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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 811-07657
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Robert G. Zack, Esq.
OppenheimerFunds, 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: August 31
Date of reporting period: 02/28/2009
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
(OPPENHEIMER DEVELOPING MARKETS FUND LOGO)
February 28, 2009Oppenheimer ManagementDeveloping Markets Commentariesand Fund Semiannual ReportM A N A G E M E N T C O M M E N TA R I E SAn Interview with Your Fund’s Manager Listing of Top HoldingsS E M I A N N U A L R E P O RTListing of Investments Financial Statements1234

 


 

TOP HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS
         
Top Ten Geographical Holdings
       
India
    13.8 %
Brazil
    13.2  
Hong Kong
    9.7  
Taiwan
    8.7  
Mexico
    7.5  
Turkey
    6.8  
Russia
    4.3  
Korea, Republic of South
    4.3  
Egypt
    4.1  
United States
    3.7  
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of February 28, 2009, and are based on the total market value of investments.
         
Top Ten Common Stock Holdings
       
Infosys Technologies Ltd.
    6.0 %
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
    3.6  
MediaTek, Inc.
    3.1  
China Unicom Ltd.
    2.5  
Grupo Televisa SA, Sponsored GDR
    2.4  
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
    2.3  
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS
    2.3  
Orascom Telecom Holding SAE
    2.2  
Cencosud SA
    2.2  
SABMiller plc
    2.2  
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of February 28, 2009, and are based on net assets.
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TOP HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS
Regional Allocation
(PIE CHART)
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of February 28, 2009, and are based on the total market value of investments. For up-to-date Top 10 Fund holdings, please visit www.oppenheimerfunds.com.
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NOTES
    Total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown. Cumulative total returns are not annualized. The Fund’s total returns shown do not reflect the deduction of income taxes on an individual’s investment. Taxes may reduce your actual investment returns on income or gains paid by the Fund or any gains you may realize if you sell your shares.
 
    Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, and other charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor, calling us at 1.800.525.7048 or visiting our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
 
    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.
 
    Class A shares of the Fund were first publicly offered on 11/18/96. Unless otherwise noted, Class A returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.
 
    Class B shares of the Fund were first publicly offered on 11/18/96. Unless otherwise noted, Class B returns include the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5% (1-year) and 2% (5-year). Because Class B shares convert to Class A shares 72 months after purchase, the 10-year return for Class B uses Class A performance for the period after conversion. Class B shares are subject to an annual 0.75% asset-based sales charge.
 
    Class C shares of the Fund were first publicly offered on 11/18/96. Unless otherwise noted, Class C returns include the contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 1-year period. Class C shares are subject to a 0.75% annual asset-based sales charge.
 
    Class N shares of the Fund were first publicly offered on 3/1/01. Class N shares are offered only through retirement plans. Unless otherwise noted, Class N returns include the contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for the 1-year period. Class N shares are subject to an annual 0.25% asset-based sales charge.
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NOTES
    Class Y shares of the Fund were first publicly offered on 9/7/05. Class Y shares are offered only to certain institutional investors under a special agreement with the Distributor, and to present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their eligible family members) of the Fund, the Manager, its affiliates, its parent company and the subsidiaries of its parent company, and retirement plans established for the benefit of such individuals.
 
    An explanation of the calculation of performance is in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
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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 redemption fees (if applicable); 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 February 28, 2009.
 
    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), redemption fees, or a $12.00 fee imposed annually on accounts valued at less than $500.00 (subject to exceptions
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FUND EXPENSES Continued
    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.
                         
    Beginning     Ending     Expenses  
    Account     Account     Paid During  
    Value     Value     6 Months Ended  
Actual   September 1, 2008     February 28, 2009     February 28, 2009  
 
Class A
  $ 1,000.00     $ 537.00     $ 5.67  
Class B
    1,000.00       534.60       8.62  
Class C
    1,000.00       535.00       8.36  
Class N
    1,000.00       536.00       6.97  
Class Y
    1,000.00       537.20       4.28  
 
                       
Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)
                       
Class A
    1,000.00       1,017.46       7.43  
Class B
    1,000.00       1,013.64       11.30  
Class C
    1,000.00       1,013.98       10.94  
Class N
    1,000.00       1,015.77       9.14  
Class Y
    1,000.00       1,019.24       5.62  
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated fund, based on the 6-month period ended February 28, 2009 are as follows:
         
Class   Expense Ratios
 
Class A
    1.48 %
Class B
    2.25  
Class C
    2.18  
Class N
    1.82  
Class Y
    1.12  
The expense ratios reflect reduction to custodian expenses and voluntary waivers or reimbursements of expenses by the Fund’s Manager and Transfer Agent that can be terminated at any time, without advance notice. 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 February 28, 2009 / Unaudited
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Common Stocks—89.4%
               
Consumer Discretionary—8.9%
               
Auto Components—0.0%
               
Rico Auto Industries Ltd.
    480,500     $ 77,631  
 
               
Automobiles—0.8%
               
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS
    2,922,632       7,185,814  
PT Astra International Tbk
    26,918,000       24,942,498  
 
             
 
            32,128,312  
 
               
Distributors—1.4%
               
China Resources Enterprise Ltd.
    40,467,000       56,458,208  
 
               
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.8%
               
Jollibee Foods Corp.
    27,263,600       22,430,407  
Shangri-La Asia Ltd.
    9,620,000       10,237,329  
 
             
 
            32,667,736  
 
               
Household Durables—0.3%
               
Corporacion GEO SA de CV, Series B1
    6,825,200       6,251,578  
SARE Holding SA de CV, Cl. B1,2
    34,880,970       4,122,505  
 
             
 
            10,374,083  
 
               
Internet & Catalog Retail—0.5%
               
B2W Compania Global do Varejo
    1,946,000       17,210,797  
 
               
Media—4.9%
               
Corporacion Interamericana de Entretenimiento SA de CV, Cl. B1,3
    6,869,761       3,834,075  
Grupo Televisa SA, Sponsored GDR
    7,839,600       95,407,932  
Television Broadcasts Ltd.
    15,459,000       53,292,560  
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.
    19,470,773       40,356,418  
 
             
 
