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Annual Report December 31, 2000

Oppenheimer

Convertible Securities Fund

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REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

CONTENTS

  President’s Letter
   
  An Interview
  with Your Fund’s
  Manager
   
  Fund Performance
   
12    Financial
  Statements
   
36    Independent
  Auditors’ Report
   
37    Federal
  Income Tax
  Information
   
38    Officers and Trustees

Fund Objective

Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. It invests primarily in securities that are convertible into common stock.

Average Annual
Total Returns*
 
For the 1-Year Period
Ended 12/31/00
   
Class A  
Without With
Sales Chg. Sales Chg.

–4.8%
–10.28%
Class B  
Without With
Sales Chg. Sales Chg.

–5.55%
–9.78%
Class C  
Without With
Sales Chg. Sales Chg.

–5.56%
–6.4%
Class M  
Without With
Sales Chg. Sales Chg.

–5.30%
–8.38%

*See Notes on page 10 for further details.

PRESIDENTS LETTER

Dear Shareholder,

[PHOTO OF BRIDGET A. MACASKILL]

Bridget A. Macaskill
President
Oppenheimer
Convertible
Securities Fund

The year 2000 was one to remember, both for the performance of the financial markets and the lessons it presented to all investors.

     In many ways, 2000 was a study in contrasts. Many stocks experienced sharp declines, while municipal and high-quality bonds performed strongly. The year began with unrestrained enthusiasm for technology stocks in particular, and growth stocks in general, but ended with value-oriented stocks providing better performance.

     Market conditions shifted dramatically during 2000. When the year began, the economy was growing rapidly, raising concerns that long-dormant inflationary pressures might resurface. By mid-year, however, after a series of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed), the economy began to slow—triggering fears of a potential recession. The slowing economy generally hurt the stock market and benefited high-quality bonds.

     The lessons provided by a volatile and difficult year reinforced many of the basic investment principles we have discussed in this letter from time to time. In 2000, market volatility was a powerful reminder of the importance of investment diversification—the time-honored strategy of spreading risk among various asset classes, industry groups and investment styles. In addition, actively managed funds generally outperformed passive index funds, as research-intensive security selection again made a critical difference for portfolio returns. Perhaps most important, the markets in 2000 confirmed that sound business fundamentals, rather than investment fads, are a more powerful determinant of investment success over the long term.

     Looking forward, we are cautiously optimistic. Our caution arises from expectations that the economy will grow only moderately during the first half of 2001. The Fed, already more concerned about a potential recession than inflation, reversed its monetary policy of the past 18 months by reducing key short-term interest

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PRESIDENTS LETTER

rates. This rate cut, combined with the possibility of future interest rate reductions and a federal income tax cut, may help the economy achieve a “soft landing.” Our current situation has mixed implications for stocks and bonds. While slowed growth may mean decelerated corporate earnings growth, lower interest rates could bolster stock valuations. Similarly, slower economic growth has helped interest-rate-sensitive securities, such as U.S. Government securities, but may have a negative effect on credit-sensitive corporate bonds.

     In overseas markets, we believe potential investment opportunities may reside in Europe, which appears to be experiencing slow, steady growth bolstered by the strengthening euro and falling oil prices. Signs are less encouraging in Japan, where the economy generally remains weak. Lower interest rates are buoying the economies of the emerging markets—but slowing growth, plus Mideast tensions, could cast a shadow over these regions.

     In this uncertain environment, we intend to adhere to the same proven investment principles that have driven our funds’ past success: broad diversification to help reduce risk, an unwavering focus on business fundamentals to seek likely winners, and a long-term perspective that preserves the integrity of each fund’s investment approach. Regardless of the short-term movements of the financial markets, these principles—fundamental parts of The Right Way to Invest—should serve investors well in 2001 and beyond.

Sincerely,

/s/ BRIDGET A. MACASKILL

Bridget A. Macaskill
January 23, 2001

These general market views represent opinions of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and are not intended to predict or depict performance of the securities markets or any particular fund. Specific information that applies to your Fund is contained in the pages that follow. Stocks and bonds have different types of investment risks; for example, stocks are subject to price changes from market volatility and other factors and bonds are subject to credit and interest rate risks.

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AN INTERVIEW WITH YOUR FUNDS MANAGER

[PHOTO OF ROBERT YOUNG AND EDWARD EVERETT]

Portfolio Management
Team (l to r)
Robert Young
Edward Everett
(Portfolio Manager)

Q How did the Fund perform over the fiscal year that ended December 31, 2000?

A. The performance of Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund reflected the overall convertible securities environment, experiencing much volatility and ending the year with negative performance. However, we were able to cushion the negative effects of that volatility by adhering to our investment process of selectively investing in companies that we believe have strong fundamentals and that are well positioned for positive long-term total returns. Another factor that helped the Fund offset volatility over the period was the defensive nature of convertible securities as compared with common stocks.

Why did the convertible market experience so much volatility year-to-date?

As many investors are well aware, stocks of companies in the technology and telecommunications sectors have generally performed poorly this fiscal year. Since many convertible securities today are issued by tech and telecom companies, it is difficult for convertibles in aggregate to generate positive returns at a time when these two industry sectors are lagging other sectors.

Despite this volatility, how did you manage the Fund?

Our investment strategy has, for the most part, remained unchanged from past years. We believe that rigorous bottom-up research is essential in all types of markets; and this approach served us particularly well this period. We concentrated our efforts on identifying companies with what we believe were solid fundamentals, workable business plans and good prospects for positive, long-term returns. In short, we continue to seek those companies that, in our opinion, will ultimately prove to be survivors. This, plus our emphasis on quality, helped the Fund perform relatively well.

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AN INTERVIEW WITH YOUR FUNDS MANAGER

Average Annual
Total Returns with
Sales Charge
For the Periods Ended12/31/001
Class A   Since
1-Year
5-Year
Inception


–10.28% 8.55%
10.28%
Class B   Since
1-Year 5-Year Inception


–9.78%
8.72%
10.50%
Class C   Since
1-Year 5-Year Inception


–6.4% N/A
9.06%
Class M    
1-Year 5-Year 10-Year


–8.38%
8.57%
14.40%

Which sectors most significantly contributed to performance?

Energy has been a strong performer this year, particularly in the first eight months of the period. Our exposure to this sector benefited the Fund, as did the portfolio’s overall exposure to pharmaceuticals—sectors with solid fundamentals. For example, many pharmaceutical companies have generated 20–30% earnings growth per year. During 1999, many growth investors essentially ignored these companies, preferring to chase returns in Internet-type stocks. Consequently, we believe a number of securities in the pharmaceutical sector have been undervalued. As Internet and technology stocks faltered in 2000, many investors returned to pharmaceutical stocks because of their historically strong and stable growth. Therefore, in our view, pharmaceutical stocks appear to be a true growth area for investors.

     Our holdings in biotechnology also benefited Fund performance this period. At the same time, we should add that we invest selectively in this sector—seeking to identify those companies that are relatively farther along in the business-development cycle. While biotechnology produced favorable returns despite substantial volatility during the period, we are presently cautious about the sector’s ability to sustain the types of returns we saw in 2000. As a group, biotech companies tend to be difficult to gauge in terms of valuation, since many of them are in the early stages of business or product development.

     Another industry sector that boosted the Fund’s performance was financial services. We held a few, but significant, names in this sector, such as MetLife Capital Trust. In addition to rebounding from what we believe were low valuations, financial services—insurance providers in particular—have also experienced improving fundamentals. The overall pricing environment for insurers has improved and, consequently, these holdings helped add to our returns.

