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Oppenheimer
Growth Fund



Prospectus dated October 23, 2002



                                                              Oppenheimer Growth Fund is a mutual fund that seeks
                                                              capital appreciation to make your investment grow. It
                                                              currently emphasizes investments in stocks of mid-cap
                                                              and large-cap companies.
                                                                   This Prospectus contains important information
                                                              about the Fund's objective, its 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.

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CONTENTS


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                             ABOUT THE FUND

                  3          The Fund's Investment Objective and Strategies
                  3          Main Risks of Investing in the Fund
                  4          The Fund's Past Performance
                  5          Fees and Expenses of the Fund
                  7          About the Fund's Investments
                  10         How the Fund is Managed

                  10
                             ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT
                  11
                             How to Buy Shares
                             Class A Shares
                             Class B Shares
                             Class C Shares
                             Class N Shares
                             Class Y Shares
                  19
                             Special Investor Services
                             AccountLink
                             PhoneLink
                             OppenheimerFunds Internet Website
                  22         Retirement Plans

                             How to Sell Shares
                             By Mail
                  23         By Telephone
                  25
                  26         How to Exchange Shares
                  29         Shareholder Account Rules and Policies
                             Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
                             Financial Highlights

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A B O U T  T H E  F U N D

The Fund's Investment Objective and Strategies

WHAT IS THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE? The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

WHAT DOES THE FUND MAINLY INVEST IN? The Fund invests mainly in common stocks of "growth companies." The Fund
currently focuses on stocks of companies having a large capitalization or mid-size capitalization, but this could
change over time. The Fund can invest in domestic companies and foreign companies, although most of its
investments are in stocks of U.S. companies.

HOW DOES THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER DECIDE WHAT SECURITIES TO BUY OR SELL?  The Fund's portfolio manager looks for
high-growth companies. Currently, the portfolio manager looks for:

       o   Companies that have exceptional revenue growth
       o   Companies with above-average earnings growth

       o   Companies that can sustain exceptional revenue and earnings growth
       o   Companies that are well established as leaders in high growth markets.


WHO IS THE FUND DESIGNED FOR? The Fund is designed for investors seeking capital appreciation over the long term.
Those investors should be willing to assume the risks of short-term share price fluctuations that are typical for
a growth fund focusing on stock investments. Since the Fund does not seek income and its income from investments
will likely be small, it is not designed for investors needing current income. Because of its focus on long-term
growth, the Fund may be appropriate for a portion of a retirement plan investment. However, the Fund is not a
complete investment program.

Main Risks of Investing in the Fund

All investments have risks to some degree.  The Fund's investments in stocks are subject to changes in their
value from a number of factors described below. There is also the risk that poor security selection by the Fund's
investment Manager, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., will cause the Fund to underperform other funds having a similar
objective.

RISKS OF INVESTING IN STOCKS.  Stocks fluctuate in price, and their short-term volatility at times may be great.
Because the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies, the value of the Fund's portfolio will be
affected by changes in the U.S. stock markets.  Market risk will affect the Fund's net asset values per share,
which will fluctuate as the values of the Fund's portfolio securities change.  The prices of individual stocks do
not all move in the same direction uniformly or at the same time. Different stock markets may behave differently
from each other.

       Other factors can affect a particular stock's price, such as poor earnings reports by the issuer, loss of
major customers, major litigation against the issuer, or changes in government regulations affecting the issuer
or its industry.

The Manager may increase the relative emphasis of the Fund's investments in a particular industry from time to
time.   Stocks of issuers in a particular industry may be affected by changes in economic conditions, changes in
government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that affect that industry
more than others.  To the extent that the Fund increases the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular
industry, its share values may fluctuate in response to events affecting that industry.

HOW RISKY IS THE FUND OVERALL?  The risks described above collectively form the overall risk profile of the Fund,
and can affect the value of the Fund's investments, its investment performance and its prices per share.
Particular investments and investment strategies also have risks.  These risks mean that you can lose money by
investing in the Fund. When you redeem your shares, they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them.
There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

       In the short term, the stock markets can be volatile, and the price of the Fund's shares can go up and
down substantially. Growth stocks may be more volatile than other equity investments. The Fund generally does not
use income-oriented investments to help cushion the Fund's total return from changes in stock prices. In the
OppenheimerFunds spectrum, the Fund is generally more aggressive than funds that invest in both stocks and bonds
or in investment grade debt securities, but may be less volatile than small-cap and emerging markets stock funds.

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 show one measure of the risks of investing in the Fund, by showing changes in the
Fund's performance for its Class A shares from year to year for the last 10 calendar years and by showing how the
average annual total returns of the Fund's shares, both before and after taxes, compare to those of a broad-based
market index.


         The after-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only and are calculated using the historical highest
individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods shown, and do not reflect the impact of
state or local taxes.  The after-tax returns for the other classes of shares will vary. In certain cases, the
figure representing "Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares" may be higher than the other
return figures for the same period.  A higher after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption
and translates into an assumed tax deduction that benefits the shareholder. The after-tax returns are calculated
based on certain assumptions mandated by regulation and your actual after-tax returns may differ from those
shown, depending on your individual tax situation.  The after-tax returns set forth below are not relevant to
investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or IRAs or to
institutional investors not subject to tax.  The Fund's past investment performance, before and after taxes, is
not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.


Annual Total Returns (Class A) (as of 12/31 each year)

[See appendix to prospectus for data in bar chart showing annual total returns]


Sales charges and taxes are not included in the calculations of return in this bar chart, and if those charges
and taxes were included, the returns may be less than those shown.
For the period from 1/1/02 through 9/30/02, the cumulative return (not annualized) for Class A shares before
taxes was -23.65%.
During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return (not annualized) before taxes for a calendar quarter
was 30.16% (4th Q'99) and the lowest return (not annualized) before taxes for a calendar quarter was -25.55% (4th
Q'00).


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Average Annual Total Returns                           1 Year                   5 Years                   10 Years
                                                                                                   (or life of class, if
for the periods ended December 31, 2001                                                                    less)

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Class A Shares (inception 03/15/73)
  Return Before Taxes                                 -28.88%                    3.97%                     9.21%
  Return After Taxes on Distributions                 -29.02%                    2.15%                     6.92%
  Return  After Taxes on  Distributions  and          -17.59%                    2.97%                     6.95%
  Sale of Fund Shares

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S & P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for            -11.88%                    10.70%                   12.93%1
fees, expenses or taxes)

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Class B Shares (inception 08/17/93)                   -28.86%                    4.09%                     9.71%

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Class C Shares (inception 11/01/95)                   -25.86%                    4.39%                     7.22%

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Class N Shares (inception 03/01/01)                     N/A2                      N/A                       N/A

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Class Y Shares (inception 06/01/94)                   -24.31%                    5.49%                     10.98%

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1. From 12/31/91.
2. Because this is a new class of shares, return data for the period specified is not available.
The Fund's average annual total returns include the applicable sales charge: for Class A, the current maximum
initial sales charge of 5.75%; for Class B, the contingent deferred sales charges of 5% (1-year) and 2% (5-year).
Because Class B shares convert to Class A shares 72 months after purchase, Class B "life-of-class" performance
does not include any contingent deferred sales charge and uses Class A performance for the period after
conversion. For Class C, average annual total returns include the 1% contingent deferred sales charge for the
1-year period. There is no sales charge for Class Y shares.

The returns measure the performance of a hypothetical account and assume that all dividends and capital gains
distributions have been reinvested in additional shares. The performance of the Fund's Class A shares is compared
to the S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index of equity securities.  The index performance includes the reinvestment
of income but does not reflect transaction costs.  The Fund's investments vary from the securities in the index.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The Fund pays a variety of expenses directly for management of its assets, administration, distribution of its
shares and other services. Those expenses are subtracted from the Fund's assets to calculate the Fund's net asset
values per share. All shareholders therefore pay those expenses indirectly. Shareholders pay other expenses
directly, such as sales charges and account transaction charges. The following tables are meant to help you
understand the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The numbers below are based
on the Fund's expenses during its fiscal year ended August 31, 2002.

Shareholder Fees (charges paid directly from your investment):

                                                        Class A     Class B      Class C     Class N      Class Y
                                                        Shares       Shares      Shares       Shares      Shares
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  Maximum Sales Charge (Load) on
  Purchases (as % of offering price)                     5.75%        None        None         None        None
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  Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
  (as % of the lower of the original offering
  price or redemption proceeds)                          None1        5%2          1%3         1%4         None
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   1. A contingent deferred sales charge may apply to redemptions of investments of $1 million or more
   ($500,000 for certain retirement plan accounts) of Class A shares. See "How to Buy Shares" for details.
   2. Applies to redemptions in first year after purchase. The contingent deferred sales charge declines to 1%
   in the sixth year and is eliminated after that.
   3. Applies to shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
   4. Applies to shares redeemed within 18 months of a retirement plan's first purchase of Class N shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (deducted from Fund assets):
(% of average daily net assets)

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                                                 Class A       Class B       Class C       Class N       Class Y
                                                  Shares        Shares        Shares        Shares        Shares
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  Management Fees                                 0.64%         0.64%         0.64%         0.64%         0.64%

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  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees        0.23%         1.00%         1.00%         0.50%          None

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  Other Expenses                                  0.44%         0.44%         0.44%         0.43%         0.49%

  -------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
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  Total Annual Operating Expenses                 1.31%         2.08%         2.08%         1.57%         1.13%

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         Expenses may vary in future years.  "Other  expenses"  include  transfer agent fees,  custodial  expenses,
and  accounting  and legal  expenses  the Fund pays.  The "Other  Expenses"  in the table are based on, among other
things,  the fees the Fund  would  have  paid if the  transfer  agent had not  waived a portion  of its fee under a
voluntary  undertaking  to the Fund to limit  these fees to 0.25% of average  daily net assets per fiscal  year for
Class Y shares and 0.35% of average daily net assets per fiscal year for all other classes.  That  undertaking  was
effective  January 1, 2002 for Class Y shares and  October 1, 2001 for all other  classes,  was  pro-rated  for the
remainder  of the fiscal  year  ending  after that date,  and may be amended or  withdrawn  at any time.  After the
waiver,  the actual "Other  Expenses" and "Total Annual  Operating  Expenses" as  percentages  of average daily net
assets  were  0.38% and  1.02%,  respectively,  for Class Y shares  and were the same as shown  above for all other
classes.  Effective  November 1, 2002,  the limit on transfer agent fees for Class Y shares will increase to 0.35%.
Had that limit been in effect during the Fund's prior fiscal year,  "Other  Expenses"  and "Total Annual  Operating
Expenses" as percentages of daily net asset for Class Y shares would have been 0.48% and 1.12%, respectively.


EXAMPLES. The following examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other mutual funds.  The examples assume that you invest $10,000 in a class of shares of the Fund
for the time periods indicated and reinvest your dividends and distributions.

         The first example assumes that you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The second
example assumes that you keep your shares. Both examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each
year and that the class' operating expenses remain the same. Your actual costs may be higher or lower because
expenses will vary over time. Based on these assumptions your expenses would be as follows:

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  If shares are redeemed:                           1 Year          3 Years         5 Years        10 Years

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  Class A Shares                                    $701            $966            $1,252         $2,063

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  Class B Shares                                    $711            $952            $1,319         $2,033(1)

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  Class C Shares                                    $311            $652            $1,119         $2,410

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  Class N Shares                                    $260            $496            $   855        $1,867

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  Class Y Shares                                    $115            $359            $   622        $1,375

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  If shares are not redeemed:                       1 Year          3 Years         5 Years        10 Years

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  Class A Shares                                    $701            $966            $1,252         $2,063

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  Class B Shares                                    $211            $652            $1,119         $2,033(1)

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  Class C Shares                                    $211            $652            $1,119         $2,410

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  Class N Shares                                    $160            $496            $   855        $1,867

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  Class Y Shares                                    $115            $359            $   622        $1,375

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  In the first example, expenses include the initial sales charge for Class A and the applicable Class B, Class
  C or Class N contingent deferred sales charges.  In the second example, the Class A expenses include the sales
  charge, but Class B, Class C and Class N expenses do not include the contingent deferred sales charges. There
  is no sales charge on Class Y shares.

  1. Class B expenses for years 7 through 10 are based on Class A expenses since Class B shares automatically
  convert to Class A shares after 6 years.


About the Fund's Investments

THE FUND'S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT POLICIES. The allocation of the Fund's portfolio among different investments will
vary over time based on the Manager's evaluation of economic and market trends. 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 Manager tries to reduce risks by carefully researching securities before they are purchased. The Fund
attempts to reduce its exposure to market risks by diversifying its investments, that is, by not holding a
substantial amount of stock of any one company and by not investing too great a percentage of the Fund's assets
in any one company. Also, the Fund does not concentrate 25% or more of its assets in investments in any one
industry.

       However, changes in the overall market prices of securities can occur at any time. The share prices of the
Fund will change daily based on changes in market prices of securities and market conditions and in response to
other economic events.

Stock Investments. The Fund currently focuses on larger, more established U.S. growth companies that exhibit
       strong internal revenue growth. Growth companies, for example, may be developing new products or services,
       or they may be expanding into new markets for their products. Newer growth companies tend to retain a
       large part of their earnings for research, development or investment in capital assets. Therefore, they do
       not tend to emphasize paying dividends and may not pay any dividends for some time. The Manager looks for
       stocks of growth companies for the Fund's portfolio that the Manager believes will increase in value over
       time.

       The Fund does not limit its investments to issuers in a particular market capitalization range or ranges,
       although it currently focuses on large-cap and mid-cap issuers.  "Market capitalization" refers to the
       total market value of an issuer's common stock.  The stock prices of large-cap issuers tend to be less
       volatile than the prices of mid-cap and small-cap companies in the short term, but these companies may not
       afford the same growth opportunities as mid-cap and small-cap companies.

Industry Focus.  Stocks of issuers in a particular industry might be affected by changes in economic conditions
       or by changes in government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that
       affect that industry more than others. To the extent that the Fund has a greater emphasis on investments
       in a particular industry, its share values may fluctuate in response to events affecting that industry.


Portfolio Turnover. A change in the securities held by the Fund is known as "portfolio turnover." The Fund may
       engage in short-term trading to try to achieve its objective. It might have a turnover rate in excess of
       100% annually. Portfolio turnover increases brokerage costs the Fund pays. If the Fund realizes capital
       gains when it sells its portfolio investments, it must generally pay those gains out to the shareholders,
       increasing their taxable distributions. The Financial Highlights table at the end of this Prospectus shows
       the Fund's portfolio turnover rate during past fiscal years.


CAN THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES CHANGE?  The Fund's Board of Trustees can change non-fundamental
       investment policies without shareholder approval, although significant changes will be described in
       amendments to this Prospectus. Fundamental policies cannot be changed without the approval of a majority
       of the Fund's outstanding voting shares. The Fund's objective is a fundamental policy. Other investment
       restrictions that are fundamental policies are listed in the Statement of Additional Information. An
       investment policy is not fundamental unless this Prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information
       says that it is.

OTHER INVESTMENT STRATEGIES. To seek its objective, the Fund can also use the investment techniques and
strategies described below. The Fund might not always use all of them. These techniques have risks, although some
are designed to help reduce overall investment or market risks.

Other Equity Securities. While the Fund emphasizes investments in common stocks, it can also buy preferred stocks
       and securities convertible into common stock. The Manager considers some convertible securities to be
       "equity equivalents" because of the conversion feature and in that case their credit rating has less impact
       on the Manager's investment decision than in the case of other debt securities.

Risks of Foreign Investing. The Fund can buy foreign equity and debt securities. The Fund currently limits its
       investments in foreign securities to not more than 10% of its total assets, although it has the ability to
       invest up to 25% of its total assets.

       While foreign securities offer special investment opportunities, they also have special risks. The change
       in value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of
       securities denominated in that foreign currency. Foreign issuers are not subject to the same accounting
       and disclosure requirements to which U.S. companies are subject. The value of foreign investments may be
       affected by exchange control regulations, expropriation or nationalization of a company's assets, foreign
       taxes, delays in settlement of transactions, changes in governmental economic or monetary policy in the
       U.S. or abroad, or other political and economic factors.

Illiquid and Restricted 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.  Restricted
       securities may have terms that limit their resale to other investors or may require registration under
       federal securities laws before they can be sold publicly. The Fund will not invest more than 10% of its
       net assets in illiquid or restricted securities. The Board can increase that limit to 15%. Certain
       restricted securities that are eligible for resale to qualified institutional purchasers may not be
       subject to that limit. The Manager monitors holdings of illiquid securities on an ongoing basis to
       determine whether to sell any holdings to maintain adequate liquidity.

Derivative Investments. The Fund can invest in a number of different kinds of "derivative" investments. In
       general terms, a derivative investment is an investment contract whose value depends on (or is derived
       from) the value of an underlying asset, interest rate or index. In the broadest sense, options, futures
       contracts, and other hedging instruments the Fund might use may be considered "derivative" investments. In
       addition to using derivatives for hedging, the Fund might use other derivative investments because they
       offer the potential for increased value. The Fund currently does not use derivatives to a significant
       degree and is not required to use them in seeking its objective.

       Derivatives have risks.  If the issuer of the derivative investment does not pay the amount due, the Fund
       can lose money on the investment.  The underlying security or investment on which a derivative is based,
       and the derivative itself, may not perform the way the Manager expected it to.  As a result of these risks
       the Fund could realize less principal or income from the investment than expected or its hedge might be
       unsuccessful. As a result, the Fund's share prices could fall. Certain derivative investments held by the
       Fund might be illiquid.

   o   Hedging. The Fund can buy and sell futures contracts, put and call options, and forward contracts. These
       are all referred to as "hedging instruments."  The Fund does not currently use hedging extensively or for
       speculative purposes. It has limits on its use of hedging instruments and is not required to use them in
       seeking its objective.

       Some of these strategies would hedge the Fund's portfolio against price fluctuations. Other hedging
       strategies, such as buying futures and call options, would tend to increase the Fund's exposure to the
       securities market.


       There are also special risks in particular hedging strategies.  Options trading involves the payment of
       premiums and can increase portfolio turnover.  If the Manager used a hedging instrument at the wrong time
       or judged market conditions incorrectly, the strategy could reduce the Fund's return.  The Fund may also
       experience losses if the prices of its hedging instruments were not correlated with its other investments
       or if it could not close out a position because of an illiquid market.

Temporary Defensive and Interim Investments.  In times of adverse or unstable market, economic or political
         conditions, the Fund can invest up to 100% of its assets in temporary defensive investments that are
         inconsistent with the Fund's principal investment strategies. Generally, they would be high-quality,
         short-term money market instruments, such as U.S. government securities, highly rated commercial paper,
         short-term corporate debt obligations, bank deposits or repurchase agreements. The Fund could also hold
         these types of securities pending the investment of proceeds from the sale of Fund shares or portfolio
         securities or to meet anticipated redemptions of Fund shares. To the extent the Fund invests defensively
         in these securities, it might not achieve its investment objective of capital appreciation.







How the Fund Is Managed

THE MANAGER. 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 advisor since January 1960. The Manager and its subsidiaries and
controlled affiliates managed more than $120 billion in assets as of September 30, 2002 including other
Oppenheimer funds, with more than seven million shareholder accounts.  The Manager is located at 498 Seventh
Avenue, New York, New York 10018.


Portfolio Manager. The Fund's portfolio manager is Bruce Bartlett, who is the person primarily responsible for
       the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio. Mr. Bartlett is a Vice President of the Fund and of the
       Manager and is a portfolio manager of other Oppenheimer funds. Mr. Bartlett became the Fund's portfolio
       manager on December 22, 1998. Prior to joining the Manager in April, 1995, Mr. Bartlett was a Vice
       President and Senior Portfolio Manager with First of America Investment Corporation.


Advisory Fees.  Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager an advisory fee at an annual
       rate that declines as the Fund's assets grow: 0.75% of the first $200 million of average annual net assets
       of the Fund, 0.72% of the next $200 million, 0.69% of the next $200 million, 0.66% of the next $200
       million, 0.60% of the next $700 million, 0.58% of the next $1.0 billion, 0.56% of the next $2.0 billion,
       and 0.54% of the average annual net assets in excess of $4.5 billion.  The Fund's management fee for its
       fiscal year ended August 31, 2002 was 0.64% of average annual net assets for each class of shares.







ABOUT your account

How to Buy Shares

HOW DO YOU BUY SHARES? You can buy shares several ways, as described below. The Fund's Distributor,
OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., may appoint servicing agents to accept purchase (and redemption) orders. The
Distributor, in its sole discretion, may reject any purchase order for the Fund's shares.

Buying Shares Through Your Dealer. You can buy shares through any dealer, broker or financial institution that
         has a sales agreement with the Distributor. Your dealer will place your order with the Distributor on
         your behalf.

Buying Shares Through the Distributor. Complete an OppenheimerFunds new account application and return it with a
         check payable to "OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc." Mail it to P.O. Box 5270, Denver, Colorado 80217.
         If you don't list a dealer on the application, the Distributor will act as your agent in buying the
         shares. However, we recommend that you discuss your investment with a financial advisor before you make
         a purchase to be sure that the Fund is appropriate for you.
o        Paying by Federal Funds Wire. Shares purchased through the Distributor may be paid for by Federal Funds
         wire. The minimum investment is $2,500. Before sending a wire, call the Distributor's Wire Department at
         1.800.225.5677 to notify the Distributor of the wire and to receive further instructions.

o        Buying Shares Through OppenheimerFunds AccountLink. With AccountLink, you pay for shares by electronic
         funds transfers from your bank account. Shares are purchased for your account by a transfer of money
         from your bank account through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system. You can provide those
         instructions automatically, under an Asset Builder Plan, described below, or by telephone instructions
         using OppenheimerFunds PhoneLink, also described below. Please refer to "AccountLink," below for more
         details.

o        Buying Shares Through Asset Builder Plans. You may purchase shares of the Fund automatically each month
         from your account at a bank or other financial institution under an Asset Builder Plan with AccountLink.
         Details are in the Asset Builder application and the Statement of Additional Information.


HOW MUCH MUST YOU INVEST? You can buy Fund shares with a minimum initial investment of $1,000 and make additional
investments at any time with as little as $25 (effective November 1, 2002, the additional purchase amount is
$50). There are reduced minimum investments under special investment plans.
o        With Asset Builder Plans, 403(b) plans, Automatic Exchange Plans and military allotment plans, you can
        make initial and subsequent investments for as little as $25. The minimum initial investment in any such
        plan accounts established on or after November 1, 2002 is $50. The minimum additional investment to such
        plan accounts that were established prior to November 1, 2002 will remain $25. To establish a new Asset
        Builder Plan account on or after November 1, 2002, you must first invest at least $500.
o        Under retirement plans, such as IRAs, pension and profit-sharing plans and 401(k) plans, you can start
        your account with as little as $250. If your IRA is started as an Asset Builder Plan, the $25 minimum
        applies. Additional purchases may be for as little as $25. To establish any type of IRA account on or
        after November 1, 2002, the minimum investment is $500. The minimum additional investment to any type of
        IRA account after November 1, 2002 is $50.
o        The minimum investment requirement does not apply to reinvesting dividends from the Fund or other
        Oppenheimer funds (a list of them appears in the Statement of Additional Information, or you can ask your
        dealer or call the Transfer Agent), or reinvesting distributions from unit investment trusts that have
        made arrangements with the Distributor.

AT WHAT PRICE ARE SHARES SOLD? Shares are sold at their offering price which is the net asset value per share
plus any initial sales charge that applies. The offering price that applies to a purchase order is based on the
next calculation of the net asset value per share that is made after the Distributor receives the purchase order
at its offices in Colorado, or after any agent appointed by the Distributor receives the order.

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, on each day the Exchange is open for trading (referred to in this Prospectus as a
         "regular business day"). The Exchange normally closes at 4:00 P.M., Eastern time, but may close earlier
         on some days. All references to time in this Prospectus mean "Eastern time."

         The net asset value per share 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. To determine net asset value, the
         Fund's Board of Trustees has established procedures to value the Fund's securities, in general, based on
         market value. The Board has adopted special procedures for valuing illiquid and restricted securities
         and obligations for which market values cannot be readily obtained. Because some foreign securities
         trade in markets and on exchanges that operate on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the
         Fund's foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot buy or redeem Fund shares.


         If, after the close of the principal market on which a security held by the Fund is traded, and before
         the time the Fund's securities are priced that day, an event occurs that the Manager deems likely to
         cause a material change in the value of such security, the Fund's Board of Trustees has authorized the
         Manager, subject to the Board's review, to ascertain a fair value for such security. A security's
         valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value.


The Offering Price. To receive the offering price for a particular day, in most cases the Distributor or its
         designated agent must receive your order by the time of day The New York Stock Exchange closes that day.
         If your order is received on a day when the Exchange is closed or after it has closed, the order will
         receive the next offering price that is determined after your order is received.


Buying Through a Dealer. If you buy shares through a dealer, your dealer must receive the order by the close of
         The New York Stock Exchange and transmit it to the Distributor so that it is received before the
         Distributor's close of business on a regular business day (normally 5:00 P.M.) to receive that day's
         offering price unless your dealer has made alternate arrangements with the Distributor. Otherwise, the
         order will receive the next offering price that is determined.


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WHAT CLASSES OF SHARES DOES THE FUND OFFER? The Fund offers investors five 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 likely have different share prices. When you buy shares, be sure to
specify the class of shares. If you do not choose a class, your investment will be made in Class A shares.
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Class A Shares. If you buy Class A shares, you pay an initial sales charge (on investments up to $1 million for
         regular accounts or $500,000 for certain retirement plans). The amount of that sales charge will vary
         depending on the amount you invest. The sales charge rates are listed in "How Can You Buy Class A
         Shares?" below.
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Class B Shares. If you buy Class B shares, you pay no sales charge at the time of purchase, but you will pay an
         annual asset-based sales charge. If you sell your shares within 6 years of buying them, you will
         normally pay a contingent deferred sales charge. That contingent deferred sales charge varies depending
         on how long you own your shares, as described in "How Can You Buy Class B Shares?" below.
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Class C Shares. If you buy Class C shares, you pay no sales charge at the time of purchase, but you will pay an
         annual asset-based sales charge. If you sell your shares within 12 months of buying them, you will
         normally pay a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0%, as described in "How Can You Buy Class C
         Shares?" below.
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Class N Shares. If you buy Class N shares (available only through certain retirement plans), you pay no sales
         charge at the time of purchase, but you will pay an annual asset-based sales charge. If you sell your
         shares within 18 months of the retirement plan's first purchase of Class N shares, you may pay a
         contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0%, as described in "How Can You Buy Class N Shares?" below.
Class Y Shares. Class Y shares are offered only to certain institutional investors that have special agreements
         with the Distributor.

WHICH CLASS OF SHARES SHOULD YOU CHOOSE? Once you decide that the Fund is an appropriate investment for you, the
decision as to which class of shares is best suited to your needs depends on a number of factors that you should
discuss with your financial advisor. Some factors to consider are how much you plan to invest and how long you
plan to hold your investment. If your goals and objectives change over time and you plan to purchase additional
shares, you should re-evaluate those factors to see if you should consider another class of shares. The Fund's
operating costs that apply to a class of shares and the effect of the different types of sales charges on your
investment will vary your investment results over time.

         The 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. Of course, 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.






How Long Do You Expect to Hold Your Investment? While future financial needs cannot be predicted with certainty,
         knowing how long you expect to hold your investment will assist you in selecting the appropriate class
         of shares. Because of the effect of class-based expenses, your choice will also depend on how much you
         plan to invest. For example, the reduced sales charges available for larger purchases of Class A shares
         may, over time, offset the effect of paying an initial sales charge on your investment, compared to the
         effect over time of higher class-based expenses on shares of Class B, Class C or Class N. For retirement
         plans that qualify to purchase Class N shares, Class N shares will generally be more advantageous than
         Class B and Class C shares.

     o   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, you plan to hold your shares for not more than six
         years), you should probably consider purchasing Class A or Class C shares rather than Class B shares.
         That is because of the effect of the Class B contingent deferred sales charge if you redeem within six
         years, as well as the effect of the Class B asset-based sales charge on the investment return for that
         class in the short-term. Class C shares might be the appropriate choice (especially for investments of
         less than $100,000), because there is no initial sales charge on Class C shares, and the contingent
         deferred sales charge does not apply to amounts you sell after holding them one year.

         However, if you plan to invest more than $100,000 for the shorter term, then as your investment horizon
         increases toward six years, Class C shares might not be as advantageous as Class A shares. That is
         because the annual asset-based sales charge on Class C shares will have a greater impact on your account
         over the longer term than the reduced front-end sales charge available for larger purchases of Class A
         shares.

         And for non-retirement plan investors who invest $1 million or more, in most cases Class A shares will
         be the most advantageous choice, no matter how long you intend to hold your shares. For that reason, the
         Distributor normally will not accept purchase orders of $500,000 or more of Class B shares or $1 million
         or more of Class C shares from a single investor.

o        Investing for the Longer Term. If you are investing  less than $100,000 for the  longer-term,  for example
        for  retirement,  and do not expect to need  access to your money for seven  years or more,  Class B shares
        may be appropriate.

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


         Additionally, the dividends payable to Class B, Class C and Class N shareholders will be reduced by the
         additional expenses borne by those classes that are not borne by Class A or Class Y shares, such as the
         Class B, Class C and Class N asset-based sales charge described below and in the Statement of Additional
         Information. Share certificates are only available for Class A shares. If you are considering using your
         shares as collateral for a loan, that may be a factor to consider.


How Do Share Classes Affect Payments to Your Broker? A financial advisor may receive different compensation for
         selling one class of shares than for selling another class. It is important to remember that Class B,
         Class C and Class N contingent deferred sales charges and asset-based sales charges have the same
         purpose as the front-end sales charge on sales of Class A shares: to compensate the Distributor for
         concessions and expenses it pays to dealers and financial institutions for selling shares. The
         Distributor may pay additional compensation from its own resources to securities dealers or financial
         institutions based upon the value of shares of the Fund owned by the dealer or financial institution for
         its own account or for its customers.

SPECIAL SALES CHARGE ARRANGEMENTS AND WAIVERS. Appendix B to the Statement of Additional Information details the
conditions for the waiver of sales charges that apply in certain cases, and the special sales charge rates that
apply to purchases of shares of the Fund by certain groups, or under specified retirement plan arrangements or in
other special types of transactions. To receive a waiver or special sales charge rate, you must advise the
Distributor when purchasing shares or the Transfer Agent when redeeming shares that the special conditions apply.

HOW CAN YOU BUY CLASS A SHARES? Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset
value plus an initial sales charge. However, in some cases, described below, purchases are not subject to an
initial sales charge, and the offering price will be the net asset value. In other cases, reduced sales charges
may be available, as described below or in the Statement of Additional Information. Out of the amount you invest,
the Fund receives the net asset value to invest for your account.

         The sales charge varies depending on the amount of your purchase. A portion of the sales charge may be
retained by the Distributor or allocated to your dealer as a concession. The Distributor reserves the right to
reallow the entire concession to dealers. The current sales charge rates and concessions paid to dealers and
brokers are as follows:

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  Amount of Purchase                   Front-End Sales          Front-End Sales           Concession As
                                       Charge As a              Charge As a
                                       Percentage of            Percentage of Net         Percentage of
                                       Offering Price           Amount Invested           Offering Price
  ------------------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------- -------------------------
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  Less than $25,000                             5.75%                    6.10%                     4.75%
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  $25,000 or more but less than                 5.50%                    5.82%                     4.75%
  $50,000
  ------------------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------- -------------------------
  ------------------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------- -------------------------
  $50,000 or more but less than                 4.75%                    4.99%                     4.00%
  $100,000
  ------------------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------- -------------------------
  ------------------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------- -------------------------
  $100,000 or more but less than                3.75%                    3.90%                     3.00%
  $250,000
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  $250,000 or more but less than                2.50%                    2.56%                     2.00%
  $500,000
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  $500,000 or more but less than $1             2.00%                    2.04%                     1.60%
  million
  ------------------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------- -------------------------

Can You Reduce Class A Sales Charges? You may be eligible to buy Class A shares at reduced sales charge rates
         under the Fund's "Right of Accumulation" or a Letter of Intent, as described in "Reduced Sales Charges"
         in the Statement of Additional Information.

Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. There is no initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares of any
         one or more of the Oppenheimer funds aggregating $1 million or more, or for certain purchases by
         particular types of retirement plans that were permitted to purchase such shares prior to March 1, 2001
         ("grandfathered retirement accounts"). Retirement plans are not permitted to make initial purchases of
         Class A shares subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. The Distributor pays dealers of record
         concessions in an amount equal to 1.0% of purchases of $1 million or more other than by grandfathered
         retirement accounts. For grandfathered retirement accounts, the concession is 0.75% of the first $2.5
         million of purchases plus 0.25% of purchases in excess of $2.5 million. In either case, the concession
         will not be paid on purchases of shares by exchange or that were previously subject to a front-end sales
         charge and dealer concession.

         If you redeem any of those shares within an 18-month "holding period" measured from the beginning of the
         calendar month of their purchase, a contingent deferred sales charge (called the "Class A contingent
         deferred sales charge") may be deducted from the redemption proceeds. That sales charge will be equal to
         1.0% of the lesser of:

       o the aggregate net asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of redemption (excluding shares
          purchased by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions) or
       o the original net asset value of the redeemed shares.


         The Class A contingent deferred sales charge will not exceed the aggregate amount of the concessions the
         Distributor paid to your dealer on all purchases of Class A shares of all Oppenheimer funds you made
         that were subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge.

Purchases by Certain Retirement Plans. There is no initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares of any one
         or more Oppenheimer funds by retirement plans that have $10 million or more in plan assets and that have
         entered into a special agreement with the Distributor and by retirement plans which are part of a
         retirement plan product or platform offered by certain banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors,
         insurance companies or recordkeepers which have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor.
         The Distributor currently pays dealers of record concessions in an amount equal to 0.25% of the purchase
         price of Class A shares by those retirement plans from its own resources at the time of sale, subject to
         certain exceptions as described in the Statement of Additional Information. There is no contingent
         deferred sales charge upon the redemption of such shares.

HOW CAN YOU BUY CLASS B SHARES? Class B shares are sold at net asset value per share without an initial sales
charge. However, if Class B shares are redeemed within six years from the beginning of the calendar month of
their purchase, a contingent deferred sales charge will be deducted from the redemption proceeds. The Class B
contingent deferred sales charge is paid to compensate the Distributor for its expenses of providing
distribution-related services to the Fund in connection with the sale of Class B shares.

         The amount of the contingent deferred sales charge will depend on the number of years since you invested
and the dollar amount being redeemed, according to the following schedule for the Class B contingent deferred
sales charge holding period:

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Years Since Beginning of Month in Which Purchase Order      Contingent Deferred Sales Charge on Redemptions in
was Accepted                                                That Year
                                                            (As % of Amount Subject to Charge)
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0 - 1                                                       5.0%
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1 - 2                                                       4.0%
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2 - 3                                                       3.0%
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3 - 4                                                       3.0%
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4 - 5                                                       2.0%
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5 - 6                                                       1.0%
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More than 6                                                 None

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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 72 months after
         you purchase them. This conversion feature relieves Class B shareholders of the asset-based sales charge
         that applies to Class B shares under the Class B Distribution and Service Plan, described below. The
         conversion is based on the relative net asset value of the two classes, and no sales load or other
         charge is imposed. When any Class B shares that you hold convert, any other Class B shares that were
         acquired by reinvesting dividends and distributions on the converted shares will also convert to Class A
         shares. For further information on the conversion feature and its tax implications, see "Class B
         Conversion" in the Statement of Additional Information.

How Can you Buy 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 holding period of 12 months from the beginning of the
calendar month of their purchase, a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0% will be deducted from the redemption
proceeds. The Class C contingent deferred sales charge is paid to compensate the Distributor for its expenses of
providing distribution-related services to the Fund in connection with the sale of Class C shares.

HOW CAN YOU BUY CLASS N SHARES? Class N shares are offered for sale to retirement plans (including IRAs and
403(b) plans) that purchase $500,000 or more of Class N shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds or to group
retirement plans (which do not include IRAs and 403(b) plans) that have assets of $500,000 or more or 100 or more
eligible participants. See "Availability of Class N shares" in the Statement of Additional Information for other
circumstances where Class N shares are available for purchase.






         A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0% will be imposed upon the redemption of Class N shares, if:
o        The group retirement plan is terminated or Class N shares of all Oppenheimer funds are terminated as an
         investment option of the plan and Class N shares are redeemed within 18 months after the plan's first
         purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund, or
o        With respect to an IRA or 403(b) plan, Class N shares are redeemed within 18 months of the plan's first
         purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund.

         Retirement plans that offer Class N shares may impose charges on plan participant 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 in Colorado) and the special account
features applicable to purchasers of those other classes of shares described elsewhere in this prospectus do not
apply to Class N shares offered through a group retirement plan. Instructions for buying, selling, exchanging or
transferring Class N shares offered through a group retirement plan must be submitted by the plan, not by plan
participants for whose benefit the shares are held.

Who Can Buy 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 this purpose. They may include
insurance companies, registered investment companies and employee benefit plans. Individual investors cannot buy
Class Y shares directly.

         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 the special account features available to investors buying those 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.

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE (12b-1) PLANS.

Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A shares. It reimburses the
         Distributor for a portion of its costs incurred for services provided to accounts that hold Class A
         shares. Reimbursement is made quarterly at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average annual 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 quarterly for providing personal service and maintenance
         of accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. With respect to Class A shares subject to a
         Class A contingent deferred sales charge purchased by grandfathered retirement accounts, the Distributor
         pays the 0.25% service fee to dealers in advance for the first year after the shares are sold by the
         dealer. After the shares have been held for a year, the Distributor pays the service fee to dealers on a
         quarterly basis.

Distribution and Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class N Shares. The Fund has adopted Distribution and
         Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class N shares to pay the Distributor for its services and costs
         in distributing Class B, Class C and Class N 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 and 0.25%
         on Class N shares. The Distributor also receives a service fee of 0.25% per year under the Class B,
         Class C and Class N plans.

         The asset-based sales charge and service fees increase Class B and Class C expenses by 1.0% and increase
         Class N expenses by 0.50% of the net assets per year of the respective class. Because these fees are
         paid out of the Fund's assets on an on-going basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your
         investment and may cost you more than other types of sales charges.

         The Distributor uses the service fees to compensate dealers for providing personal services for accounts
         that hold Class B, Class C or Class N shares. The Distributor pays the 0.25% service fees to dealers in
         advance for the first year after the shares are sold by the dealer. After the shares have been held for
         a year, the Distributor pays the service fees to dealers on a quarterly basis. The Distributor retains
         the service fees for accounts for which it renders the required personal services.

         The Distributor currently pays a sales concession of 3.75% 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 4.00% of
         the purchase price. The Distributor retains the Class B asset-based sales charge. See the Statement of
         Additional Information for exceptions.

         The Distributor currently pays a sales concession of 0.75% of the purchase price of Class C 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 C shares is therefore 1.0% of
         the purchase price. The Distributor pays the asset-based sales charge as an ongoing concession to the
         dealer on Class C shares that have been outstanding for a year or more. See the Statement of Additional
         Information for exceptions.

         The Distributor currently pays a sales concession of 0.75% of the purchase price of Class N 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 N shares is therefore 1.0% of
         the purchase price. The Distributor retains the asset-based sales charge on Class N shares. See the
         Statement of Additional Information for exceptions.

Special Investor 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. It must be an Automated Clearing House (ACH) member. AccountLink lets you:
      o  transmit funds electronically to purchase shares by telephone (through a service representative or by
         PhoneLink) or automatically under Asset Builder Plans, or
      o  have the Transfer Agent send redemption proceeds or transmit dividends and distributions directly to
         your bank account. Please call the Transfer Agent for more information.


         You may purchase shares by telephone only after your account has been established. To purchase shares in
amounts up to $250,000 through a telephone representative, call the Distributor at 1.800.225.5677. The purchase
payment will be debited from your bank account.

         AccountLink privileges should be requested on your Application or your dealer's settlement instructions
if you buy your shares through a dealer. After your account is established, 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 your account as well as to
your dealer representative of record unless and until the Transfer Agent receives written instructions
terminating or changing those privileges. After you establish AccountLink for your account, any change of bank
account information must be made by signature-guaranteed instructions to the Transfer Agent signed by all
shareholders who own the account.

PHONELINK. PhoneLink is the OppenheimerFunds automated telephone system that enables shareholders to perform a
number of account transactions automatically using a touch-tone phone. PhoneLink may be used on
already-established Fund accounts after you obtain a Personal Identification Number (PIN), by calling the
PhoneLink number, 1.800.225.5677.
Purchasing Shares. You may purchase shares in amounts up to $100,000 by phone, by calling 1.800.225.5677. You
         must have established AccountLink privileges to link your bank account with the Fund to pay for these
         purchases.

Exchanging Shares. With the OppenheimerFunds Exchange Privilege, described below, you can exchange shares
         automatically by phone from your Fund account to another OppenheimerFunds account you have already
         established by calling the special PhoneLink number.
Selling Shares. You can redeem shares by telephone automatically by calling the PhoneLink number and the Fund
         will send the proceeds directly to your AccountLink bank account. Please refer to "How to Sell Shares,"
         below for details.


CAN YOU SUBMIT TRANSACTION REQUESTS BY FAX? You may send requests for certain types of account transactions to
the Transfer Agent by fax (telecopier). Please call 1.800.225.5677 for information about which transactions may
be handled this way. Transaction requests submitted by fax are subject to the same rules and restrictions as
written and telephone requests described in this Prospectus.

OPPENHEIMERFUNDS INTERNET WEBSITE. You can obtain information about the Fund, as well as your account balance, on
the OppenheimerFunds Internet website, at www.oppenheimerfunds.com. Additionally, shareholders listed in the
account registration (and the dealer of record) may request certain account transactions through a special
section of that website. To perform account transactions or obtain account information online, you must first
obtain a user I.D. and password on that website. If you do not want to have Internet account transaction
capability for your account, please call the Transfer Agent at 1.800.225.5677. At times, the website may be
inaccessible or its transaction features may be unavailable.


AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL AND EXCHANGE PLANS. The Fund has several plans that enable you to sell shares automatically
or exchange them to another OppenheimerFunds account on a regular basis. Please call the Transfer Agent or
consult the Statement of Additional Information for details.


REINVESTMENT PRIVILEGE.  If you redeem some or all of your Class A or Class B shares of the Fund, you have up to
six months to reinvest all or part of the redemption proceeds in Class A shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer
funds without paying a sales charge. This privilege applies only to Class A shares that you purchased subject to
an initial sales charge and to Class A or Class B shares on which you paid a contingent deferred sales charge
when you redeemed them. This privilege does not apply to Class C, Class N or Class Y shares. You must be sure to
ask the Distributor for this privilege when you send your payment.


RETIREMENT PLANS. You may buy shares of the Fund for your retirement plan account. If you participate in a plan
sponsored by your employer, the plan trustee or administrator must buy the shares for your plan account. The
Distributor also offers a number of different retirement plans that individuals and employers can use:
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). These include regular IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and rollover IRAs.
SEP-IRAs. These are Simplified Employee Pension Plan IRAs for small business owners or self-employed individuals.
403(b)(7) Custodial Plans. These are tax-deferred plans for employees of eligible tax-exempt organizations, such
         as schools, hospitals and charitable organizations.
401(k) Plans. These are special retirement plans for businesses.
Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans. These plans are designed for businesses and self-employed individuals.
         Please call the Distributor for OppenheimerFunds retirement plan documents, which include applications
and important plan information.

How to Sell Shares


You can sell (redeem) some or all of your shares on any regular business day. Your shares will be sold at the
next net asset value calculated after your order is received in proper form (which means that it must comply with
the procedures described below) and is accepted by the Transfer Agent. The Fund lets you sell your shares by
writing a letter or by telephone. You can also set up Automatic Withdrawal Plans to redeem shares on a regular
basis. 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 the
Transfer Agent first, at 1.800.225.5677, for assistance.


Certain Requests Require a Signature Guarantee. To protect you and the Fund from fraud, the following redemption
         requests must be in writing and must include a signature guarantee (although there may be other
         situations that also require a signature guarantee):
     o   You wish to redeem more than $100,000 and receive a check
     o   The redemption check is not payable to all shareholders listed on the account statement
     o   The redemption check is not sent to the address of record on your account statement
     o   Shares are being transferred to a Fund account with a different owner or name
     o   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 guarantee of your signature by a
         number of financial institutions, including:
o        a U.S. bank, trust company, credit union or savings association,
o        a foreign bank that has a U.S. correspondent bank,
o        a U.S. registered dealer or broker in securities, municipal securities or government securities, or
o        a U.S. national securities exchange, a registered securities association or a clearing agency.
         If you are signing on behalf of a corporation, partnership or other business or as a fiduciary, you must
         also include your title in the signature.

Retirement Plan Accounts. There are special procedures to sell shares in an OppenheimerFunds retirement plan
         account. Call the Transfer Agent for a distribution request form. Special income tax withholding
         requirements apply to distributions from retirement plans. You must submit a withholding form with your
         redemption request to avoid delay in getting your money and if you do not want tax withheld. If your
         employer holds your retirement plan account for you in the name of the plan, you must ask the plan
         trustee or administrator to request the sale of the Fund shares in your plan account.

HOW DO you SELL SHARES BY MAIL? Write a letter of instruction that includes:
     o   Your name
     o   The Fund's name
     o   Your Fund account number (from your account statement)
     o   The dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed
     o   Any special payment instructions
     o   Any share certificates for the shares you are selling
     o   The signatures of all registered owners exactly as the account is registered, and
     o   Any special documents requested by the Transfer Agent to assure proper authorization of the person
         asking to sell the shares.


Use the following address for                                Send courier or express mail
requests by mail:                                            requests to:
OppenheimerFunds Services                                    OppenheimerFunds Services
P.O. Box 5270                                                10200 E. Girard Avenue, Building D
Denver Colorado 80217                                        Denver, Colorado 80231


HOW DO you SELL SHARES BY TELEPHONE? You and your dealer representative of record may also sell your shares by
telephone. To receive the redemption price calculated on a particular regular business day, your call must be
received by the Transfer Agent by the close of The New York Stock Exchange that day, which is normally 4:00 P.M.,
but may be earlier on some days. You may not redeem shares held in an OppenheimerFunds retirement plan account or
under a share certificate by telephone.

     o   To redeem shares through a service representative or automatically on PhoneLink, call 1.800.225.5677.
         Whichever  method you use, you may have a check sent to the address on the account  statement,  or, if you

have linked your Fund account to your bank  account on  AccountLink,  you may have the  proceeds  sent to that bank
account.

Are There Limits on Amounts Redeemed by Telephone?
Telephone Redemptions Paid by Check. Up to $100,000 may be redeemed by telephone in any seven-day period. The
         check must be payable to all owners of record of the shares and must be sent to the address on the
         account statement. This service is not available within 30 days of changing the address on an account.

Telephone Redemptions Through AccountLink. There are no dollar limits on telephone redemption proceeds sent to a
         bank account designated when you establish AccountLink. Normally the ACH transfer to your bank is
         initiated on the business day after the redemption. You do not receive dividends on the proceeds of the
         shares you redeemed while they are waiting to be transferred.

CAN YOU SELL SHARES THROUGH your DEALER?  The  Distributor  has made  arrangements  to repurchase  Fund shares from
dealers and brokers on behalf of their  customers.  Brokers or dealers may charge for that service.  If your shares
are held in the name of your dealer, you must redeem them through your dealer.

HOW CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES AFFECT REDEMPTIONS. If you purchase shares subject to a Class A, Class B,
Class C or Class N contingent deferred sales charge and redeem any of those shares during the applicable holding
period for the class of shares, the contingent deferred sales charge will be deducted from the redemption
proceeds (unless you are eligible for a waiver of that sales charge based on the categories listed in Appendix B
to the Statement of Additional Information and you advise the Transfer Agent of your eligibility for the waiver
when you place your redemption request.)

         A  contingent  deferred  sales  charge will be based on the lesser of the net asset value of the  redeemed
shares at the time of  redemption  or the  original  net asset value.  A  contingent  deferred  sales charge is not
imposed on:
o        the amount of your account value  represented by an increase in net asset value over the initial  purchase
         price,
o        shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions, or

o        shares  redeemed in the special  circumstances  described  in Appendix B to the  Statement  of  Additional
         Information.


         To determine whether a contingent deferred sales charge applies to a redemption, the Fund redeems shares
in the following order:
     1.  shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions,
     2.  shares held for the holding period that applies to the class, and
     3.  shares held the longest during the holding period.

         Contingent  deferred  sales  charges are not charged  when you  exchange  shares of the Fund for shares of
other  Oppenheimer  funds.  However,  if you exchange them within the applicable  contingent  deferred sales charge
holding  period,  the  holding  period  will carry over to the fund whose  shares you  acquire.  Similarly,  if you
acquire  shares of this Fund by  exchanging  shares  of  another  Oppenheimer  fund  that are  still  subject  to a
contingent deferred sales charge holding period, that holding period will carry over to this Fund.

How to Exchange Shares

Shares of the Fund may be exchanged for shares of certain Oppenheimer funds at net asset value per share at the
time of exchange, without sales charge. Shares of the Fund can be purchased by exchange of shares of other
Oppenheimer funds on the same basis. To exchange shares, you must meet several conditions:
     o   Shares of the fund selected for exchange must be available for sale in your state of residence.
     o   The prospectuses of both funds must offer the exchange privilege.
     o   You must hold the shares you buy when you establish your account for at least seven days before you can

         exchange them. After the account is open seven days, you can exchange shares every regular business day.
     o   You must meet the minimum purchase requirements for the fund whose shares you purchase by exchange.
     o   Before exchanging into a fund, you must obtain and read its prospectus.


         Shares of a particular class of the Fund may be exchanged only for shares of the same class in the other
Oppenheimer funds. For example, you can exchange Class A shares of this Fund only for Class A shares of another
fund. In some cases, sales charges may be imposed on exchange transactions. For tax purposes, exchanges of shares
involve a sale of the shares of the fund you own and a purchase of the shares of the other fund, which may result
in a capital gain or loss. Please refer to "How to Exchange Shares" in the Statement of Additional Information
for more details.


         You can find a list of Oppenheimer funds currently available for exchanges in the Statement of
Additional Information or obtain one by calling a service representative at 1.800.225.5677. That list can change
from time to time.


HOW DO you SUBMIT EXCHANGE REQUESTS? Exchanges may be requested in writing or by telephone:

Written Exchange Requests. Submit an OppenheimerFunds Exchange Request form, signed by all owners of the account.
         Send it to the Transfer Agent at the address on the back cover. Exchanges of shares held under
         certificates cannot be processed unless the Transfer Agent receives the certificates with the request.


Telephone  Exchange Requests.  Telephone  exchange requests may be made either by calling a service  representative
         or by using PhoneLink for automated exchanges by calling  1.800.225.5677.  Telephone exchanges may be made
         only  between  accounts  that  are  registered  with the same  name(s)  and  address.  Shares  held  under
         certificates may not be exchanged by telephone.


ARE THERE LIMITATIONS ON EXCHANGES? There are certain exchange policies you should be aware of:
o        Shares are normally redeemed from one fund and purchased from the other fund in the exchange transaction
         on the same regular business day on which the Transfer Agent receives an exchange request that conforms
         to the policies described above. It must be received by the close of The New York Stock Exchange that
         day, which is normally 4:00 P.M. but may be earlier on some days. However, either fund may delay the
         purchase of shares of the fund you are exchanging into up to seven days if it determines it would be
         disadvantaged by the same day exchange.
o        The interests of the Fund's long-term shareholders and its ability to manage its investments may be
         adversely affected when its shares are repeatedly bought and sold in response to short-term market
         fluctuations--also known as "market timing." When large dollar amounts are involved, the Fund may have
         difficulty implementing long-term investment strategies, because it cannot predict how much cash it will
         have to invest. Market timing also may force the Fund to sell portfolio securities at disadvantageous
         times to raise the cash needed to buy a market timer's Fund shares. These factors may hurt the Fund's
         performance and its shareholders. When the Manager believes frequent trading would have a disruptive
         effect on the Fund's ability to manage its investments, the Manager and the Fund may reject purchase
         orders and exchanges into the Fund by any person, group or account that the Manager believes to be a
         market timer.
     o   The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege at any time. The Fund will provide you
         notice whenever it is required to do so by applicable law, but it may impose changes at any time for
         emergency purposes.
     o   If the Transfer Agent cannot exchange all the shares you request because of a restriction cited above,
         only the shares eligible for exchange will be exchanged.

Shareholder Account Rules and Policies

More information about the Fund's policies and procedures for buying, selling and exchanging shares is contained
in the Statement of Additional Information.


A $12 annual fee will be charged on any account  valued at less than $500.  See the  Statement of  Additional
         Information for circumstances when this fee will not be charged.

The offering of shares may be suspended during any period in which the determination of net asset value is
         suspended, and the offering may be suspended by the Board of Trustees at any time the Board believes it
         is in the Fund's best interest to do so.
Telephone transaction privileges for purchases, redemptions or exchanges may be modified, suspended or terminated
         by the Fund at any time. The Fund will provide you notice whenever it is required to do so by applicable
         law. If an account has more than one owner, the Fund and the Transfer Agent may rely on the instructions
         of any one owner. Telephone privileges apply to each owner of the account and the dealer representative
         of record for the account unless the Transfer Agent receives cancellation instructions from an owner of
         the account.
The Transfer Agent will record any telephone calls to verify data concerning transactions and has adopted other
         procedures to confirm that telephone instructions are genuine, by requiring callers to provide tax
         identification numbers and other account data or by using PINs, and by confirming such transactions in
         writing. The Transfer Agent and the Fund will not be liable for losses or expenses arising out of
         telephone instructions reasonably believed to be genuine.
Redemption or transfer requests will not be honored until the Transfer Agent receives all required documents in
         proper form. From time to time, the Transfer Agent in its discretion may waive certain of the
         requirements for redemptions stated in this Prospectus.
Dealers that perform account transactions for their clients by participating in NETWORKING through the National
         Securities Clearing Corporation are responsible for obtaining their clients' permission to perform those
         transactions, and are responsible to their clients who are shareholders of the Fund if the dealer
         performs any transaction erroneously or improperly.
The redemption price for shares will vary from day to day because the value of the securities in the Fund's
         portfolio fluctuates. The redemption price, which is the net asset value per share, will normally differ
         for each class of shares. The redemption value of your shares may be more or less than their original
         cost.
Payment for redeemed shares ordinarily is made in cash. It is forwarded by check, or through AccountLink (as
         elected by the shareholder) within seven days after the Transfer Agent receives redemption instructions
         in proper form. However, under unusual circumstances determined by the Securities and Exchange
         Commission, payment may be delayed or suspended. For accounts registered in the name of a broker-dealer,
         payment will normally be forwarded within three business days after redemption.

The Transfer Agent may delay processing any type of redemption payment as described under "How to Sell Shares"
         for recently purchased shares, but only until the purchase payment has cleared. That delay may be as
         much as 10 days from the date the shares were purchased. That delay may be avoided if you purchase
         shares by Federal Funds wire or certified check, or arrange with your bank to provide telephone or
         written assurance to the Transfer Agent that your purchase payment has cleared.

Involuntary redemptions of small accounts may be made by the Fund if the account value has fallen below $500 for
         reasons other than the fact that the market value of shares has dropped. In some cases, involuntary
         redemptions may be made to repay the Distributor for losses from the cancellation of share purchase
         orders.
Shares may be "redeemed in kind" under unusual circumstances (such as a lack of liquidity in the Fund's portfolio
         to meet redemptions). This means that the redemption proceeds will be paid with liquid securities from
         the Fund's portfolio.
"Backup withholding" of federal income tax may be applied against taxable dividends, distributions and redemption
         proceeds (including exchanges) if you fail to furnish the Fund your correct, certified Social Security
         or Employer Identification Number when you sign your application, or if you under-report your income to
         the Internal Revenue Service.
To avoid sending duplicate copies of 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 reduced mailing expense.


         If you want to receive multiple copies of these materials, you may call the Transfer Agent at
         1.800.225.5677. You may also notify the Transfer Agent in writing. Individual 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.


Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes


Dividends. The Fund intends to declare dividends separately for each class of shares from net investment income
on an annual basis and to pay them to shareholders in December on a date selected by the Board of Trustees.
Dividends and distributions paid on Class A and Class Y shares will generally be higher than dividends for Class
B, Class C and Class N shares, which normally have higher expenses than Class A and Class Y. The Fund has no
fixed dividend rate and cannot guarantee that it will pay any dividends or distributions.


Capital Gains. The Fund 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 in December of each year. The Fund may make
supplemental distributions of 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.

WHAT CHOICES DO YOU HAVE FOR RECEIVING DISTRIBUTIONS? When you open your account, specify on your application how
you want to receive your dividends and distributions. You have four options:

Reinvest All Distributions in the Fund. You can elect to reinvest all dividends and capital gains distributions
         in additional shares of the Fund.

Reinvest Dividends or Capital Gains. You can elect to reinvest some distributions (dividends, short-term capital
         gains or long-term capital gains distributions) in the Fund while receiving the other types of
         distributions by check or having them sent to your bank account through AccountLink.

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

Reinvest Your Distributions in Another OppenheimerFunds Account. You can reinvest all distributions in the same
         class of shares of another OppenheimerFunds account you have established.

TAXES. If your shares are not held in a tax-deferred retirement account, you should be aware of the following tax
implications of investing in the Fund. Distributions are subject to federal income tax and may be subject to
state or local taxes. Dividends paid from short-term capital gains and net investment income are taxable as
ordinary income. Long-term capital gains are taxable as long-term capital gains when distributed to shareholders.
It does not matter how long you have held your shares. Whether you reinvest your distributions in additional
shares or take them in cash, the tax treatment is the same.

         Every year the Fund will send you and the IRS a statement showing the amount of any taxable distribution
you received in the previous year. Any long-term capital gains will be separately identified in the tax
information the Fund sends you after the end of the calendar year.

Avoid "Buying a Dividend." If you buy shares on 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
         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 received when you sold 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. If that occurs, it will be identified in notices to shareholders.

         This information is only a summary of certain federal income tax information  about your  investment.  You
should  consult  with  your tax  advisor  about the  effect of an  investment  in the Fund on your  particular  tax
situation.

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 auditors, whose report, along with the Fund's financial statements, is included in the Statement of
Additional Information, which is available on request.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CLASS A        YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31,               2002       2001       2000       1999       1998
=======================================================================================================

PER SHARE OPERATING DATA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net asset value, beginning of period           $ 29.20    $ 62.31    $ 39.77    $ 31.54    $ 40.42
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Income (loss) from investment operations:
 Net investment income (loss)                      (.13)       .18       (.02)       .10        .73
 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)          (4.74)    (30.05)     25.42      11.69      (5.05)
                                               -------------------------------------------------------
 Total from investment operations                 (4.87)    (29.87)     25.40      11.79      (4.32)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
 Dividends from net investment income              (.14)        --       (.03)      (.48)      (.66)
 Distributions from net realized gain                --      (3.24)     (2.83)     (3.08)     (3.90)
                                               -------------------------------------------------------
 Total dividends and/or distributions
 to shareholders                                   (.14)     (3.24)     (2.86)     (3.56)     (4.56)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net asset value, end of period                  $24.19     $29.20     $62.31     $39.77     $31.54
                                               ========================================================

=======================================================================================================
 TOTAL RETURN, AT NET ASSET VALUE(1)             (16.77)%   (49.87)%    67.10%     39.39%    (11.62)%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=======================================================================================================
 RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $1,173,027 $1,553,066 $3,176,435 $1,730,087 $1,356,905
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Average net assets (in thousands)           $1,430,735 $2,149,795 $2,390,125 $1,620,201 $1,640,181
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ratios to average net assets:(2)
 Net investment income (loss)                     (0.54)%     0.45%     (0.01)%     0.24%      1.90%
 Expenses                                          1.31%      1.06%      1.01%      1.05%      1.00%(3)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Portfolio turnover rate                             60%        92%        49%       106%        34%
1. Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal
period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on
the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the
last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the
total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods of less than one
full year.

2. Annualized for periods of less than one full year.

3. Expense ratio has been calculated without adjustment for the reduction to
custodian expenses.





INFORMATION AND SERVICES

For More Information on Oppenheimer Growth Fund
The following additional information about the Fund is available without charge upon request:

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 (which means it is legally
part of this Prospectus).

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS. Additional information about the Fund's investments and performance is available
in the Fund's Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders. 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 Get More Information
You can  request  the  Statement  of  Additional  Information,  the  Annual  and  Semi-Annual  Reports,  the notice
explaining the Fund's privacy policy and other information about the Fund or your account:

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By Telephone:                                     Call OppenheimerFunds Services toll-free:
                                                  1.800.CALL.OPP (225.5677)

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By Mail:                                          Write to:
                                                  OppenheimerFunds Services
                                                  P.O. Box 5270
                                                  Denver, Colorado 80217-5270
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On the Internet:                                  You can send us a request by e-mail or read or download
                                                  documents on the OppenheimerFunds website:
                                                  www.oppenheimerfunds.com
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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 1.202.942.8090.  Reports and other information about the Fund
are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC's Internet 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. 20549-0102.

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 shares are distributed by:
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                                                                                                  Distributor, Inc.
The Fund's SEC File No.: 811-2306.
PR0270.001.1002
Printed on recycled paper.





                                             Appendix to Prospectus of
                                              Oppenheimer Growth Fund

         Graphic Material included in the Prospectus of Oppenheimer Growth Fund: "Annual Total Returns (Class A)
(% as of 12/31 each year)":

         A bar chart will be included in the Prospectus of Oppenheimer Growth Fund (the "Fund") depicting the
annual total returns of a hypothetical investment in Class A shares of the Fund for each of the ten most recent
calendar years, without deducting sales charges. Set forth below are the relevant data points that will appear on
the bar chart.

Calendar          Oppenheimer
Year                       Growth Fund
Ended                      Class A Shares
-----                      --------------


12/31/01          -24.54%
12/31/00          -11.16%
12/31/99          46.73%
12/31/98          10.95%
12/31/97          18.12%
12/31/96          23.46%
12/31/95          34.95%
12/31/94            2.38%
12/31/93            2.72%
12/31/92          13.37%




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Oppenheimer Growth Fund
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6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112
1.800.225.5677

Statement of Additional Information dated October 23, 2002

This Statement of Additional Information is not a Prospectus. This document contains additional information about the Fund and
supplements information in the Prospectus dated October 23, 2002.  It should be read together with the Prospectus.  You can obtain
the Prospectus by writing to the Fund's Transfer Agent, OppenheimerFunds Services, at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, Colorado 80217, or by
calling the Transfer Agent at the toll-free number shown above, or by downloading it from the OppenheimerFunds Internet website at
www.oppenheimerfunds.com.

Contents
                                                                                                          Page
About the Fund

Additional Information About the Fund's Investment Policies and Risks...................................   2
     The Fund's Investment Policies.....................................................................   2
     Other Investment Techniques and Strategies.........................................................   4
     Other Investment Restrictions......................................................................  18
How the Fund is Managed ................................................................................  20
     Organization and History...........................................................................  20
     Board of Trustees and Oversight Committees.........................................................  21
     Trustees and Officers of the Fund..................................................................  22
     The Manager........................................................................................  30
Brokerage Policies of the Fund..........................................................................  32
Distribution and Service Plans..........................................................................  34
Performance of the Fund.................................................................................  38


About Your Account

How To Buy Shares.......................................................................................  44
How To Sell Shares......................................................................................  54
How To Exchange Shares..................................................................................  59
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes......................................................................  63
Additional Information About the Fund...................................................................  68


Financial Information About the Fund

Independent Auditors' Report............................................................................  69
Financial Statements....................................................................................  70


Appendix A: Industry Classifications....................................................................  A-1
Appendix B: Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers...............................................  B-1







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Additional Information About the Fund's Investment Policies and Risks

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

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

         |X| Cyclical Opportunities. The Fund might also seek to take advantage of changes in the business cycle by investing in
companies that are sensitive to those changes if the Manager believes they have growth potential. For example, when the economy is
expanding, companies in the consumer durable and technology sectors might benefit and offer long-term growth opportunities. Other
cyclical industries include insurance, for example. The fund focuses on seeking growth over the long term, but could seek to take
tactical advantage of short-term market movements or events affecting particular issuers or industries.

         |X| Investments in Equity Securities. The Fund focuses its investments in equity securities of mid-cap issuers (having
market capitalizations between $2 billion and $11.5 billion) and large-cap issuers (having market capitalizations greater than $11.5
billion). At times, the market may favor or disfavor securities of issuers of a particular capitalization range. Therefore the Fund
may focus its equity investments in securities of large cap or mid cap issuers, or a combination of the two capitalization ranges,
based upon the Manager's judgment of where are the best market opportunities to seek the Fund's objective. Current income is not a
criterion used to select portfolio securities.

