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      Registration No. 333-111230
           File No. 811-21474

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933                                                                         x

     Pre-Effective Amendment No. ___                                                                                                                                             o
 
     Post-Effective Amendment No. 10                                                                                                                                              x
 

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940                                                  x

     

     Amendment No. 12                                                                                                                                                                     x

OPPENHEIMER LIMITED TERM CALIFORNIA MUNICPAL 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)

Arthur S. Gabinet, 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
Limited Term California Municipal Fund

NYSE Ticker Symbols

Class A

OLCAX

Class B

OLCBX

Class C

OLCCX

Class Y

OLCYX

Prospectus dated November 28, 2011


Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund is a mutual fund that seeks a high a level of income exempt from federal and California income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of investment-grade municipal securities intended to have an average effective maturity of five years or less.

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.

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 Limited Term California Municipal Fund





Table of contents

THE FUND SUMMARY

Investment Objective

3

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

3

Principal Investment Strategies

3

Principal Risks

4

The Fund's Past Performance

6

Investment Adviser

6

Portfolio Managers

6

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

7

Taxes

7

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

7

MORE ABOUT THE FUND

About the Fund's Investments

8

How the Fund is Managed

13

MORE ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

About Your Account

14

Choosing a Share Class

14

The Price of Fund Shares

17

How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Shares

18

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

23

Financial Highlights

25




To Summary Prospectus

THE FUND SUMMARY

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks as high a level of income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management.

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 15 of the prospectus and in the sections "How to Buy Shares" beginning on page 55 and "Appendix A" in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class Y

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 the original offering price or redemption proceeds)

None

4%

1%

None



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

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class Y

Management Fees

0.46%

0.46%

0.46%

0.46%

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

0.24%

1.00%

0.99%

None

Other Expenses

     Interest and Fees from Borrowing

0.12%

0.12%

0.12%

0.10%

     Interest and Related Expenses from Inverse Floaters

0.05%

0.05%

0.05%

0.05%

     Other Expenses

0.07%

0.26%

0.11%

0.12%

Total Other Expenses

0.24%

0.43%

0.28%

0.27%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee

0.94%

1.89%

1.73%

0.73%



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 $ 443 $ 640 $ 854 $ 1,469 $ 443 $ 640 $ 854 $ 1,469
Class B $ 594 $ 799 $ 1,131 $ 1,749 $ 194 $ 599 $ 1,031 $ 1,749
Class C $ 277 $ 550 $ 947 $ 2,058 $ 177 $ 550 $ 947 $ 2,058
Class Y $ 75 $ 234 $ 407 $ 910 $ 75 $ 234 $ 407 $ 910


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 Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 32% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in California municipal securities that, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer of the securities, are exempt from federal and California individual income taxes. These securities primarily include municipal bonds, municipal notes and interests in municipal leases. California municipal securities also include debt obligations of the governments of certain territories, possessions and commonwealths of the United States, if the interest is not subject to California and federal income tax. These securities are "California municipal securities" for purposes of this prospectus. The Fund seeks to maintain a dollar-weighted average effective portfolio maturity of five years or less, however, it can buy securities with maturities of more than five years. The Fund may invest a substantial percentage of its assets in "callable" securities, which allow the issuer to redeem them before their maturity date.

Securities whose interest is exempt from California taxes are included for purposes of the Fund's 80% requirement discussed above, even if the issuer is located outside of California. A substantial portion of the Fund's California municipal securities may pay interest that is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. Securities that generate income subject to alternative minimum tax (AMT) will count towards the Fund's 80% requirement. The Fund selects investments without regard to this type of tax treatment. The Fund may invest in obligations that pay interest at fixed or variable rates.

Most of the securities the Fund buys are "investment-grade," although it can invest as much as 5% of its total assets in below-investment-grade securities (sometimes called "junk bonds"). Investment-grade securities are rated in one of the four highest rating categories of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, such as Standard & Poor's (or, in the case of unrated securities, determined by the Fund's investment adviser to be comparable to securities rated investment-grade). The Fund also invests in unrated securities, in which case the Fund's investment adviser, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., internally assigns ratings to those securities, after assessing their credit quality and other factors, in investment-grade or below-investment-grade categories similar to those of nationally recognized rating organizations. There can be no assurance, nor is it intended, that the Manager's credit analysis process is consistent or comparable with the credit analysis process used by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.

The Fund can invest in inverse floaters, a variable rate obligation and form of derivative, to seek increased income and return. The Fund's investment in inverse floaters entails a degree of leverage. The Fund can expose up to 20% of its total assets to the effects of leverage from its investments in inverse floaters.

The Fund can borrow money to purchase additional securities, another form of leverage. Although the amount of borrowing will vary from time to time, the amount of leveraging from borrowings will not exceed one-third of the Fund's total assets.

In selecting investments for the Fund, the portfolio managers generally look at a wide range of California municipal securities from different issuers, including state agencies and municipalities, as well as unrated bonds and securities of smaller issuers that provide high current income and might be overlooked by other investors. The portfolio managers also look at coupon interest or accretion rates, current market interest rates, callability and call prices that might change the effective maturity of particular securities and the overall portfolio, and securities with various maturities so that portions of the portfolio will mature at different times to reduce share price volatility and reinvestment risk. The portfolio managers may consider selling a security if any of these factors no longer applies to a security purchased for the Fund, but are not required to do so.

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 because of poor security selection, which could cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment 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 Investing in Municipal Securities. Municipal securities may be subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, credit spread risk, extension risk, reinvestment risk and prepayment risk. 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. 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. "Credit spread" is the difference in yield between securities that is due to differences in their credit quality. There is a risk that credit spreads may increase when the market expects lower-grade bonds to default more frequently. Widening credit spreads may quickly reduce the market values of the Fund's lower-rated and unrated securities. Extension risk is the risk that an increase in interest rates could cause principal payments on a debt security to be repaid at a slower rate than expected. Extension risk is particularly prevalent for a callable security where an increase in interest rates could result in the issuer of that security choosing not to redeem the security as anticipated on the security's call date. Such a decision by the issuer could have the effect of lengthening the debt security's expected maturity, making it more vulnerable to interest rate risk and reducing its market value. Reinvestment risk is the risk that when interest rates fall the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds from a security's sale or redemption at a lower interest rate. Callable bonds are generally subject to greater reinvestment risk than non-callable bonds. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer may repay the security prior to the expected maturity or that borrowers may repay the loans that underlie these securities more quickly than expected, thereby causing the issuer of the security to repay the principal prior to the expected maturity. The Fund may need to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate, reducing its income.

Special Risks of Below-Investment-Grade Securities. Below-investment-grade debt securities 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 below-investment-grade securities may be less liquid and they may be harder to value or to sell at an acceptable price, especially during times of market volatility or decline.

The Fund can invest up to 5% of its total assets in below-investment-grade securities.

Special Risks of California Municipal Securities. Because the Fund invests primarily in California municipal securities, the value of its portfolio investments will be highly sensitive to events affecting the financial stability of the State of California and its municipalities, agencies, authorities and other instrumentalities that issue those securities. Changes in legislation or policy, erosion of the tax base, the effects of terrorist acts or natural disasters, or other economic or credit problems may have a significant negative impact on the value of state or local securities.

Special Risks of Investing in U.S. Territories, Commonwealths and Possessions. The Fund also invests in obligations of the governments of the U.S. territories, commonwealths and possessions such as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to the extent such obligations are exempt from state income taxes. These investments also are considered to be "California municipal securities" for purposes of this prospectus. Accordingly, the Fund may be adversely affected by local political and economic conditions and developments within these U.S. territories, commonwealths and possessions affecting the issuers of such obligations.

The municipalities in the jurisdictions in which the Fund invests currently experience significant financial difficulties. A credit rating downgrade relating to, default by, or insolvency or bankruptcy of one or several municipal security issuers of a state, territory, commonwealth or possession could affect the market values and marketability of many or all municipal obligations of such a state, territory, commonwealth or possession.

Main Risks of Shorter-Term Securities. Normally, when interest rates change, the values of shorter-term debt securities change less than the values of securities with longer maturities. The Fund tries to reduce the volatility of its share prices by seeking to maintain a shorter average effective portfolio maturity. However, shorter-term securities may have lower yields than longer-term securities. Shorter-term securities are also subject to extension and reinvestment risk. The Fund is subject to extension risk when principal payments on a debt security occur at a slower rate than expected, potentially extending the average life of the security. For securities with a call date in the near future, there is the risk that an increase in interest rates could result in the issuer of that security choosing not to redeem the security as anticipated on the security's call date. Such a decision by the issuer may effectively change a short- or intermediate-term security into a longer term security, which could have the effect of locking in a below-market interest rate on the security, increasing the security's duration, making the security more vulnerable to interest rate risk, reducing the security's market value and increasing the Fund's average effective portfolio maturity. Under such circumstances, because the values of longer term securities generally fluctuate more widely in response to interest rate changes than shorter term securities, the Fund's volatility could increase. Reinvestment risk is the risk that if interest rates fall the Fund may need to invest the proceeds of redeemed securities in securities with lower interest rates.

Municipal Market Volatility and Illiquidity. The municipal bond market can be susceptible to unusual volatility, particularly for lower-rated and unrated securities. Liquidity can be reduced unpredictably in response to overall economic conditions or credit tightening. During times of reduced market liquidity, the Fund may not be able to readily sell bonds at the prices at which they are carried on the Fund's books. If the Fund needed to sell large blocks of bonds to meet shareholder redemption requests or to raise cash, those sales could further reduce the bonds' prices.

Municipal Sector Concentration. While the Fund does not invest more than 25% of its total assets in a single industry, certain types of municipal securities (such as general obligation, government appropriation, municipal leases, special assessment and special tax bonds) are not considered a part of any "industry" for purposes of this policy. Therefore, the Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in these types of municipal securities. These types of municipal securities may finance, or pay interest from the revenues of, projects that tend to be impacted in the same way by economic, business or political developments which would increase credit risk. For example, legislation on the financing of a project or a declining economic need for the project would likely affect all similar projects.

Risks of Tobacco Related Bonds. In 1998, the largest U.S. tobacco manufacturers reached an out of court agreement, known as the Master Settlement Agreement (the "MSA"), to settle claims against them by 46 states and six other U.S. jurisdictions. The tobacco manufacturers agreed to make annual payments to the government entities in exchange for the release of all litigation claims. A number of the states have sold bonds that are backed by those future payments. The Fund may invest in two types of those bonds: (i) bonds that make payments only from a state's interest in the MSA and (ii) bonds that make payments from both the MSA revenue and from an "appropriation pledge" by the state. An "appropriation pledge" requires the state to pass a specific periodic appropriation to make the payments and is generally not an unconditional guarantee of payment by a state.

The settlement payments are based on factors, including, but not limited to, annual domestic cigarette shipments, cigarette consumption, inflation and the financial capability of participating tobacco companies. Payments could be reduced if consumption decreases, if market share is lost to non-MSA manufacturers, or if there is a negative outcome in litigation regarding the MSA, including challenges by participating tobacco manufacturers regarding the amount of annual payments owed under the MSA.

The Fund can invest up to 25% of its total assets in tobacco-related bonds without an appropriation pledge that make payments only from a state's interest in the MSA.

Risks of Land-Secured or "Dirt" Bonds. These special assessment or special tax bonds are issued to promote residential, commercial or industrial growth and redevelopment. They are exposed to real estate development-related risks. The bonds could default if the developments failed to progress as anticipated or if taxpayers failed to pay the assessments, fees and taxes specified in the financing plans for a project.

Main Risks of Borrowing and Leverage. The Fund can borrow up to one-third of the value of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) from banks, as permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940. It can use those borrowings for a number of purposes, including for purchasing securities, which can create "leverage." In that case, changes in the value of the Fund's investments will have a larger effect on its share price than if it did not borrow. Borrowing results in interest payments to the lenders and related expenses.  Borrowing for investment purposes might reduce the Fund's return if the yield on the securities purchased is less than those borrowing costs. The Fund may also borrow to meet redemption obligations, for temporary and emergency purposes, or to unwind or contribute to trusts in connection with the Fund's investment in inverse floaters.  The Fund currently participates in a line of credit with other Oppenheimer funds for its borrowing.

The Fund can participate in a committed reverse repurchase agreement program with other Oppenheimer funds. Reverse repurchase agreements that the Fund may engage in also create leverage. A reverse repurchase agreement is the sale by the Fund of a debt obligation to a party for a specified price, with the simultaneous agreement by the Fund to repurchase that debt obligation from that party on a future date at a higher price. Similar to a borrowing, reverse repurchase agreements provide the Fund with cash for investment and operational purposes. When the Fund engages in reverse repurchase agreements, changes in the value of the Fund's investments will have a larger effect on its share price than if it did not engage in these transactions due to the effect of leverage. Reverse repurchase agreements create fund expenses and require that the Fund have sufficient cash available to repurchase the debt obligation when required. Reverse repurchase agreements also involve the risk that the market value of the debt obligation that is the subject of the reverse repurchase agreement could decline significantly below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase the security.

Risks of Non-Diversification. The Fund is classified as a "non-diversified" fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Accordingly, the Fund may invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a single issuer than if it were a "diversified" fund. To the extent that the Fund invests a higher percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer, the Fund is more subject to the risks associated with and developments affecting that issuer than a fund that invests more widely.

Risks of Derivatives. A "derivative" is an investment whose value depends on (or is derived from) the value of an underlying security, asset, interest rate, index or currency. Derivatives may be volatile and involve significant risks. Derivative transactions may require the payment of premiums and can increase portfolio turnover. Certain derivative investments may be illiquid. The underlying security or other reference on which a derivative is based, or the derivative itself, may not perform the way the Fund expects it to. The Fund could realize little or no income or lose principal from a derivative investment or a hedge might be unsuccessful. The Fund may also lose money if the issuer of a derivative fails to pay the amount due.

Inverse Floaters. The Fund invests in inverse floaters because, under ordinary circumstances, they offer higher yields and thus provide higher income than fixed-rate bonds of comparable maturity and credit quality. An inverse floater is a derivative instrument, typically created by a trust established by a counterparty, that divides a municipal security into two securities: a short-term floating rate security and a long-term floating rate security which is referred to as an "inverse floater." The inverse floater pays interest at rates that move in the opposite direction of those on the short-term floating rate security. Inverse floaters produce less income when short-term interest rates rise (and may pay no income) and more income when short-term interest rates fall. Thus, if short-term interest rates rise after the issuance of the floater, any yield advantage is reduced or eliminated. Under certain circumstances a trust may be collapsed and the Fund may be required to repay the principal amount due on the short-term securities or the difference between the liquidation value of the underlying municipal bond and the principal amount due on those securities. Inverse floaters can be more volatile than conventional fixed-rate bonds. They also entail a degree of leverage and certain inverse floaters may require the Fund to provide collateral for payments on the short-term securities or to "unwind" the transaction.

The Fund will not expose more than 20% of its total assets to the effects of leverage from its investments in inverse floaters.

Who Is The Fund Designed For? The Fund is designed for investors seeking income exempt from federal and California personal income taxes in a Fund that invests primarily in investment-grade securities and seeks to maintain an intermediate effective average maturity. The Fund does not seek capital gains or growth. Investors should be willing to assume credit and interest rate risks. Because it invests in tax-exempt securities, the Fund is not appropriate for a retirement plan or other tax-exempt or tax-deferred account. 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/LimitedTermCaliforniaMunicipal

   




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 7.88% (3rd Qtr 09) and the lowest return was -9.22% (4th Qtr 08). For the period from January 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011 the cumulative return before sales charges and taxes was 5.13%.


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.

     No performance information is included for Class Y shares because they do not yet have one calendar year of performance.

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31, 2010

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years, (or life of class, if less)

Class A Shares (inception 2/25/04)

 

 

 

Return Before Taxes

(0.05%)

 

2.30%

 

3.74%

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions

(0.05%)

 

2.30%

 

3.74%

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

1.62%

 

2.60%

 

3.85%

 

Class B Shares (inception 2/25/04)

(1.16%)

 

1.94%

 

3.80%

 

Class C Shares (inception 2/25/04)

1.80%

 

2.26%

 

3.46%

 

Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

2.38%

 

4.09%

 

3.85%*

 

Consumer Price Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

1.50%

 

2.18%

 

2.42%*

 


*From 2/29/04



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

Portfolio Managers. Daniel G. Loughran, Scott S. Cottier and Troy E. Willis are each a Vice President of the Fund and have been portfolio managers of the Fund since its inception. Mark R. DeMitry has been a Vice President of the Fund and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2006. Michael L. Camarella is a Vice President of the Fund and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2008. Charles S. Pulire has been a Vice President of the Fund and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2010.

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. Dividends paid from net investment income on tax-exempt municipal securities will be excludable from gross income for federal individual income tax purposes. Dividends that are derived from interest paid on certain "private activity bonds" may be an item of tax preference if you are subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. Certain distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or as capital gains. The tax treatment of dividends is the same whether they are taken in cash or reinvested.

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 strategies and types of investments discussed in the Fund Summary are the ones that the Fund considers to be the most important in seeking to achieve its investment objective.  Additionally, the following strategies and risks are those the Fund expects its portfolio to be subject to as a whole.

The Manager tries to reduce risks by selecting a wide variety of municipal investments and by carefully researching securities before they are purchased. However, changes in the overall market prices of municipal securities and the income they pay can occur at any time. The yield and share prices of the Fund can change daily based on changes in interest rates and market conditions and in response to other economic events.

     Unless this prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information states that an investment percentage restriction applies on an ongoing basis, it applies only at the time the Fund makes an investment (except for borrowing and investments in illiquid securities).

Municipal Securities.   Municipal securities are issued to raise money for a variety of public or private purposes, including financing state or local governments, financing specific projects or financing public facilities. These debt obligations are issued by the state governments, as well as their political subdivisions (such as cities, towns, and counties) and their agencies and authorities. The Fund buys municipal bonds and notes, tax-exempt commercial paper, certificates of participation in municipal leases and other debt obligations. Municipal securities generally are classified as general or revenue obligations. General obligations are secured by the issuer's pledge of its full faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. Revenue obligations are bonds whose interest is payable only from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities, or a specific excise tax or other revenue source. Some revenue obligations are private activity bonds that pay interest that may be a tax preference item for investors subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The Fund selects investments without regard to this type of tax treatment.

Additionally, there are times when an issuer will pledge its taxing power to offer additional security to a revenue bond. These securities are sometimes called "double-barreled bonds." See, for example, tobacco bonds with an appropriation pledge as discussed in this prospectus.

     California municipal securities are municipal securities that are not subject (in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer at the time they are issued) to California individual income tax. The term "California municipal securities" also includes debt securities of the governments of certain possessions, territories and commonwealths of the United States if the interest is not subject to federal and California individual income tax. For additional discussion of the special considerations relating to the Fund's investments in California and the U.S. territories, commonwealths and possessions, see the Statement of Additional Information. Some debt securities, such as zero-coupon securities, do not pay current interest. Other securities may be subject to calls by the issuer (to redeem the debt) or to prepayment prior to their stated maturity.

Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper.  Tax-exempt commercial paper is a short-term obligation with a stated maturity of usually 270 days or less. It is issued by state and local governments or their agencies to finance seasonal working capital needs or as short-term financing in anticipation of longer-term financing. While tax-exempt commercial paper is intended to be repaid from general revenues or refinanced, it frequently is backed by a letter of credit, lending arrangement, note, repurchase agreement or other credit facility agreement offered by a bank or financial institution. Because tax-exempt issuers may constantly reissue their commercial paper and use the proceeds (or other sources) to repay maturing paper, the commercial paper of a tax-exempt issuer that is unable to continue to obtain liquidity in that manner may default. There may be a limited secondary market for issues of tax-exempt commercial paper.

Municipal Lease Obligations. Municipal leases are used by state and local governments to obtain funds to acquire land, equipment or facilities. The Fund can invest in certificates of participation that represent a proportionate interest in payments made under municipal lease obligations. Most municipal leases, while secured by the leased property, are not general obligations of the issuing municipality. They often contain "non-appropriation" clauses under which the municipal government has no obligation to make lease or installment payments in future years unless money is appropriated on a yearly basis.

If the municipal government stops making payments or transfers its payment obligations to a private entity, the obligation could lose value or become taxable. Although the obligation may be secured by the leased equipment or facilities, the disposition of the property in the event of non-appropriation or foreclosure might prove difficult, time consuming and costly, and may result in a delay in recovering or the failure to recover the original investment. Some lease obligations may not have an active trading market, making it difficult for the Fund to sell them quickly at an acceptable price.

Tobacco Related Bonds. The Fund may invest in two types of tobacco related bonds: (i) tobacco settlement revenue bonds, for which payments of interest and principal are made solely from a state's interest in the Master Settlement Agreement ("MSA") and (ii) tobacco bonds subject to a state's appropriation pledge, for which payments may come from both the MSA revenue and the applicable state's appropriation pledge.

  • Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds. For purposes of the Fund's industry concentration policy, the Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in tobacco settlement revenue bonds. Tobacco settlement revenue bonds are secured by an issuing state's proportionate share in the MSA, a litigation settlement agreement reached out of court in November 1998 between 46 states and six other U.S. jurisdictions and the four largest U.S. tobacco manufacturers at that time. Subsequently, a number of smaller tobacco manufacturers signed on to the MSA, which provides for annual payments by the manufacturers to the states and other jurisdictions in perpetuity. The MSA established a base payment schedule and a formula for adjusting payments each year. Tobacco manufacturers pay into a master escrow trust based on their market share and each state receives a fixed percentage of the payment.

     A number of states have securitized the future flow of those payments by selling bonds, some through distinct governmental entities created for such purpose. The bonds are backed by the future revenue flows from the tobacco manufacturers. Annual payments on the bonds, and thus the risk to the Fund, are highly dependent on the receipt of future settlement payments. The amount of future settlement payments is dependent on many factors including, but not limited to, annual domestic cigarette shipments, cigarette consumption, inflation and the financial capability of participating tobacco companies. As a result, payments made by tobacco manufacturers could be reduced if the decrease in tobacco consumption is significantly greater than the forecasted decline. A market share loss by the MSA companies to non-MSA participating tobacco manufacturers could also cause a downward adjustment in the payment amounts. A participating manufacturer filing for bankruptcy also could cause delays or reductions in bond payments, which could affect the Fund's net asset value.

     The MSA and tobacco manufacturers have been and continue to be subject to various legal claims, including challenges by participating tobacco manufacturers regarding the amount of annual payments owed under the MSA, and an adverse outcome could affect the payment streams associated with the MSA or cause delays or reductions in bond payments. The MSA itself has been subject to legal challenges and has, to date, withstood those challenges. The Statement of Additional Information contains more detailed information about the litigation related to the tobacco industry and the MSA.

  •   "Subject to Appropriation" (STA) Tobacco Bonds. In addition to the tobacco settlement bonds discussed above, the Fund also may invest in tobacco related bonds that are subject to a state's appropriation pledge ("STA Tobacco Bonds"). STA Tobacco Bonds rely on both the revenue source from the MSA and a state appropriation pledge. These STA Tobacco Bonds are part of a larger category of municipal bonds that are subject to state appropriation. Although specific provisions may vary among states, "government appropriation" or "subject to appropriation" bonds (also referred to as "appropriation debt") are typically payable from two distinct sources: (i) a dedicated revenue source such as a municipal enterprise, a special tax or, in the case of tobacco bonds, the MSA funds, and (ii) from the issuer's general funds.

     Appropriation debt differs from a state's general obligation debt in that general obligation debt is backed by the state's full faith, credit and taxing power, while appropriation debt requires the state to pass a specific periodic appropriation to pay interest and/or principal on the bonds. The appropriation is usually made annually. While STA Tobacco Bonds offer an enhanced credit support feature, that feature is generally not an unconditional guarantee of payment by a state and states generally do not pledge the full faith, credit or taxing power of the state. The Fund considers STA Tobacco Bonds to be "municipal securities" for purposes of its concentration policies.

Municipal Sector Concentration. While the Fund's fundamental policies do not allow it to concentrate its investments (that is, to invest more than 25% of its total assets) in a single industry, certain types of municipal securities are not considered a part of any "industry" under that policy.  Examples of these types of municipal securities include:  general obligation, government appropriation, municipal leases, special assessment and special tax bonds.  Therefore, the Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in these types of municipal securities, which may finance similar types of projects or from which the interest is paid from revenues of similar types of projects.  "Similar types of projects" are projects that are related in such a way that economic, business or political developments tend to have the same impact on each similar project.  For example, a change that affects one project, such as proposed legislation on the financing of the project, a shortage of the materials needed for the project, or a declining economic need for the project, would likely affect all similar projects, thereby increasing market risk.  Thus, market or economic changes that affect a security issued in connection with one project also would affect securities issued in connection with similar types of projects. 

Although these types of municipal securities may be related to certain industries, because they are issued by governments or their political subdivisions, these types of municipal securities are not considered a part of any industry for purposes of the Fund's industry concentration policy.

Land-Secured or "Dirt" Bonds (Special Tax or Special Assessment Bonds). The Fund can invest more than 25% of its total assets in municipal securities for similar types of projects that are issued in connection with special taxing districts that are organized to plan and finance infrastructure development to induce residential, commercial and industrial growth and redevelopment. The bonds financed by these methods, such as tax assessment, special tax or tax increment financing generally are payable solely from taxes or other revenues attributable to the specific projects financed by the bonds without recourse to the credit or taxing power of related or overlapping municipalities. These projects often are exposed to real estate development-related risks, such as the failure of property development, availability of financing, extended vacancies of properties, increased competition, limitations on rents, changes in neighborhood values and the demand of properties to tenants, and changes in interest rates. These real estate risks may be heightened in the event that these projects are in foreclosure. Additionally, upon foreclosure the Fund may pay certain maintenance or operating expenses or taxes relating to such projects. These expenses may increase the overall expenses of the Fund and reduce its returns.

In addition, these projects can have more taxpayer concentration risk than general tax-supported bonds, such as general obligation bonds. Further, the fees, special taxes, or tax allocations and other revenues that are established to secure such financings generally are limited as to the rate or amount that may be levied or assessed and are not subject to increase pursuant to rate covenants or municipal or corporate guarantees. The bonds could default if development failed to progress as anticipated or if larger taxpayers failed to pay the assessments, fees and taxes as provided in the financing plans of the projects.

     In California, these special tax or special assessment bonds also are referred to as Mello-Roos Bonds. The bonds are issued under the California Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act to finance the building of roads, sewage treatment plants and other projects designed to improve the infrastructure of a community. Mello-Roos bonds are primarily secured by real estate taxes levied on property located in the community. The timely payment of principal and interest on the bonds depends on the property owner's continuing ability to pay the real estate taxes. Various factors could negatively affect this ability including a declining economy or real estate market in California.

Ratings of Municipal Securities the Fund Buys. The Manager may rely to some extent on credit ratings by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations in evaluating the credit risk of securities selected for the Fund's portfolio.  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 organizations 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, economic and other factors affecting issuers as well. Many factors affect an issuer's ability to make timely payments, and the credit risk of a particular security may change over time. The Manager also may use its own research and analysis. If a bond is insured, it will usually be rated by the rating organizations based on the financial strength of the insurer. The rating categories are described in an Appendix to the Statement of Additional Information. 

     The Fund can invest as much as 5% of its total assets in securities that are not "investment grade" (measured at the time of purchase) to seek higher income. The Fund considers the following securities to be "investment-grade" under its credit quality guidelines:

  • municipal bonds, tax-exempt commercial paper and short-term tax-exempt notes rated investment-grade by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization,
  • California municipal securities issued by an entity that has other obligations outstanding that meet one of the rating criteria discussed herein,
  • California municipal securities backed by a letter of credit or guarantee by a bank or other institution that has outstanding securities that meet one of the credit criteria discussed herein,
  • unrated California municipal securities that the Manager believes are comparable to investment-grade rated securities, and
  • obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

     Unrated Securities . Because the Fund purchases securities that are not rated by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, the Manager may internally assign ratings to those securities, after assessing their credit quality and other factors, in categories similar to those of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. There can be no assurance, nor is it intended, that the Manager's credit analysis process is consistent or comparable with the credit analysis process used by a nationally recognized statistical ratings organization. Unrated securities 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. The Manager's rating does not constitute a guarantee of the credit quality. In addition, 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.

In evaluating the credit quality of a particular security, whether rated or unrated, the Manager will normally take into consideration a number of factors including, but not limited to, the financial resources of the issuer, the underlying source of funds for debt service on a security, the issuer's sensitivity to economic conditions and trends, any operating history of the facility financed by the obligation, the degree of community support for the financed facility, the capabilities of the issuer's management, and regulatory factors affecting the issuer or the particular facility.

A reduction in the rating of a security after the Fund buys it will not require the Fund to dispose of the security. However, the Manager will evaluate such downgraded securities to determine whether to keep them in the Fund's portfolio.

Determining the "Average Effective Maturity" of the Fund's Portfolio. In general, when interest rates change, debt securities having shorter maturities fluctuate in value less than securities with longer maturities. The Fund tries to reduce the volatility of its share prices by seeking to maintain an average effective portfolio maturity of five years or less. Because of events affecting the bond markets and interest rate changes, the maturity of the portfolio might not meet the target at all times. The average effective portfolio maturity rate measures the "average" maturity of all of its securities on a "dollar-weighted" basis, meaning that larger securities holdings have a greater effect on overall portfolio maturity than smaller holdings. The Fund can therefore hold securities with stated and effective maturities of more or less than five years. Generally, the Manager does not buy securities with stated maturities of more than five years if the Fund's average effective portfolio maturity is more than five years.

The "effective" maturity of a security is not always the same as the stated maturity date. A number of factors may cause the "effective" maturity to be shorter than the stated maturity. For example, a bond's effective maturity might be deemed to be shorter (for pricing and trading purposes) than its stated maturity as a result of differences between its coupon interest rate and current market interest rates, whether the bond is callable (that means the issuer can pay off the bond prior to its stated maturity), the rate of accretion of discounts on the bond, and other factors such as mandatory put provisions and scheduled sinking fund payments.

When interest rates change, securities that have an effective maturity that is shorter than their stated maturity tend to behave like securities having those shorter maturity dates. However, those securities might not behave as expected, and the Fund might not always be successful in maintaining its average effective portfolio maturity at five years or less or in reducing the volatility of its share prices.

Special Risks of Derivative Investments. The Fund can invest in different types of "derivative" investments that are consistent with its investment strategies. A derivative is an investment whose value depends on (or is derived from) the value of an underlying security, asset, interest rate, index or currency. Inverse floaters are the primary type of derivative the Fund can use.

The Fund may use derivatives to seek income or capital gain or to hedge against the risks of other investments. Derivatives may allow the Fund to increase or decrease its exposure to certain markets or risks. Examples include, but are not limited to, interest rate swaps or municipal bond swaps. While the Fund may use derivatives for hedging purposes, it typically does not use hedging instruments, such as options, to hedge investment risks.

Derivatives may be volatile and may involve significant risks. The underlying security or other instrument on which a derivative is based, or the derivative itself, may not perform the way the Manager expects it to. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund's initial investment. The Fund may also lose money on a derivative investment if the issuer fails to pay the amount due. Certain derivative investments held by the Fund may be illiquid, making it difficult to close out an unfavorable position. Derivative transactions may require the payment of premiums and can increase portfolio turnover. As a result of these risks, the Fund could realize little or no income or lose money from its investment, or a hedge might be unsuccessful.

   The Fund can invest up to one third of its total assets in derivatives to seek increased income or to try to hedge investment risks.

Inverse Floaters.  The Fund may invest in inverse floaters to seek greater income and total return. Inverse floaters, under ordinary circumstances, offer higher yields and thus provide higher income than fixed-rate bonds of comparable maturity and credit quality. An inverse floater is a derivative instrument, typically created by a trust, that divides a municipal security into two securities: a short-term tax-exempt floating rate security (sometimes referred to as a "tender option bond") and a long-term tax-exempt floating rate security (referred to as a "residual certificate" or "inverse floater") that pays interest at rates that move in the opposite direction of the yield on the short-term floating rate security. The purchaser of a "tender option bond" has the right to tender the security periodically for repayment of the principal value. As short-term interest rates rise, inverse floaters produce less current income (and, in extreme cases, may pay no income) and as short-term interest rates fall, inverse floaters produce more current income. Thus, if short-term interest rates rise after the issuance of the floater, any yield advantage is reduced or eliminated.

To facilitate the creation of inverse floaters, the Fund may purchase a municipal security and subsequently transfer it to a broker-dealer (the sponsor), which deposits the municipal security in a trust. The trust issues the residual certificates and short-term floating rate securities. The trust documents enable the Fund to withdraw the underlying bond to unwind or "collapse" the trust (upon tendering the residual certificate and paying the value of the short-term bonds and certain other costs). The Fund may also purchase inverse floaters created by municipal issuers directly or by other parties that have deposited municipal bonds into a sponsored trust.

The Fund's investments in inverse floaters involve certain risks. The market value of an inverse floater residual certificate can be more volatile than that of a conventional fixed-rate bond having similar credit quality, maturity and redemption provisions. Typically, inverse floater residual certificates tend to underperform fixed-rate bonds when long-term interest rates are rising but tend to outperform fixed-rate bonds when long-term interest rates are stable or falling. Inverse floater residual certificates entail a degree of leverage because the trust issues short-term securities in a ratio to the residual certificates with the underlying long-term bond providing collateral for the obligation to pay the principal value of the short-term securities if and when they are tendered. If the Fund has created the inverse floater by depositing a long-term bond into a trust, it may be required to provide additional collateral for the short-term securities if the value of the underlying bond deposited in the trust falls.

An inverse floater that has a higher degree of leverage is typically more volatile with respect to its price and income than an inverse floater having a lower degree of leverage. Under inverse floater arrangements, if the remarketing agent that offers the short-term securities for sale is unable to sell them, or if the holders tender (or put) them for repayment of principal and the remarketing agent is unable to remarket them, the remarketing agent may cause the trust to be collapsed, and in the case of floaters created by the Fund, the Fund will then be required to repay the principal amount of the tendered securities. During times of market volatility, illiquidity or uncertainty, the Fund could be required to sell other portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time to raise cash to meet that obligation.

Some inverse floaters may have a "cap," so that if interest rates rise above the cap, the security pays additional interest income. If rates do not rise above the cap, the Fund will have paid an additional amount for that feature that has proved worthless.

The Fund may also enter into "shortfall and forbearance" agreements with respect to inverse floaters. Under those agreements, upon liquidation of the trust, the Fund is committed to pay the trust the difference between the liquidation value of the underlying municipal bond on which the inverse floater is based and the principal amount payable to the holders of the short-term floating rate security that is based on the same underlying municipal security. Although the Fund has the risk that it may be required to make such additional payment, these agreements may offer higher interest payments than a standard inverse floater.

Accounting Treatment of Inverse Floaters.   Because of the accounting treatment for inverse floaters created by the Fund's transfer of a municipal bond to a trust, the Fund's financial statements will reflect these transactions as "secured borrowings," which affects the Fund's expense ratios, statements of income and assets and liabilities and causes the Fund's Statement of Investments to include the underlying municipal bond. The Fund's annual fund operating expenses, shown earlier in this prospectus, include certain expenses and fees related to the Fund's investments in inverse floaters. Some of those expenses are liabilities with respect to interest paid on short-term floating rate notes issued by the trusts whose inverse floater certificates are held by the Fund. Under accounting rules, the Fund also recognizes additional income in an amount that directly corresponds to these expenses and, as a result the Fund's net asset values per share and total returns have not been affected by these additional expenses.

Floating Rate/Variable Rate Obligations. Some municipal securities have variable or floating interest rates. Variable rates are adjustable at stated periodic intervals. Floating rates are automatically adjusted according to a specified market rate for those investments, such as, for example, the percentage of LIBOR, the SIFMA Municipal Swap Index or the percentage of the prime rate of a bank. These obligations may be secured by bank letters of credit or other credit support arrangements. Inverse floaters, discussed in this prospectus, are a type of variable rate obligation.

Borrowing and Leverage.    The Fund can borrow from banks, a technique referred to as "leverage," in amounts up to one-third of the Fund's total assets (including the amount borrowed) less all liabilities and indebtedness other than borrowings. The Fund can use those borrowings for investment-related purposes such as purchasing securities believed to be desirable by the Manager when available, funding amounts necessary to unwind or "collapse" trusts that issued "inverse floaters" to the Fund (an investment vehicle used by the Fund as described in this prospectus), or to contribute to such trusts to enable them to meet tenders of their other securities by the holders. The Fund currently participates in a line of credit with other Oppenheimer funds for those purposes.  The Fund may also borrow to meet redemption obligations or for temporary and emergency purposes.  

Borrowing for leverage will subject the Fund to greater costs (for interest payments to the lender, origination fees and related expenses) than funds that do not borrow for leverage and these other purposes.  The interest on borrowed money is an expense that might reduce the Fund's yield, especially if the cost of borrowing to buy securities exceeds the yield on the securities purchased with the proceeds of a loan.  Using leverage may also make the Fund's share price more sensitive, i.e. volatile, to interest rate changes than if the Fund did not use leverage due to the tendency to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund's portfolio securities.  The use of leverage may also cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or meet segregation requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Taxability Risk. The Fund's investments in municipal securities rely on the opinion of the issuer's bond counsel that the interest paid on those securities will not be subject to federal and state income tax. Tax opinions are generally provided at the time the municipal security is initially issued. However, after the Fund buys a security, the Internal Revenue Service may determine that a bond issued as tax-exempt should in fact be taxable and the Fund's dividends with respect to that bond might be subject to federal income tax.

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.

When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions. The Fund may purchase municipal securities on a "when-issued" basis and may purchase or sell such 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. During the period between the purchase and the settlement dates, the buyer makes no payment for the security and receives no interest. When-issued or delayed-delivery securities the Fund buys are subject to changes in value as a result of market fluctuations during that period and the value of the security on the delivery date may be more or less than the Fund paid. The Fund may lose money if the value of the security has declined below the purchase price.

The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in "when-issued" and "delayed-delivery" transactions.

Percentage of LIBOR Notes (PLNs). The Fund may invest in Percentage of LIBOR Notes ("PLNs") which are variable rate municipal securities based on the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), a widely used benchmark for short-term interest rates and used by banks for interbank loans with other banks. A PLN typically pays interest based on a percentage of a LIBOR rate for a specified time plus an established yield premium. Due to their variable rate features, PLNs will generally pay higher levels of income in a rising short-term interest rate environment and lower levels of income as short-term interest rates decline. In times of substantial market volatility, however, PLNs may not perform as anticipated. The value of a PLN also may decline due to other factors, such as changes in credit quality of the underlying bond.

The Fund's ability to engage in transactions using PLNs may be limited due to market factors. There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular PLN or at any particular time, and so the Fund may not be able to close a position in a PLN when it is advantageous to do so. The Fund may also transfer a PLN to a sponsor to create an inverse floater, which may further increase the volatility of the market value of a PLN or the inverse floater.

Defaulted Securities. The Fund may purchase defaulted securities if the Manager believes that there is potential for resumption of income payments or realization of income on the sale of the securities or the collateral or other advantageous developments appear likely in the near future. Notwithstanding the Manager's belief about the resumption of income payments or realization of income, the purchase of defaulted securities is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk, including the risk of a substantial or complete loss of the Fund's investment. Defaulted securities are subject to the Fund's limitation on holding below-investment-grade securities. The Manager does not expect that this will be a significant investment strategy of the Fund.

Zero-Coupon Securities. The Fund can invest without limit in zero-coupon securities.  These debt obligations do not pay interest prior to their maturity date or else they do not start to pay interest at a stated coupon rate until a future date. They are issued and traded at a discount from their face amount. The discount varies as the securities approach their maturity date (or the date interest payments are scheduled to begin). When interest rates change, zero-coupon securities are subject to greater fluctuations in their value than securities that pay current interest. The Fund accrues the discount on zero-coupon bonds as tax-free income on a current basis. The Fund may have to pay out the imputed income on zero-coupon securities without receiving actual cash payments currently.

Illiquid Securities. Investments may be illiquid because they do not have an active trading market, making it difficult to value them or dispose of them promptly at an acceptable price. The Manager monitors holdings of illiquid securities on an ongoing basis to determine whether to sell any holdings.

The Fund will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

Taxable Investments. The Fund can invest up to 20% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in investments that generate income subject to income taxes. Taxable investments include, for example, hedging instruments, repurchase agreements, and many of the types of securities the Fund would buy for temporary defensive purposes. The Fund does not anticipate investing substantial amounts of its assets in taxable investments under normal market conditions or as part of its normal trading strategies and policies. 

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 total assets in investments that may be inconsistent with the Fund's principal investment strategies. Generally, the Fund would invest in short-term municipal securities, but could also invest in U.S. Government securities or highly-rated corporate debt 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. The income from some temporary defensive investments may not be tax-exempt, and therefore 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.

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.

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. In addition, the Fund's portfolio holdings information, as of the end of each calendar month, may be posted and available on the Fund's website no sooner than 30 days after the end of each calendar month.    

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 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, which declines on additional assets as the Fund grows: 0.50% of the first $100 million of average daily net assets, 0.45% of the next $150 million of average daily net assets, 0.40% of the next $1.75 billion of average daily net assets, and 0.39% of average daily net assets in excess of $2 billion. The Fund's management fee for its last fiscal year ended July 31, 2011 was 0.46% of average annual net assets for each class of shares.

The Fund's transfer agent has voluntarily agreed to limit its fees for Classes B, C and Y shares to 0.35% of average annual net assets per class per fiscal year; this limit also applied to Class A prior to October 1, 2011. Effective October 1, 2011, the Fund's transfer agent has voluntarily agreed to limit its fees for Class A shares to 0.30% of average net assets per fiscal year. These voluntary limitations may be amended or withdrawn at any time. For the Fund's fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, the transfer agent's fees did not exceed 0.01% and therefore are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table shown earlier in this prospectus. The total annual fund operating expenses shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table include certain interest and related expenses from the Fund's investment in inverse floaters. Under accounting rules, the Fund recognized additional income in an amount that offsets those expenses. Therefore, the Fund's total returns and net asset values were not affected. If the interest and related expenses from the Fund's investment in inverse floaters were excluded the expense ratios for the Fund would be 0.89% for Class A, 1.84% for Class B, 1.68% for Class C and 0.68% for Class Y. The Fund's management fee and other annual operating expenses may vary in future years.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees' approval of the investment advisory contracts for the Fund is available in the Fund's Semi-Annual Report to shareholders for the period ended January 31, 2011.

Portfolio Managers. The Fund's portfolio is managed by a team of investment professionals, including Daniel G. Loughran, Scott S. Cottier, Troy E. Willis, Mark R. DeMitry, Michael L. Camarella and Charles S. Pulire, who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's investments. Messrs. Loughran, Cottier and Willis are each a Vice President of the Fund and have been portfolio managers for the Fund since its inception. Mr. DeMitry has been a Vice President of the Fund since July 2009 and portfolio manager for the Fund since September 2006. Mr. Camarella has been a Vice President of the Fund since July 2009 and a portfolio manager for the Fund since January 2008. Mr. Pulire is a Vice President of the Fund and has been a portfolio manager for the Fund since December 2010.

Mr. Loughran has been a Senior Vice President of the Manager since July 2007 and a Senior Portfolio Manager of the Manager since December 2001.  He was a Vice President of the Manager from April 2001 to June 2007.  Mr. Loughran is a team leader, a portfolio manager, an officer, and a trader for the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds.

Mr. Cottier has been a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Manager since September 2002.  He is a portfolio manager, an officer, and a trader for the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds.

Mr. Willis has been a Vice President of the Manager since July 2009 and a Senior Portfolio Manager of the Manager since January 2006.  He was an Assistant Vice President of the Manager from July 2005 to June 2009 and an Associate Portfolio Manager of the Manager from June 2003 to December 2005.  Mr. Willis is a portfolio manager, an officer, and a trader for the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds.

Mr. DeMitry has been a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Manager since July 2009.  He was an Associate Portfolio Manager with the Manager from September 2006 to June 2009.  He was a research analyst with the Manager from June 2003 to August 2006. He was a credit analyst with the Manager from June 2001 to May 2003. Mr. DeMitry is a portfolio manager, an officer and a trader for the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds.

Mr. Camarella has been a Vice President of the Manager since February 2011. He has been a Senior Portfolio Manager of the Manager since February 2011. He was a Portfolio Manager with the Manager since January 2008. He was a research analyst with the Manager from April 2006 to December 2007. He was a credit analyst with the Manager from June 2003 to March 2006. Mr. Camarella is a portfolio manager, an officer and a trader for the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds.

Mr. Pulire has been an Assistant Vice President and a Portfolio Manager of the Manager since December 2010. He was a research analyst with the Manager from February 2008 to November 2010 and was a credit analyst with the Manager from May 2006 to January 2008. Mr. Pulire is a portfolio manager, trader and officer for the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds.

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

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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 advisers, brokers, banks, trust companies, insurance companies and the sponsors of fund "supermarkets," fee-based advisory or wrap fee 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 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 six years. If you sell your shares within 5 years after buying them, you will normally pay a contingent deferred sales charge. Effective July 1, 2011, Class B shares are not available for purchase by any 457(f) plan or qualified retirement plan, except for purchases by existing OppenheimerFunds Single K plans. 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 B shares will no longer be offered for sale after June 29, 2012.
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 (distribution fee). If you sell your shares within 12 months after buying them, you will normally pay a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00%, 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 Charge Waivers" 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 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.
  • The minimum purchase amounts listed do not apply to omnibus accounts.

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, expenses such as the distribution or service fees will reduce the net asset value and the dividends on share classes that are subject to those expenses.

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 distribution fees on other share classes. 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.  However, please note that Class B shares will no longer be offered for sale after June 29, 2012, as described in "About Class B Shares" below.

  • 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 six 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. For purchases above $250,000, shares will be sold without an initial sales charge but they may continue to be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 0.50% if they are redeemed within 18 months of the date of purchase. The Distributor will pay concessions from its own resources on certain purchases of Class A shares of one or more of the Funds that, in the aggregate, total $250,000 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.

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 rate that would apply to a larger purchase. Purchases of "qualified shares" of the Fund and certain other Oppenheimer funds may be added to your Class A share purchases for calculating the applicable sales charge.

Class A, Class B and Class C shares of most Oppenheimer funds (including shares of the Fund), and Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G and Class H units owned in adviser sold Section 529 plans, for which the Manager or the Distributor serves as the "Program Manager" or "Program Distributor" are "qualified shares" for satisfying the terms of a Right of Accumulation or a Letter of Intent. Purchases of Class N, Class Y or Class I shares of Oppenheimer funds, purchases made by reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions, purchases 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 those purposes. 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 qualified shares that you and your spouse currently own, and other qualified share purchases that you are currently making, to the value of your Class A share purchase of the Fund. The Distributor or the financial intermediary through which you are buying shares will determine the value of the qualified 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 will not be counted.  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 qualified share holdings. 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 qualified shares 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.

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. There is no initial sales charge on Class A share purchases totaling $250,000 or more of one or more of the Oppenheimer funds. However, 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 in certain retirement plans). That sales charge will be calculated on the lesser of the original net asset value of the redeemed shares 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 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 pay the concession on those Fund shares at the rate of 0.50% of their net asset value. A concession will not be paid on shares purchased by exchange or shares that were previously subject to a front-end sales charge and dealer concession.

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 five 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 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

4.0%

1-2

3.0%

2-3

2.0%

3-4

2.0%

4-5

1.0%

More than 5

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.

Effective July 1, 2011, Class B shares held in certain retirement plan accounts were converted to Class A shares, or to another share class selected by the plan sponsor. For further information on the conversion feature and its tax implications, see "Class B Conversion" in the Statement of Additional Information.

Class B Shares Will No Longer Be Offered For Sale After June 29, 2012. Investors can continue to purchase Class B shares through June 29, 2012, but will need to designate a different share class for subsequent purchases, including for any automatic purchases. After June 29, 2012, Class B shares will continue to mature and convert to Class A shares according to their established conversion schedule. Dividend and/or capital gains distributions will continue to be made in Class B shares, and exchanges of Class B shares into and from accounts holding Class B shares will be permitted until the conversion to Class A shares.

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 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. All references to time in this prospectus are to "Eastern time."

The net asset value per share for a class of shares on a "regular business day" is determined by dividing the value of the Fund's net assets attributable to that class by the number of shares of that class outstanding on that day. The Fund's assets generally trade in the over-the-counter market rather than on a securities exchange. Therefore, to determine net asset values, the Fund assets are generally valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices as determined by a pricing service. If the prices determined by the pricing service 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 price is received from the pricing service and before the time as of which the Fund's net asset values are calculated that day, 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 prices received from the pricing services are 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 prices of the securities of issuers held by the Fund. Those may include events affecting specific issuers or events affecting securities markets (for example, a 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.

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 advisor 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." at the address shown 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. For new investors who do not designate a broker dealer, Class A shares (and Class Y shares for institutional investors) are the only purchase option. Other share classes 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 a 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. If you submit a purchase request to the Distributor without designating which Oppenheimer fund you wish to invest in, your investments 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 Oppenheimer 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, subject to the exception described below. 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 and assuming no exception applied, 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. Exchanges from that money market fund into another fund will be monitored for excessive activity and the Transfer Agent may limit or refuse any exchange order from a money market fund in its discretion pursuant to the exchange policy of that fund.

  • Dividend Reinvestments and Share Conversions. The reinvestment of dividends or distributions from one fund to purchase shares of another fund and the conversion of shares from one share class to another class within the same fund 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" in this prospectus.

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.

Submitting Share Transaction Requests. Share transactions may be requested by telephone or internet, in writing, through your financial intermediary, or by establishing one of the Investor Services plans described below. Certain transactions may also be submitted by fax. If an account has more than one owner, the Fund and the Transfer Agent may rely on instructions from any one owner or from the financial intermediary's representative of record for the account, unless that authority has been revoked.  Class Y share transactions may only be submitted in writing, by fax, by phone through a service representative, or through an investor's designated financial intermediary.

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.

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 Fund also pays a service fee under the plans at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class B and Class C. Altogether, these fees increase the Class B and Class C annual expenses by 1.00%, calculated on the daily net assets of the applicable class. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an on going 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 and 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 OppenheimerFunds Single K 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. 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. The Fund intends to declare dividends separately for each class of shares from net tax-exempt income and/or net taxable investment income each regular business day and to pay those dividends monthly. Daily dividends will not be declared or paid on newly-purchased shares until Federal Funds are available to the Fund from the purchase payment for such shares.

The Fund attempts to pay dividends on Class A shares at a constant level. There is no assurance that it will be able to do so. The Board of Trustees may change the targeted dividend level at any time, without prior notice to shareholders. The amount of those dividends and any other distributions paid on other classes of shares may vary over time, depending on market conditions, the composition of the Fund's portfolio, and expenses borne by the particular class of shares. Dividends and other distributions paid on Class A and Class Y shares will generally be higher than dividends for Class B and Class C shares, which normally have higher expenses than Class A or Class Y. The Fund cannot guarantee that it will pay any dividends or other distributions.

Capital Gains. Although the Fund does not seek capital gains, it may realize capital gains on the sale of portfolio securities. If it does, it may make distributions out of any net short-term or long-term capital gains annually. The Fund may also make supplemental distributions of ordinary income and exempt-interest dividends and capital gains following the end of its fiscal year. There can be no assurance that the Fund will pay any capital gains distributions in a particular year. Long-term capital gains will be separately identified in the tax information the Fund sends you after the end of the calendar year.

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. Dividends paid from net investment income earned by the Fund on tax-exempt municipal securities will be excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes. All or a portion of the dividends paid by the Fund that are derived from interest paid on certain "private activity bonds" may be an item of tax preference if you are subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The portion of the Fund's exempt-interest dividends that was a tax preference item for the most recent calendar year is available on the OppenheimerFunds website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com/redir/tax_table_amt.jsp. The tax preference amount will vary from year to year.

Dividends and capital gains distributions may be subject to federal, state or local taxes. Any short-term capital gain distributions are taxable to you as ordinary income. Any long-term capital gain distributions are taxable to you as long-term capital gains, no matter how long you have owned shares in the Fund. The Fund may derive gains in part from municipal obligations the Fund purchased below their principal or face values. All, or a portion of these gains may be taxable to you as ordinary income rather than capital gains. Whether you reinvest your distributions in additional shares or take them in cash, the tax treatment is the same.

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.

     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. For taxable years of the Fund beginning before 2012, certain distributions that are reported by the Fund as interest-related dividends or short-term gain dividends and paid to a foreign shareholder may be eligible for an exemption from U.S. withholding tax. To the extent the Fund's distributions are derived from dividends, they will not be eligible for this exemption.

     By law, your dividends and redemption proceeds will be subject to a backup 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.

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.

Cost Basis Reporting. The Fund will be required report to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), and furnish to Fund shareholders, detailed "cost basis" and "holding period" information for Fund shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 ("covered shares") that are redeemed on or after that date. These requirements do not apply to investments through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement plan. If you redeem covered shares during any year, the Fund will report the following information to the IRS and to you on Form 1099-B: (i) the "cost basis" of such shares, (ii) the gross proceeds you received on the redemption and (iii) the "holding period" for the redeemed shares.

The default method for calculating the cost basis of covered shares will be based on the average cost of all Fund shares you purchased on or after January 1, 2012 and prior to a particular redemption. If you and your financial or tax advisor determine that another calculation method to be more beneficial for your individual tax situation, you will be able to elect another IRS-accepted method via the OppenheimerFunds website, www.oppenheimerfunds.com, or by notifying the Fund's Transfer Agent in writing.

You should contact your financial or tax advisor about the application of the cost basis reporting rules to you, particularly whether you should elect a cost basis calculation method or use the default average basis.

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.

     Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company. The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code, by satisfying certain income, asset diversification and income distribution requirements, but it reserves the right not to qualify. The Fund qualified during its most recent fiscal year. The Fund, as a regulated investment company, will not be subject to federal income taxes on any of its income, provided that it satisfies certain income, diversification and distribution requirements.

      Other Taxability Risk Considerations. It is possible that, because of events occurring after the date of its issuance, a municipal security owned by the Fund will be determined to pay interest that is includable in gross income for purposes of the federal income tax, and that determination could be retroactive to the date of issuance. Such a determination may cause a portion of prior distributions to shareholders to be taxable to shareholders in the year of receipt.

Legislation affecting tax-exempt municipal securities is often considered by the United States Congress and legislation affecting the exemption of interest or other income thereon for purposes of taxation by a state may be considered by the state's legislature. Court proceedings may also be filed, the outcome of which could modify the tax treatment of a state's municipal securities. There can be no assurance that legislation enacted or proposed, or actions by a court, after the date of issuance of a municipal security will not have an adverse effect on the tax status of interest or other income or the market value of that municipal security. Please consult your tax adviser regarding pending or proposed federal and state tax legislation, court proceedings and other tax considerations.

California Tax Considerations. Under California law, provided that at least 50% of the assets of the Fund at the close of each quarter of its taxable year consist of obligations the interest on which is exempt from taxation by the State of California, dividends (i) paid by the Fund in an amount not exceeding the interest received by the Fund on such obligations during the Fund's taxable year, and (ii) reported by the Fund as exempt-interest dividends in written statements furnished to shareholders are treated as exempt-interest dividends, which are exempt from California personal income tax on individuals. All other distributions, including distributions of capital gains, are taxable under the California personal income tax. Distributions made by the Fund, including both exempt-interest dividends and capital gains, are included in the tax base for purposes of the California franchise tax on corporations. Additional information about the California 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, whose report, along with the Fund's financial statements, is included in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available upon request.

Financial Highlights Tables

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

July 29,

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

July 31,

 

July 31,

 

Class A      Year Ended

2011 1

 

2010 1

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

Per Share Operating Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$3.36

 

$3.20

 

$3.34

 

$3.55

 

$3.52

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income 2

.16

 

.17

 

.16

 

.15

 

.15

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(.03)

 

.15

 

(.15)

 

(.22)

 

.02

 

Total from investment operations

.13

 

.32

 

.01

 

(.07)

 

.17

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

(.16)

 

(.16)

 

(.15)

 

(.14)

 

(.14)

 

Net asset value, end of period

$3.33

 

$3.36

 

$3.20

 

$3.34

 

$3.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value 3

4.07%

 

10.02%

 

0.51%

 

(1.85)%

 

4.99%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

$198,431

 

$188,647

 

$154,287

 

$228,159

 

$208,041

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

$197,240

 

$170,296

 

$180,705

 

$229,325

 

$186,689

 

Ratios to average net assets: 4

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

4.94%

 

4.96%

 

5.10%

 

4.36%

 

4.10%

 

Expenses excluding interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued and interest and fees from borrowings

0.77%

 

0.81%

 

0.80%

 

0.79%

 

0.78%

 

Interest and fees from borrowings

0.12%

 

0.27%

 

0.63%

 

0.10%

 

0.26%

 

Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued 5

0.05%

 

0.05%

 

0.03%

 

0.15%

 

0.24%

 

Total expenses

0.94%

 

1.13%

 

1.46%

 

1.04%

 

1.28%

 

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

0.94%

 

1.13%

 

1.46%

 

1.03%

 

1.08%

 

Portfolio turnover rate

32%

 

42%

 

31%

 

41%

 

17%

 

1. July 29, 2011 and July 30, 2010 represent the last business days of the Fund's respective 2011 and 2010 fiscal years.

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

3. Assumes an initial investment at net asset value 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 redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total return. 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.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Interest and fee expense relates to the Fund's liability for short-term floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floating rate security transactions.