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In your opinion, which sectors offer the greatest potential for good returns in convertibles?

We are optimistic about many companies in the semiconductor industry, which we believe remains a strong growth industry in spite of rocky times this year. It is a truly cyclical industry, which leads us to believe that many of these stocks will rebound in the months ahead. In addition, bonds issued by semiconductor firms are currently generating yields to maturity of 10% and higher, often with maturities of no more than five years. In short, we feel that securities issued by this industry have room for significant price appreciation and positive total return moving forward.

     Likewise, we believe great value exists right now in select telecommunications issues. We feel that as the rate of economic growth stabilizes, and as technology valuations level off, these securities have the potential to appreciate in value and deliver solid long-term rates of total return.

What message do you offer to investors for the coming months?

It’s obvious that, for many investors, exposure to the markets this year has meant extreme volatility and high levels of risk. We believe convertibles offer a way to stay invested in the markets with lower volatility than equities. At the same time, they afford investors the opportunity to enjoy yields that can be appreciably higher than the returns available from most equity funds. What we see as the promising outlook for convertibles, coupled with our disciplined investment approach, makes Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund an important part of The Right Way to Invest.

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AN INTERVIEW WITH YOUR FUNDS MANAGER

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Portfolio Allocation2
 
Bonds 62.2 %
Stocks 33.2 %
Cash Equivalents 4.6 %

Convertible Bond Sector Allocation3

Technology
18.1
%

Capital Goods
9.1
 

Healthcare
8.9
 

Consumer Cyclicals
6.2
 

Communication Services
5.7
 

Consumer Staples
4.6
 

Energy
4.1
 

Financial
0.4
 
 
 
Top Five Holdings By Issuer2
 

Repurchase Agreement
4.6
%

Roche Holdings, Inc.
2.5
 

Tyco International Ltd.
2.3
 

Corning, Inc.
1.9
 

Solectron Corp.
1.8
 

2. Portfolio is subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2000, and are based on total market value of investments.
3. Portfolio is subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2000, and are based on net assets.

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FUND PERFORMANCE

How has the Fund performed? Below is a discussion by OppenheimerFunds, Inc. of the Fund’s performance during fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, followed by a graphical comparison of the Fund’s performance to three appropriate broad-based market indices.

Management’s discussion of performance. During the Fund’s fiscal year that ended December 31, 2000, Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund’s performance was diminished by extreme volatility in the convertibles market. Sectors such as energy and pharmaceuticals, which performed well throughout the year, added to Fund returns. In addition, the portfolio managers’ careful selections in biotechnology and financial services, particularly insurance, boosted performance. These strong returns, however, were offset by the portfolio’s holdings in technology and telecommunications, which suffered extreme price volatility and poor performance during the period. The Fund’s overall investment strategy remained unchanged, with rigorous, in-depth bottom-up research serving the Fund’s performance well in an overall volatile and uncertain market environment. The Fund’s portfolio holdings, allocations and management strategies are subject to change.

Comparing the Fund’s performance to the market. The graphs that follow show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A, Class B, Class C and Class M shares of the Fund. Performance reflects deduction of the maximum initial sales charge on Class A and Class M shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge on Class B and Class C shares, and reinvestments of all dividends and capital gains distributions.

     The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the Goldman Sachs Convertible Bond 100 Index, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the S&P 500 Index. The Goldman Sachs Convertible Bond 100 Index is an unmanaged index of convertible securities. The Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based, unmanaged index of U.S. corporate bond issues, U.S. Government securities and mortgage-backed securities, widely recognized as a measure of the performance of the domestic debt securities market. The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based index of equity securities widely regarded as a general measurement of the performance of the U.S. equity securities market. Index performance reflects the reinvestment of income but does not consider the effect of transaction costs, and none of the data in the graphs shows the effect of taxes. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments in the indices.

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FUND PERFORMANCE

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The performance information for all three indices begins on 4/30/95 for Class A and Class B, 2/29/96 for Class C and 12/31/90 for Class M.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Graphs are not drawn to same scale.

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NOTES

In reviewing performance and rankings, please remember that past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Because of ongoing market volatility, the Fund’s performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. For updates on the Fund’s performance, please contact your financial advisor, call us at 1.800.525.7048 or visit our website, www.oppenheimerfunds.com.

Total returns and the ending account values in the graphs include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown. The Fund’s total returns shown do not show the effects of income taxes on an individual’s investment. Taxes may reduce your actual investment returns on income or gains paid by the Fund or any gains you may realize if you sell your shares.

Class A shares were first publicly offered on 5/1/95. The Fund’s maximum sales charge for Class A shares was lower prior to 3/11/96, so actual performance may have been higher. Class A returns include the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.

Class B shares of the Fund were first publicly offered on 5/1/95. Class B returns include the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5% (1-year) and 1% (since inception). The ending account value shown in the graph is net of the applicable 2% contingent deferred sales charge. Class B shares are subject to an annual 0.75% asset-based sales charge.

Class C shares of the Fund were first publicly offered on 3/11/96. Class C returns include the contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for the 1-year period. Class C shares are subject to an annual 0.75% asset-based sales charge.

Class M shares of the Fund were first publicly offered on 6/3/86. Class M returns include the current maximum initial sales charge of 3.25%. Prior to March 11, 1996, Class M shares were designated as Class A shares. Class M shares are subject to an annual 0.50% asset-based sales charge.

An explanation of the different performance calculations is in the Fund’s prospectus.

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Financials

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2000

 

    Principal
Amount
  Market Value
See Note 1
 
       

Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—57.1%            

Capital Goods—9.1%            

Aerospace/Defense—0.3%            
Orbital Sciences Corp., 5% Cv. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 10/1/02 $ 6,000,000   $ 2,535,000  

Industrial Services—2.3%            
Getty Images, Inc., 5% Cv. Sub. Nts., 3/15/071   5,000,000     3,818,750  

SystemOne Technologies, Inc., 8.25% Cv. Sub. Nts., 2/18/032   4,895,928     4,259,458  

Waste Management, Inc., 4% Cv. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/02   12,000,000     11,565,000  
         
 
          19,643,208  

Manufacturing—6.5%            
Celestica, Inc., Zero Coupon CV Nts., 3.66%, 8/1/203   14,000,000     6,090,000  

Robbins & Myers, Inc., 6.50% CV Unsec. Nts., 9/1/03   3,500,000     3,386,250  

Sanmina Corp., Zero Coupon CV Sub. Bonds, 4.13%, 9/12/201,3   18,000,000     6,840,000  

SCI Systems, Inc., 3% CV Sub. Nts., 3/15/07   6,000,000     4,777,500  

Solectron Corp., Zero Coupon CV Liquid Yield Option Nts., 2.55%, 5/8/203   27,000,000     15,288,750  

Tyco International Ltd., Zero Coupon CV Liquid Yield Option Nts.,            
1.46%, 11/17/201,3   25,000,000     19,406,250  
         
 
          55,788,750  

Communication Services—5.7%            

Telecommunications: Long Distance—2.0%            
Excite @Home, 4.75% CV Unsec. Sub. Nts., 12/15/06            
(CV into At Home Corp., Cl. A common stock)   10,000,000     5,112,500  

Exodus Communications, Inc., 4.75% CV Nts., 7/15/081   4,000,000     3,045,000  

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 6% CV Nts., 9/15/09   7,000,000     4,961,250  

Telefonos de Mexico SA, 4.25% CV Sr. Nts., 6/15/04   4,000,000     4,395,000  
         
 
          17,513,750  

Telecommunications: Wireless—3.7%            
American Tower Corp., 5% CV Nts., 2/15/101   6,000,000     5,475,000  