         The Fund can also invest in securities of small cap issuers (having market capitalizations of less than $1 billion).
Securities of small capitalization issuers may be subject to greater price volatility in general than securities of large-cap and
mid-cap companies. Therefore, to the degree that the Fund has investments in smaller capitalization companies at times of market
volatility, the Fund's share price may fluctuate more. As noted below, the Fund limits such investments in unseasoned small cap
issuers.

         Convertible Securities. While convertible securities are a form of debt security in many cases, their conversion feature
(allowing conversion into equity securities) causes them to be regarded by the Manager more as "equity equivalents." As a result, the
rating assigned to the security has less impact on the Manager's investment decision with respect to convertible securities than in
the case of non-convertible fixed income securities.





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

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

(1)      whether, at the option of the investor, the convertible security can be exchanged for a fixed number of shares of common
                      stock of the issuer,
(2)      whether the issuer of the convertible securities has restated its earnings per share of common stock on a fully diluted
                      basis (considering the effect of conversion of the convertible securities), and
(3)      the extent to which the convertible security may be a defensive "equity substitute," providing the ability to participate in
                      any appreciation in the price of the issuer's common stock.

         |X| Foreign Securities. The Fund can purchase equity securities issued or guaranteed by foreign companies or debt securities
issued by foreign governments. "Foreign securities" include equity and debt securities of companies organized under the laws of
countries other than the United States and debt securities issued by foreign governments and their agencies. They may be traded on
foreign securities exchanges or in the foreign over-the-counter markets.

         Securities of foreign issuers that are represented by American Depository Receipts or that are listed on a U.S. securities
exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter markets are not considered "foreign securities" for the purpose of the Fund's
investment allocations. That is because they are not subject to many of the special considerations and risks, discussed below, that
apply to foreign securities traded and held abroad.

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

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

o        reduction of income by foreign taxes;
o        fluctuation in value of foreign investments due to changes in currency rates or currency control regulations (for example,
              currency blockage);
o        transaction charges for currency exchange;
o        lack of public information about foreign issuers;
o        lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards in foreign countries comparable to those applicable
              to domestic issuers;
o        less volume on foreign exchanges than on U.S. exchanges;
o        greater volatility and less liquidity on foreign markets than in the U.S.;
o        less governmental regulation of foreign issuers, stock exchanges and brokers than in the U.S.;
o        greater difficulties in commencing lawsuits;
o        higher brokerage commission rates than in the U.S.;
o        increased risks of delays in settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates for portfolio securities;
o        possibilities in some countries of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, political, financial or social instability or
              adverse diplomatic developments; and
o        unfavorable differences between the U.S. economy and foreign economies.

         In the past, U.S. government policies have discouraged certain investments abroad by U.S. investors, through taxation or
other restrictions, and it is possible that such restrictions could be re-imposed.

         |X| Portfolio Turnover. "Portfolio turnover" describes the rate at which the Fund traded its portfolio securities during its
last fiscal year. For example, if a fund sold all of its securities during the year, its portfolio turnover rate would have been
100%. The Fund's portfolio turnover rate will fluctuate from year to year, although the Fund might have a portfolio turnover rate of
more than 100% annually. Increased portfolio turnover creates higher brokerage and transaction costs for the Fund, which could reduce
its overall performance. Additionally, the realization of capital gains from selling portfolio securities may result in distributions
of taxable long-term capital gains to shareholders, since the Fund will normally distribute all of its capital gains realized each
year, to avoid excise taxes under the Internal Revenue Code.

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

         |X| Investing in Small, Unseasoned Companies. The Fund can invest in securities of small, unseasoned companies. These are
companies that have been in operation for less than three years, including the operations of any predecessors. Securities of these
companies may be subject to volatility in their prices. They may have a limited trading market, which may adversely affect the Fund's
ability to dispose of them and can reduce the price the Fund might be able to obtain for them. Other investors that own a security
issued by a small, unseasoned issuer for which there is limited liquidity might trade the security when the Fund is attempting to
dispose of its holdings of that security. In that case the Fund might receive a lower price for its holdings than might otherwise be
obtained.

         As a fundamental policy, the Fund cannot make an investment that will result in more than 15% of the Fund's total assets
being invested in the securities of small, unseasoned companies. The Fund currently intends to invest no more than 5% of its net
assets in those securities.

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

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

         The majority of these transactions run from day to day, and delivery pursuant to the resale typically occurs within one to
five days of the purchase. Repurchase agreements having a maturity beyond seven days are subject to the Fund's limits on holding
illiquid investments. The Fund will not enter into a repurchase agreement that causes more than 10% of its net assets to be subject
to repurchase agreements having a maturity beyond seven days. There is no limit on the amount of the Fund's net assets that may be
subject to repurchase agreements having maturities of seven days or less.

         Repurchase agreements, considered "loans" under the Investment Company Act, are collateralized by the underlying security.
The Fund's repurchase agreements require that at all times while the repurchase agreement is in effect, the value of the collateral
must equal or exceed the repurchase price to fully collateralize the repayment obligation. However, if the vendor fails to pay the
resale price on the delivery date, the Fund may incur costs in disposing of the collateral and may experience losses if there is any
delay in its ability to do so. The Manager will impose creditworthiness requirements to confirm that the vendor is financially sound
and will continuously monitor the collateral's value.

         Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other affiliated
entities managed by the Manager, may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint repurchase accounts. These balances are
invested in one or more repurchase agreements, secured by U.S. government securities. Securities that are pledged as collateral for
repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature. Each joint repurchase arrangement requires that the
market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal; however, in the event of default by the
other party to the agreement, retention or sale of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

         |X| Illiquid and Restricted Securities. Under the policies and procedures established by the Fund's Board of Trustees, the
Manager determines the liquidity of certain of the Fund's investments. To enable the Fund to sell its holdings of a restricted
security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, the Fund may have to cause those securities to be registered. The expenses
of registering restricted securities may be negotiated by the Fund with the issuer at the time the Fund buys the securities. When the
Fund must arrange registration because the Fund wishes to sell the security, a considerable period may elapse between the time the
decision is made to sell the security and the time the security is registered so that the Fund could sell it. The Fund would bear the
risks of any downward price fluctuation during that period.

         The Fund may also acquire restricted securities through private placements. Those securities have contractual restrictions
on their public resale. Those restrictions might limit the Fund's ability to dispose of the securities and might lower the amount the
Fund could realize upon the sale.

         The Fund has limitations that apply to purchases of restricted securities, as stated in the Prospectus. Those percentage
restrictions do not limit purchases of restricted securities that are eligible for sale to qualified institutional purchasers 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 such securities and the availability of reliable pricing
information, among other factors. If there is a lack of trading interest in a particular Rule 144A security, the Fund's holdings of
that security may be considered to be illiquid.

         Illiquid securities include repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days and participation interests that do not
have puts exercisable within seven days.

         |X| Loans of Portfolio Securities. To raise cash for liquidity purposes, the Fund can lend its portfolio securities to
brokers, dealers and other types of financial institutions approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. These loans are limited to not
more than 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets. The Fund currently does not intend to engage in loans of securities in the
coming year, but if it does so, such loans will not likely exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets.

         There are some risks in connection with securities lending. The Fund might experience a delay in receiving additional
collateral to secure a loan, or a delay in recovery of the loaned securities if the borrower defaults. The Fund must receive
collateral for a loan. Under current applicable regulatory requirements (which are subject to change), on each business day the loan
collateral must be at least equal to the value of the loaned securities. It must consist of cash, bank letters of credit, securities
of the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, or other cash equivalents in which the Fund is permitted to invest. To
be acceptable as collateral, letters of credit must obligate a bank to pay amounts demanded by the Fund if the demand meets the terms
of the letter. The terms of the letter of credit and the issuing bank both must be satisfactory to the Fund.

         When it lends securities, the Fund receives amounts equal to the dividends or interest on loaned securities. It also
receives one or more of (a) negotiated loan fees, (b) interest on securities used as collateral, and (c) interest on any short-term
debt securities purchased with such loan collateral. Either type of interest may be shared with the borrower. The Fund may also pay
reasonable finder's, custodian and administrative fees in connection with these loans. The terms of the Fund's loans must meet
applicable tests under the Internal Revenue Code and must permit the Fund to reacquire loaned securities on five days' notice or in
time to vote on any important matter.

         |X| Borrowing for Leverage. As a fundamental investment policy, the Fund may not borrow money, except to the extent
permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (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. Currently, under the Investment Company Act, a mutual fund may borrow only from banks and the maximum amount it may borrow is
up to one-third of its total assets (including the amount borrowed).  The Fund may borrow up to 5% of its total assets for temporary
purposes from any person. 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. If the value of the Fund's assets fails to meet this 300% asset coverage
requirement, the Fund will reduce its bank debt within three days to meet the requirement. To do so the Fund might have to sell a
portion of its investments at a disadvantageous time.

         The Fund will pay interest on these loans, and that interest expense will raise the overall expenses of the Fund and reduce
its returns. If it does borrow, its expenses will be greater than comparable funds that do not borrow for leverage. Additionally, the
Fund's net asset value per share might fluctuate more than that of funds that do not borrow. Currently, the Fund does not contemplate
using this technique, but if it does so, it will not likely do so to a substantial degree.

         |X| Derivatives. The Fund can invest in a variety of derivative investments to seek income for liquidity needs or for
hedging purposes. Some derivative investments the Fund can use are the hedging instruments described below in this Statement of
Additional Information. However, the Fund does not use, and does not currently contemplate using, derivatives or hedging instruments
to a significant degree.

         Some of the derivative investments the Fund can use include debt exchangeable for common stock of an issuer or
"equity-linked debt securities" of an issuer. At maturity, the debt security is exchanged for common stock of the issuer or it is
payable in an amount based on the price of the issuer's common stock at the time of maturity. Both alternatives present a risk that
the amount payable at maturity will be less than the principal amount of the debt because the price of the issuer's common stock may
not be as high as the Manager expected.

         |X| Hedging. Although the Fund does not anticipate the extensive use of hedging instruments, the Fund can use hedging
instruments. To attempt to protect against declines in the market value of the Fund's portfolio, to permit the Fund to retain
unrealized gains in the value of portfolio securities which have appreciated, or to facilitate selling securities for investment
reasons, the Fund could:
         sell futures contracts,
         buy puts on such futures or on securities, or
         write covered calls on securities or futures. Covered calls may also be used to increase the Fund's income, but the Manager
              does not expect to engage extensively in that practice.

         The Fund can use hedging to establish a position in the securities market as a temporary substitute for purchasing
particular securities. In that case the Fund would normally seek to purchase the securities and then terminate that hedging position.
The Fund might also use this type of hedge to attempt to protect against the possibility that its portfolio securities would not be
fully included in a rise in value of the market. To do so the Fund could:
         buy futures, or
         buy calls on such futures or on securities.






         The Fund's strategy of hedging with futures and options on futures will be incidental to the Fund's 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 that relate to (1) broadly-based stock indices (these are referred to
as "stock index futures"), (2) other broadly-based securities indices (these are referred to as "financial futures") and (3) foreign
currencies (these are referred to as "forward contracts").

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

         No payment is paid or received by the Fund on the purchase or sale of a future. Upon entering into a futures transaction,
the Fund will be required to deposit an initial margin payment with the futures commission merchant (the "futures broker"). Initial
margin payments will be deposited with the Fund's custodian bank in an account registered in the futures broker's name. However, the
futures broker can gain access to that account only under specified conditions. As the future is marked to market (that is, its value
on the Fund's books is changed) to reflect changes in its market value, subsequent margin payments, called variation margin, will be
paid to or by the futures broker daily.

         At any time prior to expiration of the future, the Fund may elect to close out its position by taking an opposite position,
at which time a final determination of variation margin is made and any additional cash must be paid by or released to the Fund. Any
loss or gain on the future is then realized by the Fund for tax purposes. All futures transactions (except forward contracts) are
effected through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange on which the contracts are traded.

         Put and Call Options. The Fund can buy and sell certain kinds of put options ("puts") and call options ("calls"). The Fund
can buy and sell exchange-traded and over-the-counter put and call options, including index options, securities options, currency
options, options on commodity indices, and options on the other types of futures described above.

                  o Writing Covered Call Options. The Fund can write (that is, sell) covered calls. If the Fund sells a call option,
it must be covered. That means the Fund must own the security subject to the call while the call is outstanding, or, for certain
types of calls, the call may be covered by segregating liquid assets to enable the Fund to satisfy its obligations if the call is
exercised. Up to 25% of the Fund's total assets may be subject to calls the Fund writes.

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

         When the Fund writes a call on an index, it receives cash (a premium). If the buyer of the call exercises it, the Fund will
pay an amount of cash equal to the difference between the closing price of the call and the exercise price, multiplied by a 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, or a securities depository acting for the custodian, will act as the Fund's escrow agent, through the
facilities of the Options Clearing Corporation ("OCC"), as to the investments on which the Fund has written calls traded on exchanges
or as to other acceptable escrow securities. In that way, no margin will be required for such transactions. OCC will release the
securities on the expiration of the option or when the Fund enters into a closing transaction.

         When the Fund writes an over-the-counter ("OTC") option, it will enter into an arrangement with a primary U.S. government
securities dealer which will establish a formula price at which the Fund will have the absolute right to repurchase that OTC option.
The formula price will generally be based on a multiple of the premium received for the option, plus the amount by which the option
is exercisable below the market price of the underlying security (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 holding illiquid securities) the mark-to-market value of any
OTC option it holds, 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 is more or less than the price of the call the Fund purchases to close out
the transaction. The Fund may realize a profit if the call expires unexercised, because the Fund will retain the underlying security
and the premium it received when it wrote the call. Any such profits are considered short-term capital gains for federal income tax
purposes, as are the premiums on lapsed calls. When distributed by the Fund they are taxable as ordinary income. If the Fund cannot
effect a closing purchase transaction due to the lack of a market, it will have to hold the callable securities until the call
expires or is exercised.

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

                  o Writing Put Options. The Fund can sell put options. A put option on securities gives the purchaser the right to
sell, and the writer the obligation to buy, the underlying investment at the exercise price during the option period. The Fund will
not write puts if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's net assets would be required to be identified to cover such put options.

         If the Fund writes a put, the put must be covered by identified liquid assets. The premium the Fund receives from writing a
put represents a profit, as long as the price of the underlying investment remains equal to or above the exercise price of the put.
However, the Fund also assumes the obligation during the option period to buy the underlying investment from the buyer of the put at
the exercise price, even if the value of the investment falls below the exercise price. If a put the Fund has written expires
unexercised, the Fund realizes a gain in the amount of the premium less the transaction costs incurred. If the put is exercised, the
Fund must fulfill its obligation to purchase the underlying investment at the exercise price. That price will usually exceed the
market value of the investment at that time. In that case, the Fund may incur a loss if it sells the underlying investment. That loss
will be equal to the sum of the sale price of the underlying investment and the premium received minus the sum of the exercise price
and any transaction costs the Fund incurred.

         When writing a put option on a security, to secure its obligation to pay for the underlying security the Fund will identify
liquid assets with a value equal to or greater than the exercise price of the underlying securities. The Fund therefore forgoes the
opportunity of investing the identified assets or writing calls against those assets.

         As long as the Fund's obligation as the put writer continues, it may be assigned an exercise notice by the broker-dealer
through which the put was sold. That notice will require the Fund to take delivery of the underlying security and pay the exercise
price. The Fund has no control over when it may be required to purchase the underlying security, since it may be assigned an exercise
notice at any time prior to the termination of its obligation as the writer of the put. That obligation terminates upon expiration of
the put. It may also terminate if, before it receives an exercise notice, the Fund effects a closing purchase transaction by
purchasing a put of the same series as it sold. Once the Fund has been assigned an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing
purchase transaction.

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

                  o Purchasing Calls and Puts. The Fund can purchase calls to protect against the possibility that the Fund's
portfolio will not participate in an anticipated rise in the securities market. When the Fund buys a call (other than in a closing
purchase transaction), it pays a premium. The Fund then has the right to buy the underlying investment from a seller of a
corresponding call on the same investment during the call period at a fixed exercise price. The Fund benefits only if it sells the
call at a profit or if, during the call period, the market price of the underlying investment is above the sum of the call price plus
the transaction costs and the premium paid for the call and the Fund exercises the call. If the Fund does not exercise the call or
sell it (whether or not at a profit), the call will become worthless at its expiration date. In that case the Fund will have paid the
premium but lost the right to purchase the underlying investment.

         The Fund can buy puts whether or not it holds the underlying investment in its portfolio. When the Fund purchases a put, it
pays a premium and, except as to puts on indices, has the right to sell the underlying investment to a seller of a put on a
corresponding investment during the put period at a fixed exercise price. Buying a put on securities or futures the Fund owns enables
the Fund to attempt to protect itself during the put period against a decline in the value of the underlying investment below the
exercise price by selling the underlying investment at the exercise price to a seller of a corresponding put. If the market price of
the underlying investment is equal to or above the exercise price and, as a result, the put is not exercised or resold, the put will
become worthless at its expiration date. In that case the Fund will have paid the premium but lost the right to sell the underlying
investment. However, the Fund may sell the put prior to its expiration. That sale may or may not be at a profit.

         Buying a put on an investment the Fund does not own (such as an index or future) permits the Fund to resell the put or to
buy the underlying investment and sell it at the exercise price. The resale price will vary inversely to the price of the underlying
investment. If the market price of the underlying investment is above the exercise price and, as a result, the put is not exercised,
the put will become worthless on its expiration date.

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

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

                  o Buying and Selling Options on Foreign Currencies. The Fund can buy and sell calls and puts on foreign currencies.
They include puts and calls that trade on a securities or commodities exchange or in the over-the-counter markets or are quoted by
major recognized dealers in such options. The Fund could use these calls and puts to try to protect against declines in the dollar
value of foreign securities and increases in the dollar cost of foreign securities the Fund wants to acquire.

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

         A call the Fund writes on a foreign currency is "covered" if the Fund owns the underlying foreign currency covered by the
call or has an absolute and immediate right to acquire that foreign currency without additional cash consideration (or it can do so
for additional cash consideration identified on its books with the custodian bank) upon conversion or exchange of other foreign
currency held in its portfolio.

         The Fund could write a call on a foreign currency to provide a hedge against a decline in the U.S. dollar value of a
security which the Fund owns or has the right to acquire and which is denominated in the currency underlying the option. That decline
might be one that occurs due to an expected adverse change in the exchange rate. This is known as a "cross-hedging" strategy. In
those circumstances, the Fund covers the option by maintaining and identifying cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid, high
grade debt securities in an amount equal to the exercise price of the option, with the Fund's custodian bank.

         Risks of Hedging with Options and Futures. The use of hedging instruments requires special skills and knowledge of
investment techniques that are different than what is required for normal portfolio management. If the Manager uses a hedging
instrument at the wrong time or judges market conditions incorrectly, hedging strategies may reduce the Fund's return. The Fund could
also experience losses if the prices of its futures and options positions were not correlated with its other investments.

         The Fund's option activities might affect its portfolio turnover rate and brokerage commissions. The exercise of calls
written by the Fund might cause the Fund to sell related portfolio securities, thus increasing its turnover rate. The exercise by the
Fund of puts on securities will cause the sale of underlying investments, increasing portfolio turnover. Although the decision
whether to exercise a put it holds is within the Fund's control, holding a put might cause the Fund to sell the related investments
for reasons that would not exist in the absence of the put.

         The Fund could pay a brokerage commission each time it buys a call or put, sells a call or put, or buys or sells an
underlying investment in connection with the exercise of a call or put. Those commissions could be higher on a relative basis than
the commissions for direct purchases or sales of the underlying investments. Premiums paid for options are small in relation to the
market value of the underlying investments. Consequently, put and call options offer large amounts of leverage. The leverage offered
by trading in options could result in the Fund's net asset value being more sensitive to changes in the value of the underlying
investment.

         If a covered call written by the Fund is exercised on an investment that has increased in value, the Fund will be required
to sell the investment at the call price. It will not be able to realize any profit if the investment has increased in value above
the call price.






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

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

         The risk of imperfect correlation increases as the composition of the Fund's portfolio diverges from the securities included
in the applicable index. To compensate for the imperfect correlation of movements in the price of the portfolio securities being
hedged and movements in the price of the hedging instruments, the Fund might use hedging instruments in a greater dollar amount than
the dollar amount of portfolio securities being hedged. It might do so if the historical volatility of the prices of the portfolio
securities being hedged is more than the historical volatility of the applicable index.

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

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

         Forward Contracts. Forward contracts are foreign currency exchange contracts. They are used to buy or sell foreign currency
for future delivery at a fixed price. The Fund uses them to "lock in" the U.S. dollar price of a security denominated in a foreign
currency that the Fund has bought or sold, or to protect against possible losses from changes in the relative values of the U.S.
dollar and a foreign currency. The Fund limits its exposure in foreign currency exchange contracts in a particular foreign currency
to the amount of its assets denominated in that currency or a closely-correlated currency. The Fund may also use "cross-hedging"
where the Fund hedges against changes in currencies other than the currency in which a security it holds is denominated.

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

         The Fund may use forward contracts to protect against uncertainty in the level of future exchange rates. The use of forward
contracts does not eliminate the risk of fluctuations in the prices of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire,
but it does fix a rate of exchange in advance. Although forward contracts may reduce the risk of loss from a decline in the value of
the hedged currency, at the same time they limit any potential gain if the value of the hedged currency increases.

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

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

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

         However, to avoid excess transactions and transaction costs, the Fund may maintain a net exposure to forward contracts in
excess of the value of the Fund's portfolio securities or other assets denominated in foreign currencies if the excess amount is
"covered" by liquid securities denominated in any currency. The cover must be at least equal at all times to the amount of that
excess. As one alternative, the Fund may purchase a call option permitting the Fund to purchase the amount of foreign currency being
hedged by a forward sale contract at a price no higher than the forward contract price. As another alternative, the Fund may purchase
a put option permitting the Fund to sell the amount of foreign currency subject to a forward purchase contract at a price as high or
higher than the forward contact price.

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

         The projection of short-term currency market movements is extremely difficult, and the successful execution of a short-term
hedging strategy is highly uncertain. Forward contracts involve the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately
predicted, causing the Fund to sustain losses on these contracts and to pay additional transactions costs. The use of forward
contracts in this manner might reduce the Fund's performance if there are unanticipated changes in currency prices to a greater
degree than if the Fund had not entered into such contracts.

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

         The costs to the Fund of engaging in forward contracts varies with factors such as the currencies involved, the length of
the contract period and the market conditions then prevailing. Because forward contracts are usually entered into on a principal
basis, no brokerage fees or commissions are involved. Because these contracts are not traded on an exchange, the Fund must evaluate
the credit and performance risk of the counterparty under each forward contract.






         Although the Fund values its assets daily in terms of U.S. dollars, it does not intend to convert its holdings of foreign
currencies into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. The Fund may convert foreign currency from time to time, and will incur costs in doing
so. Foreign exchange dealers do not charge a fee for conversion, but they do seek to realize a profit based on the difference between
the prices at which they buy and sell various currencies. Thus, a dealer might offer to sell a foreign currency to the Fund at one
rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange if the Fund desires to resell that currency to the dealer.

         Regulatory Aspects of Hedging Instruments. When using futures and options on futures, the Fund is required to operate within
certain guidelines and restrictions with respect to the use of futures as established by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission
(the "CFTC"). In particular, the Fund is exempted from registration with the CFTC as a "commodity pool operator" if the Fund complies
with the requirements of Rule 4.5 adopted by the CFTC. The Rule does not limit the percentage of the Fund's assets that may be used
for futures margin and related options premiums for a bona fide hedging position. However, under the Rule, the Fund must limit its
aggregate initial futures margin and related options premiums to not more than 5% of the Fund's net assets for hedging strategies
that are not considered bona fide hedging strategies under the Rule. Under the Rule, the Fund must also use short futures and options
on futures solely for bona fide hedging purposes within the meaning and intent of the applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange
Act.

         Transactions in options by the Fund are subject to limitations established by the option exchanges. The exchanges limit the
maximum number of options that may be written or held by a single investor or group of investors acting in concert. Those limits
apply regardless of whether the options were written or purchased on the same or different exchanges or are held in one or more
accounts or through one or more different exchanges or through one or more brokers. Thus, the number of options that the Fund may
write or hold may be affected by options written or held by other entities, including other investment companies having the same
advisor as the Fund (or an advisor that is an affiliate of the Fund's advisor). The exchanges also impose position limits on Futures
transactions. An exchange may order the liquidation of positions found to be in violation of those limits and may impose certain
other sanctions.

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

         Tax Aspects of Certain Hedging Instruments. Certain foreign currency exchange contracts in which the Fund may invest are
treated as "Section 1256 contracts" under the Internal Revenue Code. In general, gains or losses relating to Section 1256 contracts
are characterized as 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses under the Code. However, foreign currency gains or
losses arising from Section 1256 contracts that are forward contracts generally are treated as ordinary income or loss. In addition,
Section 1256 contracts held by the Fund at the end of each taxable year are "marked-to-market," and unrealized gains or losses are
treated as though they were realized. These contracts also may be marked-to-market for purposes of determining the excise tax
applicable to investment company distributions and for other purposes under rules prescribed pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.
An election can be made by the Fund to exempt those transactions from this marked-to-market treatment.

         Certain forward contracts the Fund enters into may result in "straddles" for federal income tax purposes. The straddle rules
may affect the character and timing of gains (or losses) recognized by the Fund on straddle positions. Generally, a loss sustained on
the disposition of a position making up a straddle is allowed only to the extent that the loss exceeds any unrecognized gain in the
offsetting positions making up the straddle. Disallowed loss is generally allowed at the point where there is no unrecognized gain in
the offsetting positions making up the straddle, or the offsetting position is disposed of.

         Under the Internal Revenue Code, the following gains or losses are treated as ordinary income or loss:

         (1)   gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates that occur between the time the Fund accrues interest or
               other receivables or accrues expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time the Fund
               actually collects such receivables or pays such liabilities, and
         (2)   gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in the value of a foreign currency between the date of acquisition of a
               debt security denominated in a foreign currency or foreign currency forward contracts and the date of disposition.

         Currency gains and losses are offset against market gains and losses on each trade before determining a net "Section 988"
gain or loss under the Internal Revenue Code for that trade, which may increase or decrease the amount of the Fund's investment
company income available for distribution to its shareholders.

         |X| Investment in Other Investment Companies.  As a non-fundamental policy, the Fund generally cannot invest in securities
of other investment companies, 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.  To the extent
that the Fund can invest in shares of other investment companies, those investments can include open-end funds, closed-end funds and
unit investment trusts, subject to the limits set forth in the Investment Company Act that apply to those types of investments.  For
example, the Fund can invest in exchange-traded funds, which are typically open-end funds or unit investment trusts, listed on a
stock exchange.  The Fund might do so as a way of gaining exposure to the segments of the equity or fixed-income markets represented
by the exchange-traded fund's portfolio at times when the Fund may not be able to buy those portfolio securities directly.  An
investment in another investment company may involve the payment of substantial premiums above the value of such investment company's
portfolio securities and is subject to limitations under the Investment Company Act. The Fund does not intend to invest in other
investment companies unless the Manager believes that the potential benefits of the investment justify the payment of any premiums or
sales charges.  As a shareholder is an investment company, the Fund would be subject to its ratable share of that investment
company's expenses, including its advisory and administration fees.  At the same time, the Fund would bear its own management fees and
other expenses.  The Fund does not anticipate investing a substantial amount of its net assets in shares of other investment
companies.






         |X| Temporary Defensive Investments. When market, economic or political conditions are unstable, or the Manager believes it
is otherwise appropriate to reduce holdings in stocks, the Fund can invest in a variety of debt securities for defensive purposes.
The Fund can also purchase these securities for liquidity purposes to meet cash needs due to the redemption of Fund shares, or to
hold while waiting to reinvest cash received from the sale of other portfolio securities. The Fund can buy:
o        high-quality (rated in the top two rating categories of nationally-recognized rating organizations or deemed by the Manager
              to be of comparable quality), short-term money market instruments, including those issued by the U. S. Treasury or other
              government agencies,
o        commercial paper (short-term, unsecured, promissory notes of domestic or foreign companies),
o        short-term debt obligations of corporate issuers,
o        certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances of domestic and foreign banks and savings and loan associations, and
o        repurchase agreements.

         These short-term debt securities would be selected for defensive or cash management purposes because they can normally be
disposed of quickly, are not generally subject to significant fluctuations in principal value and their value will be less subject to
interest rate risk than longer-term debt securities. If securities of foreign companies are selected, the issuer must have assets of
at least (U.S.) $1 billion.

Investment Restrictions

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

o        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
o        more than 50% of the outstanding shares.

         The Fund's investment objective is a fundamental policy. Other policies described in the Prospectus or this Statement of
Additional Information 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 Statement of Additional Information, as appropriate. The Fund's most significant investment
policies are described in the Prospectus.

         |X| Does the Fund Have Additional Fundamental Policies?  The following investment restrictions are fundamental policies of
the Fund.

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

o        The Fund cannot deviate from the percentage restrictions that apply to its investments in small, unseasoned companies,
              borrowing for leverage and loans of portfolio securities.

o        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.

o        The Fund may not borrow money, except as permitted by 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.

o        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.

o        The Fund cannot invest in real estate.  However, the Fund can purchase readily-marketable securities of companies holding
              real estate or interests in real estate.

o        The Fund cannot invest in commodities or commodity contracts other than the hedging instruments permitted by any of its
              other fundamental policies, whether or not such hedging instrument is considered to be a commodity or commodity contract.

o        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 currently has an operating policy (which is not a fundamental policy but will not be changed without the approval
of a shareholder vote) that prohibits the Fund from issuing senior securities.  However, that policy does not prohibit certain
investment activities that are permitted by the Fund's other policies, including, for example, borrowing money, and entering into
contracts to buy or sell derivatives, hedging instruments, options, futures and the related margin, collateral or escrow arrangements.

         Unless the Prospectus or this Statement of Additional Information states that a percentage restriction applies on an ongoing
basis, it applies only at the time the Fund makes an investment. The Fund need not sell securities to meet the percentage limits if
the value of the investment increases in proportion to the size of the Fund.

         For purposes of the Fund's policy not to concentrate its investments as described above, the Fund has adopted the industry
classifications set forth in Appendix A to this Statement of Additional Information. This is not a fundamental policy.

How the Fund is Managed

Organization and History. The Fund is an open-end, diversified management investment company with an unlimited number of authorized
shares of beneficial interest. The Fund was organized as a Maryland corporation in 1972 and reorganized as a Massachusetts business
trust in July 1988.

         The Fund is governed by a Board of Trustees, which is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders under
Massachusetts law. The Trustees meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Fund's activities, review its performance, and
review the actions of the Manager. Although the Fund will not normally hold annual meetings of its shareholders, it may hold
shareholder meetings from time to time on important matters, and shareholders have the right to call a meeting to remove a Trustee or
to take other action described in the Fund's Declaration of Trust.

|X|      Classes of Shares.  The Trustees are authorized,  without  shareholder  approval,  to create new series and classes of shares.
The Trustees may reclassify  unissued shares of the Fund into additional  series or classes of shares.  The Trustees also may 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.  Shares do not have  cumulative  voting rights or preemptive or  subscription  rights.  Shares may be voted in
person or by proxy at shareholder meetings.

         The Fund currently has five classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N and Class Y.  All classes invest in the
same investment portfolio.  Only retirement plans may purchase Class N shares.  Only certain institutional investors may elect to
purchase Class Y shares.  Each class of shares:
o        has its own dividends and distributions,
o        pays certain expenses which may be different for the different classes,
o        may have a different net asset value,
o        may have separate voting rights on matters in which interests of one class are different from interests of another class,
         and
o        votes as a class on matters that affect that class alone.

         Shares are freely transferable, and each share of each class has one vote at shareholder meetings, with fractional shares
voting proportionally on matters submitted to the vote of shareholders.  Each share of the Fund represents an interest in the Fund
proportionately equal to the interest of each other share of the same class.

|X|      Meetings of Shareholders.  As a Massachusetts business trust, the Fund is not required to hold, and does not plan to hold,
regular annual meetings of shareholders. The Fund will hold meetings when required to do so by the Investment Company Act or other
applicable law. It will also do so when a shareholder meeting is called by the Trustees or upon proper request of the shareholders.