            192,890,985  
 
               
Multiline Retail—0.2%
               
S.A.C.I. Falabella SA1
    2,440,770       7,402,469  
 
               
Consumer Staples—17.7%
               
Beverages—5.4%
               
Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS
    3,877,864       24,634,393  
Carlsberg AS, Cl. B
    964,900       32,837,878  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SA de CV, Sponsored ADR
    604,000       13,916,160  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SA de CV, UBD
    23,785,500       54,708,212  
SABMiller plc
    5,930,000       86,138,403  
 
             
 
            212,235,046  
 
               
Food & Staples Retailing—7.8%
               
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS
    1,106,929       21,811,730  
Cencosud SA
    50,331,319       87,034,050  
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA
    4,679,160       19,160,353  
Magnit1
    3,527,067       57,314,839  
President Chain Store Corp.
    10,033,074       20,979,130  
Shinsegae Department Store Co.
    192,097       49,687,115  
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV, Series V
    26,887,818       49,979,916  
 
             
 
            305,967,133  
 
               
Food Products—0.6%
               
Tiger Brands Ltd.
    1,899,327       23,776,830  
 
               
Household Products—0.6%
               
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
    3,996,290       19,748,242  
Unilever Indonesia Tbk
    2,994,000       2,011,828  
 
             
 
            21,760,070  
 
               
Personal Products—2.2%
               
Natura Cosmeticos SA
    7,464,700       67,829,694  
Oriflame Cosmetics SA
    857,668       20,663,486  
 
             
 
            88,493,180  
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Tobacco—1.1%
               
Eastern Tobacco Co.
    448,566     $ 11,727,629  
ITC Ltd.
    5,574,800       19,811,689  
PT Gudang Garam Tbk
    31,327,700       13,397,484  
 
             
 
            44,936,802  
 
               
Energy—6.9%
               
Energy Equipment & Services—0.5%
               
Tenaris SA, ADR
    1,155,200       20,273,760  
 
               
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—6.4%
               
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd.
    18,032,000       34,761,292  
CNOOC Ltd.
    56,279,000       48,603,394  
DNO International ASA1
    25,059,544       15,399,318  
NovaTek OAO, Sponsored GDR4
    1,596,539       37,358,800  
OAO Gazprom, Sponsored ADR
    5,800,000       74,696,472  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR
    1,469,182       40,740,417  
 
             
 
            251,559,693  
 
               
Financials—18.3%
               
Capital Markets—0.2%
               
Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.
    211,519       7,714,192  
 
               
Commercial Banks—8.5%
               
Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA, ADR
    1,212,900       11,134,422  
Banco Santander Chile SA
    1,078,366,889       36,318,992  
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT
    99,065,100       19,188,815  
Commercial International Bank
    7,629,874       47,050,279  
Commercial International Bank, Sponsored GDR4
    320,693       1,985,090  
Credicorp Ltd.
    302,800       11,055,228  
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV
    21,772,250       22,930,196  
HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR
    1,639,358       83,607,258  
Standard Bank Group Ltd.
    6,497,341       41,793,881  
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS1
    60,515,200       58,272,532  
 
             
 
            333,336,693  
 
               
Consumer Finance—0.1%
               
Kiatnakin Bank Public Co. Ltd.
    21,707,820       6,063,633  
 
               
Diversified Financial Services—4.5%
               
BM&F BOVESPA SA
    23,526,898       59,225,527  
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS
    16,321,193       23,423,931  
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.
    10,509,000       83,015,928  
JSE Ltd.
    574,983       2,162,232  
Yuanta Fianancial Holding Co. Ltd.
    25,076,000       8,956,397  
 
             
 
            176,784,015  
 
               
Insurance—0.2%
               
Aksigorta AS
    5,840,186       8,141,427  
 
               
Real Estate Management & Development—3.3%
               
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.
    21,201,000       40,086,756  
IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones SA, Sponsored GDR1
    246,700       777,105  
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
    604,040,737       89,504,662  
 
             
 
            130,368,523  
 
               
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—1.5%
               
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.
    2,425,317       59,916,341  
 
               
Health Care—1.1%
               
Health Care Providers & Services—0.3%
               
Diagnosticos da America
    995,100       9,861,951  
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    Shares     Value  
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.7%
               
Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.
    1,585,634     $ 26,666,585  
 
               
Pharmaceuticals—0.1%
               
Adcock Ingram Holdings Ltd.1
    1,328,827       5,007,491  
 
               
Industrials—4.4%
               
Aerospace & Defense—0.9%
               
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA, ADR
    3,399,987       36,753,859  
 
               
Construction & Engineering—1.6%
               
GS Engineering & Construction Corp.
    231,642       7,152,661  
Hyundai Development Co.
    556,520       10,221,708  
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.
    955,462       32,088,619  
Orascom Construction Industries
    622,200       12,518,528  
 
             
 
            61,981,516  
 
               
Electrical Equipment—0.2%
               
Asea Brown Boveri India Ltd.
    973,287       6,916,836  
 
               
Industrial Conglomerates—0.8%
               
Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS
    9,225,007       33,642,164  
 
               
Machinery—0.4%
               
Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co. Ltd., B Shares
    22,880,880       16,693,501  
 
               
Road & Rail—0.5%
               
All America Latina Logistica
    5,268,000       17,909,526  
 
               
Information Technology—20.3%
               
Computers & Peripherals—0.3%
               
High Tech Computer Corp.
    1,195,000       12,803,194  
 
               
Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.3%
               
Synnex Technology International Corp.
    11,139,206       12,603,861  
 
               
Internet Software & Services—4.9%
               
Baidu, Inc., ADR1
    35,200       5,220,864  
NHN Corp.1
    714,304       60,849,446  
SINA Corp.1,2
    3,890,200       83,522,594  
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
    7,183,000       40,928,347  
 
             
 
            190,521,251  
 
               
IT Services—7.5%
               
Infosys Technologies Ltd.
    9,945,804       237,027,988  
Infosys Technologies Ltd., Sponsored ADR
    300,400       7,269,680  
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
    4,250,000       39,801,725  
Travelsky Technology Ltd., Cl. H
    29,964,000       11,840,217  
 
             
 
            295,939,610  
 
               
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—7.3%
               
Epistar Corp.
    19,357,000       23,942,568  
MediaTek, Inc.
    14,015,628       120,301,582  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
    113,364,000       142,124,721  
Varitronix International Ltd.
    9,708,000       2,293,393  
 
             
 