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., 4.25% CV Sub. Nts., 3/15/051   8,000,000     5,080,000  

Liberty Media Corp., 4% Sr. Exchangeable Debs., 11/15/29            
(exchangeable into Sprint Corp.-PCS Group common stock)   15,000,000     10,050,000  

Nextel Communications, Inc., 5.25% CV Sr. Nts., 1/15/101   15,000,000     10,912,500  
         
 
          31,517,500  

Consumer Cyclicals—6.2%            

Autos & Housing—2.0%            
EOP Operating LP, 7.25% CV Sr. Nts., 11/15/081   9,000,000     9,450,000  

Magna International, Inc., 5% CV Sub. Debs., 10/15/02   8,000,000     7,820,000  
         
 
          17,270,000  

Consumer Services—0.9%            
Cendant Corp., 3% CV Sub. Nts., 2/15/02   8,000,000     7,480,000  

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    Principal
Amount
  Market Value
See Note 1
     

Media—2.9%            
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 1.87% CV Unsec. Nts., 6/1/06 $ 10,000,000   $ 9,312,500  

Omnicom Group, Inc., 2.25% CV Unsec. Nts., 1/6/13   4,000,000     6,905,000  

Young & Rubicam, Inc., 3% CV Sub. Nts., 1/15/05            
(CV into WPP Group plc common stock)   9,000,000     8,842,500  
         
 
          25,060,000  

Retail: Specialty—0.4%            
Amazon.com, Inc.:            
4.75% CV Sub. Debs., 2/1/091   5,000,000     1,875,000  
4.75% CV Sub. Debs., 2/1/09   3,000,000     1,125,000  
         
 
          3,000,000  

Consumer Staples—4.6%            

Broadcasting—3.0%            
Charter Communications, Inc., 5.75% CV Bonds, 10/15/051   7,000,000     8,566,250  

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 2.625% CV Sr. Nts., 4/1/03   12,000,000     12,090,000  

EchoStar Communications Corp., 4.875% CV Nts., 1/1/071   7,000,000     5,285,000  
         
 
          25,941,250  

Food & Drug Retailers—1.6%            
Alkermes, Inc., 3.75% CV Sub. Nts., 2/15/07   6,000,000     3,907,500  

Costco Cos., Inc., Zero Coupon CV Sub. Nts., 1.73%, 8/19/173   10,000,000     9,600,000  
         
 
          13,507,500  

Energy—4.1%            

Energy Services—2.5%            
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., 3.75% CV Unsec. Sub. Nts.,            
2/15/07   6,000,000     6,615,000  

Nabors Industries, Inc., Zero Coupon Sr. CV Unsec. Nts., 2.43%, 6/20/203   12,000,000     9,135,000  



 

 
Pride International, Inc., Zero Coupon CV Sub. Debs., 6.51%,            
4/24/183   12,000,000     5,100,000  
         
 
          20,850,000  

Oil: Domestic—1.6%            
Devon Energy Corp., 4.95% CV Sr. Unsec. Debs., 8/15/08            
(CV into Chevron Corp. common stock)   8,000,000     7,620,000  

Kerr-McGee Corp., 5.25% CV Unsec. Sub. Nts., 2/15/10   5,000,000     6,275,000  
         
 
          13,895,000  

Financial—0.4%            

Diversifed Financial—0.4%            
Ameritrade Holding Corp.:            
5.75% CV Nts., 8/1/041   2,000,000     950,000  
5.75% CV Nts., 8/1/04   5,000,000     2,375,000  
         
 
          3,325,000  

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    Principal
Amount
  Market Value
See Note 1
 

Healthcare—8.9%            

Healthcare/Drugs—8.9%            
Affymetrix, Inc., 4.75% Cv. Sub. Nts., 2/15/07 $ 7,000,000   $ 5,180,000  

ALZA Corp., Zero Coupon Cv. Unsec. Sub. Debs., 2.81%, 7/28/201,3   10,000,000     6,962,500  

Athena Neurosciences, Inc., 4.75% Gtd. Cv. Nts., 11/15/04            
(cv. into Elan Corp. plc common stock)   5,000,000     6,650,000  

Centocor, Inc., 4.75% Cv. Unsec. Sub. Debs., 2/15/05            
(cv. into Johnson & Johnson common stock)   6,000,000     8,205,000  

Gilead Sciences, Inc., 5% Cv. Nts., 12/15/071   5,000,000     5,131,250  

Human Genome Sciences, Inc., 3.75% Cv. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 3/15/071   6,000,000     5,070,000  

Roche Holdings, Inc., Zero Coupon Cv. Liquid Yield Option Nts.:            
2.31%, 1/19/15 (cv. into Genentech, Inc. common stock)1,3   14,000,000     12,652,500  
4.78%, 4/20/101,3   15,000,000     8,719,500  

Sepracor, Inc., 5% Cv. Sub. Nts., 2/15/07   5,000,000     5,218,750  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., 1.50% Cv. Nts., 10/15/051   7,000,000     7,700,000  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 5% Cv. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 9/19/071   5,000,000     4,875,000  
         
 
          76,364,500  

Technology—18.1%            

Communications Equipment—2.6%            
Comverse Technology, Inc., 1.50% Cv. Sr. Nts., 12/1/051   6,000,000     6,742,500  

Corning, Inc., Zero Coupon Cv. Sr. Unsec. Debs., 1.79%, 11/8/153   22,000,000     15,702,500  
         
 
          22,445,000  

Computer Hardware—3.7%            
Hewlett-Packard Co., Zero Coupon Cv. Sr. Liquid Yield Option Nts.,            
2.38%, 10/14/173   20,000,000     10,650,000  

Juniper Networks, Inc., 4.75% Cv. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 3/15/07   10,000,000     10,212,500  

Redback Networks, Inc., 5% Cv. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 4/1/07   8,000,000     4,490,000  

Symbol Technologies, Inc., 5.75% Cv. Sub. Nts., 1/1/03   7,000,000     6,615,000  
         
 
          31,967,500  

Computer Services—1.0%            
CheckFree Corp., 6.50% Cv. Nts., 12/1/06   5,000,000     4,500,000  

Critical Path, Inc., 5.75% Cv. Sub. Nts., 4/1/05   6,000,000     4,012,500  
         
 
          8,512,500  

Computer Software—3.1%            
Aspen Technology, Inc., 5.25% Cv. Sub. Debs., 6/15/05   4,500,000     3,735,000  

BEA Systems, Inc., 4% Cv. Nts., 12/15/06   2,000,000     4,160,000  

Mercury Interactive Corp., 4.75% Cv. Nts., 7/1/071   6,000,000     6,315,000  

Rational Software Corp., 5% Cv. Sub. Nts., 2/1/071   5,000,000     6,431,250  

Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd., 5.25% Cv. Sub. Nts., 8/15/04   5,000,000     3,256,250  

Veritas Software Corp., 1.856% Cv. Sub. Nts., 8/13/06   1,000,000     2,495,000  
         
 
          26,392,500  

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    Principal
Amount
  Market Value
See Note 1
 

 
Electronics—7.7%            
Analog Devices, Inc., 4.75% Cv. Sub. Nts., 10/1/051
$
12,000,000  
$
10,590,000  

 
ASM Lithography Holding NV, 4.25% Cv. Nts., 11/30/041   7,000,000     6,501,250  

Cypress Semiconductor Corp., 4% Cv. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/05   8,000,000     6,230,000  

International Rectifier Corp.:            
4.25% Cv. Sub. Nts., 7/15/071   6,000,000     4,020,000  
4.25% Cv. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 7/15/07   1,000,000     670,000  

