N-CSR 1 d654293dncsr.htm OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND Oppenheimer International Growth Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-07489

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Arthur S. Gabinet

OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

Two World Financial Center, New York, New York 10281-1008

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 768-3200

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: 11/29/2013


Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.


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Table of Contents

 

Fund Performance Discussion      3   
Top Holdings and Allocations      6   
Fund Expenses      9   
Statement of Investments      11   
Statement of Assets and Liabilities      17   
Statement of Operations      19   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      21   
Financial Highlights      22   
Notes to Financial Statements      28   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      42   
Federal Income Tax Information      43   
Board Approval of the Fund’s Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements      44   
Special Shareholder Meeting      47   
Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures; Updates to Statement of Investments      49   
Trustees and Officers      50   
Privacy Policy Notice      57   

 

 

Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 11/29/13*

 

    Class A Shares of the Fund        
  Without Sales Charge   With Sales Charge   MSCI AC World ex-U.S.
Index
      MSCI EAFE Index    
1-Year       24.52%       17.36%       18.24%       24.84%
5-Year   18.10   16.71   13.87   13.42
10-Year     9.99     9.34     8.26     7.56

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The 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 their original cost. Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and a 5.75% maximum applicable sales charge except where “without sales charge” is indicated. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

*November 29, 2013, was the last business day of the Fund’s fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. Index returns are calculated through November 30, 2013.

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) generated a total return of 24.52% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Fund outperformed the MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Index (the “Index”), which returned 18.24%. The Fund outperformed the Index in nine out of ten sectors, led by materials, information technology and industrials. An underweight position in the financials sector was the sole underperformer for the Fund relative to the Index.

 

MARKET OVERVIEW

Global equities, especially those in the developed markets, continued to deliver strong performance. Accommodative monetary policies on the part of central banks in Europe, the U.S., and Japan, combined with supportive equity valuations relative to bonds, have been instrumental in this performance. While concerns remain in Europe, the Eurozone officially exited a recession during the reporting period, and the region began to show the first signs of a recovery. Signs that the world’s largest economy, the U.S., was on the mend, demonstrated by rising house prices, also

    

helped sentiment toward stocks. Mid-year, comments from the Federal Reserve suggesting the aggressive quantitative easing (QE) policy would be “tapered” in the foreseeable future led to significant sell-offs in both stocks and bonds.

Many concerns still abound, as they always do. Currently, worries around Europe, the fragility of the recovery in the U.S., the potential success or lack thereof of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s stimulus policies in Japan (commonly referred to as “Abenomics”), and a permanent slowdown in China’s

 

 

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growth are all top of mind. Our focus remains on the long term. While temporary perturbations in currency markets or asset markets lead others to reconsider their investment stances, we remain solidly concentrated on the characteristics and trends that allow the companies in which we invest in to thrive in a myriad of environments. As long as the economics of their businesses are robust and the price we are paying for them, in our view, undervalues current earnings and significantly discounts future prospects, we are undisturbed.

FUND REVIEW

During the period, the strongest performing holding of the Fund was BT Group plc. BT Group, the Fund’s largest holding at period end, is a fully integrated telecom service provider in the United Kingdom. The company continued improving its operations, and rolling out an attractive broadband “triple play” offering across the U.K. Additionally, a new package offering, BT Sport, is off to a promising start, attracting new customers at a high rate.

Also contributing to performance were United Internet AG, Aalberts Industries NV and YOOX SpA. United Internet is a leading European provider of internet services, including internet access (Germany) and applications (pan-European). The company has grown nicely via its subscription, application, and data management businesses. We believe this can continue. Aalberts, based in the Netherlands, produces, sources, installs and maintains flow control

systems. During the reporting period, Aalberts experienced strong growth in revenue and made several acquisitions. The company has benefited from being the leading consolidator among its competitors in a very fragmented market. With every rollup acquisition, which it funds from internal cash flow, its reach, scale and cost efficiencies increase and the value proposition it offers to clients improves. Italy-based YOOX is one of the leading global Internet retailing partners for fashion and design brands. The company has benefited from having a leading position in the fast-growing online luxury retail market.

While detractors from performance were limited during the reporting period, the most significant were Aggreko plc and Saipem SpA. Aggreko, based in the U.K., specializes in mobile power generation. The company operates globally, with significant opportunities coming from developing markets where rapidly growing power demand surpasses existing generation capacity. At the beginning of the period, Aggreko’s stock was hurt by news of disappointing contract wins. We view this as a temporary situation and believe the company’s long-term drivers are still in place. Saipem, based in Italy, is a contractor in the oil and gas industry, specializing in oil and gas related activities in remote and deepwater areas. Saipem’s stock price declined sharply over the first half of the period after the company announced it expected a loss for 2013.

 

 

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STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

We continue to seek to invest in companies that may benefit from long-term secular growth trends, that have significant and durable competitive advantages, and that have the financial flexibility to increase their relative market position vis-à-vis their competitors during downtrends in the business cycle.

At period end, the Fund maintained its largest exposure to European-based companies. Europe seems to be making progress, with capital now being raised in the banking

 

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   George R. Evans, CFA
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system there. That has been one element of recovery which has been absent until recently in continental Europe despite the U.S. having taken such steps four or more years ago. Cleaning up the banks may provide a turning point of sorts for European economies. The peripheral economies still have issues, but things do not seem to be getting worse. Valuations across Europe do embed large expectations. Despite investor’s concerns and aversion to Europe, it may well be the place where global investors find the most bang for their buck as the financial crisis gets ever more and more distant.

 

    

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   Robert B. Dunphy, CFA
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Top Holdings and Allocations*

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

BT Group plc, Cl. A

       2.6 %

SAP AG

       1.9  

Aalberts Industries NV

       1.6  

Roche Holding AG

       1.5  

Aryzta AG

       1.4  

Hoya Corp.

       1.4  

James Hardie Industries plc

       1.3  

Bunzl plc

       1.3  

Diageo plc

       1.3  

Amadeus IT Holding SA, Cl. A

       1.3  

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of November 29, 2013, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

TOP TEN GEOGRAPHICAL HOLDINGS

 

United Kingdom

       27.1 %

Switzerland

       12.0  

France

       12.0  

Netherlands

       8.3  

Germany

       5.8  

Japan

       5.6  

Spain

       5.0  

United States

       5.0  

Italy

       4.2  

Sweden

       2.9  

Portfolio holdings and allocation are subject to change. Percentages are as of November 29, 2013, and are based on total market value of investments.

 

 

REGIONAL ALLOCATION

 

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Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of November 29, 2013, and are based on the total market value of investments.

*November 29, 2013, was the last business day of the Fund’s fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Share Class Performance

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE AS OF 11/29/13

 

     Inception
Date
   1-Year    5-Year   10-Year    

Class A (OIGAX)

       3/25/96          24.52%          18.10%         9.99%      

Class B (IGRWX)

       3/25/96          23.56%          17.18%         9.48%      

Class C (OIGCX)

       3/25/96          23.64%          17.22%         9.18%      

Class I (OIGIX)

       3/29/12          25.14%          18.30%*         N/A          

Class N (OIGNX)

       3/1/01          24.23%          17.79%         9.69%      

Class Y (OIGYX)

       9/7/05          24.91%          18.62%         8.82%*      

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE AS OF 11/29/13

 

                    
     Inception
Date
   1-Year    5-Year   10-Year    

Class A (OIGAX)

       3/25/96          17.36%          16.71%         9.34%      

Class B (IGRWX)

       3/25/96          18.56%          16.96%         9.48%      

Class C (OIGCX)

       3/25/96          22.64%          17.22%         9.18%      

Class I (OIGIX)

       3/29/12          25.14%          18.30% *       N/A          

Class N (OIGNX)

       3/1/01          23.23%          17.79%         9.69%      
Class Y (OIGYX)        9/7/05          24.91%          18.62%         8.82% *    

* Shows performance since inception.

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The 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 their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and the applicable sales charge: for Class A shares, the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%; for Class B shares, the contingent deferred sales charge of 5% (1-year) and 2% (5-year); and for Class C and N shares, the contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for the 1-year period. There is no sales charge for Class I and Class Y shares. Because Class B shares convert to Class A shares 72 months after purchase, the 10-year return for Class B shares uses Class A performance for the period after conversion. Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative and not annualized.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Index and the MSCI EAFE Index. The MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Index is designed to measure the

 

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equity market performance of developed and emerging markets and excludes the U.S. The MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Fund has changed its benchmark from the MSCI EAFE Index to the MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Index, which it believes is a more appropriate measure of the Fund’s performance. The indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased by investors. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

The Fund’s investment strategy and focus can change over time. The mention of specific fund holdings does not constitute a recommendation by OppenheimerFunds, Inc. or its affiliates.

Before investing in any of the Oppenheimer funds, investors should carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses contain this and other information about the funds, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor, visiting oppenheimerfunds.com, or calling 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

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.

 

 

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Fund Expenses

 

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service fees; and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000.00 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire 6-month period ended November 29, 2013.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio for each class of shares, and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year for each class before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example for the class of shares you hold with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or contingent deferred sales charges (loads), or a $12.00 fee imposed annually on accounts valued at less than $500.00 (subject to exceptions described in the Statement of Additional Information). Therefore, the “hypothetical” section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

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Actual   

Beginning

Account

Value
June 1, 2013

  

Ending

Account

Value
November 29, 2013

  

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended
November 29, 2013

Class A

     $     1,000.00        $     1,124.00        $ 6.16  

Class B

       1,000.00          1,119.80              10.14  

Class C

       1,000.00          1,119.70          10.14  

Class I

       1,000.00          1,126.80          3.77  

Class N

       1,000.00          1,122.60          7.43  

Class Y

       1,000.00          1,125.40          4.89  

 

Hypothetical

(5% return before expenses)

              

Class A

       1,000.00          1,019.15          5.86  

Class B

       1,000.00          1,015.41          9.64  

Class C

       1,000.00          1,015.41          9.64  

Class I

       1,000.00          1,021.39          3.58  

Class N

       1,000.00          1,017.95          7.07  

Class Y

       1,000.00          1,020.34          4.64  

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended November 29, 2013 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios  

Class A

     1.16

Class B

     1.91   

Class C

     1.91   

Class I

     0.71   

Class N

     1.40   

Class Y

     0.92   

The expense ratios reflect voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements of expenses by the Fund’s Manager and Transfer Agent. Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time, as indicated in the Fund’s prospectus. The “Financial Highlights” tables in the Fund’s financial statements, included in this report, also show the gross expense ratios, without such waivers or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, if applicable.