         Shareholders have the right, upon the declaration in writing or vote of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Fund, to
remove a Trustee.  The Trustees will call a meeting of shareholders to vote on the removal of a Trustee upon the written request of
the record holders of 10% of its outstanding shares.  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, whichever is less. The Trustees may also take other
action as permitted by the Investment Company Act.

|X|      Shareholder and Trustee Liability.  The Fund's Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder or 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.  Massachusetts law permits a shareholder of a business trust (such as the Fund) to be held personally liable as a
"partner" under certain circumstances. However, 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.

         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.

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 law. The Trustees meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Fund's
activities, review its performance, and review the actions of the Manager.  Although the Fund will not normally hold annual meetings
of its shareholders, it may hold shareholder meetings from time to time on important matters, and shareholders have the right to call
a meeting to remove a Trustee or to take other action described in the Fund's Declaration of Trust.

         The Board of Trustees has an Audit Committee, a Study Committee and a Proxy Committee.  The members of the Audit Committee
are Kenneth Randall (Chairman), Benjamin Lipstein and Edward Regan.  The Audit Committee held five meetings during the Fund's fiscal
year ended August 31, 2002. The Audit Committee provides the Board with recommendations regarding the selection of the Fund's
independent auditor. The Audit Committee also reviews the scope and results of audits and the audit fees charged, reviews reports
from the Fund's independent auditor concerning the Fund's internal accounting procedures, and controls and reviews reports of the
Manager's internal auditor, among other duties as set forth in the Committee's charter.

         The members of the Study Committee are Benjamin Lipstein (Chairman), Robert Galli and Elizabeth Moynihan.  The Study
Committee held eight meetings during the Fund's fiscal year ended August 31, 2002. The Study Committee evaluates and reports to the
Board on the Fund's contractual arrangements, including the Investment Advisory and Distribution Agreements, transfer 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, among other duties as set forth in the Committee's charter.

         The members of the Proxy Committee are Edward Regan (Chairman), Russell Reynolds and Clayton Yeutter.  The Proxy Committee
held one meeting during the Fund's fiscal year ended August 31, 2002.  The Proxy Committee provides the Board with recommendations
for proxy voting and monitors proxy voting by the Fund.

Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Except for Mr. Murphy, each of the Trustees is an independent trustee of the Fund ("Independent
Trustee"). Mr. Murphy is an "Interested Trustee," because he is affiliated with the Manager by virtue of his positions as an officer
and director of the Manager, and as a shareholder of its parent company.

         The Fund's Trustees and officers and their positions held with the Fund and length of service in such position(s) and their
principal occupations and business affiliations during the past five years are listed in the chart below. The information for the
Trustees also includes the dollar range of shares of the Fund as well as the aggregate dollar range of shares beneficially owned in
any of the Oppenheimer funds overseen by the Trustees. All of the Trustees are also trustees or directors of the following
publicly-offered Oppenheimer funds (referred to as "Board I Funds"):

Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund                       Oppenheimer International Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund                       Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund                       Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund                         Oppenheimer Multiple Strategies Fund
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund                                  Oppenheimer Multi-Sector Income Trust
Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Fund                            Oppenheimer Multi-State Municipal Trust
Oppenheimer Emerging Technologies Fund                      Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund
Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund                                 Oppenheimer New York Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Europe Fund                                     Oppenheimer Series Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Global Fund                                     Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund
Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund                     Oppenheimer Trinity Large Cap Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund                    Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund
Oppenheimer Growth Fund                                     Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust

         In  addition  to being a trustee  or  director  of the Board I Funds,  Mr.  Galli is also a  director  or  trustee of 10 other
portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. 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 charges on
Class A shares is waived for that group because of the economics of sales efforts realized by the Distributor.

         Messrs. Bartlett, Murphy, Molleur, Masterson, Vottiero, Wixted and Zack, and Mses. Bechtolt, Feld and Ives respectively hold
the same offices with one or more of the other Board I Funds as with the Fund. As of September 26, 2002, the Trustees and officers of
the Fund, as a group owned of record or beneficially less than 1% of each class of shares of the Fund.  The foregoing statement does
not reflect ownership of shares of the Fund held of record by an employee benefit plan for employees of the Manager, other than the
shares beneficially owned under the plan by the officers of the Fund listed above. In addition, each Independent Trustee, and his or
her family members, do not own securities of either the Manager or Distributor of the Board I Funds or any person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Manager or Distributor.

|X|      Affiliated Transactions and Material Business Relationships. Mr. Reynolds has reported that he has a controlling interest in
The Directorship Search Group, Inc. ("The Directorship Search Group"), a director recruiting firm that provided consulting services
to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (which controls the Manager) for fees aggregating $110,000 from January 1, 2000
through December 31, 2001, an amount representing less than 5% of the annual revenues of The Directorship Search Group, Inc. Mr.
Reynolds estimates that The Directorship Search Group will bill Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company $150,000 for services to
be provided during the calendar year 2002.

         The Independent Trustees have unanimously (except for Mr. Reynolds, who abstained) determined that the consulting
arrangements between The Directorship Search Group, Inc. and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company were not material business
or professional relationships that would compromise Mr. Reynolds' status as an Independent Trustee. Nonetheless, to assure certainty
as to determinations of the Board and the Independent Trustees as to matters upon which the Investment Company Act or the rules
thereunder require approval by a majority of Independent Trustees, Mr. Reynolds will not be counted for purposes of determining
whether a quorum of Independent Trustees was present or whether a majority of Independent Trustees approved the matter.

         The address of each Trustee in the chart below is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112-3924. Each Trustee serves for an
indefinite term, until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

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                                                   Independent Trustees
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Name;                         Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years;                 Dollar Range    Aggregate
                                                                                                           Dollar Range
                                                                                                           of Shares
                                                                                                           Beneficially
                                                                                                           Owned in any
                                                                                           of Shares       of the
Position(s) Held with Fund;   Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held by Trustee;            Beneficially    Oppenheimer
Length of Service;            Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Currently Overseen by   Owned in the    Funds Overseen
Age                           Trustee                                                      Fund            by Trustee
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                                                                                               As of December 31, 2001
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Leon Levy,                    General  Partner  (since  1982) of Odyssey  Partners,  L.P.  $0              None
Chairman of the Board of      (investment  partnership)  and Chairman of the Board (since
Trustees                      1981) of Avatar Holdings,  Inc. (real estate  development).
Trustee since 1972            Oversees 31 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
Age: 77
----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- ----------------
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Robert G. Galli,              A trustee or director of other Oppenheimer funds.  Formerly  $0              Over $100,000
Trustee since 1993            Vice Chairman (October  1995-December 1997) of the Manager.
Age: 69                       Oversees 41 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
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Phillip A. Griffiths,         The  Director  (since 1991) of the  Institute  for Advanced  $0              Over $100,000
Trustee since 1999            Study,  Princeton,  N.J.,  director  (since  2001)  of  GSI
Age: 64                       Lumonics and a member of the  National  Academy of Sciences
                              (since 1979); formerly (in descending  chronological order)
                              a  director  of  Bankers  Trust  Corporation,  Provost  and
                              Professor of Mathematics at Duke University,  a director of
                              Research   Triangle   Institute,   Raleigh,   N.C.,  and  a
                              Professor of  Mathematics at Harvard  University.  Oversees
                              31 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- ----------------
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Benjamin Lipstein, Trustee    Professor  Emeritus of Marketing,  Stern Graduate School of  $10,001-$50,000 Over $100,000
since 1974                    Business Administration,  New York University.  Oversees 31
Age: 79                       portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
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Joel W. Motley,               Director (January 2002-present), Columbia Equity Financial   $01             None1
Trustee since 2002            Corp. (privately-held financial adviser); Managing
Age: 50                       Director (January 2002-present), Carmona Motley, Inc.
                              (privately-held financial adviser); Formerly he held the
                              following positions: Managing Director (January
                              1998-December 2001), Carmona Motley Hoffman Inc.
                              (privately-held financial adviser); Managing Director
                              (January 1992-December 1997), Carmona Motley & Co.
                              (privately-held financial adviser). Oversees 31 portfolios
                              in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
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Elizabeth B. Moynihan,        Author and architectural  historian; a trustee of the Freer  $10,001-50,000  $50,001-$100,000
Trustee since 1992            Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler  Gallery  (Smithsonian
Age: 73                       Institute),  Trustees  Council  of  the  National  Building
                              Museum;  a member  of the  Trustees  Council,  Preservation
                              League of New York  State.  Oversees 31  portfolios  in the
                              OppenheimerFunds complex.
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Kenneth A. Randall, Trustee   A director of Dominion  Resources,  Inc.  (electric utility  $1 - $10,000    Over $100,000
since 1980                    holding  company)  and  Prime  Retail,  Inc.  (real  estate
Age: 75                       investment trust);  formerly a director of Dominion Energy,
                              Inc.  (electric  power and oil & gas  producer),  President
                              and Chief Executive  Officer of The Conference  Board, Inc.
                              (international   economic  and  business  research)  and  a
                              director of Lumbermens  Mutual Casualty  Company,  American
                              Motorists  Insurance  Company  and  American  Manufacturers
                              Mutual  Insurance  Company.  Oversees 31  portfolios in the
                              OppenheimerFunds complex.
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Edward V. Regan,              President,  Baruch  College,  CUNY;  a director  of RBAsset  $1 - $10,000    $50,001-$100,000
Trustee since 1993            (real estate  manager);  a director of OffitBank;  formerly
Age: 72                       Trustee,  Financial Accounting  Foundation (FASB and GASB),
                              Senior  Fellow of Jerome  Levy  Economics  Institute,  Bard
                              College,  Chairman of Municipal Assistance  Corporation for
                              the  City of New  York,  New  York  State  Comptroller  and
                              Trustee  of New  York  State  and  Local  Retirement  Fund.
                              Oversees 31  investment  companies in the  OppenheimerFunds
                              complex.
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Russell S. Reynolds, Jr.,     Chairman  (since 1993) of The  Directorship  Search  Group,  $1 - $10,000    $10,001-$50,000
Trustee since 1989            Inc.   (corporate   governance   consulting  and  executive
Age: 70                       recruiting);   a  life  trustee  of   International   House
                              (non-profit  educational   organization),   and  a  trustee
                              (since 1996) of the Greenwich Historical Society.  Oversees
                              31 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
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Donald W. Spiro, Vice         Chairman  Emeritus  (since  January  1991) of the  Manager.  $0              Over $100,000
Chairman of the Board of      Formerly  a  director  (January  1969-August  1999)  of the
Trustees,                     Manager.  Oversees 31  portfolios  in the  OppenheimerFunds
Trustee since 1985            complex.
Age: 76
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Clayton K. Yeutter, Trustee   Of  Counsel  (since  1993),  Hogan & Hartson  (a law firm).  $50,001-$100,000$50,001-$100,000
since 1991                    Other  directorships:  Caterpillar,  Inc.  (since 1993) and
Age: 71                       Weyerhaeuser  Co. (since  1999).  Oversees 31 portfolios in
                              the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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         The address of Mr. Murphy in the chart below is 498 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10018. Mr. Murphy serves for an indefinite
term, until his resignation, retirement, death or removal.

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                                              Interested Trustee and Officer
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Name;                         Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years;                 Dollar Range    Aggregate
                                                                                                           Dollar Range
                                                                                                           of Shares
                                                                                                           Beneficially
                                                                                           of Shares       Owned in any
                              Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held by Trustee;            Beneficially    of the
Position(s) Held with Fund;   Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Currently  Overseen by  Owned in the    Oppenheimer
Length of Service; Age        Trustee                                                      Fund            Funds
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                                                                                               As of December 31, 2001
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John V. Murphy, President     Chairman,  Chief Executive Officer and director (since June  $0               Over $100,000
and Trustee,                  2001) and President  (since September 2000) of the Manager;
Trustee since 2001            President  and a director  or trustee of other  Oppenheimer
Age: 53                       funds;  President  and a  director  (since  July  2001)  of
                              Oppenheimer   Acquisition   Corp.  (the  Manager's   parent
                              holding company) and of Oppenheimer  Partnership  Holdings,
                              Inc.  (a holding  company  subsidiary  of the  Manager);  a
                              director   (since   November   2001)  of   OppenheimerFunds
                              Distributor,  Inc. (a subsidiary of the Manager);  Chairman
                              and a director  (since July 2001) of Shareholder  Services,
                              Inc. and of Shareholder Financial Services,  Inc. (transfer
                              agent  subsidiaries  of  the  Manager);   President  and  a
                              director  (since  July  2001)  of  OppenheimerFunds  Legacy
                              Program (a  charitable  trust  program  established  by the
                              Manager);   a   director   of   the   investment   advisory
                              subsidiaries  of  the  Manager:   OFI  Institutional  Asset
                              Management,    Inc.   and   Centennial   Asset   Management
                              Corporation   (since  November  2001),   HarbourView  Asset
                              Management  Corporation and OFI Private  Investments,  Inc.
                              (since July 2001);  President  (since November 1, 2001) and
                              a  director  (since  July 2001) of  Oppenheimer  Real Asset
                              Management,  Inc.;  a  director  (since  November  2001) of
                              Trinity  Investment  Management Corp. and Tremont Advisers,
                              Inc.  (Investment  advisory  affiliates  of  the  Manager);
                              Executive   Vice   President   (since   February  1997)  of
                              Massachusetts  Mutual Life Insurance Company (the Manager's
                              parent  company);  a  director  (since  June  1995)  of DBL
                              Acquisition Corporation;  formerly, Chief Operating Officer
                              (September  2000-June  2001) of the Manager;  President and
                              trustee  (November   1999-November   2001)  of  MML  Series
                              Investment   Fund  and   MassMutual   Institutional   Funds
                              (open-end  investment  companies);  a  director  (September
                              1999-August   2000)  of  C.M.   Life   Insurance   Company;
                              President,  Chief Executive Officer and director (September
                              1999-August 2000) of MML Bay State Life Insurance  Company;
                              a director  (June  1989-June  1998) of Emerald Isle Bancorp
                              and Hibernia  Savings Bank (a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of
                              Emerald  Isle  Bancorp).  Oversees  69  portfolios  in  the
                              OppenheimerFunds complex.

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         The address of the Officers in the chart below is as follows: Messrs. Bartlett, Molleur and Zack and Ms. Feld is 498 Seventh
Avenue, New York, NY 10018, Messrs. Masterson, Vottiero and Wixted and Mses. Bechtolt and Ives is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO
80112-3924. Each Officer serves for an annual term or until his or her resignation, death or removal.

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                                                   Officers of the Fund
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Name;                                      Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Position(s) Held with Fund; Length of
Service;
Age
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Bruce Bartlett,                            Senior Vice  President  (since  January  1999) of the Manager.  Formerly,  Vice
Vice President and Portfolio Manager       President  of  the  Manager  (April   1995-December  1998).  An  officer  of  6
since 1998                                 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
Age:  52

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Brian W. Wixted,                           Senior  Vice  President  and  Treasurer  (since  March  1999)  of the  Manager;
Treasurer, Principal Financial and         Treasurer  (since  March 1999) of  HarbourView  Asset  Management  Corporation,
Accounting Officer                         Shareholder  Services,  Inc.,  Oppenheimer Real Asset  Management  Corporation,
since 1999                                 Shareholder Financial Services,  Inc., Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings,  Inc.,
Age: 43                                    OFI  Private   Investments,   Inc.   (since   March   2000),   OppenheimerFunds
                                           International  Ltd. and Oppenheimer  Millennium  Funds plc (since May 2000) and
                                           OFI Institutional  Asset Management,  Inc. (since November 2000) (offshore fund
                                           management subsidiaries of the Manager);  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
                                           (since May 2000) of  Oppenheimer  Trust Company (a trust company  subsidiary of
                                           the  Manager);   Assistant   Treasurer   (since  March  1999)  of   Oppenheimer
                                           Acquisition  Corp.  and  OppenheimerFunds  Legacy  Program  (since April 2000);
                                           formerly  Principal  and  Chief  Operating  Officer  (March  1995-March  1999),
                                           Bankers  Trust  Company-Mutual  Fund  Services  Division.   An  officer  of  85
                                           portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Philip Vottiero,                           Vice President/Fund  Accounting of the Manager (since March 2002; formerly Vice
Assistant Treasurer                        President/Corporate  Accounting of the Manager (July  1999-March 2002) prior to
since  2002                                which he was Chief Financial  Officer at Sovlink  Corporation  (April 1996-June
Age: 39                                    1999). An officer of 82 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Connie Bechtolt,                           Assistant Vice President of the Manager  (since September 1998); formerly
Assistant Treasurer                        Manager/Fund Accounting (September 1994-September 1998) of the Manager. An
since 2002                                 officer of 82 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
Age: 39

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Robert G. Zack,                            Senior Vice  President  (since May 1985) and General  Counsel  (since  February
Secretary                                  2002) of the Manager;  General  Counsel and a director (since November 2001) of
since 2001                                 OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,  Inc.; Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Age: 54                                    (since  November  2001)  of  HarbourView  Asset  Management  Corporation;  Vice
                                           President  and a director  (since  November  2000) of  Oppenheimer  Partnership
                                           Holdings,  Inc.;  Senior Vice President,  General Counsel and a director (since
                                           November 2001) of Shareholder Services,  Inc.,  Shareholder Financial Services,
                                           Inc.,  OFI  Private  Investments,  Inc.,  Oppenheimer  Trust  Company  and  OFI
                                           Institutional Asset Management,  Inc.; General Counsel (since November 2001) of
                                           Centennial  Asset Management  Corporation;  a director (since November 2001) of
                                           Oppenheimer Real Asset  Management,  Inc.;  Assistant  Secretary and a director
                                           (since November 2001) of  OppenheimerFunds  International  Ltd.; Vice President
                                           (since  November 2001) of  OppenheimerFunds  Legacy Program;  Secretary  (since
                                           November  2001) of  Oppenheimer  Acquisition  Corp.;  formerly  Acting  General
                                           Counsel  (November  2001-February  2002) and  Associate  General  Counsel  (May
                                           1981-October  2001)  of  the  Manager;   Assistant   Secretary  of  Shareholder
                                           Services,  Inc. (May 1985-November 2001),  Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.
                                           (November   1989-November  2001);   OppenheimerFunds   International  Ltd.  and
                                           Oppenheimer  Millennium Funds plc (October  1997-November  2001). An officer of
                                           85 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Philip T. Masterson,                       Vice President and Assistant Counsel of the Manager (since July 1998);
Assistant Secretary                        formerly, an associate with Davis, Graham, & Stubbs LLP (January 1997-June
since 2002                                 1998). An officer of 82 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
Age: 38

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Denis R. Molleur,                          Vice President and Senior Counsel of the Manager (since July 1999);  formerly a
Assistant Secretary                        Vice  President  and  Associate  Counsel of the  Manager  (September  1995-July
since 2001                                 1999). An officer of 82 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
Age: 45

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Katherine P. Feld,                         Vice  President  and Senior  Counsel  (since  July 1999) of the  Manager;  Vice
Assistant Secretary                        President (since June 1990) of OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,  Inc.;  Director,
since 2001                                 Vice President and Assistant  Secretary  (since June 1999) of Centennial  Asset
Age: 44                                    Management  Corporation;  Vice President (since 1997) of Oppenheimer Real Asset
                                           Management,  Inc.; formerly Vice President and Associate Counsel of the Manager
                                           (June  1990-July  1999).  An officer of 85 portfolios  in the  OppenheimerFunds
                                           complex.

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Kathleen T. Ives,                          Vice  President and Assistant  Counsel  (since June 1998) of the Manager;  Vice
Assistant Secretary                        President (since 1999) of  OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,  Inc.; Vice President
since 2001                                 and Assistant Secretary (since 1999) of Shareholder  Services,  Inc.; Assistant
Age: 36                                    Secretary  (since  December  2001)  of  OppenheimerFunds   Legacy  Program  and
                                           Shareholder  Financial  Services,  Inc.;  formerly Assistant Vice President and
                                           Assistant Counsel of the Manager (August 1997-June 1998);  Assistant Counsel of
                                           the Manager  (August  1994-August  1997).  An officer of 85  portfolios  in the
                                           OppenheimerFunds complex.

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         |X|  Remuneration  of Trustees.  The officers of the Fund and one of the Trustees of the Fund (Mr.  Murphy) who are affiliated
with the Manager  receive no salary or fee from the Fund.  The  remaining  Trustees of the Fund received the  compensation  shown below
from the Fund with respect to the Fund's fiscal year ended August 31, 2002. The  compensation  from all of the Board I Funds (including
the Fund) represents compensation received as a director, trustee or member of a committee of the Board during the calendar year 2001.









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Trustee Name and Other Fund          For Fiscal Year Ended 08/31/02            For Calendar Year Ended 12/31/01
Position(s)
(as applicable)
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
                                      Aggregate         Retirement         Estimated Annual       Total Compensation
                                                                                                 From All Oppenheimer
                                                                         Retirement Benefits        Funds For Which
                                                     Benefits Accrued     Paid at Retirement     Individual Serves As
                                    Compensation      as Part of Fund   from all Board I Funds     Trustee/Director
                                     From Fund1          Expenses            (33 Funds) 2             (33 Funds)
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
Leon Levy                              $11,426            $2,721               $137,560                $173,700
Chairman
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Robert G. Galli                        $6,957             $8,059              $32,766 2                $202,8863
Study Committee Member
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
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Phillip Griffiths                      $3,9144            $2,128                $6,803                  $54,889
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
Benjamin Lipstein                      $9,877              None                $118,911                $150,152
Study Committee Chairman, Audit
Committee Member
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
Joel W. Motley6                          $0                 $0                    $0                      $0
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
Elizabeth B. Moynihan                  $6,957             $10,406              $52,348                 $105,760
Study Committee Member
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
Kenneth A. Randall                     $6,381             $6,332               $76,827                  $97,012
Audit Committee Chairman
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
Edward V. Regan                        $6,312             $11,027              $42,748                  $95,960
Proxy Committee Chairman, Audit
Committee Member
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
Russell S. Reynolds, Jr.               $4,722             $6,823               $46,197                  $71,792
Proxy Committee Member
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
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Donald Spiro                           $4,757             $2,560                $3,625                  $64,080
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
Clayton K. Yeutter                     $4,7225            $5,207               $31,982                  $71,792
Proxy Committee Member
--------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
1. Aggregate compensation from the Fund includes fees and deferred compensation, if any.
2. Estimated  annual  retirement  benefits paid at retirement is based on a straight life payment plan election.  The amount for Mr. Galli
includes $14,818 for serving as a trustee or director of 10 Oppenheimer funds that are not Board I Funds.
3. Includes $97,126 for Mr. Galli for serving as trustee or director of 10 Oppenheimer funds that are not Board I Funds.
4. Aggregate total compensation from the Fund includes $3,914 deferred under Deferred Compensation Plan described below.
5. Aggregate compensation from the Fund includes $1,181 deferred under Deferred Compensation Plan described below.
6. Elected to the Board on October 10, 2002 and therefore did not receive any compensation.

         |X| Retirement Plan for Trustees. The Fund has adopted a retirement plan that provides for payments to retired Trustees.
Payments are up to 80% of the average compensation paid during a Trustee's five years of service in which the highest compensation
was received. A Trustee must serve as trustee for any of the Board I Oppenheimer funds for at least 15 years to be eligible for the
maximum payment. Each Trustee's retirement benefits will depend on the amount of the Trustee's future compensation and length of
service. Therefore the amount of those benefits cannot be determined at this time, nor can we estimate the number of years of
credited service that will be used to determine those benefits.

         |X| Deferred Compensation Plan for Trustees. The Board of Trustees has adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan for
disinterested trustees that enables them to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual fees they are entitled to
receive from the Fund. Under 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 upon the performance of the selected funds.

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

         |X| Major Shareholders. As of September 26, 2002, there were no persons who owned of record or were known by the Fund to own
beneficially 5% or more of any class of the Fund's outstanding Class A, Class B and Class C shares and the only persons who owned of
record or were known by the Fund to own beneficially 5% or more of the Fund's outstanding Class N shares and Class Y shares were:

Smith Barney, 7th Floor, 333 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001-2483, which owned 256,791.895 Class C shares (7.99% of the
outstanding Class C shares).

RPSS TR, Empress International Ltd., 401(k) Plan, 10 Harbor Park Dr., Port Washington, NY 11050-4648, which owned 6,458.793 Class N
shares (6.58% of the outstanding Class N shares).

RPSS TR IRA, FBO Dennis B. Baskin, P.O. Box 1935, San Andreas, CA 95249-1935, who owned 5,065.127 Class N shares (5.16% of the
outstanding Class N shares).

Wayne Casteen TR, Murphy Brown Deferred Comp Plan, 2822 W. NC Highway 24, Warsaw, NC 28398-7952, who owned 8,876.823 Class N shares
(9.05% of the outstanding Class N shares).

The Manager. The Manager is wholly-owned by Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., a holding company controlled by Massachusetts Mutual Life
Insurance Company.

         |X| 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 certain employees, including portfolio managers, that would compete with or take advantage of the Fund's
portfolio transactions.  Covered persons include persons with knowledge of the investments and investment intentions of the Fund and
other funds advised by the Manager.  The Code of Ethics does permit personnel subject to the Code to invest in securities, including
securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund, subject to a number of restrictions and controls. Compliance with the Code of
Ethics is carefully monitored and enforced by the Manager.

         The Code of Ethics is an exhibit to the Fund's registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
can be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.  You can obtain information about the hours of
operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1.202.942.8090. The Code of Ethics can also be viewed as part of the
Fund's registration statement on the SEC's EDGAR database at the SEC's Internet website at www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained,
after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing to the
SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.

         |X| 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 manager of the Fund is employed by the Manager and is the person who is principally
responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio. Other members of the Manager's Equity Portfolio Team provide the
portfolio manager with counsel and support in managing the Fund's portfolio.

         The agreement requires the Manager, at its expense, to provide the Fund with adequate office space, facilities and
equipment. It also requires the Manager to provide and supervise the activities of all administrative and clerical personnel required
to provide effective 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 advisory agreement. The advisory agreement lists
examples of expenses paid by the Fund.  The major categories relate to interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, fees to Independent
Trustees, legal and audit expenses, custodian and transfer agent expenses, share issuance costs, certain printing and registration
costs and non-recurring expenses, including litigation costs.  The management fees paid by the Fund to the Manager are calculated at
the rates described in the Prospectus, which are applied to the assets of the Fund as a whole.  The fees are allocated to each class
of shares based upon the relative proportion of the Fund's net assets represented by that class.  The management fees paid by the
Fund to the Manager during its last three fiscal years were:

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          Fiscal Year ended 8/31:                       Management Fees Paid to OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
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                    2000                                                 $20,119,482
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                    2001                                                 $19,009,822
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                    2002                                                 $12,880,111
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         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 for any investment adoption of any investment policy, or the purchase, sale or retention of
any security.

         The agreement permits the Manager to act as investment advisor for any other person, firm or corporation and to use the name
"Oppenheimer" in connection with other investment companies for which it may act as investment advisor or general distributor. If the
Manager shall no longer act as investment advisor to the Fund, the Manager may withdraw the right of the Fund to use the name
"Oppenheimer" as part of its name.

              |X| Annual Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement. Each year, the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the
Independent Trustees, is required to approve the renewal of the investment advisory agreement. The Investment Company Act requires
that the Board request and evaluate and the Manager provide such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of
the investment advisory agreement.  The Board employs an independent consultant to prepare a report that provides such information as
the Board requests for this purpose.


         The Board also receives information about the 12b-1 distribution fees the Fund pays.  These distribution fees are reviewed
and approved at a different time of the year.  The Board reviewed the foregoing information in arriving at its decision to renew the
investment advisory agreement.  Among other factors, the Board considered:


o        The nature, cost, and quality of the services provided to the Fund and its shareholders;
o        The profitability of the Fund to the Manager;
o        The investment performance of the Fund in comparison to regular market indices
o        Economies of scale that may be available to the Fund from the Manager;
o        Fees paid by other mutual funds for similar services;
o        The value and quality of any other benefits or services received by the Fund from its relationship with the Manager, and
o        The direct and indirect benefits the Manager received from its relationship with the Fund.  These included services provided
              by the Distributor and the Transfer Agent, and brokerage and soft dollar arrangements permissible under Section 28(e) of
              the Securities Exchange Act.

         The Board considered that the Manager must be able to pay and retain high quality personnel at competitive rates to provide
services to the Fund.  The Board also considered that maintaining the financial viability of the Manager is important so that the
Manager will be able to continue to provide quality services to the Fund and its shareholders in adverse times.  The Board also
considered the investment performance of other mutual funds advised by the Manager. The Board is aware that there are alternatives to
the use of the Manager.

         These matters were also considered by the Independent Trustees, meeting separately from the full Board with experienced
Counsel to the Fund who assisted the Board in its deliberations.  The Fund's Counsel is independent of the Manager within the meaning
and intent of the SEC Rules regarding the independence of counsel.

         In arriving at a decision, the Board did not single out any one factor or group of factors as being more important than
other factors, but considered all factors together.  The Board judged the terms and conditions of the investment advisory agreement,
including the investment advisory fee, in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.

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 to effect the Fund's portfolio transactions. The Manager is authorized by the advisory agreement to employ
broker-dealers, including "affiliated" brokers, as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act. The Manager may employ
broker-dealers that the Manager thinks, in its best judgment based on all relevant factors, will implement the policy of the Fund to
obtain, at reasonable expense, the "best execution" of the Fund's portfolio transactions. "Best execution" means prompt and reliable
execution at the most favorable price obtainable. The Manager need not seek competitive commission bidding. However, it 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 of Trustees.

         Under the investment advisory agreement, the Manager may select brokers (other than affiliates) that provide brokerage
and/or research services for the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Manager or its affiliates have investment discretion.
The commissions paid to such 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. Subject to those considerations, as a
factor in selecting brokers for the Fund's portfolio transactions, the Manager may also consider sales of shares of the Fund and
other investment companies for which the Manager or an affiliate serves as investment advisor.

Brokerage Practices Followed by the Manager. The Manager allocates brokerage for the Fund subject to the provisions of the investment
advisory agreement and the procedures and rules described above. Generally, the Manager's portfolio traders allocate brokerage based
upon recommendations from the Manager's portfolio managers. In certain instances, portfolio managers may directly place trades and
allocate brokerage.  In either case, the Manager's executive officers supervise the allocation of brokerage.

         Transactions in securities other than those for which an exchange is the primary market are generally done with principals
or market makers.  In transactions on foreign exchanges, the Fund may be required to pay fixed brokerage commissions and therefore
would not have the benefit of negotiated commissions available in U.S. markets.  Brokerage commissions are paid primarily for
transactions in listed securities or for certain fixed-income agency transactions in the secondary market.  Otherwise brokerage
commissions are paid only if it appears likely that a better price or execution can be obtained by doing so.  In an option
transaction, the Fund ordinarily uses the same broker for the purchase or sale of the option and any transaction in the securities to
which the option relates.  Other 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.  If two or more funds advised by the Manager purchase the same security on the same day from the same dealer, the
transactions under those combined orders are averaged as to price and allocated in accordance with the purchase or sale orders
actually placed for each account.

         Most purchases of debt obligations are principal transactions at net prices.  Instead of using a broker for those
transactions, the Fund normally deals directly with the selling or purchasing principal or market maker unless the Manager determines
that a better price or execution can be obtained by using the services of a broker.  Purchases of portfolio securities from
underwriters include a commission or concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter.  Purchases from dealers include a spread
between the bid and asked prices.  The Fund seeks to obtain prompt execution of these orders at the most favorable net price.

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

         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, information systems, computer hardware and
similar products and services. If a research service also assists the Manager in a non-research capacity (such as bookkeeping or
other administrative functions), then only the percentage or component that provides assistance to the Manager in the investment
decision-making process may be paid in commission dollars.

         The Board of Trustees permits 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 of Trustees permits the Manager to use commissions on fixed-price offerings to obtain research, in the same manner as is
permitted for agency transactions.

         The research services provided by brokers broadens the scope and supplements 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.

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          Fiscal Year Ended 8/31:                        Total Brokerage Commissions Paid by the Fund1
-------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                   2000                                                   $1,551,0402
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-------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                   2001                                                   $3,838,7033
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                   2002                                                   $2,307,9974
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1. Amounts do not include spreads or concessions on principal transactions on a net trade basis.
2. In the fiscal year ended 8/31/00,  the amount of transactions  directed to brokers for research  services was  $691,230,606 and the
amount of the commissions paid to broker-dealers for those services was $624,828.
3. In the fiscal year ended 8/31/01,  the amount of transactions  directed to brokers for research services was $1,460,471,538 and the
amount of the commissions paid to broker-dealers for those services was $1,651,878.
4. In the fiscal year ended 8/31/02,  the amount of transactions  directed to brokers for research services was $1,064,536,313 and the
amount of the commissions paid to broker-dealers for those services was $1,430,277.