            288,662,264  
 
               
Materials—1.8%
               
Metals & Mining—1.8%
               
Anglo Platinum Ltd.
    910,693       34,579,978  
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.
    2,564,480       30,096,159  
JSC Mining & Metallurgical Co. Norilsk Nickel, ADR
    1,706,700       7,964,713  
 
             
 
            72,640,850  
 
               
Telecommunication Services—10.0%
               
Diversified Telecommunication Services—4.4%
               
China Unicom Ltd.
    113,326,000       100,131,202  
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk
    145,679,900       75,895,705  
 
             
 
            176,026,907  
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services—5.6%
               
America Movil SAB de CV, ADR, Series L
    1,649,800     $ 42,036,904  
Orascom Telecom Holding SAE
    26,150,419       88,437,943  
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS
    17,927,900       89,106,967  
 
             
 
            219,581,814  
 
             
 
               
Total Common Stocks (Cost $5,540,228,508)
            3,524,750,739  
 
               
Preferred Stocks—6.6%
               
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas, ADR, Preference
    620,400       25,101,384  
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, Sponsored ADR
    5,050,100       56,308,617  
Lojas Americanas SA, Preference
    26,378,300       61,660,407  
Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA, Preference1
    5,190,539       32,948,224  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Sponsored ADR
    3,741,700       83,739,246  
 
             
 
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $441,639,926)
            259,757,878  
                 
    Principal          
    Amount          
 
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—0.0%
               
Trent Ltd., 2% Sec. Debs., 7/7/103 (Cost $744,688)
  32,425,500 inr     653,202  
                 
    Units     Value  
 
Rights, Warrants and Certificates—0.0%
               
Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA Rts., Strike Price 13.96BRR, Exp. 3/13/091
    64,732     $ 29,234  
Trent Ltd. Wts., Strike Price 650INR, Exp. 1/7/101
    63,757       16,232  
 
             
 
Total Rights, Warrants and Certificate (Cost $0)
            45,466  
                 
    Shares          
 
Investment Company—3.7%
               
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.82%2,5 (Cost $144,227,830)
    144,227,830       144,227,830  
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $6,126,840,952)
    99.7 %     3,929,435,115  
Other Assets Net of Liabilities
    0.3       11,625,875  
     
 
Net Assets
    100.0 %   $ 3,941,060,990  
     
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Footnotes to Statement of Investments
Principal amount and strike price are reported in U.S. Dollars, except for those denoted in the following currencies:
     
BRR
  Brazilian Real
INR
  Indian Rupee
 
1.   Non-income producing security.
 
2.   Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended February 28, 2009, 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                     Shares  
    August 31,     Gross     Gross     February 28,  
    2008     Additions     Reductions     2009  
 
OFI Liquid Assets Fund, LLC
    485,060,725       336,034,452       821,095,177        
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E
    385,207,278       1,284,071,607       1,525,051,055       144,227,830  
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    23,661,960             23,661,960        
SARE Holding SA de CV, Cl. B
    34,880,970                   34,880,970  
SINA Corp.
    3,650,200       240,000             3,890,200  
S-OIL Corp., Preference
    214,809             214,809        
Varitronix International Ltd.a
    20,629,000             10,921,000       9,708,000  
                         
                    Realized  
    Value     Income     Loss  
 
OFI Liquid Assets Fund, LLC
  $     $ 844,920 c   $  
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E
    144,227,830       1,738,792        
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
                43,736,888  
SARE Holding SA de CV, Cl. B
    4,122,505              
SINA Corp.
    83,522,594              
S-OIL Corp., Preference
          194,199       5,796,667  
Varitronix International Ltd.a
    b     318,318       4,725,477  
     
 
  $ 231,872,929     $ 3,096,229     $ 54,259,032  
     
 
a.   No longer an affiliate as of February 28, 2009.
 
b.   The security is no longer an affiliate, therefore, the value has been excluded from this table.
 
c.   Net of compensation to the securities lending agent and rebates paid to the borrowing counterparties.
 
3.   Illiquid security. The aggregate value of illiquid securities as of February 28, 2009 was $4,487,277, which represents 0.11% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 6 of accompanying Notes.
 
4.   Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $39,343,890 or 1.00% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2009.
 
5.   Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of February 28, 2009.
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued
Valuation Inputs
Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
1) Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (including securities actively traded on a securities exchange)
2) Level 2—inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset (such as quoted prices for similar assets and market corroborated inputs such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.)
3) Level 3—unobservable inputs (including the Manager’s own judgments about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset).
The market value of the Fund’s investments was determined based on the following inputs as of February 28, 2009:
                 
    Investments in     Other Financial  
Valuation Description   Securities     Instruments*  
 
Level 1—Quoted Prices
  $ 1,755,933,196     $  
Level 2—Other Significant Observable Inputs
    2,173,501,919       (841 )
Level 3—Significant Unobservable Inputs
           
     
Total
  $ 3,929,435,115     $ (841 )
     
 
*   Other financial instruments include options written, currency contracts, futures, forwards and swap contracts. Currency contracts and forwards are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. Futures are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due to/from the Fund at that date. Options written and swaps are reported at their market value at measurement date.
See the accompanying Notes for further discussion of the methods used in determining value of the Fund’s investments, and a summary of changes to the valuation techniques, if any, during the reporting period.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts as of February 28, 2009 are as follows:
                                                         
            Contract                                    
Contract           Amount             Expiration             Unrealized     Unrealized  
Description   Buy/Sell     (000s)             Dates     Value     Appreciation     Depreciation  
 
Mexican Nuevo Peso (MXN)
  Sell     6,923     MXN     3/2/09     $ 454,575     $ 10,146     $  
New Turkish Lira (TRY)
  Buy     110     TRY     3/2/09       64,588             478  
South African Rand (ZAR)
  Buy     6,117     ZAR     3/2/09-3/5/09       604,970             10,509  
                                             
Total unrealized appreciation and depreciation
                                          $ 10,146     $ 10,987  
                                             
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Distribution of investments representing geographic holdings, as a percentage of total investments at value, is as follows:
                 