 

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  STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS     November 29, 2013*

 

 

      Shares      Value  
Common Stocks—96.4%   
Consumer Discretionary—19.7%   
Automobiles—1.1%   
Bayerische Motoren Werke
(BMW) AG
     1,229,274       $   141,189,428   
Diversified Consumer Services—1.5%   
Benesse Holdings, Inc.      2,528,982         97,238,811   
Dignity plc1      4,597,873         100,689,689   
           
                197,928,500   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—3.1%   
Carnival Corp.      3,949,540         142,617,889   
Domino’s Pizza Group plc1      13,699,467         123,021,643   
William Hill plc      23,621,704         148,868,365   
           
                414,507,897   
Household Durables—1.1%   
SEB SA      1,504,957         140,577,177   
Internet & Catalog Retail—1.9%   
Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR2      2,052,620         98,074,184   
Yoox SpA1,2      3,747,784         158,555,086   
           
                256,629,270   
Leisure Equipment & Products—0.1%   
Nintendo Co. Ltd.      105,219         13,499,106   
Media—2.8%      
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc      6,728,820         90,185,155   
Grupo Televisa SAB,
Sponsored ADR
     1,017,630         31,047,891   
Liberty Global plc, Cl. A2      479,474         41,143,664   
Liberty Global plc, Series C2      358,027         29,161,299   
SES, FDR      4,851,440         143,694,711   
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.      8,197,109         34,119,159   
           
                369,351,879   
Multiline Retail—1.2%   
Dollarama, Inc.      1,918,517         154,803,603   
Specialty Retail—1.3%   
Industria de Diseno Textil
SA (Inditex)
     1,072,660         170,818,746   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—5.6%   
Burberry Group plc      5,900,551         147,437,138   
Cie Financiere Richemont SA      1,275,943         129,181,129   
Kering      651,290         144,403,811   
Luxottica Group SpA      1,478,431         78,280,475   
      Shares      Value  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (Continued)   
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA      727,360       $   136,671,774   
Swatch Group AG (The)      165,940         108,560,687   
           
                744,535,014   
Consumer Staples—11.5%   
Beverages—4.1%      
C&C Group plc      12,045,939         72,728,584   
Diageo plc      5,512,389         175,744,610   
Heineken NV      2,247,816         152,617,305   
Pernod-Ricard SA      1,169,702         132,455,364   
           
                533,545,863   
Food & Staples Retailing—0.9%   
CP ALL PCL      92,192,100         116,938,401   
Food Products—4.5%   
Aryzta AG2      2,527,065         188,295,024   
Barry Callebaut AG2      128,426         146,465,957   
DANONE SA      1,853,740         134,383,102   
Unilever plc      3,262,210         131,683,410   
           
                600,827,493   
Household Products—1.1%   
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc      1,744,081         139,817,304   
Personal Products—0.2%   
L’Oreal SA      188,483         31,494,315   
Tobacco—0.7%      
Swedish Match AB      2,767,672         86,020,475   
Energy—5.0%                  
Energy Equipment & Services—2.4%   
Hunting plc      805,759         10,515,533   
Saipem SpA      4,408,640         98,921,948   
Schoeller- Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG1      804,134         84,460,540   
Technip SA      1,244,022         124,232,966   
           
                318,130,987   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.6%   
BG Group plc      6,818,667         139,025,234   
Cairn Energy plc2      15,944,045         71,666,808   
Koninklijke Vopak NV      2,279,837         136,360,315   
           
                347,052,357   
Financials—5.0%                  
Capital Markets—3.1%   
BinckBank NV      3,717,550         38,078,901   
ICAP plc      24,865,295         168,486,140   
Tullett Prebon plc      10,749,054         58,844,589   
UBS AG2      7,044,746         133,899,548   
           
        399,309,178   
 

 

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  STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS    Continued

 

      Shares      Value  

Commercial Banks—0.7%

  

ICICI Bank Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     2,549,640       $   91,430,090   

Insurance—1.1%

  

Prudential plc

     6,878,894         146,980,481   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.1%

  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.      772,602         10,228,079   

Health Care—9.3%

  

Biotechnology—2.4%

  

CSL Ltd.

     2,221,500         139,014,139   

Grifols SA

     3,592,879         164,027,573   
           
                303,041,712   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—3.8%

  

DiaSorin SpA1

     2,869,019         137,051,495   

Essilor International SA

     1,165,166         122,071,387   

Sonova Holding AG2

     1,128,205         156,987,536   

William Demant Holding2

     922,313         86,152,131   
           
                502,262,549   

Health Care Providers & Services—1.0%

  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

     8,686,506         131,161,163   

Health Care Technology—0.3%

  

CompuGroup Medical AG

     1,711,493         42,546,962   

Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.0%

  

Tyrian Diagnostics Ltd.1,2

     119,498,536         108,869   

Pharmaceuticals—1.8%

  

Galenica AG

     42,094         41,721,165   

Novogen Ltd.1,2

     8,330,223         1,707,467   

Oxagen Ltd.2,3

     214,287         10,619   

Roche Holding AG

     696,177         193,640,920   
           
                237,080,171   

Industrials—20.5%

  

Aerospace & Defense—2.7%

  

Embraer SA

     12,603,746         97,869,078   
European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co.      1,993,263         141,260,942   

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc2

     5,704,390         115,048,133   
           
                354,178,153   

Air Freight & Couriers—0.1%

  

Royal Mail plc2

     1,362,550         12,377,731   

Commercial Services & Supplies—2.3%

  

Aggreko plc

     3,746,540         98,286,895   

Edenred

     1,587,050         57,173,936   
Prosegur Compania de
Seguridad SA
     23,076,814         146,394,684   
           
        301,855,515   
      Shares      Value  

Construction & Engineering—2.5%

  

Koninklijke Boskalis
Westminster NV
     3,151,874       $   156,978,149   

Leighton Holdings Ltd.

     5,682,390         84,067,548   

Outotec OYJ

     1,370,624         13,941,289   

Trevi Finanziaria Industriale SpA1

     8,996,150         78,158,796   
           
                333,145,782   

Electrical Equipment—3.7%

  

ABB Ltd.2

     5,351,122         136,806,645   

Legrand SA

     2,446,760         134,870,457   

Nidec Corp.

     846,685         81,876,657   

Schneider Electric SA

     1,659,440         140,035,577   
           
                493,589,336   

Machinery—4.0%

  

Aalberts Industries NV1

     7,035,151         214,066,774   

Atlas Copco AB, Cl. A

     4,950,644         137,744,098   

FANUC Corp.

     258,800         43,617,139   

Weir Group plc (The)

     3,862,303         135,363,906   
           
                530,791,917   

Professional Services—1.7%

  

Experian plc

     7,057,929         130,181,033   

Intertek Group plc

     1,963,270         97,403,480   
           
                227,584,513   

Trading Companies & Distributors—3.5%

  

Brenntag AG

     815,202         144,573,312   

Bunzl plc

     7,745,616         175,776,874   

Wolseley plc

     2,642,858         142,211,429   
           
                462,561,615   

Information Technology—15.5%

  

Communications Equipment—1.2%

  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM
Ericsson, Cl. B
     12,835,751         160,515,250   

Computers & Peripherals—1.1%

     

Gemalto NV

     1,271,275         143,234,393   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—3.0%

  

Hoya Corp.

     6,653,710         179,748,791   

Keyence Corp.

     377,521         151,821,549   

Omron Corp.

     1,302,218         53,645,439   
           
                385,215,779   

Internet Software & Services—2.9%

  

Telecity Group plc

     7,745,409         88,895,092   

United Internet AG

     4,338,927         174,013,762   

Yahoo Japan Corp.

     23,060,800         111,399,590   
           
                374,308,444   

IT Services—1.4%

  

Amadeus IT Holding SA, Cl. A

     4,698,822         175,706,295   
 

 

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     Shares      Value  

 

 
IT Services (Continued)      
Infosys Ltd.      360,672       $ 19,374,813   
        195,081,108   

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—1.1%   
ARM Holdings plc      8,698,120         144,581,888   

 

 
Software—4.8%   
Aveva Group plc      1,993,904         72,694,635   

 

 
Dassault Systemes SA      1,173,150         134,551,886   

 

 
Sage Group plc (The)      15,083,326         85,992,493   

 

 
SAP AG      3,068,930         254,054,535   

 

 
Temenos Group AG1      3,065,501         80,980,523   
     

 

 

 
        628,274,072   

 

 
Materials—4.8%   

 

 
Chemicals—3.4%   
Essentra plc1      13,080,031         175,138,159   

 

 
Orica Ltd.      655,583         13,816,463   

 

 
Sika AG      42,306         138,921,135   

 

 
Syngenta AG      310,922         121,870,253   
     

 

 

 
        449,746,010   

 

 
Construction Materials—1.4%   
James Hardie Industries plc      15,535,900         177,151,377   

 

 
Telecommunication Services—4.4%   

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services—4.4%   
BT Group plc, Cl. A      54,939,115         335,442,975   

 

 
Inmarsat plc      11,295,667         128,051,697   

 

 
Ziggo NV      2,346,459         100,384,612   
     

 

 

 
        563,879,284   

 

 
Utilities—0.7%   

 

 
Energy Traders—0.7%   
APR Energy plc1      5,134,054         86,991,652   

 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $9,160,947,807)

        12,666,880,888   
      Units     Value  
Rights, Warrants and Certificates—0.0%   
Ceres, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $19.50, Exp. 9/6/151,2,3      126,666      $ 11,400   

 

 
MEI Pharma, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $1.19, Exp. 5/10/171,2      1,118,385        391,435   

 

 
Tyrian Diagnostics Ltd. Wts., Strike Price 0.012AUD, Exp. 12/20/131,2      11,949,853        5,443   
    

 

 

 
Total Rights, Warrants and Certificates
(Cost $264,716)
        408,278   
      Shares         
Investment Company—3.4%   
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.09%1,4(Cost $443,187,500)      443,187,500        443,187,500   

 

 
Total Investments,at Value (Cost $9,604,400,023)      99.8     13,110,476,666   

 

 
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities      0.2        27,694,955   
  

 

 

 
Net Assets      100.0   $ 13,138,171,621   
  

 

 

 
 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

* November 29, 2013 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

Strike price is reported in U.S. Dollars, except for those denoted in the following currency:

AUD    Australian Dollar

1. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended November 29, 2013, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

 

      Shares/Units
November 30,
2012
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
     Shares/Units
November 29,
2013
 

Aalberts Industries NV

     6,348,447         686,704                 7,035,151   

APR Energy plc

     4,216,602         917,452                 5,134,054   

Ceres, Inc.

     1,262,894                 1,262,894           

 

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  STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS      Continued   

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments (Continued)

     

Shares/Units
November 30,

2012

    

Gross

Additions

    Gross
Reductions
   

Shares/Units
November 29,

2013

 

Ceres, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $19.50, Exp. 9/6/15a

     126,666                       126,666   

DiaSorin SpA

     1,531,460         1,337,559               2,869,019   

Dignity plc

     3,819,982         777,891   b             4,597,873   

Domino’s Pizza Group plc

     8,982,012         4,717,455               13,699,467   

Essentra plc (formally Filtrona plc)

     12,296,420         2,368,211   b      1,584,600        13,080,031   

MEI Pharma, Inc.

     2,480,849                2,480,849 b        

MEI Pharma, Inc.

             413,474   b      413,474          

MEI Pharma, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $1.19, Exp. 5/11/17a

     1,118,385                       1,118,385   

Novogen Ltd.

     8,330,223                       8,330,223   

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     206,196,290         2,909,503,088        2,672,511,878        443,187,500   

Ortivus AB, Cl. A

     29,828                29,828          

Ortivus AB, Cl. B

     1,883,694                1,883,694          

Phoenix Mecano AG

     65,025                65,025          

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

     461,198         342,936               804,134   

Temenos Group AGa

     4,308,059         637,881        1,880,439        3,065,501   

Trevi Finanziaria Industriale SpA

     7,275,059         1,721,091               8,996,150   

Tyrian Diagnostics Ltd.