July 29,

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

July 31,

 

July 31,

 

Class B      Year Ended

2011 1

 

2010 1

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

Per Share Operating Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$3.44

 

$3.27

 

$3.41

 

$3.62

 

$3.59

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income 2

.14

 

.14

 

.13

 

.12

 

.12

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(.04)

 

.15

 

(.15)

 

(.22)

 

.02

 

Total from investment operations

.10

 

.29

 

(.02)

 

(.10)

 

.14

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

(.13)

 

(.12)

 

(.12)

 

(.11)

 

(.11)

 

Net asset value, end of period

$3.41

 

$3.44

 

$3.27

 

$3.41

 

$3.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value 3

2.98%

 

9.07%

 

(0.50)%

 

(2.69)%

 

4.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

$1,539

 

$1,870

 

$1,977

 

$2,028

 

$2,136

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

$1,720

 

$1,973

 

$1,951

 

$2,068

 

$2,276

 

Ratios to average net assets: 4

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

3.99%

 

4.03%

 

4.14%

 

3.46%

 

3.34%

 

Expenses excluding interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued and interest and fees from borrowings

1.72%

 

1.76%

 

1.82%

 

1.67%

 

1.68%

 

Interest and fees from borrowings

0.12%

 

0.27%

 

0.63%

 

0.10%

 

0.26%

 

Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued 5

0.05%

 

0.05%

 

0.03%

 

0.15%

 

0.24%

 

Total expenses

1.89%

 

2.08%

 

2.48%

 

1.92%

 

2.18%

 

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

1.89%

 

2.08%

 

2.48%

 

1.91%

 

1.89%

 

Portfolio turnover rate

32%

 

42%

 

31%

 

41%

 

17%

 

1. July 29, 2011 and July 30, 2010 represent the last business days of the Fund's respective 2011 and 2010 fiscal years.

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

3. Assumes an initial investment at net asset value 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 redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total return. 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.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Interest and fee expense relates to the Fund's liability for short-term floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floating rate security transactions.



July 29,

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

July 31,

 

July 31,

 

Class C      Year Ended

2011 1

 

2010 1

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

Per Share Operating Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$3.35

 

$3.19

 

$3.33

 

$3.54

 

$3.51

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income 2

.14

 

.14

 

.13

 

.12

 

.12

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(.04)

 

.15

 

(.15)

 

(.21)

 

.03

 

Total from investment operations

.10

 

.29

 

(.02)

 

(.09)

 

.15

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

(.14)

 

(.13)

 

(.12)

 

(.12)

 

(.12)

 

Net asset value, end of period

$3.31

 

$3.35

 

$3.19

 

$3.33

 

$3.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value 3

2.96%

 

9.19%

 

(0.29)%

 

(2.59)%

 

4.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

$74,654

 

$70,579

 

$60,411

 

$77,530

 

$59,029

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

$74,225

 

$65,423

 

$66,544

 

$71,291

 

$55,357

 

Ratios to average net assets: 4

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

4.15%

 

4.17%

 

4.31%

 

3.58%

 

3.34%

 

Expenses excluding interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued and interest and fees from borrowings

1.56%

 

1.60%

 

1.60%

 

1.57%

 

1.58%

 

Interest and fees from borrowings

0.12%

 

0.27%

 

0.63%

 

0.10%

 

0.26%

 

Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued 5

0.05%

 

0.05%

 

0.03%

 

0.15%

 

0.24%

 

Total expenses

1.73%

 

1.92%

 

2.26%

 

1.82%

 

2.08%

 

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

1.73%

 

1.92%

 

2.26%

 

1.81%

 

1.86%

 

Portfolio turnover rate

32%

 

42%

 

31%

 

41%

 

17%

 

1. July 29, 2011 and July 30, 2010 represent the last business days of the Fund's respective 2011 and 2010 fiscal years.

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

3. Assumes an initial investment at net asset value 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 redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total return. 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.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Interest and fee expense relates to the Fund's liability for short-term floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floating rate security transactions.



Class Y      Period Ended July 29,

2011 1

 

Per Share Operating Data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$3.34

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

Net investment income 2

.11

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

(.01)

 

Total from investment operations

.10

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

 

Dividends from net investment income

(.11)

 

Net asset value, end of period

$3.33

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value 3

3.20%

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

$13,031

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

$ 5,548

 

Ratios to average net assets: 4

 

Net investment income

5.05%

 

Expenses excluding interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued and interest and fees from borrowings

0.58%

 

Interest and fees from borrowings

0.10%

 

Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued 5

0.05%

 

Total expenses

0.73%

 

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

0.73%

 

Portfolio turnover rate

32%

 

1. For the period from November 29, 2010 (inception of offering) to July 29, 2011, which represents the last business day of the Fund's 2011 fiscal year.

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

3. Assumes an initial investment at net asset value 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 redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total return. 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.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Interest and fee expense relates to the Fund's liability for short-term floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floating rate security transactions.



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.: 811-21474

SP0801.001.1111




Oppenheimer
Limited Term California Municipal Fund

NYSE Ticker Symbols

Class A

OLCAX

Class B

OLCBX

Class C

OLCCX

Class Y

OLCYX

November 28, 2011

 
Statement of Additional Information
 
This document contains additional information about the Fund and supplements information in the prospectus dated November 28, 2011 (the "Prospectus").

This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus.  It should be read together with the Prospectus, which may be obtained by writing to the Fund's transfer agent, OppenheimerFunds Services, at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, Colorado 80217, or by calling the transfer agent at the toll-free number shown below, or by downloading it from the OppenheimerFunds website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com.

Oppenheimer Limited Term California Fund

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924
1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677)





Table of contents

ABOUT THE FUND

Additional Information About the Fund's Investment Policies and Risks

3

The Fund's Main Investment Policies

3

Other Investments and Investment Strategies

11

Investment Restrictions

20

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

21

How the Fund is Managed

24

Board of Trustees and Oversight Committees

26

Trustees and Officers of the Fund

27

The Manager

40

Brokerage Policies of the Fund

43

Distribution and Service Arrangements

44

Payments to Financial Intermediaries

47

Performance of the Fund

50

ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

About Your Account

55

How to Buy Shares

56

How to Sell Shares

59

How to Exchange Shares

62

Distributions and Taxes

64

Additional Information About the Fund

71

Appendix A: Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers

Appendix A

72

APPENDIX B: Special Considerations Relating to State Municipal Obligations and U.S. Territories, Commonwealths and Possessions

Appendix B

77

APPENDIX C: Municipal Bond Ratings Definitions

Appendix C

100

FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

106

Financial Statements

107




To Summary Prospectus

Additional Information About the Fund's Investment Policies and Risks

The investment objective, the principal investment policies and the principal 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 investment objective.

The composition of the Fund's portfolio and the techniques and strategies that the Fund uses in selecting portfolio securities may vary over time. The Fund is not required to use all of the investment techniques and strategies described below in seeking its investment objective. It may use some of the investment techniques and strategies only at some times or it may not use them at all.

The municipal securities that the Fund holds to maturity are redeemable by the security's issuer at their full principal value plus any accrued interest. During the time they are held in the Fund's portfolio, however, the values of those securities may be affected by changes in general interest rates and other factors. The current values of debt securities vary inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates, meaning that after a security is purchased if interest rates increase, the security will normally decline in value and if interest rates decrease, normally its value would increase. Those changes in value generally will not result in realized gains or losses unless the Fund sells a security prior to its maturity. However, if the Fund disposes of a security prior to its maturity, the Fund could realize a capital gain or loss on the sale.

There are variations in the credit quality of municipal securities, both within a particular rating category and between categories. These variations depend on numerous factors. The factors affecting the yields of municipal securities include: general conditions in the municipal securities market, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue (if any).

Unless the Prospectus or SAI states that an investment percentage restriction applies on an ongoing basis, it applies only at the time the Fund makes an investment (except for borrowing and investments in illiquid securities). That means the Fund does not have to buy or sell securities solely to meet percentage limits if those limits were exceeded because the value of the investment changed in proportion to the size of the Fund.

The Fund's Main Investment Policies

In selecting securities for the Fund's portfolio, the Manager evaluates the merits of particular securities primarily through the exercise of its own investment analysis. For example, with respect to inflation-indexed government bonds, that process may include, among other things, evaluation of the government's economic and monetary policy, the country's economic condition, and current inflation and interest rates.

Average Effective Portfolio Maturity of the Fund's Portfolio. In seeking to maintain a dollar-weighted average effective portfolio maturity of less than five years, the Fund may purchase individual securities that have effective maturities of more or less than five years. The goal is to try to manage the sensitivity of the Fund's portfolio to changes in interest rates, and in doing so to manage the volatility of the Fund's share prices in response to those changes. The effective maturity of a bond might lengthen if market interest rates increase, and the effective maturity might shorten if market interest rates decline. Increasing market interest rates therefore could cause the average effective maturity of the portfolio to lengthen beyond five years, absent any portfolio transactions.

In computing the Fund's average effective portfolio maturity, the Manager intends to use the same effective maturity dates that are shorter than the bond's stated maturity as are used in the marketplace for evaluating a bond for trading and pricing purposes. That date might be the date of a mandatory put, pre-refunded call, optional call or the average life to which a bond is priced. A bond having a variable coupon rate or anticipated principal prepayment may be assigned an effective maturity that is shorter than a stated call date, put date or average life, to reflect more closely the reduced price volatility expectations as to that bond.

Municipal Securities. The types of municipal securities in which the Fund may invest and the Fund's principal investment strategies are described in the Prospectus under "Principal Investment Strategies" and "About the Fund's Investments". Municipal securities are generally classified as general obligation bonds, revenue bonds and notes. A discussion of the general characteristics of these principal types of municipal securities follows below.

Municipal Bonds. Long-term municipal securities which have a maturity of more than one year (when issued) are classified as "municipal bonds." The principal classifications of long-term municipal bonds are "general obligation" bonds and "revenue" bonds (including "private activity" bonds). They may have fixed, variable or floating rates of interest or may be "zero-coupon" bonds, as described below.

Some bonds may be "callable," allowing the issuer to redeem them before their maturity date. To protect bondholders, callable bonds may be issued with provisions that prevent them from being called for a period of time. Typically, that is 5 to 10 years from the issuance date. When interest rates decline, if the call protection on a bond has expired, it is more likely that the issuer may call the bond. If that occurs, the Fund might have to reinvest the proceeds of the called bond in investments that pay a lower rate of return, which could reduce the Fund's yield.

General Obligation Bonds. The basic security behind general obligation bonds is the issuer's pledge of its full faith and credit and taxing power, if any, for the repayment of principal and the payment of interest. Issuers of general obligation bonds include states, counties, cities, towns, and regional districts. The proceeds of these obligations are used to fund a wide range of public projects, including construction or improvement of schools, highways and roads, and water and sewer systems. The rate of taxes that can be levied for the payment of debt service on these bonds may be limited or unlimited. Additionally, there may be limits on the rate or amount of special assessments that can be levied to meet these obligations.

Revenue Bonds. The principal security for a revenue bond is generally the net revenues derived from a particular facility, group of facilities, or, in some cases, the proceeds of a special excise tax or other specific revenue source, such as a state's or local government's proportionate share of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement ("MSA") (as described in the section titled "Tobacco Related Bonds"). Revenue bonds are issued to finance a wide variety of capital projects. Examples include electric, gas, water and sewer systems; highways, bridges, and tunnels; port and airport facilities; colleges and universities; and hospitals.

Although the principal security for revenue bonds may vary from bond to bond, many provide additional security in the form of a debt service reserve fund that may be used to make principal and interest payments on the issuer's obligations. Housing finance authorities have a wide range of security, including partially or fully insured mortgages, rent subsidized and/or collateralized mortgages, and/or the net revenues from housing or other public projects. Some authorities provide further security in the form of a state's ability (without obligation) to make up deficiencies in the debt service reserve fund.

     In California, these special tax or special assessment bonds also are referred to as Mello-Roos Bonds. The bonds are issued under the California Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act to finance the building of roads, sewage treatment plants and other projects designed to improve the infrastructure of a community. Mello-Roos bonds are primarily secured by real estate taxes levied on property located in the community. The timely payment of principal and interest on the bonds depends on the property owner's continuing ability to pay the real estate taxes. Various factors could negatively affect this ability including a declining economy or real estate market in California.

Private Activity Bonds. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code"), includes rules governing tax-exemption for interest paid on certain types of municipal securities known as "private activity bonds" (referred to as "industrial development bonds" under pre-1986 law). The proceeds from private activity bonds are used to finance various non-governmental privately owned and/or operated facilities. Under the Internal Revenue Code, interest on private activity bonds can be excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes if (i) the financed activities fall into one of seven categories of "qualified private activity bonds," consisting of mortgage bonds, veterans mortgage bonds, small issue bonds, student loan bonds, redevelopment bonds, "exempt facility bonds" and "501(c)(3) bonds," and (ii) certain tests are met. The types of facilities that may be financed with exempt facility bonds include airports, docks and wharves, water furnishing facilities, sewage facilities, solid waste disposal facilities, qualified residential rental projects, hazardous waste facilities and high speed intercity rail facilities. The types of facilities that may be financed with 501(c)(3) bonds include hospitals and educational facilities that are owned by 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. The payment of the principal and interest on such qualified private activity bonds is dependant solely on the ability of the facility's user to meet its financial obligations, generally from the revenues derived from the operation of the financed facility, and the pledge, if any, of real and personal property financed by the bond as security for those payments.

Whether a municipal security is a private activity bond (the interest on which is taxable unless it is a qualified private activity bond) depends on whether (i) more than a certain percentage (generally 10%) of (a) the proceeds of the security are used in a trade or business carried on by a non-governmental person and (b) the payment of principal or interest on the security is directly or indirectly derived from such private use, or is secured by privately used property or payments in respect of such property, or (ii) more than the lesser of 5% of the issue or $5 million is used to make or finance loans to non-governmental persons.

Under Internal Revenue Code Section 147(a), certain types of private activity bonds that would otherwise be qualified tax-exempt private activity bonds will not be qualified for any period during which the bond is held by a person who is a "substantial user" of the facilities financed by the bond, or a "related person" of such a substantial user. Generally a "substantial user" is a non-exempt person who regularly uses part of a facility in a trade or business.

Therefore, certain municipal securities could lose their tax-exempt status retroactively if the issuer or user fails to meet certain continuing requirements regarding the use and operation of the bond-financed facilities and the use and expenditure of the proceeds of such securities for the entire period during which the securities are outstanding. The Fund makes no independent investigation into the use of such facilities or the expenditure of such proceeds. If the Fund should hold a bond that loses its tax-exempt status retroactively, there might be an adjustment to the tax-exempt income previously distributed to shareholders.

Tax-exempt interest on certain qualified private activity bonds may nonetheless be treated as a "tax preference" item subject to the alternative minimum tax (the "AMT"). If such qualified private activity bonds are held by the Fund, a proportionate share of the exempt-interest dividends paid by the Fund would constitute an item of tax preference to shareholders that are subject to the AMT. 

Limitations on the amount of private activity bonds that each state may issue may reduce the supply of such bonds. The value of the Fund's portfolio could be affected by these limitations if they reduce the availability of such bonds.

Municipal Notes. Municipal securities that have a maturity of less than one year (when the security is issued) are generally known as "municipal notes." Municipal notes generally are used to provide for short-term working capital needs. Some of the types of municipal notes the Fund can invest in are described below.

Tax Anticipation Notes. These are issued to finance working capital needs of municipalities. Generally, they are issued in anticipation of various seasonal tax revenue, such as income, sales, use or other business taxes, and are payable from these specific future taxes.

Revenue Anticipation Notes. These are notes issued in expectation of receipt of other types of revenue, such as federal revenues available under federal revenue-sharing programs.

Bond Anticipation Notes. Bond anticipation notes are issued to provide interim financing until long-term financing can be arranged. The long-term bonds that are issued typically also provide the money for the repayment of the notes.

Construction Loan Notes. These are sold to provide project construction financing until permanent financing can be secured. After successful completion and acceptance of the project, it may receive permanent financing through public agencies, such as the Federal Housing Administration.

Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper. This type of short-term obligation (usually having a maturity of 270 days or less) is issued by a municipality to meet current working capital needs.

Auction Rate Securities. Auction rate securities are municipal debt instruments with long-term nominal maturities for which the interest rate is reset at specific shorter frequencies (typically every 7-35 days) through a "dutch" auction process. A dutch auction is a competitive bidding process used to determine rates on each auction date. In a dutch auction, a broker-dealer submits bids, on behalf of current and prospective investors, to the auction agent. The winning bid rate is the rate at which the auction "clears," meaning the lowest possible interest rate at which all the securities can be sold at par. This "clearing rate" is paid on the entire issue for the upcoming period and includes current holders of the auction rate securities. Investors who bid a minimum rate above the clearing rate receive no securities, while those whose minimum bid rates were at or below the clearing rate receive the clearing rate for the next period.

While the auction rate process is designed to permit the holder to sell the auction rate securities in an auction at par value at specified intervals, there is the risk that an auction will fail due to insufficient demand for the securities. Auction rate securities may be subject to changes in interest rates, including decreased interest rates. Failed auctions may impair the liquidity of auction rate securities.

Municipal Lease Obligations. The Fund's investments in municipal lease obligations may be through certificates of participation that are offered to investors by public entities. Municipal leases may take the form of a lease or an installment purchase contract issued by a state or local government authority to obtain funds to acquire a wide variety of equipment and facilities. 

Some municipal lease securities may be deemed to be "illiquid" securities. The Manager may determine that certain municipal leases are liquid under guidelines that require the Manager to evaluate, among other factors, the following:

  • the frequency (or anticipated frequency) of trades and price quotations for such securities;

  • the number, quality and experience of dealers willing to purchase or sell a security and the number of other potential purchasers;

  • dealer undertakings to make a market in a security and the identity of such dealers; and

  • the nature of the security and the nature of the marketplace trades.

While the Fund holds such securities, the Manager will also evaluate the likelihood of a continuing market for these securities and their credit quality.

Municipal leases have special risk considerations. Although lease obligations do not constitute general obligations of the municipality for which the municipality's taxing power is pledged, a lease obligation is ordinarily backed by the municipality's covenant to budget for, appropriate and make the payments due under the lease obligation. However, certain lease obligations contain "non-appropriation" clauses which provide that the municipality has no obligation to make lease or installment purchase payments in future years unless money is appropriated for that purpose on a yearly basis. While the obligation might be secured by the lease, it might be difficult to dispose of that property in case of a default.

Projects financed with certificates of participation generally are not subject to state constitutional debt limitations or other statutory requirements that may apply to other municipal securities. Payments by the public entity on the obligation underlying the certificates are derived from available revenue sources. That revenue might be diverted to the funding of other municipal service projects. Payments of interest and/or principal with respect to the certificates are not guaranteed and do not constitute an obligation of a state or any of its political subdivisions.

Municipal leases may also be subject to "abatement risk." The leases underlying certain municipal lease obligations may state that lease payments are subject to partial or full abatement. That abatement might occur, for example, if material damage to or destruction of the leased property interferes with the lessee's use of the property. However, in some cases that risk might be reduced by insurance covering the leased property, or by the use of credit enhancements such as letters of credit to back lease payments, or perhaps by the lessee's maintenance of reserve monies for lease payments.

In addition to the risk of "non-appropriation," municipal lease securities do not have as highly liquid a market as conventional municipal bonds. Municipal leases, like other municipal debt obligations, are subject to the risk of non-payment of interest or repayment of principal by the issuer. The ability of issuers of municipal leases to make timely lease payments may be adversely affected in general economic downturns and as relative governmental cost burdens are reallocated among federal, state and local governmental units. A default in payment of income would result in a reduction of income to the Fund. It could also result in a reduction in the value of the municipal lease and that, as well as a default in repayment of principal, could result in a decrease in the net asset value of the Fund.

TOBACCO RELATED BONDS. The Fund may invest in two types of tobacco related bonds: (i) tobacco settlement revenue bonds, for which payments of interest and principal are made solely from a state's interest in the MSA described below, and (ii) tobacco bonds subject to a state's appropriation pledge, for which payments may come from both the MSA revenue and the applicable state's appropriation pledge.

Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds. The Fund may invest up to 25% (measured at the time of purchase) of its total assets in tobacco settlement revenue bonds. Tobacco settlement revenue bonds are secured by an issuing state's proportionate share in the MSA. The MSA is an agreement reached out of court in November 1998 between 46 states and six other U.S. jurisdictions (including Puerto Rico and Guam) and the four largest (now three) U.S. tobacco manufacturers (Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds, Brown & Williamson (merged with RJ Reynolds in 2004), and Lorillard). Subsequently, a number of smaller tobacco manufacturers signed on to the MSA. The MSA provides for payments annually by the manufacturers to the states and jurisdictions in perpetuity, in exchange for releasing all claims against the manufacturers and a pledge of no further litigation. The MSA established a base payment schedule and a formula for adjusting payments each year. Tobacco manufacturers pay into a master escrow trust based on their market share and each state receives a fixed percentage of the payment as set forth in the MSA.

A number of states have securitized the future flow of those payments by selling bonds pursuant to indentures, some through distinct governmental entities created for such purpose. The bonds are backed by the future revenue flow that is used for principal and interest payments on the bonds. Annual payments on the bonds, and thus the risk to the Fund, are highly dependent on the receipt of future settlement payments by the state or its governmental entity, as well as other factors. The actual amount of future settlement payments is dependent on many factors including, but not limited to, annual domestic cigarette shipments, cigarette consumption, inflation and the financial capability of participating tobacco companies. As a result, payments made by tobacco manufacturers could be reduced if the decrease in tobacco consumption is significantly greater than the forecasted decline.

On June 22, 2009, President Obama signed into law the "Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act" which extends the authority of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to encompass the regulation of tobacco products. Among other things, the legislation authorizes the FDA to adopt product standards for tobacco products, restrict advertising of tobacco products, and impose stricter warning labels. FDA regulation of tobacco products could result in greater decreases in tobacco consumption than originally forecasted. On August 31, 2009, a number of tobacco manufacturers filed suit in federal court in Kentucky alleging that certain of the provisions of the FDA Tobacco Act restricting the advertising and marketing of tobacco products are inconsistent with the freedom of speech guarantees of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The suit does not challenge Congress' decision to give the FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products or the vast majority of the provisions of the law.

Because tobacco settlement bonds are backed by payments from the tobacco manufacturers, and generally not by the credit of the state or local government issuing the bonds, their creditworthiness depends on the ability of tobacco manufacturers to meet their obligations. A market share loss by the MSA companies to non-MSA participating tobacco manufacturers could also cause a downward adjustment in the payment amounts. A participating manufacturer filing for bankruptcy also could cause delays or reductions in bond payments, which could affect the Fund's net asset value.

The MSA and tobacco manufacturers have been and continue to be subject to various legal claims. An adverse outcome to any litigation matters relating to the MSA or affecting tobacco manufacturers could adversely affect the payment streams associated with the MSA or cause delays or reductions in bond payments by tobacco manufacturers. The MSA itself has been subject to legal challenges and has, to date, withstood those challenges.

Tobacco Subject to Appropriation (STA) Bonds. In addition to the tobacco settlement bonds discussed above, the Fund also may invest in tobacco related bonds that are subject to a state's appropriation pledge ("STA Tobacco Bonds"). STA Tobacco Bonds rely on both the revenue source from the MSA and a state appropriation pledge.

These STA Tobacco Bonds are part of a larger category of municipal bonds that are subject to state appropriation. Although specific provisions may vary among states, "subject to appropriation bonds" (also referred to as "appropriation debt") are typically payable from two distinct sources: (i) a dedicated revenue source such as a municipal enterprise, a special tax or, in the case of tobacco bonds, the MSA funds, and (ii) the issuer's general funds. Appropriation debt differs from a state's general obligation debt in that general obligation debt is backed by the state's full faith, credit and taxing power, while appropriation debt requires the state to pass a specific periodic appropriation to pay interest and/or principal on the bonds as the payments come due. The appropriation is usually made annually. While STA Tobacco Bonds offer an enhanced credit support feature, that feature is generally not an unconditional guarantee of payment by a state and states generally do not pledge the full faith, credit or taxing power of the state. The Fund considers the STA Tobacco Bonds to be "municipal securities" for purposes of its concentration policies.

Litigation Challenging the MSA. The participating manufacturers and states in the MSA are subject to several pending lawsuits challenging the MSA and/or related state legislation or statutes adopted by the states to implement the MSA (referred to herein as the "MSA-related legislation"). One or more of the lawsuits allege, among other things, that the MSA and/or the states' MSA-related legislation are void or unenforceable under the Commerce Clause and certain other provisions of the U.S. Constitution, the federal antitrust laws, federal civil rights laws, state constitutions, consumer protection laws and unfair competition laws.

To date, challenges to the MSA or the states' MSA-related legislation have not been ultimately successful, although several such challenges have survived initial appellate review of motions to dismiss or have proceeded to a stage of litigation where the ultimate outcome may be determined by, among other things, findings of fact based on extrinsic evidence as to the operation and impact of the MSA and the states' MSA-related legislation.

The MSA and states' MSA-related legislation may also continue to be challenged in the future. A determination that the MSA or states' MSA-related legislation is void or unenforceable would have a material adverse effect on the payments made by the participating manufacturers under the MSA.

Litigation Seeking Monetary Relief from Tobacco Industry Participants. The tobacco industry has been the target of litigation for many years. Both individual and class action lawsuits have been brought by or on behalf of smokers alleging that smoking has been injurious to their health, and by non-smokers alleging harm from environmental tobacco smoke, also known as "secondhand smoke." Plaintiffs seek various forms of relief, including compensatory and punitive damages aggregating billions of dollars, treble/multiple damages and other statutory damages and penalties, creation of medical monitoring and smoking cessation funds, disgorgement of profits, legal fees, and injunctive and equitable relief.

The MSA does not release participating manufacturers from liability in either individual or class action cases. Healthcare cost recovery cases have also been brought by governmental and non-governmental healthcare providers seeking, among other things, reimbursement for healthcare expenditures incurred in connection with the treatment of medical conditions allegedly caused by smoking. The participating manufacturers are also exposed to liability in these cases, because the MSA only settled healthcare cost recovery claims of the participating states. Litigation has also been brought against certain participating manufacturers and their affiliates in foreign countries.

The ultimate outcome of any pending or future lawsuit is uncertain. Verdicts of substantial magnitude that are enforceable as to one or more participating manufacturers, if they occur, could encourage commencement of additional litigation, or could negatively affect perceptions of potential triers of fact with respect to the tobacco industry, possibly to the detriment of pending litigation. An unfavorable outcome or settlement or one or more adverse judgments could result in a decision by the affected participating manufacturers to substantially increase cigarette prices, thereby reducing cigarette consumption beyond the forecasts under the MSA. In addition, the financial condition of any or all of the participating manufacturer defendants could be materially and adversely affected by the ultimate outcome of pending litigation, including bonding and litigation costs or a verdict or verdicts awarding substantial compensatory or punitive damages. Depending upon the magnitude of any such negative financial impact (and irrespective of whether the participating manufacturer is thereby rendered insolvent), an adverse outcome in one or more of the lawsuits could substantially impair the affected participating manufacturer's ability to make payments under the MSA.

Credit Ratings of Municipal Securities.Ratings by ratings organizations such as Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P"), and Fitch, Inc. ("Fitch") represent the respective rating agency's opinions of the credit quality of the municipal securities they undertake to rate. However, their ratings are general opinions and are not guarantees of quality. Municipal securities that have the same maturity, coupon and rating may have different yields, while other municipal securities that have the same maturity and coupon but different ratings may have the same yield.

Below-investment-grade securities (also referred to as "junk bonds") may have a higher yield than securities rated in the higher rating categories. In addition to having a greater risk of default than higher-grade securities, there may be less of a market for these securities. As a result they may be harder to sell at an acceptable price. The additional risks mean that the Fund may not receive the anticipated level of income from these securities, and the Fund's net asset value may be affected by declines in the value of lower-grade securities.

After the Fund buys a municipal security, the security may cease to be rated or its rating may be reduced. Neither event requires the Fund to sell the security, but the Manager will consider such events in determining whether the Fund should continue to hold the security. To the extent that ratings given by Moody's, S&P, or Fitch change as a result of changes in those rating organizations or their rating systems, the Fund will attempt to use similar ratings as standards for investments in accordance with the Fund's investment policies.

The Fund may buy municipal securities that are "pre-refunded." The issuer's obligation to repay the principal value of the security is generally collateralized with U.S. Government securities placed in an escrow account. This causes the pre-refunded security to have essentially the same risks of default as a AAA-rated security.

A list of the rating categories of Moody's, S&P and Fitch for municipal securities is contained in an Appendix to this SAI.

     Unrated Securities . Because the Fund purchases securities that are not rated by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, the Manager may internally assign ratings to those securities, after assessing their credit quality and other factors, in categories similar to those of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. Unrated securities 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. There can be no assurance, nor is it intended, that the Manager's credit analysis process is consistent or comparable with the credit analysis process used by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Manager's rating does not constitute a guarantee of the credit quality. In addition, 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. In evaluating the credit quality of a particular security, whether rated or unrated, the Manager will normally take into consideration a number of factors including, but not limited to, the financial resources of the issuer, the underlying source of funds for debt service on a security, the issuer's sensitivity to economic conditions and trends, any operating history of the facility financed by the obligation, the degree of community support for the financed facility, the capabilities of the issuer's management, and regulatory factors affecting the issuer or the particular facility.

Special Risks of Below-Investment-Grade Securities. The Fund may invest in municipal securities rated below-investment-grade up to the limits described in the Prospectus. Lower-grade securities may have a higher yield than securities rated in the higher rating categories. In addition to having a greater risk of default than higher-grade securities, there may be less of a market for these securities. As a result they may be harder to sell at an acceptable price. The additional risks mean that the Fund may not receive the anticipated level of income from these securities, and the Fund's net asset value may be affected by declines in the value of lower-grade securities.

While securities rated "Baa" by Moody's, "BBB" by S&P, or the similar category by the Manager if an unrated security, are investment-grade, they may be subject to special risks and have some speculative characteristics.

U.S. Territories, Commonwealths and Possessions. The Fund also invests in municipal securities issued by certain territories, commonwealths and possessions of the United States that pay interest that is exempt (in the opinion of the issuer's legal counsel when the security is issued) from federal and state income tax. Therefore, the Fund's investments could be affected by the fiscal stability of, for example, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands. Additionally, the Fund's investments could be affected by economic, legislative, regulatory or political developments affecting issuers in those territories, commonwealths or possessions. A discussion of the special considerations relating to the Fund's municipal obligations and other factors or economic conditions in those territories, commonwealths or possessions is provided in an Appendix to this SAI.

A discussion of the special considerations relating to the Fund's state municipal obligations and other factors or economic conditions in those territories, commonwealths or possessions is provided in Appendix B to this SAI.

Inverse Floaters. The Fund invests in "inverse floaters" which are derivative instruments that pay interest at rates that move in the opposite direction of yields on short-term securities. As short-term interest rates rise, the interest rate on inverse floaters falls and they produce less current income. As short-term interest rates fall, the interest rates on the inverse floaters increase and they pay more current income. Their market value can be more volatile than that of a conventional fixed-rate security having similar credit quality, redemption provisions and maturity. The Fund can expose up to 20% of its total assets to the effects of leverage from its investments in inverse floaters.

An inverse floater is typically created by a trust that divides a municipal security into two securities: a short-term tax-free floating rate security (sometimes referred to as a "tender option bond") and a long-term tax-exempt floating rate security (referred to as a residual certificate" or "inverse floater") that pays interest at rates that move in the opposite direction of the yield on the short-term floating rate security. The purchaser of a "tender option bond" has the right to tender the security periodically for repayment of the principal value. As short-term interest rates rise, inverse floaters produce less current income (and, in extreme cases, may pay no income) and as short-term interest rates fall, inverse floaters produce more current income.

To facilitate the creation of inverse floaters, the Fund may purchase a municipal security and subsequently transfer it to a broker-dealer (the sponsor), which deposits the municipal security in a trust. The trust issues the residual certificates and short-term floating rate securities. The trust documents enable the Fund to withdraw the underlying bond to unwind or "collapse" the trust (upon tendering the residual certificate and paying the value of the short-term bonds and certain other costs). The Fund may also purchase inverse floaters created by municipal issuers directly or by other parties that have deposited municipal bonds into a sponsored trust.

The Fund may also purchase inverse floaters created when another party transfers a municipal security to a trust. The trust then issues short-term floating rate notes to third parties and sells the inverse floater to the Fund. Under some circumstances, the Manager might acquire both portions of that type of offering, to reduce the effect of the volatility of the individual securities. This provides the Manager with a flexible portfolio management tool to vary the degree of investment leverage efficiently under different market conditions.

Additionally, the Fund may be able to purchase inverse floaters created by municipal issuers directly. To provide investment leverage, a municipal issuer might issue two variable rate obligations instead of a single long-term, fixed-rate security. For example, the interest rate on one obligation reflecting short-term interest rates and the interest rate on the other instrument, the inverse floater, reflecting the approximate rate the issuer would have paid on a fixed-rate security, multiplied by a factor of two, minus the rate paid on the short-term instrument.

Inverse floaters may offer relatively high current income, reflecting the spread between long-term and short-term tax-exempt interest rates. As long as the municipal yield curve remains positively sloped, and short-term rates remain low relative to long-term rates, owners of inverse floaters will have the opportunity to earn interest at above market rates. If the yield curve flattens and shifts upward, an inverse floater will lose value more quickly than a conventional long-term security having similar credit quality, redemption provisions and maturity.

Some inverse floaters have a feature known as an interest rate "cap" as part of the terms of the investment. Investing in inverse floaters that have interest rate caps might be part of a portfolio strategy to try to maintain a high current yield for the Fund when the Fund has invested in inverse floaters that expose the Fund to the risk of short-term interest rate fluctuations. "Embedded" caps can be used to hedge a portion of the Fund's exposure to rising interest rates. When interest rates exceed a pre-determined rate, the cap generates additional cash flows that offset the decline in interest rates on the inverse floater. However, the Fund bears the risk that if interest rates do not rise above the pre-determined rate, the cap (which is purchased for additional cost) will not provide additional cash flows and will expire worthless.

The Fund may enter into a "shortfall and forbearance" agreement with the sponsor of an inverse floater held by the Fund. Under such an agreement, on liquidation of the trust, the Fund would be committed to pay the trust the difference between the liquidation value of the underlying security on which the inverse floater is based and the principal amount payable to the holders of the short-term floating rate security that is based on the same underlying security. The Fund would not be required to make such a payment under the standard terms of a more typical inverse floater. Although entering into a "shortfall and forbearance" agreement would expose the Fund to the risk that it may be required to make the payment described above, the Fund may receive higher interest payments than under a typical inverse floater.

An investment in inverse floaters may involve greater risk than an investment in a fixed-rate municipal security. All inverse floaters entail some degree of leverage. The interest rate on inverse floaters varies inversely at a pre-set multiple of the change in short-term rates. An inverse floater that has a higher multiple, and therefore more leverage, will be more volatile with respect to both price and income than an inverse floater with a lower degree of leverage or than the underlying security.

Because of the accounting treatment for inverse floaters created by the Fund's transfer of a municipal bond to a trust, the Fund's financial statements will reflect these transactions as "secured borrowings," which affects the Fund's expense ratios, statements of income and assets and liabilities and causes the Fund's Statement of Investments to include the underlying municipal bond.

Floating Rate and Variable Rate Obligations. Floating or 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 based on a market rate, such as the percentage of LIBOR, the SIFMA Municipal Swap index or a bank's prime rate and is adjusted automatically each time such rate is adjusted. The interest rate on a variable rate demand note is also based on a specified market rate but is adjusted automatically at specified intervals of not less than one year. Generally, the changes in the interest rates 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. Floating rate or variable rate obligations that do not provide for the recovery of principal and interest within seven days are subject to the Fund's limitations on investments in illiquid securities.

Borrowing and Leverage. The Fund can borrow from banks, as permitted by the Investment Company Act. It can use those borrowings for a number of purposes, including for investment purposes such as purchasing securities believed to be desirable by the Manager, funding amounts necessary to unwind or "collapse" trusts that issued inverse floaters to the Fund, or to contribute to such trusts to enable them to meet tenders made by holders of other securities issued by such trusts. The Fund also can borrow from banks and other lenders to meet redemption obligations or for temporary and emergency purposes. When the Fund borrows money, it is using a speculative investment technique known as leverage and changes in the value of the Fund's investments will have a larger effect on its share price than if it did not borrow because of the effect of leverage.

Under the Fund's investment policies, the Fund may not borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption from the Investment Company Act that applies to the Fund. Under the Investment Company Act, a mutual fund may borrow only from banks (other than for emergency purposes) and the maximum amount that it may borrow is equal to one-third of its total assets (including the amount borrowed), less all liabilities and indebtedness other than borrowings (meaning that the value of those assets must be at least equal to 300% of the amount borrowed). If the value of the Fund's assets fails to meet this 300% asset coverage requirement, the Fund will reduce the amount of its borrowings 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 and for a disadvantageous price.

The Fund may also borrow up to 5% of its total assets for temporary or emergency purposes from any lender, including a non-bank. Under the Investment Company Act, there is a rebuttable presumption that a loan is temporary if it is repaid within 60 days and not extended or renewed.

The Fund will pay interest and may pay other fees in connection with loans. Interest expense and the amount of any other fees incurred by the Fund in connection with loans will raise the overall expenses of the Fund and may reduce its returns. If the Fund does borrow, its expenses will be greater than comparable funds that do not borrow. If the Fund borrows for investment purposes, the interest and other fees paid in connection with a loan might be more (or less) than the yield on the securities purchased with the loan proceeds. If those costs are more than the yield on the securities purchased, the Fund's return will be reduced. Additionally, on the maturity date for any loan, the Fund must have sufficient cash available to pay back the lender the amount borrowed.

Loans are typically secured by assets of the Fund, meaning that the Fund will grant the lender a security interest in some or all of its assets to secure its performance under the related loan. If the Fund were to default in the payment of interest or other fees in connection with a secured loan, fail to repay the principal amount of that loan on maturity or fail to satisfy other obligations it may owe to the lender in connection with that loan, the lender would have certain rights to foreclose on, take and liquidate those assets of the Fund to which it has been granted a security interest to satisfy outstanding amounts in connection with the secured loan.

The Fund participates in a secured line of credit (the "Line of Credit") with certain commercial paper conduits, as lenders, Citibank, N.A. as a secondary lender and administrator, and other banks, each as lenders from time to time. The Line of Credit enables the Fund to participate with certain other Oppenheimer funds, as borrowers, in a committed, secured borrowing facility that permits borrowings of up to a maximum aggregate amount by the participants, as negotiated from time to time. Borrowings by the Fund under the Line of Credit can be used to purchase securities for investment or for other purposes. The Fund's Board determined that the Fund's participation in the Line of Credit is consistent with the Fund's investment objective and policies and is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

Under the Line of Credit, in the event that the commercial paper conduit lenders are unable or unwilling to make loans, Citibank, N.A. and the other bank lenders, if any, would then be required to make those loans. Under the Line of Credit, interest is charged to the Fund, based on its borrowings, at current commercial rates. Additionally, the Fund will pay its pro rata portion of a loan commitment fee for the Line of Credit, and pays additional fees annually to the lenders on its outstanding borrowings for management and administration of the facility. The Fund can prepay loans and terminate its participation in the Line of Credit at any time upon prior notice to Citibank, N.A. As a borrower under the Line of Credit, the Fund has certain rights and remedies under state and federal law comparable to those it would have with respect to a loan from a bank.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may engage in reverse repurchase agreements.  A reverse repurchase agreement is the sale of a debt obligation to a party for a specified price, with the simultaneous agreement to repurchase it from that party on a future date at a higher price. These transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold under a reverse repurchase agreement could decline below the price that the Fund is required to repurchase them. The Fund will identify liquid assets on its books to cover its obligations under reverse repurchase agreements until payment is made to the other party.

The Fund can participate in a committed reverse repurchase agreement program with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, along with other Oppenheimer funds. Reverse repurchase agreements that the Fund may engage in also create leverage, as discussed in "Borrowing and Leverage" in this SAI. Similar to borrowing, reverse repurchase agreements provide the Fund with cash for investment and operational purposes. When the Fund engages in reverse repurchase agreements, changes in the value of the Fund's investments will have a larger effect on its share price than if it did not engage in these transactions due to the effect of leverage. Reverse repurchase agreements create fund expenses and require that the Fund have sufficient cash available to repurchase the debt obligation when required. 

Other Investments and Investment Strategies

The Fund may also use the following types of investments and investment strategies.

Percentage of LIBOR Notes (PLNs). The Fund may invest in Percentage of LIBOR Notes ("PLNs") which are variable rate municipal securities based on the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), a widely used benchmark for short-term interest rates and used by banks for interbank loans with other banks. The PLN typically pays interest based on a percentage of a LIBOR rate for a specified time plus an established yield premium. Due to their variable rate features, PLNs will generally pay higher levels of income in a rising short-term interest rate environment and lower levels of income as short-term interest rates decline. In times of substantial market volatility, however, the PLNs may not perform as anticipated. The value of a PLN also may decline due to other factors, such as changes in credit quality of the underlying bond.

The Fund also may invest in PLNs that are created when a broker-dealer/sponsor deposits a municipal bond into a trust created by the sponsor. The trust issues a percentage of LIBOR floating rate certificate (i.e., the PLN) to the Fund and a residual interest certificate to third parties who receive the remaining interest on the bond after payment of the interest distribution to the PLN holder and other fees.

The Fund's ability to engage in transactions using PLNs may be limited due to market factors.  There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular PLN or at any particular time, and so the Fund may not be able to close a position in a PLN when it is advantageous to do so.

Defaulted Securities. The Fund may, from time to time, purchase defaulted securities if, the Manager believes that there is a potential for resumption of income payments or realization of income on the sale of the securities or the collateral or other advantageous developments appear likely in the near future. The purchase of defaulted securities is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. There is a risk of a substantial or complete loss of the Fund's investment in the event the issuer does not restructure or reorganize to enable it to resume paying interest and principal to holders. Issuers of defaulted securities may have substantial capital needs and may become involved in bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings and it may be difficult to obtain information about the condition of such issuers. Such bankruptcy or receivership proceedings may require participation by the Manager on behalf of the Fund. Defaulted securities may be less actively traded than other securities, making it more difficult to dispose of substantial holdings of such securities at prevailing market prices. Their market prices also are subject to abrupt and erratic movements and above-average price volatility and the spread between the bid and asked prices may be greater than normally expected.

When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions. The Fund can purchase securities on a "when-issued" basis, and may purchase or sell such 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. 

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. Normally the settlement date is within six months of the purchase of municipal bonds and notes. However, the Fund may, from time to time, purchase municipal securities having a settlement date more than six months and possibly as long as two years or more after the trade date. The securities are subject to change in value from market fluctuation during the settlement period. 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 loss to the Fund. No income begins to accrue to the Fund on a when-issued security until the Fund receives the security at settlement of the trade. 

The Fund will engage in when-issued transactions in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield at the time of entering into the obligation. 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 the security at a price and yield it considers 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 for its portfolio or for delivery pursuant to options contracts it has entered into, and not for the purposes of investment leverage. Although the Fund will enter into when-issued or delayed-delivery purchase transactions to acquire securities, the Fund 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 deliver or receive against a forward commitment, it may incur a gain or loss. 

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

When-issued transactions and forward commitments 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 forward commitment basis, to obtain the benefit of currently higher cash yields.

Zero-Coupon Securities. The Fund may buy zero-coupon and delayed interest municipal securities. Zero-coupon securities do not make periodic interest payments and are sold at a deep discount from their face value. 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. In the absence of threats to the issuer's credit quality, the discount typically decreases as the maturity date approaches. Some zero-coupon securities are convertible, in that they are zero-coupon securities until a predetermined date, at which time they convert to a security with a specified coupon rate.

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. 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 be required to 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.

Puts and Standby Commitments. The Fund may acquire "stand-by commitments" or "puts" with respect to municipal securities to enhance portfolio liquidity and to try to reduce the average effective portfolio maturity. These arrangements give the Fund the right to sell the securities at a set price on demand to the issuing broker-dealer or bank. However, securities having this feature may have a relatively lower interest rate.

When the Fund buys a municipal security subject to a standby commitment to repurchase the security, the Fund is entitled to same-day settlement from the purchaser. The Fund receives an exercise price equal to the amortized cost of the underlying security plus any accrued interest at the time of exercise. A put purchased in conjunction with a municipal security enables the Fund to sell the underlying security within a specified period of time at a fixed exercise price.

The Fund might purchase a standby commitment or put separately in cash or it might acquire the security subject to the standby commitment or put (at a price that reflects that additional feature). The Fund will enter into these transactions only with banks and securities dealers that, in the Manager's opinion, present minimal credit risks. The Fund's ability to exercise a put or standby commitment will depend on the ability of the bank or dealer to pay for the securities if the put or standby commitment is exercised. If the bank or dealer should default on its obligation, the Fund might not be able to recover all or a portion of any loss sustained from having to sell the security elsewhere.

Puts and standby commitments are not transferable by the Fund. They terminate if the Fund sells the underlying security to a third party. The Fund intends to enter into these arrangements to facilitate portfolio liquidity, although such arrangements might enable the Fund to sell a security at a pre-arranged price that may be higher than the prevailing market price at the time the put or standby commitment is exercised. However, the Fund might refrain from exercising a put or standby commitment if the exercise price is significantly higher than the prevailing market price, to avoid imposing a loss on the seller that could jeopardize the Fund's business relationships with the seller.

A put or standby commitment increases the cost of the security and reduces the yield otherwise available from the security. Any consideration paid by the Fund for the put or standby commitment will be reflected on the Fund's books as unrealized depreciation while the put or standby commitment is held, and a realized gain or loss when the put or commitment is exercised or expires. Interest income received by the Fund from municipal securities subject to puts or stand-by commitments may not qualify as tax-exempt in its hands if the terms of the put or stand-by commitment cause the Fund not to be treated as the tax owner of the underlying municipal securities.

Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may acquire securities subject to repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements may be acquired for temporary defensive purposes, to maintain liquidity to meet anticipated share redemptions, pending the investment of the proceeds from sales of shares, or pending the settlement of portfolio securities transactions. In a repurchase transaction, the purchaser 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. Vendors must meet credit requirements set by the Manager from time to time.

The majority of repurchase transactions run from day to day and delivery pursuant to the resale typically occurs within one to five days of the purchase. Repurchase agreements that have a maturity beyond seven days are subject to limits on illiquid investments. There is no limit on the amount of assets that may be subject to repurchase agreements having maturities of seven days or less. 

Repurchase agreements are considered "loans" under the Investment Company Act and are collateralized by the underlying security. 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 repurchase price on the delivery date, there may be costs incurred in disposing of the collateral and losses if there is a delay in the ability to do so. The Manager will monitor the vendor's creditworthiness 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 (the "SEC"), the Fund, along with the affiliated entities managed by the Manager, may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint repurchase agreement 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.

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.

Loans of Portfolio Securities. Securities lending pursuant to a Securities Lending Agency Agreement (the "Securities Lending Agreement") with Goldman Sachs Bank USA, doing business as Goldman Sachs Agency Lending ("Goldman Sachs"), may be used to attempt to increase income. Loans of portfolio securities must comply with all applicable regulations and with the Fund's Securities Lending Procedures adopted by the Board. The terms of any loans must also meet applicable tests under the Internal Revenue Code.

There are certain risks in connection with securities lending, including possible delays in receiving additional collateral to secure a loan, or a delay or expenses in recovery of the loaned securities. 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 Manager, in its capacity as the Fund's collateral administrator, may invest that cash in certain high quality, short-term investments, including in money market funds advised by the Manager. The Fund will be subject to its proportional share of the expenses of such money market funds, including the advisory fee payable to the Manager or its affiliate as adviser to such funds. The Manager may charge a collateral administration fee of 0.08% on the value of cash collateral invested in other securities. All of the Fund's collateral investments must comply with 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 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.

Liquidity Facility. The Fund can participate in a program offered by ReFlow, LLC ("ReFlow") which provides additional liquidity to help the Fund meet shareholder redemptions without having to liquidate portfolio securities or borrow money, each of which imposes certain costs on the Fund. ReFlow is designed to provide an alternative source of funding to help meet shareholder redemptions while minimizing the Fund's costs and cash flow disruptions (compared to selling portfolio securities or other liquidity facilities such as a line of credit) and allowing the Fund to remain more fully invested. ReFlow provides this liquidity by being prepared to purchase Fund shares, at the Fund's closing net asset value, equal to the amount of the Fund's net redemptions on any given day. On subsequent days when the Fund experiences net subscriptions, ReFlow redeems its holdings at the Fund's net asset value on that day. When the Fund participates in the ReFlow program, it pays ReFlow a fee at a rate determined by a daily auction with other participating mutual funds in the ReFlow program. There is no assurance that ReFlow will have sufficient funds available to meet the Fund's liquidity needs on a particular day and ReFlow is prohibited from acquiring more than 3% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

Other Derivative Investments. Certain derivatives, such as options, futures, indexed securities and entering into swap agreements, can be used to increase or decrease the Fund's exposure to changing security prices, interest rates or other factors that affect the value of securities. However, these techniques could result in losses to the Funds if the Manager judges market conditions incorrectly or employs a strategy that does not correlate well with the Fund's other investments. These techniques can cause losses if the counterparty does not perform its promises. An additional risk of investing in municipal securities that are derivative investments is that their market value could be expected to vary to a much greater extent than the market value of municipal securities that are not derivative investments but have similar credit quality, redemption provisions and maturities.

Hedging. The Fund may use hedging to attempt to protect against declines in the market value of its portfolio, to permit the Funds to retain unrealized gains in the value of portfolio securities that have appreciated, or to facilitate selling securities for investment reasons. To do so, the Fund may:

  • sell interest rate futures or municipal bond index futures,
  • buy puts on such futures or securities, or
  • write covered calls on securities, broadly-based municipal bond indices, interest rate futures or municipal bond index futures.

Covered calls may also be written on debt securities to attempt to increase the Fund's income, but that income would not be tax-exempt. Therefore it is unlikely that the Fund would write covered calls for that purpose.

The Fund may also use hedging to establish a position in the debt securities market as a temporary substitute for purchasing individual debt securities. In that case the Fund will normally seek to purchase the securities, and then terminate that hedging position. For this type of hedging, the Fund may:

  • buy interest rate futures or municipal bond index futures, or
  • buy calls on such futures or on securities.

The Fund is not obligated to use hedging instruments, even though it is permitted to use them in the Manager's discretion, as described below. The Fund's strategy of hedging with futures and options on futures will be incidental to the Fund's investment activities in the underlying cash market. The particular hedging instruments the Fund can use are described below. The Fund may employ new hedging instruments and strategies when they are developed, if those investment methods are consistent with the Fund's investment objective and are permissible under applicable regulations governing the Fund.

Futures. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts relating to debt securities (these are called "interest rate futures"), and municipal bond indices (these are referred to as "municipal bond index futures").

An interest rate future obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to take) cash or a specific type of debt security to settle the futures transaction. Either party could also enter into an offsetting contract to close out the futures position.

A "municipal bond index" assigns relative values to the municipal bonds in the index, and is used as the basis for trading long-term municipal bond futures contracts. Municipal bond index futures are similar to interest rate futures except that settlement is made only in cash. The obligation under the contract may also be satisfied by entering into an offsetting contract. The strategies which the Fund employs in using municipal bond index futures are similar to those with regard to interest rate futures.

No money is paid by or received by the Fund on the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Upon entering into a futures transaction, the Fund will be required to deposit an initial margin payment in cash or U.S. Government securities 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 certain specified conditions. As the future is marked to market (that is, its value on the Fund's books is changed) to reflect changes in its market value, subsequent margin payments, called variation margin, will be paid to or by the futures broker daily.

At any time prior to the expiration of the future, the Fund may elect to close out its position by taking an opposite position at which time a final determination of variation margin is made and additional cash is required to be paid by or released to the Fund. Any gain or loss is then realized by the Fund on the future for tax purposes. Although interest rate futures by their terms call for settlement by the delivery of debt securities, in most cases the obligation is fulfilled without such delivery by entering into an offsetting transaction. All futures transactions are effected through a clearing house associated with the exchange on which the contracts are traded.

The Fund may concurrently buy and sell futures contracts in a strategy anticipating that the future the Fund purchased will perform better than the future the Fund sold. For example, the Fund might buy municipal bond futures and concurrently sell U.S. Treasury Bond futures (a type of interest rate future). The Fund would benefit if municipal bonds outperform U.S. Treasury Bonds on a duration-adjusted basis.

Duration is a volatility measure that refers to the expected percentage change in the value of a bond resulting from a change in general interest rates (measured by each 1% change in the rates on U.S. Treasury securities). For example, if a bond has an effective duration of three years, a 1% increase in general interest rates would be expected to cause the value of the bond to decline about 3%. There are risks that this type of futures strategy will not be successful. U.S. Treasury bonds might perform better on a duration-adjusted basis than municipal bonds, and the assumptions about duration that were used might be incorrect (in this case, the duration of municipal bonds relative to U.S. Treasury Bonds might have been greater than anticipated).

Put and Call Options.  Put options (sometimes referred to as "puts") give the holder the right to sell an asset for an agreed-upon price. Call options (sometimes referred to as "calls") give the holder the right to buy an asset at an agreed-upon price.

Writing Covered Call Options. The Fund may write (that is, sell) call options. The Fund's call writing is subject to a number of restrictions:

  1. After the Fund writes a call, not more than 20% of the Fund's total assets may be subject to calls.
  2. Calls the Fund sells must be listed on a securities or commodities exchange or quoted on NASDAQ®, the automated quotation system of The NASDAQ® Stock Market, Inc. or traded in the over-the-counter market.
  3. Each call the Fund writes must be "covered" while it is outstanding. That means the Fund must own the investment on which the call was written.
  4. The Fund may write calls on futures contracts whether or not it owns them.

When the Fund writes a call on a security, it receives cash (a premium). The Fund agrees to sell the underlying investment 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 retained 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 the specified 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 bank, 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 calls or upon the Fund's entering into a closing purchase 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 would generally be based on a multiple of the premium received for the option, plus the amount by which the option is exercisable below the market price of the underlying security (that is, the option is "in-the-money"). When the Fund writes an OTC option, it will treat as illiquid (for purposes of its restriction on illiquid securities) the mark-to-market value of any OTC option held by it, unless the option is subject to a buy-back agreement by 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 was more or less than the price of the call the Fund purchased to close out the transaction. A profit may also be realized if the call lapses unexercised, because the Fund retains the underlying investment and the premium received. Any such profits are considered short-term capital gains for federal tax purposes, as are premiums on lapsed calls. When distributed by the Funds they are taxable as ordinary income.

Writing Uncovered Call Options on Futures Contracts. The Funds may also write calls on futures contracts 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 in escrow an equivalent dollar value of liquid assets. The Fund will segregate additional liquid assets if the value of the escrowed assets drops below 100% of the current value of the future. Because of this escrow requirement, in no circumstances would the Fund's receipt of an exercise notice as to that future put the Fund in a "short" futures position.

Purchasing Puts and Calls. The Fund may buy calls only on securities, broadly-based municipal bond indices, municipal bond index futures and interest rate futures. It may also buy calls to close out a call it has written, as discussed above. Calls the Fund buys must be listed on a securities or commodities exchange, or quoted on NASDAQ®, or traded in the over-the-counter market. A call or put option may not be purchased if the purchase would cause the value of all the Fund's put and call options to exceed 5% of its total assets. 

When the Fund purchases a call (other than in a closing purchase transaction), it pays a premium. For calls on securities that the Fund buys, it 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 (1) the call is sold at a profit or (2) the call is exercised when the market price of the underlying investment is above the sum of the exercise price plus the transaction costs and premium paid for the call. If the call is not exercised nor sold (whether or not at a profit), it will become worthless at its expiration date. In that case the Fund will lose its premium payment and the right to purchase the underlying investment. 

