and other relevant circumstances. Class A shares normally are sold subject to an initial sales charge. While Class B and Class C shares have no initial sales charge, the purpose of the deferred sales charge and asset-based sales charge on Class B and Class C shares is the same as that of the initial sales charge on Class A shares –to compensate the Distributor and brokers, dealers and financial institutions that sell shares of the Fund. A salesperson who is entitled to receive compensation from his or her firm for selling Fund shares may receive different levels of compensation for selling one class of shares rather than another.
 

The Distributor will not accept a purchase order of more than $100,000 for Class B shares or a purchase order of $1 million or more to purchase Class C shares on behalf of a single investor (not including dealer “street name” or omnibus accounts).

Class B or Class C shares may not be purchased by a new investor directly from the Distributor without the investor designating another registered broker-dealer.

Class A Sales Charges Reductions and Waivers. There is an initial sales charge on the purchase of Class A shares of each of the Oppenheimer funds except for the money market funds (under certain circumstances described in this SAI, redemption proceeds of certain money market fund shares may be subject to a CDSC). As discussed in the Prospectus, a reduced initial sales charge rate may be obtained for certain share purchases because of the reduced sales efforts and reduction in expenses realized
by the Distributor, dealers or brokers in making such sales. Sales charge waivers may apply in certain other circumstances because the Distributor or dealer or broker incurs little or no selling expenses. Appendix A to this SAI includes additional information regarding certain of these sales charge reductions and waivers.

A reduced sales charge rate may be obtained for Class A shares under a Right of Accumulation or Letter of Intent because of the reduction in sales effort and expenses to the Distributor, dealers or brokers for those sales.

Letter of Intent. Under a Letter of Intent (a “Letter”), you may be able to reduce the sales charge rate that applies to your purchases of Class A shares if you purchase Class A, Class B or Class C shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds or Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G and Class H units purchased in advisor sold Section 529 plans, for which the Manager or the Distributor serves as the Program Manager or Program Distributor.
 

A Letter is an investor's statement in writing to the Distributor of his or her intention to purchase a specified value of those shares or units during a 13-month period (the “Letter period”), which begins on the date of the investor’s first share purchase following the establishment of the Letter. The sales charge on each purchase of Class A shares during the Letter period will be at the rate that would apply to a single lump-sum purchase of shares in the amount intended to be purchased. In submitting a Letter, the investor makes no commitment to purchase shares. However, if the investor does not fulfill the terms of the Letter within the Letter period, he or she agrees to pay the additional sales charges that would have been applicable to the purchases that were made. The investor agrees that shares equal in value to 2% of the intended purchase amount will be held in escrow by the Transfer Agent for that purpose, as described in “Terms of Escrow” below. It is the responsibility of the dealer of record and/or the investor to advise the Distributor about the Letter when placing purchase orders during the Letter period. The investor must also notify the Distributor or his or her financial intermediary of any qualifying 529 plan holdings.
 
     To determine whether an investor has fulfilled the terms of a Letter, the Transfer Agent will count purchases of “qualified” Class A, Class B and Class C shares and Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G and Class H units during the Letter period. Purchases of Class N or Class Y shares, purchases made by reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions from the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds, purchases of Class A shares with redemption proceeds under the Reinvestment Privilege, and purchases of Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves on which a sales charge has not been paid do not count as “qualified” shares for satisfying the terms of a Letter. An investor will also be considered to have fulfilled the Letter if the value of the investor's total holdings of qualified shares on the last day of the Letter period, calculated at the net asset value on that day, equals or exceeds the intended purchase amount.
 

If the terms of the Letter are not fulfilled within the Letter period, the concessions previously paid to the dealer of record for the account and the amount of sales charge retained by the Distributor will be adjusted on the first business day following the expiration of the Letter period to reflect the sales charge rates that are applicable to the actual total purchases.

If total eligible purchases during the Letter period exceed the intended purchase amount and also exceed the amount needed to qualify for the next sales charge rate reduction (stated in the Prospectus), the sales charges paid may be adjusted to that lower rate. That adjustment will only be made if and when the dealer returns to the Distributor the amount of the excess concessions allowed or paid to the dealer over the amount of concessions that are applicable to the actual amount of purchases. The reduced sales charge adjustment will be made by adding to the investors account the number of additional shares that would have been purchased if the lower sales charge rate had been used. Those additional shares will be determined using the net asset value per share in effect on the date of such adjustment.

By establishing a Letter, the investor agrees to be bound by the terms of the Prospectus, this SAI and the application used for a Letter, and if those terms are amended to be bound by the amended terms and that any amendments by the Fund will apply automatically to existing Letters. Group retirement plans qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code may not establish a Letter, however defined benefit plans and Single K sole proprietor plans may do so.

n     Terms of Escrow That Apply to Letters of Intent.

1.     Out of the initial purchase, or out of subsequent purchases if necessary, the Transfer Agent will hold in escrow Fund shares equal to 2% of the intended purchase amount specified in the Letter. For example, if the intended purchase amount is $50,000, the escrow amount would be shares valued at $1,000 (computed at the offering price for a $50,000 share purchase). Any dividends and capital gains distributions on the escrowed shares will be credited to the investor’s account.

2.     If the Letter applies to more than one fund account, the investor can designate the fund from which shares will be escrowed. If no fund is selected, the Transfer Agent will escrow shares in the fund account that has the highest dollar balance on the date of the first purchase under the Letter. If there are not sufficient shares to cover the escrow amount, the Transfer Agent will escrow shares in the fund account(s) with the next highest balance(s). If there are not sufficient shares in the accounts to which the Letter applies, the Transfer Agent may escrow shares in other accounts that are linked for Right of Accumulation purposes. Additionally, if there are not sufficient shares available for escrow at the time of the first purchase under the Letter, the Transfer Agent will escrow future purchases until the escrow amount is met.

3.     If, during the Letter period, an investor exchanges shares of the Fund for shares of another fund (as described in the Prospectus section titled “How to Exchange Shares”), the Fund shares held in escrow will automatically be exchanged for shares of the other fund and the escrow obligations will also be transferred to that fund.

4.     If the total purchases under the Letter are less than the intended purchases specified, on the first business day after the end of the Letter period the Distributor will redeem escrowed shares equal in value 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 purchases had been made at a single time. Any shares remaining after such redemption will be released from escrow.

5.     If the terms of the Letter are fulfilled, the escrowed shares will be promptly released to the investor at the end of the Letter period.

6.     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.

Class A Shares Purchased with Proceeds from Certain Retirement Plans. Class A shares of the Fund may be purchased at net asset value with the redemption proceeds of shares of another mutual fund offered as an investment option in a retirement plan in which Oppenheimer funds are also offered as investment options, if the purchase occurs more than 30 days after the Oppenheimer funds are added as an investment option under that plan. No sales concessions will be paid to the broker-dealer of record on sales of such Class A shares, whether or not they are subject to a CDSC as described in the Prospectus. Additionally, no concession will be paid on Class A share purchases by a retirement plan that are made with the redemption proceeds of Class N shares of an Oppenheimer fund held by a retirement plan for more than 18 months.
 

Class B Conversion. Under current interpretations of applicable federal income tax law by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), the conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares 72 months after purchase is not treated as a taxable event for the shareholder. If those laws or the IRS’ interpretation of those laws should change, the automatic conversion feature may be suspended. In that event, no further conversions of Class B shares would occur while that 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 shareholder, and absent such exchange, Class B shares might continue to be subject to the asset-based sales charge for longer than six years.

Share Certificates. When you purchase shares of the Fund, your ownership interest in the shares of the Fund will be recorded as a book entry on the records of the Fund. The Fund will not issue or re-register physical share certificates.

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 values 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 repurchasing or redeeming shares from any account registered in that investor's name, or the Fund or the Distributor may seek other redress.
 

AccountLink. Shares purchased through AccountLink will be purchased at the net asset value calculated on the same regular business day if the Distributor is instructed to initiate the Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) transfer to buy the shares before the close of the NYSE. The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m., but may close earlier on certain days. If the Distributor is instructed to initiate the ACH transfer after the close of the NYSE, the shares will be purchased on the next regular business day.

Dividends will begin to accrue on the shares purchased through the ACH system on the business day the Fund receives Federal Funds before the close of the NYSE. The proceeds of ACH transfers are normally received by the Fund three days after a transfer is initiated. If Federal Funds are received on a business day after the close of the NYSE, dividends will begin to accrue on the next regular business day. If the proceeds of an ACH transfer are not received on a timely basis, the Distributor reserves the right to cancel the purchase order. The Distributor and the Fund are not responsible for any delays in purchasing shares resulting from delays in ACH transmissions.

The minimum purchase through AccountLink is generally $50, however for accounts established prior to November 1, 2002 the minimum purchase is $25.

Asset Builder Plans. As indicated in the Prospectus, you normally must establish your Fund account with $1,000 or more. However, you can open a Fund account for as little as $500 if you establish an Asset Builder Plan at the time of your initial share purchase to automatically purchase additional shares directly from a bank account.
 
An Asset Builder Plan is available only if your bank is an ACH member and you establish AccountLink. Under an Asset Builder Plan, payments to purchase shares of the Fund will be debited from your bank account automatically. Normally the debit will be made two business days prior to the investment dates you select on your application. Neither the Distributor, the Transfer Agent nor the Fund will be responsible for any delays in purchasing shares that result from delays in ACH transmissions.
 
To establish an Asset Builder Plan at the time you initially purchase Fund shares, complete the “Asset Builder Plan” information on the Account Application. To establish an Asset Builder Plan for an existing account, use the Asset Builder Enrollment Form. The Account Application and the Asset Builder Enrollment Form are available by contacting the Distributor or may be downloaded from our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com. Before you establish a new Fund account under the Asset
Builder Plan, you should obtain a prospectus of the selected Fund and read it carefully.
 
You may change the amount of your Asset Builder payment or you can terminate your automatic investments at any time by writing to the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent requires a reasonable period (approximately 10 days) after receipt of your instructions to implement them. The minimum additional purchase under an Asset Builder Plan is $50, except that for Asset Builder Plans established prior to November 1, 2002, the minimum additional purchase is $25. Shares purchased by Asset Builder
Plan payments are subject to the redemption restrictions for recent purchases described in the Prospectus. An Asset Builder Plan may not be used to buy shares for OppenheimerFunds employer-sponsored qualified retirement accounts. The Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering Asset Builder Plans at any time without prior notice.
 

Retirement Plans. Certain types of retirement plans are entitled to purchase shares of the Fund without sales charges or at reduced sales charge rates, as described in Appendix A to this SAI. Certain special sales charge arrangements described in that Appendix apply to retirement plans whose records are maintained on a daily valuation basis by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. ("Merrill Lynch") or an independent record keeper that has a contract or special arrangement with Merrill Lynch. If, on the date the plan sponsor signed the Merrill Lynch record keeping service agreement, the plan had less than $1 million in assets invested in applicable investments (other than assets invested in money market funds), then the retirement plan may purchase only Class C shares of the Oppenheimer funds. If, on the date the plan sponsor signed the Merrill Lynch record keeping service agreement, the plan had $1 million or more in assets but less than $5 million in assets invested in applicable investments (other than assets invested in money market funds), then the retirement plan may purchase only Class N shares of the Oppenheimer funds. If, on the date the plan sponsor signed the Merrill Lynch record keeping service agreement, the plan had $5 million or more in assets invested in applicable investments (other than assets invested in money market funds), then the retirement plan may purchase only Class A shares of the Oppenheimer funds.

OppenheimerFunds has entered into arrangements with certain record keepers whereby the Transfer Agent compensates the record keeper for its record keeping and account servicing functions that it performs on behalf of the participant accounts in a retirement plan. While such compensation may act to reduce the record keeping fees charged by the retirement plan's record keeper, that compensation arrangement may be terminated at any time, potentially affecting the record keeping fees charged by the retirement plan's record keeper.

Electronic Document Delivery. To access your account documents electronically via eDocs Direct, please visit our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com and click the hyperlink “Sign Up for Electronic Document Delivery (eDocs Direct)” under the heading “I want to...” in the left hand column, or call 1.888.470.0862 for instructions.

How to Sell Shares

Receiving Redemption Proceeds by Federal Funds Wire. The Fund would normally authorize a Federal Funds wire of redemption proceeds to be made on its next regular business day following the redemption. A Federal Funds wire may be delayed if the Fund’s custodian bank is not open for business on that day. In that case, the wire will not be transmitted until the next business day on which the bank and the Fund are both open for business. No dividends will be paid on the proceeds of redeemed shares awaiting transfer by Federal Funds wire.

Redeeming Shares Through Dealers and Brokers. The Distributor is the Fund’s agent to repurchase its shares from authorized brokers or dealers on behalf of their customers. Shareholders should contact their broker or dealer to arrange this type of redemption. The repurchase price per share will be the next net asset value computed after the Distributor or the broker or dealer receives the order. A repurchase will be processed at that day’s net asset value if the order was received by the broker or dealer from its customer prior to the time the close of the NYSE. Normally, the NYSE closes at 4:00 p.m., but may do so earlier on some days.

     For accounts redeemed through a broker-dealer, payment will ordinarily be made within three business days after the shares are redeemed. However, the Distributor must receive the required redemption documents in proper form, with the signature(s) of the registered shareholder(s) guaranteed as described in the Prospectus.

Reinvestment Privilege. Within six months after the Fund repurchases Class A or Class B shares as part of a Repurchase offer, a shareholder may reinvest all or part of the proceeds of:

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Class A shares purchased subject to an initial sales charge or Class A shares on which a contingent deferred sales charge was paid, or


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Class B shares that were subject to the Class B contingent deferred sales charge when redeemed.


     The reinvestment may be made without a sales charge but 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 in “How to Exchange Shares” below. Reinvestment will be at the net asset value next computed after the Transfer Agent receives the reinvestment order. The shareholder must ask the Transfer Agent for that privilege at the time of reinvestment. This privilege does not apply to Class C or Class Y shares. 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. This reinvestment privilege does not apply to reinvestment purchases made through automatic investment options.

     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.
 

     If shares are redeemed in kind, the redeeming shareholder might incur brokerage or other costs in selling the securities for cash. The Fund will value securities used to pay redemptions in kind using the same method the Fund uses to value its portfolio securities described above under “Determination of Net Asset Values Per Share.” That valuation will be made as of the time the redemption price is determined.

Involuntary Redemptions. The Fund's Board of Trustees has the right to cause the involuntary redemption of the shares held in any account if the aggregate net asset value of those shares is less than $200 or such lesser amount as the Board may fix. The Board will not cause the involuntary redemption of shares in an account if the aggregate net asset value of such shares has fallen below the stated minimum solely as a result of market fluctuations. If the Board exercises this right, it may also fix the requirements for any notice to be given to the shareholders in question (not less than 30 days). The Board may alternatively set requirements for the shareholder to increase the investment, or set other terms and conditions so that the shares would not be involuntarily redeemed.

Transfers of Shares. A transfer of shares to a different registration is not an event that triggers the payment of sales charges. Therefore, 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. It does not matter whether the transfer occurs by absolute assignment, gift or bequest, as long as it does not involve, directly or indirectly, a public sale of the shares. When shares subject to a contingent deferred sales charge are transferred, the transferred shares will remain subject to the contingent deferred sales charge. It will be 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. Participants in OppenheimerFunds-sponsored pension or profit-sharing plans (other than self-employed plan sponsors), whose shares of the Fund are held in the name of the plan or its fiduciary, may not request redemption of their accounts directly. The plan administrator or fiduciary must submit the request.

Requests for distributions from OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRAs, SEP-IRAs, SIMPLE 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 SAI. The request must:

(1)     

state the reason for the distribution;


(2)     

state the owner's awareness of tax penalties if the distribution is premature; and


(3)     

conform to the requirements of the plan and the Fund's other redemption requirements.


Distributions from pension and profit sharing plans are subject to special requirements under the Internal Revenue Code and certain documents (available from the Transfer Agent) must be completed and submitted to the Transfer Agent 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, 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.

Automatic Withdrawal Plans. Under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan, investors who own Fund shares can authorize the Transfer Agent to redeem shares automatically on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. The minimum periodic redemption amount under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan is $50. Shareholders having AccountLink privileges may have Automatic Withdrawal Plan payments deposited to their designated bank account. Payments may also be made by check, payable to all shareholders of record and sent to the address of record for the account. Automatic withdrawals may be requested by telephone for amounts up to $1,500 per month if the payments are to be made by checks sent to the address of record for the account. Telephone requests are not available if the address on the account has been changed within the prior 15 days.

     Fund shares will be redeemed as necessary to meet the requested withdrawal payments. Shares will be redeemed at the net asset value per share determined on the redemption date, which is normally three business days prior to the payment receipt date requested by the shareholder. The Fund cannot guarantee receipt of a payment on the date requested, however. Shares acquired without a sales charge will be redeemed first. 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 on the amount withdrawn, the investor’s principal may be depleted. Payments made under these plans should not be considered as a yield or income on your investment.
 

Because of the sales charge assessed on Class A share purchases, shareholders should usually not make additional Class A share purchases while participating in an Automatic Withdrawal Plan. A shareholder whose Class B, Class C or Class N account is subject to a CDSC should usually not establish an automatic withdrawal plan because of the imposition of the CDSC on the withdrawals. If a CDSC does apply to a redemption, the amount of the check or payment will be reduced accordingly. Distributions of capital gains from accounts subject to an Automatic Withdrawal Plan must be reinvested in Fund shares.

Dividends on shares held in the account may be paid in cash or reinvested. Required minimum distributions from OppenheimerFunds-sponsored retirement plans may not be arranged on this basis.
 

The shareholder may change the amount, the payment interval, the address to which checks are to be mailed, the designated bank account for AccountLink payments or may terminate a plan at any time by writing to the Transfer Agent. A signature guarantee may be required for certain changes. The requested change will usually be put into effect approximately two weeks after such notification is received. The shareholder may redeem all or any part of the shares in the account by written notice to the Transfer Agent. That notice must be in proper form in accordance with the requirements in the then-current Fund

Prospectus.
 
The Transfer Agent will administer the Automatic Withdrawal Plan as agent for the shareholder(s) who executed the plan authorization and application submitted to the Transfer Agent. Neither the Fund nor the Transfer Agent shall incur any liability for any action taken or not taken by the Transfer Agent in good faith to administer the plan. Any share certificates must be surrendered unendorsed to the Transfer Agent with the plan application to be eligible for automatic withdrawal payments. If the Transfer Agent ceases to act as transfer agent for the Fund, the shareholder will be deemed to have appointed any successor transfer agent to act as agent in administering the plan.
 
The Transfer Agent will terminate a plan upon its receipt of evidence, satisfactory to it, that the shareholder has died or is legally incapacitated. The Fund may also give directions to the Transfer Agent to terminate a plan. Shares that have not been redeemed at the time a plan is terminated will be held in an account in the name of the shareholder. Share certificates will not be issued for any such shares and all dividends will be reinvested in the account unless and until different instructions are received, in proper form, from the shareholder, his or her executor or guardian, or another authorized person.

The Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering these plans at any time without prior notice. By requesting an Automatic Withdrawal Plan, the shareholder agrees to the terms and conditions that apply to such plans. These provisions may be amended from time to time by the Fund and/or the Distributor. When adopted, any amendments will automatically apply to existing Plans.

n     Automatic Exchange Plans. Shareholders can authorize the Transfer Agent to automatically exchange a pre-determined amount of shares of the Fund for shares (of the same class) of other Oppenheimer funds that offer the exchange privilege 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 $50. Instructions should be provided on the OppenheimerFunds application or signature-guaranteed instructions. 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 SAI.

Automatic Withdrawal Plans. Fund shares will be redeemed as necessary to meet withdrawal payments. Shares acquired without a sales charge will be redeemed first. 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 these plans should not be considered as a yield or income on your investment.

The Transfer Agent will administer the investor’s Automatic Withdrawal Plan as agent for the shareholder(s) (the “Planholder”) who executed the plan authorization and application submitted to the Transfer Agent. Neither the Fund nor the Transfer Agent shall incur any liability to the Planholder for any action taken or not taken by the Transfer Agent in good faith to administer the plan. Share 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.

Shares will be redeemed to make withdrawal payments at the net asset value per share determined on the redemption date. Checks or AccountLink payments representing the proceeds of Plan withdrawals will normally be transmitted three business days prior to the date selected for receipt of the payment, according to the choice specified in writing by the Planholder. Receipt of payment on the date selected cannot be guaranteed.

The amount and the interval of disbursement payments and the address to which checks are to be mailed or AccountLink payments are to be sent may be changed at any time by the Planholder by writing to the Transfer Agent. The Planholder should allow at least two weeks’ time after mailing such notification for the requested change to be put in effect. The Planholder may, at any time, instruct the Transfer Agent by written notice to redeem all, or any part of, the shares held under the plan. That notice must be in proper form in accordance with the requirements of the then-current Prospectus of the Fund. In that case, the Transfer Agent will redeem the number of shares requested at the net asset value per share in effect and will mail a check for the proceeds to the Planholder.

The Planholder may terminate a plan at any time. The Fund may also give directions to the Transfer Agent to terminate a plan. The Transfer Agent will also terminate a plan upon its receipt of evidence satisfactory to it that the Planholder has died or is legally incapacitated. Upon termination of a plan by the Transfer Agent or the Fund, shares that have not been redeemed will be held in uncertificated form in the name of the Planholder. The account will continue as a dividend-reinvestment, uncertificated account unless and until proper instructions are received from the Planholder, his or her executor or guardian, or another authorized person.

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.

Minimum Balance Fee. As stated in the Prospectus, a $12 annual “Minimum Balance Fee” is assessed on each Fund account with a share balance of less than $500. The Minimum Balance Fee is automatically deducted from each such Fund account in September.
 
Listed below are certain cases in which the Fund has elected, in its discretion, not to assess the Minimum Balance Fee. These exceptions are subject to change:
 

·     

A fund account whose shares were acquired after September 30th of the prior year;


·     

A fund account that has a balance below $500 due to the automatic conversion of shares from Class B to Class A shares. However, once all Class B shares held in the account have been converted to Class A shares the new Class A share account balance may become subject to the Minimum Balance Fee;

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Accounts of shareholders who elect to access their account documents electronically via eDoc Direct (to access account documents electronically via eDocs Direct, please visit our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com and click the hyperlink “Sign Up for Electronic Document Delivery (eDocs Direct)” under the heading “I Want To,” or call 1.888.470.0862 for instructions);

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A fund account that has only certificated shares and, has a balance below $500 and is being escheated;

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Accounts of shareholders that are held by broker-dealers under the NSCC Fund/SERV system in Networking level 1 and 3 accounts;

·     

Accounts held under the Oppenheimer Legacy Program and/or holding certain Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds;

·     

Omnibus accounts holding shares pursuant to the Pinnacle, Ascender, Custom Plus, Recordkeeper Pro and Pension Alliance Retirement Plan programs;

·     

A fund account that falls below the $500 minimum solely due to market fluctuations within the 12-month period preceding the date the fee is deducted; and

·     

Accounts held in the OppenheimerFunds Portfolio Builder Program which is offered through certain broker/dealers to qualifying shareholders.