     119,498,536                       119,498,536   

Tyrian Diagnostics Ltd. Wts., Strike Price 0.012AUD, Exp. 12/20/13

     11,949,853                       11,949,853   

Yoox SpA

     2,444,500         1,303,284               3,747,784   
              Value     Income    

Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

Aalberts Industries NV

      $     214,066,774      $     3,164,756   c    $   

APR Energy plc

        86,991,652        798,477          

Ceres, Inc.

                      (16,619,826

Ceres, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $19.50, Exp. 9/6/15a

          d               

DiaSorin SpA

        137,051,495        2,535,054          

Dignity plc

        100,689,689                 

Domino’s Pizza Group plc

        123,021,643        2,671,058          

Essentra plc (formally Filtrona plc)

        175,138,159        2,696,379   c          4,370,130   

MEI Pharma, Inc.

                        

MEI Pharma, Inc.

                      (13,837,362

MEI Pharma, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $1.19, Exp. 5/11/17a

          d               

Novogen Ltd.

        1,707,467                 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

        443,187,500        452,232          

Ortivus AB, Cl. A

                      (5,674

 

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Footnotes to Statement of Investments (Continued)

 

      Value     Income     

Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

Ortivus AB, Cl. B

   $ —       $       $ (10,095,713

Phoenix Mecano AG

     —                 (890,515

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

     84,460,540        864,724         —    

Temenos Group AGa

     —  d      1,382,242         (8,639,589

Trevi Finanziaria Industriale SpA

     78,158,796        1,278,827         —    

Tyrian Diagnostics Ltd.

     108,869                —    

Tyrian Diagnostics Ltd. Wts., Strike Price 0.012AUD, Exp. 12/20/13

     5,443                —    

Yoox SpA

     158,555,086                —    
   $     1,603,143,113      $ 15,843,749       $ (45,718,549
                         
                         

a. No longer an affiliate as of November 29, 2013.

b. All or a portion is the result of a corporate action.

c. All or a portion of the transitions were the result of non-cash dividends.

d. The security is no longer an affiliate. Therefore, the value has been excluded from this table.

2. Non-income producing security.

3. Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities as of November 29, 2013 was $22,019, which represents less than 0.005% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 6 of the accompanying Notes. Information concerning restricted securities is as follows:

 

Security   

Acquisition

Date

     Cost      Value     

Unrealized

Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Ceres, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $19.50, Exp. 9/6/15

     9/5/07       $ —        $ 11,400       $ 11,400   

Oxagen Ltd.

     12/20/00         2,210,700         10,619         (2,200,081
      $     2,210,700       $ 22,019       $ (2,188,681
                             
                             

4. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 29, 2013.

Distribution of investments representing geographic holdings, as a percentage of total investments at value, is as follows:

Geographic Holdings    Value      Percent       

United Kingdom

   $     3,547,233,757         27.1  

Switzerland

     1,577,330,522         12.0     

France

     1,576,616,463         12.0     

Netherlands

     1,082,981,391         8.3     

Germany

     756,377,999         5.8     

Japan

     732,847,082         5.6     

Spain

     656,947,298         5.0     

United States

     656,513,187         5.0     

Italy

     550,967,800         4.2     

Sweden

     384,279,823         2.9     

Australia

     369,881,092         2.8     

Ireland

     249,879,961         1.9     

India

     155,152,141         1.3     

Canada

     154,803,603         1.2     

Jersey, Channel Islands

     130,181,033         1.0     

Thailand

     116,938,401         0.9     

 

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  STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS    Continued   

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments (Continued)

 

Geographic Holdings (Continued)    Value      Percent       

China

   $ 98,074,184         0.7  

Brazil

     97,869,078         0.7     

Denmark

     86,152,131         0.7     

Austria

     84,460,540         0.6     

Mexico

     31,047,891         0.2     

Finland

     13,941,289         0.1       

Total

   $     13,110,476,666         100.0  
                     
                     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  16   OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND  


       
       
  STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES     November 29, 20131

 

Assets

        

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $8,446,995,225)

   $     11,507,333,553   

Affiliated companies (cost $1,157,404,798)

     1,603,143,113   
       13,110,476,666   

Receivables and other assets:

  

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     50,710,438   

Dividends

     19,454,496   

Other

     294,853   

Total assets

     13,180,936,453   

Liabilities

        

Bank overdraft

     2,460   

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Investments purchased

     19,717,794   

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     18,914,183   

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees

     2,095,427   

Distribution and service plan fees

     941,863   

Trustees’ compensation

     510,894   

Shareholder communications

     189,627   

Other

     392,584   

Total liabilities

     42,764,832   

Net Assets

   $ 13,138,171,621   
        
  

Composition of Net Assets

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 9,683,795,892   

Accumulated net investment income

     109,240,467   

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (161,283,259

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     3,506,418,521   

Net Assets

   $ 13,138,171,621   
        

 

  17   OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND  


       
       

  STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES    Continued

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

        

Class A Shares:

  

Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $3,903,101,802 and 104,215,173 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 37.45   

Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price)

   $ 39.73   

Class B Shares:

  

Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $31,299,843 and 878,752 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 35.62   

Class C Shares:

  

Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $368,339,964 and 10,363,731 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 35.54   

Class I Shares:

  

Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,870,889,572 and 50,016,011 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 37.41   

Class N Shares:

  

Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $272,618,995 and 7,406,287 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 36.81   

Class Y Shares:

  

Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $6,691,921,445 and 179,191,835 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 37.35   

1. November 29, 2013 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  18   OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND  


       
       

  STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS    For the Year Ended November 29, 20131

 

Investment Income

        

Dividends:

  

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $14,096,880)

   $     207,707,883   

Affiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $961,278)

     15,843,749   

Interest

     17   

Other income

     21,867   

Total investment income

    

 

223,573,516

 

  

 

Expenses

        

Management fees

     66,933,872   

Distribution and service plan fees:

  

Class A

     7,566,336   

Class B

     312,579   

Class C

     2,662,792   

Class N

     1,057,941   

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Class A

     7,767,437   

Class B

     98,889   

Class C

     616,345   

Class I

     288,253   

Class N

     566,866   

Class Y

     11,193,575   

Shareholder communications:

  

Class A

     608,157   

Class B

     15,813   

Class C

     42,875   

Class I

     3,179   

Class N

     10,941   

Class Y

     542,877   

Custodian fees and expenses

     928,377   

Trustees’ compensation

     206,640   

Other

     521,265   

Total expenses

     101,945,009   

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (812,089

Net expenses

    

 

101,132,920

 

  

 

Net Investment Income

    

 

122,440,596

 

  

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments from:

  

Unaffiliated companies

     237,018,275   

Affiliated companies

     (45,718,549

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,078,602

Net realized gain

     190,221,124   

 

  19   OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND  


       
       

  STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS    Continued

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Continued

        

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

   $       1,813,803,046   

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     50,324,216   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    

 

1,864,127,262

 

  

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 2,176,788,982   
        
        

1. November 29, 2013 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  20   OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND  


       
       
  STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

     Year Ended
November 29, 20131
    Year Ended
November 30, 2012
 

Operations

                

Net investment income

   $ 122,440,596      $ 91,620,358   

Net realized gain (loss)

     190,221,124        (162,194,414

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,864,127,262        1,015,464,374   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    

 

2,176,788,982

 

  

 

   

 

944,890,318

 

  

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

    

Dividends from net investment income:

    

Class A

     (28,313,862     (12,456,178

Class B

     (70,269     —    

Class C

     (907,873     —    

Class I

     (1,742,830     —    

Class N

     (1,415,862     (633,313

Class Y

     (64,590,928     (40,044,478
    

 

(97,041,624

 

 

   

 

(53,133,969

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:

    

Class A

     880,597,437        451,193,748   

Class B

     (8,153,052     (11,457,746

Class C

     107,231,802        (10,784,590

Class I

     1,574,830,717        94,791,296   

Class N

     69,894,875        24,523,758   

Class Y

     1,158,187,341        833,295,806   
      

 

3,782,589,120

 

  

 

   

 

1,381,562,272

 

  

 

Net Assets

    

Total increase

     5,862,336,478        2,273,318,621   

Beginning of period

     7,275,835,143        5,002,516,522   

End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $109,240,467 and $84,887,218, respectively)

   $ 13,138,171,621      $ 7,275,835,143   
                
                

1. November 29, 2013 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  21   OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND  


       
       
  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   

 

Class A    Year Ended
November 29,
2013 1
    Year Ended
November 30,
2012
    Year Ended
November 30,
2011
    Year Ended
November 30,
2010
    Year Ended
November 30,
2009
 

Per Share Operating Data

          

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 30.43      $ 26.43      $ 25.75      $ 24.27      $ 17.02   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income2

     0.36        0.35        0.23        0.18        0.18   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     7.02        3.85        0.59        1.45        7.28   

Total from investment operations

     7.38        4.20        0.82        1.63        7.46   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.36     (0.20     (0.14     (0.15     (0.21

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 37.45      $ 30.43      $ 26.43      $ 25.75      $ 24.27   
                                        
                                        
                                        

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     24.52     16.06     3.16     6.77     44.32

Ratios/Supplemental Data

          

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 3,903,102      $ 2,388,159      $ 1,663,354      $ 1,554,785      $ 1,266,608   

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 3,048,384      $ 1,762,405      $ 1,730,811      $ 1,474,415      $ 960,876   

Ratios to average net assets:4

          

Net investment income

     1.05     1.25     0.83     0.73     0.91

Total expenses5

     1.21     1.45     1.36     1.39     1.45

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements

and reduction to custodian expenses

     1.20     1.28     1.32     1.34     1.34

Portfolio turnover rate

     12     15     19     23     13

1. November 29, 2013 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

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

3. Assumes an initial investment 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 less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

 

Year Ended November 29, 2013

     1.21
 

Year Ended November 30, 2012

     1.45
 

Year Ended November 30, 2011

     1.36
 

Year Ended November 30, 2010

     1.39
 

Year Ended November 30, 2009

     1.46

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class B    Year Ended
November
29, 2013 1
    Year Ended
November
30, 2012
    Year Ended
November
30, 2011
    Year Ended
November
30, 2010
    Year Ended
November
30, 2009
 

Per Share Operating Data

          

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 28.89      $ 25.09      $ 24.51      $ 23.14      $ 16.16   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)2

     0.10        0.14        0.01        (0.02     0.03   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     6.69        3.66        0.57        1.39        6.95   

Total from investment operations

     6.79        3.80        0.58        1.37        6.98   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.06     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 35.62      $ 28.89      $ 25.09      $ 24.51      $ 23.14   
                                        
                                        
          

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     23.56     15.15     2.37     5.92     43.19

Ratios/Supplemental Data

          

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 31,300      $ 32,852      $ 39,319      $ 55,020      $ 77,565   

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 31,491      $ 35,472      $ 51,183      $ 67,453      $ 68,562   

Ratios to average net assets:4

          

Net investment income (loss)