Calls on municipal bond indices, interest rate futures and municipal bond index futures are settled in cash rather than by delivering the underlying investment. Gain or loss depends on changes in the securities included in the index in question (and thus on price movements in the debt securities market generally) rather than on changes in price of the individual futures contract. 

The Fund may buy only those puts that relate to securities that it owns, broadly-based municipal bond indices, municipal bond index futures or interest rate futures (whether or not the Fund owns the futures). 

When the Fund purchases a put, it pays a premium. The Fund then has the right to sell the underlying investment to a seller of a corresponding put on the same investment during the put period at a fixed exercise price. Puts on municipal bond indices are settled in cash. Buying a put on a debt security, interest rate future or municipal bond index future the Fund owns enables it to protect itself during the put period against a decline in the value of the underlying investment below the exercise price. 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 lose its premium payment and the right to sell the underlying investment. A put may be sold prior to expiration (whether or not at a profit).

Risks of Derivatives and Hedging Instruments . The use of derivatives and hedging instruments requires special skills and knowledge of investment techniques that are different than those required for normal portfolio management. These risks include the following:

Selection Risk.  If the Manager uses an option at the wrong time or judges market conditions incorrectly, or if the prices of its options positions are not correlated with its other investments, a hedging strategy may reduce returns or cause losses. If a covered call option is sold on an investment that increases in value, if the call is exercised, no gain will be realized on the increase in the investment's value above the call price. A put option on a security that does not decline in value will cost the amount of the purchase price and without providing any benefit if it cannot be resold.

Liquidity Risk. Losses might also be realized if a position could not be closed out because of illiquidity in the market for an option. 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.

Leverage Risk. Premiums paid for options are small compared to the market value of the underlying investments. Consequently, options may involve large amounts of leverage, which could result in the Fund's net asset value being more sensitive to changes in the value of the underlying investments.

Correlation Risk. If the Fund sells futures or purchases puts on broadly-based indices or futures to attempt to protect against declines in the value of its portfolio securities, it may be subject to the risk that the prices of the futures or the applicable index will not correlate with the prices of those portfolio securities. For example, the market or the index might rise but the value of the hedged portfolio securities might decline. In that case, the Fund would lose money on the hedging instruments and also experience a decline in the value of the portfolio securities. Over time, however, the value of a diversified portfolio of securities will tend to move in the same direction as the indices upon which related hedging instruments are based.

The risk of imperfect correlation increases as the composition of the 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 a greater dollar amount of hedging instruments than the dollar amount of portfolio securities being hedged, particularly if the historical price volatility of the portfolio securities being hedged is more than the historical volatility of the applicable index.

Transaction Costs. Option activities might also affect portfolio turnover rates and brokerage commissions. The portfolio turnover rate might increase if the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities that are subject to call options it has sold or if it exercises put options it has bought. Although the decision to exercise a put it holds is within the Fund's control, holding a put might create an additional reason to purchase a security. There may also be a brokerage commission on each purchase or sale of a put or call option. Those commissions may be higher on a relative basis than the commissions for direct purchases or sales of the underlying investments. A brokerage commission may also be paid for each purchase or sale of an underlying investment in connection with the exercise of a put or call.

Interest Rate Swaps. In an interest rate swap, the Fund and another party exchange their rights to receive interest payments on a security or payments based on a reference rate. For example, they might swap the right to receive floating rate payments based on a reference rate such as "LIBOR" for the right to receive fixed rate payments.

Interest rate swaps entail both interest rate risk and credit risk. 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. Credit risk is the risk that the counterparty might default. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund may lose the net amount of contractual interest payments that it has not yet received.

Asset Coverage for Certain Investments and Trading Practices. Typically, the Fund's investments in equity and fixed-income securities do not involve any future financial obligations. However, the Fund may make investments or employ trading practices that obligate the Fund, on a fixed or contingent basis, to deliver an asset or make a cash payment to another party in the future. The Fund will comply with guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and other applicable regulatory bodies with respect to coverage of certain investments and trading practices. This guidance may require earmarking or segregation by the Fund of cash or liquid securities with its custodian or a designated sub-custodian to the extent the Fund's obligations with respect to these strategies are not otherwise "covered" through ownership of the underlying security or financial instrument or by other portfolio positions, or by other means consistent with applicable regulatory policies. In some cases, SEC guidance permits the Fund to cover its obligation by entering into an offsetting transaction.

The Fund may cover the open positions in certain derivative instruments (e.g., futures contracts) that are not required to "cash settle" by earmarking or otherwise segregating liquid assets in an amount equal to the market value or full national amount of the derivative instrument(s). For derivative instrument(s) that are required to cash-settle, the Fund is permitted to earmark or otherwise segregate liquid assets in an amount equal to the Fund's daily marked to market (or net) obligation, if any, rather than the market value or full national amount. By setting aside or "earmarking" assets equal to only its net obligation under cash-settled derivative instruments, the Fund will have the ability to utilize these instruments to a greater extent than if the Fund were required to segregate or "earmark" assets equal to the full market value of the instrument.

The Fund's approach to asset coverage may vary among different types of swaps. With respect to most swap agreements (but excluding, for example, credit default swaps), the Fund calculates the obligations of the parties to the agreement on a "net basis" (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments). Consequently the Fund 's current obligations (or rights) under these swap agreements will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the "net amount"). The Fund's current obligation, if any, under a swap agreement will generally be covered by earmarking or otherwise segregating cash or liquid securities having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to the accrued unpaid net amounts owed. To the extent that the obligations of the parties under these swaps are not calculated on a net basis, the amount earmarked or otherwise segregated will be the full amount of the Fund's obligations, if any. Alternatively, the Fund could cover its obligation by other means consistent with applicable regulatory policies. 

Inasmuch as the Fund covers its obligations under these transactions as described above, the Manager and the Fund believe such obligations do not constitute senior securities and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to its borrowing restrictions. Earmarking or otherwise segregating a large percentage of the Fund's assets could impede the Manager's ability to manage the Fund's portfolio.

 

Regulatory Aspects of Derivatives and Hedging Instruments. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has eliminated limitations on futures trading by certain regulated entities, including registered investment companies. Consequently, registered investment companies may engage in unlimited futures transactions and options thereon by claiming an exclusion from regulation as a commodity pool operator under the Commodity Exchange Act.

Options transactions 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 purchased, sold or held through one or more different exchanges or are held in one or more accounts or through one or more brokers. Thus, the number of options that can be sold by an investment company advised by the Manager may be affected by options written or held by other investment companies advised by the Manager or affiliated entities. 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.

Temporary Defensive and Interim Investments. The securities the Fund may invest in for temporary defensive purposes include the following:

  • short-term municipal securities;
  • obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities;
  • corporate debt securities rated within the three highest grades by a nationally recognized rating agency;
  • commercial paper rated "A-1" by S&P, or a comparable rating by another nationally recognized rating agency; and
  • certificates of deposit of domestic banks with assets of $1 billion or more.

The Fund also might hold these types of securities pending the investment of proceeds from the sale of portfolio securities or to meet anticipated redemptions of Fund shares. The income from some of the temporary defensive or interim investments may not be tax-exempt. Therefore, when making those investments, the Fund might not achieve its objective.

Taxable Investments. While the Fund can invest up to 20% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in investments that generate income subject to income taxes, it does not anticipate investing substantial amounts of its assets in taxable investments under normal market conditions or as part of its normal trading strategies and policies. Taxable investments include, for example, hedging instruments, repurchase agreements, and many of the types of securities the Fund would buy for temporary defensive purposes.

At times, in connection with the restructuring of a municipal bond issuer either outside of bankruptcy court in a negotiated workout or in the context of bankruptcy proceedings, the Fund may determine or be required to accept equity or taxable debt securities, or the underlying collateral (which may include real estate) from the issuer in exchange for all or a portion of the Fund's holdings in the municipal security. Although the Manager will attempt to sell those assets as soon as reasonably practicable in most cases, depending upon, among other things, the Manager's valuation of the potential value of such assets in relation to the price that could be obtained by the Fund at any given time upon sale thereof, the Fund may determine to hold such securities or assets in its portfolio for limited period of time in order to liquidate the assets in a manner that maximizes their value to the Fund.

Investments in Other Investment Companies. On a temporary basis, the Fund can invest up to 5% of its total assets in shares of other investment companies that have an investment objective of seeking income exempt from federal and California personal income taxes. It can invest up to 5% of its total assets in any one investment company (but cannot own more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of that company). These limits do not apply to shares acquired in a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition of another investment company. Because the Fund would be subject to its ratable share of the other investment company's expenses in addition to its own expenses, the Fund will not make these investments unless the Manager believes that the potential investment benefits justify the added costs and expenses.

Portfolio Turnover. A change in the securities held by the Fund from buying and selling investments is known as "portfolio turnover." Short-term trading increases the rate of portfolio turnover and could increase the Fund's transaction costs. 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 commissions.

The Fund ordinarily does not trade securities to achieve short-term capital gains, because such gains would not be tax-exempt income. To a limited degree, the Fund may engage in active and frequent short-term trading to attempt to take advantage of short-term market variations. It may also do so to dispose of a portfolio security prior to its maturity. That might be done if, on the basis of a revised credit evaluation of the issuer or other considerations, the Manager believes such disposition is advisable or it needs to generate cash to satisfy requests to redeem Fund shares. In those cases, the Fund may realize a capital gain or loss on its investments. The Fund's annual portfolio turnover rate normally is not expected to exceed 100%. The Financial Highlights table at the end of the Prospectus shows the Fund's portfolio turnover rates during the past five fiscal years.

Investment Restrictions

Fundamental Policies. The Fund has adopted policies and restrictions to govern its investments. Under the Investment Company Act, fundamental policies are those policies that can be changed only by the vote of a "majority" of the Fund's outstanding voting securities, which 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.

The Fund's investment objective is a fundamental policy. Other 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.

Other Fundamental Investment Restrictions. The following investment restrictions are fundamental policies of the Fund.

  • The Fund cannot invest 25% or more of its total assets in any one industry. That limit does not apply to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities or securities issued by investment companies. Nor does that limit apply to municipal securities in general or to California municipal securities.
  • The Fund cannot invest in real estate, physical commodities or commodity contracts, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • The Fund cannot underwrite securities of other companies. A permitted exception is in case it is deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 when reselling any securities held in its own portfolio.
  • The Fund cannot issue senior securities, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • The Fund cannot borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to the Fund, as such statutes, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • The Fund cannot make loans, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to the Fund, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

 

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. That means the Fund is not required to sell securities to meet the percentage limits if the value of the investment increases in proportion to the size of the Fund. Percentage limits on borrowing and investments in illiquid securities apply on an ongoing basis.

Investment in Debt Securities Secured by Real Estate. The Investment Company Act requires each registered fund to adopt a fundamental policy regarding investments in real estate and/or commodities. The Fund does not have any restrictions on investments in real estate and/or commodities other than the information set forth in the investment restrictions above. Although the Fund is not expected to invest in real estate, to the extent consistent with its investment objective and its policies, the Fund would be permitted to invest in debt securities secured by real estate or interests in real estate, or issued by companies, including real estate investment trusts, that invest in real estate or interests in real estate. It is possible that the Fund could, as a result of an investment in debt securities of an issuer, come to hold an interest in real estate if the issuer defaulted on its debt obligations.

Non-Diversification of the Fund's Investments. The Fund is "non-diversified" as defined in the Investment Company Act. Funds that are diversified have restrictions against investing too much of their assets in the securities of any one "issuer." That means that the Fund can invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer than a fund that is diversified.

Being non-diversified poses additional investment risks, because if the Fund invests more of its assets in fewer issuers, the value of its shares is subject to greater fluctuations from adverse conditions affecting any one of those issuers. However, the Fund does limit its investments in the securities of any one issuer to qualify for tax purposes as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code. If it qualifies, the Fund does not have to pay federal income taxes if more than 90% of its earnings are distributed to shareholders. To qualify, the Fund must meet a number of conditions. First, not more than 25% of the market value of the Fund's total assets may be invested in the securities of a single issuer (other than government securities and securities of other regulated investment companies), two or more issuers that are engaged in the same or related trades or businesses and are controlled by the Fund, or one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (i.e., publicly-traded partnerships that are treated as partnerships for tax purposes and derive at least 90% of their income from certain passive sources). Second, with respect to 50% of the market value of its total assets, (1) no more than 5% of the market value of its total assets may be invested in the securities of a single issuer, and (2) the Fund must not own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of a single issuer.

The identification of the issuer of a municipal security depends on the terms and conditions of the security. When the assets and revenues of an agency, authority, instrumentality or other political subdivision are separate from those of the government creating it and the security is backed only by the assets and revenues of the subdivision, agency, authority or instrumentality, the latter would be deemed to be the sole issuer. Similarly, if an industrial development bond is backed only by the assets and revenues of the non-governmental user, then that user would be deemed to be the sole issuer. However, if in either case the creating government or some other entity guarantees a security, the guarantee would be considered a separate security and would be treated as an issue of such government or other entity.

Applying the Restriction Against Concentration. In implementing the Fund's policy not to concentrate its investments, the Manager will consider a non-governmental user of facilities financed by private activity bonds as being in a particular industry. That is done even though the bonds are municipal securities, as to which the Fund has no concentration limitation. The Manager categorizes tobacco industry related municipal bonds as either tobacco settlement revenue bonds or tobacco bonds that are subject to appropriation ("STA Bonds"). For purposes of the Funds' industry concentration policies, STA Bonds are considered to be "municipal" bonds, as distinguished from "tobacco" bonds. As municipal bonds, STA Bonds are not within any industry and are not subject to the Funds' industry concentration policies.

Other types of municipal securities that are not considered a part of any "industry" under the Fund's industry concentration policy include: general obligation, government appropriation, municipal leases, special assessment and special tax bonds. Although these types of municipal securities may be related to certain industries, because they are issued by governments or their political subdivisions rather than non-governmental users, these types of municipal securities are not considered a part of an industry for purposes of the Fund's industry concentration policy.

Therefore, the Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in these types of municipal securities, which may finance similar types of projects or from which the interest is paid from revenues of similar types of projects. "Similar types of projects" are projects that are related in such a way that economic, business or political developments tend to have the same impact on each similar project. For example, a change that affects one project, such as proposed legislation on the financing of the project, a shortage of the materials needed for the project, or a declining economic need for the project, would likely affect all similar projects, thereby increasing market risk. Thus, market changes that affect a security issued in connection with one project also would affect securities issued in connection with similar types of projects.

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 polices.

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 the Fund's 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 Policies. 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 in its annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in its Statements of Investments on Form N-Q. Those documents are publicly available at the SEC. In addition, the Fund's portfolio holdings information, as of the end of each calendar month, may be posted and available on the Fund's website (at www.oppenheimerfunds.com) no sooner than 30 days after the end of each calendar month. The top 20 month-end securities holdings, listed by security or by issuer, may be posted on the OppenheimerFunds website with a 15-day delay. The Fund may delay posting its holdings, post a smaller list of holdings (e.g., the top 10 or top 15 portfolio holdings), or may not post any holdings, if the Manager believes that 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 portfolio holdings information (which may include information on the Fund's entire portfolio of individual securities therein) positions may be released to the following categories of individuals or entities on an ongoing basis, provided that such individual or entity 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 of 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; 
  • Insurance companies that have separate accounts invested in Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds or Panorama Series Fund, Inc. (to prepare their financial statements and analysis); 
  • Brokers and dealers for purposes of providing portfolio analytic services; 
  • 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); and

  • Brokers and dealers to obtain price quotations where the Fund is not identified as the owner of the securities. 

Month-end lists of the Fund's complete portfolio holdings may be disclosed for legitimate business reasons, no sooner than 5 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 Investment Operations 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 (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 (from the SEC, the 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. At least annually the CCO reports to the Fund's Board any material violation of these policies and procedures during the previous period 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:

13D Research

Exane, Inc.

Multi-Bank Securities

1st Discount Brokerage

Fahnestock

Murphy & Durieu

ABG Sundal Collier

Fidelity Capital Markets

Natexis Bleichroeder

ABN Amro

FMS Bonds, Inc.

National Bank Financial

Advisor Asset Management

Fox-Pitt Kelton Inc.

Ned Davis Research Group

Alfa Capital Markets

Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co.

Needham & Company

Altrushare

FTN Financial

Nomura Securities International

Auerbach Grayson

Gabelli & Co.

Oddo Securities Corporation

Banco de Brasil Securities LLC

George K. Baum & Co.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Bank of America Securities LLC

GMP Securities L.P.

OTA-Off the Record Research

Barclays Capital

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Pacific Crest Securities

Barnard Jacobs Mellet

Handelsbanken Markets Securities

Petercam

Belle Haven Investments

Hapoalim Securities Bank USA

Piper Jaffray

Beltone Financial

Helvea

Prager McCarthy & Sealy

Bergen Capital

HSBC Securities Inc.

R. Seelaus & Co. Inc.

Bernstein

Hyundai Securities America, Inc.

Ramirez & Co. Inc.

BMO Capital Markets

Intermonte

Raymond James & Associates

BNP Paribas

ISI Group, Inc.

RBC Capital Markets

Bradesco Securities, Inc.

Janco Partners

Red Capital Markets

Branch Bank & Trust Capital Markets

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Redburn Partners

Cabrera Capital

Jefferies & Company

Rice Financial Products Co.

Canaccord Adams, Inc.

Jennings Capital Inc.

Robert W. Baird & Co.

Canaccord Capital Corp.

JNK Securities Corp.

Roosevelt & Cross

Caris & Co.

JP Morgan Securities

Royal Bank of Scotland

Carnegie

JPP Eurosecurities

Samsung Securities Inc.

Cazenove

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

Sandford C. Bernstein & Co.

Cheuvreux NA

Keijser Securities N.V.

Scotia Capital Markets

Citigroup

Kempen & Co. USA

Seattle Northwest Securities

Citigroup Global Markets

Kepler Capital Markets

Securevest Financial

Cleveland Research

KeyBanc Capital Markets

SG Cowen

CLSA

Kotak Mahindra Inc.

Siebert Brandford Shank & Co.

Cormark Securities

Lazard Capital Markets

Sterne Agee

Cowen and Company, LLC

Lebenthal & Co. LLC

Stifel Nicolaus & Co.

Craig-Hallum Capital Group

Leerink Swann

Stone & Youngberg

Credit Suisse First Boston

Loop Capital Markets

SWS Group, Inc.

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

M&T Securities

TD Securities

Crews & Associates

Macquarie Securities

Think Equity Partners

D.A. Davidson & Company

Madison Williams and Company LLC

Troika Dialog

Dahlman Rose & Co.

MainFirst Bank AG

UBS

Daiwa Securities

Mediobanca Securities USA LLC

UOB Kay Hian Inc.

Davy

Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.

US Bancorp

Desjardins Securities, Inc.

Merrion Stockbrokers Ltd.

Vining & Sparks

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

Mesirow Financial

Vontobel Securities Ltd.

Dougherty & Co.

MF Global Securities, Ltd.

Wachovia

Duncan Williams, Inc.

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Inc.

Wedbush Morgan Securities

Dundee Securities Inc.

Mizuho Securities USA, Inc.

Wells Fargo Securities

DZ Financial Markets

Morgan Keegan

WH Mell & Associates

Emmet & Co., Inc.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

William Blair & Co.

Empirical Research Partners

Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd.

Ziegler Capital Markets Group

Enam Securities PVT Ltd.

MR Beal & Co.



How the Fund is Managed

Organization and History. The Fund is an open-end, non-diversified management investment company with an unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest. The Fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust in December 2003.

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 and classes; and
  • 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. Only certain institutional investors may purchase Class Y shares. 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 at shareholder meetings; and
  • does not have cumulative voting rights, preemptive rights or subscription rights.

Class B shares will no longer be offered for sale after June 29, 2012.  See Prospectus under "More About Your Account" for details.

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 Y shares are also offered 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.

Voluntary Conversion to Class Y Shares. For shareholders who currently hold other classes of Fund shares, but are authorized to purchase Class Y shares, those shareholders can convert their eligible existing shares to Class Y shares of the Fund either through their dealer who has a special agreement with the Distributor or by submitting written instructions to the Transfer Agent. Shares that are subject to a CDSC are not eligible to convert to Class Y shares until the applicable CDSC period has expired. Under current interpretations of applicable federal income tax law by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"), this voluntary conversion 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.

Board of Trustees and Oversight Committees

The Fund is governed by a Board of Trustees, which is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders under Massachusetts and Federal law. The Board is led by Brian F. Wruble, 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, review its performance, oversee the potential conflicts that could affect the Fund, and review the actions of the Manager. The Board has an Audit Committee, a Regulatory & Oversight Committee and a Governance Committee. Each Committee is comprised solely of Trustees who are not "interested persons" under the Investment Company Act (the "Independent Trustees"). Mr. Wruble's practice is to attend all meetings of each of the three Committees of the Board where he participates in deliberation but does not have a vote.

During the Fund's fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, the Audit Committee held 4 meetings, the Regulatory & Oversight Committee held 5 meetings and the Governance Committee held 4 meetings.

The members of the Audit Committee are David K. Downes (Chairman), Phillip A. Griffiths, Mary F. Miller, Joseph M. Wikler and Peter I. Wold. The Audit Committee selects an 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's independent Auditors regarding the Fund's internal accounting procedures and controls; (iii) reviewing reports from the Manager's Internal Audit Department; (iv) maintaining a separate line of communication between the Fund's independent Auditors and the Independent Trustees/Directors; (v) reviewing the independence of the Fund's independent Auditors; and (vi) approving in advance the provision of any audit or non-audit services by the Fund's 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 of certain investments.

The members of the Regulatory & Oversight Committee are Matthew P. Fink (Chairman), David K. Downes, Phillip A. Griffiths, Joel W. Motley, Mary Ann Tynan and Joseph M. Wikler. The Regulatory & Oversight Committee evaluates and reports to the Board on the Fund's contractual arrangements, including the Investment Advisory and Distribution Agreements, Transfer Agency and Shareholder Service Agreements and custodian agreements as well as the policies and procedures adopted by the Fund to comply with the Investment Company Act and other applicable law. The Regulatory & Oversight Committee also reviews reports from the Manager's Risk Management Department and Chief Compliance Officer among other duties as set forth in the Regulatory & Oversight Committee's Charter. These reports, and others concerning investment, operational and other risks to the Funds are shared with, and discussed by, the full Board.

The members of the Governance Committee are Joel W. Motley (Chairman), Matthew P. Fink, Mary F. Miller, Mary Ann Tynan and Peter I. Wold. The Governance Committee reviews the Fund's governance guidelines, the adequacy of the Fund's Codes of Ethics, and develops qualification criteria for Board members consistent with the Fund's governance guidelines, provides the Board with recommendations for voting portfolio securities held by the Fund, monitors the Fund's proxy voting, and coordinates with organizations representing the independent directors of mutual funds among other duties set forth in the Governance Committee's Charter.

The Governance Committee's functions also include the nomination of Trustees/Directors, including Independent Trustees/Directors, for election to the Board. The full Board elects new Trustees/Directors except for those instances when a shareholder vote is required.

The Governance Committee will consider nominees recommended by Independent Trustees/Directors or recommended by any other Board members including Board members affiliated with the Fund's Manager. The Governance Committee may consider the advice and recommendation of the Manager and its affiliates in selecting nominees, but need not do so. Upon Board approval, the Governance Committee may retain an executive search firm to assist in screening potential candidates and may also use the services of legal, financial, or other external counsel that it deems necessary or desirable in the screening process. To date, the Governance Committee has been able to identify from its own resources an ample number of qualified candidates. However, under the current policy of the Board, if the Board determines that a vacancy exists or is likely to exist, the Governance Committee will include candidates recommended by the Fund's shareholders in its consideration of nominees.

Shareholders wishing to submit a nominee for election to the Board may do so by mailing their submission to the offices of OppenheimerFunds, Inc., Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008, to the attention of the Board of Trustees/Directors of the applicable Fund, c/o the Secretary of the Fund. Submissions should, at a minimum, be accompanied by the following: (1) the name, address, and business, educational, and/or other pertinent background of the person being recommended; (2) a statement concerning whether the person is an "interested person" as defined in the Investment Company Act; (3) any other information that the Fund would be required to include in a proxy statement concerning the person if he or she was nominated; and (4) the name and address of the person submitting the recommendation and, if that person is a shareholder, the period for which that person held Fund shares. Shareholders should note that a person who owns securities issued by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (the parent company of the Manager) would be deemed an "interested person" under the Investment Company Act. In addition, certain other relationships with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company or its subsidiaries, with registered broker-dealers, or with the Funds' outside legal counsel may cause a person to be deemed an "interested person."

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 the 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, and add to the diversity of, the background, skills, and experience of other Trustees/Directors, and will contribute to the Board's deliberations. There is no difference in the manner in which the Governance Committee evaluates a nominee based on whether the nominee is recommended by a shareholder. Candidates are expected to provide a mix of attributes, experience, perspective and skills necessary to effectively advance the interests of shareholders.

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/Director of the Fund.

Each independent trustee/director 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 Trustee's/Director's outside professional experience is outlined in the table of Biographical Information, below.

Trustees and Officers of the Fund

All of the Trustees are Independent Trustees. All of the Trustees are also Trustees of the following Oppenheimer funds (referred to as the "New York Board Funds"):

Limited Term New York Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Quest International Value Fund

Oppenheimer Absolute Return Fund

Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund

Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals

Oppenheimer Rising Dividends Fund

Oppenheimer AMT-Free New York Municipals

Oppenheimer Rochester Arizona Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Balanced Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Intermediate Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Maryland Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Massachusetts Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Michigan Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Minnesota Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Rochester North Carolina Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Ohio Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Short Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Opportunities Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Virginia Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Value Fund

Oppenheimer Select Value Fund

Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund

Oppenheimer Series Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid- Cap Growth Fund

Oppenheimer International Diversified Fund

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid- Cap Value Fund

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund

Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2015 Fund

Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2020 Fund

Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2025 Fund

Oppenheimer Master International Value Fund, LLC

Oppenheimer Transition 2030 Fund

Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Transition 2040 Fund

Oppenheimer Multi-State Municipal Trust

Oppenheimer Transition 2050 Fund

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series

Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust

Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund

Rochester Fund Municipals



Messrs. Loughran, Cottier, Willis, DeMitry, Camarella, Pulire, Stein, Edwards, Gabinet, Glavin, Kennedy, Legg, Petersen, Vandehey, Wixted, Zack and Mss. Bloomberg, Bullington, Nasta and Ruffle, who are officers of the Fund, hold the same offices with one or more of the other New York Board Funds.

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 Fund and other Oppenheimer funds that offer Class Y shares.

As of November 4, 2011, the Trustees/Directors 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/Directors (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 address of each Independent 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.

Each Independent Trustee has served the Fund in the following capacities from the following dates:

Position(s)

Length of Service

Brian F. Wruble

Board Chairman

Since 2007

Trustee

Since 2005

David K. Downes

Trustee

Since 2007

Matthew P. Fink

Trustee

Since 2005

Phillip A. Griffiths

Trustee

Since 2005

Mary F. Miller

Trustee

Since 2005

Joel W. Motley

Trustee

Since 2005

Mary Ann Tynan

Trustee

Since 2008

Joseph M. Wikler

Trustee

Since 2004

Peter I. Wold

Trustee

Since 2004



 

Independent Trustees

Name, Age, Position(s)

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeship/Directorships Held

Portfolios Overseen in Fund Complex

Brian F. Wruble (68)
Chairman of the Board, Trustee

Chairman (since August 2007) and Trustee (since August 1991) of the Board of Trustees of The Jackson Laboratory (non-profit); Director of Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC (registered investment company) (affiliate of the Manager's parent company) (since September 2004); Member of Zurich Financial Investment Management Advisory Council (insurance) (since 2004); Treasurer (since 2007) and Trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study (non-profit educational institute) (since May 1992); General Partner of Odyssey Partners, L.P. (hedge fund) (September 1995-December 2007); Special Limited Partner of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC (private equity investment) (January 1999-September 2004). Mr. Wruble has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since April 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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David K. Downes (71)
Trustee

Director of THL Credit Inc. (since June 2009); Independent Chairman GSK Employee Benefit Trust (since April 2006); Trustee of Employee Trusts (since January 2006); Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Community Capital Management (investment management company) (since January 2004); President of The Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund (investment management company) (since 2004); Director of Internet Capital Group (information technology company) (since October 2003); Director of Correctnet (January 2006-2007); Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Quaker Investment Trust (registered investment company) (2004-2007); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Lincoln National Investment Companies, Inc. (subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation, a publicly traded company) and Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. (investment management subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation) (1993-2003); President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Delaware Investment Family of Funds (1993-2003); President and Board Member of Lincoln National Convertible Securities Funds, Inc. and the Lincoln National Income Funds, TDC (1993-2003); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Retirement Financial Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent and investment adviser and subsidiary of Delaware Investments U.S., Inc.) (1993-2003); President and Chief Executive Officer of Delaware Service Company, Inc. (1995-2003); Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chairman and Director of Equitable Capital Management Corporation (investment subsidiary of Equitable Life Assurance Society) (1985-1992); Corporate Controller of Merrill Lynch Company (financial services holding company) (1977-1985); held the following positions at the Colonial Penn Group, Inc. (insurance company): Corporate Budget Director (1974-1977), Assistant Treasurer (1972-1974) and Director of Corporate Taxes (1969-1972); held the following positions at Price Waterhouse Company (financial services firm): Tax Manager (1967-1969), Tax Senior (1965-1967) and Staff Accountant (1963-1965); United States Marine Corps (1957-1959). Mr. Downes has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Matthew P. Fink (70)
Trustee

Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development (policy research foundation) (since 2005); Director of ICI Education Foundation (education foundation) (October 1991-August 2006); President of the Investment Company Institute (trade association) (October 1991-June 2004); Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (insurance company) (October 1991-June 2004). Mr. Fink has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since January 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Phillip A. Griffiths (73)
Trustee

Fellow of the Carnegie Corporation (since 2007);  Member of the National Academy of Sciences (since 1979); Council on Foreign Relations (since 2002); Foreign Associate of Third World Academy of Sciences (since 2002); Chair of Science Initiative Group (since 1999); Member of the American Philosophical Society (since 1996); Trustee of Woodward Academy (since 1983); Director of GSI Lumonics Inc. (precision technology products company) (2001-2010); Senior Advisor of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2001-2010);  Distinguished Presidential Fellow for International Affairs of the National Academy of Science (2002-2010); Director of the Institute for Advanced Study (1991-2004); Director of Bankers Trust New York Corporation (1994-1999); Provost at Duke University (1983-1991). Mr. Griffiths has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since June 1999, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Mary F. Miller (69)
Trustee

Trustee of International House (not-for-profit) (since June 2007); Trustee of the American Symphony Orchestra (not-for-profit) (since October 1998); and Senior Vice President and General Auditor of American Express Company (financial services company) (July 1998-February 2003). Ms. Miller has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2004, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Joel W. Motley (59)
Trustee

Board Member of Pulitzer center for Crisis Reporting (non-profit journalism) (since December 2010); Managing Director of Public Capital Advisors, LLC (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2006); Managing Director of Carmona Motley, Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2002); Director of Columbia Equity Financial Corp. (privately-held financial advisor) (2002-2007); Managing Director of Carmona Motley Hoffman Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (January 1998-December 2001); Member of the Finance and Budget Committee of the Council on Foreign Relations, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Episcopal Church of America, Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Human Rights Watch and Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Historic Hudson Valley. Mr. Motley has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Mary Ann Tynan (66)
Trustee

Independent Director of the ICI Board of Governors (since October 2011); Vice Chair of Board of Trustees of Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals (non-profit hospital) (since 2000); Chair of Board of Directors of Faulkner Hospital (non-profit hospital) (since 1990); Member of Audit and Compliance Committee of Partners Health Care System (non-profit) (since 2004); Board of Trustees of Middlesex School (educational institution) (since 1994); Board of Directors of Idealswork, Inc. (financial services provider) (since 2003); Partner, Senior Vice President and Director of Regulatory Affairs of Wellington Management Company, LLP (global investment manager) (1976-2002); Vice President and Corporate Secretary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc. (mutual fund investment adviser) (1970-1976). Ms. Tynan has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 2008, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Joseph M. Wikler (70)
Trustee

Director of C-TASC (bio-statistics services) (since 2007); Formerly, Director of the following medical device companies: Medintec (1992-2011) and Cathco (1996-2011); Member of the Investment Committee of the Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore (since 1994); Director of Lakes Environmental Association (environmental protection organization) (1996-2008); Director of Fortis/Hartford mutual funds (1994-December 2001). Mr. Wikler has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Peter I. Wold (63)
Trustee

Director of Arch Coal, Inc. (since 2010); Director and Chairman of Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute Commission (enhanced oil recovery study) (since 2004); President of Wold Oil Properties, Inc. (oil and gas exploration and production company) (since 1994); Vice President of American Talc Company, Inc. (talc mining and milling) (since 1999); Managing Member of Hole-in-the-Wall Ranch (cattle ranching) (since 1979); Director and Chairman of the Denver Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1993-1999); and Director of PacifiCorp. (electric utility) (1995-1999). Mr. Wold has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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The addresses of the officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Loughran, Cottier, Willis, Camarella, DeMitry, Pulire, Stein, Gabinet, Glavin, Zack, and Edwards and Mss. Bloomberg, Nasta and Ruffle, Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008; for Messrs. Kennedy, Petersen, Vandehey, Legg and Wixted and Ms. Bullington, 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each officer serves for an annual term or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

Each of the officers has served the Fund in the following capacities from the following dates:

Position(s)

Length of Service

Daniel G. Loughran

Vice President

Since 2005

Scott C. Cottier

Vice President

Since 2005

Troy E. Willis

Vice President

Since 2005

Mark R. DeMitry

Vice President

Since 2009

Michael L. Camarella

Vice President

Since 2009

Charles S. Pulire

Vice President

Since 2011

Christina M. Nasta

Vice President and Chief Business Officer

Since 2011

Richard A. Stein

Vice President

Since 2007

William F. Glavin, Jr.

President and Principal Executive Officer

Since 2009

Mark S. Vandehey

Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

Since 2004

Robert G. Zack

Vice President

Since 2011

Brian W. Wixted

Treasurer and Principal Financial &
Accounting Officer

Since 2004

Brian S. Petersen

Assistant Treasurer

Since 2004

James Kennedy

Assistant Treasurer

Since 2011

Stephanie J. Bullington

Assistant Treasurer

Since 2008

Arthur S. Gabinet

Secretary

Since 2011

Lisa I. Bloomberg

Assistant Secretary

Since 2004

Taylor V. Edwards

Assistant Secretary

Since 2008

Randy G. Legg

Assistant Secretary

Since 2008

Adrienne M. Ruffle

Assistant Secretary

Since 2008

Other Information about the Officers of the Fund

Name, Age, Position(s)

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years

Portfolios Overseen in Fund Complex

Daniel G. Loughran (47) Vice President

Senior Vice President of the Manager (since July 2007); Vice President of the Manager (April 2001-June 2007); Team leader, a Senior Portfolio Manager, an officer and a trader for the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds.

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Scott S. Cottier (39) Vice President

Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Manager (since September 2002); Portfolio Manager and trader at Victory Capital Management (1999-2002); Senior Portfolio Manager, an officer and trader for the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds.

20

Troy E. Willis (38) Vice President

Vice President of the Manager (since July 2009); Assistant Vice President of the Manager (July 2005-June 2009); Senior Portfolio Manager with the Manager (since January 2006); A corporate attorney for Southern Resource Group (1999-2003); He is a Senior Portfolio Manager, an officer and a trader for the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds.

20

Mark R. DeMitry (35) Vice President

Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Manager (since July 2009); Associate Portfolio Manager (September 2006-June 2009); Research Analyst of the Manager (June 2003-September 2006); Credit Analyst of the Manager (July 2001-May 2003); He is a Senior Portfolio Manager, an officer and a trader for the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds.

20

Michael L. Camarella (35) Vice President

Vice President of the Manager (since January 2011); Assistant Vice President of the Manager (July 2009-December 2010); Senior Portfolio Manager of the Manager (since January 2011); Associate Portfolio Manager of the Manager (January 2008-January 2011); Research Analyst of the Manager (April 2006 - December 2007); Credit Analyst of the Manager (June 2003 - March 2006). He is a Senior Portfolio Manager, an officer and a trader for the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds.

20

Charles S. Pulire (34) Vice President

Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Manager (since December 2010); Research Analyst of the Manager (February 2008 - November 2010); Credit Analyst of the Manager (May 2006 - February 2008). He is a portfolio manager and trader for the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds.

20

Richard A. Stein (53) Vice President

Director of the Rochester Credit Analysis team (since March 2004); Vice President of the Manager (January 1996 - June 2011); and a Senior Vice President of the Manager (since 2011); head of Rochester's Credit Analysis team (since 1993).

20

Name, Age, Position(s)

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years

Portfolios Overseen
in Fund Complex

Mark S. Vandehey (61)
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

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).

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Christina M. Nasta (38)
Vice President and Chief Business Officer

Senior Vice President of the Manager (since July 2010); Vice President of the Manager (since January 2003); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (since January 2003).

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Robert G. Zack (63)
Vice President

Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of OAC (since November 2001); Executive Vice President (since January 2004) and General Counsel (March 2002-December 2010) of the Manager; Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Director of OFI Trust Company (since November 2001);  General Counsel of the Distributor (December 2001-December 2010); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (December 2001-December 2010); Senior Vice President and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (December 2001-December 2010); Assistant Secretary (September 1997-December 2010) and Director (November 2001-December 2010) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Vice President and Director of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (December 2002-December 2010); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (November 2001-December 2010); Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Director of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (December 2001-December 2010); Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Director of OFI Private Investments, Inc. (November 2001-December 2010); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (June 2003-December 2010); Senior Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (November 2001-December 2010).

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Brian W. Wixted (52)
Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

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).

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Brian S. Petersen (41)
Assistant Treasurer

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).

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Stephanie J. Bullington (34)
Assistant Treasurer

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).

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James Kennedy (53)
Assistant Treasurer

Senior Vice President of the Manager (since September 2006).

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Arthur S. Gabinet (53)
Secretary

Executive Vice President (since May 2010) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Manager; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Assistant Secretary (since January 2011) and Director (since January 2011) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Vice President and Director of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (since January 2011); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments, Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Manager (May 2010-December 2010); Principal, The Vanguard Group (November 2005-April 2010); District Administrator, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (January 2003-October 2005).

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Lisa I. Bloomberg (43)
Assistant Secretary

Senior Vice President (since February 2010) and Deputy General Counsel (since May 2008) of the Manager; Vice President (May 2004-January 2010) and 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.

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Randy G. Legg (46)
Assistant Secretary

Vice President (since June 2005) and Senior Counsel (since March 2011) of the Manager; Associate Counsel (January 2007-March 2011) of the Manager.

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Taylor V. Edwards (44)
Assistant Secretary

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; Associate at Dechert LLP (September 2000-December 2005).

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Adrienne M. Ruffle (34)
Assistant Secretary

Vice President (since February 2007) and Associate Counsel (since May 2009) of the Manager; Assistant Vice President (February 2005-January 2007); and Assistant Counsel (February 2005-April 2009); Associate Counsel (September 2002-February 2005) at Sidley Austin LLP.

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Trustees Share Ownership. The chart below shows 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").

As of December 31, 2010

Dollar Range of Shares Beneficially Owned in the Fund

Aggregate Dollar Range of Shares Beneficially Owned in Supervised Funds

Independent Trustees

Brian Wruble

None

Over $100,000

David K. Downes

None

Over $100,000

Matthew P. Fink

None

Over $100,000

Phillip A. Griffiths

None

Over $100,000

Mary F. Miller

None

Over $100,000

Joel W. Motley

None

Over $100,000

Mary Ann Tynan

None

Over $100,000

Joseph M. Wikler

None

Over $100,000

Peter I. Wold

None

Over $100,000



Remuneration of the Officers and Trustees. The officers of the Fund, who are affiliated with the Manager, receive no salary or fee from the Fund. The Independent Trustees' total compensation from the Fund and fund complex represents compensation 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, 2010.

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

Aggregate Compensation From the Fund1

Total Compensation From the Fund and Fund Complex

Fiscal Year Ended July 31, 2011

Year Ended December 31, 2010

Brian F. Wruble

$798

$234,000

Chairman of the Board

David Downes

$647

$189,000

Audit Committee Chairman and Regulatory & Oversight Committee Member

Matthew P. Fink

$647

$189,000

Regulatory & Oversight Committee Chairman and Governance Committee Member

Phillip A. Griffiths

$718 2

$210,280

Audit Committee Member and Regulatory & Oversight Committee Member

Mary F. Miller

$606 3

$177,000

Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

Joel W. Motley

$647 4

$189,000

Governance Committee Chairman and Regulatory & Oversight Committee Member

Mary Ann Tynan

$606

$183,076

Regulatory & Oversight Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

Joseph M. Wikler

$606 5

$177,000

Audit Committee Member and Regulatory & Oversight Committee Member

Peter I. Wold

$606 6

$177,000

Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member



1."Aggregate Compensation From the Fund" includes fees and amounts deferred under the "Compensation Deferral Plan" (described below), if any.
2. Includes $223 deferred by Mr. Griffiths under the Compensation Deferral Plan.
3. Includes $261 deferred by Ms. Miller under the Compensation Deferral Plan.
4. Includes $65 deferred by Mr. Motley under the Compensation Deferral Plan.
5. Includes $303 deferred by Mr. Wikler under the Compensation Deferral Plan.
6. Includes $606 deferred by Mr. Wold under the Compensation Deferral Plan.


Compensation Deferral Plan. 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 certain Funds. 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 Trustee. The amount paid to the Trustee under the plan will be determined based on the amount of compensation deferred and the performance of the selected funds.

Deferral of the Trustees' fees under the plan will not materially affect a Fund's assets, liabilities or net income per share. The plan will not obligate a fund to retain the services of any Trustee or to pay any particular level of compensation to any Trustee. Pursuant to an Order issued by the SEC, a 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 Trustee's deferred compensation account.

Major Shareholders. As of November 4, 2011 the only persons or entities who owned of record, or who were known by the Fund to own beneficially, 5% or more of any class of the Fund's outstanding shares were:

Name

Address

% Owned

Share Class

First Clearing LLC, Speical Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market Street, St. Louis MO 63103

12.58

A

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plaza, Jersey City NJ 07399-0001

11.27

A

Citigroup Global Mkts Inc., Attn Cindy Tempesta 7th Fl.

333 West 34th Street, New York NY 10001-2483

7.34

A

National Financial Services LLC, For Exclusive Ben of Customers, 200 Liberty Street, One World Financial Center

Attn: Mutual Funds 5th Floor, New York NY 10281-1003

7.24

A

MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit Of Its Customers, Attn Fund Admn

4800 Deer Lake Dr. E., Fl. 3, Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

5.71

A

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plaza, Jersey City NJ 07399-0001

23.96

B

First Clearing LLC, Special Custody Acct for the, Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market Street, St Louis MO 63103

20.02

B

National Financial Services LLC, For Exclusive Ben of Customers, 200 Liberty Street, One World Financial Center

Attn: Mutual Funds 5th Floor, New York NY 10281-1003

9.16

B

MLPF&S Inc. For the Sole Benefit, of Its Customers

4800 Deer Lake Dr. E, Jacksonville FL 32246-6484

6.54

B

Edward D. Jones & Co, Attn Mutual Fund Shareholder Accounting

201 Progress Pkwy, Maryland HTS MO 63043-3009

5.26

B

MLPF&S For the Sole Benefit, of its Customers, Attn Fund Admin

4800 Deer Lake Dr. E. Fl 3, Jacksonville FL 32246-6484

28.36

C

First Clearing LLC, Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market Street, St Louis MO 63103

22.19

C

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plaza, Jersey City NJ 07399-0001

6.91

C

Morgan Stanley & Co, Attn Mutual Funds Operations, Harborside Financial Center

Plaza II 3rd Floor, Jersey City NJ 07311

5.55

C



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.

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 could 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 and the Distributor.

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.

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 securities 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 principally responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio. Other members of the Manager's investment teams provide the portfolio managers with counsel and support in managing the Fund's portfolio.

The advisory 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 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 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 investment advisory agreement. The investment advisory agreement lists examples of expenses paid by the Fund. The major categories relate to interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, fees to certain Board members, 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. The management fees paid by the Fund to the Manager during its last three fiscal years were:

Fiscal Year ended 7/31

Management Fees Paid to OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

2009

$1,164,595

2010

$1,118,621

2011

$1,275,068



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 the Fund sustains in connection with matters to which the agreement relates.

The agreement permits the Manager to act as an 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 and state courts against the Manager, the Distributor and certain Oppenheimer mutual funds (but not including the Fund) advised by the Manager and distributed by the Distributor (the "Defendant Funds"). Several of these lawsuits also name as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raise claims under federal and state securities laws and state common law and allege, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Fund's investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses. On June 1, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado gave preliminary approval to stipulations and agreements of settlement in certain putative class action lawsuits involving two Defendant Funds, Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund and Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund. On September 30, 2011, the court entered orders approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. Those orders are not subject to further appeal. These settlements do not resolve any of the other outstanding lawsuits relating to Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund, Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund or other Defendant Funds.

In 2009, what are claimed to be derivative lawsuits were filed in New Mexico 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. On September 9, 2011, the court denied plaintiffs' request for a hearing to determine the fairness of the settlement, finding that plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue derivative claims on behalf of the Trust. On October 27, 2011, the parties filed a joint motion for dismissal of these lawsuits with prejudice, which the court granted on October 28, 2011.

Other class action and individual lawsuits have been filed since 2008 in various state and federal courts against the Manager and certain of its affiliates by investors seeking to recover investments they allegedly lost as a result of the "Ponzi" scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff and his firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC ("BLMIS"). Plaintiffs in these suits allege that they suffered losses as a result of their investments in several funds managed by an affiliate of the Manager and assert 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 awards of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses. Neither the Distributor, nor any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds, their independent trustees or directors are named as defendants in these lawsuits. None of the Oppenheimer mutual funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Mr. Madoff or BLMIS. On February 28, 2011, a stipulation of partial settlement of certain putative class action lawsuits relating to these matters was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 19, 2011, the court entered a final judgment and order of dismissal with prejudice approving the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate. In September 2011, certain parties filed notices of appeal from the court's order approving the settlement. On July 29, 2011, a stipulation of settlement between certain affiliates of the Manager and the Trustee appointed under the Securities Investor Protection Act to liquidate BLMIS was filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to resolve purported preference and fraudulent transfer claims by the Trustee. On September 22, 2011, the court issued a ruling approving the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate. In October 2011, certain parties filed notices of appeal from the court's order approving the settlement. The aforementioned settlements do not resolve any of the other outstanding lawsuits relating to these matters.

On April 16, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark IV Funding Limited ("AAArdvark IV"), an entity advised by the Manager's affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark IV. Plaintiffs allege breach of contract against the defendants and seek compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On July 15, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark Funding Limited ("AAArdvark I"), an entity advised by the Manager's affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark I. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On November 9, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark XS Funding Limited ("AAArdvark XS"), an entity advised by the Manager's affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark XS. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees.

The Manager believes the lawsuits and appeals described above are without legal merit and, with the exception of actions it has settled, is defending against them vigorously. The Defendant Funds' Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to represent the 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 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 mutual funds.

Portfolio Managers. The Fund's portfolio is managed by a team of investment professionals, including Daniel G. Loughran, Scott S. Cottier, Troy E. Willis, Mark R. DeMitry, Michael L. Camarella and Charles S. Pulire (each is referred to as a "Portfolio Manager" and collectively they are referred to as the "Portfolio Managers") 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, the members of the portfolio management team also manage other investment portfolios and other accounts on behalf of the Manager or its affiliates. The following table provides information regarding those portfolios and accounts as of July 31, 2011:

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 Managed2

Daniel G. Loughran

19

$27.54

None

$0

2

$163

Scott S. Cottier

19

$27.54

None

$0

2

$163

Troy E. Willis

19

$27.54

None

$0

2

$163

Mark R. DeMitry

19

$27.54

None

$0

2

$163

Michael L. Camarella

19

$27.54

None

$0

2

$163

Charles S. Pulire

19

$27.54

None

$0

2

$163



1. In billions.
2. In millions.
3. 
Does not include personal accounts of the portfolio manager and his family, which are subject to the Code of Ethics.


As indicated above, the Portfolio Managers may also manage other funds and accounts. At different times, the Fund's Portfolio Managers may manage other funds or accounts with investment objectives and strategies similar to those of the Fund, or they may manage funds or accounts with different investment objectives and strategies. At times, those responsibilities could potentially conflict with the interests of the Fund. That may occur whether the investment objectives and strategies of the other funds and accounts 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 they 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 obligation 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.

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 at least half of annual cash compensation based on relative investment performance results of the funds or 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 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 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 Lipper benchmark selected by management. The majority is based on one, three and five 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 Managers' 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 Managers.

The Lipper benchmark for the Portfolio Managers with respect to the Fund is Lipper - California Short-Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds. The compensation structure of the other funds and accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers are generally the same as the compensation structure of the Fund, described above.

  •  Ownership of Fund Shares. As of July 31, 2011, the Portfolio Manager(s) beneficially owned shares of the Fund as follows:

Portfolio Manager

Range of Shares Beneficially Owned in the Fund

Daniel G. Loughran

None

Scott S. Cottier

None

Troy E. Willis

None

Mark R. DeMitry

None

Michael L. Camarella

None

Charles S. Pulire

None



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 such that the total costs or proceeds are 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 managers directly place trades and allocate brokerage based upon their judgment as to the execution capability of the broker or dealer. The Manager's executive officers supervise the allocation of brokerage. 

Most securities purchases made by the Fund are in principal transactions at net prices. (i.e., without commissions). The Fund usually deals directly with the selling or purchasing principal or market maker without incurring charges for the services of a broker on its behalf.  Portfolio securities purchased from underwriters include a commission or concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter in the price of the security.  Portfolio securities purchased from dealers include a spread between the bid and asked price.  Therefore, the Fund generally does not incur substantial brokerage costs. On occasion, however, the Manager may determine that a better price or execution may be obtained by using the services of a broker on an agency basis. In that situation, the Fund would incur a brokerage commission.

Other funds advised by the Manager have investment policies similar to those of the Fund.  Those other funds 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 funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates. The transactions under those combined orders are generally allocated on a pro rata basis based on the fund's respective net asset sizes and other factors, including the fund's cash flow requirements, investment policies and guidelines and capacity.

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 a 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 execute portfolio securities transactions through 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 broaden 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, 2009, 2010 and 2011, the Fund paid the total brokerage commissions indicated in the chart below. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, the Fund paid $0 in commissions to firms that provide brokerage and research services to the Fund with respect to $0 of aggregate portfolio transactions. All such transactions were on a "best execution" basis, as described above. The provision of research services was not necessarily a factor in the placement of all such transactions.

Fiscal Year ended 7/31

Total Brokerage Commissions Paid by the Fund

2009

$0

2010

$0

2011

$0



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


Distribution and Service Arrangements

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 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 tables below.

Fiscal Year Ended 7/31

Aggregate Front-End Sales Charges on Class A Shares1

Class A Front-End Sales Charges Retained by Distributor2

Concessions on Class A Shares Advanced by Distributor3

Concessions on Class B Shares Advanced by Distributor2

Concessions on Class C Shares Advanced by Distributor2

2009

$204,680

$37,870

$23,841

$8,567

$86,318

2010

$374,957

$78,976

$76,858

$4,063

$143,433

2011

$368,161

$48,888

$173,423

$8,947

$160,169



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.


 

Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

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

2009

$58,964

$6,795

$24,863

2010

$2,486

$5,563

$18,246

2011

$26,089

$3,707

$16,919



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, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on that plan. The Independent Trustees 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 also 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 with 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.

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 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 Fund accounts, 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 the Class A average net assets. The Distributor makes payments to recipients periodically at an annual rate of not more than 0.25% of the Class A average net assets held in the accounts of the recipient or it customers.

The Distributor does not receive or retain the service fee for Class A share accounts for which the Distributor is listed as the broker-dealer of record. While the plan permits the Board to authorize payments to the Distributor to reimburse itself for those services, the Board has not yet done so, except with respect to shares purchased prior to March 1, 2007 by 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, 2011 payments under the Class A service plan totaled $470,490, of which $0 was retained by the Distributor under the arrangement described above, regarding grandfathered retirement accounts, including $11,017 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.

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 and distribution fees 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 of distribution efforts and services, or to obtain such services from brokers and dealers, if 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 service fees to recipients periodically in lieu of paying the first year fee in advance. If Class B and 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 and 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 and Service Fees Paid to the Distributor for the Fiscal Year Ended 7/31/11

Class:

Total Payments Under Plan

Amount Retained by Distributor

Amount Paid to Affiliate

Distributor's Aggregate Unreimbursed Expenses Under Plan

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

Class B Plan

$17,128

$13,657

$264

$0

0.00%

Class C Plan

$738,057

$212,483

$3,484

$1,265,364

1.69%



All payments under the Plans are subject to the limitations imposed by the Conduct Rules of FINRA on payments of distribution and service fees.

Payments to Financial 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:

Payments made by the Fund, or by an investor buying or selling shares of the Fund, including:

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

  • ongoing asset-based distribution and/or service fees (described in the section "Distribution and Service Arrangements - 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 a broker or dealer that sells 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, 2010, 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 (of at least $5,000) from the Manager or the Distributor for marketing or program support:

A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc.

H.D. Vest Investment Services, Inc.

Prime Capital Services, Inc.

Aetna Life Insurance & Annuity Company

Hartford Life & Annuity Insurance
  Company

Primevest Financial Services, Inc.

AIG Advisor Group, Inc.

Independent Financial Group, LLC

Proequities, Inc.

Allianz Life Insurance Company

ING Financial Advisers, LLC

Protective Group Securities, Inc.

Allstate Financial Services LLC

ING Financial Partners, Inc.

Protective Life and Annuity Insurance
  Company

Allstate Life Insurance Company

Invest Financial Corporation

Pruco Securities, LLC

American Enterprise Life Insurance
  Company

Jackson National Life Insurance Company

Prudential Investment Management
  Services, Inc.

American General Annuity Insurance
  Company

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc.

Jefferson Pilot Securities Corporation

Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.

American United Life Insurance Company

JJB Hillard W.L. Lyons, Inc.

RBC Capital Markets Corporation

Ameriprise Advisor Services, Inc.

JP Morgan Securities, Inc.

RBC Dain Rauscher

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company

Retirement Plan Consultants

Ameritas Life Insurance Company

Key Investment Services LLC

Robert W. Baird & Co.

AXA Advisors, LLC

KMS Financial Services Inc.

Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

Legend Equities Corporation

Sagepoint Financial Advisors

Banc of America Investment Services, Inc.

Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation

Securities America, Inc.

Cadaret Grant & Co.

Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation

Security Benefit Life Insurance Company

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.

Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc.

Sigma Financial Corp.

CCO Investment Services Corporation

Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

Signator Investments, Inc.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

LPL Financial Corporation

State Farm VP Management Corp.

Chase Investment Services Corporation

Manulife Financial

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
  Company

Sun Life Financial Distributors, Inc.

CitiStreet Advisors LLC

MassMutual Financial Group

Sun Life Insurance Company

Citizens Bank of Rhode Island

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.

Sun Trust Securities, Inc.

C.M. Life Insurance Company

MetLife Investors Insurance Company

Sunamerica Securities, Inc.

Commonwealth Financial Network

MetLife Securities, Inc.

SunTrust Bank

CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.

MML Investor Services, Inc.

Suntrust Investment Services, Inc.

CUSO Financial Services, LP

Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

Direct Services LLC

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC

The Hartford/Planco

Edward D. Jones and Company, LP

Multi-Financial Securities Corporation

The Investment Center, Inc.

Essex National Securities, Inc.

Mutual Funds Against Cancer

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Federal Kemper Life Assurance Company

National Planning Corporation

Thrivent Investment Management, Inc.

Financial Network Investment Corporation

National Retirement Partners, Inc.

Transamerica Life Insurance Co.

Financial Services Corporation

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

First Allied Securities, Inc.

New England Securities, Inc.

Union Central Life Insurance Company

First Clearing LLC

NFP Securities Inc.

USI Securities, Inc.

First Global Capital Corporation

North Ridge Securities Corp.

Valic Financial Advisors, Inc.

FSC Securities Corporation

Northwestern Mutual Investment Services

Vanderbilt Securities LLC

GE Life and Annuity Company

NRP Financial, Inc.

VSR Financial Services, Inc.

Geneos Wealth Management, Inc.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Wachovia Securities, LLC

Genworth Financial, Inc.

Pacific Life Insurance Co.

Walnut Street Securities, Inc.

Great West Life Insurance Company

Park Avenue Securities LLC

Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company

Pershing LLC

Wells Fargo Investments, LLC

H. Beck, Inc.

PFS Investments, Inc.

Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.

PlanMember Securities Corp.