 
LSI Logic Corp., 4% Cv. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 2/15/05   8,000,000     5,720,000  

 
Semtech Corp., 4.50% Cv. Sub. Nts., 2/1/07   5,000,000     3,756,250  

 
Thermo Electron Corp., 4% Cv. Unsec. Sub. Nts., Series RG, 1/15/05   11,999,999     11,205,000  

 
TranSwitch Corp.,4.50% Cv. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 9/12/051   6,000,000     5,332,500  

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., 4% Cv. Sub. Nts., 3/1/07   5,000,000     4,331,250  

Vitesse Semiconductor Corp., 4% Cv. Sub. Nts., 3/15/05   10,000,000     8,025,000  
         
 
          66,381,250  
         
 
Total Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $527,103,676)         489,390,208  
   
Shares
       

 
Preferred Stocks—29.9%            

Basic Materials—0.8%            

Paper—0.8%            
International Paper Capital Trust, 5.25% Cum. Cv., Non-Vtg.            
(Cv. into International Paper Co. common stock)   150,000     6,712,500  

Capital Goods—2.9%            

Aerospace/Defense—1.1%            
Coltec Capital Trust, 5.25% Cv., Term Income Deferrable Equity Securities            
(Cv. into B.F. Goodrich Co. common stock)   100,000     3,962,500  

Continental Air Finance Trust II, 6% Cum. Cv. Term Income            
Deferrable Equity Securities2,4   110,000     5,698,550  
         
 
          9,661,050  

Industrial Services—0.6%            
Sensormatic Electronics Corp.:            
6.50% Cv.1   150,000     4,106,250  
6.50% Cv., Non-Vtg.   25,000     684,375  
         
 
          4,790,625  

Manufacturing—1.2%            
Ingersoll-Rand Co., 6.75% Cv. Preferred Redeemable Increased            
Dividend Equity Securities, Non-Vtg.   250,000     5,328,125  

Sealed Air Corp., $2.00 Cv., Series A   150,000     4,837,500  
         
 
          10,165,625  

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS  Continued

 

    Shares   Market Value
See Note 1
 

Consumer Cyclicals—1.6%          

Consumer Services—1.6%          
Cox Communications, Inc., 7% Cv. Preferred Redeemable Increased          
Dividend Equity Securities, Non-Vtg. 120,000   $ 7,440,000  

Entercom Communications Capital Trust, 6.25% Cum. Cv. 140,000     6,597,500  
       
 
          14,037,500  

Consumer Staples—3.2%          

Entertainment—1.3%            
Seagram Co. Ltd. (The), 7.50% Automatic Common Exchangeable Securities 100,000     5,187,500  

Wendy’s Financing I, $2.50 Term Convertible Securities, Series A          
(cv. into Wendy's International, Inc. common stock) 100,000     5,450,000  
         
 
          10,637,500  

Food—0.7%          
Suiza Capital Trust II/Suiza Foods Corp., 5.50% Cv. Cum., Non-Vtg. 170,000     6,162,500  

Food & Drug Retailers—0.6%          
CVS Corp. Automatic Common Exchange Security Trust, 6% Cv.Trust          
Automatic Common Exchange Securities 50,000     4,993,750  

Household Goods—0.6%          
Newell Financial Trust I, 5.25% Cv. Quarterly Income Preferred Securities,          
Non-Vtg. 170,000     5,482,500  

Energy—2.6%            

Energy Services—0.6%          
Weatherford International, Inc., 5% Cv. 110,000     5,403,750  

Oil: Domestic—2.0%            
Apache Corp., 6.50% Cv. Automatic Common Exchange Securities 100,000     6,018,750  

Kerr-McGee Corp., 5.50% Cv. Unsec. Debt Exchangeable for Common Stock          
of Devon Energy Corp.   100,000     5,512,500  

Unocal Capital Trust, 6.25% Cum. Cv., Non-Vtg. 110,000     5,472,500  
         
 
          17,003,750  

Communications Services—4.1%          

Telecommunications: Long Distance—2.1%          
Global Crossing Ltd., 7% Cum. Cv. 60,000     7,327,500  

McLeodUSA, Inc., 6.75% Cv., Series A 10,000     3,944,687  

Qwest Trends Trust, 5.75% Cv.1 100,000     6,875,000  
         
 
          18,147,187  

Telephone Utilities—0.7%          
BroadWing, Inc., 6.75% Cv., Series B 150,000     6,337,500  

Telecommunications: Wireless—1.3%          
Crown Castle International Corp., 6.25% Cv. 110,000     4,977,500  

MediaOne Group, Inc., 6.25% Cv. Premium Income Exchangeable Securities          
(exchangeable for Airtouch Communications, Inc. common stock) 75,000     6,093,750  
       
 
          11,071,250  

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      Market Value
See Note 1
 
  Shares    

Financial—6.1%          

Banks—1.0%          
National Australia Bank Ltd., ExCaps (each ExCap consists of $25 principal
amount of 7.875% Perpetual Capital Security and a purchase contract
entitling the holder to exchange ExCaps for ordinary shares)
5
300,000   $ 8,587,500  

Insurance—1.9%          
ACE Ltd., 8.25% Cv. Preferred Redeemable Increased Dividend Equity
Securities, Non-Vtg.
60,000     5,160,000  

MetLife Capital Trust I, 8% Cv., Non-Vtg. 100,000     10,950,000  
       
 
        16,110,000  

Real Estate Investment Trusts—2.5%          
Equity Residential Properties Trust, 7.25% Cv., Series G 350,000     8,728,125  

General Growth Properties, Inc., 7.25% Cv. Preferred Income Equity
Redeemable Stock
250,000     6,125,000  

Vornado Realty Trust, 6.50% Cv., Series A 120,000     6,480,000  
       
 
        21,333,125  

Savings & Loans—0.7%          
Sovereign Capital Trust II, 7.50% Cv. Preferred Income Equity
Redeemable Stock, Units (each unit consists of one preferred plus one
warrant to purchase 5.3355 shares of Sovereign Bancorp common stock)
5
120,000     5,820,000  

Healthcare—2.4%          

Healthcare/Drugs—1.8%          
Biovail Corp., 6.75% Cv. 70,000     5,005,000  

Pharmacia Corp., 6.50% Cv. Adjustable Conversion-rate Equity Security 200,000     10,362,500  
       
 
        15,367,500  

Healthcare/Supplies & Services—0.6%          
McKesson Financial Trust, 5% Cv., Non-Vtg. 100,000     5,200,000  

Technology—1.5%          

Computer Software—1.5%          
Tribune Co., 2% Unsec. Participation Hybrid Option Note Exchangeable
Securities (exchangeable for shares of America Online, Inc.)
150,000     12,918,750  

Transportation—1.1%          

Railroads & Truckers—1.1%          
Union Pacific Capital Trust, 6.25% Cum. Cv. Term Income Deferrable
Equity Securities, Non-Vtg.
200,000     9,350,000  

Utilities—3.6%          

Electric Utilities—2.6%          
AES Trust VII, 6% Cv.4 140,000     9,537,500  

Calpine Capital Trust III, 5% Cv., Remarketable Term Income Deferrable
Equity Securities
1
140,000     8,452,500  

SEI Trust I, 6.25% Cum. Cv., Series A4 75,000     4,650,000  
       
 
        22,640,000  

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    Shares     Market Value
See Note 1
 
         

Gas Utilities—1.0%            
El Paso Energy Corp. Capital Trust I, 4.75% CV   100,000   $ 8,900,000  
       

 
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $241,036,427)         256,833,862  