     0.30     0.53     0.04     (0.07 )%      0.16

Total expenses5

     2.04     2.30     2.35     2.41     2.51

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements

and reduction to custodian expenses

     1.98     2.07     2.13     2.13     2.13

Portfolio turnover rate

     12     15     19     23     13

1. November 29, 2013 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

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

3. Assumes an initial investment 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 less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

  Year Ended November 29, 2013      2.04
  Year Ended November 30, 2012      2.30
  Year Ended November 30, 2011      2.35
  Year Ended November 30, 2010      2.41
  Year Ended November 30, 2009      2.52

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      Continued   

 

Class C    Year Ended
November
29, 2013 1
  Year Ended
November
30, 2012
  Year Ended
November
30, 2011
  Year Ended
November
30, 2010
  Year Ended
November
30, 2009

Per Share Operating Data

                    

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 28.87       $ 25.07       $ 24.47       $ 23.10       $ 16.15  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                    

Net investment income (loss)2

       0.09         0.14         0.03         (0.01 )       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain

       6.71         3.66         0.57         1.38         6.94  

Total from investment operations

       6.80         3.80         0.60         1.37         6.97  

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

                    

Dividends from net investment income

       (0.13 )       0.00         0.00         0.00 3       (0.02 )

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 35.54       $ 28.87       $ 25.07       $ 24.47       $ 23.10  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4

       23.64 %       15.16 %       2.45 %       5.94 %       43.20 %
                                                    

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

     $ 368,340       $ 206,019       $ 189,147       $ 196,001       $ 196,449  

Average net assets (in thousands)

     $ 267,686       $ 194,518       $ 210,320       $ 198,031       $ 163,758  

Ratios to average net assets:5

                    

Net investment income (loss)

       0.29 %       0.53 %       0.12 %       (0.04 )%       0.18 %

Total expenses6

       1.93 %       2.05 %       2.04 %       2.10 %       2.20 %

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and

reduction to custodian expenses

       1.93 %       2.05 %       2.04 %       2.09 %       2.10 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       12 %       15 %       19 %       23 %       13 %

1. November 29, 2013 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

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

3. Less than $0.005 per share.

4. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and 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 less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

 

Year Ended November 29, 2013

     1.93
 

Year Ended November 30, 2012

     2.05
 

Year Ended November 30, 2011

     2.04
 

Year Ended November 30, 2010

     2.10
 

Year Ended November 30, 2009

     2.21

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class I    Year Ended
November 29,
2013 1
  Period Ended
November
30, 20122
Per Share Operating Data         
Net asset value, beginning of period      $ 30.37       $ 28.71  
Income (loss) from investment operations:         
Net investment income3        0.44         0.21  
Net realized and unrealized gain        7.08         1.45  
Total from investment operations        7.52         1.66  
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:         
Dividends from net investment income        (0.48 )       0.00  
Net asset value, end of period      $ 37.41       $ 30.37   
                    
                    
        
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4        25.14 %       5.78 %
                      
Ratios/Supplemental Data         

Net assets, end of period

(in thousands)

     $ 1,870,890       $ 108,917  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $ 961,530       $ 61,111  
Ratios to average net assets:5         
Net investment income        1.28 %       1.10 %
Total expenses6        0.72 %       0.74 %

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or

reimbursements and reduction to

custodian expenses

       0.72 %       0.74 %
Portfolio turnover rate        12 %       15 %

    

 

 

1. November 29, 2013 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

2. For the period from March 29, 2012 (inception of offering) to November 30, 2012.

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

4. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and 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 less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

 

Year Ended November 29, 2013

   0.72%
 

Period Ended November 30, 2012

   0.74%

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      Continued   

 

Class N    Year Ended
November
29, 2013 1
  Year Ended
November
30, 2012
  Year Ended
November
30, 2011
  Year Ended
November
30, 2010
  Year Ended
November
30, 2009

Per Share Operating Data

                    

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 29.89       $ 25.98       $ 25.33       $ 23.89       $ 16.74  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                    

Net investment income2

       0.26         0.27         0.17         0.12         0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain

       6.92         3.78         0.57         1.43         7.15  

Total from investment operations

       7.18         4.05         0.74         1.55         7.29  

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

                    

Dividends from net investment income

       (0.26 )       (0.14 )       (0.09 )       (0.11 )       (0.14 )

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 36.81       $ 29.89       $ 25.98       $ 25.33       $ 23.89  
                                                  
                                                  
                    
                    

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

       24.23 %       15.73 %       2.90 %       6.53 %       43.90 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

     $     272,619       $     158,362       $     113,905       $     100,249       $     81,079  

Average net assets (in thousands)

     $     213,038       $     137,418       $     115,153       $     92,184       $     60,494  

Ratios to average net assets:4

                    

Net investment income

       0.79 %       0.97 %       0.60 %       0.48 %       0.68 %

Total expenses5

       1.45 %       1.70 %       1.65 %       1.73 %       1.82 %

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements

and reduction to custodian expenses

       1.44 %       1.57 %       1.56 %       1.58 %       1.58 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       12 %       15 %       19 %       23 %       13 %

1. November 29, 2013 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

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

3. Assumes an initial investment 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 less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

  

Year Ended November 29, 2013

     1.45
  

Year Ended November 30, 2012

     1.70
  

Year Ended November 30, 2011

     1.65
  

Year Ended November 30, 2010

     1.73
  

Year Ended November 30, 2009

     1.83

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Y    Year Ended
November 29,
2013 1
    Year Ended
November 30,
2012
    Year Ended
November 30,
2011
    Year Ended
November 30,
2010
    Year Ended
November 30,
2009
 

Per Share Operating Data

          

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 30.34      $ 26.38      $ 25.71      $ 24.20      $ 17.02   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income2

     0.46        0.48        0.36        0.30        0.28   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     6.99        3.80        0.58        1.46        7.24   

Total from investment operations

     7.45        4.28        0.94        1.76        7.52   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.44     (0.32     (0.27     (0.25     (0.34

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 37.35      $ 30.34      $ 26.38      $ 25.71      $ 24.20   
                                        
                                        

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     24.91     16.54     3.63     7.34     45.02

Ratios/Supplemental Data

          

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 6,691,921      $ 4,381,526      $ 2,996,792      $ 2,436,200      $ 1,645,882   

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 5,487,802      $ 3,865,270      $ 2,934,647      $ 2,042,580      $ 1,155,662   

Ratios to average net assets:4

          

Net investment income

     1.38     1.72     1.30     1.22     1.42

Total expenses5

     0.90     0.87     0.91     0.81     0.83
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.90     0.87     0.87     0.81     0.82

Portfolio turnover rate

     12     15     19     23     13

1. November 29, 2013 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

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

3. Assumes an initial investment 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 less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

   Year Ended November 29, 2013      0.90
   Year Ended November 30, 2012      0.87
   Year Ended November 30, 2011      0.91
   Year Ended November 30, 2010      0.81
   Year Ended November 30, 2009      0.84

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  27   OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND  


       
       
  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     November 29, 2013   

 

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified open-end management investment Company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment adviser was OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”) through December 31, 2012. Effective January 1, 2013, the Fund’s investment adviser is OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFI. The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI, as of the same effective date.

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class N and Class Y shares, and previously offered Class B shares for new purchase through June 29, 2012. Subsequent to that date, no new purchases of Class B shares are permitted, however reinvestment of dividend and/or capital gain distributions and exchanges of Class B shares into and from other Oppenheimer funds will be allowed. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class C and Class N shares are sold, and Class B shares were 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 I and Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors or intermediaries without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, however, the intermediaries may impose charges on their accountholders who beneficially own Class I and Class Y shares. All classes of shares have identical rights and voting privileges with respect to the Fund in general and exclusive voting rights on matters that affect that class alone. Earnings, net assets and net asset value per share may differ due to each class having its own expenses, such as transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and shareholder communications, directly attributable to that class. Class A, B, C and N shares have separate distribution and/or service plans under which they pay fees. Class I and Class Y shares do not pay such fees. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares 72 months after the date of purchase.

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

Annual Period. The last day of the Fund’s fiscal year was the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are

 

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1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

Foreign Currency Translation. The Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.

Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise from sales of portfolio securities, sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, exchange rate fluctuations between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation on the translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, including investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

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.

Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains and Losses. Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains and losses are allocated on a daily basis to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments not offset by capital loss carryforwards, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remain open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends.

The tax components of capital shown in the following table represent distribution requirements the Fund must satisfy under the income tax regulations, losses the Fund may be able to offset against income and gains realized in future years and unrealized appreciation or depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes.

 

  29   OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND  


       
       
  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    Continued   

 

 

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

   Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
     Accumulated
Loss
Carryforward1,2,3
    

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

Based on cost of

Securities and

Other Investments

for Federal Income

Tax Purposes

 

$115,865,367

     $—         $127,736,960         $3,466,741,098   

1. As of November 29, 2013, the Fund had $127,736,960 of net capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. Details of the capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryovers with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates.

 

Expiring        

2015

   $ 658,603   

2016

     11,117,617   

2017

     115,960,740   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $     127,736,960   
  

 

 

 

Of these losses, $1,155,247 are subject to loss limitation rules resulting from merger activity. These limitations generally reduce the utilization of these losses to a maximum of $385,083 per year.

2. During the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013, the Fund utilized $189,066,107 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

3. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2012, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for November 29, 2013. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

Reduction

to Accumulated

Net Investment

Income

  

Reduction

to Accumulated Net
Realized Loss

on Investments

 

$1,045,723

     $1,045,723   

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended November 30, 2013 and November 30, 2012 was as follows:

      Year Ended
November 30, 2013
    

Year Ended

November 30, 2012

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 97,041,624       $ 53,133,969   

 

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1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of November 29, 2013 are noted in the following table. The primary difference between book and tax appreciation or depreciation of securities and other investments, if applicable, is attributable to the tax deferral of losses or tax realization of financial statement unrealized gain or loss.

Federal tax cost of securities

     $    9,644,077,446   

Federal tax cost of other investments

     2   
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

     $    9,644,077,448   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

     $    3,613,825,677   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (147,084,579
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

     $    3,466,741,098   
  

 

 

 

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund has adopted an unfunded retirement plan (the “Plan”) for the Fund’s independent trustees. Benefits are based on years of service and fees paid to each trustee during their period of service. The Plan was frozen with respect to adding new participants effective December 31, 2006 (the “Freeze Date”) and existing Plan Participants as of the Freeze Date will continue to receive accrued benefits under the Plan. Active independent trustees as of the Freeze Date have each elected a distribution method with respect to their benefits under the Plan. During the year ended November 29, 2013, the Fund’s projected benefit obligations, payments to retired trustees and accumulated liability were as follows:

Projected Benefit Obligations Increased

   $
  21,857
  

Payments Made to Retired Trustees

     25,049   

Accumulated Liability as of November 29, 2013

     193,967   

The Board of Trustees has adopted a compensation deferral plan for independent trustees that enables trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the Trustee under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund or in other Oppenheimer funds selected by the Trustee. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustee in amounts equal to his or her deemed investment, resulting in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets are included as a component of “Other” within the asset section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of trustees’ fees under the plan will not affect the net assets of the Fund, and will not materially affect the Fund’s assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the compensation deferral plan.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    Continued   

 

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Income and capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually or at other times as deemed necessary by the Manager.