For the year ended December 31, 2010, the following firms (which in some cases are broker-dealers) received payments from the Manager or Distributor (of at least $2,500) for administrative or other services provided (other than revenue sharing arrangements), as described above:

Acensus, Inc.

First Clearing LLC

National Financial Services LLC

ACS HR Solutions LLC

First Global Capital Corporation

New York Life Insurance and Annuity
  Company

ADP Broker-Dealer, Inc.

First Trust Corp.

Northwest Plan Services Inc.

Aegon USA

GE Financial Assurance

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Aetna Life Insurance & Annuity Company

GE Life and Annuity Company

Pershing LLC

Alliance Benefit Group

Geller Group Ltd.

Phoenix Life Insurance Company

Allianz Life Insurance Company

Genworth Financial, Inc.

Plan Administrators Inc.

American Diversified Distribution, LLC

Great West Life Insurance Company

PlanMember Securities

American Enterprise Life Insurance

Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company

Primevest Financial Services, Inc.

American Funds

H&R Block Financial Advisors, Inc.

Principal Life Insurance

American General Annuity Insurance
  Company

H.D. Vest Investment Services, Inc.

Protective Life and Annuity Insurance
  Company

American United Life Insurance Co.

Hartford Life Insurance Company

Prudential Investment Management
  Services, Inc.

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Hewitt Associates LLC

PSMI Group

Ameritas Life Insurance Company

ICMA-RC Services LLC

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Ameritrade, Inc.

Ingham Group

Reliance Trust Co.

Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company

Interactive Retirement Systems

Robert W. Baird & Co.

AST Trust Company

Intuition Systems, Inc.

RSM McGladrey, Inc.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

Investmart

Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.

Benefit Administration Co.

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Scottrade, Inc.

Benefit Consultants Group

JJB Hillard W. L. Lyons, Inc.

Security Benefit Life Insurance Company

Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc.

John Hancock Life Insurance Company

Southwest Securities, Inc.

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.

JP Morgan Securities, Inc.

Standard Insurance Co.

Ceridian

July Business Services

Standard Retirement Services, Inc.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company

Stanton Group, Inc.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Lincoln Benefit National Life

Sterne Agee & Leach, Inc.

CitiStreet Advisors LLC

Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation

Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc.

Clark Consulting

Lincoln Investment Planning Inc.

Sun Trust Securities, Inc.

CPI Qualified Plan Consultants

LPL Financial Corporation

T. Rowe Price

CUNA Mutual Insurance Society

Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company, Inc.

The Princeton Retirement Group

DA Davidson & Co.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
  Company

The Retirement Plan Company, LLC

Daily Access. Com, Inc.

Matrix Settlement & Clearance Services

Transamerica Retirement Services

Davenport & Company, LLC

Mercer HR Services

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

David Lerner Associates, Inc.

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.

Unified Fund Services, Inc.

Digital Retirement Solutions

Mesirow Financial, Inc.

Union Bank & Trust Company

Diversified Advisors Investments Inc.

MG Trust

US Clearing Co.

DR, Inc.

Mid Atlantic Capital Co.

USAA Investment Management Co.

Dyatech, LLC

Milliman, Inc.

USI Consulting Group

E*TRADE Clearing LLC

Minnesota Life Insurance Company

Valic Financial Advisors, Inc.

Edward D. Jones and Company, LP

Mony Life Insurance Company of America

Vanguard Group

ExpertPlan.com

Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated

Wachovia Securities, LLC

Federal Kemper Life Assurance Company

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

Wedbush Morgan Securities

Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC

Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company

Wells Fargo Bank NA

Fidelity Investments Institutional
  Operations Co.

National City Bank

Wells Fargo Investments, LLC

Financial Administrative Services
  Corporation

National Deferred Compensation

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.

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:

   

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 shares includes the applicable current maximum initial sales charge but does not include the effect of any contingent deferred sales charges. The Class A dividend yield may also be quoted without deducting the maximum initial sales charge.

  • Tax-Equivalent Yield. The "tax-equivalent yield" of a class of shares is the equivalent yield that would have to be earned on a taxable investment to achieve the after-tax results represented by the Fund's tax-equivalent yield. It adjusts the Fund's standardized yield, as calculated above, by a stated tax rate. Using different tax rates to show different tax equivalent yields shows investors in different tax brackets the tax equivalent yield of the Fund based on their own tax bracket.

The tax-equivalent yield is based on a 30-day period, and is computed by dividing the tax-exempt portion of the Fund's current yield (as calculated above) by one minus a stated income tax rate. The result is added to the portion (if any) of the Fund's current yield that is not tax-exempt.

The tax-equivalent yield may be used to compare the tax effects of income derived from the Fund with income from taxable investments at the tax rates stated. Your tax bracket is determined by your federal and state taxable income (the net amount subject to federal and state income tax after deductions and exemptions).

The Fund's Yields for the 30-Day Period Ended 7/31/11

Standardized Yield

Dividend Yield

Class of Shares

Without Sales Charge

After Sales Charge

Without Sales Charge

After Sales Charge

Class A

4.63%

4.47%

4.86%

4.70%

Class B

3.45%

N/A

3.57%

N/A

Class C

3.79%

N/A

3.97%

N/A

Class Y

4.82%

N/A

5.02%

N/A



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 sales charges described in the Fund's Prospectus are applied unless the returns are shown at "net asset value."

The Fund's returns are calculated based on the change in value of a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000 ("P" in the formulas below) held for a number of years ("n" in the formulas).

  • Average Annual Total Return. The "average annual total return" for each class is an average annual compounded rate of return for each year in a specified number of years that, assuming all dividends and distributions are reinvested, results in an Ending Redeemable Value ("ERV") according to the following formula:

   

  • 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 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 ("ATVD") according to the following formula:


 

   


 

  • 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:

   

  • 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:

   


  • Total Returns at Net Asset Value. From time to time the Fund may also quote cumulative or average annual total returns "at net asset value" without deducting any 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.

  • Hypothetical Investment Accounts. Fund advertisements or sales literature may also, from time to time, include performance of a hypothetical investment account that includes the total return of shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds as part of an illustration of an asset allocation model or similar presentation.

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

  • 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.
  • The principal value of the Fund's shares, 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.
  • An investment in the Fund is not insured by the FDIC or any other government agency.

Performance Data. The charts below show the Fund's performance as of its most recent fiscal year end. You can obtain current performance 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 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 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 those investments, the types of investments the Fund holds, and its operating expenses that are allocated to the particular class.

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

The Fund's Total Returns for the Periods Ended 7/31/11

Cumulative Total Returns

Average Annual Total Returns

10 Years or life of class, if less

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

Class of Shares

After Sales Charge

Without Sales Charge

After Sales Charge

Without Sales Charge

After Sales Charge

Without Sales Charge

After Sales Charge

Without Sales Charge

Class A1

34.10%

38.96%

0.43%

4.07%

2.73%

3.47%

4.03%

4.53%

Class B1

34.60%

34.60%

(0.99%)

2.98%

2.33%

2.50%

4.08%

4.08%

Class C1

30.64%

30.64%

1.97%

2.96%

2.62%

2.62%

3.66%

3.66%

Class Y2

3.20%

3.20%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A


 

Average Annual Total Returns for Class A Shares (After Sales Charge) for the Periods Ended 7/31/11 1

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

After Taxes on Distributions

0.43%

2.73%

4.03%

After Taxes on Distributions and Redemption of Fund Shares

1.94%

2.97%

4.09%


1. Inception of Class: 02/25/04
2. Inception of Class: 11/29/10


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.

     Lipper Rankings. From time to time the Fund may publish the ranking of the performance of its share classes 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.

     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 other similar publications. That information may include performance quotations from other sources, including Lipper and Morningstar or the Fund's performance 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 also include, for illustrative or comparative purposes, statistical data or other information about general or specific market and economic conditions, 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 Value 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:

  • Long-term debt securities having a remaining maturity of more than 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 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 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 and 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.
  • 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, or the "bid" price if no "asked" price is available.

In the case of municipal securities the Manager uses pricing services who 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 valuations. That monitoring may include comparing prices used for portfolio valuation to the actual sale prices of selected securities.

Puts, calls, futures and municipal bond index futures are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they are traded, as determined by a pricing service. 

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 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 distributor and currently include the following:

Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals

Money Market Funds:

Oppenheimer AMT-Free New York Municipals

    Oppenheimer Cash Reserves

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund

    Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund

Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund

    Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund

Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund

Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Funds:

Oppenheimer Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund

     Active Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Corporate Bond Fund

     Conservative Investor Fund

Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund

     Equity Investor Fund

Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund

     Moderate Investor Fund

Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

    Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Fixed Income

Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Debt Fund

                Active Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Equity Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Principal Protected Main Street Fund III

Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Quest International Value Fund

Oppenheimer Global Fund

Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund

Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund

Oppenheimer Global Opportunities Fund

Oppenheimer Rising Dividends Fund

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Arizona Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Value Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Intermediate Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Maryland Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer International Bond Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Massachusetts Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer International Diversified Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Michigan Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Minnesota Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals

Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester North Carolina Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Ohio Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Short Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Virginia Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Main Street Select Fund

Oppenheimer Select Value Fund

Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund

Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund

Oppenheimer Short Duration Fund

Oppenheimer LifeCycle Funds:

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid- Cap Value Fund

    Oppenheimer Transition 2015 Fund

Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust

    Oppenheimer Transition 2020 Fund

Oppenheimer Value Fund

    Oppenheimer Transition 2025 Fund

Limited-Term New York Municipal Fund

    Oppenheimer Transition 2030 Fund

Rochester Fund Municipals

    Oppenheimer Transition 2040 Fund

    Oppenheimer Transition 2050 Fund


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 each class of shares and the dividends payable on each class of shares will be reduced by incremental expenses borne solely by that class. Those expenses include the asset-based sales charges to which some share classes 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. The purpose of the deferred sales charge and asset-based sales charge that are applicable to some other share classes 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.

Class B shares will no longer be offered for sale after June 29, 2012. See Prospectus under "More About Your Account" for details.

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 initial sales charge rate that applies to your Class A share purchases of the Fund if you purchase Class A, Class B or Class C shares of most Oppenheimer funds (including the Fund) or Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G and Class H units of 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 any purchases that are 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, Class Y or Class I 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 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 subsequent eligible purchases during the Letter period cause the amount of total eligible purchases to 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 on those subsequent purchases will be charged at the lower rate as permitted under the Fund's Right of Accumulation policy.

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.

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 "The OppenheimerFunds Exchange Privilege"), 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 the sales charges actually paid and the amount of the sales charges that 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 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 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.  A fund account that has a balance below $500 due to the automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares will not be subject to the Minimum Balance Fee (described below). 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 that fee.

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 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.

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" 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 Brokers or Dealers. 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.

Payments "In Kind." As stated in the Prospectus, payment for redeemed shares is ordinarily made in cash. Under certain circumstances, however, the Board may determine that it would be detrimental to the best interests of the remaining shareholders for the Fund to pay for the redeemed shares in cash. In that case, the Fund may pay the redemption proceeds, in whole or in part, by a distribution "in kind" of liquid securities from the Fund's portfolio. The Fund will value securities used to pay a redemption in kind using the same method described above under "Determination of Net Asset Value Per Share." That valuation will be made as of the time the redemption price is determined. If shares are redeemed in kind, the redeeming shareholder might incur brokerage or other costs in selling the securities for cash.

The Fund has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under that rule, redemptions by a shareholder, of up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net assets of the Fund during any 90-day period, must be redeemed solely in cash.

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 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.

Transfers of Shares. A shareholder will not be required to pay a CDSC when Fund shares are transferred to registration in the name of another person or entity. The transfer may occur 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 CDSC are transferred, the CDSC will continue to apply to the transferred shares and will be calculated as if the transferee had acquired the shares in the same manner and at the same time as the transferring shareholder.

If less than all of the shares held in an account are transferred, and some but not all shares in the account would be subject to a CDSC if redeemed at that time, the priorities for the imposition of the CDSC described in the Prospectus will be followed in determining the order in which the shares are transferred.

Minimum Account Balance. The minimum account balance is $500.

Minimum Balance Fee. 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;

  • 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);

  • A fund account that has only certificated shares and has a balance below $500 and is being escheated;

  • 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.

Involuntary Redemptions. The Fund's Board has the right to involuntarily redeem shares held in any account with an aggregate net asset value of less than $200. The Board may change the amount of the aggregate net asset value to which this involuntary redemption policy may apply. 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 within the last 12-month period. If the Board exercises this right, it may also determine the requirements for any notice to be given to the shareholders (but not less than 30 days). Alternatively, the Board may set requirements for the shareholder to increase the investment, or set other terms and conditions so that the shares would not be involuntarily redeemed.

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 the minimum balance policies in its discretion.

Reinvestment Privilege. Within six months after redeeming Class A or Class B shares, a shareholder may reinvest all or part of the redemption proceeds without a sales charge if:

  • An initial sales charge was paid on the redeemed Class A shares or a Class A CDSC was paid when the shares were redeemed; or
  • The Class B CDSC was paid on the redeemed Class B shares.

The reinvestment may only be made in Class A shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds into which shares of the Fund are exchangeable, as described in "How to Exchange Shares" below. This privilege does not apply to any other share class or to purchases made through automatic investment options. The Fund may amend, suspend or cease offering this reinvestment privilege at any time for shares redeemed after the date of the amendment, suspension or cessation. The shareholder must request the reinvestment privilege from the Transfer Agent or his or her financial intermediary at the time of purchase.

Reinvestment will be at the next net asset value computed after the Transfer Agent receives the reinvestment order. 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 was 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 after the payment of the sales charge, in certain circumstances, 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, the sales charge would be added to the basis of the shares acquired with the redemption proceeds.

How to Exchange Shares

Shares of the Fund (including shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or distributions from other Oppenheimer funds) 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 this 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 will be imposed on Class A shares acquired by exchange if they are redeemed within the CDSC holding period that was applicable to the exchanged shares. For other share classes, a CDSC will be imposed if the shares are redeemed within the CDSC holding period that is applicable to the acquired shares. This includes the redemption of shares of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves and Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. that were acquired by exchange.

When shares that are subject to a CDSC are exchanged, the priorities for the imposition of the CDSC described in "About Your Account" 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 any remaining shares

For circumstances in which a CDSC on shares acquired by exchange may be waived, see Appendix A "Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers."

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" section 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, any special features of your account 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.

Distributions and Taxes

Dividends and Other Distributions. Dividends will be payable on shares held of record at the time of the previous determination of net asset value, or as otherwise described in "How to Buy Shares." Daily dividends will not be declared or paid on newly purchased shares until such time as Federal Funds (funds credited to a member bank's account at the Federal Reserve Bank) are available from the purchase payment for such shares. Normally, purchase checks received from investors are converted to Federal Funds on the next business day. Shares purchased through dealers or brokers normally are paid for by the third business day following the placement of the purchase order.

Shares redeemed through the regular redemption procedure will be paid dividends through and including the day on which the redemption request is received by the Transfer Agent in proper form. Dividends will be declared on shares repurchased by a dealer or broker for three business days following the trade date (that is, up to and including the day prior to settlement of the repurchase). If all shares in an account are redeemed, all dividends accrued on shares of the same class in the account will be paid together with the redemption proceeds.

The Fund's practice of attempting to pay dividends on Class A shares at a constant level requires the Manager to monitor the Fund's portfolio and, if necessary, to select higher-yielding securities when it is deemed appropriate to seek income at the level needed to meet the target. Those securities must be within the Fund's investment parameters, however. The Fund expects to pay dividends at a targeted level from its net investment income and other distributable income without any impact on the net asset values per share.

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 and Class C shares are expected to be lower than distributions on Class A and Class Y shares because of the effect of the asset-based sales charge on Class B and Class C 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 and Taxation 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 is not subject to federal income tax on the portion of its net investment income (that is, taxable interest, dividends, and other taxable ordinary income, net of expenses) and capital gain net income (that is, the excess of capital gains over capital losses) that it distributed to shareholders.

If the Fund qualifies as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code, it will not be liable for federal income tax on amounts it pays as dividends and other distributions. That qualification enables the Fund to "pass through" its income and realized capital gains to shareholders without having to pay tax on them. The Fund qualified as a regulated investment company in its last fiscal year and intends to qualify in future years, but reserves the right not to qualify. The Internal Revenue Code contains a number of complex tests to determine whether the Fund qualifies. One or more Funds might not meet those tests in a particular year. If the Fund does not qualify, the Fund would (unless certain cure provisions apply) be treated for tax purposes as an ordinary corporation and would receive no tax deduction for payments of dividends and other distributions made to shareholders. In such an instance, all of the Fund's dividends would be taxable to 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 and at least 90% of its net tax-exempt 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 (unless certain cure provisions apply) 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 2013) 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 in its investments, 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 PFICs frequently do not provide), 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 mentioned above and the excise tax discussed below.

Alternatively, if the Fund invests in 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).

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) 98.2% 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 shareholder total returns from the Fund.  

Taxation of Fund Distributions. Distributions by the Fund will be treated in the manner described below regardless of whether the distributions are paid in cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Fund (or of another fund). 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 first reduce the adjusted tax basis of a shareholder's shares and, after such tax basis is reduced to zero, will constitute capital gain to the shareholder (assuming the shares are held as a capital asset). The Fund's dividends will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporations. Shareholders reinvesting a distribution in shares of the distributing Fund, or one of the other Oppenheimer funds, 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.

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, if the Fund invests in stock, a portion of 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 generally be based on how much of that income the Fund earns for the taxable year in accordance with the IRS rules, 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. If the Fund earns dividend income from U.S. corporations, 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.

If the Fund earns qualified dividend income, as discussed below, special rules may also apply to regular dividends paid to a non-corporate shareholder of the Fund during the shareholder's taxable years beginning before 2013. 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 reported 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 reported 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.

     Exempt-Interest Dividends. The Fund intends to satisfy the requirements under the Internal Revenue Code during each fiscal year to pay "exempt-interest dividends" to its shareholders. To qualify, at the end of each quarter of its taxable year, at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets must consist of obligations described in Section 103(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Dividends that are derived from net interest income earned by the Fund on tax-exempt municipal securities and reported as "exempt-interest dividends" in a written notice sent by the Fund to its shareholders after the close of the Fund's taxable year will be excludable from gross income of shareholders for federal income tax purposes. To the extent any Fund fails to qualify to pay exempt-interest dividends in any given taxable year, such dividends would be included in the gross income of shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

The Fund will allocate interest from tax-exempt municipal securities (as well as ordinary income, capital gains, and tax preference items discussed below) among its shares according to a method that is based on the gross income allocable to each class of shareholders during the taxable year (or under another method, if prescribed by the IRS and SEC). The percentage of each distribution with respect to a taxable year of the Fund that is an exempt-interest dividend will be the same, even though that percentage may differ substantially from the percentage of the Fund's income that was tax-exempt during a particular portion of the year. This percentage normally will be determined after the close of the taxable year.

Exempt-interest dividends are excludable from a shareholder's gross income for federal income tax purposes. Interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry shares of a regulated investment company paying exempt-interest dividends, such as the Fund, will not be deductible by the investor for federal income tax purposes to the extent attributable to exempt-interest dividends. Shareholders receiving Social Security or railroad retirement benefits should be aware that exempt-interest dividends are a factor in determining whether, and to what extent, such benefits are subject to federal income tax.

A portion of the exempt-interest dividends paid by the Fund may give rise to liability under the federal alternative minimum tax for individual or corporate shareholders. Income on certain private activity bonds issued after August 7, 1986, while excludable from gross income for purposes of the federal income tax, is an item of "tax preference" that must be included in income for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax for individuals and corporations. "Private activity bonds" are bonds that are used for purposes not generally performed by governmental entities and that benefit non-governmental entities. The amount of any exempt-interest dividends that is attributable to tax preference items for purposes of the alternative minimum tax will be identified when tax information is distributed by the Fund.

In addition, corporate taxpayers are subject to the federal alternative minimum tax based in part on certain differences between taxable income as adjusted for other tax preferences and the corporation's "adjusted current earnings," which more closely reflect a corporation's economic income. Because an exempt-interest dividend paid by the Fund will be included in adjusted current earnings, a corporate shareholder may be required to pay alternative minimum tax on exempt-interest dividends paid by the Fund.

Shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisers with respect to their liability for federal alternative minimum tax, and for advice concerning the loss of exclusion from gross income for exempt-interest dividends paid to a shareholder who would be treated as a "substantial user" or "related person" under Section 147(a) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to property financed with the proceeds of an issue of private activity bonds held by the Fund.

     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 investments (such as certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements, commercial paper and obligations of the U.S. Government, or its agencies and instrumentalities) or from bonds or other debt obligations;

  • 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 reported will be taxable to the Fund's shareholders as long-term capital gain. The amount of distributions reported 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 all or a portion of its net capital gain for a taxable year, the Fund will be subject to tax on such gain at the highest corporate tax rate. If the Fund so elects, 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.

For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from the Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person's "modified adjusted gross income" (in the case of an individual) or "adjusted gross income" (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount.

Backup Withholding. The Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold 28% (currently scheduled to increase to 31% after 2012) of ordinary income dividends, capital gain distributions and the proceeds of the redemption of shares, paid to any shareholder (1) who has failed to provide a correct taxpayer identification number or to properly certify that number when required, (2) who is subject to backup withholding for failure to report properly the receipt of interest or dividend income, or (3) who has failed to certify to the Fund that the shareholder is not subject to backup withholding or is an "exempt recipient" (such as a corporation). Any tax withheld by the Fund is remitted by the Fund to the U.S. Treasury and is identified in reports mailed to shareholders in January of each year with a copy sent to the IRS. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amount withheld generally may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a shareholder's federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely provided to the IRS.

Tax Consequences of Share Redemptions. If all or a portion of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is redeemed, the shareholder will generally 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.  For shares acquired on or before December 22, 2010, losses realized by a shareholder on the redemption of Fund shares within six months of purchase will be disallowed for federal income tax purposes to the extent of exempt-interest dividends received on such shares. For shares acquired after December 22, 2010, this disallowance rule will not apply to any exempt-interest regular dividend paid by the Fund, provided that the Fund declares exempt-interest dividends daily in an amount equal to at least 90% of its net tax-exempt interest and pays such dividends at least monthly.  If a shareholder exercises the exchange privilege within 90 days after acquiring Fund shares, and no later than January 31 of the following calendar year, in certain circumstances, 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. Under the Internal Revenue Code, 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. "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, 2012, properly reported 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 report 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 reports the payment as qualified net interest income or qualified short-term capital gain. Shareholders that are foreign persons should contact their intermediaries with respect to the application of these rules to their accounts.

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 and the possible applicability of U.S. estate tax.

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.

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.

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.

California Tax Considerations. To the extent that dividends are derived from interest on California tax-exempt securities and on certain U.S. government securities, such dividends will also be exempt from California personal income taxes. Under California law, a fund which qualifies as a regulated investment company must have at least 50% of its total assets invested in California state and local government obligations or in U.S. government obligations which pay interest excludable from income or in a combination of such obligations at the end of each quarter of its taxable year in order to be eligible to pay dividends which will be exempt from California personal income taxes.

The portion of dividends constituting exempt-interest dividends is that portion (i) derived from interest on obligations that would be exempt from California tax if held by an individual and (ii) reported by the Fund as exempt-interest dividends in written statements furnished to shareholders. However, the total amount of dividends paid by the Fund to all of its shareholders with respect to any taxable year that can be treated as exempt-interest dividends for California tax purposes cannot exceed the difference between (i) the amount of interest received by the Fund during such year on obligations which pay interest excludable from California personal income under California law and (ii) the expenses of the Fund that would be disallowed under California personal income tax law as allocable to tax exempt interest if the Fund were an individual. If the aggregate dividends designated by the Fund as exempt-interest dividends for a taxable year exceed the amount that may be treated as exempt-interest dividends for California tax purposes, only that percentage of each dividend distribution equal to the ratio of aggregate exempt-interest dividends to aggregate dividends so designated will be treated as an exempt-interest dividend for California tax purposes.

Unlike federal law, California law provides that no portion of the exempt-interest dividends will constitute an item of tax preference for California personal alternative minimum tax purposes. Because, unlike federal law, California law does not impose personal income tax on an individual's Social Security benefits, the receipt of California exempt-interest dividends will have no effect on an individual's California personal income tax.

Individual shareholders will normally be subject to federal and California personal income tax on dividends paid from interest income derived from taxable securities and distributions of net capital gains. In addition, distributions other than exempt-interest dividends to such shareholders are includable in income subject to the California alternative minimum tax. For federal income tax and California personal income tax purposes, distributions of long-term capital gains, if any, are taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long a shareholder has held shares of the fund and regardless of whether the distribution is received in additional shares or in cash. In addition, unlike under federal law, the shareholders of the Fund will not be subject to California personal income tax, or receive a credit for tax paid by the Fund, on undistributed capital gains, if any.

Interest on indebtedness incurred by shareholders or related parties to purchase or carry shares of an investment company paying exempt-interest dividends, such as the Fund, generally will not be deductible by the investor for federal or state personal income tax purposes. In addition, as a result of California's incorporation of certain provisions of the Code, a loss realized by a shareholder upon the sale of shares held for six months or less may, depending on the frequency of a Fund's distributions, be disallowed to the extent of any exempt-interest dividends received with respect to such shares. Moreover, any loss realized upon the redemption of shares within six months from the date of purchase of such shares and following receipt of a long-term capital gains distribution will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of such long-term capital gains distribution. Finally, any loss realized upon the redemption of shares within 30 days before or after the acquisition of other shares of the Fund may be disallowed under the "wash sale" rules.

The foregoing relates to federal income taxation and to California personal income taxation as in effect as of the date of the Prospectus. Distributions from investment income and capital gains, including exempt-interest dividends, may be subject to California franchise tax for corporate shareholders. In addition, distributions from investment income and capital gains may be subject to state taxes in states other than California, and to local taxes.

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. Citibank, N.A. is the custodian of the Fund's assets. The custodian's responsibilities include safeguarding and controlling the Fund's portfolio securities and handling the delivery of such securities to and from the Fund. 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").

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.  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.

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, Class C or Class N 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. Group Retirement Plans,1
  4. 403(b)(7) custodial plan accounts, and 
  5. 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 CDSC if redeemed within 18 months (24 months in the case of shares of Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals and Rochester Fund Municipals shares purchased prior to 10/22/07) 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 CDSC, the Distributor will pay the applicable concession described in the Prospectus under "Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge."2 This waiver provision applies to:

  • Purchases of Class A shares aggregating $250,000 or more.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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"). 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.
  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 of 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):

  • The Manager or its affiliates.
  • 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.
  • Registered management investment companies, or separate accounts of insurance companies having an agreement with the Manager or the Distributor for that purpose.
  • Dealers or brokers that have a sales agreement with the Distributor, if they purchase shares for their own accounts or for retirement plans for their employees.
  • Employees and registered representatives (and their spouses) of dealers or brokers described above or financial institutions that have entered into sales arrangements with such dealers or brokers (and 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • "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.
  • 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 advisor 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.
  • Directors, trustees, officers or full-time employees of OpCap Advisors or its affiliates, their relatives or any trust, pension, profit sharing or other benefit plan which beneficially owns shares for those persons.
  • Accounts for which Oppenheimer Capital (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.
  • A unit investment trust that has entered into an appropriate agreement with the Distributor.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Effective October 1, 2005, taxable accounts established with the proceeds of Required Minimum Distributions from Retirement Plans.
  • Purchases of Class A shares by former shareholders of Atlas Strategic Income Fund in any Oppenheimer fund into which shareholders of Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund may exchange.

  • Purchases of Class A shares by former shareholders of Oppenheimer Total Return Fund Periodic Investment Plan in any Oppenheimer fund into which shareholders of Oppenheimer Equity Fund, Inc. may exchange.

  • Purchases of Class A shares within retirement plans that were converted to Class A shares on July 1, 2011.

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):

  • Shares issued in plans of reorganization, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers, to which the Fund is a party.
  • Shares purchased by the reinvestment of 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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):

  • Retirement Plans that have $5 million or more in plan assets.
  • 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 CDSC is also waived if shares that would otherwise be subject to the CDSC are redeemed in the following cases:

  • To make Automatic Withdrawal Plan payments that are limited annually to no more than 12% of the account value adjusted annually.
  • 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).
  • 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.3
  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.4
  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.

  • For distributions from 401(k) plans sponsored by broker-dealers that have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • At the sole discretion of the Distributor, the CDSC 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. Class C or Class N shares acquired by conversion from another share class are not considered a "purchase" for any purpose.

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:

  • Shares redeemed involuntarily, as described in "Shareholder Account Rules and Policies," in the applicable Prospectus.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Distributions from accounts for which the broker-dealer of record has entered into a special agreement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.
  • At the sole discretion of the Distributor, the CDSC 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.
  • 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.

  • Redemptions by OppenheimerFunds Single K plans of Class B shares purchased after June 30, 2008.

  • 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.

  • Distributions5 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.3
  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.6
  9. On account of the participant's separation from service.7
  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. For distributions from 401(k) plans sponsored by broker-dealers that have entered into a special arrangement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.

  • 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 CDSC is also waived on Class B, Class C and Class N shares sold or issued in the following cases:

  • Shares sold to the Manager or its affiliates.
  • Shares sold to registered management investment companies or separate accounts of insurance companies having an agreement with the Manager or the Distributor for that purpose.
  • Shares issued in plans of reorganization to which the Fund is a party.
  • 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 Former Shareholders of 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 Former 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 Sales Charge Arrangements 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 American Fund was reorganized), any initial and contingent deferred sales charges will be waived if requested by the shareholder.

Footnotes to Appendix A:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. This provision does not apply to IRAs.

4. 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.

5. The distribution must be requested prior to Plan termination or the elimination of the Oppenheimer funds as an investment option under the Plan.

6. This provision does not apply to loans from 403(b)(7) custodial plans or from OppenheimerFunds Single K plans.

7. This provision does not apply to 403(b)(7) custodial plans if the participant is less than age 55, nor to IRAs.

Appendix B

Because the Fund invests in securities issued by California or entities within California, an investment in the Fund may involve greater risk than investments in certain other types of municipal bond funds. You should consider carefully the special risks inherent in the Fund's investments in California municipal securities.

The Fund also invests in municipal securities issued by certain territories, commonwealths and possessions of the United States that pay interest that is exempt (in the opinion of the issuer's legal counsel when the security is issued) from federal income tax and the Fund's state personal income tax. Therefore, the Fund's investments could be affected by the fiscal stability of, for example, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands. Additionally, the Fund's investments could be affected by economic, legislative, regulatory or political developments affecting issuers in those territories, commonwealths or possessions.

Following is a discussion of the special considerations relating to the Fund's investments in municipal securities issued by California, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (collectively, the "Applicable Jurisdictions"). It constitutes only a brief summary of the complex factors which may impact issuers of municipal securities of the Applicable Jurisdictions and does not purport to be a complete or exhaustive description of all adverse conditions, including both economic and political conditions, affecting the financial situation in the Applicable Jurisdictions. The information is based on information drawn from official statements relating to securities offerings from the Applicable Jurisdictions and/or data from other public sources available as of the date of this Statement of Additional Information. While neither the Manager nor the Fund has independently verified this information, neither has reason to believe that such information was not correct in all material respects at time of its publication. The information provided below is subject to change rapidly, substantially, and without notice, and the inclusion of such information shall not, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Applicable Jurisdictions or their issuers since the date of its preparation. Any such change(s) may adversely affect the applicable state, territory or commonwealth and the applicable issuer's cash flows, expenditures, or revenues, or otherwise negatively impact the current or projected financial situation of the applicable state, territory or commonwealth, which could negatively impact the performance of the Fund.

The information below is not intended as a discussion of any specific factor that may affect any particular obligation or issuer. Many factors, including national, economic, social and environmental policies and conditions, which are not within the control of issuers of municipal securities of the Applicable Jurisdictions, could have an adverse impact on the financial condition of such issuers. The Fund cannot predict whether or to what extent such factors or other factors may affect the issuers of such municipal securities, the market value or marketability of such securities or the ability of the respective issuers of such securities acquired by the Fund to pay interest on, or principal of, such securities.

The marketability, valuation or liquidity of such municipal securities may be negatively affected in the event that applicable localities or authorities default on their debt obligations or other market events arise, which in turn may negatively impact the performance of the Fund, sometimes substantially. Economic and other conditions within the state, territory or commonwealth may affect the credit risk of its localities or authorities to the extent that such localities and authorities are reliant upon its appropriations.

Municipal bonds may be more susceptible to being downgraded, and issuers of municipal bonds may be more susceptible to default, insolvency and bankruptcy, during recessions or similar periods of economic stress. Factors contributing to the economic stress on municipalities may include lower property tax collections as a result of lower home values, lower sales tax revenue as a result of consumers cutting back from spending, and lower income tax revenue as a result of a high unemployment rate. In addition, as certain municipal obligations may be secured or guaranteed by banks and other institutions, the risk to a fund could increase if the banking or financial sector suffers an economic downturn and/or if the credit ratings of the institutions issuing the guarantee are downgraded or at risk of being downgraded by a national rating organization. Such a downward revision or risk of being downgraded may have an adverse effect on the market prices of the bonds and thus the value of a fund's investments.

Recent downgrades of certain municipal securities insurers have negatively impacted the price of certain insured municipal securities. Given the large number of potential claims against municipal securities insurers, there is a risk that they will be unable to meet all future claims. Certain municipal issuers either have been unable to issue bonds or access the market to sell their issues or, if able to access the market, have issued bonds at much higher rates, which may reduce revenues available for municipal issuers to pay existing obligations. Should any of California, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or its applicable municipalities fail to sell bonds when and at the rates projected, it could experience a weakened overall cash position in the current fiscal year.

An insolvent municipality may take steps to reorganize its debt, which might include extending debt maturities, reducing the amount of principal or interest, refinancing the debt or taking other measures which may significantly affect the rights of creditors and the value of the securities issued by the municipality and the value of a fund's investments. For example, pursuant to Chapter 9 of the United States ("U.S.") Bankruptcy Code, a California municipality that meets certain conditions is provided protection from its creditors while it develops and negotiates a plan for reorganizing its debts.

California

General Economic Conditions

California's economy, the largest among the 50 states and one of the largest in the world, has major components in high technology, trade, entertainment, agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, construction and services. As a result, economic problems or factors that negatively impact these sectors may have a negative impact on the value of California municipal securities and entities issuing these securities.

During the recent recession, California experienced one of the most significant economic downturns since the Great Depression of the 1930s, evidenced by a high unemployment rate, declining consumer confidence and spending, reduced credit availability, falling home prices and reduced tax revenue.
Certain signs indicate, however, that economic growth in California could have begun improving during the second half of 2009, and economic recovery appeared to continue through early 2011. For example, after falling for six consecutive quarters, taxable sales turned around in the second half of 2009 and continued to improve through the first quarter of 2011. Also, the California labor markets, which had deteriorated dramatically during the latter half of 2008 and the first six months of 2009, suffering their worst losses on record, experienced modest gains 2010 and early 2011. Further, after dropping in the second half of 2008 and bottoming out in the first quarter of 2009, made-in-California exports grew by 19% in 2010 and 13% in the first half of 2011.

Despite these and other signs that California's economy might be improving, because of the current economic environment and the magnitude of the economic recession, the state continues to face significant fiscal challenges. For example, estimated California general fund revenues (as used in this section, "General Fund") for fiscal years 2010-11 and 2011-12 remain approximately 7.6% and 13.7%, respectively below their fiscal year 2007-08 peak. Also, although the state's unemployment rate has fallen, with the August 2011 unemployment rate at 12.1%, unemployment still remains high. Further, recent California budgets have pushed costs into future years. Some of these actions have been formal borrowing in the public debt market, or from local governments or special funds. In other cases, costs have simply been deferred from one fiscal year into the next. As a result of these and other factors, on January 10, 2011, the Governor of California, (as used in this section, "Governor") projected a combined fiscal years 2010-11 and 2011-12 budget gap of approximately $25.4 billion.

There can be no assurances that California will not continue to face fiscal stress and cash pressures and that such circumstances will not become more difficult, or that other impacts of the current economic situation will not further materially adversely affect California's financial condition.

Constraints on the Budget Process

Over the years, a number of laws and constitutional amendments have been enacted, often through voter initiatives, which have increased the difficulty of raising state taxes, restricted the use of the General Fund or special fund revenues, or otherwise limited the California Legislature (as used in this section, "Legislature") and the Governor's discretion in enacting budgets. These include Proposition 13, passed in 1978, which requires that any change in state taxes enacted for the purpose of increasing revenues collected pursuant thereto, whether by increased rates or changes in computation, be approved by a two-thirds majority of each house of the Legislature; Proposition 98, passed in 1988, which mandates that a minimum amount of General Fund revenues be spent on local education; and Proposition 10, passed in 1998, which raised taxes on tobacco products and mandated how the additional revenues would be expended.

Constitutional amendments approved by the voters have also affected the budget process. These include Proposition 58, approved in 2004, which requires the adoption of a balanced budget and restricts future borrowing to cover budget deficits; Proposition 49, approved in 2002, which requires the expansion of funding for before and after school programs; Proposition 63, approved in 2004, which imposes a surcharge on taxable income of more than $1 million and earmarks this funding for expanded mental health service; Proposition 1A of 2004, approved in 2004, which limits the Legislature's power over local revenue sources, Proposition 1A of 2006, approved in 2006, which limits the Legislature's ability to use sales taxes on motor vehicle fuels for any purpose other than transportation; Proposition 22, approved in 2010, which supersedes some parts of Proposition 1A of 2004, prohibits any future action by the Legislature to take, reallocate or borrow money raised by local governments for local purposes, and prohibits changes in the allocation of property taxes among local governments designed to aid state finances; and Proposition 26, approved in 2010, which amended the State Constitution to provide that a two-thirds vote (instead of a majority vote) of both houses of the Legislature is required for any increase in any tax on any taxpayer.

In addition, as part of the enactment of the 2010 Budget Act, the Legislature adopted Senate Constitutional Amendment 10, which will be placed before the voters at the next statewide primary, general or special election. If approved by the voters, this measure would place a limit on state spending if revenues in any fiscal year exceed a specified cap, by requiring such unanticipated revenues (after required payments to schools) to be spent only on designated purposes such as deposit to the budget reserve fund, repayment of existing debts or capital investment in infrastructure. The measure would also strengthen existing law providing for annual deposits to the budget reserve fund, would increase the maximum size of the reserve fund from $8 billion to an amount equal to 10% of General Fund revenues, and would tighten the rules by which moneys can be transferred from the budget reserve fund.

The approved constitutional amendments are described in more detail below.

Balanced Budget Amendment (Proposition 58). Proposition 58, approved by the voters in 2004, requires the state to enact a balanced budget, and establish a special reserve and restricts certain future borrowing to cover fiscal year end deficits. As a result of the provisions requiring the enactment of a balanced budget and restricting borrowing, the state would in some cases have to take more immediate actions to correct budgetary shortfalls. Beginning with the budget for fiscal year 2004-05, Proposition 58 requires the Legislature to pass a balanced budget and provides for mid-year adjustments in the event that the budget falls out of balance and the Governor calls a special legislative session to address the shortfall. The balanced budget determination is made by subtracting estimated expenditures from all resources expected to be available, including prior-year balances.

Proposition 58 also requires that a special reserve BSA be established. The BSA is funded by annual transfers of specified amounts from the General Fund, unless suspended or reduced by the Governor or until a specified maximum amount has been deposited Proposition 58 also prohibits the use of general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, and certain other forms of borrowing to cover fiscal year end budget deficits. The restriction does not apply to certain other types of borrowing, such as (i) short-term borrowing to cover cash shortfalls in the General Fund (including revenue anticipation notes or revenue anticipation warrants currently used by the state), or (ii) inter-fund borrowings.

Local Government Finance (Proposition 1A of 2004). Amendment No. 4 (also known as "Proposition 1A of 2004"), approved by the voters in the November 2004 election, amended the State Constitution to, among other things, reduce the Legislature's authority over local government revenue sources by placing restrictions on the state's access to local governments' property, sales, and vehicle license fee revenues as of November 3, 2004. Beginning with fiscal year 2008-09, the state is able to borrow up to 8% of local property tax revenues, but only if the Governor proclaims such action is necessary due to a severe state fiscal hardship and two-thirds of both houses of the Legislature approve the borrowing. The amount borrowed is required to be paid back within three years. The state also will not be able to borrow from local property tax revenues for more than two fiscal years within a period of 10 fiscal years. In addition, the state cannot reduce the local sales tax rate or restrict the authority of local governments to impose or change the distribution of the statewide local sales tax.

The provisions of Proposition 1A allowing the state to borrow money from local governments from time to time have been suspended by Proposition 22 of 2010, which permanently prohibits any future such borrowing.

Proposition 1A further requires the state to reimburse cities, counties, and special districts for mandated costs incurred prior to fiscal year 2004-05 over a term of years. The 2010 Budget Act defers payment of these claims and refinances the balance owed over the remaining payment period. The remaining estimated cost of claims for mandated costs incurred prior to fiscal year 2004-05 is approximately $900. Pursuant to Proposition 1A of 2004, the state is also required to repay the local government borrowing no later than June 15, 2013. The 2011 Budget Act includes $90.8 million for the interest payments that will be incurred in fiscal year 2011-12 to be paid from the General Fund.

After School Education Funding (Proposition 49). An initiative statute, Proposition 49, called the "After School Education and Safety Program Act of 2002," was approved by the voters on November 5, 2002, and required the state to expand funding for before and after school programs in the state's public elementary, middle and junior high schools. The increase was first triggered in fiscal year 2006-07, which increased funding for these programs to $550 million. These funds are part of the Proposition 98 minimum funding guarantee for K-14 education and, in accordance with the initiative, expenditures can only be reduced in certain low revenue years.

Mental Health Services (Proposition 63). On November 2, 2004, the voters approved proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act, which imposes a 1% tax surcharge on taxpayers with annual taxable income of more than $1 million for purposes of funding and expanding mental health services. Proposition 63 prohibits the Legislature or the Governor from redirecting funds not used for mental services to other purposes or from reducing General Fund support for mental health services below the levels provided in fiscal year 2003-04. However, the on-time use of Proposition 63 funds in fiscal year 2011-12 was allowed by Chapter 5, Statutes of 2011 (AB 100) for the Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment program, mental health managed care, mental health services for students for special education. Commencing in fiscal year 2012-13, the Proposition 63 funds would be replaced with dedicated revenues which would be used to fund the cost of these programs as the programs are realigned to counties.

Transportation Financing (Proposition 1A of 2006). On November 7, 2006, voters approved Proposition 1A of 2006, which had been placed on the ballot by the Legislature as Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 7, to protect Proposition 42 transportation funds from any further suspensions. Provisions of the State Constitution enacted as Proposition 42 in 2002, permitted the suspension of the annual transfer of motor vehicle fuel sales tax revenues from the General Fund to the Transportation Investment Fund if the Governor declared that the transfer would result in a "significant negative fiscal impact" on the General Fund and the Legislature agreed with a two-thirds vote of each house. The new measure modified the constitutional provisions of Proposition 42 in a manner similar to Proposition 1A of 2004, so that if such a suspension were to have occurred, the amount owed by the General Fund would have had to be repaid to the Transportation Investment Fund within three years, and only two such suspensions could have been made within any 10-year period. In fiscal year 2003-04, $868 million of the scheduled Proposition 42 transfer was suspended, and in fiscal year 2004-05 the full transfer of $1.258 billion was suspended. Budget Acts for fiscal years 2006-07 through 2010-11 all fully funded the Proposition 42 transfer and partially repaid the earlier suspensions. Chapter 11, Statutes of 2010, in the Eighth Extraordinary Session eliminated the General Fund sales tax on gasoline that funded the Proposition 42 Transfer, and replaced it with increased fuel excise tax revenues that go directly to local governments for road maintenance and to the State Highway Account for highway maintenance and rehabilitation projects. However, the 2011 Budget Act still includes $83 million to repay a portion of past suspensions.

Proposition 22 - Local Government Funds. This measure, called the "Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010," supersedes some parts of Proposition 1A of 2004, prohibits any future action by the Legislature to take, reallocate or borrow money raised by local governments for local purposes, and prohibits changes in the allocation of property taxes among local governments designed to aid state finances. The Proposition 1A borrowing done in 2009 is grandfathered. In addition, superseding Proposition 1A of 2006, the state is prohibited from borrowing sales taxes or excise taxes on motor vehicle fuels or changing the allocations of those taxes among local governments except pursuant to specified procedures involving public notices and hearings. Any law enacted after October 29, 2009 inconsistent with Proposition 22 is repealed. Passage of this measure eliminates an estimated $850 million in General Fund relief in fiscal year 2010-11, an amount which would have grown to over $1 billion by fiscal year 2013-14. The 2011 Budget Act replaces the use of gasoline excise tax for these purposes under Article XIX of the California Constitution. This preserves the 2011 Budget Act allocations for state and local programs The inability of the state to borrow or redirect property tax or redevelopment funds will reduce the state's flexibility in reaching budget solutions in the future. The state has used these actions for several billion dollars of solutions in some recent years.

Proposition 26 - Increases in Taxes or Fees. On November 2, 2010, voters approved this ballot measure which revises provisions in Articles XIII A and XIII C of the Constitution dealing with tax increases. The measure specifies that a two-thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature is required for any increase in any tax on any taxpayer, eliminating the current practice where a tax increase coupled with a tax reduction is treated as being able to be adopted by majority vote. Furthermore, any increase in a fee beyond the amount needed to provide the specific service or benefit is deemed a tax requiring two-thirds vote. Finally, any tax or fee adopted after January 1, 2010 with a majority vote which would have required a two-thirds vote if Proposition 26 were in place would be repealed after one year from the election date unless readopted by the necessary two-thirds vote.

Fiscal Year 2011-12 Budget and Risks

The state's fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 of the following year. The state's General Fund budget operates on a legal basis, generally using a modified accrual system of accounting for its General Fund, with revenues credited in the period in which they are measurable and available and expenditures debited in the period in which the corresponding liabilities are incurred.

The annual budget is proposed by the Governor by January 10 of each year for the next fiscal year (the "Governor's Budget"). Under state law and constitution, the annual proposed Governor's Budget cannot provide for projected expenditures in excess of projected revenues for the ensuing fiscal year. Following the submission of the Governor's Budget, the Legislature takes up the proposal. As required by the Proposition 58, as discussed above, beginning with fiscal year 2004-05, the Legislature may not pass a budget bill in which General Fund expenditures exceed estimated General Fund revenues and beginning fund balances at the time of the passage and as set forth in the budget bill.

On January 10, 2011, the Governor released the 2011-12 Governor's Budget. The 2011-12 Governor's Budget projected that the 2010-11 fiscal year would end with an $8.2 billion deficit, compared to the assumption of a $1.5 billion budget reserve balance in the 2010 Budget Act. Among the reasons for this change was a failure to obtain as much federal assistance as had been anticipated. Looking toward the combined 2-year period of fiscal years 2010-11 and 2011-12, the 2011-12 Governor's Budget projected a budget gap of approximately $25.4 billion.

The 2011-12 Governor's Budget contained several proposals to close the budget gap, including: (i) expenditure reductions totaling approximately $12.5 billion, including the elimination of redevelopment agencies; (ii) a five-year extension of temporary increases in personal income taxes, sales and use taxes and vehicle license fees and a reduction in dependent exclusions from personal income taxes, totaling $14 billion (but which would provide only about $12 billion in total budget savings because of the impact of greater revenues on the Proposition 98 school funding, which, as described above, requires a minimum percentage of General Fund revenues be spent on local education); (iii) a restructuring of the state-local relationship in the delivery of certain services; and (iv) other internal loans, transfers and delays of previous loan repayments totaling approximately $2 billion.

The 2011 Budget Act was the first budget to be enacted under Proposition 25, approved by the voters in November 2010, which lowered the required vote for budget actions to a majority from two-thirds. However, Proposition 25 did not lower the vote required to raise taxes, which remains at two-thirds in each House of the Legislature. The 2011-12 Governor's Budget proposed that the Legislature accelerate the budget process to reach a conclusion in March 2011, so that a ballot measure to approve the tax extensions (discussed above) and the proposed shift of some state programs to local entities, as well as certain other related budget matters could be placed on a June 2011 ballot (a special election which would be called by the Governor).
Negotiations between Legislative leaders and the Governor in the period immediately following the release of the 2011-12 Governor's Budget resulted in partial adoption of the Governor's proposals. By mid-March, the Legislature had enacted, largely by majority vote, a series of bills adopting substantial and permanent expenditure reductions and other solutions totaling approximately $13 billion. Most of these bills were signed by the Governor at the time. However, there was no agreement to place the tax extensions proposed by the Governor on the June ballot. Since the entire budget gap was not closed, no final budget package was adopted in March.

On May 16, 2011, the Governor released the May Revision to the 2011-12 Budget (the "2011 May Revision"). At that time, the Governor estimated that the remaining budget gap to be closed had been reduced from $25.4 billion to $9.6 billion, plus a target for a $1.2 billion reserve at the end of the 2011-12 fiscal year, so that $10.8 billion in solutions still had to be enacted. The main reasons for the reduced budget gap were the enactment of approximately $13 billion of solutions in March and more favorable revenue estimates, totaling approximately $6.6 billion. The Governor made certain modifications to his budget proposals from January, but continued to seek an early ballot measure to extend the expiring tax surcharges.

On May 19, 2011, the California Legislative Analyst's Office ("LAO") released its analysis of the 2011 May Revision ("May LAO Report"). The May LAO Report cautioned that the 2011 May Revision creates substantial uncertainty for many parties, because the Governor's major tax proposals were dependent upon voter approval in June 2011. For example, school districts, which need to make budget-year staffing and other decisions, would not know whether to budget based on the higher Proposition 98 funding level in the May Revision, the minimum guarantee should no tax proposals be adopted, or some level below that (should rejection of the tax measures require even more significant reductions).

Following the release of the 2011 May Revision, the Legislature and Governor continued to be unable to reach agreements on any actions leading to an extension of the tax surcharges. On June 15, 2011, the Legislature, by majority vote, adopted a budget bill. The Governor vetoed this bill the next day, indicating that in his view the budget was not a balanced solution and that the state could not carry out its normal cash flow borrowing based on this budget.

By the end of June, preliminary cash results for the General Fund's main tax sources for May and part of June were ahead of the 2011 May Revision projections. The additional revenues for May and June were estimated at $1.2 billion. The Legislature and Department of Finance agreed that if the trend of better-than-projected revenues continued, approximately $4 billion of additional revenue could be received for the full 2011-12 fiscal year. The combined $5.2 billion of additional revenues above the 2011 May Revision projection was enough to close the remaining budget gap. However, a "trigger mechanism" (described below) was included in the 2011 Budget Act to reduce spending automatically if an updated forecast of full-year revenues in mid-December 2011 showed that there would be at least a $1 billion shortfall compared to the 2011 Budget Act estimate.

The 2011 Budget Act, enacted on June 30, 2011, projected that the state would end fiscal year 2011-12 with a $543 million General Fund reserve. General Fund revenues and transfers for fiscal year 2011-12 were projected at $88.5 billion, a reduction of $6.3 billion compared with fiscal year 2010-11. General Fund expenditures for fiscal year 2011-12 were projected at $85.6 billion, and an ending reserve of $955 million. The Budget Act also includes special fund expenditures of $34.2 billion and bond fund expenditures of $9.4 billion. The 2011 Budget Act takes into account the end of federal stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February 2009 ("ARRA"), which provided substantial assistance to the state in prior years to offset to offset General Fund costs. For example, The 2011 Budget Act includes only $31.5 million in ARRA funds to offset General Fund expenditures, compared to $4.2 billion fiscal year 2010-11.

The estimated General Fund revenue reflects a combination of factors, including expiration of temporary taxed and surcharges (which totaled approximately $7.1 billion in fiscal year 2010-11) and transfer of about 1% of the state sales tax rate to local governments to fund the restructuring of the state-local relationship in the delivery of certain services. Offsetting these reductions was improved revenue estimates for the remaining State tax sources. Expenditures reflected increases need to offset the termination of certain federal stimulus funding which supported about $4.2 billion of General Fund programs in fiscal year 2010-11.

Trigger Mechanism for Revenue Shortfall. The 2011 Budget Act recognized the potential risk to the State's fiscal condition if forecasted higher revenues did not materialize by including a "trigger mechanism" to provide certain automatic expenditure reductions if projections of the fiscal year 2011-12 revenues are more than $1 billion lower than projected under the 2011 Budget Act. If revenue projections released in mid-November 2011 by the LAO were projected to fall short of expectations by an amount between $1 billion and $2 billion (first "tier"), $601 million in cuts to higher education, health and human services, and public safety would be implemented by the Director of Finance beginning in January 2012. If revenues are projected to fall short by more than $2 billion (second "tier"), additional cuts would occur. A fixed amount totaling $320 million in cuts would come from eliminating the home-to-school transportation program and reducing community college apportionments. Up to an additional $1.5 billion in cuts would come from shortening the school year by up to seven days.

Budget Risks. Many complex political, social, and economic factors influence California's economy and finances. Such factors may impact California's budget unpredictably from year to year. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) developments with respect to the national economy as a whole; (ii) developments in the world economy, (iii) U.S. fiscal and economic policies, including fiscal stimulus efforts in general and the amount of federal aid to the State; (iv) whether actual budgeted revenues are less than projected revenues and actual expenditures are more than projected expenditures; (v) whether savings that are contingent upon receiving federal administrative approval receive such approval; (vi) the impact of lawsuits challenging any of the solutions designed to close a budget gap; (vii) whether the state is able to achieve the full amount of projected savings in various programs; and (viii) whether a referendum impacts any of a budget act's measures. Under the referendum provision of the Constitution of California, if enough valid signatures are collection within a 90-day period after the adoption of the law in question, the law being challenged does not go into effect, but instead is placed on the next statewide ballot. At that time, voters will either disapprove the measure, or allow it to go into effect.

These factors are continually changing, and no assurances can be given with respect to how these factors or other factors will materialize in the future or what impact they will have on California's fiscal and economic condition. Such factors could have an adverse impact on the state's budget in the current year and could result in declines, possibly severe, in the value of the state's and municipal issuers' outstanding obligations, increases in their future borrowing costs, and impairment of their ability to pay debt service on their obligations.

Cash Management

Cash Management Tools. The majority of the General Fund revenues are received in the latter part of the fiscal year. Expenditures from the General Fund occur more evenly throughout the fiscal year. The state's cash flow management program customarily addresses this timing difference by making use of internal borrowing and by issuing short-term notes in the capital markets. External borrowing is typically done with revenue anticipation notes ("RANs") that are payable not later than the last day of the fiscal year in which they are issued. RANs have been issued in all but one fiscal year since the mid-1980's and have always been paid at maturity. The state also is authorized under certain circumstances to issue and revenue anticipation warrants ("RAWs") that are payable in the succeeding fiscal year. The state issued RAWs to bridge short-term cash flow shortages in 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002 and 2003.

The state has employed additional cash management measures during some fiscal years, including: delaying certain types of disbursements from the General Fund, increasing the state's internal borrowing capability; and issuing registered warrants (commonly referred to as "IOUs").

Cash Management in Fiscal Year 2011-12. Timely enactment of the 2011 Budget Act allowed the state to carry out its normal cash flow borrowings (2011 RANs) early in the fiscal year. The state issued interim RANs of $5.4 billion in late July to provide sufficient cash for the early part of the fiscal year, in case developments in the U.S. Congress, including those relating to the federal debt limit situation, disrupted the market for 2011 RANs. In addition to the 2011 RANs, intra-year payment deferrals will be used, providing up to $5.7 billion of cash flow relief in certain months. The State will also benefit from $1.7 billion of additional internal borrowable resources from the state Agency Investment Fund. There can be no assurance that deterioration in revenue and/or increases in expenditures in the current fiscal year or early in fiscal year 2012-13 will not require state officers to implement additional cash management measures before the end of the fiscal year to supplement its cash management program for fiscal years 2011-12 or 2012-13.

State Indebtedness and Financing

The State Treasurer is responsible for the sale of debt obligations of the state and its various authorities and agencies. The state has always paid when due the principal of and interest on its general obligation bonds, general obligation commercial paper notes, lease-purchase debt and short-term obligations, including RANs and RAW. Certain state agencies and authorities also can issue revenue obligations for which the General Fund has no liability.

General Obligation Bonds. The State Constitution prohibits the creation of general obligation indebtedness of the state unless a bond measure is approved by a majority of the electorate voting at a general election or a direct primary. General obligation bond acts provide a continuing appropriation from the General Fund of all debt service payments on general obligation bonds, subject only to the prior application of moneys in the General Fund to the support of the public school system and public institutions of higher education. Under the State Constitution, the appropriation to pay debt service on the general obligation bonds cannot be repealed until the principal and interest on the bonds have been paid. Certain general obligation bond programs, called "self-liquidating bonds," receive revenues from specified sources so that moneys from the General Fund are not expected to be needed to pay debt service, but the General Fund is liable as a back-up if the specified revenue source is not sufficient. The principal self-liquidating bond programs are the economic recovery bonds ("ERBs"), supported by a special sales tax, and veterans general obligation bonds, supported by mortgage repayments from housing loans made to military veterans.