Common Stocks—2.8%            
Charter One Financial, Inc.   200,000     5,775,000  

Chase Manhattan Corp.   150,000     6,815,625  

Citigroup, Inc.   150,000     7,659,375  

Danskin, Inc.4,6   2,610,710     417,714  

Danskin, Inc. Restricted Common Shares2,4,6   2,015,119     199,497  

Hudson Hotels Corp.4,6   555,556     709,200  

News Corp. Ltd. (The), Sponsored ADR, Preference   80,000     2,325,000  
         
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $24,844,411)         23,901,411  
             
    Units        

Rights, Warrants and Certificates—0.0%            
Danskin, Inc. Wts., Exp. 10/8/042,6   367,801     14,712  

Portion of Danskin, Inc. Promissory Nt., to be used to purchase            
53,309 shares of restricted common stock in rights offering2,6       15,993  
         
 
Total Rights, Warrants and Certificates (Cost $15,993)         30,705  
             
    Principal
Amount
       
           

Structured Instruments—4.1%            
Bank of America NA, Lucent Market Indexed Deposits, 6%, 2/9/02 $ 10,000,000     3,193,000  

Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. (New York Branch), Carnival Corp.            
Equity Linked Nts., 7%, 7/17/022   8,000,166     10,200,212  

Deutsche Bank AG/AT&T Corp. Linked Nts., 3.10%, 11/5/022   8,000,000     6,980,000  

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Ten Uncommon Values Index            
Basket Adjusting Structured Equity Securities, 0.25%, 7/8/03   10,000,000     8,775,000  

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Medium-Term Stock-Linked Nts.,            
Series B, 7%, 7/8/02 (linked to the performance of            
The Gap, Inc. common stock)   7,000,000     6,300,000  
         
 
Total Structured Instruments (Cost $43,056,522)         35,448,212  

Repurchase Agreements—4.5%            
Repurchase agreement with Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., 5.75%,            
dated 12/29/00, to be repurchased at $38,815,783 on 1/2/01,            
collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.625%–11.25%, 2/15/15–2/15/27,            
with a value of $7,195,724 and US Treasury Nts., 5%–7.875%,1/31/01–            
8/15/07, with a value of $32,426,332 (Cost $38,791,000)   38,791,000     38,791,000  

Total Investments, at Value (Cost $874,848,029)   98.4 %   844,395,398  

Other Assets Net of Liabilities   1.6     13,455,143  
   
   
 
Net Assets   100.0 % $ 857,850,541  
   
 

 

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Footnotes to Statement of Investments
1.
Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $197,180,750 or 22.99% of the Fund's net assets as of December 31, 2000.
2. Identifies issues considered to be illiquid or restricted - See Note 6 of Notes to Financial Statements.
3. Zero coupon bond reflects the effective yield on the date of purchase.
4.
Non-income-producing security.
5.
Units may be composed of several components, such as debt and equity and/or warrants to purchase equity at some point in the future. For units which represent debt securities, principal amount disclosed represents total underlying principal.
6.
Affiliated company. Represents ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer, and is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended December 31, 2000. The aggregrate fair value of securities of affiliated companies held by the Fund as of December 31, 2000, amounts to $1,357,117.
  Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

 

    Shares/Units
December 31, 1999
  Gross
Additions
  Gross
Reductions
  Shares/Units
December 31, 2000
 
         

 
Danskin, Inc.   3,408,210     797,500   2,610,710  
Danskin, Inc., Restricted Common Shares 289,251   1,725,868     2,015,119  
Danskin, Inc., $88.2722 CV, Series D (CV into                
1,471,203 restricted common shares) 88     88    
Danskin, Inc. Wts., Exp. 10/8/04 367,801       367,801  
Hudson Hotels Corp.   555,556     555,556  
Portion of Danskin, Inc. Promissory Nt.,                
to be used to purchase 53,309 shares of                
restricted common stock in rights offering        

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2000

 

Assets      
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement:      
Unaffiliated companies (cost $869,238,074)   $843,038,281  
Affiliated companies (cost $5,609,955)   1,357,117  
   
 
    844,495,398  

Receivables and other assets:      
Shares of beneficial interest sold   10,785,872  
Investments sold   8,640,728  
Interest and dividends   6,956,620  
Other   191,409  
   
 
Total assets   870,970,027  

       
Liabilities      
Bank overdraft   105,014  

Payables and other liabilities:      
Investments purchased   7,946,987  
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed   3,860,287  
Distribution and service plan fees   552,756  
Accrued taxes   149,217  
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees   145,257  
Trustees’ compensation   111,524  
Other   248,444  
   
 
Total liabilities   13,119,486  

       
Net Assets $857,850,541  
   
 

       
       
Composition of Net Assets      
Paid-in capital   $890,105,568  

Undistributed net investment income   2,917,576  

Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions   (4,721,136 )

Net unrealized depreciation on investments   (30,451,467 )
   
 
Net Assets $857,850,541  
   
 

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Net Asset Value Per Share    
     
Class A Shares:    
Net asset value and redempton price per share (based on net assets of    
$210,902,791 and 15,227,570 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) $13.85  
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge    
of 5.75% of offering price) $14.69  

Class B Shares:    
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred    
sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $373,859,631    
and 26,949,064 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) $13.87  

Class C Shares:    
Net asset value, redemption price (excluding applicable contingent deferred    
sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $91,566,800    
and 6,614,724 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) $13.84  

Class M Shares:    
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of    
$181,521,319 and 13,114,316 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) $13.84  
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge    
of 3.25% of offering price) $14.30  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2000

 


Investment Income      
       
Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $28,574) $ 35,581,017  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $15,362)   15,293,020  
 
Total income   50,874,037  
 

Expenses      
       
Management fees   4,428,354  

Distribution and service plan fees:      
Class A   487,802  
Class B   4,187,467  
Class C   965,812  
Class M   1,562,700  

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:      
Class A   271,669  
Class B   566,847  
Class C   127,661  
Class M   269,812  

Accounting service fees   289,525  

Custodian fees and expenses   80,410  

Trustees’ compensation   62,955  

Revolving credit interest   8,174  

Other   559,680  
 
Total expenses   13,868,868  
Less expenses paid indirectly   (44,728 )
 
Net expenses   13,824,140  
       

Net Investment Income   37,049,897  
       

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)      
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:      
Unaffiliated companies (including premiums on options exercised)   65,210,984  
Affiliated companies   (806,598 )
Closing and expiration of option contracts written   766,248  
 
Net realized gain   65,170,634  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments   (150,205,007 )
 
Net realized and unrealized loss   (85,034,373 )
       

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ (47,984,476 )
 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

Year Ended December 31,   2000     1999  

Operations            
             
Net investment income $ 37,049,897   $ 38,292,215  

Net realized gain (loss)   65,170,634     70,071,773  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (150,205,007 )   86,533,925  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (47,984,476 )   194,897,913  
             

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders            
             
Dividends from net investment income:            
Class A   (10,113,441 )   (9,741,207 )
Class B   (15,140,454 )   (15,529,379 )
Class C   (3,500,021 )   (3,532,239 )
Class M   (8,322,743 )   (9,489,390 )

Distributions from net realized gain:            
Class A   (15,118,095 )   (14,347,902 )
Class B   (26,757,914 )   (28,098,374 )
Class C   (6,541,994 )   (6,147,578 )
Class M   (13,030,290 )   (15,305,909 )
             

Beneficial Interest Transactions            
             
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from            
beneficial interest transactions:            
Class A   26,434,814     (21,379,419 )
Class B   6,336,358     (54,697,711 )
Class C   12,799,188     (23,083,766 )
Class M   (21,626,824 )   (52,420,296 )
             