Unclaimed accounts may be subject to state escheatment laws, and the Fund and the Transfer Agent will not be liable to shareholders or their representatives for good faith compliance with those laws.
 

The Fund reserves the authority to modify Minimum Balance Fee in its discretion.

How to Exchange Shares

Shares of the Fund (including shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or distributions from other Oppenheimer funds or from a unit investment trust) may be exchanged for shares of certain other Oppenheimer funds at net asset value without the imposition of a sales charge, however a CDSC may apply to the acquired shares as described below. Shares of certain money market funds purchased without a sales charge may be exchanged for shares of other Oppenheimer funds offered with a sales charge upon payment of the sales charge. Exchanges into another Oppenheimer fund must meet any applicable minimum investment requirements of that fund.

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. The prospectus of each of the Oppenheimer funds indicates which share class or classes that fund offers and provides information about limitations on the purchase of particular share classes, as applicable for the particular fund. Shareholders that own more than one class of shares of the Fund must specify which class of shares they wish to exchange.

You can obtain a current list of the share classes offered by the funds by calling the toll-free phone number on the first page of the SAI

The different Oppenheimer funds that are available for exchange have different investment objectives, policies and risks. A shareholder should determine whether the fund selected is appropriate for his or her investment goals 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. Some of the tax consequences of reinvesting redemption proceeds are discussed in “Reinvestment Privilege,” above. 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.

The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege at any time. Although the Fund may impose these changes at any time, it will provide notice of those changes whenever it is required to do so by applicable law. It may be required to provide 60 days’ notice prior to materially amending or terminating the exchange privilege, however that notice is not required in extraordinary circumstances.

How Exchanges Affect Contingent Deferred Sales Charges. A CDSC is imposed on exchanges of shares in the following cases:

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The Class A CDSC is imposed on the redemption of Class A shares acquired by the exchange of Class A shares that are subject to a Class A CDSC, if the acquired shares are redeemed within 18 months measured from the beginning of the calendar month in which the exchanged Class A shares were purchased.


·     

The Class A CDSC is imposed on the redemption of Class A shares of Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals and Rochester Fund Municipals acquired prior to October 22, 2007 by the exchange of Class A shares that are subject to a Class A CDSC, if the acquired shares are redeemed within 24 months measured from the beginning of the calendar month in which the exchanged Class A shares were purchased.


·     

The Class A CDSC is imposed on the redemption of Class A shares of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves and Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. acquired by the exchange of Class A shares that are subject to a Class A CDSC, if the acquired shares are redeemed within the holding period applicable to the exchanged Class A shares.


·     

The Class B CDSC is imposed on Class B shares acquired by exchange if they are redeemed within six years of the initial purchase of the exchanged shares, except:
   (1) With respect to Class B shares of Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund, Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund, Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund, Limited Term New York Municipal Fund and Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund acquired by exchange, the Class B CDSC is imposed on the acquired shares if they are redeemed within five years of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class B shares.
   (2) With respect to Class B shares of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves acquired by the exchange of Class B shares of Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund, the Class B CDSC is imposed on the acquired shares if they are redeemed within five years of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class B shares.


·     

The Class C CDSC is imposed on Class C shares acquired by exchange if they are redeemed within 12 months of the initial purchase of the exchanged shares.


·     

A 1% Class N CDSC will be imposed on Class N shares held in retirement plans (not including IRAs and 403(b) plans) if the retirement plan is terminated or if Class N shares of all Oppenheimer funds are terminated as an investment option of the plan, if the shares are redeemed within 18 months after the plan's first purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund.


·     

A 1% Class N CDSC will be imposed on Class N shares held in IRA's or 403(b) plans if they are redeemed within 18 months after the plan's first purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund.


When Class B, Class C or Class N shares are exchanged, the priorities for the imposition of the CDSC described in "How To Buy Shares" in the Prospectus will be followed in determining the order in which the shares are exchanged. Before exchanging shares, shareholders should consider how the exchange may affect any CDSC that might be imposed on the subsequent redemption of remaining shares.

Telephone Exchange Requests. When exchanging shares by telephone, a shareholder must have an existing account in the fund to which the exchange is to be made. Otherwise, the investors must obtain a prospectus of that fund before the exchange request may be submitted. 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.

Automatic Exchange Plans. Under an Automatic Exchange Plan, shareholders can authorize the Transfer Agent to exchange shares of the Fund for shares of other Oppenheimer funds automatically on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. The minimum amount that may be exchanged to each other fund account is $50. Instructions regarding the exchange amount, the selected fund(s) and the exchange interval should be provided on the OppenheimerFunds account application or by signature-guaranteed instructions. Any requested changes will usually be put into effect approximately two weeks after notification of a change is received. Exchanges made under these plans are subject to the restrictions that apply to exchanges as set forth in this SAI and in “The OppenheimerFunds Exchange Privilege” in the Prospectus.
 
The Transfer Agent will administer the Automatic Exchange Plan as agent for the shareholder(s). Neither the Fund nor the
Transfer Agent shall incur any liability for any action taken or not taken by the Transfer Agent in good faith to administer the plan. Any share certificates must be surrendered unendorsed to the Transfer Agent with the plan application to be eligible for automatic exchanges. If the Transfer Agent ceases to act as transfer agent for the Fund, the shareholder will be deemed to have appointed any successor transfer agent to act as agent in administering the plan.
 

The Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering automatic exchanges at any time without prior notice. By requesting an Automatic Exchange Plan, the shareholder agrees to the terms and conditions that apply to such plans. These provisions may be amended from time to time and any amendments will automatically apply to existing Plans.

Processing Exchange Requests. Shares to be exchanged are redeemed at the net asset value calculated on the regular business day the Transfer Agent receives an exchange request in proper form before the close of the NYSE (the "Redemption Date"). Normally, shares of the fund to be acquired are purchased on the Redemption Date, but such purchases may be delayed by up to five business days if it is determined that either fund 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 Fund may refuse the request.

When you exchange some or all of your shares from one fund to another, any special account features that are available in the new fund (such as an Asset Builder Plan or Automatic Withdrawal Plan) will be applied to the new fund account unless you tell the Transfer Agent not to do so.

Shares that are subject to a restriction cited in the Prospectus or this SAI and shares covered by a share certificate that is not tendered will not be exchanged. If an exchange request includes such shares, only the shares available without restrictions will be exchanged.

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

Dividends and Distributions. The Fund does not have a fixed rate for dividends or other distributions ("distributions") and cannot assure the payment of any distributions. The distributions made by the Fund will vary depending on market conditions, the composition of the Fund's portfolio and Fund expenses. The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains at least annually, and may sometimes pay a special distribution near the end of the calendar year in order to comply with federal tax requirements.
 

Distributions are calculated in the same manner, at the same time, and on the same day for each class of shares but will normally differ in amount. Distributions on Class B, Class C and Class N shares are expected to be lower than distributions on Class A shares and Class Y shares because of the effect of the asset-based sales charge on Class B, Class C and Class N shares. Distributions are taxable to shareholders, as discussed below, regardless of whether the distributions are paid in cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Fund (or of another fund). Shareholders receiving a distribution in the form of additional shares will be treated as receiving a distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares received, determined as of the reinvestment date.
 
Returned checks for the proceeds of redemptions are invested in shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. If a dividend check or a check representing an automatic withdrawal payment is returned to the Transfer Agent by the Postal Service as undeliverable, it will be reinvested in shares of the Fund. Reinvestments will be made as promptly as possible after the return of such checks to the Transfer Agent. Unclaimed accounts may be subject to state escheatment laws, and the Fund and the Transfer Agent will not be liable to shareholders or their representatives for compliance with those laws in good faith.

Taxes. The federal tax treatment of the Fund and distributions to shareholders is briefly highlighted in the Prospectus. The following is only a summary of certain additional tax considerations generally affecting the Fund and its shareholders. The tax discussion in the Prospectus and this SAI is based on tax laws in effect on the date of the Prospectus and SAI. Those laws and regulations may be changed by legislative, judicial, or administrative action, sometimes with retroactive effect. State and local tax treatment may differ from the treatment under the Internal Revenue Code as described below.

Before purchasing Fund shares, investors are urged to consult their tax advisers with reference to their own particular tax circumstances as well as the consequences of federal, state, local and any other jurisdiction's tax rules affecting an investment in the Fund.

Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company. The Fund has elected to be taxed as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. As long as the Fund qualifies as a RIC, the Fund may deduct the amount of investment company taxable income and net capital gains that it distributes to its shareholders, thereby eliminating Fund-level corporate income tax that would otherwise be imposed on such income. Qualification as a RIC also allows the Fund, under certain conditions, to characterize the distributions made to its shareholders as composed of specific types of tax-favored income such as corporate dividends, capital gains and tax-exempt interest.

Even though the Fund expects to continue to qualify as a RIC, to the extent that it distributes less than all of its income, the Fund may still be subject to a corporate income tax and an excise tax. In addition, any investment income received from a foreign source may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, although the rate of any such withholding tax may be reduced under an income tax treaty if the Fund qualifies for the benefits of the treaty. If possible, the Fund will operate so as to qualify for such reduced rates, Any foreign withholding taxes will reduce the Fund's income and capital gain. The Fund may also be subject to corporate income tax and a penalty on distributions or gains from "passive foreign investment companies" (described below) even if those amounts are distributed to the Fund's shareholders.

Qualifying as a RIC. To qualify as a RIC, the Fund must be a domestic corporation that is either registered under the Investment Company Act as a management company or unit investment trust or is otherwise described in the Internal Revenue Code as having a specific status under the Investment Company Act. The Fund must also satisfy certain tests with respect to (i) the composition of its gross income, (ii) the composition of its assets and (iii) the amount of its dividend distributions.

Gross Income Test. To qualify as a RIC, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, certain payments with respect to loans of securities, gains from the sale or other disposition of securities or foreign currencies, and certain other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such securities or currencies (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts), and net income derived from interests in certain "qualified publicly traded partnerships."

Asset Test. In addition, at the close of each quarter of its taxable year, the Fund must satisfy two asset tests. First, at least 50% of the value of the Fund's assets must consist of U.S. Government securities, securities of other RIC's, securities of other issuers ("Other Issuers") and cash or cash items (including receivables). The securities of an Other Issuer are not counted towards satisfying the 50% test if the Fund either invests more than 5% of the value of the Fund's assets in the securities of that Other Issuer or holds more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that Other Issuer. Second, no more than 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets may be invested in (1) the securities of any one issuer (other than U.S. Government securities and the securities of other RIC's), (2) the securities of two or more issuers (other than the securities of other RIC's) that the Fund controls and that are engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses, or (3) the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships. For purposes of these tests, obligations issued or guaranteed by certain agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government are treated as U.S. Government securities.

Dividend Distributions Test. During the taxable year or, under specified circumstances, within 12 months after the close of the taxable year, the Fund must distribute at least 90% of its investment company taxable income for the taxable year, which is generally its net investment income and the excess of its net short-term capital gain minus its net long-term capital loss.

Failure to Qualify. If the Fund failed to qualify as a RIC, it would then be unable to deduct from its taxable income the dividend distributions made to its shareholders and therefore those amounts would be subject to a Fund-level corporate income tax. In addition, the Fund would not be able to characterize the distributions made to its shareholders as anything other than ordinary corporate distributions. To the extent the Fund had "earnings and profits" (as determined for tax purposes), distributions to its shareholders would be taxable as ordinary dividend income. In the case of individuals, those distributions may qualify for the maximum 15% tax rate on dividend income (for taxable years beginning before 2011) and, in the case of corporations, they may qualify for the dividends-received deduction.

Portfolio Investments Subject to Special Tax Rules. The Fund may engage in transactions and investments that are subject to special tax rules under the Internal Revenue Code. These special tax rules may, among other things, affect the Fund's holding period, change the character of, or accelerate, the Fund's income, defer or disallow the Fund's deductions and losses, and compel the Fund to report as taxable income mere increases in the value of its assets. For example, the Fund may invest in foreign currencies or securities denominated in foreign currencies. Under certain circumstances losses from foreign securities could be capital losses but gains from foreign currencies are ordinary income. Because capital losses cannot be deducted against ordinary income, this mismatch in character may negatively affect the character and amount of the Fund's distributions. Or part of an "interest" payment from a high yield debt obligation may be characterized for tax purposes as a dividend and, therefore, eligible for the dividends-received deduction available to corporations.

Certain positions in the Fund's portfolio may have to be "marked-to-market," (that is, treated as if they were sold and repurchased on the last day of the Fund's taxable year). Such "deemed sales" under the mark-to-market rules may alter the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders by requiring the Fund to make distributions in order to satisfy the RIC dividend distributions test even though the deemed sales generate no cash. The Fund will monitor its transactions, and seek to make appropriate tax elections and appropriate entries in its books and records in order to reduce the effect of the mark-to-market rules while remaining qualified for treatment as a RIC.
 

Passive Foreign Investment Companies. If the Fund invests in a "passive foreign investment company" ("PFIC"), then the Fund may be subject to special rules meant to discourage U.S. taxpayers from investing in foreign companies as a way of deferring taxable income. Under those rules, any income from certain PFIC distributions or the sale of PFIC shares is allocated to the current taxable year and to prior taxable years. Income allocated to the current year is treated as part of the year's ordinary income. Income allocated to a prior taxable year is taxed at the highest corporate rate for that year (regardless of the Fund's actual income or tax rate for that prior year). For each prior taxable year, the Fund must pay both the amount of tax so computed and a penalty that is calculated as if the amount of tax was due but unpaid for the prior taxable year. Liability for such taxes and penalties would reduce the investment return of the Fund.

If a PFIC is willing to provide the Fund with certain necessary reporting information annually (which the Internal Revenue Code does not compel), the Fund may elect to treat a PFIC as a "qualified electing fund" ("QEF") and, in lieu of the tax consequences described above, the Fund would be required to include in each year's income its share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gains of the PFIC, even if they are not distributed to the Fund. Those amounts would be treated as taxable income for purposes of the 90% dividends distributions test and the excise tax mentioned above.

Alternatively, if the Fund invests in "marketable stock" of a PFIC, it may make a mark-to-market election that will result in the Fund being treated as if it had sold and repurchased its PFIC stock at the end of each year. In that case, the Fund would report any gains as ordinary income and would deduct any losses as ordinary losses to the extent of previously recognized gains. The election must be made separately for each PFIC owned by the Fund and, once made, would be effective for all subsequent taxable years, unless revoked with the consent of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"). By making the election, the Fund might be able to mitigate the adverse tax consequences with respect to its ownership of shares in a PFIC, but in any particular year it could be required to recognize income in excess of the distributions it received from the PFIC and the proceeds from dispositions of the PFIC's stock. The amounts so included would be treated as taxable income for purposes of the 90% dividends distributions test and for excise tax purposes (discussed below).

     n Excise Tax on Regulated Investment Companies. Under the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund must pay an annual, non-deductible excise tax unless, by December 31st each year, it distributes (1) 98% of its taxable investment income earned from January 1 through December 31, (2) 98% of its capital gain net income realized in the period from November 1 of the prior year through October 31 of the current year and (3) undistributed amounts from prior years. It is presently anticipated that the Fund will meet these distribution requirements, although to do so the Fund might be required to liquidate portfolio investments in certain circumstances. In some years, the Board and the Manager may determine that it would be in the shareholders' best interests for the Fund to pay the excise tax on undistributed amounts rather than making the required level of distributions. In that event, the tax may reduce the amount available for shareholder distributions.

Taxation of Fund Distributions. The Fund anticipates distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain for each taxable year. The Fund's distributions will be treated as dividends to the extent paid from the Fund's earnings and profits (as determined under the Internal Revenue Code). Distributions in excess of the Fund's earnings and profits will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of each shareholder's basis in his or her shares, and any remaining amounts will be treated as gain from the sale of those shares, as discussed below. Shareholders will be notified if at the end of the fiscal year, any part of an earlier distribution is re-characterized as a non-taxable return of capital.

Special Characteristics of Certain Distributions. Different types of Fund earnings may have different federal income tax characteristics, including different types of capital gains and different types of ordinary income. For example, the Fund's ordinary income may be composed of dividends eligible for the dividends-received deduction or that qualify for the special maximum tax rate on "qualified dividend income" as described below. The Fund may also generate foreign tax credits. The Fund will allocate the tax characteristics of its earnings among its distributions as prescribed by the IRS. The percentage of each distribution that corresponds to a particular type of income will be based on how much of that income the Fund earns for the entire taxable year rather than how much of that income the Fund has earned at time of the distribution. Those percentages normally will be determined after the close of the Fund's taxable year. The Fund will provide a statement to shareholders shortly after the end of each year indicating the amount and character of distributions made during the preceding calendar year.

Distributions Derived from Dividends. For the Fund's corporate shareholders to claim the dividends-received deduction against the Fund's distributions, both the Fund and its corporate shareholders must satisfy special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. If a dividend the Fund receives on a stock held in its portfolio otherwise qualifies for the dividends-received deduction, the Fund still (1) must hold the stock for a minimum number of days during a specified period that includes the stock's ex-dividend date, (2) cannot enter into certain positions that reduce the risk of holding the stock and (3) cannot debt finance the stock. Similarly, distributions of otherwise qualifying dividends will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction in the hands of a corporate shareholder of the Fund unless the corporate shareholder (1) holds the Fund's shares for at least 46 days during a specified period that includes the portfolio stock's ex-dividend date and (2) does not debt finance its investment in the Fund's shares. To the extent the Fund's distributions are derived from items such as option premiums, interest income, gains from the sale of securities, or dividends from foreign corporations, those distributions will not qualify for the dividends-received deduction.

Special rules also apply to regular dividends paid to a non-corporate shareholder during the shareholder's taxable years beginning before 2011. Provided that the shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies certain holding period and other requirements, those dividends may be subject to tax at the reduced rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals. Dividends subject to these special rules are not actually treated as capital gains, however. They are not included in the computation of the shareholder's net capital gain and generally cannot be offset by capital losses. For a taxable year of the Fund, (i) if 95% or more of the Fund's gross income is attributable to qualified dividend income (defined below), then the special maximum rate will apply to 100% of the regular dividends paid to the shareholder during such year and (ii) if less than 95% of the Fund's gross income is attributable to qualified dividend income, then the special maximum rate will only apply to the portion of the regular dividends designated by the Fund as qualified dividend income, which generally cannot exceed the ratio that the Fund's qualified dividend income bears to its gross income. Gross income, for these purposes, does not include gains attributable to the sale or other disposition of stocks and securities, except to the extent the net short-term capital gain from such sales and dispositions exceeds the net long-term capital loss from such sales and dispositions.

"Qualified dividend income" generally means dividends received by the Fund with respect to the stock of a U.S. corporation or qualified foreign corporation. It also includes dividends received with respect to the stock of a foreign corporation provided the stock is readily tradable on an established U.S. securities market. In each case, however, the Fund must hold the stock for a minimum number of days during a specified period that includes the stock's ex-dividend date and cannot enter into certain positions that reduce the risk of holding the stock. Qualified dividend income does not include "payments in lieu of dividends" received in securities lending transactions or dividends received from a real estate investment trust ("REIT") or another RIC, except to the extent such dividends were paid from qualified dividend income received and designated by such REIT or RIC. If a shareholder elects to treat Fund dividends as investment income for purposes of the limitation on the deductibility of investment interest, such dividends will not be treated as qualified dividend income.

Ordinary Income Dividends. Distributions from income earned by the Fund from one or more of the following sources will be treated as ordinary income to the shareholder:

·     

certain taxable temporary investments (such as certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements, commercial paper and obligations of the U.S. Government, or its agencies and instrumentalities);


·     

income from loans of portfolio securities;

·     

income or gains from options or futures;

·     

any net short-term capital gain; and

·     

any market discount accrual on tax-exempt bonds.

Capital Gain Distributions. The Fund may either retain or distribute to shareholders its net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss). Currently, the Fund intends to distribute these gains. Distributed net capital gain that is properly designated will be taxable to the Fund's shareholders as long-term capital gains. The amount of distributions designated as net capital gain will be reported to shareholders shortly after the end of each year. Such treatment will apply no matter how long the shareholder has held Fund shares and even if the gain was recognized by the Fund before the shareholder acquired Fund shares.

If the Fund elects to retain its net capital gain for a taxable year, the Fund will be subject to tax on such gain at the highest corporate tax rate. Each shareholder of record on the last day of such taxable year will be informed of his or her portion of both the gain and the tax paid, will be required to report the gain as long-term capital gain, will be able to claim the tax paid as a refundable credit, and will increase the basis of his or her shares by the amount of the capital gain reported minus the tax credit.
 

Foreign Source Income. Investment income that the Fund may receive from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes withheld at the source. If more than 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the close of any taxable year consists of securities of foreign corporations the Fund may elect to treat any foreign income and withholding taxes it pays as having been paid by its shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long as the Fund continues to qualify as a RIC. If the Fund makes that election, the amount of foreign income taxes paid by the Fund will be included in the income of its shareholders and each shareholder will be entitled (subject to certain limitations) to either credit the amount against the shareholder's U.S. federal income tax due, or deduct the amount from his or her U.S. taxable income. The Fund may qualify for and make this election in some, but not necessarily all, of its taxable years.

Shortly after any year for which it makes such an election, the Fund will report to its shareholders the amount per share of such foreign tax that must be included in each shareholder's gross income and the amount that will be available for deduction or credit. In general, a shareholder may elect each year whether to claim deductions or credits for foreign taxes. However, no deductions for foreign taxes may be claimed by a non corporate shareholder who does not itemize deductions. If a shareholder elects to credit foreign taxes, the amount of credit that may be claimed in any year can not exceed the same proportion of the U.S. tax against which such credit is taken as the shareholder's taxable income from foreign sources bears to his or her entire taxable income, unless the shareholder is an individual all of whose gross income from non-U.S. sources is qualified passive income and whose creditable foreign taxes for the taxable year do not exceed $300 ($600 for a joint return).

As a general rule, if the Fund has made the appropriate election, a shareholder may treat as foreign source income the portion of any dividend paid by the Fund which represents income derived from sources within foreign countries, as well as the shareholder's proportionate share of the taxes paid to those countries. Capital gains realized by the Fund on the sale of foreign securities and other foreign currency gains of the Fund are considered to be U.S.-source income and, therefore, any portion of the tax credit passed through to shareholders that is attributable to such gains or distributions might not be usable by a shareholder who does not have other foreign source income.