General obligation bonds are typically authorized for infrastructure and other capital improvements at the state and local level. Pursuant to the State Constitution, general obligation bonds cannot be used to finance state budget deficits (except as already authorized by ERBs, as described below).

As of August 1, 2011, the state had outstanding $79,130,455,000 aggregate principal amount of long-term general obligation bonds, of which $71,134,420,000 were payable primarily from the state's General Fund, and $7,996,035,000 were "self-liquidating" bonds payable first from other special revenue funds. As of August 1, 2011, there were unused voter authorizations for the future issuance of $38,359,259,000 of long-term general obligation bonds, some of which may first be issued as commercial paper notes. Of this unissued amount, $1,306,210,000 is for general obligation bonds payable first from other revenue sources.

A ballot measure will be submitted to voters at the statewide election on November 6, 2012 to approve the issuance of $11.14 billion in general obligation bonds for a wide variety of purposes relating to the improvement of California's water supply systems, drought relief, and groundwater protection. Additional bond measure may be included on future election ballots.

The general obligation bond law permits the state to issue as variable rate indebtedness up to 20% of the aggregate amount of long-term general obligation bonds outstanding. As of August 1, 2011, the state had outstanding $4,844,275,000 principal amount of variable rate general obligation bonds (which includes a portion of the ERBs described below), representing about 6.1% of the state's total outstanding general obligation bonds as of that date. As of August 1, 2011, a total of $7.42 billion of ERBs has been retired, leaving a principal balance of $6.79 billion.

Ratings. The ratings of the state's general obligation bonds as of November 11, 2011 are "Al" from Moody's, and "A-" from S&P and Fitch.
Each such rating reflects only the views of the respective rating agency and an explanation of the significance of such rating may be obtained from such rating agency. There is no assurance that such ratings will continue for any given period of time or that they will not be revised or withdrawn entirely by such rating agency if in the judgment of such rating agency circumstances so warrant. A downward revision or withdrawal of any such rating may have an adverse effect on the market prices of the bonds.

Commercial Paper Program. Pursuant to legislation enacted in 1995, voter-approved general obligation indebtedness may be issued either as long-term bonds or, for some but not all bond issues, as commercial paper notes. Commercial paper notes may be renewed or may be refunded by the issuance of long-term bonds. It is currently the state's policy to use commercial paper notes to provide flexibility for bond programs, such as to provide interim funding of voter-approved projects and to facilitate refunding of variable rate bonds into fixed rate bonds. Pursuant to the terms of the bank credit agreement presently in effect, the general obligation commercial paper program may have up to $1.57 billion in aggregate principal amount at any time. The sale of general obligation bonds on September 20, 2011 retired all of the $1,292,170,000 aggregate principal amount of general obligation commercial paper notes that were outstanding.

Lease-Purchase Debt. In addition to general obligation bonds, the state has acquired and constructed capital facilities through the use of lease-revenue borrowing (also referred to as lease-purchase borrowing). Under these arrangements, the California Public Works Board, another state or local agency or a joint powers authority issued bonds to pay for the construction of facilities such as office buildings, university buildings, courthouses or correctional institutions. These facilities are leased to a state agency, the California State University, the University of California or the Judicial Council under a long-term lease that provides the source of payment of the debt service on the lease-revenue bonds. In some cases, there was not a separate bond issue, but a trustee directly created certificates of participation in the state's lease obligation, which were then marketed to investors. Under applicable court decisions, such lease arrangements do not constitute the creation of "indebtedness" within the meaning of the State Constitutional provisions that require voter approval. The state had $9,426,325,000 in lease-revenue obligations outstanding as of August 1, 2011. The State Public Works Board, which is authorized to sell lease-revenue bonds, had $12,081,534,477 authorized and unissued as of August 1, 2011. In addition, SB 1407 (Chapter 311, statutes of 2008) included intent language authorizing up to $5 billion in lease revenue financing for court construction. The debt service for all court projects financed under SB 1407 will be paid from a special fund with revenues dedicated for debt service payments.

Non-Recourse Debt. Certain state agencies and authorities issue revenue obligations for which the General Fund has no liability. Revenue bonds represent obligations payable from state revenue-producing enterprises and projects, which are not payable from the General Fund, and conduit obligations payable only from revenues paid by private users of facilities financed by the revenue bonds. The enterprises and projects include transportation projects, various public works projects, public and private educational facilities (including the California State University and University of California systems), housing health facilities and pollution control facilities. State agencies and authorities had approximately $59 billion aggregate principal amount of revenue bonds and notes which are non-recourse to the General Fund outstanding as of June 30, 2011.

Build America Bonds. In February 2009, the U.S. Congress enacted certain new municipal bond provisions as part of the ARRA (stimulus bill). One provision allows municipal issuers such as the state to issue "Build America Bonds" ("BABs") for new infrastructure investments. BABs are bonds whose interest is subject to federal income tax, but the U.S. Treasury will repay to the state an amount equal to 35% of the interest cost on any BABs issued during 2009 and 2010. This results in a net interest expense lower than what the state would have had to pay for tax-exempt bonds of similar maturity. The subsidy payments from general obligation bonds are General Fund revenues to the state, while subsidy payments for lease-revenue bonds are deposited into a fund which is made available to the State Public Works Board for any lawful purpose. In neither instance are the subsidy payments specifically pledged to repayment of the BABs to which they relate. The cash subsidy payment with respect to the BABs, to which the state is entitled, is treated by the Internal Revenue Service as a refund of a tax credit and such refund may be offset by the Department of the Treasury by any liability of the state payable to the federal government, including in respect of any internal revenue tax (including any interest and penalties), past due child support, past due and legally enforceable debt due federal agencies, unemployment compensation debts, and past due legally enforceable state income tax debts. As of August 1, 2011, the state has received all BABs cash subsidy payments to which it has been entitled, without offset.

Between April 2009 and December 2010, the state issued $13.54 billion of BAB general obligation bonds and $551 million BAB lease-revenue bonds. The aggregate amount of the subsidy payments to be received from fiscal year 2011-12 through the maturity of these bonds (mostly 20 to 30 years) is approximately $9.0 billion for the general obligation BABs and $309 million for the lease-revenue BABs. Federal legislative proposals have been made from time to time which would provide for future issuance of BABs (although at lower subsidy rates), but none have been enacted into law.

Economic Recovery Bonds. The California Economic Recovery Bond Act ("Proposition 57") was approved by the voters on March 2, 2004. Proposition 57 authorized the issuance of up to $15 billion in ERBs to finance the negative General Fund reserve balance as of June 30, 2004, and other General Fund obligations undertaken prior to June 30, 2004. Repayment of the ERBs is secured by a pledge of revenues from a one-quarter cent increase in the state's sales and use tax that became effective July 1, 2004. In addition, as voter-approved general obligation bonds, the ERBs are secured by the state's full faith and credit and payable from the General Fund in the event the dedicated sales and use tax revenue is insufficient to repay the bonds.

The entire authorized amount of ERBs was issued in three sales, in May and June 2004, and in February 2008. No further ERBs can be issued under Proposition 57, except for refunding bonds. Because of the sharp reduction in taxable sales as a result of the recent economic recession, the Special Sales Tax Revenues ("SSTRs") collected from the one-quarter cent tax dedicated to repayment of the ERB debt decreased to a level which did not provide adequate coverage above the required debt service amounts for the 2004 and 2008 ERBs. In order to restore adequate coverage, the state restructured the ERB debt through the issuance of approximately $3.435 billion ERB refunding bonds on November 5, 2009. The restructuring reduced annual debt service costs to come into alignment with reduced tax revenues, with a coverage target of at least 1.3 times. The ratings for all ERBs have since been raised to levels above the state's general obligation bond ratings.

Three different sources of funds are required to be applied to the early retirement (generally by purchase or redemption) of ERBs (i) all proceeds from the dedicated quarter cent sales tax in excess of the amounts needed, on a semi-annual basis, to pay debt service and other required costs of the bonds, (ii) all proceeds from the sale of specified surplus state property, and (iii) 50% of each annual deposit, up to $5 billion in the aggregate, of deposits in the BSA. As of August 2011, funds from these sources have been used for early retirement of approximately $4.12 billion of bonds during fiscal years 2005-06 through 2010-11, including $472 million which was transferred from the BSA in fiscal year 2006-07 and $1.023 billion transferred from the BSA in fiscal year 2007-08. As of August 1, 2011 a total of $7.42 billion of ERBs has been retired, leaving a principal balance of $6.79 billion. The Governor suspended each of the fiscal years 2008-09 through 2011-12 BSA transfers due to the condition of the General Fund.

Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds. In 1998 the state signed a settlement agreement (the "Master Settlement Agreement" or "MSA") with the four major cigarette manufacturers (the "participating manufacturers' or "PMs"). Under the MSA, the PMs agreed to make payments to the state in perpetuity, which payments, at the time were predicted to total approximately $25 billion (subject to adjustments) over the first 25 years. Under a separate Memorandum of Understanding, half of the payments made by the cigarette manufacturers are paid to the state and half to local governments. The specific amount to be received by the state and local governments is subject to adjustment. Details in the MSA require reduction of the PMs' payments for decreases in cigarette shipment volumes by the PMs, payments owed to certain "Previously Settled States" and certain other types of offsets. However, settlement payments are adjusted upward each year by at least 3% for inflation, compounded annually.

State law enacted in 2002 (the ‘Tobacco Securitization Law") authorized the establishment of a special purpose trust to purchase the tobacco assets and to issue revenue bonds secured by the tobacco settlement revenues received beginning in the 2003-04 fiscal year. Legislation in 2003 amended the Tobacco Securitization Law to authorize a "back-up state guaranty" that requires the Governor to request an appropriation from the General Fund in the annual Budget Act to pay debt service and other related costs of the tobacco settlement revenue bonds secured by the second 2003 sale of tobacco settlement revenues when such tobacco settlement revenues are insufficient. The Legislature is not obligated to make any General Fund appropriation.
In 2003, two separate sales of these assets financed with revenue bonds (the "2003 Bonds') produced about $4.75 billion in proceeds which were transferred to the General Fund. In 2005 and 2007, the state refunded all of the original 2003 Bonds, generating additional proceeds of approximately $1.783 billion, which were also transferred to the General Fund. The back-up state guarantee was applied to only the second 2003 sale of bonds and was continued when those bonds were refunded in 2005. The back-up state guaranty now applies to the $3.14 billion of 2005 Refunding Bonds.

The MSA provides for a potential reduction to the PMs' payments under specified conditions relating to the loss of market share to non-participating manufacturers ("NPMs"). This potential reduction is called an "NPM adjustment." The state disputes the PMs right to an NPM adjustment for any year. The MSA also allows the PMs to withhold any portion of their annual payments that is disputed, until such time as the dispute is resolved. Since 2006, the annual amount of revenues received by the state has incurred some level of withholding based on the PMs' assertion of their right to receive an NPM adjustment. For the first time since the Bonds were issued, the reserve funds of each bond are anticipated to be used to make the required debt service interest payment due in December 2011. The State Attorney General is pursuing in a multi-state arbitration proceeding a determination compelling the PMs to pay the full amount scheduled, given that the state asserts that it has been diligently enforcing the statute governing the NPMs, as required in the MSA.

Tobacco settlement revenue bonds are neither general nor legal obligations of the state or any of its political subdivisions and neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power nor any other assets or revenues of the state or of any political subdivision is or shall be pledged to the payment of any such bonds provided that, in connection with the issuance of the 2005 Refunding Bonds, the state covenanted to request the legislature for a General Fund appropriation in the event tobacco settlement revenues fall short. Tobacco settlement revenues have been sufficient to pay debt service with respect to the tobacco settlement revenue bonds, and therefore the state's covenant to request an appropriation has never been invoked.

Obligations In Connection with Proposition 1A of 2004. The Amended 2009 Budget Act provided for state borrowing pursuant to Proposition 1A of 2004, of approximately $1.998 billion of local property tax revenues. In accordance with Proposition 1A of 2004, the state is required to repay such revenues no later than June 2013. Legislation implementing the borrowing in the Amended 2009 Budget Act provided authority to local governments to sell their right to receive the state repayment to a joint powers authority ("JPA") and for the JPA to issue bonds backed by the state's repayment obligation. The repayment obligation includes interest and issuance costs for the JPA bonds.

On November 19, 2009, the California Statewide Communities Development Authority, a JPA, issued $1,895,000,000 of bonds which are secured by the state's obligation to make these payments to about 1,300 local governments, representing about 95% of the state's total borrowing from local governments. The 2011 Budget Act includes $90.8 million General Fund for the interest payments that will be incurred in that fiscal year. In accordance with the authorizing legislation, these bonds will be repaid by June 15, 2013. In addition, for the obligations to entities not participating in the JPA bond program (which are $103 million in principal amount); the Director of Finance has set an interest rate of 2% per annum.

Future Issuance Plans and General Fund Debt Ratio. Since 2006, approximately $53.6 billion of new general obligation bonds, $12.1 billion of lease-revenue bonds and $1.895 billion of Propositions 1A bonds have been authorized by voters and/or the Legislature. The authorizations led to a substantial increase in the amount of General Fund-supported debt outstanding from $44.85 billion as of July 1, 2006 to $82.46 billion as of August 1, 2011, while still leaving current authorized and unissued bonds of about $49 billion. Further amounts of general obligation debt issuance will depend on departmental spending needs, overall budget constraints, market conditions, refunding opportunities and other factors.

As a result of the drop of General Fund revenues resulting from general current market conditions and the impact of the recession, and the continues issuance of authorized by unissued bond sales to occur in the future, the ratio of debt service on general obligation, lease-revenue, and the Proposition 1A bonds supported by the General Fund, to annual General Fund revenues and transfers (the "General Fund Debt Ratio"), can be expected to increase in future years. As assumptions for future debt issuance and revenue projections are updated from time to time, any changes to these amounts may impact the projected General Fund Debt Ratio. Based on the revenue estimates used for the 2011 Budget Act, in fiscal year 2011-12, the General Fund Debt Ratio is estimated to equal approximately 7.77%. The ac General Fund Debt Ration in future years will depend on a variety of factors, including actual debt issuance, actual interest rates, debt service structure, and actual General Fund revenues and transfers.

State Funds

The General Fund. The moneys of the state are segregated into the General Fund and over 1,000 other funds, including special, bond and trust funds. The General Fund consists of revenues received by the State Treasury and not required by law to be credited to any other fund, as well as earnings from the investment of state moneys not allocable to another fund. The General Fund is the principal operating fund for the majority of governmental activities and is the depository of most of the major revenue sources of the state. The General Fund may be expended as a consequence of appropriation measures enacted by the Legislature and approved by the Governor (including the annual Budget Act), as well as appropriations pursuant to various constitutional authorizations and initiative statutes.

The Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties. The Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties ("SFEU") is funded with General Fund revenues and was established to protect the state from unforeseen revenue reductions and/or unanticipated expenditure increases. The State Controller may transfer amounts in the SFEU to the General Fund as necessary to meet cash needs of the General Fund and such transfers are characterized as "loans." The State Controller is required to return moneys so transferred without payment of interest as soon as there are sufficient moneys in the General Fund. At the end of each fiscal year, the State Controller is required to transfer from the SFEU to the General Fund any amount necessary to eliminate any deficit in the General Fund. The legislation creating the SFEU (Government Code Section 16418) also contains a continuous appropriation authorizing the State Controller to transfer the unencumbered balance in the General Fund to the SFEU, as of the end of each fiscal year. However, if, at the end of any fiscal year in which it has been determined that there are revenues in excess of the amount that may be appropriated, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 2 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, this transfer shall be reduced by the amount of the excess revenues. The estimates of the transfer shall be made jointly by the LAO and the Department of Finance. For budgeting and accounting purposes, any appropriation made from the SFEU, other than appropriations contained in Government Code Section 16418, is deemed an appropriation from the General Fund. For year-end reporting purposes, the State Controller is required to add the balance in the SFEU to the balance in the General Fund so as to show the total moneys then available for General Fund purposes.

The Budget Stabilization Account. Proposition 58, approved in March 2004, created the BSA as a second budgetary reserve. Beginning with fiscal year 2006-07, a specified portion of estimated annual General Fund revenues (reaching a ceiling of 3% by fiscal year 2008-09) will be transferred by the State Controller into the BSA no later than September 30 of each fiscal year unless the transfer is suspended or reduced as described below. These transfers will continue until the balance in the BSA reaches $8 billion or 5% of the estimated General Fund revenues for that fiscal year, whichever is greater. The annual transfer requirement will go back into effect whenever the balance falls below the $8 billion or the 5% target. The annual transfers can be suspended or reduced for a fiscal year by an executive order issued by the Governor no later than June 1 of the preceding fiscal year. Proposition 58 also provides that one-half of the annual transfers shall be used to retire ERBs, until a total of $5 billion has been used for that purpose. A total of $1.495 billion of the $5 billion amount has been applied to the retirement of ERBs.

Since 2007, the Budget Act has provided the Director of Finance the authority to transfer moneys from the BSA back into the General Fund in an amount determined by the Director of Finance to be sufficient to ensure there is a prudent General Fund balance. Using this authority, the Director of Finance ordered the transfer of the entire balance of $1.495 billion from the BSA to the General Fund to address a fiscal emergency proclaimed by the Governor on January 10, 2008. Once moneys are transferred out of the BSA, pursuant to the authority, they will not be replenished by a future fiscal year's annual transfer unless the Legislature, by statute, directs additional funds to be transferred from the General Fund into the BSA. In light of the condition of the General Fund, the Governor issued an Executive Order on May 31, 2011, to suspend the September 30, 2011 transfer from the General Fund to the BSA estimated at $2.7 billion based on the 2011 Budget Act. The Governor had also suspended the General Fund transfer to the BSA for fiscal years 2010-11 (approximately $2.8 billion), 2009-10 (approximately $2.8 billion) and fiscal year 2008-09 (approximately $3.0 billion). There are currently no moneys in the BSA.

Inter-Fund Borrowings. Inter-fund borrowing is used to meet temporary imbalances of receipts and disbursements in the General Fund. In the event the General Fund is or will be exhausted, the State Controller is required to notify the Governor and the PMIB (comprised of the State Director of Finance, the State Treasurer and the State Controller). The Governor may then order the State Controller to direct the transfer of all or any part of the moneys not needed in Special Funds to the General Fund, as determined by the PMIB. All money so transferred must be returned to the special fund from which it was transferred as soon as there is sufficient money in the General Fund to do so. Transfers cannot be made which will interfere with the objective for which such special fund was created, or from certain specific funds. Enactment of Proposition 22 on November 2, 2010 prohibits interfund borrowing from certain transportation funds.

State Expenditures

State Appropriations Limit. The state is subject to an annual appropriations limit imposed by Article XIII B of the State Constitution (the "Appropriations Limit"). The Appropriations Limit does not restrict appropriations to pay debt service on voter-authorized bonds. There are various types of appropriations excluded from the Appropriations Limit. For example, debt service costs of bonds existing or authorized by January 1, 1979, or subsequently authorized by the voters, appropriations required to comply with mandates of courts or the federal government, appropriations for qualified capital outlay projects, appropriations for tax refunds, appropriations of revenues derived from any increase in gasoline taxes and motor vehicle weight fees above January 1, 1990 levels, and appropriation of certain special taxes imposed by initiative (e.g., cigarette and tobacco taxes) are all excluded The Appropriations Limit may also be exceeded in cases of emergency.

The Appropriations Limit in each year is based on the Appropriations Limit for the prior year, adjusted annually for changes in state per capita personal income and changes in population, and adjusted, when applicable, for any transfer of financial responsibility of providing services to or from another unit of government or any transfer of the financial source for the provisions of services from tax proceeds to non-tax proceeds. The measurement of change in population is a blended average of statewide overall population growth, and change in attendance at local school and community college ("K-14") districts. The Appropriations Limit is tested over consecutive two-year periods. Any excess of the aggregate "proceeds of taxes" received over such two-year period above the combined Appropriations Limits for those two years, is divided equally between transfers to K-14 districts and refunds to taxpayers.

Pension Trusts and Unfunded Liability. The two main state pension funds have sustained substantial investment losses in recent years and face large unfunded future liabilities. The most recent actuarial valuation of California Public Employees' Retirement System ("CalPERS"), based on data through June 30, 2010, showed an accrued unfunded liability allocable to state employees of $24.1 billion on an actuarial value of assets basis ("AVA") and $45.2 billion on a market value of assets basis ("MVA"). The California State Teachers' Retirement System ("CalSTRS") reported the unfunded accrued liability of its Defined Benefit Plan at June 30, 2010 at $56.02 billion on an AVA basis, and $79.19 billion on an MVA basis. The state also has an unfunded liability relating to retirees' post-employment healthcare benefits which was estimated at $59.9 billion, based on data through June 30, 2010.

The state General Fund contributions to CalPERS are anticipated to be approximately $2.1in fiscal year 2011-12, and its contributions to CalSTRS will be approximately $1.3 billion during that period. The combined contributions represent about 4% of all General Fund expenditures in fiscal year 2010-11. The state may be obligated to make increasingly larger payments in the future to bring CalPERS closer to a fully funded condition; the state's contributions to CalSTRS are set by a statutory formula.

As part of the enactment of the 2010 Budget Act, legislation was adopted which will reduce pension benefits primarily for newly-hired state employees. Ingeneral, this law sets benefit levels for future employees at levels which were in effect in 1999, prior to a law which at that time increased the percentage of salary which could be received by state employees, and reduced the number of years of service required to achieve maximum benefits. In addition, future employees will have their benefits based on the highest three-year average annual pay, rather than being based on the highest single year, as is provided under current law (except for those employees already using the three-year formula under a contract). SB6X 22 does not change the pension benefits for current state employees and retirees, so the financial benefits will accrue over a number of years. However, pursuant to labor agreements signed with several bargaining units, both current and future employees will be required to contribute a larger portion of their salary toward future pension benefits.

Welfare System. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 fundamentally reformed the nation's welfare system. The Law included provisions to: (i) convert Aid to Families with Dependent Children ("AFDC"), an entitlement program, to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ("TANF"), a block grant program with lifetime time limits on TANF recipients, work requirements and other changes (ii) deny certain federal welfare and public benefits to legal noncitizens (subsequent federal law has amended this provision), allow states to elect to deny additional benefits (including TANF) to legal noncitizens, and generally deny almost all benefits to illegal immigrants; and (iii) make changes in the Food Stamp program, including reducing maximum benefits and imposing work requirements. The TANF block grant formula under the Law is operative through December 3, 2010.

Effective January 1, 1998, CalWORKs replaced the former AFDC program and California's previous welfare program, Greater Avenues to Independence programs. Consistent with the federal law, CalWORKs contains time limits on the receipt of welfare aid, both lifetime as well as current period. The centerpiece of CalWORKs is the linkage of eligibility to work participation requirements. Caseload under CalWORKs is projected to increase in fiscal year 2010-11. CalWORKs caseload projections are 587,000 cases in fiscal year 2010-11 and 590,000 cases in fiscal year 2011-12.

Current policies are not expected to increase work participation rates enough to meet the federal requirement for at least 50% work participation among all families. The federal government recently notified California that it has not met the 2008 work participation rate requirements and assessed a penalty of $47.7 million. Under current state law, 50% of the penalty amount is the state's responsibility and the remaining 50% would be shared among those counties not meeting work participation rate requirements. The state intends to seek relief from the penalty based on current economic conditions and/or a corrective action plan. To the extent full or partial relief is not obtained, any penalty would not be assessed in fiscal year 2011-12. Considerable improvement in work participation rates must be achieved to avoid additional federal penalties.

Health Care. Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, is a health care entitlement program for low-income individuals and families who receive public assistance or otherwise lack health care coverage. Medi-Cal serves over one in six Californians. Federal law requires Medi-Cal to provide basic services such as doctor visits, laboratory tests, x-rays, hospital inpatient and outpatient care, hospice, skilled nursing care, and early periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment. Also, federal matching funds are available if states choose to provide any of numerous optional benefits. The federal government pays for half of the cost of providing most Medi-Cal services in California, including optional benefits. A wide range of public and private providers and facilities delivers these services. Providers are reimbursed by the traditional fee-for-service method or by capitated payments from managed care plans. Approximately 4.0 million Medi-Cal beneficiaries (more than half of the people receiving Medi-Cal benefits and services) are currently enrolled in managed care plans.

For the 2011 Budget Act, Medi-Cal expenditures are estimated to be $54.6 billion ($12.4 billion General Fund) in fiscal year 2010-11 and $45.5 billion ($14.7 billion General Fund) in fiscal year 2010-11.

Major Sources of General Fund Revenues

In fiscal year 2009-10, approximately 92.7% of General Fund revenues and transfers were derived from personal income taxes (51.5%), sales and use taxes (30.7%) and corporate taxes (10.5%). Similarly, in fiscal years 2010-11 and 2001-12, approximately 91.1% and 88.7%, respectively of revenues and transfers are estimated to be derived from personal income taxes (52.8% and 57.0%, respectively), sales and use taxes (28.6% and 21.5%, respectively) and corporate taxes (10.5% and 10.2%, respectively). Other major General Fund taxes and licenses include: insurance, estate, inheritance and gift taxes, cigarette taxes, alcoholic beverage taxes, horse racing license fees and trailer coach license fees. As discussed above, Proposition 26 makes it more difficult for the state to raise fees and change taxes. Lasting effects from the recession, the current economic environment, as well as future economic problems and factors could negatively impact General Fund revenues received from these and other sources.

Personal Income Tax. The California personal income tax, which accounted for an estimated 52.8% of General Fund revenues and transfers in fiscal year 2010-11, is closely modeled after the federal income tax law. It is imposed on net taxable income (gross income less exclusions and deductions), with rates ranging from 1% to 9.3%. The personal income tax is adjusted annually by the change in the consumer price index to prevent taxpayers from being pushed into higher tax brackets without a real increase in income. Personal, dependent, and other credits are allowed against the gross tax liability. In addition, taxpayers may be subject to an alternative minimum tax ("AMT), which is much like the federal AMT. The personal income tax structure is considered to be highly progressive. For example, the Franchise Tax Board ("FTB") indicates that the top 1% of taxpayers paid 36.9% of the total personal income tax in tax year 2009.

Proposition 63, approved by the voters in the November 2004 election, imposes a 1% surcharge on taxable income over $1 million in addition to the 9.3 % rate. The proceeds of the tax surcharge are required to be used to expand mental health programs.

Taxes on capital gains realizations, which are largely linked to stock market performance, can add a significant dimension of volatility to personal income tax receipts. Capital gains tax receipts accounted for an estimated 4.4% of General Fund revenues and transfers in fiscal year 2010-11.

Sales and Use Tax. The sales and use tax, which accounted for an estimated 28.6% of General Fund revenues and transfers in fiscal year 2010-11, is imposed upon retailers for the privilege of selling tangible personal property in California. Most retail sales and leases are subject to the tax. However, exemptions have been provided for certain essentials such as food for home consumption, prescription drugs, gas delivered through mains, and electricity. Other exemptions provide relief for a variety of sales ranging from custom computer software to aircraft.

Corporation Tax. Corporation tax revenues, which accounted for an estimated 10.5% of General Fund tax revenues in fiscal year 2010-11, are derived from the following taxes and/or sources: (1) the franchise tax and the corporate income tax, which are levied at an 8.84% rate on profit (2) banks and other financial corporations that are subject to the franchise tax plus an additional tax at the rate of 2% on their net income, (3) the AMT, which is imposed at a rate of 6.65%, is similar to the Federal AMT and is based on a higher level of net income computed by adding back certain tax preferences; (4) a minimum franchise tax of up to $800, which is imposed on corporations subject to the franchise tax but not on those subject to the corporate income tax (new corporations are exempted from the minimum franchise tax for the first two years of incorporation); (5) Sub-Chapter S corporations, which are taxed at 1.5% of profits; and (6) fees paid by limited liability companies, which account for 2.8% of revenues (the constitutionality of these fees has been challenged in three separate litigations).

Litigation
The state and its officers and employees are parties to numerous legal proceedings, many of which normally occur in government operations. In addition, at any given time, including the present, there are numerous civil actions pending against the state (described in the state's recent Official Statements), which could, if determined adversely to the state, affect the state's expenditures and, in some cases, its revenues and cash flow. Because of the prospective nature of these proceedings, it is not presently possible to predict the outcome of such litigation, estimate the potential impact on the ability of the state to pay debt service costs on its obligations, or determine what impact, if any, such proceedings may have on the Fund's investments.

Local Governments
California's weakened economy and reduced spending have pressured the credit quality of municipal issuers in the state, though such impacts have had wide variability. The primary units of local government in California are the 58 counties. Counties are responsible for the provision of many basic services, including indigent health care, welfare, jails and public safety in unincorporated areas. There are also 480 incorporated cities in California and thousands of special districts formed for education, utilities, and other services. These local governments derive revenues mainly from sales tax, real property tax, transfer tax and fees relating to real property transactions. A depressed economy, slowed real estate market and decreased housing values pose significant challenges to local governments seeking to raise revenues to sustain their operations.

Similar to the State, local governments face their own set of constitutional amendments that have limited their ability to raise revenues, thus giving rise to concerns over the ability of municipal issuers to satisfy their debt obligations. In particular, the fiscal condition of local governments has been constrained since Proposition 13, passed in 1978, which reduced and limited the future growth of property taxes and limited the ability of local governments to impose "special taxes" (those devoted to a specific purpose) without two-thirds voter approval. In addition, Proposition 218, passed in 1996, further limited the ability of local governments to raise taxes, fees, and other exactions without a vote. As a result of the economy and the lack of revenues, a number of local governments are facing serious fiscal problems. In response to the severe fiscal problems, and pursuant to Chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the city of Vallejo filed for bankruptcy protection in 2008. In recent years, other cities have indicated that they are considering bankruptcy as an option in the face of fiscal challenges.

In the past, California has provided monetary assistance to local governments. Whether and to what extent the California legislature will continue to apportion amounts from the General Fund to counties, cities and their various entities, which depend upon state government appropriations, is not entirely certain. This uncertainty poses risks to a fund investing in debt obligations of issuers that rely in whole or in substantial part on state government revenues for the continuance of their operations and payment of their obligations. Any reductions in state aid could compound the serious fiscal constraints already experienced by many local governments. To the extent local entities do not receive money from the state to pay for their operations and services, their ability to pay debt service on obligations held by the Fund may be impaired.

Puerto Rico

Relationship between Puerto Rico and the U.S.

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's (as used in this section, "Puerto Rico" or the "Commonwealth") constitutional status is that of a territory of the U.S., and, pursuant to the territorial clause of the U.S. Constitution, the ultimate source of power over Puerto Rico is the U.S. Congress.

General Economic Conditions

Although Puerto Rico's economy is diversified across the manufacturing, service, government, agriculture and construction sectors, the dominant sectors of its economy in terms of production and income are manufacturing and services. As a result, economic problems or factors that negatively impact any of these sectors, but especially the manufacturing and services sectors, may have a negative impact on the value of Puerto Rico municipal securities and entities issuing these securities.

The Commonwealth's economy entered into a recession that began in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006, a fiscal year in which the real gross national product grew by only 0.5% and the government of Puerto Rico (as used in this section, "Government") was shut down the first two weeks of May. The recession has been evidenced by, among other things, a contraction in the economy, decreased Commonwealth general fund (as used in this section, "General Fund") revenues and high unemployment.

Certain signs indicate, however, that economic growth in the Commonwealth might be improving. For example, preliminary General Fund net revenues for fiscal year 2011 were higher than in the same period in fiscal year 2010. Also, preliminary General Fund net revenues for the first three months of fiscal year 2012 were higher than in the same period in fiscal year 2011.

Despite these and other signs that the Commonwealth's economy could be improving, because of the current economic environment and the magnitude of the economic recession, the Commonwealth continues to face significant fiscal challenges, including a significant structural imbalance (General Fund total expenditures exceeding revenues).

There can be no assurances that the Commonwealth will not continue to face fiscal stress and that such circumstances will not become more difficult, or that other impacts of the current economic situation will not further materially adversely affect the financial condition of the Commonwealth.

Reform Initiatives

Since 2000, the Commonwealth has experienced an imbalance between recurring Government revenues and total expenditures. The imbalance reached its highest level in fiscal year 2009. In an attempt to address the imbalance, the Government has taken multiple steps, including reforming its taxes and implementing a fiscal stabilization plan, an economic reconstruction plan and an economic development plan.

Tax Reform. In 2010, the Governor of Puerto Rico (as used in this section, "Governor") submitted, and Puerto Rico's Legislature (as used in this section, "Legislature") passed, legislation to implement tax reform. Although elements of the tax reform are designed to provide individual and corporate taxpayers with savings, the Government anticipates that the reduction in income tax revenues resulting from the implementation of the tax reform should be fully offset by the additional revenues produced by (i) enhanced tax compliance measures, (ii) the elimination of certain incentives and tax credits, (iii) a new temporary excise tax imposed on a controlled group member's acquisition from another group member of certain personal property manufactured or produced in Puerto Rico and certain services performed in Puerto Rico (at a declining rate from 4% for 2011 to 1% for 2016) and (iv) an expansion of taxation rules that characterize certain income of non-resident corporations, partnerships and individuals as effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in Puerto Rico and therefore subject to Puerto Rico income tax.

There can be no assurance that the revenues resulting from the implementation of the tax reform, together with the other revenue enhancement measures included in the tax reform, will be sufficient to make the reform revenue positive.

Fiscal Stabilization Plan. In January 2009, the Commonwealth's administration, which controls the Executive and Legislative branches of government, began to implement a multi-year plan designed to achieve fiscal balance, restore sustainable economic growth and safeguard the investment-grade ratings of the Puerto Rico. The fiscal stabilization plan, which was generally contained in Act No. 7, sought to achieve budgetary balance on or before fiscal year 2013, while addressing expected fiscal deficits in the intervening years through the implementation of a number of initiatives, including: (i) a gradual operating expense-reduction plan through reduction of operating expenses, including payroll, which is the main component of government expenditures, and the reorganization of the Executive Branch;( ii) a combination of temporary and permanent revenue raising measures, coupled with additional tax enforcement measures; and (iii) a bond issuance program through the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation ("COFINA" by its Spanish-language acronym). The proceeds from the COFINA bond issuance program, which are held by the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico ("GDB") in an account ("Stabilization Fund"), have been used to repay existing government debt (including debts with GDB), finance operating expenses for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 (and may be used for fiscal year 2012, to the extent included in the government's annual budget for such fiscal year), including costs related to the implementation of a workforce reduction plan, and fund an economic stimulus plan.

Economic Reconstruction Plan. In fiscal year 2009, the Commonwealth's administration began to implement a short-term economic reconstruction plan. The cornerstone of this plan was the implementation of U.S. federal and local economic stimulus programs. The Commonwealth was awarded approximately $6.8 billion in stimulus funds under the ARRA program. Approximately $3.3 billion of the ARRA funds is allocated for consumer and taxpayer relief and the remainder will be used to expand unemployment and other social welfare benefits, and spending in education, healthcare, and infrastructure, among others. As of March 31, 2011, the Commonwealth had disbursed $4.3 billion in ARRA funds, or 63% of awarded funds.

The Commonwealth's administration has complemented the U.S. federal stimulus package with additional short and medium-term supplemental stimulus measures that seek to address local economic challenges and provide investment in strategic areas. These measures included a local $500 million economic stimulus plan.

Economic Development Plan. The Commonwealth's administration has also developed the "Strategic Model for a New Economy," which is a comprehensive long-term economic development plan aimed at improving Puerto Rico's overall competitiveness and business environment and increasing private-sector participation in Puerto Rico's economy. As part of this plan, the Commonwealth's administration enacted Act No. 161 on December 1, 2009, which overhauled the permitting and licensing process in Puerto Rico in order to provide for a leaner and more efficient process that fosters economic development. The Commonwealth's administration enacted Acts No. 82 and 83 of July 19, 2010, which provide for a new energy policy that seeks to lower energy costs and reduce energy-price volatility by reducing Puerto Rico's dependence on fuel oil and the promotion of diverse, renewable-energy technologies. Moreover, the Commonwealth's administration proposed the adoption of a comprehensive tax reform that takes into account the Commonwealth's current financial situation.

In addition, to further stimulate economic development and cope with the fiscal crisis, the Commonwealth's Legislative Assembly approved Act No. 29 on June 8, 2009, establishing a public policy and legal framework for the establishment of public-private partnerships to finance and develop infrastructure projects and operate and manage certain public assets. During fiscal year 2010, the administration engaged various financial advisors to assist it in the evaluation and procurement of various projects in the energy, transportation, water and public school infrastructure sectors. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010, the administration published desirability studies for four public-private partnership priority projects and commenced procurement for such projects.

The Commonwealth's administration has also identified strategic initiatives to promote economic growth in various sectors of the economy where Puerto Rico is believed to have competitive advantages and several strategic/regional projects aimed at fostering balanced economic development throughout the Commonwealth. These projects, some of which are ongoing, include tourism and urban redevelopment projects.

Fiscal Year 2012 Budget and Budget Risks

On July 1, 2011, the Governor signed the Commonwealth's central-government budget for fiscal year 2012. The adopted budget provides for total General Fund revenues of approximately $9.3 billion, $610 million of which consists of proceeds from COFINA bond issues.

The principal changes in General Fund revenues under the fiscal year 2012 budget compared to the fiscal year 2011 budget are accounted for mainly by the projected collections from the temporary excise tax under Act No. 154 (up $969 million), sales and use taxes (up $125 million), retained non-resident income taxes (up $29 million), alcoholic beverage taxes (up $9 million), and projected decreases in excise taxes on motor vehicles and accessories (down $8 million), corporate income tax (down $51 million), federal excise taxes on offshore shipments (down $66 million), property taxes (down $162 million) and personal income taxes (down $239 million).

The fiscal year 2012 budget provides for total expenditures of approximately $9.3 billion, $610 million of which are expected to be covered by proceeds from COFINA bond issues. The fiscal year 2012 budgeted expenditures exclude certain debt service payments on the Commonwealth's general obligation bonds and Commonwealth guaranteed Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority ("PBA") bonds which are expected to be refinanced during fiscal year 2012. The budgeted total expenditures for fiscal year 2012 are $126 million, or 1.4%, higher than budgeted total expenditures of approximately $9.1 billion for fiscal year 2011, and approximately $1.1 billion, or 10.7%, lower than total expenditures of approximately $10.4 billion for fiscal year 2010.

Budgeted expenditures and capital improvements for the central government of all budgetary funds total approximately $15.9 billion, a decrease of $142.9 million from fiscal year 2011 budgeted appropriations. The principal changes in General Fund expenditures by program in the fiscal year 2012 budget compared to the fiscal year 2011 budget are mainly due to increases in public safety and protection (up $80.1 million), education (up $131.4 million), economic development (up $106.4 million), transportation (up $10.2 million), special pension contributions (up $85.8 million), contribution to municipalities (up $28.5 million), and decreases in general obligation bonds debt service (down $21.5 million), welfare (down $22.0 million), health care (down $209.2 million) and governmental management (down $51.2 million).

Budget Risks. Many complex political, social, and economic factors influence the Commonwealth's economy and finances. Such factors may affect the Commonwealth's budget unpredictably from year to year. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) developments with respect to the national economy as a whole; (ii) developments with respect to the manufacturing and service sectors of the economy; (iii) developments in the world economy, and in particular commodity prices such as oil; (iv) U.S. fiscal and economic policies, including fiscal stimulus efforts in general and the amount of federal aid to the Commonwealth; (v) the impact of the tax reform, and the Commonwealth's fiscal stabilization plan, economic reconstruction plan and economic development plan; (vi) the impact of the funds received or expected to be received pursuant to the ARRA, which was enacted by the U.S. government to stimulate the U.S. economy in the wake of the global economic downturn; and (vii) whether actual budgeted revenues are less than projected revenues and actual expenditures are more than projected expenditures.

These factors are continually changing, and no assurances can be given with respect to how these factors or other factors will materialize in the future or what impact they will have on the Commonwealth's fiscal and economic condition. Such factors could have an adverse impact on the Commonwealth budget in the current year and could result in declines, possibly severe, in the value of the Commonwealth's and municipal issuers' outstanding obligations, increases in their future borrowing costs, and impairment of their ability to pay debt service on their obligations.

Rating

The ratings of the Commonwealth's general obligation bonds as of November11, 2011 are "Baa1" from Moody's, "BBB" from S&P and "BBB+" from Fitch.

Each such rating reflects only the views of the respective rating agency and an explanation of the significance of such rating may be obtained from such rating agency. There is no assurance that such ratings will continue for any given period of time or that they will not be revised or withdrawn entirely by such rating agency if in the judgment of such rating agency circumstances so warrant. A downward revision or withdrawal of any such rating may have an adverse effect on the market prices of the bonds.

Major Sources of General Fund Expenditures

Major sources of General Fund expenditures include, among other items: (i) grants and subsidies (including contributions to municipalities), (ii) personal and other services (including compensation paid for personal services rendered to the Commonwealth and its public instrumentalities as well as other services such as building and equipment rental and insurance premiums), (iii) capital outlays (including outlays made for land acquisition or interest in land, construction of buildings, road bridges and other structures) and (iv) funding benefits (including pension benefits and non-pension, post-employment benefits for certain individuals). Effects from the recession, the current economic environment, as well as future economic problems and factors could increase General Fund expenditures to these and other sources.

Pension and Non-Pension Unfunded Liability. One of the challenges that the Government faces is how to address the growing unfunded pension benefit obligations and funding shortfalls of the three government retirement systems (the Employees Retirement System, the Teachers Retirement System, and the Judiciary Retirement System) that are funded principally with Government appropriations. The three systems are funded principally by contributions made by employers (the Commonwealth, public corporations, and municipalities) and employees, as well as investment income. The Government is responsible for approximately 64% of total employer contributions to the Employees Retirement System, and the other 36% is the responsibility of public corporations and municipalities. The Government is also responsible for 100% and 99% of total employer contributions to the Judiciary and Teachers Retirement Systems, respectively. As of June 30, 2010, the date of the latest actuarial valuations of the retirement systems, the unfunded actuarial accrued liability (including basic and system administered benefits) for the Employees Retirement System, the Teachers Retirement System, and the Judiciary Retirement System was approximately $17.8 billion, $7.1 billion and $283 million, respectively, and the funded ratios were 8.5%, 23.97% and 16.4%, respectively.

Since the Commonwealth and other participating employers (such as municipalities and participating public corporations) are ultimately responsible for any funding deficiency in the three retirement systems, the depletion of the assets available to cover retirement benefits will require the Commonwealth and other participating employers to cover annual funding deficiencies. It is estimated that the Commonwealth would be responsible for approximately 74% of the combined annual funding deficiency of the three retirement systems, with the balance being the responsibility of the municipalities and participating public corporations.

The Commonwealth also provides non-pension, post-employment benefits in the form of a medical insurance plan contribution. The cost of these benefits, which amounted to $114.2 million for fiscal year 2010, are funded on a pay-as-you-go basis from the General Fund and are valued using actuarial principles similar to those used for calculating pension benefits. Based on the latest actuarial valuations, as of June 30, 2010, the aggregate unfunded actuarial accrued liability for these benefits was $2.3 billion.
Ultimately, since the Commonwealth's General Fund is required to cover a significant amount of the funding deficiencies, the Commonwealth would have difficulty funding the annual required contributions unless it implements significant reforms, obtains additional revenues, or takes other budgetary measures.

In order to address, at least in part, the growing unfunded pension benefit obligations and funding shortfalls of the three Government retirement systems, the Government enacted two bills in 2011. The first bill was enacted as Act No. 96 of June 16, 2011. In accordance with Act No. 96, on June 23, 2011, $162.5 million of funds on deposit in the Corpus Account of the Puerto Rico Infrastructure Fund were contributed to the Employees Retirement System and invested in capital appreciation bonds issued by COFINA. The second bill, enacted as Act No. 116 of July 6, 2011, provides an increase in employer contributions to the Employee Retirement System and the Teachers Retirement System of 1% of covered payroll in each of the next five fiscal years and by 1.25% of covered payroll in each of the following five fiscal years. There is no guarantee that these measures will be sufficient to fix the unfunded liability to the Government's retirement systems.

Major Sources of General Fund Revenues

The major sources of General Fund revenues are derived from personal income taxes and taxes on corporations and partnerships. Other major taxes that provide revenues to the General Fund include an excise tax, a property tax and a license tax. Effects from the tax reform, discussed above, the recession and the current economic environment, as well as future economic problems and factors could negatively impact General Fund revenues received from these and other sources.

Litigation

The Commonwealth and its officers and employees may be parties to numerous legal proceedings, many of which normally occur in government operations. In addition, the Commonwealth is involved in certain other legal proceedings (described in the Commonwealth's recent Official Statements) that, if decided against the Commonwealth, might require the Commonwealth to make significant future expenditures or substantially impair future revenue sources. Because of the prospective nature of these proceedings, it is not presently possible to predict the outcome of such litigation, estimate the potential impact on the ability of the Commonwealth to pay debt service costs on its obligations, or determine what impact, if any, such proceedings may have on a fund's investments.

Guam

Relationship between Guam and the U.S.

The constitutional status of the island of Guam (as used in this section, "Guam" or the "Territory") is that of an unincorporated territory of the U.S., and, pursuant to the territorial clause of the U.S. Constitution, the ultimate source of power over the Territory is the U.S. Congress. The organization and powers of the government of the Territory (as used in this section, "Government") are determined by the terms of the Organic Act.

General Economic Conditions

Although Guam's economy is diversified, tourism has represented the primary source of income for the Territory's economy for over twenty-five years. U.S. federal and military spending also contribute significantly to its economy. Therefore, economic problems or factors that negatively impact tourism in Guam, as well as factors that reduce U.S. federal and military spending in Guam, may have a negative impact on the value of Guam municipal securities and entities issuing these securities.

In regard to tourism, in fiscal year 2010, Guam's top four visitor markets, as measured by visitors to Guam by air, were Japan (75.8%), Korea (10.3%), the U.S. (5.2%) and Taiwan (2.5%). Therefore, Guam's economy is very sensitive to fluctuations in each of these economies, but especially to that of Japan. The March 11, 2011 earthquake that occurred near northeastern Japan and the subsequent tsunami that affected Japan's northern and central east coast are anticipated to have a negative effect on Guam's tourism, although it is too early to predict the ultimate effect of these natural disasters on Guam's economy.

Despite significant revenues from the federal government in recent years through stimulus packages (including approximately $386 million of ARRA funding for programs and infrastructure projects) and military contracts (including over $964 million in fiscal year 2010), there is no guarantee that such stimulus and military spending will not decrease, potentially significantly, in future years.

Because of the current economic environment, the magnitude of the global recession, and a slew of misfortunes that negatively impacted tourism in Guam (including earthquakes, tsunamis, super typhoons, the September 1, 2001 terrorist attacks and the outbreak of diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003 and the H1N1 virus in 2009), Guam faces significant economic problems. These problems are reflected in Guam's rising unemployment rate (which increased from 6.9% in March 2006 to 13.3% in March) and growing deficit (which, according to the 2010 Guam General Fund (as used in this section, "General Fund") unaudited financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2010, indicate that Guam's deficit rose by $83,583,828, from a level of $265,377,371 in fiscal year 2009 to $348,961,199 in fiscal year 2010, and is projected to increase further to $348,972,664 in fiscal year 2011).

There can be no assurances that Guam will not continue to face fiscal stress and that such circumstances will not become more difficult, or that other impacts of the current economic situation will not further materially adversely affect Guam's financial condition.

Fiscal Year 2012 Budget and Risks

On April 8, 2011, the Governor of Guam (as used in this section, "Governor") submitted his proposed fiscal year 2012 budget to the Territory's Legislature (as used in this section, "Legislature"). The proposed plan included revenue available for appropriations of $561.1 million, tax refunds in the amount of $105.0 million and a General Fund reserve of 2% in the amount of $11.2 set aside for deficit reduction.

On September 20, 2011, the Governor signed the budget for fiscal year 2012 that was previously passed by the Legislature. The adopted fiscal year 2012 budget leaves total General Fund revenue available for appropriation of approximately $562.3 million, a slight increase over the appropriations in the proposed budget. Revenue from taxes accounts for over 90% of total General Fund revenue available for appropriation.

Major expenditures in the 2012 budget include, but are not limited to: (i) appropriations for debt service; (ii) appropriations for health, including for the Department of Public Health and Social Services, the Medically Indigent Program and for Guam's medicaid program; (iii) appropriations for public education, including for the operations of the University of Guam and Guam Community College; and (iv) appropriations for the protection of life and property, including for the base operations of the Fire Department, the Police Department and the Department of Corrections.

Budget Risks. Many complex political, social, and economic factors influence Guam's economy and finances. Such factors may affect Guam's budget unpredictably from year to year. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) developments with respect to the national economy as a whole; (ii) developments with respect to the economies of Japan, Korea, the U.S. and Taiwan that impact tourism; (iii) developments in the world economy, and in particular commodity prices such as oil; (iv) U.S. fiscal and economic policies, including fiscal stimulus efforts in general and the amount of federal aid to Guam; (v) developments with respect to the U.S. military spending in Guam; and (vi) whether actual budgeted revenues are less than projected revenues and actual expenditures are more than projected expenditures.

These factors are continually changing, and no assurances can be given with respect to how these factors or other factors will materialize in the future or what impact they will have on Guam's fiscal and economic condition. Such factors could have an adverse impact on Guam's budget in the current year and could result in declines, possibly severe, in the value of Guam's municipal issuers' outstanding obligations, increases in their future borrowing costs, and impairment of their ability to pay debt service on their obligations.

Rating

The rating of Guam's general obligation debt as of November 11, 2011 is "B+" from S&P.

The rating reflects only the view of the rating agency and an explanation of the significance of such rating may be obtained from such rating agency. There is no assurance that such ratings will continue for any given period of time or that they will not be revised or withdrawn entirely by such rating agency if in the judgment of such rating agency circumstances so warrant. A downward revision or withdrawal of the rating may have an adverse effect on the market prices of the bonds.

Major Sources of General Fund Expenditures
Expenditures of General Fund revenues are made pursuant to appropriation laws. The two largest expenditure categories, public education and protection of life and property, accounted for approximately 41% and 16% of total General Fund expenditures in fiscal year 2010, respectively. The Government also has significant unfunded liabilities relating to the Guam Retirement Fund (as used in this section, the "Retirement Fund"). Effects from the global recession, the current economic environment, as well as future economic problems and factors could increase General Fund expenditures to these and other sources.

Retirement Fund Unfunded Liability. One of the challenges that the Government faces is how to address the growing unfunded pension benefit obligations and funding shortfalls of the Retirement Fund. The Retirement Fund provides retirement annuities and other payments to retired Government employees and their dependents. Although the retirement plan has historically been a defined benefit plan, all new Government employees hired after September 30, 1995 are instead participants in a defined contribution retirement plan. Based on the September 30, 2010 valuation, the Retirement Fund had an unfunded accrued liability of $1.545 billion. Based on the actuarial valuation, the actuarially determined contribution rate for fiscal year 2010 was 30.09% of covered payroll. However, the Government has funded a lower contribution rate of 28.3% for fiscal year 2010 based in part on a law that provides that the Government's employer contribution rate to the Retirement Fund will increase over a five-year period, beginning with fiscal year 2007, until it reaches the actuarial recommended contribution rate. Increased expenditures to the Retirement Fund in upcoming years may exert pressure on the budget.

Major Sources of General Fund Revenues

The two largest General Fund revenue categories are taxes and U.S. federal government contributions, which accounted for approximately 57% and 35% of total General Fund revenues in fiscal year 2010, respectively. Effects from the global recession, the current economic environment, as well as future economic problems and factors could negatively impact General Fund revenues received from these and other sources.

Litigation

Guam and its officers and employees may be parties to legal proceedings, many of which normally occur in government operations. In addition, at any given time, including the present, there are civil actions pending against Guam (described in Guam's recent Official Statement), which could, if determined adversely to Guam, affect Guam's expenditures and, in some cases, its revenues and cash flow. Because of the prospective nature of these proceedings, it is not presently possible to predict the outcome of such litigation, estimate the potential impact on the ability of Guam to pay debt service costs on its obligations, or determine what impact, if any, such proceedings may have on the Fund's investments.

United States Virgin Islands

Relationship between the U.S. Virgin Islands and the U.S.

The constitutional status of the U.S. Virgin Islands (as used in this section, "USVI" or the "Territory") is that of an unincorporated territory of the U.S., and, pursuant to the territorial clause of the U.S. Constitution, the ultimate source of power over the Territory is the U.S. Congress. The organization and powers of the government of the Territory (as used in this section, "Government") are determined by the terms of the Revised Organic Act.

General Economic Conditions

Although the Territory's economy is diversified, tourism remains the economy's primary source of income. Therefore, economic problems or factors that negatively impact tourism in USVI may have a negative impact on the value of USVI municipal securities and entities issuing these securities.

During the recent recession, the Territory experienced a significant economic downturn, evidenced by rising unemployment and declining tax revenues and tourism.

Certain signs indicate, however, that economic growth in the Territory might recently have been improving. For example, total visitor arrivals increased in the first half of fiscal year 2011 compared to the same period for fiscal year 2010. Also, during the first half of fiscal year 2011, tax revenues collections increased compared to the same period for fiscal year 2010.

Despite these and other signs that USVI's economy could be improving, because of the current economic environment and the magnitude of the economic recession, the Territory continues to face significant fiscal problems, including a projected $75.1 million budget deficit in fiscal year 2011 and a $131.5 deficit in fiscal year 2012.

There can be no assurances that USVI will not continue to face fiscal stress and that such circumstances will not become more difficult, or that other impacts of the current economic situation will not further materially adversely affect the Territory's financial condition.

Fiscal Year 2012 Budget and Risks

On June 10, 2011, the Governor of USVI (as used in this section, "Governor") submitted his proposed $1.2 billion fiscal year 2012 budget to the Territory's Legislature (as used in this section, "Legislature") for its review and approval. Of the total budget, $731.3 million would come from the USVI general fund (as used in this section, "General Fund"). The remaining revenues would derive from other sources, including federal funds. The Governor attempted to balance the budget through a combination of measures, including, among others, increasing gross receipts taxes by 1% and implementing nine unpaid holidays for government workers.

After numerous hearings, the USVI Legislature (as used in this section, "Legislature") passed the fiscal year 2012 budget and sent it to the Governor on September 26, 2011. As passed, the Legislature rejected some of the Governor's proposals for balancing the budget, including the 1% increase in the gross receipts tax (which was cut in half) and the nine unpaid holidays. Because he disagreed with some of the changes to his proposed budget, the Governor refused to sign the budget. Under the Revised Organic Act, if the Governor does not take action on a piece of legislation passed by the Legislature within 10 days, it automatically becomes law. As such, the 2012 budget became law on October 7, 2011.

Major expenditures in the 2012 budget include, but are not limited to: (i) appropriations for health and human services, including appropriations for the Department of Health, the Schneider Regional Medical Center, the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center and the Department of Human Services; (ii) appropriations for public education, including for the Department of Education; and (iii) appropriations for the protection of life and property, including for the Police Department, the VI Fire Department and the Department of Corrections.

Budget Risks. Many complex political, social, and economic factors influence the economy and finances of the USVI. Such factors may affect the Territory's budget unpredictably from year to year. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) developments with respect to the national economy as a whole; (ii) developments that impact tourism; (iii) developments in the world economy, and in particular commodity prices such as oil; (iv) U.S. fiscal and economic policies, including fiscal stimulus efforts in general and the amount of federal aid to the Territory; and (v) whether actual budgeted revenues are less than projected revenues and actual expenditures are more than projected expenditures.

These factors are continually changing, and no assurances can be given with respect to how these factors or other factors will materialize in the future or what impact they will have on the USVI's fiscal and economic condition. Such factors could have an adverse impact on the USVI's budget in the current year and could result in declines, possibly severe, in the value of USVI municipal issuers' outstanding obligations, increases in their future borrowing costs, and impairment of their ability to pay debt service on their obligations.

Rating

The rating of USVI's general obligation debt as of November 11, 2011 is "BAA1" from Moody's.

The rating reflects only the view of the rating agency and an explanation of the significance of such rating may be obtained from such rating agency. There is no assurance that such ratings will continue for any given period of time or that they will not be revised or withdrawn entirely by such rating agency if in the judgment of such rating agency circumstances so warrant. A downward revision or withdrawal of the rating may have an adverse effect on the market prices of the bonds.