Geographic Holdings   Value     Percent  
 
India
  $ 541,869,827       13.8 %
Brazil
    520,453,305       13.2  
Hong Kong
    381,588,048       9.7  
Taiwan
    341,711,453       8.7  
Mexico
    293,187,478       7.5  
Turkey
    266,218,958       6.8  
Russia
    169,370,111       4.3  
Korea, Republic of South
    167,713,741       4.3  
Egypt
    161,719,469       4.1  
United States
    144,227,830       3.7  
South Africa
    137,416,571       3.5  
Indonesia
    135,436,330       3.4  
Chile
    130,755,511       3.3  
Cayman Islands
    129,671,805       3.3  
Philippines
    111,935,069       2.9  
United Kingdom
    94,103,116       2.4  
China
    63,295,010       1.6  
Luxembourg
    40,937,246       1.0  
Denmark
    32,837,878       0.8  
Portugal
    19,160,353       0.5  
Norway
    15,399,318       0.4  
Bermuda
    12,530,722       0.3  
Peru
    11,055,228       0.3  
Thailand
    6,063,633       0.2  
Argentina
    777,105       0.0  
     
Total
  $ 3,929,435,115       100.0 %
     
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
F7 | OPPENHEIMER DEVELOPING MARKETS FUND

 


 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Unaudited
February 28, 2009
         
Assets
       
 
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:
       
Unaffiliated companies (cost $5,790,005,025)
  $ 3,697,562,186  
Affiliated companies (cost $336,835,927)
    231,872,929  
 
     
 
    3,929,435,115  
Cash
    4,134,473  
Cash—foreign currencies (cost $28,483,158)
    27,423,906  
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts
    10,146  
Receivables and other assets:
       
Shares of beneficial interest sold
    5,667,971  
Interest and dividends
    4,993,204  
Investments sold
    1,697,541  
Other
    1,520,525  
 
     
Total assets
    3,974,882,881  
 
       
Liabilities
       
 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts
    10,987  
Payables and other liabilities:
       
Investments purchased
    18,438,112  
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed
    10,489,397  
Distribution and service plan fees
    1,170,338  
Trustees’ compensation
    993,255  
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees
    957,191  
Shareholder communications
    195,831  
Other
    1,566,780  
 
     
Total liabilities
    33,821,891  
 
       
Net Assets
  $ 3,941,060,990  
 
     
 
       
Composition of Net Assets
       
 
Paid-in capital
  $ 7,151,304,717  
Accumulated net investment loss
    (79,307,860 )
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions
    (933,435,966 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
    (2,197,499,901 )
 
     
 
Net Assets
  $ 3,941,060,990  
 
     
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Net Asset Value Per Share
       
 
Class A Shares:
       
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $2,564,631,138 and 184,817,721 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 13.88  
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price)
  $ 14.73  
 
Class B Shares:
       
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $97,720,458 and 7,076,002 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 13.81  
 
Class C Shares:
       
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $357,290,257 and 26,550,525 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 13.46  
 
Class N Shares:
       
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $108,821,364 and 8,075,130 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 13.48  
 
Class Y Shares:
       
 
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $812,597,773 and 59,270,093 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 13.71  
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
F9 | OPPENHEIMER DEVELOPING MARKETS FUND

 


 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Unaudited
For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2009
         
Investment Income
       
 
Dividends:
       
Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,565,498)
  $ 38,826,454  
Affiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $38,375)
    2,251,309  
Income from investment of securities lending cash collateral, net—affiliated companies
    844,920  
Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $999)
    72,132  
Other income
    7,074  
 
     
Total investment income
    42,001,889  
 
       
Expenses
       
 
Management fees
    22,927,646  
Distribution and service plan fees:
       
Class A
    4,638,503  
Class B
    667,097  
Class C
    2,518,372  
Class N
    409,588  
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:
       
Class A
    4,717,484  
Class B
    172,184  
Class C
    478,399  
Class N
    493,461  
Class Y
    570,784  
Shareholder communications:
       
Class B
    11,207  
Class C
    15,249  
Class N
    1,576  
Class Y
    3,601  
Custodian fees and expenses
    2,530,971  
Trustees’ compensation
    176,557  
Other
    82,382  
 
     
Total expenses
    40,415,061  
Less reduction to custodian expenses
    (15,893 )
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses
    (279,517 )
 
     
Net expenses
    40,119,651  
 
       
Net Investment Income
    1,882,238  
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Realized and Unrealized Loss
       
 
Net realized loss on:
       
Investments:
       
Unaffiliated companies
  $ (650,793,640 )
Affiliated companies
    (54,259,032 )
Foreign currency transactions
    (205,239,810 )
 
     
 
       
Net realized loss
    (910,292,482 )
Net change in unrealized depreciation on:
       
Investments (net of foreign capital gains tax of $187,540)
    (2,417,325,097 )
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
    (738,815,792 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized depreciation
    (3,156,140,889 )
 
       
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ (4,064,551,133 )
 
     
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
    Six Months     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    February 28, 2009     August 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2008  
 
Operations
               
 
Net investment income
  $ 1,882,238     $ 120,259,448  
Net realized gain (loss)
    (910,292,482 )     2,244,481,459  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (3,156,140,889 )     (2,689,078,453 )
     
 
               
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
    (4,064,551,133 )     (324,337,546 )
 
               
Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders
               
 
Dividends from net investment income:
               
Class A
    (68,190,937 )     (79,214,871 )
Class B
    (1,078,159 )     (227,016 )
Class C
    (4,261,771 )     (2,176,582 )
Class N
    (2,776,532 )     (1,981,744 )
Class Y
    (29,730,449 )     (7,685,979 )
     
 
               
 
    (106,037,848 )     (91,286,192 )
 
               
Distributions from net realized gain:
               
Class A
    (1,016,360,312 )     (1,098,606,595 )
Class B
    (40,720,539 )     (40,293,935 )
Class C
    (152,607,845 )     (146,138,131 )
Class N
    (54,658,040 )     (46,220,737 )
Class Y
    (313,774,356 )     (77,571,100 )
     
 
               
 
    (1,578,121,092 )     (1,408,830,498 )
 
               
Beneficial Interest Transactions
               
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:
               
Class A
    (480,278,380 )     (67,630,850 )
Class B
    5,936,343       (47,959,319 )
Class C
    (12,226,768 )     (16,870,992 )
Class N
    8,449,616       13,542,058  
Class Y
    854,776,763       374,605,873  
     
 
               
 
    376,657,574       255,686,770  
 
               
Net Assets
               
 
Total decrease
    (5,372,052,499 )     (1,568,767,466 )
Beginning of period
    9,313,113,489       10,881,880,955  
     
 
               