Tax Consequences of Share Redemptions. If all or a portion of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is redeemed, the shareholder will recognize a gain or loss on the redeemed shares equal to the difference between the proceeds of the redeemed shares and the shareholder's adjusted tax basis in the shares. In general, any gain or loss from the redemption of shares of the Fund will be considered capital gain or loss if the shares were held as a capital asset and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the shares were held for more than one year. Any capital loss arising from the redemption of shares held for six months or less, however, will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of the amount of capital gain dividends received on those shares. Special holding period rules under the Internal Revenue Code apply in this case to determine the holding period of shares. There are limits on the deductibility of capital losses in any year.

All or a portion of any loss on redeemed shares may be disallowed if the shareholder purchases other shares of the Fund within 30 days before or after the redemption (including purchases through the reinvestment of dividends). In that case, the basis of the acquired shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. If a shareholder exercises the exchange privilege within 90 days after acquiring Fund shares, any loss that the shareholder recognizes on the exchange will be reduced, or any gain will be increased, to the extent that any sales charge paid on the exchanged shares reduces any charges the shareholder would have incurred on the purchase of the new shares in the absence of the exchange privilege. Such sales charge will be treated as an amount paid for the new shares.

Taxation of Foreign Shareholders. Taxation of a foreign shareholder depends primarily on whether the foreign shareholder's income from the Fund is effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business. Typically, ordinary income dividends paid from a mutual fund are not considered "effectively connected" income. "Foreign shareholders" include, but are not limited to, a nonresident alien individual, a foreign trust, a foreign estate, a foreign corporation, or a foreign partnership.

If a foreign shareholder fails to provide a properly completed and signed Certificate of Foreign Status, the Fund will be required to withhold U.S. tax on ordinary income dividends, capital gains distributions and the proceeds of the redemption of shares. Provided the Fund obtains a proper certification of foreign status, ordinary income dividends that are paid by the Fund to foreign shareholders and that are not "effectively connected income," will be subject to a U.S. withholding tax. The tax rate may be reduced if the foreign person's country of residence has an income tax treaty with the United States allowing for a reduced tax rate on ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund. If the ordinary income dividends from the Fund are effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business, then the foreign shareholder may claim an exemption from the U.S. withholding tax described above provided the Fund obtains a properly completed and signed Certificate of Foreign Status. Any tax withheld by the Fund is remitted to the U.S. Treasury and all income and any tax withheld is identified in reports mailed to shareholders in the early part of each year with a copy sent to the IRS. Capital gain dividends are not subject to U.S. withholding tax unless the recipient is a nonresident alien who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year in which the dividends are received. A foreign individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more generally loses his or her status as a nonresident alien.

For taxable years of the Fund beginning before January 1, 2010, properly designated dividends are generally exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax on foreign persons provided such dividends (i) are derived from the Fund's "qualified net interest income" (generally, the Fund's U.S. source interest income, other than certain contingent interest and interest from obligations of a corporation or partnership in which the Fund is a 10% or greater shareholder, reduced by expenses that are allocable to such income) or (ii) are derived from the Fund's "qualified short-term capital gains" (generally, the excess of the Fund's net short-term capital gain over the Fund's net long-term capital loss for such taxable year). In order to qualify for this exemption from withholding, a shareholder that is a foreign person must comply with applicable certification requirements relating to its non-U.S. status. However, depending on its circumstances, the Fund may designate some, all, or none of its potentially eligible dividends as interest-related dividends or as short-term capital gain dividends, and/or treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for this exemption from withholding on foreign persons. In the case of shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even if the Fund designates the payment as qualified net interest income or qualified short-term capital gain. Legislation to extend this exemption to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2010 has not been enacted. Shareholders that are foreign persons should contact their intermediaries with respect to the application of these rules to their accounts.

Under recently-enacted legislation, payments after 2012 of dividends on, and gross proceeds from the redemption of, shares of the Fund made to "foreign financial institutions" and certain other foreign entities will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% unless various certification, information reporting, due diligence and other applicable requirements (different from, and in addition to, those described above) are satisfied. Payments that are taken into account as effectively connected income are not subject to these withholding rules. Foreign shareholders should consult their own tax advisors as to the applicability and consequences of this new legislation to them.

The tax consequences to foreign persons entitled to claim the benefits of an applicable income tax treaty may be different from those described in this SAI. Foreign shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisers with respect to the particular tax consequences of an investment in the Fund, including the applicability of the U.S. withholding taxes described above.

Tax Shelter and Other Reporting Requirements. If a shareholder realizes a loss on the disposition of Fund shares of at least $2 million in any single taxable year or $4 million in any combination of taxable years (for an individual shareholder); or at least $10 million in any single taxable year or $20 million in any combination of taxable years (for a corporate shareholder), the shareholder must file with the Internal Revenue Service a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers to determine the applicability of this requirement in light of their individual circumstances.

Recently-enacted legislation imposes information reporting requirements on individuals that hold any interest in a "specified foreign financial asset" if the aggregate value of all such assets held by such individual exceeds $50,000. Significant penalties can apply upon a failure to make the required disclosure and in respect to understatements of tax attributable to undisclosed foreign financial assets. This information reporting requirement is generally applicable for taxable years beginning after March 18, 2010. The scope of this reporting requirement is not entirely clear and all shareholders should consult their own tax advisors as to whether reporting may be required in respect of their indirect interests in the Fund's investments.

Additional Information About the Fund

The Distributor. The Fund’s shares are sold through dealers, brokers and other financial institutions 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 shares of the other Oppenheimer funds.
 

The Transfer Agent. OppenheimerFunds Services, the Fund's Transfer Agent, is a division of the Manager. It is responsible for maintaining the Fund's shareholder registry and shareholder accounting records, and for paying dividends and distributions to shareholders. It also handles shareholder servicing and administrative functions. It serves as the Transfer Agent for an annual per account fee. It also acts as shareholder servicing agent for the other Oppenheimer funds. Shareholders should direct inquiries about their accounts to the Transfer Agent at the address and toll-free numbers shown on the back cover.

The Custodian. The Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas is the custodian of the Fund’s assets. The custodian’s responsibilities include safeguarding and controlling the Fund’s portfolio securities and handling the delivery of such securities to and from the Fund. It is the practice of the Fund to deal with the custodian in a manner uninfluenced by any banking relationship the custodian may have with the Manager and its affiliates. The Fund’s cash balances with the custodian in excess of $250,000 are not protected by the federal deposit insurance corporation (“FDIC”). The FDIC protected amount will fall to $100,000 on January 1, 2014 unless the higher limit is extended by legislation. Those uninsured balances at times may be substantial.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. At a meeting held on August 20, 2008, the Board of Trustees of the Fund appointed KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to the Trust for fiscal year 2009, replacing the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP, effective at the conclusion of the fiscal 2008 audit. During the 2007 and 2008 fiscal years the audit reports of Deloitte & Touche LLP contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. Further, there were no disagreements between the Fund and Deloitte & Touche LLP on accounting principles, financial statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte & Touche LLP would have caused it to make reference to the disagreements in connection with its reports.
 

KPMG llp serves as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund. KPMG llp audits the Fund's financial statements and performs other related audit and tax services. KPMG llp also acts as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Manager and certain other funds advised by the Manager and its affiliates. Audit and non-audit services provided by KPMG LLP to the Fund must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

 

 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund, including the statement of investments, as of July 30, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. The accompanying financial highlights of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund for the years ended prior to August 1, 2008 were audited by other auditors whose report dated September 12, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights.
     We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 30, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund as of July 30, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
September 17, 2010

 
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS July 30, 2010*
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Corporate Loans-92.5%
               
Consumer Discretionary-28.2%
               
Auto Components-0.9%
               
Dana Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 3.75%-4.79%, 1/30/151
  $ 17,288,036     $ 16,956,677  
Automobiles-2.3%
               
Chrysler LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B1, 8/3/132
    55,167,889       620,639  
Ford Motor Co., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.35%, 12/16/131
    41,566,871       40,467,096  
 
             
 
            41,087,735  
 
               
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure-5.0%
               
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 6.75%, 4/22/161
    8,860,000       8,268,596  
American Seafoods Group LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 5.50%, 4/15/151
    7,500,000       7,488,233  
BLB Wembley plc, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 7/18/112
    7,875,682       5,696,740  
BLB Wembley plc, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7/25/132,3
    8,000,000       240,000  
CCM Merger, Inc./MotorCity Casino, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 8.50%, 7/13/121
    7,422,999       7,334,851  
Cannery Casino Resorts LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.587%, 5/4/131
    2,389,799       2,155,300  
Cannery Casino Resorts LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Delayed Draw, 4.598%, 5/4/131
    3,164,551       2,854,030  
Golden Nugget, Inc., Sr. Sec Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.135%, 6/30/141,4
    3,726,721       3,036,115  
Golden Nugget, Inc., Sr. Sec Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Delayed Draw, 3.135%-3.214%, 6/8/141,4
    1,907,139       1,553,723  
Golden Nugget, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, Tranche 2L, 3.57%, 12/31/141
    7,000,000       3,430,000  
Harrah's Operating Co., Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan:
               
Tranche B1, 3.498%, 1/28/151
    4,554,229       3,908,731  
Tranche B2, 3.498%, 1/28/151
    4,890,018       4,210,613  
Tranche B3, 3.498%-3.533%, 1/28/151
    2,559,670       2,188,358  
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Delayed Draw:
               
Tranche A, 5%, 11/25/131
    973,947       923,058  
Tranche B, 5%, 11/25/131
    1,107,373       1,049,513  
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 5%, 11/25/131
    2,768,432       2,623,782  
Las Vegas Sands Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Delayed Draw, Tranche B, 2.07%, 5/23/141
    7,016,392       6,529,630  
Las Vegas Sands Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Delayed Draw, 2.07%, 5/8/141
    3,282,442       3,054,723  
MGM Mirage, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche E, 7%, 2/21/141
    9,965,680       8,612,012  

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Continued
               
Michael Foods, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 6.25%, 6/14/161
  $ 5,000,000     $ 5,019,375  
Turtle Bay Holding Co. LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan:
               
Tranche A, 10.20%, 2/5/131,4
    319,224       304,859  
Tranche B, 2.438%, 3/1/151,4
    662,126       496,595  
Venetian Macao Ltd., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan:
               
Tranche B Add-On, 5.04%, 5/25/131
    1,000,371       977,706  
Tranche B, 5.04%, 5/25/131
    1,397,781       1,366,112  
Venetian Macao Ltd., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Delayed Draw, 5.04%, 5/25/111
    6,149,840       6,010,509  
 
             
 
            89,333,164  
 
               
Household Durables-0.9%
               
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 4.75%, 3/15/161
    6,231,447       6,268,723  
Sleep Innovations, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3/5/152,3,4
    4,146,760       3,462,545  
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 8%, 6/4/161
    2,563,000       2,593,436  
Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.313%, 12/30/121
    3,950,488       3,760,371  
 
             
 
            16,085,075  
 
               
Media-17.2%
               
Advanstar Communications, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 2.783%, 5/15/141
    6,552,802       4,859,997  
Affinion Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 5%, 10/8/161
    3,482,500       3,338,847  
Alpha Media Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 6.90%, 5/15/131,4,5
    17,970,635       10,333,115  
American Media Operations, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 9.863%, 1/30/131
    12,684,136       12,192,626  
Autotrader.com, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 6%, 5/4/161
    1,500,000       1,503,732  
Cedar Fair LP, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.75%, 4/1/161
    3,900,000       3,873,188  
Cengage Learning Holdings II LP, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/3/141
    3,944,521       3,954,383  
Cequel Communications LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 2.25%-2.348%, 11/5/131
    7,000,000       6,722,191  
Charter Communications Operation LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 2.32%, 3/5/141
    4,628,133       4,401,646  
Charter Communications Operation LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 3rd Lien Term Loan, 3.038%, 9/1/141
    8,515,938       7,815,502  

 

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Media Continued
               
Charter Communications, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche T2 Add-On, 7.151%, 3/6/141
  $ 10,826,741     $ 11,026,732  
Cinram International, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 2.347%-3.472%, 5/6/111
    17,764,790       14,759,575  
Citadel Broadcasting Co., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Exit Term Loan, 11%, 6/3/151
    5,000,000       5,250,780  
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.966%, 1/29/161
    13,922,126       11,132,731  
Dex Media West LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Exit Term Loan, 7.50%, 10/24/141
    2,758,973       2,474,698  
Entercom Communications Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche A, 1.45%-3.329%, 6/30/121
    10,968,154       10,337,487  
FoxCo Acquisition Sub LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 7.50%, 7/14/151
    17,053,369       16,413,868  
Gray Television, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 4.60%, 12/31/141
    15,068,571       14,187,059  
Hit Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 2.25%-5.597%, 8/5/121
    13,169,047       12,359,150  
Media General, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche A, 4.341%-4.538%, 3/29/131
    15,576,980       14,103,662  
Mediacom Communications Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche E, 4.50%, 10/20/171
    5,000,000       4,841,665  
Mediacom Communications Corp./MCC Georgia LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche FA, 4.50%, 10/20/171
    10,000,000       9,597,500  
Merrill Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 12.206%-14.41%, 11/15/131,4
    26,715,722       22,174,050  
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan:
               
Tranche B Add-On, 4/8/122
    8,266,250       3,624,751  
Tranche B, 4/8/122
    20,191,731       8,854,074  
Penton Media, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Exit Term Loan, Tranche B, 4.712%, 8/1/141,4
    24,587,263       17,497,944  
Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 6/29/132
    2,444,102       751,561  
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 6.658%, 10/16/151
    2,393,939       2,416,861  
Six Flags, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6%, 6/30/161
    9,505,000       9,447,922  
Star Tribune Co., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan:
               
Tranche A, 8%, 9/28/141
    1,611,645       1,466,597  
Tranche B, 8%, 9/28/141,4
    1,074,430       977,731  
Univision Communications, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 2.566%, 9/29/141
    7,537,951       6,600,939  
Wide Open West Finance LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Incremental Term Loan, 6.833%-8.63%, 6/18/141
    6,606,687       6,524,105  

 

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Media Continued
               
Wide Open West Finance LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 2.846%-4.685%, 6/30/141
  $ 559,615     $ 516,945  
Young Broadcasting, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 11/3/122,3
    39,999,313       38,399,341  
Zuffa LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Incremental Term Loan, Tranche B, 7.50%, 6/18/151
    4,999,700       5,049,697  
 
             
 
            309,782,652  
 
               
Multiline Retail-0.7%
               
General Growth Properties, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche A, 2/24/102,3
    12,402,011       12,911,374  
Specialty Retail-1.2%
               
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 2.66%-2.76%, 5/28/131
    6,600,915       6,258,017  
Claire's Stores, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 2.75%-3.225%, 5/29/141
    10,583,364       8,951,209  
Pilot Travel Centers LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 5.25%, 11/12/151
    5,806,076       5,822,147  
 
             
 
            21,031,373  
 
               
Consumer Staples-2.8%
               
Food & Staples Retailing-0.5%
               
Rite Aid Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan:
               
Tranche 2, 2.07%-2.10%, 6/4/141
    2,719,517       2,391,815  
Tranche 4, 9.50%, 6/4/151
    6,477,260       6,617,331  
 
             
 
            9,009,146  
 
               
Food Products-1.6%
               
Dole Food Co., Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan:
               
Tranche B1, 5%-5.50%, 2/1/171
    2,933,823       2,942,458  
Tranche C1, 5%-5.50%, 2/1/171
    7,286,884       7,308,330  
Dole Food Co., Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Prefunded Letter of Credit Term Loan, 8%, 4/12/131
    925,299       928,022  
Pierre Foods, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 7%, 2/17/161
    5,332,499       5,336,942  
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 2.848%, 4/2/141
    13,092,823       12,359,992  
 
             
 
            28,875,744  
 
               
Personal Products-0.7%
               
Levlad LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 9.978%, 3/5/151,4
    6,641,789       6,625,185  
Revlon, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6%, 8/15/151
    5,610,938       5,516,253  
 
             
 
            12,141,438  

 

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Energy-4.4%
               
Energy Equipment & Services-2.6%
               
AL Gulf Coast Terminals LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 6.75%, 6/2/161
  $ 6,250,000     $ 6,093,750  
Precision Drilling Trust, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B1, 7.151%, 9/23/141
    7,817,590       7,837,134  
Sheridan Production Co. LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan:
               
Tranche I-A, 7.50%, 4/20/171
    1,953,315       1,894,716  
Tranche I-M, 7.50%, 4/20/171
    1,193,096       1,157,303  
Sheridan Production Co. LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 7.50%, 4/20/171
    14,741,089       14,298,856  
Trident Exploration Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Exit Term Loan, 12.50%, 5/17/141
    15,855,000       15,775,725  
 
             
 
            47,057,484  
 
               
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels-1.8%
               
Atlas Pipeline, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 6.75%, 7/27/141
    10,250,510       10,229,159  
MEG Energy Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche D, 6%, 4/3/161
    6,729,150       6,689,899  
Venoco, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 4.375%, 5/7/141
    9,043,435       8,197,494  
Western Refining, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 10.603%, 2/8/141
    7,791,726       7,311,234  
 
             
 
            32,427,786  
 
               
Financials-4.0%
               
Capital Markets-0.7%
               
Nuveen Investments, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 3.481%-3.533%, 11/1/141
    13,858,257       12,242,911  
Consumer Finance-1.2%
               
American General Financial Services Co., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.25%, 4/16/151
    11,000,000       10,877,966  
CIT Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Incremental Term Loan, 13%, 1/18/121
    3,101,480       3,176,045  
CIT Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Expansion Term Loan, Tranche 2A, 9.50%, 1/18/121
    8,101,482       8,296,256  
 
             
 
            22,350,267  
 
               
Insurance-0.9%
               
ILFC Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B2, 7%, 3/5/161
    3,807,692       3,820,383  
International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B1, 6.75%, 2/23/151
    5,192,308       5,237,740  

 

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Insurance Continued
               
Swett & Crawford Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 2.566%, 4/3/141
  $ 8,372,958     $ 6,782,096  
 
             
 
            15,840,219  
 
               
Real Estate Management & Development-0.8%
               
Realogy Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, Delayed Draw, Tranche B, 13.50%, 10/15/17
    13,155,000       14,010,075  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance-0.4%
               
Green Tree Credit Solutions, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 8%, 12/10/151
    7,350,400       7,129,888  
Health Care-9.4%
               
Health Care Equipment & Supplies-1.4%
               
Carestream Health, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 2.316%, 4/30/131
    1,783,062       1,695,519  
Carestream Health, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 5.566%, 9/26/131
    8,000,000       7,451,432  
Caris Diagnostics, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 7.25%, 2/1/151
    7,462,500       7,313,250  
dj Orthopedics, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.316%, 10/31/141
    8,783,128       8,376,907  
 
             
 
            24,837,108  
 
               
Health Care Providers & Services-7.8%
               
Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.50%, 6/1/161
    1,725,000       1,702,003  
Ardent Health Services LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 7/19/151
    9,975,000       9,731,859  
Aveta, Inc./MMM Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 8%, 3/16/151
    3,140,000       3,075,238  
Aveta, Inc./NAMM Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 8%, 3/16/151
    3,140,000       3,075,238  
Community Health Systems, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 2.788%, 7/2/141
    11,309,788       10,732,254  
Community Health Systems, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Delayed Draw, 2.788%, 7/2/141
    580,258       550,627  
Genoa Healthcare LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.50%, 8/10/121
    6,734,124       6,296,406  
HCA, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B2, 3.783%, 3/31/171
    3,675,729       3,584,696  
HCA, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 2.783%, 11/18/131
    6,741,137       6,521,268  
HEALTHSOUTH Corp., Extended Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 4.29%, 3/15/141
    4,047,183       4,005,986  
HEALTHSOUTH Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 2.79%, 3/10/131
    4,917,340       4,782,113  

 

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Health Care Providers & Services Continued
               
Health Management Associates, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 2.283%, 2/28/141
  $ 5,682,629     $ 5,357,299  
Healthways, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 2.04%, 11/15/131
    8,492,000       8,003,710  
Inventive Health Inc., Sr. Sec Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 7/31/161
    6,400,000       6,400,000  
Manor Care, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 2.816%, 10/18/141
    10,363,060       9,806,046  
MultiPlan, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche D, 6%, 4/12/131
    769,048       767,766  
MultiPlan, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan:
               
Tranche B, 3.625%, 4/15/131
    2,829,550       2,814,519  
Tranche C, 3.625%, 4/12/131
    5,621,521       5,591,660  
Quintiles Transnational Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 2.32%-2.54%, 3/31/131
    8,350,674       8,024,480  
Quintiles Transnational Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 4.32%, 3/31/141
    1,000,000       982,500  
RehabCare Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 6%, 11/3/151
    6,653,889       6,613,134  
Rural/Metro Operating Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 7%, 11/20/141
    2,985,000       2,988,731  
SouthernCare, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 13.746%, 12/10/101,4
    8,789,065       4,921,876  
Universal Health Services, Inc., Sr. Sec Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 4%, 5/16/161
    11,165,000       11,099,875  
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., Sr. Sec Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 5%, 1/15/161
    7,481,250       7,419,530  
Warner Chilcott plc, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan:
               
Tranche A, 5.50%, 10/30/141
    2,672,881       2,673,884  
Tranche B1, 5.75%, 4/30/151
    1,259,428       1,260,430  
Tranche B2, 5.75%, 4/30/151
    2,097,176       2,098,843  
 
             
 
            140,881,971  
 
               
Pharmaceuticals-0.2%
               
PTS Acquisition Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 2.566%, 4/10/141
    4,689,567       4,244,059  
Industrials-22.0%
               
Aerospace & Defense-5.1%
               
AM General LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Letter of Credit Term Loan, 3.316%, 9/28/121
    182,290       164,289  
AM General LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.344%-3.539%, 9/30/131
    10,564,687       9,521,424  

 

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Aerospace & Defense Continued
               
DeCrane Aircraft Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.288%, 2/21/131
  $ 6,207,882     $ 5,959,567  
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 8.75%, 9/16/131
    4,714,375       4,762,499  
Dyncorp International LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 6.25%, 4/11/161
    7,100,000       7,139,050  
Hawker Beechcraft, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche A, 10.50%, 3/26/141
    11,910,000       11,869,065  
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 9.21%, 12/30/121,4
    18,723,841       18,349,364  
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 12.50%, 6/30/131
    8,838,686       7,778,044  
Triumph Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.563%, 6/1/161
    5,777,000       5,807,693  
United Air Lines, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 2.375%, 2/3/141
    22,692,607       20,189,341  
 
             
 
            91,540,336  
 
               
Air Freight & Logistics-1.1%
               
Evergreen International Aviation, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 10.416%, 10/31/111,4
    21,392,655       20,282,911  
Building Products-1.2%
               
Atrium Cos., Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Exit Term Loan, 7%, 1/21/161
    15,400,000       15,015,000  
Champion Opco LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 7.397%, 5/11/131
    1,103,318       1,053,668  
Flag Luxury Properties LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 2/6/112
    3,640,440       928,312  
Summit Materials LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.75%, 7/7/141
    4,334,138       4,236,619  
United Subcontractors, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 6/30/152
    930,225       818,598  
 