Distribution and Service Plans

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

         The sales charges and concessions paid to, or retained by, the Distributor from the sale of shares during the Fund's three
most recent fiscal years, and the contingent deferred sales charges retained by the Distributor on the redemption of shares for the
most recent fiscal year are shown in the tables below.






--------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
Fiscal Year     Aggregate Front-End     Class A Front-End
                                        Sales Charges
Ended 8/31:     Sales Charges on        Retained by
                Class A Shares          Distributor1
--------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
--------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
     2000             $4,977,997              $1,530,627
--------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
--------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
     2001             $5,039,994              $1,431,582
--------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
--------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
     2002             $2,350,474               $668,545
--------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
1. Includes amounts retained by a broker-dealer that is an affiliate or a parent of the Distributor.

------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
Fiscal       Concessions on Class A   Concessions on Class B   Concessions on Class C   Concessions on Class N
Year Ended   Shares Advanced by       Shares Advanced by       Shares Advanced by       Shares Advanced by
8/31:        Distributor1             Distributor1             Distributor1             Distributor1
------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
   2000             $457,833                $6,360,803                $457,702                    N/A
------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
   2001             $993,657                $6,136,274                $470,959                  $2,2272
------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
   2002             $204,213                $2,130,360                $174,319                  $31,178
------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
1. The  Distributor  advances  concession  payments to dealers 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.
2. The inception date of Class N shares was March 1, 2001.


------------ ------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
Fiscal       Class A Contingent        Class B Contingent      Class C Contingent       Class N Contingent
                                       Deferred Sales
Year  Ended  Deferred Sales Charges    Charges Retained by     Deferred Sales Charges   Deferred Sales Charges
8/31         Retained by Distributor   Distributor             Retained by Distributor  Retained by Distributor
------------ ------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
------------ ------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
   2002              $21,386                 $1,099,479                $22,633                   $249
------------ ------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------

Distribution and Service Plans.  The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A shares and Distribution and Service Plans for Class
B, Class C and Class N 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.

         Under the plans, the Manager and the Distributor may make payments to affiliates and in their sole discretion, from time to
time, may use their own resources (at no direct cost to the Fund) to make payments to brokers, dealers or other financial
institutions for distribution and administrative services they perform.  The Manager may use its profits from the advisory fee it
receives from the Fund. In their sole discretion, the Distributor and the Manager may increase or decrease the amount of payments
they make from their own resources to plan recipients.

         Unless a plan is terminated as described below, the plan continues in effect from year to year but only if the Fund's Board
of Trustees and its Independent Trustees specifically vote annually to approve its continuance. Approval must be by a vote cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on continuing the plan. A plan may be terminated at any time by the vote of a
majority of the Independent Trustees or by the vote of the holders of a "majority" (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the
outstanding shares of that class.






         The Board of Trustees and the Independent Trustees must approve all material amendments to a plan.  An amendment to increase
materially the amount of payments to be made under a plan must be approved by shareholders of the class affected by the amendment.
Because Class B shares of the Fund automatically convert into Class A shares after six years, the Fund must obtain the approval of
both Class A and Class B shareholders for a proposed material amendment to the Class A Plan that would materially increase payments
under the Plan.  That approval must be by a "majority" (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the shares of each Class, voting
separately by class.

         While the Plans are in effect, the Treasurer of the Fund shall provide separate written reports on the plans to the Board of
Trustees at least quarterly for its review. The reports shall detail the amount of all payments made under a plan, the purpose for
which the payments were made and the identity of each recipient of a payment. The reports on the Class B Plan and Class C Plan shall
also include the Distributor's distribution costs for that quarter and in the case of the Class B plan the amount of those costs for
previous fiscal periods that have been carried forward. Those reports are subject to the review and approval of the Independent
Trustees.

         Each Plan states that while it is in effect, the selection and nomination of those Trustees of the Fund who are not
"interested persons" of the Fund is committed to the discretion of the Independent Trustees. This does not prevent the involvement of
others in the selection and nomination process as long as the final decision as to selection or nomination is approved by a majority
of the Independent Trustees.

         Under the plan for a class, no payment will be made to any recipient in any quarter in which the aggregate net asset value
of all Fund shares of that class held by the recipient for itself and its customers does not exceed a minimum amount, if any, that
may be set from time to time by a majority of the Independent Trustees. The Board of Trustees has set no minimum amount of assets to
qualify for payments under the plans.

         Class A Service Plan Fees.  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 (they are referred to as "recipients") for personal services and
account maintenance services they provide for their customers who hold Class A shares.  The services include, among others, answering
customer inquiries about the Fund, assisting in establishing and maintaining accounts in the Fund, making the Fund's investment plans
available and providing other services at the request of the Fund or the Distributor.  While the plan permits the Board to authorize
payments to the Distributor to reimburse itself for services under the plan, the Board has not yet done so.  The Distributor makes
payments to plan recipients quarterly at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average annual net assets consisting of Class A
shares, held in the accounts of the recipients or their customers.

         For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2002 payments under the Class A Plan totaled $3,313,032, all of which was paid by the
Distributor to recipients.  That included $156,580 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 the Class A Plan to pay any of its interest expenses, carrying charges, or other financial
costs, or allocation of overhead.

         Class B, Class C and Class N Service and Distribution Plan Fees.  Under each plan, service fees and distribution fees are
computed on the average of the net asset value of shares in the respective class, determined as of the close of each regular business
day during the period. The Class B, Class C and Class N plans provide for the Distributor to be compensated at a flat rate, whether
the Distributor's distribution expenses are more or less than the amounts paid by the Fund under the plan during the period for which
the fee is paid.  The types of services that recipients provide are similar to the services provided under the Class A service plan,
described above.

         The Class B, Class C and Class N plans permit the Distributor to retain both the asset-based sales charges and the service
fees or to pay recipients the service fee on a quarterly basis, without payment in advance.  However, the Distributor currently
intends to pay the service fee to recipients in advance for the first year after the shares are purchased.  After the first year
shares are outstanding, the Distributor makes service fee payments quarterly on those shares.  The advance payment is based on the
net asset value of shares sold.  Shares purchased by exchange do not qualify for the advance service fee payment.  If Class B, Class
C or Class N shares are redeemed during the first year after their purchase, the recipient of the service fees on those shares will
be obligated to repay the Distributor a pro rata portion of the advance payment of the service fee made on those shares.

         The Distributor retains the asset-based sales charge on Class B and Class N shares.  The Distributor retains the asset-based
sales charge on Class C shares during the first year the shares are outstanding.  It pays the asset-based sales charge as an ongoing
concession to the recipient on Class C shares outstanding for a year or more.  If a dealer has a special agreement with the
Distributor, the Distributor will pay the Class B, Class C and/or Class N service fee and the asset-based sales charge to the dealer
quarterly in lieu of paying the sales concessions and service fee in advance at the time of purchase.

         The asset-based sales charges on Class B, Class C and Class N shares allow investors to buy shares without a front-end sales
charge while allowing the Distributor to compensate dealers that sell those shares.  The Fund pays the asset-based sales charges to
the Distributor for its services rendered in distributing Class B, Class C and Class N shares.  The payments are made to the
Distributor in recognition that the Distributor:

o        pays sales concessions to authorized brokers and dealers at the time of sale and pays service fees as described above,
o        may finance payment of sales  concessions  and/or the advance of the service fee payment to recipients under the plans, or may
                  provide such financing from its own resources or from the resources of an affiliate,
o        employs personnel to support distribution of Class B, Class C and Class N shares,
o        bears the costs of sales literature, advertising and prospectuses (other than those furnished to current shareholders) and
                  state "blue sky" registration fees and certain other distribution expenses, may not be able to adequately compensate
                  dealers that sell Class B, Class C and Class N shares without receiving payment under the plans and therefore may
                  not be able to offer such Classes for sale absent the plans,
o        receives payments under the plans consistent with the service fees and asset-based sales charges paid by other
                  non-proprietary funds that charge 12b-1 fees,
o        may use the payments under the plan to include the Fund in various third-party distribution programs that may increase sales
                  of Fund shares,
o        may experience increased difficulty selling the Fund's shares if payments under the plan are discontinued because most
                  competitor funds have plans that pay dealers for rendering distribution services as much or more than the amounts
                  currently being paid by the Fund, and
o        may not be able to continue providing, at the same or at a lesser cost, the same quality distribution sales efforts and
                  services, or to obtain such services from brokers and dealers, if the plan payments were to be discontinued.

         When Class B, Class C or Class N shares are sold without the designation of a broker-dealer, the Distributor is
automatically designated as the broker-dealer of record. In those cases, the Distributor retains the service fee and asset-based
sales charge paid on Class B, Class C and Class N shares.

         The Distributor's actual expenses in selling Class B, Class C and Class N shares may be more than the payments it receives
from the contingent deferred sales charges collected on redeemed shares and from the Fund under the plans.  If the Class B, Class C
or Class N plan is terminated by the Fund, the Board of Trustees may allow the Fund to continue payments of the asset-based sales
charge to the Distributor for distributing shares before the plan was terminated.

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                        Distribution Fees Paid to the Distributor for the Year Ended 8/31/02
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------- --------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------
Class:               Total Payments        Amount Retained by    Distributor's Aggregate    Distributor's
                                                                                            Unreimbursed Expenses
                                                                 Unreimbursed Expenses      as % of Net Assets of
                     Under Plan            Distributor           Under Plan                 Class
-------------------- --------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------
-------------------- --------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------
Class B Plan              $4,141,613           $3,277,8611              $11,192,681                  3.52%
-------------------- --------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------
-------------------- --------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------
Class C Plan               $931,561             $193,6572               $1,590,674                   2.11%
-------------------- --------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------
-------------------- --------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------
Class N Plan                $8,087                $8,000                  $56,842                    2.53%
-------------------- --------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------
1. Includes $73,823 paid to an affiliate of the Distributor's parent company.
2. Includes $30,375 paid to an affiliate of the Distributor's parent company.

         All payments under the Class B, Class C and Class N plans are subject to the  limitations  imposed by the Conduct Rules of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. on payments of asset-based sales charges and service fees.

Performance of the Fund

Explanation of Performance Terminology. The Fund uses a variety of terms to illustrate its investment performance. Those terms
include "cumulative total return," "average annual total return," "average annual total return at net asset value" and "total return
at net asset value." An explanation of how total returns are calculated is set forth below. The charts below show the Fund's
performance as of the Fund's most recent fiscal year end. You can obtain current performance information by calling the Fund's
Transfer Agent at 1.800.225.5677 or by visiting the OppenheimerFunds Internet website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com.
                                                                                         ------------------------

         The Fund's illustrations of its performance data in advertisements must comply with rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Those rules 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. Those returns must be shown for the 1-, 5- and 10-year periods (or the life of the class, if less) ending as of the most
recently ended calendar quarter prior to the publication of the advertisement (or its submission for publication).

         Use of standardized performance calculations enables an investor to compare the Fund's performance to the performance of
other funds for the same periods. However, a number of factors should be considered before using 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.
         An investment in the Fund is not insured by the FDIC or any other government agency.
         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.
         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 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 debt investments, the types of investments
the Fund holds, and its operating expenses that are allocated to the particular class.

         |X| Total Return Information. There are different types of "total returns" to measure the Fund's performance. Total return
is the change in value of a hypothetical investment in the Fund over a given period, assuming that all dividends and capital gains
distributions are reinvested in additional shares 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 are separately measured. The cumulative total
return measures the change in value over the entire period (for example, ten years). An average annual total return shows the average
rate of return for each year in a period that would produce the cumulative total return over the entire period. However, average
annual total returns do not show actual year-by-year performance. The Fund uses standardized calculations for its total returns as
prescribed by the SEC. The methodology is discussed below.






         In calculating total returns for Class A shares, the current maximum sales charge of 5.75% (as a percentage of the offering
price) is deducted from the initial investment ("P") (unless the return is shown without sales charge, as described below). For Class
B shares, payment of the applicable contingent deferred sales charge is applied, depending on the period for which the return is
shown: 5.0% in the first year, 4.0% in the second year, 3.0% in the third and fourth years, 2.0% in the fifth year, 1.0% in the sixth
year and none thereafter. For Class C shares, the 1% contingent deferred sales charge is deducted for returns for the one-year
period. For Class N shares, the 1% contingent deferred sales charge is deducted for returns for the one year period, and, if
applicable, the total returns for the periods prior to March 1, 2001 (the inception date for Class N shares) is based on the Fund's
Class A returns, adjusted to reflect the higher Class N 12b-1 fees. There is no sales charge for Class Y shares.

         Average Annual Total Return. The "average annual total return" of each class is an average annual compounded rate of return
for each year in a specified number of years. It is the rate of return based on the change in value of a hypothetical initial
investment of $1,000 ("P" in the formula below) held for a number of years ("n" in the formula) to achieve an Ending Redeemable Value
("ERV" in the formula) of that investment, according to the following formula:

  ERV   l/n      - 1     Average Annual Total Return
    P

         Average Annual Total Return (After Taxes on Distributions). The "average annual total return (after taxes on distributions)"
of Class A shares is an average annual compounded rate of return for each year in a specified number of years, adjusted to show the
effect of federal taxes (calculated using the highest individual marginal federal income tax rates in effect on any reinvestment
date) on any distributions made by the Fund during the specified period. It is the rate of return based on the change in value of a
hypothetical initial investment of $1,000 ("P" in the formula below) held for a number of years ("n" in the formula) to achieve an
ending value ("ATVD" in the formula) of that investment, after taking into account the effect of taxes on Fund distributions, but not
on the redemption of Fund shares, according to the following formula:

ATVD      1/n    - 1=  Average Annual Total Return (After Taxes on Distributions)
----
  P


         Average Annual Total Return (After Taxes on Distributions and Redemptions).  The "average annual total return (after taxes
on distributions and redemptions)" of Class A shares is an average annual compounded rate of return for each year in a specified
number of years, adjusted to show the effect of federal taxes (calculated using the highest individual marginal federal income tax
rates in effect on any reinvestment date) on any distributions made by the Fund during the specified period and the effect of capital
gains taxes or capital loss tax benefits (each calculated using the highest federal individual capital gains tax rate in effect on
the redemption date) resulting from the redemption of the shares at the end of the period. It is the rate of return based on the
change in value of a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000 ("P" in the formula below) held for a number of years ("n" in the
formula) to achieve an ending value ("ATVDR" in the formula) of that investment, after taking into account the effect of taxes on
fund distributions and on the redemption of Fund shares, according to the following formula:

ATVDR     1/n     - 1=  Average Annual Total Return (After Taxes on Distributions and Redemption)
-----
  P

         Cumulative Total Return.  The "cumulative total return" calculation measures the change in value of a hypothetical
investment of $1,000 over an entire period of years.  Its calculation uses some of the same factors as average annual total return,
but it does not average the rate of return on an annual basis.  Cumulative total return is determined as follows:

    ERV - P        = Total Return
----------------
       P

         Total Returns at Net Asset Value.  From time to time the Fund may also quote a cumulative or an average annual total return
"at net asset value" (without deducting sales charges) for Class A, Class B, Class C or Class N shares. There is no sales charge on
Class Y shares.  Each is based on the difference in net asset value per share at the beginning and the end of the period for a
hypothetical investment in that class of shares (without considering front-end or contingent deferred sales charges) and takes into
consideration the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

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                              The Fund's Total Returns for the Periods Ended 8/31/02
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------- ------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Cumulative Total                                 Average Annual Total Returns
Class     of  Returns (10 years or
Shares        Life of Class)
------------- ------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------
                                                                           5-Year                   10-Year
                                                 1-Year              (or life-of-class)       (or life-of-class)
------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
              After        Without      After        Without      After        Without      After        Without
              Sales        Sales        Sales        Sales        Sales        Sales        Sales        Sales
              Charge       Charge       Charge       Charge       Charge       Charge       Charge       Charge
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
Class A         96.20%       108.18%      -21.55%      -16.77%      -4.14%       -3.00%        6.97%       7.61%
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
Class B         74.08%1      74.08%1      -21.52%      -17.39%      -4.02%       -3.75%       6.32%1       6.32%1
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
Class C         22.52%2      22.52%2      -18.22%      -17.39%      -3.75%       -3.75%       3.02%2       3.02%2
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
Class N        -32.35%3     -31.68%3      -17.82%      -17.00%     -22.94%3     -22.43%3        N/A         N/A
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
Class Y         76.82%4        N/A        -16.50%        N/A        -2.74%       -2.74%       7.15%4       7.15%4
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
1. Inception of Class B:  8/17/93
2. Inception of Class C:  11/1/95
3. Inception of Class N:  3/01/01
4. Inception of Class Y:  6/1/94

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                      Average Annual Total Returns for Class A Shares (After Sales Charge)
                                         For the Periods Ended 8/31/02
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------------ -----------------------
                                                 1-Year                  5-Year                  10-Year
---------------------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------------ -----------------------
---------------------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------------ -----------------------
After Taxes on Distributions                    -21.70%                  -5.81%                   4.73%
---------------------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------------ -----------------------
---------------------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------------ -----------------------
After Taxes on Distributions and                -13.11%                  -3.22%                   5.26%
Redemption of Fund Shares
---------------------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------------ -----------------------

Other Performance Comparisons.  The Fund compares its performance annually to that of an appropriate broadly-based market index in
its Annual Report to shareholders.  You can obtain





that information by contacting the Transfer Agent at the addresses or telephone numbers shown on the cover of this Statement of
Additional Information.  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.  Examples of these performance comparisons are set forth below.

         Lipper Rankings.  From time to time the Fund may publish the ranking of the performance of its classes of shares by Lipper
Inc. ("Lipper").  Lipper is a widely-recognized independent mutual fund monitoring service.  Lipper monitors the performance of
regulated investment companies, including the Fund, and ranks their performance for various periods in categories based on investment
styles.  The performance of the Fund is ranked by Lipper against all other growth funds. The Lipper performance rankings are based on
total returns that include the reinvestment of capital gain distributions and income dividends but do not take sales charges or taxes
into consideration.  Lipper also publishes "peer-group" indices of the performance of all mutual funds in a category that it monitors
and averages of the performance of the funds in particular categories.

         Morningstar Ratings. From time to time the Fund may publish the star rating of the performance of its classes of shares by
Morningstar, Inc., an independent mutual fund monitoring service.  Morningstar ranks mutual funds in their specialized market
sector.  The Fund is ranked among domestic stock funds.

         Morningstar proprietary star ratings reflect historical risk-adjusted total investment return. For each fund with at least a
three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating(TM)based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts
for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more
emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance.   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.  (Each
share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the
distribution percentages.) The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures
associated with its three-, five-and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics.

         The Fund may also compare its performance to that of other funds in its Morningstar category. In addition to its star
ratings, Morningstar also categorizes and compares a fund's 3-year performance based on Morningstar's classification of the fund's
investments and investment style, rather than how a fund defines its investment objective. Morningstar's four broad categories
(domestic equity, international equity, municipal bond and taxable bond) are each further subdivided into categories based on types
of investments and investment styles. Those comparisons by Morningstar are based on the same risk and return measurements as its star
rankings but do not consider the effect of sales charges.

         Performance Rankings and Comparisons by Other Entities and Publications. From time to time the Fund may include in its
advertisements and sales literature performance information about the Fund cited in newspapers and other periodicals such as The New
York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, or similar publications. That information may include performance quotations from
other sources, including Lipper and Morningstar. The performance of the Fund's classes of shares may be compared in publications to
the performance of various market indices or other investments, and averages, performance rankings or other benchmarks prepared by
recognized mutual fund statistical services.

         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. Those include certificates of deposit, ordinary interest-paying checking and savings
accounts, and other forms of fixed or variable time deposits, and various other instruments such as Treasury bills. However, the
Fund's returns and share price are not guaranteed 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.

         From time to time, the Fund may publish rankings or ratings of the Manager or Transfer Agent, and of the investor services
provided by them to shareholders of the Oppenheimer funds, other than performance rankings of the Oppenheimer funds themselves. Those
ratings or rankings of shareholder and investor services by third parties may include comparisons of their services to those provided
by other mutual fund families selected by the rating or ranking services. They may be based upon the opinions of the rating or
ranking service itself, using its research or judgment, or based upon surveys of investors, brokers, shareholders or others.

         From time to time the Fund may include in its advertisements and sales literature the total return performance of a
hypothetical investment account that includes shares of the fund and other Oppenheimer funds. The combined account may be part of an
illustration of an asset allocation model or similar presentation. The account performance may combine total return performance of
the fund and the total return performance of other Oppenheimer funds included in the account. Additionally, from time to time, the
Fund's advertisements and sales literature may include, for illustrative or comparative purposes, statistical data or other
information about general or specific market and economic conditions. That may include, for example,
o        information about the performance of certain securities or commodities markets or segments of those markets,
o        information about the performance of the economies of particular countries or regions,
o        the earnings of companies included in segments of particular industries, sectors, securities markets, countries or regions,
o        the availability of different types of securities or offerings of securities,
o        information relating to the gross national or gross domestic product of the United States or other countries or regions,
o        comparisons of various market sectors or indices to demonstrate performance, risk, or other characteristics of the Fund.






ABOUT your account

How to Buy Shares

Additional information is presented below about the methods that can be used to buy shares of the Fund. Appendix B contains 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 classes of investors.

AccountLink.  When shares are purchased through AccountLink, each purchase must be at least $25. Effective November 1, 2002, for any
new Asset Builder Plan, each purchase through AccountLink must be at least $50 and shareholders must invest at least $500 before an
                                                                               ---
Asset Builder Plan can be established on a new account. Accounts established prior to November 1, 2001, will remain at $25 for
additional purchases. Shares will be purchased on the regular business day the Distributor is instructed to initiate the Automated
Clearing House ("ACH") transfer to buy the shares.  Dividends will begin to accrue on shares purchased with the proceeds of ACH
transfers on the business day the Fund receives Federal Funds for the purchase through the ACH system before the close of The New
York Stock Exchange. The Exchange normally closes at 4:00 P.M., but may close earlier on certain days.  If Federal Funds are received
on a business day after the close of the Exchange, the shares will be purchased and dividends will begin to accrue on the next
regular business day.  The proceeds of ACH transfers are normally received by the Fund three days after the transfers are initiated.
If the proceeds of the 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.

Reduced Sales Charges.  As discussed in the Prospectus, a reduced sales charge rate may be obtained for Class A shares under Right of
Accumulation and Letters of Intent because of the economies of sales efforts and reduction in expenses realized by the Distributor,
dealers and brokers making such sales.  No sales charge is imposed in certain other circumstances described in Appendix B to this
Statement of Additional Information because the Distributor or dealer or broker incurs little or no selling expenses.

         |X|  Right of Accumulation. To qualify for the lower sales charge rates that apply to larger purchases of Class A shares, you
and your spouse can add together:
o        Class A and Class B shares you purchase for your individual accounts (including IRAs and 403(b) plans), or for your joint
                  accounts, or for trust or custodial accounts on behalf of your children who are minors, and
o        Current purchases of Class A and Class B shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds to reduce the sales charge rate that
                  applies to current purchases of Class A shares, and
o        Class A and Class B shares of Oppenheimer funds you previously purchased subject to an initial or contingent deferred sales
                  charge to reduce the sales charge rate for current purchases of Class A shares, provided that you still hold your
                  investment in one of the Oppenheimer funds.

         A fiduciary can count all shares purchased for a trust, estate or other fiduciary account (including one or more employee
benefit plans of the same employer) that has multiple accounts. The Distributor will add the value, at current offering price, of the
shares you previously purchased and currently own to the value of current purchases to determine the sales charge rate that applies.
The reduced sales charge will apply only to current purchases. You must request it when you buy shares.

The Oppenheimer Funds.  The Oppenheimer funds are those mutual funds for which the Distributor acts as the distributor and currently
include the following:

Oppenheimer Bond Fund                                         Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund
Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund                         Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund                         Oppenheimer New York Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund                         Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund                               Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Value Fund
Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund                              Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund                       Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund                           Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund
Oppenheimer Disciplined Allocation Fund                       Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund                                    Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund
Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Fund                              Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals
Oppenheimer Emerging Technologies Fund                        Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund
Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund                                   Oppenheimer Small Cap Value Fund
Oppenheimer Europe Fund                                       Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund
Oppenheimer Global Fund                                       Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund                       Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund                      Oppenheimer Trinity Large Cap Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Growth Fund                                       Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund
Oppenheimer High Yield Fund                                   Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust
Oppenheimer International Bond Fund                           Oppenheimer Value Fund
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund                         Limited-Term New York Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund                  Rochester Fund Municipals
Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund                      OSM1- Gartmore Millennium Growth Fund II
Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund                       OSM1 - Jennison Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Main Street Growth & Income Fund                  OSM1 - Mercury Advisors S&P 500 Index Fund
Oppenheimer Main Street Opportunity Fund                      OSM1 - Mercury Advisors Focus Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund                        OSM1 - QM Active Balanced Fund
Oppenheimer MidCap Fund                                       OSM1 - Salomon Brothers All Cap Fund
Oppenheimer Multiple Strategies Fund
And the following money market funds:

Centennial America Fund, L. P.                                Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust                        Centennial Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial Government Trust                                   Oppenheimer Cash Reserves
Centennial Money Market Trust                                 Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.
1 - "OSM" stands for Oppenheimer Select Managers






         There is an initial sales charge on the purchase of Class A shares of each of the Oppenheimer funds described above except
the money market funds. Under certain circumstances described in this Statement of Additional Information, redemption proceeds of
certain money market fund shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.

Letters of Intent.  Under a Letter of Intent, if you purchase Class A shares or Class A and Class B shares of the Fund and other
Oppenheimer funds during a 13-month period, you can reduce the sales charge rate that applies to your purchases of Class A shares.
The total amount of your intended purchases of both Class A and Class B shares will determine the reduced sales charge rate for the
Class A shares purchased during that period.  You can include purchases made up to 90 days before the date of the Letter.  Letters of
Intent do not consider Class C or Class N shares you purchase or may have purchased.

         A Letter of Intent is an investor's statement in writing to the Distributor of the intention to purchase Class A shares or
Class A and Class B shares of the Fund (and other Oppenheimer funds) during a 13-month period (the "Letter of Intent period"). At the
investor's request, this may include purchases made up to 90 days prior to the date of the Letter.  The Letter states the investor's
intention to make the aggregate amount of purchases of shares which, when added to the investor's holdings of shares of those funds,
will equal or exceed the amount specified in the Letter.  Purchases made by reinvestment of dividends or distributions of capital
gains and purchases made at net asset value without sales charge do not count toward satisfying the amount of the Letter.

         A Letter enables an investor to count the Class A and Class B shares purchased under the Letter to obtain the reduced sales
charge rate on purchases of Class A shares of the Fund (and other Oppenheimer funds) that applies under the Right of Accumulation to
current purchases of Class A shares.  Each purchase of Class A shares under the Letter will be made at the offering price (including
the sales charge) that applies to a single lump-sum purchase of shares in the amount intended to be purchased under the Letter.

         In submitting a Letter, the investor makes no commitment to purchase shares. However, if the investor's purchases of shares
within the Letter of Intent period, when added to the value (at offering price) of the investor's holdings of shares on the last day
of that period, do not equal or exceed the intended purchase amount, the investor agrees to pay the additional amount of sales charge
applicable to such purchases. That amount is described in "Terms of Escrow," below (those terms may be amended by the Distributor
from time to time).  The investor agrees that shares equal in value to 5% of the intended purchase amount will be held in escrow by
the Transfer Agent subject to the Terms of Escrow.  Also, the investor agrees to be bound by the terms of the Prospectus, this
Statement of Additional Information and the application used for a Letter of Intent. If those terms are amended, as they may be from
time to time by the Fund, the investor agrees to be bound by the amended terms and that those amendments will apply automatically to
existing Letters of Intent.

         If the total eligible purchases made during the Letter of Intent period do not equal or exceed the intended purchase amount,
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 to the rates applicable to actual total purchases.  If total eligible purchases during the Letter of Intent period
exceed the intended purchase amount and exceed the amount needed to qualify for the next sales charge rate reduction set forth in the
Prospectus, the sales charges paid will be adjusted to the lower rate. That adjustment will be made only if and when the dealer
returns to the Distributor the excess of the amount of concessions allowed or paid to the dealer over the amount of concessions that
apply to the actual amount of purchases.  The excess concessions returned to the Distributor will be used to purchase additional
shares for the investor's account at the net asset value per share in effect on the date of such purchase, promptly after the
Distributor's receipt thereof.

         The  Transfer  Agent  will not hold  shares in escrow  for  purchases  of  shares of the Fund and other  Oppenheimer  funds by
OppenheimerFunds  prototype  401(k) plans under a Letter of Intent.  If the intended  purchase  amount under a Letter of Intent entered
into by an  OppenheimerFunds  prototype 401(k) plan is not purchased by the plan by the end of the Letter of Intent period,  there will
be no adjustment of  concessions  paid to the  broker-dealer  or financial  institution of record for accounts held in the name of that
plan.

         In determining the total amount of purchases made under a Letter, shares redeemed by the investor prior to the termination
of the Letter of Intent period will be deducted.  It is the responsibility of the dealer of record and/or the investor to advise the
Distributor about the Letter in placing any purchase orders for the investor during the Letter of Intent period.  All of such
purchases must be made through the Distributor.

         |X|  Terms of Escrow That Apply to Letters of Intent.

         1.   Out of the initial purchase (or subsequent purchases if necessary) made pursuant to a Letter, shares of the Fund equal
in value up to 5% of the intended purchase amount specified in the Letter shall be held in escrow by the Transfer Agent.  For
example, if the intended purchase amount is $50,000, the escrow shall be shares valued in the amount of $2,500 (computed at the
offering price adjusted for a $50,000 purchase).  Any dividends and capital gains distributions on the escrowed shares will be
credited to the investor's account.

         2.   If the total minimum investment specified under the Letter is completed within the thirteen-month Letter of Intent
period, the escrowed shares will be promptly released to the investor.

         3.   If, at the end of the 13-month Letter of Intent period the total purchases pursuant to the Letter are less than the
intended purchase amount specified in the Letter, the investor must remit to the Distributor an amount equal to the difference
between the dollar amount of sales charges actually paid and the amount of sales charges which would have been paid if the total
amount purchased had been made at a single time.  That sales charge adjustment will apply to any shares redeemed prior to the
completion of the Letter.  If the difference in sales charges is not paid within twenty days after a request from the Distributor or
the dealer, the Distributor will, within sixty days of the expiration of the Letter, redeem the number of escrowed shares necessary
to realize such difference in sales charges.  Full and fractional shares remaining after such redemption will be released from
escrow.  If a request is received to redeem escrowed shares prior to the payment of such additional sales charge, the sales charge
will be withheld from the redemption proceeds.

         4.   By signing the Letter, the investor irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Transfer Agent as attorney-in-fact to
surrender for redemption any or all escrowed shares.

5.       The shares eligible for purchase under the Letter (or the holding of which may be counted toward completion of a Letter)
include:
(a)      Class A shares sold with a front-end sales charge or subject to a Class A contingent deferred sales charge,
(b)      Class B shares of other Oppenheimer funds acquired subject to a contingent deferred sales charge, and
(c)      Class A or Class B shares acquired by exchange of either (1) Class A shares of one of the other Oppenheimer funds that were
                  acquired subject to a Class A initial or contingent deferred sales charge or (2) Class B shares of one of the other
                  Oppenheimer funds that were acquired subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.

         6.   Shares held in escrow hereunder will automatically be exchanged for shares of another fund to which an exchange is
requested, as described in the section of the Prospectus entitled "How to Exchange Shares" and the escrow will be transferred to that
other fund.

Asset Builder Plans.  To establish an Asset Builder Plan to buy shares directly from a bank account, you must enclose a check (the
minimum is $25) for the initial purchase with your application. Currently, the minimum investment is $25 to establish an Asset
Builder Plan, and will remain at $25 for those accounts established prior to November 1, 2002. However, as described above under
"AccountLink," for Asset Builder Plans established on or after November 1, 2002, the minimum investment for new Asset Builder Plans
will increase to $50, each purchase must be at least $50 and shareholders must invest at least $500 before an Asset Builder Plan can
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be established. Shares purchased by Asset Builder Plan payments from bank accounts are subject to the redemption restrictions for
recent purchases described in the Prospectus.  Asset Builder Plans are available only if your bank is an ACH member.  Asset Builder
Plans may not be used to buy shares for OppenheimerFunds employer-sponsored qualified retirement accounts.  Asset Builder Plans also
enable shareholders of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves to use their fund account to make monthly automatic purchases of shares of up to
four other Oppenheimer funds.