Net Assets            
             
Total decrease   (122,565,892 )   (58,875,257 )

Beginning of period   980,416,433   1,039,291,690  
 
End of period (including undistributed net investment            
income of $2,917,576 and $1,602,392, respectively) $ 857,850,541   $ 980,416,433  
 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Class A Year Ended December 31,     2000       1999       1998       1997     19961  

Per Share Operating Data                                      
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.36     $ 14.84     $ 15.32     $ 14.27   $ 13.96  

Income (loss) from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income     .72       .70       .70       .71 2   .73 2
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.45 )     2.66       (.08 )     1.93 2   .65 2
   
Total income (loss) from                                      
investment operations     (.73 )     3.36       .62       2.64     1.38  

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:                                      
Dividends from net investment income     (.72 )     (.70 )     (.70 )     (.72 )   (.72 )
Distributions from net realized gain     (1.06 )     (1.14 )     (.40 )     (.87 )   (.35 )
   
Total dividends and/or distributions                                      
to shareholders     (1.78 )     (1.84 )     (1.10 )     (1.59 )   (1.07 )

Net asset value, end of period   $ 13.85     $ 16.36     $ 14.84     $ 15.32   $ 14.27  
   
                                       

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3     (4.81 )%     23.37 %     4.08 %     18.77 %   10.13 %
                                       

Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $ 210,903   $ 220,671   $ 221,693   $ 192,212   $ 93,578  

Average net assets (in thousands) $ 225,938   $ 207,008   $ 220,423   $ 145,929   $ 41,617  

Ratios to average net assets:4                                      
Net investment income     4.42 %     4.55 %     4.55 %     4.58 %   5.11 %
Expenses     0.90 %     0.95 %     0.93 %5     0.95 %5   0.98 %5
Expenses, net of interest expense6    
N/A
N/A
    0.93 %5     0.95 %5   0.97 %5

Portfolio turnover rate     127 %     95 %     90 %     79 %   53 %

1. On January 4, 1996, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. became the investment advisor to the Fund.
2. Per share information has been determined based on average shares outstanding for the period.
3. Assumes a $1,000 hypothetical initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and 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.
5. Expense ratio has not been grossed up to reflect the effect of expenses paid indirectly.
6. During the periods shown above, the Fund’s interest expense was substantially offset by the incremental interest income generated on bonds purchased with borrowed funds.
   
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Class B Year Ended December 31,     2000       1999       1998       1997       19961  

Per Share Operating Data                                        
                                         
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.38     $ 14.87     $ 15.35     $ 14.29     $ 13.98  

Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income     .59       .59       .58       .59 2     .62 2
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.45 )     2.65       (.08 )     1.94 2     .65 2
   
Total income (loss) from investment                                        
operations     (.86 )     3.24       .50       2.53       1.27  

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:                                      
Dividends from net investment income   (.59 )     (.59 )     (.58 )     (.60 )     (.61 )
Distributions from net realized gain     (1.06 )     (1.14 )     (.40 )     (.87 )     (.35 )
   
Total dividends and/or distributions                                        
to shareholders     (1.65 )     (1.73 )     (.98 )     (1.47 )     (.96 )

Net asset value, end of period   $ 13.87     $ 16.38     $ 14.87     $ 15.35     $ 14.29  
   
                                         

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3     (5.55 )%     22.35 %     3.30 %     17.93 %     9.28 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        
                                         
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $   373,860   $ 431,370   $ 445,544   $ 383,755   $ 211,176  

Average net assets (in thousands) $ 418,592   $ 414,611   $ 441,677   $ 296,426   $ 113,784  

Ratios to average net assets:4                                        
Net investment income     3.62 %     3.79 %     3.79 %     3.80 %     4.31 %
Expenses     1.70 %     1.71 %     1.69 %5     1.72 %5     1.75 %5
Expenses, net of interest expense6    
N/A
N/A
      1.69 %5     1.72 %5     1.73 %5

Portfolio turnover rate     127 %     95 %     90 %     79 %     53 %

1. On January 4, 1996, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. became the investment advisor to the Fund.
2. Per share information has been determined based on average shares outstanding for the period.
3. Assumes a $1,000 hypothetical initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and 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.
5. Expense ratio has not been grossed up to reflect the effect of expenses paid indirectly.
6. During the periods shown above, the Fund’s interest expense was substantially offset by the incremental interest income generated on bonds purchased with borrowed funds.
   
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class C Year Ended December 31,   2000     1999       1998     1997   19961,2  

Per Share Operating Data                                
                                 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 16.35   $ 14.84     $ 15.32   $ 14.27   $ 14.03  

Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income   .59     .59       .58     .59 3   .50 3
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.45 )   2.65       (.08 )   1.93 3   .59 3
 
Total income (loss) from investment                                
operations   (.86 )   3.24       .50     2.52     1.09  

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:                                
Dividends from net investment income   (.59 )   (.59 )     (.58 )   (.60 )   (.50 )
Distributions from net realized gain   (1.06 )   (1.14 )     (.40 )   (.87 )   (.35 )
 
Total dividends and/or distributions                                
to shareholders   (1.65 )   (1.73 )     (.98 )   (1.47 )   (.85 )

Net asset value, end of period $ 13.84   $ 16.35     $ 14.84   $ 15.32   $ 14.27  
 
                                 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4   (5.56 )%   22.41 %     3.32 %   17.88 %   7.74 %
                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data                                
                                 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $ 91,567   $ 94,352   $ 108,339   $ 85,397   $ 38,312  

Average net assets (in thousands) $ 96,574   $ 94,329   $ 105,974   $ 62,343   $ 18,550  

Ratios to average net assets:5                                
Net investment income   3.62 %   3.80 %     3.81 %   3.82 %   4.32 %
Expenses   1.70 %   1.70 %     1.68 %6   1.70 %6   1.68 %6
Expenses, net of interest expense 7  
N/A
N/A
      1.68 %6   1.70 %6   1.67 %6

Portfolio turnover rate   127 %   95 %     90 %   79 %   53 %

1. On January 4, 1996, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. became the investment advisor to the Fund.
2. For the period from March 11, 1996 (inception of offering) to December 31, 1996.
3. Per share information has been determined based on average shares outstanding for the period.
4. Assumes a $1,000 hypothetical initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and 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.
5. Annualized for periods of less than one full year.
6. Expense ratio has not been grossed up to reflect the effect of expenses paid indirectly.
7. During the periods shown above, the Fund’s interest expense was substantially offset by the incremental interest income generated on bonds purchased with borrowed funds.
   
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Class M Year Ended December 31,     2000       1999       1998       1997       19961  

Per Share Operating Data                                        
                                         
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.35     $ 14.84     $ 15.32     $ 14.27     $ 13.96  

Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income     .64       .63       .62       .62 2     .65 2
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.45 )     2.65       (.08 )     1.94 2     .66 2
   
Total income (loss) from investment                                        
operations     (.81 )     3.28       .54       2.56       1.31  

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (.64 )     (.63 )     (.62 )     (.64 )     (.65 )
Distributions from net realized gain     (1.06 )     (1.14 )     (.40 )     (.87 )     (.35 )
   
Total dividends and/or distributions                                        
to shareholders     (1.70 )     (1.77 )     (1.02 )     (1.51 )     (1.00 )

Net asset value, end of period   $ 13.84     $ 16.35     $ 14.84     $ 15.32     $ 14.27  
   
                                         

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3     (5.30 )%     22.74 %     3.58 %     18.19 %     9.58 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        
                                         
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $ 181,521   $ 234,023   $ 263,716   $ 297,292   $ 274,043  

Average net assets (in thousands) $ 213,617   $ 235,419   $ 288,953   $ 285,621   $ 264,936  

Ratios to average net assets:4                                        
Net investment income     3.90 %     4.06 %     4.02 %     4.05 %     4.59 %
Expenses     1.42 %     1.45 %     1.43 %5     1.46 %5     1.58 %5
Expenses, net of interest expense6    
N/A
N/A
      1.43 %5     1.46 %5     1.55 %5

Portfolio turnover rate     127 %     95 %     90 %     79 %     53 %

1. On January 4, 1996, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. became the investment advisor to the Fund.
2. Per share information has been determined based on average shares outstanding for the period.
3. Assumes a $1,000 hypothetical initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and 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.
5. Expense ratio has not been grossed up to reflect the effect of expenses paid indirectly.
6. During the periods shown above, the Fund’s interest expense was substantially offset by the incremental interest income generated on bonds purchased with borrowed funds.
   