Major Sources of General Fund Expenditures

Historically, a significant portion of the Government expenditures consist of appropriations for the administration and operation of the Government's institutions and facilities (such as educational facilities and health and hospital facilities) and for the operation of the Government's departments and agencies (such as the Police Department and Fire Department). Expenditures also are required under legally binding contractual agreements that the Government has previously made or existing statutes which have continuing applicability. Contractually required expenditures include amounts for debt service payments. In addition, the Government has significant unfunded liabilities relating to the Government Employees' Retirement System ("GERS") of the USVI. Effects from the global recession, the current economic environment, as well as future economic problems and factors could increase General Fund expenditures to these and other sources.

GERS Unfunded Liability. GERS was statutorily created to administer a defined benefit-pension plan sponsored by the Virgin Islands Government. According to the most recent financial report for GERS, as of September 30, 2009, the plan was 52% funded, with an unfunded actuarial accrued liability of $1.4 billion. Increased expenditures to GERS in upcoming years may exert pressure on the budget.

Major Sources of General Fund Revenues

The principal sources of revenues for the General Fund are personal income taxes and gross receipt taxes. Other tax sources of revenues for the General Fund include real property taxes; federal excise taxes imposed on products of the USVI entering the U.S. and other fees and taxes collected by the U.S. federal government (including stamp taxes, foreign sales corporation franchise taxes, inheritance taxes and corporate franchise taxes). Non-tax sources of revenues for the General Fund include, among other things, licenses, fees, permits, fines, franchise fees, and custom dues, as well as inter-fund transfers. Effects from the global recession, the current economic environment, as well as future economic problems and factors could negatively impact General Fund revenues received from these and other sources.

Litigation
The Territory and its officers and employees may be parties to legal proceedings, many of which normally occur in government operations. In addition, at any given time there may be civil actions pending against the USVI, which could, if determined adversely to the USVI, affect the USVI's expenditures and, in some cases, its revenues and cash flow. Because of the prospective nature of any such proceeding, it is not presently possible to predict the outcome of such litigation, estimate the potential impact on the ability of the Territory to pay debt service costs on its obligations, or determine what impact, if any, such proceedings may have on the Fund's investments.

Northern Mariana Islands

Relationship between the U.S. and the Northern Mariana Islands

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (as used in this section, "CNMI" or the "Commonwealth") emerged from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ("TTPI"), which the U.S. administered on behalf of the United Nations. The U.S. law (the Covenant) making the CNMI a U.S. territory passed in 1975.

General Economic Conditions

The main drivers of the economy of the CNMI are its garment and tourism industries. Therefore, economic problems or factors that negatively impact these industries may have a negative impact on the value of CNMI municipal securities and entities issuing these securities.

When the CNMI became a U.S. territory in 1975, the U.S. government agreed to exempt the Commonwealth from federal minimum wage and immigration laws in an effort to help stimulate industry and the economy. As a result, the Commonwealth was able to build a large garment industry which at one time encompassed 40% of the economy, and its rapid growth from 1980-1995 helped put the Commonweal at the top of the list of economic growth worldwide. Critical to this growth was duty-free access to U.S. markets and local authority over immigration and the minimum wage. However, in 2005 when the World Trade Organization ("WTO") eliminated quotas on apparel imports from other textile producing countries, the CNMI a competitive advantage. In addition, the CNMI came under U.S. minimum wage regulations in 2007 and U.S. immigration law in 2008. As such, the Commonwealth must now follow all U.S. immigration and minimum wage laws. The minimum wage will be increased by $0.50 each year until 2015 when it reaches the current U.S. minimum wage. The actions have potentially raised the production costs to a level that renders the garment industry uncompetitive for the Commonwealth. Also, under new immigration laws, all non-U.S. born residents must leave the CNMI by 2012 unless they qualify for a working visa. As a result of these changes, as well as other factors, the garment industry has declined significantly which has affected jobs, population, income and CNMI government (as used in this section, "Government") revenues.

Tourism is also a significant industry for the Commonwealth's economy. The CNMI continues its heavy dependence on Asian markets for tourism. In 2008, 51% of visitors were from Japan, 26% from Korea and 12% from Russia and China. Therefore, the Commonwealth's economy is very sensitive to fluctuations in each of these economies, but especially to that of Japan. The March 11, 2011 earthquake that occurred near northeastern Japan and the subsequent tsunami that affected Japan's northern and central east coast will likely have a negative effect on the Commonwealth's tourism, although it is too early to predict the ultimate effect of these natural disasters on the Commonwealth's economy.

Because of the current economic environment, including the downturn of the garment industry, the magnitude of the global recession and a slew of misfortunes that negatively impacted tourism in the CNMI (including earthquakes, tsunamis, the Asian economic crisis in the 1990's, the September 1, 2001 terrorist attacks and the outbreak of diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003 and the H1N1 virus in 2009), the Commonwealth faces significant economic problems.

The Commonwealth's general fund (as used in this section, "General Fund") has been in a deficit position since 1994. At the end of fiscal year 2009, the General Fund had an accumulated deficit of $300.8 million, reflecting an increase of 17.4% from the General Fund's deficit of $256.6 million at the start of the fiscal year. The deficit was created from years of deficit operations resulting from both incorrect revenue and expenditure assumptions and the consequences from not adopting a budget. In a year in which the CNMI did not adopt a budget, it could spend at the prior budget's levels, which, in some cases, was four years old. As a result, its expenditures could be significantly more than its revenues. The deficit has historically been funded, at least in part, by eliminating payments to the Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund (as used in this section, the "Retirement Fund"). The elimination of retirement funding has also left the Retirement Fund grossly underfunded.

According to the latest audit report available, which was conducted for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Retirement Fund had unfunded liability of $545,965,188, and, as of September 30, 2009, Retirement Fund assets available for benefits were not sufficient to pay for its accrued benefits. Increased expenditures to the Retirement Fund in upcoming years may exert pressure on the budget.

There can be no assurances that CNMI will not continue to face fiscal stress and that such circumstances will not become more difficult, or that other impacts of the current economic situation will not further materially adversely affect the Commonwealth's financial condition.

2012 Budget and Risks

On September 26, 2011, the Governor of the CNMI (as used in this section, "Governor") signed the 2012 Budget into law. As passed, the adopted budget projects that net budgetary resources available for appropriation will be $102 million, approximately $20 million less than the previous fiscal year. The adopted budget includes $8,429,000 for debt service for certain previously issued bonds.

Budget Risks. Many complex political, social, and economic factors influence the economy and finances of the CNMI. Such factors may affect the Commonwealth's budget unpredictably from year to year. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) developments with respect to the national economy as a whole; (ii) developments with respect to the economies of Japan, Korea, China and Russia that impact tourism; (iii) developments that impact the garment industry; (iv) developments in the world economy, and in particular commodity prices such as oil; (v) U.S. fiscal and economic policies, including fiscal stimulus efforts in general and the amount of federal aid to the Commonwealth; and (vi) whether actual budgeted revenues are less than projected revenues and actual expenditures are more than projected expenditures.

These factors are continually changing, and no assurances can be given with respect to how these factors or other factors will materialize in the future or what impact they will have on the CNMI's fiscal and economic condition. Such factors could have an adverse impact on the CNMI's budget in the current year and could result in declines, possibly severe, in the value of CNMI municipal issuers' outstanding obligations, increases in their future borrowing costs, and impairment of their ability to pay debt service on their obligations.

Ratings

The rating of the Commonwealth's general obligation debt as of November 11, 2011, is "B2" by Moody's and "AA+" by S&P.

Each such rating reflects only the views of the respective rating agency and an explanation of the significance of such rating may be obtained from such rating agency. There is no assurance that such ratings will continue for any given period of time or that they will not be revised or withdrawn entirely by such rating agency if in the judgment of such rating agency circumstances so warrant. A downward revision or withdrawal of any such rating may have an adverse effect on the market prices of the bonds.

Litigation

The Commonwealth and its officers and employees may be parties to legal proceedings, many of which normally occur in government operations. In addition, at any given time there may be civil actions pending against the CNMI, which could, if determined adversely to the Commonwealth, affect the CNMI's expenditures and, in some cases, its revenues and cash flow. Because of the prospective nature of any such proceeding, it is not presently possible to predict the outcome of such litigation, estimate the potential impact on the ability of the Commonwealth to pay debt service costs on its obligations, or determine what impact, if any, such proceedings may have on the Fund's investments.

Appendix C

Municipal Bond Ratings Definitions

Below are summaries of the rating definitions used by the nationally recognized rating agencies listed below for municipal securities. Those ratings represent the opinion of the agency as to the credit quality of issues that they rate. The summaries below are based upon publicly available information provided by the rating organizations.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's")

LONG-TERM OBLIGATION RATINGS

Moody's long-term obligation ratings are opinions of the relative credit risk of fixed-income obligations with an original maturity of one year or more. They address the possibility that a financial obligation will not be honored as promised. Such ratings reflect both the likelihood of default and any financial loss suffered in the event of default.

Aaa: Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, with minimal credit risk.

Aa: Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.

A: Obligations rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.

Baa: Obligations rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered medium-grade and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.

Ba: Obligations rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements and are subject to substantial credit risk.

B: Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.

Caa: Obligations rated Caa are judged to be of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.

Ca: Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.

C: Obligations rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.

Moody's appends numerical modifiers "1", "2" and "3" to each generic rating classification from "Aa" through "Caa." The modifier "1" indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier "2" indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier "3" indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.

US MUNICIPAL SHORT-TERM DEBT AND DEMAND OBLIGATION RATINGS

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATION RATINGS

There are three rating categories for short-term municipal obligations that are considered investment grade. These ratings are designated as Municipal Investment Grade (MIG) and are divided into three levels - MIG 1 through MIG 3. In addition, those short-term obligations that are of speculative quality are designated SG, or speculative grade. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation.

MIG 1: This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.

MIG 2: This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group.

MIG 3: This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.

SG: This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection.

DEMAND OBLIGATION RATINGS

In the case of variable rate demand obligations ("VRDOs"), a two-component rating is assigned; a long or short-term debt rating and a demand obligation rating. The first element represents Moody's evaluation of the degree of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moody's evaluation of the degree of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand ("demand feature"), using a variation of the MIG rating scale, the Variable Municipal Investment Grade or VMIG rating.
When either the long- or short-term aspect of a VRDO is not rated, that piece is designated NR, e.g., Aaa/NR or NR/VMIG 1. VMIG rating expirations are a function of each issue's specific structural or credit features.

VMIG 1: This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

VMIG 2: This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

VMIG 3: This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

SG: This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("Standard & Poor's"), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

LONG-TERM ISSUE CREDIT RATINGS
Issue credit ratings are based in varying degrees, on the following considerations:

  • Likelihood of payment-capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation;
  • Nature of and provisions of the obligation; and
  • Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights.

The issue ratings definitions are expressed in terms of default risk. As such, they pertain to senior obligations of an entity. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect the lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above.

AAA: An obligation rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong.


AA: An obligation rated 'AA' differs from the highest-rated obligations only in small degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.

A: An obligation rated 'A' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.

BBB: An obligation rated 'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

BB, B, CCC, CC, and C: Obligations rated 'BB', 'B', 'CCC', 'CC', and 'C' are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree of speculation and 'C' the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions.

BB: An obligation rated 'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, which could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B: An obligation rated 'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated 'BB', but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

CCC: An obligation rated 'CCC' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and are dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

CC: An obligation rated 'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment.

C: The 'C' rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed or similar action has been taken, but payments on this obligation are being continued.

D: An obligation rated 'D' is in payment default. The 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor's believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized.

The ratings from "AA" to "CCC" may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.


c: The 'c' subscript is used to provide additional information to investors that the bank may terminate its obligation to purchase tendered bonds if the long-term credit rating of the issuer is below an investment-grade level and/or the issuer's bonds are deemed taxable.

p: The letter 'p' indicates that the rating is provisional. A provisional rating assumes the successful completion of the project financed by the debt being rated and indicates that payment of debt service requirements is largely or entirely dependent upon the successful, timely completion of the project. This rating, however, while addressing credit quality subsequent to completion of the project, makes no comment on the likelihood of or the risk of default upon failure of such completion. The investor should exercise his own judgment with respect to such likelihood and risk.

Continuance of the ratings is contingent upon Standard & Poor's receipt of an executed copy of the escrow agreement or closing documentation confirming investments and cash flows.

r: The 'r' highlights derivative, hybrid, and certain other obligations that Standard & Poor's believes may experience high volatility or high variability in expected returns as a result of noncredit risks. Examples of such obligations are securities with principal or interest return indexed to equities, commodities, or currencies; certain swaps and options; and interest-only and principal-only mortgage securities. The absence of an 'r' symbol should not be taken as an indication that an obligation will exhibit no volatility or variability in total return.

N.R. Not rated.

Debt obligations of issuers outside the United States and its territories are rated on the same basis as domestic corporate and municipal issues. The ratings measure the creditworthiness of the obligor but do not take into account currency exchange and related uncertainties.

Bond Investment Quality Standards

Under present commercial bank regulations issued by the Comptroller of the Currency, bonds rated in the top four categories ('AAA', 'AA', 'A', and 'BBB', commonly known as investment-grade ratings) generally are regarded as eligible for bank investment. Also, the laws of various states governing legal investments impose certain rating or other standards for obligations eligible for investment by savings banks, trust companies, insurance companies, and fiduciaries in general.

SHORT-TERM ISSUE CREDIT RATINGS
Short-term ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market. In the U.S., for example, that means obligations with an original maturity of no more than 365 days-including commercial paper.

A-1: A short-term obligation rated "A-1" is rated in the highest category by Standard & Poor's. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.


A-2: A short-term obligation rated "A-2" is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.

A-3: A short-term obligation rated "A-3" exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B: A short-term obligation rated "B" is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

C: A short-term obligation rated "C" is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

D: A short-term obligation rated "D" is in payment default. The "D" rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor's believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The "D" rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized.

Notes. A Standard & Poor's note rating reflects the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes maturing beyond three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. The following criteria will be used in making that assessment:

  • Amortization schedule-the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will
    be treated as a note; and
  • Source of payment-the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely
    it will be treated as a note.

SP-1: Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue with a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a (+) designation.

SP-2: Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.

SP-3: Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

Fitch, Inc.
International credit ratings assess the capacity to meet foreign currency or local currency commitments. Both "foreign currency" and "local currency" ratings are internationally comparable assessments. The local currency rating measures the probability of payment within the relevant sovereign state's currency and jurisdiction and therefore, unlike the foreign currency rating, does not take account of the possibility of foreign exchange controls limiting transfer into foreign currency.

INTERNATIONAL LONG-TERM CREDIT RATINGS
The following ratings scale applies to foreign currency and local currency ratings.
Investment Grade:

AAA: Highest Credit Quality. "AAA" ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in the case of exceptionally strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

AA: Very High Credit Quality. "AA" ratings denote a very low expectation of credit risk. They indicate a very strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

A: High Credit Quality. "A" ratings denote a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

BBB: Good Credit Quality. "BBB" ratings indicate that there is currently a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered adequate, but adverse changes in circumstances and in economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity. This is the lowest investment-grade category.

Speculative Grade:

BB: Speculative. "BB" ratings indicate that there is a possibility of credit risk developing, particularly as the result of adverse economic change over time. However, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met. Securities rated in this category are not investment grade.

B: Highly Speculative. "B" ratings indicate that significant credit risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met. However, capacity for continued payment is contingent upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.

CCC, CC, and C: High Default Risk. Default is a real possibility. Capacity for meeting financial commitments is solely reliant upon sustained, favorable business or economic developments. A "CC" rating indicates that default of some kind appears probable. "C" ratings signal imminent default.

DDD, DD, and D: Default. The ratings of obligations in this category are based on their prospects for achieving partial or full recovery in a reorganization or liquidation of the obligor. While expected recovery values are highly speculative and cannot be estimated with any precision, the following serve as general guidelines. "DDD" obligations have the highest potential for recovery, around 90%-100% of outstanding amounts and accrued interest. "DD" indicates potential recoveries in the range of 50%-90%, and "D" the lowest recovery potential, i.e., below 50%.

Entities rated in this category have defaulted on some or all of their obligations. Entities rated "DDD" have the highest prospect for resumption of performance or continued operation with or without a formal reorganization process. Entities rated "DD" and "D" are generally undergoing a formal reorganization or liquidation process; those rated "DD" are likely to satisfy a higher portion of their outstanding obligations, while entities rated "D" have a poor prospect for repaying all obligations.
Plus (+) and minus (-) signs may be appended to a rating symbol to denote relative status within the major rating categories. Plus and minus signs are not added to the "AAA" category or to categories below "CCC," nor to short-term ratings other than "F1" (see below).

INTERNATIONAL SHORT-TERM CREDIT RATINGS
The following ratings scale applies to foreign currency and local currency ratings. A short-term rating has a time horizon of less than 12 months for most obligations, or up to three years for U.S. public finance securities, and thus places greater emphasis on the liquidity necessary to meet financial commitments in a timely manner.

F1: Highest credit quality. Strongest capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. May have an added "+" to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

F2: Good credit quality. A satisfactory capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, but the margin of safety is not as great as in the case of higher ratings.

F3: Fair credit quality. Capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate. However, near-term adverse changes could result in a reduction to non-investment grade.

B: Speculative. Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus vulnerability to near-term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.

C: High default risk. Default is a real possibility. Capacity for meeting financial commitments is solely reliant upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.

D: Default. Denotes actual or imminent payment default.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund, including the statement of investments, as of July 29, 2011, and the related statement of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-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.
     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 29, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian 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 Limited Term California Municipal Fund as of July 29, 2011, the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ KPMG llp
Denver, Colorado
September 20, 2011