         If you make payments from your bank account to purchase shares of the Fund, your bank account will be debited
automatically.  Normally the debit will be made two business days prior to the investment dates you selected on your application.
Neither the Distributor, the Transfer Agent nor the Fund shall be responsible for any delays in purchasing shares that result from
delays in ACH transmissions.

         Before you establish Asset Builder payments, you should obtain a prospectus of the selected fund(s) from your financial
advisor (or the Distributor) and request an application from the Distributor.  Complete the application and return it.  You may
change the amount of your Asset Builder payment or you can terminate these 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 Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering Asset Builder plans at any time without prior
notice.






Retirement Plans. Certain types of retirement plans are entitled to purchase shares of the Fund without sales charge or at reduced
sales charge rates, as described in Appendix B to this Statement of Additional Information. Certain special sales charge arrangements
described in that Appendix apply to retirement plans whose records are maintained on a daily valuation basis by Merrill Lynch Pierce
Fenner & Smith, Inc. ("Merrill Lynch") or an independent record keeper that has a contract or special arrangement with Merrill Lynch.
If on the date the plan sponsor signed the Merrill Lynch record keeping service agreement the plan has less than $3 million in assets
(other than assets invested in money market funds) invested in applicable investments, then the retirement plan may purchase only
Class B shares of the Oppenheimer funds. Any retirement plans in that category that currently invest in Class B shares of the Fund
will have their Class B shares converted to Class A shares of the Fund when the plan's applicable investments reach $5 million.
OppenheimerFunds has entered into arrangements with certain record keepers whereby the Transfer Agent compensates the record keeper
for its record keeping and account servicing functions that it performs on behalf of the participant level accounts of a retirement
plan.  While such compensation may act to reduce the record keeping fees charged by the retirement plan's record keeper, that
compensation arrangement may be terminated at any time, potentially affecting the record keeping fees charged by the retirement
plan's record keeper.

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.

Classes of Shares. Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments of the Fund.
However, each class has different shareholder privileges and features.  The net income attributable to Class B, Class C or Class N
shares and the dividends payable on Class B, Class C or Class N shares will be reduced by incremental expenses borne solely by that
class. Those expenses include the asset-based sales charges to which Class B, Class C and Class N shares are subject.

         The availability of different classes of shares permits an investor to choose the method of purchasing shares that is more
appropriate for the investor. That may depend on the amount of the purchase, the length of time the investor expects to hold shares,
and other relevant circumstances. Class A shares normally are sold subject to an initial sales charge. While Class B, Class C and
Class N shares have no initial sales charge, the purpose of the deferred sales charge and asset-based sales charge on Class B, Class
C and Class N shares is the same as that of the initial sales charge on Class A shares - to compensate the Distributor and brokers,
dealers and financial institutions that sell shares of the Fund.  A salesperson who is entitled to receive compensation from his or
her firm for selling Fund shares may receive different levels of compensation for selling one class of shares rather than another.





         The Distributor will not accept any order in the amount of $500,000 or more for Class B shares or $1 million or more for
Class C shares on behalf of a single investor (not including dealer "street name" or omnibus accounts). That is because generally it
will be more advantageous for that investor to purchase Class A shares of the Fund.

|X|      Class A Shares Subject to a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. For purchases of Class A shares at net asset value whether or
not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge as described in the Prospectus, no sales concessions will be paid to the
broker-dealer of record, as described in the Prospectus, on sales of Class A shares purchased with the redemption proceeds of shares
of another mutual fund offered as an investment option in a retirement plan in which Oppenheimer funds are also offered as investment
options under a special arrangement with the Distributor, if the purchase occurs more than 30 days after the Oppenheimer funds are
added as an investment option under that plan. Additionally, that concession will not be paid on purchases of Class A shares by a
retirement plan made with the redemption proceeds of Class N shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds held by the plan for more than
18 months.

         |X|  Class B Conversion. Under current interpretations of applicable federal income tax law by the Internal Revenue Service,
the conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares after six years 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.

         |X|  Availability of Class N Shares.  In addition to the description of the types of retirement plans which may purchase
Class N shares contained in the prospectus, Class N shares also are offered to the following:
o        to all rollover IRAs, (including SEP IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs),
o        to all rollover contributions made to Individual 401(k) plans, Profit-Sharing Plans and Money Purchase Pension Plans,
o        to all direct rollovers from OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Pinnacle and Ascender retirement plans,
o        to all trustee-to-trustee IRA transfers,
o        to all 90-24 type 403(b) transfers,
o        to Group Retirement Plans (as defined in Appendix B to this Statement of Additional Information) which have entered into a
                  special agreement with the Distributor for that purpose,
o        to Retirement Plans qualified under Sections 401(a) or 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, the recordkeeper or the plan
                  sponsor for which has entered into a special agreement with the Distributor,
o        to Retirement Plans of a plan sponsor where the aggregate assets of all such plans invested in the Oppenheimer funds is
                  $500,000 or more,
o        to OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Ascender 401(k) plans that pay for the purchase with the redemption proceeds of Class A shares
                  of one or more Oppenheimer funds.
o        to certain customers of broker-dealers and financial advisors that are identified in a special agreement between the
                  broker-dealer or financial advisor and the Distributor for that purpose.

         The sales concession and the advance of the service fee, as described in the Prospectus, will not be paid to dealers of
record on sales of Class N shares on:
o        purchases of Class N shares in amounts of $500,000 or more by a retirement plan that pays for the purchase with the
                  redemption proceeds of Class A shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds (other than rollovers from an
                  OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Pinnacle or Ascender 401(k) plan to any IRA invested in the Oppenheimer funds),
o        purchases of Class N shares in amounts of $500,000 or more 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
                  (other than rollovers from an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Pinnacle or Ascender 401(k) plan to any IRA invested in the
                  Oppenheimer funds), and
o        on purchases of Class N shares by an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Pinnacle or Ascender 401(k) plan made with the redemption
                  proceeds of Class A shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds.

         No sales concessions will be paid to the broker-dealer of record, as described in the Prospectus, on sales of Class N shares
purchased with the redemption proceeds of shares of another mutual fund offered as an investment option in a retirement plan in which
Oppenheimer funds are also offered as investment options under a special arrangement with the Distributor, if the purchase occurs
more than 30 days after the Oppenheimer funds are added as an investment option under that plan.

         |X|  Allocation of Expenses. The Fund pays expenses related to its daily operations, such as custodian fees, Trustees' fees,
transfer agency fees, legal fees and auditing costs.  Those expenses are paid out of the Fund's assets and are not paid directly by
shareholders.  However, those expenses reduce the net asset values of shares, and therefore are indirectly borne by shareholders
through their investment.

         The methodology for calculating the net asset value, dividends and distributions of the Fund's share classes recognizes 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. The allocation is based on the percentage of the Fund's total assets that is represented by the assets of each class, and
then equally to each outstanding share within a given class.  Such general expenses include management fees, legal, bookkeeping and
audit fees, printing and mailing costs of shareholder reports, Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and other materials
for current shareholders, fees to unaffiliated Trustees, custodian expenses, share issuance costs, organization and start-up costs,
interest, taxes and brokerage commissions, and non-recurring expenses, such as litigation costs.

         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).

Account Fees. As stated in the Prospectus, a $12 annual fee will be charge on any account valued at less than $500.  This fee will
not be charged for:
o        Accounts that have balances below $500 due to the automatic conversion of shares from Class B to Class A shares;
o        Accounts with an active Asset Builder Plan, payroll deduction plan or a military allotment plan;
o        OppenheimerFunds-sponsored group retirement accounts that are making continuing purchases;
o        Certain accounts held by broker-dealers through the National Securities Clearing Corporation; and
o        Accounts that fall below the $500 threshold due solely to market fluctuations within the 12-month period preceding the date
                  the fee is deducted.

         The annual fee will be charged on or about the second to last business day of September.  This annual fee will be waived for
any shareholders who elect to access their account documents through electronic document delivery rather than in paper copy and who
elect to utilize the Internet or PhoneLink as their primary source for their general servicing needs.  To sign up to access account
documents electronically via eDocs Direct, please visit the Service Center on our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com or call
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1.888.470.0862 for instructions.

Determination of Net Asset Values Per Share.  The net asset values per share of each class of shares of the Fund are determined as of
the close of business of The New York Stock Exchange ("the Exchange") on each day that the Exchange is open. The calculation is done
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 Exchange 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 Statement of Additional Information mean
"Eastern time." The Exchange's most recent annual announcement (which is subject to change) states that it will close on New Year's
Day, Presidents' Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas Day.  It may also close on other days.

         Dealers other than Exchange members may conduct trading in certain securities on days on which the Exchange 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 such days when shareholders may not
purchase or redeem shares. Additionally, trading on European and Asian stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets normally is
completed before the close of The New York Stock Exchange.

         Changes in the values of securities traded on foreign exchanges or markets as a result of events that occur after the prices
of those securities are determined, but before the close of The New York Stock Exchange, will not be reflected in the Fund's
calculation of its net asset values that day unless the Manager determines that the event is likely to effect a material change in
the value of the security. The Manager, or an internal valuation committee established by the Manager, as applicable, may establish a
valuation, under procedures established by the Board and subject to the approval, ratification and confirmation by the Board at its
next ensuing meeting.

         |X|  Securities Valuation.  The Fund's Board of Trustees has established procedures for the valuation of the Fund's
securities. In general those procedures are as follows:
o        Equity securities traded on a U.S. securities exchange or on Nasdaq(R)are valued as follows:
(1)      if last sale information is regularly reported, they are valued at the last reported sale price on the principal exchange on
                      which they are traded or on Nasdaq, as applicable, on that day, or
(2)      if last sale information is not available on a valuation date, they are valued at the last reported sale price preceding the
                      valuation date if it is within the spread of the closing "bid" and "asked" prices on the valuation date or, if
                      not,  at the closing "bid" price on the valuation date.
o        Equity securities traded on a foreign securities exchange generally are valued in one of the following ways:
(1)      at the last sale price available to the pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees, or
(2)      at the last sale price obtained by the Manager from the report of the principal exchange on which the security is traded at
                      its last trading session on or immediately before the valuation date, or
(3)      at the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices obtained from the principal exchange on which the security is traded or, on
                      the basis of reasonable inquiry, from two market makers in the security.
o        Long-term debt securities having a remaining maturity in excess of 60 days are valued based on the mean between the "bid"
and "asked" prices determined by a portfolio pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees or obtained by the Manager from
two active market makers in the security on the basis of reasonable inquiry.
o        The following securities are valued at the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices determined by a pricing service
approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees or obtained by the Manager from two active market makers in the security on the basis of
reasonable inquiry:
(1)      debt instruments that have a maturity of more than 397 days when issued,
(2)      debt instruments that had a maturity of 397 days or less when issued and have a remaining maturity of more than 60 days, and
(3)      non-money market debt instruments that had a maturity of 397 days or less when issued and which have a remaining maturity of
                      60 days or less.
o        The following securities are valued at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts:
(1)      money market debt securities held by a non-money market fund that had a maturity of less than 397 days when issued that have
                      a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, and
(2)      debt instruments held by a money market fund that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less.
o        Securities (including restricted securities) not having readily-available market quotations are valued at fair value
determined under the Board's procedures.  If the Manager is unable to locate two market makers willing to give quotes, a security may
be priced at the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices provided by a single active market maker (which in certain cases may be
the "bid" price if no "asked" price is available).

         In the case of U.S. government securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and foreign government securities,
when last sale information is not generally available, the Manager may use pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees. The
pricing service may use "matrix" comparisons to the prices for comparable instruments on the basis of quality, yield and maturity.
Other special factors may be involved (such as the tax-exempt status of the interest paid by municipal securities).  The Manager will
monitor the accuracy of the pricing services. That monitoring may include comparing prices used for portfolio valuation to actual
sales prices of selected securities.

         The closing prices in the London foreign exchange market on a particular business day that are provided to the Manager by a
bank, dealer or pricing service that the Manager has determined to be reliable are used to value foreign currency, including forward
contracts, and to convert to U.S. dollars securities that are denominated in foreign currency.

         Puts, calls, and futures are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they are traded or on Nasdaq,
as applicable, as determined by a pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees or by the Manager.  If there were no sales that
day, they shall be valued at the last sale price on the preceding trading day if it is within the spread of the closing "bid" and
"asked" prices on the principal exchange or on Nasdaq on the valuation date. If not, the value shall be the closing bid price on the
principal exchange or on Nasdaq on the valuation date.  If the put, call or future is not traded on an exchange or on Nasdaq, it
shall be valued by the mean between "bid" and "asked" prices obtained by the Manager from two active market makers. In certain cases
that may be at the "bid" price if no "asked" price is available.

         When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the Fund's Statement of Assets and
Liabilities as an asset. An equivalent credit is included in the liability section.  The credit is adjusted ("marked-to-market") to
reflect the current market value of the option. In determining the Fund's gain on investments, if a call or put written by the Fund
is exercised, the proceeds are increased by the premium received.  If a call or put written by the Fund expires, the Fund has a gain
in the amount of the premium. If the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it will have a gain or loss, depending on
whether the premium received was more or less than the cost of the closing transaction.  If the Fund exercises a put it holds, the
amount the Fund receives on its sale of the underlying investment is reduced by the amount of premium paid by the Fund.

How to Sell Shares

The information below supplements the terms and conditions for redeeming shares set forth in the Prospectus.

Reinvestment Privilege.  Within six months of a redemption, a shareholder may reinvest all or part of the redemption proceeds of:
o        Class A shares purchased subject to an initial sales charge or Class A shares on which a contingent deferred sales charge
was paid, or
o        Class B shares that were subject to the Class B contingent deferred sales charge when redeemed.






         The reinvestment may be made without sales charge only in Class A shares of the Fund or any of the other Oppenheimer funds
into which shares of the Fund are exchangeable as described in "How to Exchange Shares" below. Reinvestment will be at the net asset
value next computed after the Transfer Agent receives the reinvestment order.  The shareholder must ask the Transfer Agent for that
privilege at the time of reinvestment. This privilege does not apply to Class C, and Class N or Class Y shares. The Fund may amend,
suspend or cease offering this reinvestment privilege at any time as to shares redeemed after the date of such amendment, suspension
or cessation.

         Any capital gain that was realized when the shares were redeemed is taxable, and reinvestment will not alter any capital
gains tax payable on that gain.  If there has been a capital loss on the redemption, some or all of the loss may not be tax
deductible, depending on the timing and amount of the reinvestment.  Under the Internal Revenue Code, if the redemption proceeds of
Fund shares on which a sales charge was paid are reinvested in shares of the Fund or another of the Oppenheimer funds within 90 days
of payment of the sales charge, the shareholder's basis in the shares of the Fund that were redeemed may not include the amount of
the sales charge paid.  That would reduce the loss or increase the gain recognized from the redemption.  However, in that case the
sales charge would be added to the basis of the shares acquired by the reinvestment of the redemption proceeds.


Payments "In Kind." The Prospectus states that payment for shares tendered for redemption is ordinarily made in cash. However, under
certain circumstances, the Board of Trustees of the Fund may determine that it would be detrimental to the best interests of the
remaining shareholders of the Fund to make payment of a redemption order wholly or partly in cash. 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 portfolio of the Fund, in lieu of
cash.  If payment in made by a distribution "in kind" of portfolio securities, then the recipient will bear the risk that the value
of those securities may increase or decrease before the securities can be sold.


         The Fund has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under that rule, the Fund is obligated
to redeem shares solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net assets of the Fund during any 90-day period for any one
shareholder. If shares are redeemed in kind, the redeeming shareholder might incur brokerage or other costs in selling the securities
for cash. The Fund will value securities used to pay redemptions in kind using the same method the Fund uses to value its portfolio
securities described above under "Determination of Net Asset Values Per Share." That valuation will be made as of the time the
redemption price is determined.

Involuntary Redemptions. The Fund's Board of Trustees has the right to cause the involuntary redemption of the shares held in any
account if the aggregate net asset value of those shares is less than $500 or such lesser amount as the Board may fix.  The Board
will not cause the involuntary redemption of shares in an account if the aggregate net asset value of such shares has fallen below
the stated minimum solely as a result of market fluctuations.  If the Board exercises this right, it may also fix the requirements
for any notice to be given to the shareholders in question (not less than 30 days). The Board may alternatively set requirements for
the shareholder to increase the investment, or set other terms and conditions so that the shares would not be involuntarily redeemed.

Transfers of Shares.  A transfer of shares to a different registration is not an event that triggers the payment of sales charges.
Therefore, shares are not subject to the payment of a contingent deferred sales charge of any class at the time of transfer to the
name of another person or entity. It does not matter whether the transfer occurs by absolute assignment, gift or bequest, as long as
it does not involve, directly or indirectly, a public sale of the shares.  When shares subject to a contingent deferred sales charge
are transferred, the transferred shares will remain subject to the contingent deferred sales charge. It will be calculated as if the
transferee shareholder had acquired the transferred shares in the same manner and at the same time as the transferring shareholder.

         If less than all shares held in an account are transferred, and some but not all shares in the account would be subject to a
contingent deferred sales charge if redeemed at the time of transfer, the priorities described in the Prospectus under "How to Buy
Shares" for the imposition of the Class B, Class C and Class N contingent deferred sales charge will be followed in determining the
order in which shares are transferred.

Distributions From Retirement Plans.  Requests for distributions from OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRAs, SEP-IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs,
403(b)(7) custodial plans, 401(k) plans or pension or profit-sharing plans should be addressed to "Trustee, OppenheimerFunds
Retirement Plans," c/o the Transfer Agent at its address listed in "How To Sell Shares" in the Prospectus or on the back cover of
this Statement of Additional Information.  The request must:
(1)      state the reason for the distribution;
(2)      state the owner's awareness of tax penalties if the distribution is premature; and
(3)      conform to the requirements of the plan and the Fund's other redemption requirements.

         Participants (other than self-employed plan sponsors) in OppenheimerFunds-sponsored pension or profit-sharing plans with
shares of the Fund held in the name of the plan or its fiduciary may not directly request redemption of their accounts.  The plan
administrator or fiduciary must sign the request.

         Distributions from pension and profit sharing plans are subject to special requirements under the Internal Revenue Code and
certain documents (available from the Transfer Agent) must be completed and submitted to the Transfer Agent before the distribution
may be made.  Distributions from retirement plans are subject to withholding requirements under the Internal Revenue Code, and IRS
Form W-4P (available from the Transfer Agent) must be submitted to the Transfer Agent with the distribution request, or the
distribution may be delayed.  Unless the shareholder has provided the Transfer Agent with a certified tax identification number, the
Internal Revenue Code requires that tax be withheld from any distribution even if the shareholder elects not to have tax withheld.
The Fund, the Manager, the Distributor, and the Transfer Agent assume no responsibility to determine whether a distribution satisfies
the conditions of applicable tax laws and will not be responsible for any tax penalties assessed in connection with a distribution.

Special Arrangements for Repurchase of Shares from Dealers and Brokers.  The Distributor is the Fund's agent to repurchase its shares
from authorized dealers or brokers on behalf of their customers.  Shareholders should contact their broker or dealer to arrange this
type of redemption. The repurchase price per share will be the net asset value next computed after the Distributor receives an order
placed by the dealer or broker. However, if the Distributor receives a repurchase order from a dealer or broker after the close of
The New York Stock Exchange on a regular business day, it will be processed at that day's net asset value if the order was received
by the dealer or broker from its customers prior to the time the Exchange closes. Normally, the Exchange closes at 4:00 P.M., but may
do so earlier on some days. Additionally, the order must have been transmitted to and received by the Distributor prior to its close
of business that day (normally 5:00 P.M.).

         Ordinarily, for accounts redeemed by a broker-dealer under this procedure, payment will be made within three business days
after the shares have been redeemed upon the Distributor's receipt of the required redemption documents in proper form. The
signature(s) of the registered owners on the redemption documents must be guaranteed as described in the Prospectus.

Automatic Withdrawal and Exchange Plans.  Investors owning shares of the Fund valued at $5,000 or more can authorize the Transfer
Agent to redeem shares (having a value of at least $50) automatically on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis under an
Automatic Withdrawal Plan.  Shares will be redeemed three business days prior to the date requested by the shareholder for receipt of
the payment.  Automatic withdrawals of up to $1,500 per month may be requested by telephone if payments are to be made by check
payable to all shareholders of record. Payments must also be sent to the address of record for the account and the address must not
have been changed within the prior 30 days.  Required minimum distributions from OppenheimerFunds-sponsored retirement plans may not
be arranged on this basis.

         Payments are normally made by check, but shareholders having AccountLink privileges (see "How To Buy Shares") may arrange to
have Automatic Withdrawal Plan payments transferred to the bank account designated on the account application or by
signature-guaranteed instructions sent to the Transfer Agent.  Shares are normally redeemed pursuant to an Automatic Withdrawal Plan
three business days before the payment transmittal date you select in the account application.  If a contingent deferred sales charge
applies to the redemption, the amount of the check or payment will be reduced accordingly.

         The Fund cannot guarantee receipt of a payment on the date requested. The Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or
discontinue offering these plans at any time without prior notice. Because of the sales charge assessed on Class A share purchases,
shareholders should not make regular additional Class A share purchases while participating in an Automatic Withdrawal Plan. Class B,
Class C and Class N shareholders should not establish automatic withdrawal plans, because of the potential imposition of the
contingent deferred sales charge on such withdrawals (except where the Class B, Class C or Class N contingent deferred sales charge
is waived as described in Appendix B to this Statement of Additional Information).

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






         |X|  Automatic Exchange Plans.  Shareholders can authorize the Transfer Agent to exchange a pre-determined amount of shares
of the Fund for shares (of the same class) of other Oppenheimer funds automatically on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual
basis under an Automatic Exchange Plan. The minimum amount that may be exchanged to each other fund account is $25. Effective
November 1, 2002, the minimum amount that may be exchanged to each other fund account is $50. Instructions should be provided on the
OppenheimerFunds Application or signature-guaranteed instructions. Exchanges made under these plans are subject to the restrictions
that apply to exchanges as set forth in "How to Exchange Shares" in the Prospectus and below in this Statement of Additional
Information.

|X|      Automatic Withdrawal Plans.  Fund shares will be redeemed as necessary to meet withdrawal payments.  Shares acquired without
a sales charge will be redeemed first. Shares acquired with reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions will be redeemed
next, followed by shares acquired with a sales charge, to the extent necessary to make withdrawal payments.  Depending upon the
amount withdrawn, the investor's principal may be depleted.  Payments made under these plans should not be considered as a yield or
income on your investment.

         The Transfer Agent will administer the investor's Automatic Withdrawal Plan as agent for the shareholder(s) (the
"Planholder") who executed the Plan authorization and application submitted to the Transfer Agent.  Neither the Fund nor the Transfer
Agent shall incur any liability to the Planholder for any action taken or not taken by the Transfer Agent in good faith to administer
the Plan. Share certificates will not be issued for shares of the Fund purchased for and held under the Plan, but the Transfer Agent
will credit all such shares to the account of the Planholder on the records of the Fund. Any share certificates held by a Planholder
may be surrendered unendorsed to the Transfer Agent with the Plan application so that the shares represented by the certificate may
be held under the Plan.

         For accounts subject to Automatic Withdrawal Plans, distributions of capital gains must be reinvested in shares of the Fund,
which will be done at net asset value without a sales charge. Dividends on shares held in the account may be paid in cash or
reinvested.

         Shares will be redeemed to make withdrawal payments at the net asset value per share determined on the redemption date.
Checks or AccountLink payments representing the proceeds of Plan withdrawals will normally be transmitted three business days prior
to the date selected for receipt of the payment, according to the choice specified in writing by the Planholder. Receipt of payment
on the date selected cannot be guaranteed.

         The amount and the interval of disbursement payments and the address to which checks are to be mailed or AccountLink
payments are to be sent may be changed at any time by the Planholder by writing to the Transfer Agent.  The Planholder should allow
at least two weeks' time after mailing such notification for the requested change to be put in effect.  The Planholder may, at any
time, instruct the Transfer Agent by written notice to redeem all, or any part of, the shares held under the Plan. That notice must
be in proper form in accordance with the requirements of the then-current Prospectus of the Fund. In that case, the Transfer Agent
will redeem the number of shares requested at the net asset value per share in effect and will mail a check for the proceeds to the
Planholder.

         The Planholder may terminate a Plan at any time by writing to the Transfer Agent.  The Fund may also give directions to the
Transfer Agent to terminate a Plan. The Transfer Agent will also terminate a Plan upon its receipt of evidence satisfactory to it
that the Planholder has died or is legally incapacitated. Upon termination of a Plan by the Transfer Agent or the Fund, shares that
have not been redeemed will be held in uncertificated form in the name of the Planholder. The account will continue as a
dividend-reinvestment, uncertificated account unless and until proper instructions are received from the Planholder, his or her
executor or guardian, or another authorized person.

         To use shares held under the Plan as collateral for a debt, the Planholder may request issuance of a portion of the shares
in certificated form.  Upon written request from the Planholder, the Transfer Agent will determine the number of shares for which a
certificate may be issued without causing the withdrawal checks to stop. However, should such uncertificated shares become exhausted,
Plan withdrawals will terminate.

         If the Transfer Agent ceases to act as transfer agent for the Fund, the Planholder will be deemed to have appointed any
successor transfer agent to act as agent in administering the Plan.

How to Exchange Shares

As stated in the Prospectus, shares of a particular class of Oppenheimer funds having more than one class of shares may be exchanged
only for shares of the same class of other Oppenheimer funds. Shares of Oppenheimer funds that have a single class without a class
designation are deemed "Class A" shares for this purpose. You can obtain a current list showing which funds offer which classes of
shares by calling the Distributor.

o        All of the Oppenheimer funds currently offer Class A, B, C, N and Y shares with the following exceptions:

         The following funds only offer Class A shares:
         Centennial America Fund, L.P.                             Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust
         Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust                    Centennial Tax Exempt Trust
         Centennial Government Trust                               Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.
         Centennial Money Market Trust

         The following funds do not offer Class N shares:
         Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund                     Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund
         Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund                   Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals
         Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund                           Rochester Fund Municipals
         Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund                     Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund
         Oppenheimer New York Municipal Fund                       Limited Term New York Municipal Fund

         The following funds do not offer Class Y shares:
         Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund                     Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund
         Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund                           Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund
         Oppenheimer Cash Reserves                                 Oppenheimer New York Municipal Fund
         Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund                          Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund
         Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund                   Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals
         Oppenheimer Disciplined Allocation Fund                   Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund
         Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund                  Oppenheimer Small Cap Value Fund
         Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund              Limited Term New York Municipal Fund

o        Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund may not be exchanged for shares of any other fund.
o        Class B, Class C and Class N shares of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves are generally available only by exchange from the same
        class of shares of other Oppenheimer funds or through OppenheimerFunds-sponsored 401(k) plans.
o        Class M shares of Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund may be exchanged only for Class A shares of other Oppenheimer
        funds. They may not be acquired by exchange of shares of any class of any other Oppenheimer funds except Class A shares of
        Oppenheimer Money Market Fund or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves acquired by exchange of Class M shares.
o        Class X shares of Limited Term New York Municipal Fund may be exchanged only for Class B shares of other Oppenheimer funds
        and no exchanges may be made to Class X shares.
o        Shares of Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund may not be exchanged for shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.,
        Oppenheimer Cash Reserves or Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund.  Only participants in certain retirement plans may
        purchase shares of Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund, and only those participants may exchange shares of other
        Oppenheimer funds for shares of Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund.
o        Class A shares of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund are not available by exchange of shares of Oppenheimer Money Market
        Fund or Class A shares of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves.
o        Shares of Oppenheimer Select Managers Mercury Advisors S&P Index Fund and Oppenheimer Select Managers QM Active Balanced
        Fund are only available to retirement plans and are available only by exchange from the same class of shares of other
        Oppenheimer funds held by retirement plans.
o        Class A shares of Oppenheimer funds may be exchanged at net asset value for shares of any money market fund offered by the
        Distributor. Shares of any money market fund purchased without a sales charge may be exchanged for shares of Oppenheimer
        funds offered with a sales charge upon payment of the sales charge. They may also be used to purchase shares of Oppenheimer
        funds subject to an early withdrawal charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
o        Shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. purchased with the redemption proceeds of shares of other mutual funds (other
        than funds managed by the Manager or its subsidiaries) redeemed within the 30 days prior to that purchase may subsequently be
        exchanged for shares of other Oppenheimer funds without being subject to an initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales
        charge. To qualify for that privilege, the investor or the investor's dealer must notify the Distributor of eligibility for
        this privilege at the time the shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. are purchased. If requested, they must supply
        proof of entitlement to this privilege.
o        Shares of the Fund acquired by reinvestment of dividends or distributions from any of the other Oppenheimer funds or from
        any unit investment trust for which reinvestment arrangements have been made with the Distributor may be exchanged at net
        asset value for shares of any of the Oppenheimer funds.






         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 you with 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. That 60 day notice is not required in
extraordinary circumstances.

         |X|  How Exchanges Affect Contingent Deferred Sales Charges. No contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on exchanges of
shares of any class purchased subject to a contingent deferred sales charge, with the following exceptions:

o        When Class A shares of any Oppenheimer fund (other than Rochester National Municipals and Rochester Fund Municipals)
acquired by exchange of Class A shares of any Oppenheimer fund purchased subject to a Class A contingent deferred sales charge are
redeemed within 18 months measured from the beginning of the calendar month of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class A shares,
the Class A contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on the redeemed shares.

o        When Class A shares of Rochester National Municipals and Rochester Fund Municipals acquired by exchange of Class A shares of
any Oppenheimer fund purchased subject to a Class A contingent deferred sales charge are redeemed within 24 months of the beginning
of the calendar month of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class A shares, the Class A contingent deferred sales charge is
imposed on the redeemed shares.

o        If any Class A shares of another Oppenheimer fund that are exchanged for Class A shares of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate
Fund are subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge of the other Oppenheimer fund at the time of exchange, the holding
period for that Class A contingent deferred sales charge will carry over to the Class A shares of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate
Fund acquired in the exchange. The Class A shares of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund acquired in that exchange will be subject
to the Class A Early Withdrawal Charge of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund if they are repurchased before the expiration of the
holding period.

o        When Class A shares of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves and Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. acquired by exchange of Class A
shares of any Oppenheimer fund purchased subject to a Class A contingent deferred sales charge are redeemed within the Class A
holding period of the fund from which the shares were exchanged, the Class A contingent deferred sales charge of the fund from which
the shares were exchanged is imposed on the redeemed shares.

o        With respect to Class B shares, the Class B contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on Class B shares acquired by
exchange if they are redeemed within six years of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class B shares.

o        With respect to Class C shares, the Class C contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on Class C shares acquired by
exchange if they are redeemed within 12 months of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class C shares.

o        With respect to Class N shares, a 1% contingent deferred sales charge will be imposed if the retirement plan (not including
IRAs and 403(b) plans) is terminated or Class N shares of all Oppenheimer funds are terminated as an investment option of the plan
and Class N shares are redeemed within 18 months after the plan's first purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund or with
respect to an individual retirement plan or 403(b) plan, Class N shares are redeemed within 18 months of the plan's first purchase of
Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund.

o        When Class B or Class C shares are redeemed to effect an exchange, the priorities described in "How To Buy Shares" in the
Prospectus for the imposition of the Class B or the Class C contingent deferred sales charge will be followed in determining the
order in which the shares are exchanged. Before exchanging shares, shareholders should take into account how the exchange may affect
any contingent deferred sales charge that might be imposed in the subsequent redemption of remaining shares.

         Shareholders owning shares of more than one class must specify which class of shares they wish to exchange.

         |X|  Limits on Multiple Exchange Orders. The Fund reserves the right to reject telephone or written exchange requests
submitted in bulk by anyone on behalf of more than one account.  The Fund may accept requests for exchanges of up to 50 accounts per
day from representatives of authorized dealers that qualify for this privilege.

         |X|  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.

|X|      Processing Exchange Requests. Shares to be exchanged are redeemed on the regular business day the Transfer Agent receives an
exchange request in proper form (the "Redemption Date").  Normally, shares of the fund to be acquired are purchased on the Redemption
Date, but such purchases may be delayed by either fund up to five business days if it determines that it would be disadvantaged by an
immediate transfer of the redemption proceeds.  The Fund reserves the right, in its discretion, to refuse any exchange request that
may disadvantage it. For example, if the receipt of multiple exchange requests from a dealer might require the disposition of
portfolio securities at a time or at a price that might be disadvantageous to the Fund, the Fund may refuse the request.