End of period (including accumulated net investment income (loss) of $(79,307,860) and $24,847,750, respectively)
  $ 3,941,060,990     $ 9,313,113,489  
     
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                                                 
    Six Months                        
    Ended                        
    February 28, 2009                     Year Ended August 31,  
Class A   (Unaudited)     2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                               
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 41.13     $ 48.37     $ 38.23     $ 31.11     $ 21.09     $ 16.92  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    .021       .551       .351       .421       .551       .48  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (18.39 )     (1.11 )     13.94       8.26       9.97       4.31  
     
Total from investment operations
    (18.37 )     (.56 )     14.29       8.68       10.52       4.79  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                               
Dividends from net investment income
    (.56 )     (.45 )     (.50 )     (.45 )     (.37 )     (.62 )
Distributions from net realized gain
    (8.32 )     (6.23 )     (3.65 )     (1.11 )     (.13 )      
     
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders
    (8.88 )     (6.68 )     (4.15 )     (1.56 )     (.50 )     (.62 )
 
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 13.88     $ 41.13     $ 48.37     $ 38.23     $ 31.11     $ 21.09  
     
 
                                               
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2
    (46.30 )%     (3.59 )%     39.63 %     28.41 %     50.42 %     28.61 %
 
                                               
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                               
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 2,564,631     $ 7,109,601     $ 8,577,017     $ 7,069,819     $ 4,104,558     $ 1,549,854  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 3,724,147     $ 8,667,934     $ 8,202,261     $ 6,540,507     $ 2,739,224     $ 1,145,452  
 
Ratios to average net assets:3
                                               
Net investment income
    0.16 %     1.16 %     0.80 %     1.11 %     2.01 %     1.64 %
Total expenses
    1.48 %4,5,6     1.27 %4,5,6     1.32 %4,5,6     1.37 % 6     1.43 %6     1.52 %6
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    17 %     51 %     40 %     65 %     28 %     15 %
 
1.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
2.   Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods 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.
 
3.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
4.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
         
Six Months Ended February 28, 2009
    1.48 %
Year Ended August 31, 2008
    1.27 %
Year Ended August 31, 2007
    1.32 %
 
5.   Waiver or reimbursement of indirect management fees less than 0.005%.
 
6.   Reduction to custodian expenses less than 0.005%.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
                                                 
    Six Months                        
    Ended                        
    February 28, 2009                     Year Ended August 31,  
Class B   (Unaudited)     2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                               
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 40.56     $ 47.75     $ 37.75     $ 30.78     $ 20.87     $ 16.79  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income (loss)
    (.07 )1     .171       .021       .111       .311       .12  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (18.14 )     (1.09 )     13.80       8.21       9.88       4.46  
     
Total from investment operations
    (18.21 )     (.92 )     13.82       8.32       10.19       4.58  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                               
Dividends from net investment income
    (.22 )     (.04 )     (.17 )     (.24 )     (.15 )     (.50 )
Distributions from net realized gain
    (8.32 )     (6.23 )     (3.65 )     (1.11 )     (.13 )      
     
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders
    (8.54 )     (6.27 )     (3.82 )     (1.35 )     (.28 )     (.50 )
 
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 13.81     $ 40.56     $ 47.75     $ 37.75     $ 30.78     $ 20.87  
     
 
                                               
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2
    (46.54 )%     (4.30 )%     38.62 %     27.44 %     49.14 %     27.50 %
 
                                               
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                               
 
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 97,721     $ 235,659     $ 329,278     $ 308,973     $ 222,723     $ 119,749  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 134,034     $ 307,320     $ 327,758     $ 313,463     $ 169,763     $ 117,271  
 
Ratios to average net assets:3
                                               
Net investment income (loss)
    (0.65 )%     0.35 %     0.04 %     0.30 %     1.15 %     0.61 %
Total expenses
    2.26 %4     2.02 %4     2.06 %4     2.14 %     2.24 %     2.41 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    2.25 %     2.02 %     2.06 %     2.14 %     2.24 %     2.41 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    17 %     51 %     40 %     65 %     28 %     15 %
 
1.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
2.   Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods 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.
 
3.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
4.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
         
Six Months Ended February 28, 2009
    2.26 %
Year Ended August 31, 2008
    2.02 %
Year Ended August 31, 2007
    2.06 %
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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    Six Months                        
    Ended                        
    February 28, 2009                     Year Ended August 31,  
Class C   (Unaudited)     2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                               
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 39.91     $ 47.11     $ 37.33     $ 30.49     $ 20.70     $ 16.67  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income (loss)
    (.06 )1     .201       .041       .151       .341       .31  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (17.84 )     (1.08 )     13.62       8.10       9.79       4.25  
     
Total from investment operations
    (17.90 )     (.88 )     13.66       8.25       10.13       4.56  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                               
Dividends from net investment income
    (.23 )     (.09 )     (.23 )     (.30 )     (.21 )     (.53 )
Distributions from net realized gain
    (8.32 )     (6.23 )     (3.65 )     (1.11 )     (.13 )      
     
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders
    (8.55 )     (6.32 )     (3.88 )     (1.41 )     (.34 )     (.53 )
 
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 13.46     $ 39.91     $ 47.11     $ 37.33     $ 30.49     $ 20.70  
     
 
                                               
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2
    (46.50 )%     (4.28 )%     38.67 %     27.50 %     49.29 %     27.60 %
 
                                               
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                               
 
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 357,290     $ 923,115     $ 1,124,129     $ 945,369     $ 450,012     $ 175,025  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 505,758     $ 1,126,359     $ 1,072,232     $ 832,650     $ 294,791     $ 145,460  
 
Ratios to average net assets:3
                                               
Net investment income (loss)
    (0.56 )%     0.43 %     0.09 %     0.42 %     1.28 %     0.83 %
Total expenses
    2.18 % 4,5,6     1.99 %4,5,6     2.03 % 4,5,6     2.09 % 6     2.17 % 6     2.31 %6
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    17 %     51 %     40 %     65 %     28 %     15 %
 
1.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
2.   Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods 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.
 