Investment Income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or upon ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign dividends where the ex-dividend date may have passed. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discount and premium, which are included in interest income on the Statement of Operations, are amortized or accreted daily.

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

Security Transactions. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

Indemnifications. The Fund’s organizational documents provide current and former trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Other. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

 

2. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.

The Fund’s Board has adopted procedures for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and has

 

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2. Securities Valuation (Continued)

delegated the day-to-day responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Manager. The Manager has established a Valuation Committee which is responsible for determining a “fair valuation” for any security for which market quotations are not “readily available.” The Valuation Committee’s fair valuation determinations are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Fund’s Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined.

Valuation Methods and Inputs

Securities are valued using unadjusted quoted market prices, when available, as supplied primarily by third party pricing services or dealers.

The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or the fair value of the types of securities described below:

Securities traded on a registered U.S. securities exchange (including exchange-traded derivatives other than futures and futures options) are valued based on the last sale price of the security reported on the principal exchange on which it is traded, prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the last sale price on the prior trading day, if it is within the spread of the current day’s closing “bid” and “asked” prices, and if not, at the current day’s closing bid price. A security of a foreign issuer traded on a foreign exchange but not listed on a registered U.S. securities exchange is valued based on the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded, as identified by the third party pricing service used by the Manager, prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. If the last sale price is unavailable, the security is valued at the most recent official closing price on the principal exchange on which it is traded. If the last sales price or official closing price for a foreign security is not available, the security is valued at the mean between the bid and asked price per the exchange or, if not available from the exchange, obtained from two dealers. If bid and asked prices are not available from either the exchange or two dealers, the security is valued by using one of the following methodologies (listed in order of priority); (1) using a bid from the exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer.

Shares of a registered investment company that are not traded on an exchange are valued at that investment company’s net asset value per share.

Corporate and government debt securities (of U.S. or foreign issuers) and municipal debt securities, event-linked bonds, loans, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and asset-backed securities are valued at the mean between the “bid” and “asked” prices utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers who may use matrix pricing methods to determine the evaluated prices.

Short-term money market type debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at cost adjusted by the amortization of discount or premium to maturity (amortized cost), which approximates market value. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity in excess of sixty days are valued at the mean between the “bid” and “asked” prices utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers.

 

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    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    Continued   

 

 

2. Securities Valuation (Continued)

A description of the standard inputs that may generally be considered by the third party pricing vendors in determining their evaluated prices is provided below.

Security Type

   Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors

Corporate debt, government debt, municipal, mortgage-backed and asset

-backed securities

   Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, and other appropriate factors.

Loans

   Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

Event-linked bonds

   Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

If a market value or price cannot be determined for a security using the methodologies described above, or if, in the “good faith” opinion of the Manager, the market value or price obtained does not constitute a “readily available market quotation,” or a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security the security is fair valued either (i) by a standardized fair valuation methodology applicable to the security type or the significant event as previously approved by the Valuation Committee and the Fund’s Board or (ii) as determined in good faith by the Manager’s Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee considers all relevant facts that are reasonably available, through either public information or information available to the Manager, when determining the fair value of a security. Fair value determinations by the Manager are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Fund’s Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined. Those fair valuation standardized methodologies include, but are not limited to, valuing securities at the last sale price or initially at cost and subsequently adjusting the value based on: changes in company specific fundamentals, changes in an appropriate securities index, or changes in the value of similar securities which may be further adjusted for any discounts related to security-specific resale restrictions. When possible, such methodologies use observable market inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices of similar securities, observable interest rates, currency rates and yield curves. The methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities nor can it be assured that the Fund can obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security.

To assess the continuing appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, or its third party service provider who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities, and sale prices to the current day prices and challenges those prices exceeding certain tolerance levels with the third party pricing service or broker source. For those securities valued by fair valuations, whether through a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation determination, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of the valuations based on such methodologies and fair valuation determinations on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available.

 

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2. Securities Valuation (Continued)

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

1) Level 1-unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (including securities actively traded on a securities exchange)

2) Level 2-inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and market corroborated inputs such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.)

3) Level 3-significant unobservable inputs (including the Manager’s own judgments about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability).

The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of November 29, 2013 based on valuation input level:

 

      Level 1—
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
    

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value  

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 496,848,530       $ 2,106,992,090       $       $ 2,603,840,620   

Consumer Staples

     116,938,401         1,391,705,450                 1,508,643,851   

Energy

             665,183,344                 665,183,344   

Financials

     91,430,090         556,517,738                 647,947,828   

Health Care

             1,216,190,807         10,619         1,216,201,426   

Industrials

             2,716,084,562                 2,716,084,562   

Information Technology

             2,031,210,934                 2,031,210,934   

Materials

             626,897,387                 626,897,387   

Telecommunication Services

             563,879,284                 563,879,284   

Utilities

             86,991,652                 86,991,652   

Rights, Warrants and Certificates

             396,878         11,400         408,278   

Investment Company

     443,187,500                         443,187,500   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $     1,148,404,521       $     11,962,050,126       $     22,019       $     13,110,476,666   
  

 

 

 

Currency contracts and forwards, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/ depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. Futures, if any, are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due to/from the Fund at that date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued   

 

 

2. Securities Valuation (Continued)

The table below shows the transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

 

   Transfers out of
Level 1*
     Transfers into
Level 2*
 

Assets Table

     

Investments, at Value:

     

Commons Stocks

     

Consumer Discretionary

   $ (956,330,003    $ 956,330,003   

Consumer Staples

     (761,849,470      761,849,470   

Energy

     (325,365,450      325,365,450   

Financials

     (247,140,385      247,140,385   

Health Care

     (707,892,214      707,892,214   

Industrials

     (1,213,685,826      1,213,685,826   

Information Technology

     (658,600,193      658,600,193   

Materials

     (326,218,839      326,218,839   

Telecommunication Services

     (276,997,725      276,997,725   

Utilities

     (45,566,716      45,566,716   

Total Assets

   $ (5,519,646,821    $ 5,519,646,821   

*Transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 due to the absence of a readily available unadjusted quoted market price.

 

 

3. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

    Year Ended November 29, 2013     Year Ended November 30, 20121  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class A

       

Sold

    51,768,724      $ 1,769,356,234        35,232,163      $ 999,199,949   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

    861,239        26,284,999        470,813        11,572,613   

Redeemed

    (26,901,188     (915,043,796     (20,153,864     (559,578,814
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    25,728,775      $ 880,597,437        15,549,112      $ 451,193,748   
 

 

 

 

Class B

                               

Sold

    126,198      $ 4,071,308        139,560      $ 3,683,302   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

    2,306        67,418                 

Redeemed

    (387,003     (12,291,778     (569,657     (15,141,048
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (258,499   $ (8,153,052     (430,097   $ (11,457,746
 

 

 

 

Class C

                               

Sold

    4,857,424      $ 159,499,481        1,422,635      $ 37,788,062   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

    25,887        754,864                 

Redeemed

    (1,655,100     (53,022,543     (1,832,414     (48,572,652
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    3,228,211      $ 107,231,802        (409,779   $ (10,784,590
 

 

 

 

 

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       Year Ended November 29, 2013        Year Ended November 30, 20121  
        Shares     Amount        Shares     Amount  

Class I

             

Sold

       50,523,796      $ 1,721,553,284           4,780,796      $ 130,819,993   
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested        57,457        1,742,661                    

Redeemed

       (4,152,101     (148,465,228        (1,193,937     (36,028,697

Net increase

       46,429,152      $ 1,574,830,717           3,586,859      $ 94,791,296   
                                     
                                     
                                       

Class N

             

Sold

       3,967,959      $ 132,169,713           2,577,875      $ 70,901,918   
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested        43,745        1,315,000           24,079        582,940   

Redeemed

       (1,903,249     (63,589,838        (1,687,795     (46,961,100

Net increase

       2,108,455      $ 69,894,875           914,159      $ 24,523,758   
                                     
                                     
                                       

Class Y

             

Sold

       105,715,256      $ 3,565,424,574           64,929,124      $ 1,776,984,849   
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested        2,005,215        60,838,229           1,560,639        38,095,210   

Redeemed

       (72,965,971     (2,468,075,462        (35,663,153     (981,784,253

Net increase

       34,754,500      $ 1,158,187,341           30,826,610      $ 833,295,806   
                                     
                                     

1. For the year ended November 30, 2012, for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N and Class Y shares, and for the period from March 29, 2012 (inception of offering) to November 30, 2012 for Class I shares.

 

 

4. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended November 29, 2013 were as follows:

 

        Purchases        Sales  

Investment securities

     $ 4,713,049,905         $ 1,175,285,789   

 

 

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Management Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

    Fee Schedule Through October 31, 2013    

 

    Up to $250 million

    0.80

    Next $250 million

    0.77   

    Next $500 million

    0.75   

    Next $1 billion

    0.69   

    Next $3 billion

    0.67   

    Next $5 billion

    0.65   

    Over $10 billion

    0.63   
 

    Fee Schedule Effective November 1, 2013

 
    Up to $250 million     0.80
    Next $ 250 million     0.77   
    Next $ 500 million     0.75   
    Next $ 1 billion     0.69   
    Next $ 3 billion     0.67   
    Next $ 5 billion     0.65   
    Next $ 10 billion     0.63   
    Over $20 billion     0.61   
 

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   

 

 

 

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

Sub-Adviser Fees. The Manager has retained the Sub-Adviser to provide the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Manager pays the Sub-Adviser an annual fee in monthly installments, equal to a percentage of the investment management fee collected by the Manager from the Fund, which shall be calculated after any investment management fee waivers. The fee paid to the Sub-Adviser is paid by the Manager, not by the Fund.

Transfer Agent Fees. OppenheimerFunds Services (“OFS”), a division of OFI, acted as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund through December 31, 2012. Effective January 1, 2013, OFI Global (the “Transfer Agent”) serves as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. Fees incurred by the Fund with respect to these services are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Sub-Transfer Agent Fees. Effective January 1, 2013, the Transfer Agent has retained Shareholder Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFI (the “Sub-Transfer Agent”), to provide the day-to-day transfer agent and shareholder servicing of the Fund. Under the Sub-Transfer Agency Agreement, the Transfer Agent pays the Sub-Transfer Agent an annual fee in monthly installments, equal to a percentage of the transfer agent fee collected by the Transfer Agent from the Fund, which shall be calculated after any applicable fee waivers. The fee paid to the Sub-Transfer Agent is paid by the Transfer Agent, not by the Fund.

Distribution and Service Plan (12b-1) Fees. Under its General Distributor’s Agreement with the Fund, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the Fund’s classes of shares.

Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan (the “Plan”) for Class A shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Plan, the Fund reimburses the Distributor for a portion of its costs incurred for services provided to accounts that hold Class A shares. Reimbursement is made periodically at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class A shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions periodically for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent periods. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Distribution and Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class N Shares. The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans (the “Plans”) for Class B, Class C and Class N shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to compensate the Distributor for its services in connection with the distribution of those shares and servicing accounts. Under the Plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% on Class B and Class C shares daily net assets and 0.25% on Class N shares daily

 

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

net assets. The Distributor also receives a service fee of 0.25% per year under each plan. If either the Class B, Class C or Class N plan is terminated by the Fund or by the shareholders of a class, the Board of Trustees and its independent trustees must determine whether the Distributor shall be entitled to payment from the Fund of all or a portion of the service fee and/or asset-based sales charge in respect to shares sold prior to the effective date of such termination. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plans are detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distributor determines its uncompensated expenses under the Plans at calendar quarter ends. The Distributor’s aggregate uncompensated expenses under the Plans at September 30, 2013 were as follows:

Class B

     $182,223   

Class C

     7,037,210   

Class N

     2,518,814   

Sales Charges. Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. The sales charges retained by the Distributor from the sale of shares and the CDSC retained by the Distributor on the redemption of shares is shown in the following table for the period indicated.

 

Year Ended    Class A
Front-End
Sales Charges
Retained by
Distributor
     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 N
Contingent
Deferred Sales
Charges
Retained by
Distributor
 

November 29, 2013

     $815,768         $-         $49,923         $20,501         $659   

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the year ended November 29, 2013, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $388,265 for IMMF management fees.

The Transfer Agent has voluntarily agreed to limit transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees for Classes B, C, N and Y shares to 0.35% of average annual net assets per class and for Class A shares to 0.30% of average annual net assets of the class.

During the year ended November 29, 2013, the Transfer Agent waived transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees as follows:

Class A

     $384,627   

Class B

     17,930   

Class N

     21,267   

Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time; some may not be modified or terminated until after one year from the date of the current prospectus, as indicated therein.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued   

 

 

6. Restricted Securities

As of November 29, 2013, investments in securities included issues that are restricted. A restricted security may have a contractual restriction on its resale and is valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. Securities that are restricted are marked with an applicable footnote on the Statement of Investments. Restricted securities are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments.

 

 

7. Pending Litigation

Since 2009, seven class action lawsuits have been pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also name as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raise claims under federal securities law and allege, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. On August 26, 2013, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed a memorandum of understanding setting forth the terms of proposed settlements of those actions. The proposed settlements are subject to a variety of contingencies, including the execution of settlement agreements, which will require preliminary and final approval by the court. The proposed settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund.

Other class action and individual lawsuits have been filed since 2008 in various state and federal courts against OFI and certain of its affiliates by investors seeking to recover investments they allegedly lost as a result of the “Ponzi” scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff and his firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC (“BLMIS”). Plaintiffs in these suits allege that they suffered losses as a result of their investments in several funds managed by an affiliate of OFI and assert a variety of claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violation of federal and state securities laws and regulations, among others. They seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. Neither the Distributor, nor any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds, their independent trustees or directors are named as defendants in these lawsuits. None of the Oppenheimer mutual funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Madoff or BLMIS. On February 28, 2011, a stipulation of partial settlement of three groups of consolidated putative class action lawsuits relating to these matters was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 19, 2011, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate. In September 2011, certain parties filed notices of appeal from the court’s order approving the settlement. The settlement does not resolve other outstanding lawsuits against OFI and its affiliates relating to BLMIS.

 

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7. Pending Litigation (Continued)

On April 16, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against (i) OFI, (ii) an affiliate of OFI and (iii) AAArdvark IV Funding Limited (“AAArdvark IV”), an entity advised by OFI’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark IV. Plaintiffs allege breach of contract and common law fraud claims against the defendants and seek compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On April 11, 2013, the court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, dismissing plaintiffs’ fraud claim with prejudice and dismissing their contract claim without prejudice, and granted plaintiffs leave to replead their contract claim to assert a cause of action for specific performance within 30 days. On May 9, 2013, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal from the court’s dismissal order. On July 15, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against OFI, an affiliate of OFI and AAArdvark Funding Limited (“AAArdvark I”), an entity advised by OFI’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark I. The complaint alleges breach of contract and common law fraud claims against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On November 9, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against OFI, an affiliate of OFI and AAArdvark XS Funding Limited (“AAArdvark XS”), an entity advised by OFI’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark XS. The complaint alleged breach of contract against the defendants and sought compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On November 8, 2013, the parties filed a stipulation of discontinuance dismissing the lawsuit with prejudice.

OFI believes the lawsuits and appeals described above are without legal merit and, with the exception of actions it has settled, is defending against them vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in these lawsuits, or whether any costs that the Defendant Funds may bear in defending the suits might not be reimbursed by insurance, OFI believes that these suits should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds.

 

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  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
  ACCOUNTING FIRM   

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer International Growth Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer International Growth Fund, including the statement of investments, as of November 29, 2013, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 29, 2013, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer International Growth Fund as of November 29, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
January 23, 2014

 

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  FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION    Unaudited

 

 

In early 2013, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2012.

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 0.15% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

A portion, if any, of the dividends paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013 which are not designated as capital gain distributions are eligible for lower individual income tax rates to the extent that the Fund has received qualified dividend income as stipulated by recent tax legislation. The maximum amount allowable but not less than $216,555,096 of the Fund’s fiscal year taxable income may be eligible for the lower individual income tax rates. In early 2013, shareholders of record received information regarding the percentage of distributions that are eligible for lower individual income tax rates.

Recent tax legislation allows a regulated investment company to designate distributions not designated as capital gain distributions, as either interest related dividends or short-term capital gain dividends, both of which are exempt from the U.S. withholding tax applicable to non U.S. taxpayers. For the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013, the maximum amount allowable but not less than $239,663 of the ordinary distributions to be paid by the Fund qualifies as an interest related dividend.

The Fund has elected the application of Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code to permit shareholders to take a federal income tax credit or deduction, at their option, on a per share basis. The maximum amount allowable but not less than $14,936,421 of foreign income taxes were paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013. A separate notice will be mailed to each shareholder, which will reflect the proportionate share of such foreign taxes which must be treated by shareholders as gross income for federal income tax purposes.

Gross income of the maximum amount allowable but not less than $142,383,910 was derived from sources within foreign countries or possessions of the United States.

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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  BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT

  ADVISORY AGREEMENT     Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement with OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”) (“OFI Global” and “OFI” together the “Managers”) and OFI Global has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI whereby OFI provides investment sub-advisory services to the Fund (collectively, the “Agreements”). Each year, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the independent Trustees, is required to determine whether to renew the Agreements. The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, requires that the Board request and evaluate, and that the Managers provide, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreements. The Board employs an independent consultant to prepare a report that provides information, including comparative information that the Board requests for that purpose. In addition to in-person meetings focused on this evaluation, the Board receives information throughout the year regarding Fund services, fees, expenses and performance.

The Adviser, Sub-Adviser and the independent consultant provided information to the Board on the following factors: (i) the nature, quality and extent of the Managers’ services, (ii) the investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative expense information, (iv) the profitability of the Managers and their affiliates, including an analysis of the cost of providing services, (v) whether economies of scale are realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for Fund investors and (vi) other benefits to the Managers from their relationship with the Fund. The Board was aware that there are alternatives to retaining the Managers.

Outlined below is a summary of the principal information considered by the Board as well as the Board’s conclusions.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered information about the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Fund and information regarding the Managers’ key personnel who provide such services. The Sub-Adviser’s duties include providing the Fund with the services of the portfolio managers and the Sub-Adviser’s investment team, who provide research, analysis and other advisory services in regard to the Fund’s investments; securities trading services; oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; and risk management. The Managers are responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Fund as well. Those services include providing and supervising all administrative and clerical personnel who are necessary in order to provide effective corporate administration for the Fund; compiling and maintaining records with respect to the Fund’s operations; preparing and filing reports required by the Securities and Exchange Commission; preparing periodic reports regarding the operations of the Fund for its shareholders; preparing proxy materials for shareholder meetings; and preparing the registration statements required by Federal and state securities laws for the sale of the Fund’s shares. The Managers also provide the Fund with office space, facilities and equipment.

The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Managers’ resources that are available to the Fund. The Board took account of the fact that the Sub-Adviser has had over fifty years of experience as an investment adviser and that its assets under management rank it among the top mutual fund managers in the United States. The Board evaluated the Sub-Adviser’s advisory, administrative, accounting, legal, compliance

 

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services and risk management, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Managers’ key personnel and the size and functions of its staff. In its evaluation of the quality of the portfolio management services provided, the Board considered the experience of George Evans and Robert Dunphy, the portfolio managers for the Fund, and the Sub-Adviser’s investment team and analysts. The Board members also considered the totality of their experiences with the Managers as directors or trustees of the Fund and other funds advised by the Managers. The Board considered information regarding the quality of services provided by affiliates of the Managers, which its members have become knowledgeable about in connection with the renewal of the Fund’s service agreements. The Board concluded, in light of the Managers’ experience, reputation, personnel, operations and resources that the Fund benefits from the services provided under the Agreement.

Investment Performance of the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. Throughout the year, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to its benchmark and to the performance of other retail foreign large growth funds. The Board noted that the Fund’s one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year performance was better than its category median.

Costs of Services by the Adviser. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to the Fund to the fees and services for other clients or accounts advised by the Adviser. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other retail front-end load foreign large growth funds with comparable asset levels and distribution features. The Fund’s contractual management fees and total expenses were lower than its peer group median and category median.

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board considered information regarding the Managers’ costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Managers’ profitability from their relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow. Based on the Board’s evaluation, the Managers agreed to a revised breakpoint schedule as negotiated by the Board that, effective November 1, 2013, includes an additional breakpoint at 0.61% for assets in excess of $20 billion.

Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates and research provided to the Adviser in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements). The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.

 

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  BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT

    ADVISORY AGREEMENT    Unaudited/Continued

  

 

Conclusions. These factors were also considered by the independent Trustees meeting separately from the full Board, assisted by experienced counsel to the Fund and to the independent Trustees. Fund counsel and the independent Trustees’ counsel are independent of the Managers within the meaning and intent of the Securities and Exchange Commission Rules.

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through September 30, 2014. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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  SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING     Unaudited

 

 

On June 21, 2013, a first shareholder meeting of Oppenheimer International Growth Fund (the “Fund”) was held at which the twelve Trustees identified below were elected to the Fund (Proposal No. 1) as described in the Fund’s proxy statement dated April 12, 3012 (the “Proxy Statement”). The following is a report of the votes cast:

 

Nominee/Proposal

  

For

    

Withheld

      

Trustees

        

Brian F. Wruble

     170,373,993         1,901,582      

David K. Downes

     170,303,432         1,972,143      

Matthew P. Fink

     170,350,955         1,924,620      

Edmund Giambastiani, Jr.

     169,311,027         2,964,547      

Phillip A. Griffiths

     170,342,801         1,932,774      

Mary F. Miller

     170,376,003         1,899,572      

Joel W. Motley

     170,339,796         1,935,779      

Joanne Pace

     170,395,022         1,880,553      

Mary Ann Tynan

     170,384,659         1,890,914      

Joseph M. Wikler

     170,357,185         1,918,389      

Peter I. Wold

     170,331,082         1,944,493      

William F. Glavin, Jr.