         When you exchange some or all of your shares from one fund to another, any special account feature such as an Asset Builder
Plan or Automatic Withdrawal Plan, will be switched to the new fund account unless you tell the Transfer Agent not to do so.
However, special redemption and exchange features such as Automatic Exchange Plans and Automatic Withdrawal Plans cannot be switched
to an account in Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund.

         In connection with any exchange request, the number of shares exchanged may be less than the number requested if the
exchange or the number requested would include shares subject to a restriction cited in the Prospectus or this Statement of
Additional Information, or would include shares covered by a share certificate that is not tendered with the request.  In those
cases, only the shares available for exchange without restriction will be exchanged.

         The different Oppenheimer funds available for exchange have different investment objectives, policies and risks. A
shareholder should assure that the fund selected is appropriate for his or her investment and should be aware of the tax consequences
of an exchange.  For federal income tax purposes, an exchange transaction is treated as a redemption of shares of one fund and a
purchase of shares of another.  "Reinvestment Privilege," above, discusses some of the tax consequences of reinvestment of redemption
proceeds in such cases.  The Fund, the Distributor, and the Transfer Agent are unable to provide investment, tax or legal advice to a
shareholder in connection with an exchange request or any other investment transaction.

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

Dividends and Distributions. The Fund has no fixed dividend rate and there can be no assurance as to the payment of any dividends or
the realization of any capital gains. The dividends and distributions paid by a class of shares will vary from time to time depending
on market conditions, the composition of the Fund's portfolio, and expenses borne by the Fund or borne separately by a class.
Dividends are calculated in the same manner, at the same time, and on the same day for each class of shares. However, dividends on
Class B, Class C and Class N shares are expected to be lower than dividends on Class A and Class Y shares. That is because of the
effect of the asset-based sales charge on Class B, Class C and Class N shares. Those dividends will also differ in amount as a
consequence of any difference in the net asset values of the different classes of shares.

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

Tax Status of the Fund's Dividends, Distributions and Redemptions of Shares.  The federal tax treatment of the Fund's dividends and
capital gains distributions 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 Statement of Additional  Information is based on tax law in effect on the date
of the Prospectus and this Statement of Additional  Information.  Those laws and regulations  may be changed by legislative,  judicial,
or administrative  action,  sometimes with retroactive  effect.  State and local tax treatment of ordinary income dividends and capital
gain dividends from  regulated  investment  companies may differ from the treatment  under the Internal  Revenue Code described  below.
Potential  purchasers  of  shares  of the Fund are urged to  consult  their  tax  advisers  with  specific  reference  to their own tax
circumstances as well as the consequences of federal, state and local tax rules affecting an investment in the Fund.

Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company.  The Fund has elected to be taxed as a regulated investment company under Subchapter
M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  As a regulated investment company, 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 net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses) that it
distributes to shareholders. That qualification enables the Fund to "pass through" its income and realized capital gains to
shareholders without having to pay tax on them. This avoids a "double tax" on that income and capital gains, since shareholders
normally will be taxed on the dividends and capital gains they receive from the Fund (unless their Fund shares are held in a
retirement account or the shareholder is otherwise exempt from tax).

         The Internal Revenue Code contains a number of complex tests relating to qualification that the Fund might not meet in a
particular year. If it did not qualify as a regulated investment company, the Fund would be treated for tax purposes as an ordinary
corporation and would receive no tax deduction for payments made to shareholders.

         To qualify as a regulated investment company, the Fund must distribute at least 90% of its investment company taxable income
(in brief, net investment income and the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss) for the taxable year.
The Fund must also satisfy certain other requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, some of which are described below.  Distributions
by the Fund made during the taxable year or, under specified circumstances, within 12 months after the close of the taxable year,
will be considered distributions of income and gains for the taxable year and will therefore count toward satisfaction of the
above-mentioned requirement.

         To qualify as a regulated investment company, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends,
interest, certain payments with respect to securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or
foreign currencies (to the extent such currency gains are directly related to the regulated investment company's principal business
of investing in stock or securities) and certain other income.

         In addition to satisfying the requirements described above, the Fund must satisfy an asset diversification test in order to
qualify as a regulated investment company.  Under that test, at the close of each quarter of the Fund's taxable year, at least 50% of
the value of the Fund's assets must consist of cash and cash items (including receivables), U.S. government securities, securities of
other regulated investment companies, and securities of other issuers. As to each of those issuers, the Fund must not have invested
more than 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets in securities of each such issuer and the Fund must not hold more than 10% of
the outstanding voting securities of each such issuer. No more than 25% of the value of its total assets may be invested in the
securities of any one issuer (other than U.S. government securities and securities of other regulated investment companies), or in
two or more issuers which the Fund controls and which are engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses. For purposes of this
test, obligations issued or guaranteed by certain agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government are treated as U.S. government
securities.

Excise Tax on Regulated Investment Companies. Under the Internal Revenue Code, by December 31 each year, the Fund must distribute 98%
of its taxable investment income earned from January 1 through December 31 of that year and 98% of its capital gains realized in the
period from November 1 of the prior year through October 31 of the current year. If it does not, the Fund must pay an excise tax on
the amounts not distributed. It is presently anticipated that the Fund will meet those requirements. To meet this requirement, in
certain circumstances the Fund might be required to liquidate portfolio investments to make sufficient distributions to avoid excise
tax liability. However, the Board of Trustees and the Manager might determine in a particular year that it would be in the best
interests of shareholders for the Fund not to make such distributions at the required levels and to pay the excise tax on the
undistributed amounts. That would reduce the amount of income or capital gains available for distribution to shareholders.

Taxation of Fund Distributions.  The Fund anticipates distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income for
each taxable year.  Those distributions will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income and treated as dividends for federal
income tax purposes.

         Special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code govern the eligibility of the Fund's dividends for the dividends-received
deduction for corporate shareholders.  Long-term capital gains distributions are not eligible for the deduction.  The amount of
dividends paid by the Fund that may qualify for the deduction is limited to the aggregate amount of qualifying dividends that the
Fund derives from portfolio investments that the Fund has held for a minimum period, usually 46 days. A corporate shareholder will
not be eligible for the deduction on dividends paid on Fund shares held for 45 days or less.  To the extent the Fund's dividends are
derived from gross income from option premiums, interest income or short-term gains from the sale of securities or dividends from
foreign corporations, those dividends will not qualify for the deduction.

         The Fund may either retain or distribute to shareholders its net capital gain for each taxable year.  The Fund currently
intends to distribute any such amounts.  If net long term capital gains are distributed and designated as a capital gain
distribution, it will be taxable to shareholders as a long-term capital gain and will be properly identified in reports sent to
shareholders in January of each year. Such treatment will apply no matter how long the shareholder has held his or her shares or
whether that gain was recognized by the Fund before the shareholder acquired his or her shares.

         If the Fund elects to retain its net capital gain, the Fund will be subject to tax on it at the 35% corporate tax rate.  If
the Fund elects to retain its net capital gain, the Fund will provide to shareholders of record on the last day of its taxable year
information regarding their pro rata share of the gain and tax paid. As a result, each shareholder will be required to report his or
her pro rata share of such gain on their tax return as long-term capital gain, will receive a refundable tax credit for his/her pro
rata share of tax paid by the Fund on the gain, and will increase the tax basis for his/her shares by an amount equal to the deemed
distribution less the tax credit.

         Investment income that may be received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes
withheld at the source.  The United States has entered into tax treaties with many foreign countries which entitle the Fund to a
reduced rate of, or exemption from, taxes on such income.






         Distributions by the Fund that do not constitute ordinary income dividends or capital gain distributions will be treated as
a return of capital to the extent of the shareholder's tax basis in their shares. Any excess will be treated as gain from the sale of
those shares, as discussed below. Shareholders will be advised annually as to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of
distributions made (or deemed made) during the year. If prior distributions made by the Fund must be re-characterized as a
non-taxable return of capital at the end of the fiscal year as a result of the effect of the Fund's investment policies, they will be
identified as such in notices sent to shareholders.

         Distributions by the Fund will be treated in the manner described above  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.

         The Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold 30% (29% for payments after December 31, 2003) of ordinary income
dividends, capital gains 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 the receipt of interest or dividend income properly, 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). All income and 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.

              Tax Effects of Redemptions of Shares. If a shareholder redeems all or a portion of his/her shares, the shareholder will
                                                                                             -
recognize a gain or loss on the redeemed shares in an amount equal to the difference between the proceeds of the redeemed shares and
the shareholder's adjusted tax basis in the shares.  All or a portion of any loss recognized in that manner may be disallowed if the
shareholder purchases other shares of the Fund within 30 days before or after the redemption.

         In general, any gain or loss arising from the redemption of shares of the Fund will be considered capital gain or loss, if
the shares were held as a capital asset. It will be long-term capital gain or loss if the shares were held for more than one year.
However, any capital loss arising from the redemption of shares held for six months or less 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 and there are limits on the deductibility of capital losses
in any year.

Foreign Shareholders.  Under U.S. tax law, taxation of a shareholder who is a foreign person (to include, but not limited to, a
nonresident alien individual, a foreign trust, a foreign estate, a foreign corporation, or a foreign partnership) primarily depends
on whether the foreign person's income from the Fund is effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
Typically, ordinary income dividends paid from a mutual fund are not considered "effectively connected" income.

         Ordinary income dividends that are paid by the Fund (and are deemed not "effectively connected income") to foreign persons
will be subject to a U.S. tax withheld by the Fund at a rate of 30%, provided the Fund obtains a properly completed and signed
Certificate of Foreign Status. The tax rate may be reduced if the foreign person's country of residence has a tax treaty with the
U.S. allowing for a reduced tax rate on ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund. All income and 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 March of each year.

         If the ordinary income dividends from the Fund are effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business, then
                                                        ---
the foreign person may claim an exemption from the U.S. tax described above provided the Fund obtains a properly completed and signed
Certificate of Foreign Status.

         If the foreign person fails to provide a certification of his/her foreign status, the Fund will be required to withhold U.S.
tax at a rate of 30% (29% for payments after December 31, 2003) on ordinary income dividends, capital gains distributions and the
proceeds of the redemption of shares, paid to any foreign person. All income and any tax withheld (in this situation) 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.

         The tax consequences to foreign persons entitled to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty may be different from
those described herein.  Foreign shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors or the U.S. Internal Revenue Service with
respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Fund, including the applicability of the U.S. withholding
taxes described above.

Dividend Reinvestment in Another Fund.  Shareholders of the Fund may elect to reinvest all dividends and/or capital gains
distributions in shares of the same class of any of the other Oppenheimer funds listed above. Reinvestment will be made without sales
charge at the net asset value per share in effect at the close of business on the payable date of the dividend or distribution. To
elect this option, the shareholder must notify the Transfer Agent in writing and must have an existing account in the fund selected
for reinvestment. Otherwise the shareholder first must obtain a prospectus for that fund and an application from the Distributor to
establish an account. Dividends and/or distributions from shares of certain other Oppenheimer funds (other than Oppenheimer Cash
Reserves) may be invested in shares of this Fund on the same basis.






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 and is sub-distributor for funds managed by a subsidiary of the Manager.

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 $100,000 are not protected by federal deposit insurance.
Those uninsured balances at times may be substantial.

Independent Auditors. KPMG LLP are the independent auditors of the Fund. They audit the Fund's financial statements and perform other
related audit services.  They also act as auditors for certain other funds advised by the Manager and its affiliates.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

================================================================================
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF
OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of
Oppenheimer Growth Fund, including the statement of investments, as of August
31, 2002, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the
statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then
ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period
then ended. 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 auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States of America. 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 August 31, 2002, by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers. 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 Growth Fund as of August 31, 2002, the results of its operations
for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two
years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the
five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado
September 23, 2002




STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS  August 31, 2002
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                               MARKET VALUE
                                  SHARES         SEE NOTE 1
============================================================
 COMMON STOCKS--81.4%
------------------------------------------------------------
 CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY--22.9%
------------------------------------------------------------
 AUTOMOBILES--3.9%
 Harley-Davidson, Inc.         1,300,000       $ 63,999,000
------------------------------------------------------------
 MEDIA--0.8%
 Comcast Corp.,
 Cl. A Special(1)                517,000         12,320,110
------------------------------------------------------------
 MULTILINE RETAIL--13.4%
 BJ's Wholesale
 Club, Inc.(1)                   680,000         16,694,000
------------------------------------------------------------
 Costco Wholesale
 Corp.(1)                      1,750,000         58,467,500
------------------------------------------------------------
 Kohl's Corp(1)                1,604,500        111,865,740
------------------------------------------------------------
 Target Corp.                    950,000         32,490,000
                                              --------------
                                                219,517,240
------------------------------------------------------------
 SPECIALTY RETAIL--4.8%
 Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(1)    2,445,000         78,386,700
------------------------------------------------------------
 CONSUMER STAPLES--3.8%
------------------------------------------------------------
 FOOD & DRUG RETAILING--3.8%
 Walgreen Co.                  1,800,000         62,550,000
------------------------------------------------------------
 FINANCIALS--14.0%
------------------------------------------------------------
 DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS--10.9%
 AMBAC Financial
 Group, Inc.                     795,600         45,754,956
------------------------------------------------------------
 Freddie Mac                     490,500         31,441,050
------------------------------------------------------------
 SLM Corp.                     1,100,000        100,815,000
                                              --------------
                                                178,011,006
------------------------------------------------------------
 INSURANCE--3.1%
 MBIA, Inc.                    1,112,600         51,135,096
------------------------------------------------------------
 HEALTH CARE--30.5%
------------------------------------------------------------
 BIOTECHNOLOGY--4.3%
 Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)      1,250,000         40,100,000
------------------------------------------------------------
 IDEC Pharmaceuticals
 Corp.(1)                        755,000         30,335,900
                                              --------------
                                                 70,435,900

                                               MARKET VALUE
                                  SHARES         SEE NOTE 1
============================================================
 HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES--6.2%
 Biomet, Inc.                    937,100       $ 25,170,506
------------------------------------------------------------
 Stryker Corp.                 1,327,500         74,831,175
                                              --------------
                                                100,001,681
------------------------------------------------------------
 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES--14.2%
 AmerisourceBergen Corp.         625,000         45,318,750
------------------------------------------------------------
 Cardinal Health, Inc.           732,000         47,462,880
------------------------------------------------------------
 Lincare Holdings, Inc.(1)     1,399,200         44,844,360
------------------------------------------------------------
 McKesson Corp.                  980,000         32,869,200
------------------------------------------------------------
 Tenet Healthcare Corp.(1)     1,312,500         61,910,625
                                              --------------
                                                232,405,815
------------------------------------------------------------
 PHARMACEUTICALS--5.8%
 Johnson & Johnson             1,750,000         95,042,500
------------------------------------------------------------
 INDUSTRIALS--5.2%
------------------------------------------------------------
 COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES--5.2%
 Concord EFS, Inc.(1)          2,300,000         46,943,000
------------------------------------------------------------
 First Data Corp.              1,074,800         37,349,300
                                              --------------
                                                 84,292,300
------------------------------------------------------------
 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY--5.0%
------------------------------------------------------------
 COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT--0.5%
 Cisco Systems, Inc.(1)          650,000          8,983,000
------------------------------------------------------------
 COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS--0.4%
 EMC Corp.(1)                  1,000,000          6,760,000
------------------------------------------------------------
 SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS--0.6%
 Broadcom Corp., Cl. A(1)        550,000          9,069,500
------------------------------------------------------------
 SOFTWARE--3.5%
 Microsoft Corp.(1)            1,175,000         57,669,000
                                              --------------
 Total Common
 Stocks (Cost $1,350,683,668)                 1,330,578,848

============================================================
 OTHER SECURITIES--1.4%
------------------------------------------------------------
 Nasdaq-100 Unit
 Investment Trust(1)
 (Cost $37,369,749)            1,000,000         23,490,000

                                                      12 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND

                               PRINCIPAL       MARKET VALUE
                                  AMOUNT         SEE NOTE 1
============================================================
 SHORT-TERM NOTES--8.4%
------------------------------------------------------------
 Barton Capital Corp.,
 1.75%, 9/20/02             $ 13,093,000       $ 13,080,907
------------------------------------------------------------
 Fairway Finance Corp.,
 1.74%, 9/9/02                26,551,000         26,540,734
------------------------------------------------------------
 Neptune Funding Corp.,
 1.78%, 10/1/02               38,370,000         38,313,084
------------------------------------------------------------
 Wyeth:
 2%, 9/17/02                  25,000,000         24,979,222
 2%, 9/26/02                  35,000,000         34,954,549
                                               -------------
 Total Short-Term Notes
 (Cost $137,868,496)                            137,868,496

                               PRINCIPAL       MARKET VALUE
                                  AMOUNT         SEE NOTE 1
============================================================
 JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--8.9%
------------------------------------------------------------
 Undivided interest of 36.29% in joint
 repurchase agreement with DB Alex Brown
 LLC, 1.81%, dated 8/30/02, to be
 repurchased at $400,896,609 on 9/3/02,
 collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds,
 5.50%-6.125%, 8/15/28-8/15/29, with a
 value of $410,193,562 (Cost
 $145,455,000)
                            $145,455,000       $145,455,000
------------------------------------------------------------
 TOTAL INVESTMENTS,
 AT VALUE
 (Cost $1,671,376,913)             100.1%     1,637,392,344
------------------------------------------------------------
 LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
 OTHER ASSETS                       (0.1)        (2,399,339)
                             ------------------------------
 NET ASSETS                        100.0%    $1,634,993,005
                             ==============================

FOOTNOTES TO STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

1. Non-income producing security.

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                                      13 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES  August 31, 2002
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=========================================================================
 ASSETS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Investments, at value (cost $1,671,376,913)--
   see accompanying statement                             $ 1,637,392,344
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Cash                                                             611,843
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Receivables and other assets:
 Shares of beneficial interest sold                               716,433
 Interest and dividends                                           649,612
 Other                                                             14,203
                                                           --------------
 Total assets                                               1,639,384,435

=========================================================================
 LIABILITIES
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Payables and other liabilities:
 Shares of beneficial interest redeemed                         2,079,475
 Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees                    812,090
 Distribution and service plan fees                               642,356
 Trustees' compensation                                           419,183
 Shareholder reports                                              401,180
 Other                                                             37,146
                                                           --------------
 Total liabilities                                              4,391,430

=========================================================================
 NET ASSETS                                                $1,634,993,005
                                                           ==============

=========================================================================
 COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Par value of shares of beneficial interest                $       68,521
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Additional paid-in capital                                 2,341,849,093
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Overdistributed net investment income                           (402,691)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions    (672,537,349)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net unrealized depreciation on investments                   (33,984,569)
                                                           --------------
 NET ASSETS                                                $1,634,993,005
                                                           ==============

                                                      14 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND

================================================================================
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Class A Shares:
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net
assets of $1,173,027,251 and 48,489,125 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding)                                                     $24.19
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus
sales charge of 5.75% of offering price)                                  $25.67
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable
contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per
share (based on net assets of $317,725,011 and 13,937,727
shares of beneficial interest outstanding)                                $22.80
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class C Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable
contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per
share (based on net assets of $75,228,794 and 3,245,756
shares of beneficial interest outstanding)                                $23.18
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class N Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable
contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per
share (based on net assets of $2,242,739 and 93,476 shares
of beneficial interest outstanding)                                       $23.99
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class Y Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per
share (based on net assets of $66,769,210 and 2,754,559
shares of beneficial interest outstanding)                                $24.24

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                                      15 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  For the Year Ended August 31, 2002
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=========================================================================
 INVESTMENT INCOME
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $35,014)    $   7,920,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Interest                                                       7,455,844
                                                            -------------
 Total investment income                                       15,375,844
=========================================================================
 EXPENSES
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Management fees                                               12,880,111
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Distribution and service plan fees:
 Class A                                                        3,313,032
 Class B                                                        4,141,613
 Class C                                                          931,561
 Class N                                                            8,087
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:
 Class A                                                        4,947,368
 Class B                                                        1,465,583
 Class C                                                          328,649
 Class N                                                            5,563
 Class Y                                                          320,809
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Shareholder reports                                            1,503,019
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Trustees' compensation                                           121,287
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Custodian fees and expenses                                       99,581
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Other                                                             93,018
                                                            -------------
 Total expenses                                                30,159,281
 Less reduction to custodian expenses                             (11,345)
 Less voluntary waiver of transfer and shareholder
   servicing agent fees--Class A, B, C and N                     (131,324)
 Less voluntary waiver of transfer and shareholder
   servicing agent fees--Class Y                                  (90,843)
                                                            -------------
 Net expenses                                                  29,925,769
=========================================================================
 NET INVESTMENT LOSS                                          (14,549,925)
=========================================================================
 REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net realized gain (loss) on:
 Investments                                                 (315,329,422)
 Closing and expiration of option contracts written               207,652
                                                            -------------
 Net realized loss                                           (315,121,770)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments         (23,465,967)
                                                            -------------
 Net realized and unrealized loss                            (338,587,737)
=========================================================================
 NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS       $(353,137,662)
                                                            =============

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                                      16 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31,                                    2002             2001
===============================================================================
 OPERATIONS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net investment income (loss)                   $  (14,549,925)  $    8,048,187
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net realized loss                                (315,121,770)    (357,415,519)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net change in unrealized depreciation             (23,465,967)  (1,979,523,397)
                                                -------------------------------
 Net decrease in net assets resulting
    from operations                               (353,137,662)  (2,328,890,729)
===============================================================================
 DIVIDENDS AND/OR DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dividends from net investment income:
 Class A                                            (7,204,260)            --
 Class B                                                  --               --
 Class C                                                  --               --
 Class N                                                (7,852)            --
 Class Y                                              (714,194)            --
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Distributions from net realized gain:
 Class A                                                  --       (169,073,487)
 Class B                                                  --        (57,798,213)
 Class C                                                  --        (10,658,043)
 Class N                                                  --               --
 Class Y                                                  --        (10,089,485)
===============================================================================
 BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
 from beneficial interest  transactions:
 Class A                                          (124,336,568)     154,610,675
 Class B                                           (92,299,250)      69,919,439
 Class C                                           (10,045,794)      36,664,993
 Class N                                             2,370,990          292,597
 Class Y                                            (6,698,416)       2,236,334
===============================================================================
 NET ASSETS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total decrease                                   (592,073,006)  (2,312,785,919)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Beginning of period                             2,227,066,011    4,539,851,930
                                                -------------------------------
 End of period [including undistributed
 (overdistributed) net investment income
 of $(402,691) and $7,619,531, respectively]    $1,634,993,005   $2,227,066,011
                                                ===============================

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
17 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CLASS A        YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31,               2002       2001       2000       1999       1998
=======================================================================================================

PER SHARE OPERATING DATA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net asset value, beginning of period           $ 29.20    $ 62.31    $ 39.77    $ 31.54    $ 40.42
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Income (loss) from investment operations:
 Net investment income (loss)                      (.13)       .18       (.02)       .10        .73
 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)          (4.74)    (30.05)     25.42      11.69      (5.05)
                                               -------------------------------------------------------
 Total from investment operations                 (4.87)    (29.87)     25.40      11.79      (4.32)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
 Dividends from net investment income              (.14)        --       (.03)      (.48)      (.66)
 Distributions from net realized gain                --      (3.24)     (2.83)     (3.08)     (3.90)
                                               -------------------------------------------------------
 Total dividends and/or distributions
 to shareholders                                   (.14)     (3.24)     (2.86)     (3.56)     (4.56)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net asset value, end of period                  $24.19     $29.20     $62.31     $39.77     $31.54
                                               ========================================================

=======================================================================================================
 TOTAL RETURN, AT NET ASSET VALUE(1)             (16.77)%   (49.87)%    67.10%     39.39%    (11.62)%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=======================================================================================================
 RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $1,173,027 $1,553,066 $3,176,435 $1,730,087 $1,356,905
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Average net assets (in thousands)           $1,430,735 $2,149,795 $2,390,125 $1,620,201 $1,640,181
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ratios to average net assets:(2)
 Net investment income (loss)                     (0.54)%     0.45%     (0.01)%     0.24%      1.90%
 Expenses                                          1.31%      1.06%      1.01%      1.05%      1.00%(3)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Portfolio turnover rate                             60%        92%        49%       106%        34%

1. Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods of less than one full year.

2. Annualized for periods of less than one full year. 3. Expense ratio has been calculated without adjustment for the reduction to custodian expenses. SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 18 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND

CLASS B        YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31,               2002       2001       2000       1999       1998
=======================================================================================================

PER SHARE OPERATING DATA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net asset value, beginning of period           $ 27.60    $ 59.55    $ 38.37    $ 30.54    $ 39.34
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Income (loss) from investment operations:
 Net investment income (loss)                      (.54)      (.10)      (.21)      (.20)       .43
 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)          (4.26)    (28.61)     24.22      11.32      (4.89)
                                               -------------------------------------------------------
 Total from investment operations                 (4.80)    (28.71)     24.01      11.12      (4.46)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
 Dividends from net investment income                --         --         --       (.21)      (.44)
 Distributions from net realized gain                --      (3.24)     (2.83)     (3.08)     (3.90)
                                               -------------------------------------------------------
 Total dividends and/or distributions
 to shareholders                                     --      (3.24)     (2.83)     (3.29)     (4.34)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net asset value, end of period                  $22.80     $27.60     $59.55     $38.37     $30.54
                                               ========================================================

=======================================================================================================
 TOTAL RETURN, AT NET ASSET VALUE(1)             (17.39)%   (50.26)%    65.82%     38.27%    (12.32)%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=======================================================================================================
 RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $317,725   $483,298   $996,000   $445,629   $330,442
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Average net assets (in thousands)             $415,965   $692,159   $676,485   $410,058   $353,574
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ratios to average net assets:(2)
 Net investment income (loss)                     (1.30)%    (0.31)%    (0.78)%    (0.58)%     1.08%
 Expenses                                          2.08%      1.83%      1.78%      1.86%      1.81%(3)
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 Portfolio turnover rate                             60%        92%        49%       106%        34%

1. Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods of less than one full year.

2. Annualized for periods of less than one full year. 3. Expense ratio has been calculated without adjustment for the reduction to custodian expenses. SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 19 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CLASS C        YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31,               2002       2001       2000       1999       1998
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PER SHARE OPERATING DATA
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 Net asset value, beginning of period           $ 28.06    $ 60.48    $ 38.92    $ 30.93    $ 39.87
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 Income (loss) from investment operations:
 Net investment income (loss)                      (.43)      (.04)      (.09)      (.20)       .46
 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)          (4.45)    (29.14)     24.48      11.47      (4.99)
                                               --------------------------------------------------------
 Total from investment operations                 (4.88)    (29.18)     24.39      11.27      (4.53)
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 Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
 Dividends from net investment income                --         --         --       (.21)      (.51)
 Distributions from net realized gain                --      (3.24)     (2.83)     (3.07)     (3.90)
                                               --------------------------------------------------------
 Total dividends and/or distributions
 to shareholders                                     --      (3.24)     (2.83)     (3.28)     (4.41)
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 Net asset value, end of period                  $23.18     $28.06     $60.48     $38.92     $30.93
                                               ========================================================

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 TOTAL RETURN, AT NET ASSET VALUE(1)             (17.39)%   (50.26)%    65.87%     38.28%    (12.33)%
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 RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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 Net assets, end of period (in thousands)       $75,229   $102,144   $176,150    $57,970    $44,377
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 Average net assets (in thousands)              $93,082   $133,823   $103,076    $53,501    $43,817
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 Ratios to average net assets:(2)
 Net investment income (loss)                     (1.31)%    (0.32)%    (0.77)%    (0.58)%     1.06%
 Expenses                                          2.08%      1.84%      1.78%      1.86%      1.81%(3)
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 Portfolio turnover rate                             60%        92%        49%       106%        34%

1. Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods of less than one full year.

2. Annualized for periods of less than one full year. 3. Expense ratio has been calculated without adjustment for the reduction to custodian expenses. SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 20 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND CLASS N YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2002 2001(1) ================================================================================ PER SHARE OPERATING DATA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net asset value, beginning of period $ 29.13 $ 35.39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income (loss) from investment operations: Net investment income (loss) (.13)(2) (.01) Net realized and unrealized loss (4.78)(2) (6.25) --------------------------------- Total from investment operations (4.91) (6.26) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: Dividends from net investment income (.23) -- Distributions from net realized gain -- -- --------------------------------- Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders (.23) -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net asset value, end of period $23.99 $29.13 ================================= ================================================================================ TOTAL RETURN, AT NET ASSET VALUE(3) (17.00)% (17.69)% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $2,243 $274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average net assets (in thousands) $1,623 $ 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ratios to average net assets:(4) Net investment loss (0.90)% (0.33)% Expenses 1.57% 1.40% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portfolio turnover rate 60% 92% 1. For the period from March 1, 2001 (inception of offering) to August 31, 2001. 2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

3. Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period (or inception of offering), 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 returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods of less than one full year.

4. Annualized for periods of less than one full year. SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 21 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CLASS Y        YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31,               2002       2001       2000       1999       1998
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PER SHARE OPERATING DATA
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 Net asset value, beginning of period           $ 29.27    $ 62.33    $ 39.76    $ 31.54    $ 40.43
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 Income (loss) from investment operations:
 Net investment income (loss)                      (.06)       .28        .16        .18        .87
 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)          (4.73)    (30.10)     25.37      11.69      (5.09)
                                               -------------------------------------------------------
 Total from investment operations                 (4.79)    (29.82)     25.53      11.87      (4.22)
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 Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
 Dividends from net investment income              (.24)        --       (.13)      (.58)      (.77)
 Distributions from net realized gain                --      (3.24)     (2.83)     (3.07)     (3.90)
                                               -------------------------------------------------------
 Total dividends and/or distributions
 to shareholders                                   (.24)     (3.24)     (2.96)     (3.65)     (4.67)
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 Net asset value, end of period                  $24.24     $29.27     $62.33     $39.76     $31.54
                                               ========================================================

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 TOTAL RETURN, AT NET ASSET VALUE(1)             (16.50)%   (49.77)%    67.56%     39.74%    (11.38)%
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 RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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 Net assets, end of period (in thousands)       $66,769   $ 88,284   $191,267   $ 93,936   $132,146
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 Average net assets (in thousands)              $81,127   $124,168   $134,650   $116,615   $135,098
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 Ratios to average net assets:(2)
 Net investment income (loss)                     (0.25)%     0.67%      0.27%      0.65%      2.16%
 Expenses                                          1.13%      0.86%      0.73%      0.80%      0.71%(3)
 Expenses, net of voluntary waiver of
 transfer agent fees and/or reduction
 to custodian expenses                             1.02%      0.86%      0.73%      0.80%      0.71%
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 Portfolio turnover rate                             60%        92%        49%       106%        34%

1. Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods of less than one full year.

2. Annualized for periods of less than one full year. 3. Expense ratio has been calculated without adjustment for the reduction to custodian expenses. SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 22 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Oppenheimer Growth Fund (the Fund) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment advisor is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the Manager).

        The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N 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, Class C and Class N shares are sold without a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC). Class N shares are sold only through retirement plans. Retirement plans that offer Class N shares may impose charges on those accounts. Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC. All classes of shares have identical rights and voting privileges. Earnings, net assets and net asset value per share may differ by minor amounts due to each class having its own expenses directly attributable to that class. Classes A, B, C and N have separate distribution and/or service plans. No such plan has been adopted for Class Y shares. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares six years after the date of purchase.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SECURITIES VALUATION. Securities listed or traded on National Stock Exchanges or other domestic or foreign exchanges are valued based on the last sale price of the security traded on that exchange 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 closing bid and asked prices, and if not, at the closing bid price. Securities (including restricted securities) for which quotations are not readily available are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations, a portfolio pricing service authorized by the Board of Trustees, or at their fair value. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees. Short-term “money market type” debt securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost (which approximates market value).

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange. Amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and investment income are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

        The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is separately identified from the fluctuations arising from changes in market values of securities held and reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

23 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Continued

JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds of 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 pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature. Each agreement 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 of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

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ALLOCATION OF INCOME, EXPENSES, GAINS AND LOSSES. Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.

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FEDERAL TAXES. The Fund intends to continue to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income, 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.

        As of August 31, 2002, the Fund had approximately $229,706,000 of post-October losses available to offset future capital gains, if any. Such losses, if unutilized, will expire in 2011.