3.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
4.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
         
Six Months Ended February 28, 2009
    2.18 %
Year Ended August 31, 2008
    1.99 %
Year Ended August 31, 2007
    2.03 %
 
5.   Waiver or reimbursement of indirect management fees less than 0.005%.
 
6.   Reduction to custodian expenses less than 0.005%.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
                                                 
    Six Months                
    Ended                
    February 28, 2009             Year Ended August 31,  
Class N   (Unaudited)     2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                               
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 40.21     $ 47.44     $ 37.59     $ 30.67     $ 20.84     $ 16.77  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income (loss)
    (.02 )1     .361       .171       .301       .451       .45  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (17.97 )     (1.09 )     13.71       8.12       9.83       4.22  
     
Total from investment operations
    (17.99 )     (.73 )     13.88       8.42       10.28       4.67  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                               
Dividends from net investment income
    (.42 )     (.27 )     (.38 )     (.39 )     (.32 )     (.60 )
Distributions from net realized gain
    (8.32 )     (6.23 )     (3.65 )     (1.11 )     (.13 )      
     
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders
    (8.74 )     (6.50 )     (4.03 )     (1.50 )     (.45 )     (.60 )
 
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 13.48     $ 40.21     $ 47.44     $ 37.59     $ 30.67     $ 20.84  
     
 
                                               
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2
    (46.40 )%     (3.98 )%     39.09 %     27.93 %     49.84 %     28.16 %
 
                                               
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                               
 
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 108,821     $ 282,921     $ 333,271     $ 240,673     $ 98,236     $ 26,110  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 168,566     $ 365,943     $ 294,086     $ 194,085     $ 57,727     $ 18,770  
 
Ratios to average net assets:3
                                               
Net investment income (loss)
    (0.22 )%     0.77 %     0.40 %     0.81 %     1.67 %     1.31 %
Total expenses
    2.06 %4     1.69 %4     1.75 %4     1.75 %     1.82 %     1.99 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    1.82 %     1.68 %     1.74 %     1.73 %     1.80 %     1.88 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    17 %     51 %     40 %     65 %     28 %     15 %
 
1.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
2.   Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods 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.
 
3.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
4.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
         
Six Months Ended February 28, 2009
    2.06 %
Year Ended August 31, 2008
    1.69 %
Year Ended August 31, 2007
    1.75 %
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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    Six Months        
    Ended        
    February 28, 2009     Year Ended August 31,  
Class Y   (Unaudited)     2008     2007     20061  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                               
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 41.18     $ 48.43     $ 38.28     $ 32.15  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                               
Net investment income2
    .02       .76       .54       .65  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (18.38 )     (1.16 )     13.93       7.15  
     
Total from investment operations
    (18.36 )     (.40 )     14.47       7.80  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                               
Dividends from net investment income
    (.79 )     (.62 )     (.67 )     (.56 )
Distributions from net realized gain
    (8.32 )     (6.23 )     (3.65 )     (1.11 )
     
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders
    (9.11 )     (6.85 )     (4.32 )     (1.67 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 13.71     $ 41.18     $ 48.43     $ 38.28  
     
 
                               
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3
    (46.28 )%     (3.29 )%     40.17 %     24.78 %
 
                               
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                               
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 812,598     $ 761,817     $ 518,186     $ 297,580  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 798,760     $ 699,864     $ 416,051     $ 159,042  
 
Ratios to average net assets:4
                               
Net investment income
    0.22 %     1.63 %     1.24 %     1.76 %
Total expenses
    1.12 %5,6,7     0.95 % 5,6,7     0.94 % 5,6,7     0.97 %5
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    17 %     51 %     40 %     65 %
 
1.   For the period from September 7, 2005 (inception of offering) to August 31, 2006.
 
2.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
3.   Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, 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.   Reduction to custodian expenses less than 0.005%.
 
6.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
         
Six Months Ended February 28, 2009
    1.12 %
Year Ended August 31, 2008
    0.95 %
Year Ended August 31, 2007
    0.94 %
 
7.   Waiver or reimbursement of indirect management fees less than 0.005%.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to aggressively seek capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment adviser is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Manager”).
     The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N and Class Y shares. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class B, Class C and Class N shares are sold without a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”). Class N shares are sold only through retirement plans. Retirement plans that offer Class N shares may impose charges on those accounts. Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, however, the institutional investor may impose charges on those accounts. 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 have separate distribution and/or service plans. No such plan has been adopted for Class Y shares. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares 72 months after the date of purchase. The Fund assesses a 2% fee on the proceeds of fund shares that are redeemed (either by selling or exchanging to another Oppenheimer fund) within 30 days of their purchase. The fee, which is retained by the Fund, is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. This fee was discontinued effective January 1, 2009.
     The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.
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.
     Effective for fiscal periods beginning after November 15, 2007, FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, establishes a hierarchy for measuring fair value of assets and liabilities. As required by the standard, 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. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1,” inputs other than quoted prices for an asset that are observable are classified as “Level 2” and unobservable inputs, including the Manager’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability are classified as “Level 3.” The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. A table summarizing the Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included following the Statement of Investments.
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     Securities are valued using quoted market prices, when available, as supplied primarily either by portfolio pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees or dealers. These securities are typically classified within Level 1 or 2; however, they may be designated as Level 3 if the dealer or portfolio pricing service values a security through an internal model with significant unobservable market data inputs.
     Securities traded on a registered U.S. securities exchange are valued based on the last sale price of the security reported on the principal exchange on which traded, prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. Securities whose principal exchange is NASDAQ® are valued based on the official closing prices reported by NASDAQ prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the last sale price on the prior trading day, if it is within the spread of the current day’s closing “bid” and “asked” prices, and if not, at the current day’s closing bid price. A foreign security traded on a foreign exchange is valued based on the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded, as identified by the portfolio pricing service used by the Manager, prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the most recent official closing price on the principal exchange on which it is traded.
     Shares of a registered investment company that are not traded on an exchange are valued at that investment company’s net asset value per share.
     Corporate, government and municipal debt instruments having a remaining maturity in excess of sixty days and all mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and other asset-backed securities are valued at the mean between the “bid” and “asked” prices.
     “Money market-type” debt instruments with remaining maturities of sixty days or less are valued at cost adjusted by the amortization of discount or premium to maturity (amortized cost), which approximates market value. These securities are typically designated as Level 2.
     In the absence of a readily available quoted market price, including for securities whose values have been materially affected by what the Manager identifies as a significant event occurring before the Fund’s assets are valued but after the close of the securities’ respective exchanges, the Manager, acting through its internal valuation committee, in good faith determines the fair valuation of that asset using consistently applied procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees (which reviews those fair valuations by the Manager). Those procedures include certain standardized methodologies to fair value securities. Such methodologies include, but are not limited to, pricing securities initially at cost and subsequently adjusting the value based on: changes in company specific fundamentals, changes in an appropriate securities index, or changes in the value of similar securities which may be adjusted for any discounts related to resale restrictions. When possible, such methodologies use observable market inputs such as 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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
     Fair valued securities may be classified as “Level 3” if the valuation primarily reflects the Manager’s own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in valuing such securities.
     There have been no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies during the period.
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 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.
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 also the investment adviser of IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.
Investments in OFI Liquid Assets Fund, LLC. The Fund is permitted to invest cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending activities. Pursuant to the Fund’s Securities Lending Procedures, the Fund may invest cash collateral in, among other investments, an affiliated money market fund. OFI Liquid Assets Fund, LLC (“LAF”) is a
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limited liability company whose investment objective is to seek current income and stability of principal. The Manager is also the investment adviser of LAF. LAF is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. However, LAF does comply with the investment restrictions applicable to registered money market funds set forth in Rule 2a-7 adopted under the Investment Company Act. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in LAF is included in the Statement of Investments. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of LAF’s expenses, including its management fee of 0.08%.
Investments With Off-Balance Sheet Market Risk. The Fund enters into financial instrument transactions (such as swaps, futures, options and other derivatives) that may have off-balance sheet market risk. Off-balance sheet market risk exists when the maximum potential loss on a particular financial instrument is greater than the value of such financial instrument, as reflected in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Use of Leverage. Derivatives typically have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost. This use of leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance.
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.
     During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, the Fund did utilize any capital loss carry forward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year. As of August 31, 2008, the Fund had available for federal income tax purposes post-October foreign currency losses of $1,210,919.
     As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had available for federal income tax purposes an estimated capital loss carryforward of $911,503,401 expiring by 2017. This estimated capital loss carryforward represents carryforward as of the end of the last fiscal year, increased for losses deferred under tax accounting rules to the current fiscal year and is increased or decreased by capital losses or gains realized in the first six months of the current fiscal year. During the six months ended February 28, 2009, it is estimated that the Fund will not utilize any capital loss carryforward to offset realized capital gains.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
     Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.
The 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 February 28, 2009 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
  $ 6,142,785,139  
Federal tax cost of other investments
    28,483,158  
 