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 


1. Significant Accounting Policies
Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund (the Fund), a portfolio of Oppenheimer Bond Fund Series, 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 a high level of total return on its assets through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment advisor is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the Manager).
     The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C and Class M shares. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class B and Class C shares are sold without a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC). Class M shares are sold with a reduced front-end sales charge. All classes of shares have identical rights to earnings, assets and voting privileges, except that each class has its own expenses directly attributable to that class and exclusive voting rights with respect to matters affecting that class. Classes A, B, C and M have separate distribution and/or service plans. 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).
Structured Notes. The Fund invests in foreign currency-linked structured notes whose market value and redemption price are linked to foreign currency exchange rates. The structured notes are leveraged, which increases the notes’ volatility relative to the principal of the security. Fluctuations in value of these securities are recorded as unrealized gains and losses in the accompanying financial statements. As of December 31, 2000, the market value of these securities comprised 4.1% of the Fund’s net assets and resulted in unrealized losses in the current period of $7,608,310.

28 OPPENHEIMER CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND


Repurchase Agreements.The Fund requires the custodian to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System or to have segregated within the custodian’s vault, all securities held as collateral for repurchase agreements. The market value of the underlying securities is required to be at least 102% of the resale price at the time of purchase. If the seller of the agreement defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if the seller enters an insolvency proceeding, realization of the value of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.
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.
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 loss carryovers, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
     During 1995, the Fund acquired all of the assets and liabilities of another investment company which did not distribute its net investment income or realized gains and was taxed as a C corporation. Accordingly, an accrued tax liability was assumed by the Fund on the date of the acquisition. As of December 31, 2000, the remaining accrued tax liability for net unrealized gains on investments at the time of the acquisition was $149,217.

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund has adopted an unfunded retirement plan for the Fund’s independent Board of Trustees. Benefits are based on years of service and fees paid to each trustee during the years of service. During the year ended December 31, 2000, a credit of $22,788 was made for the Fund’s projected benefit obligations, resulting in an accumulated liability of $99,596 as of December 31, 2000.
     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.
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.

29 OPPENHEIMER CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 


1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued

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 its 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 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 December 31, 2000, amounts have been reclassified to reflect an increase in paid-in capital of $5,527,763, an increase in undistributed net investment income of $1,341,946, and a decrease in accumulated net realized gain on investments of $6,869,709. This reclassification includes $5,145,256 distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions which increased paid-in capital and reduced accumulated net realized gain. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.


Expense Offset Arrangements. Expenses paid indirectly represent a reduction of custodian fees for earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund.
Other. Investment transactions are accounted for as of trade date and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses on investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation are determined on an identified cost basis, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes.

     The Fund will adopt the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies (the Guide), as revised, effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2000. As required, the Fund will begin amortizing premiums on debt securities effective January 1, 2001. Prior to this date, the Fund accreted discounts, but did not amortize premiums on debt securities. The cumulative effect of adopting the Guide will have no impact on the total net assets of the Fund, but will result in a $4,258,851 decrease to cost of securities and a corresponding $4,258,851 decrease in net unrealized depreciation, based on securities held as of January 1, 2001.

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles 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.

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2. Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of no par shares of beneficial interest of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

  Year Ended December 31, 2000  
Year Ended December 31, 1999
 
 
Shares
    Amount  
Shares
   
Amount
 

 
Class A                    
Sold 4,492,999   $ 73,262,578   1,839,242   $ 28,451,586  
Dividends and/or distributions                    
reinvested 1,408,059     20,695,775   1,245,687     19,795,587  
Redeemed (4,163,564 )   (67,523,539 ) (4,530,563 )   (69,626,592 )
 
 
Net increase (decrease) 1,737,494   $ 26,434,814   (1,445,634 ) $ (21,379,419 )
 
 

 
Class B                    
Sold 3,623,198   $ 58,332,510   2,027,260   $ 31,242,213  
Dividends and/or distributions                    
reinvested 1,924,353     28,274,254   2,239,180     35,741,741  
Redeemed (4,927,958 )   (80,270,406 ) (7,908,649 )   (121,681,665 )
 
 
Net increase (decrease) 619,593   $ 6,336,358   (3,642,209 ) $ (54,697,711 )
 
 

 
Class C                    
Sold 1,661,971   $ 26,864,444   666,790   $ 10,271,657  
Dividends and/or distributions                    
reinvested 457,164     6,682,931   499,994     7,958,464  
Redeemed (1,275,551 )   (20,748,187 ) (2,698,276 )   (41,313,887 )
 
 
Net increase (decrease) 843,584   $ 12,799,188   (1,531,492 ) $ (23,083,766 )
 
 

 
Class M                    
Sold 434,338   $ 6,754,353   253,587   $ 3,881,769  
Dividends and/or distributions                    
reinvested 987,040     14,529,335   1,228,639     19,534,574  
Redeemed (2,620,442 )   (42,910,512 ) (4,938,225 )   (75,836,639 )
 
 
Net decrease (1,199,064 ) $ (21,626,824 ) (3,455,999 ) $ (52,420,296 )
 
 


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 December 31, 2000, were $1,098,023,929 and $1,105,919,134, respectively.

As of December 31, 2000, unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based on cost of securities for federal income tax purposes of $876,257,164 was:

Gross unrealized appreciation
$ 63,556,973  
Gross unrealized depreciation   (95,418,739 )
   
 
Net unrealized depreciation
$(31,861,766 )
   
 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued


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 0.625% of the first $50 million of average annual net assets of the Fund, 0.50% of the next $250 million and 0.4375% of average annual net assets over $300 million. The Fund’s management fee for the year ended December 31, 2000, was an annualized rate of 0.46%, before any waiver by the Manager if applicable.
Accounting Fees.Accounting fees paid to the Manager were in accordance with the accounting services agreement with the Fund which provides for an annual fee of $12,000 for the first $30 million of net assets and $9,000 for each additional $30 million of net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. OppenheimerFunds Services (OFS), a division of the Manager, acts as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund and for other Oppenheimer funds. The Fund pays an annual maintenance fee for each Fund shareholder account and reimburses OFS for its out-of-pocket expenses.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. Under its General Distributor’s Agreement with the Manager, the Distributor acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the different classes of shares of the Fund.

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.