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS July 29, 2011*
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
Municipal Bonds and Notes—102.9%                                
California—97.5%                                
$ 100,000    
Adelanto, CA Elementary School District Community Facilities District No. 11
    4.700 %     09/01/2012       09/01/2012     $ 96,541  
  660,000    
Adelanto, CA Improvement Agency, Series B1
    5.500       12/01/2023       10/09/2018 A     604,514  
  210,000    
Adelanto, CA Public Financing Authority, Series B1
    6.300       09/01/2028       07/12/2023 A     206,113  
  350,000    
Alameda, CA Transportation Authority1
    5.250       10/01/2021       10/01/2011 B     350,186  
  25,000    
Alvord, CA Unified School District Community Facilities District1
    6.200       09/01/2025       04/03/2024 A     24,179  
  10,000    
Antelope Valley, CA Healthcare District1
    5.200       01/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     10,016  
  1,000,000    
Antelope Valley, CA Healthcare District1
    5.200       01/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     1,000,760  
  1,500,000    
Antelope Valley, CA Healthcare District1
    5.250       09/01/2017       09/01/2017       1,451,385  
  550,000    
Antioch, CA Public Financing Authority1
    5.625       01/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     550,424  
  3,005,000    
Antioch, CA Public Financing Authority1
    5.625       01/01/2027       08/29/2011 B     3,005,361  
  30,000    
Apple Valley, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.900       09/02/2015       09/02/2011 B     30,968  
  15,000    
Aromas, CA Water District1
    5.600       09/01/2018       09/01/2011 B     14,998  
  15,000    
Atwater, CA Redevel. Agency (Downtown Redevel.)1
    5.500       06/01/2019       06/01/2019       14,472  
  25,000    
Azusa, CA COP1
    5.750       08/01/2020       02/01/2012 B     25,544  
  35,000    
Bakersfield, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.600       09/02/2020       03/02/2016 A     34,552  
  45,000    
Bakersfield, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.100       09/02/2024       10/16/2022 A     43,812  
  15,000    
Bakersfield, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    7.100       09/02/2015       09/02/2011 B     15,028  
  70,000    
Baldwin Park, CA Redevel. Agency1
    5.750       09/01/2030       09/01/2012 B     70,226  
  25,000    
Beaumont, CA Financing Authority, Series A1
    5.700       09/01/2035       10/11/2033 A     22,967  
  170,000    
Beaumont, CA Financing Authority, Series A1
    7.000       09/01/2023       08/29/2011 B     170,109  
  55,000    
Beaumont, CA Financing Authority, Series B1
    6.000       09/01/2034       04/02/2030 A     53,263  
  30,000    
Belmont, CA Redevel. Agency (Los Costanos Community Devel.)1
    5.500       08/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     30,048  
  50,000    
Belmont, CA Redevel. Agency (Los Costanos Community Devel.)1
    5.600       08/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     50,051  
  50,000    
Blythe, CA Redevel. Agency (Redevel. Project No. 1 Tax Allocation)1
    5.750       05/01/2034       06/30/2032 A     42,036  
  795,000    
Bonita Canyon, CA Public Facilities Financing Authority1
    5.375       09/01/2028       11/22/2022 A     761,117  
  70,000    
Brentwood, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.800       09/02/2017       08/29/2011 B     70,107  
  30,000    
Brisbane, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Northeast Ridge)1
    5.875       09/02/2020       03/31/2019 A     30,176  
  205,000    
Brisbane, CA Public Financing Authority1
    6.000       05/01/2026       07/26/2023 A     201,050  
  35,000    
Buena Park, CA Special Tax (Park Mall)1
    6.125       09/01/2033       10/16/2031 A     30,867  
  250,000    
Burbank, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax1
    5.200       12/01/2023       06/25/2022 A     239,013  
  50,000    
CA ABAG Finance Authority for NonProfit Corporations (Odd Fellows Home of California)1
    6.000       08/15/2024       08/29/2011 B     51,135  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 5,000    
CA ABAG Finance Authority for NonProfit Corporations COP1
    5.600 %     11/01/2023       08/29/2011 B   $ 5,003  
  20,000    
CA ABAG Finance Authority for NonProfit Corporations COP1
    5.800       03/01/2023       08/29/2011 B     20,026  
  15,000    
CA ABAG Finance Authority for NonProfit Corporations COP (Episcopal Homes Foundation)
    5.125       07/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     15,024  
  155,000    
CA ABAG Finance Authority for NonProfit Corporations COP (O’Connor Woods)1
    6.200       11/01/2029       08/05/2023 A     144,116  
  20,000    
CA ABAG Finance Authority for NonProfit Corporations (OW/OWHC/SJRHC Obligated Group)1
    5.700       11/01/2013       11/01/2011 B     20,092  
  65,000    
CA ABAG Tax Allocation, Series A1
    6.000       12/15/2014       12/15/2011 B     66,244  
  100,000    
CA Affordable Hsg. Agency (Merced County Hsg. Authority)1
    6.500       01/01/2033       01/02/2029 A     85,823  
  8,445,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency
    5.830 2     06/01/2033       06/01/2033       788,172  
  410,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    5.000       06/01/2026       11/29/2017 A     372,305  
  150,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    5.100       06/01/2028       02/11/2019 A     126,644  
  2,000,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    5.125       06/01/2038       06/25/2028 A     1,386,740  
  6,620,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    5.250       06/01/2021       01/12/2014 A     6,133,761  
  2,240,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    5.450       06/01/2028       01/06/2020 A     1,949,427  
  295,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    5.500       06/01/2033       05/29/2015 A     251,399  
  7,955,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    5.750       06/01/2029       09/10/2015 A     7,530,123  
  150,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    5.875       06/01/2027       04/14/2019 A     145,995  
  340,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    5.875       06/01/2035       01/13/2020 A     269,895  
  305,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    5.875       06/01/2043       08/29/2024 A     235,125  
  1,295,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    6.000       06/01/2029       11/14/2015 A     1,272,765  
  4,965,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    6.000       06/01/2035       10/18/2024 A     4,035,403  
  435,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    6.000       06/01/2042       08/18/2024 A     342,384  
  10,700,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)
    6.068 2     06/01/2046       06/05/2033 A     541,527  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 50,000    
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency (TASC)1
    6.250 %     06/01/2037       03/12/2024 A   $ 41,481  
  2,935,000    
CA Dept. of Transportation COP1
    5.250       03/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     2,946,182  
  85,000    
CA Dept. of Veterans Affairs Home Purchase1
    5.200       12/01/2027       08/29/2011 B     85,047  
  60,000    
CA Dept. of Veterans Affairs Home Purchase1
    5.200       12/01/2028       08/29/2011 B     60,241  
  685,000    
CA Dept. of Water Resources (Center Valley)1
    5.250       07/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     687,247  
  10,000    
CA Dept. of Water Resources (Center Valley)
    5.400       07/01/2012       08/29/2011 A     10,045  
  1,130,000    
CA Educational Facilities Authority1
    5.125       04/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     1,130,124  
  250,000    
CA Educational Facilities Authority (California College of Arts & Crafts)1
    5.750       06/01/2025       11/29/2022 A     241,878  
  25,000    
CA Educational Facilities Authority (California College of Arts & Crafts)1
    5.875       06/01/2030       07/12/2028 A     23,704  
  115,000    
CA Educational Facilities Authority (Golden Gate University)1
    5.500       10/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     115,015  
  10,000    
CA Educational Facilities Authority (Los Angeles College of Chiropractic)1
    5.600       11/01/2017       01/20/2015 A     8,570  
  325,000    
CA Educational Facilities Authority (Mills College)1
    5.125       09/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     325,114  
  725,000    
CA Educational Facilities Authority (Pooled University)1
    5.250       04/01/2024       06/16/2021 A     675,330  
  50,000    
CA Educational Facilities Authority (Stanford University)1
    5.125       01/01/2031       08/29/2011 B     50,139  
  310,000    
CA Educational Facilities Authority (University Pacific)1
    5.750       11/01/2030       08/29/2011 B     310,229  
  335,000    
CA Financing Authority (Wastewater Improvement)1
    6.100       11/01/2033       12/17/2031 A     294,378  
  60,000    
CA GO
    4.800       08/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     60,191  
  25,000    
CA GO1
    5.000       06/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     25,083  
  25,000    
CA GO1
    5.000       06/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     25,076  
  5,000    
CA GO1
    5.000       06/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     5,015  
  5,000    
CA GO
    5.000       02/01/2021       08/29/2011 B     5,014  
  100,000    
CA GO1
    5.000       11/01/2022       11/01/2011 B     100,736  
  75,000    
CA GO1
    5.000       10/01/2023       08/29/2011 B     75,128  
  10,000    
CA GO1
    5.000       10/01/2023       08/29/2011 B     10,017  
  45,000    
CA GO1
    5.000       02/01/2025       08/29/2011 B     45,068  
  10,000    
CA GO1
    5.000       02/01/2025       08/29/2011 B     10,015  
  25,000    
CA GO1
    5.125       10/01/2027       08/29/2011 B     25,015  
  25,000    
CA GO1
    5.250       10/01/2013       10/01/2011 B     25,194  
  25,000    
CA GO1
    5.250       10/01/2013       10/01/2011 B     25,194  
  20,000    
CA GO1
    5.250       06/01/2016       12/01/2011 B     20,300  
  25,000    
CA GO1
    5.250       04/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     25,086  
  10,000    
CA GO1
    5.250       04/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     10,033  
  10,000    
CA GO
    5.250       04/01/2021       08/29/2011 B     10,029  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 160,000    
CA GO1
    5.250 %     06/01/2021       12/01/2011 B   $ 161,846  
  10,000    
CA GO1
    5.250       02/01/2029       02/01/2013 B     10,090  
  10,000    
CA GO1
    5.250       02/01/2030       02/01/2012 B     10,026  
  15,000    
CA GO1
    5.300       09/01/2011       09/01/2011       15,066  
  15,000    
CA GO1
    5.375       06/01/2026       12/01/2011 B     15,102  
  125,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       03/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     125,526  
  75,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       06/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     75,310  
  10,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       03/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     10,042  
  125,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       03/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     125,516  
  15,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       04/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     15,062  
  65,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       06/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     65,268  
  550,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       03/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     552,272  
  55,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       04/01/2015       10/01/2011 B     55,455  
  40,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       06/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     40,165  
  55,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       04/01/2019       10/01/2011 B     55,397  
  15,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       03/01/2020       09/01/2011 B     15,054  
  25,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       03/01/2020       09/01/2011 B     25,087  
  25,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       10/01/2022       10/01/2011 B     25,154  
  40,000    
CA GO1
    5.500       06/01/2025       08/29/2011 B     40,121  
  65,000    
CA GO1
    5.600       09/01/2021       09/01/2011 B     65,219  
  5,000    
CA GO1
    5.600       09/01/2021       09/01/2011 B     5,017  
  70,000    
CA GO1
    5.625       10/01/2021       10/01/2011 B     70,461  
  140,000    
CA GO1
    5.625       10/01/2023       10/01/2011 B     140,893  
  10,000    
CA GO1
    5.625       09/01/2024       09/01/2011 B     10,033  
  45,000    
CA GO1
    5.625       05/01/2026       08/29/2011 B     45,116  
  15,000    
CA GO1
    5.625       10/01/2026       10/01/2011 B     15,078  
  5,000    
CA GO1
    5.750       03/01/2012       09/01/2011 B     5,023  
  35,000    
CA GO1
    5.750       03/01/2015       09/01/2011 B     35,157  
  4,890,000    
CA GO1
    5.750       11/01/2017       11/01/2011 B     4,948,289  
  35,000    
CA GO1
    5.750       11/01/2017       11/01/2011 B     35,417  
  40,000    
CA GO1
    5.800       06/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     40,176  
  1,410,000    
CA GO1
    5.900       04/01/2023       10/01/2011 B     1,419,673  
  230,000    
CA GO1
    5.900       04/01/2023       10/01/2011 B     231,578  
  75,000    
CA GO1
    5.900       03/01/2025       09/01/2011 B     75,261  
  25,000    
CA GO1
    6.000       05/01/2012       11/01/2011 B     25,349  
  15,000    
CA GO1
    6.000       10/01/2014       10/01/2011 B     15,137  
  20,000    
CA GO1
    6.000       08/01/2015       02/01/2012 B     20,530  
  20,000    
CA GO1
    6.000       05/01/2018       11/01/2011 B     20,244  
  5,000    
CA GO1
    6.000       08/01/2019       02/01/2012 B     5,115  
  55,000    
CA GO1
    6.000       10/01/2021       10/01/2011 B     55,397  
  85,000    
CA GO1
    6.000       08/01/2024       02/01/2012 B     86,757  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 605,000    
CA GO1
    6.250 %     10/01/2019       10/01/2011 B   $ 610,022  
  905,000    
CA GO1
    6.250       10/01/2019       10/01/2011 B     912,512  
  25,000    
CA Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.1
    5.000       06/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     25,003  
  2,580,000    
CA Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. (TASC)1
    4.500       06/01/2027       11/01/2016 A     2,162,040  
  500,000    
CA Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. (TASC)
    5.000       06/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     500,155  
  135,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Catholic Healthcare West)1
    5.125       07/01/2024       08/29/2011 B     135,069  
  30,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Catholic Healthcare West)1
    5.250       07/01/2023       08/29/2011 B     30,026  
  160,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Catholic Healthcare West)1
    5.250       07/01/2023       08/29/2011 B     160,136  
  60,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)1
    5.250       08/01/2027       08/29/2011 B     60,008  
  60,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHCW/BMH Obligated Group)1
    5.000       07/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     60,097  
  420,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHCW/CHCWSC/CHWCC Obligated Group)1
    5.000       07/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     420,819  
  35,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Downey Community Hospital)
    5.750       05/15/2015       12/09/2013 A     28,543  
  65,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Exception Childrens Foundation)1
    6.500       05/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     65,116  
  50,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Fellowship Homes)1
    6.000       09/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     50,103  
  10,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (FF/OCTC/SCADP Obligated Group)1
    6.500       12/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     10,015  
  2,000,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Kaiser Permanente)1
    5.400       05/01/2028       08/29/2011 B     2,008,060  
  20,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Marshall Hospital)
    5.125       11/01/2012       08/29/2011 B     20,066  
  85,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Mercy Senior Hsg.)1
    5.800       12/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     85,143  
  450,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Northern California Presbyterian Homes & Services)1
    5.125       07/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     450,324  
  1,065,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center)1
    5.625       07/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     1,066,193  
  20,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center)1
    5.750       07/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     20,049  
  30,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Providence Health System-Southern California)1
    5.500       10/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     30,117  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 30,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center)1
    5.250 %     06/01/2023       08/29/2011 B   $ 30,010  
  50,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Sunny View Lutheran Home)1
    5.100       01/01/2024       08/29/2011 B     50,006  
  335,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Sutter Health)1
    5.125       08/15/2022       08/29/2011 B     335,429  
  520,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Sutter Health)1
    5.350       08/15/2028       08/29/2011 B     520,177  
  30,000    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority (Sutter Health)1
    5.375       08/15/2030       08/29/2011 B     30,010  
  3,975,000    
CA HFA (Home Mtg.)1
    5.000       08/01/2037       01/21/2013 B     4,041,780  
  6,985,000    
CA HFA (Home Mtg.)1
    5.500       02/01/2042       05/26/2013 B     7,101,510  
  10,770,000    
CA HFA (Home Mtg.)1
    5.500       08/01/2042       09/01/2013 B     10,773,446  
  55,000    
CA HFA (Multifamily Hsg.)1
    5.375       08/01/2028       01/06/2026 A     51,423  
  2,195,000    
CA HFA (Multifamily Hsg.)1
    5.400       08/01/2018       03/15/2015 A     2,183,630  
  40,000    
CA HFA (Multifamily Hsg.)1
    5.400       08/01/2018       03/02/2015 A     39,793  
  670,000    
CA HFA (Multifamily Hsg.)1
    5.450       08/01/2028       02/22/2024 A     655,334  
  630,000    
CA HFA (Multifamily Hsg.)1
    5.950       08/01/2028       05/17/2024 A     605,915  
  350,000    
CA HFA (Multifamily Hsg.)1
    6.050       08/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     350,343  
  2,625,000    
CA HFA (Multifamily Hsg.)1
    6.050       08/01/2027       08/29/2011 B     2,645,580  
  25,000    
CA HFA (Multifamily Hsg.)1
    6.050       08/01/2038       02/01/2029 A     24,352  
  2,350,000    
CA HFA (Multifamily Hsg.)1
    6.150       08/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     2,353,126  
  100,000    
CA Infrastructure and Economic Devel. (Scripps Research Institute)1
    5.625       07/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     100,320  
  3,550,000    
CA Infrastructure and Economic Devel. (Scripps Research Institute)1
    5.750       07/01/2030       08/29/2011 B     3,552,627  
  15,000    
CA Infrastructure and Economic Devel. (Stockton Port District)1
    5.375       07/01/2022       02/24/2020 A     12,816  
  1,130,000    
CA Inland Empire Tobacco Securitization Authority1
    5.000       06/01/2021       06/01/2021       928,193  
  345,000    
CA Intercommunity Hospital Financing Authority COP1
    5.250       11/01/2019       03/04/2016 A     342,920  
  35,000    
CA M-S-R Public Power Agency (San Juan)1
    6.000       07/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     37,306  
  10,000    
CA Maritime Infrastructure Authority (Santa Cruz Port District)1
    5.750       05/01/2024       04/17/2020 A     9,438  
  50,000    
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority (Pacific Gas & Electric Company)1
    5.350       12/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     51,069  
  30,000    
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority (Sacramento Biosolids Facility)1
    5.300       12/01/2017       06/25/2016 A     27,067  
  340,000    
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority (Sacramento Biosolids Facility)1
    5.500       12/01/2024       07/27/2022 A     264,119  
  860,000    
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority (San Diego Gas & Electric Company)1
    5.850       06/01/2021       08/29/2011 B     862,804  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 195,000    
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority (San Diego Gas & Electric Company)1
    5.850 %     06/01/2021       08/29/2011 B   $ 195,636  
  460,000    
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority (San Diego Gas & Electric Company)1
    5.850       06/01/2021       08/29/2011 B     461,500  
  20,000    
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority (Southern California Edison Company)1
    5.550       09/01/2031       09/01/2011 B     20,004  
  565,000    
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority (Southern California Water Company)1
    5.500       12/01/2026       08/29/2011 B     565,164  
  65,000    
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority (West Coast Resource Recovery)
    5.125       01/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     65,158  
  80,000    
CA Public Works
    5.250       12/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     80,268  
  725,000    
CA Public Works1
    6.625       11/01/2034       04/17/2019 B     786,212  
  75,000    
CA Public Works (CA Community Colleges)1
    5.250       12/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     75,173  
  55,000    
CA Public Works (California Community Colleges)
    5.100       09/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     55,158  
  1,000,000    
CA Public Works (California Community Colleges)
    5.250       12/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     1,003,350  
  200,000    
CA Public Works (California Community Colleges)1
    5.250       12/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     200,590  
  305,000    
CA Public Works (California Community Colleges)1
    5.250       12/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     305,802  
  65,000    
CA Public Works (California Community Colleges)1
    5.250       12/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     65,171  
  70,000    
CA Public Works (California Community Colleges)1
    5.250       12/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     70,161  
  180,000    
CA Public Works (California Community Colleges)
    5.250       09/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     180,416  
  60,000    
CA Public Works (California Highway Patrol)1
    5.250       11/01/2014       11/01/2011 B     60,529  
  330,000    
CA Public Works (California Science Center)
    5.250       10/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     330,762  
  600,000    
CA Public Works (California State University)1
    5.250       10/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     601,608  
  50,000    
CA Public Works (California State University)1
    5.375       10/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     50,121  
  50,000    
CA Public Works (California State University)
    5.375       10/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     50,121  
  1,340,000    
CA Public Works (California State University)1
    5.400       12/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     1,343,256  
  40,000    
CA Public Works (California State University)1
    5.450       09/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     40,124  
  400,000    
CA Public Works (California State University)1
    5.500       09/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     401,164  
  75,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Corrections)
    5.000       10/01/2012       08/29/2011 B     75,248  
  25,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Corrections)1
    5.000       09/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     25,036  
  50,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Corrections)1
    5.250       09/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     50,150  
  100,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Corrections)1
    5.250       09/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     100,270  
  75,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Corrections)1
    5.250       09/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     75,203  
  50,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Corrections)1
    5.250       09/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     50,117  
  125,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Corrections)1
    5.375       10/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     125,303  
  40,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Corrections)
    5.500       10/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     40,102  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 350,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Corrections)
    5.500 %     10/01/2018       08/29/2011 B   $ 350,896  
  350,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Corrections)
    5.500       10/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     350,896  
  40,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Corrections)1
    5.625       10/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     40,107  
  75,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Food & Agriculture)
    5.400       06/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     75,259  
  1,000,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Health Services)
    5.500       11/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     1,008,350  
  150,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Youth Authority)1
    5.375       10/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     150,419  
  25,000    
CA Public Works (Dept. of Youth Authority)
    5.500       10/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     25,064  
  25,000    
CA Public Works (Library & Courts Annex)1
    5.000       05/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     25,064  
  25,000    
CA Public Works (Regents University)
    5.250       11/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     25,086  
  25,000    
CA Public Works (Regents University)
    5.250       11/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     25,086  
  1,500,000    
CA Public Works (State Archives Building Complex)
    5.375       12/01/2012       08/29/2011 B     1,505,400  
  155,000    
CA Public Works (State Universities)
    5.250       12/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     155,494  
  160,000    
CA Public Works (State Universities)
    5.400       10/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     160,390  
  1,400,000    
CA Public Works (State Universities)
    5.500       12/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     1,403,584  
  100,000    
CA Public Works (Trustees of California)1
    5.250       10/01/2012       08/29/2011 B     100,361  
  25,000    
CA Public Works (Trustees of California)1
    5.250       10/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     25,073  
  20,000    
CA Public Works (Various California State Universities)1
    5.550       09/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     20,052  
  30,000    
CA Public Works (Various Community Colleges)1
    5.200       09/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     30,057  
  275,000    
CA Public Works (Various Community Colleges)
    5.375       03/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     275,954  
  555,000    
CA Public Works (Various Community Colleges)
    5.375       03/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     556,915  
  20,000    
CA Public Works (Various Community Colleges)
    5.500       09/01/2011       08/29/2011 B     20,080  
  50,000    
CA Public Works (Various Community Colleges)
    5.500       09/01/2011       08/29/2011 B     50,201  
  110,000    
CA Public Works (Various Community Colleges)1
    5.500       04/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     110,393  
  50,000    
CA Public Works (Various Community Colleges)
    5.600       04/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     50,169  
  2,690,000    
CA Public Works (Various Community Colleges)1
    5.625       03/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     2,697,236  
  4,825,000    
CA Public Works (Various Community Colleges)1
    5.625       03/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     4,837,979  
  1,870,000    
CA Public Works (Various Community Colleges)1
    5.625       03/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     1,874,993  
  175,000    
CA Public Works (Various State Universities)
    5.200       12/01/2012       08/29/2011 B     175,646  
  25,000    
CA Public Works (Various State Universities)
    5.250       12/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     25,086  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 300,000    
CA Public Works (Various State Universities)
    5.300 %     12/01/2014       08/29/2011 B   $ 301,017  
  210,000    
CA Public Works (Various State Universities)
    5.350       12/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     210,685  
  445,000    
CA Public Works (Various State Universities)
    5.375       12/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     446,072  
  115,000    
CA Public Works (Various State Universities)
    5.400       10/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     115,281  
  745,000    
CA Public Works (Various State Universities)1
    5.400       10/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     747,384  
  10,000    
CA Public Works (Various State Universities)1
    5.500       09/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     10,029  
  75,000    
CA River Highlands Community Services District3
    7.750       09/02/2020       09/19/2016 A     25,500  
  15,000    
CA River Highlands Community Services District3
    8.125       09/02/2020       10/28/2016 A     5,100  
  65,000    
CA Rural Home Mtg. Finance Authority (Single Family Mtg.), Series A1
    6.350       12/01/2029       09/15/2014 A     67,341  
  50,000    
CA Special Districts Finance Program COP1
    5.250       12/01/2026       07/28/2024 A     48,814  
  25,000    
CA Statewide CDA1
    6.625       09/01/2027       09/01/2011 B     24,999  
  5,000    
CA Statewide CDA1
    7.000       07/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     5,003  
  30,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Ararat Home of Los Angeles)1
    5.550       06/01/2021       12/01/2011 B     30,109  
  75,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Bouquet Canyon)1
    5.300       07/01/2018       09/01/2011 B     75,078  
  95,000    
CA Statewide CDA (California Odd Fellow Hsg.)
    5.375       10/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     95,295  
  740,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Childrens Hospital Los Angeles)1
    5.250       08/15/2029       03/05/2026 A     691,678  
  2,025,000    
CA Statewide CDA (CVHP/CVMC/FH Obligated Group) COP
    5.500       04/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     2,028,281  
  930,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Daughters of Charity Health System/St. Francis Medical Center Obligated Group)1
    5.250       07/01/2025       08/24/2019 A     845,119  
  500,000    
CA Statewide CDA (East Tabor Apartments)1
    6.850       08/20/2036       02/20/2012 B     525,585  
  435,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Eastfield Ming Quong)1
    5.625       06/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     435,470  
  45,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Escrow Term)1
    6.750       09/01/2037       07/27/2036 A     44,506  
  250,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Fairfield Apartments)1
    6.500       01/01/2016       02/07/2014 A     252,270  
  35,000    
CA Statewide CDA (GP Steinbeck)1
    5.700       09/20/2019       09/20/2011 B     36,439  
  85,000    
CA Statewide CDA (GP Steinbeck)
    5.897 2     09/20/2027       09/20/2014 B     32,850  
  15,000    
CA Statewide CDA (John Muir Health)1
    5.125       08/15/2017       08/29/2011 B     15,024  
  100,000    
CA Statewide CDA (LA Orthopedic Hospital Foundation)1
    5.250       06/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     100,202  
  1,190,000    
CA Statewide CDA (LA Orthopedic Hospital Foundation)1
    5.500       06/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     1,191,154  
  70,000    
CA Statewide CDA (LA Orthopedic Hospital Foundation/Orthopedic Hospital Obligated Group)1
    5.500       06/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     70,085  
  250,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Live Oak School)1
    6.750       10/01/2030       12/19/2023 A     242,785  
  100,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Multifamily)
    5.696 2     09/20/2021       09/20/2011 B     56,486  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 100,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Multifamily)
    5.744 2%     09/20/2023       09/20/2011 B   $ 49,890  
  150,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Quail Ridge Apartments)1
    5.375       07/01/2032       11/27/2029 A     116,336  
  430,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Rio Bravo)1
    6.500       12/01/2018       09/15/2015 A     388,724  
  100,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Sherman Oaks)1
    5.000       08/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     100,086  
  100,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Sutter Health/Alta Bates Medical Center/East Bay Perinatal Center Obligated Group)1
    5.750       08/15/2027       08/29/2011 B     100,074  
  560,000    
CA Statewide CDA (Sycamore)1
    6.000       03/20/2038       03/20/2018 B     584,847  
  25,000    
CA Statewide CDA Community Facilities District1
    6.350       09/01/2021       09/01/2014 B     25,425  
  30,000    
CA Statewide CDA COP (Ararat Home of Los Angeles)1
    5.400       06/01/2016       12/01/2011 B     30,254  
  5,000    
CA Statewide CDA COP (CVHP/CVMC/FH Obligated Group)1
    5.000       04/01/2018       05/07/2016 A     4,933  
  45,000    
CA Statewide CDA COP (CVHP/CVMC/FH Obligated Group)1
    5.125       04/01/2023       05/07/2021 A     40,915  
  100,000    
CA Statewide CDA COP (Sutter Health)
    5.500       08/15/2018       08/29/2011 B     100,368  
  205,000    
CA Statewide CDA COP (Sutter Health)1
    5.500       08/15/2031       08/29/2011 B     205,041  
  20,000    
CA Statewide CDA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 2007-1 (Orinda)1
    5.300       09/01/2017       09/01/2017       19,798  
  85,000    
CA Statewide CDA Water & Wastewater1
    5.700       10/01/2024       08/29/2011 B     85,153  
  1,634,000    
CA Statewide Financing Authority Tobacco Settlement (TASC)1
    5.625       05/01/2029       04/08/2015 A     1,545,290  
  1,150,000    
CA Statewide Financing Authority Tobacco Settlement (TASC)1
    5.625       05/01/2029       04/07/2015 A     1,087,567  
  250,000    
CA Statewide Financing Authority Tobacco Settlement (TASC)1
    6.000       05/01/2037       11/26/2023 A     200,545  
  50,000    
CA Water Resource Devel. GO, Series P1
    5.800       06/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     50,220  
  50,000    
CA Water Resource Devel. GO, Series Q1
    5.000       03/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     50,180  
  35,000    
CA Western Hills Water District Special Tax1
    5.000       09/01/2014       03/25/2013 A     29,831  
  65,000    
CA Western Hills Water District Special Tax (Diablo Grande Community Facilities)1
    4.000       09/01/2011       09/01/2011       64,632  
  25,000    
CA Western Hills Water District Special Tax (Diablo Grande Community Facilities)1
    4.650       09/01/2014       09/01/2014       21,083  
  120,000    
CA Western Hills Water District Special Tax (Diablo Grande Community Facilities)1
    6.000       09/01/2024       06/22/2021 A     75,956  
  50,000    
CA Western Hills Water District Special Tax (Diablo Grande Community Facilities)1
    6.125       09/01/2031       03/23/2029 A     28,655  
  115,000    
CA Western Hills Water District Special Tax (Diablo Grande Community Facilities)1
    6.750       09/01/2022       09/14/2018 A     81,591  
  45,000    
CA Western Hills Water District Special Tax (Diablo Grande Community Facilities)1
    6.875       09/01/2031       04/30/2027 A     28,386  
  310,000    
CA William S. Hart Union School District1
    6.000       09/01/2027       09/01/2013 B     310,040  
  10,000    
Calabasas, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District 98-11
    5.750       09/01/2028       06/18/2025 A     9,127  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 45,000    
California City, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation1
    7.000 %     09/01/2015       08/29/2011 B   $ 45,094  
  2,795,000    
California County, CA Tobacco Securitization Authority (TASC)1
    5.625       06/01/2023       06/01/2012 B     2,797,208  
  60,000    
Campbell, CA (Civic Center) COP1
    5.250       10/01/2028       08/29/2011 B     60,154  
  25,000    
Campbell, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Dillon-Gilman Local Improvement District)1
    7.150       09/02/2012       09/02/2011 B     25,841  
  15,000    
Canyon Lake, CA COP (Railroad Canyon Road)1
    7.375       06/01/2014       12/01/2011 B     15,233  
  40,000    
Capistrano, CA Unified School District (Education & Support Facilities) COP1
    5.250       12/01/2026       12/01/2011 B     40,392  
  75,000    
Capistrano, CA Unified School District (Las Flores)1
    5.000       09/01/2023       10/06/2021 A     74,193  
  50,000    
Capistrano, CA Unified School District School Facilities Improvement District No. 11
    6.000       08/01/2024       08/29/2011 B     50,174  
  80,000    
Carlsbad, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.550       09/02/2028       08/30/2022 A     77,458  
  120,000    
Carlsbad, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.950       09/02/2025       09/02/2012 B     120,444  
  30,000    
Carlsbad, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.000       09/02/2022       09/02/2011 B     30,018  
  90,000    
Carson, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    7.375       09/02/2022       09/02/2011 B     90,050  
  40,000    
Castaic, CA Union School District Community Facilities District No. 92-11
    8.500       10/01/2013       10/01/2011 B     40,335  
  2,750,000    
Castaic, CA Union School District Community Facilities District No. 92-11
    9.000       10/01/2019       10/01/2011 B     2,764,823  
  70,000    
Cathedral City, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.950       09/02/2034       05/03/2032 A     67,364  
  50,000    
Cathedral City, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 1
    6.625       09/01/2023       09/25/2022 A     46,520  
  50,000    
Cathedral City, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 1
    6.700       09/01/2030       01/10/2028 A     43,909  
  10,000    
Central CA Unified School District1
    5.625       03/01/2018       09/01/2011 B     10,044  
  35,000    
Chico, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Mission Ranch)1
    6.625       09/02/2011       09/02/2011       35,099  
  95,000    
Chico, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Mission Ranch)1
    6.625       09/02/2012       09/02/2012       97,798  
  100,000    
Chico, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Mission Ranch)1
    6.625       09/02/2013       09/02/2011 B     103,192  
  55,000    
Chino, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax1
    5.750       09/01/2034       10/11/2032 A     49,917  
  20,000    
Chowchilla, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.700       09/02/2027       09/02/2014 B     20,048  
  55,000    
Chula Vista, CA Community Facilities District (Eastlake Woods)1
    5.700       09/01/2016       09/01/2011 B     56,180  
  15,000    
Chula Vista, CA Community Facilities District (Eastlake Woods)1
    6.100       09/01/2021       09/01/2013 B     15,242  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 10,000    
Chula Vista, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 Assessment District No. 94-1 (Eastlake)1
    7.000 %     09/02/2015       09/02/2012 A   $ 10,324  
  25,000    
Colton, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax1
    5.800       09/01/2018       09/01/2011 B     25,003  
  175,000    
Colton, CA Joint Unified School District1
    5.700       09/01/2034       10/18/2030 A     144,902  
  50,000    
Colton, CA Joint Unified School District COP1
    5.100       06/01/2020       06/01/2020       49,891  
  50,000    
Colton, CA Public Financing Authority, Series B1
    5.875       08/01/2027       05/05/2018 A     44,857  
  20,000    
Colton, CA Redevel. Agency (West Valley)1
    6.375       09/01/2035       01/24/2032 A     17,977  
  100,000    
Compton, CA Sewer1
    5.375       09/01/2023       08/29/2011 B     100,061  
  110,000    
Contra Costa County, CA Public Financing Authority1
    5.250       06/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     110,294  
  1,170,000    
Contra Costa County, CA Public Financing Authority (Pleasant Hill Bart)1
    5.125       08/01/2019       09/05/2017 A     1,133,800  
  25,000    
Contra Costa, CA Community College District COP (Diablo Valley College)1
    6.000       06/01/2021       08/29/2011 B     25,056  
  100,000    
Corona, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation
    5.400       09/01/2011       08/29/2011 B     100,269  
  25,000    
Corona, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation1
    5.500       09/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     25,034  
  15,000    
Corona-Norco, CA Unified School District1
    5.625       09/01/2033       01/10/2030 A     13,415  
  55,000    
Corona-Norco, CA Unified School District1
    5.750       09/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     55,124  
  100,000    
Corona-Norco, CA Unified School District Community Facilities District No. 06-11
    6.000       09/01/2027       05/05/2025 A     98,375  
  55,000    
Crescent City, CA Public Financing Authority
    7.750       09/15/2012       08/29/2011 B     55,218  
  25,000    
Culver City, CA Redevel. Finance Authority1
    5.500       11/01/2014       05/27/2013 A     25,673  
  20,000    
Cypress, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Business and Professional Center)1
    5.700       09/02/2022       08/17/2018 A     19,606  
  20,000    
Davis, CA Joint Unified School District Special Tax1
    5.300       08/15/2024       05/11/2021 A     19,413  
  10,000    
Del Mar, CA Unified School District1
    5.875       09/01/2029       10/14/2027 A     9,452  
  40,000    
Dixon, CA Public Financing Authority1
    5.150       09/02/2020       09/02/2011 B     40,004  
  35,000    
Dixon, CA Public Financing Authority1
    5.700       09/02/2020       03/02/2017 A     34,622  
  480,000    
Downey, CA Community Devel. Commission Tax Allocation (Downey Redevel.)1
    5.125       08/01/2020       05/05/2017 A     461,976  
  1,000,000    
Duarte, CA COP (Hope National Medical Center)
    5.250       04/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     1,002,530  
  190,000    
Duarte, CA Hsg. (Heritage Park Apartments)1
    5.850       05/01/2030       09/01/2011 B     190,015  
  40,000    
Eastern CA Municipal Water District Community Facilities Special Tax1
    6.375       09/01/2027       10/15/2025 A     38,312  
  250,000    
Eastern CA Municipal Water District Community Facilities Special Tax1
    6.375       09/01/2037       01/15/2034 A     241,818  
  90,000    
Eastern CA Municipal Water District Community Facilities Special Tax (Crown Valley Village)1
    5.500       09/01/2028       09/14/2027 A     77,220  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 65,000    
Eastern CA Municipal Water District Community Facilities Special Tax (Crown Valley Village)1
    5.625 %     09/01/2034       04/30/2032 A   $ 53,775  
  50,000    
Eastern CA Municipal Water District Community Facilities Special Tax (Promontory Park)1
    5.500       09/01/2024       03/25/2023 A     48,147  
  10,000    
Eastern CA Municipal Water District Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.750       09/02/2020       09/02/2012 B     10,011  
  50,000    
El Dorado County, CA Special Tax1
    6.250       09/01/2029       09/04/2023 A     49,252  
  1,170,000    
Emery, CA Unified School District1
    6.250       08/01/2026       08/01/2021 B     1,358,791  
  25,000    
Emeryville, CA Public Financing Authority1
    6.100       09/01/2012       08/29/2011 B     25,078  
  145,000    
Emeryville, CA Public Financing Authority1
    6.200       09/01/2025       08/29/2011 B     145,029  
  20,000    
Encinitas, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.900       09/02/2017       11/20/2014 A     19,391  
  15,000    
Fairfield, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Green Valley Road/Mangels Blvd.)1
    7.375       09/02/2018       09/02/2011 B     15,475  
  15,000    
Florin, CA Resource Conservation District COP
    6.000       02/01/2029       04/04/2027 A     13,514  
  250,000    
Folsom Cordova, CA Unified School District School Facilities Improvement District No. 21
    5.375       10/01/2017       10/01/2011 B     254,525  
  10,000    
Folsom, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.500       09/02/2013       09/02/2011 B     10,027  
  25,000    
Folsom, CA Public Financing Authority1
    5.400       09/02/2020       08/14/2017 A     23,694  
  25,000    
Folsom, CA Public Financing Authority1
    5.625       09/02/2020       06/16/2017 A     24,650  
  30,000    
Folsom, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 71
    6.000       09/01/2024       09/01/2011 B     30,013  
  555,000    
Fontana, CA Redevel. Agency (Downtown Redevel.)1
    5.000       09/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     555,722  
  250,000    
Fontana, CA Redevel. Agency (Southwest Industrial Park)1
    5.000       09/01/2022       12/29/2018 A     245,300  
  265,000    
Fontana, CA Special Tax (Citrus)1
    5.000       09/01/2020       09/01/2020       246,100  
  2,300,000    
Fontana, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 2-A1
    5.250       09/01/2017       09/01/2011 B     2,302,300  
  10,000    
Fontana, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 41
    7.125       10/01/2015       10/01/2011 B     10,058  
  1,500,000    
Foothill, CA Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Toll Road1
    5.875       01/15/2026       01/15/2026       1,489,425  
  50,000    
Foothill, CA Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Toll Road)1
    5.375       01/15/2014       01/15/2014       49,718  
  1,175,000    
Fresno, CA Airport1
    5.800       07/01/2030       08/29/2011 B     1,178,126  
  25,000    
Fresno, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority1
    5.750       06/01/2026       08/29/2011 B     25,113  
  25,000    
Fullerton, CA Community Facilities District No. 1 Special Tax (Amerige Heights)1
    6.200       09/01/2032       09/01/2012 B     25,371  
  80,000    
Fullerton, CA School District Special Tax1
    6.300       09/01/2023       09/01/2011 B     81,671  
  10,000    
Galt, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.900       09/02/2022       09/02/2022       9,816  
  25,000    
Galt, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915
    8.450       09/02/2011       09/02/2011       24,994  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 20,000    
Granada, CA Sanitation District Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.125 %     09/02/2022       09/02/2011 B   $ 19,998  
  15,000    
Greenfield, CA Redevel. Agency1
    6.000       02/01/2029       02/19/2028 A     13,037  
  200,000    
Hamilton, CA Union High School District1
    5.250       08/01/2023       08/29/2011 B     200,244  
  3,220,000    
Hawthorne, CA Community Redevel. Agency Special Tax1
    6.125       10/01/2025       10/01/2011 B     3,322,042  
  150,000    
Hawthorne, CA Parking Authority1
    8.000       09/01/2015       09/01/2011 B     150,462  
  155,000    
Hawthorne, CA Parking Authority1
    8.125       09/01/2019       09/01/2011 B     155,259  
  45,000    
Hayward, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    7.100       09/02/2018       09/02/2011 B     45,071  
  50,000    
Hayward, CA Public Finance Authority (Hayward Water System)
    5.100       06/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     50,154  
  2,000,000    
Hesperia, CA Public Financing Authority, Tranche A1
    6.250       09/01/2035       09/29/2028 A     1,790,240  
  10,000    
Hollister, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    7.125       09/02/2022       09/02/2011 B     10,302  
  15,000    
Huntington Beach, CA Community Facilities District1
    5.400       10/01/2020       10/01/2011 B     15,024  
  20,000    
Huntington Beach, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax1
    6.250       09/01/2027       09/01/2012 B     20,053  
  35,000    
Imperial County, CA Special Tax1
    6.500       09/01/2031       03/05/2026 A     31,729  
  50,000    
Indio, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax (Talavera)1
    5.000       09/01/2017       09/01/2012 B     50,198  
  135,000    
Indio, CA Hsg. (Olive Court Apartments)1
    6.375       12/01/2026       12/01/2011 B     135,154  
  20,000    
Indio, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.350       09/02/2027       09/02/2014 B     20,048  
  20,000    
Indio, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.375       09/02/2027       09/02/2014 B     20,062  
  35,000    
Indio, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 Assessment District No. 99.11
    7.125       09/02/2020       09/02/2011 B     35,050  
  25,000    
Inglewood, CA Public Financing Authority1
    5.625       08/01/2017       02/01/2012 B     25,130  
  750,000    
Inland Valley, CA Devel. Agency Tax Allocation1
    5.500       04/01/2014       04/01/2014       846,413  
  2,545,000    
Inland, CA Empire Tobacco Securitization Authority (TASC)1
    4.625       06/01/2021       06/01/2021       2,023,886  
  150,000    
Irvine, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.550       09/02/2026       09/02/2013 B     150,326  
  20,000    
Irvine, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.600       09/02/2022       09/02/2014 B     20,366  
  30,000    
Irvine, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.625       09/02/2024       09/02/2013 B     30,239  
  25,000    
Irvine, CA Mobile Home Park (Meadows Mobile Home Park)1
    6.050       03/01/2028       02/23/2024 A     23,867  
  15,000    
Kingsburg, CA Public Financing Authority1
    8.000       09/15/2021       08/29/2011 B     15,023  
  30,000    
La Habra, CA Redevel. Agency Community Facilities District1
    6.000       09/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     30,055  
  10,000    
La Habra, CA Redevel. Agency Community Facilities District1
    6.000       09/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     10,003  
  55,000    
La Mesa, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.750       09/02/2023       08/18/2019 A     53,458  
  1,730,000    
Lake Elsinore, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    7.000       09/02/2030       08/24/2012 B     1,739,013  
  15,000    
Lake Elsinore, CA Public Financing Authority1
    6.375       10/01/2033       02/06/2031 A     14,694  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 15,000    
Lake Elsinore, CA School Financing Authority1
    6.000 %     09/01/2011       09/01/2011     $ 15,059  
  500,000    
Lake Elsinore, CA Special Tax1
    5.100       09/01/2022       04/18/2021 A     477,145  
  1,135,000    
Lake Elsinore, CA Unified School District1
    5.300       09/01/2026       11/07/2024 A     1,055,085  
  125,000    
Lammersville, CA School District Community Facilities District (Mountain House)1
    5.500       09/01/2013       09/01/2012 B     129,680  
  50,000    
Lammersville, CA School District Community Facilities District (Mountain House)1
    6.300       09/01/2024       09/01/2013 B     50,502  
  50,000    
Lammersville, CA Unified School District Special1
    6.375       09/01/2032       09/01/2013 B     50,079  
  45,000    
Lancaster, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax1
    6.000       10/01/2016       10/01/2011 B     45,102  
  15,000    
Lancaster, CA Redevel. Agency (Desert Sands Mobile Home Park)1
    6.375       11/01/2027       10/29/2011 B     14,999  
  100,000    
Lathrop, CA COP1
    5.875       06/01/2030       08/29/2011 B     100,015  
  115,000    
Lathrop, CA Financing Authority (Water Supply)1
    5.700       06/01/2019       06/01/2013 B     116,562  
  15,000    
Lathrop, CA Financing Authority (Water Supply)1
    5.750       06/01/2020       06/01/2013 B     15,163  
  50,000    
Lathrop, CA Financing Authority (Water Supply)1
    5.900       06/01/2023       06/01/2013 B     50,246  
  10,000    
Lathrop, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.000       09/02/2021       03/02/2014 B     10,049  
  10,000    
Lathrop, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Louise Avenue)1
    6.875       09/02/2017       09/02/2011 B     10,317  
  10,000    
Lathrop, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Mossdale Village)1
    6.000       09/02/2023       09/02/2023       9,889  
  60,000    
Lathrop, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Mossdale Village)1
    6.125       09/02/2028       10/06/2026 A     57,337  
  100,000    
Lee Lake, CA Water District Community Facilities District No. 2 Special Tax (Montecito Ranch)1
    6.125       09/01/2027       10/14/2025 A     98,140  
  65,000    
Lincoln, CA Public Financing Authority (Twelve Bridges)1
    6.125       09/02/2027       01/24/2024 A     61,901  
  25,000    
Livermore, CA Capital Projects Financing Authority1
    5.650       09/02/2016       09/02/2011 B     25,520  
  10,000    
Livermore, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax (Tri Valley Tech Park)1
    5.750       09/01/2012       09/01/2011 B     10,021  
  45,000    
Livermore, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax (Tri Valley Tech Park)1
    6.400       09/01/2026       09/16/2025 A     43,110  
  15,000    
Livermore, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax (Tri Valley Tech Park)1
    6.400       09/01/2030       03/30/2029 A     13,999  
  100,000    
Livermore-Amadore Valley, CA Water Management Agency1
    5.000       08/01/2023       08/29/2011 B     100,271  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 65,000    
Livermore-Amadore Valley, CA Water Management Agency1
    5.000 %     08/01/2031       08/29/2011 B   $ 65,006  
  100,000    
Long Beach, CA Bond Finance Authority Natural Gas1
    5.000       11/15/2011       11/15/2011       101,180  
  50,000    
Long Beach, CA Special Tax (Pike)1
    6.250       10/01/2026       02/25/2023 A     48,800  
  30,000    
Long Beach, CA Special Tax (Pine Avenue)1
    6.375       09/01/2023       09/01/2011 B     30,001  
  1,000,000    
Los Angeles County, CA Community Facilities District No. 4 Special Tax1
    5.500       09/01/2014       09/01/2011 B     1,004,060  
  5,000    
Los Angeles County, CA Community Facilities District No. 4 Special Tax1
    7.750       09/01/2017       09/01/2011 B     5,015  
  95,000    
Los Angeles County, CA COP (Insured Health Clinic)1
    5.800       12/01/2023       08/29/2011 B     95,074  
  100,000    
Los Angeles, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax (Cascade Business Park)1
    6.400       09/01/2022       09/01/2011 B     100,084  
  50,000    
Los Angeles, CA Community Redevel. Agency (Freeway Recovery)1
    6.000       09/01/2031       09/01/2012 B     50,172  
  40,000    
Los Angeles, CA Community Redevel. Agency (Grand Central Square)1
    5.100       12/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     40,094  
  50,000    
Los Angeles, CA Community Redevel. Agency (Grand Central Square)1
    5.200       12/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     50,088  
  50,000    
Los Angeles, CA Community Redevel. Agency (Grand Central Square)1
    5.200       12/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     50,069  
  120,000    
Los Angeles, CA Community Redevel. Agency (Grand Central Square)1
    5.200       12/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     120,125  
  125,000    
Los Angeles, CA Community Redevel. Agency (Grand Central Square)1
    5.250       12/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     125,108  
  80,000    
Los Angeles, CA Community Redevel. Agency (Grand Central Square)1
    5.250       12/01/2021       08/29/2011 B     80,058  
  25,000    
Los Angeles, CA Community Redevel. Agency (Hoover Redevel.)1
    5.500       09/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     25,043  
  40,000    
Los Angeles, CA COP (Dept. of Public Social Services)1
    5.500       08/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     40,071  
  10,000,000    
Los Angeles, CA Dept. of Airports ROLs4
    5.375       05/15/2025       05/15/2018 B     10,544,872  
  15,000    
Los Angeles, CA Dept. of Water & Power
    4.750       08/15/2017       08/29/2011 B     15,051  
  10,000    
Los Angeles, CA Dept. of Water & Power1
    4.750       10/15/2020       08/29/2011 B     10,033  
  60,000    
Los Angeles, CA Mtg. (Section 8)1
    5.350       07/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     60,050  
  15,000    
Los Angeles, CA Mtg. (Section 8)1
    6.500       07/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     15,026  
  50,000    
Los Angeles, CA Multifamily Hsg. (Arminta North & South)
    7.700       06/20/2028       12/20/2011 B     49,998  
  45,000    
Los Angeles, CA Multifamily Hsg. (Earthquake Rehabilitation)1
    5.900       01/01/2030       08/29/2011 B     45,029  
  130,000    
Los Angeles, CA Regional Airports Improvement Corp. (Laxfuel Corp.)1
    5.250       01/01/2023       01/01/2012 B     130,046  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 5,000    
Los Angeles, CA Regional Airports Improvement Corp. (Los Angeles West Terminal Fuel Corp.)1
    10.250 %     01/01/2013       07/28/2012 A   $ 5,134  
  200,000    
Los Angeles, CA State Building Authority1
    5.500       10/01/2017       10/01/2011 B     201,028  
  20,000    
Los Angeles, CA State Building Authority1
    5.500       10/01/2018       10/01/2011 B     20,103  
  55,000    
Los Angeles, CA State Building Authority1
    5.500       10/01/2019       10/01/2011 B     55,283  
  75,000    
Los Banos, CA Sewer System COP1
    5.000       12/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     75,115  
  25,000    
Los Banos, CA Unified School District COP1
    5.625       08/01/2016       08/25/2011 B     25,037  
  175,000    
Madera County, CA COP (Valley Children’s Hospital)1
    5.000       03/15/2023       08/29/2011 B     175,011  
  360,000    
Madera County, CA COP (Valley Children’s Hospital)1
    5.750       03/15/2028       08/29/2011 B     360,058  
  50,000    
Mammoth Lakes, CA Community Facilities District (North Village Area)1
    5.750       10/01/2033       09/03/2029 A     42,023  
  20,000    
Manhattan Beach, CA Water & Wastewater Authority COP1
    5.750       09/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     20,004  
  10,000    
Martinez, CA Mtg. (Ridgecrest Apartments)1
    5.625       07/01/2025       08/29/2011 B     10,009  
  65,000    
Maywood, CA Public Financing Authority1
    6.500       09/01/2018       05/24/2013 B     65,663  
  1,045,000    
Mendocino Coast, CA Healthcare District1
    5.875       02/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     1,046,369  
  25,000    
Menifee, CA Union School District Special Tax1
    6.050       09/01/2026       10/15/2024 A     24,634  
  175,000    
Mill Valley, CA COP (The Redwoods)
    5.750       12/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     175,611  
  10,000    
Milpitas, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.700       09/02/2018       10/12/2016 A     10,249  
  2,040,000    
Modesto, CA Irrigation District COP1
    5.300       07/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     2,046,304  
  75,000    
Modesto, CA Irrigation District COP1
    5.300       07/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     75,232  
  10,000    
Monrovia, CA Redevel. Agency Public Parking Facilities
    5.200       04/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     10,029  
  10,000    
Montclair, CA Redevel. Agency Mobile Home Park (Augusta Homes Villa Del Arroyo)1
    6.100       11/15/2037       09/06/2034 A     9,583  
  25,000    
Montclair, CA Redevel. Agency Mobile Home Park (Hacienda Mobile Home Park)1
    6.000       11/15/2029       02/08/2027 A     24,697  
  20,000    
Montclair, CA Redevel. Agency Mobile Home Park (Villa Mobile Home Park)1
    6.100       06/15/2029       07/16/2023 A     19,448  
  415,000    
Montebello, CA Community Redevel. Agency (Montebello Hills Redevel.)1
    5.500       03/01/2014       09/01/2011 B     415,718  
  10,000    
Montebello, CA Community Redevel. Agency (South Montebello)1
    5.500       09/01/2022       03/28/2021 A     9,292  
  65,000    
Monterey, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority (Materials Recovery Facilities)
    5.600       03/01/2012       08/29/2011 B     65,443  
  50,000    
Monterey, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority (Materials Recovery Facilities)
    5.600       03/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     50,450  
  65,000    
Monterey, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority (Materials Recovery Facilities)1
    5.700       03/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     65,885  
  20,000    
Monterey, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority (Materials Recovery Facilities)1
    5.700       03/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     20,319  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 10,000    
Moorpark, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 97-11
    6.400 %     09/01/2017       09/01/2011 B   $ 10,010  
  140,000    
Moorpark, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 97-11
    6.700       09/01/2027       09/13/2023 A     137,826  
  430,000    
Moreno Valley, CA Unified School District Community Facilities District Special Tax No. 2003-21
    5.950       09/01/2034       09/01/2011 B     430,095  
  400,000    
Moreno Valley, CA Unified School District Community Facilities District Special Tax No. 2004-61
    5.000       09/01/2022       09/25/2021 A     383,540  
  15,000    
Morgan Hill, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.600       09/02/2011       09/02/2011       15,041  
  10,000    
Murrieta County, CA Water District1
    6.500       10/01/2015       10/01/2011 B     10,142  
  30,000    
Murrieta County, CA Water District Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 88-11
    6.700       12/01/2030       12/01/2011 B     30,014  
  10,000    
Murrieta, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax (Blackmore Ranch)1
    6.100       09/01/2034       09/24/2027 A     9,266  
  835,000    
Murrieta, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax (Bluestone)1
    6.250       09/01/2025       10/16/2023 A     834,165  
  20,000    
Murrieta, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax (Bluestone)1
    6.300       09/01/2031       05/07/2029 A     19,336  
  105,000    
Murrieta, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax (Murrieta Springs)1
    5.500       09/01/2034       10/10/2032 A     90,845  
  50,000    
Murrieta, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.375       09/01/2031       04/02/2025 A     49,301  
  85,000    
Murrieta, CA Water Public Financing Authority1
    5.700       10/01/2021       10/01/2011 B     85,655  
  10,000    
Needles, CA Public Utility Authority1
    6.350       02/01/2012       08/29/2011 B     10,013  
  230,000    
Needles, CA Public Utility Authority1
    6.650       02/01/2032       02/12/2028 A     219,933  
  2,550,000    
Northern CA Tobacco Securitization Authority (TASC)1
    4.750       06/01/2023       02/01/2016 A     2,252,670  
  1,820,000    
Northern, CA Inyo County Local Hospital District1
    5.000       12/01/2015       01/05/2014 A     1,863,316  
  35,000    
Novato, CA GO
    5.000       08/01/2012       08/29/2011 B     35,135  
  100,000    
Novato, CA GO1
    5.250       08/01/2017       02/01/2012 B     102,054  
  30,000    
Oakdale, CA Public Financing Authority Tax Allocation (Central City Redevel.)1
    5.900       06/01/2014       12/01/2011 B     30,185  
  10,000    
Oakdale, CA Public Financing Authority Tax Allocation (Central City Redevel.)1
    6.000       06/01/2019       12/01/2011 B     10,006  
  50,000    
Oakdale, CA Public Financing Authority Tax Allocation (Central City Redevel.)1
    6.100       06/01/2027       03/29/2024 A     46,359  
  375,000    
Oakland, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority1
    5.500       09/02/2024       03/02/2012 B     378,941  
  3,000,000    
Oakland, CA Unified School District1
    5.250       08/01/2024       08/01/2012 B     3,008,430  
  1,000,000    
Oakland, CA Unified School District1
    6.125       08/01/2029       08/01/2019 B     1,060,950  
  25,000    
Ontario, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.800       09/02/2013       09/02/2011 B     25,071  
  15,000    
Orange County, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.500       09/02/2016       09/02/2011 B     15,028  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 10,000    
Orange County, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Irvine Coast Assessment)1
    5.375 %     09/02/2012       09/02/2011 B   $ 10,032  
  20,000    
Orange County, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Irvine Coast Assessment)1
    5.850       09/02/2013       09/02/2011 B     20,065  
  55,000    
Oroville, CA Hospital1
    5.400       12/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     55,031  
  1,415,000    
Oxnard, CA Harbor District1
    5.550       08/01/2013       02/01/2012 B     1,446,781  
  25,000    
Oxnard, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.625       09/02/2027       10/11/2025 A     22,275  
  10,000    
Oxnard, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 11
    6.000       09/01/2027       09/01/2011 B     9,999  
  45,000    
Pajaro Valley, CA Water Management Agency COP1
    5.500       03/01/2018       03/01/2018       43,692  
  500,000    
Palm Springs, CA Airport Passenger Facilities (Palm Springs International Airport)1
    6.000       07/01/2018       08/10/2016 A     483,485  
  100,000    
Palmdale, CA Civic Authority (Civic Center)1
    5.600       07/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     100,157  
  125,000    
Palmdale, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax1
    5.400       09/01/2035       10/10/2033 A     101,891  
  700,000    
Palmdale, CA Elementary School District Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 90-11
    5.700       08/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     701,645  
  100,000    
Palo Alto, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (University Ave. Area)1
    5.100       09/02/2024       09/02/2024       90,563  
  100,000    
Palo Alto, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (University Ave. Area)1
    5.125       09/02/2025       09/02/2025       89,642  
  45,000    
Palo Alto, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (University Ave. Area)1
    5.700       09/02/2018       09/02/2011 B     45,945  
  100,000    
Palomar Pomerado, CA Health System1
    5.375       11/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     100,175  
  25,000    
Pasadena, CA Public Financing Authority (Orange Grove & Villa Parke)1
    5.450       06/01/2012       12/01/2011 B     25,181  
  275,000    
Perris, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax1
    6.375       09/01/2032       09/01/2014 B     276,009  
  60,000    
Perris, CA Public Financing Authority1
    5.750       09/01/2024       09/01/2016 B     60,049  
  155,000    
Perris, CA Public Financing Authority
    7.875       09/01/2025       08/29/2011 B     155,239  
  20,000    
Perris, CA Public Financing Authority, Series A1
    6.125       09/01/2034       10/01/2030 A     19,552  
  10,000    
Petaluma, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.000       09/02/2020       09/02/2011 B     10,001  
  60,000    
Pittsburg, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.300       09/02/2025       10/18/2023 A     58,845  
  10,000    
Pittsburg, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.350       09/02/2031       05/11/2029 A     9,304  
  20,000    
Pittsburg, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (San Marco Phase I)1
    6.350       09/02/2031       01/28/2028 A     18,607  
  50,000    
Pittsburg, CA Infrastructure Financing Authority1
    5.850       09/02/2015       08/29/2011 B     50,068  
  25,000    
Pittsburg, CA Infrastructure Financing Authority, Series B1
    5.800       09/02/2014       08/29/2011 B     25,045  
  130,000    
Pittsburg, CA Infrastructure Financing Authority, Series B1
    6.000       09/02/2024       02/04/2020 A     125,428  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 500,000    
Pittsburg, CA Redevel. Agency (Los Medanos Community Devel.)1
    5.850 %     08/01/2018       02/01/2012 B   $ 503,775  
  4,550,000    
Placentia, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation1
    7.750       02/01/2014       02/01/2012 B     4,617,704  
  10,000    
Placer County, CA Community Facilities District1
    6.500       09/01/2026       10/17/2024 A     9,637  
  5,000    
Placer County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax No. 2001-1 (Dry Creek)1
    5.700       09/01/2013       09/01/2011 B     5,110  
  5,000    
Placer County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax No. 2001-1 (Dry Creek)1
    6.300       09/01/2019       09/01/2012 B     5,038  
  10,000    
Pleasant Hill, CA Special Tax Downtown Community Facilities District No. 11
    5.875       09/01/2025       03/30/2024 A     9,552  
  30,000    
Port of Oakland, CA1
    5.250       11/01/2027       11/01/2012 B     30,021  
  500,000    
Port of Oakland, CA1
    5.700       11/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     500,735  
  1,485,000    
Port of Oakland, CA1
    5.750       11/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     1,489,618  
  775,000    
Port of Oakland, CA1
    5.750       11/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     776,938  
  2,500,000    
Port of Oakland, CA1
    5.750       11/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     2,503,225  
  1,665,000    
Port of Oakland, CA1
    5.750       11/01/2021       08/29/2011 B     1,666,915  
  225,000    
Port of Oakland, CA1
    5.750       11/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     225,218  
  2,475,000    
Port of Oakland, CA1
    5.750       11/01/2029       08/29/2011 B     2,475,569  
  2,975,000    
Port of Oakland, CA1
    5.875       11/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     2,981,605  
  940,000    
Port of Oakland, CA1
    5.875       11/01/2030       08/29/2011 B     940,244  
  110,000    
Port Redwood City, CA GO1
    5.400       06/01/2019       01/24/2017 A     109,714  
  50,000    
Poway, CA Public Financing Authority (Water Services)1
    5.500       11/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     50,079  
  100,000    
Poway, CA Unified School District1
    7.125       09/15/2026       09/15/2011 B     104,851  
  100,000    
Poway, CA Unified School District1
    7.125       09/15/2027       09/15/2011 B     104,464  
  200,000    
Poway, CA Unified School District1
    7.250       09/15/2028       09/15/2011 B     209,848  
  100,000    
Poway, CA Unified School District1
    7.375       09/15/2029       09/15/2011 B     105,511  
  270,000    
Poway, CA Unified School District1
    7.500       09/15/2032       09/15/2011 B     284,893  
  1,115,000    
Poway, CA Unified School District Special Tax1
    6.125       09/01/2033       08/11/2030 A     1,114,253  
  30,000    
Poway, CA Unified School District Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 101
    5.750       09/01/2032       03/01/2028 A     28,455  
  25,000    
Poway, CA Unified School District Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 101
    5.950       09/01/2018       09/01/2011 B     25,029  
  35,000    
Poway, CA Unified School District Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 101
    6.100       09/01/2031       03/25/2029 A     34,877  
  10,000    
Rancho Cucamonga, CA Public Finance Authority1
    6.000       09/02/2020       09/02/2011 B     10,000  
  20,000    
Rancho Mirage, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.500       09/02/2024       05/03/2022 A     17,832  
  30,000    
Rancho Mirage, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.750       09/02/2022       03/28/2021 A     29,090  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 35,000    
Rancho Santa Fe, CA Community Services District Special Tax1
    6.600 %     09/01/2020       09/01/2011 B   $ 35,030  
  550,000    
Rancho Santa Fe, CA Community Services District Special Tax1
    6.700       09/01/2030       09/01/2011 B     550,017  
  55,000    
Redding, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Tierra Oaks Assessment District 1993-1)1
    7.000       09/02/2013       09/02/2011 B     56,774  
  10,000    
Redlands, CA Community Facilities District1
    5.850       09/01/2033       05/27/2031 A     8,517  
  50,000    
Rialto, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 2006-11
    5.000       09/01/2016       03/16/2016 A     51,170  
  25,000    
Rialto, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 2006-11
    5.050       09/01/2017       09/01/2016 B     25,200  
  65,000    
Rialto, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 2006-11
    5.125       09/01/2018       09/01/2018       64,711  
  100,000    
Rialto, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 2006-11
    5.200       09/01/2019       09/01/2019       97,993  
  100,000    
Rialto, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 2006-11
    5.250       09/01/2020       09/01/2020       96,630  
  50,000    
Rialto, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 2006-11
    5.250       09/01/2021       09/01/2021       47,626  
  100,000    
Richmond, CA Redevel. Agency (Harbour Redevel.)
    5.500       07/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     100,336  
  80,000    
River Islands, CA Public Financing Authority1
    6.000       09/01/2027       06/22/2024 A     65,405  
  100,000    
River Islands, CA Public Financing Authority1
    6.150       09/01/2035       06/24/2032 A     76,895  
  250,000    
Riverside County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax1
    5.000       09/01/2012       09/01/2011 B     256,585  
  15,000    
Riverside County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax1
    6.000       09/01/2030       05/01/2028 A     12,952  
  150,000    
Riverside County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax No. 87-11
    5.100       09/01/2013       09/01/2011 B     154,761  
  215,000    
Riverside County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax No. 87-11
    5.150       09/01/2014       09/01/2011 B     221,760  
  385,000    
Riverside County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax No. 87-11
    5.200       09/01/2015       09/01/2011 B     396,974  
  225,000    
Riverside County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax No. 87-11
    5.250       09/01/2016       09/01/2011 B     231,944  
  200,000    
Riverside County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax No. 88-81
    5.300       09/01/2011       09/01/2011       200,490  
  210,000    
Riverside County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax No. 88-81
    5.350       09/01/2012       09/01/2012       215,416  
  430,000    
Riverside County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax No. 88-81
    5.400       09/01/2013       09/01/2013       447,398  
  450,000    
Riverside County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax No. 88-81
    5.450       09/01/2014       09/01/2014       472,181  
  475,000    
Riverside County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax No. 88-81
    5.500       09/01/2015       09/01/2015       498,869  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 220,000    
Riverside County, CA Public Financing Authority1
    5.250 %     10/01/2017       08/29/2011 B   $ 220,376  
  35,000    
Riverside County, CA Public Financing Authority (Menifee Village)1
    7.150       09/01/2011       09/01/2011       35,140  
  425,000    
Riverside County, CA Public Financing Authority COP1
    5.750       05/15/2019       03/03/2016 A     382,687  
  305,000    
Riverside County, CA Redevel. Agency (Jurupa Valley Redevel.)1
    5.750       10/01/2020       10/01/2020       311,731  
  60,000    
Riverside, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    8.250       09/02/2016       09/02/2011 B     60,227  
  200,000    
Riverside, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Riverwalk Business)1
    6.250       09/02/2029       10/09/2027 A     198,064  
  5,000    
Riverside, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Sycamore Canyon Assessment District)1
    8.500       09/02/2012       09/02/2011 B     5,027  
  50,000    
Riverside, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 90-1, Series A1
    5.500       09/01/2015       09/01/2011 B     50,092  
  10,000    
Riverside, CA Unified School District1
    5.000       02/01/2027       02/01/2012 B     10,186  
  100,000    
Riverside, CA Unified School District1
    5.350       09/01/2024       03/04/2024 A     95,801  
  90,000    
Riverside, CA Unified School District1
    5.450       09/01/2025       10/11/2023 A     87,294  
  100,000    
Riverside, CA Unified School District1
    5.500       09/01/2034       10/11/2032 A     89,436  
  80,000    
Riverside, CA Unified School District1
    5.700       09/01/2034       01/13/2031 A     73,976  
  10,000    
Riverside, CA Unified School District1
    6.000       09/01/2029       05/25/2023 A     9,923  
  25,000    
Romoland, CA School District Special Tax1
    6.000       09/01/2033       11/10/2029 A     23,853  
  50,000    
Romoland, CA School District Special Tax1
    6.375       09/01/2033       11/24/2026 A     49,908  
  50,000    
Romoland, CA School District Special Tax1
    6.375       09/01/2033       06/05/2031 A     49,908  
  10,000    
Roseville, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 1 (Westpark)1
    4.300       09/01/2012       09/01/2012       10,178  
  25,000    
Sacramento County, CA COP1
    5.375       02/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     25,010  
  990,000    
Sacramento County, CA Hsg. Authority (Cottage Estates Apartments)1
    6.000       02/01/2033       12/21/2024 A     977,873  
  1,500,000    
Sacramento County, CA Hsg. Authority (Verandas Apartments Senior Community)1
    5.700       03/01/2034       09/01/2012 B     1,509,495  
  295,000    
Sacramento, CA City Financing Authority
    5.250       05/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     295,443  
  500,000    
Sacramento, CA City Financing Authority (California EPA Building)1
    5.250       05/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     500,640  
  10,000    
Sacramento, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Citywide Landscaping & Lighting)1
    5.500       09/02/2016       08/29/2011 B     10,026  
  1,470,000    
Sacramento, CA Special Tax (North Natomas Community Facilities)1
    5.700       09/01/2023       09/01/2011 B     1,469,927  
  30,000    
Sacramento, CA Special Tax (North Natomas Community Facilities)1
    6.300       09/01/2026       09/01/2011 B     30,006  
  510,000    
Saddleback Valley, CA Unified School District1
    5.650       09/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     511,816  
  95,000    
Salida, CA Public Facilities Financing Agency1
    5.250       09/01/2028       08/29/2011 B     95,235  
  300,000    
Salida, CA Public Facilities Financing Agency Community Facilities District Special Tax
    5.250       09/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     300,906  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 180,000    
Salinas Valley, CA Solid Waste Authority1
    5.625 %     08/01/2015       08/01/2012 B   $ 183,856  
  1,000,000    
Salinas Valley, CA Solid Waste Authority1
    5.625       08/01/2018       08/01/2012 B     1,010,530  
  100,000    
Salinas, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.450       09/02/2013       09/02/2011 B     103,132  
  50,000    
Salinas, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Bella Vista)1
    5.500       09/02/2013       09/02/2011 B     51,585  
  120,000    
Salinas, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation (Central City Revitalization)1
    5.500       11/01/2023       08/29/2011 B     120,404  
  135,000    
San Bernardino County, CA (Single Family Mtg.)
    5.376 2     05/01/2031       09/26/2014 A     44,940  
  65,000    
San Bernardino County, CA COP (Medical Center Financing)1
    5.250       08/01/2016       08/25/2011 B     65,123  
  90,000    
San Bernardino County, CA Hsg. Authority (Friendly Village Mobile Home Park Corp.)1
    6.700       03/20/2043       03/05/2016 B     95,405  
  60,000    
San Bernardino County, CA Hsg. Authority (Glen Aire Mobile Home Park)1
    6.700       12/20/2041       11/20/2011 B     63,217  
  135,000    
San Bernardino, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority (California Dept. of Transportation Lease)1
    5.500       12/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     135,144  
  270,000    
San Bernardino, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority (California Dept. of Transportation Lease)1
    5.500       12/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     270,410  
  55,000    
San Bernardino, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority (City Hall)1
    5.600       01/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     55,171  
  135,000    
San Bernardino, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority (Police Station)1
    5.500       09/01/2024       03/27/2023 A     131,313  
  150,000    
San Bernardino, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority (Tax Allocation)1
    6.625       04/01/2026       07/07/2023 A     145,809  
  685,000    
San Bernardino, CA Mountains Community Hospital District COP
    5.000       02/01/2017       03/08/2015 A     604,102  
  30,000    
San Bernardino, CA Redevel. Agency (Ramona Senior Complex)1
    7.875       07/01/2025       03/09/2020 A     28,766  
  2,250,000    
San Diego County, CA (Developmental Services Foundation) COP1
    5.500       09/01/2017       09/01/2012 B     2,292,503  
  30,000    
San Diego, CA Convention Center1
    5.250       04/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     30,073  
  50,000    
San Diego, CA Convention Center Expansion Financing Authority
    5.250       04/01/2013       08/29/2011 B     50,143  
  100,000    
San Diego, CA Foundation Auxiliary Organization (San Diego State University Foundation)1
    5.000       03/01/2022       03/01/2012 B     101,691  
  150,000    
San Diego, CA Mtg. (Mariners Cove)1
    5.800       09/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     150,425  
  10,000    
San Diego, CA Redevel. Agency
    6.000       11/01/2015       08/29/2011 B     10,038  
  150,000    
San Diego, CA Redevel. Agency (Centre City)1
    5.250       09/01/2021       09/01/2011 B     151,814  
  25,000    
San Diego, CA Redevel. Agency (Centre City)1
    5.350       09/01/2024       03/26/2023 A     24,442  
  105,000    
San Diego, CA Redevel. Agency (Mt. Hope Redevel.)
    5.875       10/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     105,378  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 50,000    
San Diego, CA Redevel. Agency (North Bay Redevel.)1
    5.800 %     09/01/2022       08/29/2011 B   $ 50,014  
  300,000    
San Diego, CA Redevel. Agency (North Bay Redevel.)1
    5.875       09/01/2030       08/29/2011 B     300,006  
  710,000    
San Diego, CA Redevel. Agency (North Park Redevel.)1
    5.900       09/01/2025       08/29/2011 B     710,149  
  25,000    
San Diego, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation (North Park Redevel.)1
    5.900       09/01/2030       08/29/2011 B     25,011  
  53,000    
San Francisco, CA City & County Airports Commission1
    5.000       05/01/2025       08/29/2011 B     53,010  
  185,000    
San Francisco, CA City & County Airports Commission1
    5.250       01/01/2026       01/01/2026       184,528  
  25,000    
San Francisco, CA City & County Airports Commission1
    5.500       05/01/2016       05/01/2012 B     25,858  
  10,000    
San Francisco, CA City & County Airports Commission (SFO Fuel Company)
    5.000       01/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     10,022  
  285,000    
San Francisco, CA City & County Airports Commission (SFO Fuel Company)1
    5.125       01/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     285,439  
  55,000    
San Francisco, CA City & County Airports Commission (SFO Fuel Company)1
    5.250       01/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     55,044  
  40,000    
San Francisco, CA City & County Airports Commission (SFO Fuel Company)1
    5.250       01/01/2021       08/29/2011 B     40,026  
  50,000    
San Francisco, CA City & County Airports Commission (SFO Fuel Company)1
    5.250       01/01/2027       01/01/2027       49,452  
  490,000    
San Francisco, CA City & County Airports Commission (SFO Fuel Company)1
    6.125       01/01/2027       08/29/2011 B     490,544  
  1,500,000    
San Francisco, CA City & County Airports Commission (SFO Fuel Company)1
    5.250       01/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     1,501,485  
  45,000    
San Francisco, CA City & County Improvement Bond Act 19151
    6.850       09/02/2026       09/02/2011 B     46,362  
  25,000    
San Francisco, CA City & County Parking Authority (Parking Meter)
    5.000       06/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     25,074  
  25,000    
San Joaquin County, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax (Delta Farms)1
    6.125       09/01/2024       06/24/2021 A     23,489  
  500,000    
San Joaquin County, CA COP General Hospital1
    5.250       09/01/2013       09/01/2011 B     501,410  
  20,000    
San Jose, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.600       09/02/2016       09/02/2011 B     20,617  
  25,000    
San Jose, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.700       09/02/2018       09/02/2011 B     25,757  
  95,000    
San Jose, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.750       09/02/2019       09/02/2019       97,026  
  60,000    
San Jose, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.750       09/02/2020       09/02/2020       60,461  
  255,000    
San Jose, CA Multifamily Hsg. (Almaden Senior Hsg. Partners)1
    5.350       07/15/2034       05/15/2016 B     264,598  
  30,000    
San Jose, CA Multifamily Hsg. (El Parador Apartments)1
    6.100       01/01/2031       05/04/2023 A     27,874  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 325,000    
San Jose, CA Multifamily Hsg. (Sixth & Martha Family Apartments)1
    5.875 %     03/01/2033       03/01/2012 B   $ 326,602  
  20,000    
San Jose, CA Redevel. Agency1
    5.500       08/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     20,037  
  10,000    
San Jose, CA Redevel. Agency1
    5.500       08/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     10,016  
  95,000    
San Jose, CA Redevel. Agency1
    5.750       08/01/2017       02/01/2012 B     95,834  
  5,000    
San Jose, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation1
    5.600       08/01/2019       08/29/2011 B     5,004  
  200,000    
San Marcos, CA Public Facilities Authority1
    5.800       09/01/2018       09/01/2011 B     200,242  
  35,000    
San Marcos, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation (Affordable Hsg.)1
    5.650       10/01/2028       08/29/2011 B     35,011  
  1,715,000    
Santa Clara County, CA Hsg. Authority (John Burns Gardens Apartments)1
    5.850       08/01/2031       04/24/2027 A     1,686,634  
  80,000    
Santa Clara County, CA Hsg. Authority (Rivertown Apartments)1
    5.700       08/01/2021       02/01/2013 B     80,342  
  75,000    
Santa Clara, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation (Bayshore North)1
    5.000       06/01/2015       12/01/2011 B     75,565  
  50,000    
Santa Clara, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation (Bayshore North)1
    5.250       06/01/2018       12/01/2011 B     50,224  
  995,000    
Santa Clara, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation (Bayshore North)1
    5.250       06/01/2019       12/01/2011 B     998,413  
  35,000    
Santa Cruz County, CA Hsg. Authority (Northgate Apartments)1
    5.350       07/20/2022       08/29/2011 B     35,025  
  85,000    
Santa Fe Springs, CA Community Devel. Commission Tax Allocation1
    5.375       09/01/2018       09/01/2011 B     85,072  
  800,000    
Santa Fe Springs, CA Community Devel. Commission Tax Allocation1
    5.375       09/01/2021       09/01/2011 B     800,184  
  20,000    
Santa Margarita, CA Water District Special Tax Facilities District No. 99-11
    6.200       09/01/2020       09/01/2011 B     20,027  
  1,100,000    
Santa Margarita, CA Water District Special Tax Facilities District No. 99-11
    6.250       09/01/2029       09/01/2011 B     1,100,572  
  25,000    
Santa Maria, CA COP1
    5.500       08/01/2021       05/14/2018 A     25,000  
  25,000    
Santa Nella County, CA Water District1
    6.250       09/02/2028       10/10/2021 A     19,348  
  20,000    
Santa Rosa, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Nielson Ranch)1
    6.700       09/02/2022       09/02/2011 B     20,208  
  45,000    
Santaluz, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 21
    5.500       09/01/2030       04/27/2028 A     43,251  
  845,000    
Santaluz, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 21
    6.375       09/01/2030       09/01/2011 B     845,338  
  70,000    
Saugus, CA Union School District Special Tax1
    6.250       09/01/2028       09/01/2028       69,922  
  90,000    
Saugus, CA Union School District Special Tax1
    6.375       09/01/2029       09/01/2020 B     90,209  
  50,000    
Saugus/Hart, CA School Facilities Financing Authority1
    6.100       09/01/2032       09/01/2011 B     50,021  
  2,040,000    
Saugus/Hart, CA School Facilities Financing Authority1
    6.125       09/01/2033       09/01/2011 B     2,040,816  
  115,000    
Scotts Valley, CA Special Tax1
    5.200       09/01/2028       09/01/2011 B     115,509  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 1,390,000    
Selma, CA Redevel. Agency1
    5.750 %     09/01/2024       09/01/2024     $ 1,287,404  
  15,000    
Sequoia, CA Hospital District1
    5.375       08/15/2023       08/29/2011 A     16,445  
  110,000    
Shafter, CA Community Devel. Agency Tax Allocation1
    5.000       11/01/2013       11/01/2013       112,941  
  100,000    
Shafter, CA Community Devel. Agency Tax Allocation1
    5.250       11/01/2017       11/01/2016 B     100,128  
  100,000    
Shafter, CA Community Devel. Agency Tax Allocation1
    5.300       11/01/2018       11/01/2018       98,012  
  100,000    
Shafter, CA Community Devel. Agency Tax Allocation1
    5.350       11/01/2019       11/01/2019       96,740  
  100,000    
Shafter, CA Community Devel. Agency Tax Allocation1
    5.375       11/01/2020       11/01/2020       95,123  
  65,000    
South Orange County, CA Public Financing Authority
    5.375       08/15/2013       08/29/2011 B     65,246  
  25,000    
Southern CA Public Power Authority
    5.500       07/01/2020       08/29/2011 B     25,092  
  10,000    
Southern CA Public Power Authority1
    5.750       07/01/2021       08/29/2011 B     10,038  
  7,245,000    
Southern CA Tobacco Securitization Authority1
    4.750       06/01/2025       12/23/2014 A     6,290,037  
  4,235,000    
Southern CA Tobacco Securitization Authority (TASC)1
    5.000       06/01/2037       06/22/2026 A     3,048,480  
  125,000    
Spreckels, CA Union School District
    6.125       08/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     125,626  
  200,000    
Stockton, CA COP (Wastewater System)1
    5.125       09/01/2016       08/29/2011 B     200,298  
  30,000    
Stockton, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.800       09/02/2020       09/02/2011 B     30,005  
  5,000    
Susanville, CA Public Financing Authority1
    7.750       09/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     5,020  
  100,000    
Taft, CA Public Financing Authority (Community Correctional Facility)1
    6.050       01/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     100,265  
  15,000    
Tejon Ranch, CA Public Facilities Finance Authority1
    7.200       09/01/2030       03/01/2013 B     15,090  
  725,000    
Tejon Ranch, CA Public Facilities Finance Authority Special Tax (Community Facilities District No. 1)1
    7.200       09/01/2030       02/18/2013 B     729,343  
  30,000    
Temecula Valley, CA Unified School District Community Facilities District No. 02-11
    6.125       09/01/2033       10/15/2031 A     28,520  
  905,000    
Temecula, CA Public Financing Authority Community Facilities District (Roripaugh)1
    4.650       09/01/2011       09/01/2011       900,837  
  1,485,000    
Torrance, CA Hospital (Torrance Memorial Medical Center)
    6.000       06/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     1,504,260  
  20,000    
Torrance, CA Redevel. Agency (Downtown Redevel.)1
    5.550       09/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     20,013  
  260,000    
Tracy, CA Area Public Facilities Financing Agency1
    5.875       10/01/2013       10/01/2011 B     261,409  
  1,430,000    
Tracy, CA Area Public Facilities Financing Agency1
    5.875       10/01/2019       10/01/2011 B     1,432,846  
  50,000    
Tracy, CA Community Facilities District1
    5.400       09/01/2015       09/02/2011 B     50,107  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 50,000    
Tracy, CA Community Facilities District1
    6.100 %     09/01/2015       09/01/2011 B   $ 50,101  
  50,000    
Tracy, CA Community Facilities District1
    6.300       09/01/2026       08/29/2011 B     50,002  
  10,000    
Tracy, CA Community Facilities District1
    6.500       09/01/2020       09/01/2011 B     10,010  
  25,000    
Tracy, CA Community Facilities District (205 Parcel Glen)1
    6.250       09/01/2032       05/08/2030 A     24,539  
  1,095,000    
Tracy, CA Community Facilities District (South Mac Arthur Area)1
    6.000       09/01/2027       09/02/2011 B     1,095,526  
  30,000    
Tracy, CA Community Facilities District (South Mac Arthur Area)1
    6.300       09/01/2017       09/01/2011 B     30,047  
  35,000    
Tracy, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    5.700       09/02/2023       08/17/2019 A     34,715  
  75,000    
Tracy, CA Operating Partnership Joint Powers Authority1
    6.100       09/02/2021       03/02/2013 B     75,740  
  30,000    
Truckee-Donner, CA Public Utility District Special Tax1
    5.800       09/01/2035       05/26/2033 A     23,740  
  75,000    
Truckee-Donner, CA Public Utility District Special Tax1
    6.000       09/01/2028       06/07/2026 A     72,206  
  20,000    
Truckee-Donner, CA Public Utility District Special Tax1
    6.100       09/01/2033       11/01/2031 A     18,844  
  750,000    
Turlock, CA Health Facility (Emanuel Medical Center) COP1
    5.000       10/15/2017       10/27/2016 A     763,965  
  2,210,000    
Upland, CA Community Facilities District Special Tax (Colonies at San Antonio)1
    5.900       09/01/2024       09/01/2013 B     2,227,967  
  20,000    
Vacaville, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (East Monte Vista Avenue)1
    5.850       09/02/2016       03/02/2013 B     20,308  
  10,000    
Vacaville, CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 (Green Tree Reassessment District)1
    6.300       09/02/2013       09/02/2011 B     10,225  
  195,000    
Vacaville, CA Public Financing Authority1
    5.400       09/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     195,113  
  200,000    
Vacaville, CA Redevel. Agency (Vacaville Community Hsg.)1
    6.000       11/01/2024       11/01/2011 B     200,484  
  275,000    
Val Verde, CA Unified School District1
    6.125       09/01/2034       06/25/2031 A     255,621  
  25,000    
Vallejo, CA Public Financing Authority, Series A1
    7.500       09/01/2020       09/01/2011 B     25,025  
  40,000    
Vallejo, CA Quadrant Improvement District No. 0011
    6.000       09/01/2017       09/01/2015 B     41,000  
  30,000    
Vallejo, CA Quadrant Improvement District No. 0011
    6.000       09/01/2026       05/03/2024 A     27,282  
  40,000    
Vallejo, CA Quadrant Improvement District No. 0011
    6.125       09/01/2034       06/24/2031 A     34,550  
  25,000    
Valley Center-Pauma, CA Unified School District (Woods Valley Ranch)1
    5.500       09/01/2019       09/01/2019       24,774  
  10,000    
Valley Center-Pauma, CA Unified School District (Woods Valley Ranch)1
    6.000       09/01/2025       09/01/2025       9,578  
  20,000    
Valley Center-Pauma, CA Unified School District (Woods Valley Ranch)1
    6.000       09/01/2028       09/16/2027 A     18,097  
 
                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 1,825,000    
Ventura County, CA Area Hsg. Authority (Mira Vista Senior Apartments)1
    5.000 %     12/01/2022       06/15/2019 A   $ 1,583,735  
  20,000    
Ventura County, CA Area Hsg. Authority (Mira Vista Senior Apartments)1
    5.050       12/01/2026       03/28/2025 A     16,567  
  145,000    
Victor, CA Elementary School District1
    5.600       09/01/2034       04/06/2033 A     123,791  
  60,000    
Vista, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority1
    6.100       10/01/2021       10/01/2011 B     60,121  
  5,000    
Vista, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority1
    6.250       12/01/2019       12/01/2011 B     5,036  
  260,000    
Walnut, CA Unified School District1
    7.200       02/01/2016       01/08/2012 B     276,227  
  15,000    
Wasco, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    8.750       09/02/2013       09/02/2011 B     15,519  
  100,000    
Wasco, CA Public Financing Authority1
    5.375       09/01/2021       09/01/2012 B     100,383  
  15,000    
Wasco, CA Public Financing Authority
    7.350       09/15/2015       08/29/2011 B     15,038  
  10,000    
Wasco, CA Public Financing Authority1
    7.500       09/15/2023       08/29/2011 B     10,008  
  100,000    
West Covina, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation (Executive Lodge Apartments)1
    5.100       09/01/2014       08/29/2011 B     100,138  
  20,000    
West Patterson, CA Financing Authority Special Tax1
    5.850       09/01/2028       10/30/2026 A     17,262  
  10,000    
West Patterson, CA Financing Authority Special Tax1
    6.000       09/01/2019       09/01/2019       9,924  
  15,000    
West Patterson, CA Financing Authority Special Tax1
    6.000       09/01/2039       05/18/2035 A     12,215  
  165,000    
West Patterson, CA Financing Authority Special Tax1
    6.600       09/01/2033       12/17/2030 A     149,079  
  25,000    
West Patterson, CA Financing Authority Special Tax1
    6.700       09/01/2032       04/27/2028 A     22,994  
  5,000    
West Patterson, CA Financing Authority Special Tax1
    6.750       09/01/2035       09/01/2017 A     4,548  
  100,000    
West Patterson, CA Financing Authority Special Tax1
    6.750       09/01/2036       09/09/2027 A     90,734  
  10,000    
West Patterson, CA Financing Authority Special Tax Community Facilities District1
    5.600       09/01/2019       09/01/2019       9,646  
  60,000    
West Sacramento, CA Financing Authority Special Tax1
    6.100       09/01/2029       02/15/2026 A     58,459  
  5,000    
West Sacramento, CA Improvement Bond Act 19151
    8.500       09/02/2017       09/02/2011 B     5,155  
  250,000    
West Sacramento, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 121
    5.750       09/01/2029       08/17/2025 A     229,460  
  50,000    
West Sacramento, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 141
    6.125       09/01/2021       09/01/2011 B     50,004  
  10,000    
West Sacramento, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 171
    5.875       09/01/2033       08/17/2029 A     9,327  
  50,000    
West Sacramento, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 8 (Southport)1
    6.500       09/01/2031       09/01/2011 B     49,996  
  25,000    
Western CA Municipal Water Districts1
    7.125       09/02/2014       09/02/2011 B     25,821  

                                         
                            Effective        
Principal                         Maturity        
Amount         Coupon     Maturity     (Unaudited)**     Value  
 
California Continued                                
$ 70,000    
Yolo County, CA Hsg. Authority (Russell Park Apartments)1
    7.000 %     11/01/2014       08/29/2011 B   $ 70,278  
  20,000    
Yorba Linda, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation1
    5.250       09/01/2013       09/01/2011 B     20,038  
  70,000    
Yorba Linda, CA Redevel. Agency Tax Allocation1
    5.250       09/01/2023       03/26/2022 A     66,508  
  30,000    
Yuba City, CA Unified School District COP1
    5.250       02/01/2022       08/29/2011 B     30,086  
  30,000    
Yucaipa, CA Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 98-11
    6.000       09/01/2028       09/16/2021 A     29,034  
       
 
                             
       
 
                            280,340,716  
U.S. Possessions—5.4%                                
  50,000    
Puerto Rico Children’s Trust Fund (TASC)1
    5.375       05/15/2033       01/14/2016 A     47,623  
  485,000    
Puerto Rico Commonwealth GO1
    5.625       07/01/2019       08/11/2011 B     485,883  
  560,000    
Puerto Rico Commonwealth GO1
    5.625       07/01/2031       07/01/2014 B     564,990  
  2,000,000    
Puerto Rico Commonwealth GO1
    6.000       07/01/2029       07/01/2016 B     2,083,560  
  110,000    
Puerto Rico IMEPCF (American Home Products)
    5.100       12/01/2018       08/29/2011 B     110,420  
  4,400,000    
Puerto Rico ITEMECF (Cogeneration Facilities)
    6.625       06/01/2026       08/29/2011 B     4,437,400  
  520,000    
Puerto Rico ITEMECF (University Plaza)1
    5.625       07/01/2013       01/01/2012 B     527,342  
  500,000    
Puerto Rico ITEMECF (University Plaza)1
    5.625       07/01/2019       01/01/2012 B     506,865  
  135,000    
Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency, Series A
    5.500       07/01/2017       08/29/2011 B     135,370  
  25,000    
Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency, Series A1
    5.750       08/01/2012       08/29/2011 B     25,101  
  925,000    
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority1
    7.000       07/01/2021       07/01/2014 B     1,023,920  
  2,600,000    
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority1
    7.000       07/01/2025       06/01/2014 B     2,821,308  
  2,500,000    
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Series A1
    6.125       08/01/2029       02/01/2014 B     2,593,450  
  35,000    
University of Puerto Rico
    5.500       06/01/2012       08/29/2011 B     35,101  
  250,000    
V.I. Public Finance Authority, Series A1
    5.250       10/01/2024       10/01/2014 B     252,708  
       
 
                             
       
 
                            15,651,041  
       
 
                               
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $300,525,476)—102.9%                             295,991,757  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(2.9)                             (8,336,872 )
       
 
                             
Net Assets—100.0%                           $ 287,654,885  
       
 
                             
Footnotes to Statement of Investments
*   July 29, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2011 fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
 
**   Call Date, Put Date or Average Life of Sinking Fund, if applicable, as detailed.
  A.   Average life due to mandatory, or expected, sinking fund principal payments prior to maturity.
 
  B.   Optional call date; corresponds to the most conservative yield calculation.
 
1.   All or a portion of the security position has been segregated for collateral to cover borrowings. See Note 5 of the accompanying Notes.
 
2.   Zero coupon bond reflects effective yield on the date of purchase.
 
3.   This security is not accruing income because the issuer has missed an interest payment on it and/or is not anticipated to make future interest and/or principal payments. The rate shown is the original contractual interest rate. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
 
4.   Security represents the underlying municipal bond on an inverse floating rate security. The bond was purchased by the Fund and subsequently transferred to a trust. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
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 or liability (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 or liability).
The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of July 29, 2011 based on valuation input level:
                                 
                    Level 3—        
    Level 1—     Level 2—     Significant        
    Unadjusted     Other Significant     Unobservable        
    Quoted prices     Observable Inputs     Inputs     Value  
 
Assets Table
                               
Investments, at Value:
                               
Municipal Bonds and Notes
                               
California
  $     $ 280,340,716     $     $ 280,340,716  
U.S. Possessions
          15,651,041             15,651,041  
     
Total Assets
  $     $ 295,991,757     $     $ 295,991,757  
     
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.