             
 
            22,052,197  
 
               
Commercial Services & Supplies-7.8%
               
Allied Security Holdings LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 6.658%, 1/29/151
    7,834,753       7,864,134  
Asurion Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.343%-3.421%, 7/3/141
    3,939,889       3,781,196  
Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche C, 6%, 7/31/151
    4,776,000       4,780,776  
Bright Horizons LP, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 7.397%, 5/21/151
    8,322,613       8,345,650  
Ceridian Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.325%, 11/9/141
    5,000,000       4,523,150  

 

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Commercial Services & Supplies Continued
               
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 5.25%, 7/18/161
  $ 10,435,000     $ 10,252,388  
First Data Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan:
               
Tranche B-1, 3.066%-3.079%, 9/24/141
    1,994,871       1,740,941  
Tranche B-2, 3.066%-3.079%, 9/24/141
    14,227,068       12,399,787  
Tranche B-3, 3.066%-3.079%, 9/24/141
    2,401,390       2,094,714  
Infogroup, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 6.25%, 5/18/161
    3,735,000       3,689,870  
Interactive Data Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 5%, 11/3/161
    10,400,000       10,395,663  
Language Line Holdings LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 5.50%, 10/29/151
    5,358,000       5,288,791  
NES Rentals Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10%, 6/22/131
    1,828,851       1,636,822  
New Customer Service, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6%, 3/5/161
    10,842,857       10,666,660  
Rental Service Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3.50%-4.04%, 11/15/121
    7,000,000       6,647,816  
Sedgwick CMS Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 5.50%, 6/30/161
    5,137,125       5,122,140  
TransUnion LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 6.75%, 6/15/171
    7,540,000       7,619,170  
Travelport LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche C, 10.50%, 8/23/131
    990,000       995,775  
Travelport LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Delayed Draw, Tranche T1, 2.816%-3.033%, 8/23/131
    5,938,775       5,598,947  
U.S. Investigations Services, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.539%, 2/21/151
    12,232,729       10,810,674  
West Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B4, 4.196%-4.311%, 7/15/161
    6,845,743       6,653,208  
Workflow Management, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 7.925%, 10/17/101,4
    11,735,597       9,975,257  
 
             
 
            140,883,529  
 
               
Construction & Engineering-0.2%
               
Custom Building Products, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 5.75%, 3/19/151
    4,027,119       4,024,602  
Electrical Equipment-1.4%
               
Freescale Semiconductor Holdings, Inc., Extended Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.596%, 12/1/161
    19,688,319       18,140,600  
Reynolds & Reynolds Co. (The), Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/1/171
    7,149,725       7,089,403  
 
             
 
            25,230,003  

 

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Industrial Conglomerates-1.4%
               
Hillman Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 5.50%, 4/26/161
  $ 5,250,000     $ 5,274,612  
Precision Partners, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 8.63%, 10/1/131
    25,027,181       19,771,473  
 
             
 
            25,046,085  
 
               
Machinery-1.6%
               
BOC Edwards, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 2.316%, 5/31/141
    3,626,604       3,236,744  
Bucyrus International, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche C, 4.50%, 12/21/161
    5,052,550       5,065,183  
Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The), Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 8%, 8/21/141
    7,323,967       7,339,223  
Veyance Technologies, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 2.84%, 7/2/141
    14,021,345       11,988,250  
Veyance Technologies, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Delayed Draw, 2.84%, 7/2/141
    1,714,970       1,466,300  
 
             
 
            29,095,700  
 
               
Marine-0.1%
               
Tenneco Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 5.071%, 5/13/161
    1,300,000       1,298,375  
Road & Rail-2.1%
               
Swift Transportation Co., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 8.25%, 5/10/141
    18,239,325       17,800,451  
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 6.50%, 10/12/141
    20,582,153       18,729,760  
 
             
 
            36,530,211  
 
               
Information Technology-4.2%
               
IT Services-2.9%
               
Apptis, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.57%-3.79%, 12/20/121
    9,809,786       9,589,066  
Caritor, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 2.79%, 5/17/131
    15,491,899       14,213,817  
Datatel, Inc., Sr. Sec Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 12/9/151
    2,679,286       2,692,683  
Datatel, Inc., Sr. Sec Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.25%, 12/15/161
    3,535,000       3,623,375  
Dupont Fabros Technology LP, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/2/141
    10,000,000       9,931,250  
Vertafore, Inc., Sr. Sec Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan:
               
Tranche A, 5%, 7/31/161
    12,645,455       12,609,542  
Tranche B, 5%, 7/31/161
    354,545       353,902  
 
             
 
            53,013,635  

 

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Office Electronics-0.5%
               
CDW Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 4.341%, 10/10/141
  $ 9,216,726     $ 8,332,906  
Software-0.8%
               
Allen Systems Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 8.384%, 10/19/131
    4,680,000       4,677,075  
Verint Systems, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 2.58%, 5/9/141
    10,020,534       9,575,873  
 
             
 
            14,252,948  
Materials-8.3%
               
Chemicals-4.5%
               
Chemtura Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Debtor in Possession, Tranche A, 6%, 3/22/111
    7,644,000       7,639,223  
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan:
               
Tranche C1-B, 4.313%, 5/5/151
    2,698,900       2,539,214  
Tranche C2-B, 4.313%, 5/5/151
    1,124,046       1,057,539  
Tranche C5-B, 4.313%, 5/5/151
    3,777,564       3,532,023  
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche C4-B, 4.125%, 5/5/151
    5,223,034       4,909,652  
Huntsman International LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan:
               
Tranche B, 2.151%, 4/19/141
    782,838       736,479  
Tranche B, 2.231%, 4/19/141
    1,755,984       1,651,997  
Ineos US Finance LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan:
               
Tranche B2, 7.501%, 12/16/131
    4,697,772       4,631,218  
Tranche C2, 8.001%, 12/16/141
    4,921,537       4,851,813  
Lyondell Chemical Co., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Exit Term Loan, 5.50%, 3/14/161
    3,500,000       3,530,352  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 2.625%, 12/4/131
    14,564,295       13,515,666  
Nalco Co., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 6.411%, 5/5/161
    3,960,000       3,986,401  
PQ Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.57%-3.73%, 7/30/141
    2,984,772       2,735,331  
PQ Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 6.82%, 7/30/151
    13,110,000       12,028,425  
Solutia, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 4.75%, 3/2/171
    3,591,000       3,602,541  
Styron Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 7.50%, 5/21/161
    5,750,000       5,800,313  
Univar USA OPCO, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.316%, 10/10/141
    3,544,247       3,410,232  
 
             
 
            80,158,419  

 

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Construction Materials-0.1%
               
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B1A, 6%, 12/20/151
  $ 2,408,702     $ 2,410,208  
Containers & Packaging-2.7%
               
Anchor Glass Container Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6%, 2/18/161
    5,667,693       5,625,185  
Anchor Glass Container Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10%, 8/2/161
    8,000,000       7,870,000  
BWAY Holding Co., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan:
               
Tranche B, 5.50%-5.918%, 3/28/171
    3,062,857       3,066,686  
Tranche C, 5.50%-5.918%, 3/28/171
    287,143       287,502  
Consolidated Container Co., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 5.813%, 9/28/141
    14,000,000       12,145,000  
Graham Packaging Co. LP, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche C, 6.75%, 4/5/141
    5,898,954       5,957,024  
Multi-Packaging Solutions, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.904%, 4/26/161
    3,960,000       3,935,250  
Reynolds Packaging Group, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche 1S, 6.25%, 5/5/161
    9,937,500       9,930,047  
 
             
 
            48,816,694  
 
               
Metals & Mining-0.0%
               
Aleris International, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 12/19/132,3
    1,890,661       25,524  
Paper & Forest Products-1.0%
               
Abitibi-Consolidated Co. of Canada/Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 3/31/092
    11,544,068       11,293,943  
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Exit Term Loan,
Tranche B, 6.75%, 1/2/161
    6,000,000       6,036,408  
 
             
 
            17,330,351  
 
               
Telecommunication Services-3.5%
               
Diversified Telecommunication Services-2.3%
               
IPC Systems, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B1, 2.566%-2.783%, 5/31/141
    26,293,207       23,515,987  
Level 3 Communications, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 2.555%-2.739%, 3/16/141
    3,338,881       3,002,212  
Telcordia Technologies, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.75%, 4/9/161
    4,508,700       4,491,792  
U.S. Telepacific Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 9.25%, 7/15/151
    9,975,000       10,024,875  
 
             
 
            41,034,866  
 
               
Wireless Telecommunication Services-1.2%
               
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 6.50%, 5/12/171
    10,374,000       10,207,278  

 

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services Continued
               
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 3.533%, 2/1/141
  $ 12,056,576     $ 11,293,998  
 
             
 
            21,501,276  
Utilities-5.7%
               
Electric Utilities-5.2%
               
BRSP LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 7.50%, 6/24/141
    7,093,845       7,058,376  
Bosque Power Co. LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 1/16/152
    12,374,048       8,476,223  
Calpine Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 7%, 4/21/171
    15,000,000       15,147,660  
Coleto Creek Power LP, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.066%-3.283%, 6/28/131
    13,740,439       12,311,433  
Kelson Energy, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.783%, 3/8/131
    12,303,954       11,799,492  
La Paloma Generating Co. LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 2.283%, 8/16/121
    6,491,604       5,647,695  
La Paloma Generating Co. LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 4.033%, 8/16/131
    11,000,000       8,483,750  
La Paloma Generating Co. LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Letter of Credit Term Loan, 2.066%, 8/16/121
    971,581       845,275  
La Paloma Generating Co. LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Delayed Draw, 2.283%, 8/16/121
    503,100       437,697  
MACH Gen LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 5.367%, 2/15/151,4
    13,135,661       8,879,707  
Riverside Energy Center LLC/Rocky Mountain Energy Center LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 4.725%, 6/24/111
    357,364       355,131  
Rocky Mountain Energy Center LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.725%, 6/24/111
    120,056       119,306  
Rocky Mountain Energy Center LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Letter of Credit Term Loan, 4.725%, 6/24/111
    38,018       37,780  
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan:
               
Tranche B1, 3.845%-4.033%, 10/10/141
    3,652,797       2,843,313  
Tranche B3, 3.845%-4.033%, 10/10/141
    11,659,618       9,043,491  
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Delayed Draw, 3.845%-4.033%, 10/10/141
    3,225,625       2,497,538  
 
             
 
            93,983,867  
Multi-Utilities-0.3%
               
Great Point Power, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Delayed Draw, 5.50%, 2/4/171
    4,478,775       4,461,980  
Water Utilities-0.2%
               
Entegra TC LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.033%, 4/19/141
    4,014,467       3,807,051  
 
             
 
Total Corporate Loans (Cost $1,721,298,270)
            1,663,349,820  

 

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Loan Participations-0.3%
               
Riverside Energy Center LLC/Rocky Mountain Energy Center LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 4.725%, 6/24/111
  $ 2,994,742     $ 2,976,025  
Rocky Mountain Energy Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Letter of Credit Term Loan, 4.725%, 6/24/111
    623,484       619,587  
Rocky Mountain Energy Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 4.725%, 6/24/111
    1,074,457       1,067,742  
 
             
 
Total Loan Participations (Cost $4,680,669)
            4,663,354  
 
               
Corporate Bonds and Notes-3.2%
               
Aleris International, Inc., 6% Bonds, 7/1/20
    98,792       98,792  
Berry Plastics Corp., 5.276% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/151
    8,470,000       8,258,250  
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 4.412% Sr. Sec. Nts., 9/15/141
    715,000       630,988  
Cognis GmbH, 2.537% Sr. Sec. Bonds, 9/15/131,6
    1,450,000       1,442,750  
LightPoint CLO Ltd. VII, 4.436% Collateralized Loan Obligations Sub. Deferrable Nts., Series 2007-7A, Cl. D, 5/15/211,7
    4,500,000       2,115,000  
Lyondell Chemical Co., 11% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/1/18
    6,485,120       7,012,036  
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 3.276% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/131
    19,930,000       18,908,588  
Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/171,6
    9,010,000       9,100,100  
Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 4.094% Sr. Sec. Nts., Series B, 8/1/141
    8,177,500       7,083,759  
Wellman, Inc., 5% Cv. Nts., 1/30/192,4
    3,549,310       2,029,054  
Western Refining, Inc., 10.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/15/141,6
    1,635,769       1,496,729  
 
             
 
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $72,378,155)
            58,176,046  
                 
    Shares          
 
Preferred Stocks-0.0%
               
Alpha Media Group, Inc., Preferred3,5 (Cost $-)
    1,145       -  
 
               
Common Stocks-0.4%
               
Aleris International, Inc.3
    114,329       4,344,502  
Alpha Media Group, Inc.3,5
    8,587       -  
Champion Opco LLC3
    183,994       121,436  
Levlad LLC 3
    40,755       713,204  
Sleep Innovations, Inc., Cl. 23
    28,602       -  
Sleep Innovations, Inc., Cl. 43
    4,275       -  
Star Tribune Holdings Corp.3
    39,111       703,998  
Turtle Bay Holding Co. LLC3
    324,258       486,386  
United Subcontractors, Inc.3
    39,690       962,473  
Wellman, Inc.3
    3,371       -  
 
             
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $12,180,632)
            7,331,999  

 

 

                 
    Units     Value  
 
Rights, Warrants and Certificates-0.6%
               
Champion Opco LLC Wts., Strike Price $0.000001, Exp. 1/27/203
    67,016     $ -  
ION Media Networks, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $0.01, Exp. 12/18/163
    35,695       10,708,500  
 
             
 
Total Rights, Warrants and Certificates (Cost $9,637,650)
            10,708,500  
                 
    Shares          
 
Investment Company-4.7%
               
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.30%5,8 (Cost $85,152,058)
    85,152,058       85,152,058  
 
               
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $1,905,327,434)
    101.7 %     1,829,381,777  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
    (1.7 )     (30,113,207 )
     
 
               
Net Assets
    100.0 %   $ 1,799,268,570  
     
Footnotes to Statement of Investments
*   July 30, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund's fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
 
1.   Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.
 
2.   Issue is in default. See Note 1 of accompanying Notes.
 
3.   Non-income producing security.
 
4.   Interest or dividend is paid-in-kind, when applicable.
 
5.   Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended July 30, 2010, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:
                                 
    Principal                     Principal  
    Amount/Shares     Gross     Gross     Amount/Shares  
    July 31, 2009     Additions     Reductions     July 30, 2010  
 
Alpha Media Group, Inc.
    -       8,587 a     -       8,587  
Alpha Media Group, Inc., Preferred
    -       1,145 a     -       1,145  
Alpha Media Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 6.90%, 5/15/13
    -       17,970,635       -       17,970,635  
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E
    125,564,811       1,184,624,297       1,225,037,050       85,152,058  
                 
    Value     Income  
 
Alpha Media Group, Inc.
  $ -     $ -  
Alpha Media Group, Inc., Preferred
    -       -  
Alpha Media Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, Tranche B, 6.90%, 5/15/13
    10,333,115       1,055,910  
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E
    85,152,058       190,609  
     
 
  $ 95,485,173     $ 1,246,519  
     
a.   All or a portion is the result of a corporate action.
 
6.   Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $12,039,579 or 0.67% of the Fund's net assets as of July 30, 2010.

 

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
7.   Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities as of July 30, 2010 was $2,115,000, which represents 0.12% of the Fund's net assets. See Note 6 of accompanying Notes. Information concerning restricted securities is as follows:
                                 
    Acquisition                     Unrealized  
Security   Date     Cost     Value     Depreciation  
 
LightPoint CLO Ltd. VII, 4.436% Collateralized Loan Obligations Sub. Deferrable Nts., Series 2007-7A, Cl. D, 5/15/21
    6/19/07     $ 4,160,170     $ 2,115,000     $ 2,045,170  
8.   Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of July 30, 2010.
Valuation Inputs
Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund's investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
1) Level 1-unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (including securities actively traded on a securities exchange)
2) Level 2-inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices that are observable for the asset (such as unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and market corroborated inputs such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.)
3) Level 3-significant unobservable inputs (including the Manager's own judgments about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset).
The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of July 30, 2010 based on valuation input level:
                                 
            Level 2-              
    Level 1-     Other     Level 3-        
    Unadjusted     Significant     Significant        
    Quoted     Observable     Unobservable        
    Prices     Inputs     Inputs     Value  
 
Assets Table
                               
Investments, at Value:
                               
Corporate Loans
  $ -     $ 1,663,044,961     $ 304,859     $ 1,663,349,820  
Loan Participations
    -       4,663,354       -       4,663,354  
Corporate Bonds and Notes
    -       56,048,200       2,127,846       58,176,046  
Preferred Stocks
    -       -       -       -  
Common Stocks
    -       7,210,563       121,436       7,331,999  
Rights, Warrants and Certificates
    -       10,708,500       -       10,708,500  
Investment Company
    85,152,058       -       -       85,152,058  
     
Total Assets
  $ 85,152,058     $ 1,741,675,578     $ 2,554,141     $ 1,829,381,777  
     
Currency contracts and forwards, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract's value from trade date. Futures, if any, are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due to/from the Fund at that date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.
See the accompanying Notes for further discussion of the methods used in determining value of the Fund's investments, and a summary of changes to the valuation methodologies, if any, during the reporting period.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES July 30, 2010
         
July 30, 20101        
 
Assets
       
Investments, at value-see accompanying statement of investments:
       
Unaffiliated companies (cost $1,812,702,545)
  $ 1,733,896,604  
Affiliated companies (cost $92,624,889)
    95,485,173  
 
     
 
    1,829,381,777  
Cash
    2,832,719  
Receivables and other assets:
       
Investments sold
    27,464,659  
Shares of beneficial interest sold
    21,963,213  
Interest, dividends and principal paydowns
    7,493,928  
Other
    465,911  
 
     
Total assets
    1,889,602,207  
 
       
Liabilities
       
Payables and other liabilities:
       
Investments purchased
    78,458,119  
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed
    7,780,428  
Dividends
    2,870,624  
Distribution and service plan fees
    230,263  
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees
    164,467  
Shareholder communications
    133,209  
Trustees' compensation
    21,995  
Other
    674,532  
 
     
Total liabilities
    90,333,637  
 
       
Net Assets
  $ 1,799,268,570  
 
     
 
       
Composition of Net Assets
       
Par value of shares of beneficial interest
  $ 223,608  
Additional paid-in capital
    2,403,017,017  
Accumulated net investment loss
    (5,984,737 )
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (522,041,661 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
    (75,945,657 )
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 1,799,268,570  
 
     

 

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Continued
         
Net Asset Value Per Share
       
Class A Shares:
       
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $838,425,325 and 104,249,306 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.04  
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 3.50% of offering price)
  $ 8.33  
Class B Shares:
       
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $87,675,504 and 10,897,067 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.05  
Class C Shares:
       
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $831,165,389 and 103,228,162 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.05  
Class Y Shares:
       
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $42,002,352 and 5,233,835 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.03  
1.   July 30, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund's 2010 fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS July 30, 2010
         
For the Year Ended July 30, 20101        
 
Investment Income
       
Interest:
       
Unaffiliated companies
  $ 116,514,952  
Affiliated companies
    1,055,910  
Dividends from affiliated companies
    190,609  
Other income
    2,530,890  
 
     
Total investment income
    120,292,361  
 
       
Expenses
       
Management fees
    9,963,087  
Distribution and service plan fees:
       
Class A
    1,667,560  
Class B
    722,705  
Class C
    5,526,187  
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:
       
Class A
    745,708  
Class B
    219,890  
Class C
    719,190  
Class Y
    12,480  
Shareholder communications:
       
Class A
    208,237  
Class B
    56,246  
Class C
    194,349  
Class Y
    4,627  
Borrowing fees
    4,407,432  
Custodian fees and expenses
    398,717  
Interest expense on borrowings
    47,408  
Trustees' compensation
    39,783  
Other
    935,497  
 
     
Total expenses
    25,869,103  
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses
    (77,423 )
 
     
Net expenses
    25,791,680  
 
       
Net Investment Income
    94,500,681  

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Continued
         
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
       
Net realized loss on:
       
Investments from unaffiliated companies
  $ (95,698,055 )
Swap contracts
    (4,645,342 )
 
     
 
       
Net realized loss
    (100,343,397 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
    252,686,900  
 
       
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ 246,844,184  
 
     
1.   July 30, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund's 2010 fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
Year Ended July 31,   20101     2009  
 
Operations
               
Net investment income
  $ 94,500,681     $ 99,049,682  
Net realized loss
    (100,343,397 )     (160,024,172 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
    252,686,900       (109,660,670 )
     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    246,844,184       (170,635,160 )
 
               
Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders
               
Dividends from net investment income:
               
Class A
    (38,562,883 )     (54,943,286 )
Class B
    (5,009,574 )     (8,689,380 )
Class C
    (39,452,163 )     (58,465,786 )
Class Y
    (1,052,484 )     (650,186 )
     
 
    (84,077,104 )     (122,748,638 )
 
               
Beneficial Interest Transactions
               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:
               
Class A
    193,246,333       (152,677,258 )
Class B
    (22,635,694 )     (28,919,233 )
Class C
    80,408,938       (163,188,110 )
Class Y
    32,223,978       3,565,150  
     
 
    283,243,555       (341,219,451 )
 
               
Net Assets
               
Total increase (decrease)
    446,010,635       (634,603,249 )
Beginning of period
    1,353,257,935       1,987,861,184  
     
End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $5,984,737 and $645,009, respectively)
  $ 1,799,268,570     $ 1,353,257,935  
     
1.   July 30, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund's 2010 fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                                         
Class A Year Ended July 31,   20101     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 7.18     $ 8.27     $ 9.11     $ 9.54     $ 9.54  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income2
    .50       .48       .62       .69       .66  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    .82       (.99 )     (.85 )     (.42 )     - 3
     
Total from investment operations
    1.32       (.51 )     (.23 )     .27       .66  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (.46 )     (.58 )     (.61 )     (.70 )     (.66 )
 
 
                                       
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 8.04     $ 7.18     $ 8.27     $ 9.11     $ 9.54  
     
 
                                       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4
    18.64 %     (4.89 )%     (2.68 )%     2.75 %     7.10 %
 
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 838,425     $ 575,490     $ 855,905     $ 1,460,069     $ 1,513,036  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 666,512     $ 624,278     $ 1,179,865     $ 1,687,143     $ 1,292,028  
 
Ratios to average net assets:5
                                       
Net investment income
    6.47 %     7.15 %     7.11 %     7.26 %     6.88 %
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings
    1.14 %     1.12 %     1.02 %     0.99 %     1.02 %
Interest and fees from borrowings
    0.29 %     0.68 %     0.14 %     0.08 %     0.09 %
     
Total expenses
    1.43 %6     1.80 %6     1.16 %6     1.07 %6     1.11 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    1.42 %     1.75 %     1.05 %     0.97 %     0.97 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    67 %     51 %     50 %     105 %     104 %
1.   July 30, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund's 2010 fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
 
2.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
3.   Less than $0.005.
 