     170,319,420         1,956,155      

On August 2, 2013, following an adjournment from a shareholder meeting held on June 21, 2013, a meeting of the Fund was held at which the sub-proposals below (Proposal No. 2 (including certain of its sub-proposals)) and an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization to reorganize the Fund into a Delaware statutory trust (Proposal No. 3) were approved as described in the Fund’s Proxy Statement. The following is a report of the votes cast:

 

2a:    Proposal to revise the fundamental policy relating to borrowing

For

  

Against

    

Abstain

      

127,118,807

     1,673,083         6,860,901      

2b-1:    Proposal to revise the fundamental policy relating to concentration of investments

For

  

Against

    

Abstain

      

127,279,278

     1,539,755         6,833,755      

2c-1:    Proposal to remove the fundamental policy relating to diversification of investments

For

  

Against

    

Abstain

      

126,944,206

     1,804,134         6,903,435      

2d:    Proposal to revise the fundamental policy relating to lending

For

  

Against

    

Abstain

      

126,969,887

     1,790,550         6,892,353      

2e:    Proposal to remove the additional fundamental policy relating to estate and commodities

For

  

Against

    

Abstain

      

127,106,055

     1,646,378         6,900,357      

2f:    Proposal to revise the fundamental policy relating to senior securities

For

  

Against

    

Abstain

      

127,140,952

     1,614,610         6,897,234      

 

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2g:    Proposal to remove the additional fundamental policy relating to underwriting

  

  

For

  

Against

    

Abstain

      

126,979,587

     1,808,305         6,864,900      

2s:    Proposal to approve a change in the Fund’s investment objective

For

  

Against

    

Abstain

      

125,915,398

     2,819,463         6,917,935      

Proposal 3: To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization that provides for the reorganization of a Fund from a Maryland corporation or Massachusetts business trust, as applicable, into a Delaware statutory trust.

For

  

Against

    

Abstain

      

128,408,412

     2,257,889         4,986,493      

On November 8, 2013, following an adjournment from a shareholder meeting held on June 21, 2013, as adjourned to August 2, 2013, August 12, 2013, September 27, 2013 and October 25, 2013, a meeting of the Fund was held at which the sub-proposals below (Proposal No. 2r) was approved as described in the Fund’s Proxy Statement. The following is a report of the votes cast:

 

2r:    Proposal to convert the Fund’s investment objective from fundamental to non-fundamental

For

  

Against

    

Abstain

      

112,905,183

     30,559,671         5,526,928      

 

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  PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES;

  UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS     Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677), (ii) on the Fund’s website at oppenheimerfunds.com, and (iii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Fund is required to file Form N-PX, with its complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. The Fund’s voting record is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677), and (ii) in the Form N-PX filing on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first quarter and the third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Those forms may 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 1-800-SEC-0330.

Householding—Delivery of Shareholder Documents

This is to inform you about OppenheimerFunds’ “householding” policy. If more than one member of your household maintains an account in a particular fund, OppenheimerFunds will mail only one copy of the fund’s prospectus (or, if available, the fund’s summary prospectus), annual and semiannual report and privacy policy. The consolidation of these mailings, called householding, benefits your fund through reduced mailing expense, and benefits you by reducing the volume of mail you receive from OppenheimerFunds. Householding does not affect the delivery of your account statements.

Please note that we will continue to household these mailings for as long as you remain an OppenheimerFunds shareholder, unless you request otherwise. If you prefer to receive multiple copies of these materials, please call us at 1.800.CALL-OPP (225-5677). You may also notify us in writing or via email. We will begin sending you individual copies of the prospectus (or, if available, the summary prospectus), reports and privacy policy within 30 days of receiving your request to stop householding.

 

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  TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS    Unaudited

 

 

Name, Position(s) Held with

the Fund, Length of Service, Age

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

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

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

Brian F. Wruble,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2007) and Trustee (since 2005)

Year of Birth: 1943

   Director of Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (non-profit) (since July 2012); Chairman Emeritus and Non-Voting Trustee of The Jackson Laboratory (non-profit) (since August 2011); Director of Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC (registered investment company) (affiliate of the Sub-Adviser’s parent company) (since September 2004); Member of Zurich Insurance Advisory Council (insurance) (since 2004); Treasurer (since 2007) and Trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study (non-profit educational institute) (since May 1992); Chairman (August 2007-August 2011) and Trustee (since August 1991) of the Board of Trustees of The Jackson Laboratory (non-profit); General Partner of Odyssey Partners, L.P. (hedge fund) (September 1995-December 2007); Special Limited Partner of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC (private equity investment) (January 1999-September 2004). Oversees 51 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wruble has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since April 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

David K. Downes,

Trustee (since 2007)

Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of THL Credit Inc. (since June 2009); Trustee of Employee Trusts (since January 2006); Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Community Capital Management (investment management company) (since January 2004); President of The Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund (investment management company) (since 2004); Director of Internet Capital Group (information technology company) (since October 2003); formerly, Independent Chairman GSK Employee Benefit Trust (April 2006-June 2013); Director of Correctnet (January 2006-2007); Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Quaker Investment Trust (registered investment company) (2004-2007); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Lincoln National Investment Companies, Inc. (subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation, a publicly traded company) and Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. (investment management subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation) (1993-2003); President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Delaware Investment Family of Funds (1993-2003); President and Board Member of Lincoln National Convertible Securities Funds, Inc. and the Lincoln National Income Funds, TDC (1993-2003); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Retirement Financial Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent and investment adviser and subsidiary of Delaware Investments U.S., Inc.) (1993-2003); President and Chief Executive Officer of Delaware Service Company, Inc. (1995-2003); Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chairman and Director of Equitable Capital Management Corporation (investment subsidiary of Equitable Life Assurance Society) (1985-1992); Corporate Controller of Merrill Lynch Company (financial services holding company) (1977-1985); held the following positions at the Colonial Penn Group, Inc. (insurance company): Corporate Budget Director (1974-1977), Assistant Treasurer (1972-1974) and Director of Corporate Taxes (1969-1972); held the following positions at Price Waterhouse Company (financial services firm): Tax Manager (1967-1969), Tax Senior (1965-1967) and Staff Accountant (1963-1965); United States Marine Corps (1957-1959).

 

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David K. Downes,

Continued

   Oversees 51 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Downes has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Matthew P. Fink,

Trustee (since 2005)

Year of Birth: 1941

   Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development (policy research foundation) (2005-2011); Director of ICI Education Foundation (education foundation) (October 1991-August 2006); President of the Investment Company Institute (trade association) (October 1991-June 2004); Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (insurance company) (October 1991-June 2004); Author of The Rise of Mutual Funds: An Insider’s View published by Oxford University Press (second edition 2010). Oversees 51 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fink has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since January 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1948

   Advisory Board Member of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University (since April 2012); Director of Mercury Defense Systems Inc. (information technology) (August 2011-February 2013); Trustee of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation (since November 2010); Advisory Board Member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (federally-funded research development center) (since May 2010); Director of The Boeing Company (aerospace and defense) (since October 2009); Trustee of MITRE Corporation (federally-funded research development center) (since September 2008); Independent Director of QinetiQ Group Plc (defense technology and security) (February 2008-August 2011); Director of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (on-line career services) (since January 2008, Lead Director since June 2011); Chairman of Alenia North America, Inc. (military and defense products) (January 2008-October 2009); Director of SRA International, Inc. (information technology and services) (January 2008-July 2011); President of Giambastiani Group LLC (national security and energy consulting) (since October 2007); United States Navy, career nuclear submarine officer (June 1970-October 2007), Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2005-October 2007), NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (2003-2005), Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (2002-2005). Since his retirement from the U.S. Navy in October 2007, Admiral Giambastiani has also served on numerous U.S. Government advisory boards, investigations and task forces for the Secretaries of Defense, State and Interior and the Central Intelligence Agency. Oversees 51 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Admiral Giambastiani has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since February 2013, including as an Advisory Board Member for certain Oppenheimer funds, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations. For purposes of this report, Admiral Giambastiani is identified as a Trustee.

Phillip A. Griffiths,

Trustee (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1938

   Fellow of the Carnegie Corporation (since 2007); Member of the National Academy of Sciences (since 1979); Council on Foreign Relations (since 2002); Foreign Associate of Third World Academy of Sciences (since 2002); Chair of Science Initiative Group (since 1999); Member of the American Philosophical Society (since 1996); Trustee of Woodward Academy (since 1983); Director of GSI Lumonics Inc. (precision technology products company) (2001-2010); Senior

 

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  TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS    Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

Phillip A. Griffiths,

Continued

  Advisor of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2001-2010); Distinguished Presidential Fellow for International Affairs of the National Academy of Science (2002-2010); Director of the Institute for Advanced Study (1991-2004); Director of Bankers Trust New York Corporation (1994-1999); Provost at Duke University (1983-1991). Oversees 51 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Griffiths has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since June 1999, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Mary F. Miller,

Trustee (since 2004)

Year of Birth: 1942

  Trustee of International House (not-for-profit) (since June 2007); Trustee of the American Symphony Orchestra (not-for-profit) (October 1998-November 2011); and Senior Vice President and General Auditor of American Express Company (financial services company) (July 1998-February 2003). Oversees 51 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Miller has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2004, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Joel W. Motley,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1952

  Member of the Vestry of Trinity Wall Street (since April 2012); Director of Southern Africa Legal Services Foundation (since March 2012); Board Member of Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting (non-profit journalism) (since December 2010); Managing Director of Public Capital Advisors, LLC (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2006); Managing Director of Carmona Motley, Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2002); Director of Columbia Equity Financial Corp. (privately-held financial advisor) (2002-2007); Managing Director of Carmona Motley Hoffman Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (January 1998-December 2001); Member of the Finance and Budget Committee of the Council on Foreign Relations, Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Human Rights Watch and Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Historic Hudson Valley. Oversees 51 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Motley has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Joanne Pace,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1958

  Board Director of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (since November 2012); Advisory Board Director of The Alberleen Group LLC (since March 2012); Advisory Board Director of The Agile Trading Group LLC (since March 2012); Advisory Council Member of 100 Women in Hedge Funds (non-profit) (since December 2012); Advisory Council Member of Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital (non-profit) (since May 2012); Board Director of The Komera Project (non-profit) (since April 2012); New York Advisory Board Director of Peace First (non-profit) (since March 2010); Senior Advisor of SECOR Asset Management, LP (2010-2011); Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2006-2010); Partner and Chief Operating Officer of FrontPoint Partners, LLC (hedge fund) (2005-2006); held the following positions at Credit Suisse: Managing Director (2003-2005); Global Head of Human Resources and member of Executive Board and Operating Committee (2004-2005), Global Head of Operations and Product Control (2003-2004); held the following positions at Morgan Stanley: Managing Director (1997-2003), Controller and Principal Accounting Officer (1999-2003); Chief Financial Officer (temporary assignment) for the Oversight Committee, Long Term Capital

 

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Joanne Pace,

Continued

   Management (1998-1999). Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Audit and Nominating Committee of The Global Chartist Fund, LLC of Oppenheimer Asset Management (2011-2012); Board Director of Managed Funds Association (2008-2010); Board Director of Morgan Stanley Foundation (2007-2010) and Investment Committee Chair (2008-2010). Oversees 51 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Pace has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since November 2012, including as an Advisory Board Member for certain Oppenheimer funds, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board’s deliberations. For purposes of this report, Ms. Pace is identified as a Trustee.