As of August 31, 2002, the Fund had available for federal income tax purposes unused capital loss carryforwards as follows:

EXPIRING
2009 $ 50,983,636 2010 391,696,099 ------------ Total $442,679,735 ============ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TRUSTEES’ COMPENSATION. The Fund has adopted an unfunded retirement plan for the Fund’s independent trustees. Benefits are based on years of service and fees paid to each trustee during the years of service. During the year ended August 31, 2002, the Fund’s projected benefit obligations were increased by $55,263 and payments of $12,454 were made to retired trustees, resulting in an accumulated liability of $402,757 as of August 31, 2002.

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

24 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CLASSIFICATION OF DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. 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.

        The Fund adjusts the classification of distributions to shareholders to reflect the differences between financial statement amounts and distributions determined in accordance with income tax regulations. Accordingly, during the year ended August 31, 2002, amounts have been reclassified to reflect a decrease in paid-in capital of $14,454,009. Overdistributed net investment income was decreased by the same amount. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

        The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2002 and August 31, 2001 was as follows:

YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2002 AUGUST 31, 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------- Distributions paid from: Ordinary income $7,926,306 $ 96,345,987 Long-term capital gain -- 151,273,241 Return of capital -- -- --------------------------- Total $7,926,306 $247,619,228 =========================== As of August 31, 2002, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows: Overdistributed net investment income $ (402,691) Accumulated net realized loss (672,537,349) Net unrealized depreciation (33,984,569)
Total $(706,924,609) ============= --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

INVESTMENT INCOME. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or upon ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign dividends where the ex-dividend date may have passed. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, which includes accretion of discount and amortization of premium, is accrued as earned.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 25 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Continued

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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

================================================================================ 2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of $0.001 par value shares of beneficial interest. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

                           YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2002    YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2001(1)
                                SHARES         AMOUNT           SHARES          AMOUNT
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 CLASS A
 Sold                        6,933,882  $ 195,310,273       10,569,340  $ 434,907,471
 Dividends and/or
 distributions reinvested      229,470      6,758,016        3,414,802    158,822,473
 Redeemed                  (11,867,029)  (326,404,857)     (11,769,825)  (439,119,269)
                           ------------------------------------------------------------
 Net increase (decrease)    (4,703,677) $(124,336,568)       2,214,317  $ 154,610,675
                           ============================================================
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 CLASS B
 Sold                        2,659,840  $  70,453,666        5,557,121  $ 229,365,850
 Dividends and/or
 distributions reinvested           --             --        1,227,686     54,263,720
 Redeemed                   (6,235,475)  (162,752,916)      (5,997,793)  (213,710,131)
                           ------------------------------------------------------------
 Net increase (decrease)    (3,575,635) $ (92,299,250)         787,014  $  69,919,439
                           ============================================================
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 CLASS C
 Sold                        1,099,282  $  29,093,790        1,717,522   $ 69,151,022
 Dividends and/or
 distributions reinvested           --             --          217,183      9,762,405
 Redeemed                   (1,493,796)   (39,139,584)      (1,207,014)   (42,248,434)
                           ------------------------------------------------------------
 Net increase (decrease)      (394,514) $ (10,045,794)         727,691  $  36,664,993
                           ============================================================
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 CLASS N
 Sold                          140,675  $   3,970,419            9,401  $     292,765
 Dividends and/or
 distributions reinvested          268          7,845               --             --
 Redeemed                      (56,863)    (1,607,274)              (5)          (168)
                           ------------------------------------------------------------
 Net increase (decrease)        84,080  $   2,370,990            9,396  $     292,597
                           ============================================================
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 CLASS Y
 Sold                          877,421  $  24,490,320        1,574,830  $$ 65,369,945
 Dividends and/or
 distributions reinvested       24,235        713,722          216,565     10,076,798
 Redeemed                   (1,162,874)   (31,902,458)      (1,844,136)   (73,210,409)
                           ------------------------------------------------------------
 Net increase (decrease)      (261,218) $  (6,698,416)         (52,741) $   2,236,334
                           ============================================================
  1. For the year ended August 31, 2001, for Class A, B, C and Y shares and for the period from March 1, 2001 (inception of offering) to August 31, 2001, for Class N shares.

26 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND ================================================================================ 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 August 31, 2002, were $999,741,770 and $1,084,966,491, respectively.

As of August 31, 2002, unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based on cost of securities for federal income tax purposes of $1,671,528,206 was composed of:

Gross unrealized appreciation $ 153,121,143 Gross unrealized depreciation (187,257,005) ------------- Net unrealized depreciation $ (34,135,862) =============

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation and depreciation, if applicable, is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, or return of capital dividends, and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gain (loss) on certain futures contracts, investments in passive foreign investment companies, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

================================================================================ 4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

MANAGEMENT FEES. Management fees paid to the Manager were in accordance with the investment advisory agreement with the Fund which provides for a fee of 0.75% of the first $200 million of average annual net assets of the Fund, 0.72% of the next $200 million, 0.69% of the next $200 million, 0.66% of the next $200 million, 0.60% of the next $700 million, 0.58% of the next $1.0 billion, 0.56% of the next $2.0 billion, and 0.54% of the average annual net assets in excess of $4.5 billion.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 $19.75 per account fee.

        Additionally, Class Y shares are subject to minimum fees of $5,000 for assets of less than $10 million and $10,000 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.

        OFS has voluntarily agreed to limit transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees up to an annual rate of 0.25% of average net assets of Class Y shares and for all other classes, up to an annual rate of 0.35% of average net assets of each class. This undertaking may be amended or withdrawn at any time.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN (12B-1) FEES. Under its General Distributor's Agreement with the Manager, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the Distributor) acts as the Fund's principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the different classes of shares of the Fund. 27 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ 4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES Continued The compensation paid to (or retained by) the Distributor from the sale of shares or on the redemption of shares is shown in the table below for the period indicated.

                   AGGREGATE        CLASS A      CONCESSIONS    CONCESSIONS    CONCESSIONS    CONCESSIONS
                   FRONT-END      FRONT-END       ON CLASS A     ON CLASS B     ON CLASS C     ON CLASS N
               SALES CHARGES  SALES CHARGES           SHARES         SHARES         SHARES         SHARES
                  ON CLASS A    RETAINED BY      ADVANCED BY    ADVANCED BY    ADVANCED BY    ADVANCED BY
YEAR ENDED            SHARES    DISTRIBUTOR   DISTRIBUTOR(1) DISTRIBUTOR(1) DISTRIBUTOR(1) DISTRIBUTOR(1)
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August 31, 2002   $2,350,474       $668,545         $204,213     $2,130,360       $174,319        $31,178
  1. The Distributor advances concession payments to dealers for certain sales of Class A shares and for sales of Class B, Class C and Class N shares from its own resources at the time of sale.

CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS N CONTINGENT CONTINGENT CONTINGENT CONTINGENT DEFERRED 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 31, 2002 $21,386 $1,099,479 $22,633 $249 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SERVICE PLAN FOR CLASS A SHARES. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A Shares. It reimburses the Distributor for a portion of its costs incurred for services provided to accounts that hold Class A shares. Reimbursement is made quarterly at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average annual net assets of Class A shares of the Fund. For the year ended August 31, 2002 , payments under the Class A Plan totaled $3,313,032, all of which were paid by the Distributor to recipients, and included $156,580 paid to an affiliate of the Manager. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent years.

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DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLANS FOR CLASS B, CLASS C AND CLASS N SHARES. The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class N shares. Under the plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% per year on Class B shares and on Class C shares and the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.25% per year on Class N shares. The Distributor also receives a service fee of 0.25% per year under each plan.

Distribution fees paid to the Distributor for the year ended August 31, 2002, were as follows: DISTRIBUTOR'S DISTRIBUTOR'S AGGREGATE AGGREGATE UNREIMBURSED UNREIMBURSED EXPENSES AS % TOTAL PAYMENTS AMOUNT RETAINED EXPENSES OF NET ASSETS UNDER PLAN BY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER PLAN OF CLASS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class B Plan $4,141,613 $3,277,861 $11,192,681 3.52% Class C Plan 931,561 193,657 1,590,674 2.11 Class N Plan 8,087 8,000 56,842 2.53 ================================================================================ 5. OPTION ACTIVITY

The Fund may buy and sell put and call options, or write put and covered call options on portfolio securities in order to produce incremental earnings or protect against changes in the value of portfolio securities.

28 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND

        The Fund generally purchases put options or writes covered call options to hedge against adverse movements in the value of portfolio holdings. When an option is written, the Fund receives a premium and becomes obligated to sell or purchase the underlying security at a fixed price, upon exercise of the option.

        Options are valued daily based upon the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the option is traded and unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded. The Fund will realize a gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales for a written call option, the purchase cost for a written put option, or the cost of the security for a purchased put or call option is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid.

        Securities designated to cover outstanding call options are noted in the Statement of Investments where applicable. Shares subject to call, expiration date, exercise price, premium received and market value are detailed in a note to the Statement of Investments. Options written are reported as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gains and losses are reported in the Statement of Operations.

        The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Fund also has the additional risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist.

Written option activity for the year ended August 31, 2002 was as follows:

CALL OPTIONS ---------------------------- NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF CONTRACTS PREMIUMS ------------------------------------------------------ Options outstanding as of August 31, 2001 -- $ -- Options written 1,750 207,652 Options closed or expired (1,750) (207,652) ------------------------ Options outstanding as of August 31, 2002 -- $ -- ======================== ================================================================================ 6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Fund may borrow from a bank for temporary or emergency purposes including, without limitation, funding of shareholder redemptions provided asset coverage for borrowings exceeds 300%. The Fund has entered into an agreement which enables it to participate with other Oppenheimer funds in an unsecured line of credit with a bank, which permits borrowings up to $400 million, collectively. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.45%. Borrowings are payable within 30 days after such loan is executed. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the average unutilized amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.08% per annum.

The Fund had no borrowings outstanding during the year ended or at August 31, 2002. 29 OPPENHEIMER GROWTH FUND





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                                                              Appendix A

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                                              Industry Classifications
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Aerospace & Defense                                Household Durables
Air Freight & Couriers                             Household Products
Airlines                                           Industrial Conglomerates
Auto Components                                    Insurance
Automobiles                                        Internet & Catalog Retail
Banks                                              Internet Software & Services
Beverages                                          Information Technology Consulting & Services
Biotechnology                                      Leisure Equipment & Products
Building Products                                  Machinery
Chemicals                                          Marine
Commercial Services & Supplies                     Media
Communications Equipment                           Metals & Mining
Computers & Peripherals                            Multiline Retail
Construction & Engineering                         Multi-Utilities
Construction Materials                             Office Electronics
Containers & Packaging                             Oil & Gas
Distributors                                       Paper & Forest Products
Diversified Financials                             Personal Products
Diversified Telecommunication Services             Pharmaceuticals
Electric Utilities                                 Real Estate
Electrical Equipment                               Road & Rail
Electronic Equipment & Instruments                 Semiconductor Equipment & Products
Energy Equipment & Services                        Software
Food & Drug Retailing                              Specialty Retail
Food Products                                      Textiles & Apparel
Gas Utilities                                      Tobacco
Health Care Equipment & Supplies                   Trading Companies & Distributors
Health Care Providers & Services                   Transportation Infrastructure
Hotels Restaurants & Leisure                       Water Utilities
                                                   Wireless Telecommunication Services








                                                                 B-11
                                                              Appendix B

OppenheimerFunds Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers
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In certain cases, the initial sales charge that applies to purchases of Class A shares2 of the Oppenheimer funds or the contingent
deferred sales charge that may apply to Class A, Class B or Class C shares may be waived.3  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 example, waivers relating to Retirement Plans do not apply to Oppenheimer municipal funds,
because shares of those funds are not available for purchase by or on behalf of retirement plans. Other waivers apply only to
shareholders of certain 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 qualified under Sections 401(a) or 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code,
              2)  non-qualified deferred compensation plans,
              3)  employee benefit plans4
              4)  Group Retirement Plans5
              5)  403(b)(7) custodial plan accounts
              6)  Individual Retirement Accounts ("IRAs"), including traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEP-IRAs, SARSEPs or SIMPLE plans

The interpretation of these provisions as to the applicability of a special arrangement or waiver in a particular case is in the sole
discretion of the Distributor or the transfer agent (referred to in this document as the "Transfer Agent") of the particular
Oppenheimer fund. These waivers and special arrangements may be amended or terminated at any time by a particular fund, the
Distributor, and/or OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (referred to in this document as the "Manager").

Waivers that apply at the time shares are redeemed must be requested by the shareholder and/or dealer in the redemption request.
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Purchases of Class A Shares of Oppenheimer Funds That Are Not Subject to Initial Sales Charge but May Be Subject to the Class A
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (unless a waiver applies).

         There is no initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares of any of the Oppenheimer funds in the cases listed below.
However, these purchases may be subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge if redeemed within 18 months (24 months in
the case of Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals and Rochester Fund Municipals) of the beginning of the calendar month of their
purchase, as described in the Prospectus (unless a waiver described elsewhere in this Appendix applies to the redemption).
Additionally, on shares purchased under these waivers that are subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge, the
Distributor will pay the applicable concession described in the Prospectus under "Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge."6 This
waiver provision applies to:
|_|      Purchases of Class A shares aggregating $1 million 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").
              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 $3 million or more of its
                  assets (excluding assets invested in money market funds) invested in Applicable Investments.
              3)  The record keeping for a Retirement Plan is handled under a service agreement with Merrill Lynch and on the date the
                  plan sponsor signs that agreement, the Plan has 500 or more eligible employees (as determined by the Merrill Lynch
                  plan conversion manager).
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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 advisors 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 advisors 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 advisors 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 advisor (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.
|_|      A TRAC-2000 401(k) plan (sponsored by the former Quest for Value Advisors) whose Class B or Class C shares of a Former Quest
              for Value Fund were exchanged for Class A shares of that Fund due to the termination of the Class B and Class C
              TRAC-2000 program on November 24, 1995.
|_|      A qualified Retirement Plan that had agreed with the former Quest for Value Advisors to purchase shares of any of the Former
              Quest for Value Funds at net asset value, with such shares to be held through DCXchange, a sub-transfer agency mutual
              fund clearinghouse, if that arrangement was consummated and share purchases commenced by December 31, 1996.

B.   Waivers of Initial and Contingent Deferred Sales Charges in Certain Transactions.

Class A shares issued or purchased in the following transactions are not subject to 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
              (other than Oppenheimer Cash Reserves) or unit investment trusts for which reinvestment arrangements have been made with
              the Distributor.
|_|      Shares purchased through a broker-dealer that has entered into a special agreement with the Distributor to allow the
              broker's customers to purchase and pay for shares of Oppenheimer funds using the proceeds of shares redeemed in the
              prior 30 days from a mutual fund (other than a fund managed by the Manager or any of its subsidiaries) on which an
              initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge was paid. This waiver also applies to shares purchased by
              exchange of shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. that were purchased and paid for in this manner. This waiver
              must be requested when the purchase order is placed for shares of the Fund, and the Distributor may require evidence of
              qualification for this waiver.
|_|      Shares purchased with the proceeds of maturing principal units of any Qualified Unit Investment Liquid Trust Series.
|_|      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.

C.   Waivers of the Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge for Certain Redemptions.

The Class A contingent deferred sales charge is also waived if shares that would otherwise be subject to the contingent deferred
sales charge are redeemed in the following cases:
|_|      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.7
              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.8
              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.
III.                               Waivers of Class B, Class C and Class N Sales Charges of Oppenheimer Funds
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The Class B, Class C and Class N contingent deferred sales charges will not be applied to shares purchased in certain types of
transactions or redeemed in certain circumstances described below.

A.   Waivers for Redemptions in Certain Cases.

The Class B, Class C and Class N contingent deferred sales charges 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 contingent deferred sales charges are generally not waived following the death or disability of a grantor or trustee for
              a trust account. The contingent deferred sales charges 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 by the Social Security Administration.
|_|      Distributions from accounts for which the broker-dealer of record has entered into a special agreement with the Distributor
              allowing this waiver.
|_|      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 of Class C shares of Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust from accounts of clients of financial institutions that
              have entered into a special arrangement with the Distributor for this purpose.
|_|      Redemptions requested in writing by a Retirement Plan sponsor of Class C shares of an Oppenheimer fund in amounts of
              $500,000 or more and made more than 12 months after the Retirement Plan's first purchase of Class C shares, if the
              redemption proceeds are invested in Class N shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds.
|_|      Distributions9 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.10
              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.11
              9)  On account of the participant's separation from service.12
              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
                  59 1/2, as long as the aggregate value of the distributions does not exceed 10% of the account's value, adjusted
                  annually.
              13) Redemptions of Class B shares under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan for an account other than a Retirement Plan, if the
                  aggregate value of the redeemed shares does not exceed 10% of the account's value, adjusted annually.
              14) 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 contingent deferred sales charge is also waived on Class B and Class C shares sold or issued in the following cases:
|_|      Shares sold to the Manager or its affiliates.
|_|      Shares sold to registered management investment companies or separate accounts of insurance companies having an agreement
              with the Manager or the Distributor for that purpose.
|_|      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.
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The initial and contingent deferred sales charge rates and waivers for Class A, Class B and Class C shares described in the
Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information of the Oppenheimer funds are modified as described below for certain persons who
were shareholders of the former Quest for Value Funds.  To be eligible, those persons must have been shareholders on November 24,
1995, when OppenheimerFunds, Inc. became the investment advisor to those former Quest for Value Funds.  Those funds include:
     Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc.              Oppenheimer Small Cap Value Fund
     Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Value Fund           Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc.
     Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund

         These arrangements also apply to shareholders of the following funds when they merged (were reorganized) into various
Oppenheimer funds on November 24, 1995:

     Quest for Value U.S. Government Income Fund              Quest for Value New York Tax-Exempt Fund
     Quest for Value Investment Quality Income Fund           Quest for Value National Tax-Exempt Fund
     Quest for Value Global Income Fund                       Quest for Value California Tax-Exempt Fund

         All of the funds listed above are referred to in this Appendix as the "Former Quest for Value Funds."  The waivers of
initial and contingent deferred sales charges described in this Appendix apply to shares of an Oppenheimer fund that are either:
|_|      acquired by such shareholder pursuant to an exchange of shares of an Oppenheimer fund that was one of the Former Quest for
              Value Funds, or
|_|      purchased by such shareholder by exchange of shares of another Oppenheimer fund that were acquired pursuant to the merger of
              any of the Former Quest for Value Funds into that other Oppenheimer fund on November 24, 1995.

A.   Reductions or Waivers of Class A Sales Charges.

|X|      Reduced Class A Initial Sales Charge Rates for Certain Former Quest for Value Funds Shareholders.

Purchases by Groups and Associations.  The following table sets forth the initial sales charge rates for Class A shares purchased by
members of "Associations" formed for any purpose other than the purchase of securities. The rates in the table apply if that
Association purchased shares of any of the Former Quest for Value Funds or received a proposal to purchase such shares from OCC
Distributors prior to November 24, 1995.

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Number of Eligible Employees     Initial Sales Charge as a    Initial Sales Charge as a % of    Concession as % of
or Members                       % of Offering Price          Net Amount Invested               Offering Price
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9 or Fewer                                  2.50%                          2.56%                       2.00%
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At least  10 but not more  than             2.00%                          2.04%                       1.60%
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         For purchases by Associations having 50 or more eligible employees or members, there is no initial sales charge on purchases
of Class A shares, but those shares are subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge described in the applicable fund's
Prospectus.






         Purchases made under this arrangement qualify for the lower of either the sales charge rate in the table based on the number
of members of an Association, or the sales charge rate that applies under the Right of Accumulation described in the applicable
fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. Individuals who qualify under this arrangement for reduced sales charge
rates as members of Associations also may purchase shares for their individual or custodial accounts at these reduced sales charge
rates, upon request to the Distributor.

|X|      Waiver of Class A Sales Charges for Certain Shareholders.  Class A shares purchased by the following investors are not
subject to any Class A initial or contingent deferred sales charges:
o        Shareholders who were shareholders of the AMA Family of Funds on February 28, 1991 and who acquired shares of any of the
     Former Quest for Value Funds by merger of a portfolio of the AMA Family of Funds.
o        Shareholders who acquired shares of any Former Quest for Value Fund by merger of any of the portfolios of the Unified Funds.

|X|      Waiver of Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge in Certain Transactions.  The Class A contingent deferred sales charge
will not apply to redemptions of Class A shares purchased by the following investors who were shareholders of any Former Quest for
Value Fund:

         Investors who purchased Class A shares from a dealer that is or was not permitted to receive a sales load or redemption fee
imposed on a shareholder with whom that dealer has a fiduciary relationship, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 and regulations adopted under that law.

B.   Class A, Class B and Class C Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Waivers.

|X|      Waivers for Redemptions of Shares Purchased Prior to March 6, 1995.  In the following cases, the contingent deferred sales
charge will be waived for redemptions of Class A, Class B or Class C shares of an Oppenheimer fund. The shares must have been
acquired by the merger of a Former Quest for Value Fund into the fund or by exchange from an Oppenheimer fund that was a Former Quest
for Value Fund or into which such fund merged. Those shares must have been purchased prior to March 6, 1995 in connection with:
o        withdrawals under an automatic withdrawal plan holding only either Class B or Class C shares if the annual withdrawal does
     not exceed 10% of the initial value of the account value, adjusted annually, and
o        liquidation of a shareholder's account if the aggregate net asset value of shares held in the account is less than the
     required minimum value of such accounts.

|X|      Waivers for Redemptions of Shares Purchased on or After March 6, 1995 but Prior to November 24, 1995. In the following
cases, the contingent deferred sales charge will be waived for redemptions of Class A, Class B or Class C shares of an Oppenheimer
fund. The shares must have been acquired by the merger of a Former Quest for Value Fund into the fund or by exchange from an
Oppenheimer fund that was a Former Quest For Value Fund or into which such Former Quest for Value Fund merged. Those shares must have
been purchased on or after March 6, 1995, but prior to November 24, 1995:
o        redemptions following the death or disability of the shareholder(s) (as evidenced by a determination of total disability by
     the U.S. Social Security Administration);
o        withdrawals under an automatic withdrawal plan (but only for Class B or Class C shares) where the annual withdrawals do not
     exceed 10% of the initial value of the account value; adjusted annually, and
o        liquidation of a shareholder's account if the aggregate net asset value of shares held in the account is less than the
     required minimum account value.

         A shareholder's account will be credited with the amount of any contingent deferred sales charge paid on the redemption of
any Class A, Class B or Class C shares of the Oppenheimer fund described in this section if the proceeds are invested in the same
Class of shares in that fund or another Oppenheimer fund within 90 days after redemption.
V.        Special Sales Charge Arrangements for Shareholders of Certain Oppenheimer Funds Who Were Shareholders of Connecticut Mutual
                                                         Investment Accounts, Inc.
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The initial and contingent deferred sale charge rates and waivers for Class A and Class B shares described in the respective
Prospectus (or this Appendix) of the following Oppenheimer funds (each is referred to as a "Fund" in this section):
     Oppenheimer U. S. Government Trust,
     Oppenheimer Bond Fund,
     Oppenheimer Value Fund and
     Oppenheimer Disciplined Allocation Fund
are modified as described below for those Fund shareholders who were shareholders of the following funds (referred to as the "Former
Connecticut Mutual Funds") on March 1, 1996, when OppenheimerFunds, Inc. became the investment adviser to the Former Connecticut
Mutual Funds:
     Connecticut Mutual Liquid Account      Connecticut Mutual Total Return Account
     Connecticut Mutual Government Securities Account            CMIA LifeSpan Capital Appreciation Account
     Connecticut Mutual Income Account      CMIA LifeSpan Balanced Account
     Connecticut Mutual Growth Account      CMIA Diversified Income Account

A.   Prior Class A CDSC and Class A Sales Charge Waivers.

|X|      Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. Certain shareholders of a Fund and the other Former Connecticut Mutual Funds are
entitled to continue to make additional purchases of Class A shares at net asset value without a Class A initial sales charge, but
subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge that was in effect prior to March 18, 1996 (the "prior Class A CDSC"). Under
the prior Class A CDSC, if any of those shares are redeemed within one year of purchase, they will be assessed a 1% contingent
deferred sales charge on an amount equal to the current market value or the original purchase price of the shares sold, whichever is
smaller (in such redemptions, any shares not subject to the prior Class A CDSC will be redeemed first).

         Those shareholders who are eligible for the prior Class A CDSC are:
              1)  persons whose purchases of Class A shares of a Fund and other Former Connecticut Mutual Funds were $500,000 prior to
                  March 18, 1996, as a result of direct purchases or purchases pursuant to the Fund's policies on Combined Purchases
                  or Rights of Accumulation, who still hold those shares in that Fund or other Former Connecticut Mutual Funds, and
              2)  persons whose intended purchases under a Statement of Intention entered into prior to March 18, 1996, with the
                  former general distributor of the Former Connecticut Mutual Funds to purchase shares valued at $500,000 or more over
                  a 13-month period entitled those persons to purchase shares at net asset value without being subject to the Class A
                  initial sales charge

         Any of the Class A shares of a Fund and the other Former Connecticut Mutual Funds that were purchased at net asset value
prior to March 18, 1996, remain subject to the prior Class A CDSC, or if any additional shares are purchased by those shareholders at
net asset value pursuant to this arrangement they will be subject to the prior Class A CDSC.

|X|      Class A Sales Charge Waivers. Additional Class A shares of a Fund may be purchased without a sales charge, by a person who
was in one (or more) of the categories below and acquired Class A shares prior to March 18, 1996, and still holds Class A shares:
              1)  any purchaser, provided the total initial amount invested in the Fund or any one or more of the Former Connecticut
                  Mutual Funds totaled $500,000 or more, including investments made pursuant to the Combined Purchases, Statement of
                  Intention and Rights of Accumulation features available at the time of the initial purchase and such investment is
                  still held in one or more of the Former Connecticut Mutual Funds or a Fund into which such Fund merged;
              2)  any participant in a qualified plan, provided that the total initial amount invested by the plan in the Fund or any
                  one or more of the Former Connecticut Mutual Funds totaled $500,000 or more;
              3)  Directors of the Fund or any one or more of the Former Connecticut Mutual Funds and members of their immediate
                  families;
              4)  employee benefit plans sponsored by Connecticut Mutual Financial Services, L.L.C. ("CMFS"), the prior distributor of
                  the Former Connecticut Mutual Funds, and its affiliated companies;
              5)  one or more members of a group of at least 1,000 persons (and persons who are retirees from such group) engaged in a
                  common business, profession, civic or charitable endeavor or other activity, and the spouses and minor dependent
                  children of such persons, pursuant to a marketing program between CMFS and such group; and
              6)  an institution acting as a fiduciary on behalf of an individual or individuals, if such institution was directly
                  compensated by the individual(s) for recommending the purchase of the shares of the Fund or any one or more of the
                  Former Connecticut Mutual Funds, provided the institution had an agreement with CMFS.

         Purchases of Class A shares made pursuant to (1) and (2) above may be subject to the Class A CDSC of the Former Connecticut
Mutual Funds described above.

         Additionally, Class A shares of a Fund may be purchased without a sales charge by any holder of a variable annuity contract
issued in New York State by Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company through the Panorama Separate Account which is beyond the
applicable surrender charge period and which was used to fund a qualified plan, if that holder exchanges the variable annuity
contract proceeds to buy Class A shares of the Fund.

B.   Class A and Class B Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Waivers.

In addition to the waivers set forth in the Prospectus and in this Appendix, above, the contingent deferred sales charge will be
waived for redemptions of Class A and Class B shares of a Fund and exchanges of Class A or Class B shares of a Fund into Class A or
Class B shares of a Former Connecticut Mutual Fund provided that the Class A or Class B shares of the Fund to be redeemed or
exchanged were (i) acquired prior to March 18, 1996 or (ii) were acquired by exchange from an Oppenheimer fund that was a Former
Connecticut Mutual Fund. Additionally, the shares of such Former Connecticut Mutual Fund must have been purchased prior to March 18,
1996:
     1)  by the estate of a deceased shareholder;
     2)  upon the disability of a shareholder, as defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code;
     3)  for retirement distributions (or loans) to participants or beneficiaries from retirement plans qualified under Sections
         401(a) or 403(b)(7)of the Code, or from IRAs, deferred compensation plans created under Section 457 of the Code, or other
         employee benefit plans;
4)       as tax-free returns of excess contributions to such retirement or employee benefit plans;
     5)  in whole or in part, in connection with shares sold to any state, county, or city, or any instrumentality, department,
         authority, or agency thereof, that is prohibited by applicable investment laws from paying a sales charge or concession in
         connection with the purchase of shares of any registered investment management company;
     6)  in connection with the redemption of shares of the Fund due to a combination with another investment company by virtue of a
         merger, acquisition or similar reorganization transaction;
     7)  in connection with the Fund's right to involuntarily redeem or liquidate the Fund;
     8)  in connection with automatic redemptions of Class A shares and Class B shares in certain retirement plan accounts pursuant
         to an Automatic Withdrawal Plan but limited to no more than 12% of the original value annually; or
     9)  as involuntary redemptions of shares by operation of law, or under procedures set forth in the Fund's Articles of
         Incorporation, or as adopted by the Board of Directors of the Fund.
VI.                           Special Reduced Sales Charge for Former Shareholders of Advance America Funds, Inc.
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Shareholders of Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund, Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust, Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund and Oppenheimer
Capital Income Fund who acquired (and still hold) shares of those funds as a result of the reorganization of series of Advance
America Funds, Inc. into those Oppenheimer funds on October 18, 1991, and who held shares of Advance America Funds, Inc. on March 30,
1990, may purchase Class A shares of those four Oppenheimer funds at a maximum sales charge rate of 4.50%.
VII.                     Sales Charge Waivers on Purchases of Class M Shares of Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund
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Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund (referred to as the "Fund" in this section) may sell Class M shares at net asset value
without any initial sales charge to the classes of investors listed below who, prior to March 11, 1996, owned shares of the Fund's
then-existing Class A and were permitted to purchase those shares at net asset value without sales charge:
|_|      the Manager and its affiliates,
|_|      present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their "immediate families" as defined in the Fund's
              Statement of Additional Information) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates, and retirement plans established by
              them or the prior investment advisor of the Fund for their employees,
|_|      registered management investment companies or separate accounts of insurance companies that had an agreement with the Fund's
              prior investment advisor or 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 in the preceding section or
              financial institutions that have entered into sales arrangements with those dealers or brokers (and whose identity is
              made known to the Distributor) or with the Distributor, but only if the purchaser certifies to the Distributor at the
              time of purchase that the purchaser meets these qualifications,
|_|      dealers, brokers, or registered investment advisors that had entered into an agreement with the Distributor or the prior
              distributor of the Fund specifically providing for the use of Class M shares of the Fund in specific investment products
              made available to their clients, and
|_|      dealers, brokers or registered investment advisors that had entered into an agreement with the Distributor or prior
              distributor of the Fund's shares to sell shares to defined contribution employee retirement plans for which the dealer,
              broker, or investment advisor provides administrative services.








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         Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
         1675 Broadway
         New York, New York 10019-5820


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                                                                                           1 Mr. Motley was elected as Trustee to the Board I Funds effective October 10, 2002.
2 Certain waivers also apply to Class M shares of Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund.
3 In the case of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund, a continuously-offered closed-end fund, references to contingent deferred
sales charges mean the Fund's Early Withdrawal Charges and references to "redemptions" mean "repurchases" of shares.
4 An "employee benefit plan" means any plan or arrangement, whether or not it is "qualified" under the Internal Revenue Code, under
which Class N shares of an Oppenheimer fund or funds are purchased by a fiduciary or other administrator for the account of
participants who are employees of a single employer or of affiliated employers. These may include, for example, medical savings
accounts, payroll deduction plans or similar plans. The fund accounts must be registered in the name of the fiduciary or
administrator purchasing the shares for the benefit of participants in the plan.
5 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.
6 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.
7 This provision does not apply to IRAs.
8 This provision does not apply to 403(b)(7) custodial plans if the participant is less than age 55, nor to IRAs.
9 The distribution must be requested prior to Plan termination or the elimination of the Oppenheimer funds as an investment option
under the Plan.
10 This provision does not apply to IRAs.
11 This provision does not apply to loans from 403(b)(7) custodial plans and loans from the OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Single K
retirement plan.
12 This provision does not apply to 403(b)(7) custodial plans if the participant is less than age 55, nor to IRAs.