     
Total federal tax cost
  $ 6,171,268,297  
 
     
 
       
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 287,043,824  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (2,500,221,998 )
 
     
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (2,213,178,174 )
 
     
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 six months ended February 28, 2009, the Fund’s projected benefit obligations, payments to retired trustees and accumulated liability were as follows:
         
Projected Benefit Obligations Increased
  $ 69,748  
Payments Made to Retired Trustees
    73,270  
Accumulated Liability as of February 28, 2009
    719,619  
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
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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 to the compensation deferral plan.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued
2. 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:
                                 
    Six Months Ended February 28, 2009     Year Ended August 31, 2008  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
 
Class A
                               
Sold
    26,103,845     $ 495,671,291       34,514,079     $ 1,672,219,729  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    65,642,234       985,946,362       21,030,820       1,049,017,246  
Redeemed
    (79,773,237 )     (1,961,896,033 )1     (60,016,447 )     (2,788,867,825 )2
     
Net increase (decrease)
    11,972,842     $ (480,278,380 )     (4,471,548 )   $ (67,630,850 )
     
 
                               
Class B
                               
Sold
    529,383     $ 9,095,088       522,922     $ 25,310,402  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    2,476,298       37,094,950       724,254       35,813,998  
Redeemed
    (1,739,715 )     (40,253,695 )1     (2,332,436 )     (109,083,719 )2
     
Net increase (decrease)
    1,265,966     $ 5,936,343       (1,085,260 )   $ (47,959,319 )
     
 
                               
Class C
                               
Sold
    3,853,962     $ 62,484,558       3,402,365     $ 161,493,718  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    8,160,994       119,068,908       2,258,768       109,866,470  
Redeemed
    (8,594,781 )     (193,780,234 )1     (6,394,046 )     (288,231,180 )2
     
Net increase (decrease)
    3,420,175     $ (12,226,768 )     (732,913 )   $ (16,870,992 )
     
 
                               
Class N
                               
Sold
    1,509,674     $ 29,016,340       3,047,969     $ 146,857,982  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    3,666,133       53,525,542       931,343       45,544,360  
Redeemed
    (4,137,161 )     (74,092,266 )1     (3,968,598 )     (178,860,284 )2
     
Net increase
    1,038,646     $ 8,449,616       10,714     $ 13,542,058  
     
 
                               
Class Y
                               
Sold
    30,674,077     $ 779,865,306       10,630,241     $ 500,281,036  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    22,156,097       329,018,042       1,462,433       72,858,430  
Redeemed
    (12,057,559 )     (254,106,585 )1     (4,295,571 )     (198,533,593 )2
     
Net increase
    40,772,615     $ 854,776,763       7,797,103     $ 374,605,873  
     
 
1.   Net of redemption fees of $64,203, $2,311, $8,719, $2,906 and $13,770 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N and Class Y, respectively.
 
2.   Net of redemption fees of $242,307, $8,591, $31,487, $19,564 and $10,230 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N and Class Y, respectively.
3. Purchases and Sales of Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund and OFI Liquid Assets Fund, LLC, for the six months ended February 28, 2009, were as follows:
                 
    Purchases     Sales  
 
Investment securities
  $ 925,137,925     $ 1,943,830,264  
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4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Management Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:
         
Fee Schedule        
 
Up to $250 million
    1.00 %
Next $250 million
    0.95  
Next $500 million
    0.90  
Next $6 billion
    0.85  
Next $3 billion
    0.80  
Over $10 billion
    0.75  
Transfer Agent Fees. OppenheimerFunds Services (“OFS”), a division of the Manager, acts as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. The Fund pays OFS a per account fee. For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the Fund paid $6,506,288 to OFS for services to the Fund.
     Additionally, Class Y shares are subject to minimum fees of $10,000 annually for assets of $10 million or more. The Class Y shares are subject to the minimum fees in the event that the per account fee does not equal or exceed the applicable minimum fees. OFS may voluntarily waive the minimum fees.
Distribution and Service Plan (12b-1) Fees. Under its General Distributor’s Agreement with the Fund, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the Fund’s classes of shares.
Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan (the “Plan”) for Class A shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Plan, the Fund reimburses the Distributor for a portion of its costs incurred for services provided to accounts that hold Class A shares. Reimbursement is made periodically at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average annual net assets of Class A shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions 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 and 0.25% on Class N shares. 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
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates Continued

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. The Distributor’s aggregate uncompensated expenses under the Plans at December 31, 2008 for Class C and Class N shares were $8,937,178 and $3,070,557, respectively. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plans are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Sales Charges. Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. The sales charges retained by the Distributor from the sale of shares and the CDSC retained by the Distributor on the redemption of shares is shown in the following table for the period indicated.
                                     