Joseph M. Wikler,

Trustee (since 2005)

Year of Birth: 1941

   Director of C-TASC (bio-statistics services) (2007-2012); formerly, Director of the following medical device companies: Medintec (1992-2011) and Cathco (1996-2011); Member of the Investment Committee of the Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore (since 1994); Director of Lakes Environmental Association (environmental protection organization) (1996-2008); Director of Fortis/Hartford mutual funds (1994-December 2001). Oversees 51 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wikler has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Peter I. Wold,

Trustee (since 2005)

Year of Birth: 1948

  

Director of Arch Coal, Inc. (since 2010); President of Wold Oil Properties, Inc. (oil and gas exploration and production company) (since 1994); Vice President of American Talc Company, Inc. (talc mining and milling) (since 1999); Managing Member of Hole-in-the-Wall Ranch (cattle ranching) (since 1979); Director and Chairman of Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute Commission (enhanced oil recovery study) (2004-2012); Director and Chairman of the Denver Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1993-1999); and Director of PacifiCorp. (electric utility) (1995-1999). Oversees 51 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wold has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

INTERESTED TRUSTEE

AND OFFICER

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2013),

President and Principal

Executive Officer

(since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Manager (since January 2013); President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (December 2009-December 2012); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (since June 2009), President (since December 2009) and Chief Executive Officer (since January 2011) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset

 

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  TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS    Unaudited / Continued

 

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Continued

 

Management, Inc. (since March 2010); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005- December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 90 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND   The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Evans, Dunphy, Gabinet and Ms. Nasta, Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008, for Messrs. Vandehey and Wixted, 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Officer serves for an indefinite term or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

George R. Evans,

Vice President (since 1996)

Year of Birth: 1959

  CIO Equities of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2013); Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2004). Director of International Equities of the Sub- Adviser (since July 2004); Director of Equities of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (July 1994-November 2001) and Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 1993-July 2004). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Robert B. Dunphy

Vice President (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1979

  Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2011); Senior Portfolio Manager (since May 2011); Senior Research Analyst and Assistant Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-January 2011), and an Intermediate Research Analyst of the Sub-Adviser (January 2006-May 2009). A portfolio manager of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

(since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

  Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Manager (since January 2013); General Counsel OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013); Executive Vice President (May 2010-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Sub-Adviser; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation

 

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Arthur S. Gabinet,

Continued

  (January 2011-December 2012); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Assistant Secretary (since January 2011) and Director (since January 2011) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2011) and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (January 2011-December 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Global Institutional, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Sub-Adviser (May 2010-December 2010); Principal, The Vanguard Group (November 2005-April 2010); District Administrator, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (January 2003-October 2005). An officer of 90 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Christina M. Nasta,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1973

  Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (since January 2013); Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (July 2010-December 2012); Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (January 2003-July 2010); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (January 2003-July 2010). An officer of 90 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Mark S. Vandehey,

Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2004)

Year of Birth: 1950

  Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager (since January 2013); Chief Compliance Officer of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013); Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 2004-December 2012); Chief Compliance Officer of the Sub-Adviser, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., OFI Global Trust Company, OFI Global Institutional, Inc., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., OFI Private Investments, Inc., Harborview Asset Management Corporation, Trinity Investment Management Corporation, and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since March 2004); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation and Shareholder Services, Inc. (June 1983-December 2012). An officer of 90 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

  Senior Vice President of the Manager (since January 2013); Treasurer of the Sub-Adviser, HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., and Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 1999-June 2008), OFI Private Investments, Inc. (March 2000-June 2008), OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc (since May 2000), OFI Global Institutional, Inc. (November 2000-June 2008), and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (charitable trust program established by the Sub-Adviser) (June 2003-December 2011); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of OFI Global Trust Company (since May 2000); Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corporation (March 1999-June 2008). An officer of 90 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers is available without charge upon request, by calling 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

 

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  OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND   

 

Manager

   OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Adviser

   OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Distributor

   OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Transfer and Shareholder

   OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

Servicing Agent

  

Sub-Transfer Agent

   Shareholder Services, Inc.
   DBA OppenheimerFunds Services

Independent Registered

   KPMG LLP

Public Accounting Firm

  

Legal Counsel

   Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

© 2014 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

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  PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE   

 

As an Oppenheimer fund shareholder, you are entitled to know how we protect your personal information and how we limit its disclosure.

Information Sources

We obtain nonpublic personal information about our shareholders from the following sources:

  Applications or other forms
  When you create a user ID and password for online account access
  When you enroll in eDocs Direct, our electronic document delivery service
  Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others
  A software program on our website, often referred to as a “cookie,” which indicates which parts of our site you’ve visited
  When you set up challenge questions to reset your password online

If you visit oppenheimerfunds.com and do not log on to the secure account information areas, we do not obtain any personal information about you. When you do log on to a secure area, we do obtain your user ID and password to identify you. We also use this information to provide you with products and services you have requested, to inform you about products and services that you may be interested in and assist you in other ways.

We do not collect personal information through our website unless you willingly provide it to us, either directly by email or in those areas of the website that request information. In order to update your personal information (including your mailing address, email address and phone number) you must first log on and visit your user profile.

If you have set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will receive the warning message with each cookie. You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser. However, doing so may limit your access to certain sections of our website.

We use cookies to help us improve and manage our website. For example, cookies help us recognize new versus repeat visitors to the site, track the pages visited, and enable some special features on the website. This data helps us provide a better service for our website visitors.

Protection of Information

We do not disclose any non-public personal information (such as names on a customer list) about current or former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.

Disclosure of Information

We send your financial advisor (as designated by you) copies of confirmations, account statements and other documents reporting activity in your fund accounts. We may also use details about you and your investments to help us, our financial service affiliates, or firms that jointly market their financial products and services with ours, to better serve your investment needs or suggest financial services or educational material that may be of interest to you. If this requires us to provide you with an opportunity to “opt in” or “opt out” of such information sharing with a firm not affiliated with us, you will receive notification on how to do so, before any such sharing takes place.

Right of Refusal

We will not disclose your personal information to unaffiliated third parties (except as permitted by law), unless we first offer you a reasonable opportunity to refuse or “opt out” of such disclosure.

 

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  PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE    Continued   

 

Internet Security and Encryption

In general, the email services provided by our website are encrypted and provide a secure and private means of communication with us. To protect your own privacy, confidential and/or personal information should only be communicated via email when you are advised that you are using a secure website.

As a security measure, we do not include personal or account information in non-secure emails, and we advise you not to send such information to us in non-secure emails. Instead, you may take advantage of the secure features of our website to encrypt your email correspondence. To do this, you will need to use a browser that supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

We do not guarantee or warrant that any part of our website, including files available for download, are free of viruses or other harmful code. It is your responsibility to take appropriate precautions, such as use of an anti-virus software package, to protect your computer hardware and software.

  All transactions, including redemptions, exchanges and purchases, are secured by SSL and 128-bit encryption. SSL is used to establish a secure connection between your PC and OppenheimerFunds’ server. It transmits information in an encrypted and scrambled format.
  Encryption is achieved through an electronic scrambling technology that uses a “key” to code and then decode the data. Encryption acts like the cable converter box you may have on your television set. It scrambles data with a secret code so that no one can make sense of it while it is being transmitted. When the data reaches its destination, the same software unscrambles the data.
  You can exit the secure area by either closing your browser, or for added security, you can use the Log Out button before you close your browser.

Other Security Measures

We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal account information. Our employees and agents have access to that information only so that they may offer you products or provide services, for example, when responding to your account questions.

How You Can Help

You can also do your part to keep your account information private and to prevent unauthorized transactions. If you obtain a user ID and password for your account, do not allow it to be used by anyone else. Also, take special precautions when accessing your account on a computer used by others.

Who We Are

This joint notice describes the privacy policies of the Oppenheimer funds, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., and each of its investment adviser subsidiaries, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and OFI Global Trust Co. It applies to all Oppenheimer fund accounts you presently have, or may open in the future, using your Social Security number—whether or not you remain a shareholder of our funds. This notice was last updated November 2013. In the event it is updated or changed, we will post an updated notice on our website at oppenheimerfunds.com. If you have any questions about these privacy policies, write to us at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270, email us by clicking on the Contact Us section of our website at oppenheimerfunds.com or call us at 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

 

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Item 2.  Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions.

Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that David Downes, the Board’s Audit Committee Chairman, is an audit committee financial expert and that Mr. Downes is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3.


Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $30,800 in fiscal 2013 and $30,200 in fiscal 2012.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2013 and no such fees in fiscal 2012.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $697,965 in fiscal 2013 and $321,206 in fiscal 2012 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

Such services include: Internal control reviews, compliance procedures, GIPS attestation procedures, internal audit training, surprise exams, system conversion testing, and reorganization

 

(c) Tax Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $6,520 in fiscal 2013 and $6,180 in fiscal 2012.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $581,620 in fiscal 2013 and $386,424 in fiscal 2012 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

Such services include: tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. Tax compliance generally involves preparation of original and amended tax returns, claims for a refund and tax payment-planning services. Tax planning and tax advice includes assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

 

(d) All Other Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2013 and no such fees in fiscal 2012.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2013 and no such fees in fiscal 2012 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.


Such fees would include the cost to the principal accountant of attending audit committee meetings and consultations regarding the registrant’s retirement plan with respect to its Trustees.

 

(e) (1) During its regularly scheduled periodic meetings, the registrant’s audit committee will pre-approve all audit, audit-related, tax and other services to be provided by the principal accountants of the registrant.

The audit committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chairman for any subsequent new engagements that arise between regularly scheduled meeting dates provided that any fees such pre-approved are presented to the audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

Under applicable laws, pre-approval of non-audit services may be waived provided that: 1) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of fees paid by the registrant to its principal accountant during the fiscal year in which services are provided 2) such services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of engagement as non-audit services and 3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the audit committee of the registrant and approved prior to the completion of the audit.

(2) 0%

 

(f) Not applicable as less than 50%.

 

(g) The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $1,286,105 in fiscal 2013 and $713,810 in fiscal 2012 to the registrant and the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant related to non-audit fees. Those billings did not include any prohibited non-audit services as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(h) The registrant’s audit committee of the board of Trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence. No such services were rendered.

Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.


Item 6.  Schedule of Investments.

a) Not applicable. The complete schedule of investments is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

b) Not applicable.

Item 7.  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Fund’s Governance Committee Provisions with Respect to Nominations of Directors/Trustees to the Respective Boards

None

Item 11.  Controls and Procedures.

Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of 11/29/2013, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer found the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Item 12.  Exhibits.

 

(a)    (1) Exhibit attached hereto.

(2) Exhibits attached hereto.

(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Exhibit attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund

 

By:

 

/s/ William F. Glavin, Jr.

  William F. Glavin, Jr.
  Principal Executive Officer

Date:

  1/13/2014

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

 

/s/ William F. Glavin, Jr.

  William F. Glavin, Jr.
  Principal Executive Officer

Date:

  1/13/2014

 

By:

 

/s/ Brian W. Wixted

  Brian W. Wixted
  Principal Financial Officer

Date:

  1/13/2014