4.   Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and repurchase at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
5.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
6.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
         
Year Ended July 30, 2010
    1.44 %
Year Ended July 31, 2009
    1.81 %
Year Ended July 31, 2008
    1.17 %
Year Ended July 31, 2007
    1.07 %
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

                                         
Class B Year Ended July 31,   20101     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 7.18     $ 8.27     $ 9.12     $ 9.54     $ 9.54  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income2
    .46       .44       .57       .64       .60  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    .82       (.99 )     (.87 )     (.42 )     -3  
     
Total from investment operations
    1.28       (.55 )     (.30 )     .22       .60  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (.41 )     (.54 )     (.55 )     (.64 )     (.60 )
 
 
                                       
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 8.05     $ 7.18     $ 8.27     $ 9.12     $ 9.54  
     
 
                                       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4
    18.04 %     (5.49 )%     (3.37 )%     2.27 %     6.49 %
 
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 87,676     $ 98,997     $ 149,858     $ 247,726     $ 318,312  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 96,622     $ 106,162     $ 201,066     $ 295,655     $ 334,997  
 
Ratios to average net assets:5
                                       
Net investment income
    5.86 %     6.53 %     6.48 %     6.71 %     6.27 %
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings
    1.80 %     1.76 %     1.62 %     1.57 %     1.59 %
Interest and fees from borrowings
    0.29 %     0.68 %     0.14 %     0.08 %     0.09 %
     
Total expenses
    2.09 %6     2.44 %6     1.76 %6     1.65 %6     1.68 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    2.08 %     2.39 %     1.65 %     1.55 %     1.54 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    67 %     51 %     50 %     105 %     104 %
1.   July 30, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund's 2010 fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
 
2.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
3.   Less than $0.005.
 
4.   Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and repurchase at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
5.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
6.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
         
Year Ended July 30, 2010
    2.10 %
Year Ended July 31, 2009
    2.45 %
Year Ended July 31, 2008
    1.77 %
Year Ended July 31, 2007
    1.65 %
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
                                         
Class C Year Ended July 31,   20101     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 7.19     $ 8.27     $ 9.12     $ 9.55     $ 9.55  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income2
    .47       .45       .58       .64       .61  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    .81       (.98 )     (.87 )     (.42 )     -3  
     
Total from investment operations
    1.28       (.53 )     (.29 )     .22       .61  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (.42 )     (.55 )     (.56 )     (.65 )     (.61 )
 
 
                                       
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 8.05     $ 7.19     $ 8.27     $ 9.12     $ 9.55  
     
 
                                       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4
    18.06 %     (5.22 )%     (3.28 )%     2.24 %     6.56 %
 
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 831,166     $ 670,264     $ 976,602     $ 1,672,484     $ 1,686,272  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 740,664     $ 705,289     $ 1,365,398     $ 1,843,725     $ 1,542,199  
 
Ratios to average net assets:5
                                       
Net investment income
    6.01 %     6.66 %     6.60 %     6.76 %     6.36 %
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings
    1.62 %     1.60 %     1.54 %     1.50 %     1.52 %
Interest and fees from borrowings
    0.29 %     0.68 %     0.14 %     0.08 %     0.09 %
     
Total expenses
    1.91 %6     2.28 %6     1.68 %6     1.58 %6     1.61 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    1.90 %     2.23 %     1.57 %     1.48 %     1.47 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    67 %     51 %     50 %     105 %     104 %
1.   July 30, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund's 2010 fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
 
2.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
3.   Less than $0.005.
 
4.   Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and repurchase at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
5.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
6.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
         
Year Ended July 30, 2010
    1.92 %
Year Ended July 31, 2009
    2.29 %
Year Ended July 31, 2008
    1.69 %
Year Ended July 31, 2007
    1.58 %
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

                                         
Class Y Year Ended July 31,   20101     2009     2008     2007     20062  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 7.16     $ 8.25     $ 9.11     $ 9.54     $ 9.54  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income3
    .52       .47       .69       .69       .47  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    .83       (.96 )     (.93 )     (.39 )     -4  
     
Total from investment operations
    1.35       (.49 )     (.24 )     .30       .47  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (.48 )     (.60 )     (.62 )     (.73 )     (.47 )
 
 
                                       
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 8.03     $ 7.16     $ 8.25     $ 9.11     $ 9.54  
     
 
                                       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value5
    19.18 %     (4.66 )%     (2.78 )%     3.14 %     5.04 %
 
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 42,002     $ 8,507     $ 5,496     $ 58,955     $ 1  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 17,679     $ 7,054     $ 21,397     $ 11,372     $ 1  
 
Ratios to average net assets:6
                                       
Net investment income
    6.67 %     7.34 %     7.69 %     7.34 %     7.33 %
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings
    0.76 %     0.94 %     0.73 %     0.74 %     0.87 %
Interest and fees from borrowings
    0.29 %     0.68 %     0.14 %     0.08 %     0.09 %
     
Total expenses
    1.05 %7     1.62 %7     0.87 %7     0.82 %7     0.96 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    1.04 %     1.57 %     0.76 %     0.72 %     0.85 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    67 %     51 %     50 %     105 %     104 %
1.   July 30, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund's 2010 fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
 
2.   For the period from November 28, 2005 (inception of offering) to July 31, 2006.
 
3.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
4.   Less than $0.005.
 
5.   Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and repurchase at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
6.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
7.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
         
Year Ended July 30, 2010
    1.06 %
Year Ended July 31, 2009
    1.63 %
Year Ended July 31, 2008
    0.88 %
Year Ended July 31, 2007
    0.82 %
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund (the "Fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Fund converted from a closed-end to an open-end fund on July 1, 2010. The Fund seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with investing primarily in senior floating rate loans and other debt securities. The Fund's investment adviser is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the "Manager").
     The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class B and Class C shares are sold without an initial sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC"). Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, however, the institutional investor may impose charges on those accounts. Prior to July 1, 2010, share classes could be subject to an early withdrawal charge ("EWC"). All classes of shares have identical rights and voting privileges with respect to the Fund in general and exclusive voting rights on matters that affect that class alone. Earnings, net assets and net asset value per share may differ due to each class having its own expenses, such as transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and shareholder communications, directly attributable to that class. Class A, B and C shares have separate distribution and/or service plans. No such plan has been adopted for Class Y shares. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares 72 months after the end of the month in which you purchase them.
     The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.
Fiscal Year End. Since July 30, 2010 represents the last day during the Fund's 2010 fiscal year on which the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading, the Fund's financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund's net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.
Securities Valuation. The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange"), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.
     Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as "Level 1," inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices for an asset that are observable are classified as "Level 2" and significant unobservable inputs, including the Manager's judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability, are classified as "Level 3." The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. A table summarizing the Fund's investments under these levels of classification is included following the Statement of Investments.

 

 

     Securities are valued using unadjusted quoted market prices, when available, as supplied primarily by portfolio pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees or dealers.
     Securities traded on a registered U.S. securities exchange are valued based on the last sale price of the security reported on the principal exchange on which it is traded, prior to the time when the Fund's assets are valued. Securities whose principal exchange is NASDAQ are valued based on the official closing prices reported by NASDAQ prior to the time when the Fund's assets are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the last sale price on the prior trading day, if it is within the spread of the current day's closing "bid" and "asked" prices, and if not, at the current day's closing bid price. A foreign security traded on a foreign exchange is valued based on the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded, as identified by the portfolio pricing service used by the Manager, prior to the time when the Fund's assets are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the most recent official closing price on the principal exchange on which it is traded.
     Shares of a registered investment company that are not traded on an exchange are valued at that investment company's net asset value per share.
     U.S. domestic and international debt instruments (including corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and "money market-type" debt instruments with a remaining maturity in excess of sixty days are valued at the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices utilizing price quotations obtained from independent pricing services or broker-dealers. Such prices are typically determined based upon information obtained from market participants including reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations and inputs such as benchmark yields and issuer spreads from identical or similar securities.
     "Money market-type" debt instruments with remaining maturities of sixty days or less are valued at cost adjusted by the amortization of discount or premium to maturity (amortized cost), which approximates market value.
     In the absence of a readily available unadjusted quoted market price, including for securities whose values have been materially affected by what the Manager identifies as a significant event occurring before the Fund's assets are valued but after the close of the securities' respective exchanges, the Manager, acting through its internal valuation committee, in good faith determines the fair valuation of that asset using consistently applied procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees (which reviews those fair valuations by the Manager). Those procedures include certain standardized methodologies to fair value securities. Such methodologies include, but are not limited to, pricing securities initially at cost and subsequently adjusting the value based on: changes in company specific fundamentals, changes in an appropriate securities index, or changes in the value of similar securities which may be adjusted for any discounts related to resale restrictions. When possible, such methodologies use observable market inputs such as

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
unadjusted quoted prices of similar securities, observable interest rates, currency rates and yield curves. The methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.
     There have been no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies of the Fund during the period.
Securities on a When-Issued or Delayed Delivery Basis. The Fund purchases and sells interests in Senior Loans and other portfolio securities on a "when issued" basis, and may purchase or sell securities on a "delayed delivery" basis. "When-issued" or "delayed delivery" refers to securities whose terms and indenture are available and for which a market exists, but which are not available for immediate delivery. Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased by the Fund on a when-issued basis normally takes place within six months and possibly as long as two years or more after the trade date. During this period, such securities do not earn interest, are subject to market fluctuation and may increase or decrease in value prior to their delivery. The purchase of securities on a when-issued basis may increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value to the extent the Fund executes such transactions while remaining substantially fully invested. When the Fund engages in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, it relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to complete the transaction. Their failure to do so may cause the Fund to lose the opportunity to obtain or dispose the security at a price and yield it considers advantageous. The Fund may also sell securities that it purchased on a when-issued basis or forward commitment prior to settlement of the original purchase.
Senior Loans. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in floating rate Senior Loans made to U.S. and foreign borrowers that are corporations, partnerships or other business entities. The Fund will do so either as an original lender or as a purchaser of a loan assignment or a participation interest in a loan. While most of these loans will be collateralized, the Fund can also under normal market conditions invest up to 10% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in uncollateralized floating rate Senior Loans. Senior Loans are often issued in connection with recapitalizations, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and refinancing of borrowers. The Senior Loans pay interest at rates that float above (or are adjusted periodically based on) a benchmark that reflects current interest rates. Senior Loans generally are not listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system and no active trading market exists for many Senior Loans. As a result, some Senior Loans are illiquid, meaning the Fund may not be able to value them accurately or to sell them quickly at a fair price. To the extent that a secondary market does exist for certain Senior Loans, the market may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods.

 

 

     As of July 30, 2010, securities with an aggregate market value of $1,668,013,174 representing 92.71% of the Fund's net assets were comprised of Senior Loans.
Security Credit Risk. Senior loans are subject to credit risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the borrower under a senior loan to make interest and principal payments as they become due. The Fund's investments in senior loans are subject to risk of default. Information concerning securities in default as of July 30, 2010 is as follows:
         
Cost
  $ 168,512,557  
Market Value
  $ 98,132,679  
Market Value as a % of Net Assets
    5.45 %
Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund ("IMMF") to seek current income while preserving liquidity. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Manager is also the investment adviser of IMMF. When applicable, the Fund's investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF's Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund's investment in IMMF.
Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains and Losses. Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains and losses are allocated on a daily basis to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.
Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments not offset by capital loss carryforwards, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund's tax return filings generally remain open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends.
The tax components of capital shown in the following table represent distribution requirements the Fund must satisfy under the income tax regulations, losses the Fund

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
may be able to offset against income and gains realized in future years and unrealized appreciation or depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes.
                                 
                            Net Unrealized  
                            Depreciation  
                            Based on Cost of  
                            Securities and  
Undistributed     Undistributed     Accumulated     Other Investments  
Net Investment     Long-Term     Loss     for Federal Income  
Income     Gain     Carryforward1,2,3,4,5     Tax Purposes  
 
$   6,588,500     $ -     $ 516,189,012     $ 81,767,271  
1.   As of July 30, 2010, the Fund had $479,833,062 of net capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. As of July 30, 2010, details of the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
         
Expiring        
 
2011
  $ 26,003,298  
2014
    4,679,034  
2015
    6,897,861  
2016
    50,471,975  
2017
    186,215,370  
2018
    205,565,524  
 
     
Total
  $ 479,833,062  
 
     
2.   As of July 30, 2010, the Fund had $36,355,950 of post-October losses available to offset future realized capital gains, if any. Such losses, if unutilized, will expire in 2019.
 
3.   During the fiscal year ended July 30, 2010, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.
 
4.   During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.
 
5.   During the fiscal year ended July 30, 2010, $10,765,372 of unused capital loss carryforward expired.
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.
Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for July 30, 2010. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.
                         
            Reduction to     Reduction to  
            Accumulated     Accumulated Net  
Reduction to     Net Investment     Realized Loss  
Paid-in Capital     Income     on Investments  
 
$   10,836,871     $ 15,763,305     $ 26,600,176  

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended July 30, 2010 and July 31, 2009 was as follows:
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    July 30, 2010     July 31, 2009  
 
Distributions paid from:
               
Ordinary income
  $ 84,077,104     $ 122,748,638  
The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of July 30, 2010 are noted in the following table. The primary difference between book and tax appreciation or depreciation of securities and other investments, if applicable, is attributable to the tax deferral of losses or tax realization of financial statement unrealized gain or loss.
         
Federal tax cost of securities
  $ 1,911,149,048  
 
     
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 52,490,323  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (134,257,594 )
 
     
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (81,767,271 )
 
     
Trustees' Compensation. The Board of Trustees has adopted a compensation deferral plan for independent trustees that enables trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the Trustee under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund or in other Oppenheimer funds selected by the Trustee. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustee in amounts equal to his or her deemed investment, resulting in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets are included as a component of "Other" within the asset section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of trustees' fees under the plan will not affect the net assets of the Fund, and will not materially affect the Fund's assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the compensation deferral plan.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually.
Investment Income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or upon ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign dividends where the ex-dividend date may have passed. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discount and premium, which are included in interest income on the Statement of Operations, are amortized or accreted daily.

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
Security Transactions. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
Indemnifications. The Fund's organizational documents provide current and former trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
Other. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. Shares of Beneficial Interest
Prior to July 1, 2010, each quarter the Fund made a "Repurchase Offer" to repurchase a portion of the Fund's outstanding shares from shareholders. The Repurchase Offers were designed to provide some liquidity for Fund investors who sought to sell some or all of their shares. The Fund adopted the following fundamental policies concerning periodic repurchase offers:
    The Fund would make periodic Repurchase Offers, pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as that rule may be amended from time to time).
 
    Repurchase offers were made at periodic intervals of three months between repurchase request deadlines. The deadlines were at the time on a regular business day (normally the last regular business day) in the months of January, April, July and October and determined by the Fund's Board of Trustees.
 
    The repurchase pricing date for a particular Repurchase Offer was not more than 14 days after the repurchase request deadline for the repurchase offer. If that day was not a regular business day, then the repurchase pricing date was the following business day.
Prior to July 1, 2010, each quarter, the Fund's Board determined the number of shares that the Fund would offer to repurchase in a particular Repurchase Offer. The Repurchase Offer amount was at least 5% but not more than 25% of the total number of shares of all classes of the Fund (in the aggregate) outstanding on the repurchase request deadline. If shareholders tendered more than the Repurchase Offer amount for a particular Repurchase Offer, the Fund repurchased up to an additional 2% of the shares outstanding on the repurchase request deadline.

 

 

For the year ended July 30, 2010, the Fund extended three Repurchase Offers:
                         
    Percentage of     Amount of        
Repurchase   Outstanding Shares     Shares the     Number of  
Request   the Fund Offered     Fund Offered     Shares Tendered  
Deadlines   to Repurchase     to Repurchase     (all classes)  
 
April 30, 2010
    25       50,006,642       10,427,620  
January 31, 2010
    25       45,278,511       9,871,252  
October 31, 2009
    25       45,013,125       13,996,133  
The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of $0.001 par value shares of beneficial interest of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
                                 
    Year Ended July 30, 2010   Year Ended July 31, 2009
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
 
Class A
                               
Sold
    41,565,099     $ 330,484,383       9,559,637     $ 64,056,950  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    2,661,399       20,884,028       4,741,412       30,167,213  
Repurchased
    (16,612,683 )     (129,843,105 )     (37,678,824 )     (246,901,421 )
Redeemed
    (3,541,168 )     (28,278,973 )     -       -  
     
Net increase (decrease)
    24,072,647     $ 193,246,333       (23,377,775 )   $ (152,677,258 )
     
 
                               
Class B
                               
Sold
    1,816,960     $ 14,414,569       859,925     $ 5,624,400  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    438,957       3,432,664       940,294       5,977,025  
Repurchased
    (4,401,482 )     (34,536,735 )     (6,140,028 )     (40,520,658 )
Redeemed
    (744,961 )     (5,946,192 )     -       -  
     
Net decrease
    (2,890,526 )   $ (22,635,694 )     (4,339,809 )   $ (28,919,233 )
     
 
                               
Class C
                               
Sold
    22,775,455     $ 181,704,679       4,977,378     $ 32,700,236  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    2,702,567       21,203,247       5,339,319       33,977,948  
Repurchased
    (12,576,371 )     (98,877,807 )     (35,077,955 )     (229,866,294 )
Redeemed
    (2,954,172 )     (23,621,181 )     -       -  
     
Net increase (decrease)
    9,947,479     $ 80,408,938       (24,761,258 )   $ (163,188,110 )
     
 
                               
Class Y
                               
Sold
    5,121,897     $ 40,919,426       1,172,532     $ 7,672,891  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    33,772       269,334       22,009       138,014  
Repurchased
    (704,469 )     (5,734,967 )     (672,821 )     (4,245,755 )
Redeemed
    (405,011 )     (3,229,815 )     -       -  
     
Net increase
    4,046,189     $ 32,223,978       521,720     $ 3,565,150  
     

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
3. Purchases and Sales of Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended July 30, 2010, were as follows:
                 
    Purchases     Sales  
 
Investment securities
  $ 1,193,929,291     $ 974,886,585  
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Management Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:
         
Fee Schedule        
 
Up to $200 million
    0.75 %
Next $200 million
    0.72  
Next $200 million
    0.69  
Next $200 million
    0.66  
Over $800 million
    0.60  
Transfer Agent Fees. OppenheimerFunds Services ("OFS"), a division of the Manager, acts as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. The Fund pays OFS a per account fee. For the year ended July 30, 2010, the Fund paid $1,686,553 to OFS for services to the Fund.
     Additionally, Class Y shares are subject to minimum fees of $10,000 annually for assets of $10 million or more. The Class Y shares are subject to the minimum fees in the event that the per account fee does not equal or exceed the applicable minimum fees. OFS may voluntarily waive the minimum fees.
Distribution and Service Plan (12b-1) Fees. Under its General Distributor's Agreement with the Fund, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the "Distributor") acts as the Fund's principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the Fund's classes of shares.
Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan (the "Plan") for Class A shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Plan, the Fund reimburses the Distributor for a portion of its costs incurred for services provided to accounts that hold Class A shares. Reimbursement is made periodically at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class A shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions periodically for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent periods. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

 

 

Distribution and Service Plans for Class B and Class C Shares. The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans (the "Plans") for Class B and Class C shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to compensate the Distributor for its services in connection with the distribution of those shares and servicing accounts. Under the Plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% on Class B and Class C shares daily net assets. The Board of Trustees has currently set that fee at an annual rate of 0.50% of the daily net assets of those classes, but may increase it up to 0.75% in the future. The Distributor also receives a service fee of 0.25% per year under each plan. If either the Class B or Class C plan is terminated by the Fund or by the shareholders of a class, the Board of Trustees and its independent trustees must determine whether the Distributor shall be entitled to payment from the Fund of all or a portion of the service fee and/or asset-based sales charge in respect to shares sold prior to the effective date of such termination. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plans are detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distributor determines its uncompensated expenses under the Plans at calendar quarter ends. The Distributor's aggregate uncompensated expenses under the Plans at June 30, 2010 were as follows:
         
Class B
  $ 6,677,835  
Class C
    45,159,988  
Sales Charges. Front-end sales charges, EWC and CDSC do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. The sales charges retained by the Distributor from the sale of shares and the EWC or CDSC retained by the Distributor on the redemption of shares is shown in the following table for the period indicated.
                                 
    Class A     Class A Early     Class B Early     Class C Early  
    Front-End     Withdrawal     Withdrawal     Withdrawal  
    Sales Charges     Charges     Charges     Charges  
    Retained by     Retained by     Retained by     Retained by  
Year Ended   Distributor     Distributor1     Distributor1     Distributor1  
 
July 30, 2010
  $ 306,863     $ 1,504     $ 67,574     $ 15,354  
1.   Prior to July 1, 2010, shares could be subject to an early withdrawal fee.
                         
    Class A     Class B     Class C  
    Contingent     Contingent     Contingent  
    Deferred Sales     Deferred Sales     Deferred Sales  
    Charges Retained     Charges Retained     Charges Retained  
Year Ended   by Distributor2     by Distributor2     by Distributor2  
 
July 30, 2010
  $ 896     $ 10,554     $ 5,377  
2.   Effective July 1, 2010, shares could be subject to contingent deferred sales charge.
Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund's investment in IMMF. During the year ended July 30, 2010, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $77,423 for IMMF management fees.

