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      <reportCalendarOrQuarter>09-30-2015</reportCalendarOrQuarter>
      <isAmendment>true</isAmendment>
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        <name>OPPENHEIMER FUNDS INC</name>
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          <ns1:street1>TWO WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER</ns1:street1>
          <ns1:street2>225 LIBERTY STREET</ns1:street2>
          <ns1:city>NEW YORK</ns1:city>
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      <additionalInformation>For special questions related to this filing, please call Jake Burford at (303) 768-2826.

OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (OFI) has indicated that it exercises sole investment discretion with respect to the securities positions reported in its Form 13F.Nevertheless, such positions shall also be deemed reported on behalf of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) to the extent that MassMutual may be deemed to share investment discretion over the positions as a result of OFI being a majority-owned indirect subsidiary of MassMutual.</additionalInformation>
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