            Class A     Class B     Class C     Class N
    Class A     Contingent     Contingent     Contingent     Contingent
    Front-End     Deferred     Deferred     Deferred     Deferred
    Sales Charges     Sales Charges     Sales Charges     Sales Charges     Sales Charges
    Retained by     Retained by     Retained by     Retained by     Retained by
Six Months Ended   Distributor     Distributor     Distributor     Distributor     Distributor
 
February 28, 2009
  $ 145,603     $ 222,006     $ 263,469     $ 69,832     $—
Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. OFS has voluntarily agreed to limit transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees for all classes to 0.35% of average annual net assets per class. During the six months ended February 28, 2009, OFS waived $1,471 and $203,419 for Class B and Class N shares, respectively. This undertaking may be amended or withdrawn at any time.
     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 six months ended February 28, 2009, the Manager waived $74,627 for IMMF management fees.
5. Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) for the purchase or sale of a foreign currency at a negotiated rate at a future date.
     Forward contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. Forward contracts will be valued daily based upon the closing prices of the forward currency rates determined at the close of the Exchange as provided by a bank, dealer or pricing service. The resulting unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a receivable or payable and in the Statement of Operations within the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). At contract close, the difference between the original cost of the contract and the value at the close date is recorded as a realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations.
     Risks to the Fund include both market and credit risk. Market risk is the risk that the value of the forward contract will depreciate due to unfavorable changes in the exchange
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rates. Credit risk arises from the possibility that the counterparty will default. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund’s loss will consist of the net amount of contractual payments that the Fund has not yet received.
6. Illiquid Securities
As of February 28, 2009, investments in securities included issues that are illiquid. Investments may be illiquid because they do not have an active trading market, making it difficult to value them or dispose of them promptly at an acceptable price. The Fund will not invest more than 10% of its net assets (determined at the time of purchase and reviewed periodically) in illiquid securities. Securities that are illiquid are marked with an applicable footnote on the Statement of Investments.
7. Securities Lending
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The loans are secured by collateral (either securities, letters of credit, or cash) in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund could experience delays and cost in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund continues to receive the economic benefit of interest or dividends paid on the securities loaned in the form of a substitute payment received from the borrower and recognizes the gain or loss in the fair value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
     As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had no securities on loan.
8. Recent Accounting Pronouncement
In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. This standard requires enhanced disclosures about derivative and hedging activities, including qualitative disclosures about how and why the Fund uses derivative instruments, how these activities are accounted for, and their effect on the Fund’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of SFAS No. 161 and its impact on the Fund’s financial statements and related disclosures.
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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 1.800.525.7048, (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.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 1.800.525.7048, 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 http://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, 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, reports and privacy policy within 30 days of receiving your request to stop householding.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable to semiannual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable to semiannual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable to semiannual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
a) Not applicable.
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
1.   The Fund’s Governance Committee (the “Committee”) will evaluate potential Board candidates to assess their qualifications. The Committee shall have the authority, upon approval of the Board, to retain an executive search firm to assist in this effort. The Committee may consider recommendations by business and personal contacts of current Board members and by executive search firms which the Committee may engage from time to time and may also consider shareholder recommendations. The Committee may consider the advice and recommendation of the Funds’ investment manager and its affiliates in making the selection.
 
2.   The Committee shall screen candidates for Board membership. The Committee has not established specific qualifications that it believes must be met by a trustee nominee. In evaluating trustee nominees, the Committee considers, among other things, an individual’s background, skills, and experience; whether the individual is an “interested person” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940; and

 


 

    whether the individual would be deemed an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of applicable SEC rules. The Committee also considers whether the individual’s background, skills, and experience will complement the background, skills, and experience of other nominees and will contribute to the Board. There are no differences in the manner in which the Committee evaluates nominees for trustees based on whether the nominee is recommended by a shareholder.
 
3.   The Committee may consider nominations from shareholders for the Board at such times as the Committee meets to consider new nominees for the Board. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine the candidates to present to the Board and, in such cases where required, to shareholders. Recommendations for trustee nominees should, at a minimum, be accompanied by the following:
    the name, address, and business, educational, and/or other pertinent background of the person being recommended;
 
    a statement concerning whether the person is an “interested person” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940;
 
    any other information that the Funds would be required to include in a proxy statement concerning the person if he or she was nominated; and
 
    the name and address of the person submitting the recommendation and, if that person is a shareholder, the period for which that person held Fund shares.
    The recommendation also can include any additional information which the person submitting it believes would assist the Committee in evaluating the recommendation.
 
4.   Shareholders should note that a person who owns securities issued by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (the parent company of the Funds’ investment adviser) would be deemed an “interested person” under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In addition, certain other relationships with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company or its subsidiaries, with registered broker-dealers, or with the Funds’ outside legal counsel may cause a person to be deemed an “interested person.”
 
5.   Before the Committee decides to nominate an individual as a trustee, Committee members and other directors customarily interview the individual in person. In addition, the individual customarily is asked to complete a detailed questionnaire which is designed to elicit information which must be disclosed under SEC and stock exchange rules and to determine whether the individual is subject to any statutory disqualification from serving as a trustee of a registered investment company.

 


 

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 02/28/2009, 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) Not applicable to semiannual reports.
  (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 Developing Markets Fund
 
 
  By:   /s/ John V. Murphy    
    John V. Murphy   
    Principal Executive Officer   
Date: 04/13/2009
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/ John V. Murphy    
    John V. Murphy   
    Principal Executive Officer   
Date: 04/13/2009
         
  By:   /s/ Brian W. Wixted    
    Brian W. Wixted   
    Principal Financial Officer   
Date: 04/13/2009