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates Continued
     OFS has voluntarily agreed to limit transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees for all classes to 0.35% of average annual net assets per class.
     Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time; some may not be modified or terminated until after one year from the date of the current prospectus, as indicated therein.
5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments
The Fund's investment objectives not only permit the Fund to purchase investment securities, they also allow the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market risk factors. Central to those strategies are features inherent to derivatives that make them more attractive for this purpose than equity and debt securities: they require little or no initial cash investment, they can focus exposure on only certain selected risk factors, and they may not require the ultimate receipt or delivery of the underlying security (or securities) to the contract. This may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of effecting a similar response to market factors.
Market Risk Factors. In accordance with its investment objectives, the Fund may use derivatives to increase or decrease its exposure to one or more of the following market risk factors:
Commodity Risk. Commodity risk relates to the change in value of commodities or commodity indexes as they relate to increases or decreases in the commodities market. Commodities are physical assets that have tangible properties. Examples of these types of assets are crude oil, heating oil, metals, livestock, and agricultural products.
Credit Risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest and principal payments, or both, as they come due. In general, lower-grade, higher-yield bonds are subject to credit risk to a greater extent than lower-yield, higher-quality bonds.
Equity Risk. Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market.
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk. Foreign exchange rate risk relates to the change in the U.S. dollar value of a security held that is denominated in a foreign currency. The U.S. dollar value of a foreign currency denominated security will decrease as the dollar appreciates against the currency, while the U.S. dollar value will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.
Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk refers to the fluctuations in value of fixed-income securities resulting from the inverse relationship between price and yield. For example, an increase in general interest rates will tend to reduce the market value of already issued fixed-income investments, and a decline in general interest rates will tend to increase their value. In addition, debt securities with longer maturities, which tend to have higher yields, are subject to potentially greater fluctuations in value from changes in interest rates than obligations with shorter maturities.
Volatility Risk. Volatility risk refers to the magnitude of the movement, but not the direction of the movement, in a financial instrument's price over a defined time period. Large increases or decreases in a financial instrument's price over a relative time period typically indicate greater volatility risk, while small increases or decreases in its price typically indicate lower volatility risk.
The Fund's actual exposures to these market risk factors during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.
Risks of Investing in Derivatives. The Fund's use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions.
     Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund's performance.
     Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Associated risks can be different for each type of derivative and are discussed by each derivative type in the notes that follow.
Counterparty Credit Risk. Certain derivative positions are subject to counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund's derivative counterparties are financial institutions who are subject to market conditions that may weaken their financial position. The Fund intends to enter into financial transactions with counterparties that the Manager believes to be credit-worthy at the time of the transaction. To reduce this risk the Fund has entered into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund's International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA") master agreements, which allow the Fund to net unrealized appreciation and depreciation for certain positions in swaps, over-the-counter options, swaptions, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty.

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments Continued
Credit Related Contingent Features. The Fund has several credit related contingent features that if triggered would allow its derivatives counterparties to close out and demand payment or additional collateral to cover their exposure from the Fund. Credit related contingent features are established between the Fund and its derivatives counterparties to reduce the risk that the Fund will not fulfill its payment obligations to its counterparties. These triggering features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund's net assets and or a percentage decrease in the Fund's Net Asset Value or NAV. The contingent features are established within the Fund's ISDA master agreements which govern certain positions in swaps, over-the-counter options and swaptions, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty.
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations is as follows:
         
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives  
Derivatives Not      
Accounted for as   Swap  
Hedging Instruments   Contracts  
 
Credit contracts
  $ (4,645,342 )
Swap Contracts
The Fund may enter into swap contract agreements with a counterparty to exchange a series of cash flows based on either specified reference rates, or the occurrence of a credit event, over a specified period. Such contracts may include interest rate, equity, debt, index, total return, credit and currency swaps.
     Swaps are marked to market daily using primarily quotations from pricing services, counterparties and brokers. Swap contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. The values of swap contracts are aggregated by positive and negative values and disclosed separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities by contracts in unrealized appreciation and depreciation positions. Upfront payments paid or received, if any, affect the value of the respective swap. Therefore, to determine the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps, upfront payments paid should be subtracted from, while upfront payments received should be added to, the value of contracts reported as an asset on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Conversely, upfront payments paid should be added to, while upfront payments received should be subtracted from the value of contracts reported as a liability. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to the change in the valuation of the notional amount of the swap is combined with the accrued interest due to (owed by) the Fund at termination or settlement. The net change in this amount during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The Fund also records any periodic payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, under such contracts as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations.

 

 

     Swap contract agreements are exposed to the market risk factor of the specific underlying reference asset. Swap contracts are typically more attractively priced compared to similar investments in related cash securities because they isolate the risk to one market risk factor and eliminate the other market risk factors. Investments in cash securities (for instance bonds) have exposure to multiple risk factors (credit and interest rate risk). Because swaps require little or no initial cash investment, they can expose the Fund to substantial risk in the isolated market risk factor.
Credit Default Swap Contracts. A credit default swap is a bilateral contract that enables an investor to buy or sell protection on a debt security against a defined-issuer credit event, such as the issuer's failure to make timely payments of interest or principal on the debt security, bankruptcy or restructuring. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps either by buying or selling protection on a single security or a basket of securities (the "reference asset").
     The buyer of protection pays a periodic fee to the seller of protection based on the notional amount of debt securities underlying the swap contract. The seller of protection agrees to compensate the buyer of protection for future potential losses as a result of a credit event on the reference asset. The contract effectively transfers the credit event risk of the reference asset from the buyer of protection to the seller of protection.
     The ongoing value of the contract will fluctuate throughout the term of the contract based primarily on the credit risk of the reference asset. If the credit quality of the reference asset improves relative to the credit quality at contract initiation, the buyer of protection may have an unrealized loss greater than the anticipated periodic fee owed. This unrealized loss would be the result of current credit protection being cheaper than the cost of credit protection at contract initiation. If the buyer elects to terminate the contract prior to its maturity, and there has been no credit event, this unrealized loss will become realized. If the contract is held to maturity, and there has been no credit event, the realized loss will be equal to the periodic fee paid over the life of the contract.
     If there is a credit event, the buyer of protection can exercise its rights under the contract and receive a payment from the seller of protection equal to the notional amount of the reference asset less the market value of the reference asset. Upon exercise of the contract the difference between the value of the underlying reference asset and the notional amount is recorded as realized gain (loss) and is included on the Statement of Operations.
     The Fund has purchased credit protection through credit default swaps to decrease exposure to the credit risk of individual securities and, or, indexes.
     Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.
     As of July 30, 2010, the Fund had no such credit default swaps outstanding.

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
6. Restricted Securities
As of July 30, 2010, investments in securities included issues that are restricted. A restricted security may have a contractual restriction on its resale and is valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. Securities that are restricted are marked with an applicable footnote on the Statement of Investments. Restricted securities are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments.
7. Borrowings
The Fund can borrow money from banks in an amount up to one third its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less all liabilities and indebtedness other than borrowings. The Fund may borrow if necessary to obtain short-term credit to allow it to repurchase shares during Repurchase Offers, to manage cash flows, and to fund additional purchase commitments under Senior Loans. The Fund may also borrow to acquire additional investments (a technique known as "leverage"). The use of leverage will subject the Fund to greater costs than funds that do not borrow for leverage, and may also make the Fund's share price more sensitive to interest changes. Expenses incurred by the Fund with respect to interest on borrowings and commitment fees are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations.
     The Fund entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the "Agreement") with a conduit lender and a bank which enables it to participate with certain other Oppenheimer funds in a committed, secured borrowing facility that permits borrowings of up to $2.25 billion, collectively. To secure the loan, the Fund pledges investment securities in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Securities held in collateralized accounts to cover these borrowings are noted in the Statement of Investments. Interest is charged to the Fund, based on its borrowings, at current commercial paper issuance rates. The Fund pays additional fees annually to its lender on its outstanding borrowings to manage and administer the facility and is allocated its pro-rata share of an annual commitment fee on the amount of the unused portion of the total facility size. Total fees and interest that are included in expenses on the Fund's Statement of Operations related to its participation in the borrowing facility during the year ended July 30, 2010 date equal 0.29% of the Fund's average net assets on an annualized basis. The Fund has the right to prepay such loans and terminate its participation in the conduit loan facility at any time upon prior notification.
Details of the borrowings for the year ended July 30, 2010 are as follows:
         
Average Daily Loan Balance
  $ 18,698,630  
Average Daily Interest Rate
    0.247 %
Fees Paid
  $ 3,469,686  
Interest Paid
  $ 47,408  
As of July 30, 2010, the Fund had no such borrowings outstanding.

 

8. Pending Litigation
Since 2009, a number of lawsuits have been filed in federal courts against the Manager, the Distributor, and certain mutual funds ("Defendant Funds") advised by the Manager and distributed by the Distributor (but not including the Fund). The lawsuits naming the Defendant Funds also name as defendants certain officers, trustees and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The plaintiffs seek class action status on behalf of purchasers of shares of the respective Defendant Fund during a particular time period. The lawsuits raise claims under federal securities laws alleging that, among other things, the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions, that such Defendant Fund's investment policies were not followed, and that such Defendant Fund and the other defendants violated federal securities laws and regulations. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.
     In 2009, what are claimed to be derivative lawsuits were filed in state court against the Manager and a subsidiary (but not against the Fund), on behalf of the New Mexico Education Plan Trust. These lawsuits allege breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and violation of state securities laws, and seek compensatory damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.
     The Distributor and another subsidiary of the Manager have been named as defendants in a putative class action filed in federal court in 2010. The plaintiff, a participant in the State of Texas' college savings plan, asserts claims on behalf of all persons who invested in qualified 529 plans managed by these subsidiaries of the Manager and which held investments in a certain mutual fund managed by the Manager and distributed by the Distributor. Plaintiff alleges causes of action for "improper investments," "breach of fiduciary duty," and "punitive damages" arising from that fund's investments in 2008 and 2009.
     Other lawsuits have been filed since 2008 in various state and federal courts, against the Manager and certain of its affiliates. Those lawsuits were filed by investors who made investments through an affiliate of the Manager, and relate to the alleged investment fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff and his firm ("Madoff"). Those suits allege a variety of claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violation of federal and state securities laws and regulations, among others. They seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses. None of the suits have named the Distributor, any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds or any of their independent Trustees or Directors as defendants. None of the Oppenheimer funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Madoff.
     The Manager believes that the lawsuits described above are without legal merit and is defending against them vigorously. The Defendant Funds' Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to defend the suits brought against those Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in these lawsuits, or whether any costs that the Defendant

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
8. Pending Litigation Continued
Funds may bear in defending the suits might not be reimbursed by insurance, the Manager believes that these suits should not impair the ability of the Manager or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.
 
 


 

 


Appendix A
 

OppenheimerFunds Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers

In certain cases, the initial sales charge that applies to purchases of Class A shares of the Oppenheimer funds or the contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) that may apply to Class A, Class B or Class C shares may be waived. That is because of the economies of sales efforts realized by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., (referred to in this document as the “Distributor”), or by dealers or other financial institutions that offer those shares to certain classes of investors. Not all waivers apply to all funds.

For the purposes of some of the waivers described below and in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the applicable Oppenheimer funds, the term “Retirement Plan” refers to the following types of plans:

1)     plans created or qualified under Sections 401(a) or 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code,

2)     non-qualified deferred compensation plans,

3)     employee benefit plans1,
4)     Group Retirement Plans2,
5)     403(b)(7) custodial plan accounts, and
6)     Individual Retirement Accounts (“IRAs”), including traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEP-IRAs, SARSEPs or SIMPLE plans

The interpretation of these provisions as to the applicability of a special arrangement or waiver in a particular case is in the sole discretion of the Distributor or the transfer agent (referred to in this document as the “Transfer Agent”) of the particular Oppenheimer fund. These waivers and special arrangements may be amended or terminated at any time by a particular fund, the Distributor, and/or OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (referred to in this document as the “Manager”).

Waivers that apply at the time shares are redeemed must be requested by the shareholder and/or dealer in the redemption request.


 

I.     

Applicability of Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charges in Certain Cases


Purchases of Class A Shares of Oppenheimer Funds That Are Not Subject to Initial Sales Charge but May Be Subject to the Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (unless a waiver applies).
 

     There is no initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares of any of the Oppenheimer funds in the cases listed below. However, these purchases may be subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge if redeemed within 18 months (24 months in the case of shares of Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals and Rochester Fund Municipals purchased prior to October 22, 2007) of the beginning of the calendar month of their purchase, as described in the Prospectus (unless a waiver described elsewhere in this Appendix applies to the redemption). Additionally, on shares purchased under these waivers that are subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge, the Distributor will pay the applicable concession described in the Prospectus under “Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge.”3 This waiver provision applies to:

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Purchases of Class A shares aggregating $1 million or more.


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Purchases of Class A shares, prior to March 1, 2007, by a Retirement Plan that was permitted to purchase such shares at net asset value but subject to a contingent deferred sales charge prior to March 1, 2001. That included plans (other than IRA or 403(b)(7) Custodial Plans) that: 1) bought shares costing $500,000 or more, 2) had at the time of purchase 100 or more eligible employees or total plan assets of $500,000 or more, or 3) certified to the Distributor that it projects to have annual plan purchases of $200,000 or more.

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Purchases by an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Rollover IRA, if the purchases are made:

1)     through a broker, dealer, bank or registered investment adviser that has made special arrangements with the Distributor for those purchases, or

2)     by a direct rollover of a distribution from a qualified Retirement Plan if the administrator of that Plan has made special arrangements with the Distributor for those purchases.

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Purchases of Class A shares by Retirement Plans that have any of the following record-keeping arrangements:


1)     The record keeping is performed by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) on a daily valuation basis for the Retirement Plan. On the date the plan sponsor signs the record-keeping service agreement with Merrill Lynch, the Plan must have $3 million or more of its assets invested in (a) mutual funds, other than those advised or managed by Merrill Lynch Investment Management, L.P. (“MLIM”), that are made available under a Service Agreement between Merrill Lynch and the mutual fund’s principal underwriter or distributor, and (b) funds advised or managed by MLIM (the funds described in (a) and (b) are referred to as “Applicable Investments”).

2)     The record keeping for the Retirement Plan is performed on a daily valuation basis by a record keeper whose services are provided under a contract or arrangement between the Retirement Plan and Merrill Lynch. On the date the plan sponsor signs the record keeping service agreement with Merrill Lynch, the Plan must have $5 million or more of its assets (excluding assets invested in money market funds) invested in Applicable Investments.

3)     The record keeping for a Retirement Plan is handled under a service agreement with Merrill Lynch and on the date the plan sponsor signs that agreement, the Plan has 500 or more eligible employees (as determined by the Merrill Lynch plan conversion manager).

 

II.     

Waivers of Class A Sales Charges of Oppenheimer Funds


A.     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 (and no concessions are paid by the Distributor on such purchases):

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The Manager or its affiliates.


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Present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their “immediate families”) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates, and retirement plans established by them for their employees. The term “immediate family” refers to one’s spouse, children, grandchildren, grandparents, parents, parents-in-law, brothers and sisters, sons- and daughters-in-law, a sibling’s spouse, a spouse’s siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews; relatives by virtue of a remarriage (step-children, step-parents, etc.) are included.

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Registered management investment companies, or separate accounts of insurance companies having an agreement with the Manager or the Distributor for that purpose.

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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.

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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 which are identified as such 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).

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Dealers, brokers, banks or registered investment advisers that have entered into an agreement with the Distributor providing specifically for the use of shares of the Fund in particular investment products made available to their clients. Those clients may be charged a transaction fee by their dealer, broker, bank or advisor for the purchase or sale of Fund shares.

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Investment advisers and financial planners who have entered into an agreement for this purpose with the Distributor and who charge an advisory, consulting or other fee for their services and buy shares for their own accounts or the accounts of their clients.

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“Rabbi trusts” that buy shares for their own accounts, if the purchases are made through a broker or agent or other financial intermediary that has made special arrangements with the Distributor for those purchases.

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Clients of investment advisers or financial planners (that have entered into an agreement for this purpose with the Distributor) who buy shares for their own accounts may also purchase shares without sales charge but only if their accounts are linked to a master account of their investment adviser or financial planner on the books and records of the broker, agent or financial intermediary with which the Distributor has made such special arrangements. Each of these investors may be charged a fee by the broker, agent or financial intermediary for purchasing shares.

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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.

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Accounts for which Oppenheimer Capital (or its successor) 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.

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A unit investment trust that has entered into an appropriate agreement with the Distributor.

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Dealers, brokers, banks, or registered investment advisers that have entered into an agreement with the Distributor to sell shares to defined contribution employee retirement plans for which the dealer, broker or investment adviser provides administration services.

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Retirement Plans and deferred compensation plans and trusts used to fund those plans (including, for example, plans qualified or created under sections 401(a), 401(k), 403(b) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code), in each case if those purchases are made through a broker, agent or other financial intermediary that has made special arrangements with the Distributor for those purchases.


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Effective March 1, 2007, purchases of Class A shares by a Retirement Plan that was permitted to purchase such shares at net asset value but subject to a contingent deferred sales charge prior to March 1, 2001. That included plans (other than IRA or 403(b)(7) Custodial Plans) that: 1) bought shares costing $500,000 or more, 2) had at the time of purchase 100 or more eligible employees or total plan assets of $500,000 or more, or 3) certified to the Distributor that it projects to have annual plan purchases of $200,000 or more.


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Effective October 1, 2005, taxable accounts established with the proceeds of Required Minimum Distributions from Retirement Plans.

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Purchases of Class A shares by former shareholders of Atlas Strategic Income Fund in any Oppenheimer fund into which shareholders of Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund may exchange.

B.     Waivers of the Class A Initial and Contingent Deferred Sales Charges in Certain Transactions.

1.     

Class A shares issued or purchased in the following transactions are not subject to sales charges (and no concessions are paid by the Distributor on such purchases):


a.     

Shares issued in plans of reorganization, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers, to which the Fund is a party.


b.     

Shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or other distributions reinvested from the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds or unit investment trusts for which reinvestment arrangements have been made with the Distributor.

c.     

Shares purchased by certain Retirement Plans that are part of a retirement plan or platform offered by banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors or insurance companies, or serviced by recordkeepers.

d.     

Shares purchased by the reinvestment of loan repayments by a participant in a Retirement Plan for which the Manager or an affiliate acts as sponsor.

e.     

Shares purchased in amounts of less than $5.

2.     

Class A shares issued and purchased in the following transactions are not subject to sales charges (a dealer concession at the annual rate of 0.25% is paid by the Distributor on purchases made within the first 6 months of plan establishment):


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Retirement Plans that have $5 million or more in plan assets.


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Retirement Plans with a single plan sponsor that have $5 million or more in aggregate assets invested in Oppenheimer funds.

C.     Waivers of the Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge for Certain Redemptions.

The Class A contingent deferred sales charge is also waived if shares that would otherwise be subject to the contingent deferred sales charge are redeemed in the following cases:

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To make Automatic Withdrawal Plan payments that are limited annually to no more than 12% of the account value adjusted annually.


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Involuntary redemptions of shares by operation of law or involuntary redemptions of small accounts (please refer to “Shareholder Account Rules and Policies,” in the applicable fund Prospectus).

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For distributions from Retirement Plans, deferred compensation plans or other employee benefit plans for any of the following 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)     

To return excess contributions.

3)     

To return contributions made due to a mistake of fact.

4)     

Hardship withdrawals, as defined in the plan.4


5)     

Under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, or, in the case of an IRA, a divorce or separation agreement described in Section 71(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.


6)     

To meet the minimum distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.


7)     

To make “substantially equal periodic payments” as described in Section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code.

8)     

For loans to participants or beneficiaries.

9)     

Separation from service.5


10)     

Participant-directed redemptions to purchase shares of a mutual fund (other than a fund managed by the Manager or a subsidiary of the Manager) if the plan has made special arrangements with the Distributor.


11)     

Plan termination or “in-service distributions,” if the redemption proceeds are rolled over directly to an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRA.


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


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For distributions from retirement plans that have $10 million or more in plan assets and that have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor.

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For distributions from retirement plans which are part of a retirement plan product or platform offered by certain banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors, insurance companies or record keepers which have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor.

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At the sole discretion of the Distributor, the contingent deferred sales charge may be waived for redemptions of shares requested by the shareholder of record within 60 days following the termination by the Distributor of the selling agreement between the Distributor and the shareholder of record's broker-dealer of record for the account.

III.     

Waivers of Class B, Class C and Class N Sales Charges of Oppenheimer Funds


The Class B, Class C and Class N CDSCs will not be applied to shares purchased in certain types of transactions or redeemed in certain circumstances described below. 

A.     Waivers for Redemptions in Certain Cases.

The Class B, Class C and Class N CDSCs will be waived for redemptions of shares in the following cases:

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Shares redeemed involuntarily, as described in “Shareholder Account Rules and Policies,” in the applicable Prospectus.


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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.

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The CDSCs are generally not waived following the death or disability of a grantor or trustee for a trust account. The CDSCs will only be waived in the limited case of the death of the trustee of a grantor trust or revocable living trust for which the trustee is also the sole beneficiary. The death or disability must have occurred after the account was established, and for disability you must provide evidence of a determination of disability (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code).


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Distributions from accounts for which the broker-dealer of record has entered into a special agreement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.


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At the sole discretion of the Distributor, the contingent deferred sales charge may be waived for redemptions of shares requested by the shareholder of record within 60 days following the termination by the Distributor of the selling agreement between the Distributor and the shareholder of record's broker-dealer of record for the account.

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Redemptions of Class B shares held by Retirement Plans whose records are maintained on a daily valuation basis by Merrill Lynch or an independent record keeper under a contract with Merrill Lynch.

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Redemptions of Class C shares of Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust from accounts of clients of financial institutions that have entered into a special arrangement with the Distributor for this purpose.

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Redemptions of Class C shares of an Oppenheimer fund in amounts of $1 million or more requested in writing by a Retirement Plan sponsor and submitted more than 12 months after the Retirement Plan’s first purchase of Class C shares, if the redemption proceeds are invested to purchase Class N shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds.

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Distributions6 from Retirement Plans or other employee benefit plans for any of the following 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 in an Oppenheimer fund.

2)     To return excess contributions made to a participant’s account.

3)     To return contributions made due to a mistake of fact.

4)     To make hardship withdrawals, as defined in the plan.7
5)     To make distributions required under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order or, in the case of an IRA, a divorce or separation agreement described in Section 71(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
6)     To meet the minimum distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
7)     To make “substantially equal periodic payments” as described in Section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code.
8)     For loans to participants or beneficiaries.8
9)     On account of the participant’s separation from service.9
10)     Participant-directed redemptions to purchase shares of a mutual fund (other than a fund managed by the Manager or a subsidiary of the Manager) offered as an investment option in a Retirement Plan if the plan has made special arrangements with the Distributor.
11)     Distributions made on account of a plan termination or “in-service” distributions, if the redemption proceeds are rolled over directly to an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRA.
12)     For distributions from a participant’s account under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan after the participant reaches age 59½, as long as the aggregate value of the distributions does not exceed 10% of the account’s value, adjusted annually.

13)     Redemptions of Class B shares under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan for an account other than a Retirement Plan, if the aggregate value of the redeemed shares does not exceed 10% of the account’s value, adjusted annually.

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Redemptions of Class B shares or Class C shares under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan from an account other than a Retirement Plan if the aggregate value of the redeemed shares does not exceed 10% of the account’s value annually.


B.     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:

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Shares sold to the Manager or its affiliates.


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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.

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

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Shares sold to present or former officers, directors, trustees or employees (and their “immediate families” as defined above in Section I.A.) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates and retirement plans established by them for their employees.

IV.     

Special Sales Charge Arrangements for Shareholders of Certain Oppenheimer Funds Who Were Shareholders of Former Quest for Value Funds


For shareholders of the Quest for Value Funds who acquired shares prior to November 24, 1995 and still hold those shares (or shares of an Oppenheimer fund into which any Quest for Value Fund was reorganized), any initial and contingent deferred sales charges will be waived if requested by the shareholder.