Year Ended Aggregate
Front-End

Sales Charges
on Class A Shares
  Aggregate
Front-End
Sales Charges
on Class M
Shares
  Class A
Fron-End

Sales
Charges
Retained by
Distributor
  Class M
Front-End
Sales
Charges
Retained by
Distributor
  Commissions
on Class A
Shares
Advanced by
Distributor1
  Commissions
on Class B

Shares
Advanced by
Distributor
1
  Commissions
on Class C
Shares
Advanced by
Distributor1
           
           
           
           
           

December 31,                                  
2000
$580,724
 
$86,526
 
$160,280
 
$12,604
 
$76,275
 
$1,524,129
 
$206,428

1. The Distributor advances commission payments to dealers for certain sales of Class A shares and for sales of Class B, Class C and Class M shares from its own resources at the time of sale.

  Class A
Contingent Deferred
Sales Charges
Retained by
Distributor
  Class B
Contingent Deferred
Sales Charges
Retained by
Distributor
  Class C
Contingent Deferred

Sales Charges
Retained by
Distributor
Class M
Contingent Deferred
Sales Charges
Retained by
Distributor
     
     
     
Year Ended    

December 31, 2000
$4,821
 
$1,047,242
 
$10,773
$—

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

32 OPPENHEIMER CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND

 


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. The Class A service plan permits reimbursements to the Distributor at a rate of up to 0.25% of average annual net assets of Class A shares purchased. 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 of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2000, payments under the Class A plan totaled $487,802 prior to Manager waiver if applicable, all of which were paid by the Distributor to recipients, and included $48,835 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.

 


Class B, Class C and Class M Distribution and Service 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 M 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 Distributor retains the asset-based sales charge on Class B and Class M shares. The Distributor retains the asset-based sales charge on Class C shares during the first year the shares are outstanding. The asset-based sales charges on Class B and Class C shares allow investors to buy shares without a front-end sales charge while allowing the Distributor to compensate dealers that sell those shares.

     The Distributor’s actual expenses in selling Class B, Class C and Class M shares may be more than the payments it receives from the contingent deferred sales charges collected on redeemed shares and asset-based sales charges from the Fund under the plans. If any 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. The plans allow for the carryforward of distribution expenses, to be recovered from asset-based sales charges in subsequent fiscal periods.

Distribution fees paid to the Distributor for the year ended December 31, 2000, were as follows:

              Distributor’s
Aggregate
Unreimbursed
Expenses
Under Plan
    Distributor’s
Aggregate
Unreimbursed
Expenses as % of

Net Assets of Class
 
                   
                   
  Total Payments
Under Plan
  Amount Retained
by Distributor
       
           

 
Class B Plan
$4,187,467
 
$3,439,422
 
$7,537,663
    2.02 %
Class C Plan   965,812     144,667     1,530,733     1.67  
Class M Plan   1,562,700     478,231          

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued


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.

     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 December 31, 2000, was as follows:

      Call Options  
 
 
 
Number
of Contracts
  Amount of
Premiums
 
     

 
Options outstanding as of December 31, 1999 1,900  
$
871,787  
Options written 2,900     1,542,382  
Options closed or expired (3,400 )   (1,943,769 )
Options exercised (1,400 )   (470,400 )
 
 
Options outstanding as of December 31, 2000  
$
 
 
 


6. Illiquid or Restricted Securities

As of December 31, 2000, investments in securities included issues that are illiquid or restricted. Restricted securities are often purchased in private placement transactions, are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, may have contractual restrictions on resale, and are valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. A security may also be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market or if

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its valuation has not changed for a certain period of time. The Fund intends to invest no more than 15% of its net assets (determined at the time of purchase and reviewed periodically) in illiquid or restricted securities. Certain restricted securities, eligible for resale to qualified institutional investors, are not subject to that limitation. The aggregate value of illiquid or restricted securities subject to this limitation as of December 31, 2000, was $27,368,421, which represents 3.19% of the Fund’s net assets, of which $7,210,202 is considered restricted. Information concerning restricted securities is as follows:

Security
Acquisition
Date
Cost
Per Unit
Valuation Per
Unit as of

December 31,
2000
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation
)

Bonds
Deutsche Bank AG/AT&T Corp.
Linked Nts., 3.10%, 11/5/02 10/29/97 100.00 % 87.25 %
$(1,020,000
)
Stocks and Warrants
Danskin, Inc.:
Portion of Promissory Nt. to be used to
purchase 53,309 shares of restricted
common stock in rights offering 8/14/95
$0.30
$0.30
Restricted Common Shares 8/14/95
0.30
0.09
(328,640
)
Wts., Exp. 10/8/04 8/14/95
0.04
14,712


7. Bank Borrowings

The Fund may borrow up to a certain percentage of its total assets from a bank to purchase portfolio securities, or for temporary and emergency purposes. The Fund has entered into an agreement which enables it to participate with certain other Oppenheimer funds in an unsecured line of credit with a bank, which permits borrowings up to $100 million, collectively. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.625%. 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 0.09% per annum.

     The Fund had no borrowings outstanding for the year ended or at December 31, 2000.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT


The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, of Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund as of December 31, 2000, and the related statement of operations, the statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year 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 audit. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 1999, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the four-year period ended December 31, 1999, were audited by other auditors whose report dated January 24, 2000, expressed an unqualified opinion on this information.

     We conducted our audit 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 December 31, 2000, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; and where confirmations were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. 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 audit provides 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 Convertible Securities Fund as of December 31, 2000, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado January 23, 2001

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited


In early 2001 shareholders will receive information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2000. Regulations of the U.S. Treasury Department require the Fund to report this information to the Internal Revenue Service.

     Dividends and distributions of $1.2318, $1.2013, $1.2015 and $1.2117 per share were paid to Class A, Class B, Class C and Class M shareholders, respectively, on December 28, 2000, of which $0.6444 was designated as a “capital gain distribution” for federal income tax purposes. Whether received in stock or in cash, the capital gain distribution should be treated by shareholders as a gain from the sale of capital assets held for more than one year (long-term capital gains).

     Dividends paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by 22% to arrive at the net amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

     During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, shareholders redeemed $5,145,256 from the Fund. A portion of these proceeds represent Long-Term Capital Gain distributions in the amount of $2,742,760. This notification is to meet certain IRS requirements.

     The foregoing information is presented to assist shareholders in reporting distributions received from the Fund to the Internal Revenue Service. Because of the complexity of the federal regulations which may affect your individual tax return and the many variations in state and local tax regulations, we recommend that you consult your tax advisor for specific guidance.

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OPPENHEIMER CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND
 
A Series of Oppenheimer Bond Fund Series

Officers and Trustees Bridget A. Macaskill, Trustee, President and Chairman of the Board
  John Cannon, Trustee
  Paul Y. Clinton, Trustee
  Thomas W. Courtney, Trustee
  Robert G. Galli, Trustee
  Lacy B. Herrmann, Trustee
  George Loft, Trustee
  Edward Everett, Vice President
  Andrew J. Donohue, Secretary
  Brian W. Wixted, Treasurer
  Robert J. Bishop, Assistant Treasurer
  Adele A. Campbell, Assistant Treasurer
  Scott T. Farrar, Assistant Treasurer
  Robert G. Zack, Assistant Secretary

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OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

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OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Transfer and Shareholder OppenheimerFunds Services
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Custodian of The Bank of New York
Portfolio Securities  

Independent Auditors
KPMG LLP

Legal Counsel Mayer, Brown & Platt
   
  For more complete information about Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund, please refer to the Prospectus. To obtain a copy, call your financial advisor, or call Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc. at 1.800.525.7048, or visit the Oppenheimer Funds Internet website, at www.oppenheimerfunds.com.
  Shares of Oppenheimer funds are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not guaranteed by any bank, are not insured by the FDIC or any other agency, and involve investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested.
  Oppenheimer funds are distributed by Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc., Two World Trade Center, New York, NY 10048-0203.

(C)Copyright 2001 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved.

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