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:
     
ABAG
  Association of Bay Area Governments
BMH
  Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
CDA
  Communities Devel. Authority
CHCW
  Catholic Healthcare West
CHCWSC
  Catholic Healthcare West Southern California
CHWCC
  CHW Central Coast
COP
  Certificates of Participation
CVHP
  Citrus Valley Health Partners
CVMC
  Citrus Valley Medical Center
FF
  Feedback Foundation
FH
  Foothill Hospital
GO
  General Obligation
HFA
  Housing Finance Agency
IMEPCF
  Industrial, Medical and Environmental Pollution Control Facilities
ITEMECF
  Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical and Environmental Community Facilities
M.S.R
  Modesto Irrigation District of the City of Santa Clara and the City of Redding
OCTC
  Olive Crest Treatment Centers
OW
  O’Connor Woods
OWHC
  O’Connor Woods Housing Corporation
ROLs
  Residual Option Longs
SCADP
  Southern California Alcohol & Drug Programs
SJRHC
  St. Joseph’s Regional Housing Corporation
TASC
  Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds
V.I.
  United States Virgin Islands
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES July 29, 20111
         
Assets
       
Investments, at value (cost $300,525,476)—see accompanying statement of investments
  $ 295,991,757  
Cash
    551,664  
Receivables and other assets:
       
Interest
    5,213,335  
Investments sold
    4,743,994  
Shares of beneficial interest sold
    535,270  
Other
    87,954  
 
     
Total assets
    307,123,974  
 
       
Liabilities
       
Payables and other liabilities:
       
Payable on borrowings (See Note 5)
    10,800,000  
Payable for short-term floating rate notes issued (See Note 1)
    6,665,000  
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed
    1,067,881  
Investments purchased
    658,134  
Dividends
    122,816  
Distribution and service plan fees
    48,411  
Trustees’ compensation
    30,160  
Shareholder communications
    20,136  
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees
    8,015  
Interest expense on borrowings
    834  
Other
    47,702  
 
     
Total liabilities
    19,469,089  
 
       
Net Assets
  $ 287,654,885  
 
     
 
       
Composition of Net Assets
       
Par value of shares of beneficial interest
  $ 86,556  
Additional paid-in capital
    312,198,024  
Accumulated net investment income
    2,183,899  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (22,279,875 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
    (4,533,719 )
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 287,654,885  
 
     
1.   July 29, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2011 fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

         
Net Asset Value Per Share
       
 
Class A Shares:
       
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $198,431,159 and 59,671,085 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 3.33  
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 3.50% of offering price)
  $ 3.45  
 
       
Class B Shares:
       
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,539,366 and 451,605 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 3.41  
 
       
Class C Shares:
       
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $74,653,840 and 22,523,823 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 3.31  
 
       
Class Y Shares:
       
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $13,030,520 and 3,909,940 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 3.33  
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended July 29, 20111
         
Investment Income
       
Interest
  $ 16,259,570  
Other income
    60  
 
     
Total investment income
    16,259,630  
 
       
Expenses
       
Management fees
    1,275,068  
Distribution and service plan fees:
       
Class A
    470,490  
Class B
    17,128  
Class C
    738,057  
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:
       
Class A
    58,386  
Class B
    2,892  
Class C
    37,777  
Class Y
    2,743  
Shareholder communications:
       
Class A
    23,417  
Class B
    1,103  
Class C
    16,272  
Class Y
    945  
Borrowing fees
    322,406  
Interest expense and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued (See Note 1)
    130,904  
Interest expense on borrowings
    21,836  
Trustees’ compensation
    5,394  
Custodian fees and expenses
    1,614  
Administration service fees
    1,500  
Other
    56,204  
 
     
Total expenses
    3,184,136  
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses
    (5 )
 
     
Net expenses
    3,184,131  
 
       
Net Investment Income
    13,075,499  
 
       
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
       
Net realized loss on investments
    (5,910,066 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
    2,027,703  
 
       
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ 9,193,136  
 
     
1.   July 29, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2011 fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
    Year Ended July     Year Ended July  
    29, 20111     30, 20101  
 
Operations
               
Net investment income
  $ 13,075,499     $ 11,243,191  
Net realized loss
    (5,910,066 )     (2,422,539 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
    2,027,703       12,757,738  
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    9,193,136       21,578,390  
 
               
Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders
               
Dividends from net investment income:
               
Class A
    (9,586,279 )     (7,972,240 )
Class B
    (65,399 )     (71,825 )
Class C
    (3,039,436 )     (2,560,883 )
Class Y
    (182,069 )      
     
 
    (12,873,183 )     (10,604,948 )
 
               
Beneficial Interest Transactions
               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:
               
Class A
    12,637,380       26,517,767  
Class B
    (305,993 )     (208,248 )
Class C
    5,117,953       7,137,748  
Class Y
    12,789,992        
     
 
    30,239,332       33,447,267  
 
               
Net Assets
               
Total increase
    26,559,285       44,420,709  
Beginning of period
    261,095,600       216,674,891  
     
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $2,183,899 and $2,014,040, respectively)
  $ 287,654,885     $ 261,095,600  
     
1.   July 29, 2011 and July 30, 2010 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective 2011 and 2010 fiscal years.
See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the Year Ended July 29, 20111
         
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
       
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 9,193,136  
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash used in operating activities:
       
Purchase of investment securities
    (46,985,672 )
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities
    48,883,080  
Short-term investment securities, net
    (27,374,602 )
Premium amortization
    1,008,143  
Discount accretion
    (620,083 )
Net realized loss on investments
    5,910,066  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
    (2,027,703 )
Change in assets:
       
Increase in other assets
    (49,005 )
Increase in interest receivable
    (473,891 )
Increase in receivable for securities sold
    (1,180,465 )
Change in liabilities:
       
Decrease in other liabilities
    (51,707 )
Decrease in payable for securities purchased
    (759,911 )
 
     
Net cash used in operating activities
    (14,528,614 )
 
       
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
       
Proceeds from bank borrowings
    117,100,000  
Payments on bank borrowings
    (116,100,000 )
Payments on short-term floating rate notes issued
    (4,722,000 )
Proceeds from shares sold
    149,147,045  
Payments on shares redeemed
    (125,531,902 )
Cash distributions paid
    (5,024,583 )
 
     
Net cash provided by financing activities
    14,868,560  
Net increase in cash
    339,946  
Cash, beginning balance
    211,718  
 
     
Cash, ending balance
  $ 551,664  
 
     
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Noncash financing activities not included herein consist of reinvestment of dividends and distributions of $7,868,627.
Cash paid for interest on bank borrowings-$24,018.
Cash paid for interest on short-term floating rate notes issued-$130,904.
1.   July 29, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2011 fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                                         
    July 29,     July 30,     July 31,     July 31,     July 31,  
Class A    Year Ended   20111     20101     2009     2008     2007  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 3.36     $ 3.20     $ 3.34     $ 3.55     $ 3.52  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income2
    .16       .17       .16       .15       .15  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (.03 )     .15       (.15 )     (.22 )     .02  
     
Total from investment operations
    .13       .32       .01       (.07 )     .17  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (.16 )     (.16 )     (.15 )     (.14 )     (.14 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 3.33     $ 3.36     $ 3.20     $ 3.34     $ 3.55  
     
 
                                       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3
    4.07 %     10.02 %     0.51 %     (1.85 )%     4.99 %
 
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 198,431     $ 188,647     $ 154,287     $ 228,159     $ 208,041  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 197,240     $ 170,296     $ 180,705     $ 229,325     $ 186,689  
 
Ratios to average net assets:4
                                       
Net investment income
    4.94 %     4.96 %     5.10 %     4.36 %     4.10 %
Expenses excluding interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued and interest and fees from borrowings
    0.77 %     0.81 %     0.80 %     0.79 %     0.78 %
Interest and fees from borrowings
    0.12 %     0.27 %     0.63 %     0.10 %     0.26 %
Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued5
    0.05 %     0.05 %     0.03 %     0.15 %     0.24 %
     
Total expenses
    0.94 %     1.13 %     1.46 %     1.04 %     1.28 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    0.94 %     1.13 %     1.46 %     1.03 %     1.08 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    32 %     42 %     31 %     41 %     17 %
1. July 29, 2011 and July 30, 2010 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective 2011 and 2010 fiscal years. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment at net asset value 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 redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total return. 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.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Interest and fee expense relates to the Fund’s liability for short-term floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floating rate security transactions.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
                                         
    July 29,     July 30,     July 31,     July 31,     July 31,  
Class B    Year Ended   20111     20101     2009     2008     2007  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 3.44     $ 3.27     $ 3.41     $ 3.62     $ 3.59  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income2
    .14       .14       .13       .12       .12  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (.04 )     .15       (.15 )     (.22 )     .02  
     
Total from investment operations
    .10       .29       (.02 )     (.10 )     .14  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (.13 )     (.12 )     (.12 )     (.11 )     (.11 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 3.41     $ 3.44     $ 3.27     $ 3.41     $ 3.62  
     
 
                                       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3
    2.98 %     9.07 %     (0.50 )%     (2.69 )%     4.05 %
 
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 1,539     $ 1,870     $ 1,977     $ 2,028     $ 2,136  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 1,720     $ 1,973     $ 1,951     $ 2,068     $ 2,276  
 
Ratios to average net assets:4
                                       
Net investment income
    3.99 %     4.03 %     4.14 %     3.46 %     3.34 %
Expenses excluding interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued and interest and fees from borrowings
    1.72 %     1.76 %     1.82 %     1.67 %     1.68 %
Interest and fees from borrowings
    0.12 %     0.27 %     0.63 %     0.10 %     0.26 %
Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued5
    0.05 %     0.05 %     0.03 %     0.15 %     0.24 %
     
Total expenses
    1.89 %     2.08 %     2.48 %     1.92 %     2.18 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    1.89 %     2.08 %     2.48 %     1.91 %     1.89 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    32 %     42 %     31 %     41 %     17 %
1. July 29, 2011 and July 30, 2010 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective 2011 and 2010 fiscal years. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment at net asset value 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 redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total return. 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.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Interest and fee expense relates to the Fund’s liability for short-term floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floating rate security transactions.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

                                         
    July 29,     July 30,     July 31,     July 31,     July 31,  
Class C    Year Ended   20111     20101     2009     2008     2007  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 3.35     $ 3.19     $ 3.33     $ 3.54     $ 3.51  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income2
    .14       .14       .13       .12       .12  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (.04 )     .15       (.15 )     (.21 )     .03  
     
Total from investment operations
    .10       .29       (.02 )     (.09 )     .15  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (.14 )     (.13 )     (.12 )     (.12 )     (.12 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 3.31     $ 3.35     $ 3.19     $ 3.33     $ 3.54  
     
 
                                       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3
    2.96 %     9.19 %     (0.29 )%     (2.59 )%     4.25 %
 
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 74,654     $ 70,579     $ 60,411     $ 77,530     $ 59,029  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 74,225     $ 65,423     $ 66,544     $ 71,291     $ 55,357  
 
Ratios to average net assets:4
                                       
Net investment income
    4.15 %     4.17 %     4.31 %     3.58 %     3.34 %
Expenses excluding interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued and interest and fees from borrowings
    1.56 %     1.60 %     1.60 %     1.57 %     1.58 %
Interest and fees from borrowings
    0.12 %     0.27 %     0.63 %     0.10 %     0.26 %
Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued5
    0.05 %     0.05 %     0.03 %     0.15 %     0.24 %
     
Total expenses
    1.73 %     1.92 %     2.26 %     1.82 %     2.08 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    1.73 %     1.92 %     2.26 %     1.81 %     1.86 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    32 %     42 %     31 %     41 %     17 %
1. July 29, 2011 and July 30, 2010 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective 2011 and 2010 fiscal years.
See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment at net asset value 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 redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total return. 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.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Interest and fee expense relates to the Fund’s liability for short-term floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floating rate security transactions.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
         
    Period Ended  
Class Y   July 29, 20111  
 
Per Share Operating Data
       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 3.34  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
       
Net investment income2
    .11  
Net realized and unrealized loss
    (.01 )
 
     
Total from investment operations
    .10  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
       
Dividends from net investment income
    (.11 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 3.33  
 
     
 
       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3
    3.20 %
 
       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 13,031  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 5,548  
 
Ratios to average net assets:4
       
Net investment income
    5.05 %
Expenses excluding interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued and interest and fees from borrowings
    0.58 %
Interest and fees from borrowings
    0.10 %
Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued5
    0.05 %
 
     
Total expenses
    0.73 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    0.73 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    32 %
1. For the period from November 29, 2010 (inception of offering) to July 29, 2011, which represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2011 fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment at net asset value 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 redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total return. 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.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Interest and fee expense relates to the Fund’s liability for short-term floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floating rate security transactions.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek as high a level of income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. 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 a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”). Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors or intermediaries without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, however, the intermediaries may impose charges on their accountholders who beneficially own Class Y shares. 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 under which they pay fees. Class Y shares do not pay such fees. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares 72 months after the date of purchase. Class Y shares were first publicly offered on November 29, 2010.
     The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.
Annual Periods. Since July 29, 2011 and July 30, 2010 represent the last days during the Fund’s respective 2011 and 2010 fiscal years on which the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading, the Fund’s financial statements have been presented through those dates to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions. For tax purposes, income and expenses are included through July 31, 2011, the last day of the Fund’s fiscal year end.
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,” observable market inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices 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 current price quotation obtained from an independent pricing service or broker-dealer, 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 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.
Inverse Floating Rate Securities. The Fund invests in inverse floating rate securities that pay interest at a rate that varies inversely with short-term interest rates. Certain of these securities may be leveraged, whereby the interest rate varies inversely at a multiple of the change in short-term rates. As interest rates rise, inverse floaters produce less current income. The price of such securities is more volatile than comparable fixed rate securities. The Fund may expose up to 20% of its total assets to the effects of leverage from its investments in inverse floaters. The Fund’s exposure to the effects of leverage from its investments in inverse floaters amount to $6,665,000 as of July 29, 2011, which represents 2.17% of the Fund’s total assets.
     Certain inverse floating rate securities are created when the Fund purchases and subsequently transfers a municipal bond security (the “municipal bond”) to a broker dealer. The municipal bond is typically a fixed rate security. The broker dealer (the “sponsor”) creates a trust (the “Trust”) and deposits the municipal bond. The Trust issues short-term floating rate notes available to third parties and a residual interest in the municipal bond (referred to as an “inverse floating rate security”) to the Fund. The terms of these inverse floating rate securities grant the Fund the right to require that the Trust issuing the inverse floating rate security compel a tender of the short-term floating rate notes to facilitate the Fund’s repurchase of the underlying municipal bond. Following such a request, the Fund pays the sponsor the principal amount due to the holders of the short-term floating rate notes issued by the Trust and exchanges the inverse floating rate security for the underlying municipal bond. These transactions are considered secured borrowings for financial reporting purposes. As a result of such accounting treatments, the Fund includes the municipal bond position on its Statement of Investments (but does not separately include the inverse floating rate securities received). The Fund also includes the value of the municipal bond and a payable amount equal to the short-term floating rate notes issued by the Trust on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The interest rates on these short-term floating rate notes reset periodically, usually weekly. The holders of these short-term floating rate notes have the option to tender their investment, to the sponsor or the Trust’s liquidity provider, for redemption at par at each reset date. Income from the municipal bond position and the interest expense on the payable for the short-term floating rate notes issued by the Trust are recorded on the Fund’s Statement of Operations. At July 29, 2011, municipal bond holdings with a value of $10,544,872 shown on the Fund’s Statement of Investments are held by such Trusts and serve as collateral for the $6,665,000 in short-term floating rate notes issued and outstanding at that date.
     The Fund’s investments in inverse floaters involve certain risks. The market value of an inverse floating rate security can be more volatile than that of a conventional fixed-rate bond having similar credit quality, maturity and redemption provisions. Typically, an inverse floating rate security tends to underperform fixed rate bonds when long-term interest rates are rising but tends to outperform fixed rate bonds when long-term interest rates are stable or falling. An inverse floating rate security entails a degree of leverage because the trust issues short-term securities in a ratio to the inverse floating rate security with the underlying long-term bond providing collateral for the obligation to pay the principal value of the short-term securities if and when they are tendered. If the Fund has created the inverse floater by depositing a long-term bond into a trust, it may be required to provide additional collateral for the short-term securities if the value of the underlying bond deposited in the trust falls.
At July 29, 2011, the Fund’s residual exposure to these types of inverse floating rate securities were as follows:
                                 
Principal         Coupon     Maturity        
Amount     Inverse Floater1   Rate2     Date     Value  
 
$ 3,335,000    
Los Angeles, CA Dept. of Airports ROLs3
    12.637 %     5/15/25     $ 3,879,872  
1. For a list of abbreviations used in the Inverse Floater table see the Portfolio Abbreviations table at the end of the Statement of Investments.
2. Represents the current interest rate for a variable rate bond known as an “inverse floater.”
3. Security is subject to a shortfall and forbearance agreement.
The Fund enters into shortfall and forbearance agreements with the sponsors of certain inverse floaters held by the Fund. These agreements commit the Fund to reimburse the sponsor of the inverse floater, in certain circumstances, for the amount of the difference between the liquidation value of the underlying security (which is the basis of the inverse floater) and the principal amount due to the holders of the short-term floating rate notes issued by the Trust in conjunction with the inverse floating rate security. Under the standard terms of an inverse floating rate security, absent such a shortfall and forbearance agreement, the Fund would not be required to make such a reimbursement. The Manager monitors the Fund’s potential exposure with respect to these agreements on a daily basis and intends to take action to terminate the Fund’s investment in such inverse floating rate securities, if it deems it appropriate to do so. As of July 29, 2011, in addition to the exposure detailed in the preceding table, the Fund’s maximum exposure under such agreements is estimated at $6,665,000.
Credit Risk. The Fund invests in high-yield, non-investment-grade bonds, which may be subject to a greater degree of credit risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest or principal payments or both as they become due. The Fund may acquire securities that have missed an interest payment, and is not obligated to dispose of securities whose issuers or underlying obligors subsequently miss an interest payment. Information concerning securities not accruing interest as of July 29, 2011 is as follows:
         
Cost
  $ 90,000  
Market Value
  $ 30,600  
Market Value as a % of Net Assets
    0.01 %
Concentration Risk. There are certain risks arising from geographic concentration in any state, commonwealth or territory. Certain economic, regulatory or political developments occurring in the state, commonwealth or territory may impair the ability of certain issuers of municipal securities to pay principal and interest on their obligations.

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 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     Tax Purposes  
 
$ 2,581,011     $     $ 22,273,866     $ 4,539,728  
1. As of July 29, 2011, the Fund had $16,446,453 of net capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. As of July 29, 2011, details of the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
         
Expiring        
 
2013
  $ 17,565  
2014
    1,553  
2015
    172,117  
2016
    55,871  
2017
    2,457,882  
2018
    10,731,096  
2019
    3,010,369  
 
     
Total
  $ 16,446,453  
 
     
2. As of July 29, 2011, the Fund had $5,827,413 of post-October losses available to offset future realized capital gains, if any. Such losses, if unutilized, will expire in 2020.
3. During the fiscal year ended July 29, 2011, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.
4. During the fiscal year ended July 30, 2010, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.
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 31, 2011. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.
                     
        Reduction     Increase  
        to Accumulated     to Accumulated Net  
Increase to     Net Investment     Realized Loss  
Paid-in Capital     Income     on Investments  
 
$ 81,996     $ 32,457     $ 49,539  
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended July 31, 2011 and July 30, 2010 was as follows:
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    July 31, 2011     July 30, 2010  
 
Distributions paid from:
               
Exempt-interest dividends
  $ 12,856,440     $ 10,534,945  
Ordinary income
    98,739       70,003  
     
Total
  $ 12,955,179     $ 10,604,948  
     
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 29, 2011 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
  $ 307,150,476 1
 
     
 
       
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 3,128,829  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (7,668,557 )
 
     
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (4,539,728 )
 
     
1. The Federal tax cost of securities does not include cost of $6,618,991, which has otherwise been recognized for financial reporting purposes, related to bonds placed into trusts in conjunction with certain investment transactions. See the Inverse Floating Rate Securities note above.
The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was signed into law on December 22, 2010. The Act makes changes to a number of tax rules impacting the Fund. Although the Act provides a number of benefits, including the unlimited carryover of future capital losses, there may be a greater likelihood that all or a portion of a fund’s prior year capital loss carryovers will expire unused. In general, the provisions of the Act will be effective for the Fund’s fiscal year ending 2012.

Specific information regarding the impact of the Act on the Fund will be contained within the “Federal Taxes” section of the financial statement notes for the fiscal year ending 2012.
Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund has adopted an unfunded retirement plan (the “Plan”) for the Fund’s independent trustees. Benefits are based on years of service and fees paid to each trustee during their period of service. The Plan was frozen with respect to adding new participants effective December 31, 2006 (the “Freeze Date”) and existing Plan Participants as of the Freeze Date will continue to receive accrued benefits under the Plan. Active independent trustees as of the Freeze Date have each elected a distribution method with respect to their benefits under the Plan. During the year ended July 29, 2011, the Fund’s projected benefit obligations, payments to retired trustees and accumulated liability were as follows:
         
Projected Benefit Obligations Increased
  $ 1,028  
Payments Made to Retired Trustees
    2,077  
Accumulated Liability as of July 29, 2011
    16,600  
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. 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.
Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdraft at a rate equal to the 1 Month LIBOR Rate plus 2.00%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.
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
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 29, 20111     Year Ended July 30, 2010  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
 
Class A
                               
Sold
    31,348,494     $ 104,398,735       19,741,040     $ 65,936,252  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    1,776,426       5,881,006       1,581,874       5,282,815  
Redeemed
    (29,573,623 )     (97,642,361 )     (13,403,714 )     (44,701,300 )
     
Net increase
    3,551,297     $ 12,637,380       7,919,200     $ 26,517,767  
     
 
                               
Class B
                               
Sold
    127,177     $ 437,364       121,343     $ 413,547  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    14,649       49,702       14,579       49,828  
Redeemed
    (233,615 )     (793,059 )     (196,559 )     (671,623 )
     
Net decrease
    (91,789 )   $ (305,993 )     (60,637 )   $ (208,248 )
     
 
                               
Class C
                               
Sold
    8,485,831     $ 28,232,052       7,140,540     $ 23,791,887  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    542,493       1,790,365       480,977       1,601,412  
Redeemed
    (7,567,071 )     (24,904,464 )     (5,487,683 )     (18,255,551 )
     
Net increase
    1,461,253     $ 5,117,953       2,133,834     $ 7,137,748  
     

                                 
    Year Ended July 29, 20111     Year Ended July 30, 2010  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
 
Class Y
                               
Sold
    4,311,305     $ 14,108,347           $  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    44,697       147,554              
Redeemed
    (446,062 )     (1,465,909 )            
     
Net increase
    3,909,940     $ 12,789,992           $  
     
1. For the year ended July 29, 2011, for Class A, Class B and Class C shares, and for the period from November 29, 2010 (inception of offering) to July 29, 2011, for Class Y shares.
3. Purchases and Sales of Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended July 29, 2011, were as follows:
                 
    Purchases     Sales  
 
Investment securities
  $ 46,985,672     $ 48,883,080  
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 $100 million
    0.50 %
Next $150 million
    0.45  
Next $1.75 billion
    0.40  
Over $2 billion
    0.39  
Administration Service Fees. The Fund pays the Manager a fee of $1,500 per year for preparing and filing the Fund’s tax returns.
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 29, 2011, the Fund paid $102,012 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 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, 2011 were as follows:
         
Class C
  $ 1,265,364  
Sales Charges. Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (“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 CDSC retained by the Distributor on the redemption of shares is shown in the following table for the period indicated.
                                 
            Class A     Class B     Class C  
    Class A     Contingent     Contingent     Contingent  
    Front-End     Deferred     Deferred     Deferred  
    Sales Charges     Sales Charges     Sales Charges     Sales Charges  
    Retained by     Retained by     Retained by     Retained by  
Year Ended   Distributor     Distributor     Distributor     Distributor  
 
July 29, 2011
  $ 48,888     $ 26,089     $ 3,707     $ 16,919  
Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. 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.

During the year ended July 29, 2011, OFS waived transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees as follows:
         
Class Y
  $ 5  
Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time, as indicated in the Fund’s prospectus.
5. Borrowings
The Fund can borrow money from banks in amounts up to one third of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less all liabilities and indebtedness other than borrowings. The Fund can use those borrowings for investment-related purposes such as purchasing portfolio securities. The Fund also may borrow to meet redemption obligations or for temporary and emergency purposes.
     The Fund can also use the borrowings for other investment-related purposes, including in connection with the Fund’s inverse floater investments as discussed in Note 1. The Fund may use the borrowings to reduce the leverage amount of, or unwind or “collapse” trusts that issued “inverse floaters” owned by the Fund, or in circumstances in which the Fund has entered into a shortfall and forbearance agreement with the sponsor of the inverse floater trust to meet the Fund’s obligation to reimburse the sponsor of the inverse floater for the difference between the liquidation value of the underlying bond and the amount due to holders of the short-term floating rate notes issued by the Trust. See the discussion in Note 1 (Inverse Floating Rate Securities) for additional information.
     The purchase of securities with borrowed funds creates leverage in the Fund. 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. The interest on borrowed money is an expense that might reduce the Fund’s yield. 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 conduit lenders and Citibank N.A. which enables it to participate with certain other Oppenheimer funds in a committed, secured borrowing facility that permits borrowings of up to $2.0 billion, collectively, by the Oppenheimer Rochester Funds. 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 (0.175% as of July 29, 2011). 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 structuring fee and ongoing commitment fees both of which are based on 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 29, 2011 equal 0.11% 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 notice.
As of July 29, 2011, the Fund had borrowings outstanding at an interest rate 0.175%. Details of the borrowings for the year ended July 29, 2011 are as follows:
         
Average Daily Loan Balance
  $ 7,636,438  
Average Daily Interest Rate
    0.269 %
Fees Paid
  $ 359,244  
Interest Paid
  $ 24,018  
6. Reverse Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may engage in reverse repurchase agreements. A reverse repurchase agreement is the sale of one or more securities to a counterparty at an agreed-upon purchase price with the simultaneous agreement to repurchase those securities on a future date at a higher repurchase price. The repurchase price represents the repayment of the purchase price and interest accrued thereon over the term of the repurchase agreement. The cash received by the Fund in connection with a reverse repurchase agreement may be used for investment-related purposes such as purchasing portfolio securities or for other purposes such as those described in the preceding “Borrowings” note.
     The Fund entered into a Committed Repurchase Transaction Facility (the “Facility”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (the “counterparty’) which enables it to participate with certain other Oppenheimer funds in a committed reverse repurchase agreement facility that permits aggregate outstanding reverse repurchase agreements of up to $750 million, collectively. Interest is charged to the Fund on the purchase price of outstanding reverse repurchase agreements at current LIBOR rates plus an applicable spread. The Fund is also allocated its pro-rata share of an annual structuring fee based on the total Facility size and ongoing commitment fees based on the total unused amount of the Facility. The Fund retains the economic exposure to fluctuations in the value of securities subject to reverse repurchase agreements under the Facility and therefore these transactions are considered secured borrowings for financial reporting purposes. The Fund also continues to receive the economic benefit of interest payments received on securities subject to reverse repurchase agreements, in the form of a direct payment from the counterparty. These payments are included in interest income on the Statement of Operations. Total fees and interest related to the Fund’s participation in the Facility during the year ended July 29, 2011 are included in expenses on the Fund’s Statement of Operations and equal 0.01% of the Fund’s average net assets on an annualized basis.
     The securities subject to reverse repurchase agreements under the Facility are valued on a daily basis. To the extent this value, after adjusting for certain margin requirements of the Facility, exceeds the cash proceeds received, the Fund may request the counterparty to return securities equal in margin value to this excess. To the extent that the cash proceeds received exceed the margin value of the securities subject to the transaction, the counterparty may request additional securities from the Fund. The Fund has the right to declare the first or fifteenth day of any calendar month as the repurchase date for any outstanding reverse repurchase agreement upon delivery of advanced notification and may also recall any security subject to such a transaction by substituting eligible securities of equal or greater margin value according to the Facility’s terms.
     The Fund executed no transactions under the Facility during the year ended July 29, 2011.
7. Pending Litigation
Since 2009, a number of lawsuits have been filed in federal and state courts against the Manager, the Distributor and certain Oppenheimer mutual funds (but not including the Fund) advised by the Manager and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). Several of these lawsuits also name as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raise claims under federal and state securities laws and state common law and allege, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Fund’s investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. On June 1, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado gave preliminary approval to stipulations and agreements of settlement in certain purported class action lawsuits involving two Defendant Funds, Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund and Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund. Those settlements are subject to the final approval of the court. Final approval of the settlements also requires that a sufficient number of class members approve the settlement to induce the settling defendants to proceed with it. These settlements do not resolve any of the other outstanding lawsuits relating to Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund, Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund or other Defendant Funds.
     In 2009, what are claimed to be derivative lawsuits were filed in New Mexico 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 by investors seeking to recover investments they allegedly lost as a result of the “Ponzi” scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff and his firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC (“BLMIS”). Plaintiffs in these suits allege that they suffered losses as a result of their investments in several funds managed by an affiliate of the Manager and assert 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 awards 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 mutual funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Mr. Madoff or BLMIS. On February 28, 2011, a stipulation of partial settlement of certain purported class action lawsuits relating to these matters was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 8, 2011, the court issued a ruling approving the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate. The court’s approval of the settlement is subject to potential appeal by claimants. On July 29, 2011, a stipulation of settlement between certain affiliates of the Manager and the Trustee appointed under the Securities Investor Protection Act to liquidate BLMIS was filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to resolve purported preference and fraudulent transfer claims by the Trustee. This settlement is subject to the final approval of the court. The aforementioned settlements do not resolve any of the other outstanding lawsuits relating to these matters.
     On April 16, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark IV Funding Limited (“AAArdvark IV”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark IV. Plaintiffs allege breach of contract against the defendants and seek compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On July 15, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark I Funding Limited (“AAArdvark I”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark I. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees.
     The Manager believes the lawsuits described above are without legal merit and, with the exception of actions it has agreed to settle, is defending against them vigorously. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to represent the 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 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 mutual funds.  

 

Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund

Website
www.oppenheimerfunds.com

Investment Adviser
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Two World Financial Center
225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10281-1008

Distributor
OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Two World Financial Center
225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10281-1008

Transfer Agent
OppenheimerFunds Services
P.O. Box 5270
Denver, Colorado 80217
1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677)

Custodian Bank
Citibank, N.A.
111 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
KPMG LLP
707 Seventeenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Counsel
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036

PX0801.001.1111



 

 

 

OPPENHEIMER LIMITED TERM CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FUND

FORM N-1A

PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28. - Exhibits

(a)     Declaration of Trust dated 12/11/03: Previously filed with Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement, (12/16/03), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(b)     By-Laws dated 02/19/04: Previously filed with Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement, (12/16/03), and incorporated herein by reference.

         (i)     Amendment No. 1 to the By-Laws dated 6/22/05: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective No. 4, (10/24/06), and incorporated herein by reference.

(c)     (i)     Specimen Class A Share Certificate: Previously filed with Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement, (12/16/03), and incorporated herein by reference.

         (ii)    Specimen Class B Share Certificate: Previously filed with Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement, (12/16/03), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
        (iii)    Specimen Class C Share Certificate: Previously filed with Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement, (12/16/03), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
        (iv)     Specimen Class Y Share Certificate: Previously filed with Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement, (12/16/03), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(d)     Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement dated 1/1/05: Previously filed with
Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 6, (11/26/08), and incorporated herein by reference.
 

(e)     (i)      Form of General Distributor’s Agreement dated 02/19/04: Previously filed with Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement, (12/16/03), 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)     (i)      Amended & Restated Compensation Deferral Plan for Eligible Trustees, effective 1/1/08: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Portfolio Series (Reg. No. 333-121449), (5/29/09), and incorporated herein by reference.

(g)      (i)     Global Custodial Services Agreement dated 5/3/01 as amended from time to time: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registration Statement of Centennial Money Market Trust (Reg. No. 2-65245), (10/25/01), and incorporated herein by reference.

             (ii)     Amendment dated 3/7/11 to the Global Custodial Services Agreement: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registration Statement of Rochester Portfolio Series (Reg. 33-41511) (3/29/11), and incorporated herein by reference.

(iii)     Amended and Restated Foreign Custody Manager Agreement dated 5/31/01, as amended July 15, 2003: Previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer International Large-Cap Core Trust (Reg. No. 333-106014), (8/5/03), and incorporated herein by reference.

(h)     Not applicable.
 
(i)     Opinion and Consent of Counsel dated 2/19/04: Previously filed with Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 (2/23/04), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(j)     Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent: Filed herewith.
 
(k)     Not applicable.
 
(l)     Investment Letter from OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to Registrant: Previously filed with
Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (2/12/04), and incorporated herein by reference.
 

(m)     (i)     Amended and Restated Service Plan and Agreement for Class A shares dated 06/30/11: Filed herewith.

(ii)     Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class B shares dated 06/30/11: Filed herewith.

(iii)    Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class C shares dated 06/30/11: Filed herewith.

(n)      Oppenheimer Funds Multiple Class Plan under Rule 18f-3 as updated through 4/20/11: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund (Reg. No. 333-135516), (6/27/11), and incorporated herein by reference.

(o)     Power of Attorney dated 3/3/10 for all Trustees/Directors and Officers: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer International Growth Fund (Reg. No. 333-00201), (3/24/10), and incorporated herein by reference.

(p)      Code of Ethics of the Oppenheimer Funds, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (including affiliates and subsidiaries) and OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., dated as of 6/1/11 under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund, (Reg. No. 333-135516), (6/27/11), 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 Seventh of the Registrant's 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 the 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,

Senior Vice President

Treasurer of Centennial Asset Management Corporation; Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc., Trinity Investment Management Corporation and OFI Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Robert Agan,
Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and Shareholders Services, Inc.; Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation and OFI Private Investments Inc.

Obianyo Akunwafor,
Vice President

None

Carl Algermissen,
Vice President, Senior Counsel & Assistant Secretary

Assistant Secretary of Centennial Asset Management Corporation.

Ramesh Allu,
Vice President

Vice President 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

None

Raymond Anello,
Vice President

None

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).

Daryl Armstrong,
Vice President

None

Emily Ast,
Assistant Vice President and Assistant Counsel

Formerly an associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

Hany S. Ayad,
Vice President

None

Paul Aynsley,
Vice President

None

James F. Bailey,
Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President of Shareholder Services, Inc.

Robert Baker,
Vice President

None

John Michael Banta,
Assistant Vice President

None

Anthony Barbato,
Assistant Vice President

None

Michael Barnes,
Assistant Vice President

None

Adam Bass,
Assistant Vice President

None

Kevin Baum,
Senior Vice President

None

Kathleen Beichert,
Senior Vice President

Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Joseph Bejarano,
Assistant Vice President

None

Emanuele Bergagnini,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Robert Bertucci,
Vice President: Rochester Division

None

Rajeev Bhaman,
Senior Vice President

Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Kamal Bhatia,
Senior Vice President

Managing Director at TIAA-CREF (August 2006 – September 2011).

Ross Bielak,
Assistant Vice President

Senior manager at Sapient Corporation (April 2004 – January 2010).

Adam Bierstedt,
Assistant Vice President

None

Craig Billings,
Vice President

None

Mark Binning,
Assistant Vice President

None

Donal Bishnoi,
Assistant Vice President

None

Beth Bleimehl,
Assistant Vice President

None

Michael Block,
Assistant Vice President

Analyst at PB Capital (June 2011); Consultant for Sound Point Capital Management (January 2011 – June 2011) and Analyst at Navigare Partners (April 2007 – July 2010).

Lisa I. Bloomberg,
Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel

Assistant Secretary of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.

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

Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.

Roger Buckley,
Assistant Vice President

None

Joy Budzinski,
Vice President

None

Carla Buffulin,
Vice President

None

Stephanie Bullington,
Vice President

None

Julie Burke,
Vice President

None

Lisa Burke,

Assistant Vice President

None

JoAnne Butler,
Assistant Vice President

None

Mary Cademartori,
Vice President and Associate Counsel

Director and Associate General Counsel at UBS Financial Services Inc. (April 2007 – January 2011).

Christine Calandrella,
Assistant Vice President

None

Michael Camarella,
Vice President

None

Edward Campbell,
Assistant Vice President

None

Debra Casey,
Vice President

None

Herman Chan,
Vice President

None

Nitin Chandiramani,
Assistant Vice President

Senior Compliance Officer at JPMorgan Asset Management (March 2008 – August 2011).

Ronald Chibnik,
Vice President

None

Patrick Sheng Chu,
Assistant 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

Darrin Clough,
Assistant Vice President

None

Stephanie Colca,
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
Executive Vice President

None

Terry Crady,
Assistant Vice President

None

Roger W. Crandall,
Director

President, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company; Chairman of the Board & Class A Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.

Lisa Crotty,
Assistant Vice President

None

Jerry Cubbin,
Vice President

None

George Curry,
Vice President

Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Rushan Dagli,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc.

John Damian,
Senior Vice President

Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

John Delano,
Vice President

None

Madeline Delianides,
Vice President

None

Kendra Delisa,
Assistant Vice President

None

Alessio de Longis,
Vice President

None

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

Ryan Dolan,

Assistant Vice President

None

Steven D. Dombrower,
Vice President

Senior Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.; Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Andrew Doyle,
Senior Vice President

None

Thomas Doyle,
Assistant Vice President

None

Adam Drvenkar,
Assistant Vice President

None

Robert Dunphy,
Vice President

None

Brian Dvorak,
Vice President

None

Taylor Edwards,
Vice President & Associate Counsel

None

Eden 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

Dana Espinel,
Assistant Vice President

Senior Meetings Events Manager at Wolters Kluwer (May 2007 – October 2010).

George R. Evans,
Senior Vice President & Director of Equities

None

Kathy Faber,
Assistant Vice President

None

David Falicia,
Assistant Vice President

Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.

Matthew Farkas,
Vice President and Senior Counsel

None

Kristie Feinberg,
Vice President and Treasurer

Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., Centennial Asset Management Corp., OFI Trust Company; Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.; Treasurer of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, OFI Private Investments Inc.; Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. and HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.

Jonathan Fischer,
Assistant Vice President

Director of the National Sales Desk at Jackson National Life (October 2007 – December 2009).

Steven Fling,
Assistant Vice President

None

Colleen M. Franca,
Vice President

None

Debbie Francis,
Assistant Vice President

None

Diane Frankenfield,
Senior Vice President

None

Dominic Freud,
Vice President

None

Alyson Frost,
Assistant Vice President

None

Arthur Gabinet,
Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Executive Vice President (since May 2010) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Manager; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Assistant Secretary (since January 2011) and Director (since January 2011) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Vice President and Director of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (since January 2011); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments, Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (since January 2011); Vice President of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp (since February 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Manager (May 2010-December 2010); Principal, The Vanguard Group (November 2005-April 2010).

Hazem Gamal,
Vice President

None

Charles Gapay,
Assistant Vice President

None

Selin Gucelik,
Vice President

None

Anthony W. Gennaro, Jr.,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Timothy Gerlach,
Assistant Vice President

None

Charles Gilbert,
Assistant Vice President

None

Alan C. Gilston,
Vice President

Director of OFI Trust Company

Edward Gizzi,
Vice President and Assistant Counsel

Associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP (February 2006 – October 2010).

William F. Glavin, Jr., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

Formerly Executive Vice President and co-Chief Operating Officer of MassMutual Financial Group; Director of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. Tremont Group Holdings, Inc. and Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.; Chief Executive Officer, President & Management Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.

Jill E. Glazerman,
Senior Vice President

None

Kevin Glenn,
Vice President

None

Jennifer Goldstein,
Vice President & Assistant Counsel

Director at BlackRock Inc. (December 2009 - August 2011).

Jennifer Gomez,
Vice President

None

Manind Govil,
Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Raquel Granahan,
Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.; Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program.

Daniel Grasman,
Senior Vice President

None

Samuel Groban,
Assistant Vice President

None

Selin Gulcelik,
Vice President

None

Jonathan Hagen,
Assistant Vice President

None

Marilyn Hall,
Vice President

None

Cheryl Hampton,
Vice President

None

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,
Vice President

None

Lori Heinel
Senior Vice President

Formerly a managing director and Head of Investment Solutions at Citi Private Bank

Nicholas Henry,
Assistant Vice President

None

Philipp Hensler,
Executive Vice President

Formerly CEO, Chairman and Managing Director at DWS Investment Distributors, Inc.; Director, Chairman of the Board & President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.; Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Centennial Asset Management, Inc.

Kenneth Herold,
Assistant Vice President

None

Robert Herz,
Vice President

Managing Director at John W. Bristol & Co., Inc. (May 2003 – January 2011).

Joseph Higgins,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and OFI Private Investments Inc.

Todd Hiller,

Vice President

None

Daniel Hoelscher,
Assistant Vice President

None

Craig Holloway,
Vice President

None

Brian Hourihan,
Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel

Assistant Secretary of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., OFI Private Investments Inc., HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since April 2006) and Trinity Investment Management Corporation; Secretary of OFI Trust Company.

Lucienne Howell,
Vice President

None

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

Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.

Dana Hunter,
Assistant Vice President

None

Keith Hylind,
Vice President

None

Kelly Bridget Ireland,
Vice President

None

Kathleen T. Ives,
Senior Vice President

Vice President and Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc.; Assistant Secretary of Centennial Asset Management Corporation, HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.

Frank V. Jennings,
Senior Vice President

None

Diane Johnston,
Vice President

Director at Fidelity Investments (May 2009 – August 2011).

Avinand Jutagir,
Assistant Vice President

None

Lisa Kadehjian,
Vice President

None

Rezo Kanovich,
Vice President

None

Amee Kantesaria,
Vice President, Assistant Counsel & Assistant Secretary

Assistant Secretary of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.

Cem Karacadag,
Vice President

None

Sean Keller,
Vice President

None

James Kennedy,
Senior Vice President

None

John Kiernan,
Vice President & Associate Counsel

None

Robert Kinsey,
Vice President

Formerly a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Specialist at ING Investment Management.

Turgot Kisinbay,
Assistant Vice President

Economist at the International Monetary Fund (June 2002 – July 2011).

Audrey Kiszla,
Vice President

None

Daniel Kohn,
Vice President

None

Martin S. Korn,
Senior Vice President

None

Arin Kornschankul,
Assistant Vice President

None

Michael Kotlarz,
Vice President

None

Brian Kramer,
Vice President

Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.

Magnus Krantz,
Vice President

None

Robert Kuhta,
Vice President

Client Service Lead at Slalom Consulting (September 2009 - June 2011)

Alexander Kurinets,
Assistant Vice President

None

Gloria LaFond,
Assistant Vice President

None

Lisa Lamentino,
Vice President

None

Eric Larson,
Vice President

None

Gayle Leavitt,
Vice President

None

John Lech,
Vice President

None

Helena Lee,
Assistant Vice President

Previously an associate at Citigroup (October 2006 – February 2011).

Johnny C. Lee,
Vice President & Assistant Counsel

None

Victor Lee,
Vice President

None

Young-Sup Lee,
Vice President

None

Randy Legg,
Vice President & Senior Counsel

None

Michael Leskinen,
Vice President

None

Michael S. Levine,
Vice President

None

Brian Levitt,
Vice President

None

Justin Leverenz,
Senior Vice President

None

Gang Li,
Vice President

None

Shanquan Li,
Senior Vice President

None

Julie A. Libby,
Senior Vice President

President and Chief Operating Officer of OFI Private Investments Inc.

Mitchell J. Lindauer,
Vice President & Assistant General Counsel

None

William Linden,
Vice President

None

Jay Lisowski,
Vice President

None

Justin Livengood,
Vice President

None

Jennifer Loew,
Vice President

Director of Business Development at Michael C. Fina Corporate Sales, Inc. (April 2010 – May 2011).

Christina Loftus,
Senior Vice President

None

David P. Lolli,
Assistant Vice President

None

Daniel G. Loughran,
Senior Vice President:
Rochester Division

None

Misha Lozovik,
Vice President

None

Dongyan Ma,
Assistant Vice President

None

Daniel Martin,
Assistant Vice President

None

Kenneth Martin,
Vice President

None

William T. Mazzafro,
Vice President

None

Melissa Mazer,
Vice President

None

Neil McCarthy,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and OFI Private Investments Inc.

Elizabeth McCormack,
Vice President

Vice President and Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc., and OFI Trust Company.

Joseph McDonnell,
Vice President

None

Annika McGovern,
Assistant Vice President

None

Joseph McGovern,
Vice President

None

Benedict Mclaughlin,
Assistant Vice President

Formerly a management associate at Citigroup (January 2007 – January 2010).

William McNamara,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.

Michael Medev,
Assistant Vice President

None

Krishna Memani,
Senior Vice President and Director of Fixed Income

Senior Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Carlos Mena,
Assistant Vice President

Assistant Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; Vice President at Bank of New York Mellon (February 2000 – January 2011).

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

Joseph Moran
Senior Vice President

Formerly a Managing Director of DWS Investments.

Suzanne Murphy,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.

Thomas J. Murray,
Vice President

None

Christina Nasta,
Senior Vice President

Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Amie Nelson,
Vice President

None

Eugene Nemirovsky,
Assistant Vice President

Senior Interactive Developer at Ogilvy & Mather (August 2006 – May 2011),

Derek Newman,
Vice President and Assistant Counsel

Formerly an associate at Dechert LLP.

Paul Newman,
Assistant Vice President

None

David Nicolaou,
Vice President

Vice President/Director at Alliance Bernstein (April 2007 – August 2011).

Mary Beth O’Brien

Assistant Vice President

None

James B. O’Connell,
Assistant Vice President

None

Patricia O’Connor,
Assistant Vice President

None

Matthew O’Donnell,
Vice President

None

Lisa Ogren,
Vice President

None

Tony Oh,
Vice President

None

Kristin Pak,
Vice President

None

Lerae A. Palumbo,
Assistant Vice President

None

Phillip Parrotta,
Senior Vice President

None

Kim Pascalau,
Vice President

Assistant Vice President of Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.

Robert H. Pemble,
Vice President

None

Lori L. Penna,
Vice President

None

Nadia Persaud,
Assistant Vice President and Assistant Counsel

Formerly an associate at Sidley Austin, LLP.

Brian Petersen,
Vice President

Assistant Treasurer of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program.

Marmeline Petion-Midy,
Vice President

None

David Pfeffer,
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Director

Management Director and Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.; Director of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., OFI Private Investments Inc. and Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.; Director & Executive Vice President OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and Trinity Investment Management Corporation; Senior Vice President of OFI Trust Company; Director & President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; Director of Shareholder Services, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation, Tremont Group Holdings, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.

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

John Ptasinski,
Assistant Vice President

Formerly a Senior Manager at Jeppesen Sanderson, and Boeing Company (November 2003 – January 2011)

Ellen Puckett,
Assistant Vice President

None

Charlie Pulire,
Assistant Vice President

None

Jodi Pullman,
Assistant Vice President

None

Paul Quarles,
Assistant Vice President

None

Michael E. Quinn,
Vice President

None

Jodi Robinowitz,
Senior Vice President

Head of Talent Management and Acquisition at BNP Paribas (October 2008 – June 2011).

Julie S. Radtke,
Vice President

None

Benjamin Ram,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Lun Rao,
Assistant Vice President

None

Norma J. Rapini,
Assistant Vice President:

Rochester Division

None

William Raynor,
Vice President

None

Amber Reilly,
Assistant Vice President

None

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; Class A Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.

Stacey Roode,
Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc.

Sara Rosenblatt,
Vice President

None

Erica Rualo,
Vice President

None

Adrienne Ruffle,
Vice President & Associate Counsel

Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program and OFI Private Investments Inc.

Gerald Rutledge,
Vice President

None

Sean Ryan,
Assistant Vice President and Assistant Counsel

None

Gary Salerno,
Assistant Vice President

None

Catherine Sanders,
Assistant Vice President

President & Consultant (July 2009 – September 2011) of The Sanders Group.

Valerie Sanders,
Vice President

None

Mark Santero,
Senior Vice President

None

Carlos Santiago
Assistant Vice President

None

Kurt Savallo,
Assistant Vice President

Formerly Senior Business Analyst at OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Erik Schneberger,

Vice President

Vice President at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (January 2008 – May 2011)

Patrick Schneider,
Vice President

None

Scott A. Schwegel,
Assistant Vice President

None

Allan P. Sedmak,
Assistant Vice President

None

Matthew Severski,
Assistant Vice President

None

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,
Senior Vice President

None

Richard Shepley,
Vice President

Managing Director at Deutsche Asset Management (January 1998 – March 2010).

William Sheppard,
Vice President

None

Mary Dugan Sheridan,
Vice President

None

Nicholas Sherwood,
Assistant Vice President

None

Joel Simon,
Vice President

None

David C. Sitgreaves,
Assistant Vice President

None

Jan Smith,
Assistant Vice President

None

Louis Sortino,
Vice President:
Rochester Division

None

Keith J. Spencer,
Senior Vice President

None

Brett Stein,
Vice President

None

Richard A. Stein,
Senior Vice President:
Rochester Division

None

Arthur P. Steinmetz,
Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer

Director and Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.; Director & President of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.

Michael Sternhell,
Vice President & Associate Counsel

Formerly a securities litigator at Kramer Leven Naftalis & Frankel LLP.

Benjamin Stewart,
Senior 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

Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management, Inc.

Michael Sussman,
Vice President

Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Kanishka Surana,
Vice President

Partner and Director of Analytics at Ogilvy and Mather (May 2009 – July 2010).

Saul Tessler,
Assistant Vice President

None

Kelly Thomas,
Assistant Vice President

None

Igor Tishin,
Vice President

Formerly an employee at Troika Dialog USA (February 2005 – January 2011).

Matthew Torpey,
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

None

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.

Nancy Vann,
Vice President & Associate Counsel

None

Raman Vardharaj,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Rene Vecka,
Vice President:

Rochester Division

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

Kenneth Waddell,
Assistant 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.

Christopher Walston,
Assistant Vice President

None

Samuel Wang,
Vice President

Director (January 2010 – October 2010) and Vice President (November 2005 – December 2009) of Global Communications and Public Affairs at Citigroup, Inc.

Elizabeth Ward,
Director

Senior Vice President and Chief Enterprise Risk Officer of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company; Class A Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.

Teresa Ward,
Vice President

None

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; Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Lindsay Whetton,
Vice President

Wealth Management Director at TIAA-CREF (April 2006 – June 2011).

Adam Wilde,
Vice President

Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation

Mitchell Williams,
Vice President

None

Martha Willis,
Executive Vice President

Formerly Executive Vice President of Investment Product Management at Fidelity Investments; Director of OFI Private Investments Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation; President & Director of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program.

Troy Willis,

Vice President,
Rochester Division

None

George Wilson,
Vice President

None

Julie Wimer,

Vice President

None

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 Institutional Asset Management, Inc., OppenheimerFunds plc and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program; Senior Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.; 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

Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.

Caleb C. Wong,
Vice President

Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.

Sookhee Yee,
Assistant Vice President

None

John Yoder,
Vice President and Assistant Counsel

Senior Counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (August 2005 – June 2011).

Edward C. Yoensky,
Assistant Vice President

None

Geoff Youell,
Assistant Vice President

None

Robert G. Zack,
Executive Vice President

Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of OAC (since November 2001); Executive Vice President (since January 2004) and General Counsel (from March 2002 to December 2010) of the Manager; General Counsel of the Distributor (from December 2001 to December 2010); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (from December 2001 to December 2010); Senior Vice President and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (from December 2001 to December 2010); Assistant Secretary (from September 1997 to December 2010) and Director (from November 2001 to December 2010) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Vice President and Director of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (from December 2002 to December 2010); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (from November 2001 to December 2010); Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Director of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (from December 2001 to December 2010); Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Director of OFI Private Investments, Inc. (from November 2001 to December 2010); Executive Vice President and Director of OFI Trust Company (since November 2001); Vice President OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (from June 2003 to December 2010); Senior Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (from November 2001 to December 2010).

Anna Zatulovskaya,
Assistant Vice President

None

Sara Zervos,
Senior Vice President

None

Ronald Zibelli, Jr.
Vice President

None

Matthew Ziehl,
Vice President

None

The Oppenheimer Funds include the following:
 

Limited Term New York Municipal Fund (a series of Rochester Portfolio Series)

Oppenheimer Absolute Return Fund

Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals

Oppenheimer AMT-Free New York Municipals

Oppenheimer Balanced 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 Corporate Bond Fund

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 Loan Fund, LLC

Oppenheimer Master Inflation Protected Securities 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)

Active Allocation Fund

Equity Investor Fund
Conservative Investor Fund

Moderate Investor Fund

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Fixed Income Active Allocation Fund
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 Intermediate Term 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 Short Term 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 Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Short Duration 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 Trinity Investment Management Corporation is 301 North Spring Street, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823.

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(2)

Vice President

None

Michael Albert

Vice President

None

Anthony Allocco(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Janette Aprilante(2)

Secretary

None

James Austin(1)

Vice President

None

Paul Aynsley(2)

Vice President

None

James Barker
1723 W. Nelson Street
Chicago, IL 60657

Vice President

None

Cesar Bastidas(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

William Beagle(2)

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 Brodsky(2)

Vice President

None

Kevin E. Brosmith
5 Deer Path

South Natlick, MA 01760

Senior Vice President

None

Ross Burkstaller

211 Tulane Drive SE

Albuquerque, NM 87106

Vice President

None

Tracy Cairoli(2)

Vice President

None

Mersin Capollari

Vice President

None

Sean Carey(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Robert Caruso
15 Deforest Road
Wilton, CT 06897

Vice President

None

Donelle Chisolm(2)

Vice President

None

Andrew Chronofsky

Vice President

None

Angelanto Ciaglia(2)

Vice President

None

Nicholas Cirbo(1)

Vice President

None

Kevin Clark(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Sean Clark (2)

Vice President

None

Melissa Clayton(2)

Vice President

None

John Corcoran(2)

Vice President

None

Craig Colby(2)

Vice President

None

Gerald James Concepcion(2)

Vice President

None

Rodney Constable(1)

Vice President

None

Cameron Cowden(2)

Vice President

None

Neev Crane
1530 Beacon Street, Apt. #1403
Brookline, MA 02446

Vice President

None

Scott Curran(2)

Vice President

None

Michael Daley
40W387 Oliver Wendell Holmes St
St. Charles, IL 60175

Vice President

None

Stephen J. Demetrovits(2)

Vice President

None

Michael Dennehy(2)

Vice President

None

Jeffrey Dickin(2)

Vice President

None

Brian Dietrich(1)

Assistant Vice President

None

Steven Dombrower
13 Greenbrush Court
Greenlawn, NY 11740

Vice President

None

Robert Duffey(2)

Vice President

None

Ryan Duffy(2)

Vice President

None

Robert Dunphy(2)

Vice President

None

Beth Arthur Du Toit(1)

Vice President

None

Paul Eisenhardt(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Kent M. Elwell
35 Crown Terrace
Yardley, PA 19067

Vice President

None

Rick Ernzen(2)

Vice President

None

Dana Espinel(2)

Assistant 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

Kristie Feinberg(2)

Assistant Treasurer

None

Joseph Fernandez
1717 Richbourg Park Drive
Brentwood, TN 37027

Vice President

None

Michael Ferrer(2)

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

Alice Fricke(2)

Vice President

None

Alyson Frost(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Greg Fulginite(2)

Vice President

None

Arthur S. Gabinet(2)

General Counsel

Secretary

William Gahagan(2)

Vice President

None

Hazem Gamal(2)

Vice President

None

Charlotte Gardner(1)

Vice President

None

Jack Goldin(2)

Vice President

None

Michael Gottesman
255 Westchester Way
Birmingham, MI 48009

Vice President

None

Raquel Granahan(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

LeeAnna Hartman(1)

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

Eric Holquist(2)

Vice President

None

Edward Hrybenko(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Jason Hubersberger(2)

Vice President

None

Brian F. Husch
37 Hollow Road
Stonybrook, NY 11790

Vice President

None

Keith Hylind(2)

Vice President

None

Vincent Iacono(2)

Vice President

None

Kathleen T. Ives(1)

Vice President & Assistant Secretary

None

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

Scott Kelley(1)

Vice President

None

Richard Keri (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(2)

Vice President

None

Wendy Lee(2)

Vice President

None

John Leonard(2)

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

Lorna Lindquist(2)

Vice President

None

Malissa Lischin(2)

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

Derren McDaniel(1)

Vice President

None

John C. McDonough
533 Valley Road

New Canaan, CT 06840

President and Director

None

Brian McGinty(1)

Vice President

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

Toller Miller(1)

Vice President

None

Clint Modler(1)

Vice President

None

Joseph Moran(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Jason Morris(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Robert Moser

9650 East Aspen Hill Circle

Lone Tree, CO 80124

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

Chief Business Officer and Vice President

Kevin P. Neznek(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Christopher Nicholson(2)

Vice President

None

Chad Noel

Vice President

None

Peter Novak(2)

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

Maria Paster(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Ashley Patten(1)

Vice President

None

Donald Pawluk

Vice President

None

Brian C. Perkes
6 Lawton Ct.

Frisco, TX 75034

Vice President

None

Charles K. Pettit(2)

Vice President

None

David Pfeffer(2)

Director

None

Andrew Phillips(1)

Assistant Vice President

None

Megan Pigott(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Cheryl Pipia(2)

Senior Vice President

None

Rachel Powers(1)

Vice President

None

Nicole Pretzel(2)

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

Richard E. Rath
46 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22301

Vice President

None

William J. Raynor(4)

Vice President

None

Dennis Robinson(1)

Vice President

None

Ian M. Roche
7070 Bramshill Circle
Bainbridge, OH 44023

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

Timothy Scanlan(2)

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

Jeffrey Sharon(2)

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

Aaron Spatz(2)

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

Robert Stidham

Vice President

None

Brian C. Summe
2479 Legends Way

Crestview Hills, KY 41017

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)

Vice President

None

Paul Temple(2)

Vice President

None

David G. Thomas
16628 Elk Run Court

Leesburg, VA 20176

Vice President

None

Luz Touma(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

Cenk Toroslu(1)

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

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

Jason Widener

Vice President

None

Ryan Wilde(1)

Vice President

None

Julie Wimer(2)

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

David Zicchinella(2)

Assistant Vice President

None

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 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 23rd day of November, 2011.

                                                                       OPPENHEIMER LIMITED TERM CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FUND

                                                                        By:     William F. Glavin, Jr.*          

                                                                                  William F. Glavin, Jr.*, President and

                                                                                  Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities on the dates indicated:

Signatures

Title

Date

     

Brian F. Wruble*

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

November 23, 2011

Brian F. Wruble

   
     

William F. Glavin, Jr.*

President, Principal Executive Officer

November 23, 2011

William F. Glavin, Jr.

   
     

Brian W. Wixted*

Treasurer, Principal

November 23, 2011

Brian W. Wixted

Financial & Accounting Officer

 
     

David K. Downes*

Trustee

November 23, 2011

David K. Downes

   
     

Matthew P. Fink*

Trustee

November 23, 2011

Matthew P. Fink

   
     

Phillip A. Griffiths*

Trustee

November 23, 2011

Phillip A. Griffiths

   
     

Mary F. Miller*

Trustee

November 23, 2011

Mary F. Miller

   
     

Joel W. Motley*

Trustee

November 23, 2011

Joel W. Motley

   
     

Mary Ann Tynan*

Trustee

November 23, 2011

Mary Ann Tynan

   
     

Joseph M. Wikler*

Trustee

November 23, 2011

Joseph M. Wikler

   
     

Peter I. Wold*

Trustee

November 23, 2011

Peter I. Wold

   

*By:     /s/ Mitchell J. Lindauer          
           Mitchell J. Lindauer, Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

OPPENHEIMER LIMITED TERM CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FUND

Post-Effective Amendment No. 10
 

Registration Statement No. 333-111230

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description

28     (j)           Registered Independent Public Accounting Firm’s Consent

   (m)(i)       Amended and Restated Service Plan and Agreement for Class A shares

        (ii)      Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class B shares

        (iii)      Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class C shares