V.     

Special Sales Charge Arrangements for Shareholders of Certain Oppenheimer Funds Who Were Shareholders of Connecticut Mutual Investment Accounts, Inc.


For shareholders of the Connecticut Mutual Investment Accounts who acquired shares prior to March 1, 1996 and still hold those shares (or shares of an Oppenheimer fund into which any Connecticut Mutual Investment Account was reorganized), any initial and contingent deferred sales charges will be waived if requested by the shareholder.


 

VI.     

Special Reduced Sales Charge for Former Shareholders of Advance America Funds, Inc.


For shareholders of the Advanced America Funds who acquired shares prior to October 18, 1991 and still hold those shares (or shares of an Oppenheimer fund into which any Advanced America Fund was reorganized), any initial and contingent deferred sales charges will be waived if requested by the shareholder.

 

1 An “employee benefit plan” means any plan or arrangement, whether or not it is “qualified” under the Internal Revenue Code, under which Class N shares of an Oppenheimer fund or funds are purchased by a fiduciary or other administrator for the account of participants who are employees of a single employer or of affiliated employers. These may include, for example, medical savings accounts, payroll deduction plans or similar plans. The fund accounts must be registered in the name of the fiduciary or administrator purchasing the shares for the benefit of participants in the plan.

2 The term “Group Retirement Plan” means any qualified or non-qualified retirement plan for employees of a corporation or sole proprietorship, members and employees of a partnership or association or other organized group of persons (the members of which may include other groups), if the group has made special arrangements with the Distributor and all members of the group participating in (or who are eligible to participate in) the plan purchase shares of an Oppenheimer fund or funds through a single investment dealer, broker or other financial institution designated by the group. Such plans include 457 plans, SEP-IRAs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE plans and 403(b) plans other than plans for public school employees. The term “Group Retirement Plan” also includes qualified retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans and IRAs that purchase shares of an Oppenheimer fund or funds through a single investment dealer, broker or other financial institution that has made special arrangements with the Distributor.

3 However, that concession will not be paid on purchases of shares in amounts of $1 million or more (including any right of accumulation) by a Retirement Plan that pays for the purchase with the redemption proceeds of Class C shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds held by the Plan for more than one year.

4 This provision does not apply to IRAs.

5 This provision only applies to qualified retirement plans and 403(b)(7) custodial plans after your separation from service in or after the year you reached age 55.

6 The distribution must be requested prior to Plan termination or the elimination of the Oppenheimer funds as an investment option under the Plan.

7 This provision does not apply to IRAs.

8 This provision does not apply to loans from 403(b)(7) custodial plans and loans from the OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Single K retirement plan.

9 This provision does not apply to 403(b)(7) custodial plans if the participant is less than age 55, nor to IRAs.

 

Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund

Internet Website:

     www.oppenheimerfunds.com

Investment Adviser

      OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

     Two World Financial Center
     225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor
     New York, NY 10281-1008

Distributor

      OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

     Two World Financial Center
     225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor
     New York, NY 10281-1008

Transfer Agent
     OppenheimerFunds Services

     P.O. Box 5270
     Denver, Colorado 80217
     1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677)

Custodian Bank

     The Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

     60 Wall Street, 17th floor

NYC60-1701

New York, NY 10005-2848

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     KPMG llp

707 Seventeenth Street

     Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Counsel

K&L Gates LLP

70 West Madison Street, Suite 3300

Chicago, Illinois 60602-42079

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PX0291.001.1110

 

 

OPPENHEIMER SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

 

PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 28. EXHIBITS

(a)     

(i)     Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated August 13, 1999 of Registrant: Previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, 8/31/99 (Reg. No. 333-82579), and incorporated herein by reference.


     (ii)     Amendment Number 1 dated August 27, 2002 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated August 13, 1999. Previously filed with Registrant’s Post Effective Amendment No. 9, 09/24/02, to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 and incorporated herein by reference.

     (iii)     Amendment Number 2 dated September 22, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated August 13, 1999: Previously filed with the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 18, 10/06/05, to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 and incorporated herein by reference.

(b)     

By-Laws of Registrant as amended and restated through October 23, 2001: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post Effective Amendment No. 10, 09/17/03, to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 and incorporated herein by reference.


(c)     Not Applicable.

(d)     Form of Investment Advisory Agreement dated 8/24/99 between Registrant and OppenheimerFunds, Inc: Previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, 8/31/99 (Reg. No. 333-82579), and incorporated herein by reference.

(e)     (i)     Form of General Distributor's Agreement dated 8/24/99 between Registrant and OppenheimerFunds Distributors, Inc: Previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, 8/31/99 (Reg. No. 333-82579), and incorporated herein by reference.

     (ii)     Form of Dealer Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), 10/23/06, and incorporated herein by reference.
 

     (iii)     Form of Broker Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), 10/23/06, and incorporated herein by reference.
 

     (iv)     Form of Agency Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), 10/23/06, and incorporated herein by reference.

     (v)     Form of Trust Company Fund/SERV Purchase Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer High Yield Fund (Reg. No. 2-62076), (10/26/01), and incorporated herein by reference.

     (vi)     Form of Trust Company Agency Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), 10/23/06, and incorporated herein by reference.

(f)     Form of Oppenheimer Funds Compensation Deferral Plan, As Amended and Restated effective January 1, 2008 for Disinterested Trustees/Directors: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Fixed Income Active Allocation Fund (Reg. No, 333-146105), (05/29/09), and incorporated herein by reference.

(g)     (i)     Custodian Agreement dated 5/13/02. Previously filed with Registrant’s Post Effective Amendment No. 9, 09/24/02, to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 and incorporated herein by reference.

     (ii)     Amended and Restated Foreign Custody Manager Agreement dated 4/3/01: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund (Reg. No. 2-82590), 10/25/01, and incorporated herein by reference.

(h)     Not applicable.
 

(i)     Opinion of K&L Gates LLP, counsel to the Registrant, as to the legality of the Fund’s shares dated 06/29/10 : Previously files with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, 06/29/10, and incorporated herein by reference.

(j)     Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent: Filed herewith.

(k)     Not applicable.

(l)     Subscription Agreement for Initial Capital dated 8/24/99: Previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, 8/31/99 (Reg. No. 333-82579), and incorporated herein by reference.

(m)     (i)     Amended and Restated Service Plan and Agreement dated 10/28/05 for Class A shares: Previously filed with the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 21, 09/26/06, to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 and incorporated herein by reference.

     (ii)     Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement dated 10/28/05 for Class B shares: Previously filed with the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 21, 09/26/06, to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 and incorporated herein by reference.

     (iii)     Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement dated 10/28/05 for Class C Shares: Previously filed with the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 21, 09/26/06, to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 and incorporated herein by reference.

(n)     Oppenheimer Funds Multiple Class Plan under Rule 18f-3 updated through 09/17/09: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund (Reg. No. 333-78269), (10/02/09), and incorporated herein by reference.

(o)     Powers of Attorneys dated August 24, 2010 for all Trustees/Directors and Officers: Filed herewith.

(p)     Amended and Restated Code of Ethics of the Oppenheimer Funds dated November 30, 2007 under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940: Previously filed with Post Effective Amendment No. 65 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Quest For Value Funds, (Reg No. 33-15489), (2/24/10), and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund

None.

Item 30. Indemnification

Reference is made to the provisions of Article Seven of Registrant's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit 28(a) to this Registration Statement, and incorporated herein by reference.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person, Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 31. Business And Other Connections Of Investment Adviser

(a)      OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is the investment adviser of the Registrant; it and certain subsidiaries and affiliates act in the same capacity to other investment companies, including without limitation those described in Parts A and B hereof and listed in Item 31(b) below.

(b)     There is set forth below information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which each officer and director of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is, or at any time during the past two fiscal years has been, engaged for his/her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

Name and Current Position with OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Other Business and Connections During the Past Two Years

Timothy L. Abbuhl,

Vice President

Treasurer of Centennial Asset Management Corporation; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Patrick Adams
Vice President

None

Robert Agan,
Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholders Services, Inc.; Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation and OFI Private Investments Inc.

Obianyo Akunwafor,
Assistant Vice President

None.

Carl Algermissen,
Vice President & Associate Counsel

Assistant Secretary of Centennial Asset Management Corporation.

Ramesh Allu,
Vice President

Formerly VP of Business Solutions at Equant Solutions (July 2008 – July 2010).

Michael Amato,
Vice President

None

Nicole Andersen,
Assistant Vice President

None

Konstantin Andreev,
Assistant Vice President

Formerly a Portfolio Director at Chatham Financial (April 2006 – November 2009).

Raymond Anello,
Vice President

Formerly Portfolio Manager of Dividend Strategy/Sector Analyst for Energy/Utilities at RS Investments (June 2007– April 2009).

Janette Aprilante,
Vice President & Secretary

Secretary (since December 2001) of: Centennial Asset Management Corporation, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since June 2003), Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., Trinity Investment Management Corporation (since January 2005), OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, OFI Private Investments Inc. (since June 2003) and OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since June 2003). Assistant Secretary of OFI Trust Company (since December 2001).

Hany S. Ayad,
Vice President

None

Paul Aynsley,
Vice President

None

James F. Bailey,
Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President of Shareholder Services, Inc. (since March 2006).

Robert Baker,
Vice President

None

John Michael Banta,
Assistant Vice President

None

Michael Barnes,
Assistant Vice President

None

Adam Bass,
Assistant Vice President

None

Kevin Baum,
Senior Vice President

None

Jeff Baumgartner,
Vice President

Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.

Kathleen Beichert,
Senior Vice President

Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Emanuele Bergagnini, Vice President

Assistant Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Robert Bertucci, Assistant Vice President: Rochester Division

None

Rajeev Bhaman,
Senior Vice President

Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Adam Bierstedt,
Assistant Vice President

Formerly a manager in the Business Controller Group at OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (February 2006 – January 2010).

Craig Billings,
Vice President

None

Mark Binning, Assistant Vice President

None

Donal Bishnoi, Assistant Vice President

None

Beth Bleimehl,
Assistant Vice President

None

Lisa I. Bloomberg,
Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel

Assistant Secretary of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.

Veronika Boesch,
Vice President

None

Chad Boll,
Vice President

None

Michelle Borre Massick,
Vice President

None

Lori E. Bostrom,
Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel

Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program.

John Boydell,
Vice President

None

Richard Britton,
Vice President

None

Jack Brown,
Vice President

None

Roger Buckley,
Assistant Vice President

None

Joy Budzinski,
Vice President

None

Carla Buffulin,
Assistant Vice President

None

Stephanie Bullington,
Vice President

None

Julie Burke,
Vice President

None

Mark Burns,
Vice President

None

JoAnne Butler,
Assistant Vice President

None

Christine Calandrella,
Assistant Vice President

None

Michael Camarella,
Assistant Vice President

None

Debra Casey,
Vice President

None

Ronald Chibnik,
Vice President

None

Patrick Sheng Chu,
Assistant Vice President

None

Brett Clark,
Vice President

None

Jennifer Clark,
Assistant Vice President

Assistant Vice President at Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., and OFI Private Investments Inc.

H.C. Digby Clements,
Senior Vice President:
Rochester Division

None

Thomas Closs,
Assistant Vice President

None

David Cole,
Assistant Vice President

None

Tamara Colorado,
Vice President

None

Eric Compton,
Vice President

None

Scott Cottier,
Vice President:
Rochester Division

None

William Couch,
Assistant Vice President

None

Geoffrey Craddock
Senior Vice President

Formerly Senior Vice President and Head of Market Risk Management for CIBC.

Terry Crady,
Assistant Vice President

Formerly IT Development Manager at OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Roger W. Crandall,
Director

President, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Lisa Crotty,
Assistant Vice President

None

Jerry Cubbin,
Vice President

Formerly a Consultant at National Australia Bank, (May 2009 – October 2009), and a Consultant at Magnitude Capital, (November 2008 – May 2009).

George Curry,
Vice President

Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Kevin Dachille,
Vice President

None

Rushan Dagli,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc.

John Damian,
Senior Vice President

None

Robert Dawson,
Assistant Vice President

None

John Delano,
Vice President

None

Kendra Delisa,
Assistant Vice President

None

Alessio de Longis,
Vice President

Formerly Sr. Research Analyst (February 2008 – April 2009).

Brendan Deasy,
Vice President

None

Damaris De Los Santos,
Assistant Vice President

None

Richard Demarco, Assistant Vice President

None

Mark Demitry, Vice President

None

Robin Dey, Vice President

None

Craig P. Dinsell,
Executive Vice President

None

Randall C. Dishmon,
Vice President

None

Rebecca K. Dolan,
Vice President

None

Steven D. Dombrower,
Vice President

Senior Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.; Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Andrew Donohue,
Assistant Vice President

Formerly Manager at OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (2007 – June 2009).

Alicia Dopico,
Vice President

None

Andrew Doyle,
Senior Vice President

Formerly First Vice President, head of Global Wealth Management Rewards and Information Services at Bank of America (March 2006 – March 2009).

Thomas Doyle,
Assistant Vice President

None

Robert Dunphy,
Assistant Vice President

Formerly Intermediate Analyst at OppenheimerFunds, Inc (August 2004 – May 2009).

Brian Dvorak,
Vice President

None

Taylor Edwards,
Vice President & Associate Counsel

None

Peter Elder,
Vice President

None

Peter Ellman,
Assistant Vice President

None

Christopher Emanuel,
Vice President

None

Daniel R. Engstrom,
Vice President

None

James Robert Erven,
Assistant Vice President

None

George R. Evans,
Senior Vice President & Director of Equities

None

Kathy Faber,
Assistant Vice President

None

David Falicia,
Assistant Vice President

Assistant Secretary (as of July 2004) of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.

Matthew Farkas,
Vice President and Associate Counsel

None

Kristie Feinberg,
Vice President and Assistant Treasurer

Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., Centennial Asset Management Corp., OFI Institutional Asset Management Inc. and OFI Institutional Asset Management; Treasurer of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.

Emmanuel Ferreira,
Vice President

None

Steven Fling,
Assistant Vice President

None

Colleen M. Franca,
Vice President

None

Debbie Francis,
Assistant Vice President

Previously employed at OppenheimerFunds, Inc (August 2007 – August 2009).

Dominic Freud,
Vice President

None

Marcus Franz,
Vice President

None

Arthur Gabinet,
Executive Vice President and General Counsel – Asset Management

Formerly a principal in the Legal Department at Vanguard.

Hazem Gamal,
Vice President

None

Charles Gapay,
Assistant Vice President

None

Anthony W. Gennaro, Jr.,
Vice President

Formerly a sector manager for media, internet and telecom and a co-portfolio manager for mid-cap portfolios with the RS Core Equity Team of RS Investment Management Co. LLC (October 2006 – April 2009.)

Timothy Gerlach,
Assistant Vice President

None

Alan C. Gilston,
Vice President

None

William F. Glavin, Jr., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

Formerly Executive Vice President and co-Chief Operating Officer of MassMutual Financial Group.

Jill E. Glazerman,
Senior Vice President

None

Kevin Glenn,
Assistant Vice President

None

Manind Govil,
Senior Vice President

Formerly portfolio manager with RS Investment Management Co. LLC (October 2006 – May 2009).

Raquel Granahan,
Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.; Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program.

Robert B. Grill,
Senior Vice President

None

Samuel Groban,
Assistant Vice President

None

Selin Gulcelik,
Vice President

None

Marilyn Hall,
Vice President

None

Cheryl Hampton,
Vice President

Formerly Vice President and Director of Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund Operations at Calamos Advisors LLC (March 2007 – September 2009).

Kelly Haney,
Assistant Vice President

None

Jason Harubin,
Assistant Vice President

None

Steve Hauenstein,
Assistant Vice President

None

Molly Hausmann,
Assistant Vice President

None

Thomas B. Hayes,
Vice President

None

Heidi Heikenfeld,
Assistant Vice President

None

Lori Heinel
Senior Vice President

Formerly a managing director and head of investment solutions at Citi Private Bank

Philipp Hensler,
Executive Vice President

Formerly CEO, Chairman and Managing Director at DWS Investment Distributors, Inc.; Director, CEO and Chairman of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (since March 2010).

Kenneth Herold,
Assistant Vice President

None

Benjamin Hetrick,
Assistant Vice President

None

Joseph Higgins,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Dorothy F. Hirshman,
Vice President

None

Daniel Hoelscher,
Assistant Vice President

None

Eivind Holte,
Vice President

None

Craig Holloway,
Assistant Vice President

None

Lucienne Howell,
Vice President

None

Brian Hourihan,
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel

Assistant Secretary of OFI Trust Company, Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since April 2006) and Trinity Investment Management Corporation.

Edward Hrybenko, Senior Vice President

Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Jason Hubersberger, Vice President

None

Douglas Huffman,
Assistant Vice President

None

Margaret Hui, Vice President

None

Dana Hunter, Assistant Vice President

None

John Huttlin, Vice President

Senior Vice President (Director of the International Division) (since January 2004) of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.; Director (since June 2003) of OppenheimerFunds International Distributor Limited.

James G. Hyland,
Assistant Vice President

None

Kelly Bridget Ireland,
Vice President

None

Kathleen T. Ives,
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary

Vice President and Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc.; Assistant Secretary of Centennial Asset Management Corporation, OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.

Frank V. Jennings,
Senior Vice President

None

Lisa Kadehjian, Assistant Vice President

None

Rezo Kanovich, Vice President

None

Amee Kantesaria, Vice President and Assistant Counsel

None

Cem Karacadag, Vice President

None

Thomas W. Keffer,
Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Sean Keller,
Vice President

None

James Kennedy,
Senior Vice President

None

John Kiernan,
Vice President & Associate Counsel

None

Robert Kinsey,
Vice President

None

Audrey Kiszla,
Vice President

None

Daniel Kohn,
Vice President

None

Samuel Koren,
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

Formerly Managing Director of the Litigation and Regulatory Group at Bear, Stearns; Attorney at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.

Martin S. Korn,
Senior Vice President

None

Michael Kotlarz,
Vice President

None

Brian Kramer,
Vice President

None

Magnus Krantz,
Vice President

Formerly an Analyst at RS Investments (December 2005 – May 2009).

Alexander Kurinets,
Assistant Vice President

None

Gloria LaFond,
Assistant Vice President

None

Lisa Lamentino,
Vice President

None

Eric Larson,
Vice President

Formerly Senior Equity Trader at RS Investments (October 2006 – May 2009).

Gayle Leavitt,
Assistant Vice President

None

John Lech,
Assistant Vice President

None

Johnny C. Lee,
Vice President & Assistant Counsel

Formerly Vice President at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (August 2006 – February 2009).

Victor Lee,
Vice President

None

Young-Sup Lee,
Vice President

None.

Randy Legg,
Vice President & Associate Counsel

None

Michael Leskinen,
Vice President

Formerly Senior Sector Analyst (December 2007 – February 2009).

Michael S. Levine,
Vice President

None

Brian Levitt,
Vice President

None

Justin Leverenz,
Senior Vice President

None

William M. Levey,
Assistant Vice President
& Assistant Counsel

Formerly an attorney at Seward & Kissel LLP (September 2005 – April 2009).

Gang Li,
Vice President

None

Shanquan Li,
Vice President

None

Julie A. Libby,
Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of OFI Private Investments Inc.

Mitchell J. Lindauer,
Vice President & Assistant General Counsel

None

William Linden,
Vice President

None

Justin Livengood,
Vice President

None

Christina Loftus,
Vice President

None

David P. Lolli,
Assistant Vice President

None

Daniel G. Loughran,
Senior Vice President:
Rochester Division

None

Patricia Lovett,
Senior Vice President

Vice President of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Senior Vice President of Shareholder Services, Inc.

Misha Lozovik,
Vice President

None

Dongyan Ma,
Assistant Vice President

None

Jerry Mandzij,
Vice President

None

Dana Mangnuson,
Assistant Vice President

Formerly a Marketing Manager at OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Daniel Martin,
Assistant Vice President

None

Kenneth Martin,
Vice President

Formerly a Compliance Officer at Merrill Lynch & Co. (May 2007 – August 2009).

Melissa Mazer,
Vice President

None

Neil McCarthy,
Vice President

None

Elizabeth McCormack,
Vice President

Vice President and Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.

Joseph McDonnell,
Vice President

None

Annika McGovern,
Assistant Vice President

None

Joseph McGovern,
Vice President

None

William McNamara,
Vice President

None

Michael Medev,
Assistant Vice President

None

Krishna Memani,
Senior Vice President and Director of Fixed Income

Formerly Managing Director and Head of the U.S. and European Credit Analyst Team at Deutsche Bank Securities (June 2006 through January 2009).

Jay Mewhirter,
Vice President

None

Andrew J. Mika, Senior Vice President

None

Jan Miller, Assistant Vice President

None

Scott Miller, Vice President

None

Rejeev Mohammed, Assistant Vice President

None

David Moore, Vice President

None

Sarah Morrison,
Assistant Vice President

None

Jill Mulcahy,
Vice President:
Rochester Division

None

Suzanne Murphy,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.

Thomas J. Murray,
Vice President

None

Pankaj Naik,
Vice President

None

Christina Nasta,
Senior Vice President

Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Amie Nelson,
Vice President

None

Derek Newman,
Vice President and Assistant Counsel

Formerly an associate at Dechert LLP

Paul Newman,
Assistant Vice President

None

William Norman,
Assistant Vice President

None

James B. O’Connell,
Assistant Vice President

None

Matthew O’Donnell,
Vice President

None

Lisa Ogren,
Assistant Vice President

Formerly Manager at OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Tony Oh,
Vice President

None

Kristina Olson,
Senior Vice President

None

Kristin Pak,
Vice President

None

Lerae A. Palumbo,
Assistant Vice President

None

Kim Pascalau,
Assistant Vice President

None

Robert H. Pemble,
Vice President

None

Lori L. Penna,
Vice President

None

Brian Petersen,
Vice President

Assistant Treasurer of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program.

Marmeline Petion-Midy,
Assistant Vice President

None

David Pfeffer,
Director and Senior Vice President

Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.; Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation since February 2004; Director of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. as of December 2009.

James F. Phillips,
Senior Vice President

None

Gary Pilc,
Vice President

None

Christine Polak,
Vice President

None

Sergei Polevikov,
Assistant Vice President

None

Jeffrey Portnoy,
Assistant Vice President

None

Stacy Pottinger,
Vice President

None

Christopher Proctor,
Vice President

None

Ellen Puckett,
Assistant Vice President

None

Jodi Pullman,
Assistant Vice President

None

Paul Quarles,
Assistant Vice President

None

Michael E. Quinn,
Vice President

None

Julie S. Radtke,
Vice President

None

Benjamin Ram,
Vice President

Formerly a sector manager at RS Investment Management Co. LLC (October 2006 – May 2009) and Portfolio Manager Mid Cap Strategies.

Norma J. Rapini,
Assistant Vice President:

Rochester Division

None

Barbara Reinhard,
Senior Vice President

Formerly deputy Chief Investment Strategist at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

Jill Reiter,
Assistant Vice President

None

Maria Ribeiro De Castro,
Vice President

None

Grace Roberts,
Vice President

None

Benjamin Rockmuller,
Vice President

None

Antoinette Rodriguez,
Vice President

None

Lucille Rodriguez,
Assistant Vice President

None

Michael Rollings,
Director

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

Stacey Roode,
Senior Vice President

None

Erica Rualo,
Vice President

None

Adrienne Ruffle,
Vice President & Associate Counsel

Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program.

Gerald Rutledge,
Vice President

None

Sean Ryan,
Assistant Vice President and Assistant Counsel

Formerly an associate at Sidley Austin, LLP.

Rohit Sah,
Vice President

None

Gary Salerno,
Assistant Vice President

None

Valerie Sanders,
Vice President

None

Carlos Santiago
Assistant Vice President

None

Kurt Savallo,
Assistant Vice President

Formerly Senior Business Analyst at OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Mary Beth Schellhorn,
Assistant Vice President

None

Ellen P. Schoenfeld,
Vice President

None

Patrick Schneider,
Assistant Vice President

None

Scott A. Schwegel,
Assistant Vice President

None

Allan P. Sedmak,
Assistant Vice President

None

Matthew Severski,
Assistant Vice President

Formerly Lead IS Engineer at OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (August 2006 – May 2009).

Jennifer L. Sexton,
Vice President

Senior Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.

Asutosh Shah,
Vice President

None

Kamal Shah,
Vice President

None

Tammy Sheffer,
Vice President

None

William Sheppard,
Vice President

None

Mary Dugan Sheridan,
Vice President

None

Nicholas Sherwood,
Assistant Vice President

None

Joel Simon,
Vice President

Formerly Assistant Vice President at OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (1999

2009).

David C. Sitgreaves,
Assistant Vice President

None

Jan Smith,
Assistant Vice President

Formerly Manager at OppenheimerFunds Inc. (May 2005 – June 2009).

Louis Sortino,
Vice President:
Rochester Division

None

Keith J. Spencer,
Senior Vice President

None

Brett Stein,
Vice President

None

Richard A. Stein,
Vice President:
Rochester Division

None

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer

Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Jennifer Stevens,
Vice President

None

Benjamin Stewart,
Assistant Vice President

None

Wayne Strauss,
Vice President

None

Peter Strzalkowski,
Vice President

Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management, Inc.

Agata Strzelichowski,
Assistant Vice President

None

Amy Sullivan,
Assistant Vice President

None

Michael Sussman,
Vice President

Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Kelly Thomas,
Assistant Vice President

None

Matthew Torpey,
Assistant Vice President

None

Melinda Trujillo,
Vice President

None

Leonid Tsvayg,
Assistant Vice President

None

Keith Tucker,
Vice President

None

Angela Uttaro,
Vice President: Rochester Division

None

Julie Van Cleave,
Vice President

Formerly managing director at Deutsche Asset Management (December 2002 through February 2009).

Mark S. Vandehey,
Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer

Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation and Shareholder Services, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Trinity Investment Management Corporation, OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, OFI Private Investments Inc. and OFI Trust Company and OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Maureen Van Norstrand,
Vice President

None

Nancy Vann,
Vice President & Associate Counsel

None

Raman Vardharaj,
Vice President

Formerly a sector manager and a senior quantitative analyst at RS Investment Management Co. LLC (October 2006 – May 2009).

Rene Vecka,
Assistant Vice President:

Rochester Division

None

Elaine Villas
Assistant Vice President

None

Ryan Virag,
Assistant Vice President

None

Jake Vogelaar,
Assistant Vice President

None

Phillip F. Vottiero,
Senior Vice President

None

Mark Wachter,
Vice President

None

Darren Walsh,
Executive Vice President

President and Director of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc.

Eliot Walsh,
Assistant Vice President

None

Richard Walsh,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Private Investments.

Elizabeth Ward,
Director

Senior Vice President and Chief Enterprise Risk Officer of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Thomas Waters,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Margaret Weaver,
Vice President

None

Jerry A. Webman,
Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.

Christopher D. Weiler,
Vice President:
Rochester Division

None

Adam Weiner,
Vice President

None

Christine Wells,
Vice President

None

Joseph J. Welsh,
Senior Vice President

Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.

Adam Wilde,
Assistant Vice President

None

Troy Willis,

Vice President,
Rochester Division

None

Mitchell Williams,
Vice President

None

Martha Willis,
Executive Vice President

Formerly Executive Vice President of Investment Product Management at Fidelity Investments.

Brian W. Wixted,

Senior Vice President

Treasurer of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; OppenheimerFunds International Ltd., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., OFI Private Investments Inc., OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc., OppenheimerFunds plc and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of OFI Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.

Carol E. Wolf,
Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and Centennial Asset Management Corporation; serves on the Board of the Colorado Ballet.

Oliver Wolff,
Assistant Vice President

None

Caleb C. Wong,
Vice President

None

Sookhee Yee,
Assistant Vice President

Vice President at Merrill Lynch Bank and Trust, FSB (February 2002 – May 2009).

Edward C. Yoensky,
Assistant Vice President

None

Geoff Youell,
Assistant Vice President

None

Robert G. Zack, Executive Vice President &

General Counsel - Corporate

General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation; General Counsel of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.; Senior Vice President and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation and OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Director of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., OFI Private Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Director of OFI Trust Company; Director and Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds International Limited; Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.; Director and Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds International Distributor Limited ; Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program; Vice President and Director of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings Inc.; Director of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Ltd.

Anna Zatulovskaya,
Assistant Vice President

None

Sara Zervos,
Vice President

None

Ronald Zibelli, Jr.
Vice President

None

Matthew Ziehl,
Vice President

Formerly a portfolio manager with RS Investment Management Co. LLC (from October 2006 – May 2009)

The Oppenheimer Funds include the following:
 

Limited Term New York Municipal Fund (a series of Rochester Portfolio Series)

OFI Tremont Core Strategies Hedge Fund

Oppenheimer Absolute Return Fund

Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals

Oppenheimer AMT-Free New York Municipals

Oppenheimer Balanced Fund

Oppenheimer Baring SMA International Fund

Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund

Oppenheimer Cash Reserves

Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund

Oppenheimer Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund (a series of Oppenheimer Integrity Funds)

Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund

Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund

Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Oppenheimer Equity Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Global Fund

Oppenheimer Global Opportunities Fund

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund

Oppenheimer Global Value Fund

Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund

Oppenheimer International Bond Fund

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund

Oppenheimer International Diversified Fund

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund

Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund

Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund

Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund (a series of Oppenheimer Municipal Fund)

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund (a series of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc.)

Oppenheimer Main Street Select Fund

Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

Oppenheimer Master Inflation Protected Securities Fund, LLC

Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

Oppenheimer Master International Value Fund, LLC

Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Multi-State Municipal Trust (3 series):

Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series (4 series)

Conservative Investor Fund

Moderate Investor Fund

Equity Investor Fund

Active Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Fixed Income Active Allocation Fund
Oppenheimer Principal Protected Main Street Fund II (a series of Oppenheimer Principal

Protected Trust II)

Oppenheimer Principal Protected Main Street Fund III (a series of Oppenheimer Principal

Protected Trust III)

Oppenheimer Quest For Value Funds (3 series)

Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Value Fund

Oppenheimer Quest International Value Fund

Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund

Oppenheimer Rising Dividends Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Arizona Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Double Tax-Free Municipals

Oppenheimer Rochester General Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Maryland Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Massachusetts Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Michigan Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Minnesota Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester North Carolina Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Ohio Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Virginia Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Select Value Fund

Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund

Oppenheimer Series Fund, Inc. (1 series):

Oppenheimer Value Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2015 Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2020 Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2025 Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2030 Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2040 Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2050 Fund

Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust

Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds (11 series):

Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA

Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA

Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA

Oppenheimer Money Fund/VA

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA

Oppenheimer Value Fund/VA

Panorama Series Fund, Inc. (3 series):

Growth Portfolio

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA

Total Return Portfolio

Rochester Fund Municipals
 

The address of the Oppenheimer funds listed above, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation, and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program is 6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924.

The address of OppenheimerFunds, Inc., OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., OFI Private Investments Inc., OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. and OFI Trust Company is Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008.

The address of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. is 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland.

The address of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Ltd., is One Silk Road, London, England EC27 8HQ.

The address of Trinity Investment Management Corporation is 301 North Spring Street, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823.

The address of OppenheimerFunds International Distributor Limited is 13th Floor, Printing House, 6 Duddell Street, Central, Hong Kong.

Item 32. Principal Underwriter

(a)     OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. is the Distributor of the Registrant's shares. It is also the Distributor of each of the other registered open-end investment companies for which OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is the investment adviser, as described in Part A and Part B of this Registration Statement and listed in Item 31(b) above (except Panorama Series Fund, Inc.) and for MassMutual Institutional Funds.
 
(b)     The directors and officers of the Registrant's principal underwriter are:

Name & Principal
Business Address

Position & Office
with Underwriter

Position and Office
with Registrant

Timothy Abbhul(1)

Vice President and Treasurer

None

Robert Agan(1)

Vice President

None

Anthony Allocco(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Janette Aprilante(2)

Secretary

None

James Austin(1)

Vice President

None

James Barker
1723 W. Nelson Street
Chicago, IL 60657

Vice President

None

Kathleen Beichert(1)

Senior Vice President

None

Rocco Benedetto(2)

Vice President

None

Christopher Bergeron

Vice President

None

Rick Bettridge

11504 Flowering Plum Lane

Highland, UT 84003

Vice President

None

Adam Bilmes(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

William Borders(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

David A. Borrelli
105 Black Calla Ct.
San Ramon, CA 94583

Vice President

None

Jeffrey R. Botwinick

4431 Twin Pines Drive
Manlius, NY 13104

Vice President

None

Sarah Bourgraf(1)

Vice President

None

Bryan Bracchi

1124 Hampton Dr.
Allen, TX
75013

Vice President

None

Joshua Broad(2)

Vice President

None

Ken Broadsky(2)

Vice President

None

Kevin E. Brosmith
5 Deer Path

South Natlick, MA 01760

Senior Vice President

None

Jeffrey W. Bryan
1048 Malaga Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Vice President

None

Ross Burkstaller

211 Tulane Drive SE

Albuquerque, NM 87106

Vice President

None

Michael Butler(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Tracy Cairoli(2)

Vice President

None

Robert Caruso
15 Deforest Road
Wilton, CT 06897

Vice President

None

Donelle Chisolm(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Andrew Chronofsky

Vice President

None

Angelanto Ciaglia(2)

Vice President

None

Nicholas Cirbo(1)

Vice President

None

Melissa Clayton(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Craig Colby(2)

Vice President

None

Rodney Constable(1)

Vice President

None

Neev Crane
1530 Beacon Street,

Apt. #1403
Brookline, MA 02446

Vice President

None

Michael Daley
40W387 Oliver Wendell Holmes St
St. Charles, IL 60175

Vice President

None

John Davis(2)

Vice President

None

Stephen J. Demetrovits(2)

Vice President

None

Brian Dietrich(1)

Assistant Vice President

None

Steven Dombrower
13 Greenbrush Court
Greenlawn, NY 11740

Vice President

None

Robert Dunphy(2)

Vice President

None

Beth Arthur Du Toit(1)

Vice President

None

Paul Eck

3055 Forest Ridge Court
Fairlawn, OH 44333

Vice President

None

Kent M. Elwell
35 Crown Terrace
Yardley, PA 19067

Vice President

None

Gregg A. Everett
4328 Auston Way
Palm Harbor, FL 34685-4017

Vice President

None

George R. Fahey

9511 Silent Hills Lane
Lone Tree, CO 80124

Senior Vice President

None

Eric C. Fallon
10 Worth Circle
Newton, MA 02458

Vice President

None

Matthew Farrier(1)

Vice President

None

Kristie Feinberg(2)

Assistant Treasurer

None

Joseph Fernandez
1717 Richbourg Park Drive
Brentwood, TN 37027

Vice President

None

Mark J. Ferro
104 Beach 221
st Street
Breezy Point, NY 11697

Senior Vice President

None

Eric P. Fishel
725 Boston Post Rd., #12
Sudbury, MA 01776

Vice President

None

David Flaherty(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Patrick W. Flynn
14083 East Fair Avenue
Englewood, CO 80111

Senior Vice President

None

John (“J”) Fortuna(2)

Vice President

None

Jayme D. Fowler
3818 Cedar Springs Road, #101-349
Dallas, TX 75219

Vice President

None

Diane Frankenfield(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Jerry Fraustro(2)

Vice President

None

William Friebel

2919 St. Albans Forest Circle
Glencoe, MO 63038

Vice President

None

Alyson Frost(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Greg Fulginite
515 N. Bemiston Ave.
St. Louis, MO
63130

Vice President

None

William Gahagan(2)

Vice President

None

Charlotte Gardner(1)

Vice President

None

David Goldberg(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Michael Gottesman
255 Westchester Way
Birmingham, MI 48009

Vice President

None

Raquel Granahan(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Robert Grill(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Eric Grossjung
4002 N. 194
th Street
Elkhorn, NE 68022

Vice President

None

Michael D. Guman
3913 Pleasant Avenue
Allentown, PA 18103

Vice President

None

James E. Gunter

603 Withers Circle
Wilmington, DE 19810

Vice President

None

Kevin J. Healy(2)

Vice President

None

Kenneth Henry(2)

Vice President

None

Philipp Hensler(2)

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Director

None

Wendy G. Hetson(2)

Vice President

None

Jennifer Hoelscher(1)

Assistant Vice President

None

Edward Hrybenko(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Amy Huber(1)

Assistant Vice President

None

Brian F. Husch
37 Hollow Road
Stonybrook, NY 11790

Vice President

None

Patrick Hyland(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Keith Hylind(2)

Vice President

None

Kathleen T. Ives(1)

Vice President & Assistant Secretary

Assistant Secretary

Shonda Rae Jaquez(2)

Vice President

None

Brian Johnson(1)

Vice President

None

Eric K. Johnson

8588 Colonial Drive
Lone Tree, CO 80124

Senior Vice President

None

Elyse Jurman
5486 NW 42 Ave
Boca Raton, FL 33496

Vice President

None

Thomas Keffer(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Brian Kiley(2)

Vice President

None

Richard Klein
4820 Fremont Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55419

Senior Vice President

None

Brent A. Krantz

61500 Tam McArthur Loop
Bend, OR 97702

Senior Vice President

None

Eric Kristenson(2)

Vice President

None

Lamar Kunes(2)

Vice President

None

David T. Kuzia

10258 S. Dowling Way

Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Vice President

None

John Laudadio

Vice President

None

Jesse Levitt(2)

Vice President

None

Julie Libby(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Eric J. Liberman

27 Tappan Ave., Unit West
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591

Vice President

None

Malissa Lischin(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Christina Loftus(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Thomas Loncar

1401 North Taft Street,

Apt. 726
Arlington, VA 22201

Vice President

None

Peter Maddox(2)

Vice President

None

Michael Malik
546 Idylberry Road
San Rafael, CA 94903

Vice President

None

Joseph Marich(2)

Vice President

None

Steven C. Manns

1627 N. Hermitage Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622

Vice President

None

Todd A. Marion

24 Midland Avenue
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

Vice President

None

LuAnn Mascia(2)

Vice President

None

Anthony Mazzariello(2)

Vice President

None

Michael McDonald

11749 S Cormorant Circle

Parker, CO 80134

Vice President

None

John C. McDonough
533 Valley Road

New Canaan, CT 06840

President and Director

None

Kent C. McGowan
9510 190
th Place SW

Edmonds, WA 98020

Vice President

None

Brian F. Medina

3009 Irving Street

Denver, CO 80211

Vice President

None

William Meerman
4939 Stonehaven Drive
Columbus, OH 43220

Vice President

None

Clint Modler(1)

Vice President

None

Joseph Moran(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Robert Moser

9650 East Aspen Hill Circle

Lone Tree, CO 80124

Vice President

None

David W. Mountford

7820 Banyan Terrace
Tamarac, FL 33321

Vice President

None

James Mugno(2)

Vice President

None

Matthew Mulcahy(2)

Vice President

None

Wendy Jean Murray
32 Carolin Road
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043

Vice President

None

Kimberly Mustin(2)

Senior Vice President

None

John S. Napier

17 Hillcrest Ave.
Darien, CT 06820

Senior Vice President

None

Christina Nasta(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Kevin P. Neznek(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Christopher Nicholson(2)

Vice President

None

Chad Noel

Vice President

None

Timothy O’Connell(2)

Vice President

None

Janet Oleary(2)

Vice President

None

Alan Panzer6755 Ridge Mill Lane
Atlanta, GA 30328

Vice President

None

Anthony Parisi

Vice President

None

Maria Paster(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Donald Pawluk(2)

Vice President

None

Brian C. Perkes
6 Lawton Ct.

Frisco, TX 75034

Vice President

None

Wayne Perry

3900 Fairfax Drive Apt 813

Arlington, VA 22203

Vice President

None

Charles K. Pettit(2)

Vice President

None

David Pfeffer(2)

Director

None

Andrew Phillips(1)

Assistant Vice President

None

Aaron Pisani(1)

Vice President

None

Rachel Powers(1)

Vice President

None

Nicole Pretzel(2)

Vice President

None

David Preuss(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Minnie Ra

100 Dolores Street, #203

Carmel, CA 93923

Vice President

None

Dustin Raring
27 Blakemore Drive
Ladera Ranch, CA 92797

Vice President

None

Michael A. Raso

3 Vine Place

Larchmont, NY 10538

Vice President

None

Richard E. Rath
46 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22301

Vice President

None

Ramsey Rayan(2)

Vice President

None

William J. Raynor(4)

Vice President

None

Ian M. Roche
7070 Bramshill Circle
Bainbridge, OH 44023

Vice President

None

Michael Rock

9016 Stourbridge Drive
Huntersville, NC 28078

Vice President

None

Stacy Roode(1)

Vice President

None

Thomas Sabow
6617 Southcrest Drive
Edina, MN 55435

Vice President

None

Mark Santero(2)

Senior Vice President

None

John Saunders
2251 Chantilly Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789

Vice President

None

Thomas Schmitt

40 Rockcrest Rd

Manhasset, NY 11030

Vice President

None

William Schories
3 Hill Street
Hazlet, NJ 07730

Vice President

None

Jennifer Sexton(2)

Vice President

None

Eric Sharp
862 McNeill Circle

Woodland, CA 95695

Vice President

None

Kenneth Shell(1)

Vice President

None

Debbie A. Simon
55 E. Erie St., #4404

Chicago, IL 60611

Vice President

None

Bryant Smith

Vice President

None

Christopher M. Spencer
2353 W 118
th Terrace
Leawood, KS 66211

Vice President

None

John A. Spensley

375 Mallard Court
Carmel, IN 46032

Vice President

None

Michael Staples

4255 Jefferson St Apt 328

Kansas City, MO 64111

Vice President

None

Alfred St. John(2)

Vice President

None

Bryan Stein
8 Longwood Rd.
Voorhees, NJ 08043

Vice President

None

Brian C. Summe
2479 Legends Way

Crestview Hills, KY 41017

Vice President

None

Kanishka Surana(2)

Vice President

None

Kenneth Sussi(2)

Vice President

None

Michael Sussman(2)

Vice President

None

George T. Sweeney
5 Smokehouse Lane

Hummelstown, PA 17036

Senior Vice President

None

Leon Tallon(2)

Vice President

None

Brian Taylor

Vice President

None

James Taylor(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Paul Temple(2)

Vice President

None

Troy Testa

Vice President

None

David G. Thomas
16628 Elk Run Court

Leesburg, VA 20176

Vice President

None

Wesley Vance(2)

Vice President

None

Mark S. Vandehey(1)

Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

Vincent Vermette(2)

Vice President

None

Molly Vogt

Vice President

None

Teresa Ward(1)

Vice President

None

Janeanne Weickum(1)

Vice President

None

Michael J. Weigner
4905 W. San Nicholas Street

Tampa, FL 33629

Vice President

None

Donn Weise
3249 Earlmar Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90064

Vice President

None

Chris G. Werner

98 Crown Point Place

Castle Rock, CO 80108

Vice President

None

Ryan Wilde(1)

Vice President

None

Julie Wimer(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Peter Winters
911 N. Organce Ave, Apt. 514
Orlando, FL 32801

Vice President

None

Patrick Wisneski(1)

Vice President

None

Meredith Wolff(2)

Vice President

None

Cary Patrick Wozniak
18808 Bravata Court
San Diego, CA 92128

Vice President

None

John Charles Young
3914 Southwestern
Houston, TX 77005

Vice President

None

Robert G. Zack(2)

General Counsel

Vice President & Secretary

Steven Zito(1)

Vice President

None

(1)6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112-3924

(2)Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10281-1008

(3)350 Linden Oaks, Rochester, NY 14623

(4)Independence Wharf, 470 Atlantic Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
 

(c)     Not applicable.

Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records
 

The accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Registrant pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules promulgated thereunder are in the possession of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. at its offices at 6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924.

Item 34. Management Services

Not Applicable.
 

Item 35. Undertakings

Not Applicable.
 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York on the 12th day of November, 2010.

                                                OPPENHEIMER SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

 

                                                By: William F. Glavin, Jr.*

                                                       ---------------------------------------------

                                                       William F. Glavin, Jr., President,

                                                       Principal Executive Officer & Trustee

                                   

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:

Signatures                                                Title                                                                           Date

William L. Armstrong*                           Chairman of the                                            November 12, 2010
William L. Armstrong                             Board of Trustees
 

William F. Glavin, Jr *                           President, Principal                                     November 12, 2010
William F. Glavin, Jr                              Executive Officer and Trustee
  
Brian W. Wixted*                                   Treasurer, Principal                                     November 12, 2010
Brian W. Wixted                                     Financial & Accounting Officer
 

George C. Bowen*                                 Trustee                                                          November 12, 2010
George C. Bowen
  

Edward L. Cameron*                             Trustee                                                           November 12, 2010
Edward L. Cameron
  

Jon S. Fossel*                                        Trustee                                                           November 12, 2010
Jon S. Fossel
  
Sam Freedman*                                      Trustee                                                           November 12, 2010
Sam Freedman
  

Richard F. Grabish*                               Trustee                                                           November 12, 2010
Richard F. Grabish 
  

Beverly L. Hamilton*                             Trustee                                                           November 12, 2010
Beverly L. Hamilton 
  

Robert J. Malone*                                  Trustee                                                           November 12, 2010

Robert J. Malone 
  

F. William Marshall, Jr.*                       Trustee                                                           November 12, 2010

F. William Marshall, Jr.

 

*By: /s/ Kathleen T. Ives
        -----------------------------------------

        Kathleen T. Ives, Attorney-in-Fact

 

OPPENHEIMER SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1

EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.               Exhibit

28(j)                         Consent of Independent Auditors

 

28(o)                             Powers of Attorney